Datang: Starting from a fortune-telling stall, Wu Zetian was suddenly abducted

Chapter 400 Privately digging the embankment
Luo Tian breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, and then asked:
"How big is the river, how many people did it take, and how long did it take to dig it?"

This is what Yuan Shouwei, who is engaged in technology, thought in his mind, and gave Luo Tian a brief explanation of the situation of the river.

Luo Tian didn't speak immediately after listening, but calculated in his heart, nodded and said:

"The location and length chosen are good, and it can already alleviate flooding."

Yuan Shouwei also nodded and asked:
"Luo Canjun, what happened on the embankment that day?"

After Luo Tian heard this, he first let out a long sigh, first glanced at the person behind him, and finally turned his attention to Wu Fu, but hesitated to speak.

Seeing this, Yuan Shouwei also explained to him:
"This is not an outsider. If you have anything to say, just tell me."

After Luo Tian heard this, he smiled apologetically at Wu Fu and said:

"This matter should start at the beginning of the flood season."

Because of the heavy rainfall this year, the four rivers around Bianliang have swollen violently.

Especially in the Yellow River, the water flow is increasing every day.

Zhu Yitan called Luo Tianyi over and asked him to take care of the Yellow River dams.

This matter originally belonged to Fan Hanlin, a military officer, but Luo Tianyi wanted to refuse.

But Zhu Yitan said that there are many things going on during the flood season and Fan Hanlin is really too busy to handle it, so I will leave it to you. Besides, you also know about water conservancy.

Luo Tianyi grew up by the Yellow River and was interested in regulating the Yellow River since he was a child.

After hearing Zhu Yitan's arrangement, he agreed.

Since then, basically every day on the Yellow River embankment, guarding the safety of the embankment with many soldiers and civilians day and night.

The rain was getting heavier and heavier. Luo Tianyi, who was guarding the embankment every day, discovered after investigation that the water in the Yellow River at this time had reached below the highest warning line.

Luo Tianyi knew something was wrong, so he quickly contacted Dongdu upstream and learned that the water level in Dongdu had reached above the warning line.

Dongdu is the second largest city in the Tang Dynasty. His Majesty now has to go there every year. It has a large population and historical sites, so it cannot be affected by disasters.

He looked at the turbulent Yellow River water in front of him and made repeated measurements.

We came to the conclusion that as long as we opened a gap with them, we could save the Eastern Capital.

So he took this measurement result and went to Zhu Yitan.

It meant that he and Zhu Yitan went to the memorial first.At the same time, because time was tight, he suggested relocating the people first, and then digging a dyke in Bianliang to release floods. This way, although Bianliang City was sacrificed, Dongdu and surrounding counties were saved.

Originally, he thought about disagreeing with Zhu Yitan because of his political views, so he wanted to talk to him about it.Unexpectedly, Zhu Yitan readily agreed.

This also surprised him very much. He suddenly felt that although Zhu Yitan usually rejected him, he still trusted him in critical moments.

At the same time, Zhu Yitan also proposed a division of labor, and he and Luo Tianyi each performed their respective duties.

Luo Tianyi was responsible for evacuating the people, selecting the flood outlet, and preparing to dig the embankment.However, in order to cause unnecessary misunderstandings, don't tell the people that the embankment was dug, just say that the people were moved to prevent the embankment from bursting.

Zhu Yitan's side is responsible for disaster relief and resettlement of victims.

Hearing this, Luo Tianyi was also very satisfied, and then asked Zhu Yitan, did the disaster relief funds allocated by the court arrive?

Now the people who berm the embankment are guarding it day and night, but they have never seen the money. They are all very dissatisfied.

Zhu Yitan heard this and told him that the disaster relief money would arrive in the next two days.

He patted his chest and promised that when the money arrived, he would personally deliver it to the embankment to distribute it.

After Luo Tian heard this, he left in peace.Two days later, on July 29, all excavation work was ready at Luo Tianyi on the embankment.

He asked people to invite Zhu Yitan to come over, firstly to check the preparation work on site; secondly, please pay the salary of the civilian husband.

Soon Zhu Yitan arrived with a group of people and many large boxes with seals and disaster relief funds written on them.

But just when Luo Tianyi was happy, he saw Zhu Yitan looking menacing, and he felt something was wrong. What was going on?
Before he could react, Zhu Yitan arrived in front of him and asked vehemently:

"Luo Tianyi, you decide privately, what do you want to do by digging the embankment?"

"Where do you put His Majesty, where do you put me, Zhu Yitan, and where do you put the life and death of the people of Bianliang?"

His words immediately confused Luo Tianyi, and he said:

"Inspector, isn't this something we discussed?"

"I went to the Governor's Mansion to discuss it with you a few days ago, and you agreed to what I did."

Zhu Yitan stopped denying it and said:

"Luo Tianyi, are you insane and talking nonsense. When did I promise you to dig the embankment without permission?"

"Come here, capture Luo Tianyi for me and take him to the governor's prison until I report to His Majesty."

The officers behind him were about to step forward to capture Luo Tianyi.

The dozen or so soldiers around Luo Tianyi knew what was going on, and they all stopped in front of him to prevent Zhu Yitan from arresting him.

Luo Tianyi also understood at this moment and couldn't help shouting:
"Zhu Yitan, what do you mean?"

"A few days ago, you didn't promise well. We will first divert the flood to protect the eastern capital, and at the same time write a memorial to report to His Majesty."

"When I was told to move the people, in order to avoid riots among the people, I said it was to prevent the dike from bursting. Now you don't admit to all this?"

"Okay, since that's the case, let's go to Chang'an and meet His Majesty."

Many people present watched them argue.I was confused for a moment. Which of the two was right?
While the two sides were pulling back and forth, they suddenly heard a sound like a landslide and tsunami.

The embankment broke!
The levee burst directly before Luo Tianyi could dig it.

The overwhelming flood with the aura of destroying everything drowned everyone in an instant.

Even though Luo Tianyi was good at water, he was unable to fight back against the monstrous flood and was knocked unconscious by the flood.

When he woke up again, he suddenly found that he was on a boat with more than ten soldiers and civilians beside him.

Soon they saw the person who rescued them, it was Cao Ziyi and the others.

After Cao Ziyi told them about the situation in Bianliang City, Luo Tianyi would go back to Bianliang City to discuss the matter with Zhu Yitan. It would be best to rescue the people if there was a chance.

However, Cao Ziyi laughed at him for not knowing current affairs and failing to distinguish between loyal and traitorous people, so he asked him to wait on the boat until someone came from Chang'an City before going to settle the score with Zhu Yitan.

When Luo Tian thought about it carefully, he realized that what Cao Ziyi said made sense, so he waited anxiously on the boat.

On this day, Zhou Quan suddenly came over and said that he would take them to meet a big shot, but for safety reasons, they had to be tied up first.

Unexpectedly, this big shot was Yuan Shouwei.

That's how it all went.

(End of this chapter)