Fu Tang

Yang Ye suddenly had a headache: "Why did he make trouble? What's the use of him going back?"

It was a small lieutenant who came to report, and he didn't know what happened at this time.

But Yang Ye knew why Lu Xun did this - Chang'an Dilong turned over.

Although no specific situation was given, Yang Ye was still uneasy. If it was Xiao Zhen, how could he have received the news?This must be because the capital has become chaotic.

At this time, Yang Ye also wanted to go back, worried about his wife and children, but could he go back?He is responsible!

Not only could he not go back, but he also had to send someone to bring Lu Xun back while worrying!

We must bring people back before this matter spreads, otherwise Lu Xun will be subject to military law if he goes out of the camp without permission!

I don't know if the deer patrol was unlucky. After he rushed out, he thought he could run all the way back, but he happened to meet Qiu An who was returning to the camp after patrolling outside. Qiu An was another one who came to Tubo with him. Young officer.

Seeing Lu Xun's condition, Qiu An felt that something was wrong, so he was tied up and taken back to the barracks without further ado.

Of course, he covered it up before entering the camp, so that no one would find out that Lu Xun had been tied up, and then he went directly to Yang Ye's place.

At this time Yang Ye was suffering from a headache, he was really relieved after seeing Lu Xun, he raised his head and said to Qiu An: "Fortunately, I met you."

Qiu An was a little puzzled: "What's the matter?"

What's going on with the good deer patrol?Qiu An and Lu Xun have also known each other for a long time, but he has never seen Lu Xun with such a crazy appearance, his eyes are red, everyone looks like an enemy, oh, it should be said that he looks at the people who stop him They all look like enemies, and they just stare at you without saying a word, which makes people very horrified.

Yang Ye hesitated for a while, thought for a while that Qiu An is also from Chang'an, thought for a while and said: "You can't tell about this matter."

Of course Qiu An nodded. If he couldn't even keep his mouth shut, he wouldn't be favored by the superiors and thrown here to practice.

Yang Ye sighed: "Chang'an Dilong turned over."

Qiu An's pupils shrank instantly, and Yang Ye knew that he really didn't know just now when he saw him like this, so he was quite puzzled, Qiu An didn't know, how did Lu Xun know?

And it can be said that he and Yang Ye knew about it at the same time. Could it be that this kid has some connection with the Ministry of Intelligence?

This was the most reliable answer he could think of, otherwise it wouldn't explain why Lu Xun reacted faster than him.

Qiu An was also a little flustered: "Dilong turned over? This, is it powerful?"

Lu Xun also raised his head to look at Yang Ye. Yang Ye turned serious and said, "What are you panicking about? How many times has Chang'an Dilong turned over since ancient times? There are at least a hundred times according to official history records. What big things can happen? If something really happens , what I received at this moment is not a brief message, but a decree to let my class teacher return to court."

After Yang Ye finished speaking, seeing Qiu An heaving a sigh of relief, Lu Xun also calmed down a little, and couldn't help but continue: "What should Qiu An do, as for you... go back and face the wall and think about it!"

Lu Xun didn't speak, but asked in a hoarse voice, "Master... are you really all right?"

Yang Ye looked down at him and said, "Lu Xun, you don't look like a soldier at all, you really disappoint me."

Lu Xun was slightly taken aback, at this moment he realized what he had done, did not continue to ask, and went back to his tent dejectedly to think about his mistakes behind closed doors.

He knew that Yang Ye was right. After calming down, he also felt a little ashamed of his armor. It was his fault that he didn't perform his duties well.

It's just that the moment he got the news, all his rationality disappeared, and his whole body was like falling into an ice cellar, full of thoughts: I'm leaving, something happened again...

What happened this time can only be said to be an accident, and it does not prove that Lu Xun was wrong when he came out. However, it is inevitable that he happened to be together, and coupled with the psychological shadow of his childhood, it is not easy for him to maintain his sanity at this time.

But...Even if Yang Ye said it was fine, why did he still feel flustered?

Lu Xun felt that it was right to be flustered. Lu Youyuan was not life-threatening, but he was also injured.

However, too many people were injured in Chang'an City, and his injury was already considered a minor injury.

When the earthquake came, Li Congjia was playing chess with Shi Xueting, um, backgammon.

He has never learned Go, or in other words, he has no intention and time to learn Go, but two people can't always talk about business or spend time together, they always have to find some casual games to connect with each other.

Backgammon was put on the table. This way of playing was too simple. Li Congjia was worried that Shi Xueting would not like it. In fact, Shi Xueting didn't care. As long as he was with Li Congjia, he felt comfortable doing anything.

At the beginning, because Shi Xueting was not very familiar with the rules, or the sudden change of the rules made Shi Xueting unable to react, he lost several rounds in a row. After he mastered the gameplay, Li Congjia never won again.

After losing three rounds in a row, Li Congjia felt a little overwhelmed. Seeing that he was about to lose, when he was about to stop Shi Xueting to regret the game, he suddenly felt a strong shaking accompanied by a loud noise.

The table placed on the sitting table was thrown to the ground in an instant, and the jade chess pieces jingled and fell to the ground.

The earthquake came so fast that Li Congjia didn't even react for a while. When he saw the chessboard overturned, his first thought was: don't regret the game.

The chessboard has been lifted, so what kind of chess do you regret.

While he was in a daze, Shi Xueting stood up quickly, regardless of the chess pieces under his feet, directly pulled Li Congjia over, hugged him in his arms, and ran out.

He didn't stop until he reached the clearing.

Li Congjia didn't react to Shi Xueting's ups and downs. After reaching a safe place, Shi Xueting looked down at Li Congjia, and found that he was still looking at him stupidly, with a dazed expression, thinking that Li Congjia was shocked!

Shi Xueting stretched out his hand and patted Li Congjia's face lightly. At this moment Li Congjia came back to his senses, but the next moment he couldn't help but look pale.

"An earthquake?" Li Congjia asked in an unbelievable tone.

Shi Xueting nodded, and after he nodded, there were noisy voices in the palace.

The earthquake struck too quickly and violently, and many people reacted to it later, just like Li Congjia. Shi Xueting reacted quickly, and ran out with Li Congjia no matter what happened to the house.

But Chunsheng and Taofu were a little bit behind, and it took a while before they ran out with pale faces, both of them looked like they were about to be scared to death.

After the two of them ran out, the imperial guards also ran over sparsely, and the commander Lei Youzhong in front of the hall was still calling for escort, even if his voice wasn't trembling so much, it would have been more convincing.

After the initial surprise, Li Congjia calmed down. Earthquakes are very common in mountainous areas. He turned his head and asked Chunsheng to check whether anyone was injured in the palace and whether any houses in the palace had collapsed. Then he turned his head. Just go to the cabinet.

I don't know if there is any chaos in the cabinet now, but the six departments may be a little more chaotic.

Li Congjia thought in his heart that he and Shi Xueting were the calmest among all the people, and he didn't take a ride, not because he didn't want to, but after the earthquake, everyone else looked like they were about to cry , some can clearly see that their legs are trembling. If they sit up and turn over, will he be punished or not?

When Li Congjia walked quickly to the cabinet, he was really relieved-although the old gentlemen were also a little surprised, they seemed much calmer.

People are easily influenced by the environment. Although Li Congjia knows that earthquakes are normal, when people around him are in panic all day long, no matter how calm Li Congjia is, he will gradually feel restless.

Seeing that there are still people who are also very calm, I couldn't help asking with a sigh of relief: "Is there any news from below? Where is the source of the earthquake? Are there any casualties?"

Wei Renpu was relieved to see that Li Congjia knew what was in his mind. They were really worried that Li Congjia would be frightened because he was not serious enough.

It has to be said that as an emperor, Li Congjia's attitude can affect many people. After seeing Li Congjia's composure, those who were panicked at first also calmed down, as if nothing happened.

Wei Renpu said: "I have given orders, but there is a bit of chaos now, and the news may be delayed."

He looked at Li Congjia's expression while talking, afraid that Li Congjia would get angry, but Li Congjia understood very well that not everyone would be immune to an earthquake, and the reason why he was able to calm down was not because the palace was strong enough and there was no danger of his life.

But even so, he still had someone clear out an office area on the open space as soon as possible. Fortunately, it is now autumn and the weather is not so hot, otherwise he would probably burn people to death.

Of course, everyone still thinks that life is more important than being exposed to the sun. No one wants to stay in the room until it is certain that the earthquake will not continue.

Li Congjia saw that everyone had no intention of working at this time, so he turned to Wei Renpu and said, "Let some people go home first, and leave some people to do some basic work."

What Li Congjia meant was to keep people from other states. If they don’t live in Chang’an, they won’t worry much. It doesn’t make much sense to let them go back. Instead of living in a dormitory, it’s better to work here and try to show their face in front of the boss. After all For those who can't afford a house even in Chang'an after becoming an official, the official position is not particularly high, but it is enough to do some basic work.

In fact, the only thing Li Congjia asked for was to keep in touch.

None of the cabinet left, and none of the six ministers left. At such a critical moment, you still want to go home to see your wife and children?Believe it or not, the next assessment will make you go back to see your wife and children forever?

Li Congjia knew what they were worried about, so he just personally advised them to go back and have a look. It's useless to stay here and not work.

However, no one went back. They knew that the emperor was sincere, but... do they still have a boss?Wei Renpu's boss is Li Congjia, but Wei Renpu won't go back, but his son has already gone back, and he has a son to take care of him at home, so he can take better care of the country, otherwise everyone will go back and leave the emperor here to do things?This is not the principle of being a minister.

If he doesn't go back, the rest of the cabinet will naturally refuse to go back. Anyway, they have useful people in their families, either sons or wives, so it's better to stay here to deal with state affairs.

Li Congjia saw that he couldn't persuade them, so he didn't say anything else, and waited for the news with everyone.

While waiting for the news, Li Congjia said: "It feels like it was shaking just now. It didn't last too long, so there shouldn't be much loss."

Wei Renpu said solemnly, "Your Majesty, don't even look at the palace. The earthquake was like thunder just now, and it may be serious."

Li Congjia thought back for a while and seemed to have heard a loud voice, but there was no feedback from below, and now no one dared to let Li Congjia leave the palace, so he could only wait here.

After a long time, a rough report came. After inspection, 130 houses collapsed in Chang'an City, 83 people were killed and 130 people were injured.

Li Congjia couldn't help being surprised after seeing this data: "How could it be so serious?"

After asking, he thought of what Wei Renpu said just now, and couldn't help admiring that Jiang is still old and spicy.

Although it seems that this number is not much, the most important thing is that this is only a preliminary estimate, and it is only the situation in Chang'an City. No one knows how many places the earthquake has affected this time. If it affects a wide range, the casualties in suburban counties It must be more than Chang'an. After all, the quality of houses in Chang'an can be regarded as the best in the Tang Dynasty, and other suburban counties can't match it.

Li Congjia immediately asked the Minister of the Household Department to start preparing for disaster relief. Although natural and man-made disasters must be resisted by himself, and losses must be borne by himself, the court does not care about anything.

Does the court care about those homeless people whose houses have collapsed?Some people were crushed to death, but should we take care of those who have no relatives or reasons?There are also some public places or functional buildings that are damaged. Do they need to be repaired?

These are all money. Li Congjia feels distressed. After all, the previous wars have cost a lot of money, and now the earthquake happened suddenly. Fortunately, the weather has been smooth these years, and Datang still has enough financial resources to do these things.

After having the roughest post-disaster report, the rest of the details will be fed back from below little by little.

What surprised Li Congjia the most was the four words sent by the Ministry of Intelligence: Zhongnan Landslide.

In this way, it can be preliminarily determined that the epicenter is in Zhongnan Mountain, and there is actually a short distance between Zhongnan Mountain and Chang'an, and the radiation range is not small.

Of course, the so-called Zhongnan Landslide this time is actually a place where the mountain cracked. After all, earthquakes are inevitable, and Zhongnan Mountain collapsed more than once. According to Shi Xueting, Zhongnan Mountain collapsed once during the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

Since it was not the first time, Li Congjia calmed down and thought about what to do. After two days of living outside in a tent, they found no aftershocks, so everyone went back.

The follow-up of disaster relief was carried out in an orderly manner, and finally the death toll rose to 230. White flags were hung in many places in Chang'an City, which made Li Congjia very emotional.

But Shi Xueting said: "Let's put all these aside for now. The earthquake has passed, and now everyone has calmed down. It's time for someone to make trouble."

"Huh? Oh!" Li Congjia was stunned for a moment before realizing what Shi Xueting meant.

Scientifically speaking, earthquakes are caused by changes in the earth's crust. This kind of thing is very difficult to avoid. Who knows when the earth's crust will change?

However, when the level of science and technology in ancient times was not so developed, any such infrequent disasters would be considered a warning from heaven.

What is the warning?To warn the emperor that he is not good, the emperor loses his morality, and the emperor has done something that displeased the heavens.

And what did Li Congjia do recently?In fact, he didn't do anything, he just sent people to fight against Tubo, and before Tubo finished fighting, he went to fight against the Kara Khanate, and now even the Ghazni are fighting together.

Although these two things have been going on for a long time, the most important thing the court has done recently is this, and it must be a warning.

Li Congjia had a headache when he thought of this, and he couldn't help muttering: "At the beginning, everyone agreed to attack the Kara Khanate and Tubo, so why bother me?"

Shi Xueting nodded: "That's right, so it is estimated that there will be another round of storms in the court."

Li Congjia's heart trembled, he was not afraid of people coming and pointing at his nose and saying God doesn't like you, anyway, he knows his own affairs, if God doesn't like him, how could he possibly cross time and become emperor step by step?

But if someone uses this to cause trouble and fight for power and profit, he can't bear it.

He thought for a long time and suddenly said: "I remember...the textbooks of the college seem to already have such knowledge points that earthquakes are caused by changes in the earth's crust."

I have already started popularizing science, and I still practice feudal superstition. Aren't you afraid that the emperor will be angry?

But Shi Xueting asked: "How long has the academy been established?"

Li Congjia came to a sudden: the college has been established for a short time, perhaps some students have already entered the imperial court, but these people are still young and do not have the right to speak, so naturally they cannot stop ministers from looking for trouble.

Li Congjia took a deep breath and said, "It's just right, let's use this time to popularize science."

Well, when things don’t happen, science popularization is useless, and everyone doesn’t care about it. Only after you truly experience it will you know that knowledge is power.

As for how to popularize science, isn't it simple?Back then, there were such a group of people in the Tu Dynasty who walked the streets and alleys with all kinds of yelling and shouting, and instilled some ideas into people's minds.

Now Li Congjia can still do this, the only regret is that the literacy is not going very smoothly, and there are still many illiterates in the Tang Dynasty, so we can't just post a poster at the gate of the workshop.

But...you can't understand the words, but you can always understand the pictures, right?

Li Congjia stroked his chin and thought about it, and decided to hand over this matter to the Ministry of Rites.

When Minister of the Ministry of Rites received this order, he was at a loss. No one would have thought that Li Congjia would use such a big brain hole in order not to be scolded. He would take this opportunity to teach everyone how earthquakes are formed. ...does this work?

It is not very useful, the only role is probably to prevent everyone from finding fault with others, especially the fault of the emperor.

It's just that it takes a while to popularize science, and during this period of time, maybe someone can't help jumping out to accuse the emperor or ministers.

Li Congjia has already prepared for this, or Shi Xueting has already prepared.

Anyway, those who dare to criticize others must stand on the moral high ground. Since you are so powerful, you must have never done anything illegal, what?ever done?I'm sorry, it's an extra crime.

Not only Shi Xueting was ready, but even the Ministry of Supervision was ready to go. The cabinet was aware of Li Congjia's series of actions, but they did not dissuade them.

After all, they can say that they are opposed to the fight against Tubo, but when they fought against the Kara Khanate, the cabinet was extremely active. If someone came out and accused the emperor and the cabinet of being unreliable, they would feel tired of it.

It's just that everyone was surprised that no one jumped out.

Li Congjia waited for more than half a month, but did not wait for any memorials to accuse the emperor and cabinet ministers. Instead, it was all about disaster relief and other things-although there was an earthquake, the entire court still had to operate as usual. The places where there are no earthquakes are not.

It seemed that everyone was doing their own things conscientiously, and they were all shining for Datang, and no one thought of taking the opportunity to seize power for themselves.

This surprised Li Congjia, he looked at Shi Xueting and said, "They are all so quiet, I'm not used to it."

Shi Xueting found it quite funny, thinking that you have withdrawn the censor platform, and now the censor of the censor platform is living a miserable life in the supervision department, who would dare to hurt you?

But no one blamed Li Congjia, not even Nege Fuchen, which is really strange.

As a result, when everyone felt very puzzled, Li Congjia waited for a letter of credence.

This letter of credence was written by Musa. Musa's Chinese proficiency is very bad. Before he fought with the Tang Dynasty, he slaughtered all the Han people in the territory, even those who believed in religion. This caused his subordinates who are proficient in Sinology There are basically no people, so his credential is very simple and rude: Allah is alive, you disrespect Allah, and Allah will punish you. This time, your people will atone for your sins.

Li Congjia was immediately laughed out of anger, his courtiers didn't feel that he was disqualified, and now an enemy monarch came to trouble him, did Musa have no other way out, and actually came to fight with each other.

Li Congjia was also happy to take this opportunity to quarrel with him and divert everyone's attention, and then he happily replied: You have evil intentions against Datang, so our gods and Buddhas will also condemn you. Do you believe me? Do not believe?

Li Congjia's letter of credence looked like a joke. After he finished writing it, he anxiously asked Chunsheng to show it to Wei Renpu and the others, hoping that Fan Zhi would not be there this time and would not scold him for writing nonsense.

In the end, what he didn't expect was that Wei Renpu and the others didn't modify it, and just sent it to Musa as it was.

Musa laughed when he saw the credentials, of course he didn't believe it.

He didn't believe it, so he died.