serious man in the red chamber

Chapter 156 Diversion of the Yellow River
The sound of drums and firecrackers came from the back streets of Ningguo Mansion.

The entire back street was hung with red lanterns and knotted with red satin. Shelves were set up on both sides of the street, and red ribbons were tied on the sheds. At the Wuyi table, all the children of the Jia family in the capital gathered there to discuss and discuss, while looking at the street.

At this moment, the sound of gongs, drums and firecrackers on the street became one.

"coming!"

All the people stood up and went to the street.

The sound of the drum music was getting closer and closer, and I saw a group of drummers appearing on the street, blowing the trumpets loudly, followed by Jia Yun riding a tall horse, wearing a wedding dress and big red flowers, followed by a guard of honor to welcome the bride, surrounded by It is a sedan chair for four people.

Today is a happy day for Jia Yun to marry Third Sister You.

The earth-shattering sound of firecrackers came from inside the gate.

Jia Qiang and Jia Chang took the lead, holding a set of firecrackers propelled by bamboo poles, and came out of the gate crackling.

A group of young officers in military uniforms set off firecrackers and set them off lively.

There were a lot of guests today, the front yard was full of people, besides the Jia family, a lot of officers from the Xungui lineage and the Yongwei Battalion also came, and they all craned their necks to look at the gate.

The main hall was full of people. The Fifth Sister-in-Law and You Lao Niang sat on the head seats as parents. Jia Daixiu, Jia Dairu, Jia She, Jia Zheng and others all came. He is the witness and the officiant is Jia Daixiu.

Not long after, the sound of drums and firecrackers in the front yard rang out again.

Except Fifth Sister-in-Law and You Lao Niang, everyone stood up, the auspicious time had come.

The master of ceremonies shouted loudly: "It's an auspicious time, invite newcomers!"

At this time, Jia Yun and the hijab-covered Third Sister You came in holding a concentric knot. Jia Daixiu said some blessings, and then Jia Hu, who was the witness of the marriage, delivered a speech. Amidst the laughter of the crowd, Jia Hu He took out a piece of ink paper from his bosom, which was specially asked for by Jia Lan's grandfather Li Shouzhong, and Jia Hu read it aloud with sound and emotion.

"The auspicious time is here, the newcomer pays homage! Let's pay homage to the heaven and the earth."

"Two thanks to the high hall!"

"Bye husband and wife!"

"Licheng!"

Jia Daixiu shouted loudly: "The bride is sent to the bridal chamber!"

Just when Jia Hu was watching happily, an official from the Ministry of War hurried in and whispered something in Jia Hu's ear.

Jia Hu was startled, then walked quickly to Jia She, and said in a low voice, "The Yellow River broke its embankment and diverted its course. I'm going to Wenyuan Pavilion to discuss matters."

Jia Amnesty's expression changed: "Oh? What kind of place was flooded?"

Jia Hu: "The Yellow River broke through in Lanyang, Henan. The river first flooded Fengqiu and Xiangfu counties in Henan to the west, then flowed eastward, flooded several counties in Daming Prefecture, and finally rushed into the territory of Shandong."

Jia She sighed sympathetically, "Let's go."

"it is good."

Jia Hu waved to Jia Yun again, told him a few words, turned around and strode out.

Royal Palace
Wenyuan Pavilion Value Room

The first assistant Song Chengliang, the second assistant Zhang Shangwen, Liu Fang, Zhao Zixun, Wang Hetang and others immediately stood up.

Emperor Jianwu with a livid face came in, went straight to the south couch and sat down: "How's the discussion going? Let's hear it."

Song Chengliang: "Yes. The ministers and others looked through the files carefully and found that no matter how the river flows, it will eventually cross the canal near Zhangqiu, enter the Daqing River through the Xiaoyan River, and finally enter the sea near Lijin."

Emperor Jianwu pondered for a long time before asking: "How many counties and counties will be affected?"

Song Chengliang's face became solemn: "At least 800 counties in Shandong will be affected by the disaster, and this diversion of the Yellow River will affect Henan, Zhili, Shandong and Jiangsu. It is estimated that [-] to [-] million people will be affected."

Zhang Shangwen went on to say: "Other places are fine, except Shandong. The relief food from the imperial court will definitely not be transported in a short time, and there may be a civil uprising!"

After a pause, "The Ministry of War has just allocated 20 stone grains and rice from the three prefectures of Jinan, Tai'an, and Yanzhou. These three prefectures are all disaster-stricken areas, especially Jinan."

Liu Fang frowned, and was about to speak.

Elder Yang Ge said, "No one thought that the Yellow River would burst its embankment on the north bank. Since it happened, let's find a way to rescue the disaster."

Wang Hetang sighed: "These are not important. The Yellow River seized the river and blocked the traffic between the north and the south. What about the war in the south? There are also Shandong, where there are millions of victims. It has spread to Jiangsu!"

There was silence.

At this moment, the door was pushed open with a snap!
Everyone raised their heads in surprise.

Jia Hu hurried in, seeing Emperor Jianwu, he was startled for a moment, then stepped forward to salute, "I see Your Majesty."

Emperor Jianwu waved his hand: "You know everything?"

Jia Hu: "Yes."

"What do you think?"

"This"

Emperor Jianwu stared at Jia Hu: "What's wrong?"

Jia Hu sighed in his heart. He didn't expect that the Yellow River would be diverted more than 100 years in advance. We can only blame the officials of the court for being too greedy, especially the river government. River, the Yellow River will not burst its banks.

Most of the later generations broke the embankment in the Qing Dynasty because the war distracted the court's energy, and there was no money or time to dredge and manage the river.The breaking of the Yellow River's embankment and diversion in the Great Zhou Dynasty was purely a man-made disaster.

Thinking of this, Jia Hu couldn't help being envious of Shui Rong. This kid's luck is really good. He fell asleep and met his pillow. This flood came at just the right time. There are so many victims in Shandong, and he has money and guns in his hands. As for food, the Kong family has plenty. .

This kid is ruthless and has no bottom line in doing things. He will definitely attack the Kong family.

The wealth accumulated by the Kong family for hundreds of years and a large amount of food will all fall into the hands of Shui Rong.

How greedy!
Seeing Jia Hu in a daze, Liu Fang hurriedly reminded, "Jia Hu?"

Only then did Jia Hu come back to his senses, and said to Emperor Jianwu: "Back to the emperor, the chaos in Shandong has been settled. We can collect the victims in several neighboring counties and counties in Zhili, set up porridge sheds, distribute clothes and medicinal materials, and at the same time send troops. Garrison, beware of someone taking the opportunity to instigate and stir up civil uprisings.

In addition, the water of the Yellow River has blocked the north-south traffic, and it will be impassable for at least half a year. They can only go by sea, which will waste more time.I dare to ask Your Majesty to send a senior minister south to Jinling to deal with military and political affairs. "

Emperor Jianwu: "Oh?"

Jia Hu pretended to hesitate for a while, and then said: "I heard, Bei Jing. Cough, the rebel Shui Rong may be hiding in Shandong."

Everyone's face changed drastically.

Emperor Jianwu stood up suddenly: "Where did you hear the news?"

Jia Hu took out a letter from his bosom, "Last month someone secretly posted this letter to Wei Chen's residence, because it involved the Confucian family in Qufu, I didn't dare to say it, so I only wrote a letter to Shandong General Soldier The government, let them investigate this matter secretly."

Emperor Jianwu snatched the letter, read it hastily, his expression changed drastically, and then he clutched the letter tightly to his chest, coughing violently.

Zhao Zixun hurriedly stepped forward to support the emperor and beat his back.

After a long while, Emperor Jianwu's cough finally calmed down, he pushed Zhao Zixun's arm away, his eyes were ecstatic, and he murmured, "No wonder I can't find it."

Zhao Zixun: "Your Majesty!"

Emperor Jianwu came back to his senses, handed him the letter, and said to Song Chengliang and the others: "You guys should take a look too."

Zhao Zixun walked over, Song Chengliang, Liu Fang and others all moved their heads towards him.

Emperor Jianwu walked slowly to the door and looked at the distant sky, "What do you say?" He was obviously asking Jia Hu.

Jia Hu immediately replied: "The cabinet selects important officials to go south to Jinling, and then dispatches troops from the capital to go south to Xuzhou and Haizhou."

Having said that, he paused for a while, "Quickly wipe out the rebel bandits of the Cao Gang and end this farce!"

As soon as Jia Hu finished speaking, Zhao Zixun said loudly: "Jia Shangshu's words are very fair, I second my opinion!"

Liu Fang went on to say: "The minister seconded the proposal!"

Then, Song Chengliang, Yang Gelao and Qian Shangshu expressed their approval.

Zhang Shangwen and Wang Hetang looked at each other, and said in unison: "I second the proposal!"

At this moment, Dai Quan came running out of breath, and then handed over a letter: "Urgent delivery from the Zhenfu Division!"

Emperor Jianwu took the letter, tore it open, read it, then turned around, his eyes flashed coldly: "The embankment of the Yellow River was destroyed by people." After speaking, he pointed at Song Chengliang, then at Wang Hetang, and stopped. After a moment, he pointed at Liu Fang and Jia Hu, and then strode out.

Everyone was stunned for a moment, then chased the emperor out.

Zhang Shangwen's face turned pale immediately.

(End of this chapter)