Three days later, the moment finally came to blast the dammed lake.

In the past three days, Zhu Youzhen did not close his eyes for a minute. On the one hand, he instructed the workers to continue to widen the canals and dig ponds, and on the other hand, he kept an eye on the water situation of the dammed lake.

At this time, when the spring flowers are blooming and the glaciers are thawing, the water in the upper reaches of the Jing River is extremely fierce, and the water level of the dammed lake is almost rising. And the collapsed hill is not monolithic, and some small crevices have begun to bubble out.

Zhu Youzhen knew that the flooding was a precursor to the dam failure. At present, a lot of work is not ready, and if the dam collapses at this time, won't the previous efforts be wasted?

Therefore, he had to lead the workers to patrol the lake and dam day and night, and as soon as he found any bubbling spots, he immediately blocked them with sandbags. Although hundreds of water points were blocked, Zhu Youzhen also clearly felt that the dam body was already a little overwhelmed under the strong water pressure.

He also thought that the canals and ponds were dug too slowly, so he had no choice but to order Lin Youkun to transfer Qin Wangwei in Jingyang County. In fact, he was very reluctant to let Qin Wangwei move, because Qin Wangwei represented King Qin, and any small action would be concerned by the eunuchs. In the current situation, he is not yet able to compete with Wei Zhongxian head-on, so it is best to keep a low profile as much as possible.

But now he can't care so much, so he has to pass on the warrant. But after Lin Youkun came back, his face was full of unhappiness. When Zhu Youzhen asked, he learned that Lin Youkun had a quarrel with Yao Muyang, the deputy envoy of Qin Wangwei's command.

It turned out that this Yao Muyang was not from Teng Xiang Right Guard, and he didn't know Lin Youkun before. This time, he was assigned to Qin Wangwei as the deputy commander, and when he saw that his top boss Lin Youkun and Zhu Youzhen were fighting hotly, but they didn't have their own share, they were already very unhappy in their hearts.

This time, Lin Youkun requisitioned Qin Wangwei to dig a canal, Yao Muyang was even more dissatisfied, and finally couldn't help but say: "Qin Wangwei is only responsible for Qin Wang's guards, and things like digging canals that sell coolies, let the local government take the lead, and requisition the people to do it?" ”

Lin Youkun has always been very strict with his subordinates, and when he saw that Yao Muyang actually dared to talk back, he couldn't help but be furious: "This is the order of His Royal Highness the King of Qin!" Do you still dare to disobey? ”

Although Yao Muyang was extremely reluctant, he was crushed to death by the first level of the official, so he had to take his life with a smile. But receiving orders does not mean cooperation, he led his men to the assigned construction site, but he did not contribute to the work. Hundreds of people worked for two days, which was not as much as the work of dozens of workers from the Jingyang Business Gang for half a day.

Lin Youkun was so angry that he was going to die, but there was nothing good to do. After all, these hundreds of Qin Wangwei are not his own descendants, but they listen to Yao Muyang more.

After listening to Lin Youkun's report, Zhu Youzhen was also angry and pushed his head hard, and he was silent for a long time before he said: "Qin Wangwei is also an officer and soldier. Officers and soldiers come from the people, and now the people are in trouble, why don't they save them? Leave them alone for now, wait for this matter, and it's not too late for this king to take care of them slowly! ”

Just yesterday, the canal and pond were almost dug and the water level of the dammed lake was almost reaching the top of the dam. If the flow is not diverted, there is a possibility of dam failure at any time.

But although he had hundreds of boxes of gunpowder in his hand, Zhu Youzhen still had no bottom in his heart. This blasting is a technical job, and you have to pay attention to how much medicine you put and where you put it, and if you don't do it well, it will be self-defeating and lead to catastrophic consequences. But now looking at the whole county, no one can use explosives, and Zhu Youzhen can only catch ducks on the shelves.

So starting in the afternoon, Zhu Youzhen began to evacuate the people of the county just in case, asking them to temporarily leave the village and take refuge in higher ground.

Unexpectedly, the work was met with great resistance. Many people have lived in their villages for generations, and although most of their houses were destroyed by the earthquake, some were reluctant to leave and did not believe that the flood would reach their villages. Even though Sun Chuanting and the officials shouted loudly, about thirty percent of the villagers still stayed in the village, guarding the rags at home. Even some workers couldn't figure it out and were unwilling to help the villagers move.

Zhu Youzhen was anxious when he heard the news, and for the first time angrily reprimanded Sun Chuanting and said, "How did you become a magistrate? In case the water situation is uncontrolled and people are drowned, are you responsible for this or me? I don't care what method you use, I must move all the people to a safe place tonight! ”

Sun Chuanting was so red that he had to visit door to door again, and bitterly persuaded the people to stay away for the time being, so he sent these people to kneel. And the quality of those officials is not so high, and they all shouted urgently: "If you don't leave today, the county magistrate will have to throw away the black gauze hat!" If the master's black gauze hat is gone, do you still think about it? ”

Under the combination of grace and power, most of the people were still transferred. There are only some stubborn old men and old ladies who refuse to leave anything, and would rather die than die at home. Reason with them, these people are almost deaf and cannot understand; If you want to come hard, you are really afraid of making people's lives.

At this critical moment, Princess Rui'er brought the ladies of the palace to persuade her in person. She was not as anxious as Sun Chuanting, but whispered to the old people and spoke eloquently.

For the old people's fear of losing their property, Rui'er also guaranteed in the name of the princess that if something is lost, the palace will compensate three times. The knots in the hearts of these old people were completely opened, and with the support of Rui'er and others, they left the low-lying village tremblingly.

By the time all the personnel were settled, it was already the morning of the next day. After Sun Chuanting reported to Zhu You, he couldn't help but sigh: "As the old saying goes: the people can be happy, but they can't start with worries. These people really don't shed tears when they don't see the coffin, they just refuse to believe the words of the government. ”

"You can't blame the common people for that." Zhu Youzhen was relieved in his heart, and said tiredly, "The government has been fooling the people for too long, and the people are used to what the government says. It is not so easy to regain the hearts and minds of the people! ”

"Your Highness! I heard that the dammed lake will be blown up today, so I will take a look at it. "Zhu Cunqi, the county lord of Lishan, came out of nowhere.

Zhu Youzhen hurriedly said: "County Lord, this place is very dangerous, you better hurry back to Xi'an City!" ”

"Your Highness is not afraid, why should Cunqi be afraid?" Zhu Cunqi smiled slightly, raised the food box in his hand and said, "I heard that His Royal Highness has not rested for three days and three nights, and he has not eaten well, how can this work!" Cunqi has brought you some food, please eat some. ”

"County Lord, thank you for your hard work!" Zhu Youzhen said movingly, "But I'm really not in the mood to eat at this time, let's wait for the dam to blow up..."

"Your Highness is really hard!" Zhu Cunqi looked at Zhu Youzhen's bloodshot eyes and said, "Since His Highness refuses to eat, Cunqi can't go, you must watch Your Highness finish eating!" ”

At this time, the foreman Hao Daming came to report: "The shopkeeper is ready!" ”

Zhu Cunqi looked up and saw that a shallow diversion channel had been opened on the dam body of the dammed lake. Above the diversion canal, near the top of the dam, several large holes were dug and filled with black powder. Several long fuses stretched out of the hole and reached the feet of the people.

"Your Highness, are there gunpowder in those caves?" Zhu Cunqi asked quietly.

"Not bad!" Zhu Youzhen said with a smile, "County Lord, do you want to put a cannon battle?" ”

Zhu Cunqi panicked: "Do you want to save chess to light the fuse?" No, I don't dare! ”

"It's okay, it's far from the explosion point!" Zhu Youzhen said and forced the fire fold into Zhu Cunqi's hand, "Actually, I have tried to explode several times, and the amount of filling should be just enough to blow up a small point at the top of the dam and let the lake water pour into the diversion canal." In case it is not well controlled, the place where we are standing is on higher ground, and the flood will not be able to flood it. ”

"That's... Then I'll order it! Zhu Cunqi trembled his hands and pressed the burning fire fold against the fuse. The fuse was soaked in oil, and even if the wind blew, it could not be extinguished, and the flames went all the way up the rope, slowly approaching the point of the blast.

"County Lord, cover your ears!" Zhu Youzhen reminded.

"Ahh Good! Zhu Cunqi just obediently covered his ears, only to hear a few explosions that resounded through the sky coming from the mountain, and the earth was shaken slightly. Above, there was a cloud of gunsmoke, and nothing could be seen clearly.

Zhu Youzhen's heart had already risen to his throat, and he suddenly heard Hao Daming say in surprise: "Look at the shopkeeper!" The water is flowing into the diversion canal! ”

Zhu Youjian looked at it, and sure enough, he saw a white Lian pouring down from the mountain and accurately injecting it into the diversion canal. It turned out that the explosion was really just right, only a small opening was made on the top of the mountain, and the lake water could only slowly overflow from the opening, and there was no phenomenon of breaching.

"It worked!" The people around cheered. Zhu Youzhen also breathed a sigh of relief, but he also ordered repeatedly: "Don't patronize and be happy, what should you do!" Hao Daming, you continue to stare at the lake, and if the lake falls under the mouth, continue to plant explosives and explode little by little! Xie Sheng, you send people to various canals and ponds to check the situation of flood distribution! Master Sun, you and the officials have to work hard to maintain order in the resettlement site, so that the people don't rush back home! …”

After the order was issued, everyone went to work, Zhu Youzhen finally fell crooked on the couch in the open air, rubbed his blood-red eyes and said: "I can't stand it, I'll squint for a while, and call me immediately if there's something!" ”

"Your Highness, you haven't eaten yet!" Zhu Cunqi hurriedly stopped him and said, "It's uncomfortable to sleep hungry, so you might as well eat this egg first..."

"Oh... Thank you..."Zhu Youzhen was so sleepy that he couldn't open his eyes at this time, and he took the egg and was about to put it in his mouth.

"I haven't peeled the shell yet!" Zhu Cunqi hurriedly grabbed Zhu Youzhen's wrist. The two skin touched, Zhu Cunqi couldn't help but blush, lightly peeled the egg shell for him, and said softly, "You can eat it now!" ”

Zhu Youzhen put the egg into his mouth in a daze, chewed it twice, and suddenly said: "County Lord, you help me look at those gunpowders, but don't let the workers use too much, you can only use five boxes at a time!" ”

Zhu Cunqi hurriedly got up to help him pass the word. When he came back, he found that Zhu Youzhen was already holding half an egg in his mouth, and he was snoring like thunder.