Three days later, Guo Tianyang prepared the carriage and horses to accompany Emperor Jing and his son out of the palace.
It was the hour of Hai and the sky was already pitch dark.
Emperor Jing and his son were waiting for the car first. Just as Guo Tianyang was about to follow them, he suddenly heard a burst of hurried footsteps.
Then he quickly raised the light and ran over to take a look.
He was relieved when he saw him, because it turned out to be his useless grandson!
So he scolded, "You little bastard! What are you running around in the palace for? Do you want to scare your grandfather to death?!"
The young eunuch panted and said, "Master! Lord Li... Lord Li has an urgent memorial to present to Your Majesty, saying that Your Majesty needs to read it!"
Guo Tianyang didn't even think twice, snatched the memorial from his hand, and whispered, "Get out!"
Seeing the young eunuch walking away, Guo Tianyang hurried back to the carriage and presented the memorial.
"Your Majesty! Lord Li is making an urgent report!"
Emperor Jing felt inexplicably irritated as he read the memorial, and his pupils suddenly dilated after he opened it!
Guo Tianyang noticed that Emperor Jing was acting strangely, so he asked cautiously, "Your Majesty, what happened?"
Li Yuanzhao stared at the memorial with curiosity. If his father could show such an expression, something big must have happened!
Emperor Jing closed the memorial and said worriedly: "The flood in Jianjiang has destroyed five dams, leaving thousands of people homeless. The governor of Jianjiang has requested the court to issue an additional 200,000 taels of silver for disaster relief."
"And the rain hasn't stopped yet. The floods in the future may be even bigger...If it can't stop in half a month, I'm afraid there will be endless disasters."
"Two hundred thousand taels! The national treasury can't take it out, and the private treasury can't take it out either. The situation will only get worse and worse!"
"My Dajing is really plagued by disasters.. It rains so heavily in February, could it be God's will?!"
Emperor Jing held the window frame tightly with both hands, feeling a sense of depression in his heart.
Guo Tianyang lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, are you still going to Taoyuan County?"
"Go! I'm afraid it's useless for me to stay in Beijing now... Go to Taoyuan County immediately and import a batch of tea! Bring the map with you! I want to think of a solution to the flood in Jianjiang."
Maybe Fang Zheng will have some different ideas?
Emperor Jing looked at the darkness outside the window and made a hasty decision.
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Under the cover of night, the carriage quickly drove out of the capital.
Inside the carriage, Guo Tianyang was holding an oil lamp, and Emperor Jing kept pointing at the map and muttering to himself.
Li Yuanzhao was extremely bored. The road was bumpy and he couldn't sleep or read. He could only stare at the map.
Emperor Jing looked up and saw Li Yuanzhao in a daze. He asked, "Why, do you want to see it too?"
Li Yuanzhao hesitated for a moment, took the map, and began to draw on it with his fingers.
At the same time, he said: "The flood in Jianjiang Prefecture started from Jinli, then flowed down the river and destroyed Changxin, Jiaoxian, Hunlou and other places. It should have reached Pingwang now."
"But it would take at least five days for this memorial to travel from Jinli City to the capital by fast horse!"
"That means the dam in Pingwang may have been breached by the flood, right?"
Emperor Jing nodded in agreement. It seemed that this rebellious son was not completely unlearned. At least he could understand maps and had some thinking ability.
Li Yuanzhao looked at the map and continued:
"Father, look here! This place is called Yintuo! It is located south of Jianjiang City where the flood entered, and is surrounded by mountains on both sides! The eastern part is low-lying and has no villages. If we divert the river here and arrange for the people in other counties and cities to relocate in advance, then wouldn't the flood disaster be solved here!?
Emperor Jing looked at him strangely and asked, "How do we change the route?"
Li Yuanzhao immediately started dancing with joy: "Gather the Taoists and cast their spells! Summon the thunder to blow up the mountain in the south and block the river. The flood will be no problem!"
Emperor Jing quickly snatched the map and slapped Li Yuanzhao on the head.
He shouted angrily, "Asshole! What kind of books do you usually read? Family and national affairs are not a joke!"
"If there really were immortals with such magical powers in the world, there wouldn't have been so many deaths since ancient times!"
"You are an ignorant and unlearned bastard!"
"Guo Banban! Go back and burn all those miscellaneous and rotten books of his for me! If I see them again, I will hold you accountable!"
The carriage became quiet again. Li Yuanzhao and Guo Tianyang huddled in a corner like the aggrieved young wife.
Emperor Jing picked up the map again and looked at it carefully...
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Guo Tianyang did not sleep all night and started giving directions to the driver early in the morning.
At noon the next day, Emperor Jing and his son woke up from exhaustion and successfully entered Taoyuan County.
Li Yuanzhao couldn't wait to get out of the car, then looked at the unfamiliar scenery around him and suddenly opened his mouth wide!
Emperor Jing stretched his muscles and looked at the lively scene in front of him. He felt unexpectedly much better.
Li Yuanzhao said excitedly: "I heard from the masters that most people don't like cleanliness, and the environment is filthy! It seems that what the masters said is wrong!"
"I should have left the palace earlier if I had known this! This place looks much more interesting than the palace!"
Emperor Jing looked at the prince meaningfully and said, "Let's go to the inn first. Remember, I am a merchant now, my name is Li Long, your name is Li Yuan, and his name is Guo Da."
Li Yuanzhao was still looking around and nodded absentmindedly in agreement.
The three of them arrived at an inn, where the innkeeper greeted them warmly: "Hey! Sir, you are here again! Are you here to deliver goods to the county this time?"
Emperor Jing nodded and said, "First-class rooms, two!"
"Okay!"
After Guo Tianyang accompanied Emperor Jing into the room and put away their luggage, they quietly came to Li Yuanzhao's room.
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