Chapter 1456 Jingyang people protect their own Jingyang
Frowning his eyebrows, Wei Yifang was about to call the clerk outside the door into the study room to ask, when he saw the door was knocked open with a "bang", and a soaked clerk broke in and shouted: "County Dear, something bad happened!”
Wei Yifang was a little calm, and looked at this disrespectful clerk with furrowed eyebrows in disgust. Mr. Wei, who was usually a bit of a germaphobe, was quite disgusted by his muddy clothes...
Suppressing the dissatisfaction in his heart, he asked in a deep voice: "Tell me slowly if you have something to say. Also, what's going on with the buzzing outside?"
The clerk wiped the rain off his face and said hurriedly, ignoring the embarrassed expression on the county magistrate's face: "Reporting to the county magistrate, the army sent by the imperial court has arrived outside the city..."
Wei Yifang was shocked, stood up quickly, and said in surprise: "So fast? Immediately notify the chef and order the kitchen to organize the banquet immediately. When Lu Guogong, Fang Jun and other officials enter the city, I will hold a banquet for them. I am a member of a noble family, how can I lose such etiquette? Otherwise, if word spreads, someone will laugh at me, Jingzhao Weishi, for neglecting his hospitality."
The clerk was interrupted mid-sentence. He looked confused at this time and did not dare to take the initiative. After Wei Yifang finished speaking, he said sternly: "This...if we go back to the county magistrate, Fang Jun and others Together with the five thousand troops, they had already passed the city and rushed to the Jinghe River Embankment. "
Wei Yifang was stunned for a moment, his handsome face turned red instantly, and he said angrily: "Even so, why did you say half of the words? Do you want to embarrass me?"
The scribe was so wronged that he thought it was you who stole the words. How dare I not let you speak?
Wei Yifang was not in the mood to dwell on such a trivial matter. He waved his hands and said with an unhappy look on his face: "This Fang Jun is really too much. He arrived in Jingyang but couldn't get through the city. Doesn't he take me seriously? I am a high-ranking official." A descendant of the Zhaowei family, he was so neglectful and indifferent..."
When I said this, I suddenly remembered that the relationship between the chamberlain and Jingzhao Weishi had always been tense. The two sides had fought in court more than once or twice, so there was really no need to give him face...
He had no choice but to say: "That's all. After I take a bath and change clothes, I might as well go to the embankment to see him. After all, he is an angel who came under the emperor's orders. Don't be too rude."
The clerk swallowed and thought to himself, do you still want to take a shower and change clothes? You really are the son of a noble family. No matter how you wash yourself, won't you still get caught in the rain when you go out? What's more, the entire Jingyang City is about to be turned upside down...
He had no choice but to bravely say: "Well... didn't the county magistrate just ask me why there was so much noise outside?"
"Ah, yes, what's going on?"
Wei Yi almost forgot about it. He only remembered it after being reminded and looked at the scribe curiously.
The scribe said: "Your Majesty ordered a large army to come to Jingyang to provide disaster relief. The minister of the house shouted the slogan 'People are still alive when the dike is there, people will die when the dike collapses' outside the city. All the people in the city were moved and thought of your majesty's kindness. Therefore, Even the old, weak, women and children who stayed in the city rushed out of the city to the dike, vowing to live and die with the dike! "
Wei Yifang seemed to have been cast a restraining spell. He stood there in shock and said in disbelief: "What did you say?"
"Your Majesty, apart from the old, weak, sick and disabled who are really unable to move, everyone in the city has left the city and rushed to the embankment to fight the flood and rescue the people with the army! The city is now...almost empty."
Wei Yifang took a breath!
All the people in the city went to the embankment to provide relief, and even shouted slogans such as "When the embankment is there, people will be alive, but if the embankment collapses, people will die." But until now, he, the county magistrate, is still discussing in the government office about hosting a banquet for people from Chang'an. Disaster relief officials even had to shower and change clothes when going to the dam...
Is this fear of danger?
Or dereliction of duty?
No matter what, Wei Yifang, who was born in an aristocratic family, knew that once he was targeted by the Yushi Yanguan and submitted a unanimous memorial to His Majesty for impeachment, his official position would almost be lost... or even not just dismissed from office. If Take advantage of this opportunity to conduct a thorough investigation on yourself...
Wei Yifang's clothes were soaked with cold sweat in an instant. The cool breeze from the door blew in, and he shivered violently. His handsome face turned pale instantly, and he shouted: "How dare you mistake me?"
He didn't even bother to change his official robe, he just pushed the clerk in front of him with one palm and strode into the heavy rain outside the door.
The hospital immediately remembered the county magistrate's hoarse shouting: "Are they all dead? Anyone who is still breathing, get out of here and follow me to the embankment quickly!"
The clerk didn't expect Wei Yifang's reaction to be so great. He said to himself that even as a county magistrate, it would be a big mistake not to come to the front line in person. But after all, you are a descendant of an aristocratic family. How can you be afraid of such a trivial matter if you are a direct descendant of the Jingzhao Wei family? ?
Look at this man with his hair disheveled and his clothes in rags due to the heavy rain. This is not the style of Mr. Wei, who used to be the most particular about appearance and demeanor...
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There are crowds of people on the Jinghe River embankment.
Lin Ruofu held her waist with one hand and sat on the pergola with the other, looking at the rushing water of the Jing River not far away from the upper reaches of the Jing River, her eyes filled with worry.
Under the organization of the government officials, more than two thousand people were working enthusiastically. Baskets of earth and rocks were transported from under the embankment to the top of the dam to reinforce several embankments that were damaged by floods. However, the floods became more and more violent. , the turbulent water swept away the newly dumped earth and rocks in an instant, and all the efforts were in vain.
There are even low river banks that have been overflowed by the swollen river water, making it muddy...
What's especially worrying is that since they went up to the embankment at noon yesterday, these government servants have not closed their eyes or said anything, and they only drank two meals of gruel... That was the rice he called on the wealthy households in the city to donate. , but the free warehouse that should have been opened at this time is still locked...
Everyone in the city is angry!
Lin Ruofu was just a former director of the Ministry of Industry and had already become an official in the early years of Zhenguan. The Lin family was just a small family in Jingyang. Even if he was willing to give up his family, property and power to provide food for these common people, how many meals could he provide?
If Lin Ruofu, a strong man with two to three thousand continuous hard work, had enough appetite to eat, he would be ruined in one meal...
And the crux of the matter is that it is clear that there are tens of thousands of stones of new grain for autumn in the warehouse, but why do you let yourself, a small bureaucrat who has already become an official, lose his family and career?
That doesn’t make sense!
But even though he was angry in his heart, he couldn't just throw away his sleeves and leave. The county magistrate Wei Yifang is a direct descendant of Jingzhao Wei's family. Being the county magistrate of Jingyang is just the first step in his career. Even if Jingyang is razed to the ground by a flood, relying on Wei's power to rise to the top of the sky is still nothing more. After two years of wasting time, I could still get promoted in another place if I achieved political achievements...
But Lin Ruofu can't!
He was born and raised in Jingyang, and this was where his bones would be buried in the future. How could he have the heart to let the floods destroy his hometown? If he really does that, how can he live up to his neighbors and face his ancestors in their tombs?
The more urgent the disaster became, the more angry Lin Ruofu felt in her heart!
What kind of important responsibilities can the children of such aristocratic families take on, apart from being a dandy and enjoying themselves?
What an unworthy man!
A person walked quickly behind him, panting loudly beside him, wiping the muddy water on his face, and said worriedly: "Why does this heavy rain keep falling? The river surface has been swollen, and the water level has been rising. Now there are water levels in many places. If the situation continues like this, it’s probably going to be over! Uncle Shi, why don’t you let your servants protect you and evacuate first?”
Lin Ruofu looked back expressionlessly and saw that it was County Lieutenant Zhang Ting.
Like the Lin family, the Zhang family is also the ancestral home of Jingyang. Since the Sui Dynasty, they have served as county captains for generations. The Zhang family has a strict family tradition. Although they are not from a scholarly family, they are quite honest and kind to others, and their prestige in the county is not low.
When Zhang Ting said these words, he obviously lost confidence in protecting the embankment...
Lin Ruofu's face was as dark as water. She looked around at the villagers who were still working hard, sighed softly, and said helplessly: "You want me to abandon these villagers and neighbors and escape alone? The county magistrate is in charge of the county government and refuses to come to the university in person. "Dike, if this old bone like me is not here, do you think these people will disperse in droves, and no one will be able to hold on to the embankment, allowing the flood to collapse, destroying Jingyang City?"
Zhang Ting was speechless.
After a long while, he yelled angrily: "Mother! What kind of officials are sent by the imperial court? They only know how to enjoy themselves and behave like well-educated children of aristocratic families all day long. Once something happens, they will be very... I don’t even dare to show my face, it’s just a corpse meal!”
Lin Ruofu's thin and thin body stood upright in the wind and rain, her face was haggard but she could not hide the cold look in her eyes, and she shouted flatly: "Since you know that people only regard being an official as a step to success, why do you need to do so much? Hope? He was afraid that he would lose his feet if he got on the embankment. Man, just drink tea in the yamen and be his second generation ancestor. This is Jingyang, the Jingyang of us Jingyang people. Let us use our flesh and blood to protect this embankment, and let us Jingyang people use our lives. Guard our Jingyang!”
In the wind and rain, his shouts of shouting spread far away. When people nearby heard these words, they were all excited!
"Guard Jingyang!"
"This is the Jingyang of our Jingyang people!"
"Live and die with the levee!"
The wind and rain were like dark, and the floods were raging, but the morale on the embankment was like a rainbow. All the civil servants' eyes were red, they gritted their teeth and unleashed all their strength to transport baskets of earth and rocks from the bottom of the dam. The raging floods blocked everything.
With one heart and one mind, man can conquer heaven! (End of chapter)