As soon as the sky became clear the next day, everyone got up to clean up, and started hurrying up again. At noon, they finally saw the gate of Yongzhou City.
This heavy rain, which lasted for five days and five nights, stopped the day before yesterday.
At that time, Zhang Qingjiu and his party had just arrived at the border of Qianzhou. When they saw the dark clouds on the horizon dispersing, everyone secretly breathed a sigh of relief. At least the rain had stopped.
When the rain stops falling, the river water will no longer rise endlessly, and the river bed will not be washed away, which gives them a chance to breathe.
But when they stood outside Yongzhou City and saw the tragic scene washed away by rain and floods, they still couldn't help but take a breath.
In the past, Yongzhou City was bustling and bustling with people and people. Now, only one piece of the city gate is left, and the other piece is just hanging on top, as if it will fall off at any time.
Outside the wide open city gate, a pile of things washed away by the flood can be seen everywhere, including fallen branches, tattered clothes, a pair of shoes and hats without a pair, muddy cloth tigers, and clothes covered in scale. The crutches, and the corpses lying on the ground silently and unclaimed...
Looking further inside, we saw collapsed houses one after another, broken walls here and there, shops in disarray, and chaotic streets full of yellow mud...
Where can I still see the prosperous Haiyan River in the past and the clear scene of tourists?
Situ Wucuo took a deep breath, let out a sob from his throat, and reached out to touch his tears.
This city was his last stop before returning to the capital. He still remembered that when he handed over this city to the new governor three years ago, the city was full of children, merchants gathered, and young talents traveled in groups. scene...
He seemed to have the new governor's promise in his ears to reassure him that he would make Yongzhou even more glorious.
It's a pity... When I came back, everything had changed.
If possible, Situ Wucuo would rather he was just old and had a dream.
Unfortunately, this is not a dream, this is a cruel reality.
"Master Xiao Zhang, Master Cheng, let's... enter the city." Taking a deep breath, Situ Wucuo turned to look at the two young men beside him.
Even though his heart hurt, he never forgot the purpose of coming here.
Zhang Qingjiu narrowed his eyes and turned to look at Cheng Shi beside him.
When she comes, she has her own purpose; when others come, they also have other missions.
Cheng Shi still had the same solemn expression as before, but his eyes were obviously a little darker. He waved his hand and summoned a follower, "People of Yongzhou cannot expose corpses in the wilderness."
The guard was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood the meaning of Cheng Shi's words. He turned around and gave instructions to the two people behind him, and said, "The three subordinates will stay to deal with this matter, and let the others escort the adults to the prefect's mansion first." stop."
"Okay." Cheng Cheng nodded gently towards the guard and nodded towards Zhang Qingjiu.
Naturally, Zhang Qingjiu had no objection to his approach, but just gave another instruction before the guard left, "The mountain behind the pavilion ten miles west of the city is a treasure land of Feng Shui."
Hearing her words, the guards, Cheng Shi, and Situ Wucuo were all stunned for a moment. Then, as if they understood something, the guard saluted Zhang Qingjiu heavily.
Situ Wucuo took a deep look at Zhang Qingjiu and said, "Thank you, Master Xiao Zhang, for deducing it for them. This life has passed, and I wish them good luck in the next life."
Zhang Qingjiu narrowed his eyes, said nothing, gently pulled the horse's rope, and the horse swayed forward.
The group took a deep breath and followed suit.
The walk towards the Prefect's Mansion was not a lifeless one.
The cries of children, the calls of old people, the sighs of husbands, and the whines of wives all come one after another.
When he walked to the door of the prefect's mansion, Cheng Shi slowly closed his eyes.
The prefect died due to a flood, and now there is no one in charge of the prefect's mansion. All the available people have been sent out to treat the people, and the gate of the prefect's mansion has been closed.
The attendant came forward and knocked on the door, and the door quickly opened.
A gray face emerged from inside and glanced outside, with a bit of panic in his eyes.
The attendant took out a document from his arms and handed it over. The man took it, looked at it, opened the door immediately, and knelt down without saying a word, "The steward of the Prefecture Duan Hong's Mansion, please see all the Imperial Envoys."
master!"
Looking at the middle-aged man who he hadn't seen for three years and who was still straight when he left, but now has a hunched body, Situ Wucuo took a deep breath and said, "Duan Hong...have you forgotten me?"
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Hearing this familiar voice, Duan Hong was startled and suddenly raised his head, "Master Situ!"
The moment he saw Situ Wucuo, Zhang Qingjiu clearly saw the originally dead eyes of the man in front of him, and instantly a flame called hope ignited.
"It's me." Situ Wucuo also showed a bit of sadness on his face. He stepped forward and helped Duan Hong up, looked him up and down, and then patted his shoulder heavily, "Thank you for your hard work.
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"No, the villain can't do anything." When Duan Hong heard this, he immediately shook his head, and tears began to flow in his cloudy eyes again, "The villain is incompetent, Master Zheng..."
"I know, I know everything." Situ Wucuo gritted his teeth, turned around and moved away, "This is Mr. Cheng, and this is Mr. Xiao Zhang. With them here, we will definitely rebuild Yongzhou for you and fellow villagers.
Now Yongzhou is prosperous."
Hearing what Situ Wucuo said, Duan Hongcai looked at Zhang Qingjiu and Cheng Shi seriously, and his eyes that were still full of doubts became firmer little by little, "Several adults, if there are villains who can be like dogs and horses,
It is my duty to help the people of Yongzhou rebuild their homes!"
When you have acquaintances, everything becomes much easier.
Duan Hong introduced the current situation of Yongzhou City to several people.
Nowadays, more than 300 affected households in Yongzhou City have been identified, 151 people have died, more than 200 houses have been damaged, dozens of shops, and nearly 100 acres of farmland...
With every word he said, everyone's hearts sank a little.
On the other hand, Duan Hong looked sad, but his voice was very clear... as if he had said it and calculated it too many times, and he didn't know how to deal with the pain again.
When the officials from the Prefect's Mansion came back at noon, Duan Hong made some introductions to everyone.
Zhang Qingjiu watched Cheng Shi calmly address these officials who were in urgent need of encouragement and comfort after the disaster, and inspired their inner hope with just a few words. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart that Chu Wei is a wise man.
A good emperor who is responsible for his duties.
After Cheng Cheng had arranged the tasks and everyone had dispersed, Zhang Qingjiu slowly stood up and bowed to the two of them, "Master Situ, Master Cheng, I..."
"Your Majesty, Xiao Zhang." The two of them were very indifferent to Zhang Qingjiu's words and nodded before she could finish speaking. It was obvious that they already knew the purpose of her trip before coming.