Chapter Sixty-Seven: Autumn Water Overflows the Eastern Capital
After many days of autumn rain, the autumn tiger completely disappeared and was replaced by cold and damp.
Xie Yi stood under the corridor, shaking his somewhat cold robe, looking at the pouring rain in the sky, and couldn't help but sigh softly.
Since the Midyear Festival, it has begun to rain in Luoyang, and it has been more than half a month now. The rain is so heavy and continuous that it has been compared with the plum rain in the south of the Yangtze River.
The continuous autumn rain leads to many thorny problems, first of all, the autumn harvest is blocked, many crops have not had time to be harvested, and they have become moldy and germinated in the rain.
There is no doubt that this year's autumn grain output in the Central Plains will definitely be reduced, or even wiped out. Li Shimin and the prime minister of the dynasty, and the household officials had to bother.
Compared with the autumn grain failure, the flood is undoubtedly more severe.
After half a month of autumn rains, the Yellow River, Luoshui and Yishui are all surging. In particular, the Luoshui that runs through Luoyang City is full of flood peaks, and the water surface is almost parallel to the embankment, and even begins to overflow.
Almost the entire Luoyang City has been soaked in water, and even the relatively high Luoyang Palace has been flooded, and the overflow of the imperial river cannot have the drainage effect it should have.
The nursery has been completely submerged under water, and the water level has flattened the steps under the corridor, and it will overflow the steps and overflow into the room in half a day.
It's a very disturbing thing, seeing that the water droplets oozing from the stone slab in the room have almost merged into a trickle, Xie Yi is really powerless to vomit.
Is there a problem with the location of Luoyang Palace, or Luoyang City? The palace is threatened by flooding at every turn, and this is no joke.
Or is the weather unusual this autumn, a heavy rain and flood that has not been seen in a century? I was so unlucky, less than a year after coming to Datang, I encountered such an extremely strange weather, which is really ......
Luoyang Palace can no longer stay, at most tomorrow night, the rain will flood into the palace and become uninhabitable. It seems that the ancient houses were mainly built of rammed earth, and they were soaked in water for a long time......
Xie Yi looked up at the wall, and always felt that there was a possibility that it would fall down at any time. It's all on this, what is Li Shimin still inking?
Xie Yi felt that it was necessary to prepare two lifeboats in case of emergency.
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In the Zhenguan Palace, Li Shimin paced back and forth again, much faster than before.
Fang Xuanling, Li Xiaogong, Cheng Zhijie and Zhang Liang were all there, the purpose was to discuss how to deal with the current floods.
"Your Majesty, please do your best to move, the Luoyang Palace is flooded, and it is not appropriate to stay anymore." Shi Zhangliang, the governor of Luozhou, pleaded with him to invite the emperor to come to Luoyang to visit the good thing, but he didn't want to encounter the autumn rain and floods that he hadn't had for many years. If the emperor has the slightest mistake or discomfort because of this, he cannot afford to be guilty.
"In Luoyang City, how are the people's houses?"
"The houses in the low-lying areas were damaged, but the Fang City, which is far away from Luoshui, was fine, and the government responded in a timely manner, and there were no casualties for the time being. Nowadays, most people go to the nearby highlands, or to stay with relatives and friends outside the city. Zhang Liang hurriedly played.
Li Shimin nodded and said: "Extract grain from Hanjiacang, build as many tents and bamboo huts as possible, and ensure the livelihood of the people." ”
"Yes, I obey."
Li Shimin asked again: "Xuan Ling, what about Caoyun and the embankment?" ”
"The Luoshui and the Yellow River are both soaring, the water waves are turbulent, and the water transportation has stopped for the time being. Although the Luoshui is overflowing, the embankment is unobstructed, but the Yellow River is ......"
Fang Xuanling hesitated: "According to the hydraulic inference of the Ministry of Industry and the Caoyun Administration, if the heavy rain continues, there may be a danger of a breach. The minister has written to all the states and counties along the river, and ordered the assassin Shi County to personally go up to the embankment, and dispatched soldiers to pay close attention to the embankment and strengthen the blockage in time. ”
"Okay, that's it!"
"Your Majesty, disaster prevention and relief have been arranged, and all the imperial courts and prefectures and counties will do their best. Please move as soon as possible, the health of the dragon is the most important. ”
"The ground of Mingde Palace is very high, please move your majesty to take shelter from the wind and rain for the time being."
Li Shimin muttered: "Yes, Mingde Palace and Feishan Palace are higher. Okay, you go to Mingde Palace with me, as for the Feishan Palace to vacate to take in the people, such a heavy rain, the tent and bamboo hut can be sheltered for a while, but it can't live for a long time. Autumn is cool, and the people must not be allowed to starve and freeze. ”
"My emperor is benevolent, the emperor's grace is vast, and the ministers thank His Majesty for the people of Luozhou." Zhang Liang immediately knelt on the ground, wept bitterly, and was grateful to Dade. is grateful to Li Shimin for helping him solve a big trouble, and at the same time don't forget to slap a sycophant.
"The autumn rains are constant and the floods are raging, and although they are severe, they can always cope with it. Natural disasters are not terrible, what I am worried about is man-made disasters, and people's words are terrible! Li Shimin sighed lightly and said softly: "Xuan Ling, you pay close attention to this matter. ”
Fang Xuanling knew this, and immediately agreed, and then hugged the royal family and left the Luoyang Palace.
Of course, the emperor, the children of the emperor, and the ministers will not have the trouble of wading through the water, and there are guards carrying soft sedan chairs, stepping on knee-deep cold water, sending them to carriages or boats, escorting them out of Luoyang Palace, and going to Mingde Palace high outside the city.
The Xie family was also in the crowd of relocation, and they didn't know if it was the negligence of the guards, or they looked down on the county, and prepared a carriage, but there was no soft sedan chair, not even a wooden board that could be replaced.
The guards just moved the unharvested vats, and didn't pay much attention to the next ones, and the Xie family had to face the dilemma of wading out of the water and then taking a carriage.
Although the rain is cold, it doesn't matter if you wade in a short time, Xie Yi himself has no problem, and the trouble is his sister-in-law Du Shi and sister Xiaoman.
Carrying or hugging, there are only these two ways.
Xie Yi had no choice but to carry his sister Xiaoman on his back, tie it firmly with a soft cloth, and then bend down to pick up his sister-in-law and wade out of the water.
Du Shi subconsciously excused himself: "San Lang, this is not good...... I'll go out on my own! ”
"The rain is cold, and the feet are deep, you can't stand it, do not hesitate to do it in a hurry."
"But ......"
"But what?" Xie Yi smiled: "You can't let those guards carry you, right?" I don't want others to take advantage of you. ”
After that, ignoring Du's reaction, he bent down to a princess and hugged his sister-in-law Du in his arms.
Although there are already a lot of such situations, being held by his strong arms, next to his body, and hearing his "nonsense", Du Shi will still be shy and a little embarrassed.
Sitting in the carriage, Xie Yi wiped his wading legs and feet, changed into clean shoes and socks, and rode slowly in the carriage. Because there were some suits placed in the carriage, because of the small space, Xiaoman sat in Du Shi's arms, and Du Shi snuggled up to Xie Yi tightly.
In fact, if you want to avoid it, there is still space, but Du Shi didn't, or she forgot about it. Instead, he leaned close to Xie Yi's solid chest, only feeling very comfortable, very comfortable, and enjoying it, until a long time after leaving the city, Du Shi came back to his senses and discovered this "embarrassing" fact.
It became more and more difficult for him to resist, and Du Shi became more and more worried, in case one day he relented, lost his sense of proportion, and fell into tenderness...... Will a mistake be made by one thought?
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Mingde Palace is outside Luoyang City, belongs to the royal palace, the terrain is higher, there is no worry about flooding, and it is relatively dry.
Li Shimin moved here with his children and grandchildren, as well as the important ministers who accompanied him on the eastern tour. That night, another torrential rain hit Luoyang City, coupled with flash floods, Luoyang water swelled and overflowed into Luoyang Palace. The deepest part of the water reached more than four feet, and the left gate of the palace was destroyed in the water, and a total of 19 palace rooms were damaged or damaged.
All 600 houses along the Luoshui coast were destroyed by the floods, and people were displaced.
While being afraid of rejoicing, Li Shimin immediately issued an order to distribute the Xuanpu Courtyard of Feishan Palace to the house of the water and give cloth and food for disaster relief.
Subsequently, an edict was issued to exempt Luoju from paying taxes and forced labor this autumn, and distributing rice and grain to help the affected households after the disaster. In short, the posture of the royal family, the government and the people to tide over the difficulties together temporarily alleviated the panic and resentment of the affected people.
It's just that this is not enough, Li Shimin then issued an edict, edicting that hundreds of officials should be sealed with disasters, and he said very much about gains and losses. That is, let the officials write and say things on the flood problem, and try to point out the gains and losses.
Gain and loss?
Whose gains and losses? The court, the government, or your Li Erma?
Xie Yi couldn't help but smile bitterly when he learned about it, Li Shimin is asking for his own hardship? Or is it... Interested in taking advantage of this to play a big game of chess?
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