I served as an admonisher in the Song Dynasty

Chapter 120 Su Jingming holds the river on his shoulders with one person's strength, how majestic!nice!

After a while.

Uncle He took several villagers and braved the heavy rain to come to Ouyang Xiu and Su Liang.

"Both officers, you must not go into the river at this time!"

"When it rains heavily and whirlpools surge in the river, someone might be killed!" Uncle He said anxiously as he shook off the rain from his face.

Ouyang Xiu looked helpless and said: "We only have this afternoon left. If we test again tomorrow, we will resist the decree. These three points must be tested today!"

"Then...then...you can't joke with our lives!" Uncle He glared.

"Uncle He, I'll add more money. Once things are done, I'll definitely ask the officials to give you a reward!"

Uncle He looked gloomy and shook his head.

"Two officials, this is no longer a matter of money. Behind these 20 or so men are more than 20 families. To put it bluntly, if you fall in the river, the imperial court will provide you with compensation and preferential treatment. Their families. However, if these men die, their parents, wives and children may starve to death. I absolutely cannot watch them die!"

"Uncle He..."

As soon as Ouyang Xiu opened his mouth, Su Liang stopped him.

Su Liangdao: "Scholar Ouyang, Uncle He is right. Measuring the river is our business. They are innocent and should not make sacrifices. We are the emperor's salary, and now is the time to stand at the front!"

Ouyang Xiu nodded helplessly.

Lives are at stake, and everyone's life matters.

After saying that, Su Liang shouted outside: "All imperial city officials and Kaifeng Prefecture river workers, gather at the measuring point ahead!"

After a while.

Officials from the Imperial City Department and river workers from Kaifeng Prefecture, nearly a hundred people, all stood on the embankment.

Everyone was holding hemp rope, driftwood, and measuring tools in their hands, and let the heavy rain hit them.

Su Liang, Ouyang Xiu, Shen Kuo, and Zhang Mao stood at the front, looking at the Yellow River rolling in front of them.

Su Liang wiped the rain off his face and said loudly: "Brothers, in order to save thousands of people on both sides of the river from flooding, and in order to save our ten thousand acres of fertile land from being ravaged by the river, today we are risking our lives!"

"A true man will not hesitate to die for his country. And I believe that we will be able to defeat this yellow dragon and measure the last three points!"

"Fighting against the sky is endless fun, go down to the river!" Su Liang shouted at the top of his lungs.

Loud.

It suppressed the water of the Yellow River flowing beside it.

"It's numerous fun to fight the destiny!"

"It's numerous fun to fight the destiny!"

"It's numerous fun to fight the destiny!"

……

After everyone shouted, they began to tie ropes and descend into the river.

not far away.

Uncle He and others looked at it from a distance, feeling a sense of sadness in their hearts.

"Uncle He, let's help them. This way we have a better chance. These two officials are different from other officials!" A man couldn't help but said.

Uncle He thought for a while and said, "You two, go to the village quickly and call for people to bring more ropes."

Immediately, two men drove a carriage towards the village in the rain.

Uncle He sighed and said, "Oh! When the river is angry, nothing can stop it. I hope they can hold on for a while longer."

at this time.

Zhang Mao saw that Su Liang was also tying a rope on his body and quickly came closer.

"Su... Censor, what are you doing? You must not go into the river. If something happens to you, how will I explain it to the officials!"

Ouyang Xiu also came over, trying to stop Su Liang.

Su Liang smiled slightly.

"You two, I know how to swim, and I know how to measure. And as long as I'm here, our morale will be there. I can't coax the brothers into the river and stay on the shore like a turtle!"

"Then...then I'll go into the river too!" Ouyang Xiu immediately grabbed a rope.

"Sister Ouyang, please don't cause trouble. If you were ten years younger, you would still be about the same. Now you can only cause trouble!"

Su Liang grabbed the rope back from Ouyang Xiu's hand.

Su Liang tied the rope around his waist, smiled at Ouyang Xiu and said, "Sister Ouyang, if something happens to me, please accept my son as a student. When he grows up, tell him what I have done for him." The country is for the people. I, Su Jingming, have never been timid!"

After saying that, Su Liang patted his chest, then looked at Shen Kuo aside and said, "You must remember the data well, it is more precious than our lives!"

Xiao Shen Kuo nodded heavily.

Then, Su Liang and two river workers took measuring tools and pushed a sheepskin raft down the river.

Ouyang Xiu, Zhang Maoze, and Xiao Shen Kuo were all in tears.

……

Bang!Bang!Bang!
Turbid waves rolled, constantly impacting the soil slopes on both sides, and layers of loess continued to sink into the torrent.

The three points Su Liang wanted to measure were all located on the north side of the river.

There are two small slopes and one large slope.

There were more than [-] people on the shore pulling thick hemp ropes in two directions, and others were holding tools in the water to catch the dragon.

Su Liang and two river workers sat on a sheepskin raft, holding a level ruler and driftwood. They were dragged by several imperial city officials to the first small slope.

The most difficult thing about measuring points here is to fix the true level ruler to the driftwood.

At this moment, the water was turbulent and there was mud underneath, making it difficult to stand firm.

Su Liang wiped the rain off his face, took a level ruler, and jumped off the sheepskin raft.

Bang!
He just jumped.

A wave hit him in the face, knocking him directly into the water.

Everyone behind was shocked and quickly pulled the rope.

Soon, Su Liang surfaced.

"I'm fine!" Su Liang shouted loudly, approaching the measuring point again.

Bang!Bang!Bang!
The waves surged, each wave higher than the last.

Su Liang was only two feet away from the measuring point, but it took him more than a quarter of an hour before he slowly stood up and determined the measuring point.

Immediately afterwards, two river workers also jumped into the water and started measuring together with Su Liang.

ashore.

Little Shen Kuo wore a bamboo hat on his head and protected the pen and paper in his arms. Once there was a sound coming from the front, he would immediately write down the data.

This day was destined to be unforgettable for him.

A quarter of an hour later.

Su Liang shouted: "Six inches three, two feet eight!" (This data is mainly for measuring slope, similar to the Pythagorean theorem)

Hearing this voice, everyone couldn't help but smile, and the first measuring point was taken down.

"Remember it!" Xiao Shen Kuo shouted loudly. …

After a while.

Su Liang and others moved slowly towards the second measuring point.

At this moment, the rain was pouring down, getting heavier and heavier.

The rain connects the sky and the river together, making them gray and gray.

It was as if the sky was falling and the earth was falling.

The river water in early March was very cold.

Su Liang couldn't help but shudder, and then climbed onto the sheepskin raft again.

If you remain immersed in water, your iron body will not be able to withstand it.

The second measurement point was similar in difficulty to the first measurement point. It took Su Liang an hour to finally master it.

Subsequently.

Su Liang and the river workers ignored rest and headed straight to the last slope.

Bang!Bang!Bang!
The turbid waves hit him like a wall, which was very painful.

at this time.

A high and fast turbid wave came.

"Boom!"

There was a loud noise, like thunder.

The sheepskin raft overturned on the water, and everyone in the river was hit by the wave.

Gradually.

Some people slowly revealed their heads.

At this moment, a river worker shouted: "Su Yushi is off the rope! Su Yushi is off the rope!"

Hearing this, people on the shore became nervous.

Once he loses his rope and is swept into the undercurrent of the river, he will be completely dead.

At this time.

Uncle He, who was not far away, also ran over with more than 20 men, helping the Imperial City Siguan Chai on the bank to pull the rope.

Ouyang Xiu, Zhang Maoze, and Xiao Shen Kuo are all looking for Su Liang.

If Su Liang dies, it will be a huge loss to the court.

Ouyang Xiu shouted: "Su Jingming, come up quickly. We will test this point tomorrow. I will resist the order. It doesn't matter if I die. Nothing can happen to you!"

Whoa!Whoa!Whoa!

Another wave of turbidity receded.

Su Liang showed his head three feet away and shouted: "I'm here!"

Su Liang lives in the south and has excellent water quality.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have had the courage to do so. He has never been pushy in doing things.

Everyone couldn't help but let out a long breath, and the river worker not far away quickly threw the rope over.

Su Liang tied the rope, took the measuring tools, and approached the measuring point again.

Bang!
A turbid wave struck again with great momentum, knocking Su Liang away again.

The people on the shore felt distressed watching it.

Whoa!Whoa!Whoa!

The water was so monstrous that it was almost despairing.

After a while.

People on the shore and in the river have little strength left.

Su Liang soaked in the river, gasping for air, ready to give it a try again.

At this moment, he was hanging on solely by his stubbornness.

At this time, the sky is getting darker. Once it gets completely dark, it will be completely impossible to measure.

at this time.

More than 50 villagers rushed over with ropes.

Uncle He couldn't help but be overjoyed and shouted: "Listen to my order and immediately divide into two groups, one group pulls the rope on the bank, and the other group knots the rope and goes down the river!"

Hearing this voice, Su Liang couldn't help but gain strength. He held the level ruler and shouted: "Everyone, please give me a helping hand!"

Swish!
Su Liang's body was pulled again.

Bang!Bang!Bang!
The turbid waves were fierce and hit Su Liang again and again.

Su Liang was submerged by the river several times.

It was gradually getting dark.

At this moment, Su Liang stood steadily at the measurement point.

After a while.

The waves gradually became smaller and the rain gradually stopped.

But it was dark.

Everyone on the shore could no longer find Su Liang.

At this moment, a voice came out of the river.

"Seven feet four inches, five feet two inches!"

Upon hearing this voice, Ouyang Xiu immediately shouted: "Quick, pull the rope! Pull the rope! Pull everyone out, we've done it!"

this moment.

Everyone cried with joy, it was really not easy.

After a moment, Su Liang was pulled up.

His face was pale, and the first thing he did when he landed was to look at Shen Kuo and ask, "Have you written everything down?"

Shen Kuo nodded solemnly and said: "I've written it all down, I've written it down!"

A smile appeared on Su Liang's face, and then he murmured: "Then...I...I'm going to take a nap!"

Su Liang suddenly fell into the arms of the imperial city officials.

The latter immediately carried it to the carriage not far away. This was the most desperate official they had ever seen.

Ouyang Xiu wiped the rain and tears off his face and suddenly looked up to the sky and roared.

"Today, Su Jingming held up the river on his shoulders with one person's strength. How majestic! So heroic! From now on, whoever insults Su Jingming will be insulting me, Ouyang Xiu!"

(End of this chapter)