In the last life, Yucheng County Magistrate Feng Mingjin sent people to Beijing to report the emergency disaster, but it did not attract the attention of relevant officials.
There was neither reporting at all levels nor effective support, so it just sat on the desk.
It wasn’t until New Year’s Eve, when thousands of families celebrated their reunions with lights, that the disaster in Yucheng reached its peak.
In the beginning, hundreds of people died every day, and later it increased to thousands every day.
County Magistrate Feng waited for help from the court every day, but nothing came of it.
It was not until a month later that the wife of Magistrate Feng stumbled and beat the Dengwen drum that Emperor Mingde learned of the danger of Jade City.
But it was too late. When Emperor Mingde sent his imperial ministers to lead people to Jade City, they only saw a dead city with piles of corpses.
Jade City was destroyed
After Mrs. Feng learned that her husband had died in Yucheng, she was so sad and angry that she bumped her head in front of the Dengwen Drum.
This is the "Shame of Jade City" that shocked all countries. It was a shame for the court, a shame for being an official, and even more for the emperor.
Emperor Mingde was furious.
You Qingnian, the head of the household department who suppressed the case, had his entire family executed.
At that time, An Xia's uncle Tang Chuyu was also innocently involved in this incident. He was sent to Cangzhou as the prefect, and was transferred back to Beijing eight years later.
No one in the Ministry of Household Affairs was spared. Those who were assigned were assigned, those who were demoted were demoted, those who were imprisoned were imprisoned, and those who were beheaded were beheaded.
Shi Anxia remembered this incident very clearly.
So during these days, she closed all the shops in Beijing and sent out the shopkeepers to collect grain, charcoal, and cotton to make cotton-padded clothes.
People in her mother's village are now working day and night to make clothes and shoes, just to rescue Yucheng at any time.
Shi Anxia said seriously, "Uncle, please believe me. Yucheng's letter for help is on the desk of You Qingnian, the head of the household department. He has neglected his duties and has no regard for Yucheng's life and death. You will report it tomorrow. To the emperor, please come to Yucheng personally."
Tang Chuyu had a strange feeling in his heart, and wanted to say, "Xia'er, the affairs of the court are not trivial," but he swallowed his words. , changed it to, "I won't be able to prepare all the supplies for a while."
Shi Anxia said, "I have already prepared part of it, which can be donated to the disaster area. But I have one request, that is, I hope that my uncle If you can recommend my uncle to the emperor, you two will go to Yucheng to provide disaster relief."
"Chengyi" Tang Chuyu looked at Tang Chujun in surprise.
Tang Chujun blushed and waved his hands, "Don't look at me, it has nothing to do with me. I don't know about this at all."
Shi Anxia was worried that Tang Chuyu would misunderstand, "Uncle, I am I want to repay him for my benefactor."
Tang Chuyu remembered that Shi Chengyi brought Xia'er home from outside. Such kindness must be repaid.
That night, on the way back home, Tang Chuyu stopped by You Qingnian's house and chatted about the heavy snowfall this winter.
You Qingnian was stunned and did not mention that there was an urgent report from Yucheng on his desk.
In his opinion, New Year's Eve is coming soon, so he should still focus on the various matters in Beijing.
In addition, his house is really busy, with a lot of relatives from near and far coming, looking at each other and getting along with each other. His father-in-law also told him to find a way to arrange for his youngest brother-in-law to enter a famous school.
Anyway, I am so busy that there is really no need to mention the snow disaster in Yucheng on the eve of the New Year.
Tang Chuyu was not sure whether it was because You Qingnian did not receive the emergency report, or because his niece was too mysterious to believe in a Feng Shui master.
But the next day, Tang Chuyu still brought up the Yucheng snow disaster when the dynasty was about to disperse.
This is the last time to go to court before the year, and it will be New Year’s Eve in two days.
Emperor Mingde is still very strong and in good spirits.
He was a good emperor who devoted himself to the people, so he naturally paid more attention to Tang Chuyu's proposal.
He asked kindly, "Where did I get the news from Aiqing?"
Tang Chuyu had prepared the draft last night, "A friend of yours came to Beijing from Yucheng Road to talk to me. After talking about the local situation, I think it has been snowing heavily for days, let alone Yucheng, which is known as the Snow Country. I am willing to take people to Yucheng to share the emperor's worries."
Emperor Mingde appreciated it. He glanced at Tang Chuyu.
At this time, there is heavy wind and snow. Who wants to go to disaster relief and who doesn’t want to reunite at home to celebrate the New Year? It must be an emergency, so Tang Chuyu will decide to go there in person.
He thought for a moment, then lowered his eyebrows, "The Ministry of Household Affairs is ordered to submit all the documents sent by local officials to me. No omissions are allowed. Do it quickly."
< p>As soon as the emperor issued an order, the entire household dug three feet into the ground and carried all the zhezi they had held for many years to the Jinluan Hall.You Qingnian suddenly remembered that Mr. Tang came to his house last night to talk to him about the heavy snowfall this winter. He also vaguely remembered that seven or eight days ago, it seemed that he had indeed received an urgent report personally written by the Yucheng County Magistrate.
His mind suddenly went blank, his whole body trembled, and he finally dug out the Yucheng Urgent Report from a pile of unimportant documents.
The urgent report is really an urgent report
Jade City is in danger
He finally realized the seriousness of the situation and crawled into the Golden Palace, crying bitterly. The emergency message for help was written with blood and tears by Feng Mingjin, the magistrate of Yucheng County.
The moment Emperor Mingde saw the urgent report, his blood almost solidified, and he hit You Qingnian on the head with the inkstone on the imperial desk.
"Bastard thing" Emperor Mingde did not get angry easily, but this time he was really angry.
He asked the eunuch to circulate the urgent report of Yucheng to the civil and military officials standing in the audience.
Everyone lost their blood after seeing this.
If this urgent message could have been read eight days ago, how many lives could have been saved
If Tang Chuyu hadn’t proposed it today, I’m afraid all the officials would still be immersed in peace and joy. The year is about to pass.
Although Tang Chuyu was mentally prepared, when he actually saw the urgent letter, he still feltI have mixed feelings and feel extremely ashamed.
He actually half-believed it
He actually questioned Mr. Feng Shui’s words
He almost let down his niece’s good intentions
The niece told him so firmly , "Uncle, this is a good opportunity for you to make meritorious service to the court."
He stepped forward and began to say, "Your Majesty, the crisis in Jade City cannot be delayed. Please set off for Jade City immediately."
Ming Didn't Emperor De know that Jade City was in danger and there was no need to delay?
But it was a snow disaster
Just leaving people could not solve the problem. A large amount of materials were needed, such as charcoal fire, cotton clothes, cotton shoes, and food for a while. Even if you transfer now, you won’t have time to prepare.
Emperor Mingde said, "The Ministry of Hubu immediately prepared and made every effort to raise relevant materials as quickly as possible."
The Minister of Hubu wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. , with a loud voice, "The humble minister obeys the order"
He knew that he was now doing meritorious service, whether he could keep his official position was another question, and now he had to do things well to atone for his sin.
Zhongwu General Fu Chuanyi stepped forward to say, "I am willing to lead troops to Jade City."
Emperor Ming De "precisely played"
Huai'an General Ma Liyang said, "I am willing to lead troops to Jade City." I am also willing to lead troops to Jade City"
Emperor Mingde did not hesitate to "precisely report"
The two generals immediately turned around and ran out of the Jinluan Palace, leading their troops to clear the way.
Disaster relief is no better than fighting. The battle for food and fodder can go first.
However, disaster relief, especially snow disasters, requires people to shovel snow to clear the way to ensure that subsequent supplies can be quickly transported into the disaster area.
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