Chapter 262 Who will win the destiny? (25)

As July enters, the sky is like a big hole being poked, endless rain dancing happily, pouring down from the big hole as it plunges into the sky. The water of the Yellow River is like a wild horse that has broken away from the reins, and it is possible to rush out of the river at any time. People are panic along the Yellow River.

The side door of Zan Mansion opened quietly, and a black shadow stretched out his head and looked around. He hurried inside the door to avoid raindrops as big as beans. He saw that there was no one on the street, so he turned around and said, "The rain was too heavy today. Do you really want to leave?"

The middle-aged man was a man in the army and was used to freedom for a long time. During this period, he was in the Zan Mansion. Although he was a big fish and a pretty girl accompanied him every day, he would walk around in the small yard every day, like a fish trapped in the beach.

"Let's go." The middle-aged man didn't want to talk too much, so he said lightly, without using rain gear, and stepped into the rain.

Diagonally opposite the gate of Zan Mansion, there was a grocery shop. Two men, one fat and one thin, sat on the dark attic, chewing on the fragrant pig ears while observing Zan Mansion. Seeing someone coming out of the mansion on a heavy rain, the two of them suddenly became energetic.

"Is it him?"

"It's too dark to see clearly, but the figure is a bit similar."

"This person is suspicious and cannot be let go."

"What should I do if I get it wrong?"

"I'll take responsibility if I'm wrong, and he doesn't know who we are."

Although the thin man was small, he was the backbone of the two. After he made up his mind, the fat man no longer objected. He made up his mind. The two took a prepared fish net and thick stick, ran down the attic quickly, and flashed out of the back door. The back door was a narrow alley. They ignored the raindrops as big as soybeans. They spread their legs and started running.

The two of them came out of the alley panting and stretched out their heads. They saw the man walking along the wall. The thin man was born by the water. He had been fishing by the river since he was a child. A fish net was extremely useful and was a recognized master. He held the fish net in both hands and waited for the man to fall into the trap.

The man was also quite alert while walking, and his right hand was placed near the hilt of the knife. However, he did not expect a large net to suddenly pounce on the air, and then a thick stick hit him in the face.

Only a "click" sound was heard, and the man's arm holding the knife had been broken by a wooden stick.

The thin man threw the fish net and tightened the fish net quickly, tightly entangled the man's hands and feet. The fat man was unreasonable, and a wooden stick made the tiger feel windy.

The man was full of martial arts and was a famous brave general in the army. He did not expect that he was plotted against by a small boy in Daliang City. After two sticks in his head, the man felt that everything was spinning and he fell to the ground.

Early the next morning, Daliang City had become a country of marsh. The water on the streets could flood the knees of adults. The uninformed children became very interested in the water on the streets that were above the knees and were having fun in the water. The sounds of scolding from all over the streets came from all over the streets.

Du Gang's small yard was poured back a lot of water. Several servants waved their brooms and tried hard to clean the yard that had receded. Fortunately, in early spring, he cleared all the sewers in the yard and laid all the yard with stone slabs. After the servants cleared the accumulated water, the stone slabs in the yard showed a slightly blue color, which looked unspeakable.

Du Gang stretched and couldn't sleep all night. At this time, it was the time to feel tired. A thirteen-year-old little maid, who was only thirteen and fourteen, struggled to pull up a wooden barrel from the well water. He poured some water into the wooden basin and came to Du Gang timidly.

Du Gang turned his head and glanced at the little maid, and said to the butler Liu Wang: "Butler Liu. I told you that this little woman is so thin and can she lift this big bucket? Don't let her do such a thing in the future." Butler Liu is a loyal elder. When he heard Du Gang's words, he said a little embarrassedly: "I just turned my back and she went to carry water by myself." The little woman heard Du Gang blame the butler and said uneasy: "Butler didn't ask me to carry water, I picked it up by myself."

After Meng Zhen left Daliang, there were only a few middle-aged maids left in Du Gang's courtyard. The little maid bought it to serve Ajige. After Ajige left, the housekeeper saw that the little maid was quite clever, so he asked the little maid to serve Du Gang. Du Gang's first lover was Fu Yingdi's close-fitting maid Xiao Lianzi. Due to the occasional incident, Du Gang never forgot her. The little maid looked different from Xiao Lianzi, but her dress and expression were three-point similar to Xiao Lianzi. Du Gang unknowingly felt pity for the little maid.

Du Gang sat in the chair, rested for a while, and then headed straight to the Hou's Mansion. At noon, Hou Dayong hurried back.

"Is this person really the commander under Li Chongjin?"

"It's not wrong. He saw Tang Gang and Tang Yong's clothes, but he couldn't stand the heavy punishment, so he took it all, but this person was just passing the message and didn't know much about the inside story."

"Who is that boy in white?"

"He only knew that the young man in white was a very powerful master of the Tang Sect and was very well-known in Western Shu."

Hou Dayong knocked on the table rhythmically with his fingers and said, "There are finally some clues in the matter. There are at least three ministers related to the Tang Sect, Tian Min, Zan Jurun and Li Chongjin. The young man in white in the Tang Sect seems to be a nobleman in Western Shu. If he guessed correctly, Tian, ​​Zan and Li colluded with Western Shu and poisoned the third princess and Wang Pu one after another. The third princess was rescued by the intelligent master, but Wang Pu was unfortunately killed."

Du Gang was sweating heavily on his back, and another thought hovered in his heart that shocked him: Chai Rong has always been strong, but he suddenly became ill during the Northern Expedition. Could it be that it was caused by poisoning?

This question is too sensitive. Although he is facing Hou Dayong, Du Gang still dares not say it out. Hou Dayong also thought of this question, and he is unwilling to say it out: the Chai Rong era has ended, and now it is extremely difficult to revise old cases based on some shameful evidence, and it is unnecessary.

Hou Dayong and Du Gang chose to avoid this issue at the same time. However, Tian Min, Zan Jurun and Li Chongjin colluded with the enemy country and assassinated important officials. They must find a way to resolve the problem as soon as possible. A little hesitation may lead to a disaster.

At noon, the imperial edict arrived at the Hou's Mansion and ordered Hou Dayong to go to Chanzhou for disaster relief.

After June, heavy rain continued along the Yellow River, and the water level rose sharply, causing many places to collapse in the river embankment, among which Chanzhou was the worst affected. The river water destroyed tens of thousands of houses and more than 100,000 people were displaced. Hou Dayong took the initiative to invite the infant to go along the Yellow River to help the victims.

On August 2, the heavy rain finally stopped. Hou Dayong led the Bian River Naval Division toward Chanzhou along the Yellow River. All the Bian River Naval Divisions dispatched fifty Xuanlong ships and one hundred Xuanjiao ships, carrying a large amount of food, and went down the water and soon arrived in Chanzhou.

Hou Dayong had a full understanding of the disaster, but when he arrived in Chanzhou, he was still shocked by the tragic phenomena after the disaster.

Chanzhou City is a big city located on the bank of the Yellow River. It has a long history and can be traced back to the legendary Zhuanxu. It is said that Zhuanxu, one of the five emperors, once used it as the capital, so it is known as the imperial capital. It was named Puyang during the Warring States Period, and was named because it is located in the Yang of Pushui.

Emperor Wen of Sui implemented frugal politics, light taxes and levies, and opened up grain transportation, which quickly restored the economy. In the fourth year of Daye, after Yongji Canal passed through Puyang, it facilitated transportation, and Puyang became increasingly prosperous. Soon, due to the tyranny of Emperor Yang of Sui, the people of Puyang participated in the Wagang army led by the Dongjun law Cao Zhairang to rebel against the Sui Dynasty. In the early Tang Dynasty, in order to avoid the taboo of Emperor Gaozu Li Yuan, Chanyuan County was changed to Chanshui County. In the fourth year of Wude in the Tang Dynasty, Chanzhou was established and governed by Chanshui, Dunqiu, Guancheng and other counties.

Although Chanzhou has been repeatedly warred for five generations, the city has been preserved tenaciously. However, this time the Yellow River broke its dam and destroyed an ancient city with a long history to a terrible loss.

After Hou Dayong and his party circled around the city, they entered the city from the best preserved south gate. The water in the city had receded, and thick soil filled the streets and alleys. Decayed corpses were exposed from time to time among the broken walls. The city was filled with the extremely disgusting smell of rotten corpses.

During this disaster relief, Hou Dayong brought a thousand Longwei Army soldiers, including 500 of them were the left wing army of the Longwei Army, which is the former Black Eagle Army, and the other 500 were the right wing army of the Longwei Army, which is the Fengzhou Army. These thousand men and horses were guards and also troops used to gather civilians.

Li Jixun, the commander of the Bianhe Naval Division, was appointed as the Minister of Works and replaced Tian Mindi. The deputy envoy of the Privy Councilor Shi Ying was transferred back to the Bianhe Naval Division and replaced Li Jixun's position. Shi Ying had served as the imperial envoy and respected Hou Dayong, who was in charge of the Northwest military. He was Wang Pu's confidant. After Wang Pu's death, Shi Ying was promoted by Hou Dayong many times and served as the deputy commander of the Bianhe Naval Division and the deputy commander of the Privy Councilor, and now he has become the powerful commander of the Bianhe Naval Division.

This time, Hou Dayong took the Bian River Naval Division's warship to Chanzhou to rescue disasters. Shi Ying did not dare to neglect and personally directed the Bian River Naval Division to go east to rescue disasters.

After entering Chanzhou City, Shi Ying was so stinky that he almost vomited several times, but when he saw Hou Dayong's expression was normal, he suppressed the desire to vomit.

"General Shi, there are too many dead bodies in this city, so they must be buried as soon as possible. Otherwise, when the sun shines, the city will become a hell on earth, and plagues will inevitably occur."

Shi Ying nodded pale and said, "What the Prime Minister Hou said is that there is no living person in the city now, and I don't know if the governor of Chanzhou was killed?"
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