And in South State, the floodwaters rose to their peak by the end of the month, causing disastrous losses that greatly alarmed the court.
After all, multiple County Cities were affected by the flood disaster, resulting in countless homeless commoners. Barely a month had passed, and when the skies cleared and the floodwaters receded, refugees appeared in South State.
The Prefect of South State, regretting his previous inaction, wrote to King Qi while simultaneously ordering the cities under his jurisdiction to shut their gates, thus denying entry to the refugees. As a result, the refugees began to seep into other state government offices.
At that time.
The Emperor's Imperial Decree arrived, instructing the Prefect of South State to open the city gates and let in the refugees, and to distribute grain in an orderly manner.