Lei Yue Longmen

On the banks of the Zhuohe River, there was heavy rain.

The river surged nine feet overnight, breaking through a gap of more than ten feet in the [-]-mile long embankment in Cao County, which is under the jurisdiction of Mayang County.Fortunately, the second flood control embankment was blocked.

Tian Daren, the magistrate of Mayang County with a pale complexion, swayed his fat body, trudging on the remote embankment with one deep foot and one shallow foot, and was about to be frightened by the yellow waves just a few feet away.

The remote embankment was originally built to prevent catastrophic floods. Although it is higher and wider than the first embankment, it may not be stronger than the thread embankment on the edge of a knife.

Shirtless civilian husbands carried heavy sandbags and passed him one by one, rushing to the breach without even taking a look at this fifth-rank official who was usually avoided.

Even the most helpless ordinary people know that if the breach is not blocked, once the remote embankment is washed away, the family members connected with their blood will face the danger.

After finally sliding through the mud to the temporary thatched hut on the remote dike, Mr. Tian wanted to listen first, but there were always people coming in and out of the thatched hut.He couldn't find the gap, so he wiped his face with shaking hands, and twisted his wet cuffs.Gritting his teeth, he plunged into the grass shed as if he was going to die.

"Chentian Daren, it's late to pick you up, please..."

Oops!As soon as his kneecaps touched the ground, he realized that it was not the time to come in.

Several male voices in the grass shed were discussing urgently.

A person speaking with a Wu dialect accent said: "The lower reaches of the river have fully opened the gates to discharge floods, but the upper reaches have lost a lot of sediment. The current water storage capacity of each river channel has reached the upper limit, and there is still a steady stream of river water flowing down. If the heavy rain continues If you don't retreat until evening, I'm afraid, this thousand-mile plain will become the country of Ze."

"Not only that, if a flash flood breaks out upstream, Cao County will definitely be affected, and more than a dozen counties in the downstream will also be doomed. The people must be evacuated as soon as possible."

"However, there are at least [-] people in the county. Is it too late to evacuate now?"

"Hum!" A loud shout pierced through the low ceiling, "How did the three-hundred-mile long embankment in Mayang County be repaired! The embankment in the lower reaches has lasted for ten years at least, and the embankment in Cao County can't be repaired. In three years, it will be ruined, and the county magistrate of Cao County keeps yelling that he has no money, so where did the million taels of silver allocated by the court go! "

Tian Daren panicked.He didn't know anything about river governance and embankment repairs. He just listened to the command of the former governor of river governance and did what he was asked to do. All the money in the running water went into his pocket.If the county magistrate of Cao County doesn't come with money, he won't come either.Now that such a big mistake has happened, it is inevitable that they will be implicated.The county magistrate of Cao County is also true, why are you yelling around?Wouldn't it be over if we discuss it internally and report it together?Now I might be caught in a nest.

"Song Yushi, be safe and don't be impatient. Now is not the time to pursue responsibility. These matters will be left to His Majesty to deal with in the future. The most important thing is to evacuate the people along the coast. Master Huang, how long do you think this breach can be closed? "

The person with the Wu accent earlier said: "I'm afraid it will be the fastest, and it will be tomorrow afternoon."

The atmosphere was suddenly silent.

In the face of the pouring rain, it is still unknown whether this second line of defense can last until tomorrow morning.

"How about this, I will go upstream to divert the flood and discharge the flood. Once the water level drops, Helong will naturally get twice the result with half the effort."

Gu Mian looked at the mud all over his body, and the red-robed Yunyan was blurred, hesitantly said: "But the upper reaches of the Zhuohe River have a beautiful terrain, there are many rapids and waterfalls, where is there a diversion and flood discharge?"

Huang Shiliang said calmly, "Master Gu doesn't know something. Two years ago, I visited the hydrology and geography on both sides of the Zhuohe River. When I passed through Longmen County, Qingyang County upstream, I found a scale at the foot of a barren mountain twenty miles away from Longmen. Weihu Lake is just the right size to store water in the river. Back then, the magistrate of Longmen County asked me for water control methods, and I said that a ditch could be built between Zhuohe River and Linwei Lake, which would be of great use in the future.”

Gu Mian was overjoyed when he heard the words, "Longmen County is only a hundred miles away. If you ride a fast horse, you can get there in half a day. It's just rainy and slippery, and the mountain roads are rough, so it's not easy to walk!" When hesitating, he turned to the north. "Your Highness, what do you think?" Everyone knew that the situation had reached a critical juncture, and they all looked north one after another.

"This matter is feasible. Is Tian Daren, the magistrate of Mayang County, here?"

At this time, a mellow female voice sounded between low and high, without too much emotional ups and downs, but it made Mr. Tian's shoulders shiver, and his face was buried in the mud humbly.

"The minister...the minister is here."

"I ask you alone, how many families are there in the lower reaches of Cao County?"

"Return...Return to Your Highness, the registered population of thirteen counties including Fan County, Chen County, and Liu County in the lower reaches of Cao County has a total of 15, [-], and more than [-] households."

"How long will it take for everyone to evacuate?"

"Yes, it will take two days, oh no, one day, as long as His Highness orders, the ministers will not stop, and all must, must be evacuated before evening."

"Don't talk big, if you can't finish it in one day, then you will be punished alone, wouldn't it be lonely and unreasonable again?"

"This……"

This is the resolute and ruthless imperial concubine in the rumors.

Today's son's eldest daughter was in the East Palace when she was 13 years old, and it has been ten years so far.This time he was patrolling the river, and he came to Cao County under his rule. But at this time, the levee in Cao County burst, and there was a heavy rainstorm that hadn’t happened in 20 years.

Hearing that she had picked off the heads of many officials along the way, Magistrate Tian felt that his own head was also dangling on his shoulders.

"Gujian, can you evacuate the population of the thirteen counties before noon tomorrow?"

"Yes, yes. I will do it right away, I will go right away." Tian Daren seemed to have caught a glimmer of life in a dead place, supported the ground, got up panting, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and wished he could fly out of the grass with his wings shed.

"Huang Shiliang!"

"The minister is here."

"I'll lend you the lonely Qianli horse. You take the lonely handbook and a team of guards to accompany you. You must arrive at Longmen County before dark. The rest of the matter will be handled by you. You don't want merit, just do your best."

"Don't worry, Your Highness, I will live up to His Highness's trust."

The two left the thatched hut one after another, Gu Mian mused: "Your Highness cherishes Master Huang's talents, and he has good intentions. It's just that Tian Da Ren is really embarrassing for Da Ren."

"I know. It's just that the situation is urgent right now, so we have to use his influence to coordinate the local area and evacuate the people. I don't care about that much."

She turned around in front of the topographic map. The large blue robe made her look thin and thin, but her upright figure and calm demeanor made up for everything, making her easily win the trust of others.It is this trust accumulated over the years that makes every decision she makes an irresistible criterion in the hearts of others.

Just after noon, the rain has finally eased, but the sky is still covered with dark clouds, and there is a faint tendency to return.

The Queen Mother and her party stood at the head of the embankment where the wind was high and the waves were high, watching people throw fishing nets and sandbags into the crevasse. The sandbags were quickly submerged and the fishing nets were washed away.In the face of Zhuohe's mighty power, human beings are abused wantonly like ants.

Suddenly, an ecstatic cry came from the shore: "Folks, the water level has dropped. Work harder, and the hole will be blocked tonight."

"what happened?"

After a while, the general beside the empress dowager trotted back and couldn't help saying, "Your Highness, the Shui Ze Monument has just dropped a foot. It must be that Mr. Huang's diversion and flood discharge in the upper reaches have had an effect. If this continues, there is hope for a close relationship."

The Empress Dowager raised her eyebrows unexpectedly. It has only been half a day. Even if Huang Shiliang hastened his horse, he has just arrived in Longmen County. How can he lower the water level of the Zhuo River by one foot?

In the evening, the torrential rain came again, and the torrential trend was worse than that of the day, but the level of the stele has not risen since the water.

"It seems that Master Huang's method is indeed effective." Even Gu Mian, who has always been the most calm, couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief, thankfully this time there was no danger.

After one night, the clouds disappeared.With the concerted efforts of the upstream and downstream, the water level of the stele dropped seven feet in a row, and the water level returned to normal before noon.The breach also officially closed at noon.The people rejoiced and rushed to the embankment to celebrate.However, what made them cheer the most was a group of prison cars carrying officials of all sizes from Mayang County.

The first one carried none other than Tian Daren, the governor of Qingyang County.He lay on the railing like a fat goose waiting to be slaughtered, weeping bitterly, yelling for injustice.

Gu Mian said: "I heard that the people in the county call him Tian Sanqi. The money for building the embankment flows to him, and the three and seven cents are automatically divided into accounts. Seven cents go into his pocket, and three cents are reserved for embankment construction."

Mu Yunzhong's face was full of contempt: "Oh, he was still yelling injustice in front of His Highness, saying that most of the money for river governance went into the pockets of the former governor of river governance, and he was the big boss. Little did he know that it was the governor of river governance before he was imprisoned. He was the one who exposed it. This pair of dogs eat dogs, and they completely forgot about their own uncleanness in the matter of pulling people's backs, and they were more active than anyone else."

"Yeah, His Highness has long been tired of watching this episode. This time, he was merciful and didn't directly ask for beheading. If we put it aside..."

Just as he was talking, there was a group of people returning from a distance, Gu Mian said with a smile: "It is the hero of flood control who has returned."

Li Jingchen personally welcomed Huang Shiliang into the hut, and thanked him for his great kindness in saving tens of thousands of people from flooding.

Unexpectedly, Huang Shiliang smiled and said: "Your Highness is serious, how dare I be greedy for the achievements of heaven. This flood discharge from Longmen is not my masterpiece."

Li Jingchen was suspicious.

Huang Shiliang smiled and said, "It's that Zhuangyuan Cen who once asked me for advice on water control strategies."

In the evening, Li Jing was resting on the edge of the bathtub. When Mu Yun, his personal maid, came in to deliver the clothes, he mistakenly thought she was asleep, so he lightened his steps, leaned over to test the water temperature, and called softly, "Your Highness?"

Li Jingchen let out a "hmm" and opened his eyelids vaguely.Two gleams of light were completely different from those in the daytime slaughter in the sleepy eyes that were covered in water vapor.Long black hairs floated in the water, like seaweed, covering most of the vital parts of the body.But the pink cheeks, smooth bare back, and gracefully curved bone curves are still presented through the lazy sleeping position, which often makes Yun Zai, who is a little underdeveloped, stare straight at him.

She is not the gentle and indisputable woman advertised by the world, but the contours of her face are extremely soft and beautiful, and it is easy for people to feel a natural feeling of intimacy, but no one will be reckless enough to really get close to her as a mortal.Everyone knew that she was Yurui, the crown princess who was under one person and above ten thousand people. Even though her position was rumored to be in jeopardy, she still had the right to kill any official below the fifth rank.

"Your Highness has not slept for two days and two nights. You must be exhausted. Don't catch a cold. Go back to the dormitory to rest."

Li Jingchen hummed boredly, changed direction, and continued to lie in the water.

"Yun Zai, do you still remember Cen Zhu?"

Mu Yunzai opened a pair of big copper bell-like eyes, and squatted down in front of her curiously, "Did the second princess write to His Highness again about Cen Zhu?"

"Ok?"

In Yun Zai's impression, the name Cen Zhuo has always been tied to the second princess.As the younger sister of the first mother of the emperor's daughter, their second princess has a very different style of behavior from the elder sister.One is as introverted as a pine on a lonely mountain, and the other is as outgoing as a runaway rabbit. If it weren't for their too similar looks, it would be really hard to think that they would be a pair of sisters.The projection also formed two completely different attitudes in terms of emotion.For example, the person in Li Jingxuan's heart is not even allowed to mention his name, while Li Jingxuan hopes that the whole world will know that she likes Cen Zhuo.

Hearing the name mentioned by the Crown Princess, Yun Zai naturally thought that she was hurt by the second princess's overly bold and unrestrained feelings.

Li Jingchen felt it was funny when he realized it, and unexpectedly gave him an intriguing smile.After washing off the mud, sand and exhaustion all over his body, he came out of the bath.

Yun Zai's expression was blank, and he was flicked by the water drops from His Highness's fingertips, and then remembered the old master's words that he should not look at indecent words. He hurriedly put down his clothes and hid behind the screen, waiting for the moment when the beauty came out of the bath.

Li Jingchen, who has changed back into women's clothing, is definitely one of Yurui's most beautiful beauties. How beautiful is she?Yun Zai has his own set of considerations in his heart. If the beauty of the world is one stone, the beauty of His Highness will be eight, the person who cannot mention his name will have one share, and the rest will share the rest.Of course, she is somewhat selfish in such a division. In her eyes, her highness not only has a beautiful appearance, but also has a noble background and extraordinary bearing that no one else can match. This makes her naturally have a lot of capital that is much higher than ordinary people.If it is only based on appearance, even the little girl who has always been eager to protect her master has to admit that it is possible for that person who cannot mention her name to take Jiu Dou alone.Hmph, who made her make His Highness sad? She deserved only one fight.

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