La la la, the heavy rain fell to the earth like a waterfall from the sky.
My vision was already foggy, and I couldn't distinguish north from south. My ears were filled with the sound of rapid raindrops falling into the muddy water. The raincoat I was wearing seemed to have been penetrated by the icy cold rain, which made me feel slightly.
A little trembling.
The muddy water under people's feet has submerged their calves, and the long convoy has also fallen into the mud, making it difficult to move forward.
Snap, snap, snap!
The guards in the East Palace shook their whips angrily, and the horses roared with exhaustion, but the wheels stuck in the mud could not move.
"Your Highness, I think these cars won't be able to get out for a while!" Li Jinglong wiped the rain off his face and said awkwardly, "Otherwise, I'll let someone protect you first, and you go to Kaifeng first?"
Many of the carriages in Zhu Yunxi's motorcade were loaded with money donated by these nobles to the disaster area. Not only the nobles, but also officials from wealthy families among the civil servants donated generously. As soon as this trend came out, it spread to the people, and
The merchants in the Henan Guild Hall in the capital even broke through the threshold of the Ministry of Household Affairs.
There is not only money in the convoy, but also medicinal materials, patent medicines, and other items.
Zhu Yunxi stood in the heavy rain without saying a word. He had already entered Henan. It rained lightly for two days and heavy rain for three days, but he couldn't survive it at all. Looking around, he saw a brown land all around, which was chaotic and desolate.
At this time, it is no longer possible to tell which is the road, which is the river, which is the field, and which is the city.
"These supplies must be brought to Kaifeng City!" After a while, Zhu Yunxi said, "In a year of great disaster, there will be serious diseases. It is late autumn now. If the people get cold, the whole city will be ruined!"
"You leave now, I guarantee you won't drop a single pill!" Li Jinglong said loudly, a little anxious.
The emperor's grandson is rich in gold, and the situation in this wilderness is so dangerous. If something bad happens, how can they, the accompanying ministers, afford it.
Snap, snap!
The riding whip left blood marks on the neck of the war horse. The war horse howled and struggled in the wind and rain, struggling to pull the deep-seated carriage.
"Your Highness, your feet are wet. I will give you some new leather boots!" The bastard whispered to the side while holding a pair of waterproof boots.
Zhu Yunxi looked at him, "What else are you changing at this time?" As he said that, he actually walked over from under the umbrella. Under the horrified eyes of everyone, he directly supported a wheel and used both arms to push, "Come on, push!"
"Master, let this slave come, how can you do this!?" The bastard screamed and rushed over.
Li Jinglong reacted a little slowly, and then suddenly shouted to the convoy that was stuck in the mud, "His Royal Highness, the Emperor Taisun, please turn the wheel yourself, everyone should work hard!"
Suddenly, the silent convoy in the heavy rain began to boil.
The men took off their armor and raincoats and pushed the carriages that were stuck in the mud with their shirtless bodies.
"Work harder in front, hey hey hey!"
"Don't let go of the back, hey hey hey!"
The muscles of the men's arms bulged, and the horses galloped forward. The wheels stuck in the mud slowly moved.
Among them, beside a wheel, one of Zhu Yunxi's bodyguards couldn't stand up when the wheel started to move, and fell directly into the muddy water with a bang, causing a burst of laughter.
Zhu Yunxi stood up and washed the dirt off his hands casually in the muddy water without a smile on his face.
The Yellow River burst its banks and the heavy rain continued rapidly. How could he laugh?
The cold wind and rain in late autumn are a reminder to the hungry and cold people. Moreover, winter is about to begin in the north. The disaster in Henan is far from being as simple as floods.
As the saying goes, man can conquer nature.
In fact, this is a helpless statement.
Our country, our nation, seems to be particularly vulnerable to disasters. God is like an unfair parent, always likes to let us experience hardships and hardships.
Man's determination to conquer nature is actually the roar of our ancestors in the past generations under grief, anger and despair, venting the unfair anger of heaven.
We have nothing but people.
No matter what kind of disaster we experience, we must survive and reproduce and pass on from generation to generation. That’s why we say that we must defeat heaven.
After washing his hands, Zhu Yunxi looked up and saw the haze in the sky through the cracks in the heavy rain.
For the first time, for the first time in his life, he was like the old man.
"You're such a bitch!"
The convoy continued to move forward, and gradually the water flowed from the calf level to waist level.
"A brother went to explore the road ahead. This is a depression. Just cross it!" Fu Rang said loudly in Zhu Yunxi's ear, "Your Highness, you ride on my shoulders, and I will take you across it!"
Zhu Yunxi slowly shook his head and said firmly, "Gu Neng is walking, let's speed up and advance to Kaifeng City after dark!"
But as soon as he finished speaking, he felt someone grabbed his waist.
Li Jinglong shouted loudly behind him, "His Highness, ride safely!"
Suddenly, Zhu Yunxi was carried directly on Li Jinglong's back.
"You!" Zhu Yunxi smiled bitterly and grabbed Li Jinglong's hair, "Why do you have to?"
"Your Highness, if I have the guts to complain a few words, you shouldn't come!" Li Jinglong followed the people in front of the water and said loudly, "A gentleman would not stand under a dangerous wall. This road is so dangerous. If you have anything to do, you can leave it to me."
Got it!"
Zhu Yunxi shook his head, "No, I can't go to the front line in person. How can I feel at ease when I'm in the disaster area? It's a time when the people are grieving in the disaster area. If I'm gone, nothing else can help, but at least I can make the people feel at ease!"
"With such a virtuous king in the Ming Dynasty, why should we fear natural disasters or not have a prosperous life for thousands of years!" Li Jinglong laughed loudly, and then said to Xie Jin and others among the people who followed with difficulty, "Xie Hanlin, Your Highness is so caring for the people.
The heart of the world should be written into the history books and passed down through the ages!"
In the rain, Jie Jin was held by Tie Xuan with one hand. He had no strength at all, like a chicken fished out of the water. He said weakly, "What Duke Cao Guo said is that when you turn around, you will go down to the official position without missing a word."
Write it all in the daily notes!"
"You, just do these things!" Zhu Yunxi smiled and patted Li Jinglong on the top of his head, but within a second, his eyes froze.
In his sight, along with the flowing water in the distance, several groups of black shadows slowly approached.
"What is that? Drag it over and show it to me!" Zhu Yunxi said loudly.
Several guards with good water skills rushed over immediately. But just as they passed, their figures seemed to be petrified in the water.
"What is it?" Zhu Yunxi continued to yell.
Liao Ming, the guard of the East Palace, passed by. He turned his head and grinned, "Your Highness, these are two drowned children!"
The two children were only eight or nine years old, and their bodies were already swollen. They floated quietly in the water, with deathly fear and struggle on their faces.
One of the girls was holding a bamboo pole tightly in her hand.
That's the handle of the rattle!
She must have cherished this toy very much, so she would not let go of it until she died.
Or maybe, when she was desperate and helpless, she could only grab this handle.
A painful, angry, and sad emotion spread in Zhu Yunxi's heart. He stretched out his hand, tremblingly, to help the children remove the grass blades from their faces, and used all his strength to calm himself down.
"Throw it into a carriage and take it into the city for burial!"
Behind him, Tie Xuan dropped Jie Jin and picked up a child with his own hands. He seemed to be choking and said, "Child, His Highness will take you home!"
"Are you so stupid that you still want to harm others?"
Zhu Yunxi looked at the sky again, his eyes became colder, "Come on!"
He said, pointing forward, "Follow me to the city, and we and the people of the Central Plains will fight against natural disasters together!"
The nearly tens of thousands of guards shouted loudly in the heavy rain, "God bless the Ming Dynasty!"
Move forward, facing the wind and rain.
At this moment, Zhu Yunxi was not the only group heading towards Henan, Kaifeng, and the Central Plains.
The disaster relief teams in Hebei and Shandong, the teams in Hubei and Anhui, and the teams in Jiangsu are all moving forward silently.
Man can conquer heaven.
There is only one sky, and we in China are full of people!
Suddenly, at the front of the team, several guards ran and shouted.
"Your Highness, the Chief Secretary of Henan, Shihou Yong, and His Royal Highness the King of Zhou are here to greet you!"
At this time, the water became shallow again, and the rain seemed to lighten up. In sight, a long group of people, as well as carriages, horses, and boats appeared.
"Your Majesty, I welcome you!" King Zhu Zhu of Zhou looked like a vassal king, but he was also in a state of embarrassment.
"No need to salute!" Zhu Yunxi said, "Didn't I send someone to tell my uncle that he would not be allowed to come out of the city to pick him up?"
"This heavy rain is pouring down, and my heart is in my throat!" Zhu Zhu said, "Your Highness, why do you have to come in person?"
"His Royal Highness Taisun is the foundation of the country. If he is personally suspected, where does he regard the subjects of the world?"
On the edge, there was a sudden roar, and the governor of Henan, Hou Yong, was furious and his eyes were bloodshot. "Natural disasters are merciless, and floods have no eyes. Your Highness has trudged here hard. If there is any good or evil, where will the country of Ming Dynasty be placed? Where will it be placed with Your Majesty, and the world will be placed with you?"
Where are the subjects?”
"His Highness risked his life. In my opinion, it is just a man's courage and does not help the overall situation. I dare not welcome His Highness into the city, so I ask Your Highness to return the way he came. If Your Highness insists on going to the disaster area, I will die as a thank you to the world.
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This chapter has been completed!