The great man will live forever

Chapter 134
"rush!"

"Block it!"

Thousands of people, mostly members of the Yulin Army, could be seen on the flood control embankment. They stood hand in hand to form a human wall and used their bodies to fight against the force of the water.

They wore simple raincoats or even no clothes at all. They stepped on simple stone bags made of vines to resist the rushing flood.

"quick!"

"continue!"

There were people constantly transporting wood and big rocks behind. In addition to these Yulin troops, there were also local Han garrison, farmers, women, and even children. There were all kinds of people. Together, there were at least 10,000+ people...

On the shore, there was a gray-haired old man who also helped transport the wood.
Liu Han was really worried that if he fell down, he would be gone, so he quickly said: "Mr. Zheng, you are over 60 years old. If anything happens, it will be serious. Come and send Mr. Zheng back to rest."

This man was Zheng Zheng. He was a great man, the 22nd grandson of Duke Huan of Zheng, and the ancestor of the Zheng family in Xingyang. When he was young, he was chivalrous and loved friends, and was very famous in Liang and Chu countries.During the reign of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty, he was appointed Prince Sheren.

During the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, he successively served as Lieutenant of Lu, Prefect of Jinan County, Prime Minister of Jiangdu, and You Neishi. Later, he was demoted to Zhan Shi due to his role in the dispute between Dou Ying and Tian Fu. Later, he served as Da Sinong, Prime Minister Chang Shi, and Runan County Commander. Prefect.

At that time, he and Ji An were good friends. Sima Qian said: "If Ji and Zheng are wise, if they are powerful, the number of guests will be ten times. If they are not powerful, the number of guests will be ten times that of the others! The Duke of Zhai has spoken. From the beginning, Duke Zhai was the official of the court, and the guests will be in Khotan." ; When it is abolished, birds can be placed outside the door. Zhai Gong resumes his duties as a court official. When the guests want to go, Zhai Gong posts at the door and says: "A life of death is a sign of friendship. A poor and a rich is a sign of friendship. One is noble and the other is humble. Friendship comes from meeting. 'Ji, Zheng Yiyun, sad husband!"

Ban Gu once said: "Zhang Shizhi abided by the law, Feng Tang discussed generals, Ji An was upright, and Zheng was a scholar at that time. How could he become famous if he was not as good as this!"

"General Hussars, no need, I won't live long."

Zheng waved his hand and refused. There was reminiscence and regret in his eyes, and he said to himself: "I still remember that in the third year of Yuan Guang, the gourd had just burst the embankment, and the rain was so heavy that people were standing in the rain. The figure is basically blurred.

Although I believe in Huang Laozi nature, I felt sad when I saw the people dying of hunger everywhere and the people being displaced, and decided that I would never sit still and wait for death.

I was young then, and so were the grown-ups. We jumped into the river and dragged wood to plug the gaps.Seeing that we, as prefects, were taking the lead, the tens of thousands of sergeants followed us and worked together to block the gap.

The people by the river would also come to help, and even children and women would go down to the river to block the shortage. The people would rather go hungry than bring us food.

I still remember a six-year-old child who was not afraid of life and was very courageous. He naughtily handed me the wild fruit that he had picked and thought was the best, and said with a bright smile: 'Thank you, sir, for blocking the river for us! '

Every time at this time, I would seriously correct him: 'Thank you, Your Majesty. '

Looking at the raging river, he would also ask me worriedly: "Can this river be blocked?" '

I told him firmly every time: 'Yes, it must be possible. '

But it was actually blocked once, and it collapsed again not long after.

Moreover, the river is becoming more and more difficult to block. The water in the river has surged and become extremely ferocious. I can feel that the blockage is becoming more and more difficult. The blockage is blocked again, and the blockage is blocked again..."

When he said this, Zheng paused, and then continued with a faint look: "I thought that as long as we work hard, there are tens of millions of people, and we can always block it.

But at this time, Chang Ru and I received an order from His Majesty, asking us to bring people back, because the flood could never be stopped. Prime Minister Tian Fu thought that this was God's will, and it was better to let it go. His Majesty agreed.

He obviously has selfish motives, maybe he can just try harder.

At that time, Chang Ru was very angry and asked, "Then the flood will not be blocked?" ’ He roared at the official who brought the order, ‘Those are human lives! '

But we had no choice but to obey His Majesty's orders, so we had no choice but to evacuate. Sixteen counties were flooded.Chang Ru didn't understand why His Majesty, who was always wise, would issue such a ridiculous order.After returning, he was very indignant about this incident in the court. I pulled him but did not hold him back, and he even cursed. Your Majesty was not angry, but just looked at us quietly and asked us to leave calmly.

'Zhuang, why would your Majesty give that order?Your Majesty clearly wanted to control the river from the beginning! '

Chang Ru was a well-known master of river management at that time, and he was also famous for his integrity. Therefore, His Majesty's selection of him must have demonstrated his determination to regulate the river.Otherwise, he would not be sent there.

Chang Ru looked at me and I looked at him. We fell into silence for a long time. In fact, I knew it.

The failure of the ambush in Mayi caused a complete rift between the Han and the Huns. Since then, the Huns have repeatedly attacked the Han border counties.

The 30-strong army returned in vain, allowing the Han to begin a war with the Xiongnu.The food and grass were ready, the battle armor was ready, and the war began. Who would have thought that in the middle of the battle, the river would burst its banks!
Haji?Of course we need to treat it, but what if we don’t?
Will the border counties resist the Huns?Of course we have to resist. The Huns rushed into Shanggu County and plundered the people wantonly. What if we don't resist?
Your Majesty dispatched tens of thousands of people to control the river, spending countless amounts every day.

However, regulating the river has been ineffective. Food from the treasury flows out like a flood. The border army also needs food to fight against the Huns.

At that time, I could only speak with difficulty: "Chang Ru, the border county cannot be defeated. If the border county is destroyed, the Han Dynasty will be in crisis, and the people will only suffer!" '"

Liu Han naturally knew that Ji An's original name was Changru and Zheng's original name was Zhuang. He wanted to become a person like Zhuangzi, but he failed in the end. There are very few sages.

"I had no idea that the river control had been stopped for 23 years. During these 23 years, river troubles were rampant, and Puyang area was completely flooded. People were hungry and resentful..."

When Zheng was talking, his eyes were full of tears. Looking around, looking at the rising army and people, he seemed to have seen that year.

Every time he thought about it, he felt heartbroken. If he had persisted a little longer, he might have been able to convince His Majesty and the officials that the outcome might have been different. It was so ridiculous to suffer the people. This suffering lasted for 23 years.

When Ji Ren heard this, he was silent for a long time, and then said firmly: "Gong Zhuang, your Majesty has made a big decision this time. The hussar generals are here, and the prince is also here. We will definitely be able to block this gap. This time It’s not 23 years ago anymore, we no longer have any trouble from foreign enemies, and the Huns were defeated by us.”

"Yes, we can definitely do it." Looking at the turbulent river, Zheng burst into tears and felt a lot of things in his heart. "I sighed to cover my tears and mourned the hardships of the people's livelihood. I recalled my regrets and admired the eternal life of Quzi. I finally understand what you were thinking, Qu Zi."

In fact, Prince Liu Zhi wanted to come to the embankment or even go down the river several times, but Liu Han stopped him. At most, he was allowed to watch occasionally. The flood was ruthless, and it would be terrible if it killed him. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty would die if he was angry. There are many people, and Liu Han might even have to be buried with them.

Liu Han also felt the flood hitting the soldiers personally. It was extremely cold. In addition, it was raining lightly for many times. They didn't have much to keep out the cold and could only rely on their own physical strength to persevere.

In ancient times, a small cold could kill people if not treated properly. Unlike later generations who used various antibiotics and cold medicines, the dangers and difficulties they faced were far more difficult than those of later generations.

Liu Han even found that some soldiers and civilians' faces were a little pale and their lips were purple. He suddenly felt a very heartache. He could only order rotation to let the soldiers and civilians rest as much as possible.

There was not much wood and stone used for blocking, so it had to be transported from afar, which further increased the amount of work.

Liu Han had no choice but to write another letter to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, asking him to send more people, preferably bringing some ginger and as much food and clothing as possible. The ginger was used to boil hot water for the common people and soldiers to drink to keep out the cold.

Ginger has been around since before the Spring and Autumn Period of China. "Shen Nong's Materia Medica" records, "Dried ginger has a pungent and warm taste. It is used for chest fullness, cough and upper qi. It is warm to stop bleeding, sweating, rheumatism, intestinal dysentery, and diarrhea." Youliang, if you take it for a long time, it will remove the odor, lower the qi, and connect the gods. It will give birth to the valley."

Back then, Shennong tasted hundreds of herbs to identify the properties of the medicine. He accidentally ate poisonous mushrooms and fell into a coma. When he woke up, he found a clump of green grass where he was lying.

Shen Nong plucked it out, put the root in his mouth and chewed it.Not long after, my stomach growled, and after the diarrhea, I felt completely better.

Shennong's surname was Jiang, so he named the sharp-leaf grass "Ginger".It means that it has magical effects and can bring you back to life.

Liu Han occasionally saw one or two soldiers or civilians being washed away by the flood and then disappearing without a trace, but there was nothing he could do. Life seemed so small under the flood, but they still had no hesitation. The man suffered from this gap for too long. Already...

(End of this chapter)