In the summer of 1877, after several days and nights of torrential rain, the raging flood mixed with broken branches and stones rushed down the valley into the already churning Zhangwei River and the Yellow River.

When the water receded, the fields were in chaos, and patches of corn stalks were buried in the washed dirt, revealing only a few withered leaves, swaying in the breeze. In the distance, a middle-aged woman stared at the murky river in front of her, calling out for her child in a vague voice. The so-called water and fire are ruthless, and the flood comes so mightily, and it goes miserably and miserably, leaving only people's tears.

Tu Zongying, the governor of the governor, put his hands behind his back, looked out the window, and sighed to the sky, as an official, seeing the people around him suffer such a disaster, it is inevitable that his heart is like a knife. After the approval of the imperial court, it must be solved on the spot. Even the imperial court can't solve it, how can an official return to heaven?

Tu Zongying thought about it, he came to the desk, picked up the pen, and began to write a letter.

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In the hall of Liu's mansion, Liu Yong and his son An Lan were talking. Liu Yong said to An Lan: You are now a husband now, and you will have to have children in the future, so you must have a responsibility for the family. After becoming a family, you have to start a business. Now, I am old, and the Liu family is so proposing, sooner or later you will have to take over. In the future, in addition to entering the government school, continuing your studies, and seeking fame, you also have to participate more in the business field.

Liu Anlan said modestly: Please rest assured, Daddy, for the sake of the son, you must learn from Daddy with an open mind, and carry forward the country you have worked so hard to build. This is also the responsibility of the child.

At this time, Hugen came in to report that the master had a letter. I saw that the envelope was written on it: Urgent! Urgent! Urgent!

Liu Yong took the letter, opened it, and saw that it read:

H.E. Liu Yong hereby inspires:

Take the liberty to write to you. It's just because we have recently been hit by a flood that has not been seen in a century. Many Lebanese people are homeless. I feel sorry for the official. Therefore, I am writing to you to ask for your help. Hopefully.

Tu Zongying

The eighth day of the third month of Guangxu

Liu Yong thought for a moment, and said to Hugen: You make a little preparation, prepare the horse to go with me, and set off immediately.

Hugen Dao: I'll just go and prepare.

Tiger Gen went home and briefly said a few words to Ziwei.

Ziwei was a little uneasy, sent to the door, and said: Henan is far away, and you have to ensure the safety of the master everywhere on the way.

Hugen smiled and said: Don't worry, I don't know which is more important.

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Along the way, Hugen was young and strong after all, and he was an expert in horseback riding, so he rode in front of the horse, Liu Yong sat behind, and ran all the way to the north non-stop. When we arrived at the Yangtze River ferry in Jiangyin, it was getting late.

Hugen said to Liu Yong: Master, it's getting late, the wind and waves on the river are high, it is inconvenient, I'm afraid there are no boats ferrying at the ferry, do you want to stay for the time being, and cross the river early tomorrow morning?

Liu Yongdao: This is not good, stay for one night, we have almost arrived in Henan. The sooner we arrived, the sooner the people there were out of the calamity. Under the heavy reward, there will be brave men. You can use more silver taels, and ask the boatman to send us across the river immediately.

Hugen was helpless, and ran home one after another, so to say, there was finally a family willing to take the risk of sending them across the river overnight.

In the dark night, the Yangtze River is full of fog and darkness, the water is fast and the waves are high, and only the reeds in the distance are shining with fishing fires.

After getting on the boat, Liu Yong felt hungry and thirsty. He didn't care about everything, picked up a water scoop in the cabin, and scooped water into the river, who knows, at this time, a huge wave hit, the ship had a serious turbulence, Liu Yong most of the people had already rushed out of the cabin, and scared the boatman who was making the masturbation out of a cold sweat, screaming, thanks to the tiger root sitting next to him was fast, and grabbed Liu Yong's clothes, which was considered to be in danger, but the clothes were all watered by the river water.

The shipman took care of them again and again, and sat down in the cabin. He also said: If it wasn't for the young man's quick eyes and quick hands just now, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Liu Yong smiled and said: King Yama knows that I still have a lot of things to do, and he will not ask me to go for the time being. But he knew in his heart that if it weren't for the quick eyes of the tiger just now, he would have fallen into the Yangtze River to feed the fish. And there is a heartfelt sense of gratitude to Tiger Root.

As the boat gradually reached the north shore, they went ashore, took their horses, paid the boatman's fare, and continued on their journey.

In the early morning, Dongfang had just revealed the white of the fish's belly, and they had arrived in the Heze Prefecture area of Shandong, when they passed by a maple forest, and unexpectedly, the horse's hooves were tripped by the rope set in the middle of the path, and Liu Yong and Hugen fell off the horse's back at the same time. Say it's too late, then it's too fast. Suddenly, two big men burst out of the maple forest, holding sticks in their hands, and knocked Liu Yong and Hugen to the ground with sticks. One of them said: Leave the money to buy the road, you can spare your life.

Liu Yong thought to himself: With so many silver tickets on his body, it is difficult to protect his life if he can't get it.

Who knows, after all, Hugen learned boxing in the Taiping Army, he thought calmly for a moment, turned over and squatted a foot, and squatted more than three meters away from the person next to him, and the person next to Liu Yong saw that the situation was not good, and raised a stick to split at Hugen's head.

Tiger Root quickly took the stick with both hands, picked up the stick, threw him a few meters away, hoarded the ground, fell to the ground, and screamed.

The first one fell to the ground, got up and pounced with all the strength to eat, who knew that the tiger root came to one side, and the right hand hit him violently on the back, and the man came to a dog to chew, because both sides were too strong, the man was bruised and swollen, and a few teeth were lost, and the back was trampled on by the tiger root. In his mouth, he kept saying: Big, the hero spares his life, and the small one is too poor to think, and he won't dare next time.

The one who was thrown out a few meters away got up, saw that his accomplice had been trampled under his feet, and knew that something was wrong, so he got up and fled into the maple forest.

Liu Yong was beaten with a stick on his waist and slowly got up. Dao: Let's let him live.

Tiger Gen slowly lifted his feet at this time. The man got up and ran without looking back.

Hugen came to Liu Yong's side and helped Liu Yong up. He asked with concern: Master, are you okay?

Liu Yong shook his head and said, "It's okay." Thanks to you coming out this time, otherwise, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Hugen said with a smile: It is Hugen's duty to protect the safety of the master. When I went out, my wife Ziwei also took care of her again and again, and the safety of the master was more important than anything else.

Liu Yongdao: That's really embarrassing for you.

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In the afternoon, Tu Zongying walked in and out of the living room, uncertain.

At this time, someone came in to report: My lord, Liu Yong of Gui'an County asked to see him.

When Tu Zongying heard that Liu Yong was coming, he couldn't help but be overjoyed. Dao: Come in.

As soon as Liu Yong entered the door, he clasped his hands, knelt down and said: Gui'an Liu Yong knocked to see the governor.

Tu Zongying saw that Liu Yong's clothes were damp and covered in mud. Concerned authentic: Hurry up, hurry up. Presumably the journey is hard, let's go down and correct it for a while.

Liu Yongdao: It is a trivial matter to make corrections, but it is a major matter to appease the people. After receiving the letter from the adult, I came here to donate two hundred thousand taels of silver, and I asked the adult to smile and accept it.

When Tu Zongying heard this, Liu Yong personally sent 300,000 taels of silver tickets from thousands of miles away, which could solve the urgent need, and he was really grateful. ordered his subordinates to bring down Liu Yong and Hugen to treat them well, and then leave after a day of correction.

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On the way home, Liu Yong smiled and took special care of Hugen and said: After going back, don't say anything about what you experienced on the road, otherwise let Mrs. know, and let him come out in the future?

Hugen said: Please rest assured, Hugen is not a mouthy person.

Back in Nanxun, Liu Yong received a request for help from Jiangxi. Liu Yongyou took people to Jiangxi, put grain at the Nanchang City Gate to help the victims, and donated money to build embankments to resist floods.

Liu Yong sighed: The way of heaven and earth, the accumulation must be discharged, I will not wait for it to leak and vent myself first, and I have been punished.

The locals thanked Liu Yong for his kindness and built a memorial hall by the river, placing his immortal pillar in the center. That's an afterword.