Chapter 943 Earthquake (1)

The night was quiet, and everything on the earth fell asleep. All of a sudden, the barking of dogs and the sound of cocks and crowings were intertwined.

A man was awakened by the barking of his own dog, and scolded the outside: "Bark again, and I will kill you tomorrow." It happened that the meat was not eaten this month, so he could have a full meal.

The dog didn't stop barking because of his scolding. The man lifted the quilt in a fit of anger, took a coat and put it on and walked out.

Walking to the door, the man picked up a wooden stick and was about to hit the dog. But before he could get close, he heard an old voice: "What do you want to do?"

The man said angrily: "Dad, you heard it too. This dog is barking. I can't sleep with the children. I want him to be quiet for a while." That's just what he said, he didn't dare to take action. Otherwise, his father would have skinned him.

As the old man walked around, he said, "Ah Hei has always been very good and never barked. There must be a reason for barking in the middle of the night this time." The only time he fell and couldn't get up when he was chopping wood on the mountain was the dog who ran down the mountain and bit someone's pants. It was strange that the man followed him up the mountain, and only then did he save the old man. Since then, the old man has never allowed anyone else to touch the dog, not even his son.

The man split his mouth and said, "Can something happen..." As soon as the words fell, he shook.

"what happened?"

As soon as the words fell, a loud "Boom!" was heard, and the sound shook the earth.

Not to mention the man, even the old man was stunned. But soon, the old man woke up from a burst of fierce dog barking: "This is the ground moving, hurry up, call your daughter-in-law and child out." in the house.

The old man's grandson rubbed his eyes and said, "Grandpa, what are you calling us to get up at night?"

At this moment, the ground shook again. The child was frightened to save the old man.

"Boom..." In an instant, the man's house collapsed.

Seeing this, the man's wife slumped on the ground and howled: ""House, our house..."

The man's eyes were also red, and the house was in ruins in the blink of an eye, and no one could stand it.

The old man was also very uncomfortable, but he finally stabilized: "As long as the people are still there, the house can still be built."

The man's family is relatively lucky, because the dog-owning Shi Jǐng and his family all survived, but very few are as lucky as him, and many people lost their lives in their sleep.

Two days later, Yuxi was awakened by a hurried knock on the door: "Open the door." After speaking, Yuxi dressed as quickly as possible.

Yun Qing also quickly got up and put on his clothes. Both the husband and wife knew that if they knocked on the door in the middle of the night without being informed, something must have happened.

The husband and wife put on their clothes and went out. When they saw Si Bonian, they immediately asked, "What happened?"

Although Si Bonian was in a hurry, he did not panic: "I just received a expedited document from Mianzhou 800 Miles." After speaking, he took out a document from his sleeve and handed it to him with both hands.

Yun Qing's face is very ugly, and the 800-mile emergency is usually only used when fighting. Now that I have obtained such a certificate, I am afraid that there is a mutiny in Mianzhou.

Yu Xi took the book and opened it. After reading it, she said solemnly, "He Rui, there has been a landslide in Mianzhou, and there have been countless casualties."

Hearing that it was not a mutiny, Yun Qingshen calmed down a lot: "Then quickly send someone to relieve the disaster."

Yuxi nodded, and immediately ordered Si Bonian to send someone to call Tan Tuo, Shen Chunting and other ministers. Whether it's a flood or an earthquake,

will cause great damage. Materials must be mobilized as soon as possible, and there are not many grains and grasses stored by the government. If there is no food to send at that time, it is easy to cause agitation.

Meilan and Jingbai brought water in, and another maid came with a spittoon and a handkerchief.

After washing up, Yuxi simply pulled up her hair and followed Yunqing to the front yard.

Qi Haochen knew about the Mianzhou Earthquake after training, and immediately frowned. The floods the year before last, the droughts last year, and the earthquakes this year, how come these natural disasters keep happening!

Yuxi and Yunqing had been busy all day, until late at night before returning to the backyard.

Lying on the bed, Yuxi said with a worried expression, "Why don't you say God doesn't give people a way to live?" Five years ago, there was an earthquake in Haocheng, and there was some damage at the time, but most of the casualties and injuries in Mianzhou were similar. It's just lucky by comparison.

Even the always strong Yun Qing couldn't help sighing, who said no? Natural disasters continue, even if the government provides relief, it will be difficult for the children of the common people!

Shaking Yuxi's hand, Yun Qing said, "Don't think so much, just sleep!" It can be avoided, but this natural disaster is impossible. All they can do is to ensure that those who survive will live and not go hungry.

The next morning, Yuxi and Yunqing were busy again. In the evening, Qi Hao went straight to the front yard without seeing the two of them.

Because it is April, the rice seeds have just been sown, so in addition to disaster relief, production has to be resumed.

When Yuxi said that he was mobilizing grain seeds to go to Mianzhou, Qihao happened to walk in. The only one who can go directly to Yuxi to discuss matters with the ministers without any knowledge is Qihao, except for Yunqing. Zaozao and Liu'er can go in directly if there is no one else in the study, but if they are discussing matters, they will not be able to.

Yu Xi saw Qi Hao and said, "Ahao, why did you come here without doing your homework so late?"

Tan Tuo and Shen Chunting saw Qi Hao and hurriedly bowed to him.

"Master Tan and Shen don't need to be too polite." After speaking, Qihao walked up to Yuxi and said, "Father, mother, I heard about the earthquake in Mianzhou, come and find out."

Hearing this, Tan Tuo and Shen Chunting didn't feel anything, because Qi Hao was in charge three years ago. For this matter, the ministers are happy to see it.

Oak-hee nodded.

Yun Qing said to the chair next to him, "Ahao, sit there and listen!" There were only two chairs in the study, Yu Xi and Yun Qing were sitting.

Qi Hao shook his head and said, "I'm just standing." Both parents and two important officials were standing, what did he look like when he was sitting.

It will be an hour after Tan Tuo and Shen Chunting go out. At this time, it was already dark.

"Qihao, you came here without dinner?" I was so busy that I forgot to ask about it just now.

Qi Hao hurriedly shook his head and said, "I came here after dinner." If you come here without dinner, you will definitely need a training.

Before the meal came, Yuxi said, "Do you have any questions?" Every time after listening to the government affairs, Qihao had a lot of questions. There were some questions Oak-hee could resolve, and some for him to think about.

Qi Hao thought for a moment and asked, "Mother, why do you want to transfer a better seed? Has the field been destroyed too?"

Oak Hee looked at Qi Hao, but did not answer the question.

Yun Qing didn't think much, and said, "Well, one-third of the fields around Mianzhou have been destroyed."

"This earthquake is different from the ground movement in Haocheng five years ago. It is not an exaggeration to describe the ground movement in Mianzhou as 'landslide and subsidence'." The earthquake in Haocheng five years ago shook. However, only some poor people in the surrounding area were affected.

"No wonder." This also explains why the parents have been so busy for two days in a row that their feet can't touch the ground.

Next, Qi Hao asked several more questions. These questions were answered by Yun Qing, and Yu Xi added later.

Mei Lan came in with a food box and said, "My lord, my princess, it's time to eat." Because the time was short, the couple's meal time was not fixed in the past two days.

Oak-hee made Qi-ho drink a bowl of soup, and then let him go back. Qi Hao still has a lot of homework to do. If he doesn't go back, he will not sleep until late.

After Qi Hao left, Yun Qing said, "Ahao has worked too hard." It is very proud to have such a son, but it is also distressing.

Yuxi smiled and said, "When you really put in, you won't feel hard. Just like you, do you think fighting is hard?" If you hate being forced to learn, it is not hard work, but pain.

How could Yun Qing feel that fighting was hard, he enjoyed it: "Ahao is too young, only twelve years old!

Regarding this matter, Yuxi was reluctant to continue the discussion, and immediately changed the subject: "Who do you think is better to send disaster relief?" For a disaster as big as Mianzhou, it must be sent to the imperial court. It's not that I'm worried about the corruption and bribery of the officials below. Today, the prefect of Mianzhou is still very clean. Sending imperial officials to the past is mainly to reassure the hearts of the common people.

The prefect of Mianzhou happened to go down to check the situation of spring ploughing when he moved, and he was lucky to avoid the disaster when he was not in Mianzhou. And because he was still alive, he was able to open a granary for disaster relief at the fastest time, and there was no crime in Mianzhou.

"That's for you." In fact, Yun Qing doesn't reject government affairs anymore, but he thinks that if the two of them manage government affairs together for a long time, they will definitely cause conflicts. Except for a major event like now, he doesn't interfere in government affairs, and Yuxi handles it with full authority. Of course, Oak-hee would also discuss some important matters with him.

Yuxi said: "I plan to appoint Zong Siyuan as the imperial envoy. He has served as a county magistrate in Fuzhou before, and he is familiar with the situation there."

Yunqing naturally has no objection.

Yan Wushuang only got the news after the earthquake in Mianzhou for eight days: "This time the earthquake in Mianzhou killed tens of thousands of people, and thousands of houses collapsed?" It was so serious.

Meng Nian thinks this is good news: "Mianzhou has been hit so badly, Han Yuxi will not support the rebels in Hebei and Shandong for the time being." their weapons.

Yan Wushuang said: "It's spring now. Even if there is no food in the wild, there are still wild vegetables to satisfy hunger. Not to mention, there are reserves of food everywhere." This means that the Mianzhou disaster and Yuxi's support for the rebel army have no food. related.

Meng Nian said: "Last year's attack on Beijiao consumed a lot of food, and then there was a natural disaster. Han Yuxi can't have a lot of food in his hands."

"After the summer harvest, they will have food." As long as the weather is good this year, Han Yuxi will not worry about food.

Hearing this, Meng Nian felt annoyed. If Jiangnan is still in their hands, they will not be passive. It's just that it's useless to regret this kind of thing, who would have known that Yun Qing would be so unexpected.

At this time, a loud voice sounded outside: "Shandong Victory, Shandong Victory..."

After Yan Wushuang read it, he put the good news on the royal table, without a trace of joy on his face.

The victory is a happy event, why didn't the emperor show a little happiness: "Emperor, what is written in the news of victory?"

Yan Wushuang said calmly: "The rebels have been wiped out, and Qingyun personally took down the head of the rebel leader and now hangs it on the city wall of Jeju."

"Your Majesty, this is a happy event." He originally thought there was something wrong, but he didn't expect a false alarm.

It took so long for a betrayal to take so long. In the end, Qingyun personally sent troops to quell the betrayal. He didn't think there was anything to cheer about.

The Mianzhou Earthquake did not spread widely, and the common people did not dare to be interested in such things. However, officials basically know about it.

Zhong Shantong told Tie Kui the news: "I heard that this earthquake in Mianzhou killed tens of thousands of people and damaged countless houses." Although he had no relatives in Mianzhou, he felt very sad when he heard the news.

Tie Kui was horrified: "How come so many people died?"

"It was said that it happened in the middle of the night, and many people didn't have time to escape." Where is it that they didn't have time to escape, they didn't react at all, and many people disappeared directly in their sleep.

Tie Kui sighed and said, "That's no wonder." If it were during the day, so many people would not have died.

Zhong Shantong thought more: "Last year's drought, and this year's earthquake, I'm afraid that King Ming will not be able to send troops next year." The cost of sending troops is huge, so how can there be money to send troops now!

Tie Kui thought broadly: "I haven't had a year or two at night..." Before he finished speaking, he just coughed for a while.

Zhong Shantong hurriedly gave him some relief: "Master, don't worry, we'll talk about these things later, you can rest well."

After coughing, he took a handkerchief and wiped his mouth, Tie Kui said with a smile, "It's okay."

Seeing this, Zhong Shantong said with distress: "Master, let's use those medicines!" Zhong Shantong said that it was sent by the falcon, both external and internal. These medicines are much better than those sent by Meng Nian, but Tie Kui has never used them.

Tie Kui shook his head and said, "It can't be used." He had scruples. On the one hand, if the wound heals too quickly, he is afraid of causing Yan Wushuang's suspicion. On the other hand, after the wound heals, he may be asked to kill those refugees. He would rather suffer some flesh and blood than kill innocents indiscriminately.

Zhong Shantong was very distressed.

Tie Kui said with a smile, "Don't feel bad, it's good that you can eat and sleep like this now."

After a pause, Tie Kui said, "And now Ah Zhan is doing well in the palace, I don't have to worry about it anymore."

Zhong Shantong hesitated after hearing this, but finally he couldn't hold back and asked, "Master, what about the eldest young master and the second young master?" .

Tie Kui Shen looked a little sad: "I will do my best to protect them." If it can't be protected, then there is no way. The bottom line of the two children, Xiyan Wushuang, is too clear, and it is impossible to send them away. (To be continued)