Chapter 0445 - Heart-wrenching
Liu Mo sat on the top seat.
Yuyang was too guarded to sit beside him.
Liu Mo was reading the edict of the Son of Heaven, who ordered him to treat the flood in Youzhou, and wait until Yuan Shao came to hand it over.
"Gentlemen... I am not talented, appointed by His Majesty, to deal with this catastrophe, and I hope that all the kings will help, don't shirk! Liu Mo looked at everyone, frowned and said, with a solemn face, he said: "I don't dare to disobey the order!" In the conversation, Liu Mo learned that this person was a candidate in Jianning for 18 years, who was an official in Bingzhou and Hezhou, and now he is the Taishou of Yuyang.
This person is solemn, few words, and upright, in Yuyang, he has a good reputation and is deeply loved by the people.
Liu Mo got up and said: "It's better to be sparse than blocked, if you want to cure the disaster in Youzhou, you must first treat Yuyang... In this way, he ordered many counties, towns, and villages to obey the people, and the officials of all parties to govern... Dredging the river and building a dam...", the surrounding officials got up one after another, ready to report everywhere, but Liu Mo left the trial and said: "I first came to Yuyang, I don't know the terrain here, the matter of water control, I still have to rely on Jun...."
"As for the mobilization of manpower, or the need for help from other counties, you can say it bluntly!"
"Promise!" The judge gave up his hand and walked out.
When Liu Mo walked out of the mansion, he stepped directly on the water, the water in the county had already passed the calf, and the mud was piled up all over the avenue, and the simple houses of the people could neither block the water nor prevent the rain, the raindrops splashed on Liu Mo's forehead, Liu Mo sighed, the county is still like this, I don't know what happened to the people in those coastal areas....
Just as he was thinking, there was a sound of footsteps behind him.
Liu Mo turned his head, the person who came was Huang Zhong, Huang Zhong walked to Liu Mo's side, raised his head, looked at the hazy sky, the cold raindrops crossed his face, rolled into his clothes, the two were speechless for a long time, Liu Mo said: "Han Sheng, you have just recovered from a serious illness, you can't stay here for a long time, Your Majesty's edict did not mention you, you can go home early..."
"I told Xun Jun about the doctor, and the Xun family will help you find it..."
Huang Zhong frowned his thick eyebrows, thought for a long time, loosened his clenched fists, and said: "Most of the soldiers of Youzhou County and County were taken to Wadao by Liu Xuande together with the soldiers of Ningzhou, and there are no soldiers to maintain, the public is alone, I am afraid that it will be difficult to govern many people, so I will stay and help, and when it is done, I will return..."
"Hansheng...."
"It's not just for Liu Gong..."Huang Zhong said, looking at the city, Liu Mo followed his gaze, and looked over together, in the distance, many people were looking at the sky a little dumbfounded, women were holding children in their arms, young and strong people were hiding grain, for fear of dampness, and their harvest this year, as well as the stored food, were destroyed by the flooding river and continuous raindrops...
Seeing the young men working tirelessly, rushing out of their homes over and over again, pouring out buckets full of water, and rushing into the house again, Liu Mo's heart gradually became a little dignified, Youzhou was affected by the disaster, Yuyang So far, more than 400 people have died in the disaster, and the property loss of the people is even more serious.
Especially the elderly, weak, women and children who died of indirect illness.... Countless.
Wearing a thick coat, Liu Mo rushed to Anle County, the most dangerous county, Yuyang County, and nine counties, among them, Anle and Pinggu were the most severely affected.
Under the night, the heavy rain washed the ground, the sky flashed with bursts of thunder, this burst of lightning illuminated Liu Mo's somewhat hideous face, he was wearing a robe, and was about to walk towards the outside of the county, but the judge on the side stopped him and yelled: "The public must not move forward again!" There is danger ahead!! The surroundings were full of rain and the roars of the soldiers, and the trial was close to Liu Mo's ears, so that Liu Mo could hear his words clearly.
Liu Mo still wanted to go and have a look, but he was pushed rudely by the interrogator and shouted: "Gong is sitting here!" ”
After speaking, he walked through the rain curtain and rushed out of the county seat, Liu Mo pursed his lips and watched him leave helplessly.
And in the distance, Huang Zhong was roaring, he simply took off his shirt, let the rain wash it, his whole hair was stuck together, he roared, carrying a hoe in his hand, slamming it on the soft ground, the river gradually rose, extremely fierce, charging towards the crowd again and again, Huang Zhong roared, carried a bamboo tube full of stones from the side, and fell into the river suddenly!
The warriors he was carrying shouted, and as Huang Zhong jumped into the tumbling river one by one, they wanted to block the flooding river, and Huang Zhong's roar vaguely reached the ears of the judge, "Let the surrounding people retreat!!! ”。
Liu Mo didn't stay here for too long, he had to go to other counties, he carried his baggage, walked around, stepped through muddy water, delivered the materials needed by the soldiers and the people, and he also had to strictly supervise all parties, so as not to let the officials escape and make the people panic.
However, the situation did not improve because of their efforts, on the contrary, more and more areas were flooded, and the people left their hometowns crying, and were organized by Liu Mo to go to Zhuo County, and Huang Zhong and others, many people disappeared into the river, and the manpower became more and more insufficient.
Liu Xuande as early as after learning that Youzhou was in trouble, he let a large number of soldiers return, these people braved the wind and rain, rushed back to Youzhou, and finally gave Liu Mo a chance to breathe, Liu Mo hurriedly organized six military brigades, which were sent to the six county towns of Yuyang, and the rest of the county seats, the disaster was really serious, it was already a little too late, and after getting the support of the soldiers, the situation improved.
Especially Huang Zhong, leading these soldiers, not afraid of death, everywhere to govern, dredge the river, or temporarily build a dam, many times, inspired by Huang Zhong's spirit of not afraid of death, the soldiers have gradually become like him, no matter how turbulent the river is, they dare to jump into the river with Huang Zhong in the roar, with themselves as a resistance, to protect the people behind them to evacuate.
In this way, after several months of busyness, the sky gradually cleared, the scorching sun rose again, there was always an unusually beautiful rainbow on the horizon, and the river became gentle, and returned to their dwellings, and the people returned one by one, and many officials and soldiers were a little tired at the moment, and many people, cheering, fell to the river and fell asleep.
Huang Zhong stepped on the mud step by step, walked out of the shore, sat on a tree stump that was broken and appeared, exhaled, looked at the cheering soldiers and people in front of him, the soldiers did not care about the dirt on the ground, and lay down directly, they were so tired that they didn't even have the strength to get up, even the officials, the judge was also sitting on the mud, looking at the river, it was rare to show a smile.
Huang Zhong got up again, did not disturb the soldiers resting on the ground, and returned to Yuyang County alone.
Liu Mo and many officials were sitting at the gate of the city, with their backs against the city wall, slack, looking at the beautiful rainbow in the sky, Liu Mo squinted, enjoying the warm sunshine, volatilizing the moisture on his body, the sunlight disappeared suddenly, Liu Mo opened his eyes, Huang Zhong was standing in front of him, his tall body blocked the sunlight, Liu Mo reluctantly moved, giving up a vacant seat.
Huang Zhong did not shirk and sat beside Liu Mo.
"Whew... Time to go back? ”
"Hmm.... Yuan Benchu is coming in a few days... I can finally go back.."
"The doctor..."
"You're still thinking about it. You can rest assured, that person has been found, and now he is in Luoyang, and he was found by Xun Jun's uncle Xun Yu, and after you go back, you can take him directly to your hometown..."
"How did you find out?"
"Yesterday, a large number of letters were sent to Yuyang County, hahaha, the road was blocked, many letters were not able to come, my apprentice, also wrote to me, he wants to participate in the assessment, if he can pass, he must be the youngest of the four subjects and the crown, younger than that Guo Jia, more powerful than Xun Yu!"
Liu Mo said a little proudly, looked at Huang Zhong again, and sure enough, when Huang Zhong heard this, he frowned and asked, "Do you have my letter?" ”
Liu Mo nodded and said, "Naturally, there are.. Take a break and look again..."
"No need, you rest first, I'll go by myself..."Huang Zhong got up suddenly, looking at his tall body, Liu Mo shook his head, this person, has never seen him tired, or painful, no matter how much he suffers heavy blows, no matter how long he has been sleepless day and night, he is always so resolute, indifferent, and ashamed, Liu Mo held on, supported the ground with one hand, and also stood up.
"I'll take you there, the letters are piled up, and His Majesty's edict, if you read it, something will happen..."Liu Mo said, and Huang Zhong walked towards the mansion, fortunately, the scorching sun was in the sky, there was no wind and rain to obstruct it, walking on the road, bathed in the sun, and the whole body was also much more comfortable, and walked into the mansion, Huang Zhong stayed at the door, and did not go in, Liu Mo walked in and rummaged.
"My son is cured, and he will definitely be able to pass the scientific work... Or much better than your bastard..."
"Perhaps..."
Liu Mo said, he took a sealed letter and handed it to Huang Zhong.
Huang Zhong took the letter from his hand with some excitement, with a smile on his face.
Liu Mo simply sat on the threshold and continued to enjoy the sunshine.
Huang Zhong tore open the letter and slowly flipped through it.
Liu Mo noticed that Huang Zhong's face suddenly turned pale, he was trembling all over, in the trembling, the letter in his hand fell to the ground, he was still trembling violently, Liu Mo quickly got up and walked to Huang Zhong's side, "General Huang? General Huang! General Huang?! He looked at Huang Zhong, who was glazed over, shaking Huang Zhong's shoulders.
Huang Zhong lowered his head sluggishly and looked at Liu Mo.
Liu Mo watched his lips tremble, as if he wanted to say something.
Hot tears still fell from his eyes, and the big man gradually bent down, and the whole person seemed to shrink into a ball, hugging himself tightly.
"Ah!!!!h
"My Child!!!"
Huang Zhong burst into tears, howled, squatted on the ground, hugged his head, and cried loudly.
"If I had gone back earlier... If only I had gone back earlier..."
Looking at Huang Zhong who was crying in front of him, Liu Mo was stunned, lowered his head, looked at the letter, and closed his eyes sadly.
Huang Zhong didn't know how long he cried, and finally, he stopped, bent down, picked up the letter from the ground, staggered, and staggered out of the mansion, Liu Mo quietly followed behind him... After seeing Huang Zhong enter his mansion, he asked the rest of his entourage to be optimistic about Huang Zhong, and then returned to his mansion.
Three days later, Yuan Shao arrived.
Yuan Shao looks like he has an extraordinary demeanor, as the eldest son of the largest family, he did not reveal a trace of disrespect for Liu Mo, a barbarian, his respectful appearance made Liu Mo value him a little more in his heart, these young people, one is better than the other, the future of the Han Dynasty can be described as a bright star, a famous minister.
Yuan Shao is a person with excellent appearance and good demeanor, and he didn't bring many entourages to Youzhou, but when he came to Youzhou, it was the officials of the entire Youzhou who went to greet him, including the trial and the rest of the officials, these people treated Yuan Shao even respectfully, even more respectful than Liu Mo, and Yuan Shao quickly became extremely harmonious with them.
Sitting in the mansion, Liu Mo wanted to give up the main position and give it to Yuan Shao, but Yuan Shao did not agree, but in the name of Liu Mo's old age and great merit, let him continue to sit on the main seat, seeing that there was no Huang Zhong around, Yuan Shao opened his mouth to ask, and when the officials informed the reason, Yuan Shao also sighed and stopped asking, just like that, the next day, Liu Mo decided to leave Youzhou.
Yuan Shao led many officials to send him off.
Walking on the road, Liu Mo turned back from time to time and looked at Huang Zhong at the back.
Huang Zhong couldn't see the majesty of the past at this moment, his face was decadent, his body had become emaciated, and the man who couldn't be defeated by tens of thousands of troops and raging rivers seemed to have been defeated in the body of a child, completely defeated, Liu Mo also looked for him many times during the period and talked to him, however, Huang Zhong only nodded, and had no words at all.
Looking at this iron-like fierce general, he has become like this.
Liu Mo's heart was indescribably sour.