Harem: Biography of Concubine Qin

Chapter 101 Suqian Disaster
The next morning, Chen Wenxin was hurriedly woken up by Bai Lu. The emperor was no longer in the house, only the two waiters, Bai Lu and Bai Shuang, looked nervous.

She took out her pocket watch and saw that it was only six o'clock.

Bai Shuang quickly combed her hair and put on her makeup, while Bai Lu explained, "Ma'am, last night I sent a message six hundred miles urgently, and there were floods in many places in Jiangsu Province."

When the emperor sent a letter back to scold Tong Guowei last time, Chen Wenxin understood it.

It turns out that it is often performed in costume dramas, and it is fake to rush eight hundred miles at every turn.In the Qing Dynasty, the [-]-mile express could only be used for emergency military and political affairs.

For example, when the Qing army recovered San Francisco, it was often used.

In the usual government affairs transmission, the six-hundred-mile rush is considered the highest level.

As usual, it took less than six hundred miles for the emperor to scold Tong Guowei back and forth.It's just that the emperor was furious at the time, and no one raised any objections to it.

The emperor just praised that the river in Dezhou was well repaired, and the land of Jiangsu was flooded again.

It so happened that their next stop was Suqian, Jiangsu. I don't know if the emperor will change the itinerary, or...

What about going directly to the disaster area?

She knew that this matter was no small matter, "what did the master say?"

"Master said..."

Bai Lu hesitated for a moment, afraid of frightening Chen Wenxin.

"Yes, let's go to Suqian immediately..."

Bai Lu herself was terrified. I heard that once the flood washed away, even houses would be destroyed, let alone people?
Why can't the emperor think about it?Why go to such a dangerous place!
What if there is something bad or bad about my master...

After leaving Mount Tai, the itinerary suddenly tightened up.

The large area of ​​floods in Jiangsu was on the mind of the emperor. Sitting in the carriage, the emperor often just read books on flood control, or thought about something solemnly.

The emperor sent someone to send orders to Jin Fu, and urgent letters continued to arrive, and more and more people were accompanying them to protect them.

Now there are no more private visits on Weibo, and their whereabouts have been known by everyone.

"Xuan Ye..."

Seeing him leaning against the window thinking, Chen Wenxin called him worriedly.

The car curtain that she had opened a small slit to observe along the way was now completely lifted.The emperor seemed very irritable, he wanted to take advantage of the wind outside the window to calm down.

He turned his head and saw Chen Wenxin's face was covered with white gauze, and the thin spring shirt was blown by the wind so that the collar could not stop shaking.

"Is it cold?"

The emperor put down the curtain of the car and went to shake her hand.

The coldness of his fingers contrasted sharply with the hotness of his hand.

He rubbed her hair apologetically, "It's all my fault, you have a delicate body, how can you stand such a wind."

Chen Wenxin didn't take it seriously, but smiled and grabbed his hand and looked, "Xuan Ye is a little fireman, I put you in the house in winter, so there is no need to burn charcoal."

In the season of warm spring and flowers blooming, the emperor only wears spring shirts, why is he so hot all over?
He was in a hurry.

Chen Wenxin sighed secretly, when he was the emperor, he was worthy of his ancestors and all the people in the world.

The emperor sighed, "I just worshiped the God of Mount Tai last night, and today the floods hit Jiangsu Province. Nian Nian, is this God blaming me?"

"The emperor is diligent in government and loves the people, and all the subjects in the world know it. How can God see sin?"

She resolutely rejected the emperor's idea. He is a believer in gods and Buddhas. Once he had this idea, he didn't know how much he would blame himself.

The emperor nodded, "I think so too. It's just..."

"Fortunately, Jin Fu has built the flood control works in the Shandong and Henan areas. In previous years, the floods in these two provinces were always the worst."

"This time only one province in Jiangsu was hit by the disaster, and we have more money and materials to help the victims. We should be lucky."

Chen Wenxin's comfort was always more pleasant than others', and the emperor's expression softened a little, "Jin Fu has already rushed to Suqian, and I want to personally supervise the project."

Not only Jin Fu, but also the Governor of Liangjiang, the Governor of Water Transport, the governor and magistrate of Jiangsu Province were all waiting in Suqian to greet him.

In the past two days alone, there were nearly a hundred people in the team sent to deliver the letter, and they all followed their team.

Seeing the worried expression on her face, the emperor comforted her: "You don't have to be afraid. Although there are floods everywhere, there are still safe places to live. I won't let you get into trouble."

"Xuan Ye, just worry about yourself!"

She pouted unconvinced.

As a concubine in the palace, she will definitely stay at the place of accommodation when the time comes.If the emperor wanted to personally supervise the work, he had to go to the place where the flood happened to investigate.

Wouldn't it be very dangerous if the river broke its embankment again by accident?
From Taishan to Suqian, it was originally a three-day journey, but it was shortened to two days by day and night.

Chen Wenxin had already practiced the ability to fall asleep in a galloping carriage. Of course, he had to praise the emperor for his good pillow.

When we approached Suqian, we saw devastation everywhere, full of yellowish floods silting up in puddles.

Several official roads were blocked by the flood. Fortunately, some of the informers were familiar with the local terrain, so they took a detour to the mountains and finally arrived at Suqian County.

Someone rushed to the county seat to report the emperor's whereabouts.

When they arrived, a large group of people in dark blue local official uniforms stood densely outside the city gate.

In addition to people in official uniforms, there are also official servants, local soldiers, country gentry officials...

Suqian is just a county seat, and the ground has been hit by floods to form some shallow rivers, and the place outside the city gate can hardly stand people.

Chen Wenxin looked out from the slit in the car curtain, and saw someone standing on the other side of the river, and someone standing on the temporary bridge.

This scene can be described as a sea of ​​people, and it is not inferior to the scene where the emperor visited Tsinghua Garden in the middle of the capital.

The first person with a sapphire crown and flower feathers stepped forward, followed by two officials wearing red coral crowns.

Chen Wenyi snorted.

The grade of the red coral crown is higher than that of the sapphire crown. Why is it that the leader wears the sapphire crown and the red coral follows behind?

She quickly figured it out, this person was probably Jin Fu who had been demoted to be the governor of Henan, but was actually still in charge of the governor of the river.

The emperor trusted him very much, and anyone with a discerning eye could see that the demotion was just to give an explanation to the old man of the former Ming Dynasty.

This time it was dealing with the flood again, and no one understood it better than Jin Fu, so of course he was pushed to the top.

Sure enough, the man with the sapphire on his head took a step forward, raised his head slightly, revealing his dark face.

Chen Wenxin couldn't help but worry, this Jin Fu looks to be five or sixty years old, right?
At this age, I still have the responsibility of controlling the river. It is really hard work to run around along the river.

Jin Fu bowed down to the carriage, and said loudly: "Jin Fu, governor of Henan province, please give your Majesty the peace."

With this sound, the crowd behind him knelt down in unison, shouting for peace.

This time before Chen Wenxin got out of the carriage, the emperor opened the door and got out of the carriage.

Chen Wenxin had no choice but to follow behind him, and Li Dequan helped her out of the car.

When she got out of the car, her feet were covered with wet yellow mud on the ground.

The emperor strode forward to help Jin Fu who was on the ground, "Jin Qing is free of courtesy, what is the disaster situation in the city now?"

Jin Fu got up from the ground, the corners of his official uniform were all muddy.

He wiped it twice with his hands, and replied to the emperor as he wiped, "Suqian is an important town for river management, and it should be filled with stones, sandbags and sandbags. It's a pity that the flood broke out in the middle of the night, and many people were unprepared and washed into the water."

He said angrily: "Half a month later, I will be able to complete the embankment! I am guilty!"

The emperor was obviously very close to Jin Fu, and even the emperor didn't mind if Jin Fu wiped the mud in front of him.

Chen Wenxin observed for a while, and she found that when other officials knelt down, there were cushions under their bodies on the mud floor, and only Jin Fu knelt down directly.
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His body was already dirty.

From the skirt to the sleeves, from the robe to the shoes, they were covered with mud stains, new or old.

Some are still dripping with water, and some have dried up.

It can be seen that in the past few days, he should have been on the front line of the flood to direct the flood.

Jin Fu saw her behind the emperor, and thought that the person who sent the letter back said that the emperor was taking the concubine Qin on a tour together, so the woman in white veil in front of him must be the one.

He was about to kneel down, but Chen Wenxin saw his eyes and quickly stopped him, "Don't be too polite, my lord, it's more important to control the river now."

Jin Fu was taken aback for a moment, hearing that her words were not in a polite tone, so he stopped being polite.

"Your Majesty, the next place will be in the mansion of the minister in Huai'an Fucheng. Your Majesty is exhausted, why don't you go and rest first?"

Suqian is subordinate to Huai'an Prefecture in Jiangsu Province and is a county system.

The person who spoke was Shi Yizhi, governor of Liangjiang, the emperor frowned and said, "How long does it take to get from Suqian County to Huai'an Prefecture?"

"Back to the emperor, two hours for fast horses, three to four hours for carriages."

"Confused! I want to personally investigate the matter of river control and flood fighting, but how can I investigate when I live in Huai'an Fucheng?"

The emperor waved his hand and said impatiently: "Arrange a place to stay in Suqian City, as long as it is safe."

Shi Yizhi was scolded the moment he saw the emperor, and said embarrassingly: "I am confused, I am confused."

Isn't he still thinking about making the emperor live in a spacious and comfortable place?

Just for this, Jin Heimian scolded him on the road.

Jin Fu was captured by them from the embankment by the river, and rushed to meet the emperor outside the city gate.As soon as he heard about the place he arranged for the emperor to stay, he cursed.

"The emperor came to control the river, do you think he came to visit the mountains and play in the water? You still live in Fucheng, why don't you let the emperor live in Beijing!"

Shi Yizhi couldn't hold back his face on the spot. He is a majestic governor of Liangjiang, with a second-rank official position, can he be scolded so rudely by you, a little governor of Henan?

But this Jin Fu doesn't give face to anyone, he doesn't care what your official position is.But the emperor trusted him again and let him manage the river.

He bears the name of the governor of the river, and Shi Yizhi has nothing to do with him, so he has no choice but to give up.

He didn't believe in Jin Fu's evil, Suqian was flooded everywhere, how could the emperor live in such a place?
Unexpectedly, the emperor actually reprimanded him.

(End of this chapter)