Picked up a copy of Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 447
Liu Mo sat at the top.

The prefect of Yuyang, Shenpei, sat beside him.

Liu Mo was reading the emperor's edict, the emperor ordered him to deal with the flood in Youzhou, and waited for Yuan Shao to come to hand over the matter.

"Gentlemen. I am not talented. Your majesty appointed me to cure this catastrophe. I hope you will help me. Don't refuse!" Liu Mo looked at the crowd and said with a frown. "I will never dare to disobey the order!" During the conversation just now, Liu Mo learned that this person was an examiner in Jianning for 18 years. He was an official in Bingzhou and Hezhou successively, and now he is the governor of Yuyang .

This person is solemn, seldom speaks, but he is upright in his actions. He has a good reputation in Yuyang and is deeply loved by the people.

Liu Mo got up and said: "It is better to block than to block. If you want to cure the disaster in Youzhou, you must first treat Yuyang. In this way, he ordered many counties, towns and villages to order the people to obey the corvee, and the officials of all parties are under the jurisdiction. Dredge the river and build dams." The officials stood up one after another, ready to report everywhere, but Liu Mo left the judge behind and said, "I first came to Yuyang, and I don't know the topography here, and the water control. I still have to rely on the king."

"As for mobilizing manpower, you may need help from other counties, you can speak up!"

"I'm sorry!" The examiner cupped his hands and walked out.

When Liu Mo walked out of the mansion, he stepped directly on the water. The water in the county had passed his calf, and the road was filled with mud. The simple houses of the people could neither block the water nor prevent the rain. On Liu Mo's forehead, Liu Mo sighed, the county is still like this, but what about the people in the coastal areas.
Just as he was thinking, there was a sound of footsteps behind him.

Liu Mo turned his head, it was Huang Zhong who came, Huang Zhong walked to Liu Mo's side, raised his head, looked at the hazy sky, the cold raindrops slid across his face, rolled into his clothes, the two had a long time Without words, Liu Mo said: "Han Sheng, you have just recovered from a serious illness and cannot stay here for long. Your Majesty's edict did not mention you. You can go home early."

"I told Mr. Xun about the famous doctor, and Mrs. Xun will help you find it."

Huang Zhong frowned his thick eyebrows, thought for a long time, loosened his clenched fists, and said: "Most of the soldiers from Youzhou County were taken to Wa Island by Liu Xuande together with the soldiers from Ningzhou. I am alone, I am afraid that it is difficult to govern many people, so I will stay and help, and I will return when things are done."

"Han Sheng."

"It's not just for Liu Gong." Huang Zhong said, looking into the city, Liu Mo followed his gaze, and looked over together. In the distance, many people were staring at the sky in a daze. With children in their arms, the young and old are hiding food for fear of getting wet, and their harvest this year, as well as the stored food, have been destroyed by the flooding of the river and the continuous raindrops.
Seeing the young and strong people working tirelessly, rushing out of the house over and over again, pouring out a bucket full of water, and rushing into the house again, Liu Mo gradually became a little dignified in his heart. , More than 400 people died in the disaster, and the property losses of the people were even more serious.

In particular, countless old and weak women and children died indirectly.

Wearing a thick coir raincoat, Liu Mo rushed to Anle County, where the disaster was most dangerous. Yuyang County led nine counties, among which Anle and Pinggu were the most severely affected.

Under the night, heavy rain washed the ground, and thunder flashed across the sky. This burst of lightning illuminated Liu Mo's hideous face. He was wearing a coir raincoat and was about to walk out of the county, but the judge beside him stopped him. He yelled: "Your Majesty, don't go any further! There is danger ahead!!", the surroundings were filled with the sound of rain and the roars of the soldiers, and Liu Mo could only hear his words clearly when the interrogator was close to Liu Mo's ear.

Liu Mo still wanted to go and have a look, but was pushed roughly by the judge and shouted: "Your Majesty sits here!!"

After finishing speaking, he passed through the rain curtain all over the sky and rushed out of the county seat. Liu Mo pursed his lips and watched him leave helplessly.

In the distance, Huang Zhong was roaring. He simply took off his shirt and let the rain wash away. His hair was stuck together. He roared angrily, and with a hoe in his hand, he smashed it hard on the soft ground. The river gradually rose, and it was extremely fierce, charging towards the crowd again and again. Huang Zhong roared angrily, picked up the bamboo tube full of stones from the side, and fell into the big river suddenly!

The warriors he carried shouted, and as Huang Zhong jumped into the tumbling river one by one, they wanted to block the flooding river, and Huang Zhong's roar faintly spread into the ears of the judge, "Let The surrounding people retreat!!!!"

Liu Mo didn't stay here for too long. He still had to go to other counties. He carried his baggage, traveled around, walked through muddy water, and delivered the supplies needed by the soldiers and the people. He also had to strictly supervise all parties. In order to avoid officials fleeing and causing panic among the people.

However, the situation did not improve because of their hard work. On the contrary, more and more areas were flooded, and the people cried and left their hometowns. They were organized by Liu Mo to go to Zhuojun, while Huang Zhong and others People, many people disappeared into the river, and the manpower became more and more insufficient. At such an anxious time, support from Hezhou, Xinzhou, Sanhan, and Dongyi organizations rushed to Youzhou.

After Liu Xuande learned of the disaster in Youzhou, he sent a large number of soldiers back. These people braved the wind and rain to rush back to Youzhou, and finally gave Liu Mo a chance to breathe. Liu Mo hurriedly organized six armies, each The six counties sent to Yuyang, and the rest of the counties were seriously affected by the disaster, and it was too late. After receiving the support of the soldiers, the situation improved.

Especially Huang Zhong, led these soldiers, fearless of death, governed everywhere, dredged rivers, or temporarily built imperial dams, many times, inspired by Huang Zhong's spirit of fearless death, the soldiers gradually changed Became like him, no matter how rough the river was, they would dare to jump into the river with Huang Zhong in the roar, and use themselves as a resistance to protect the people behind them from evacuating.

In this way, after several months of busy work, the sky gradually cleared up, the scorching sun rose again, and the sky always had an unusually beautiful rainbow, and the river water also became gentle. They returned to their residences, and the people returned one by one. The officials and soldiers were so tired that they couldn't bear it at the moment. Many people, cheering, fell down by the river and fell asleep.

Huang Zhong stepped on the mud step by step, walked out of the shore, sat on a broken tree stump, exhaled, looked at the cheering soldiers and common people in front of him, the soldiers ignored the dirt on the ground, and lay down directly When they got down, they were so tired that they didn't even have the strength to stand up, even the officials. The judges were also sitting on the mud, looking at the river, showing a rare smile.

Huang Zhong got up again and returned to Yuyang County alone without disturbing the soldiers resting on the ground.

Liu Mo and many officials are sitting at the gate of the city, with their backs leaning against the city wall, their bodies relaxed, looking at the beautiful rainbow in the sky, Liu Mo squinted, enjoying the warm sunshine, evaporating the moisture from his body, the sunlight suddenly disappeared, Liu Mo opened his eyes. Huang Zhong was standing in front of him. His tall body blocked the sunlight. Liu Mo reluctantly moved to make room for him.

Huang Zhong didn't refuse either, and sat beside Liu Mo.

"It's time to go back?"

"Well, Yuan Benchu ​​will be here in the next few days. I can finally go back..."

"The Doctor"

"You're still thinking about it. Don't worry, that person has been found. He is now in Luoyang and was found by Xun Jun's uncle Xun Yu. After returning, you can take him directly to your hometown."

"How did you find out?"

"Yesterday, a large number of letters were sent to Yuyang County. Hahaha, the road was blocked, and many letters failed to come. My apprentice also wrote to me. He wants to participate in the assessment. If he If he can pass, he must be the youngest and the best in four subjects, younger than Guo Jia, and stronger than Xun Yu!"

Liu Mo spoke with some complacency, and then looked at Huang Zhong. As expected, Huang Zhong frowned when he heard about it, and asked, "Do you have my letter?"

Liu Mo nodded and said, "Naturally, I have to take a break, let's go see it later."

"No, you rest first, I'll go by myself." Huang Zhong stood up abruptly, looked at his tall body, Liu Mo shook his head, this man, he has never seen him tired or in pain, no matter how much he suffered, No matter how long he has been busy day and night, he is always so resolute, indifferent, and makes people feel ashamed. Liu Mo stood up, holding the ground with one hand.

"I'll take you there. Letters are piled up like a mountain, and His Majesty's edict. If you read it, something will happen." Liu Mo said, walking towards the mansion together with Huang Zhong. Fortunately, there was no wind or rain in the sky. Blocking, walking on the road, bathed in the sunshine, I feel much more comfortable, walked into the mansion, Huang Zhong stayed at the door, did not go in, Liu Mo went in to search.

"My son is cured, and he will definitely be able to pass the test or be much better than your disciple."

"perhaps."

As Liu Mo said, he took a sealed letter and handed it to Huang Zhong.

Huang Zhong took the letter from his hand with some excitement, with a smile on his face.

Liu Mo simply sat on the sill and continued to enjoy the sunshine.

Huang Zhong tore open the letter and read it slowly.

Liu Mo noticed that Huang Zhong's face suddenly turned pale, and he was trembling all over. During the trembling, the letter in his hand fell to the ground, and his whole body was still trembling violently. Liu Mo got up quickly, Walking to Huang Zhong's side, "General Huang? General Huang! General Huang?!" He looked at Huang Zhong with dull eyes and shook Huang Zhong's shoulders.

Huang Zhong lowered his head dully and looked at Liu Mo.

Liu Mo watched his lips trembling, as if he wanted to say something.

Hot tears still fell from his eyes, the burly man gradually bent down, his whole body seemed to shrink into a ball, hugging himself tightly.

"what!!!!!"

"My baby!!!!"

Huang Zhong burst into tears, wailed, squatted on the ground, hugged his head, and burst into tears.

"If only I had gone back sooner If only I had gone back sooner."

Seeing Huang Zhong who was crying loudly in front of him, Liu Mo was stunned, lowered his head, looked at the letter, and closed his eyes in grief.

Huang Zhong didn't know how long he cried. Finally, he stopped, bent down, picked up the letter from the ground, staggered, and walked out of the mansion. Liu Mo quietly followed behind him to see After Huang Zhong entered his mansion, he ordered the rest of the entourage to look after Huang Zhong, and then returned to his mansion.

Three days later, Yuan Shao arrived.

Yuan Shao seemed to have an extraordinary demeanor. As the eldest son of the largest family, he did not reveal any disrespect towards Liu Mo, who was born as a barbarian. His respectful appearance made Liu Mo value him a little more in his heart. These young people are better than the other. The future of the big man can be said to be bright stars and famous ministers to help the world.

Yuan Shao was very good-looking and personable, and he didn't bring many entourages with him when he came to Youzhou. However, when he came to Youzhou, all the officials in Youzhou went to greet him, including the trial and appointment and The rest of the officials, these people treated Yuan Shao with even more respect, even more respect than they treated Liu Mo, and Yuan Shao quickly became extremely harmonious with them.

Sitting in the mansion, Liu Mo wanted to give up the main seat and give it to Yuan Shao, but Yuan Shao didn't agree. Instead, he let Liu Mo continue to sit on the main seat in the name of Liu Mo's seniority and great merit. Zhong, Yuan Shao asked, and when the officials told him the whole story, Yuan Shao also lamented and stopped asking. In this way, the next day, Liu Mo decided to leave Youzhou.

Yuan Shao led many officials to see him off.

Walking on the road, Liu Mo turned his head from time to time to look at Huang Zhong who was at the back.

At this moment, Huang Zhong couldn't see the former power at all, his face was decadent, and his body became thinner. The man who could not be defeated by tens of thousands of troops or the raging river seemed to be defeated by a child, completely defeated. Liu Mo also looked for him many times and talked with him, but Huang Zhong just nodded and said nothing at all.

Looking at this once iron-like fierce general, he has become like this.

Liu Mo felt indescribably sad.

(End of this chapter)