Gu Yun asked people to eat in batches. He and Liu Ziqi stood by the river bank, watching the water rushing over from upstream closely.

The river channels on both sides also need to be raised, and people who have filled their stomachs spontaneously carry sandbags to fill and raise the river banks on both sides.

"Although the water from the upper reaches of Chanzhou has been blocked, the terrain of Danzhou and Qingzhou is too low. I'm afraid they will still be flooded by such heavy rain." Liu Ziqi said.

"I can't take care of it." Gu Yun smiled helplessly and said, "Fortunately, as long as we intercept the water from Chanzhou, Danzhou and Qingzhou will not become a vast ocean."

Liu Ziqi nodded. In the face of natural disasters, humans are so insignificant.

Since the beginning of summer this year, there has been so much rain in the north. How could the officials in the north not report it? If the court had allocated money earlier to dredge the silt and strengthen the dam, the north would not have ended up in this situation.

The capital must still be in a state of peace and prosperity at this moment, with officials enjoying their beautiful wives and concubines and living a life of luxury and debauchery.

Liu Ziqi couldn't help but sneer sarcastically.

In this world, some places are in dire straits, while other places are peaceful and calm.

In some places, there is widespread wailing and crying, while in other places, there is soft music and laughter.

Looking at the people carrying sandbags and working hard to build the river embankment in the mud, Liu Ziqi's eyes became deeper and more determined. One day, he would make sure that all the people in the world could live and work in peace and contentment, and that Taiyan would be a land of peace and prosperity.

"It's bad!" Gu Yun shook the torch in his hand and shouted, "Hurry up, the dam is going to collapse!"

Under the constant erosion of the rushing water, the sandbags on the section of the embankment reinforced with ropes have become tilted.

The people near the river bank hurried over. Gu Yun threw the torch to the secret guard Seventeen and ran towards the dam in the water regardless of anything else.

Liu Ziqi reached out to stop him, "Gu Yun, calm down!"

He turned around and called about twenty men to tie ropes around his body.

The leading man was carrying a bundle of ropes on his back. Under Liu Ziqi's command, they pulled each other down the river and approached the dam.

People took turns carrying sandbags from the river bank to fill the gaps washed away by the water. The man walking in the front was a good swimmer. After filling the gap, he dived to the bottom of the water and tied the rope on his back to the iron stake at the bottom of the river again.

Now there is only the rope. Although the rope is not strong enough, the sandbags may be collapsed again and the rope may also be broken, but this is the only way now.

The blacksmith shop in the city could not forge a long and thick chain in such a short time.

Holding the rope, the man went down to the other side of the river. This side of the river blocked the water flow of Chanzhou. The water was turbulent and rushing. As soon as the man entered the water, he was swept into the current. If he had not been tied with a rope and a strong man holding him tightly from behind, he would have been washed away by the swift current.

The men who survived the disaster were still in shock and some were afraid to go into the water again.

Gu Yun was watching by the river. Seeing that the reinforced ropes were getting looser due to the movement of the sandbags, he made a quick decision and said, "Let me do it."

He walked towards the river bank with a resolute look. The leading man hesitated and said, "Young Marquis, the water is rushing fast. We can't get down there at all."

Gu Yun patted his shoulder and said, "Thank you for your hard work."

"Master, I'll do it!" Seventeen, who was on the river, dropped the torch in his hand, walked to the river bank, took the rope from Gu Yun and tied it around his waist, "Master, you can't get into trouble, let me do it."

Gu Yun's expression was tense. Seeing another sandbag sliding into the rushing water, he did not hesitate. He closed his eyes and warned, "Seventeen, you must...must come back alive."

Seventeen nodded, had the rope loosened, and went into the water.

A huge force swept over, causing the rope to suddenly tighten. Gu Yun pulled the rope tightly and looked at his feet nervously.

Seventeen jumped into the river and was instantly submerged by the current. Fortunately, the rope around his waist was holding him tightly.

He rose and fell with the current, floated to the surface, gestured to Gu Yun that he was fine, and signaled everyone to continue lowering the rope.

The waves grew bigger and bigger, and the person at the front almost fell into the river, but was pulled back by Gu Yun by the collar.

Because of Gu Yun's action of rescuing the man, the rope was pushed forward a long distance. Gu Yun immediately grabbed the rope tightly. The rope rubbed his palms, but he didn't feel any pain at all. He just focused on looking at Seventeen in the water.

Although Seventeen is called Seventeen, he is not the seventeenth child. Gu Yun only has two secret guards, and Seventeen and Eighteen grew up with him.

When Gu Yun was seven or eight years old, he could already recite the Thousand Character Classic fluently, but he was not good at counting and could not count to twenty.

The reason why Seventeen is called Seventeen is because at that time, he could only count seventeen with his fingers and toes.

Eighteen was stupid. When Gu Yun told him that he only had eighteen toes and fingers, he thought he was really missing two fingers and was so scared that he cried.

Gu Yun clutched the rope and prayed in his heart, Seventeen, you must come back alive.

Some more people joined the river, holding the rope tightly and watching the situation in the river with concern.

Suddenly, a large group of people came from the distant river bank, holding torches in their hands and marching hurriedly towards the embankment in the heavy rain.