Yuan Xiude didn't want to stay here anymore, so he asked the government officials to throw him out.
Even though Mu Cailiang knelt down, he still did not directly agree to his request.
Now the water level in the upper reaches is soaring, and big problems will occur if one day is too late.
Yuan Xiude clearly knew that he was an extremely selfish person, so he would rather flood tens of thousands of people downstream than lose his hat.
But in terms of water conservancy management, he really admired Mu Cailiang.
But Mu Cailiang succumbed in front of him. For Yuan Xiude, this shouldn't be the case.
He even wanted Makicai Liang to really obey him once.
"Why are you kneeling..."
Yuan Xiude murmured as he looked at the documents on the table and hesitated.
After thinking about it again and again, I let out a long sigh.
Yuan Xiude crumpled the document into a ball and threw it aside.
He sharpened his pen and re-wrote the notice.
Yuan Xiude was unwilling to be kind to the people in the lower reaches, but he could not be cruel to Mu Cailiang's kneeling.
Because that person is Makicai Liang.
He also thought carefully about why Makicai Liang came to him to talk about this matter, but he didn't want to think about it any more.
He, Yuan Xiude, only needs good animal husbandry to obey him!
…
The fifth year of Xinglong, the first day of June.
To the north of the Tongtian River, water rose in the upper reaches and flooded major cities and towns, including the upper city of Beijing. However, the impact was not profound because the water level had not yet reached a particularly serious stage.
As the governor of Jianghe, Yuan Xiude did not panic after learning about this incident.
At noon that day, Mu Cailiang came to the gate. He waited for a whole day, but no one came to open the gate and release the water.
"He really did it..."
No advance!
Mu Cailiang opened his mouth and seemed to be in a trance.
He probably guessed the current situation upstream, and immediately rushed to various places to participate in flood control and work with local governments to fight floods and avoid disasters.
And downstream there.
The group of people arrived at the last market of the trip.
The old man on the side said: "Sir, we only come here."
The man who was called Young Master nodded and said: "Let the people below disperse the people quickly. The time for opening the gate should not be far away."
A group of dozens of people began to visit various places.
People were shocked when they heard that the gate was about to be opened to release water, but then they began to doubt the identity of the person in front of them.
"Are you from the government?"
I saw the person accompanying him taking out a waist badge with an official character printed on it.
The old man with cloudy eyes looked at the badge and recognized it at a glance.
"You are..."
"It's good for the old man to know."
Tears suddenly filled the old man's eyes.
He recognizes that waist badge!
It’s Jingshi’s official badge!
The opening day of the gate is scheduled at noon on the second day of June as originally planned.
But on the night of the first day of June, Beijing was blamed.
"Yuan Xiude! What do you do for food!"
Yuan Xiude, who was sitting in the hall, looked at the person who came. He was a member of the Du Shui Supervisory Army, and he came here to punish his crimes.
"The supervisor calms down."
Yuan Xiude said: "The original scheduled opening date is tomorrow at noon. The documents have been sent and there is no reason to withdraw them."
The supervisor glared angrily and said, "How dare you use such words to offend me! Go open the gate and release the water! I tell you, the king is very dissatisfied with this matter. If you still want to live, go open the gate and release the water."
"
Yuan Xiude looked at the supervisor. He was silent for a long time, and finally shook his head.
"The paperwork has been sent."
He simply ignored the supervisor who was one level older than him. Seeing that the other party wanted to take action, he sent someone to blast him out.
With his official seal, even if he is the supervisor of the army, he still has no way to control the opening of the gate and the release of water.
From Yuan Xiude's point of view, even if this matter was overwhelming, he would just downgrade it by one level, because although there was water in the upper reaches, it was not serious.
In his opinion, if he could convince Mu Cailiang, it would be worth more than anything else.
In the fifth year of Xinglong, it’s noon on the second day of June!
Never a moment too early, never a moment too late.
"Open the gate!"
As Yuan Xiude waved the flag in his hand, hundreds of government officials pulled the iron chains, and the dam gradually collapsed under the vibration.
The water surged out, just like the Tianhe River bursting its banks.
"Wow..."
The torrent stirred up strong winds, and Yuan Xiude swayed for a moment, then stabilized his body and took two steps back.
He breathed a long sigh of relief and murmured: "Mu Cailiang, I have done my best to be benevolent and righteous..."
But this matter is not as simple as imagined.
Only half a moment after the gate was opened, a servant came to report.
"Mr. Governor, the people downriver have finished their journey!"
Yuan Xiude was startled after hearing this, but soon calmed down, as if he had expected it.
"Who did it?" Yuan Xiude asked.
The official who made the report frowned and opened his mouth several times, but did not dare to speak.
"That group of people are well-trained and have blocked the news from the beginning. They are not like ordinary civilians. I'm afraid..."
Yuan Xiucheng saw that he was hesitant to speak, frowned and said: "Say!"
The official lowered his head and said, "I'm afraid they are rebels!"
Yuan Xiucheng was in a daze for a moment.
He breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that he might not be able to escape this time.
…
Wherever the flood passed, houses and trees were submerged, and cities and towns were washed away by mud and water. In just half a day, all the places downstream were submerged by the flood.
Yuan Xiucheng was the first to bear the responsibility and was dismissed from the post of governor of Jianghe. He then resigned.
Jingren, who was supposed to die in the flood, survived, so it stands to reason that there should be refugees...
But after the gate was opened that day, a rebel army appeared in the southern region and gathered all the refugees.
In just one day, this group of rebels captured the Yamen of Tongshun Prefecture and rose up immediately.
This incident soon spread to Shangjing.
After careful questioning, I found out that there were more than 20,000 refugees. Excluding women, children, old and young, there were also more than 10,000 people who had been recruited by the rebels.
"Asshole!"
Zhao Zhen was furious and immediately sent troops to surround and suppress the rebels.
"Who was in charge of this matter at that time!?"
In a rage, Zhao Zhen threw Yuan Xiude into prison, where he was to be executed every day.
…
Yuan Xiude's home was ransacked and he was pushed to the execution ground on the third day.
On this day, the outside of the execution ground was full of people, all looking at the Governor of Jianghe who had become a prisoner.
Mu Cailiang also came, and he squeezed to the front.
Yuan Xiude knelt on the stage, his eyes swept over many people, and finally fell on Mu Cailiang among the crowd.
He suddenly smiled. Although he had been unwilling before, at this time, all his emotions had become meaningless.
Yuan Xiude only asked one sentence, "I, Yuan Xiude, look down on everyone, but I still want to ask, this time, will you obey me?"
Mu Cailiang opened his mouth and looked at Yuan Xiude, suddenly feeling that this person seemed very different from what he had known before.
His eyes were cloudy, he closed his eyes and said one word.
"Clothes."
Yuan Xiude suddenly laughed, accompanied by bursts of laughter.
The long knife in the executioner's hand was also chopped off.
He was smart all his life, but he was confused for a moment.