The flood washed away the dike of the Guohe River, pouring down like a sea. The trees were instantly destroyed, and the houses under the long embankment were instantly shattered. The door panel of an unknown house was rolled by the torrent, and the black pottery was smashed. water tank.
The broken water tank was torn apart in the blink of an eye and scattered to different places.
The flood was like a huge mud wall about ten feet high, swallowing up fields and houses with a force that withered and destroyed them. Only a few strong trees stood tall, looking helplessly at the vast and turbid world.
At the foot of Tushan Mountain, Li Laosan stopped and shouted loudly: "Don't say anything!"
"Don't say anything! Hush!"
"Shh!"
After a burst of boos, thousands of people made no move.
Li Laosan stood on a rock, looked into the distance with squinted eyes, and suddenly shouted: "Hurry up, hurry up the mountain, the water is coming!"
"Speed up! Quick!"
Li Laosan acted as the commander, and everyone accelerated and climbed up the mountain.
Li Jiu saw Li Laosan standing there, shouting at the top of his lungs, and ordered his family to go up the mountain first. Then he walked to Li Laosan and shouted: "Hurry up, it's flooded, save your life first!"
"You also hurry up the mountain!"
Li Laosan glanced at Li Jiu and said sternly.
"Haha, old squad leader, you can't drive me away. By the way, you are really a god. How did you know that the embankment can't be saved?"
After Li Jiu urged him, he asked Li Laosan.
Li Laosan grinned and said: "You juniors only know how to eat, drink and have fun, and never look at the river embankment. There have been several large whirlpools in the vortex river, and the vortexes are almost close to the embankment, which shows that The dike is already leaking water.”
"I heard about the dam, and there was a lot of movement inside. Moreover, under the heavy rain, it is impossible to find the location of undercurrents and water seepage in a short time. Even if we find it, it will be too late to block it. We simply don't have enough manpower. , instead of wasting time and dying, it’s better to escape together.”
Li Jiu stretched out his thumb and praised: "The old class leader is worthy of being the old class leader, he is awesome."
"Don't flatter me, I haven't been a squad leader for fifteen years. It's just a pity. Li Wu is a good squad leader, but at this time, I'm afraid he will have to suffer." Li Laosan's eyes were a little sad, and he shook his head immediately. He shook his head and shouted: "Hurry up, hurry up!"
Fengyang, the central capital.
On this day, Sun Yue, the governor's colleague, was resting in the middle hall. Suddenly, a sergeant came to report that Huaiyuan was in urgent need of reporting.
Sun Yue did not dare to be careless and quickly let people in.
The person who came was Yang Jun, the commander of the Huaiyuan Guards. After Yang Jun saluted, he quickly said: "Sir, something bad has happened. The Huaiyuan River has burst its embankment, and Huaiyuan City has now become a water country!"
Sun Yue was suddenly startled and stood up quickly and asked: "How are the people and Huaiyuan Guards doing? Is there any damage? Why are you here to report it? Are the people from the county magistrate's office here?"
Yang Jun shook his head, not knowing how to speak.
When Sun Yue saw this, Yang Jun hesitated to speak, his heart sank, he stamped his feet violently, and shouted: "Why are you so coy? If I ask you something, just say it!"
Yang Jun looked at Sun Yue uneasily and said: "Although some people outside the city and in the city have been evacuated in advance, most of the people have not been evacuated. The number of casualties is still unclear."
"Then what are you doing here? As a commander, you should be rescuing people at this moment, not running to Zhongdu! Even if you want to rescue troops, you only need to send a sergeant!"
Sun Yue felt heavy and angry at Yang Jun.
Yang Jun lowered his head to accept the instruction, then raised his head, cupped his hands and said, "Sir, I only came here because the magistrate of Huaiyuan County is dead."
"Dead? It seems that the flood is not small. If he dies, he has sacrificed his life for the country. It is not worth your trip. Go back quickly. I will go find the prefect right away."
Sun Yue waved his hand and wanted to leave.
Yang Jun stopped Sun Yue and gritted his teeth and said: "Sir, my subordinate
To put it bluntly, there was a riot in Huaiyuan City. On Guishan, the people beat to death the magistrate, the county magistrate, the chief registrar, and more than ten family members of the county government. "
"riot?"
Sun Yue was completely shocked. The flood was just a trivial matter, even if people died, it was still a trivial matter.
After all, if the Water Dragon King showed his power, the emperor would have no choice but to blame God. It had nothing to do with him, and no matter how long he was, it couldn't hit him.
But riots are different.
Huaiyuan is under the jurisdiction of Fengyang Mansion. If there is a problem in Huaiyuan and so many people from the government office die, Fengyang Mansion needs to take responsibility.
Sun Yue fully understood what it means to sit at home and disasters come from the sky. It seems that this comfortable life will not last long.
"what is going on?!"
Sun Yue's face looked extremely cold.
Yang Jun sighed helplessly and said: "Huaiyuan's embankments burst and floods flooded the city. The people had no way out, so they had to take refuge in the mountains. Does your Excellency know about the place called Guishan?"
"Of course, I personally paid my respects during my inspection last year. The White Dragon Temple is located on a mountain and facing a vortex, and it is magnificent. That place is indeed a good place to take refuge."
Sun Yue said in a deep voice.
Yang Jun nodded slightly and said gloomily: "Seeing the heavy rain, the magistrate was afraid that things might change, so he moved his family, the county magistrate, the chief registrar and other family members to Guishan three days before the embankment burst, and occupied the Dragon King Temple. "
"After the embankment broke, the water spread to the foot of Guishan Mountain. However, the county magistrate obeyed the county magistrate's order and commanded the government officials to occupy the mountain road, beat the people, and prevented them from climbing up to the temple. The water was too strong, and some women and children were drowned at the foot of the mountain, which aroused There was a civil uprising..."
"The people swarmed like crazy and rushed into the Dragon King Temple. The magistrate ordered the officials to suppress the people, but they were beaten to death by dozens of people. The bodies were thrown from the top of Guishan Mountain into the river below."
Sun Yue suddenly grabbed the tea cup and threw it on the ground. Veins popped out in his neck and shouted: "This Wei Batai! Damn it! Well done! If I were here, he would have died long ago!"
Yang Jun looked at Sun Yue without saying anything.
Now it is no longer a matter of killing a county magistrate, but a matter of people rioting and killing officials. If these villagers are not dealt with, the majesty of the court will inevitably be damaged. If something happens in the future, the people will dare to kill officials. Is that okay?
However, if the villagers are dealt with, the current situation of the people in Huaiyuan will most likely trigger more civil unrest, which will turn into rebellion or massacre, and the court will not be able to spare the Huaiyuan officials.
In order to protect the future and reputation of all Yuanwei colleagues, Yang Juncai, who had an old relationship with Sun Yue, was selected to be sent to Fengyang, the central capital.
Sun Yue also knew the seriousness of the matter and did not dare to delay. He took Yang Jun to Fengyang Magistrate Xu An and told the story exactly.
The prefect Xu An was a man with long experience in officialdom, and he did not panic when faced with this matter. He made arrangements in a clear and logical manner: "The most important thing at the moment is disaster relief. Mr. Sun, please bring three thousand soldiers to get it from Fengyang." We will rush to Huaiyuan first for food, and I will arrive soon after I have arranged things in Fengyang."
"Yang Qianshi, you should return to Huaiyuan immediately and only detain the perpetrators of the crime without punishing them. Select prestigious people from the Huaiyuan officials to temporarily take over the county government and coordinate the disaster relief. All Huaiyuan guards will participate in the disaster relief. , be with the people, and don’t chill the hearts of the people.”
"In addition, arrange for people with good water quality to investigate the Guohe River embankment, check the damage, and explore whether the embankment can be rebuilt. If not, the water situation is critical, and the people can be arranged to move to the boundary of Fengyang Prefecture."
After hearing this, Sun Yue and Yang Jun said goodbye to Xu An and left in a hurry.
Xu An frowned, wrote a memorial, and arranged for it to be delivered to the capital as quickly as possible.
Huaiyuan was sad, Fengyang was melancholy, but the capital at this time was beaming with joy.
Srivijaya's envoy Zheng Bo had arrived in the capital a few days ago, practiced etiquette at Tianjie Temple, and officially paid homage to him on July 19th.
In order to show the majesty of the celestial dynasty and to express grandeur, yellow flags were set up on the east and west sides of the Fengtian Hall.
Under his command, twenty-four Biaoheng Jinwu Guards were selected to stand guard.
Zhu Yunwen was sitting in Fengtian Hall with a solemn expression.
The ambassador of Hui Tong Guan ushered Uncle Zheng into the Fengtian Hall. The ambassador knelt down and reported, "Your Majesty, Liang Daoming, King of Srivijaya in Nanyang, has sent his envoy, Uncle Zheng, to come to see you."
Zhu Yunwen nodded slightly to show that he understood.
The general officer beside Uncle Zheng whispered to Uncle Zheng to salute.
Uncle Zheng took a step forward, held up the certificate of credence with both hands, knelt down and said: "Liang Daoming, the king of Sanfoqi, sent his ministers to meet the emperor of Ming Dynasty with the certificate of credence. I wish the Ming Dynasty peace and prosperity for the people and prosperity for generations to come."
Zhu Yunwen asked: "Is King Liang okay?"
Uncle Zheng replied: "Before I came here, I could still eat ten pounds of meat a day."
After Zhu Yunwen heard this, he immediately laughed. Eating ten pounds of meat a day was a bit exaggerated, but he just used Lian Po's allusion to tell himself that Liang Daoming was very energetic and not old.
"I heard that King Liang is also a Chinese. Is that true?"
Zhu Yunwen motioned to the general officer to take the credentials and asked.
Uncle Zheng replied solemnly: "Back to the Ming Dynasty, King Liang is from Nanhai, Guangdong. He later traveled overseas and became the king after being elected by the Chinese and indigenous people."
Zhu Yunwen nodded slightly and said: "Give me a seat and dance."
At this time, twenty-four pure and beautiful women from the art troupe came gently and danced with the music. Their graceful and graceful postures made Uncle Zheng sigh, they are worthy of the heavenly kingdom.
Zhu Yunwen looked down at the letter of credence written by Liang Daoming, his eyes narrowed and his brows furrowed slightly.
There are many words in the credential, but the content is very simple. It can be condensed into one sentence, that is:
Let me, Liang Daoming, become a minister of the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Yunwen secretly took a breath, Liang Daoming actually wanted to surrender to the Ming Dynasty and directly incorporate Sri Lanka into the territory of the Ming Dynasty!
He did not ask the Ming navy to enter the waters where Srivijaya is located, nor did he want to form an alliance with the Ming Dynasty. Instead, he used his Chinese identity and homesickness as a reason to become a subject of the Ming Dynasty, and he was stepping on the land of the Ming Dynasty. .
"This is a conspiracy that no one can refuse."
Zhu Yunwen was very clear about Liang Daoming's plan, which was to use the power of the Ming Dynasty Navy to allow him to completely stand firm on Sri Lanka and completely eliminate the threats of Chen Zuyi and Majapayi.
Historically, Srivijaya was indeed the territory of the Ming Empire during the Zhu Di period.
But speaking of territory is not entirely appropriate.
Yes, if you look for a map from the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty, you can indeed see that there are several areas in Nanyang with the flags of the Ming Dynasty and the signboards of the Ming Dynasty.
but……
Although the Ming Dynasty set up Xuanwei Division and Xuanwei Envoys in these places, they were basically local people and there were no garrisons!
This is a typical "one country, two systems". The Ming Dynasty does its own thing, and the Xuanwei Division in various parts of Southeast Asia does its own thing. Politics, economy, military, and culture all have the final say.
This kind of territory with a high degree of autonomy and no Ming garrison is said to be the territory of the Ming Dynasty. In fact, it can only satisfy the emperor's dream of a celestial dynasty. In a practical sense, they are just a ferry.
That's right, that's it.
There is no other way. The place is too far away and the transportation is not developed. It will take almost a year to go there and then rush to the capital to give a work report. If I get a cold wind on the road, and there is a traffic accident...
Liang Daoming's surrender was shrewd, because he knew that Srivijaya was a lonely overseas land for the Ming Dynasty, a place that he could not control no matter what.
Therefore, in the name of surrender, he borrowed strength.
Zhu Yunwen smiled, Liang Daoming, do you think that Ming Dynasty cannot control Srivijaya even though it is thousands of miles away?
To use conspiracy on Ming Dynasty is to choose the wrong person.
The Strait of Malacca, oh no, the Old Port and its waters, I want to decide!
