Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 590 The Growth of Gong Zixi
"Crack!"

On the dome, lightning flashed one after another, and the sky and the earth reflected were as bright as day.

At this time, in the Chaisang area of ​​Jiujiang County, the flood surged and spread everywhere, and had already submerged large areas of farmland and houses.

Fortunately, at the critical moment, the local government has issued an order for flood fighting and emergency rescue.

Seeing that the water was surging and spreading, people were already running towards higher places.

The area around Jiujiang and Yuzhang is surrounded by mountains, and sometimes the floods cannot reach them.

It's just that in this haste, Li Shu, who was displaced, could only drag his family and his family to hide on the high mountains and hills. Looking at the flood of water in the sky, he couldn't help crying.

destroyed!

Everything is ruined!

Their homes have been engulfed by the flood and turned into nothing!
The more critical situation now is that they are already trapped on the high mountain. If they don't get rescue in time, they will definitely starve to death...

Fortunately, the government has dispatched a large number of soldiers, officials, and guards to participate in flood fighting and emergency rescue.

Under the command of officials from all over the country, soldiers in crimson battle suits, even shirtless soldiers, rowed small boats or drove warships, and came to rescue one after another Li Shu who had been persecuted by the flood.

After sending them to a safe place, the rations sent by the logistics supply team can also temporarily feed these victims.

Qingji, who was really worried, took a boat to the disaster area near Lushan Mountain.

Looking around, there are raging floods everywhere, ruthlessly devouring houses and farmland...

"quick!"

"Block it!"

"do not stop!"

After arriving on Lushan Mountain, the generals and soldiers of the Wu army who had already removed their armor had already dug up the soil with shovels and put them into sacks.

Then, the bags of soil and sand were all sent to the embankment to block the rushing flood bit by bit.

The rain was still falling from the sky, mercilessly hitting everyone's faces.

Natural disasters are merciless and people are merciful.

Seeing this scene, Qingji was also deeply moved.

"My lord, urgent report from Jinling!"

Hei Fu who was following at the side handed a report to Qingji.

With the help of the dim light, Qingji took a quick glance.

This urgent message came from Kong Qiu.

It was said to be an urgent report, but in fact it was just a memorial to Confucius to plead for his disciples.

Just as Qingji guessed, there was indeed something hidden about the fact that he disobeyed the king's order during this catastrophic flood.

How could Zeng Dian have the courage to disobey the king's orders?
Impossible!

This is a capital crime, or a capital crime of ransacking the family and exterminating the entire family, how dare Zeng Dian commit it?

Therefore, the ins and outs of this matter are none other than Zeng Dian's refusal to demolish the river embankment in advance and bring the flood into Lujiang County, and after receiving the imperial edict of Qingji, Zeng Dian prepared to lead people to dig the embankment...

But, it's too late!

When the flood broke the embankment, the danger was serious, and most of the officials in the three counties of Wu County, Jiujiang County, and Yuzhang County could hardly absolve themselves of the blame.

The greatest responsibility is none other than Zeng Dian.

Therefore, the officials of Jiujiang County and Yuzhang County all jointly signed a letter to impeach Zeng Dian and shift the responsibility to Zeng Dian.

"So, Lujiang County has already dug the embankment?"

"Exactly."

Qingji nodded slightly.

If this is the case, it can be guaranteed to the greatest extent that the flood disaster this time will not expand further.

……

The torrential rain and light rain that lasted for more than 30 days finally stopped, and the disaster situation in Yuzhang County and Jiujiang County of Wu State was alleviated.

This is all due to Wu Guo's flood fighting and rescue work being in place, and the demolition of the embankment in Lujiang County, which allowed the flood to be further washed downstream.

The sky has cleared, and the mild sunshine is shining on everyone.

The soldiers of the Wu army, who were already out of breath, were lying on the ground exhausted, and some of them had already fallen asleep.

No one would be able to bear the day and night fighting day and night.

They just lay naked on the ground and fell asleep...

Every soldier's body was soaked in mud and looked disheartened, but in the eyes of the victims, they were undoubtedly a group of "loveliest people".

If it weren't for the day and night fighting of these generals of the Wu army, the flood fighting and rescue edict issued by Qingji, and the timely dispatch of warships, civilian ships, and food, I really don't know how many people would have drowned and starved to death!
For this, Qingji felt extremely sad.

He came to the disaster area in person to condolences to the generals and soldiers of the Wu army who fought against the flood and rescued the victims, as well as the suffering victims.

At this moment, no matter whether they were Wu people, Chu people, or even "Southern people", the mood is the same.

"Your Majesty..."

A soldier of the Wu army, who was leaning on the sack and eating dry food, couldn't help but burst into tears after seeing Qingji.

Qingji stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder, supported him who was about to stand up and saluted, and said with a kind expression, "Thank you for your hard work."

"My lord, villain...you don't have to work hard!"

Received Qingji's condolences, this soldier of the Wu army seemed to be full of energy!

To this, Qingji just smiled slightly.

After walking around this group of Wu soldiers, Qingji bowed to them with a solemn expression again and said, "Second and third sons, my widow, on behalf of all the victims of the disaster, on behalf of the country of Wu, thank you!"

"Wu Guoyou and others are really amazing!"

"Wannian King! Wannian Wu Guo!"

Everyone became excited, shouting loudly.

Qingji caught a glimpse of a familiar soldier, squinted his eyes, looked at him, and asked, "Are you..."

"The villain sees the king!"

With dark circles under his eyes and mud all over his body, the disgraced young soldier knelt down towards Qingji with tears in his eyes, and kowtowed.

"Wu Xi, is it really you?"

Qingji didn't expect that either.

This young man was none other than the second son Wu Xi who was exiled by Qingji back then!
At that time, son Xi, who was only ten years old, was stubborn by nature. He not only deceived Qingji, but also beat his brother, son Fan. This made Qingji realize that son Xi was difficult to discipline, so he was exiled...

In a flash, it has been a full six years!

However, although Qingji exiled Wu Xi, he did not remove him from the family tree.

It is not so difficult for Gong Zixi to survive alone and support himself outside.

Fortunately, Qingji did not completely give up on Wu Xi.

He did not allow Young Master Xi to claim to be the son of the King of Wu and become a commoner, and without the order of Qing Ji, Young Master Xi would not be allowed to enter Jinling City for the rest of his life...

This is undoubtedly a very cruel thing for the young son Xi.

Over the years, Qingji had been sending people to protect Young Master Xi secretly, but the latter didn't know it.

Qingji knew more or less what had happened to Gong Zixi in these years.

The sixteen-year-old son Xi is said to have married a family and gave birth to a fat boy. He just joined the army not long ago...

(End of this chapter)