Facing Emperor Liu's question, the three people continued to look solemn and looked at each other, but did not speak directly. Seeing this, Emperor Liu's face became a little more serious. He flicked his thin and loose robe sleeves and said calmly.
: "You came in a hurry, not afraid of the pain of climbing high, but when you saw me, you hesitated!"
"Say!" The short and powerful shout made the three of them pause.
Facing Emperor Liu's gaze, it was Liu D. He took a deep breath, cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, Chanzhou reports, Hejue!"
"It's broken again!" Emperor Liu frowned suddenly and asked, "What is the situation? What kind of situation?"
Not daring to hide anything, Liu D said in a deep voice: "The battle at the mouth of the river! It was reported that the embankments were broken for several miles, and the flood spread and swept across Puyin. The entire county was wiped out, many farm buildings were destroyed, the city was shaken, the officials and the people suffered serious losses, and the situation was extremely serious.
! In addition, there was also a breach in Daming Mansion. Fortunately, the officers, soldiers and civilians stopped the breach in time, and the water situation was under control!"
"Bursts, floods, floods, disasters... this is the second time I have heard this this year!" Upon hearing this, Emperor Liu's expression became visibly cold: "Go skating in autumn.
In Chanzhou this summer, breaches occur frequently. Are the river embankments in Han Dynasty so fragile? In the past twenty years, so many people and financial resources have been invested in river engineering and water conservancy construction, but the results are all rubbish projects? "
Emperor Liu's words were biased, but his anger was conveyed. He stared at Liu D, and this time he scolded somewhat mercilessly: "Last year, when you patrolled the east river defense, didn't you come back and tell me that everything was fine outside of Huazhou?
?The words are still ringing in my ears. How long has it been since the yellow fever started again? Huh?"
Even in the city where Liu D was now, he couldn't help but blush when faced with Emperor Liu's question. In fact, when he first heard about the flood, he really felt as ashamed as if he had been slapped in the face.
Lowering his head slightly, Liu D asked for forgiveness in a slightly dejected tone: "My inspection was sloppy and the inspection was incompetent. The fault lies with the court and has caused harm to the people along the coast. I beg your Majesty to plead guilty!"
As he said this, Liu D had already stood up and prostrated himself.
Seeing this, Emperor Liu narrowed his eyes, but did not express his position. Zhao Pu seemed to be unable to sit still, stood up, bowed, and said a fair word: "Your Majesty, in my opinion, it is not the fault of Chanzhou to break up.
If it doesn’t happen to His Highness the Crown Prince, this is due to the negligence of senior ministers and the laziness of local officials!”
"Ms. Zhao doesn't have to excuse me!" Seeing Zhao Pu speak for himself, Liu D's eyes flashed with a little gratitude, but his expression was serious and firm, and he solemnly wanted to take the responsibility on himself: "Not to mention
In addition, His Majesty has been entrusted with the task of supervising the country. It is my fault that he failed to detect and control it in time when such a harmful situation happened!"
"You are quite responsible!" he commented, neither salty nor blandly.
Emperor Liu looked at Zhao Pu again and said, "I also want to hear it. Where did you neglect it?"
Upon hearing the question, Zhao Pu responded in a serious tone: "Back to Your Majesty, since midsummer, there have been reports that heavy rains have occurred in certain areas of Henan and Hebei. The heavy rain has not stopped and is still continuing to this day.
However, I was not vigilant enough about this, and also lowered the control, urging the officials in the prefectures and counties along the river to prevent river damage. I consulted a specialist and found that the rain this summer was extremely unusual, different from previous years, and the water level soared, making it difficult for the river to drain.
, and said that this flood may be a major disaster that only occurs once in twenty years.
The imperial court has invested huge sums of money in the construction of river water conservancy in recent years, and it has indeed been effective. The officials and people along the river have not been affected by major floods in the past ten years, and their awareness of worries has been greatly reduced. As for the river flood last year, it also quickly
After blocking the mouth and re-preventing it, the impact has not spread.
Later, due to the Huazhou case, local governments inspected and improved the embankments within the territory and repaired and repaired the deficiencies. However, when the natural disaster came, its speed and magnitude were far beyond imagination. It was inevitable that various places were unprepared, leading to the Puyin disaster.
It’s so sudden that it’s hard to resist…”
"Haha!" When Emperor Liu heard this, he sneered twice and looked at Zhao Pu: "Zhao Qing can indeed speak, but with these remarks, he blamed all the faults and omissions on the natural disaster itself! Why, you know
, can’t I ask the sky above my head for guilt?”
Hearing this, even with Zhao Pu's psychological quality and thick skin, he couldn't help but feel a sudden shock in his heart. He didn't dare to look at Emperor Liu, but said solemnly: "I don't mean to blame you. It's just that I have to tell the truth.
!”
After looking at Zhao Pu for a while, I saw that he was a little uneasy. His eyes wandered around Liu D again, his expression softened, and then he said: "I am not doing it for myself, but since the rain is different, why should I look at it from the outside to the inside?
, bureaucrats at all levels, supervising at all levels, no one raised the disaster alarm or reminded defense?
So many officials, including you, can only discuss the reasons with me afterwards and realize it only after the fact?"
"I have been negligent and neglectful, which is a serious mistake. Please punish me!" Zhao Pu's attitude was the same as that of Liu D, but he forced Emperor Liu into a corner.
With Emperor Liu's temperament, it is not impossible to really hold Zhao Pu accountable, but it is really not necessary. Not to mention many other factors, after Zhao Pu, he has not been able to find one that satisfies him for the time being.
Trust, feel at ease and choose the right person.
Wang Pu, who had been silent all this time, also spoke at this time, his face serious as usual, and he cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, Prime Minister Zhao is busy with official duties and takes care of everything. Although there are some oversights in this flood, it is real and unpredictable. It is definitely not the fault of Prime Minister Zhao."
If one person's fault is committed, I think it is inappropriate. For the current plan, flood prevention and disaster relief should be given priority. For other things, I think we can wait until the situation is resolved before we deal with it!"
Listening to Wang Pu's words, Emperor Liu was slightly surprised. Wang Pu actually spoke for Zhao Pu. This was a strange thing at the moment. The relationship between the two could only be described as drifting apart.
Emperor Liu knew this very well.
However, these words were indeed more in line with Emperor Liu's wishes. His eyes swept over the three of them and finally stopped on Liu D. He said in a deep voice: "Get up! Accountability cannot solve the overflowing river. At the moment, emergency treatment comes first. Others
Let’s deal with the matter later!”
"Yes!" After saying this, the three of them breathed a sigh of relief subconsciously.
Zhao Pu took the opportunity to report: "After learning about the disaster, the Zhengshitang has issued a series of flood relief decrees, spreading them widely to the officials and people of Yanhe Prefecture and counties, asking them to save themselves and avoid disasters. I believe that this rain will have a wide impact, uuReading www.uukanshu
.com Puyin has been decided. It is more important to prevent dozens of prefectures and counties on both sides of Henan and Hebei from being destroyed again, and to prevent more people in the area from suffering from Shanghai.
In addition, the rescue of civilians and floods requires the cooperation of local officers and soldiers, and the order to mobilize the army needs to be issued by His Majesty... At the same time, the water in the Yellow River rose, and so did the Bian River. The same order was issued to Gyeonggi Prefecture and County,
Be prepared, including Xijing!"
"Young sister Qiang is hot and nervous, so let's handle it like this!" Zhao Pu said eloquently, obviously he had already dealt with it, and Emperor Liu agreed. After all, the Han Dynasty court was very experienced in disaster relief matters.
It doesn’t really require much guidance from Emperor Liu.
Of course, the attitude of asking for instructions is still very necessary, especially when such a big omission has been made.
"The great man has come all the way through floods and droughts. He has survived every disaster in the past, and it will be the same this time. You should be bold and act boldly!" Emperor Liu instructed, his tone unavoidably a little uninterested.
Upon this incident, Emperor Liu's interest in viewing the scenery from the high platform obviously disappeared. He got up and went out again. He stood in front of the railing and looked outside. The setting sun was like blood, and the raging wind seemed to have some evil spirit.
Emperor Liu frowned and murmured to himself: "The wind and sunshine are beautiful here in Luoyang, and the sky is clear. However, there are continuous heavy rains in Henan and Hebei. Is there really something wrong with this flood?"