The Legend of Shushan Xuanjian

Chapter 195 Calming the Flood
The furious waves of the Yellow River came to the sky, and the noise was as loud as thunder.

Longbo drove the wind and dared not go up, and Baichuan sprayed snow to Gao Cuiwei.

——Excerpt from "Fu Wu Ci/Gong Wu Crossing the River" by Wen Tingyun (Tang Dynasty)
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There was only a bang bang, and in an instant, a big crack opened in the bow of the ship.Regrettably, Bai Fu went all out, but the expected result didn't happen—cutting the ship in two.

Bai Fu secretly sighed, if Taoist Qingshan carried a sword, he would cut the boat into two pieces.When the mind is mixed, the true energy becomes cloudy.Bai Fu didn't fly to the bow of the boat, he was less than half a meter away from the boat, and fell into the rushing river instead.

The flooding Yellow River is like a roaring giant, carrying a large amount of sand.Anyone who falls into the water will be powerless to escape.

The Taifu watched Bai Fu fall into the water and was dragged into the bottom of the river, his life and death were uncertain, and he felt great grief.With a sweet throat, a mouthful of blood gushed out.

Tai Tu gritted his teeth and swallowed the mouthful of blood into his belly.Quietly wiped the blood spilling from the corner of his mouth with a handkerchief.He leaned on the corner of the table, trying to make himself stand upright.The enemy is at present, and as the commander in chief, his will and belief determine the courage and confidence of thousands of flood-fighting and rescue soldiers to fight to the end, and are related to the lives of tens of thousands of people below the dam!

He must not fall, must not fall!

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Just when everyone was in despair, Li Xuexuan sat cross-legged, folded her hands and held them in front of her chest, stretched her fingers naturally, with her palms facing outwards, performed the fearless gesture, her face was as holy as a lotus flower, and she recited the Heart Sutra: "Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, When you practice the deep Prajna Paramita for a long time, you will see that the five aggregates are empty, and you will overcome all hardships..."

Li Xuexuan's voice didn't seem to be loud, but the thousands of soldiers and civilians on the embankment could hear each one clearly, echoing in their ears.

Thousands of soldiers and civilian husbands were infected by Li Xuexuan's solemn Dharma appearance. They all knelt on the ground, clasped their hands together, followed her voice, and sincerely prayed for God's protection.

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The moment Bai Fu fell into the water, Taoist Qingshan's words echoed in his ears: "Kanding represents water, and water is the source of your strength. If you want to control Kanding's true energy, you must be familiar with the nature of water and use water to practice. The big river rushes , Go forward without hesitation. Rigidity and softness combine, and there is firmness in softness. Press without bending, pinch without yielding. When confronted with strength, resist and live against death!"

The flooded river was like yellow mud soup, and Bai Fu was sucked into the bottom of the water. Bai Fu's mouth and nose were covered with sand and he couldn't breathe.As soon as the Tiandi bridge is broken, the dantian zhenqi immediately enters the internal circulation mode.Kan Ding's zhenqi was even more astonishing. After encountering water, it gushed out from his body, forming a protective shield, covering Bai Fu.Bai Fu breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly took a deep breath.

After the galloping river hit the protective cover of Kanding, the roaring power of the river was quickly captured and absorbed by Kanding's true energy, forming an energy field, like a huge vortex, which sucked this huge energy into the protective shield of Kanding.The protective cover changes from thin to thick, from light yellow to golden yellow.

Bai Fu was full of strength, which was irresistible.The thick-backed saber in his hand suddenly trembled, and a dazzling light suddenly appeared, and the Taoist in green shirt's "Hurricane Extinguishing Soul" sword intent appeared in his mind, piercing the sky.

Bai Fu stirred his legs in the water, and his whole body spun in the water.Like a sea dragon breaking free from chains, it soars into the sky from the river.

Bai Fu slashed out with a knife, and the wind and thunder struck like a hurricane, setting off huge waves and sending the sand mining boat to the top of the waves.Bai Fuxuan Tie Hou picked up his back knife, and with the power of the waves, he took advantage of the trend and sent the sand mining boat into the sky, jumped over the dam, and fell into the farmland in the distance.

The dam is saved!
On both sides of the embankment, thousands of soldiers and peasants cheered and jumped, and the sound of celebration echoed across the sky.

Tai Tu's heart relaxed, and he slowly sat down on the couch.

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The world is chilling, and the waves are churning.Bai Fu stood on the main mast that had been cut off at the waist, pacing the waves, galloping about.

Bai Fu's long hair draped over his shoulders, he held a thick-backed heavy knife in his hand, his clothes fluttered, his tiger's eyes were like lightning, he looked like a great river god and demon riding on the clouds...

"Don't you see the water of the Yellow River coming up from the sky, rushing to the sea and never returning..."

Such magical powers are appalling!
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The sky is slowly getting brighter, and the rain has stopped.

The rebellious Yellow River, after tossing all night, is like a herd of frightened runaway horses on the prairie. Under the guidance of the harness, they flee in all directions, gallop, return to their respective places, slowly close together, and finally become Rolling and grazing on the grass in a soothing and comfortable way...

What an idyllic scene.

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After several days and nights of fighting against floods, the embankment remained unmoved.The weather has gradually improved, and the flood disaster has gradually subsided.

On this day, Bai Li and his wife accompanied Xu Taifu to patrol the streets, and they saw that there were porridge shops in many places to help the victims, but the people queuing up to receive the porridge were all old people and children, not a single young man.Occasionally, one or two young and middle-aged men from other places lined up and were immediately expelled by the soldiers.

Bai Fu was puzzled, so he asked the Taifu for advice.

Xu Taifu had a long beard in his hands, and said: "Since ancient times, disaster relief has been prone to chaos, which is closely related to the ineffectiveness of officials in disaster relief. There are several main reasons:
First, there was not enough food for disaster relief, causing the victims to change their children to eat, starving and dying everywhere.The lack of food for disasters may be due to the fact that local officials dare not do anything, dare not open warehouses for food relief.Or because of corruption, layers of embezzlement, and exploitation of disaster relief money and food issued by the court.

Second, disaster relief measures are ineffective.The victims were not properly settled, displaced, gathered on a large scale, ate and drank together, resulting in the spread of the plague, causing a large number of deaths and panic.

When the above-mentioned situation is serious, the victims will plunder the local wealthy households, and even attack the government offices, kill officials and grab food, and gather crowds to rebel. "

Therefore, the key to disaster relief lies in the management of people, money and things.The overall planning, deployment and implementation of disaster relief operations; the communication and coordination between the court and local governments, officials and people, and various interest relationships; the guidance and resettlement of victims;Any lack or omission in any aspect may lead to a disaster.

Therefore, disaster relief is a systematic project, similar to fighting a war.As the saying goes: "In the midst of strategizing, the decisive victory is thousands of miles away." '

How to test whether the army is strong or not in peacetime?Don’t look at whether there are many soldiers, excellent weapons, formation drills, and combat competitions. You only need to look at the disaster relief level and efficiency of the local garrison, the speed and morale of the army’s assembly, and the mobilization and appeasement capabilities of the people... you can treat this army to draw objective conclusions.

Li Xuexuan asked curiously: "Teacher, you just said that if the victims have no food to eat, they will kill officials and rob food, and gather people to rebel. Then why do you only give porridge to the old, the weak, the sick and the disabled, and ignore the young and middle-aged? It is the age with the biggest appetite, and if there is no food, isn't it easier to rebel?"

The Taifu laughed and said, "It's not that they don't have food, but that if they want to be full, they can't rely on relief, but rely on labor, and exchange labor for food to support themselves and their families."

　The furious waves of the Yellow River came to the sky, and the noise was as loud as thunder.

　　Longbo drove the wind and dared not go up, and Baichuan sprayed snow to Gao Cuiwei.

　　The 23rd string is so sad, please don't wander around.

　　Underneath there is a wild dragon with a saw as its tail, and a cracked sail cuts off a whip and grinds its frost teeth.

　　The god's vertebrae chisel stones to fill the god's pool, and the white horse joins Qin and the red dust rises.

　　The public leaps the horse and raises the jade whip, and the high hoof is wiped out, and the day is thousands of miles away.

　　——Wen Tingyun (Tang Dynasty) in "Fu Wu Ci/Gong Wu Crossing the River"
　　
　
(End of this chapter)