Jia Dai looked at the dike reinforced with more than ten large wooden piles and the small crack, with a trace of fear in his eyes.
A thousand-mile embankment was destroyed by an ant nest. He has been controlling water for many years, and he knows that as long as there is a problem with this embankment, the overall strength will be greatly compromised.
Now the cracks have appeared. If the floodwaters from Guangwu Mountain had not been released in time, if the soldiers of the Dianqian Division had not transported sandbags and wooden piles in time, if they had not risked their lives to jump over the second river embankment and strengthen the embankment, the consequences would have been disastrous.
But that's all in the past now. The water level has dropped, which means they have successfully relieved the pressure on the Yellow River.
"Magistrate Jia..."
Wang Shenqi strode to Jia Dai's side. The chief of the front department looked like a peasant at the moment, with his trouser legs and sleeves rolled up, and his whole body was covered with mud. Only his pair of tiger eyes were shining brightly: "And
What do you want us to do?”
Jia Dai came back to his senses, clasped his fists with his hands and bowed: "Du Yuhou!"
Wang Shenqi's official position is Yuhou, the governor of the front office of the palace. He is ranked high among all positions in the front office of the palace.
As a local county magistrate, Jia Dai's official position was far inferior to that of Wang Shenqi.
However, civil and military affairs do not belong to the same system, and they usually do not respond to each other very much when they meet. When they do come into contact with each other, they only say hello with a somewhat perfunctory attitude.
But now Jia Pi instinctively greeted him as a subordinate would greet a superior.
The Palace Front Division led by Wang Shenqi arrived too timely. If they hadn't arrived in time and joined the front line.
Their second river embankment cannot be defended. Once the second river embankment is lost, it means that the opportunity to strengthen the first river embankment is completely lost.
The result is self-evident.
Jia Dai said: "The water level has receded, and we are half successful. Let the soldiers take a rest..."
Wang Shenqi patted his chest and said: "Isn't it half the battle? Wait until you succeed before resting. The two armies are facing each other. There is no reason to sit down and rest in the middle of the fight. The county magistrate can rest assured that the boys under a certain command are all the same."
A good man who waits a long time will not tire out so easily."
A trace of emotion flashed in Jia Dai's eyes, as well as a trace of self-blame. He felt guilty for his prejudice all the time, and said: "I remember that there is a bamboo forest three miles away in the southwest. I would like to trouble you, Marquis Du Yu, to cut down some bamboo."
Bamboo slices are the most resilient. When interspersed with sandbags, they can withstand massive impacts.
Wang Shenqi didn't understand the reason, but as a soldier, he never cared about this and just followed the arrangements.
When Wang Shenqi returned, more than a thousand soldiers returned carrying slender bamboos.
It was just time for dinner, and the air was filled with an alluring aroma.
It’s like a war these days. I don’t care about good food and drink, and I don’t have that much manpower to cook carefully. I usually just take a few bites to fill my stomach.
Now that he could smell the fragrant chicken smell, Wang Shenqi, who was accustomed to eating delicacies from all over the world, moved his index fingers.
As soon as they put down the bamboo, a group of old and weak women came up to them carrying various earthen pots and served steaming chicken soup to the returning soldiers.
Jia Dai personally served Wang Shenqi a bowl.
Wang Shenqi didn't think too much and couldn't wait to take it. He sniffed it first. His nose was filled with ginger-flavored chicken soup. He tested the temperature and drank it in one gulp like a cow chewing peonies.
Jia Dai said: "Doesn't it taste good? This is specially cooked by the people of Huazhou for the soldiers. They are all old hens that are more than five years old..."
Wang Shenqi was stunned and looked around. Everywhere he looked, he could see enthusiastic people feeding him hot chicken soup.
He had encountered such a situation no less than dozens of times in his entire life.
But that was when they were fighting in the north and south, and the local squires, fearing that they would plunder the villages, spontaneously prepared banquets to welcome them.
Everyone was serving them with smiles on their faces, but the fear in the other person's eyes could be discerned.
When Wang Shenqi was young, he still felt powerful and proud.
But as the atmosphere in the court changed and as he grew older, Wang Shenqi couldn't help but secretly laugh at himself for being young and arrogant.
But now we see the people vying for more and better food for their soldiers, and there is a sharp contrast between the two.
Wang Shenqi's throat moved, and he held back a sentence: "It tastes good!"
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Jia Dai also looked at the surrounding scene and said with emotion: "Tao eats the pot of pulp to welcome the king's master! I didn't expect to see this scene in this life. How magnificent, I, the soldier of Dayu."
Such scenes occur frequently throughout the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River.
The Forbidden Army bravely marched northward, defeated the five generations of warriors and had a bad influence on the people of the world.
Especially the inherent image of soldiers and bandits.
Soldiers are no longer despised and ignorant beings, they have a glorious title of "soldiers".
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Bianjing, Jixiang Street.
It was rare for Luo Youdu to leave the palace, so today he brought Chou Chou Luo Kangrui to the Wei residence, escorted by soldiers from the imperial camp.
In this flood fighting and rescue operation, 130,000 Imperial Guardsmen stole the show.
But Luo Youdu knew in his heart that Wei Renpu, who was tired on the river embankment and was the first to fight the disaster, was the special river control team that had been working up and down the Yellow River since half a year ago.
This flood happened suddenly and lasted for a long time, which is rare in 20 years. If it were ordinary, the losses would be immeasurable.
It happened that more than twenty elites in this field encountered this matter and made the most reasonable arrangements as quickly as possible.
This prevented large-scale disasters from happening.
Wei Renpu fainted on the river embankment and was immediately sent back to Bianjing by speedboat.
In addition to arranging diagnosis and treatment by the imperial doctor, Luo Youdu also took his son to visit him personally.
Arriving outside Wei Renpu's house, Luo Youdu looked at the familiar and unfamiliar scenes around him, feeling a little sad inexplicably.
Just when he was filled with emotion, Luo Kangrui said softly: "Father, was this where you kicked Zhao Kuangyi's ass?"
Luo Youdu was refreshed. It was precisely because of this kick that he was able to marry Bai Fumei and reach the pinnacle of life. No\./wrong\./updated\./new`.w`.a`.p`.`
.c`.o`.m Looking back now, I only regret that I kicked him too lightly...
Luo Youdu looked at his son curiously: "How did you know?"
Luo Kangrui whispered: "My mother and my son talked about what happened to my father back then. My mother said that it was this kick that made her notice my father. At that time, the traitor Zhao Kuangyin was in the limelight, and my father was very popular.
It’s really great for junior officials to be able to find a balance out of chaos and give each other steps.”
Luo Youdu also missed the situation back then. It was really a desperate situation and he had to take risks.
Fortunately, I made the right bet and changed history.
Zhao Kuangyin died at the place where Zhao Song's dream began, and Zhao Kuangyi... accidentally became an official in Khitan.
Luo Youdu got the news about Zhao Kuangyi not long ago.
In the past, Zhao Kuangyi referred to a deer as a horse and identified Zhao Kuangyin's son as Guo Rong's son, which caused quite a stir.
But with the surrender of Liu Chengjun of the Northern Han Dynasty, all the truth came to light.
Originally, the chess piece that Zhao Kuangyi pretended to be Zhao Dezhao did not achieve the corresponding results. With the incident exposed, Zhao Kuangyi had no use value and disappeared in Khitan.
Luo Youdu even forgot about this person and thought he died in Khitan.
Until recently, news came from the northeast that Zhao Kuangyi had made a comeback and was commissioned by the Khitan Emperor Yelvbi.
The reason for its activation is very interesting. Thinking about it now, Luo Youdu can't help but laugh out loud.
He has already imagined the future in the Yi Di chapter of the history book. On such and such a certain day in such and such a certain year, Zhao Kuangyi presented a "complete formation to defeat thieves" to the Khitan chief Yelvbi.
Yelu will be photographed with great joy and smile.
That’s right!
Zhao Kuangyi disappeared for a long time, and finally developed his famous stunt "Pingrong Wanquan Formation".
However, he did not dare to use the word "Pingrong" for fear of losing his head, so he changed it to Pingthief.
Wei Renpu was ill in bed, and when he came out of the house, he was greeted by his three sons, Wei Xianmei, Wei Xianxi, and Wei Xianxin.
He had a prime minister's father, Wei Xianmei. Wei Xianxi naturally followed the path of becoming an official. Wei Xianmei served as Zuo Siyu and led the government. Wei Xianxi became an imperial servant, Shaoqing. Wei Xianxin was still young and had not yet entered the officialdom.
"I (the common people) respectfully welcome your Majesty, the King of Qin!"
"No gift!"
Luo Youdu signaled them to get up and asked about Wei Renpu's situation.
Wei Xianmei said: "Back to Your Majesty, after diagnosis by the imperial doctor and expert acupuncture, I am now awake, but I can't get out of bed and go out to greet you. (The next page will be more exciting!)
catch."
Luo Youdu said: "The patient must have a good rest. It would be a great sin for me to greet him with his illness. Take me to visit Prime Minister Wei..."
Wei Xianmei stepped aside and said: "Your Majesty, please!"
Under the leadership of Wei Xianmei, Luo Youdu met the bloodless Wei Renpu in the master bedroom.
Seeing him trying to get up, Luo Youdu hurriedly stepped forward, sat beside the couch and let him lie down and talk.
The first thing Wei Renpu said was: "Your Majesty, how is the disaster situation now?"
Wei Renpu has been thinking about the danger of the Yellow River.
In order to let their father rest in peace, the three brothers Wei Xianmei, Wei Xianxi and Wei Xianxin did not tell him in detail. They could not get first-hand information and could only get a general idea from the newspapers.
Seeing that Luo Youdu was like this, Wei Renpu was still worried about the disaster. In order to reassure him, he said: "Everything is as planned. Aiqing's idea of dredging the Yellow River has achieved results.\./hands\./machine\./
Edition\./first\./issue\./update\./new~~ In Guanzhong, the rain in Shangluo did not stop immediately, but the water level of the Yellow River did not continue to rise, but showed signs of continuing to recede. It can be seen that the planning strategy is correct
Now we just have to wait until the Yellow River dries up, remove the silt, slim down the Yellow River, and channel water to attack the sand, and then we will be done."
Wei Renpu smiled happily and said, "I am afraid that my health will make it difficult for me to continue to serve Your Majesty. Jia Dai is brave and careful and can be put to great use. Min Bo is experienced and can be Jia Pi's deputy. With him both here, we will have no worries about managing the river."
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Luo Youdu nodded and said: "I have written it down. Ha, Prime Minister Wei, don't worry about things unfounded. The imperial doctor said that Prime Minister Wei is just working too hard and just rest and rest. I hope you can teach King Qin in the future..."
He waved and asked Chou Chou to come over and meet Wei Renpu.
Luo Kangrui bowed obediently and said, "I've met Mr. Wei."
Wei Renpu was a little panicked and hurriedly said, "I don't dare to take it."
Luo Kangrui said: "Mr. Wei's contribution was to Sheji. Hundreds of thousands of people were saved on both sides of the Yellow River. This achievement is no less than a great victory. I can bear my respect..."
Wei Renpu said: "The real meritorious service is the 130,000 soldiers and the people on the river embankment. I feel ashamed..."
Luo Kangrui said seriously: "Uncle Wei is wrong. My father often said that those who are good at fighting have no great achievements. Uncle Wei is the real hero..."
"Well said!" Luo Youdu touched Luo Kangrui's head and praised: "Prime Minister Wei, don't be humble. You should be the first to be able to overcome the disaster this time. Don't think too much. I will wait for you to recover and continue to serve the court. .”
Luo Youdu encouraged Wei Renpu a few words and stopped disturbing him.
Walking out of the bedroom, Luo Youdu summoned the imperial doctors Liu Han and Ma Zhi.
These two people are among the best doctors in the world. Liu Han is good at acupuncture, while Ma Zhi is good at herbal medicine.
The imperial court was compiling "Yongjing Materia Medica", and Ma Zhi was one of the chief editors.
"I see that Mr. Wei's face is not very good. What's going on?"
Liu Han said: "Prime Minister Wei's vitality has been damaged this time. Although there is no fear of his life, he cannot recover. Both his energy and physical strength will be far inferior to before. If he is too tired again, he may run out of oil."
Luo Youdu felt astringent in his heart and asked, "Is there any way to cure it?"
Ma Zhi then said: "Your Majesty, there is no need to worry too much. As long as Prime Minister Wei takes care of himself and does some simple tasks, he can still live a normal life."
Luo Youdu said: "As for Prime Minister Wei, please give me some snacks. If you need any rare medicinal materials, you can report them directly. As long as they are available, I can find them."
Liu Han and Ma Zhi took orders at the same time.
Luo Youdu returned to the palace. According to Wei Renpu's arrangement, Luo Youdu promoted Jia Di and Min Bo and let them continue to be responsible for the work of the river control special operation team.
The rain has not stopped in Guanzhong and Shangluo. Strictly speaking, the danger has not been completely eliminated. In addition, the diversion canals have been connected in a hurry, and there are still many places that need to be repaired.
The action team will be busy for at least half a year.
The imperial troops did not withdraw either.
Luo Youdu has received a lot of responses from the front lines these days. Everything is as he expected, and the military and civilians get along harmoniously.
The bad impact that the soldiers of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms had on the people has completely ceased to exist because of this disaster.
The response from the military was also excellent.
After all, everyone has vanity. Who doesn’t want to stand among flowers and applause? Who wants to be despised by everyone. (The next page is more exciting!)
The presence?
This natural disaster will be a revolution for the military.
From soldier to soldier...
But this is not enough...
Luo Youdu also planned to give the army a dose of strong medicine.
"His Majesty!"
Li Fang, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, held a wooden box in his hand and saluted Luo Youdu to say hello.
Luo Youdu perked up and said, "Quick, bring it up so I can take a good look."
He took the wooden box and opened it eagerly. There were five medals made of gold, silver, copper, iron and aluminum placed side by side inside. He took out one and looked at it carefully.
Li Fang bowed when he saw this and said: "Everything is strictly forged in accordance with His Majesty's requirements, and the dimensions are exactly the same."
Luo Youdu looked at it carefully and saw no flaws. He nodded and said, "Yes, that's how it should be. This medal represents honor. Only those who have made great contributions and made outstanding contributions to the country are eligible to receive it.\./ Hand\./Machine\./Version\./First\./Posted\./Updated\./New~~ There is no room for mistakes and sloppiness in the production of medals.”
His final kick was the medal system.
Regardless of status, as long as they have made meritorious service to the country, they are eligible to receive medal awards.