vstars Chapter 315 Unnamed Draft Flood
Chapter 315 Unnamed Draft Flood
This is destined to be a restless summer.
A few days ago, news came from the court that heavy rain had been falling in Jiangxi for more than ten days, and two states and thirteen cities had suffered from floods.
Emperor Shenwu has been staying in the Qinzheng Hall for seven or eight consecutive days.
Lan Qingwu gazed out the window at the relentless rain and sighed. In ancient times, fire and water were merciless! There was no telling when this natural disaster would end. Fortunately, the Dasheng Dynasty was a prosperous nation, its people strong and rich, having accumulated countless resources over the past millennia. Emperor Shenwu had already dispatched troops, food, medicine, and even soldiers to the two states and thirteen cities.
After another five or six days, the weather finally cleared up.
Emperor Shenwu finally breathed a sigh of relief. As long as the rain stopped, the subsequent disaster relief measures would be much easier to handle.
But Emperor Shenwu did not let up after all. The officials he sent never returned and there was not even a reply.
After a few days, many refugees began to appear around Shijia City, which was close to the imperial city.
The mayor of Shijia City felt something was wrong and immediately reported it to Emperor Shenwu.
Emperor Shenwu urgently summoned the cabinet ministers to Qingliang Palace again.
All the civil and military officials also felt that the matter was unusual. After a series of requests, Emperor Shenwu sent more officials to the two states and thirteen cities.
Lan Qingwu could no longer sit still, so she used all kinds of coaxing and even begging to keep Emperor Shenwu asleep until he finally had a good sleep. After he woke up, she let Emperor Shenwu have a good dinner.
Just after finishing dinner, Emperor Shenwu received another urgent memorial from eight hundred miles away. Emperor Shenwu took it from Li Xiang, took a few glances at it, and his face turned ashen.
He stood up suddenly, and the plates and dishes on the dining table fell to the ground with a crackling sound, which startled Lan Qingwu. Then Lan Qingwu saw the angry figure of Emperor Shenwu walking away.
Li Xiang hurriedly saluted Lan Qingwu and followed Emperor Shenwu: "Your Majesty, I have summoned several ministers from the cabinet. They will be here shortly!"
In the Qingliang Palace, Emperor Shenwu asked his ministers to circulate the memorial: "Everyone, take a look! What does Lan Qing say?"
The memorial was passed to Lan Shuren. "Your Majesty! If this is true, we must make careful arrangements. There has been no news of Lord Qian. Could he have been detained by them?"
Another minister said, "That's impossible. The memorial only says that a plague broke out in a village adjacent to Bianyu City. Lord Qian might have fallen ill when he arrived there."
Some said they would send people, some said they would send soldiers, but everyone agreed to send the imperial physician. No matter what, the plague was no small matter and it could spread on a large scale. Neighboring countries had not been destroyed by the plague, but the Dasheng Dynasty had a solid foundation, including medical skills and medicine. The plague that occurred in the past few years was only a small-scale infection and was suppressed by the imperial physicians of the Imperial Hospital. In short, it was a good prescription for suppressing the epidemic passed down by ancestors. As long as the local people did not commit suicide, there would be no major problems.
What a pity! Even if there were such people who were courting death, the flood had already caused many casualties. If the court had followed the rules and regulations, the situation would not have worsened. Who knew that the city guards of Bianyu City neglected their duties and did not clean up the bodies after the flood in time? The bodies were soaked in water for a long time, and the weather was hot. The civilians had already suffered, but they were not properly resettled and drank unclean water. How could they not get sick?
In this way, the plague spread rapidly, and by the time the defenders of Bianyu City realized something was wrong, it was already too late.
It would not be too late if the city governor of Bianyu City had taken timely and serious measures to remedy the situation. Unfortunately, he was afraid of being held accountable and demoted, so he simply concealed the truth and did not report it. He even listened to the advice of his subordinates to drive all the civilians and refugees with plague symptoms in the city to Guyu Village, a village affiliated to Bianyu City. He surrounded the entire Guyu Village and ordered the city guards to guard it. Anyone who broke in would be killed!
It was normal for the unfortunate Lord Qian to be ordered to inspect two states and thirteen cities, but who knew that he would capsize in the gutter this time!