In June, Bianliang Imperial Palace.

It rained heavily in Henan, and it took several days to stop. Even Bianliang was affected. Guo Hao stood in front of the door and had a bad premonition.

In the Gongchu Hall, the water in the yard was already three centimeters long. The guards stood in the rain, and the eunuchs hid under the eaves to shelter from the rain.

In the palace, the kerosene lamp could not dispel the darkness. A gust of wind blew the window. The eunuch hurriedly closed it and then secretly observed Guo Hao's reaction.

Wang Pu stood aside and accompanied Guo Hao to watch the rain outside. Most people didn't know what the two were thinking. Chen Xuan walked in from outside in a straw raincoat.

"How is it? The river channel is fine. I have issued an early warning in advance. Has the government taken action?"

Chen Xuan took off his straw raincoat and gasped, saying, "Although His Majesty issued a warning in advance, it was too late to reach all over the country. There were signs of breaking in the river in Chanzhou. General Zhao personally led people to intercept the construction, and the situation was not optimistic!"

Guo Hao remained silent after hearing this. What should come will always come. As the mother river of China, the Yellow River raised the Chinese people and also had the times to be willful.

Chanzhou is located in the northeast of Bianliang, and the name may be a bit unfamiliar, but there is a major event in history that happened in Chanzhou, that is the "Chanyuan Alliance"!

"Tell Zhao Kuangyin that if it really doesn't work, arrange for the people to evacuate. When Dayu controlled the flood, he knew that it was better to evacuate the water. With our current strength, we could not compete with nature at all!

Besides, the heavy rain keeps going, and the people on both sides of the Yellow River are in danger. We must choose as soon as possible. As long as people are alive, the disaster will pass sooner or later!"

"Yes, I'll make arrangements now!"

Chen Xuangang took a breath and didn't even drink hot tea. He was the youngest in the cabinet, so Guo Hao was not polite to use him.

Besides, Chen Xuan and Guo Rong are really together. The two are considered "free love" and have arranged to get married. They have a good relationship on weekdays. With such a relationship, other ministers dare not look down on him.

"Your Majesty, if Chanzhou breaks its doors, Daming will be affected. At the same time, the upstream Huazhou is in danger. We need to make arrangements this morning."

After Wang Pu said that, Guo Hao nodded and said, "There is a way to prepare for the future. I have never forgotten to control the river every year, but it is still a drop in the bucket. There is too much mud and sand in the Yellow River, and there is no way to change the route frequently."

The Yellow River diverted was irresistible. There were twenty-six large-scale diverters in history, and once occurred in the eighth year of Qingli, Emperor Renzong of the Northern Song Dynasty.

The sign of the Yellow River diverting is that it is constantly breaking, which means that more sediment in the river has accumulated, and the riverbed is already flush with the river bank. Once heavy rain occurs, the river water flow increases and the embankment can no longer be intercepted.

Chanzhou, Guancheng.

Zhao Kuangyin commanded the army and civilians to constantly fight against the Yellow River. The Yellow River, which is usually mild, showed her irritable side at this time.

The waves kept beating the dam, as if they would not give up until they were destroyed. Many soldiers had not closed their eyes for a day and night, and fell asleep while sitting in the temporary awning.

"These dog officials, the court will give the money to govern the river every year. Where did the money be spent? Why is this river bank still not good?"

Zhao Kuangyin's temper came up and stood there to curse. The Chanzhou prefect lowered his head and dared not say a word. In fact, he was also very wronged. He used all the money for river management to control the river.

The heavy rain was still falling, and there was no intention of stopping. Tens of thousands of people were busy by the river, trying to subdue the roaring dragon.

At this moment, a man ran over and came to Zhao Kuangyin and saluted: "General, Your Majesty has an order to ask the general to assist local officials in evacuating the people along the way. If you really can't stop them, try to protect the safety of the people!"

After saying that, the man took out a bag of oil paper from his arms, and opened it. It was the cabinet's main purpose, which conveyed the same meaning as Guo Hao, but the content should be more specific.

After reading it, Zhao Kuangyin handed it to the Chanzhou Prefecture Prefecture, took a deep breath, looked back at the river management official of the Ministry of Works, and asked: "Mr. Sun, if we give up blocking and let the river flow, what route do you think it will follow?"

After hearing this, Lord Sun took out a map, pointed at it and said, "General, there is a way that water flows to the lower place. If the Yellow River breaks from Chanzhou, according to the terrain, it is very likely that it will go north to Daming, pass through Liaocheng west to Qingxian County, Hebei to the border with the Wei River, and then enter the sea."

Looking at the route that Lord Sun pointed out, Zhao Kuangyin had a plan in his mind. If Guo Hao really decided to do this, they would race against the Yellow River and evacuate the people along the way in advance.

"Okay, then that's what we do. Your Majesty asks us to protect the safety of the people. Now I will send people to evacuate the people, and at the same time, we can hold on as long as we can.

If it really doesn't work, we are ready to evacuate. We must take everyone away when evacuating. Although we can't fight against God, we don't have to die!"

Zhao Kuangyin was also influenced by Guo Hao. He was a kind person, so he also understood Guo Hao's intention and tried to minimize sacrifice.

The officials and soldiers were greatly moved. They died here at this time and did not feel wronged because the court attached importance to them. Everything they did now was for the people of the Song Dynasty!

Time is tight, so Zhao Kuangyin quickly ordered to mobilize the imperial guards to evacuate the people along the way. Although some of the hometowns are hard to leave, compared with their names, these are nothing.

The river channel of Shanghu Dao in Chanzhou was still broken. Fortunately, the route predicted by the Ministry of Works was accurate, and the ministers also realized the importance of geography. The official surnamed Sun also felt a light on his face.

The river entered Daming and destroyed the houses. The people stood on the high ground in the distance and saw that their homes were destroyed, and they couldn't help but feel sad.

After the flood, the rain gradually stopped. Looking at the rainbow in the sky, everyone felt very grateful.

There is no problem with Huazhou this time, which does not mean that there will be no accident in the future. After the rain stopped, Guo Hao personally visited Huazhou and inspected the river embankment and found that the silt here was also very thick.

"This heavy rain has caused great damage to the river bank. It is too late to repair it now. The rainy season has not yet passed. You must take precautions in advance and resettle the people in advance."

The Huazhou Prefect followed, carefully recording Guo Hao's intentions. It was unprecedented that few people died in such a major natural disaster.

After leaving Huazhou, Guo Hao continued to go north to Chanzhou, where the Yellow River broke, the original farmland had been destroyed by heavy water and the houses were soaked in water.

Some people stood in the water and wanted to rescue the crops in the fields, but there was no rice in the north, so no crops could survive.

Seeing this scene, Guo Hao felt very uncomfortable, but if he didn't do this, he would not know how many people would die.

Seeing Guo Hao's team, the people gradually surrounded him. Guo Hao looked at these cute people, all of whom were the hopes of the Song Dynasty.

"My fellow villagers, I'm late. I know you're very sad now because you have lost your home.

But the home can be rebuilt if it is gone, and when a person dies, there will be nothing left. In the next period of time, I will help you overcome difficulties. You are all the people of the Song Dynasty and my people!"

"Thank you, your majesty, long live your majesty!"

"Long live your Majesty!"

The people who don’t kneel down very much on weekdays, then they knelt spontaneously and said long live, because they could see that Guo Hao was really a good emperor who loved the people as much as his son.

Next, Guo Hao issued direct orders to jointly rescue the disaster by military and political parties. At the same time, he also went to Daming, where the situation was even worse than that in Chanzhou, so there were few casualties.

Guo Hao's handling of floods quickly spread throughout the world. The people talked about it with relish. Women and children knew that Guo Hao was a good emperor.

Pan Mei and others were also discussing this matter at the camp of Lingnan Military Region.

"General Zhao has taken a big advantage this time, and this contribution is probably no better than winning a battle." Pan Mei said.

"What's the point of winning a battle? Haven't you heard the people now evaluate His Majesty and Generals? They all say that they are the reincarnation of Bodhisattvas. Even those who forced to move are very grateful to them afterwards." Liu Ting gave in.

"Your Majesty's move is indeed very popular. If it were the past, who would have cared about the lives and deaths of those people?

His Majesty prepares for the future and arranges it in advance. This is indeed his style. It is just that the floods in Henan are nothing to our Song Dynasty. The court will be able to comfort it soon.
Chapter completed!