Jinyi Night Walk

The first stop Xia Xun and his party rushed to was Suzhou Mansion. As soon as they passed Changzhou, they had to abandon their horses and board the boat, and went down the boat. It was already close to the waters of Taihu Lake, and Taihu Lake had long been filled by the Lord of Heaven. As the flood spread, the entire Taihu Lake seemed to have doubled in size. The boat Xia Xun and Xia Yuanji took was not small, and the boat carrying the rice grain donated by Prince Zhu Gaosui and some Jinling gentry had a deeper draft. It can drive freely on land and water.

The farther the boat went, the more vast the ocean was as far as the eye could see.Some large trees that were submerged by the flood still had green tree tops, swaying gently in the muddy flood water, and some buildings were completely submerged by the flood, only some roof tiles were exposed on the water surface. .These houses that have not yet collapsed are all houses built by rich families. The construction quality is very good, the eaves are different in shape, and they are extremely magnificent. Now they are looming on the water, and they look even more desolate in the eyes of people.

This is a low-lying area. The high-lying areas have improved a little with the decrease of rain in the past few days. The muddy ground has been exposed in some areas, but the low-lying areas are miserable. The flood is too large and the water is submerged all at once. Many houses and buildings were washed away, mud and sand were poured down, and some rivers were blocked, and the water could not be drained out. This must only be evaporated by the sun. I am afraid that it will not wait until the year of the monkey.

Xia Xun, Xia Yuanji and his party walked forward by boat while observing the water conditions. Seeing this scene, they expected that most of the rivers were blocked and the accumulated water could not be drained out, so they discussed that when they arrived at the place, they would release food for disaster relief. Therefore, we must quickly organize people to dredge the river channels, and drain the accumulated water into the big rivers and rivers as soon as possible, and then into the East China Sea. Otherwise, the longer the water accumulates, the greater the disaster will be.

Xia Xun, Xia Yuanji and the others stood at the bow of the boat, looking at the flood situation and studying the corresponding countermeasures. Before they knew it, the boat entered an area with more severe flooding. The terrain here was originally the lowest. After the water rushed in, there was no smooth channel to vent to the downstream as soon as possible, and many sundries and corpses accumulated in this water area.

Looking down, in addition to weeds, firewood, dead trees, there are also household items such as tables, chairs, stools, pot covers, etc., the corpses of dead pigs and cattle soaked in water have swelled to a huge size. The carcass of the livestock that swelled like a ball really made people worry that it would explode with a "bang", splashing filth all over people.

It would be fine if there were only livestock corpses in the water, but there were many human corpses tumbling in the turbid current. From time to time, some corpses of men, women and children would appear, some of them were covered in filth and could not be seen nearby. I can't understand what it is at all. Seeing the common people soaked together with cattle, sheep, livestock, furniture and sundries, the shape is horrible. Xia Yuanji, Yu Shiji and other scholars who have never seen the dead die so miserable can't help but His face was as white as paper, and he almost felt sick.

Even Xia Xun, who had experienced fighting on the battlefield and was killed by his subordinates, couldn't bear to see such a situation. Seeing the pale appearance of the adults, Xia Xun felt the same way, so he thoughtfully told everyone to rest temporarily. As if received an amnesty, he immediately turned back and ran into the cabin, never daring to take another look.

Xia Xun glanced into the water again with a heavy heart, just in time for a turbid current to turn over a female corpse. Looking at the black hair, she should be a young woman. From her clothes, her family background is pretty good. Nothing is certain, the corpse has been soaked in water until now, and its shape makes people want to have nightmares after seeing it, and it has absolutely nothing to do with beauty or ugliness.

Behind the fleet, a large bamboo raft was coming down the river. They were idle men recruited from Jinling and along the road. They formed a salvage team to salvage human and animal corpses, so as not to further deteriorate the water source, and at the same time let the dead rest in peace.It's just that those corpses that cannot be buried in the ground will be cremated later, so as not to spread the plague.

The salvage team behind will deal with these corpses, Xia Xun sighed sadly, turned and went back to the cabin.Lao Tong has lived in Liaodong for a long time, and he has never seen such a big flood. Rao has a rough and aggressive personality, and he doesn't even bat an eye when killing people. , also slipped into the cabin.

Along with the boat were many officials and subordinate officials. Xia Xun, Xia Yuanji and other adults were responsible for the overall command of the disaster relief work. Of course, someone had to do the specific matters. Many yamen in the local government had become crystal palaces. The officials were washed away by the water, so they also transferred many junior and young officials from various yamen in Beijing to be responsible for specific disaster relief.

These people were also on the boat watching the situation in the water, but the adults stood at the bow of the boat, so they consciously gave way to the sides or the stern.After Xia Xun, Xia Yuanji and others entered the cabin, some officials felt uncomfortable seeing the tragic situation. When they saw the adults entered the cabin, they went back separately. Some of them were more resilient, but they still stood on the side of the ship and watched.

"I used to be very familiar with this area, but at a glance, I don't recognize it at all!"

Standing on the side of the boat, looking excitedly at the hell-like situation after the catastrophe, the person who expressed his emotion loudly was a head of the warehouse department from the eighth rank in the household department, named Hua Liang.Director Hua looked at the water, and suddenly pointed to a place and said urgently: "Hey, Brother Li, look quickly, look there quickly, there is a pregnant woman there? Oh, ah, one dead body and two lives, it's really miserable!"

Seeing him tsk-tsk and shaking his head, he seemed to be very grateful, but looking at the expression on his face, he was only curiously excited.The big boat passed by, and the gentle current surged up, pushing the half-submerged and half-floating corpse lying on its side on the water surface, with its swollen belly sticking out high, Hua Liang took a closer look, and couldn't help feeling discouraged: "Hey! It turned out to be a man, a fat man, and he lost his eyes..."

Even if the officials usually don't love the people like their sons, most of them feel sideways when they see this tragic situation, but he is the one who gesticulates and talks loudly, which makes people look sideways.If an official who was two or three ranks higher than him scolded him at this time, he would be told to roll into the cabin.However, there are officials on the same level as him on the left and right. Even if others are dissatisfied, they only give him a cold look, and are too lazy to have entanglements with him and make enemies for no reason.Hua Liang was completely unaware of other people's eyes, and kept looking around.

Suddenly, he let out a cry of surprise, held the sleeve of another official next to him tightly with one hand, leaned half out of the side of the ship, pointed forward with the other hand, and said to the colleague: "Brother Li, did you see that?" Well, look at the spire on the water, that’s the Wanghu Tower, haha, I finally recognized it. At the beginning, I was ordered by the Ministry to check the account books in this area. I once climbed this tower, so I remember It's very clear. That's right, this is the Wanghu Tower, tsk tsk tsk, although the tower has only three floors, it is not short, and now only the top of the tower can be seen, it is really..."

The brother Li who was standing with him was already fidgeting under the cold and contemptuous eyes of the officials around him, he forced a smile and said: "Ah, brother Hua, the wind is strong at the bow of the boat, brother feels a little uncomfortable, let's... or Go and rest in the cabin."

Hua Liang was in a state of excitement, he was not willing to leave, so he hurriedly grabbed him and said, "Hey, brother Li's words are wrong, such a flood is rare in a hundred years, you grow up so big, have you ever seen such a spectacular scene? Chance It’s rare, look again, after passing this village, there will be no such shop.”

People and animals drifting, floating corpses cover the water, seeing such a tragic appearance in his mouth, it turned into a rare and spectacular scene that is rare in a hundred years. Some old officials couldn't help but change their colors, seeing this "scenery" unexpectedly Excited, this person puts on a piece of human skin in vain, but does he have a human heart?

But everyone didn't speak, even those who couldn't help but want to refute him did not speak, because they suddenly found three people standing behind: Fu Guogong, Xia Shilang, and Yu Yushi.

The reaction of the people around was quickly sensed by Hua Liang, and he turned around quickly, and saw three adults standing there with sullen faces, Hua Liang and Mr. Li hurriedly saluted: "I have seen the adults before!" Na Hua said in his mouth. Lu seemed to feel that he had slipped his words just now, his eyes rolled around, and he wanted to put on a look of sadness and pity, but he didn't want to make the change in his face too abrupt.

Xia Xun stared at him, and said slowly: "When my lord was in Liaodong, there was a heavy snowfall in the midwinter season. My lord dressed in the streets and looked for the market. I was afraid that some people's houses would collapse due to the heavy snow and there would be no place to shelter. Walk to In a tavern, I saw three people sitting in the middle, boiling wine, eating vegetables, drinking and enjoying the snow scene!"

The officials from all directions, including the servants on the ship, gathered quietly. Hua Liang didn't understand why the Duke suddenly started telling a story, blinked his eyes, and seemed to be concentrating even if he was busy.

Xia Xun said: "Those three drinkers are a scholar, a county magistrate, and a wealthy gentry. Seeing the heavy snow covering the sky, it was very spectacular. The scholar was very fond of poetry, so he suggested that each of them sing a word and join in. Form a poem. The scholar said first, and then said: 'The snow is falling!'"

The officials next to him listening to his stories, even if they are small officials, are all people of the same class, and they have read poetry and books. When they heard such mediocre lines, they couldn't help snickering: "I heard that the Duke wants to do it for you." Advocating the style of Liaodong culture and education, and loosening the restrictions on the admission of Liaodong scholars, as expected, the poems chanted by this Liaodong scholar are not much better than the words of the schoolchildren in my rural private school here!"

Xia Xun said: "The county magistrate bowed his hands to the sky and complimented him: 'This is the royal atmosphere! why not?'”

Xia Xun paused at this point, and then said: "There was a farmer on the street wearing a thin winter coat with his hands in his sleeves and hurried past. Hearing what this man was singing, he stopped and answered a poem. Guess, he What did you pick up?"

Director Li said in astonishment: "What kind of poems can a farmer recite?"

Xia Xun said seriously: "It's wrong, it's wrong! The poems chanted by these three people are mediocre, and it's all because of the last sentence of this farmer that the whole poem is full of vitality!"

Hua Liang asked in amazement, "I just don't know what poems this farmer is chanting?"

Xia Xun stared at him and said, "The farmer said: 'Fuck your mother's shit!'"

Hua Liang's face instantly turned eggplant-colored, almost ashamed.

Xia Xun coldly swept away all the officials, and said in a deep voice: "Masters, you and I are ordered to help the disaster, not by donating a few grains of waste rice and pretending to be the reborn parents of the people! Food and clothing, everything is taken for use, and the common people are our food and clothing parents! In this disaster relief, we must keep the common people in mind, think about what the common people think, worry about the common people’s worries, and do things with heart and more Do not chill the hearts of the people!"

Xia Xun left in a huff.

Xia Yuanji said to Hua Liang with a cold face: "You can go home now, the imperial court can't afford people like you!"

Hua Liang's face was like ashes, his knees softened, and he knelt down.

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