Doctor of the Great Song Dynasty: In the beginning, Li Qingzhao and Li Qingzhao made a private decis

"Don't you see it, the water of the Yellow River comes up from the sky and rushes to the sea never to return!......"

This is the surging momentum of the Yellow River described by the poet Li Bai, which makes people fascinated.

However, in fact, the images in poetry are often very different from reality. The rushing Yellow River is indeed majestic, but it affects the hearts of the people along the coast, especially the rushing Yellow River above everyone's heads. Choose the top of your head with a sharp sword.

Kaifeng City,

A courier who traveled eight hundred miles rushed directly from the Yellow River embankment to the palace.

"Notice to the officials that the water level of the Yellow River is about to reach the critical point, and several piping points have been discovered." The messenger said anxiously.

Zhao Xu's heart sank and he said, "Has Mr. Fan found a place to discharge the flood?"

Fan Zheng on the side nodded and said: "I have informed the officials that the imperial court has unanimously negotiated to divert the water of the Yellow River to Liangshan Bo. The flood discharge point is fifty miles west of Yuncheng. With the help of the terrain of high in the west and low in the east, the Yellow River water will flow into Liangshan Bo."

"Liang Shanbo?"

Zhao Xu immediately found the topographic map of Liangshanbo and found that although Liangshanbo was very large, it was not close to the Yellow River. It would take a lot of effort to divert the water from the Yellow River, which would be a bit far away.

Fan Zheng explained: "What the officials don't know is that Liangshan Po is the only large lake in the lower reaches of the Yellow River. Although it is far away from the Yellow River, once the water from the Yellow River is introduced into Liangshan Po, the flood can be discharged at the minimum cost."

If the water of the Yellow River is allowed to overflow, many places will definitely be affected by disasters. If the water is diverted into Liangshan Bo, the affected area will be greatly reduced.

Zhao Xu frowned. Now that the situation of the Yellow River is critical, is it too late to divert water into Liangshan Lake?

Fan Zheng sighed slightly and said: "The water area of ​​[-] miles in Liangshanbo is the best place for flood discharge. In addition, the imperial court already has a method to control the Yellow River. If the water of the Yellow River can be introduced into Liangshanbo, it can be discharged with the help of the sediment of the Yellow River." Liangshan has been silted up, and given time, the Song Dynasty will have eight hundred miles of fertile land."

"Eight hundred miles of fertile land!"

Zhao Xu couldn't help but feel excited. If this was the case, the risk taken by the Song Dynasty at this moment was still worth it.

"Is this your evil recipe again?" Zhao Xu suddenly realized and asked.

Fan Zheng was probably the only one who could think of using the water of the Yellow River to silt out the eight hundred miles of paddy fields in Liangshanbo.

Fan Zheng nodded his head without shame and said: "Although the Yellow River overflows, it brings a lot of silt, which makes the fertile farmland on both sides of the river barren. In this case, why not take the opportunity to turn the fertile farmland into a treasure and a disadvantage into an advantage. Liangshan is located in a In the hinterland of the Song Dynasty, there are constant bandits in the [-]-mile water area. If the water of the Yellow River can be used to silt it out, the banditry problem in Liangshanbo can be solved, and a large amount of fertile land can be obtained."

In this era, Liangshanbo was not a good place. Because Liangshanbo had a wide water area and was the intersection of various roads, it was almost an unattended area. It was also a hiding place for many criminals, which gave the Song Dynasty a headache.

Fan Zheng's proposal suited the imperial court's wishes, and they immediately agreed to use the water of the Yellow River to silt out the evil plan of Liangshan Po.

"This!"

Zhao Xu looked at Fan Zheng speechlessly. The constant bandits in Liangshanbo were a headache for the Song Dynasty. Who would have thought that Fan Zheng would come up with the idea of ​​fighting fire with fire.

"However, the Yellow River is now in danger. It can reach eight hundred miles in one day. What if..." Zhao Xu said worriedly.

Zhao Xu was worried that the Yellow River was flowing too fast. If the project to divert the river water to Liangshanbo was not completed, the Yellow River embankments in other sections of the river would have collapsed.

As a result, the people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait have no embankments, which will inevitably cause irreparable losses.

Say it!

Zhao Xu presented urgent memorials from officials on both sides of the Yellow River. Almost all officials were in urgent need of manpower.

Seeing this, Fan Zheng said in a deep voice: "The imperial court must buy time for the flood discharge in Liangshan Lake, but there is a way to solve the shortage of flood control manpower."

When Zhao Xu saw this, his heart trembled. Based on his understanding of Fan Zheng, he must know that Fan Zheng's so-called method must be another evil recipe!
"Fan Taicheng, please tell me straight away, as long as I can survive this flood, I will do it at any cost!" Zhao Xu gritted his teeth and said.

Fan Zheng took a deep breath and said solemnly: "If you want to buy time for the flood discharge in Liangshan Lake, you need a large number of manpower to patrol the Yellow River embankment. Once a danger is discovered, you must go up without hesitation and eliminate the danger. But ordinary Minzhuang simply cannot It is possible, and only the Imperial Guard can accomplish it.”

"Forbidden Army!"

Zhao Xu was suddenly shocked. He did not expect that Fan Zheng's evil plan was to use the Forbidden Army to fight the flood.

"There are hundreds of thousands of Imperial Guards near Kaifeng City. These Imperial Guards are strong and well-disciplined. They are the best choice to fight against floods." Fan Zheng said proudly.

The Song Dynasty adopted a strategy of strong trunks and weak branches. In addition to guarding against Liao and Xia soldiers, the place with the largest number of forbidden troops was around Kaifeng. With only one order from Zhao Xu, hundreds of thousands of forbidden troops would march to the Yellow River embankment. .

"But the Imperial Army is marching to fight and defend the country, so how can they fight against floods?" Zhao Xu hesitated.

The traditional Forbidden Army was the pillar of the Song Dynasty. In order to resist foreign enemies and quell rebellions, there was no precedent for its use to fight floods.

Fan Zheng persuaded: "The Forbidden Army resists foreign enemies, defends the country, and protects the people. But now that the Yellow River embankment is in danger and people on both sides of the bank are in danger, the Forbidden Army's fight against floods is not fulfilling the duty of soldiers to protect the country and protect the people. "

Zhao Xu fell silent immediately. Although what Fan Zheng said was impeccable, as an emperor, how could he not hesitate to use such a large army so rashly.

Not to mention that Zhao Xu knew very well how the Zhao family gained power - Chenqiao Mutiny!
In the original Chenqiao mutiny, Zhao Kuangyin obtained the military talisman to mobilize the imperial army, and finally wore a yellow robe at Chenqiao.

But now Zhao Xu is faced with the same decision as Emperor Zhou Gong Chai Zongxun, whether to use the imperial army.

Fan Zheng sighed slightly, how could he not know Zhao Xu's worries, but fire and water are ruthless, and the situation of the Yellow River does not allow for hesitation at all.

"The situation of the official family is naturally different from that of Emperor Gong. Emperor Gong was only seven years old, but the official family has grown up and has been in charge for several years. He has even defeated Liaoxia continuously and has a high prestige in the army."

Fan Zheng's words made Zhao Xu couldn't help but look proud. His current achievements are enough to surpass the emperors of the past dynasties, and to be on par with Taizu Taizong.

"What's more, when the Forbidden Army goes to fight floods, they naturally don't need to carry weapons. Even wearing armor is a burden. They only need a shovel. Are the officials really afraid of such a Forbidden Army?" Fan Zheng asked rhetorically.

Zhao Xu immediately stayed there, yes!This is to fight the flood, not to fight. All the forbidden troops are unarmed, so how can they rebel?

Zhao Xu smiled bitterly. Fan Zheng was worthy of the title of evil doctor. Every time he gave advice, it was evil, but he made people have no choice but to follow the advice.

When Zhao Xu ordered the 20 imperial troops around Kaifeng to disarm and go to the Yellow River embankment to fight floods in the Chui Gong Hall, the entire court was almost boiling.

"Officials, think twice! The imperial army is the pillar of the country, how can we use it so easily."

All the officials in the court were in an uproar and wrote letters to dissuade him. "This is definitely Fan Zheng's evil recipe. We sincerely request that Fan Zheng be severely punished!" Before other officials could take action, Fan Chunli had already written angrily.

It would have been fine if Fan Zheng usually went out of his way to mess up the Forbidden Army. But now that Fan Zheng has gone out of his way to mess up the Forbidden Army. With the experience of the Chenqiao Mutiny as a lesson learned, once the Forbidden Army gets into trouble, Fan Zheng who goes out of his way to mess up the Forbidden Army will be the culprit. .

Zhao Xu looked around proudly and said loudly: "I understand the worries of all my dear friends. However, now the Yellow River embankment is in danger, and millions of people are under the threat of floods. I am afraid that only the Imperial Army can protect the Yellow River embankment. I am the Great Song Dynasty. How can the emperor sit back and watch tens of millions of his people drown in the flood? If even the soldiers who have taken off their armor are on guard, how can we rest assured that the army will sweep across the world?"

All the officials were silent. It can be said that Zhao Xu is extremely confident now. Especially after giving full authority to Zhang Kai and Zeng Bu to command hundreds of thousands of troops, his original guard against generals has gradually diminished.

Besides, this time the troops were fighting floods and providing disaster relief, and they all disarmed, which made the mutiny less threatening.

"The official sage! We admire him!"

All the officials bowed their heads one after another.

As Zhao Xu's imperial edict was issued, a large number of imperial troops disarmed and immediately rushed to the Yellow River embankment.

The Forbidden Army are all brave men, well-trained and disciplined, and can mobilize the most power in the shortest time. Once a danger occurs, with an order, a large number of soldiers will immediately support them, plus the local people are strong.

In a short period of time, several pipe swells were blocked, immediately easing the danger of the precarious Yellow River embankment.

However, what weighs heavily on everyone's minds is that the water level of the Yellow River is still rising slowly. If it continues, it will be a matter of time before the Yellow River bursts its banks.

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"Quick! Move the people immediately and build the earth dam as soon as possible!"

Outside Yuncheng, Song Jiang, a junior official, led a group of young men, and under the unified command of the government, began to build an earthen dam, preparing to divert the discharged Yellow River water into Liangshan Po.

"Song Yasi! We are waiting to build an earthen dam here. If the Yellow River bursts suddenly, we will die without a burial place." A young man said with a worried face.

"So you must hurry up and build the earth dam. This time the imperial court directly dispatched the imperial army to defend the dam. You only have three days to wait. If you build the earth dam in three days, you will all be rewarded. If it is washed away by the flood, you and I will No one can escape punishment!" Song Jiang said worriedly.

A group of young men did not dare to slack off, and immediately started building the earth dam assigned to them, and they only had three days.

No one dared to stop. Except for simple meals and rest, everyone was racing against time. Soon, three days had passed, and a simple earth dam was built directly from the Yellow River to near Liangshanbo.

"Finally built!"

Song Jiang breathed a sigh of relief. Naturally, this simple earthen dam could not block the raging Yellow River water. However, it could use the terrain to divert the Yellow River water to the vicinity of Liangshanbo, and at the same time reduce the area affected by flood discharge.

"Is the imperial court going to release floods?" a young man asked curiously.

Song Jiang nodded and said: "The real flood discharge point is not here, but fifty miles away. By the time the water of the Yellow River reaches here, the water flow has been greatly reduced. As long as we block the first wave of impact, we will have half the success."

As soon as Song Jiang finished speaking, he saw a roaring sound in the distance. When everyone looked up, their faces were filled with shock, and they saw a yellow wave rolling in.

Some dilapidated houses not far away collapsed under the impact of the waves of the Yellow River and were submerged in the floods. The wooden beams mixed in the floods added [-]% to the power of the floods.

Soon, the flood rolled in and rushed towards the earth dam.

"boom!"

The water waves collided with the earthen dam, causing a large splash of water, which soaked Song Jiang all over.

But Song Jiang didn't care, and stared at the earthen dam at his feet until the earthen dam blocked the impact of the flood, and the rolling flood flowed along the dam towards Liangshanbo.

"Finally blocked!"

Song Jiang breathed a sigh of relief. Although there were still floods overflowing in some places, the overall flow of the floods was towards Liangshanbo.The river water is mixed with a large amount of sediment. If this happens every year, I am afraid that Liangshanbo will be silted up by the Yellow River in a few decades.

However, Song Jiang looked in the direction of Liangshanbo, and when he thought that Liangshanbo would disappear, he felt as if he had lost something important.

Kaifeng section of the Yellow River embankment!The water level of the Yellow River has reached its highest level in history, and pipes are gushing everywhere.

"Come on sandbags!"

Teams of Forbidden Soldiers carried heavy sandbags and kept crowding towards the pipe swell. After a night of struggle, they finally blocked the largest pipe swell. All the Forbidden Army soldiers suddenly collapsed on the ground, without any strength left.

At this moment, the sky was just turning white. A young soldier's face was covered with mud and water. He looked at the rushing water of the Yellow River in surprise. He found that the water level of the Yellow River seemed to have dropped a bit.

"The flood has been released! The water in the Yellow River has receded!"

The young Imperial Guard immediately cheered.

A group of forbidden troops struggled to their feet and swarmed up the river embankment. Sure enough, they found that the water level of the Yellow River was dropping. It was obvious that the downstream had begun to release floods.

"We finally made it through three days!"

All the Imperial Guards breathed a sigh of relief, and some tired soldiers even fell asleep directly.

The Yellow River receded and the news of the flood discharge from the lower reaches reached Kaifeng City, and the whole city cheered.

The water level of the Yellow River was the most dangerous this time, but it was the lightest disaster in history. Due to the preparation of the flood discharge area, people moved to high ground or took shelter outside, and countless people survived.

"God bless the Song Dynasty!"

Zhao Xu sighed along the sky. Fortunately, this time he followed Fan Zheng's evil advice and used the imperial army to surround the Yellow River embankment. Otherwise, the current flow of water would definitely cause heavy losses to the Song Dynasty.

Fan Zheng breathed a sigh of relief and said: "The officials are now only discharging floods. Although preparations have been made in advance, millions of people are still affected by the disaster. The court still needs urgent disaster relief."

Due to the short three-day period of this flood discharge, although people in the flood discharge area fled early, they still suffered heavy losses. If disaster relief is not prepared, it may trigger a civil uprising.

"Instruct the prefectures and counties in the flood discharge area to first provide porridge to the victims, provide disaster relief, and doctors will prevent post-disaster plagues, etc." Zhao Xu ordered in an orderly manner.

Now that the floods have been discharged, the Yellow River embankment no longer poses a major risk. The next step is to provide disaster relief, which is not too difficult for the mature Song Dynasty system. (End of chapter)