The rain became more and more urgent, and just after the hour, Jin Gui, wearing a thick oil coat, squeezed in through the corner door and went straight to the upper room.

Guo Sheng sat on the kang under the south window, facing the wide open window, looking at the dense rain outside, and slowly sipped wine.

"Master, it's coming out, Lord is really like a god, saying that this year's flood season can't hold the Bianhe River, and it really can't hold it!" Jin Gui smiled excitedly, "The inn is low, at this time, the water should flood into the inn, master, next, what should we do?" ”

"Next, don't forget to bring a basket when you go out, and you can have a place to put it when you catch a fish." Guo Sheng's eyes narrowed, and he seemed to be in a very happy mood.

Jin Gui smiled, "Look at what the master said." ”

"You go and rest, get up early tomorrow, and, tell Fugui, don't get up and pack up your things, it's flooding, the big guys are flooding, it's not good for us not to flood." Guo Sheng stood up while instructing, holding a cup in one hand and a pot in the other, and Jin Gui came out one after the other, Jin Gui walked through the moon gate and rested in the back yard, Guo Sheng stood under the porch, looked at the pouring rain curtain, filled a glass of wine, raised his head to the heavy rain, raised his head and drank, his eyes squinted a little, and laughed.

This heavy rain, this disaster of the Bianhe River, the girl already knew about it, or did she arrange it earlier?

Guo Sheng's smile became stronger and stronger, and he poured another glass of wine and drank it, no matter which one it was, it was strange enough, in this world, it was really strange, it was so interesting.

Wu Tuiguan's house was in Changsheng Alley, not far from the Bianhe River, and he was noisy by the screams of the neighbors in the middle of the night, so he got up to see it.

His family's newly renovated house last year, the foundation was high, and the water had not been able to flood in, so he came out of the yard and went down the last step, and when he stepped on it, the water did not pass the surface of his feet.

"Give me the lantern." Wu Tuiguan handed the umbrella to the servant, hurriedly grabbed the lantern from the hand of the servant behind, and looked down the steps to the bottom.

On the bluestone pavement, the muddy yellow river water has almost overflowed the lowest steps.

"What's going on?" Wu Tuiguan was even more frightened, he had lived for almost forty years, and it was the first time he had seen such a situation.

"Master Wu!" The drenched neighbor Lao Huangtou didn't know where to push a cart of sand over, and while pouring on the threshold of his own yard, he shouted at Wu Tuiguan: "You hurry up and say to the old man, it's terrible, the water of the Bianhe River is overflowing, there is water everywhere, my house is about to enter the water, hurry up and let people block the water back!" ”

"Lao Huang, you can't do that, look at it, it's all washed away, you have to take a sack...... Any bag can be made, and the bag can be filled with sand to block the water! "Wu Tuiguan commanded the old yellow head first.

The old yellow head sighed and slapped his thigh, "Look at me, I'm confused, but no, the eldest daughter-in-law, find out the noodle pockets, find them all!" ”

"Go to the Yamen, no, no, go to the Yin family of the Huangfu, Lao Chen, you go to Zhou Tou'er, let him quickly call everyone in the Yamen, there is a big flood, call everyone to the Yamen, and I will be there in a while with Huangfu Yin." Wu Tuiguan reminded Lao Huangtou, and while instructing the servants, he hurriedly walked out, took a few steps, turned around, and went in the direction of the Bianhe River.

He still went to see if the water was overflowing from the Bianhe River.

Lu Yi got the letter that the Bianhe River was flooded, no later than Guo Sheng, Mrs. Ruan sat up and looked at Lu Yi with a frightened face, "Have you crossed the water?" That ......"

"It's okay, the capital is not as good as our south, and if there is a flood, it's just that the flat ground is slowly spreading upwards and destroying something, don't be afraid. I'll go to the palace, you can get up too, watch the people block the various entrances with sandbags, and quickly put away the things that are afraid of flooding, the rain is still falling, and I don't know how high the water will be up. ”

Lu Yi gently patted Mrs. Ruan's back and comforted her softly, Mrs. Ruan answered in a low voice, leaned up, waited for Lu Yi to get dressed first, put on her clothes and sent Lu Yi out, called the girl in, and while waiting for washing, she ordered the housekeepers to wake up quickly.

When Lu Yi arrived at King Qin's mansion, King Qin was already dressed and was standing under the corridor, looking up at the pouring rain curtain.

"I came from Nanmen Street, through Xiangguosi Bridge, through Zhuquemen Street, across Longjin Bridge, from Yujie, the water has flooded on Yujie, but it is still shallow, about half a finger, Zhuquemen Street is okay, along both banks of the Bianhe River are flooding, the scholars' inn is low, the water has overflowed, I took a look, the sixth young master is here, is directing people to pile sandbags to block the water, and carry people to the second floor. On both sides of the Bianhe River, it is already very chaotic. ”

As soon as Lu Yi came in, he didn't wait for King Qin to ask, so he said carefully.

King Qin was silent for a long time before he hummed, "This rain, it's still early." ”

"Well, look at the sky, it will rain for two or three days." Lu Yi answered in a low voice.

"Sitting back and watching this disaster, there is nothing to be done, and there is nothing to be done." King Qin's face was bitter.

"This is a natural disaster," after a pause, Lu Yi sighed as if he didn't have anything, this is not a natural disaster, this is a man-made disaster.

"The prince is in charge of the Ministry of War, and the capital has the Beijing Yamen, the capital water supervisor, the Imperial City Division, and the Jinxiang, and each performing its own duties is the right way." Lu Yi no longer thought about whether it was a man-made disaster or a natural disaster, and persuaded in a low voice.

"The Yamen of the Water Supervisor, as well as the Chang family, how is it now?" King Qin asked.

"As soon as there is a movement, I will report it quickly, but there is no report." Lu Yi's eyes narrowed slightly, this scene of the Bianhe River flooding, such a determined water supervisor, what will happen afterwards?

Jin Xiang was woken up by his grandson Jin Cunyan, and the water in the Bianhe River had already overflowed the royal street.

Jin Xiang hurriedly washed and dressed, and while ordering to hand a sign to the palace to ask for a meeting, he asked people to invite Wei Xiang, Wang Xiang, Liubu Shangshu, as well as Bai Jingning, Ji Xiang Jin Yanzhi and others to enter the palace together.

It was extremely difficult to open the palace door with the key, and when Jin Xiang and the others saw the emperor, the sky was already white.

Chang Jiagui, the supervisor of the Dushui Supervisor, was woken up by the little girl, and someone came to the palace, waiting in the second gate, and urgently summoned the master into the palace.

Chang Jiagui accepted an extremely agreeable concubine for a few days, tossing in the middle of the night, I heard that someone from the palace was urgently called, and ordered to wait for washing and getting clothes, and when I went out, the cold wind and cold rain blew, and I remembered, why did he suddenly call him into the palace so early in the morning?

The little waiter in front of him looked serious, acted urgently, and had already ridden a horse far ahead, Chang Jiagui hurriedly reined in the horse to catch up, and in the heavy rain and the hustle and bustle that didn't know where it came from, Chang Jiagui couldn't inquire with the little waiter who looked very anxious, until he entered the palace gate, entered the Ziji Palace, and looked at the courtiers sitting in the hall, Chang Jiagui was sure of the meaning: something is wrong.

"You know about the overflow of the Bianhe River?" The emperor has been unwell in the past few days, and he stopped the morning court, and now he is crooked on the couch, and he is a little weak in his irritability.

"Yes." Chang Jiagui hurriedly kowtowed and answered first, one is that the words were not finished, and he reacted, the Bianhe River was flooded? What does this mean? The Bianhe River is flooded!

"The river in the capital is dredged according to the rules every year?" The emperor's brows furrowed and he didn't see any change, looked at Chang Jiagui and asked again.

"Back to the emperor, every year according to the rules dredged, I don't dare to be out of shape at all." Chang Jiagui kowtowed first and then replied, how could the water of the Bianhe River overflow? It's a joke, how is that possible? Chang Jiagui hung his head, he couldn't believe that the water in the Bianhe River could still overflow?

"It's raining so much this year, it's a natural disaster." The emperor asked a few questions, looked at Jin Xiang with a tired face, and said: "Natural disasters are such a thing, blame it on the head of the water prison, then it's over, there is a heavenly palace every year, I haven't blamed anyone, don't mention this, now disaster relief is important." Chang Jiagui is the water supervisor, and his strength is in dredging and managing the river, this disaster relief is not good at it, you can discuss it personally. ”

"Yes." Jin Xiang agreed, "In addition to dredging and governing the Gyeonggi River, the drainage ditches inside and outside the capital are also under the capital water superintendent, the rain floods the capital, and the drainage ditches must be inspected everywhere, and how to lead the water out of the capital. ”

The emperor nodded.

"As for the person who is in charge of the general dispatch," Jin Xiang said, looking at Luo Zhongsheng, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, "Luo Shangshu is in charge of the Ministry of Engineering, when he was on Jiangnan East Road, he repeatedly commanded such matters, this trip, it bothered Luo Shangshu, what does the emperor mean?" Seeing Luo Zhongsheng bowing his head, he didn't have any opinions, and Jin Xiang looked at the emperor.

"What do you mean?" The emperor looked around.

Everyone nodded their heads in agreement sooner or later, this is not bad, but it is definitely not Qiaozong, if you really get it, you will receive it, and if you can't point it, it is a good thing, no matter who you point to, it is naturally the best to nod in favor.

Seeing that everyone nodded, the emperor passed on the message: Luo Zhongsheng and Luo Shangshu are the main directors, and Chang Jiagui, the supervisor of the capital water supervision, is the deputy, and will meet the yamen of the Beijing government, the imperial city department, and the departments of the capital water supervision to lead the capital to dredge the floods and treat the victims. If necessary, the army in front of the palace can be mobilized.