Chapter 476: Heavenly Wrath 3 An hour later.
The emperor convened the Manchu civil and military affairs in the Lin De Hall to discuss the aftermath of the sudden earthquake.
With such a big disaster, the imperial court will inevitably carry out basic bereavement and disaster relief.
It's going to cost a lot of money.
For the stretched Datang finances, it is undoubtedly worse.
The emperor's mood at this moment can be imagined.
Just when he was ambitious to reproduce the glorious and prosperous era of the Tang Dynasty, a disaster fell from the sky, which was undoubtedly a blow to the head.
Although from the perspective of modern science, earthquakes are only normal natural geographical changes, unpredictable and irresistible natural disasters, which are natural disasters and have nothing to do with manpower.
However, in the ancient royal society, disasters such as earthquakes were more metaphorically cloaked in the mysterious cloak of heavenly wrath and punishment, which was related to the emperor's loss of morality and government.
Therefore, often after major natural disasters, many emperors have to issue an edict of guilt, saying that they must reflect deeply in response to the warnings of God.
Li Heng is naturally no exception.
The civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty had complicated expressions, and above the main hall, there was silence.
Originally, everyone went to the school to see the excitement of Kong Sheng, but the earthquake suddenly occurred, and the disaster suddenly occurred, Kong Sheng's life and death are still unknown, but the loss and vibration outside the field in Chang'an City are on the table.
Du Hong's face gradually became complicated, and he bowed down: "Your Majesty, the ministers are ordered to mobilize the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Households, the Department of Households, and the Jingzhao Mansion to investigate the disaster, and now report the relevant losses and casualties to Your Majesty."
"At three o'clock yesterday, the sky collapsed, the capital collapsed, the city collapsed, the government offices, and the private houses, and the people were killed and injured" Du Hong's slightly hoarse voice echoed in the hall, and the faces of the ministers were different, and their attitudes were different.
"The Jingshi earthquake started from the northwest, flying sand and dust, black air barriers, and the sun did not see the day, and people were like sitting in the waves.
Before long, the sound of the four fields was like a thunderbolt, and the birds and beasts were frightened.
It was more than ten earthquakes in a row at night, the flat ground opened several zhang, and a big ditch was cracked under the victory gate, and the water was like a spring.
The earthquake and injuries of the officials and the people were incalculable, and the streets of Chang'an, Wannian and other counties where the whole family was wiped were cracked, and black water gushed out, three or four feet high."
"The sound is like thunder, the momentum is like a surge, the day is dark, the earthquake knocks down the gates of Chengtian, Danfeng, Vermilion Bird, Zhangyi, etc., the city wall collapses innumerable, from the palace and the official house, the dwellings, ten down three or four.
He crushed Zhang Yi, the victorious marquis, and crushed to death the family of Wang Fu, the head of the household department, and Wang Guangyu, the former secretary of the Ministry of Works, and a family of 43 people.
"Your Majesty Chen Qi, there have been heavy losses in housing and population inside and outside the capital.
The minister thought that His Majesty should be edicted to speak out, strictly punish the hundred officials, and repair the province with the same family, give the people a pension, and repair the houses."
Listening to Du Hongji's latest report on casualties and losses after the earthquake, the emperor's face became more and more ugly.
The sudden earthquake was ten times more tragic than the emperor imagined.
Li Heng was silent for a long time, and the ministers did not say a word, and the atmosphere in the hall became very depressed and heavy.
Li Heng sighed: "The earth suddenly shook and changed out of the ordinary, all because of immorality, political cooperation, ministers and workers, and the profession of the Communist Party, so that Yin and Yang are not in harmony, and disasters are warned."
"I should fast, bow to the Temple of Heaven, and bow to the Temple of Heaven."
"Inside and outside the capital, many military and civilian houses have collapsed, and they cannot be repaired, which may lead to unemployment.
Overwhelmed by the population, it can't be buried, and it's good and compassionate.
He Jia's mercy is a quick discussion.
It is still passed and heard. and set up porridge factories in various squares, and distributed silver and rice relief from warehouses. ” "Again, according to the disaster situation, the Ministry of Household and the Ministry of Industry have done something, and those who are unable to repair the houses that were dumped by the earthquake will be given 500 yuan each.
Those who are overwhelmed by the population and cannot be buried will be given 300 wen each.
Send 100,000 yuan of internal money, and give it according to your discretion" Li Heng's voice began to give orders to deal with the aftermath, but his deep gaze kept scanning the crowd of courtiers, and no trace of Li Yu was found, and the emperor's heart became more and more irritable.
He arranged for Li Mi to check Kong Sheng's life and death in the school field, and Li Mi has not returned so far, which makes the emperor feel irritable.
At the same time that Li Yu issued the execution order, the emperor originally intended Zhu Huiguang to save Kong Sheng at the last moment with his gold medal, but at that time, the sky was dark, the earthquake was sudden, and the scene was chaotic, and no one noticed whether Kong Sheng had been killed.
The natural disaster disrupted the emperor's pre-planned design and arrangement, which in itself was the greatest mockery of the emperor.
This made the emperor realize that being an emperor is not omnipotent, at least in front of heaven, he, the emperor, seems so powerless and helpless.
Li Mi hurriedly entered the hall, his forehead was covered with sweat, and the purple official robe was dusty, and his mood was very embarrassed.
Li Heng's heart tightened, and he stared at Li Yu.
At this moment, there is still a glimmer of hope in his heart, that is, Kong Sheng's life is still there.
Li Mi bowed down, his voice trembled a little, and his breathing was a little short: "Your Majesty, the minister is ordered to go to the school to investigate" Before Li Mi's words were finished, he was interrupted by the emperor: "Don't talk nonsense, just talk about the result, whether Kong Sheng is alive or dead, give me a quasi-word."
Li Yu and Li Yu and the others quickly exchanged a complicated look, and from the emperor's reaction, it was not difficult for them to judge that the emperor did not want to behead Kong Sheng at all.
It's just that the emperor never dreamed that the sudden earthquake made his director come to naught and smashed the scene.
Li Mi took a deep breath: "Your Majesty, the school field was destroyed by an earthquake, it was torn apart, and there was a large sinkhole at the place of the execution platform, with a radius of hundreds of zhang, bottomless, and the green gas was steaming, which was shocking.
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As for Kong Sheng, there is no trace of him, not only Kong Sheng, but even more than ten executioners who were executed at that time are all missing.
In Yichen's opinion, Kong Sheng may be more than lucky, and may not die under the executioner's knife, but he is still buried under the collapse of the earth.
The corners of the Emperor's mouth twitched violently, and his hand slowly raised, and then put it down weakly.
Kong Sheng turned out to be really dead Originally, the emperor was still a little lucky, and the earthquake broke out, although the emperor's pardon order had not yet had time to play a role, but it was so chaotic at that time, the executioner must have not had time to do it.
However, even so, the execution table where Kong Sheng was located fell as a whole, and a mysterious sinkhole appeared, in this case, Kong Shengyan could still be alive The emperor couldn't help but look up to the sky and sigh.
As soon as they saw the emperor's appearance, all the ministers understood, and after a long time, the emperor was just bluffing, and he didn't want to kill Kong Sheng in his heart, but if he made it true, now it is not considered to be lifting a stone to shoot himself in the foot Crown Prince Li Yu had a sneer on the corner of his mouth and was silent.
The emperor lifted a stone and shot himself in the foot, who else to blame After a long time, the emperor said in a trembling voice: "You will go to the scene with me to see what the so-called sinkhole is." ” The school yard outside the city was already riddled with holes, cracks and pitters of various sizes, walls had collapsed, trees had been uprooted, and the scene was in shambles.
The corpses of those who died in the earthquake or in the stampede of people were everywhere, and the scene was horrific and tragic before they could be collected.
The emperor straddled his sweaty and bloody horse, staring at the tragic scene in front of him, the corners of his mouth swept through the deep shock.
Not far away, the original Dianjiangtai and the original execution platform, a huge deep pit in the shape of a funnel with a radius of hundreds of zhang was impressive, which made the emperor gasp.
The emperor waved his hand, and Nan Jiyun, who had a complicated expression, immediately ordered several forbidden soldiers to cautiously approach the pit and try to throw stones into the pit, however, the stones entered the pit and there was no sound for half a sound, which could only mean that the sinkhole was bottomless, and it was beyond the current manpower to measure and investigate.
Nan Jiyun bowed down to the emperor, and his voice was low: "Your Majesty, the last general thinks that this pit is bottomless and cannot be done by man, I'm afraid."
Behind Nan Jiyun, Nan Yong, Li Biao, Li Hu and Wu Xian Wuxie brothers were all sad and regretful.
Wu Xian clenched his fists, and said in his heart that if he hadn't hesitated a little at that time, if he had made a decisive move, he would have robbed the Dharma field, maybe Kong Sheng would not have been buried in the sinkhole.
However, it is too late to regret it.
Nan Yong's face was sad, and he felt a little resentful of his father.
In Nan Yong's heart, Kong Sheng is absolutely kind to the Nan family and himself, if there is no Kong Sheng, his father Nan Jiyun is still an inconspicuous military leader under Zhang Xun, and even died in the defense of Suiyang, where did today's power and supreme wealth come from And when Kong Sheng was in danger, he was indifferent and sat back and watched him die, isn't he an ungrateful person Nan Yong clenched his fists and straddled the horse with tears pouring down tears.
And behind him, many soldiers also sighed, talked a lot, and felt unspeakable.
Farther away, Mu Changfeng was dressed in white, holding a sword, his face gloomy and angry.
At this moment, he had the urge to fly forward and assassinate the emperor to avenge Kong Sheng.
Nangong Wang grabbed Mu Changfeng's arm tightly, and said in a low voice: "Mu Daxia, Senior Brother Kong is not a short-lived person, the mountain people see that his life is prosperous, and he will definitely be able to survive in a desperate situation, please don't act rashly."
Mu Changfeng sneered and walked away.
He had already made up his mind, if Kong Sheng really died, even if he risked his life this time, he would sneak into the deep palace and cut off the emperor's dog head to worship his brother's spirit in the sky.
As for Nangong Wang, in Mu Changfeng's heart, he has completely become a villain of political speculation.
Without Kong Sheng, Nangong Wang is just the leader of the water thieves in Hongze Lake in Chemen Mountain, and Nangong Wang can have today's glory and wealth, which is completely supported by Kong Sheng.
But this person was indifferent to Kong Sheng's death, and even said such hypocritical words, how could he not make Mu Changfeng angry in his heart.
In his heart, Mu Changfeng was also remorseful.
If you didn't hesitate to wait and see at that time, you would have made a decision to do it immediately, maybe you would have already gone away with Kong Sheng at this time.
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