The road of the farmer's fortune and the imperial examination

Chapter 986 Incompetence
The yamen servant saw that his lord was indifferent, he knew that it was the lord who didn't know how serious the matter was.

The yamen servant wiped the rain from his face, and then shouted: "My lord! This time Changtian Mansion's embankment burst very seriously, and nearly ten villages have been submerged. The estimated number of casualties is around seven or eight thousand."

"What?" Yang Chaoying turned to look at the guard in shock, his eyes widened in disbelief.

"How many people did you say died?" Yang Chaoying's hands were shaking, and the rain mixed into his mouth, and he seemed to taste the rust.

"It can only be estimated temporarily, about [-] or so. Even the magistrate's yamen in Changtianfu was flooded, and the lower reaches of the Changtianfu River were flooded by the river."

Yang Chaoying was stunned on the spot, he didn't expect this matter to be so serious.

"What about the person who reported the letter? I want to ask him, didn't Qian Huichun transfer the person to the high ground? Why are there still civilian casualties?"

Yang Chaoying suddenly felt sad, his legs and feet were weak, and he almost couldn't stand.

Seeing this, the yamen servant hurried forward to help him.

"Quick! What did your lord tell you? Why didn't those people move away? What the hell is Qian Huichun doing?" Seeing the person coming, Yang Chaoying immediately shouted angrily.

"Master Yang! It's not because Lord Qian didn't transfer the people. The matter originally went smoothly, and it must be completed in a day. But who would have thought that the river embankment collapsed too seriously this time, and more than half of the river embankment in the downstream area collapsed. , The river flooded more than ten villages, and the people and officials had no time to run, and they were all swallowed up by the river. The river is so fast, how can they run across the river?"

The visitor wiped away his tears, and many of his relatives died in the embankment breach.He was able to report the news alive, and he was already alive after the catastrophe.

"We had already moved to the highlands. Who would have thought that the river would be so fast and violent that even the highlands would not be spared? Those people cannot avoid it!"

Yang Chaoying gasped. This matter is so serious that it must be reported to the court immediately.Not only do they have to allocate money for disaster relief, but they also have to invite imperial envoys to preside over the overall situation.

"Where's your lord? Is he still alive?"

The visitor nodded, "My lord escaped unharmed!"

Yang Chaoying sneered suddenly, he was still alive.If they really died in the river, the imperial court would not be able to kill them all.

Qian Huichun's family may still be alive, but who would have thought that Qian Huichun would be so dead.

What's the use of surviving now?Didn't he know that the imperial court would definitely not let him go?
"Grind the ink for me!" Yang Chaoying made up his mind and planned to report it immediately.

Three days later, when the emperor was going to court, De'an just took two bamboo tubes and rushed to the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

"I have already sent officials to Jiangnan and other places to inspect. Qian Huichun, the prefect of Changtian Mansion, has not reported the number of people affected by the disaster. This person is really hateful. After this incident, I will definitely punish him severely."

The emperor brought up the flood in Changtian Mansion again, and all the officials were silent like cicadas, and the hall was completely silent.

De'an looked at the furious emperor, but he still had the courage to step forward, "Your majesty! The flying pigeons in the south of the Yangtze River are here!"

"Submit it quickly!" The emperor was originally interrupted, feeling very unhappy.But the news from Jiangnan at this time must be about the flood.

The emperor looked at the two red bamboo tubes, chose one at random and opened it.

When he opened it, his brows that were still frowning loosened, 300 people?That's still within the controllable range, so it's not too serious.

The emperor's anger has subsided slightly, it seems that the previous estimate was too pessimistic.

However, Qian Huichun couldn't believe what she said.We still have to wait until the officials he sent to Jiangnan have verified the number of people before we can confirm.

All the ministers knew that this was a letter from Jiangnan, and they all breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that the emperor's expression eased a bit.

It seems that the disaster in the south of the Yangtze River has been brought under control, and the number of civilian casualties is small.

The officials of the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Households all felt that they would survive the catastrophe. If the river embankment collapsed seriously, the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of Industry would not be able to afford it.

Although they were not in charge at the time, they all benefited more or less.

The emperor put down the paper in his hand, and when he saw another red bamboo tube, his heart couldn't help but lift up again.

Could it be that there were floods in other state capitals?Otherwise, why would there be two?

He took a deep breath, what should come will still come.

Spreading out the letter in the bamboo tube and taking a quick glance, the shock on the emperor's face was hard to hide.

He sat up straight suddenly, carefully looked at it twice from the beginning in disbelief, and finally stood up excitedly.

"Bastard! How unreasonable! Qian Huichun is incompetent!"

The emperor slapped the armrest of the dragon chair fiercely. At this moment, his expression was like a storm, overwhelming everyone in the hall.

Seeing the emperor's expression, De'an knew that the emperor was in a hurry.

All the ministers in the hall heard the emperor talk about Qian Huichun's incompetence, and immediately understood that something happened to Changtian Mansion again.

"De'an! Go and see Gu Chengyu, a lecturer at the Xuanhanlin Academy!"

The emperor has a splitting headache at this moment, and he hates Qian Huichun even more!
De'an immediately led the order to go out. He knew that something urgent must have happened.In case those idiots were delayed, De'an walked towards the Hanlin Academy himself.

"Hmph! Only by arresting Qian Huichun to the capital and watching him being torn apart by five horses with my own eyes can I relieve my hatred!"

Seeing that the emperor was so furious, Xia Qing knew that something was wrong with Changtian Mansion.

Qian Huichun must die, but he was not divided into five horses in the capital, but died in Changtian Mansion.

But the emperor suddenly summoned Gu Chengyu, and Xia Qing knew that the emperor was going to send Gu Chengyu to Jiangnan.His little disciple just went to Jiangnan, and he traveled day and night, so he could reach Jiangnan today.

But if Gu Chengyu went, would there still be a chance for Min Feng to make contributions?With Gu Chengyu gone, Min Feng is redundant, what is this?
"Your Majesty! I don't know what stupid thing this Qian Huichun has done?" Yu Zheng, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, opened his mouth first when he saw that no one dared to ask questions.

Although the emperor was furious at this time, he had nothing to do with the Jiangnan dam.If no one in the hall dared to ask, the emperor would be even more furious.

Annoyed that they don't ask about the sufferings of the people, they are all wise and safe, and don't share the worries of the court and the emperor.

"Hmph! What stupid thing did you do? The Changtian Mansion burst its embankment again, and this time the embankment burst so seriously that it has submerged more than ten villages. The civilian casualties are tentatively set at 8000 to [-] people. For such a tragedy, shouldn't we dismember them by five horses? Those are real people!"

The emperor was leaning on the dragon chair and barely able to stand up. At this moment, he couldn't help feeling a little sad.

Since his accession to the throne, there has never been a disaster of this magnitude.

Unexpectedly, he has been on the throne for decades, and this year he encountered a flood that is rare in a century.

Could it be that God is punishing him, punishing him for not having the idea of ​​immortality?

(End of this chapter)