Chapter 271 Origin River

Although the river burst its banks, there will be heavy rain.

But this time, the impact was too wide, involving three states...

Su Shengsheng's dull eyes froze and she got down from the rocking chair.

Before she could walk away, she was pulled back into the arms of someone who was dissatisfied.

"Don't worry, the emperor has taken over."

?

Su Shengsheng raised her red eyes and asked, "So soon?"

It's not that she looked down on the emperor, but she felt that Xie Xuan gave too quickly.

Xie Xuan pinched her nose and said with a look of begging for praise, "I asked him to reimburse all the expenses you and the merchants incurred."

This was a word he learned from her.

Just as I was about to savor her sweet lips, she was suddenly pushed away.

“The aftermath of the disaster is even more important…”

Unexpectedly, he handed over to the emperor so quickly. Su Shengsheng did not delay any longer and hurried out.

Xie Xuan was left sighing helplessly, one hand resting on his leg.

If I had known earlier, I would have not given it to you...

However, since he had promised to "clear the name" for someone, he also had to do a good job of promoting the emperor's reputation.

At Xie Xuan's command, the royal section of the freshly published newspaper took up an entire page.

The eye-catching title catches your eye.

The imperial capital was flooded, causing all government offices to malfunction.

However, the emperor has already issued an order to the Su family, stating that all disaster relief expenses will be borne by the court, and that disaster relief silver will be allocated and will arrive soon.

There was no nonsense throughout the article, it just said that the emperor had been contacted and someone had taken over.

Faced with the fact that the imperial edict was issued after such a long time without any mention of the matter, and that the people were about to take over the affairs of those who had already been safely evacuated, the people naturally had their own standards.

But the Su family really shouldn't bear such a large amount of expenses.

Since the emperor has stepped forward to take charge and the Su family is willing to hand it over, they know who they should be grateful to.

Although the Su family issued a timely warning and the evacuation was orderly, some remote and scattered people and many people who were not registered suffered considerable casualties.

But this time, we were very lucky to be able to harvest and sell the crops in the fields before the natural disaster.

Gazing through telescopes at their devastated homes, the people of the three states shed tears.

Those civilians were able to escape because they had this device to monitor the danger of the dam, so they didn't have to stand guard there.

They passed the telescope around and watched from the observation deck as the Nujiang River flooded across many areas of the three states.

…

This time, the three states near the border river area suffered the disaster in Nanling.

This river passes through three states, but its upper reaches are in the other half of Nanling.

That is, the sixteen states occupied by the Northern Rong.

At this moment, the continuous heavy rain has stopped.

The person Su Shengsheng sent out to check finally replied.

Naturally, they could not communicate with the other fallen Nanling because there were Beirong soldiers stationed on the border to defend it.

At this moment, the emperor was busy urging the officials of the three states to complete the handover with the Su family as soon as possible.

If it weren't for Su Shengsheng's information collection team, they would have provided a list of relevant personnel, materials, and items needed for daily deployment.

I'm afraid they won't be able to take over at all.

Even so, the emperor still complained that they were slow.

You have to know that this is the result of the selfless contributions of many merchants and kind-hearted people in counties and prefectures, as well as the assistance of military and civilians in counties and prefectures across the country.

Although they had harvested the grain in the three states, they had already sold it to the Su family. This was because they had sufficient manpower, all of whom were retired soldiers. They fought day and night under extreme conditions and were able to evacuate both people and grain so quickly.

Even if they wanted to take over, they didn't have enough manpower!

So many people were resettled, there were hundreds of thousands of soldiers and generals, plus the kind-hearted people who came to distribute porridge...

Even if there are orders from the Su family, I will not resist them.

But not everyone can finish such a big plate.

Just like the person above, just touch your upper lip to your lower lip and it will take place.

In the end, he shamelessly asked the princess for help.

Only then were personnel allowed to help them transition as usual until the disaster subsided.

In name, it was the emperor who was in charge, but in reality it was still the original Su family members.

However, the money and grain allocated by the imperial court to other states and counties were directly transferred to the Su family for management.

And they just stood aside and learned.

Not causing trouble is the greatest help you can provide.

The majesty of the emperor is inviolable.

Faced with such a serious mistake, Zong Zheng Ruijin naturally had to hold someone accountable in order to silence the gossips of the world.

As expected, the Imperial Observatory was made the scapegoat.

As people who were in charge of predicting good and bad luck and the rise and fall of Nanling, they couldn't even predict such a huge natural disaster. How could they not be held accountable?

As for those who guarded the dam, they were also implicated and held accountable.

Just because they gave the wrong information, saying it could hold.

Let me ask you, who would dare to tell the emperor that he cannot defend the city?

Then he must be beheaded on the spot!

Now, with the call for accountability, public opinion has finally been diverted.

Unexpectedly, news came out from the Su family again that the other half of Nanling that was invaded was in trouble.

Although not all sixteen states were affected by the disaster, two states were affected, and the damage was more serious than the three states in Nanling.

Naturally, they were unable to communicate with Nanling. It was because they saw the hot air balloon leaping out of Nanling that they used waterproof objects such as wine jars and ceramic bottles to send the distress letter along the river.

The Northern Rong have stationed troops at important roads in the Sixteen States.

They had no way of communicating with other prefectures and counties, and although Yu Chang, who was supported by the Northern Rong, did not dare to proclaim himself emperor, he continued to manage all officials.

Heavy rain fell continuously. The counties and cities that were first affected by the river flood sent letters by express horses, but there has been no news since then.

Next, the river roars.

They must not prepare to flee their homeland.

However, he did not expect that he would be labeled as a rebel by the Northern Rong and his path to survival would be blocked.

They also forced them to go to the fields to harvest crops, and when the flood came, they abandoned them there to die.

Fortunately, there was a high mountain, and they ran up it desperately.

But the food we brought with us had long been eaten up.

They waited day and night, but no one came to save them.

They knew they were abandoned.

I even thought that it would be better to die than to starve to death and become someone else's meal.

But just when they were completely hopeless, they saw something that had come from the south.

They shouted desperately, until their throats were hoarse, but their voices could not reach beyond the mountain where they were.

But it also gives them hope.

They used everything that could float, took their message, and floated down the turbulent river.

They knelt down and prayed to God, asking for even a little food or someone to save them.

Looking at the blood-stained book that was taken out, countless soldiers on the border had red eyes.

"Damn Beirong people..."

They actually said that this was a natural disaster and could not be changed by human power.

They also said that since Guanyin Bodhisattva appeared to protect them, they should ask their gods to save them.

If the god they believe in does not save them, it is God's punishment for them.

Such heart-breaking words are worse than those of an animal.

Countless corpses have emerged on the river.

shocking……

But this time, will the emperor save him?

Intervening in the occupied land would anger Beirong...

If we don't rescue them, are we going to watch the people of Nanling eat their own children, causing a human tragedy?

But...how can they save them?

Even people can’t get in…

At this moment, countless people could not help but look towards the south with hope.

It seems that there are the answers they want.