I was the emperor in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 179 Orderly
Lightning flashes, and the wind howls.

This sudden torrential rain has been falling for a full quarter of an hour, and even the most ordinary people in the city are beginning to worry about whether there will be a flood.

In Mingshifang Caochang Hutong, Zhou Dahe's home was already overcrowded, and a canopy was directly set up in the courtyard.

After learning that the emperor came to the front line to personally direct the disaster relief work, a group of yamen came one after another, and directly moved their temporary command posts to Mingshifang, so that the emperor could arrange the deployment of each square.

Under the eaves, Li Zhiliang looked anxious, while Li Tian was still thinking.

It is indeed a feasible method to evacuate the people in the southeast Sanfang into the city, but in the face of such a rapid flood, the people will not obey the imperial court's orders honestly.As long as there is a slight mistake when entering the city, there is a great possibility of stirring up a civil uprising.

The capital city is at the foot of the Son of Heaven, and the Forbidden Army alone has as many as [-]. Li Tian is naturally not afraid of civil uprisings.

What really worries him is that stampede incidents are easy to break out in the chaos. Hundreds of thousands of people trample on each other. Just thinking about it makes people feel worried.

Li Zhiliang was thinking about the hundreds of thousands of people outside the city, and couldn't see Li Tian's constant meditation, so he immediately stood up and cupped his hands, and said again;

"Your Majesty, the water on the street has covered your feet. The rain is so urgent that the entire Mingshifang will be submerged in the water for at least half an hour. Don't hesitate any longer."

If it was normal, Li Tian would patiently explain to these young officials, but the current situation does not allow him to elaborate.

With a glint in his eyes, Li Tianxia made up his mind and turned to look at Jiang Baodao:
"Jiang Bao, send someone to spread the message that Huang Yan and Zheng He will come to Mingshifang to see me right away."

"Here."

With a salute, Jiang Bao stepped into the rain and ran towards the gate of the courtyard.

Suddenly thinking of Zhu Gaoxu, Li Tian stood up and shouted at Jiang Bao in the rain:
"Jiang Bao, and the King of Han, ask the King of Han to also come to see me."

"The old servant heard His Majesty."

Straightening his neck and yelling, Jiang Bao had already arrived outside the courtyard like a dragonfly.

Holding the bamboo hat on his head to sit down again, Li Tian slightly squinted his eyes, looked at the crowded canopy in the courtyard, turned his face and said casually:
"Call the magistrate of Shuntian Prefecture, the commander of the soldiers and horses of the east and west cities, and the county magistrates of the two counties to come out and speak."

Li Tian didn't need to call names deliberately, someone would naturally be moved by the sound. After a while, Sun Jia, the prefect of Shuntian Prefecture, led four people to stand up.

"My minister, Sun Jia, prefect of Shuntian Prefecture, sees His Majesty."

"Bai Qiliang, the Commander of the East City Troops and Horses of the Weichen, and Han Tao, the Commander of the West City Troops and Horses of the Weichen, see Your Majesty."

"My minister, Liu Hong, magistrate of Daxing County, and my minister, Yu Shangying, magistrate of Wanping County, are attending Your Majesty."

Several people were wearing coir raincoats and bamboo hats. Li Tian didn't look carefully, but he really didn't know who was who. He immediately greeted Pingshen and said in a deep voice:

"How many people did you bring, Rong Ping said first."

Sun Jia, the prefect of Shuntian Prefecture, was named Rongping, because he was the prefect of the No. [-] prefecture in the world, and his official rank was one level higher than that of ordinary four-rank prefects, so he was also fortunate to wear a crimson official robe.

Hearing the sound of handcuffing, Sun Rongping did not lie and said directly:

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I have brought 230 arrests from Shuntian Mansion and 570 six yamen servants, and they are now waiting in the small hall of Fang Ling in Mingshi Fang."

Without Li Tian asking one by one, after Sun Rongping finished speaking, Bai Qiliang, the commander of the Dongcheng Army and Horse Division, took up the conversation and reported all the number of Wuhou inspectors he brought.

After Yu Shangying, the county magistrate of Wanping County, finished his report, Li Tian nodded and straightened his expression immediately:
"The terrain in the northwest of the capital is high against the mountains, so I don't think there will be any major problems. The main ones are the twelve workshops in the east city. Rongping, you bring the most people. Chongjingfang, North Juxianfang, Jiaozhongfang, and South Juxianfang , I will leave the drains of these four squares to you, and you must do your best to dredge them to prevent floods from pouring into the homes of the people."

"The minister leads the order."

After saying that, Sun Rongping was about to leave, Li Tian hurriedly stretched out his hand to stop him, turned to Wu Zhong and said quickly:

"Wu Zhong, you immediately send someone to open the Guang warehouse of the Ministry of Industry, and do your best to ensure that rain gear and tools are distributed to everyone."

"Your Majesty, the ambassador of Guangkuang is here, and I will arrange it now."

"Han Tao, from now on, all your people will be temporarily dispatched by Dongcheng Bingmasi. You and Bai Qiliang will be responsible for dredging the drains of Mingzhaofang, Sichengfang, Renshoufang, and Huanghuafang, and all the necessary tools. , go to the warehouse to equip as soon as possible."

"The minister leads the order."

"Yu Shangying, your people are the same. From now on, all of them will be dispatched by Liu Hong temporarily. The two of you will be responsible for dredging the drains in the clarification workshop and the Dachang workshop."

"The minister leads the order."

After Li Tian made such an arrangement, the canopy in the courtyard was immediately emptied, and everyone followed their chief officer out of the courtyard and rushed to various squares in the city.

Not forgetting Li Zhiliang, Li Tian adjusted his thoughts a bit, put on an undeniable tone and said:
"Li Zhiliang, I have entrusted you with an important task. Now go to Dashiyongfang to find Huangge Lao, and ask him to adjust his staff to ensure the smooth flow of the Qianbu Corridor."

"Your Majesty, what about the people of Sanfang in the outer city?"

"You don't need to worry about the people in the three squares of the outer city, I have my own arrangements."

Hearing this, Li Zhiliang's expression darkened immediately. He had just explained his arrangement, and he was about to be taken out?
Thinking about Li Tian's words, Li Zhiliang only thought that the emperor was going to abandon the people in the outer city, and his recklessness in the south of the Yangtze River suddenly came up, and he said bravely:
"Your Majesty, I take the position of the official secretary of the capital Shuiqing. It is my job to have hundreds of thousands of people in the outer city. If your majesty dismisses me with the words of my own arrangement, forgive me for not obeying the order." .”

Li Zhiliang has made great achievements at a young age, and has always been a key training target in Wuzhong in the Ministry of Industry.

Seeing Li Zhiliang contradicting the emperor in such a situation, Wu Zhong frowned indistinctly, and said sullenly in his tone:

"Li Zhiliang, this is not Suzhou, what do you want to do?"

Hearing that his family hall was a little unhappy, Li Zhiliang pursed his lips nervously, and immediately explained to himself:

"The lower officials are only worried about the safety of the people outside the city, and never dare to have the thought of fishing for fame, and please ask the ministers to learn from them."

Li Zhiliang's explanation obviously didn't satisfy Wu Zhong, he took a deep breath, carefully glanced at Li Tian's face, Wu Zhong winked wildly and said:
"Here is my official and Your Majesty, who will speak to you, a fifth-rank doctor?"

Wu Zhong sounded like he was teaching Li Zhiliang a lesson, but Li Tian knew very well that this was just Wu Zhong deliberately speaking harsh words to himself, and trying to protect Li Zhiliang in a different way.

"Okay, Wu Shangshu, Li Langzhong is also dedicated to serving the people, so there is no need to be so harsh."

After a slight pause, Li Tian smiled and looked at Li Zhiliang:

"Since you're so curious about my arrangement, then I'll make an exception today and allow you to stay here and watch?"

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

(End of this chapter)