Gu Chengyu finally waited for the emperor's summons. He felt that the situation in Tianya River was critical.
If you don't make some preparations, it will cause immeasurable consequences.
Therefore, he has always been uneasy when doing things these past two days.
Today, he finally breathed a sigh of relief when the emperor finally summoned him.
"Are the regulations you cited above well-documented?"
The emperor put the book on the desk, and after a long while, he asked.
"For your information, Your Majesty, this is the plan that I came up with after borrowing His Highness the Crown Prince's map and analyzing the direction of the various tributaries of the river."
The emperor will definitely know about this, and Gu Chengyu doesn't need to hide it.
"Oh? But the prince has told you to discuss the heavy rain in the south of the Yangtze River?" The emperor asked in a deep voice with his eyes slightly closed.
"Exactly! His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is concerned about the country and the people, so he summoned all the officials of the Zhanshi Mansion to find good strategies, and naturally the ministers were among them."
"So, this plan was negotiated between you, the officials of Zhanshifu, and the prince?"
The emperor asked this question, but he didn't think so in his heart.
If that were the case, would other officials ask Gu Chengyu to hand over the coupon? Isn't this asking others to take credit on their behalf?
And the prince must not have participated in this method, otherwise it would be impossible for Gu Chengyu to come alone.
"At that time, no one thought of a good strategy, and neither did Wei Chen. After returning home, Wei Chen consulted a lot of books, and then he thought of these points. Wei Chen thought that the skyrocketing of the Tianya River was too dangerous, so he did not dare
There was a delay, so I hurriedly presented the book to the emperor."
Gu Chengyu knew what the emperor was thinking. He just felt that the prince wanted to make contributions and gain favor in front of the civil and military officials.
But now is not the time to worry about these things, the Tianya River is the top priority.
"These are just some humble opinions of the humble minister. Do you think it is feasible, Your Majesty?"
Gu Chengyu was a little anxious, what time is it now?
Those court battles and intrigues can be put aside for now.
When he looked at the map, he found that the terrain was dangerous in several places.
Even though the embankment is stable, the river water washes away every day and the water pressure is too high. Collapse is inevitable and it is only a matter of time.
The emperor took a deep look at Gu Chengyu, and then said: "You can give it a try!"
"De'an! You go to the Propaganda Department, Tong Shunmin, and come here!"
The emperor intends to arrange this matter now, and he cannot take Jiangnan's affairs lightly.
It's a pity that the capital doesn't know that the Changtian Mansion has burst its dykes, and Gu Chengyu's protective regulations are already too late!
"Sir! The number of people has been calculated. The villages that were flooded this time include Yuanli Village, Linjia Village, Guihua Village, etc. These villages are all in the downstream area and were the most severely affected. The other villages were not seriously affected, but
Some property was lost. According to the household registration, there are about 1,500 people in total."
Chen Zhao's breath was a little unsteady, and he didn't dare to say anything further.
"What about the survivors? How many are there?"
When Qian Huichun heard this number, his heart sank uncontrollably.
There were more than 1,500 people. There were too many people. He was eager to know how many people survived.
"Those who are still being rescued, let alone their humble duties, there are about 600 people still alive at the moment."
Chen Zhao's voice became lower and lower as he spoke. He didn't know what the adult's reaction would be next.
Qian Huichun's face was like the bottom of a pot. Only 600 people were alive. Needless to say, the remaining 900 people were in bad luck.
"I asked you to make preparations before, and I also ordered the evacuation of the people before! Why didn't you do your best to do it?"
These errands spend their days yelling at and exploiting the people.
But when it came time to actually use them, none of them were willing to use their strength. Now that such a big thing has happened, these people can't even think of staying out of it.
"Sir! You just arranged the evacuation of the people last night. We have done our best to complete it. No one would have thought that the embankment would collapse so quickly. As soon as the water reached the water, the monument and the river
The embankment was only reinforced this year, why is it so vulnerable?"
As soon as Chen Zhao heard Qian Huichun's words, he immediately understood the implication. Your Excellency was trying to shirk responsibility!
But they all followed orders, and the evacuation of the people was just arranged by the adults last night.
Even if they have three heads and six arms, they can't be so fast.
If we had known this, we should not have talked about humane ethics. We should not have sympathized with these people and asked them to bring their own money and place their livestock.
As a result, the matter was delayed, and Chen Zhao really regretted it!
But it's useless even if your Excellency wants to shirk responsibility. Your Excellency is the prefect of Changtian Mansion.
If the imperial court sends someone down to hold you accountable, it will be your duty to do so.
However, they have no good fruit to eat.
"Now we are all grasshoppers on the same rope. If the court wants to hold me accountable, you can't even think of escaping."
Qian Huichun knew that the imperial court would definitely send an imperial envoy down. Now was not the time to blame each other, he still had to think of a countermeasure.
"Sir, in my humble position, I have always relied on the leadership of the adults. Now that something like this has happened, the officials below are also very frightened. We will do whatever the adults tell us!"
Chen Zhao quickly expressed his position. He has followed you for many years and naturally understands your nature. This must be a countermeasure in your mind.
"It's good that you know. If the imperial court sends an imperial envoy down, and we report the number of people, we will definitely be unable to eat and walk around. Therefore, I want to"
Qian Huichun waved to Chen Zhao to listen.
"Is this? Isn't this inappropriate? The court can always find out."
Chen Zhao looked surprised and turned pale with fright. He did not expect that the Lord would come up with such a method.
"What's wrong? Do you have a better way now? This is an extraordinary period. It's a shame for me to lose my hat, but it's more important to save everyone's lives!"
Seeing Chen Zhao's reluctance, Qian Huichun couldn't help but become anxious.
It's really that Yumu's head is not clear, and now it's important to save his life.
Chen Zhao swallowed, still hesitant.
"Hmph! We can only get through the immediate difficulties first, and we will find a way to cover up the lie afterwards!"
Qian Huichun could no longer control so much at this time, and he actually had a countermeasure for the lie.
He glanced at Chen Zhao and realized that someone must be blamed for these things.
I moved my ankle a little, and felt a sharp pain there.
This foot hurt just in time!
"Then? That's what your Excellency said! It's just that today, regarding the embankment of the Yajiang River, I still need to make up my mind."
Chen Zhao hesitated and hesitated, but finally agreed.
He was an old man and a young man, but he couldn't be buried with the drowned villagers!
Qian Huichun can become the prefect, so he is not stupid. He understands what Chen Zhao means.
Just like what Chen Zhao said, how could the embankment of Tianya River be so fragile and vulnerable?
That's probably because there was something fishy going on when the river embankment was repaired!
Otherwise, he would not have been so concerned about the river embankment in the first place. It was because he understood the twists and turns inside that he had trouble sleeping and eating!