Prince Consort

Chapter 215

Just when Xie Zean was approaching the capital, something happened suddenly.

Shen Cunzhong sent someone to send a message to Xie Ze'an that there might be a catastrophic turnaround in the west.This is Shen Cunzhong's old profession, and he can basically not make mistakes if he can speak out.But he can only estimate the general direction and cannot monitor specific counties.

Xie Zean's heart skipped a beat.

When the earth dragon turned over, it was actually an earthquake.In fact, almost every year, large and small earth dragons turn over, but there is not much movement, and not many people know about it.Shen Cunzhong used to be the head of the Sitian Supervisor, and he had many years of data in his hands. He was also a rare talent who could use the armillary sphere to monitor the earth dragon. He could say the word "catastrophic", and Xie Ze'an had to pay attention to it.

It can be said that Zhao Chongzhao has gone smoothly all the way to the present. If a disaster does come, Zhao Chongzhao does not know whether he will deal with it.and……

Xie Ze'an's face darkened, he said goodbye to Yeluhao on the spot, and got on his horse to go west.

Even if something goes wrong in the court, Yao Dingyan and Xie Jiyu will support it, so there won't be any major troubles.But the common people are different. If disaster prevention and relief are not arranged, it will be a matter of life and death.If a person's life is lost, there will be no turning point - no matter how beautiful the words are in the court, it will not help.

Xie Ze'an mentally analyzed the earthquake zone he wrote down before.

Xie Ze'an has a unique gift for memorizing terrain.

Digging out the earthquake zone data integrated by later generations through satellites and data, combined with the location given by Shen Cunzhong, Xie Ze'an roughly determined which area was the most dangerous, and analyzed the areas that might be affected.He knew almost all the top leaders in every state and county, so he analyzed and arranged those people while riding forward.

This is not the first time Xie Ze'an has dealt with these matters, and the specific plans are kept in archives in various government offices and newspapers.

Xie Ze'an stopped halfway, asked someone to take out the ready-made emergency plan, and left a few words there by the way, and asked someone to send it back to the capital.

Then, without further pause, headed west.

Zhao Chongzhao knew that Xie Ze'an was coming back that day, and had been looking forward to it for a long time.If it wasn't for having to preside over the morning court, he would have gone out of the palace to welcome Xie Ze'an.Unexpectedly, in the early court, Shen Cunzhong suddenly announced the test results of the armillary sphere, saying that there would be a serious earth dragon turning over.

As soon as these words came out, everyone's faces were not very good.The earth dragon turning over and the sky dog ​​eclipsing the moon are all ominous signs in this era. It was because of this that Meng Xiang resigned and went back to hiding.

As soon as Shen Cunzhong said this, many people quietly looked at Zhao Chongzhao and then at Yao Dingyan.At the beginning, Meng Xiang had long wanted to say goodbye, and Zhao Chongzhao didn't like his pedantry, so he let Meng Xiang return home after pretending to stay twice.How should Yao Dingyan deal with himself this time...

Zhao Chongzhao felt the sudden change in the atmosphere at the court meeting.

A look of disappointment flashed across his eyes.Under the influence of Xie Ze'an, the first thing he thought of was not how to "pacify God's anger", but the people who might be affected by the disaster.He raised his hand and slapped the imperial case hard, his eyes swept over the faces of all the officials.Yao Dingyan gets along with Zhao Chongzhao the most, how can he not see what Zhao Chongzhao is thinking?He stepped forward and said: "The top priority is to order strict vigilance in all places. If there are any visions, we must be fully on guard!"

Only then did Zhao Chongzhao lose his anger a little bit.He stood up and named the Shangshu of the Ministry of Household Affairs, the Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, and the Department of Regulations of the Third Division of Zhizhi, and handed over the matter to Xie Jiyu.There is no way, the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Industry used to be under Xie Jiyu's command, and he used to take advantage of disaster prevention and relief to go out, so he has the most experience in this kind of thing.

Seeing the different expressions on other people's faces, Zhao Chongzhao was a little annoyed, shook his hands, and left the main hall.

Zhao Chongzhao returned to the study, thinking that Xie Ze'an would be here soon, but after waiting for a while, he saw Dade's anxious face.

Zhao Chongzhao asked: "Dude, what's going on?"

Zhang Dade said worriedly: "The Lord of Di Kingdom has arrived, but, but Sanlang did not come back."

Zhao Chongzhao was stunned, feeling aggrieved in his heart.He suppressed the unhappiness in his heart and asked, "Didn't Sanlang go back to Beijing with him? Why didn't he come back? Did you make a mistake?"

Zhang Dade said: "Sanlang went west..."

Zhao Chongzhao stood up abruptly.

He picked up the paperweight on the table and threw it on the ground.

Zhang Dade kept silent like a cicada.

Zhao Chongzhao burst into anger: "It's like this again! It's like this again! It's like this every time! He said he would take care of himself, but he always ran to the worst place! He went to the north when he knew that someone was going to kill him. Xibian asked Dilong to turn around, and he still went to the west, every time!" His eyes were red as he spoke.

After Zhao Chongzhao finished cursing, he summoned several Hanlin scholars and asked them to draft documents.At the same time, he asked people to call the people from Taichang Temple, and he wanted to sacrifice to heaven to apologize!

Yao Dingyan came over from Zhengshitang and happened to hear about Zhao Chongzhao's decision.Yao Dingyan knew that Zhao Chongzhao had decided to take this "heavenly disaster" into his hands, and was a little moved in his heart.Since Zhao Chongzhao came to the throne, he has always trusted him very much. Now that Zhao Chongzhao took the initiative to take over this disaster, how could Yao Dingyan remain indifferent?

Yao Dingyan bowed and bowed: "Your Majesty!"

Zhao Chongzhao said: "This is a natural disaster, not a man-made one. Prime Minister Yao, don't worry. It's up to you to make arrangements, but I can't help anything. I should apologize to God."

Seeing that Zhao Chongzhao's eyes were slightly red, Yao Dingyan felt pity in his heart.

Zhao Chongzhao was enthroned as a young man, and now he is only 21 and [-]. He has passed the age of a weak crown, but he has to provoke the heavy responsibility of guarding the country and appeasing the people. The bitterness and suffering in it are self-evident.

Yao Dingyan said sincerely: "Your Majesty strives hard to govern and serve the people wholeheartedly. He is the wisest monarch in the hearts of the people!"

Zhao Chongzhao closed his eyes lightly, and when he opened them again, he had concealed all his emotions.He is not that great, he always cares about the people, but he only cares about one person—but that person always ranks him behind many things.Zhao Chongzhao said: "Let's decide like this."

Yao Dingyan frowned and asked, "Your Majesty, didn't Sanlang return to Beijing today? Why didn't you see anyone?"

Zhao Chongzhao said, "He went west."

Yao Dingyan suddenly understood what Xie Zean was going to do.

Yao Dingyan was angry: "It's just nonsense! He has been away from Beijing for three months, and he is still leaving? Does he think that there is no one else except him, and he has to worry about everything!"

Zhao Chongzhao said: "San Lang is just impatient. With him, everything will go smoothly."

Yao Dingyan saw that Zhao Chongzhao's eyes turned red unconsciously, and felt wronged for Zhao Chongzhao in his heart. He knew best how good Zhao Chongzhao and Xie Ze'an's relationship was.The two children grew up together, and they have grown closer these past few years, but Xie Ze'an suddenly proposed to go to the north.If you go, you will go. It is a good thing to go out more while you are young.In the past few days, I heard that Xie Ze'an will be back soon, and Zhao Chongzhao did everything a lot more briskly, obviously happy and looking forward to it.

Considering that the first emperor and Princess Yan Ning passed away one after another, Zhao Chongzhao had no one close to him, so Xie Ze'an must be regarded as his closest relative.

Yao Dingyan said: "When he comes back, I will definitely scold him."

Hearing Yao Dingyan's words, Zhao Chongzhao finally loosened his frown.He said to Yao Dingyan: "I will take care of this matter." After speaking, he took out a stack of manuscripts from the drawer, "This is the article written by Mr. Xu in the past two years. Yao Xiang can take it back and have a look. If If you agree, Prime Minister Yao, I want Mr. Xu to return to the court... Today I am a little disappointed with some people in the court. Although Mr. Xu's ideas are a bit pedantic, he is a good official who cares about the people, and he should be reappointed earlier."

Yao Dingyan's heart changed again and again, and finally accepted Zhao Chongzhao's arrangement safely: "Your Majesty is wise."

Zhao Chongzhao calmly arranged the affairs of the DPRK and China.

In the afternoon of that day, news of the disaster really came from Hezhou.The two orders of Zhao Chongzhao and Xie Ze'an were conveyed to the local area immediately, and the Hezhou government and army responded in a timely manner.It is a pity that even so, the disaster in Hezhou is still extremely tragic, with more than 800 people killed and injured.Hezhou is a place with a vast land and few people, and this number is already very astonishing.All the officials were ashamed. Although they had received Si Tianjian's forecast early and made preparations, they were still at a loss when this natural disaster came.

When Xie Zean arrived, everyone looked ashamed, but fortunately, officials from all over the country basically knew the seriousness and did not leave their posts without authorization.Hearing Zhou Mu's account of the disaster situation, Xie Ze'an's face became more and more serious.That's more than 800 people, and more than 400 have been confirmed dead. Some of them are seriously injured and may not survive or become disabled.

Xie Ze'an said: "All follow the previous requirements."

Without the order from above, the government cannot mobilize the garrison without authorization. The early disaster relief work can only hope that the "Baojia Law" will play a role, relying on the self-rescue and mutual rescue between households.Xie Ze'an was worried that there would be a plague after the disaster, so he went to the army in person to mobilize manpower to do rescue and disinfection work.

People from the Changsun's family were stationed here. Seeing that Xie Ze'an had Zhao Chongzhao's token, he decided to act expediently and send them out first.Many soldiers are locals, and if they are not allowed to go, the morale of the army will not be stabilized at all!

Xie Ze'an arranged all the affairs, and made a detour to various disaster relief sites to see for himself, and then returned to the state capital for a short rest under Dai Shi's persuasion.It was dusk when he woke up, and Dai Shi walked in with a letter from the capital.

Xie Zhe'an said, "Is there nothing going on after I fall asleep?"

Dai Shi said: "It doesn't matter, they all know your temper, so they didn't come here to guard."

Most of the officials in Hezhou had heard of "Xie Sanlang", and one or two stayed in their posts conscientiously, and did not come here to flatter.

Xie Ze'an rubbed his forehead and said, "It's not a good name for me to intervene, and I have a headache after returning to Beijing..."

Dai Shi was about to speak, when Xie Jiyu's voice came from outside the door: "Do you still know that the name is not correct?"

Xie Ze'an sat up, and his mood improved slightly: "I am relieved that you are in charge, Dad. If I had known earlier, I would not have made this trip."

Xie Jiyu looked at Xie Ze'an with a sullen face for a while, then sighed and said, "You should have come. It wasted a lot of time waiting for the court meeting to make a decision. If you could have come a few hours earlier, you could have saved many more people." This kind of thing No one can do it except Xie Ze'an. Once others act so out of bounds, not to mention Zhao Chongzhao's dissatisfaction, many people in the court will be dissatisfied!

Xie Ze'an said: "I am ready to be scolded by Yushitai."

Xie Jiyu said: "You have thick skin and rough flesh, are you afraid that Yushitai will fail?" He patted Xie Ze'an on the shoulder, "You should think about how to appease Your Majesty and Mr. Yao, they are the ones that you have to worry about."

Xie Ze'an: "..."

What should I do if I suddenly don't want to go back.