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.    While all the ministers were still shocked and hesitant, Sima Feng had already stepped forward: "Your Majesty is wise, I believe that we can send noble Lord Wen back to visit the Kingdom of Jin to settle the matter and discuss it in the future."

    Wen Gui also lost no time in standing up and said loudly: "I would like to go, but please your Majesty's permission."

    The military ministers represented by Wu Wu Shangyi and the generals represented by Caiyun Yuefeng glanced at each other, but neither stood up to speak. They seemed to be expecting the other party to speak.

    While they were watching each other, I finally agreed with Sima Feng and sent Wengui to visit the Kingdom of Jin, scheduled to depart in three days.

    After the final solution was reached, the debate in the meeting hall quickly subsided. Although the military generals were somewhat dissatisfied and the military bosses were very dissatisfied, this was my decision and they had nothing to say.  This is possible.

    After the decision was made, everything quickly returned to normal. Sima Feng cheered up and went to Wu Wu to ask him to come forward and organize various military departments to coordinate the legion soldiers who assisted in the defense of the levee. At the same time, he wrote a letter requesting the reinstatement of Mo Rulan's official position and appointing him.  She is the Minister of Supervision and Supervision this time and is responsible for the arrangements for the people recruited from various places and the distribution of materials.

    I had this intention, so I reinstated Mo Rulan's official position, and gave her a decree from the Imperial Envoy, making her fully responsible for the work on the river embankment. Anyone who is slacking off, sabotaging, cutting corners, corrupting or derelict in duty, regardless of military or civilian  Officials and local gentry can be arrested first and then interrogated. Those who are particularly bad will be killed on the spot.

    ¡°After all, the flood situation this year is very serious. If the executors are not given sufficient power, it will be difficult to implement the orders resolutely and smoothly.

    Mo Rulan didn¡¯t say much when she arrived. She just formally handed over the thank you letter and left the capital in a hurry with the royal guards I assigned to her. She rushed to various important locations to conduct on-site inspections.  Arrange officials to take responsibility in sections.

    Although there are many criticisms of Mo Rulan and there are many comments about her, everyone knows that she loves the people and protects the people, and her ability is enough to qualify for this position. I have nothing to hold back.

    After placing Mo Rulan in charge of the scene, Sima Feng summoned many officials.  Preparing supplies, dispatching personnel, we are very busy.  Although he and Sima Feng are currently at odds with each other, Wu Wu has no intention of holding back on this matter. It is as if he is preparing for a big war, mobilizing the strength of the entire military to prepare various materials for the soldiers who are about to leave.  Extremely busy.

    As for Caiyun, she is not idle either.  Taking advantage of this opportunity to allocate supplies, many needed ordnance supplies were secretly transported to Shandong, and many troops and civilians were gathered in the name of organizing flood prevention.  These things are also cumbersome and complicated, even Caiyun's men are very capable.  But she also needs to be on site to supervise many parties. After all, the success or failure of this military operation is very important and cannot be taken lightly.

    And Yue Feng and Zheng Tian.  He took charge of the mobilization of the legion, coordinating with the military headquarters, and organizing the soldiers who had returned to the camp to change their uniforms.  Pick up various equipment and rush to the front line of flood fighting.  There is no way to mobilize the main force to fight the flood. After several wars, the vitality of various places has been greatly damaged, and local military forces have suffered heavy losses.  At this stage, only the major legions have strong labor forces, and they can only be dispatched first to respond to emergencies.  Wait for Sima Feng to organize the people to follow up.  Replace them.

    If the situation is urgent, it is estimated that they will stay until the flood recedes.  to come back.

    Because of the delays and frequent wars, many levees have fallen into disrepair and lost protection, and many river sections have experienced many problems.  In comparison, the danger in the Yangtze River Basin is not very great. As long as a few important areas are well protected, the problem can be contained.  Other river sections are not so optimistic, especially the Huaihe River waters, which are facing catastrophic dangers.  The spring floods are not too serious now, but many places there have already been hit by disasters, and many residents have begun to move away from their homes and become refugees.

    Kong Shilin, the governor of the Huaihe River and the Huaihe River, has issued three urgent memorandums to explain the seriousness of the problem and requested the court to take effective measures as soon as possible to support the disaster relief in the Huaihe River and the Huaihe River.  His urgency was not an exaggeration, but the matter was indeed urgent to the point of danger.

    The Huaihe River Province is right in front of Jiankang, and it is also where I made my fortune. I paid great attention to water conservancy before and renovated many rivers.  Kong Shilin was not lazy, and had been working on dredging the river and repairing the embankment. However, these efforts seemed very powerless in the face of the coming flood.

    The cause of all this is the Yellow River.

    In the past, the Yellow River did not flow through the two Huaihe Rivers. Although there were records of the Huaihe River flooding many times, in general, it did not cause too much disaster to the two Huaihe Rivers.  But in the fifth year of Shaoxi of the Song Dynasty and the fifth year of Mingchang of the Jin Dynasty (1194 AD), when the Song Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty were fighting for each other, the Jin Dynasty used water instead of troops to dig up the Yangwu section of the Yellow River and lead the overflowing floods to the unobstructed Huaibei Plain.  .

    Carrying a hugeThe sandy Yellow River surged forward and flooded thousands of miles. It took away the channel of the Huaihe River to enter the sea, blocked and silted up many river channels, preventing many rivers from entering the Huaihe River, completely destroying the two Huaihe waters, and causing the two Huaihe waters to change.  Due to the changes, lakes and rivers turned into swamps, and plains and canyons turned into low currents. This is the famous place in history that seizes the Huai River and flows into the sea.  This incident not only caused a huge disaster, but also had devastating consequences for the people of the two Huaihe Rivers, especially laying the hidden worries for the two Huaihe Rivers to erupt from time to time.

    The water of the Yellow River contains a lot of sediment, and the Huaihe River and the Huaihe River are densely populated with rivers, which are prone to flooding. The impact of the Yellow River on the Huaihe River and the Huaihe River is even worse.  When the Song and Jin Dynasties were competing for power, the Huaihe River and the Huaihe River were the front lines and the areas hardest hit by military disasters.  As for dredging rivers and repairing dams, the Jin State was not so kind, and the Song Dynasty did not have the time or energy, so the two Huaihe Rivers suffered from flooding.

    I took control of the Huaihe River and repelled the invasion of the Jin people. After stabilizing the situation, I carried out large-scale dredging of the rivers, making many rivers accessible to ships, and even using the Yellow River waterways to enter the north.  After Kong Shilin took office, he continued this work, but Lianghuai was never idle.  And after I left Lianghuai, due to many things, I didn¡¯t pay enough attention to Lianghuai.

    ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? In a normal year it would have been passable, but now, it is only a low-intensity spring flood, which has caused such serious consequences, and this is already the case with the spring flood.  We can see the dangers of river surges in summer. If flooding really occurs, the construction in the Huaihe River Basin over the past few years will really be wasted.

    Thinking of this, I am very worried, but apart from sending more personnel and materials to reinforce, I really don¡¯t have any good solution.  After all, the Yellow River has taken over the Huaihe River for many years, except for changing its course.  Returning to the original river channel, other methods can only treat the symptoms but not the root cause.  Restoring the Yellow River to its original course seems to be much more arduous than fighting this flood. If one fails, another disaster will occur.  What's more, many places on the old course of the Yellow River have been turned into villages and towns. If they really do this, their resettlement will be a huge project This will be more troublesome than returning the Yellow River to its original course.

    After all, it¡¯s all because of the excessive amount of water this year.  I don¡¯t know what went crazy this time. All over the country, from northwest to southeast, rivers in all places increased to varying degrees. It looked like a big flood, and the whole country was panicked.  The chickens and dogs are restless.

    Floods are rampant and things that have not been solved for thousands of years cannot be solved in a few years. At most, they can only be alleviated.  Let the people suffer less and reduce some losses.

    After arranging everything, we faced urgent memorials from various places.  I can only sigh: "Do your best and obey fate."

    Having said that, as more and more emergency notices are issued from various places, and even many disaster reports come in, my mood is getting worse and worse. There has never been a moment when I felt so powerless.  before the impending disaster.  I am just as helpless as those ordinary people.

    This feeling makes me very uncomfortable.  It also affects others.  These days, all the officials who come to the palace have a gloomy look on their faces and are confused and uneasy.  Under the shroud of uneasiness, the whole Jiankang seemed very worried. It seemed that everyone felt the dangerous situation. The invisible and heavy pressure made people feel more tormented and depressed.

    The only thing that made me feel a little relieved was what Caiyun brought. At first I thought she was using flood control as a cover to implement the military plan, but in fact, she organized many soldiers and refugees to reinforce many river sections and sent a large number of  The civilians and reserve troops stationed on both sides of the Yellow River entering the Huaihe River were very troublesome. They really made great efforts to fight the floods and somewhat alleviated the pressure on the two Huaihe Rivers.  If the Yellow River bursts in Huaibei, all the subsequent efforts will be in vain.

    After accepting the surrender of the Jin people, Caiyun, a refugee from the north, not only ranked first among all the legions in terms of military strength, but also mobilized no fewer civilians than Jiankang. It can be said that this time to fight the flood, at least half of the pressure on the Huaihe River was shared.  Sima Feng suggested that after this flood peak passes and the summer harvest is over, these civilians will be resettled in the Song Dynasty. The preferred view is to arrange them in Lintao and Fengxiang, because they are the areas with the greatest shortage of people.

    Regarding this, I will not be able to do it. After all, in the Caiyun plan, many people in the north will also need a lot of people to add. If all these people are left, I am afraid she will find me trouble.

    Perhaps seeing that my mood had improved, Zier invited me to go to the Imperial Garden for a walk and relax. I called Nianxue, Daoqing, Xiaoyun, and Zhu, and the group talked and watched in the Imperial Garden.  Although the atmosphere was not cheerful, it somewhat relieved some of the pressure and made me feel more relaxed.

    When my mood gradually improved, Nianxue took me to Mrs. Yue's place, but I bumped into Wangxue and Mengxue, who were visiting their mother. Wangxue was a little shy when she saw me, and Mengxue was still full of words.  With a few thrilling quotes, Nian Xue couldn't help but look at me, as if she was afraid that I would be angry.I smiled and comforted her, telling her not to worry. I also talked to Wangxue from time to time, chatting and laughing like a family, which was very happy.

    It was only the arrival of Kikuchi that broke this intimate atmosphere. As soon as he saw me, he immediately said: "Your Majesty, Wanyan Yunhua ordered his men to steal a confidential file. Now he is absconding in fear of crime. Please seal off land and water transportation and arrest him as soon as possible."

    This news shocked everyone so much that they looked at Ju blankly, not knowing what to say.

    I calmly rubbed my forehead and said coldly: "What documents did she steal?"

    "A document about gunpowder formula. Although the data above is not specific, as long as you try it a few times, you will find the correct formula, which will have a great impact."

    When I heard that, I suddenly changed my color and said angrily: "What, how did you do it? How did she get such an important document?"

    Everyone else looked at Ju with worry, but she said calmly: "When His Majesty decided to get engaged to the Kingdom of Jin, he invited Wanyan Yunhua to the palace, and His Majesty was reading the document at that time. After Wanyan Yunhua came,  , His Majesty casually threw the document into the general memorial, and was taken away by State Secretary Aiasi as a finished memorial. I don¡¯t know how Wanyan Yunhua saw it, so she sent one of her men to sneak into the palace and steal the document.  However, he was discovered by Baizhangyuan. The masters from the hospital were sent to catch the thief, but the documents were no longer with him. According to his explanation, Wanyan Yunhua was traced to Wanyan Yunhua, only to find that she had disappeared. After questioning the relevant personnel, Baizhangyuan concluded that  She is still in Jiankang City, please make an order to arrest her as soon as possible."

    After hearing this, I patted my forehead in annoyance and said repeatedly: "It was my mistake. She came in quickly and let her see the document. To cover up, I threw the document into the memorial. After she left, Sima Feng  He came to find me and took me to the military headquarters, but he forgot about it. Mistake, mistake, inform Zheng Tian, ??the city gate is closed, capture Wanyan Yunhua. Well, Wangxue, Mengxue, you lead the guards and Qingqi  When searching on the official road of the pier, be quick but don¡¯t be reckless.¡±

    Wangxue responded and grabbed the excited Mengxue and was about to leave. I warned: "Wangxue, the situation outside is complicated now. You should keep an eye on Mengxue and don't let her cause a big problem. Investigate it privately. Finally,  good."

    Wangxue looked back at me and said firmly: "Your Majesty, don't worry, Wangxue will definitely live up to your trust." After saying that, he turned his head, glared at Mengxue who was mumbling, and left in a hurry.

    Mengxue muttered something dissatisfied and followed her.  As for Ju, he has already gone to find Zheng Tian and is preparing to search the city.

    Seeing me staring into the distance in confusion, Zi'er walked over gently and asked quietly: "Your Majesty, is this serious?"

    "It's very serious!" I came back to my senses and nodded, but my face looked a little unnatural.

    Zi'er hesitated for a moment, and finally said softly: "Your Majesty, although I don't know the details of what happened, I feel something is wrong about this matter. Could it be that inside the palace"

    "I will investigate this matter in detail." I interrupted her and continued apologetically: "Zi'er, you know, this palace has never been quiet. It's not surprising that something like this happened. Don't take it to heart.  Come, come with me to the Lake Pavilion, the air there is good."

    Zi'er hesitated to speak, her eyes turned on my face, but in the end she said nothing. She turned around and called Nianxue and others to follow, and the group gradually disappeared into the shadow of the flower forest.
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