Chapter 153: Flood in Lower River City 6
The next afternoon, Li Yuan went to the inn, naturally he couldn't find any news from Chen Ling, so he went to the post station to reply stupidly, looking at Chen Zhurong's unhappy eyes, and his heart panicked slightly.
Ouyang Yu also pretended to be surprised, with a look of me not knowing: "She didn't say a word to this king why she left, we originally agreed to meet here...... What about the grain that the king has sent? ”
"Grain?" Li Yuan was stunned for a moment, and then asked with the same confusion, "What grain?" Xia Guan didn't see any food entering the city these days......"
Ouyang Yu's eyes narrowed, and he glanced at Ju'er: "You go and ask, where was the grain sent." ”
"Yes."
Ju'er was about to leave, but was stopped by Chen Zhurong: "Ju'er girl doesn't know martial arts, where can I find someone?" It's better to let the cold wind protect the orange girl. ”
Ouyang Yu picked up the teacup slowly and methodically, and spit out a sentence before touching her mouth: "She knows martial arts." ”
Facing Chen Zhurong's puzzled gaze, Ouyang Yu took a sip, and then smiled: "I have been serving by the king's side for more than half a year, how can I do it if I don't know martial arts?" ”
Hearing this, Ju'er nodded: "The slave and maid are okay to protect themselves, and when they get the news, they will come back to report." ”
After saying that, Ju'er left the city and headed in the direction of Xihe City. As soon as she arrived at the pavilion, she ran into Liu Jun, who had just returned, and told him about Xiahe City, and then said: "The eighth prince and the seventh prince are together, and you can go back to the prince later." ”
Liu Jun pondered for a moment, figured out the meaning of Ju'er's words, then nodded, and after going to the post station with her, he told the two princes what Chen Ling had done in the City God Temple, and then said with a serious face: "Chen Gongzi said that he would go to Xihe City first to see how the refugees were settled, and then look for the prince." ”
Ouyang hooked the corners of his mouth, he didn't expect Chen Ling to be so witty, not only avoided Chen Zhurong, but also found that his words were not suspicious, and guessed his intentions to help him, and sure enough, it was his confidant: "Since that's the case, let him play enough and come back." ”
As he spoke, he glanced at Chen Zhurong and said, "Chen Ling is so natural that he doesn't want to be bound, and he is afraid that the eighth prince's good intentions last night will not be blessed." ”
Last night's incident was naturally a reward for Chen Ling.
Chen Zhurong pulled the corners of his mouth and sighed: "This is the first time that this prince has seen someone who only loves freedom and does not love money and power, interesting, interesting!" ”
Ouyang nodded and said: "People who are indifferent to fame and fortune in this world are indeed rare. Compared with fame and fortune, she is more obsessed with appreciating the scenery and customs of various places, and seeing the cold and warm of the world. ”
"In that case, the younger brother will put her credit on the royal brother!"
"Not necessarily!" Ouyang Yu put down the cup, "This king said, my credit is all yours." ”
Chen Zhurong laughed, raised the teacup and arched it to him, and then drank it all. Ouyang Yu personally poured a cup of tea, also bowed his hand to him, and then drank it all.
Because of Chen Zhurong's notice, several doctors rushed over ten days later, saying that they had good medical skills and had been practicing medicine for many years, and they might be able to cure the plague in Xijiao County.
Chen Zhurong left two doctors in the county seat, and the rest of the doctors were sent to Xijiao County. Ouyang had nothing to do, so he took a leisurely tour of all the counties in Xiahe City, and those who should be rectified were rectified, and those who should stay for treatment stayed for treatment, and returned to Xiahe City after a circle, and the people in the city were grateful to him. Ouyang Yu said that he was entrusted by the eighth prince and gave all the credit to the eighth prince.
But how can the common people know this, they only know that it is the seventh prince who helps them on the ground, not the eighth prince.
In the blink of an eye, a month has passed, and the floods and plagues that Chen Zhurong has always paid attention to have made new progress. The first patients to be cured appeared in the western suburbs of the county.
In order to get an accurate diagnosis, the doctors ventured into Xijiao County, visited the entire county and inquired about their water sources and food sources, and finally came to the conclusion that there were corpses in the water source that had not been cleaned up, and after the decompose, the people drank raw water, and then developed a high fever and became ill.
Chen Zhurong hurriedly asked people to clean up the corpses in Xijiao County, because of the arrival of the heavy rain, the river was washed away, but it was much cleaner than before.
The doctor warned them to drink boiled water, wash their faces and bathe with boiled water, etc., and for a while the plague was better controlled, and cured patients appeared.
Chen Zhurong, who heard the news, was overjoyed, rewarded the doctors with gold and silver treasures, and personally feasted them once. The doctors worked harder all the time.
At the same time, there is a new development in the river channel - a branch has been chiseled. However, because of the fierce water, as soon as it was chiseled out, it was washed away by heavy rain, and many strong men were washed away and disappeared. The hewn branches also merge into a lake of land.
This method works, but it is also as dangerous as water officials had anticipated. And this weather sometimes rains and sometimes does not rain, which makes people want to move but dare not do it again.
After thinking for a moment, Chen Zhurong solemnly ordered: "Don't dig branches first, now the most important thing is to protect the people first." If all the strong men in Xiahe City die, the gains outweigh the losses. ”
"Do you want to dig that dam there?" Many people also died by digging the dams......
Chen Zhurong fell into deep thought, if he didn't dig it, the embankment would be blocked downstream, and it would inevitably wash away Xiahe City. But if it is dug up, too many people will die, and the people's livelihood will be resentful, and the gains outweigh the losses.
Without waiting for him to make a decision, Ouyang Yu said: "Dig!" At least dig a hole! If Downriver City were to be flooded, everyone in the city would die, and Downriver would be an empty city. ”
Chen Zhurong nodded, and said more firmly: "Dig!" ”
In order to show his sincerity, Chen Zhurong also went down to the river the next day, stood with the water conservancy personnel, and dug the river with the strong men.
Ouyang Yu was eating and drinking in the post station, looking out the window at the river, and found Chen Zhurong's figure, a smile flashed in his eyes, and then he said to himself: "The eighth brother still has a bit of benevolence, and he has the style of a prince." If the matter is resolved satisfactorily this time, his reputation will not be the same as before. ”
Hearing this, Liu Jun frowned and said, "Is this good?" ”
"Good. That's what the king wants. ”
Liu Jun nodded as if he didn't understand, it didn't matter whether he understood or not, the important thing was that the person in front of him was the master he wanted to be loyal to.
On the other side, after Chen Ling followed the fleeing army to Xihe City, he immediately found an inn to take a bath, and then lay down at the head of the bed, and fell asleep as soon as he touched the pillow.
During this time they walked with the refugees, hurried before dawn, and when it was dark they lit a fire with the refugees, with the women resting for a while and the men taking turns keeping vigil.
Xiao Lin was also a little tired, but he was much better than Chen Ling, and after taking care of all the trivial matters, he went back to his room and slept for the night.
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