Emperor Ming's grandson

Chapter 78 Putting Lots

The moonlight is like water, flowing quietly in the quiet night sky.

Zhu Di walked through the courtyards of his mansion in the capital and slowly stepped into the secret room.

Sandalwood was lingering in the secret room, and Dao Yan had been waiting quietly for a long time. He sat on the futon with his eyes slightly closed. It could be said that "the old monk entered concentration" in the literal sense.

However, when he saw Zhu Di arriving, Dao Yan still stood up and greeted him.

After Zhu Di sat down on the futon, he began to detail what he saw and heard today. Although Zhu Yuanzhang strictly ordered the news not to be leaked, Zhu Di still trusted Dao Yan, a counselor who had been with him for three years.

Daoyan didn't say anything, just turned the rosary and listened. His brows raised slightly when he heard the key point, as if he had captured some important information.

When Zhu Di talked about the gold and silver mountains in Japan and the topographic map of the world, a flash of shock flashed in Dao Yan's eyes. He took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Sheng Sun's magical powers are indeed extraordinary. He can actually master such Important information."

“The insight is truly extraordinary.”

Zhu Di nodded, but then he smiled triumphantly, with a cunning gleam in his eyes.

He described to Dao Yan in detail his performance in Fengtian Palace and Zhu Yuanzhang's praise for him.

In his heart, Zhu Di felt that this "Emperor Yongle" must be Zhu Biao's son, so he stood up and made a righteous statement like this, which was to gain a wave of goodwill at no cost and make sure that he would not lose money, so that he could wait for Xu Da's condition to recover. After that, my father would definitely agree that he would naturally take over the military power in Peiping.

However, Dao Yan was not infected by his emotions. He knew that things in the court were always full of variables, and the pride at the moment might be fleeting.

Dao Yan reminded Zhu Di to be careful and not to take it lightly, but Zhu Di obviously didn't take it seriously.

After Zhu Di left, Dao Yan stayed alone in the secret room, but his mind was still a little uneasy.

In his early years, Dao Yan learned the art of yin and yang from Taoist priest Xi Yingzhen, so he was also good at divination. He took out the tube of lottery tickets, shook it gently, and a lottery ticket fell out with the inscription written on it.

Reining his horse and holding his whip, he came straight forward, feeling half worried and half in danger.

It's like a house being burned down by fire, and turned into ashes by the rain when the sky falls.

"The next sign is in danger!"

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The bad signature seems to indicate not only Zhu Di's future, but also this year's Ming Dynasty.

In the autumn of the eighteenth year of Hongwu, a hole seemed to be torn in the sky, and torrential rains ravaged the earth endlessly.

The observatory set up by the Ming Dynasty in Jiming Mountain was specially designed to observe rainfall and other items. Therefore, Jiming Mountain was also called Qintian Mountain. The urgent report from Qintian Mountain sent the entire court into shock and panic.

Qin Tianjian reported that the water level of the Yangtze River has risen crazily, reaching the highest point in decades. The mighty river is like an angry giant beast, ready to break free at any time and swallow everything. Once the flood peak passes, not only the capital will be affected by the flood. Threat, the wealthy Jiangnan mansions downstream will not be spared, and countless living beings will suffer catastrophe.

The problem of water conservancy facilities in the south of the Yangtze River that Li Shanchang mentioned before is now like a sharp sword, hanging over the head of the entire Ming Dynasty. The gentry's greedy occupation of fields affected the construction of normal water conservancy facilities, and even cultivated paddy fields on both sides of the dams, causing the water conservancy facilities to fall into disrepair. Now these problems are like the floods of the Yangtze River that are about to break its banks, and are out of control. The three prefectures of Changzhou, Suzhou and Songjiang in the Taihu Lake area, as the most prosperous and wealthy places in the south of the Yangtze River, soon became a hell on earth.

Floods destroyed fertile fields and houses, displacing countless people, while wealthy households held on to the rice in their hands. Throughout the south of the Yangtze River, the former land of fish and rice turned into a scene of starvation and death.

What's even more frightening is that the plague broke out soon after the flood.

Because after the flood, the displaced people could only live in tents or simple shacks. The population was concentrated and crowded, and there were rotting human and animal corpses around that were too late to be removed. Garbage, excrement, and waste could be seen everywhere. In addition, The hot flashes caused by the evaporation of water vapor directly turn the disaster area into a paradise for bacteria.

In addition to malaria, what frightened the people even more was the outbreak of smallpox.

Smallpox usually breaks out in spring and winter when the temperature is low, and rarely breaks out in summer when the sun is abundant. The probability of smallpox breaking out in autumn is at a medium level, but unfortunately smallpox still breaks out.

The memorials from the Jiangnan mansions solidified the atmosphere in the entire court.

Zhu Yuanzhang was sitting on the dragon chair, his face was ashen, and he glanced at His Highness's civil and military officials with burning eyes. His fingers unconsciously tapped the armrests of the throne, and every sound seemed to hit the hearts of the officials.

Prince Zhu Biao stood in front of the palace. His face no longer had the calmness and gentleness of the past, but was replaced by deep worry.

Zhu Biao knew very well that the impact of this disaster on the Ming Dynasty was after all, Jiangnan, the granary of the Ming Dynasty, was affected. As the future king, he shoulders the responsibility of saving all people.

The mood of South Korean Gong Li Shanchang at this moment is even more complicated. When he mentioned the Little Ice Age before, he had written many times to remind the court to pay attention to the problems of water conservancy facilities in the south of the Yangtze River, but he never received enough attention.

Now, disaster has finally struck, and Li Shanchang's prediction has unfortunately come true. His mood can be described as extremely complicated.

"The governments in the south of the Yangtze River are affected by the disaster. I am afraid that this year's autumn grain will not be collected in full. Biao'er, you are the future king, what do you think?"

Zhu Biao took a step forward, saluted respectfully and said: "Father, I believe that the top priority is to quickly allocate relief supplies to comfort the victims, and at the same time dredge the rivers flowing back from Taihu Lake to prevent the disaster from worsening."

Li Shanchang also followed closely: "Your Majesty, what the prince said is absolutely true."

Cao Guogong Li Wenzhong also stood up and said: "Your Majesty, I am willing to personally go to the disaster area to rescue."

Because of the butterfly effect, Li Wenzhong, who was in his prime, did not die from the cold. As Zhu Yuanzhang's nephew, Li Wenzhong was not only able to fight, but also liked reading and was well-known for his literary reputation. He was deeply trusted by Zhu Yuanzhang. Currently, Li Wenzhong is in charge of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion. He is also a general official, and is also responsible for the Imperial Academy's wine offering. It is most suitable to send him to Jiangnan to provide disaster relief, as he can deal with all parties well.

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slightly after hearing this, and a glimmer of relief flashed in his eyes.

Although the disaster was severe, it was not severe enough to break the bones. What's more, with the help of high-yielding crops such as potatoes and cowpox vaccination, food shortages and smallpox could definitely be controlled.

Soon, Li Wenzhong set out from the capital and led the army and officials to Jiangnan to provide disaster relief. However, Li Wenzhong's visit involved clues to another of the four major Hongwu cases, the Guo Huan case.

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