Wujun, Qiantang County.
Since November of the ninth year of Taiyuan, the western counties of Wu County, which had been suffering from drought for a long time, began to rain continuously, and the rain continued for three months!
It is said that the country is mostly mountainous, and there is a saying that seven mountains, two rivers, and one farmland. Undoubtedly, the rain after a long drought is what people hope for, and God's will foresees.
When abundant rainwater moistens the arid land in the south of the Yangtze River, it reveals the original appearance of fertile soil in the mountains and hills.
Lush and lush weeds are growing crazily in the dead of night, and the remaining autumn harvest grains in the paddy fields that have not yet been planted with seedlings have secretly sprouted buds!
The people in the whole county were praising the virtues of today, God bless the Jin Dynasty, but they never thought that the long-awaited sweet rain would not leave as soon as it arrived!
November, heavy rain.
December, heavy rain.
In the first month of the tenth year of Taiyuan, it still rains heavily!
Before the Peach Blossom Flood, the water in the Xin'an River in Jiande County surged three feet. The water flowed eastward to the Fuchun River, and was diverted by the Lan River at the Jiande County seat.
However, the water flow continued unabated. The river passed through Tonglu and Fuchun counties and entered Qiantang. It finally broke open on the south bank of the Qiantang embankment at the southern foot of Wulin Mountain in Qiantang County...
Countless people in Qiantang watched the white embankments on both sides of the river rushing eastward with the surging river between them, and the water pouring down from the breach on the south bank like a mountain!
Looking as far as the eye can see, the endless fertile fields of private houses are soaked in the water, with only the roof ridges exposed. There are many floating corpses and beams and rafters floating on the water. There is already a vast ocean under the embankment!
That water is the source of evil that has submerged people's fields, crops and homes. It is a stinking quagmire that carries the boat of despair. That water is mixed with the people's blood, sweat and tears, and that water is mixed with the people's innocent grievances!
"Oh my God! Why did you send out such a flood? How did we, the people of Qiantang, offend you! We respectfully offered three sacrifices to you at all times of the year. You, the old man, were deceived by lard. The long night Are you confused?"
"Give me back my home!"
"Oh my God! My village, my land, my wife and my mother are still in the water!"
"What's going on? The first few years were smooth, so why did the floods start just after the Chinese New Year?"
"God, put away your anger and give the people of Qiantang a way to survive!"
Countless people were kneeling on the embankment, banging their heads against the embankment, whimpering in their throats that had become hoarse, complaining about the injustice of God and the tricks of fate, and calling out for their relatives and friends who had been buried in the flood...
Jiankang, Taicheng, outside Da Sima Gate.
Huaqi from the Zhonghuang Gate took his godson Hua Fuzi and told him: "Son! Commander Xu is your Majesty's favorite general. This time my godfather sent you to work with him, just hoping that you can become familiar with him." .Looking at the general situation in the court, the nobles are no longer able to do it! With the fall of the Taifu, the Xie family of Chen County can no longer control the court situation. Your Majesty is wise and will one day seize the power, and this Xu Da The role of the commander in this process must not be ignored! If Wang Zhen wants to deal with us, only Commander Xu can save your godfather’s life!"
As he said this, Hua Qi, who was nearly fifty years old, actually rubbed his old eyes, and there were faint tears in his triangular eyes.
Hua Fuzi was promoted by Hua Qi and was called daddy for six or seven years. He climbed from a small chambermaid cleaning toilets to the position of Xiaohuangmen, in charge of the scarf and hat bureau in the palace, which can be regarded as a lucrative position.
However, if Hua Fuzi hadn't relied on Hua Qi's favor to serve the emperor, Hua Fuzi would have been kicked away by Wang Zhen's family!
Hua Fuzi knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Hua Qi, "Godfather, please be at ease! Your son will definitely complete this errand with the commander-in-chief and earn face for you with His Majesty!"
"Silly son! The errand is for you. Doing it well is your duty. Being able to hear your name from His Majesty's golden mouth is your destiny in eight lifetimes!"
"If this job goes wrong, your godfather and I will not have the face to continue holding the imperial position. It's time for me to step aside and make way for the wise!"
Hua Qi opened his eyes and blinked again, his tone full of unwillingness.
Over at Huan Mansion, Xu Zongwen took Xi Jian, Guo Shang, who had just resigned, and fifty wolf guards to say goodbye to Huan Yi's family, and met with Hua Fuzi in Stone City. After counting fifty thousand stones and fifty ships of food, the group walked along the He rushed to Qiantang along the Yangtze River waterway.
"General Hu, you may need to send ships to transport food in the future. Don't be too troublesome then!"
Hu Bin was demoted to General Lingjiang because he was afraid of the enemy and missed a good opportunity in the Battle of Feishui, but he still commanded the navy.
Hu Bin just smiled and waved in greeting: "The commander-in-chief has given orders, how dare his subordinates disobey them?"
Hu Bin really envied this young man Xu Zongwen. It took him twenty years to climb to the position of General Longxiang, but he was demoted three levels in a row.
But Xu Zongwen was different. During the Northern Expedition, Xu Zongwen became the rising star in the Jin Dynasty's army.
Not only was Xu Zongwen promoted to General of the Northern Conquest, he was also granted the title of Marquis and concurrently served as the Commander-in-Chief of the Forbidden Army. Now he pretended to be the governor of Yangzhou and was sent to Qiantang to investigate and deal with the disaster. He has been favored by the emperor and has been moving to higher places. Walk!
Hu Bin envied Xu Zongwen and really liked this outstanding young junior.
"Thank you for everything, General!" Xu Zongwen stood on the deck and thanked Hu Bin.
Xu Zongwen remembered that the first time he led an army alone was not long after the Battle of Feishui, when he left Shouyang to raid Xiapi.
At that time, it was Hu Bin's naval warship that was responsible for transporting Zhu Xu's army. That was the first time Xu Zongwen and Hu Bin met. Now that they meet again, things have changed.
Hu Bin no longer has that kind of heroism and heroism, and now Hu Bin is showing his old age!
After leaving Jiankang, Xu Zongwen led the grain ship team from Jiankang to Jingkou, passing by the Jingkou River. About forty miles away, there was a pass between the northern foot of Maoshan Mountain and the southern part of Ningzhen Mountain, called Pogangdu.
The purpose of Pogangdu is to bypass Danyang and Jingkou and go directly to Dukou in Kuaiji. It is very convenient to go west through Danyang, cross Pogangdu and enter the Qinhuai River, and go north directly into Jiankang, the capital city. It is very convenient.
It was this waterway that Xu Zongwen's fleet took southward. Facing his hometown in Jingkou, which was just around the corner, Xu Zongwen really felt a bit like Dayu who had passed through his home three times without entering.
After passing Jingkou and Danyang, the fleet went southward to the Jinling County to Qiantang section of the Jiangnan Canal. Because the terrain is mostly hilly, it is located in the northern and middle sections of the Jiangnan Canal.
Because the water flow is limited and the flow speed is too slow, the emergence of Danyang Lake connected by predecessors has injected new water sources into the river and solved the problem of slow navigation of the canal.
Looking at the picturesque scenery of beautiful mountains and rivers in the south of the Yangtze River, Xu Zongwen and his party were completely uninterested.
Because the disaster in Qiantang is very urgent, more people will die one day later! Xu Zongwen was very anxious. He looked at the rolling river water with endless thoughts in his heart.
"When will they arrive?" Xu Zongwen asked suddenly, looking at the undulating river surface.
Xi Jian walked out of the cabin, walked leisurely and replied: "It has been two days since we set out. We should arrive at Qiantang at the same time."
"Send someone to hurry up, don't delay the trip."
"promise!"
Before Xu Zongwen left Jiankang, as soon as he received the emperor's edict, he asked Zhang Songzhi to summon the redundant soldiers who had been laid off because of their resentment and were temporarily struggling to make ends meet to Qiantang for disaster relief, and promised to recruit them to participate in the rescue with the same monthly salary as in the military camp. water.
As soon as the notice with the seal of the Commander-in-Chief of the Forbidden Army was posted, the number of people who signed up for the call exceeded 2,000!
In the end, more than 4,000 people decided to follow Xu Zongwen to Qiantang for disaster relief. With this power, Xu Zongwen was confident that he could control the flood.
The first step is to cure the flood, appease the victims, and then find out the details of the dam damage. This is Xu Zongwen's detailed plan to go to Qiantang...
