"Back to Your Highness!" Bowing down, when Liu Wei asked why there was only one person in the family, the man hurriedly replied: "The woman and the child went back to their parents' house a few days ago, and they can't come back under this heavy rain." ”

"Oh!" Liu Wei nodded, entered the man's house, looked around the house, and asked the man, "It's raining heavily, your house won't leak, right?" ”

"Don't leak! No leaks! Hearing Liu Wei ask about the house, the man hurriedly responded: "His Royal Highness allocated a lot of copper coins earlier, and the houses in the village are all newly built and will not leak." ”

"That's good!" Nodding, Liu Wei turned around and walked out of the man's house, and said to Wang Liu, Wang Zhen and others who followed him: "Let's go to another house!" ”

Liu argued out, and the man hurriedly followed and sent them out, and it wasn't until Liu Bian entered other people's houses that he turned back into the house.

The roads in the village are muddy, and every step you take will splash a puddle of mud.

After walking a few families in the small village, Liu Wei and the others had already covered themselves with a thick ball of mud under their feet.

Even a few households, the house is not leaking, Liu Wei is somewhat relieved, returned to the war horse, first rubbed the mud on the soles of his feet on a stone, and then turned over and jumped on the horse, and said to Wang Liu, Wang Zhen and others: "I'll go to the Luoshui River to have a look!" ”

Knowing that Liu Wei was going to Luoshui, Wang Liu and others responded, jumped on horseback, followed Liu Bian, and ran all the way to Luoshui.

Luoyang City is still some distance from Luoshui, if you walk, in the heavy rain, I am afraid it will be difficult to reach for most of the day.

Fortunately, Liu Wei and the others were traveling on horseback, and in less than an hour, they came to the bank of Luoshui.

The pouring rain was still pouring down to the ground, and the water in the rain was a little more noisy than usual.

The rushing river, with a loud roar in the heavy rain, rolled up waves and surged downstream.

Standing on the side of the Luoshui River, looking at the Luoshui River, which was much higher than the sunny day, Liu Wei frowned tightly, raised his finger to point to the river, and said to Wang Liu and others behind him: "The water is turbulent, and the riverbed is already flooded. If this rain falls for another five or seven days, I'm afraid Luoshui will lose his temper! ”

It was also seen that the riverbed in Luoshui was much higher than usual, and the expressions on the faces of Wang Liu, Wang Zhen and others were also a little more worried.

The sky was overcast, the rain was pouring down, and no one could tell how long it would last.

If it really rains for another five or seven days, I am afraid that Luoyang will suffer a rare flood.

"Do you know how much grain there is in the granary?" Looking at the rushing Luoshui, Liu Wei asked Wang Liu, Wang Zhen and a group of guards behind him.

The grain and grass in the grain depot are all managed by the warehouse, and as Liu Wei's guard, he naturally does not know how much grain and grass there is.

Hearing Liu Bian's question, everyone looked at each other in amazement, and they all shook their heads.

"This king is really ill-fated today!" Seeing that everyone shook their heads, Liu Wei pulled up an indifferent smile at the corner of his mouth, and said to everyone: "First the insect infestation, and then the flooding, isn't this king guilty of the heavens?" Or that this retribution should be brought upon the people? ”

"Your Highness!" Although Liu Wei said indifferently, anyone could hear a little helplessness, Wang Zhen hurriedly hugged his fists and said to him: "Your Highness loves the people like a son, but you just think too much, so it will be like this!" ”

didn't answer Wang Zhen's words, Zhuma stood by the Luoshui River for a while, Liu Wei lifted the reins, turned the war horse, and greeted everyone: "Go back to Luoyang!" ”

A group of war horses braved the heavy rain and galloped quickly on the muddy road.

The raindrops the size of soybeans knocked down on the ponchos of Liu Wei and others, making a crisp sound of "popping".

The hooves of the war horses on the muddy road did not make a dull sound like on a sunny day, and the sound of the horses' hooves became crisp and short.

Rainy evenings always come earlier than sunny days! Back in Luoyang City, the sky was already slightly dark.

As soon as he entered the city gate, Liu Wei instructed one of the guards behind him: "Go and invite Xu Shu to the palace, this king is waiting for him by the lake!" ”

"No!" The guards who had been instructed by Liu Wei answered, turned the reins, and rushed towards Xu Shu's mansion.

After the guard left, Liu Wei led the people and galloped towards the palace.

The rain was so rapid and fierce that the water outlets in the city could not flow at all, and the rain on the streets had already covered the hooves of the horses.

Walking down the street, every time a horse's hooves are raised, a splash of water is made.

Back at the palace, Liu Wei did not delay at all, and walked straight to the lake in the back garden of the palace.

When it rains, the wind is often not very strong, and when you stand by the lake, you can see the surface of the lake rippling in the rain.

The weeping willows behind them are also willows hanging low, quietly bearing the raindrops washing them.

Following Liu Wei to the lake, Wang Liu and the others were also like Liu Wei, standing in the rain, drenched in heavy rain, looking at the rippling lake.

After standing by the lake for a short while, Liu Wei heard a short but crisp footsteps behind him.

He didn't look back, and from the sound of footsteps, he could tell that there were only two people running towards him.

If there is no accident, it should be the guards and Xu Shu who went to summon Xu Shu.

"Your Highness!" Sure enough, when the footsteps came behind him, Liu Wei heard Xu Shu's voice: "I heard that His Highness summoned His Majesty!" ”

"Yes!" Hearing Xu Shu's voice, Liu Wei still didn't look back, he raised his arm, pointed to the lake in front of him, and said to Xu Shu: "From the perspective of the military advisor, when will this lake overflow the lakeshore?" ”

Following the direction of Liu Bian's finger and glancing at the lake, Xu Shu clasped his fists and said to Liu Bian: "If the heavy rain continues like this, I am afraid that the lake will overflow the shore of the lake on the fifth or seventh day." ”

"This king has just come back from the shore of Luoshui!" Frowning slightly, Liu Wei turned around, faced Xu Shu, and said to him: "The riverbed in Luoshui is also much higher than on a sunny day, and I am afraid that it will only take five or seven days for the river to overflow to the riverbank." ”

"Your Highness is worried about ......" Hearing a little worry from Liu Bian's tone, Xu Shu said to Liu Bian: "If the heavy rain really doesn't stop, I'm afraid there will be a waterlogging disaster this year......

Looking up at the sky full of haze and heavy rain, Liu Wei's face was washed by the heavy rain, and he was so obsessed with the rain that he almost couldn't open his eyes.

"If the sky is ruthless, we can only save ourselves!" When he lowered his head, Liu Wei raised his hand to wipe the rain on his face, and said to Xu Shu: "The military adviser can arrange officials, recruit people, open a canal on the bank of the Luoshui River to drain the river, lead the river water to a low-lying place, and discharge the flood in advance." ”

"Your Highness is thoughtful, but Your Majesty is negligent!" Liu Wei said that he wanted to discharge the flood in advance, Xu Shu hurriedly hugged his fists and bowed down to answer, and said to Liu Wei: "Your Majesty will go to arrange it." ”

"Not only Luoyang, but also the areas near the river, all of them must open canals in advance to discharge floods!" As soon as Xu Shu responded, Liu Wei said to him with a straight face: "The people have endured military disasters for many years, and they are already in great distress, and they can no longer bear a natural disaster!" ”

Xu Shu hurriedly responded, said to Liu Bian, and turned back and retreated.

When Xu Shu left, Liu Wei turned around again and looked at the rippling lake, but his brows were tightly wrinkled.

As he said to Xu Shu, it is now a troubled time, with years of war and disasters, and the people have long been living in hardship.

Although the people in various places under Liu Wei's rule did not need to pay tribute due to the implementation of his new policy, and their lives were relatively much better than those in other places, they were too weak to withstand a disaster from heaven.

After standing by the lake for a long time, Liu Biancai returned to Tao Huanniang's dormitory under the escort of Wang Liu and others.

As soon as he entered the main gate of the dormitory, Tao Huanniang, who had been waiting for him for a long time, greeted him.

The rain outside was too heavy, and although he was wearing a poncho, Liu Bian's body was still drenched by the rain.

"Someone!" In front of Liu Bian, she first blessed him with a blessing and greeted him, and then Tao Huanniang turned her head to the maid on the side and ordered: "Go and get a set of dry clothes for Your Highness." ”

Due to the uncertainty of the days for Liu Wei to stay in each princess's bedroom, all the princesses' bedrooms have his clothes, and Tao Huanniang naturally has a few sets here.

After Tao Huanniang's order, the maid answered, and trotted to get dry clothes for Liu.

"Your Highness!" As soon as the maid who took the clothes left, another maid on the side handed Tao Huanniang a dry linen cloth, pinched the linen cloth, and wiped the rain on Liu Bian's face while Tao Huanniang whispered to Liu Bian: "Quickly wipe the water, don't catch the cold." ”

"Where is this king's body so weak?" Smiling at Tao Huanniang, Liu untied the belt of his clothes and took off the outer clothes, revealing the small clothes inside.

Because it had been drenched in the heavy rain for too long, the clothes inside were already soaked.

The snow-white clothes are close to the skin, and you can even see the flesh color inside.

Pinching the sackcloth and helping Liu Wei wipe the rain on his body, Tao Huanniang's face unconsciously revealed a little distress.

"Princess, Your Highness's clothes are here!" was helping Liu Wei wipe the rain on his body, and Tao Huanniang heard the sweet voice of the maid behind him.

Knowing that the maid had already taken the clothes, Tao Huanniang first helped Liu Wei untie the small clothes, took off the wet clothes for him, and then dried his body for him, and then took the dry clothes and put them on for Liu Wei.

Being with Tao Huanniang is very different from being with other concubines.

Tao Huanniang, who was born in a peasant family, although she has become Liu Wei's concubine and has already moved into the Luoyang Palace, there are many maids around her.

But she has always maintained the simplicity and diligence of a peasant woman.

Every time Liu Wei came to her dormitory, she would personally serve Liu Wei, making Liu Wei feel like he was living a peaceful life with his wife in the small courtyard of the farmhouse.

This heavy rain is not only falling in Luoyang, but also in Qingzhou and Yanzhou.

While Liu Wei was busy preparing for waterlogging, an army of tens of thousands of people in the Yanzhou area was braving the heavy rain and advancing rapidly towards Qingzhou.