Huizhou Prefecture
"This young master, the little old man's boat can row up to here.
I heard that if you go any further, there will be disaster, and the little old man will not be able to survive. "
A boatman wearing a bamboo hat, showing jagged teeth,
He said flatteringly,
There were four people sitting on this small boat. In addition to Yang Shiqi and Xia Yuanji who were brought out by Zhu Xiongying, there was also Uncle Wu who was dragged out by force.
Zhu Xiongying also thought that with so many corpses after a disaster, it would easily lead to a major epidemic. Bringing Uncle Wu over could be regarded as a professional counterpart.
Yang Shiqi narrowed his eyes. His Highness had already explained the situation to them.
Even an old Yinbi like Yang Shiqi was dumbfounded.
"Old man, you know that there is a disaster ahead, why don't you go to the capital?"
The fifth child, Zhu Rui, couldn't help but ask,
The little old man rowing the boat looked like he was looking at a fool.
He opened his mouth and explained,
"My lord, officials don't care about this.
What does it matter to me, a little old man who makes a living on the water?
I can't use that much strength either! "
Everyone is indifferent,
Xia Yuanji took out his wallet, took out a few taels of silver, and put it in his hand.
Then he counted the money carefully three times on his hand before handing the money to the little old man rowing the boat.
said,
"Uncle, this is the ship's money."
A group of four people disembarked,
Zhu Xi looked at Zhu Xiongying with helplessness on his face,
"I said, eldest nephew, do you want to torture me to death by pushing me so far?
Now it’s even worse. Just halfway through the journey, we were left behind.
The waterway ahead is also unavailable, so we can only take the land route.
I don’t know how many days it will take to ride there. "
Zhu Xiongying rolled his eyes and looked at the fifth child, Zhu Ju.
threatened,
"Uncle Fifth, if you keep talking nonsense, don't mess with me again!"
When the fifth child Zhu Xi heard this, he quickly shut up.
He stood beside Zhu Xiongying obediently and even leaned in to get closer.
Xia Yuanji knelt down and looked forward at the waterway.
sighed,
"If you can't take the waterway when you get to Huizhou Prefecture,
The front is completely ruined.
The last time we suffered such a severe flood, Weichen had only read about it in books. "
Zhu Xiongying nodded,
According to the little old man rowing the boat, the lower reaches of the Yangtze River from here should be completely flooded.
But fortunately,
The rain has stopped for the past few days.
This is also a prime time for disaster relief. After all, we don’t know when the next rain will come.
If we can race against time to build a simple embankment, it can still be considered as a little head.
Now, we are racing against time with God.
Zhu Xiongying and others spent a lot of money to buy four horses. Zhu Xiongying had already found someone to send a message to his seventh uncle.
He asked Uncle Qi to mobilize the largest force outside the stable Sun and Moon Island to support him.
Zhu Xiongying now needs to go straight into Jiujiang Prefecture on the border of Huguang, where the river network is densest.
Coordinate the overall situation there,
The four of them got on their horses and continued to move forward.
........
Huguang Jiujiang Prefecture
"What a crime! What a crime!"
I saw an old man in official uniform, with a face full of pain and despair.
He is the official envoy of Huguang Chengxuan.
Wen Yang said.
All the prefectures in Huguang are within its jurisdiction, and he is a worthy governor of the party.
Wen Yangdao pointed at the people in front of him with trembling fingers.
Both are heads of large families in the south of the Yangtze River.
At this time, these family heads were standing in front of Wenyang Dao with flattering faces.
"You crazy people! Do you want me to become a traitor?!
Your Majesty trusts me and lets me hold the whole of Huguang in my hands!
But now Huguang is hit by a disaster!
You want me to hide it and not report it! This is aiding the evildoers! ! ! "
Wen Yangdao's voice trembled, as if he was so angry that he was about to lose his breath at any moment.
His tone became more and more severe,
“You guys, you guys!
You have all been my friends for almost 20 years! confidant!
You are driving me to a dead end!
I'm sorry, Your Majesty! I'm sorry for the people of Huguang! "
Wen Yang cried blood and sat on the ground, slapping the ground.
It looks extremely distressing,
Anyone can see that this is a loyal minister who serves the country and the people!
The Wang family in Ji'an, the head of the family Wang Guan,
A trace of contempt flashed in his eyes,
Squatting in front of Wen Yangdao, he quickly helped Wen Yangdao up.
"Ouch! Lord Qingtian!
What are you doing? !
Such a natural disaster, what else can we do? !
Even if it has nothing to do with us, with Master Hongwu’s temperament, can we run away? !
Death is inevitable! "
Wen Yangdao was startled when he heard this.
The other family heads agreed.
The Chen family in Shaoxing, the head of the Chen family,
Chen Feng sighed and said,
"Sir, we have no choice but to do it for our own heads.
Besides, look at us, aren’t we also providing disaster relief and distributing food?
Just say that on this day, how much money will be thrown away?
Did you see our eyes blink?
Who are we for? Isn’t it for Lord Hong Wu?
We are using money to eliminate disasters for Lord Hong Wu!
Besides, don’t you like His Highness Shengsun’s words the most?
Sometimes, doing nothing is best.
Just continue to do nothing, and leave all your worries to us! "
Wen Yangdao was furious when he heard this and let out a sigh.
"You guys are worthy of bearing the name of His Highness the Holy Sun!
Just keep doing this!
If His Majesty knew! You all need to lose your heads! "
Chen Fengjin had a sinister expression on his face,
He snorted coldly,
"If we lose our heads, you won't be able to do any good either!"
Wang Guan glared at Chen Fengjin,
scolded,
"How do you talk to adults?!
Sir, please think about it calmly.
We still have to be busy doing disaster relief, so if anything happens, just say something. "
Wen Yangdao said angrily,
"You guys are locking me up here! I'm just here to spend time with you!
I want to let you know,
Ming dynasty! There are loyal ministers who are not afraid of death!
roll!
You all get out! "
All the family heads looked at each other, bowed respectfully and exited the room.
Wen Yangdao's voice came from the room,
The voice was full of awe-inspiring righteousness,
"There is righteousness in heaven and earth, and evil will not overwhelm righteousness!"
Chen Fengjin was extremely unhappy, so Wang Guan winked and pulled Chen Fengjin away.
Wen Yangdao sat in the room with his eyes closed.
Read aloud,
"When the whole world is turbid, I alone am clear! When the whole world is turbid, I alone am awake!!!"
"As a minister, you should..."
"grown ups."
A clear female voice came from outside the room, interrupting Wen Yangdao's chanting.
Wen Yangdao frowned slightly,
"Sir, it's time for you to have your meal."
"Have a meal? I want to go on a hunger strike to express my determination!"
The maid outside paused.
continued,
"Sir, I made your favorite mandarin fish today."
Wen Yangdao was stunned when he heard this, and swallowed subconsciously.
"If you don't eat..."
Wen Yangdao frowned, stood up and waved his hand,
shouted,
"The mandarin fish cooked last time was not authentic!
Tell the cook,
I won’t eat mandarin fish that doesn’t stink! "
