lied to Kangxi

Chapter 242

The fourth child is a well-known doer.

After arriving in Lanyang County, the fourth child went directly to the embankment near Tongwaxiang instead of going to the Lanyang County Government.

Yuzhu couldn't help but nodded secretly, the situation on the embankment of the Yellow River was tight, and the prince elder brother, who was so life-threatening, would definitely not dare to go up the embankment easily.

The fourth child didn't say anything, and led everyone directly to the most dangerous section of the embankment.

On the way, because of the rumors, the fleeing common people blocked the way.

The fourth child was worried about problems with the embankment, so he had to make up his mind and ordered the guards to draw their swords in their hands to drive the common people to make concessions.

Well, it really is the iron-fisted fourth child!

The jade pillar is close at hand, so it is natural to see clearly, the decisiveness of the fourth brother's killing is extraordinary.

According to the order of the fourth brother, all vehicles blocking the road, no matter whether they are horse-drawn carts or ox carts, should be pushed out of the road.

However, there are always those who cannot understand the overall situation and are reluctant to part with their own pots and pans.

In extraordinary times, the fourth child is not merciful at all.

He directly ordered that anyone who dares to block it will be hacked to death!

In the end, Er Lengzi, who really wanted money but not life, fell under the knife of the guards.

When disaster strikes, each fly separately, and everyone has different interests.

And when the forest grows, there are all kinds of birds.

Yu Zhu also supported the fourth child's desire to kill.

Once the levee breaks, it will not only flood countless good fields, but also drown at least hundreds of thousands of people.

Compared with the safety of hundreds of thousands of people, only hacking one person to death is enough.

The lesser of two evils, the price is still affordable!

Seeing that the fourth child suddenly turned to look at him, Yu Zhu said solemnly: "If the emperor convicts me, I am willing to bear it with you, Fourth Lord!"

The voice is not heavy, but it is loud!
The fourth child suddenly laughed and said, "I saw you right, you are indeed a good material with responsibility!"

After killing people on the spot, no one dared to stop the fourth child and Yuzhu anymore.Soon, all kinds of vehicles that blocked the road were pushed out of the road.

After clearing the road, Lao Si and Yuzhu rode to the Yellow River embankment in Tongwaxiang.

After going up the embankment, Yuzhu couldn't help but secretly startled when he saw the scene of the raging waves, what a huge flood.

The entire embankment was built with rammed earth. As the water level of the flood continued to rise, the common people, under the supervision of officials, were busy picking and ramming earth to heighten and strengthen the embankment.

At this time, the governor of the river, Zhang Penghe (he), had already commanded the flood control on the embankment.

Moreover, Henan governor Wang Hao, Henan chief envoy Gan Guoji, Kaifeng prefect Nasong, and Lanyang magistrate Zhang Hanrui are all on the embankment.

Logically speaking, there is no need to send the fourth child over for flood control in Henan.

However, the governor of the river and the governor of Henan have disagreements, which is very troublesome.

This is really a structural problem.

The governor of the river is the second rank, and the governor of Henan is the second rank, and the two do not belong to each other.If their opinions disagree, they can only listen to the emperor's ruling.

When the flood came, Kangxi didn't know who to trust, so he simply sent the fourth son of the Ministry of Industry.

To put it bluntly, Kangxi asked the fourth child to coordinate and direct the flood control of the Yellow River.

In fact, the fourth child has handled flood control errands many times, so he is very experienced.

The flood situation with the rolling waves hitting the shore almost at the same level as the embankment is indeed extremely dangerous.

The most feared thing about this kind of earth embankment is prolonged soaking!

Once the earth embankment is flooded for too long, it is easy to internal piping, causing the embankment to collapse.

It was not the first time for the fourth child to control the water, so he could see clearly that the situation was extremely critical, and it was uncertain when the embankment would collapse.

Without further ado, the fourth child immediately summoned Zhang Penghe and Wang Hao to discuss countermeasures together.

This time, the fourth child is not only a prince, but also an imperial envoy, and the overlord who is in charge of the Ministry of Industry. His ruling is obviously of decisive significance.

Zhang Penghe, governor of the river channel, advocated continuous reinforcement of the levee, and he was determined not to breach it.

Wang Hao, governor of Henan Province, believed that such a large flood was coming so fiercely that the embankment could not be kept.

If it breaks suddenly, many people will definitely be drowned.Instead of this, it is better to dig a hole in the downstream early and release the flood in advance.

The fourth child is also an elder brother who always runs errands, so he naturally understands that the main difference between Zhang Penghe and Wang Hao is actually the dike abandonment or the embankment protection?

The reason for the breakthrough in the downstream is because the upstream Kaifeng city is much more important than the downstream county.

To put it bluntly, it is better to submerge the people and grain fields downstream than to cause major incidents in Kaifeng Mansion.

This is actually two evils, take the lesser view, and has a certain rationality.

Zhang Penghe is the governor of the river, and it is his duty to repair and protect the embankment.

If the levee collapsed, Zhang Penghe's river governor would come to an end.

Of course, when the flood hits, no one knows if the embankment can be saved, or where it will break if we don’t try our best to protect it.

Just now, when we were on the embankment, Yuzhu observed carefully.

On the embankment, there were at least tens of thousands of ordinary people confiscated.The dense crowd is desperately picking up soil and ramming it to strengthen the embankment.

Behind is the homeland, once it is submerged by the flood, the consequences will be disastrous.

Therefore, Yuzhu can also see that the common people really want to do their best to keep the embankment.

At the critical moment, the fourth child also hesitated.After all, for such a big matter, if a wrong decision is made, countless people will be killed or injured.

Yuzhu also saw the hesitation of the fourth child, and without waiting for the fourth child to ask questions, he cupped his hands and said, "Master Baylor, I think that we can try our best to protect the embankment, but the method needs to be greatly improved."

"Hurry up, I don't have time to talk nonsense." The fourth child's eyes lit up sharply, staring at Yu Zhu and urging him to make a long story short.

Yuzhu sighed and said: "If the dam downstream is dug, although Kaifeng is saved, the loss is huge as you can imagine. Why don't you give it a try. First prepare a lot of straw bags, straw bags, and build a waterproof wall. This is the first to prevent the flood from overflowing the embankment. Second, it is necessary to collect cloth and other materials immediately, and find a woman to sew the cloth bag. Third, quickly organize manpower, and take a hand-in-hand approach to inspect the inside of the embankment inch by inch. In order to avoid internal piping, causing a catastrophe."

The fourth child is not an indecisive person. When he is in danger, it is better to listen to one person's command than to have everyone participate.

"Come on, go and untie the boats on the river bank and put them down." The fourth child stunned Zhang Penghe and Wang Hao when he opened his mouth.

The two of them dared to go up the embankment to direct the flood control, and the only thing they were fighting for was that they could leave in advance by boat just in case.

At least, as long as the boat is there, they won't be drowned.

Who ever thought that the fourth child would let the boat go first, wouldn't that kill the two of them?
"Fourth Master, absolutely not. You are a noble man of gold and jade leaves. If you make a mistake, how can I explain it to the emperor?" Zhang Penghe's reaction was very fast, and he immediately found the reason, trying to persuade the fourth brother to change his mind.

Wang Hao secretly admired Zhang Penghe's quick wit, he coughed lightly, and persuaded him, "Fourth Lord, please forgive me for not being able to obey orders."

What a joke, if the fourth child drowns here, the whole family of the Zhang family and Wang family will not be able to escape the bad luck.

The governor of a province is the real local emperor, and his authority is not comparable to that of ordinary officials.

To put it bluntly, Wang Hao has the final say on the promotion, honor and disgrace of the officials in the whole province.

Seeing that Wang Hao dared to stand up, the fourth child smiled coldly, touched a command arrow from his bosom, raised it high above his head, and shouted sharply: "Before I come, the emperor gave me a golden order as if I were here in person. Who would dare to disobey when he has full command and control?"

Who would have thought that Wang Hao would go all out, and said in a high voice: "Fourth Master, I have the banner of the king's order on my side, there is no special order, and I am not subject to anyone's restraint."

Yuzhu is an old bureaucrat, so he naturally understands why Wang Hao wants to stand up.

If the levee breaks, Wang Hao insists on not releasing the boat. As long as the fourth child survives, at best he will lose his job and be dismissed.

After the levee breaks, if the fourth child is drowned, hey, the whole Wang family will follow.Even if the Wang family was not killed by Kangxi, it would definitely end in an extremely miserable end.

The most basic quality of being an official is to make decisions based on the situation.

At this time, Zhang Penghe hurried out to smooth things over, bowed frequently, and persuaded: "Fourth Master, if it was in the past, the lower officials would never dare to disobey. Now it is an emergency, please forgive the rudeness of the lower officials. Come on, please come up, Fourth Master." ship, get out of here immediately."

Zhang Penghe is the governor of Hedao, and he has nearly a thousand soldiers directly under him who supervise the Biaoqin barracks. If he wants to get rough on the fourth child, he really can't stop him.

Seeing Zhang Penghe walking out, how could the fourth child let him succeed, so he yelled, "Stop, let me see who dares to mess around?"

Wang Hao was actually a little shaken at first, but after seeing Zhang Penghe's determination, he immediately came to his senses, even if he risked his life, the boat would never let go.

"Come on, go and secure the boat on the shore, and don't allow anyone to approach it." Following Wang Hao's order, his people outside followed the order.

The identities of Zhang and Wang are precious, and their hard top, the fourth child really has no good way.

For a while, the situation was deadlocked, and the fourth child was furious and refused to let go.

Zhang Penghe and Wang Hao also made up their minds that they must not let the boat go.

At this time, Yuzhu saw the fierce expression on the face of the fourth child, obviously intending to deal with Zhang Penghe and Wang Hao.

Whether it was the fourth brother who hurt Zhang Penghe and Wang Hao, or their subordinates, whoever hurt the fourth child, it was a big event that pierced the sky.

Since Yu Zhu was present, it was definitely impossible for this kind of situation where both sides would suffer.

When you are in danger, instead of using your mouth, it is better to use your mouth directly!
When a scholar meets a soldier, it is unreasonable to say!

"Niu Tai, Bai Xing, why don't you invite the two adults to go inside and rest?" Following Yu Zhu's order.

Niu Tai and Bai Xing, who had been standing by the door all the time, rushed over and forcibly covered the mouths of the two frontier officials without saying a word, and dragged them into the room.

Good guy, Yuzhu is so bold, the fourth child can't help but be stunned!

"Fourth Master, you have to act in a hurry. You ordered the two of them to rest. Naturally, the two of them must obey the order." When Yu Zhu said this, the fourth child suddenly realized, laughed, and praised, "You boy, you are full of blood. How dare you! Well, it’s the order from the Lord!”

He ordered the arrest to be justified.

Capture the thief first and capture the king first, and Yu Zhu is the first to control Zhang Penghe and Wang Hao. The shrimp soldiers and crab generals outside, who has the courage to resist the order of the fourth child?
Yuzhu, who is full of courage, and the fourth son, who dares to pierce the sky, smile at each other in unison.

Hey, it all goes without saying!
(End of this chapter)