Water Margin people

"Li Gang, you read that right!"

Li Bangyan looked at Li Gang and asked.

"How could I be wrong about such a thing? I rode out of the city for more than ten miles, and the water level in the lower reaches of the Wuzhang River was higher than that in the upper reaches. The water poured directly back. It is obvious that the water in the lower reaches is greater!"

Li Gang said.

"The Wuzhang River is originally gentle, and the lower reaches are plains. Even if there is a flood, it won't be like this!"

Wu Min looked at Li Gang and said, no matter how big the water is, there is no reason for it to flow backwards.

"If you don't believe me, you can go and see it!"

Li Gang is also popular. Now that the water situation is urgent, these people don't go out to watch on the spot, but they want to refute themselves.

"What are you arguing about? I'm asking you what you can do!"

Zhao Ji stood up and scolded the officials angrily. He didn't want to listen to people's nonsense. He wanted a solution now.

"Report, Your Majesty, Privy Tong is reporting urgently!"

A chamberlain walked into the hall and handed a piece of information to Zhao Ji with both hands.

Zhao Ji was upset, and even more upset when he saw the urgent report. Tong Guan had not sent back good news for a long time, but he still picked it up and tore it open and started reading.

"what!"

Zhao Ji glanced at the letter and sat down with a plop, his face full of fear.

The officials looked at the fear on Zhao Ji's face and felt an ominous premonition in their hearts. If Zhao Ji could be so frightened, the news in the urgent report was already serious.

"Du Chong...how dare you...how dare you!"

Zhao Ji murmured.

"Du Chong stayed behind in Kaide Mansion. In order to deal with the Liangshan bandits, he led people to dig up the Yellow River!"

It took Zhao Ji a long time to tell the actual situation.

"What! Dig the Yellow River!"

This news sounded like a thunder in the hall. Some of the officials had dull eyes, some were scared, some were in disbelief, and some were indignant.

"That's not right. If you dig out the Yellow River, the water should be poured directly into Liangshan Bo, and then go to the Huaihe River via Sishui. How is it possible to go to Tokyo via the Wuzhang River?"

Xu Han immediately discovered something was wrong. Even if the Yellow River was dug, Tokyo should not be flooded.

The officials woke up from the shock. Du Chong dug the Yellow River in Puzhou. The flood should go east or south, and it would never go west.

"Check, check it for me!"

Zhao Ji yelled.

"Your Majesty, the flood has arrived. I'm afraid it's too late to check now. The top priority is to solve Tokyo's urgent problems. Water has begun to accumulate in the city! The water is already knee-deep in some places."

Li Gang said to Zhao Ji.

"What, it's already that deep?"

Zhao Ji also didn't expect that water had begun to accumulate in Tokyo, and it was already knee-deep.

"Your Majesty, the Puli Water Gate should be closed! Don't let the flood enter the city!"

Someone hurriedly commented.

"Not only Puli Water Gate, but also other water gates. The moat is open. If only one gate is closed, the other gates will also flood the city!"

At this moment, Kang Wang Zhao Gou came out of his shift and said.

"Yes, yes! Close all city gates and water gates, and never allow floods to enter the city!"

Zhao Ji immediately nodded and ordered.

The city of Tokyo was in chaos. All the officers and soldiers rushed to the city gate. The water gate of the water gate was lowered, and wooden boards were inserted into the water, followed closely by sandbags.

Zhao Ji didn't care about the heavy rain at this time, and personally took all the officials to Puli Water Gate.

"Flood! It's really a flood!"

Zhao Ji's face turned pale as he looked at the surging yellow water. When he really saw the turbulent water rushing towards Tokyo City, Zhao Ji didn't have any doubt that the flood really came from the east. "Your Majesty, I request that Du Chong be arrested. This thief has brought harm to the country and the people. He has committed a heinous crime and should be sentenced to death!"

Immediately, a censor came out to say that Du Chong's digging of the Yellow River and flooding the Liangshan bandits was not wrong. At best, it was excessive, and it was excusable in light of the war.

But now that the floods are coming to Tokyo, this is different. The floods will definitely cause deaths and injuries and damage to farmland and houses. Someone must bear the responsibility for these crimes amid the boiling public dissatisfaction.

"Go and catch that bitch Du Chong!"

Zhao Ji immediately ordered that someone must take responsibility for this matter, and the best candidate was Du Chong.

Yuncheng.

Floods came from the north and flooded a large amount of farmland.

"My field and house!"

Song Taigong was in tears. The fields and houses he bought at a large price had been flooded, which Song Taigong could not accept.

"Father, let's go. My brother is a high-ranking official in Tokyo and has as much land and property as he wants! I don't care about that!"

Song Qing pulled Song Taigong away from the water.

"Brothers, let's go to Tokyo together this time!"

Song Qing looked at Lei Heng and Zhu Tong on both sides again. Another task Song Jiang gave him when he came back this time was to take these two people away.

"Okay! I have long wanted to vote for Brother Gongming!"

Lei Heng was overjoyed. Since Yuncheng was occupied by Liangshan, they had become common people. He was originally a blacksmith. In his early years, he opened a mill and killed cattle for gambling. Later, he became the capital of the county with his martial arts and saved a lot of money. Got a piece of furniture.

But later he was captured alive by Sun Lei, and he had to pay the ransom after distributing all his family wealth. He originally planned to plunder for a few more years to save up his family wealth, but then came the arrival of Zhang Shuye, and then Yuncheng was occupied by Liangshan. Now Lei Heng only has three It was just a tile-roofed house and a few acres of thin farmland. Killing cattle and gambling in Liangshan was not allowed, so he was almost forced to continue blacksmithing.

"Brother misses brother Lei Heng too!"

Song Qing said with a smile.

"Brother Song Qing, please tell Brother Gongming that I won't go."

Zhu Tong shook his head and said.

"Brother Zhu Tong, I sincerely invite you! If my brother is already a martial arts doctor, there is no problem in keeping you an official position! Look at me, I am already a ninth-grade official!"

Song Qing said quickly.

"Yes, brother Zhu Tong, what's there to do in Yuncheng? I'm not allowed to suffer from Liangshanbo's anger all day long, and I'm not allowed to do this or that."

Lei Heng also persuaded him that Zhu's family was much better off than him. Although Liangshan took away the excess land from Zhu's family, Zhu still still had houses and shops in his name, and the rent from those shops in Yuncheng was enough. rich life.

"I no longer care about fame or fortune, I just want to live a peaceful life."

Zhu Tong shook his head, bowed his hands to Song Qing and Lei Heng and left. Yuncheng was also hit by floods. Although it was not serious, he wanted to go and take a look. His shops were all in the city, and he needed to go to disaster relief.

"Zhu Tong!"

Lei Heng called for two more days, but Zhu Tong didn't even look back.

"Forget it, let's leave quickly. It would be bad if the Liangshan thieves find us!"

Song Qing could only look at He Lei Hengdao.

"Okay, my house is packed!"

Lei Heng immediately replied that he didn't have much at home, just his mother and wife.

Zhu Tong went directly to Yuncheng. The floods had already entered the city. The water on the streets had reached their calves. Many people were scooping out water from their homes with basins and buckets. Sandbags were piled at the door.

"How dare those people dig up the Yellow River! Aren't they afraid of losing their descendants?"

Zhu Tong sighed.

"We have everything from Yuncheng, come with me out of the city to dig a backup canal to release the flood!"

The current county magistrate of Yuncheng led a group of officers and shouted on the street. There are many backup canals outside Yuncheng. As long as these are opened, the water can be quickly directed to the south.

Zhu Tong did not hesitate, returned home, picked up a hoe, and followed the crowd out of the city.