Prosperous Tang special forces

Chapter 273
Night, raging under the storm.Under the leadership of Long Feiyu, groups of soldiers braved the heavy rain and rushed to the river that burst its embankment.

Until the morning of the third day, the rain was still falling, and a group of ministers from the palace finally arrived.Li Shimin glanced at the figures of the crowd, looked at Long Liang and said, "Long Aiqing, did Long Feiyu come back last night?"

"No, I heard that the Weihe River and the Yellow River burst their embankments in a large area. He took his left and right guards to block the breach and never came back."

"Your Majesty, the Ministry of Industry has come to report that two days ago a group of soldiers dug up the embankment on the south bank of the Weihe River, flooding nearly [-] mu of land on the south bank. At present, nearly [-] people have been displaced and their houses have been destroyed."

"Who? Who broke the embankment?" Li Shimin's face was full of indignation at this moment when someone broke the embankment.

"Those river workers said that Lord Long led people to dig it up. At present, the fields on the south bank have become a vast ocean, and all the rice harvested in autumn have been destroyed in the ground."

"Long Feiyu? Where is he? Go and catch him."

As soon as Li Shimin finished speaking, a soldier ran into the main hall, saluted Li Shimin and said, "Your Majesty, Master Long hastened the memorial."

"Long Feiyu's memorial? What about others? Tell him to come back."

"Lord Long led his soldiers along the Yellow River River. There were many dikes on the Henan Road, and several counties were flooded. They were razed by the flood, and your lord went to relieve the disaster."

"Hmph, he ran so fast, why did he dig the embankment of the Wei River?"

"The Yellow River is full of water, why did the water flow back into it? The embankment of the Weihe River was only repaired on the south bank, and the north bank was only repaired hastily. If Master Long hadn't gone in time yesterday, dug the south bank and released the flood water into the fields, the flood would have already been drained into the fields. It poured into Chang'an City."

"What about the people on the south bank?"

"Most of the south bank is the land of the royal family. Except for some tenants, few people live there, and most of the common people live on the north bank. Before the embankment broke, those people had been moved to the north bank."

"What about the flood now?"

"With the help of the surrounding people, a levee has been temporarily built on the north bank. The water level of the flood has dropped during the day. At this time, the prison gate guards are there to reinforce the embankment. Lord Long led the soldiers of the two guards on the left and right to advance along the Yellow River. Yes. It’s just that the heavy rain took the lives of more than 100 soldiers, and tens of thousands of people were washed away and their homes were washed away. Lord Long asks His Majesty to provide relief as soon as possible.”

Hearing the words of the soldiers, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry's face was a little ugly at this moment.Last time he instigated everyone to participate in the impeachment of Long Feiyu. Although he was dismissed from office, he still did not give up after he was reinstated.He wanted to embarrass Long Feiyu.

Hearing someone report that Long Feiyu had dug a dike, he hurried to complain.Now let him in.The soldier had just finished his report when someone ran in and said, "Your Majesty, the kings of the Li clan sent people to smash the mansion of Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry."

"What? The embankment was dug by Long Feiyu. What are they doing in my mansion?"

"Those people said that if the adults hadn't built the south bank and didn't build the north bank, Long Feiyu wouldn't have dug dikes to release the flood, and they wouldn't have suffered from the disaster."

"I also want to repair it, but the Ministry of Households has not allocated any money, so what can I do to repair it?"

"Hey, Mr. Yang, speak with conscience. Mr. Long emphasized it when he was about to go to sea. If the Ministry of Industry wants to build river embankments, it will allocate as much money as possible. However, the Ministry of Industry has not asked for money to repair river embankments in recent years. Building a mansion for that prince means repairing the imperial palace. The only time you built a river embankment was because the royal family members were afraid that the flood would flood their fief. In the end, it was the students of Qiuzhi College who applied to the Ministry of Housing, and then the Ministry of Housing directly recruited migrant workers to build it. It has been fine for the past two years. This year, there was a flood, and the embankment was broken. Master Yang said that it was my Ministry of Housing I don’t know where your documents are if you don’t approve the money?”

Yan Shangshu's words made Yang Shangshu's expression change again and again.But the words have been said, he wants to change it, but there is no way to change it. The most important thing for the Ministry of Industry is to build river embankments. This flood occurs almost every year.I just didn't expect it to be bigger this year.

The flood caused the lives of more than 100 soldiers in the army. If the Ministry of War blamed him, Yang Shangshu already knew his fate, and his demotion would be considered light.He and Long Feiyu were not rivals at the same level at all, so he was trapped in a cocoon.Although those Li family members are confused and are often used as gunmen, they also know who can be provoked and who cannot be provoked. If the Shangshu Mansion is smashed, they will be smashed. If the Dragon Mansion is smashed, their throne may be a little bit hanging.

Listening to Yan Shangshu's words, Li Shimin's face became a little ugly, and Long Feiyu's yelling made him suffocate and had nowhere to release it.It was the first time for an emperor to be reprimanded by a courtier, but it also caused huge losses due to his own fault, and the emperor himself could not be punished.However, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry also committed the crime of dereliction of duty, and now he found an outlet.

Li Shimin suddenly changed his tone and said: "Put the minister of the Ministry of Industry into the prison, and execute him after the flood subsides."

After Li Shimin finished talking, a soldier stepped forward to take him away, and glanced at the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty. Li Shimin said in a slightly flat voice: "The flood is rampant, and all my loves are going down to figure out how to deal with the post-disaster reconstruction after the flood. Everyone Aiqing Shijun Zhilu, don't be Long Feiyu the first to come forward every time something happens."

"Yes"

After Li Shimin finished speaking, he left the hall with an irritable mood, and he didn't understand why he was so angry.Ever since I met Long Feiyu, I always feel a little restless.

As the rain kept falling, Li Shimin was not in a good mood either.After returning to the harem, he took Xu Hui in his arms and finished his favorite thing, then fell into a deep sleep.

While Li Shimin was sleeping, a man in plain clothes, with long hair and shawl dripping water all over his body suddenly broke into the bedroom. When he saw Li Shimin coming, he was startled at first, and suddenly said angrily: "Long Feiyu, your son broke into the bedroom!" Want to rebel?"

"Rebellion, Your Majesty said it was bad. Over the past ten years, I have worked hard for my Tang Dynasty. But Your Majesty has always been behind me time and time again. If it's just this, it's fine. As a subject, I have no complaints, but now the flood is raging. , the entire Henan Province, nearly half of the land was submerged, and starvation was everywhere. Nearly a million people became refugees, should His Majesty take responsibility for the consequences?"

"What's wrong with me, it's all the responsibility of the minister of the Ministry of Industry."

"Natural disasters are ruthless, but this is a man-made disaster. If His Majesty had ordered the embankment to be strengthened earlier, such a thing would not have happened."

"Since the matter has already happened, it is useless to discuss it. Let's relieve the disaster."

"Hasn't Your Majesty repented for his actions by now? You killed your brothers and brothers, imprisoned your father and seized the throne. If you didn't have any proud achievements, how could you be famous in the world? In the future, you will be infamous in the history books for thousands of years. As a subject I don’t want to be burdened by His Majesty’s fame, so I do my best to work hard for the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty. Finally, with today’s situation, a flood has completely washed away, how do you let me deal with it?”

"Don't talk about this yet, you broke into the bedroom at night, but you want to rebel?"

"I just want to say goodbye to Your Majesty. I'm tired and want to rest. I don't want to do these thankless things anymore. Your Majesty has always regarded me as a scourge and always thought that I would overthrow your regime. I have been trying to figure out a way to get rid of you. Bao, I want to live a more unrestrained life, and I don't want to go on like this."

"Farewell, where do you want to go, if you dare to go, I will destroy your nine clans."

Long Feiyu just smiled, ignoring Li Shimin's threats.Turning around, walked out of the palace and disappeared into the night. Seeing Long Feiyu leave, Li Shimin shouted angrily: "Long Feiyu, stop for me."

"stop……"

On the bed, Li Shimin suddenly sat up from the bed, and finally muttered to himself: "Stop!"

Xu Hui was already awakened by Li Shimin's shouts, and he was looking at Li Shimin worriedly and said, "What's wrong with you, Your Majesty?"

Li Shimin looked sideways at Xu Hui beside him, and then looked around, before asking in doubt, "How long have I been asleep?"

"I've been sleeping since morning till now."

"Is it still raining outside?"

"It stopped raining during the day and now it's starting to fall again."

"Really? I had a strange dream just now. Although it was a dream, it made me feel his reality"

"Your Majesty, you think about it every day and dream at night. Whatever you think in your heart will definitely be dreamed at night. Why don't you ask someone to go to Qin Guogong and E Guogong and let them guard the gate for His Majesty?"

"No need, I saw them in the dream just now, and the two of them were guarding outside at any time. But the man still broke into the palace directly, and the two of them didn't stop him."

Xu Hui was about to speak when the eunuch's voice suddenly came from outside the house: "Eunuch, what's wrong with you, Eunuch?"

"What happened outside?"

"Your Majesty, Eunuch Sanbao has fainted."

"Cainted? What's going on?"

"The governor of Henan Province sent it for eight hundred miles to expedite, and the messenger has already arrived outside the door."

"Let him in."

A soldier in plain clothes strode in from outside the door. Li Shimin trembled when he saw his attire, and asked a little nervously, "What's wrong with the flood?"

"The big embankment has been blocked, but nearly half of the land in Henan Province has been flooded, and there are nearly a million victims. Your Majesty, please send people to help the disaster as soon as possible, Lord Long."

"Just keep it under control, where is Long Feiyu now?"

"In Puyang, it's just..."

"Just what?"

"Master Long was washed away by the flood along with a dozen soldiers when he ordered the soldiers to block the breach."

"What?" Hearing these words, Li Shimin suddenly got up from the couch.Looking at the soldier in shock, he said, "When did it happen?"

"This morning, the governor sent people to search along the river, but they have not been found. However, many corpses were found along the river, which have been crushed by the stones in the water and cannot be identified. We can't be sure that it is Lord Long, so we can only hold a funeral. As reported by His Majesty."

"Pass down the order, do everything possible to relieve the disaster, and send additional people to find Long Feiyu, he won't just leave like this."

"Yes"

The soldier retreated as he spoke, and when he saw the soldier retreat, Li Shimin collapsed on the bed, muttering to himself, "Why did this happen?"

"What happened, Your Majesty?"

"I saw Long Feiyu in my dream just now. He broke into the palace with disheveled hair and came to say goodbye to me. He said that he wanted to live a free and unfettered life. He didn't want to be doubted by me any longer."

"Your Majesty, don't think too much, this is just what His Majesty thinks."

"It's not that what you think is true. The dream just now was too real. He walked in like that. Shubao and Jingde just smiled at him and didn't stop him."

(End of this chapter)