Daming: Mixed in Dangzhi County, Beiping

A few days later.

The palace of Prince Shunde has a completely new look.

Also.

Along with the letters, there were also reports spread throughout the Ming Dynasty.

Everyone in the entire Ming Dynasty also knew that Guo An, the Duke of Dingguo, was named the Prince of Shunde County in the Ming Dynasty because of the auspicious grains of corn and sweet potatoes, and became the first living king of a different surname in the Ming Dynasty.

Moreover, even the merchant who brought back corn and sweet potatoes, Shen Zhuang, was actually made a viscount.

Four great farmers of the Guo family were also awarded the title of Viscount for their merits in cultivation!

Your Majesty and the imperial court actually value corn and sweet potatoes so much?
Thinking of this, everyone in Daming could not help but be filled with excitement while their faces were full of shock.

"If we can also find the same kind of auspicious food from overseas, wouldn't we also be able to be made a king or even a duke?"

"Dream, who is the King of Shunde County, and who are you?"

"That's it, that's it!"

"As long as you make me a viscount, we will be satisfied!"

"Fart, you, a person who can drown in every creek, still dare to go to sea to find auspicious food?"

"These auspicious grains must be in the hands of the powerful and merchants!"

"This world..."

"You can thank the King of Shunde County and His Majesty for making you, a grandson like you, full of food. You are still not satisfied!"

"hey-hey……"

……

at the same time.

Guojia Village in Xingtai County, Shunde Prefecture was even more joyful, and all the Guo family members were beaming with joy.

The head of their Guo family actually became the Prince of Ming Dynasty!
He even led four members of the Guo family to become Viscounts of the Ming Dynasty!
The entire Xingtai County has become the property of the Prince of Shunde!
Their Guo family has really soared into the sky!
And these people with the surname Guo, and even relatives of the Guo family, have followed the rising tide and become a noble family!
"Prefect Liu is here!"

"Wang Tongzhi arrived!"

"Zhixian Li is here!"

"Commander Tan has arrived..."

"Li family..."

"Zhang family..."

All the prominent people in Shunde Mansion walked into the Guo family mansion with a lot of congratulatory gifts and gentle faces.

Regardless of whether they sincerely congratulated him or were forced to do so, they did not dare to openly offend or neglect the Guo family.

A small town far away in Jiangsu was also so lively.

The Shen family actually jumped directly from a merchant family to become a powerful person in the Ming Dynasty!

Ancestors bless you!

……

Just when all the officials, gentry and common people from all over the Ming Dynasty were marveling at the newly promoted princes and viscounts of the Ming Dynasty.

The Ming Dynasty vassal kings who stayed in the capital also took their year-end bonuses from last year and began to go back to their respective vassals in large and small cars.

The weather is also getting warmer tomorrow.

The ice and snow melted, the land thawed, and the water in the river began to slowly rise.

Seeing this scene, all the people of Ming Dynasty were filled with joy.

"Looking at this situation, this year should be a good one!"

"Last year there was a severe drought, this year there will definitely be more water!"

"If only now, we could plant the corn and sweet potatoes that the King of Shunde sent to retrieve, which are the food of good fortune, that would be great!

This year, there will definitely be a bumper harvest! "

"Don't be nagging, hurry up and go out to pick up more firewood and come back, and start spring plowing early this year!"

"Grandpa can't wait any longer!"

"Hahaha……"

"You little bastards, don't talk nonsense. As the saying goes, after a major disaster, there will be a major epidemic!

Although I don’t know if there will be a major epidemic this year, God is fickle. Who knows what will happen again this year?

In our village, ten strong men followed His Royal Highness to build roads last year. Last winter there was no shortage of food, which made things much better.

However, that is because of the severe drought in the north, and His Majesty and His Royal Highness are kind to our people in the north.

This year, if there is no severe drought in the north, those in the south will naturally be scrambling to follow His Royal Highness in paving roads, and it won’t be our northerners’ turn again! "

"This……"

Around the old man, all the adult men in the village could not help but fall silent.

Although they don't want to accept this.

However, it is bound to happen.

Sudden.

A young man heard several clicking noises.

Immediately, he quickly concentrated his attention and looked towards the small river on the side. His eyes suddenly widened and he couldn't help but exclaim.

"Ice... so much ice?"

"Where is the big ice?"

The old man and all the men in the village glanced at the young man, and then they all noticed something strange in the river!

"Grandpa, at this time of year, why is there still so much ice in the river?"

A man just turned around and asked his grandfather beside him.

But suddenly I discovered that my grandpa, who had always been calm and unfazed, had a drastic change in his expression and was even a little frightened!
"Grandpa?"

"The flood is coming, the flood is coming!"

Grandpa shouted, and then he shouted to the men in the village in front of him: "Er Gou, Dazhu, Dashi, you go back quickly and tell everyone in the village, especially the little brats, to stay away." Don’t go near the river bank!”

"Grandpa, what's going on?"

The young man named Ergou asked with surprise on his face.

Grandpa looked solemn and said slowly: "If I'm not mistaken, if there is such a big ice so early, there may be a flood this year.

Even if there is no flood, the river water in the past few days will be unusually fast and violent! "

"A heavy flood? But this year, it only rained a few days ago. It rained for half a day, and it took so long. How could it happen..."

All the men looked puzzled.

"What do you guys know?"

Grandpa glared at the young man who was still full of disbelief. The goatee under his mouth was still twitching.

"When did this old man lie to you?"

"Grandpa, don't be angry, we're going right now!"

Several young people quickly ran to the village.

The older middle-aged people who stayed with Grandpa also looked sad as they saw more and more ice cubes appearing in the river.

"Grandpa, the river is getting bigger and bigger. Do you want us to tell the villages below?"

"No need to run that leg!"

Grandpa shook his head slowly and said helplessly, "This river can run much faster than you.

By the time you run away, what should have happened has already happened.

Moreover, there are several old immortals in the villages below, and they all know what kind of disaster it will bring if the river water behaves like this at this time of year! "

"I hope there won't be any problems with the Yellow River embankment!"

"Isn't this possible?"

Several adults suddenly looked shocked.

"Grandpa, the Yellow River embankment is so strong. Besides, it's not raining heavily now, but there are some ice cubes in the river!"

"No!"

Grandpa murmured to himself for a long time, then shouted directly and said: "No, there was a severe drought last year, and those officials only focused on collecting food for their families, and ignored the levee and did not do much to reinforce it.

After last year and the bad winter, there may be problems with the levee.

There was so much snow last winter. If it had all accumulated, it would have melted into water. Plus there was so much ice, it would be much worse than heavy rain on a hot day! "

"hiss……"

All the middle-aged people were shocked again and said quickly: "Grandpa, what should we do?"

"Yes, grandpa, if the embankment collapses, our village will definitely not be able to escape!"

"Yes, Grandpa, what should we do?"

"Grandpa, do you want us to report to the chief?"

"Reporter?"

Grandpa couldn't help but sneer, "What's the use of telling him this? Do you think he can't think of things that we can think of?"

"If they can't think of it, even if you tell them, they won't believe it, and they may even blame us for meddling in their affairs!"

"But Grandpa, if there is really a problem with the levee, then we will all suffer!"

Grandpa sighed helplessly, "We have to take precautions first!"

"Preparation?"

Several middle-aged men all looked surprised.

"Ok!"

Grandpa nodded lightly, and then said: "Let's go back, greet everyone, and move all the valuable things at home, as well as food, to the hill behind the village. Then, send people to watch over the embankment every day. , As long as you survive this half month, you’ll be fine!”

"Grandpa, this..."

"I hope I guessed all this wrong, old man!"

Grandpa glanced at the growing river with a sad face, and walked towards the village.

To make so many people in the village take their previous belongings and food to hide on the hill behind the village, he needed to step forward!
But despite this, my grandfather talked earnestly for a long time, and finally persuaded most of the people in the village to move their food and money to the mountains.

He couldn't persuade the remaining few.

On the first day, nothing happened.

The next day, the river became even bigger, but nothing happened!

Some people in the village began to doubt Grandpa.

Those who have not moved are naturally proud of themselves.

People who moved to the mountains were also a little impatient and wanted to go down.

But, I was persuaded.

On the fifth day, the river became bigger, but nothing happened!

Now, people's hearts are even more confused.

There were one or two people who could no longer bear it and secretly went down the mountain.

just.

The entire Kaifeng Mansion and the people in the surrounding villages didn't know.

In their minds, the extremely solid Yellow River embankment is being hit by pieces of ice the size of houses.

Every time it hits, the thick and solid embankment shakes several times.

At night, tiny cracks appeared on the embankment.

I don’t know how long it took, but the sky was getting brighter.

The cracks in the levee had become so large that water had even started to flow out.

"Boom!"

Suddenly, with a dull sound, a crack in the embankment finally became overwhelmed and exploded.

The surging river water swept up pieces of ice, vented through the cracks in the embankment, and rushed towards the wide fields and villages in the distance.

The journey was smooth.

After a while.

The flood rushed into the village.

Houses collapsed and washed away.

When the people who were sleeping were awakened and saw this situation, they were frightened to death.

He quickly got up, dragged his family members, and ran away.

There were countless people who were crushed to death or drowned by the ice cubes of the flood while they were sleeping, sweeping away towards the distance.

Rumble!
We were passing by a hill, and the people who had been awakened on the hill came out to see this scene, all with horrified faces.

"There's a flood!"

"Everyone, get up quickly, it's flooding!"

"what?"

Suddenly, there was a commotion on the hill.

After a while, everyone was full of joy and looked at Grandpa beside them with gratitude.

"Grandpa saved our lives!"

"Thank you grandpa!"

"Ah... my child's father, my child's father, why aren't you here?"

"Yes?"

While everyone was wondering, a man whispered: "I seemed to see Brother Tie San going down the mountain last night!"

"this?"

Everyone looked at each other in shock!

"I must have been unable to bear the harsh days in the mountains, so I went home to sleep!"

"Hey!"

Soon, there were several wailing sounds from the side again, and someone from their house also sneaked out!
but.

At this moment, no one paid attention to them.

because.

The flood was so big that their relatives in the village far away would not be able to escape.

However, looking at the water at the bottom of the mountain, they could only stare.

at the same time.

In their distant city of Kaifeng.

A group of city gatekeepers were yawning and taking heavy steps, preparing to open the city gate.

But then a rumbling sound was heard coming from outside the city.

"This sound?"

"Is there a large group of cavalry coming?"

"Don't open the city gate first, go up to the city wall and take a look!"

"Walk……"

As soon as everyone stepped onto the city wall, they heard a loud banging sound of the city gate being slapped.

Looking down the city, everyone's eyes were wide open, their faces were full of fear, and their whole bodies were trembling.

"Big water?"

"Are you feeling flooded?"

"Where does all this water come from?"

"Dike!"

"The embankment in the north must have collapsed!"

Click!
While all the city gatekeepers were looking in horror, the gate under the city wall was directly broken open, and huge water filled the sky and rushed towards the city!

Kaifeng Prefecture suffered a major flood!

A few days later.

The news spread to the capital.

The capital was shaken up and down again.

“It’s just the beginning of spring and it hasn’t rained heavily yet, so how could flooding happen?
Fortunately, King Zhou walked slowly on the road. Otherwise, wouldn't he be hit by the flood?

Why didn't the officials of Kaifeng Prefecture notice it in advance? …”

In Fengtian Hall, Zhu Di looked at the ministers below with anger on his face.

Yu Xin, the Minister of Household Affairs, sighed softly in his heart and bowed his hands towards Zhu Di.

"Your Majesty, please calm down. Kaifeng is close to the Yellow River and suffers greatly from the river.

From ancient times to the present, every few years in Kaifeng, the embankment of the Yellow River will burst, destroying the city of Kaifeng.

It's just that, like this time, flooding occurs at the beginning of spring, which is really rare! "

"Your Majesty, for the current plan, we need to dispatch officials to Kaifeng to provide disaster relief!"

"Yes, Your Majesty, I heard that when the Yellow River burst, the sky was getting brighter and the people were still sleeping. There were heavy casualties in the area around Kaifeng!"

"..."

Zhu Di stared closely at the ministers below for a long time, and then asked in a deep voice: "So, which Qing family is willing to go to Kaifeng to provide disaster relief!"

"..."

……

"The dike burst in Kaifeng?"

In the Shunde Palace, Guo An was shocked when he heard the news.

"Exactly!"

Xu Yong nodded quickly, and then said again: "Your Highness, I heard that Kaifeng suffered heavy casualties.

Moreover, even His Highness King Zhou was almost washed away by the flood! "

"It's early in the morning and the people haven't woken up yet. There must be a lot of casualties!"

Guo An sighed softly and said, "Go and prepare the carriage. Your Majesty should call me to enter the palace!"

"Yes, Your Highness!"

Xu Yong responded and went down quickly.

really.

In less than a moment, eunuchs came to the palace and passed Zhu Di's order to summon Guo An, the king of Shunde County, to the palace.

Guo An did not delay and followed the eunuch into the palace.

Wulou.

Zhu Di looked gloomy.

Zhu Gaochi on the side also had a heavy expression.

...(End of chapter)