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Chapter 296

☆, Emperors Policy 17

In later history books, several far-reaching events occurred in the fifth year of Chu Xingzongs reign, that is, the fifth year of Yuanan. One is that the then regent Xiao Yu proposed to abolish the nine-rank Zhongzheng system that had been used since the Yan Dynasty, which in turn involved a dispute over the re-evaluation of the grades of the aristocratic families.

　This dispute started within the family, and then extended to the nobles. From the end of June, the dispute continued in the court, and until mid-July, there was no conclusion. And in late July, the second big thing happened.

　There are sporadic records in the Tongzhou state annals at that time: "In June, there was heavy rain, and the water in Yongjiang, Qinhe, and Lanyang rivers surged. The water in Yongjiang River in Wanjin County rose by eight feet and three inches from June 12 to 15." The water in Qinhe River in Gong County rose three feet", "The water in Lanyang River rose one foot, eight feet and five inches", "bets were made at the same time, and the situation was sudden."

　Yongjiang has always been dangerous during flood seasons, and there have been several breaches in history, causing catastrophe. The imperial court invested a lot of manpower and material resources to control the river. Seeing that the flood season this year was coming fiercely, the river workers reported the matter, but no one responded. The magistrate of Wanjin County, which is under the jurisdiction of the middle reaches of Yongjiang River, submitted the report to Tongzhou, but it also came to nothing.

　By July, the water in the Yongjiang River was unstoppable. It rained heavily for ten consecutive days starting from July 13th. Several dams collapsed from Wanjin County to Gong County. County magistrates from several counties and their people worked day and night to repair the dams. , tried to block the flood, but the rain became more and more fierce, and the dams in the middle reaches of the Yongjiang River were in disrepair. On July 25, the Yongjiang River burst.

　The flood broke through the levee in an instant. Amidst the deafening rain, huge waves surged into the sky, and white waves were like mountains. The Yongjiang River swallowed up the three counties of Shangpei, Bianyin, and Muhuai under the flood peak in one go, and continued southward. As we go, wherever we go, there is a vast country.

　When the news came back to Liang Jing, the whole court was in an uproar.

　It was already the fifth day since the Yongjiang River burst. The magistrate of Tongzhou knew that he could not hide the matter. He was anxious and sent people to Beijing overnight to report it. Due to the delay due to rain, no one in the capital knew about it until this time.

　Yao Ji could hardly stand, her hand holding the paperweight could not stop shaking, and her whole face was as pale as paper. Yongjiang burst... She could only understand how destructive the natural disasters were in such an era. The Yongjiang River is the second largest river in Dachu. Starting from the upper reaches, there are densely populated states and counties along the coast. Because of its steep river course, there are floods every year, but most of them result in the loss of some property, which is not worth reporting to the court. Now It took two hundred miles to rush the news, and she could hardly imagine how serious the matter was.

　It was not a court meeting at this time. When the two-hundred-mile urgent report was delivered to the political hall, Zhang Jingan knew that the matter was serious and hurried to Taiji Palace without even making a turn. Xiao Yu stood on the left side of the emperor and lowered his head, glanced at Yao Ji with hidden worry, and said solemnly: "How is the current disaster relief situation?" Since the Yongjiang breach is an irreversible fact, he can only do his best. Make every effort to make amends afterwards.