The great man will live forever

Chapter 133 23 Years of Hardship
Liu Han was naturally in favor of such a good thing as water control and plugging the gap. He immediately wrote a letter,

"At the time of Yao, the world was still not at peace. Floods spread across the world. The vegetation was luxuriant, the animals multiplied, the crops were not harvested, and the animals overran people. The way of animal hooves and bird tracks was handed over to China.

Yao was worried about it, so he raised Shun to treat it.Shun sent Yi to hold fire, which burned the mountains and rivers, causing the animals to flee.

Yu dredged the nine rivers, channeled them to the Luo River, and poured them into the seas; he conquered the Ruhan River, drained the Huai River, and poured it into the rivers; he dredged the rivers and made the best use of the situation, and in 13 years the floods were overcome, and then China could gain food.

At that time, Yu had been away for eight years and had passed through the gate three times without entering.This achievement is greater than that of heaven, and he can be regarded as a human emperor and will be remembered by future generations.

Some sages have said, I am benevolent to him, I am righteous to him, and the people will not be caged by the king or the prime minister.Man is determined to conquer heaven, and even if his ambition is moved, a gentleman will not be molded by nature.

In ancient times, Jingwei filled the sea, Kuafu chased the sun, Foolish Old Man moved the mountains, and Dayu controlled the floods. All of them said that man can conquer the sky. Yu was able to control the Yellow River in 13 years, and my great Han can do the same, far surpassing the sages.

Your Majesty is benevolent in cultivating all living beings, and he is unstoppable in his righteous conquests. All the tribes pay tribute, and hundreds of barbarians are stubborn. His virtues are as old as the beginning, and his merits are incomparable. He has never been fierce and harmonious, and his fortune has changed. He is expected to come...

As heaven and earth protect me, I am willing to go with the prince. I will use all the strength of the country to block this gap and never return to Chang'an.

The son of my great ancestor, Red Emperor, conquered the world by slaying the white snake. I, the descendants of the Liu family, will not fall from the glory of our ancestors or dishonor the honor of our bloodline. I am willing to go through fire and water for this world, even if I die! "

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty looked at this memorial and laughed loudly, "Yes, yes, I, Qilin'er of the Liu family, have made great progress in these years. I can quote scriptures and write these, which is difficult for our hussar generals."

There are not many Confucians in his family. He is still learning to cure diseases and has read little military literature. He probably has lost his hair when he wrote these words and is getting older. Make a copy and send it to the prince to see what he has done. Opinion. "

"promise!"

So Su Wen made a copy of these and gave them to the prince Liu Zhi. After reading them, Liu Zhi was so excited that he slapped the table. It was rare for him to do such an action for the always elegant man.

"Okay, one person can conquer the sky. My great ancestor, the son of the Red Emperor, conquered the world by slaying the white snake. I, the descendant of the Liu family, will not fall from the glory of our ancestors or dishonor the glory of our bloodline. I am willing to go through fire and water for this world. I will not hesitate to die. I will die alone. Tai If Fu goes, how can Gu not go?
Tell my father, if I don’t close this gap this time, I will not be worthy of being the crown prince of the Han Dynasty, and I am not worthy of the blood of my great ancestor, the Red Emperor. "

Ji Ren and Guo Chang went to Huzikou first. A few days later, Liu Han and the prince, who were well prepared, also went. They also brought tens of thousands of troops, many of them were Yulin troops, the elites of the Han Dynasty, and the royal forbidden army. It can be seen that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Spend money.

In the early Han Dynasty, the imperial army extended its attack into the southern and northern armies of the Qin Dynasty.The guards led the southern army to guard the palace and city; the lieutenants led the northern army to garrison the imperial capital.

During the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, two new emperor's guards were established in the Southern Army. One was called "Jianzhangyingqi" and the other was called "Qimenqi". They were later renamed "Yulin" and "Huben".

Both Yulin and Huben had Zhonglang as their commander, and the "Jianzhangyingqi" guarded the Jianzhang Palace. Later, they were renamed "Yulinqi", which means "to serve as the country's wings, like the prosperity of the forest".

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty also took the children of fallen soldiers and raised them in the Yulin Cavalry, forming a special force called the "Yulin Orphans". This was the army that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty valued most. They were confidants and elites. Ordinary people could not enter at all. The selection was extremely strict. Also very valuable.

"Is Taifu's mount a bear?"

Over the years, Xiong San and Xiong Si have grown up completely. They can reach up to 2.7 meters in height, 1.5 meters in shoulder height, and weigh more than 700 kilograms. Their claws are thick. If they are slapped, they will definitely die. Fortunately, Liu Han is raising them. I visit often and is very humane.

"Yes, when your cousin and I went to Hanhai, we fished and hunted and got two bears. We brought them back and raised them. They have grown up over the years."

Liu Han brought Xiong San with him this time, a female brown bear with a relatively gentle personality, and the other was a male.

Brown bears living in the wild have a lifespan of about 20 to 30 years. Due to environmental and living conditions, many brown bears end their lives in the first few years of their lives.

In captivity, they can live up to 50 years old.Male bears do not take on the task of raising offspring, and sometimes even attack cubs. Cubs do not become sexually mature until they are 4-6 years old, and they do not mature physiologically until around 10-11 years old.

Liu Han suddenly looked back. The Battle of Mobei was already 11 years ago, and the bear had grown up. Time was running like water.

"Prince, do you want to touch him?"

Liu Zheng looked at it several times and wanted to touch it, but his upbringing made him restrain himself. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's Shanglin Garden had many species, but there were no brown bears. There were two pandas. There may have been some before, and they may have died. .

"Touch it, do it if you want, and try more. You are young and when you are in high spirits, don't make yourself look like one of those old men who have been studying for decades."

Liu Han said, got off the brown bear's back, pulled Liu Ju to him, and asked him to touch it.

Liu Ju stretched out his hand tremblingly. Several Donggong soldiers on the side were fully focused and hesitated to speak. They wanted to stop the prince, but Liu Han had already spoken. How could they dare to say anything? They could only prepare to rescue the prince as soon as they discovered anything. .

"Don't be nervous. She is very well-behaved. Don't be nervous either. I won't let the prince take risks."

Finally, Liu Zhi touched the brown bear. It was soft. He touched it and then took it back. Xiong San sneezed. He was so frightened that he immediately hid aside. Several soldiers quickly surrounded him.

"Haha, if you're brave, you should practice more. If I weren't afraid of getting you injured, I really want to throw you into the military camp. Only through war can a man grow up quickly." Liu Han smiled, turned over and rode on Xiong San, feeling It's really good, better than a horse.

Liu Zhi smiled sheepishly, then got on the carriage, and the group started to rush to Dongjun.

On the other side, Ji Ren and Guo Chang led tens of thousands of people to Dongjun to take charge of blocking the breach. The first was to block the breach on the south bank of the Yellow River, and the second was to divert the Yellow River northward to kill its water potential. This combination of prevention and publicity combined blocking and dredging.

Ji Ren is Ji An's younger brother. Under the influence of his brother's words and deeds, he has great experience in water control.

"The mouth of the tree and bamboo is plugged with water, and a little cloth is inserted into the tree. The water is a little weak, and the filling is dense. It is called a canopy. If the grass is plugged in, it is filled with soil; if there is stone, it is filled with stone."

When blocking the mouth, they used large bamboos or boulders to insert piles into the river bottom along the transverse direction of the breach. From sparse to dense, they first slowed down the water in the mouth, then filled it with grass, and finally pressed the earth and rocks.

The method of comprehensive piling and plugging along the gap created by Ji Ren, the so-called "pile and firewood flat plugging method", has been continuously improved and improved by later generations, and gradually developed into one of the commonly used plugging methods on rivers.

Of course, they had to face a big trouble, that is, after more than 20 years of erosion, the Gouzi breach has become very large, "a hundred steps wide and five feet deep."The blocking project is very arduous, and there is also a shortage of local materials to block the breach.

At that time, people in Dongjun burned more firewood for cooking. Coupled with years of floods, there was not much wood available in this place.

Within a few days, Liu Han rode a bear and Prince Liu Zhi arrived at Dongjun. This was one of the few times that Prince Liu Zhi stayed away from Chang'an.

Liu Han took him to see the place where the embankment burst.
On the bank of the river, there was a desolate scene. The roar of the river and the roar of the wind intertwined to form a chaotic symphony.

There were all kinds of garbage and debris floating on the river, including those from wild dogs, pheasants, and humans, and there were even more human debris, emitting a disgusting stench.

The fields on the south bank were submerged underwater, the crops were destroyed, the fields were barren, and the people's lives were miserable.

Everyone looked haggard, their eyes were helpless, their clothes were shabby, even half-clothed, and they smelled bad.

They were homeless and could only build simple shacks on the river banks to barely make ends meet. The people had to rely on relief and assistance to survive, and some were even starved to the skin and bones.

In this chaotic and painful environment, they struggled to survive every day, trying to find any food and shelter from the wind.

The atmosphere in the entire region is very depressing and depressing, people have lost hope and confidence, and the meaning and value of living in this world seems to have disappeared...

They don't look like humans, more like animals!

What kind of scene was that? Despair, overflowing, dark, cold...

Liu Zhi burst into tears. He had never seen such a scene.

"Divide all the food that Gu has brought, quickly!"

Unfortunately, Liu Han stopped him, "That's food for the army. The important thing now is to let the army block the gap. They have to eat enough first."

Over the years, his heart has become colder and colder, but it is still beating.

"Master, what should they do?"

"We will mobilize as much food as we can later. The important thing now is to plug the gap. Things have to be prioritized."

"But they are all living lives,"

"Give some of it, but we must ensure the supply of the army. We can save as many as we can. We are not gods, and we cannot have our own way. If we can't close the gap this time, we can save them for a while, but not for the rest of their lives."

"Master, have you always been so calm?"

"I have seen tens of thousands of people die in battle, with corpses everywhere and broken arms and limbs. It is much more terrifying than this..." Liu Han said the horrific scene, but with a calm expression on his face.

"It's good to be kind, but you have to be calm and make the choice that is best for the country. We have limited manpower. We are just luckier than them."

He patted Liu Zhi on the shoulder, turned around and left without looking back. No one saw it, and a tear slipped from the corner of his eye.

"Pa!" That drop of tear fell into the rolling water of the Yellow River. It was so insignificant that there was no splash. Just like these disaster-stricken people in the long river of history, they have been like this for 23 years...

(End of this chapter)