Back at the military plane, Su You took off the fine linen raincoat that had been sprayed with konjac glue, took off the bamboo hat and hung it outside the hall, then sat on the threshold and took off his rain boots, poured out the water inside, and wet his pants while shouting

: "Yuan Chang! Bring me my dry clothes. Wei'er said I have to change into dry clothes when I come back from the inspection, otherwise the cold will easily penetrate my bones..."

Cai Jing came over with a pile of dry clothes and whispered: "Your Majesty is in the hall."

"Ah?!" Su You jumped up in fright, regardless of his bare legs and feet: "Your Majesty, why are you here? I'm going to report to the palace after finishing sorting."

Zhao Xu was sitting on a chair by the hall, but he didn't find this funny scene funny at all. Instead, there was a trace of moisture in his eyes: "Let's change clothes first. Madam Guo must listen to her words."

"Then... Your Majesty, please wait for a moment while Rong Chen tidies up."

After a while, Su You regained his respectability as a first-class figure in the Song Dynasty and walked into the hall: "Your Majesty, Su You, respectfully welcomes you."

Zhao Xu pulled up a chair and put it opposite him: "Sit down and talk, so I still have to leave the palace. Every time I see you in the palace, you are always neatly dressed. It almost made me think that there is no flood in Kaifeng Mansion at all.

"

Su You did not dare to refuse, and sat down next to the chair: "Congratulations to Your Majesty, the peak of the flood has passed Kaifeng Mansion. At least above Kaifeng, we have completely defended it."

"The most important thing is that the canal project has not been delayed, and all the gates are in good condition. Shen Kuo and Wu Anchi reported that after the peak of the flood, the project must be restarted as soon as possible to ensure completion before the end of the year."

Cai Jing brought two cups of hot ginger tea over and said, "Your Majesty, the Duke has been asked by his wife to put on dry clothes and drink a cup of hot ginger tea when he comes down from patrolling the embankment."

Su You took it and drank it honestly.

Zhao Xu thought for a moment, held it up, took a sip, and felt pretty good, then held the cup in both hands: "Where are Zhang Dun and the others?"

Su You said: "There is a lot of things going on. Cai Shenzheng has written in the liaison letter and will issue instructions to various administrative officials, mainly to receive and prepare materials, organize manpower, arrange rescue troops and other matters;"

"I was afraid that giving orders alone would not work, so I asked Zhang Dun to patrol along the river and supervise strictly."

"Deputy Ambassador Xue is mobilizing ships. The Nanhai Gangyun's canal ships have arrived in Beijing and have been delayed for a month in Chenliu. We plan to let these ships use the return trip to bring medicines from Beijing to China, and then when they pass through Chenliu, they will bring them again.

Take this batch of grain and transport it to Yunzhou as preparation for disaster relief and post-disaster relief." "Deputy Envoy Sun is coordinating the affairs of the Xiangxiang troops in the center of Beijing taking turns to guard the embankment."

"Chao Buzhi knows how to ride a bicycle. Now he travels back and forth between the Third Division, Zhongshu and the Privy Council. He is also responsible for the paperwork."

"Cai Yuanchang and I take turns sitting in the formation. When I'm not around, this is the Chief Yuanchang."

"We also try not to slow down the daily work of the Military Aircraft Department and do as much as we can."

Zhao Xu breathed a sigh of relief: "I didn't know you were working so hard when I was in the palace. I heard that Duke Lu had put the Kaifeng Mansion under martial law, so I came here to take a look."

Su You bowed and said: "These are matters within the scope of my duties. Your Majesty is concerned and I am terrified. Fortunately, the situation is still under control. Your Majesty should keep things calm and give confidence to your workers and the people."

Zhao Xu said: "Then do I need to ask the Queen Mother to return to the palace?"

Su You said: "This is not necessary for the time being, but we can publicize it to the outside world. The Queen Mother is in Kaibao Temple to pray for the people of Hebei."

Zhao Xu sighed: "Hebei...Hebei..."

"Your Majesty." Su You handed over his hand and said, "We have done all the personnel matters. The rest depends on God's will."

"Just sit and wait?"

"The peak of the flood has passed Kaifeng. Whether Puyang downstream can withstand it will be known in nine hours... Now... we really have to wait."

Zhao Xu stood up, walked a few steps in the hall, and finally stood in front of the huge map in the hall. He looked at the Yellow River and the old road marked with dotted lines on the map of Hebei: "From now on, I will also live and eat.

At the Military Aircraft Department, I will wait with you!"

…

A few days ago.

The dim river water, carrying the silt, trees, and occasionally the corpses of humans and animals from the upper reaches, rolls eastward from the embankment near Chanzhou City.

This was the seat of the Chanyuan Alliance between the Song and Liao Dynasties, but now it has become the most critical place on the Yellow River embankment.

Neihuang and Shanghu, two major crises, have withstood the test after the Dushui Department and the River Canal Department spared no effort over the past year to withstand three flood peaks in a row.

However, in Chanzhou, a place where problems should not have arisen, problems have arisen now!

Local officials teamed up to embezzle relief supplies, leaving Tong Guan's three thousand new troops who rushed here with nothing to use!

Tong Guan was an eunuch, and local officials rallied into a force to confront Tong Guan. They passively sabotaged the disaster relief work and were not even willing to organize the people to move to safe areas. They also incited people to panic against the new army and gave the disaster relief workers wages.

Create obstacles.

Tong Guan didn't have time to argue with the officials. Fortunately, the New Army brought a batch of sacks, so he organized the New Army soldiers to carry out disaster relief work while asking friendly forces in Puyang for help.

There is no hope for the government!

The soldiers are very emotional. Several teams are asking Tong Guan for orders. These corrupt officials and the state army under them. I sent out 300 people and they can capture them with bare hands. Du Wei, do you want to do it?

Tong Guan's cheeks were biting hard, and his sparse beard was shaking: "Now is the time to talk about these things? What is the mission His Majesty gave us? We have all forgotten?!"

One of the team members shouted: "Guardian, brothers, we don't have any materials in hand, and the sandbags are about to be used up!"

Tong Guan asked: "Has the news from upstream arrived?"

The captain was choking and said: "It's coming... The fourth flood peak is coming soon, and it will be bigger than the previous three times!"

A member of the salvage team shouted bitterly: "These stupid officials are so powerful! They won't even give us a boat!"

Tong Guan said grimly: "They are waiting for the embankment to burst so that they can eliminate the evidence of their own crimes and then pass the blame on to the He Canal Department and the Dushui Department! These officials are already black to the core!"

Dui Zheng said: "Aren't they afraid that His Majesty will offend you?"

"Excuse me?" Tong Guan said with a sneer: "When the river embankment is broken, the first person your Majesty will offend is us, the Shaobao! When the time comes, the whole region needs to be appeased. Shouldn't we continue to use this group of dog officials and tyrants?"

At this moment, a group of common people rushed over to the embankment carrying burdens and baskets on their backs. An old man in the lead shouted loudly: "Master, are you okay, military master? We are here to help you!"

Tong Guan greeted him: "Old man, what are you doing here? Didn't I tell you to evacuate immediately?"

The old man unloaded the basket: "There are millet cakes in the basket, which are a bit rough. Don't dislike it, military men. In the past few days, Zhuang Han has finally understood that those dog officials have no intention of caring about our life and death!"

"On the contrary, the military men are building embankments to fight the floods, and Qiu has done nothing wrong. Those things before were all nonsense by the dog officials!"

Tong Guan was overjoyed: "Let's not talk about food. There is an urgent shortage of earth, stone, wood and other materials. The biggest flood peak is coming soon. Is there anything the villagers can do?"

The old man turned his head and looked at the fields under the embankment and the village in the distance with reluctance. Finally, he stamped his foot: "Demolish the house!"

A man in the crowd shouted: "Dad!"

"What's the fuss about?" The old man said, holding his pole: "Have you forgotten the flood seven years ago? The levee can't be saved, but the village can be saved?!"

"Dazhuang, go back now. Half of us are demolishing the house! Half of us are cutting down the forest. The girls and women in the village are weaving straw mats. The military men and women are all trying to save us. But we can't save ourselves? Just sit at home and wait for the flood to come."

die?"

Tong Guan made a decision immediately: "Then we won't say much! Let's demolish the house now. We are also good at cutting down the forest! Old man, don't worry, how can the New Army demolish it for you? How can they build it for you after the flood!"

When Da Zhuang came to the village with his new army and started demolishing the houses, another group of people came over.

"What are you doing? What are you doing?!" An official in red clothes rushed over with a group of government officials: "You all stop!"

Tong Guan looked at the official in front of him coldly and said, "President Ye Tong, this is done voluntarily by the villagers."

Ye Tongpan smiled coldly: "It's a joke. Since ancient times, have ordinary people been willing to let officers and soldiers demolish their houses voluntarily? You are coercing public opinion, creating trouble, and destroying people's houses! You are rebels and traitors!"

Tong Guan is stupid, fuck your mother. If the civil servant's report is written like this, who will the big shots in the court believe?

ps: "Return to the Ming Dynasty to Be the Overlord" Use a pistol and a sniper to kill corrupt officials, exterminate landlords, and massacre established slaves. In this era when all heroes are rising together, Zhan Yun vows to be an uncompromising overlord in the late Ming Dynasty. It is a passionate and refreshing novel.
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