Chapter 349: Death of the Empire(2/2)
It has been delayed for five whole days, and the court must come up with a charter today."
After finishing speaking, Zhu Yunxi no longer ignored the courtiers who had countless suggestions for disaster relief, gave Xiaopang a look, and left outside Wenyuan Pavilion.
The Yellow River bursts and floods occur in the Central Plains.
This is something that cannot be taken lightly in all dynasties.
Compared with last winter, the snow conditions on both sides of the Yangtze River were more severe.
Disruption means that rural houses are destroyed and people lose their homes and families. During floods, how many people are drowned by floods. After floods, people are hungry and have no rice to cook. After disasters, the earth rots, which is more likely to cause unstoppable plagues.
Millions of people in the six prefectures are trapped, and tens of millions of people in the Central Plains are facing threats.
If you are not careful, the imperial court will invest countless money and food, and use the swords and guns in your hands to attack the Li people under its rule.
This matter is no longer something I can decide alone.
The prince's father needs to know.
Old man...
Need to know too.
There is a long road from Wenyuan Pavilion to Qianqing Palace.
Along the way, countless methods and decrees were formed in Zhu Yunxi's mind.
There is no doubt that the embankment bombing in Lankao County will aggravate the floods in the six prefectures. So, does the chief official of Lankao County, who issued the order to bomb the embankments, ask the court to deal with it?
Lankao County has been dealt with, should Kaifeng Prefecture deal with it?
How to resettle the people, how to distribute money and food, how to block the breach, every issue needs to be dealt with.
And during this period, what will happen to the local situation? Will there be bad people with evil intentions who will take the opportunity to cause trouble? And whether there will be merchants and gentry who will take advantage of the disaster year to occupy fields and raise prices.
This is the Yingtian Chaotang, and whether it is related to the disaster in the Six Prefectures.
But no matter what, today is the day of mourning for the Ming Empire.
Millions of people were affected by the disaster, which is destined to leave a mark in history.
"Isn't His Highness discussing matters with the ministers in Wenyuan Pavilion today?"
Finally, the voice of Sun Gou'er, the palace manager, reached Zhu Yunxi's ears.
Zhu Yunxi frowned slightly and slowly raised his head, only to see that the Qianqing Gate was already in front of him.
At the same time, in front of me was Sun Gou'er who looked puzzled.
Zhu Yunxi said calmly: "Is the prince here?"
Sun Gouer became more and more puzzled and looked at the three main halls in front of the Qianqing Gate: "The Crown Prince is at the Huagai Hall. The prayers for the late Queen will be done in the next few days. The Crown Prince is still busy organizing the ceremony details. .”
Zhu Yunxi nodded, feeling that he was really overwhelmed by the flood. He looked at Sun Gou'er and said, "Go find the prince first. Don't tell grandpa first."
Sun Gouer naturally nodded in agreement.
When he saw Zhu Yunxi turning towards the Huagai Hall, he immediately turned around and disappeared behind the Qianqing Gate.
After a while, Sun Gouer appeared in the Qianqing Palace.
"Your Majesty, His Majesty the Grand Sun just came over from the Wenyuan Pavilion. After asking the Crown Prince, he went to the Huagai Palace. Your Majesty asked me not to tell you about this matter."
Zhu Yuanzhang, who was flipping through the records related to the Water and Land Dharma Assembly and Zhaijiao rituals, raised his head from the pile of books when he heard the sound and looked at Sun Gou'er, his eyebrows flickering a few times.
"If we remember correctly, there will be officials from various ministries discussing matters at Wenyuan Pavilion today."
Sun Gou'er nodded: "Your Majesty, yes."
Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand: "Go to Wenyuan Pavilion and see what happened in the court today."
Sun Gouer quietly bowed and retreated.
Huagai Hall.
Zhu Biao was leading Monk Zhihui, Master Sun Biyun, and several other candidates from the two sects around two architectural models that were obviously a smaller version of the prayer meeting in Yingtian Xicheng, discussing various matters in a low voice.
Zhu Yunxi's footsteps seemed a bit loud at this moment.
As soon as he entered the hall, he was greeted by everyone's gaze.
"I want to see His Royal Highness the Emperor."
"The poor monk meets His Royal Highness the Emperor."
Monk Zhihui and Sun Biyun led the group of monks and Taoists to salute.
Zhu Yunxi nodded silently and came to the prince's father: "Son meets father."
Zhu Biao's eyebrows twitched slightly and he looked at Zhu Yunxi deeply.
This kind of formal greeting is rare.
Zhu Biao turned his eyes and looked at Monk Zhihui and Sun Biyun with a smile.
Neither of them needed Zhu Biao to speak.
Then they all said in unison: "His Royal Highness Taisun is here. It must be an important matter for the country. We will leave the palace first and wait."
After finishing speaking, he led the monks and Taoists out of the Huagai Hall.
At this time, Zhu Biao looked at Zhu Yunxi again and sighed softly: "Something happened, so that you can leave the various ministers of Wenyuan Pavilion here."
Zhu Yunxi's words were concise and concise: "Two people in Lankao County collapsed, and the people in the six prefectures were affected. The disaster was severe."
Zhu Biao's body trembled violently, and he immediately put his hand on the table beside him, lowered his head and took a deep breath.
Zhu Yunxi stood quietly, his brows furrowed.
"Besides Kaifeng Prefecture, what are the other five prefectures?"
Zhu Yunxi looked at his father, whose face had turned pale and the veins on the back of his hands were clearly visible, and he whispered: "Guide Prefecture, Xuzhou Prefecture, Chenzhou Prefecture, Zhili Xuzhou Prefecture, Zhili..."
"Fengyang Mansion?"
Zhu Biao looked at his son with a hint of uncertainty, expecting to get another answer.
Zhu Yunxi nodded: "I thought about it on the way when my son came here. The tombs of our ancestors are near the Si River in Hongze. In the surrounding counties, the terrain is low-lying, the Yellow River is bursting, the river is overflowing, and the flood will inevitably rise. At this moment,
It has been five days since the defeat, and I am afraid that I will go to the tombs of my ancestors..."
The ancestors of Lao Zhu's family were all drowned by the flood.
This is not good news for the clan, the court, and even the world.
Zhu Biao breathed hard to keep his head clear. After a while, he slowly spoke: "Let's talk about the flood in Kaifeng Mansion first."
Zhu Yunxi nodded and whispered: "According to the words of the people from Kaifeng Mansion, the situation is very serious now. Henan Road is a cultural land in the Central Plains, with a large population. The Taihang Embankment has long been built higher than the terrain on both sides, and the river bed has accumulated
"There were two breaches in Lankao County this time, and the floods washed away the hundreds of thousands of people in Lankao. Their homes may have been destroyed long ago."
Zhu Biao gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice: "The imperial court must be fast! It must be stable! We must do everything possible to rescue the people first, and then provide money, food, grass, and everything else. We must not let Henan escape. trouble."
Zhu Yunxi nodded: "My son means the same thing. Kaifeng Mansion and Guide Mansion are on the bank of the river, and they must be the most severely affected places this time. With these two places stabilized, the imperial court will use additional means to evacuate the remaining four mansions." As long as the ground is stable, basically nothing will happen.
My son has just come over from Wenyuan Pavilion and has already called all the ministers and ministers to discuss it. Today, the court will come up with a charter. Once confirmed, the court will immediately implement it."
Zhu Biao turned back to look at his son, his eyes twinkling.
He took a deep breath and exhaled slowly: "You don't have Grandpa Huang's side yet, right?"
"I left Wenyuan Pavilion after getting the news. I walked outside Qianqing Gate before, but suddenly I remembered it, so I changed my way and came to your side first."
Zhu Biao nodded: "You and I will go to Grandpa Huang to present this matter together."
After finishing speaking, Zhu Biao stood up straight, held the robe around his waist with both hands, stretched it heavily, and then went to the back door of Huagai Hall.
Just after taking two steps, Zhu Biao remembered: "Remember not to talk about the tombs of your ancestors in front of your grandpa."
Zhu Yunxi nodded silently.
In a short while, the father and son had already passed through the Qianqing Gate and walked into the Qianqing Palace.
When the two of them just entered the hall, they saw Zhu Yuanzhang's figure with his back to them, walking barefoot in the middle of the hall, bending over and looking at the ground, pacing back and forth.
Zhu Yunxi lowered his head slightly.
I saw that there was already a huge Zhongyuan Kanyu spread on the ground in the Palace of Qianqing.
The old man's feet are now on the Ruzhou Prefecture and Runing Prefecture, and his eyes are staring at the Kaifeng Prefecture and Guide Prefecture in the northeast.
Without waiting for Zhu Biao and Zhu Yunxi, father and son, to speak.
Zhu Yuanzhang, who had his back to the father and son, had already waved his hand and pointed to the two chairs that had been set up.
"You two sit over first, and we'll take a look at Kanyu later."
Zhu Yunxi and the prince's father looked at each other, with a hint of suspicion in their eyes.
Did the old man know so quickly that the Taihang embankment of the Yellow River had burst?
What is the old man going to do now?
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Chapter completed!