bayedsolid Chapter 370 Danger
Chapter 370 Danger
Upon hearing the suggestion of the Chief Clerk Cui Wanrong, the King of England frowned and looked at Cui Wanrong with an unfriendly look.
Cui Wanrong has been the Chief Clerk of the King of England's Palace for more than ten years. This is the first time he has seen the King of England. He was staring at him with such murderous eyes that he was frightened to death.
When Cui Wanrong entered the palace, King Ying had just regained his spirits after several years of decadence. Naturally, he did not know about the grudges between King Ying and the Cheng Palace, let alone King Ying's feelings for Princess Cheng.
Seeing that Cui Wanrong was so frightened that his face turned pale, the King of England restrained his sinister look, took a deep breath, and slowly calmed himself.
"Don't ever have such thoughts again, or I will never forgive you."
When Cui Wanrong heard what the King of England said, he immediately knelt on the ground and spoke anxiously.
"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will never dare to do it again!"
The King of England softened his tone when he thought of how Cui Wanrong had followed him all these years, being loyal and diligent in his work.
"Stand up. I don't mean to blame you, but the status of Princess Cheng is precious and I cannot tolerate your insulting words just now."
"I know I was wrong, and I will never make the same mistake again."
Cui Wanrong kowtowed to the King of England, and when he saw the King of England nod, he slowly stood up.
"Tell your subordinates to be cautious when investigating Liang Jingcheng's identity or Princess Cheng and her unborn child. Don't leave any clues. Also, arrange two strong men to protect Liang Jingcheng and his junior brother Ye Changyan in secret. I'm afraid someone will vent their anger on these two children because of the match-fixing case during the Dragon Boat Festival. After all, those people suffered a lot because of these two children."
Cui Wanrong was a little confused that the King of England would actually arrange people to protect two students who were not related to him in any way. However, Cui Wanrong respectfully responded and bowed before retreating.
The King of England stayed alone in the room for a long time. When he came back to his senses and picked up the teacup beside him, the tea had already gone cold. However, he did not ask anyone to change the tea. Instead, he drank it in one gulp and then a kind smile appeared on his face.
As the rain continues, more and more people begin to believe the rumors and are preparing for possible floods.
On June 22, urgent news reached Shengjing that five prefectures outside the capital, including Xuyang Prefecture and Chaozhou Prefecture, had floods of varying degrees. Among them, Xuyang Prefecture and Chaozhou Prefecture, because their territories were mostly mountainous and hilly, had fierce mountain torrents and the water levels of rivers rose sharply.
Many houses in low-lying areas were destroyed by mountain torrents. There is no news of casualties so far, but judging from the content of the emergency report, the local situation does not seem optimistic.
Upon receiving the urgent report, the emperor urgently summoned all the officials in the court to discuss countermeasures.
Just as the emperor and the officials in the court were discussing countermeasures, another urgent news arrived.
The Niutoushan Reservoir and Qingxi Weir in Xuyang Prefecture broke their banks one after another this afternoon. The Niutoushan Reservoir is the largest reservoir in Xuyang Prefecture. Now Pingcheng County downstream has become a swamp.
Although Qingxi Weir is much smaller than Niutoushan Reservoir, it is located upstream of Xuyang Prefecture. Faced with the oncoming mountain torrents, Xuyang Prefecture is now in danger.
The emperor and the officials in the court were all worried when they received the urgent report. The Minister of Works Luo Kuizhong pointed out the locations of the Niutoushan Reservoir and Qingxi Weir on the spread out map, and then made suggestions.
"Your Majesty, according to the emergency report and the map, the counties surrounding Pingcheng County are not high in terrain. We must quickly issue an order to have the counties surrounding Pingcheng County immediately mobilize officers and soldiers and civilians to build embankments and fences to divert the mountain torrents pouring from the Niutoushan Reservoir to the Zuoyuan River. This will reduce the pressure on the counties surrounding Pingcheng County as much as possible. At the same time, order Linzhou, which is downstream of the Zuoyuan River, to immediately mobilize officers and soldiers and civilians to inspect the river embankment and build a strong embankment. Let the people in the low-lying counties downstream of the Zuoyuan River, such as Longqi County and Shanghui County, evacuate immediately."
Everyone agreed with the opinion of Luo Kuizhong, the Minister of Works. The current situation was urgent and there was no time for fussing.
The emperor immediately ordered the chief eunuch of the Qinzheng Hall, Zuo Wenxing, to pass on orders to several prefectures and counties under Xuyang Prefecture in accordance with the advice of the Minister of Works Luo Kuizhong. After receiving the order, Zuo Wenxing responded with a yes and hurriedly left the Qinzheng Hall.
Then the Minister of Works Luo Kuizhong pointed to Qingxi Weir not far from Xuyang Prefecture on the map and made a suggestion.
"Your Majesty, although the storage capacity of Qingxi Weir is not large, there are water coming from three directions upstream of Qingxi Weir, and most of the upstream areas are mountainous and hilly. If the rainfall continues, the threat of Qingxi Weir to Xuyang City downstream will be far more than this."
Everyone followed the direction of Luo Kuizhong's finger and clearly saw the three directions of water coming from upstream of Qingxi Weir. Then they looked at the city of Xuyang Prefecture not far from Qingxi Weir, and everyone's expressions became quite solemn.
Xuyang Prefecture is a large city to the west of the capital, with more than 100,000 people living in the city. If the flood from Qingxi Weir pours into Xuyang Prefecture, the losses will be incalculable.
What is even more terrifying is that the capital of Xuyang Prefecture is located in a relatively high mountainous and hilly area. If the flood from Qingxi Weir pours into Xuyang Prefecture, it will inevitably pour down along the terrain and head straight to Linzhou, which has a flat terrain downstream.
Linzhou is located in the capital area, with a dense population and prosperous economy. Once Linzhou is in danger, the flood will come directly to the capital.
"Your Majesty, Xuyang Prefecture is located in a very critical position. If the flood rushes into Xuyang Prefecture, it will be a direct threat to Linzhou downstream. The current situation is urgent. I suggest that you immediately order the Xuyang prefect to mobilize officers and soldiers and civilians to find ways to divert the pouring mountain torrents to Tuoling River not far from Xuyang Prefecture to prevent the flood from causing too serious an impact on Xuyang Prefecture. In addition, immediately dispatch the guards stationed in Linzhou to Xuyang for support. At the same time, all counties in Linzhou should also take action immediately, dispatch troops and horses to patrol the river embankments, and immediately reinforce them if hidden dangers are found. If dangerous situations are found, immediately dispatch troops and horses to rush to help."
Luo Kuizhong's opinion was once again agreed by everyone, and the emperor once again asked the eunuch Zuo Wenxing, who had just returned, to go out and pass on the order.
Just as the order against Xuyang Prefecture was issued, Zuo Wenxing received the latest emergency report.
Urgent danger also occurred in Chaozhou Prefecture to the south of Shengjing and Langzhou Prefecture to the north. At present, dangers of varying degrees have occurred in the south, west and north. The flood is approaching Linzhou, Xuzhou and Luozhou in the capital area.
Shengjing and its surrounding prefectures are densely covered with rivers and water systems. The water levels of the rivers in these prefectures are now rising rapidly and have long exceeded the highest water levels in previous years.
Once the flood peaks from several directions converge at the same time, the capital area will be surrounded by floods, and Shengjing City will face tremendous pressure.