Jiankang Palace, Chongxun Palace, side hall and warm pavilion.
"General, I have two urgent reports in my hands now. One is from the Ministry of Transport of Shangshu Province and the Second Department of Tuntian, Cao Yousi, to cooperate with the imperial army's rectification. The other one is sent from Qiantang to Jiankang City. Flood disaster." Emperor Jin weighed two memorials in his hands and handed them to Huaqi of Zhonghuang Gate to Xu Zongwen for reading.
Hua Qi trotted to His Majesty, and offered his hands to His Majesty: "Great Commander-in-Chief."
"Thank you, Mr. Zhongguo." Xu Zongwen took it humbly, opened it slowly, and read every word carefully, not daring to miss any details.
After a long time, Xu Zongwen spoke loudly: "The difficulty of the driving department is that I can't get the three thousand good horses needed by the Longxiang Army. The difficulty of Cao Cao in the garrison is that he can't set aside extra fields to house the military garrison for recruiting new soldiers of the imperial army. land."
These detailed issues regarding the dismantling and merging of the 18th Battalion of the Forbidden Army were always not implemented. Xu Zongwen twisted his brows and was very unhappy.
"What the prefect of Wu County and the order of Qiantang reported was that the Qiantang Dike was destroyed, and the flood flooded thousands of hectares of land on the south bank! Overnight, the south bank of the Qiantang Dike to the territory of Yong'an in Kuaiji County was transformed into Zeguo, and thousands of households were destroyed. Tens of thousands of people have been displaced, and the number of people affected by the disaster is countless. The disaster has spread to the south of Fuchun and hundreds of miles west of Yongan County..."
The second emergency report was even more outrageous. The flood was not reported in time for nearly half a month, causing more and more people to be affected by the disaster. I don’t know how many people died!
Moreover, Wujun Qiantang is the land of Sanwu and belongs to the jurisdiction of the governor of Yangzhou. It is not very far from Jiankang, the capital, and it only takes five days to go back and forth by horseback.
It’s only now that the disaster is out of control that we have reported it. Isn’t it obvious that the fire can’t be contained by paper?
"Yes, Wu Commandery Governor Gu Yuezhi and Qian Tangling Ding Tai each hold their own opinions." Emperor Jin agreed. He also realized that this disaster was too strange. Someone must have been obstructing it and concealing it!
Xu Zongwen looked up to Emperor Jin, "Gu Yuezhi said that the disaster in Qiantang occurred at the beginning of the first month of the first month, and he received the emergency report of the disaster two days ago."
"Ding Taizeyan has already sent the news of Qiantang's disaster to the prefect's mansion."
"Which one of these two is lying? It's difficult to tell for the time being."
"After such a huge disaster, local officials dared to conceal it for more than ten days! As a result, the floods spread, the disaster expanded, and the affected people were left alone and ignored!"
Xu Zongwen was filled with indignation. Most people were killed in a flood?
During the Battle of Yongqiu, Mao Dang, the general of the Qin State's army, took advantage of the continuous rains before and after the summer floods to collect water and dug out the Sui River. The water poured into Yongqiu, causing the destruction of Yongqiu's city wall and the flood flooding the entire Yongqiu. Qiucheng and the nearby plains and hills for dozens of miles, how many fertile fields and houses were flooded?
That flood caused hundreds of thousands of people to suffer and tens of thousands of people to die. In Yongqiu City, the Jin army cut down trees to make boats to rescue the people. Xu Zongwen will never forget the tragic scene of the bodies of the affected men, women, old and children floating in the water!
It can be seen that the Qiantang flood has caused endless harm. How many people are in dire straits at this moment?
"If it is found out, I will never be lenient!" Emperor Jin couldn't help but follow.
Xu Zongwen echoed: "Your Majesty's heaven-like virtues and compassionate heart will surely inspire heaven to protect the victims. The most urgent task now is to send capable officials to Qiantang to supervise the relief work. This matter is urgent and cannot be delayed any longer, otherwise it will only be delayed if it continues. More people will die!”
Emperor Jin stretched his neck and suddenly asked: "Then who does the general think is qualified?"
Xu Zongwen lowered his head, lowered his eyes, his head was running wildly, and he replied with a panic on the surface: "This is a state matter, how can I allow you to comment lightly? As long as your majesty has a candidate in mind, he will write an imperial edict and grant you peace. , and then Dushuitai will cooperate with Mincao and other officials to distribute money and food..."
"The general is worthy of being the pillar of the country. He has such a clear idea of how to deal with disasters and rescue the people." Emperor Jin sat up straight and glanced at Hua Qi's sleeves beside him.
The latter understood, and after quietly glancing at Xu Zongwen who was kneeling below, he quickly took out a prepared edict from his wide-sleeved robe and quietly handed it over.
Xu Zongwen didn't know the inside story yet, so he cautiously replied: "I was promoted by Your Majesty, and I didn't dare to slack off, so I spent an extra minute in order to be able to say something meaningful when I delivered the speech, so as to prevent Your Majesty from disappointing me!"
"I do have a good candidate. I wonder if the general thinks he is suitable?"
"Your Majesty, please make it clear that I dare not lie and will answer truthfully."
"The Commander-in-Chief is pretending to be confused because he understands. The candidate in Your Majesty's heart is far away, but right before your eyes, you are the Commander-in-Chief!" After receiving tacit approval, Hua Qi told the truth for Emperor Jin.
Xu Zongwen was at the scene. Seeing the disbelief on his face, Emperor Jin explained: "Hua Qi has already reported to me what you said in the Grand Commander's Mansion. Your solution to the dilemma is to provide both reforms and relief." The method is very good.”
In fact, as soon as the dismantling and merging of the Forbidden Army began, Xu Zongwen had already expected that someone would make trouble, so he had been thinking of ways to provide relief with work, and he also asked Pang Bai's Jin Yiwei to inquire about the news to see if there were any big projects. , for this reason Pang Bai activated several secrets in Dushuitai, which took a lot of effort!
"Your Majesty has a clear vision and is able to see thousands of miles away. It is hard for me to flatter your Majesty! In order to integrate the imperial army, I tried my best to think of all possible ways. Only then did I come up with such a stupid idea."
"If the general's brilliant plan is considered stupid, then where are you going to put the central ministers of the three provinces and five provinces? Why don't they have such good regulations to report?"
"Only when ministers and ministers perform their duties can the court function normally. If everyone keeps arguing about one issue, it will be a waste of the court's manpower. As there is a saying that there is a specialization in a profession, it is better to have centralized divisions to discuss and pool wisdom to benefit all people. Your Majesty Compared with the generals and officials, I am really frightened!"
"The general can not only strategize and win thousands of miles, but he can also fulfill his duties as a minister, fulfill his duties, and live up to my expectations. He is really a good minister of the country and the pillar of the country! With the general, I really have a lot less worries. The general is my O blessed general!"
"Your Majesty has praised me so much. How dare I not be diligent in the king's affairs in order to serve the country? I will repay your majesty for your kindness!"
"Since His Majesty wants me to go to Qiantang, I am naturally obligated!"
"Okay! I will temporarily grant you the position of governor of Yangzhou. The prefect can do whatever you want with him. If you are an official at the prefect level, you will inform me and talk to me. The provincial minister will comment. In these two days, you will Take your chastity with you, and I will assign a few capable slaves from the Ministry of Internal Affairs to accompany you to Qiantang."
"By the way, by the way, take the 50,000 shi of food from the people to rescue the emergency, and use Hu Bin's warships to transport it. If there is any shortage, you can send someone to report it. As long as the flood can be calmed, I will comply with your request. ." Emperor Jin also went all out this time, taking advantage of Tai Fu Xie An's illness, and rarely took it upon himself to make the decision when he returned home.
"I have packed my luggage and ordered the grain boat. We will set off tomorrow and tonight!" Xu Zongwen bowed and accepted the imperial envoy's order.
Xu Zongwen acted vigorously and resolutely, and Emperor Jin was also surprised. He had been given enough time to prepare, but he had to rush so slowly.
But Emperor Jin looked back and thought, after all, rescuing disasters is like putting out fires, so he just let Xu Zongwen's temper...
