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Chapter 437: Disaster Emergency (2)

Zhang Wenjin said a few words in an empty space, then scattered the yamen and returned to the back house. The coldness blew over everyone's hearts. After all, most people still don't want to see frequent personnel changes, which means that the previous side and efforts were gone.

Feng Daoring followed Zhang Wenjin happily and entered the back house. The back house of the other government house was smaller than that of the governor's house, but there were crowds of people coming and going, and there were constant servants and maids saluting the two on the road. Zhang Wenjin ordered: "Get some wine and food, I want to enjoy the snow with Lord Feng."

The pavilion in the back garden was surrounded by brocade curtains, leaving only the entrances to enter and exit. Two pots of silver charcoal were placed in the pavilion, which was as warm as spring. When the wine and food were all over, Zhang Wenjin signaled the maid to retreat. Feng Daoling smiled and said, "Sir, the person surnamed Jiang was punished by Zhongshu Academy. Is there a turning point in the matter? Don't rush to leave?"

Zhang Wenjin said quietly: "It's too early to say this now, don't remember it. When we impeached Jiang Anyi, we thought it was almost certain to win, but in the end it was left unresolved. As long as this sage of Jiang Anyi remained unabated, even if we were temporarily frustrated, we would make a comeback."

Feng Daoli nodded depressedly, drank a glass of wine, and sighed: "Sir, I am very worried. It seems that we should remain calm."

"Respond to the situation without moving," Zhang Wenjin turned his glass and said slowly: "The snow disaster in the border area came in time. Jiang Anyi was checking the military deployment there, and he must have been blocked there. No one will preside over the disaster relief matters in the prefecture."

"My sir, I want to do something, and I must cooperate with you with all my strength." Feng Daoliong said.

Zhang Wenjin glanced at Feng Daorian and said lightly: "I'm just not doing it. Why do you care about that? The best or bad things for disaster relief are all borne by the Governor Jiang."

Feng Daoling woke up and smiled and said, "I understand that I must not respond to the situation. Without the seal of the governor Jiang, a grain of grain will never be allowed to come out of the warehouse."

Zhang Wenjin raised his glass and clashed with Feng Daorian, and the two looked at each other and smiled.

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The wind was raging over the empty fields, and the blizzard became more and more violent. Looking around, it was covered in white. With Jiang Anyi's eyesight, he could only see the scenery ten feet away. At this moment, there was only one color between the world, and Jiang Anyi and his party lost their direction.

The horse could not ride anymore. Five people led the horses and trekked hard in the snow that was deep, and looked back at the four guards who were trembling with cold. Jiang Anyi felt regretful. He shouldn't have shown strength. The power of heaven and earth was beyond human power. The sky gradually darkened. If he could not find a place to shelter from the wind, the four guards were afraid that they would not be able to stand tonight and the horses would freeze to death.

Hearing had lost its effect in the wind and snow. Jiang An Yiyun looked around with all his eyes. There was a faint black shadow in front of him, like a mountain range. Everyone struggled to walk towards the mountain, hoping to find a valley to shelter from the wind.

Half a mile away, Jiang Anyi was delighted to see that there were several yurts at the foot of the mountain. There were simple fences in front of the yurt, which should be where the herders lived. Hearing the neighing of the horses, the curtain of the tent was lifted, a man from the Zi tribe looked at them vigilantly and asked Jiang Anyi and others what they came to do. Someone in the personal guards could speak Zi, explaining that he was an escort and got lost in the wind and snow, and came to rescue him.

The man smiled and raised the curtain to let the guests. The fire was rising in the middle of the yurt, and crispy tea was boiling, which was warm and home-like. Acha boiled water and cooked tea, and took out the food to entertain guests. Jiang Anyi signaled his guards who knew Ziyu to find out where it was. The result of the inquiry made Jiang Anyi frown. It turned out that they deviated from the direction soon after they left Jingyuan County and walked thirty miles northward. This belonged to Yantu County and was further away from Huiye Mansion.

The next day, the wind and snow did not stop. Jiang Anyi and others helped Aka's family to clean up the snow. Aka killed several thin sheep, and they could not survive in such weather. Looking at the sad face on Aka's face, Jiang Anyi suddenly realized that he had never considered the people of Huazhou who had grazed for a living.

Da Zheng mainly focuses on farming, and Jiang Anyi's way of thinking about problems is inevitably biased. He inspected the county and went to the county town, and he had no chance to contact the people who were grazing. The damage caused to the herders was even more serious. How to rescue herders like Aka? Jiang Anyi looked at the heavy snow all over the sky and fell into deep thought.

It took another three days of heavy snow, seven sheep had been killed, and some lambs were frozen to death. The smile on Aka's face could not hide his sadness. On the fourth day, the snow was a little lighter, and Jiang Anyi could see dozens of feet away. The disaster was like fire, and Jiang Anyi didn't want to wait any longer.

The snow on the ground was already as high as the chest, and the horses could not move in the snow at all. Jiang Anyi left the four personal guards and horses, and walked alone. With the help of his inner family's true energy, he finally saw the carriages and horses on the road far away when he was exhausted.

I asked passersby that this place was Mengtou County. It was 150 miles southwest of Huiye Mansion. It also snowed here, but the snow was only about a foot, which was considered a snow-hit area. Looking back, it was still white. Jiang Anyi took a carriage into the city and came to the county government with a bumpy ride.

After revealing his identity, the magistrate of Mengtou County Gao Hai was shocked. How could the governor Jiang appear here with exhaustion? He quickly prepared hot water, and after taking a bath, Jiang Anyi recovered and asked the magistrate Gao about the snow disaster.

Gao Hai learned from the mouths of merchants that the heavy snow had fallen for five days, and more than a dozen counties near the border suffered snow disasters. The specific situation had to be known after the road was unblocked. With the seal of the governor, Jiang Anyi issued a document in Mengtou County, ordering the counties near the snow disaster to issue service roads to clear the passageways. After the roads were unblocked, they transported food and forage to the disaster area, and prepared the pastures for the relocation of the affected herders.

The official document asked Mengtou County to forward it to the nearby county town. Jiang Anyi rested for a night and borrowed a horse the next morning. He finally returned to Huiye Mansion in the evening. Huiye Mansion had already received news of snow disasters in the border counties. According to the convention, the affected counties reported the statistics of the disaster to the prefecture, and the prefecture then arranged disaster relief according to the severity of the disaster. The situation was particularly serious and he needed to report to the emperor and request the court to allocate funds and grain.

Zhang Biejia was sick again. It is said that he was very ill. The doctor said that he could not see guests and needed to rest in bed. The governor was not in the government office. The only three giants was the youngest Hua Sima. Hua Sicheng was so anxious that he could not move any other matters except sending the government troops to inquire about the news.

"Old Shi, where is Lord Jiang? This disaster is serious. Da Yin without a governor can do nothing. If the Ministry of Personnel pursues the matter, Lord Jiang will not be able to afford to be guilty."

The yamen has been dispersed, and Hua Sicheng and Shi Qingjian gathered in Jiang Anyi's back house to discuss with Jiang Anyong and his wife how to deal with the current situation.

Shi Qingjian was calm and said, "It's useless for Lord Hua to be anxious. It was reported seven days ago that Lord Jiang was still in Linsha County and was probably trapped there. Lord Jiang is in the disaster area and he will organize disaster relief. We will prepare disaster relief supplies first and just wait for the news to come immediately."

Hua Siyuan smiled bitterly and said, "Prepare the supplies? Feng Daoling bites it tightly. You must not move the government warehouse without a seal. I think he received Zhang Wenjin's instructions and deliberately wanted to drag things up. If disaster relief is delayed, the blame should not fall on the head of the adults."

Jiang Anyong said anxiously: "Why would Shi Tou and I ride horses to find some counties in Linsha?"

Siyu interrupted him and said, "Don't cause trouble. If you can find your uncle on a horse, why don't you come back by yourself?"

When everyone was having no choice, the drum sounded in front of the lobby. There was a drum sound in front of the gates of the prefectures and counties. This drum could not be beaten randomly. Da Zheng Lu: the people have injustice to beat the drums and moans; the people have made suggestions to the court to beat the drums and listen to them. After restarting the bronze trunk, they can no longer beat the drums. Zheng Lu stipulates that after a drum sounds a pillar of incense, the chief officer must come to the hall, and if the delay is delayed, the guilt will not be blamed.

At this moment, the sky was dark and the gate of the government office had been closed. When the drums were heard, the officials in the government office quickly ordered people to open the gate. The yamen runners held a lantern and shone them on the lung stone. Who dared to knock on the drums so boldly? If they were knocking randomly, forty boards would not be a joke.

"Sir, it's Lord Jiang." The yamen runner holding the lantern screamed. Jiang Anyi put the drumsticks on his back and walked towards the gate. The yamen runners and officials saluted one after another. It was Yan Yi on duty tonight. Seeing Jiang Anyi, he said with a deep breath: "Sir, you're finally back. If you don't come back, you will be in chaos."

While walking in Jiang Anyi, he inquired about the situation of the government office. When he heard that Zhang Biejia was sick again, Feng Shenjun hindered the disaster relief arrangements on the grounds that he could not mobilize materials without a seal. Jiang Anyi's eyes trembled, and the disaster was like fire, and the lives of the people were worrying, but these people were still intrigue, which was really hateful.

The lights were already lit in the lobby. Hua Sicheng and Shi Qingjian were standing in front of the lobby and watching. When they saw Jiang Anyi's figure from afar, Hua Sicheng slapped his hands, took a few steps down the steps to welcome him, and said loudly: "Sir Jiang, Lord Jiang, you are finally here. It's almost a blazing fire. You can't mobilize the disaster relief supplies if you don't come."

Jiang Anyi bowed to Hua Sicheng and said, "It's hard for Brother Hua. I'm coming from the disaster area. More than ten counties in the northwest area have a snow-thickness of five feet. The disaster has been completed. I need to provide disaster relief immediately. That's why I beat the Dengwen drum, summoned officials, and discussed disaster relief matters overnight."

Shi Qingjian stepped forward and said, "The lord came in time. If you are three or five days later, you will really miss the matter."

Jiang Anyi came to the court and sat down, and ordered: "Rain incense and time."

At night, the drums were loud and spread throughout the city. When the sick Zhang Wenjin was sitting opposite Feng Shenjun, drinking and listening to songs, and listening to a genius playing and singing.

Hearing the drum sound, Feng Daoliu put down his wine glass, stood up and went outside the door, listened carefully for a while, and entered the room and said, "Sir, I heard the drum sound. I'm afraid something big will happen, so let's go to the government office as soon as possible."

Zhang Wenjin held his beard and pondered, "It is impossible to make an appeal at this time, that is, there is a change. Could it be that the victims are causing trouble? Didn't you say that the Aiye Mansion did not see the victims? If the siege city is siege, there should be news. The rest is a disaster. The northwest suffered a snow disaster. It is estimated that someone from the disaster was reported. Don't worry about him, Jiang Anyi is not here, and I am sick, so let Hua Sicheng have a headache. Daoliang, please accompany me to have a few more drinks."
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