The first half of a banquet was pretty normal, with everyone happily drinking.
But later on, when he was drunk and drunk, Ying Zheng sat in the main seat and wiped his tears, while the old guys were hugging each other and crying, no matter how hard they tried, they couldn't stop him!
In the end, Ying Feiyu ordered people to carry them all back, and then the banquet ended!
Fortunately, those petty officials were too drunk and fell unconscious on the table early!
Even if there were a few good drinkers, they wouldn't dare to look around in this situation.
You have to lie down on the table and pretend to be drunk!
Otherwise, when the old guys sober up the next day, for the sake of face, they will definitely have to talk to them!
"Alas...! Drinking will make things worse, drinking will make things worse!"
When the old guys sobered up, Ying Feiyu mockingly helped them recall what happened that night.
The faces of the old guys were all red with shame, and they wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl in!
In the next two days, Ying Zheng completely relaxed, dressed up in disguise, and traveled around Licheng!
The county magistrate was worried and ordered his guards to disguise themselves and follow him from a distance.
If something unexpected happens, you'd better rush over as soon as possible!
However, there was nothing wrong with Ying Zheng, and many people were sent from the palace to look for Ying Zheng everywhere.
After searching for a long time, Ying Zheng was finally called back to the palace!
"What happened? You asked me to come back so urgently?"
It was not easy for Ying Zheng to take time off from his busy schedule, and he had completed the matter of enshrining himself as a Zen monk. It was rare for him to relax, and he was obviously unhappy when he was suddenly called back.
Not to mention him, even the old guys have a different face.
"Your Majesty, there is important news from Xianyang!"
The telegraph operator looked anxious and handed over his hand to report.
"News from Xianyang?"
Ying Zheng frowned slightly.
There are various princes, Feng Quji and Meng Yi stationed in Xianyang.
These two people have calm personalities. Even if the prince is unsure, they can still help him!
If even the two of them can't solve it, and they have to ask themselves for instructions, something big must have happened!
"Come on! What happened?"
"Your Majesty, it has been rainy in the south since the beginning of summer. A few days ago, a dyke suddenly collapsed in Kuaiji County and Nanzhou City, and three villages were completely submerged. More than a dozen villages were affected, and thousands of people were killed. Nearly 100,000 people have been displaced!”
The telegraph operator reported the news from Xianyang to Ying Zheng word for word.
"What……?"
After Ying Zheng heard this, he stood up angrily, his muscles all tense.
The same goes for Ying Feiyu and the old guys, their brows suddenly furrowed and their faces looked very ugly!
"How could a good dam suddenly collapse?"
"Your Majesty, please forgive me, but that was not mentioned in the telegram!"
The telegraph operator scratched his head in embarrassment.
He is a telegraph operator, responsible for receiving and translating the contents of telegrams.
As for why the embankment collapsed, how would he know?
"Send a message to Xianyang immediately and ask in detail!"
Ying Zheng quickly issued the order.
"yes!"
The telegraph operator didn't dare to delay, so he turned around and went to do it.
"stop……!"
"Bring the telegraph machine here and send it right under my nose!"
The dam burst, killing a thousand people and displacing nearly 100,000 people. This is no small matter.
If it is not handled well, the consequences will be disastrous!
"yes!"
The telegraph operator quickly turned back to get the telegraph machine.
In just a moment, a machine was placed in the main hall of the palace.
Ying Zheng stood behind the telegraph operator with his hands behind his back, watching him operate.
"Didi dididi..."
After a burst of intermittent sounds, the telegraph operator breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Your Majesty, it has been sent!"
"Okay! Wait for the news!"
Ying Zheng responded and did not leave. He still stood behind the telegraph operator, waiting for the news from Xianyang.
The first batch of telegraph machines was produced in small quantities, so one was given to them along the coast of Kuaiji County, which was also considered the border.
Fortunately, they were given one, otherwise, if such a big event happened, I don’t know how long it would have taken for the news to reach Xianyang!
It happened that Ying Zheng was no longer in Xianyang, so Xianyang passed the news to Mount Tai, waiting for instructions.
This time, it will take a long time.
During this period, I don’t know how many people will starve to death, freeze to death, or drown!
"It's a good thing your boy invented the telegraph!"
Thinking of this, Ying Zheng glanced at Ying Feiyu and let out a sigh.
If it were normal times, Ying Feiyu would have made a lot of noise, joked with him, and even found an excuse to blackmail this old guy for a few dollars!
But now the safety of nearly 100,000 people is at stake, and even his heart is being tugged at, and he has no intention of joking.
He just forced a smile and that was his response!
This scene reminded him of his childhood, when he lived with his grandparents in a fishing village.
A big storm submerged half of their village.
Fortunately, the rescue was timely and the casualties were minimized!
In this era, without advanced rescue tools, the probability of survival after being submerged in water is really very small!
Humans are really too small in nature!
"Didi didi..."
Just when Ying Feiyu was filled with emotions, the telegraph suddenly rang, pulling him back from his thoughts.
"What did you say? What did you say?"
Kang Anping was impatient and shouted at the top of his lungs.
"Shh..."
Several other veterans made a silent gesture. Kang Anping felt speechless and quickly covered his mouth.
He had no choice but to react in such a big way because he was impatient.
But they forgot that the telegraph operators had to use those voices to analyze the codes and translate the messages from the court!
After a while, the voice stopped, and the telegraph operator immediately reported to Ying Zheng!
"Your Majesty, the news coming back from Xianyang is that it seems that due to recent rains, the water level has risen, and the dam cannot withstand the huge pressure, which is why the dam broke!"
"Seems? What does this seem to mean?"
Upon hearing this response, Ying Zheng became even more angry and slapped the table next to him with a muffled sound.
The telegraph operator was so frightened that he trembled all over.
The local officials waiting outside the door all shrank their necks and did not dare to breathe.
I heard before that a king is like a tiger, and their majesty is not someone to be trifled with.
But after these few days of contact, the local officials still felt that their emperor was not as scary as the legend said!
However, this idea only lasted a while.
From this moment on, they truly understood that His Majesty was indeed powerful in the world.
"Father, now is not the time to ask how the dam broke. The first priority now is to settle the people who were affected by the disaster!"
Seeing that Ying Zheng's expression was wrong, and fearing that someone might be in trouble, Ying Feiyu quickly spoke up and changed direction.
The breach of the dam can be left to be investigated later, but the people must be appeased first!
There is nothing that can be done about those who have been killed. With Da Qin's current conditions, it is simply impossible to salvage them.
We can only provide some help to the living people to provide food and clothing, allowing them to temporarily settle down and rebuild their homes!
