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

Chapter 349 Backlash

When Jia Rang arrived in Yanzhou, he went straight to the entrance of the Yellow River embankment.

The hole is getting bigger and bigger, and the flood has begun to show an unstoppable momentum.

Jia Rang was worried, his face full of sorrow. The official next to him looked at the imperial envoy appointed by the prince and asked, "Master Jia, what should I do?"

Don't expect these local officials to do anything, they don't have the courage and dare not take on this responsibility!

Jia Rang pondered for a while and said decisively: "Go and mobilize the army!"

what?

The governor of Yanzhou looked at Jia Rang in shock, wondering what his purpose was and why he would use the army.

"Go and tell the governor of Yanzhou and ask him to move the people with him immediately."

"Be quick and transfer as much as you can."

The governor of Yanzhou looked at Jia Rang tremblingly and asked in fear: "What does Mr. Jia want?"

Jia Rang said: "Open the Yanzhou dike!"

"what?"

The governor of Yanzhou was shocked and said, "What about the 130,000 people in Yanzhou?"

"Can the evacuation be completed in such a short time?"

Jia Rang narrowed his eyes and said: "So I want you to quickly notify the Yanzhou prefect and ask him to move quickly. If it can't be moved...then it can't be moved!"

The governor of Yanzhou widened his eyes, you clearly want the people of Yanzhou to die!

He said angrily: "Master Jia! No!"

"As a local official, I will not allow you to abandon the people of Yanzhou!"

The governor of Yanzhou was a qualified official who put the people first. He would not dare to agree to Jia Rang, even if he was an imperial envoy.

Jia Rang also knew that the local officials would be like this, so he had no intention of using the local government's manpower, and they would not be able to cooperate with him in opening the dam. Therefore, he said that he would mobilize the army and ask the army to help him take the initiative to open the Yanzhou Yellow River section. The opening of the dam caused the Yellow River to change its course and rush directly towards Yanzhou.

Use the buildings in Yanzhou to prevent the Yellow River from flowing downstream, sacrificing one town to save the people and city buildings in other towns.

The governor of Yanzhou said with red eyes: "You absolutely cannot do this..."

As soon as he finished speaking, he found that many troops were already coming from behind.

The governor of Yanzhou cursed: "Jia Rang! If you do this, your whole family will be killed! How could His Highness do this? Is he worthy of the people of Yanzhou?"

"If I were still alive, I would definitely file a complaint against him. How can such a wicked prince be qualified to govern the world?!"

Jia Rang didn't have time to talk to the governor of Yanzhou. He said indifferently: "You still have time to transfer the people. How much you transfer depends on your ability!"

After finishing speaking, he said to the approaching army: "Open the dam of Yanzhou for me!"

"Who dares!" Yanzhou governor shouted, "These are your parents and children. What does it mean if the dam opens? Can you afford it?"

Jia Rang said: "You are soldiers! Your duty is to obey! Let's talk about right and wrong later!"

"This is the crown prince's token and the crown prince's decree, to build a dam for me!"

Yanzhou's troops no longer dared to hesitate and moved closer to the bank of the Yellow River.

"No, no!" Yanzhou burst into tears. Jia Rang glanced at him and said, "Go back quickly and evacuate the people!"

The governor of Yanzhou gritted his teeth and pointed at Jia Rang with red eyes: "I will remember you. I will remember your Royal Highness. Don't let me live!"

"I will inform the people of Yanzhou all about the prince's actions!"

After he finished speaking sternly, he hurried towards Yanzhou City, found the prefect of Yanzhou, and after some conspiracy, he began to transfer the people in an orderly manner.

They dare not publicize it. Once the situation is explained, Yanzhou will cause chaos. At that time, government functions will not be able to function. Once the people get into chaos, more people will die.

They can only hide it from the people, and then deceive the people that a flood will come in Yanzhou, so that they can move to a safe area with them.

This situation has happened before, but the losses were relatively small. Many people were unwilling to move. After all, this is their hometown and their roots. Who wants to wander away and lose their home?

The two officials in Yanzhou are indeed good officials. They did not publicize the prince's fault because of their grudges. At least now is not the time.

No matter how much they resented the crown prince in their hearts, they still chose to hide it in the face of great right and wrong.

Transferring people was not an easy task. It took them more than an hour to transfer more than 40,000 people, and there were still more than 90,000 people in the city.

The governor of Yanzhou was extremely worried. The flood could come at any time. He could only persuade the people in person, but even so, he had little effect.

When 50,000 people were transferred out, the flood rushed towards the city like a roaring beast like crazy.

The governor of Yanzhou and the prefect stood on the valley, watching the floods wash away the city of Yanzhou, which they had guarded for more than three years. Their people, like ants, struggled in the floods and died in despair, with the pain of suffocation. The feeling made them unable to breathe smoothly.

The two chief officers shed tears and sighed, feeling sorry for the people of this city.

Countless people were gradually submerged by the floods, and the entire city was shrouded in the shadow of death.

The people had been moved away, but these things could not be concealed. Countless people began to turn back one after another. After seeing the flooded town, the earth-shattering cries in the valley soared into the sky.

The governor of Yanzhou bowed to the people, but he did not bear any responsibility. He informed the people of all the orders given by the prince.

Even if he knew that he would be convicted or even killed by the court, he did not want to bear such a big crime. He tried to persuade Jia Rang, but Jia Rang ignored him.

Since the imperial court has made such a decision, it should be allowed to bear all this. This sin is too heavy for him to bear.

He had hatred for the prince. He knew that what he did was unfaithful and unfaithful to the king, but the court was unjust, so why should he take the blame for the court?

Those who have attained the truth will receive many help, while those who have lost the truth will receive little help. Since your prince has given up on the people of Yanzhou, he should bear the backlash from the people of Yanzhou.

When the people heard this, their eyes turned red. More than 50,000 people immediately became turbulent, and a vigorous rebellion was brewing.

The prefect of Yanzhou glanced at the governor and said, "If you do this, you will be in danger."

The governor of Yanzhou said: "If you die, you will die sooner or later. If the imperial court abandons the people of this city, then they deserve to be attacked!"

……

When Jia Rang heard the news, his face became extremely gloomy.

The governor of Yanzhou...the fourth-rank official, the military and political chief of a city, was so stupid!

This is forcing the people to rebel!

He knew that the governor of Yanzhou had hatred in his heart, but no matter what, he should not do such an unfaithful and unfilial thing!

He angrily led the army towards the mountainside behind Yanzhou. If he didn't calm down this matter, once more than 50,000 people rebelled, no one would have a good life!

(End of this chapter)