26. The flood is coming
The rain of the Yuanjiang River fell early, and when the heavy rain in the capital was magnificent, the Yuanjiang River had already become a sea of waves.
Peng Zhiwen, the governor of the three provinces, led a team of elite soldiers to the embankment of the Yuanjiang River, and the people below reported that it was late, and he rushed to it too late. Peng Zhiwen turned over and dismounted, and walked forward with the elite soldiers, one foot at a time, and almost didn't fall down, fortunately, the guards on the side quickly supported him, the rain was confused, connecting the heaven and the earth, Peng Zhiwen looked up at the Yuanjiang River, and muttered: "The sky is going to kill me!" ”
At the junction of the three provinces, the Yuanjiang River runs throughout, and if the embankment of the Yuanjiang River is destroyed, the three provinces and four prefectures will also be destroyed.
Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced, and it's all their fault!
"When the dam was repaired last year, the two prefectures of Xunyang and Xinyang had to ask for supervision, and now this is the end of their supervision!" The magistrate of Xinye County, Yuanjiang Prefecture, was particularly angry and said, "The river regulator should be arrested and interrogated!" ”
"What if you are arrested and interrogated?" Wu Botao, the envoy of the Yuanjiang Prefecture, said, "What we have to think about now is how to drain the flood of the Yuanjiang River!" A day's delay is a nightmare, if you push me to stop it like this, I'm afraid that the entire Yuanjiang Mansion will be overturned by the flood. ”
Hearing Wu Botao say this, You Ao immediately stood up, and he said angrily: "This matter has nothing to do with your little nephew Wu Guang, the river repair envoy he recommended." The Yuanjiang River has never had such a big flood, why did he recommend him to supervise the work, the embankment of the Yuanjiang River has collapsed in three places, this is still a report from the day before yesterday, today the Governor personally investigated all the way up from the nine embankments of the Yuanjiang River, guess how many places have been washed away by the flood now? ”
"If you say so, it means that all the nine embankments of the Yuanjiang River have collapsed, and it is all the responsibility of Wu Guang, the magistrate of Xunyang Prefecture?" Wu Botao also said angrily, "The heavy rain in spring this year is unusual, the light rain has been continuous for nearly a month, and there has been a torrential rain for nearly a month, but in two or three days, the two counties around the Yuanjiang River have been washed away, is this what you and I can think of?" Is this what Wu Guang can think of? Now rushing to Xinye, do you know that Xunyang Mansion is not ten miles away from Xinye, if Xinye collapses, Xunyang will also collapse! Hundreds of thousands of people! Xunyang Mansion and Xinyang Mansion are all going to be washed away! Now I don't want to deal with the flood, but I think about how to escape the interference?! ”
"The flood will be discharged, and the traitors will be caught!" You Ao was not afraid of it, and continued, "The century-old foundation of the Yan Kingdom, the three major floods of the Yuanjiang River, all of which were discharged without being able to flush out the Yuanjiang Mansion, do you think I don't know about your nephew and the captain of Xinyang Mansion who killed the people?" ”
"You!" Wu Botao stood up and pointed at him.
Under the order of the Taishi, Wu Botao also knew the things that Wu Guang did. He was originally a wall-to-wall grass, and many things passed with one eye and one eye closed. Last year, the river supervisor sent by the palace was the godson of the eunuch Yubi, who loved to spend time and drink on weekdays, and Wu Guang gave him good wine and meat to entertain him. Wu Botao also took a lot, and he was overjoyed when he took the money, but now he wants to cry without tears when he looks at this monstrous flood.
"What's the noise?" Peng Zhiwen's head and face were wet, and even his body was soaked, and the rain was dripping down his official uniform. The servant next to him hurriedly picked up the dry towel on the shelf and handed it over, Peng Zhiwen took the towel and wiped his face hastily. He sat down with a golden sword and said, "Nine embankments have destroyed five embankments, but fortunately, those two embankments are going to Tianshui Mansion." will not rush all the way to Xunyang Xinyang with Xinye. ”
"But Song Qishan and Zitong County?" You Ao asked.
"Yes, Song Qishan stretches for thousands of miles, and a few days ago, the people in the mountain ran out because of the ghosts and monsters in the mountain. If the flood is discharged to Songqi Mountain, it is the best way. Just Zitong County? Wu Botao analyzed.
"I have ordered people to go to the disaster in Zitong County, and the people will be evacuated to the vicinity of the Tianshui Mansion first." Peng Zhiwen sighed and said, "How can Zitong County be resigned to fate. ”
When the two of them saw the governor like this, they couldn't help but sigh as well.
"Zitong County is rich in land and rich in golden silkworms, and it is a pity that the flood is rushed." Wu Botao sighed.
Peng Zhiwen looked at him, and then said: "You and Zhixian will take the people and horses to the Xinye River embankment to have a look, and bring all the young and middle-aged people in Xinye County who can make the strength go." Xinye collapsed, Xunyang Xinyang bore the brunt, if these two provinces collapsed, the three provinces would be gone. ”
The two of them nodded yes, "Go now." Peng Zhiwen waved his hand, "Be sure to hold the Xinye Pass." ”
In the Xinye Yamen, Peng Zhiwen wrote with a pen, he thought about it repeatedly, wrote it repeatedly, and finally made up his mind to write.
After writing the meeting, he picked up the yellow paper, blew the undried words and ink, and said to the guards behind: "Take it to the county master, ask him to copy two copies, stamp the big seal of Xinye Mansion and send them to the General's Mansion and Wangjing respectively." ”
This year is not destined to be peaceful. Wan Xueyi felt that her eyelids jumped badly, she sat in the carriage where Zhao Ci was sitting, and the two of them stared at each other with big eyes, unable to understand a word. This is the way to the palace. Wan Xueyi thought to herself, does the prince want to face the saint directly? Such a naked frame-up?
Don't wait for her to figure it out.
The carriage stopped at the gate of the palace.
The prince lifted the curtain and saw that it was Ping'er beside the concubine, she stood at the door with a few little palace maids to greet her, and Ping'er said: "His Royal Highness the prince, the mother asked me to take you to Xianyou Palace first." ”
The crown prince was busy bringing down the general, and when he heard this, he said, "Why are you in such a hurry? ”
Ping'er shook her head and said: "The slaves don't know, the mother only said that the slaves and maids should wait for His Highness, and as soon as they see His Highness, they will take His Highness to Xianyou Palace." ”
The flowers at the gate of the Xianyou Palace are like brocade, the wind and rain are no longer the previous Xianyan, Ping'er held an umbrella for the prince, the prince walked through the door of the main hall, looked back at Wan Xueyi, and said: "Take people to the side hall to watch it." ”
A dragon scale guard should be, and left with Wan Xueyi.
As soon as she left, the prince said, "Zhao Ci, you will go in with me." ”
The two of them entered the main hall of Xianyou Palace one after the other, and the hall was burning with ambergris, warm as spring, not at all like the bitter wind and rain outside the hall, and the cold wind was sorrowful. Looking at the past, carved beams and painted buildings, stacked curtains, it is really a fairyland on earth. The makeup concubine was sitting on the soft couch eating walnut kernels, she saw the prince come in, and hurriedly beckoned the palace maid who cut the walnuts to go down, and then said: "The good son of the palace, you are here." ”
The prince stepped forward and asked suspiciously, "Mother, what are you looking for me?" ”
Concubine Makeup took out a stack of paperwork from her sleeve, handed it to the prince, and said, "You take a look at this first." ”
The prince took it, opened it and saw that it was the music of Xunyang Mansion, he looked at it seriously, and then said: "I know this matter, and I want to rush to get this general Shilaozi down and replace my grandfather with someone before my father knows about it." ”