Chapter 116. River messenger
The autumn rain continued for a day, Wang Gang had to stay in Ruyang Houfu, accompanied by the two ladies, fortunately, the two daughters were more gentle, but they got along very well.
It's just that Wang Gang was a little uneasy, maybe it was the constant thunder outside, knowing that in the evening, the prisoner rushed over to tell him that Wu Zhao had led the soldiers back to Tongguan, and Wang Gang's heart settled down.
The second day was the day of the early dynasty, and Wang Gang had to get up from Zhang Yue'er's arms early, braved the pouring rain, and came to the door of the main hall.
The roof of the carriage was powerless in the face of such heavy rain, so that the oil-paper umbrellas were also furnished, and the ministers were drenched in soup, and the older ones were afraid that they were a little unbearable.
Fortunately, the door of the main hall opened relatively early today, and there were eunuchs inside who had already prepared ginger tea, so that these old ministers would not lose their lives because of the wind and cold in the early dynasty.
Liu Hong came in and glanced at the ministers and asked.
"Is Tai Shiling here?"
An old man in his fifties, with a goatee, hurriedly ran to the front and saluted.
"Weichen Taishi Ling Mu Hong, meet Your Majesty"
Tai Shi Ling was originally a subordinate official of Tai Changqing, and he was more than a thousand dans, and he was originally not qualified to come to the early dynasty, but Liu Hong may have specially summoned him.
"Mu Hong, why is it still so rainy today, and I don't see your Taishi Ling's report"
Liu Hong's face turned a little colder.
"Back to Your Majesty, this year is the morning star as a disaster, and the town star is far away, which is a flood disaster."
"How do you crack that?"
"The morning star is a woman in the world, if you find a woman of a hundred golden hairpins and throw herself into the river, you can solve today's disaster"
Mu Hong's eyes kept rolling after speaking, wanting to see His Majesty's reaction.
The other ministers whispered after listening to Mu Hong's words, but Xun Shuang looked at Mu Hong with sharp eyes and did not speak.
Originally, Wang Gang didn't care, this was a normal phenomenon, but when he heard Mu Hong say that he was going to throw a hundred young women into the Yellow River, he couldn't help it anymore.
"It's a bunch of nonsense, and you dare to confuse the public with gossip"
As soon as the king stepped forward, he was about to grab the collar of a little old man.
"General Anton, don't be rude, listen to Muhon"
Liu Hong glared at Wang Gang, not understanding what this had to do with Wang Gang.
Mu Hong didn't expect that it was this young general who came out to oppose first, and he didn't know what Wang Gang thought in his heart.
"The morning stars clash with each other, the rain is endless, this year Yuzhou, Hebei and other places have been raining for more than ten days, and now even Luoyang is raining heavily, if it cannot be controlled in time, I am afraid that the river will flood, a country. At that time, the farmland will be flooded and people will be displaced."
After Mu Hong finished speaking, the discussion in the hall was much louder, and Dong Zhong kept giving Wang Gang a look, hoping that this kid would come back quickly, although he also felt that Mu Hong's method was unreliable, but now there is no good way.
Liu Hong listened to Mu Hong's words and also fell into deep thought.
"What does this heavy rain have to do with the young woman, since she knows that there will be a flood, she should order the people to evacuate to the mountains as soon as possible, send people to dredge the river, strengthen the river embankment, and allocate food."
After Wang Gang finished speaking, the ministers behind him looked at Wang Gang like fools, what you said was light.
The general He Jin had a smile on his face, he didn't expect this Wang Gang to come out by himself and feel uncomfortable.
"The old minister thinks that the method that Ruyang Hou said is feasible"
Just when everyone was watching Wang Gang's jokes, Liu Kuan, the big Si Nong, came out and said.
Sure enough, Liu Kuan spoke, and Liu Hong became more serious.
"Sinong thinks this method is feasible"
"It is up to people to plan things, it is up to heaven to make things happen, and everything depends on the will of heaven"
Liu Kuan didn't dare to say too much, in case he couldn't control it and caused hundreds of thousands of people to suffer, then he was afraid that he would have to apologize with death.
Liu Hong listened to Liu Kuan's words, and his heart was lost, not to mention the grain and grass that Wang Gang said, where did the people come from, and whether this time alone was too late is also a question mark.
"Mu Hong, offer a hundred maidens, can you ensure that the water of the great river does not flood?"
"This ...... This.. ”
Mu Hong was speechless for a moment, and he didn't dare to guarantee that this was not as simple as killing the head, and the nine clans were not enough to kill.
The whole hall was somewhat quiet, Liu Hong sat back on the dragon chair weakly, and the heavy rain outside the hall seemed to be even more violent.
"Your Majesty, it's better to give the order as soon as possible"
Wang Gang looked at Liu Hong and didn't speak, and ran out again and said.
The others were really speechless to Wang Gang this time, I don't know why Wang Gang wanted to wade into this troubled water, it was the flooding of the big river, and it had nothing to do with you General Anton.
It was too late for a few ministers who were good with Wang Gang to stop him.
"Spread the decree, Ruyang Hou Wang Gang, temporarily acting as the envoy of the river, governing the big river, in order to prevent floods, all states and counties will cooperate with each other, and must not be lazy"
Liu Hong was also annoyed by Wang Gang, since you want to take care of it, then take care of it for you, anyway, no one will take the initiative to take care of this mess.
"The Last General's Decree"
He Jin and Yang Biao were also a little puzzled when they saw Wang Gang receiving the order so smoothly, this kid couldn't be stupid in Luoyang recently.
"If you have any other requirements, you might as well say them together"
"Money, food, people"
Wang Gang looked at Liu Hong and said with a little embarrassment.
Liu Hong was speechless for a while when he heard this, he just said, this Wang Gang is really not polite, but since he wants to keep the river, he doesn't spend money and doesn't have people, it's obviously impossible.
"How much food does Shaofu have left?"
Shaofu Liu Yu hurriedly came out of the ranks, one by one is embarrassed, the Yellow Emperor just ordered a few days ago to reduce taxes, plus this year's war, Shaofu does not have much money.
"Money can be set aside for 50 million yuan, and grain for 200,000 stones, which is already the biggest bottom line"
"Give it all to him"
The money is indeed a little less, and the food is still okay, perhaps because of the recent autumn harvest.
"I will transfer 3,000 soldiers from the West Garden to you, and the hussar general and Si Nong will also assist you, if there is still a large-scale flood, I am the only one who asks"
Dong Chong's face was dead when he heard this, this brother-in-law is too cold, and he hasn't married yet, so he even brought himself.
"Your Majesty"
Wang Gang was overjoyed.
The early dynasty also dispersed in a hurry, Dong Chong followed behind Wang Gang, kept shaking his head and sighing, only a few old ministers had a little more respect for Wang Gang's eyes.
"Brother Dong doesn't have to sigh, brother is sure"
Wang Gang saw that Dong Chong's face was not good, and hurriedly opened his mouth to persuade him.
Dong Zhong glanced up, the autumn rain had no intention of stopping, but Liu Kuan, the farmer next to him, had a calm face.
"Lord Liu, the matter of helping the people will be exhausted, and General Dong and I will go to dredge the river."
Wang Gang also knows that he is two catties, and Liu Kuan is still the best at providing relief to the people on a large scale like this.
"I heard that there are two talented people in Ruyanghou, you might as well call to help the old man"
Liu Kuan smiled, but Wang Gang was stunned when he heard it, not knowing what Liu Kuan meant by this.
"Always seek a background for your subordinates, the old man will introduce you for you, now is the time"
Wang Gang hurriedly thanked him, but Liu Kuan shook his hand and excused himself, but saluted Wang Gang respectfully.