Kuai Chuan's face-slapping gold finger

Chapter 65

That night, the rain stopped.

Wang Gouzi's body was found about a mile downstream of the third bridge.

His face was calm and serene. Yang Zhao personally covered him with a white cloth. Many people stood aside and wept silently. Many people died in Nianxi County. Everyone wore filial piety and hung white banners everywhere.

Some monks came to chant sutras for those who died in vain. The common people sprinkled paper money, and the yellow money paper fluttered in the wind, and then slowly fell on the wet land.

Yang Zhao was silent. He knew that Wang Gouzi was not the first person to die, nor would he be the last.

Six days later, the flood in Nianxi County finally receded. Before Yang Zhao could take a breather, news came that the Mo River, Chaoyang River, and Jin River, the tributaries of the Songjiang River, had all been flooded. Turbulent, the flood peak water level is extremely high, Huzhou has finally ushered in the biggest crisis...

"The current trend is to release the flood." A water control expert from central Beijing analyzed: "The embankment in Xiaoliang County will certainly not be able to withstand the flood peak, and the flood will rage, and the city will be in danger! Xingyang County has an ingenious terrain. If Lord Nie hadn't been majoring in building dams and using the upstream Seven Immortals Dam to control the water level, Xingyang County would have been robbed, and now we only need to blow up the Xingyang embankment to divert the flood from Xingyang County, and Xiaoliang County would be able to hold it, and the prefecture would be in danger. untie!"

Several other officials echoed.

Seeing that Nie Shan'en didn't answer, the imperial envoy asked, "Zi Hui, what do you think?"

"The lower officials do not agree to divert the flood." Yang Zhao replied without any hesitation.

Several officials were eager to discuss, but the imperial envoy raised his hand to stop, and asked again: "Why? If the flood is not diverted, how can Xiaoliang County resist it?"

"The dam can't hold back, there are still people."

"what for?"

Yang Zhao replied: "My lord, the Xiaoliang embankment has always been a dangerous section. The embankment body is made of sand. The embankment is narrow and shallow. There is no berm outside the long beach, and there is no supporting platform inside. This time the flood peak is dangerous and the embankment is in danger. , embarrassing."

The imperial envoy nodded slightly, motioning for him to continue.

"The embankment will collapse, but people will not easily collapse. The lower officials proposed, posted notices, and recruited civilians to form a 'human embankment' to block the flood peak. One group of people can't stop it, and there will be a second and third batch. It will surely protect Xiaoliang County."

"You are crazy! How is this different from sending you to death?!" An official scolded.

"The heavens are not benevolent, and people will definitely die." Yang Zhao seemed indifferent, and analyzed: "Xingyang has a population of 50, and Xingyang County alone has more than 50 people. If the flood is diverted, this flood will definitely destroy Xingyang. In a county, it may be difficult to completely retreat in three to fifty years. How will the people in the county be resettled? Furthermore, even if the Xingyang embankment is blown up, the entrance of the embankment is narrow. Xiaoliang County, Fucheng... may not be able to keep it. Only the 'Rendi' is the most controllable, and the loss will be the least."

An official said angrily: "Nonsense!" But when he thought about it carefully, what Nie Shanen said was not unreasonable, he held back for a long time and couldn't find any rebuttal, so he could only say: "But, but who is willing to die for no reason? "

Yang Zhao was silent for a long time, then said slowly, "Some things are more important than life, and some people are willing to sacrifice for them."

As soon as this remark came out, everyone fell silent.

The next day, the notice was issued, and due to time constraints, the post station rushed to deliver the notice to all towns and villages.

In Xingyang County, a group of people were watching, and a scholar read out the content, which caused an uproar.

"Relying on people to stop the flood? Wouldn't that be life-threatening?"

"But no one is going to stop it. The imperial court wants to divert the flood from our county. Why? This is my home, the home of my ancestors for generations!"

"Exactly! No one can take away our home, not even the flood!"

Tianxiang Casino.

"Gui Qi, are you really going?"

"Yes, the little one has already made up his mind." Facing the middle-aged man above him, Gui Qi said respectfully. He was a well-known figure in Xingyang County and the real boss of Tianxiang Casino.

"You may not be able to come back alive after you go..."

Gui Qi smiled bitterly, and said in a low voice: "I know, but I have been fighting with Gouzi since I was a child, and I don't want to lose to him this time."

The middle-aged man sighed quietly: "I hope you are safe."

In Huawen Lane, where rich households are concentrated in Xingyang County, a burst of crying came from the house.

"Master, are you really willing to abandon your concubine? If you have something good or bad, what can you do if you call me Heping'er?" A woman threw herself at the feet of a man with a big belly, and the man showed some hesitation on his face, and then Soon he became firm, and he helped the woman up himself: "Ma'am, am I doing this for you? Do you think I am not afraid of you, sir? There is no way... If we men are not at the forefront, who can protect us?" looking at you?"

The woman jumped up suddenly, and slapped the man with a palm: "Liu Chenggui! What are you pretending to be? At the beginning, Mrs. Nie asked you to donate money and food. You couldn't do it. You read it in front of my mother for seventeen or eight days. How come you are in Dayi today?" Ling Ran woke up?"

"I, I... Last time, the one who saved was not someone we knew. This time, you are behind me." Seeing the woman crying again, Liu Chenggui put his arms around her and advised, "Don't worry." , will Mr. Nie still harm us? The Liu family's huge family business is still waiting for our Ping'er to inherit it, and nothing will happen."

The woman was out of breath from crying, but finally let go.

Outside Nie's residence.

Mrs. Lin had already gotten into the carriage, and Nie Xiangwen chased her out: "Mother, Xiaoliang County is so dangerous, why do you need to take risks? You should stay... No, no, Xingyang County is not necessarily safe, let's go let's go!"

"Go?" Lin smiled faintly: "I can't go..."

With her in Xiaoliang County, at least the state government officials would be a little more afraid, and they would not dare to change course easily, so as to share some pressure for that bright-hearted young man.

Lin looked at the gray sky again, not knowing when she would see that ray of golden red.

On July [-], in the early morning, the wind was strong and the sky was overcast.

Many people gathered at the gate of Xiaoliang County, some of them were very eye-catching. They were all men, of different sizes and ages, ranging from teenagers to 60 or [-] years old. Standing like a spear in the wind.

At this time, more than ten officials walked out of the city gate, and the leader was the imperial envoy who was supervising the flood. Officer, how sure are you of this 'Rendi'?"

Yang Zhao thought for a while and said seriously, "The embankment in Xiaoliang County is two miles long. Even if the entire embankment breaks, it is enough to block the impact of three flood peaks. I think there should be [-] to [-]% certainty."

"This..." The imperial envoy was very anxious, and just as he was about to say more, he saw a noble woman walking from the crowd, his eyes froze, isn't this the daughter-in-law of Mrs. Shen?How could it be in Xiaoliang County?Because he has been worrying about the flood since he came, no one has told him about the Shen family.

Seeing Mrs. Shen bowing towards them from a distance, the imperial envoy immediately returned the salute without daring to neglect.

Although Yang Zhao didn't know the other party, but seeing the imperial envoy's behavior, he could easily guess the identity of the visitor, and although he was puzzled, he still followed the salute.On second thought, even if Madam Shen is here, with her here, no matter whether it is an imperial envoy or a state official, who would dare to change the order overnight?

As long as he is on the dam, everything is a foregone conclusion.

Sure enough, the imperial envoy didn't ask any more questions, and sent him all the way to Xiaoliang embankment. Seeing that Yang Zhao was about to go up the embankment, the imperial envoy held back for a long time and asked hesitantly: "What if...'Ren embankment' fails? "

"If it fails..." Yang Zhao looked at the dam in the distance, and calmly said, "I will jump from there." After finishing speaking, he took a group of civilians and left.

A sentence was spoken without any disturbance, but the imperial envoy was unable to speak for a long time. After a long time, he straightened his official robes and solemnly bowed deeply to Nie Shanen's back.

I only hope that the green grass will be evergreen, and the spirit will last forever!
Even before the peak of the flood, the water level of the Songjiang River was almost at the same level as the long embankment, and the river overflowed a little with the waves. Looking from a distance, it seemed to connect the heaven and the earth.

The wind is getting stronger and stronger, the humidity in the wind is getting heavier, and the fog is everywhere, and it is impossible to distinguish each other at a distance.

In the strong wind, Yang Zhao stepped onto the long embankment firmly.

His stature is thin, but his spirit is like holding up the sky and holding the sun, but all the books and paintings are not enough to describe what happened.

A flash of lightning split the dark mist, one drop, two drops... The rain poured down without warning, coming quickly and quickly.

Not far away, the raging flood and huge waves rushed to the dam like wild animals. More than [-] civilians stood in three rows to form three "human dikes" about two miles long.

The sound of "rumbling" seemed far away, but now it was a last stand, and they were fearless!

When the first wave hit, there were huge boulders and broken branches in the waves. The embankment in Xiaoliang County could not bear the heavy pressure, and there was a breach of about half a mile. Hundreds of people blocked the breach, and some were swept away by the flood. Some people were hit by stones, one person fell down, and immediately someone blocked them. The sand and stones pierced their shoes and socks, and the sharp broken branches pierced their skin.

The torrential rain was like hundreds of millions of long whips whipping the dam, tearing the gap bigger and bigger, and the thunder was deafening, like thousands of troops galloping forward, and the momentum was frightening.More and more people use their bodies to plug the breach, becoming an indispensable grain of sand in the "human embankment". Their blood is not cold, but their hearts are still hot. They firmly believe that man will conquer nature!
One day and one night passed, and the seven thousand civilians hardly slept without rest. Later, even many ordinary people rushed to the embankment, and even the officials helped to carry the wounded.

Muddy water was poured on his head, Yang Zhao's face was covered with mud, his mouth and nose were full of sand, his eyes were swollen and painful, a huge wave came from a distance, and some sharp thing with him pierced his back all at once. Back, his clothes were torn, and a long bloody mouth was bubbling, quickly plundering the heat of his body.

"Madam! Look!" Not far from the embankment, Xiangyu's face was shocked, and under the shock of her heart, she pulled Lin Shi who was helping to settle the wounded regardless of her dignity. "That, that is... the young master!"

Lin followed her to look, and her beautiful eyes widened suddenly. There were also three parallel scars on the lower left back of the young man!

How can it be? !
The blood rushed straight to her forehead, Lin stood up abruptly and wanted to rush over, at this time Xiangyu had come to her senses, and hurriedly grabbed her: "Ma'am, it's dangerous over there, and they were distracted to take care of you when you went there."

Yeah, why did she forget...

Lin stopped dejectedly, then suddenly grabbed Xiangyu's arm firmly, and asked anxiously, "Is it him? Is it Nie Shanen?"

She just saw Nie Shan'en several times from a distance, and she didn't see clearly.

Xiangyu's face turned pale from the pain, but she was so happy that she wanted to cry, she nodded vigorously and said, "It's Master Nie!"

"……It's him."

In an instant, many things became clear in Lin's mind. Before, she was willing to deceive herself and others, but now looking back, she was full of flaws. She was so confused...

Lin looked at Nie Shan'en's back with tears in her eyes, could that be her son?

Yes, it must be.Lin's gaze became firm, and she was so upright and upright, so calm and upright, she should be the descendants of their Shen family!
I don't know how long it took before a golden light pierced through the thick clouds. It was the rising sun and the hope for all things to grow.

In Huzhou, the sky finally broke.

(End of this chapter)