There is a kind of scholar

Chapter 429 Yellow River Flood, Youzhou Victory

Hebei Road.

Youzhou.

With excitement, Su Xian went back to his room to catch up on his sleep. The aftermath of the battle was being handled by Yan Dashan, Qiu Dianjun, Zhou Ji's Office and others, so he was completely relieved.

In this battle, they annihilated more than [-] Liao troops and captured more than [-] prisoners. It was a great victory!

And it was the only big win in the past ten years!
It is really rare to wipe out so many enemies and capture so many prisoners.

Even when the Yan family's father and son were on the battlefield, they rarely achieved such feats.

Before Su Xian returned to his room to catch up on his sleep, he personally sent someone to rush back to the camp in the north of Yingzhou City to report the good news of the victory to Princess Lanling and reassure her first.

Youzhou and Yingzhou are three to four hundred miles apart. Even if the messenger rushes eight hundred miles, it will still take more than half a day to deliver the good news.

And just this morning, in the north of Yingzhou City, in the camp.

Princess Li Youqing of Lanling was informed of a terrible disaster——

The Yellow River has burst its banks!
In Hebei Province, Weizhou, Xiangzhou, Weizhou, Bozhou and other prefectures and counties on the north bank of the Yellow River were all affected, and most of the area was submerged by the Yellow River water that broke its embankment.

In Henan Province, which is across the Yellow River from these states, there are also large disaster-stricken areas, such as Huazhou, Puzhou, Yunzhou, Jeju, etc., which have been inundated by flooding.

In Duji Road, where Luoyang, the capital of the gods, is located, and to the north of Beimang Mountain, the water level of the Yellow River has surged. Although there has been no flooding, it is still in danger...

This tragic incident happened in the middle of the night last night.

When Li Youqing received the news, it was just dawn and she hadn't gotten up yet.

"It happened after all!"

Li Youqing frowned and quickly dressed up under the service of Dongdian Army. He didn't even bother to eat breakfast and went directly to the Chinese army's tent.

The subordinate officials in the mansion, such as Wang Sima, etc., as well as the generals in the camp, were already waiting in the tent.

"I already know the affected states and counties, but how many people are affected?" Li Youqing asked directly after sitting down.

"Princess Qi Zhen... According to preliminary estimates, the number of people affected by the disaster in several states in Hebei Province alone is about 30!" Wang Sima replied.

Li Youqing held her forehead, Qingcheng's face was very ugly.

Fortunately, she had a hunch about this and made sufficient preparations in advance.

"In Hebei Province, all disaster-stricken states and counties will be exempted from taxes for three years!" Li Youqing is in charge of Hebei Province. It can be said that she is the "local emperor" of Hebei Province, and she naturally has the right to exempt local states and counties from taxes.

"Order [-] soldiers to rush to the disaster area quickly to assist the local government in disaster relief and rescue the victims..."

"We will then send people to collect the food that has been stored in various places and send it to the disaster area quickly..."

"..."

As orders were issued, countless people set out from the camp, some rushing to the disaster area to rescue people, and some to collect relief food, busy and orderly.

When the sun rose, Li Youqing finally arranged all the matters and was able to take a breath. When the palace maid brought breakfast, Li Youqing and his officials ate and chatted in the big tent.

Wang Sima frowned and said:
"Your Highness, although we have made arrangements in advance and stored a lot of emergency food, this flood is rare in a century. There are 30 victims in Hebei Province alone."

"I'm afraid that the emergency rations we have prepared are far from enough! Please write to Your Majesty as soon as possible to allocate funds for disaster relief to prevent the victims from going hungry."

Li Youqing nodded and said:

"In recent years, we have had good weather in Daliang, with grain production increasing year after year and abundant reserves. Although there are many victims in this disaster, they should have no worries about filling their stomachs."

"When the breakfast is finished, Prince Sima will inscribe a memorandum. After I have read it, I will rush it to the capital of God for [-] miles."

Wang Sima bowed and said, "Old minister, I accept your order."

After breakfast, Wang Sima immediately wrote a memorial. After reading it, Li Youqing felt that there was no problem, so he handed it over to a special person and sent it to the capital of God as quickly as possible.

Everyone gathered at the Chinese military tent again. There were still many details to be dealt with in the disaster relief work...

Three poles higher in the sun, it is already afternoon.

Li Youqing and others never left the big tent and had lunch inside. However, the issue they discussed was no longer the flood. It had already happened. They just needed to make good arrangements for disaster relief.

After all, Daliang is not short of food now.

What is most worrying now is actually the situation in Youzhou in the north.

"Su Consultation has been to Youzhou for several days, and no news has been sent back during this period. I don't know what the situation is in Youzhou?"

Li Youqing held her forehead. The floods and the situation in Youzhou made her upset. There was always a faint look of sadness on her beautiful brows, making her look exhausted.

Regarding this matter, Li Youqing fell behind in speaking, and the big tent fell silent for a while.

Wang Sima and other subordinate officials remained silent, while the generals on the side looked slightly ugly.

"Princess, it's not that the last general talks too much. The current situation in Youzhou is so complicated. There are [-] Liao troops hiding in it, and more than [-] cavalry outside are watching."

Finally, a man dressed as a general walked into the middle of the big tent. His face did not hide his dissatisfaction with Su Xian's northward journey to Youzhou, and he continued:

"In this situation, we should send our junior generals to Youzhou. Even if our junior generals and others have little military success, it is still better than Su Wenyi, who knows nothing about marching and fighting, right?"

As soon as he finished speaking, another man dressed as a general stepped forward to second his opinion.

This person did not disparage Su Xian too much, but he said that they should be sent to Youzhou. What could Su Xian, a scholar with no power, accomplish by going to Youzhou?

On the other side, the subordinate officials headed by Wang Sima kept their eyes open and concerned, and never spoke.

Li Youqing did not discuss with them the matter of ordering Su Xian to go north to Suzhou, and they also thought that Li Youqing's move was inappropriate. How could he send a scholar to lead the troops in the war?
Wang Sima once went to see Li Youqing alone and mentioned the matter, but Li Youqing's attitude was very firm, and Wang Sima could not speak anymore.

"I trust Su Zhiyi."

Li Youqing still didn't let go.

The matter of her arranging for Su Xian to go to Youzhou actually hides her burning ambition. This is an excellent opportunity for Su Xian to get involved in the empress's forbidden domain, that is, the inner guard of plum blossoms.

She won't give up easily.

The generals still wanted to say something, but at this moment, a personal guard said outside the big tent:
"Your Majesty, a messenger has arrived from the direction of Youzhou, coming in a hurry from [-] miles away."

"Come in, please!"

Li Youqing's face changed, and he sat upright. The messenger coming from the direction of Youzhou was urgent. The matter in Youzhou must have been resolved.

This result is very important to her.

Wang Sima and the generals' expressions also changed slightly, and they looked towards the entrance of the tent.

After a while, the messenger came into the account and saw that his clothes and armor were in pieces, stained with blood and mud, and there were many scars on his face. He was in a miserable state, as if he had just experienced a tragic battle.

Seeing this, Wang Sima shook his head secretly and sighed.

The generals were secretly proud, but did not show it externally.

When Li Youqing saw the courier's embarrassed appearance, his heart skipped a beat. Could it be that Su Xian failed?The fire of her ambition was extinguished just as it was ignited?

Just when everyone was thinking differently, the messenger loudly reported with joy: "Your Highness, great victory, great victory, great victory in Youzhou, we have won a great victory!"

(End of this chapter)