Eight hundred and nineteenth chapter night urgent call
"Take care of the servants guarding the Chengqian Palace tonight. They don't look at you."
The emperor was very angry at this moment, so it was naturally impossible for him to spare the life of that dog slave.
De'an's face tightened, and he was even more frightened. Knowing that Xiao Yangzi would not survive today, De'an did not dare to plead for Xiao Yangzi.
Now that the flood in Changtian Mansion has happened, the emperor is very angry. If he pleads for mercy, then he himself will not get any good.
Who told Xiao Yangzi not to be smart and to offend anyone? He actually offended Mr. Gu.
Master Gu is a popular figure in front of the Emperor. How much the Emperor values Master Gu now, who else in the court doesn't know?
Besides, handing over the sign at this time must be a big deal.
Xiaoyangzi is so closed-minded, it would be better to deal with it earlier, so as not to cause trouble for him in the future.
Dean sighed. He looked like a pretty smart boy at first, but he didn't expect that he would become arrogant within a few days of taking refuge with him.
After leaving Chengqian Palace, De'an cast a vague glance at Xiao Quanzi who was guarding the door, and then walked away without looking back.
Liubu Shangshu, Hu Maoshen and others filed in. Several officials wondered what had happened and summoned them to the palace so late.
And it was still in the Emperor's Chengqian Palace, which was the Emperor's bedroom. Normally, political discussions would only be held in the Imperial Study Room, so this was an anomaly.
Some ministers began to speculate wildly on the way here. Could it be that the emperor was suffering from an illness, so he secretly summoned them?
When these ministers met when they entered the palace, they all looked at each other in silence.
Who would have thought that after entering Chengqian Palace, they would find the emperor sitting upright.
Xia Qing saw that the emperor was fine, and then his eyes flashed. Then he glanced aside and found that Gu Chengyu was also present, and next to him was His Highness the Crown Prince.
"I respectfully send you your Majesty's greetings!"
"I am waiting to see His Highness the Crown Prince!"
"My dear friends! I am reporting to you so late because there was a flood in Changtian Mansion in the south of the Yangtze River. This place is in the lower reaches of the Tianya River. The embankment collapsed and the villages downstream were submerged. It is currently known that hundreds of people were killed. It is possible to die.
It’s not just these hundreds of people, the others have not yet been verified!”
The emperor briefly explained the matter, now is the time to brainstorm ideas.
Gu Chengyu quickly saluted several officials and stood aside.
"What? Your Majesty! The Tianya River has burst its banks? But we just received the flood report?"
Dai Yuanji, Minister of the Ministry of War, did not expect that there was a flood, so he shouted in surprise.
"Hmph! Water report? I just received a water report from Yingnan Mansion near the river. Changtian Mansion, which has been hit by floods, has no movement at all. I remember that the prefect of Changtian Mansion is Qian Huichun. This person is really
How dare you hide it and not report it?"
The emperor was furious. Even Gu Chengyu knew about this, and the court was kept in the dark.
Do you think that since the sky is high and the emperor is far away, no one can cure him?
If it weren't for the water report from Yingnan Mansion, he couldn't believe that Qian Huichun had such courage.
With so many first- to third-grade officials present, Gu Chengyu naturally couldn't stand out.
In fact, he said that Qian Huichun would not dare to hide it or not retaliate, but he should still be thinking about how to retaliate.
There are a lot of things that can work here. If they work well, Qian Huichun may even be able to save his life.
However, it is naturally impossible for Gu Chengyu to go against the emperor now. Anyway, judging from the emperor's appearance, he will definitely not spare Qian Huichun.
"Your Majesty, there is only a letter from Fei Ge in Ying Nan Mansion, and we don't know the details. Without knowing the details, it's hard to formulate a plan!"
In order to quickly deliver the news to the capital, the letter must be sent by flying pigeons at first. If you want to know the detailed water report, you have to wait three to five days.
After all, Changtian Mansion is far away from the capital. Even if you ride a horse and travel day and night, it will still take at least five or six days.
"Come with me to see the territory of the country!"
The emperor thought for a while, these officials were all officials from the capital, how could they know the geographical location of Changtian Mansion and the direction of the river?
In fact, the territory of Jiangshan is too large, and it is not necessarily possible to mark the flow directions of those river branches, but it is better than talking in vain now.
"Your Majesty! Weichen combined the map of His Highness the Crown Prince and obtained the detailed annotations of the Changtian Mansion from Weichen's steward. So I drew another map and asked the Emperor to read it as a reference for all ministers.
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As soon as Gu Chengyu spoke, he attracted the attention of everyone in the hall.
Among the originally high-ranking officials of third-grade and above, there was an official from fifth-grade mixed in, which made him very eye-catching.
At this time, when Gu Chengyu opened his mouth to offer the map again, it seemed even more abrupt.
"Oh? Very good! De'an, please bring up Gu Aiqing's map!"
The emperor picked up Gu Chengyu's map and looked at it carefully, and found that it was roughly the same as the route on his country map.
As for the details, they are not on the map. It seems that the one in Gu Chengyu's hand is indeed more detailed than his.
"I see that Gu Aiqing also has a lot of experience in water conservancy. Come and tell your Lords your opinions."
The emperor waved Gu Chengyu over, but Gu Chengyu was not polite.
He stepped forward and pointed to several state capitals in the south of the Yangtze River that were more susceptible to disasters: "My lords, please look here. Changtianfu is the lower reaches of the Tianya River. The river here has fewer branches and the river is narrow. The upper reaches gather the tributaries that enter the river.
Quite a few, so that it becomes wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, and the shape is quite like a funnel."
Xia Qing looked at Gu Chengyu who was talking eloquently. Although he was disdainful, he also knew that this was an extraordinary period.
If he had any dissatisfaction, the emperor would not have the patience to listen to him. So he was very honest at the moment and did not dare to ask questions at will.
"If grain is poured in through the opening of the funnel, the bottom of the funnel will definitely not be able to bear it. Either it will overflow, or the funnel will burst. This is the case in the Tianya River today. The dam downstream was unable to bear the gravity and collapsed.
As long as the dike is washed away, it will be like a floodgate being opened, and the river will pour out."
Gu Chengyu explained it and pointed out to everyone what he thought was more dangerous.
"Once this place is submerged, the dams in other places will inevitably be affected, and the same mistakes are very likely to happen again. Therefore, the top priority now is to evacuate other people near the river, and save their lives first before talking about anything else. The submerged place has now changed
It has become a vast ocean, but we must do our best to control the water in this area, and a new dam must be built here to prevent the river from changing its course."
"Your Majesty! I don't know what the disaster will be like at this moment. Prevention must be done. But after the flood, how to resettle the people is more difficult."
Xia Qing didn't want Gu Chengyu to take the lead, so he quickly expressed his thoughts.
Gu Chengyu couldn't help but feel contempt in his heart. The current problem has not been solved yet, so he talked about the aftermath of the disaster. It's better to take care of the present first!