Domineering Daming

After several months of heavy rain, it finally came.

The pouring rain poured down, and in just a quarter of an hour, the palace was flooded, and the maids and eunuchs were busy dredging.

Standing in front of the imperial study room, Zhu Xu looked worried at the heavy rain.

After a while, he was still not at ease, and asked Cao Huachun, "Xiao Cao, tell me, can those made by the Ministry of Industry withstand this heavy rain?"

Cao Huachun was also a little worried. He had only seen such rain in his life, and he didn't know how long it would last. After thinking about it, he said comfortingly: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, the river has not been dredged for a while. In [-], the slaves personally sent people to investigate, and the Yellow River was three feet deeper than before, so there should be no problem."

Zhu Xu didn't relax because of Cao Huachun's words. The Yellow River is known as the river in the sky, and it is impossible to send it back to the bottom without a continuous ten or eight years.

He looked at the sky that couldn't be seen far away, and said: "In this way, you send someone to order Xu Dahua, and ask him to be an imperial envoy for flood control, to personally supervise, and absolutely not let the flood burst!"

Cao Huachun knew that Zhu Xu was not at ease, so he agreed and arranged for someone to deliver the decree.

Not long after, a team of internal prison guards entered the rainy field with umbrellas, but the umbrellas were knocked down within a few steps, and they couldn't hold up such heavy rain at all!

The team of internal eunuchs hurried back, changed into coir raincoats, and quickly disappeared into the rain.

Seeing this scene, Zhu Xu frowned again. This heavy rain probably exceeded everyone's expectations.

"Your Majesty." The two inner eunuchs walked quickly from the rain not far away, and reported while standing in the rain: "Qin Tianjian..."

"Come up and tell me." Zhu Xu took two steps back and said.

The two inner eunuchs were taken aback, and hurried forward, stood under the eaves, and said more and more respectfully: "Your Majesty, the servants are on duty for the Qin Tianjian. According to Qin Tianjian's calculations, the heavy rain may not stop for seven days. , This kind of rain will last for three to five days."

"Three or five days?"

Zhu Xu looked dignified, pondered for a while, and said: "Well, I know, I have passed the decree to Wenzhao Pavilion, ordering King Xin to go out of Beijing to patrol the rainy area. If something happens, he can kill first and play later! King Jing and King Ping are also going out of Beijing separately!"

Cao Huachun took a deep look at Zhu Xu and said, "Yes."

After successive decrees came out of the palace, the high-ranking officials of the Ming Dynasty also understood that the emperor attached great importance to this heavy rain, and they all prepared for it. Everywhere was also braving the heavy rain, patrolling the river, digging diversions, and building embankments.

"emperor!"

At this moment, Shen Yongmao braved the heavy rain, hastily, even rushed in.

Immediately, Zhu Xu had a bad premonition in his heart, seeing Shen Yongmao walking quickly.

Shen Yongmao didn't care about other things. He took off his coir raincoat and held up the memorial directly: "The emperor, Shaanxi urgently reported that Gao Yingxiang dug embankments in Fengxiang and flooded hundreds of miles. Hong Chengchou's army was also washed away by the flood. Gao Yingxiang gathered hundreds of thousands of people. It’s already ten miles away from Xi’an Mansion.”

Zhu Xu's face darkened, and he grabbed the memorial and turned it up. This is Yang He's memorial. He said that there are not many troops stationed in Xi'an, and they are busy suppressing the rioters everywhere. The most important thing is that Bi Ziyan is in Xi'an right now. !

Zhu Xu frowned in pain, if Xi'an fell, it would be a huge blow to the Ming Dynasty, and it would also inspire civil unrest everywhere!

Xi'an gathered all the senior officials in Shaanxi, as well as Bi Ziyan, the emperor who was going to complete the provincial reform. If the city were to be destroyed, it would be equivalent to the whole of Shaanxi falling into the hands of Gao Yingxiang!

Zhu Xu was worried. The so-called prairie fire had already formed, and the court needed a heavy blow. He looked up at Shen Yongmao with a sullen face, and said, "What did the Ministry of War say?"

Shen Yongmao said: "Your Majesty, I suggest that you transfer Cao Zongbing from Shanxi and Qin Zongbing from Sichuan to lead the army into Shaanxi to assist Hong Chengchou in suppressing the bandits!"

Zhu Xu shook his head as soon as he heard it, and said: "They can't move, and these two places are not safe. An order was passed to Sun Chuanting, who was awarded the title of Minister of the Ministry of War, and entered Shaanxi with Shang Fang's sword. Hua led [-] infantry, Zhao led [-] cavalry, Cao Bianjiao led [-] forbidden troops, and [-] Shenji Battalion, obey orders!"

Shen Yongmao looked startled, other things are fine, Cao Bianjiao is the commander of the imperial army, how could he leave the palace at will?

In an instant, he understood the emperor's deep meaning. This was to express his importance to the civil unrest in Shaanxi, but he still objected: "Your Majesty, there should be no problem with the others. It's just Commander Cao. Do you need to consider it? The capital is critical, and you can't move it lightly... ..."

Zhu Xu waved his hand and said: "This matter has been decided in this way, and Wang Wensheng is ordered to lead the imperial army temporarily."

Wang Wensheng had disobeyed orders before, and was punished by eighty sticks, and all his official positions were cut off. Before Xu Hongru's White Lotus Sect rebelled, he committed crimes and performed meritorious service.

Shen Yongmao didn't care about these things, he thought about it seriously, and said: "Your Majesty, this discussion...I still feel something is wrong, please submit it to the Ministry of War for further discussion and repeat."

Zhu Xu looked at Shen Yongmao, thought for a while, and said, "Well, it must be quick, and nothing will happen to Bi Shi! Pass the decree to Yang He, no matter what, Xi'an must not be lost!"

Shen Yongmao also had a worried look on his face, and said: "Your Majesty, from Xi'an to the capital, it will take one day to expedite the eight hundred miles, and then send an order to go back..."

Zhu Xu understood what he meant as soon as he heard it, nodded and said: "You go to pass the decree. I have ordered reinforcements and constructions in the provincial government offices. A group of rioters will not be so easy to break through in three or two days. Then allocate fifty cannons to Xi'an No matter what, Xi'an must not lose anything!"

Shen Yongmao felt at ease, raised his hand and said: "I obey the order, I will go back to the Ministry of War, and I will play back as soon as possible."

"Well, hurry up!" Zhu Xu said while looking at the torrential rain with his hands behind his back.

Shen Yongmao responded "Yes", quickly put on the coir raincoat, stepped into the rain, and hurriedly disappeared into the rain and mist.

Looking at the increasing rain, Zhu Xu couldn't settle down. After pondering for a while, he asked Liu Shimin, "How about the Palace of Compassion and Ning, and the Palace of Renshou?"

Liu Shimin said: "Going back to the emperor, the Hall of Renshou is alright, the Palace of Compassion and Peace is relatively low, most of it is flooded, and we are trying our best to dredge it."

Speaking of this, Zhu Xu asked, "By the way, how many people are there in the palace now?"

Liu Shimin didn't answer, but turned to look at Cao Huachun.

Cao Huachun recalled, and said: "The emperor, since the first year of Chongzhen, the internal eunuchs have been recalled from all over the country, and the castration of newcomers to the palace has been stopped. At present, there are 420 seven internal eunuchs, and 310 six palace eunuchs."

Zhu Xu shook his head and said: "Well, send more people to the Palace of Compassion and Ning, and other places should be dredged as soon as possible. It will take six or seven days, and the palace cannot be flooded."

"Yes." Cao Huachun replied, and arranged for people to go to the Palace of Compassion.

Zhu Xu looked at the heavy rain, took a deep breath, turned around and walked inside.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"

Before he had taken two steps, Cao Bianjiao rushed in from the rain and said anxiously, "Your Majesty, the moat has swelled so much that it has already flooded many places."

Zhu Xu turned around in a hurry and came out. There are several large sections of houses on the other side of the moat. If it is flooded, there may be countless refugees.

When Cao Bianjiao saw Zhu Xu coming out, he didn't take off his coir raincoat, and said directly: "Your Majesty, there are many disaster victims hiding under the city wall, and the number is still increasing. There are already thousands of people."

Zhu Xu took a deep breath. After all, he couldn't settle down today. He looked at Cao Bianjiao and said, "You make arrangements, I'm going to have a look."

Cao Huachun hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the rain is too heavy, why not wait..."

Zhu Xu waved his hand and said: "You don't have to go, Cao Bianjiao, you arrange someone, call Shen Yongmao, and go with me."

Cao Huachun and Liu Shimin looked at each other, they both looked worried, Cao Bianjiao didn't talk nonsense, he turned around and ordered troops to make arrangements.

Wearing a thick coir raincoat, Zhu Xu stepped into the rain, and the raindrops fell on his body, instantly weighing dozens of kilograms, making Zhu Xu's steps a little unsteady.

After leaving the palace, Zhu Xu went straight to Zhengyang Gate, surrounded by the sound of rain beating, and he couldn't hear clearly without shouting face to face.

There are water connections everywhere along the road, repairing houses in the rain, moving goods, etc.

Fortunately, there is a cement road now, so there is no hindrance to the traffic coming and going, and the servants of Shuntian Mansion are everywhere, coming and going in a hurry.

Shen Yongmao and Cao Bianjiao, both wearing thick coir raincoats, followed Zhu Xu, followed by more than 20 forbidden troops.