Chapter 137: A Strange Flood
Looking at this situation, Gu Yufei turned out to be the most favored of the six beauties.
Gu Yufei is also from a high-ranking family after all, and she is the daughter of the family, originally the regent and General Liu thought that she would rather die than give in, but they didn't expect her to behave better than those civilian women, and accept it even faster.
At this time, Gu Yufei leaned on the regent's chest, letting the regent's hand rage on her body, but the two looming long legs were placed on the legs of General Liu, who was sitting cross-legged.
She took a small bunch of grapes from the small table next to her, picked one, peeled it, and stuffed it into the mouth of the regent Qin Wei.
Qin Wei ate the sweet and sour grape with satisfaction, and said to Luo Chu, who saw this scene next to him but looked like a monk: "Mr. Luo, according to your opinion, when should the plan be implemented?" ”
Luo Chu said lightly: "Back to the prince, I think it's better to wait a few more days." ”
Hearing Luo Chu say this, General Liu drank the wine in the cup in one gulp, and put the wine glass heavily on the small table, "Are you waiting until this time?" Luo Chu, do you know how long the prince has been waiting for this day! ”
Luo Chu didn't quarrel with General Liu either, but just turned his head to look at the regent next to him, whose eyes were slowly darkening.
The regent pinched the soft and warm flesh in his hand hard, causing Gu Yufei to cry out in pain, and then he said coldly: "Don't wait, act according to the plan!" ”
Luo Chu had already guessed that Qin Wei would not listen to him if he had come to this point, he lowered his head, pulled the corners of his mouth slightly, and did not continue to oppose the decision made by Qin Wei, but only expressed his submission with silence.
The rain kept falling, and even in the eldest princess's mansion, the lotus pond in the backyard garden was already full.
If it weren't for the waterway left for the garden in advance, and Lu Zhou took people to clear the waterway that had not been used for a long time in the rain, the garden of the Eldest Princess's Mansion would have been waterlogged.
Ruda and his men did not return until the next morning.
This night, the rain in the whole capital did not stop, and in the morning, the sky was gray, and the rain was even heavier than yesterday, as if God was pouring water from the sky to the earth with a basin.
When Luda Tang Meng and the others returned home, there was no dry place on their bodies.
Without waiting for a change of clean clothes, he came to report to Qin Shuhuang and Xie Xuanye.
After the rain, the weather was steep and cold, the two ran outside for a day and a night, and when they entered the house, they couldn't help but tremble, Qin Shuhuang asked Ruihe to take the maid to carry two braziers and put them in front of Luda and Tang Meng.
The fire was baked, and the two of them felt better, and their bodies gradually recovered their temperature, and they no longer couldn't help but tremble.
"How's the situation on the outskirts of Beijing?" Qin Shuhuang asked anxiously.
Taking a deep breath, Luda said: "Back to Your Highness, it's not good, almost half of the east of the suburbs of Beijing has been flooded, and Anping County and the surrounding four counties have all been submerged, and they have been seriously affected. If the rain continues like this, I am afraid that the downstream Lincheng will be affected. ”
At present, it is known that the main victims of the disaster are the east of the suburbs of Beijing, where the vast majority of the people's fields are the land of the common people, and most of the fields of the Xungui Gaomen are in the west of the suburbs of Beijing, but they have not been affected much.
Although Qin Shuhuang's hot spring Zhuangzi is also in the east of the suburbs of Beijing, the terrain there is high, and it is still safe at present.
Qin Shuhuang's face was gloomy, and the situation was a little more serious than she expected.
She asked coldly, "What about the Evergreen Temple?" ”
Tang Meng hated and said: "Changqing Temple is halfway up Changqing Mountain, and the flood has not affected it. ”
"What about the people?"
"When my subordinates took people to check yesterday, they notified the village chiefs affected all the way, presumably they will temporarily gather the people to save themselves, at present, because of the flood, there are not many people who have lost their lives, but the flood will spread like this, I'm afraid it's not good, and there will be countless displaced people around the capital at that time!" Ruda Road.
Just as Qin Shuhuang was talking to Luda Tang Meng, a personal guard outside hurriedly ran in.
Hearing the familiar voice, Luda turned his head to look at the guards who were drenched and hurriedly ran in front of him, and frowned: "Qi Liu, why did you come back, didn't I let you stay there to check the situation and come back at night?" ”
The personal guard under the name of Luda immediately knelt down on one knee and said violently: "Your Highness, the prince, the captain, it's not good, the south of the suburbs of Beijing has also suffered a flood!" ”
Everyone was shocked!
There is the Anjiang River in the south of the suburbs of Beijing, and there are Shuangsong Lake and Jinghun Lake in the upper reaches of the Anjiang River, and these two large lakes are never full.
Last year, the Ministry of Households also allocated money specifically for the construction and strengthening of the embankment.
Since the founding of the Dawu Dynasty, there has been no flood in the south of the suburbs of Beijing.
In the eleventh year of Emperor Taizu, it rained heavily for ten days and ten nights in the capital, and in this way, Jingnan was not flooded.
But this is such a Jingnan, but suddenly there was a flood!
Although the rain has been heavy these days, it is not enough to make Jingnan flood!
Qin Shuhuang and Xie Xuanye glanced at each other.
Xie Xuanye said solemnly: "This king will go back to the house to arrange to check if there is something else wrong with the flood." ”
Xie Xuanye walked away quickly.
Qin Shuhuang asked Rui Miao to arrange for Lu Da Tang Meng and others to rest, and then called Ye Xuan, Aunt Su, and several stewards who had bought grain before.
When arranging the grain storage warehouse before, Qin Shuhuang arranged all the warehouses in a high-altitude place, and now she has to send the stewards to watch the warehouse with their own hands to avoid any accidents.
After the stewards left with some of the guards, Ruihe couldn't help but ask, "Your Highness, do you want to rescue?" ”
Qin Shuhuang shook his head, "It's not time." Call Lu Zhou! ”
Lu Zhou arrived in front of Qin Shuhuang, "Your Highness, what are your orders?" ”
"Steward Lu, send someone to keep an eye on the prices of rice, grain and vegetables in the east and west markets, and report to the palace every morning and evening."
"Yes!"
Steward Lu got the order and set off for Dongshi with the steward.
The price of rice in the east market is slightly more expensive, and they are all shops of big merchants, and most of the people patronized are the stewards and servants of the major noble families, and the amount of each purchase is also large, but the quality of various products is generally better than that of the west market.
The West Market is much more lively than the East Market, most of the sellers and buyers are ordinary people, and there are more types of goods than the East Market, but the volume is not as stable as the East Market.
Merchants are the most sensitive group of people.
In just a few days of heavy rain, the grain in the East Market has risen by 20%.
If this rain continues, it is not impossible to double the price of food!
Taking advantage of the opportunity to come to Dongshi, Lu Zhou hurriedly instructed the steward and the servant to quickly buy some commonly used grains and food such as grain, meat, vegetables, and wine.
When he arrived at the grain shop, Lu Zhou found that they had no chance at all, and there was already a long queue in front of the grain store, all of whom were stewards and small servants from large families.
Lu Zhou sighed and withdrew his manpower, thinking that Her Royal Highness the eldest princess asked him to store food and supplies in advance a few days ago, he didn't know why at the time, but now that he thinks about it, His Royal Highness is really far-sighted.
Since there is no shortage in the house, Lu Zhou will not rush to this excitement.
Let people go to the major stores and ask the price, and rush to the West Market.
The situation in the west market is even more exaggerated than in the east market, as long as it is a shop selling grain, the outside is crowded with people.
Many grain shops have closed their doors because of their small stocks, and they have hung signs that they are closed.
Lu Zhou saw that the corn that sold for ten cents a bucket on weekdays had risen to twenty cents a bucket! That's it, not everyone can buy it!
Lu Zhou was shocked, and hurriedly ordered the coachman to drive back to the eldest princess's mansion.
A few days ago, there was a sparse flow of people at the door of a hard-to-find "Chongqing hot pot......