rebirth will be hard to find

It was not unreasonable for Chu Yi to insist on going to Qizhou in person. No matter how shrewd and capable the people in the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Households were, with their identities, there would always be people who would take chances and delay.And although she has no title so far, as an imperial daughter who has entered the court and participated in politics, her status is unquestionable, and it is good to shock people's hearts.

Hurrying all the way through the heavy rain, Chu Yi only took six days to get from the capital to the border of Qizhou, which was only one day longer than Li Lin's smooth journey back then.But even so, Chu Yi came too late—heavy rain continued for several days, the water level of the Huaihe River soared, and the "river bank" that was half gravel and half straw was not able to support it at all. It was destroyed a few days ago. The flood destroyed it.

When Chu Yi came to Qizhou, it was already a whole country.

Seeing those submerged fertile fields and facing those displaced refugees in person is completely different from seeing just a few lines of text on the memorial.Chu Yi was so angry that he wanted to capture all the officials, big and small, from Qizhou, and kill them all on the spot!

It's a pity that these people are powerful and rich, and they will always run faster than ordinary people.

Ever since Li Lin escaped from the hunt, the prefect of Qizhou realized that things were going badly.But after all, he has served in Qizhou for many years, from the magistrate to the prefect, his foundation is all here, and he didn't abandon everything to escape even if he was lucky for a while.It's a pity that the heavy rain came after that, seeing that the flood was about to happen, the prefect who had already been greedy realized that something was wrong, so he ran away with his family and guards.

As soon as the eunuch ran away, all the officials in Qizhou followed suit.Later, when Chu Yi brought people over, and then dispatched soldiers and horses to get them, how could he find them?Even though he ran not far before, thinking that he would come back after the flood subsided, he fled away in a hurry after hearing the news, so that Chu Yi mobilized troops from three places to come, but in the end he only caught a few who were not even shrimps. The petty official.

Chu Yi was so angry that he gritted his teeth, but apart from ordering the arrest of these people, he had no time to deal with them at this moment.The soldiers and horses brought were not used to capture people, they were all used for disaster relief, and the river embankment was no longer worth saving, so Chu Yi simply sent someone to drive a boat to search to see if there were any trapped people who survived.In addition, it is to guide these refugees to evacuate to nearby state capitals.

Because Chu Yi came quickly and brought a lot of soldiers and horses, there was no time for chaos in Qizhou after the flood.But even so, the mess in front of him is not so easy for Chu Yi to clean up.

It had been raining heavily for many days, and the flood was not sudden. Some vigilant people had already packed up their valuables and fled with them, even though they were reluctant to leave because of the family property.But even if they had money, they couldn't buy anything after the flood, and they lost their homes and land after all, and they were also refugees when they went to other places.

After all, Chu Yi still listened to Chu Zhao's words. She just went to the front to see it in person when she arrived in Qizhou on the first day.It is said that water and fire are ruthless, so she naturally did not take the risk of staying in front for a long time, so she hurriedly moved the accompanying officials to a safe place.You know, even now, the rain still hasn't stopped, but it's not so heavy, and it keeps falling continuously, and it's not known when it will end.

"Your Highness, I'm afraid it's not enough just to guide them. These refugees fled in a hurry. Even if they brought valuable things, most of them didn't bring rations. And the wealth is not revealed. With the current chaos, I'm afraid they dare not spend money to buy it. Food." The one who spoke was a Yuanwailang from the household department. He was not a high-ranking official, but his ability was excellent. He was sent to deal with Qizhou's affairs after he fell in Chu Zhao's eyes.

Food is the most important thing for the people, and eating is always the most important thing.Although Chu Yi has a noble status now, she is the most clear about the feeling of being hungry, so she nodded immediately and said: "Let all the nearby state capitals open warehouses, we can't make people starve to death."

Since it was Chu Yi who came in person, Chu Zhao's imperial decree not only gave her the right to mobilize the local garrison, but also allowed her to act cheaply.Others must report things like opening warehouses and releasing grain, and they can only be done after they get permission.But for Chu Yi, it was just a matter of one sentence, and no magistrate would dare to refuse.

At this time, the doctor who came with the official department opened his mouth. All the officials in Qizhou ran away. Food distribution is essential, but Your Highness, this food can’t be given in vain. People’s hearts are uncertain, and idleness creates chaos. If these victims are allowed to do nothing all day long, I’m afraid it will bring disaster to the nearby state capital.”

Chu Yi pondered for a moment, and then said: "Master Zhou's words are very true. Then let people transfer all the food. This is their homeland, and they will definitely come back after the flood. In this case, wait until the heavy rain stops. Afterwards, let them dig a canal to divert water, and just in time to repair the embankment of the Huai River. As for the rain, let them build a place to come out."

Qizhou was not very big, but it was not small either. A flood covered half of Qizhou, tens of thousands of people were affected, and tens of thousands of refugees escaped.Chu Yi temporarily recruited only [-] troops, and nearly half of them were sent to rescue people from disasters. However, it is not difficult for the remaining troops to restrain the unarmed refugees.

The two adults who were sent by Chu Zhao to help had no objection when they heard that it was routine and the best solution to use work for relief.But after the general direction is determined, other details still need to be carefully studied.For example, post-disaster epidemic prevention, how to deal with the refugees who have been evacuated, and the problem of food, I am afraid that only a few nearby state capitals cannot support it, and they have to be recruited from afar...

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The matter of disaster relief is very cumbersome, and if it is not handled properly, it may involve the life and death of an unknown number of people.

Chu Yi didn't dare to take it lightly, and took the two adults who accompanied him and the five thousand soldiers recruited, and they were so busy in Qizhou that they never touched the ground.

After the rain stopped, the water level of Huai River gradually receded.Seeing that the project of digging canals and embankments was about to be feasible, Chu Yi sent a letter back to Beijing, recruiting Li Lin, who had suffered and frightened before, and decisively threw him on the Huaishui river embankment.

Collecting food and grass, pacifying refugees, digging canals and repairing embankments, everything went on like this. Although it was orderly, it was enough to make people forget the time.When the disaster in Qizhou was basically brought under control, nearly a month had passed, the hottest summer had passed, and the green trees on the hills in the distance gradually began to turn yellow.

The flood has receded, and Chu Yi and the others have now moved into the city to live. On this day, Li Lin came back from the embankment of the Huaishui River.

The son of an aristocratic family who was originally a glorious man, now his shoes are covered with mud, the corners of his clothes are stained with mud, and even his fair face is sunburned black and red, he looks really embarrassed.However, the embarrassment is the embarrassment, Li Lin's spirit is excellent, and his eyes are brighter than when he was in the palace.

"Is there anything wrong with Huaishui? You have time to come to my place today." Chu Yi was looking at the consumption of money and food for this month, the amount was more than she had expected, thinking that he might have to find Brother Huang again Asking for help, she frowned slightly.

Li Lin found a place to sit down in the house carelessly, and poured tea to drink: "The embankment has basically taken shape, so you don't need to stare at it every day. Look at me, I'm so tanned, I'm afraid I'm going to go back home." I don't know my father anymore, and before I go back, I have to take good care of him, so that I won't be ashamed to face people when I go back, and make people laugh at me for nothing."

Hearing that the repairing of the embankment was going well, Chu Yi's slightly frowning brows loosened, and at this moment he raised his eyes to look at Li Lin's black and red face, and couldn't help laughing: "It needs to be raised. But having said that, it doesn't matter if it's darker, it just adds some masculinity."

Li Lin rolled his eyes when he heard the words: "Your Highness is just making fun of me. If Zi'an is exposed like this, do you still like it?" He knew that Chu Yi didn't care, so he said without hesitation: "Speaking of which, the place in Beizhou is not very good. Alright, Zian has to practice when he enters the barracks, maybe he is darker than me now! Your Highness likes his masculinity?"

My son An is handsome and beautiful, so she won't be so black, and she doesn't need any masculinity!

Chu Yi slandered, but his face was unmoved, and he only raised his eyebrows and gave Li Lin a sideways glance: "Zian can't get tanned. She practiced riding and shooting martial arts under the scorching sun every day, you can see that she was tanned before." ?”

The two chatted for a while, and when Li Lin mentioned Cheng Zian, he couldn't help but sigh: "It's been almost two months, and Zian has already arrived in Beizhou. I don't know if there is a fight there? In Qizhou, it's really a little No news either."

Chu Yi is quite clear about Cheng Zian's situation.Her cat followed, and it still fell asleep on one side and woke up on the other side. Except for a slightly longer time difference between falling asleep and waking up, everything was as usual.

Touching the table lightly with his fingers, Chu Yi said, "It should have started. Two months ago, General Qi submitted a memorial, saying that there was a transfer of troops from the country of Yan. The emperor's brother recently ascended the throne, and they always It is to find an opportunity to test it out, but it probably won't cause too much trouble."

Chu Yi said it with confidence, because just three days ago, Yan Guo had already called.Qi Yang had taken precautions long ago, but she didn't suffer any disadvantages. Cheng Zian also went to the battlefield once, but she followed Qi Yang as a personal soldier, and she didn't get any great credit, and she never encountered any fatal danger. I went to gain some knowledge and get used to the frontier battlefield.

Before the news came back, Chu Zhao didn't necessarily know about it, let alone Li Lin.He was just a little worried about Cheng Zian. He nodded upon hearing the words, but instead comforted Chu Yi and said, "Zi'an is pretty good. Even if there is a fight, nothing will happen."

Chu Yi smiled and was about to speak when there was a sudden noise outside.

When she frowned slightly, Li Lin had already put down his teacup and walked out, but before he walked out of the room to see what was going on, he heard someone shouting outside: "The imperial decree has arrived!"