Chapter 592 Flood (1)

Chapter 592 Flood (1)

Xu Wu brought good news to Yuxi: "Princess, the batch of grain we bought from Jiangnan has already arrived in Shiyan, and it will arrive in the northwest in a few days."

Going to the south of the Yangtze River to buy grain only costs half a tael and a stone. To buy grain from Han Yuxi, it takes two taels and one stone. He Zhizhang is not stupid, how could he do this business. He Zhizhang wanted to withhold this batch of food, but Yunqing dispatched 50,000 elite soldiers to the junction, assuming that He Zhizhang would send troops if he dared to swallow his food. He Zhizhang is timid and fearful, so he obediently let the grain pass through the border.

Yuxi hummed and said: "Flying pigeons to send a message, let them pass through the territory of Hubei as soon as possible, otherwise things will change." Once there is a flood in the south of the Yangtze River, no matter how timid He Zhizhang is, he will swallow this batch of food. Therefore, this batch of grain must be transported to the northwest as soon as possible.

Although Yunqing put on a posture of starting a war, Yuxi was not willing to fight at this time. As long as the food passes through Hubei and reaches the northwest boundary, there is no need to worry.

Xu Wu nodded and said, "Okay."

Yunqing walked into the study with a tired face, and discussed something with Yuxi: "Yuxi, the palace has sufficient water sources, I want to pump out the water from the two wells in the back garden and distribute it to the common people." It's ingenious, the lake in the back garden spent a lot of money to attract dark water. Although the Heihe River, Bahe River, and Fenghe River are almost dry now, the Pingxi Palace has no worries about water for the time being. Especially those two wells near the back garden, just one well is enough for hundreds of people in the whole palace to drink.

Yuxi was silent for a while and said: "Now we don't know when the drought will end. If there is no water available for the palace, do you know the consequences?" The idea is good, but it is too dangerous.

Yun Qing said: "Yuxi, it's the end of August now, and it will definitely rain in September. As long as you survive this half a month, you will be fine." The water source of the palace is sufficient, but many people outside are dying of thirst. He felt a little uncomfortable.

Yuxi was not so optimistic, and said: "Then have you ever thought about it, once there is no rain in September and the water in the palace is drained, what will happen then? Do you want the guards of the palace to find water for us every day? ? If the palace has to run around for water, how do you make the people below think? It will definitely cause panic."

Yun Qing was silent for a while and said: "It's because I didn't think thoroughly. I won't bring up this matter again in the future."

Yuxi was also very sad, and said with a bitter face: "I also hope that it will rain soon, but we must also prepare for the worst. Only in this way can the damage be minimized."

Yun Qing nodded and didn't say anything more about it.

But Yuxi was very strange about this, and immediately called Xu Wu over, and said: "Go and check, who suggested that the prince should open the two sips of water in the back garden to the common people?" Yun Qing would not say this for no reason .

Xu Wu was taken aback and asked, "My lord is going to open the two wells in the back garden? When did this happen?" Hearing that it happened in the morning, Xu Wu frowned and said, "Don't worry, my lord, I will Find out about this as soon as possible.”

Yuxi said: "I think the person who gave this suggestion has bad intentions, so he must be found out." Yuxi is not a cruel person, and if she can, she is naturally willing to release these two wells to the common people. But the reality does not allow it. If the two wells are released, if there is another month or two of drought, the consequences will be very serious. Even if it wasn't for herself, she didn't dare to take the risk for a few children.

Xu Wu nodded and said: "Princess, don't worry, I will definitely find out this person." There are only a few people around, so it is still very easy to find out.

It didn't take an hour for Xu Wu to find out that Gao Song was the one who suggested this to Yunqing.

Xu Wu didn't confront Gao Song either, but just reported the matter to Yu Xi truthfully: "It's confirmed, it's Gao Song." If he didn't think it was wrong,

He would not tell Yuxi about it either.

Yuxi's expression was very ugly, and she said, "Don't he know that this is an extraordinary period, so he dares to make such a suggestion with endless troubles?" If she could let go of the two wells in the back garden and wait for Gao Song to open her mouth, she would have done so a long time ago. Done.

Xu Wu was silent for a while and said: "Gao Song may have seen the hardships of the people outside, so he..." He couldn't say the following words. With Gao Song doing this, it seems that he is the only one who cares about the life and death of the people, and everyone else is hard-hearted.

Yuxi thought for a while and said: "Leave this in advance, don't let the prince know." Gao Song is Yunqing's trusted subordinate, unless he finds a suitable opportunity, he cannot be transferred to Yunqing's side.

In the past few years because of her leadership, some generals under Yun Qing's command have great hostility towards her. She thinks that she steals away the limelight and glory from Yunqing. It is also because of her hard work and vigorous development of agriculture in the past few years, and the conditions in the army have also been greatly improved, which made this hostility dissipate a lot. However, there are still a small number of people who are very dissatisfied with her and always slander her in front of Yunqing. For this group of people, it's not that Yuxi doesn't want to deal with it, but she's just afraid that a single hair will affect her whole body, so she has been holding back. But these things have always been kept in her heart, and when the right opportunity comes, she will make these people pay the price.

Xu Wu nodded and said, "Okay."

Two days later, news came from Jiangnan that three provinces including Jiangxi, Anhui, and Jiangsu had experienced heavy rain for several days, and many prefectures and counties had experienced waterlogging.

After Xu Wu reported the news to Yuxi, he couldn't help but said to Yuxi: "Princess, it would be great if it rained in our northwest!" It was broken, but there was still no rain, but there were heavy rains in Jiangnan and other places. It feels like God is playing tricks on purpose!

Yuxi looked very ugly, and said: "I'm worried that there will be floods in the south of the Yangtze River." It's not that I'm worried, but that there will definitely be floods. The dykes and dams that the imperial court spent so much money on were all piled up with debris and other waste materials. The weather was good a few days ago, so nothing happened, but now when the flood comes, the dam will collapse.

Xu Wu's face turned pale, and he said, "It's only rained for three days, so there won't be floods, right?" The south of the Yangtze River is an important area for grain production, if there is another flood, there will be a lot of grief.

Yuxi said: "Be prepared for the worst!"

Xu Wu knew that Yuxi would not say these words for no reason, since she spoke, she must be somewhat sure. Xu Wu immediately said seriously: "Princess, you must immediately give Xu Zhen Feige an order to send troops to meet the batch of food."

Yuxi asked: "According to speculation, how many days will it take for this batch of grain to arrive in the northwest?" Hearing that there are still about six days left, Yuxi nodded and said: "When the prince comes back, I will let him give the order." Miscellaneous affairs in the army Yuxi will intervene, but Yuxi will not touch the matter of dispatching troops. Firstly, it was because she didn't know how to fight, and secondly, it was to avoid suspicion.

Han Jianming dragged his exhausted body back home, and all the officials were very busy during this time. After finally coming back, he wanted to recover and take a rest, but was disturbed by Mrs. Ye.

Ye Shi said to Han Jianming with red eyes: "Master, Tingting is dying of illness, I want to take her back for treatment." When Zhong got the news that the youngest daughter was dying of illness, Ye Shi burst into tears. She wanted to send someone to pick up the child back home, but Han Gao refused after getting the news.

Han Jianming quickly realized and asked, "When did you find that child?"

Ye did not dare to hide it from Han Jianming, and said, "I found it at the end of last year. Master, I beg you, bring the child back!"

Han Jianming said with a cold face: "Could it be that what I told you at the time was taken as a deaf ear? Or, do you think my words can be changed day and night?" Since he said that he could not recognize this child, he would not let this child enter the house. What's more, this so-called Tingting is still a fake.

Ye cried and said, "Master, Tingting is our daughter, she is going to die now..."

Han Jianming had completely lost patience with her, and said, "If you want to take care of her, then leave the Han Mansion!" He was already tired from the outside affairs, and he really didn't want to worry about family affairs anymore. Moreover, if you don't cut off Ye Shi's thought, it will be endless in the future.

These words were like a bolt from the blue to Ye Shi. After a while, Mrs. Ye asked with a pale face: "Master, you, you want to divorce me?"

From the moment Mrs. Ye decided to give birth to the child, Han Jianming had a knot in his heart: "Mr. Ye, as long as you have me as a husband in your heart, you will not let me fall into a dilemma. Seeing that the husband and wife are very married. For several years, I have tolerated you once, but there will never be a next time."

Mrs. Ye didn't even know how she got the yard.

Mrs. Lu said cautiously: "Ma'am, the master doesn't make sense here. Let's ask the princess. The princess has a heart, and she will definitely not let her niece die." Mrs. Lu didn't know that Mrs. Ye had already died because of giving birth to a child. A rift arose.

Hearing this, Mrs. Ye said to herself, "No, she won't care."

Mrs. Lu asked, "Ma'am, what did you say?" Mrs. Ye's voice was too low just now, Mrs. Lu did not hear what Mrs. Ye was saying.

Mrs. Ye shook her head and said: "It's nothing, you go down! I want to be quiet." She didn't dislike her husband when she couldn't have another husband, and she still respected her. Now she said that she was going to divorce her, which made Mrs. Ye very sad.

The next day, all the maids and maids around Mrs. Ye were sent out of the Han Mansion, including Mrs. Lu. The reason for being sent away is very simple, the master does not know how to persuade him for doing something wrong, such a slave cannot be kept.

With Han Jianming's move, Ye Shi knew that what he said before to divorce her was not to scare her. Therefore, she did not dare to object to Han Jianming dismissing the people around her.

Seeing Mrs. Ye calm down, Han Jianming ordered Han Gao to say, "Let that child die of illness! Only when the child dies can the madam calm down completely." Although he said yesterday that he would divorce Mrs. Ye, it was all to scare Ye Shi. Mrs. Ye is so old, and has no relatives in the northwest, so being divorced is tantamount to forcing her to die. It is true that Han Jianming is ambitious, but he is not a cold-blooded and ruthless person.

Han Gao nodded and said, "This subordinate will do it now."

Ye got the news that night that Tingting had died. How could a child who risked his life to survive just like this pass out on the spot. (to be continued)