The Great Han Dynasty: From Feng Lang Juxu to the Eternal Emperor

Chapter 346 The decisive Weining

Early the next morning, the weather was getting hotter and hotter since the beginning of summer, and it had been raining continuously for the past few days.

Wei Ning got up early and had breakfast with Qin Ziyu, and Qin Ziyu went to take care of the cotton seedlings.

Weining came to the main hall of the East Palace, where Jia Rang had been waiting for a long time.

Jia Rang felt a little uneasy. He felt stupid last night for forgetting to ask the other person's name. If he met the prince later, he wouldn't even know who introduced him.

You should have asked the other party's name in the prison last night.

But then he thought about it, and the other party actually said that the prince would meet him. So after reporting his family status, His Highness the prince wanted to know who he was, right?

While he was thinking about it, he suddenly saw Wei Ning coming. He couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief and said, "I didn't expect you to be here to personally introduce His Highness to the Crown Prince. Jia is extremely grateful. I don't know your name?"

Weining sat down at the main seat, took a sip of tea, and motioned for Jia Rang to take a seat.

Jia Rang stayed for a long time before suddenly reacting and blurting out: "Well, you must be His Highness the Crown Prince..."

"Common people meet His Highness the Crown Prince!"

He was so surprised just now. He never expected that the person he had been in contact with in the past two days was actually the prince himself. Unfortunately, he was just thinking about what the prince looked like.

No wonder he has the power to let Jing Zhaoyin arrest him at will!

Wei Ning smiled and said, "You're welcome, get up and sit down."

Jia Rang was trembling with fear, half of his buttocks resting on the futon, always standing up and saluting.

Wei Ning thought for a moment before speaking.

Jia Rang hurriedly stood up and listened. Wei Ning glanced at him and without saying much, he said to Jia Rang: "I informed my father and the prime ministers of your ideas."

"They don't agree to grant you an official title."

Jia Rang hurriedly clasped his fists and said: "The common people are ashamed and have little knowledge. I'd like to thank you, Your Highness."

Wei Ning pressed his hands and said, "I just don't agree to grant you an official title, but that doesn't mean I won't grant you an official title."

"This official is no more than the official department of the three provinces. The emperor personally gave you the order from the Qilin Hall."

"Although the name is unfair, the river yamen official who manages the Yellow River is now yours."

"I hope you can seize this opportunity, work hard to make some political achievements, and impress your colleagues, so that even if you don't pass the Jinshi exam in the future, you can still prosper in the officialdom."

"Of course, if you can't do your job well, there will still be many people who look down on you. They won't give you any face just because you are the prince. This is the human nature of officials. I hope you won't disappoint me."

Jia Rang was still a little disappointed just now, but now that he heard that the prince had secured an official position for him, he said with gratitude: "Common people! I will definitely live up to His Highness the prince's expectations!"

"The grassroots people will definitely control the floods in the Yellow River. It only takes one year. The grassroots people only need one year. There will no longer be large-scale flooding in the Yellow River! If they fail, the grassroots people will give their heads to His Highness!"

Wei Ning waved his hand and said, "It doesn't have to be like this, just do your best."

"You will set off from Chang'an tomorrow."

Jia Rang hurriedly clasped his fists and said: "I obey the order!"

When he left the East Palace, Wei Ning felt a little ashamed. It seemed that he, the prince, had learned how to make cakes for those below him.

No wonder so many leaders in later generations like to paint a pie for their employees. It’s really useful!

But Jia Rang is a talented person who cares about the Yellow River, so he doesn't care about these things even if he thinks about it.

The heavy rain outside the hall was still falling, falling like pearls on the ground.

An official walked hurriedly towards the East Palace holding an umbrella. The hem of his skirt was completely soaked by the rain, and his body was half wet.

Lu Chongguo's face was livid, he casually threw his umbrella aside, stepped into the East Palace Hall, and said tremblingly: "My lord, your Majesty." Wei Ning looked at Lu Chongguo curiously and said, "What are you so anxious about? "

Lu Chongguo no longer cared about small talk and said straight to the point: "The dam built in the lower reaches of the Yellow River has burst, and the river water is rushing downstream quickly."

Nowadays, the Ministry of Industry is in charge of the national water conservancy projects. Such a big matter should have been reported to the three provinces, but Weining is now responsible for the construction of national water conservancy projects. Therefore, Lu Chongguo found Weining immediately and did not go to the three provinces to report the situation.

Weining's expression suddenly changed, and he stood up quickly and walked to the map on the screen beside him.

Dahan's map was presented in detail in front of Weining. Weining asked Lu Chongguo Road: "Where will the water rush after the embankment breaks?"

Lu Chongguo stretched out his trembling hands cautiously, pointed at the cities in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River, and said: "Yanzhou, Yuzhou, Qingzhou, Xuzhou, Jizhou, Bingzhou..."

Almost covering Shaanxi, Henan, Jiangsu and other places.

"so serious?"

Wei Ning stared at Lu Chongguo and shuddered.

Lu Chongguo Road: "The urgent report has just been delivered from 800 miles away. It was sent to the military inn, but I didn't dare to delay a little time."

If the flooding of the Yellow River cannot be stopped, the entire middle and lower reaches of the city will be washed away, and countless people will die.

Wei Ning hurriedly shouted: "Go and call Jia Rang back!"

Jia Rang, who had just left the East Palace not long ago, came to the East Palace again with suspicion. When he heard Wei Ning's words, his face suddenly became solemn.

Wei Ning looked at him and said, "Is there any good way?"

Jia Rang said: "This... it's too late."

This is a matter of life and death for hundreds of thousands of people. How can you not be nervous!

Wei Ning asked Lu Chongguodao: "Do the three provinces and my father know about this?"

Lu Chongguo said: "Wei Chen came to see His Highness the Crown Prince immediately before we had time to tell them. Wei Chen will report it right away."

Wei Ning pulled his sleeve and said, "Stop! Don't go!"

Lu Chongguo looked at Weining puzzled.

Weining said decisively to Jia Rang: "Go to Yanzhou immediately and evacuate as many people as you can!"

"Then open the mouth of the Yellow River in the Yanzhou section for the lonely general!"

Who dares to use one city to block the impact of all the floods of the Yellow River and sacrifice one city to save several other cities?

Lu Chongguo listened tremblingly to Wei Ning's decisive decision, and then reminded: "Your Highness... we can't evacuate. The time is too short and the people cannot evacuate."

"There are as many as there can be. As for the others..." Wei Ning gritted his teeth and did not continue.

"Just say it's Gu's order! Take Gu's token and Yizhi to Yuzhou, go quickly!" Weining said to Jia Rang.

Jia Rang was also stunned. He was silent for a long time and looked up at Wei Ning. Wei Ning said with a cold face: "Gu Rang, you go now!"

Jia Rang gritted his teeth and said, "Yes!"

"Your Highness is righteous!"

Jia Rang didn't say anything else and left after receiving Yi's decree.

Lu Chongguo was still hesitant and asked Wei Ning: "Your Highness... Do you want to inform His Majesty about this?"

Wei Ning asked Lu Chongguo: "How do you want my father to choose? No matter how you choose, the people will scold him, why don't I help him choose!"

(End of this chapter)