In March in Yangchun, a continuous light rain that lasted for several days made the land in South Vietnam especially moist after the earthquake.
There was still a continuous drizzle in the sky, but the light rain could not resist Su Yunqi, the Kipchak minister who had just been appointed to provide disaster relief.
I saw a Su Mansion carriage driving in front, and the carriages behind were all carriages transporting disaster relief grain.
Wherever the carriage goes, it will leave traces of its travels. These traces will pass through small puddles and sharp stones.
Suddenly, the Su Mansion carriage driving in front stopped.
"Why did it stop?" Su Yunqi asked puzzled.
After hearing this, the driver of Su Mansion's carriage was thinking of a way to answer the old man's words: "Master, the carriage is stuck in the mud."
"Think of a plan quickly, time will be delayed."
After hearing this, the coachman got out of the carriage. He was wearing a brown robe and looked around the carriage without fear of the dirt.
I saw that the wooden wheels of the carriage were deeply sunk. Even if I tried my best, I could not move the wheels at all.
After a while, the coachman walked to the carriage and jumped on the carriage. He held the reins tightly in his hands and pulled the reins hard while whipping the horse.
The horse roared sharply and jumped up, causing Su Yunqi, who was sitting in the carriage, to hold his hands on both sides. After the carriage stopped, Su Yunqi asked again.
"what happened?"
"Sir, the carriage is stuck too deep and you can't get out," the coachman complained.
"Get off the car and ask the driver behind to help." After saying that, Su Yun stood up and walked towards the front of the carriage.
After getting off the carriage, Su Yunqi's official uniform was stained with dirt.
"Everyone get out of the car!" Su Yunqi shouted.
But just like that, except for the official Su Yunqi, there were only six people, that is, six coachmen.
After shouting, Su Yunqi took a closer look at the sunken wheel, then raised his head and looked at the drivers: "You two, push this carriage out together."
"yes."
After answering, the coachmen gathered behind the carriage, rolled up their sleeves, pushed towards the carriage together, and even shouted.
Seeing that the carriage wheels were almost coming out, they sank in again, going back and forth several times.
Seeing that it was only one step away from being pushed out every time, Su Yunqi, who was standing by, decided to join in.
Seeing that, Su Yunqi, like several coachmen, rolled up the sleeves of his official uniform, walked to the coachman's side, and gave the command: "I'll count to three and push hard together."
"one!"
"two!"
As soon as Er finished speaking, just when Su Yunqi was about to call out "Three", the coachmen who often did rough work had already put in all their strength.
This time, with the concerted efforts of several people, the carriage was finally launched.
Seeing everyone's faces turn red, Su Yunqi smiled slightly, looked into the deep pit, then looked at the drivers, and ordered: "You guys, find some stones around to fill this pit." '
"good."
While the driver was filling the hole, Su Yunqi admired the surrounding scenery.
There are mountains and forests in front and behind. When you look up, you can see that the mountains in front are very high, as if they reach straight into the sky. There are very dense bamboo forests behind, and a winding dirt road goes through the mountains and forests.
"Master, get in the car." The driver of Su Mansion's carriage said.
After Su Yunqi heard this, he stopped admiring it, looked at the mud pit that had already been filled, and looked at the coachman: "How many miles are there to reach Magu?"
The driver of Su Mansion's carriage looked at it, pointed and said, "Sir, just go around that hill and we'll be there."
"good."
After solving the problem of the carriages getting stuck in the mud, these carriages continued to drive.
After several hours of walking around the mountain, we finally saw a large city.
The two characters "Magu" are clearly written on the gate of the city. Around the city gate, there are refugees everywhere.
Seeing a line of carriages coming this way, the already hungry people rushed forward without fear.
"Give me something to eat."
"Please, give me something to eat, good man."
The people's pleas for mercy reached Su Yunqi's ears. Su Yunqi couldn't help but hurriedly opened the curtain and took a look. He saw that almost every one of these refugees was injured.
Seeing that the face of the person in the carriage was revealed, a group of people rushed forward without realizing it, holding a broken bowl in their hands and almost reaching Su Yunqi's face.
Su Yunqi was so frightened that he immediately closed the carriage curtain. However, Su Yunqi, who thought he could escape, was careless after all: some bold refugees even closed the carriage windows.
"It's rice! It's rice!"
The rice on one of the carriages was exposed, allowing the sharp-eyed refugees to see it.
After the refugee shouted, a group of refugees rushed forward and almost scooped up the rice with bowls.
"Let's go!" Su Yunqi shouted.
However, the power of the people was too great, and they had already interfered with the movement of several coachmen behind them, making it impossible to let the horses go.
Fortunately, the people's voices were heard by the guards at the city gate.
"There is movement over there. The food must have arrived. Go and take a look." After the words of the soldier, several people hurried over.
Under the threat of knives, these people just became more stable. But the power of the people was too strong, and the few officers and soldiers could not let go.
Seeing the carriage emerging from the front, the leading officers and soldiers shouted: "Officials will be transported to the government office immediately! Young men, stop here!"
After hearing this, Su Yunqi closed the car curtain and shouted to the coachman: "Hurry up and rush to the government office."
Fortunately, with the protection of officers and soldiers, these disaster relief grains were successfully transported to Magufu Yamen.
"Hey!" After the coachman shouted, the carriage stopped smoothly.
Su Yunqi immediately got off the carriage and was stunned when he saw everything around him.
There are ruins everywhere in the streets and alleys, there are cries everywhere, and people with dirty faces are everywhere. Even the very strong government office could not withstand such a large earthquake. There were large cracks in the walls around the government office, ready to collapse at any time, but there was no one outside to greet them.
Seeing this, Su Yunqi cautiously walked into the Yamen with his head lowered. Likewise, no one was seen in the Yamen. Some of the buildings in the Yamen had collapsed, and only a few buildings were intact.
It wasn't until Su Yunqi stepped into an intact house that he saw a human figure.
I saw these government officials and petty officials huddled in the room, all with injuries on their heads, legs, and arms. They looked at the court officials who walked in wearing official uniforms but said nothing with aggrieved eyes.
"Who is the prefect?" Su Yunqi asked.
However, no one said anything, everyone looked at each other. After waiting for a long time, an official finally came forward.
"Are you the prefect here?" Su Yunqi guessed.
The official shook his head, looked at Su Yunqi, and whispered, "I am a colleague here."
"I am the imperial minister appointed by the emperor. I am here to provide relief. I wonder where your magistrate is now? I have something important to ask." Su Yunqi said with a smile on his face.
But no matter how Su Yunqi laughed or asked, no one here could smile.
"Prefect Wang, he...he was beaten to death." Tongzhi whispered.
"Beat to death?"
Tongzhi nodded.
"In this way, you are the same magistrate. Before the post of magistrate is filled, you will be responsible for all matters in the Yamen. In addition, outside the Yamen, I have brought more than 360 shi of food. You can send a few people to unload it. Bring the food." Su Yunqi ordered.
Seeing that the food had arrived, the petty officials and government servants sitting together in the room got up and did as they were told.
