The earth began to tremble.

The thick and high river embankment was constantly shaking. The gravel and small pieces of bricks and stones on the river embankment were beating on the ground.

Waves of air swooped down from the upper reaches, carrying the fine dust and raising a layer of dust on the entire river. The huge air wave pushed the dust and blew it on people's bodies, making a tinkling sound.

The sound slides down onto the face, causing pain.

The water on the riverbed fell more than half its height in the blink of an eye.

There is high ground under the river bed, even to the point where it is faintly visible.

As the governor of the river, Pan Deshan has been teaching the Yellow River for a long time. Looking at the situation at this moment, he knows very well that the upper reaches has really collapsed.

And all the check dams built upstream to intercept the diversion river water and build water reduction dams are bound to fail.

This is a man-made flood.

All the river water from Luoyang City to Shaanzhou City and further upstream rushed down.

Pan Deshan clenched his hands tightly into fists.

He really didn't understand why such a thing happened.

The check dam does not intercept the water in the entire upper reaches of the Yellow River, but temporarily diverts the river water so that the river workers under the river governor's office can build a water reduction dam in the lower section of the check dam that is truly long-term and functional.

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What went wrong?

Pan Deshan couldn't figure it out for a moment, and the vibrations coming from his feet became more and more intense.

He didn't have time to think any more, so he roared with a big mouth: "Run! Let the river workers run! Everyone pull down the river embankment!"

No one knows now how big the peak water head coming from upstream is.

If it is too turbulent, people standing on the river embankment may be trapped in the river by the flood.

In fact, there is no need for Pan Deshan to shout.

None of the river workers on the river embankment has lived on both sides of the Yellow River their entire lives.

Movement happening upstream is the best signal.

When the guards rushed down on their horses, the river workers had already begun to run down the river embankment in a panic but orderly manner.

Officials from the River Governor's Yamen guarded Pan Deshan, their faces full of horror, and they pulled Pan Deshan's arm.

"Governor, let's go!"

All the officials present looked uneasy, but as Pan Deshan, as the governor, stood still, there was no way they could escape from the river embankment first.

"Governor! Let's go!"

"If we don't leave, no one knows what will happen if the water from upstream comes down."

"Governor, this must be an accident. Once the peak of the flood passes, we will immediately rush upstream to investigate the situation and find out what went wrong."

"If there is an accident in the river today, the Sansi Yamen will definitely come to inquire and verify, and the court will definitely inquire and take action. Governor, you must ensure your health and nothing will happen!"

The officials around Pan Deshan began to persuade him.

These people are nervous and uneasy because of the approaching flood peak, but they also want to find out the truth after the accident.

As the governor of the river and the minister of river management appointed by the imperial court, Pan Deshan could have trouble with anyone, but he was the only one who could never get into trouble.

Otherwise, all the efforts made by everyone here will be lost due to this flood!

Pan Deshan's footsteps have moved a bit.

He can clearly discern the officials' persuasion.

only.

Pan Deshan, who had just turned around and took a step, suddenly stopped.

Under everyone's nervous gaze, Pan Deshan turned around again, stood back to his original position, and pressed his hands on the pair of bluestones.

The governor's yamen colleague looked livid and said anxiously: "Governor, if you don't leave, it will be too late!"

The water level on the river bed that originally dropped has begun to rise again.

This is a sign that the water upstream is about to rush down.

The huge roar echoed in everyone's cochlea, almost tearing people's eardrums.

Pan Deshan seemed to have roots under his feet.

"You go down the river embankment first!"

After finishing speaking, Pan Deshan stared intently at the water mist upstream that was getting closer and closer.

The officials who had already started to leave the embankment hurriedly gathered around.

"Governor, now is not the time to hold on!"

"If this flood peak is too great, even the river workers born on the Yellow River will not be able to withstand it!"

Some people were even more anxious and angry, shouting at the police officers who had driven down from upstream.

"Someone is coming!"

"Carry the Governor down the embankment!"

The police officers saw the peak of the upstream flood with their own eyes.

After hearing Shangguan's words, he rushed in immediately.

Pan Deshan frowned, glanced at the officer with cold eyes, and then said in a cold voice: "Even if the upstream dam and water reduction dam collapse, there must be foundations remaining under the river bed to block the flow of river water! A section of the river in Kaifeng Prefecture has been destroyed this year.

It has been reinforced and raised.

I won’t leave! I will stay with the river embankment today!

I want to see with my own eyes whether the river channel built by me and you can withstand this flood!"

As he spoke, Pan Deshan's hands, which were pressed against the pile of bluestones, were subconsciously clenched into fists out of nervousness.

The joints of both hands also turned white because the fists were clenched too tightly.

Pan Deshan is not leaving!

The officials present suddenly felt helpless.

If he doesn't leave, even if someone wants to leave now, they can't.

A look of death appeared on everyone's faces.

I'm afraid I have to explain it here today.

An official of the Governor's Yamen with a background in psychology suddenly stood on the stone strip aside.

He is a very young official.

Everyone knows him.

Yu Min, Yu Jinli.

He was responsible for calculating the food payment due to river workers at the River Governor's Office.

On weekdays, it can be said that every penny is worth every penny.

But he is also kind-hearted. Except for matters concerning money and food, he can be regarded as an outstanding young man.

"Yu Jinli! What are you going to say?"

Yu Min's lips turned white. At this moment, he was facing the crowd with his back to the upstream.

Although I can't see behind me, I can't see what's going on upstream now.

But the wet and numb air waves on his back made him realize that time was running out.

Yu Min opened his mouth, and with everyone including Pan Deshan watching, he shouted loudly: "What we have been doing for many years in regulating the river is to make the Yellow River peaceful and the people on both sides of the river no longer suffer from disasters.

Whatever happened to the river today, no matter what the actual situation is upstream, it is all our fault.

What the Governor said makes sense. Although the upstream dam and water reduction dam have collapsed, the downstream embankment has been reinforced.

If we can't even rest assured about the things we do under our own hands, how can we convince the millions of people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait? How can we convince all the officials in the court? How can we thank your majesty, the prince, and the grandson for their kindness and trust?

today!

I, Yu Jinli, am here with the Governor!

People are everywhere in the river!

The river collapsed and people died!

I, Yu Jinli, am not leaving either!"

Rumble…

The flood peak in the upper reaches finally came down, and the turbulent river water kept hitting the embankments on both sides of the river, splashing thousands of huge waves.

The water waves were stirred up one after another, falling on the river embankment like a downpour.

Just the wave before the peak of the flood had already made everyone soaked to the skin, their hair was messy, their clothes were disheveled, and they were in a miserable state.
To be continued...