This sudden change of court, just like the heavy rain in the capital, caught everyone off guard. Not only many civil and military officials could not understand it, but even several members of the cabinet could not understand it clearly.
Li Dongyang has arrived in Jingxian County and is standing on the edge of the breach of the embankment. There is thunder and lightning in the sky and heavy rain. The cabinet ministers appear here in person. Of course other officials, big and small, dare not rest at home. They all wear raincoats and brave the rain by the river embankment.
I urge you to ask Li Dongyang to go to the county government office to supervise. This place is extremely dangerous. If something happens, no one can afford it.
On the top of the river embankment, civilians who were temporarily recruited, under the supervision of the police officers, carried bags filled with gravel and threw them into the breach in the rain, trying to block the river embankment.
In fact, the local officials knew better than anyone else, especially the river governor who came with him. He knew that such a raging river was venting towards the breach. With such a small amount of people's power, it was impossible to stop it. Plus, if God didn't do anything,
Beautiful, the heavy rain is still pouring, and now urging the people to plug the breach is a joke.
But everyone knows that Grand Scholar Li may not know that he is a noble man of the Qing Dynasty. How can he know these tricks? At present, these efforts are just for Li Dongyang to see. Let this Grand Scholar know that Jing County and the Hegong Yamen have already tried their best.
, sometimes what Shangguan wants is not the result, but to see the process with his own eyes. As long as he sees you trying all kinds of ways, even if you can't stop it, at least you can have an evaluation of hard work without credit.
The peasants were rolling in the mud, and the guards were shouting loudly, making it a lively scene.
But Li Dongyang's face was very gloomy, with heavy dark clouds above his head. The heavy rain poured down from under the bamboo hat like a waterfall. Li Dongyang was very angry. He was not a fool. Of course he understood what these people were doing. But he did not say a word.
Just standing here, I saw the rapids mixed with countless mud and rocks rushing towards the flat fields.
"Sir, we can't stay here any longer. Your body and bones are in serious condition, and you should go back to the county office to change into clean clothes and drink a sip of hot tea. No, drink a sip of ginger tea and have a good rest. I have officials here to take care of you...
..." The one who was trying to persuade him was the magistrate of Jingxian County. He was a Jinshi in the third year of Hongzhi's reign just now.
He was transferred to this capital county from the Ministry of Rites to observe politics, and his name was Li Ruyi. Li Ruyi could be regarded as Li Dongyang's disciple, but in front of everyone, he did not dare to call Li Dongyang the Enfu. He tried hard to persuade him,
Tears were about to flow out, but midway through his words, he was interrupted by Li Dongyang.
Li Dongyang stared at him with a sinister look and shouted: "Li Ruyi, how loyal you were when we were in court. I didn't expect that you would become like this, huh. Do you think you can hide this from others with this little trick?"
Have all your scriptures and teachings been eaten by dogs?"
Li Ruyi was startled, and she quickly knelt down in the mud and said, "This official deserves to die."
Li Dongyang did not move, and did not even look at him. He just stared blankly at the crevice, standing in front of it. Even he, a great bachelor, became extremely small, in the roaring wind, thunder and lightning, and heavy rain.
Between the majestic heaven and earth, he is like a grain of sand.
But that old body was not bent by the heavy raincoat. He stood upright, looking indescribably desolate. The wrinkles under his eye bags were filled with water, and his angry eyes gradually softened.
When the water is clear, there are no fish. This is his way of life, and it is also a truth he has summarized after decades of officialdom. He is not Xie Qian, not the kind of person who wants to smash everything and start over. He is familiar with all kinds of people.
He was angry because of selfish desires, but he didn't say anything else.
"Zisi..." Li Dongyang's voice was not quiet. In this weather, if his voice were any lower, no one would be able to hear it.
Zisi is Li Ruyi's name. Li Ruyi felt relieved when Li Dongyang called him like a nephew, and he quickly responded: "I'm here."
Li Dongyang said: "Evacuate these people and let them go back individually. In the future, when the disaster is over, they still don't know how much effort it will take to rebuild their homes. Gather all the officers and spread them to various river embankments to observe various river embankments at any time.
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Early warning should be given as to which river embankments are in danger of being washed away. Also, local military households should be prepared at any time to assist in relocating the people. Those people whose homes have been affected by the disaster should all be resettled in the county. You can mobilize them.
Send out some people and give them accommodation."
Li Ruyi was in a dilemma. With so many victims to be resettled, how could the county government cope with it? But at this time, he did not dare to say no and said hurriedly: "Yes, I know, sir. Please rest assured."
Li Dongyang nodded, sighed, and said nothing more for a long time: "Let's go back to the county government office."
A group of attendants followed Li Dongyang onto the sedan, and the group braved the rain and returned to the county. Fortunately, Jingxian County was not in a low-lying area, but even so, the water accumulated on the ground still covered his shoes. Li Dongyang sat in the sedan
, opened the sedan curtain, let the wind and rain pour in, and saw no one on the street. All the shops along the street were tightly closed. Even if someone opened the door, it would be with a dustpan or a water ladle.
Pour out the rainwater that enters your home.
He didn't say anything. He was not sure whether he was thinking about the court meeting early in the morning or what he had just seen on the river embankment.
When we arrived at the county government office, someone came to greet us in the rain. This man was a servant. He almost yelled at the top of his voice in the rain: "Urgent news from the capital, urgent news from the capital, urgent news from the county..."
"No noise! Mr. Ge is here." Someone went to shout to him.
The guard immediately shut up.
Li Dongyang's eyelids were raised. When the sedan entered the county government office, it stopped steadily under a long corridor. When Li Dongyang got off the sedan, several guards came to pick him up holding umbrellas. When Li Dongyang got off the ground,
After entering the corridor, he immediately entered the Yamen
In the lobby of the door, the rest of the entourage also came in with cheers. Li Ruyi shouted: "Quickly, make a charcoal fire and make ginger soup. You have broken your legs. Go quickly." After that, he came over to bow to Li Dongyang and said:
"Sir, please sit down and I will be lowered to the rank of official..."
Li Dongyang had a sullen face and asked calmly: "Just now someone called the capital for an urgent report and asked the officer to come. I want to see it."
Li Ruyi felt bored, so she had to force out a smile and said yes repeatedly.
Hot tea and urgent reports were delivered together. In addition, a police officer placed a brazier at Li Dongyang's feet. Li Dongyang suddenly felt hot, but his mood was as cold as ice. He picked it up
Urgent news, I opened the seal and started reading.
Immediately, his expression changed slightly, and his cold eyes flashed with surprise.
Something happened...
At noon, the imperial guards came out in full force, and for some reason, they had blocked the long street and the city gate. Rumors spread in the capital. What was even more shocking was that a team of captains suddenly surrounded the house of the great scholar Liu Ji.
What does Jin Yiwei want to do? What does Liu Chengfeng want to do?
Li Dongyang narrowed his eyes. He couldn't help but feel suspicious. Or what did the emperor want to do? The information revealed here was too difficult to see through. The house of the great scholar was surrounded. Li Dongyang wanted to
What is clear is whether Liu Chengfeng did this on his own or under the instructions of the palace.
If this was Liu Chengfeng's unauthorized action, Liu Chengfeng would be too bold. Before Zhou Cheng's affairs were finished, he dared to risk the disapproval of the world and lead people to hit Liu Ji on the head. Liu Ji was indeed doomed.
, it can be seen from the palace's attitude towards him, but even if he is ignored, it is definitely not something that Jin Yiwei can despise at will.
But what if it was ordered by the palace?
Li Dongyang, however, didn't quite believe that the emperor would never do such a thing. Even if the emperor disliked Liu Ji, he wouldn't have acted in such a drastic way. At most, he would have been allowed to serve as an official, so why would there be such an earth-shattering commotion?
The sky...has changed...
In fact, Li Dongyang had sensed some clues earlier. Since when? It should have been seven or eight days ago. All the signs of the emperor were weird, and many of his behaviors seemed to be a different person. Just like this morning's court meeting,
What the emperor did was shocking to the world. Unexpectedly, just a short time later, such shocking things would be reported in the capital.
In the end... what exactly happened, Li Dongyang couldn't figure out for a while.
But now it seems that the matter is not trivial, and even more earth-shattering things will happen in the capital next.
Li Ruyi, who was standing on one side, saw the slight change in Li Dongyang's face and couldn't help but said cautiously: "Sir, is there nothing serious happening in the capital?"
"Huh?" Li Dongyang came back to his senses, then his eyes fell on Li Ruyi, and then he said calmly: "Something happened, um, didn't I tell you to resettle the victims? You go ahead, no matter what,
As long as the arrangements are made, it will still be your credit."
Li Ruyi nodded, but knew that the matter must be unusual. He was a smart man. At this time, he was just wondering what urgent report could make the dignified cabinet minister so uneasy.
"Zisi, come back for a moment." Li Dongyang suddenly spoke again, and then ordered: "All the yamen cannot neglect the disaster here. You go and prepare the carriage immediately. I have to go back to Beijing overnight to arrange for the victims. You
Don’t be lazy, go quickly.”
"Ah..." Li Ruyi couldn't help but exclaimed and said: "I returned to Beijing overnight, sir. It's pouring rain outside, and the roads are muddy and difficult to navigate. It is said that many roads have been washed away by rocks and mudflows. Sir, go back
, if something goes wrong, how can I bear it?"
Li Dongyang's tone was extremely firm, and he said sternly: "Just go and prepare if you are asked to go. I have made up my mind, you don't need to say anything."
Li Ruyi had no choice but to feel a little happy in his heart. In any case, after Li Dongyang left, he was happy that no one was knocking him. This giant Buddha always makes people feel uncomfortable in this county.
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Chapter 3 delivered. (To be continued)
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