Chapter 256 The king dies, and the ministers go to the country

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty put his feet on the muddy ground, and the closer he got to the mouth of the Yellow River, the deeper the silt became. By the end of the day, the mud had reached his ankles, and every step required a great deal of physical effort.

The more difficult the road, the more resolute Emperor Hanwu's face showed a resolute look, and the attendant next to him saw that Emperor Wu of Han was walking hard, and stretched out his hand to support the emperor, but the two of them just supported Emperor Hanwu's arm with both hands, but were vigorously pushed away by Emperor Wu of Han, and the two of them stumbled and fell into the mud.

The ministers behind Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty also walked forward with difficulty with their feet on the mud, while groups of soldiers beside them carried dirt, stones, wooden stakes and other objects on their shoulders on the embankment. These soldiers have been here for many days, some of them have not closed their eyes for days and nights, but as long as they do not fall, these soldiers grit their teeth and hold on, and the clothes on their bodies are worn out, and even the skin on their shoulders and backs is mostly worn out.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty walked for two hours on the road leading to the breach of the embankment, and he finally arrived with difficulty, but many more ministers were unable to hold on because of old age. Emperor Wu of Han did not reprimand these people, looking at the huge breach, the endless river water rushed out of the breach, and then flooded the territory of thousands of miles for thousands of miles, and the breach seemed to be a huge wound in the heart of Emperor Wu of Han.

Countless Han soldiers drove wooden stakes into the breach, and then filled them with earth and stones, trying to fill the breach, but no matter how many stakes and earth and stones were used, they would be washed away by the raging river in an instant. Even if a group of soldiers who were not afraid of death jumped into the breach and blocked the river with their bodies, they only lasted for a moment before being swept away.

There are countless such breaches in this section of the embankment that is tens of miles long, and every breach, every day is playing out the same scene, and the human power is constantly fighting with the sky, trying to fight against nature with small and humble strength, failing again and again, and repeating the seemingly useless but the same behavior......

"Oh my God..... What's wrong with me? What's wrong with the Han people? Emperor Wu of Han's face didn't know whether it was rain or tears, his robe was already soaked, and the hair on his forehead was messily spread on his cheeks. At this moment, he roared angrily at the turbulent Yellow River.

Emperor Wu of Han's voice was very loud, and it was full of grief and indignation. But all this seemed insignificant in front of the surging water of the Yellow River, and even his voice did not come out three feet away.

Helpless.... And helpless...... At this moment, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty once again appeared in the same mood as when Huo Qu died of illness. Although he is rich all over the world, although he is full of words, he can't fight with the sky, but he can't make the rivers bow down.

"Your Majesty..... Good news...... Good news! Just when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was in tears and helpless, Sang Hongyang ran towards Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and even Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty could not maintain his demeanor on this embankment, and Sang Hongyang and these people were also taken care of, even if they were covered with mud, their faces were full of mud, but they could be seen that Sang Hongyang had a rare excited look on his face.

Emperor Wu of Han waved his hand and wiped his cheeks, and the rain and tears also blurred his vision a little. Before Emperor Wu of Han could ask, Sang Hongyang had already excitedly said in front of Emperor Wu of Han: "Good news..... Huo Guang, the governor of the capital, transported 200,000 stone of grain from Hexi across the river, and it has already arrived at the boundary of Longxi, and it will be transported to the disaster area in less than five days. 200,000 stone of grain is enough for the victims to last for more than half a month! ”

"Two hundred thousand stones? Where did he get so much food? Emperor Wu of Han was already a little excited in his heart, but 200,000 stone grain was not a small amount, and he was also curious about where Huo Guang would have so much grain.

You must know that Hexi has always been synonymous with barrenness and desolation, and since Huo Guang became the governor of the capital, the imperial court has never allocated a grain of grain to Hexi. Where did these 200,000 stone grain come from?

"It's ....... Most of them are the military rations of the Hexi Army...... "Sang Hongyang has already investigated the source of 200,000 stone of grain, and he has not concealed it from Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

"He also brought the military rations......" Emperor Wu of Han asked in disbelief, as if he was asking, and as if he was talking to himself.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty couldn't help but think of the past in his mind, the young man in the Xuanshu Hall who had talked eloquently and pointed out the country...... The young man who once set the general trend of the world between singing and harmonizing with his monarchs and ministers...... Only then did Emperor Wu of Han remember that he and Huo Guang had not seen each other for almost two years.

"Okay.... All right...... is worthy of my Anyang Marquis...... is worthy of the Han Anyang Marquis..... I have King Liang and courtiers like the Marquis of Anyang, so why should I be afraid of floods? "Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty has finally recovered his heroism as an emperor through the ages, and at this moment, the water of the Yellow River under his feet does not seem to be so invincible!

These days, Emperor Wu of Han almost lives in the palace of King Liang, and he also admires this clan who is really worried about the country and the people. King Liang used to be the richest prince of the Han Dynasty, but because of this unprecedented flood, the entire palace was emptied by Liu Xiang, the king of Liang, and all that could be used and eaten was taken out by Liu Xiang and distributed to the victims, and even the houses were distributed to the homeless people.

One is the Han courtiers who even transported military rations to the disaster area, and the other is the Han clan who has exhausted all their family resources. The status of these two people in the heart of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty can be said to surpass all the courtiers of the Han Dynasty at this moment, although because of this national disaster, all the officials and nobles in the court have taken out some food and money, but there is no third person who is so thorough as Huo Guang and Liu Xiang.

Emperor Wu of Han's heart was surging, and he turned to look at the turbulent Yellow River again. After a while, he seemed to have made some important decision in his mind, and saw him striding towards the breach, and the Minister of the Guards behind him naturally followed.

Walking to the breach, the soldiers were still trying to fill the gap. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty almost stood on the edge of the break that kept rolling down the mud and sand, only to see him reach out and take off the jade on his waist, which was a piece of jade the size of a palm, and it was the jade bi he wore when he ascended the throne, it was a heavy treasure that had always been cherished by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and even this jade bi could already represent Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty!

"I will cast the jade here today, and if the river recedes, it will be enough to fill the gap. If we can't eliminate the flood, let me die here like the millions of Li people behind me! I am a king, and I should die for Sheji......." Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty took off the jade on his waist and threw himself into the river without hesitation, and then said solemnly, as if praying to heaven again.

After Emperor Wu of Han finished speaking, he put his hands behind his back and looked at the water of the Yellow River. His words frightened everyone behind him, the king died Sheji, this sentence made the courtiers also excited, but no one wanted Emperor Wu of Han to really die here. At this moment, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty stood on the embankment of the Yellow River like a god, which also made it clear that the flood would not recede and he would not leave.

When the ministers heard that they had died for the sake of the society, they all knelt on the ground in horror, and they didn't know what to say for a while. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty just said that words are destined to remain in the annals of history for a long time, and even become a model and criterion for future kings, at this time, what the courtiers say next is likely to remain in the annals of history, and it is naturally a good thing to complement each other well, but if it is not said well, it will be left for 10,000 years, and it will forever become a negative teaching material.

Wei Qing also came with Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty this time, and Prime Minister Shi Qing is too old to come up yet. Wei Qing knew that it was useless to persuade Emperor Wu of Han now, and Emperor Wu of Han said something like that just now, even if he wanted to, he couldn't persuade him.

At this time, Wei Qing took the initiative to stand up, only to see him stand up first, run towards the position where Emperor Wu of Han was standing, and stopped three steps away from Emperor Wu of Han. Then he didn't see Wei Qing say anything, just tore his shirt open, wrapped his sleeves around his waist and tied a knot, just like that, he bowed to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty with his upper body, and then shouted loudly: "If Your Majesty dies for Sheji, I can't survive as courtiers, if the king dies Sheji, let the ministers go to the national disaster together......"

Wei Qing bowed to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, shouted the same inspiring and heroic words, and then no matter what the reaction of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and the courtiers was, he jumped into the break with his upper body, and at this time there were a large number of Han soldiers holding hands in the break to form a human wall with their bodies, Wei Qing jumped into the water and also held the hands of the soldiers, integrating his body into the human wall.

"The ministers are willing to go to the national disaster with His Majesty......" Du Zhou and Sang Hongyang were not slow to react, and immediately after the general, they also tore off their shirts and jumped off the decisive moment. Then the slogan of going to the national disaster sounded one after another on the embankment, and the white swaying one after another jumped towards the breach.

I don't know if there are too many people, or because there are important ministers like the general who personally use their bodies as a human wall, the human wall that was originally easily washed away is much more stable than before. Later, many courtiers who did not jump down also began to carry wooden stakes, sand and gravel, and the execution gate erected by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had a tendency to be closed.

"Your Majesty...... Your Majesty, look....... The river seems to have dropped......."

When the execution port was about to be blocked, one of the attendants beside Emperor Wu of Han pointed to the Yellow River in surprise and shouted. As soon as he said this, everyone looked at the river and found that the river really didn't start to be so turbulent, and the water level seemed to drop slightly.

"It's blocked...... Plugged ...... God bless the man...... God bless the man! After a while, the breach at the foot of Emperor Wu of Han finally closed, and then more sand, gravel and mud began to strengthen the embankment, and the breach that had not been blocked for more than a month was so inexplicably blocked.

Emperor Wu of Han let out a long breath, he didn't know if this was providence or manpower? But the breach is finally blocked, and the source of the flood is contained, so the next aftermath will be much easier. As Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was blocked, the slogan of "the king dies, the ministers go to the country" also instantly spread all over the embankments of dozens of miles along the coast, and under this encouragement, the gaps that are difficult to plug everywhere have been blocked, and the turbulent water of the Yellow River has finally been bound back into the river again.

"The king is dead, is it difficult for the ministers to go to the country...... This is the real big man...... This is the big man in my heart......" When the news of the Yellow River breaking all the blocks reached Dunhuang a few days later, Huo Guang also stood up excitedly, he looked in the direction of Chang'an, and kept repeating this sentence in his mouth!