Chapter 54 Earthquake
At about three quarters of the third day of the third month of the first year of the first year of Gongcheng, there was an earthquake in the capital, destroying the city and destroying houses, killing and injuring thousands of officials and people, and the aftershocks lasted until dawn. In the more than 120 years of national history of the Great Chu, this was not a particularly serious earthquake, and it was only worth writing a line or two in the history.
As the parties involved, the shock of the capital and many mortals in a radius of hundreds of miles during the earthquake cannot be described in one or two lines.
Holding the emperor's decree and the Ministry of War customs clearance documents, Yang Feng passed through Hangu Pass overnight, changed horses by the way, and started the journey again without much rest.
After passing more than ten miles, Yang Feng restrained the rope and turned the horse's head. The attendants who came up behind him threw the three prisoners bound with five flowers on the ground.
Cui Hong and his guards also stopped and watched from the sidelines.
Yang Feng said loudly: "Jianghu's loyalty did not come to rescue, it seems that you are destined to die here."
The night sky was clear and the stars were shining. Although Du Motian and his grandson were tied, they could still stand up. Tietou Hu Saner was injured and fell to the ground and could not get up.
"Since it's in your hands, if you want to kill or cut me, Du Motian has nothing to say. You've already prepared, and my friends haven't come, so I feel at ease. Chuanyun, are you afraid?"
"Don't be afraid!" The young man spit out two words neatly, his waist was straight, and he was a little far from Yang Feng, so he couldn't see clearly, so he turned his head and glared at the knight who threw him off the horse just now.
"Hey..." Yang Feng sneered just now, and Du Motian then shouted: "Good grandson! I didn't make grandpa lose face."
Yang Feng didn't want to be cheap, and ordered his entourage: "Send them on the road."
The three entourage jumped off their horses, drew their knives, and strode straight to the captives.
Tietou Hu San'er struggled hard, cursing in his mouth. The young Du Chuanyun approached his grandfather and said, "Grandpa, you are doing something wrong."
"Stinky boy, you still pick on me when you're about to die, what's wrong with me?"
"In the inn, you should break through the roof and escape by yourself, and come back and avenge me."
"Haha, I can't help it. Grandpa is old and can't watch you die. I'd rather die with you."
"Then you reincarnate first, and I will be your grandson in the next life."
"Okay, it's a deal."
The two of you said a word to me, without any timidity. The iron-headed Hu San'er lying on the ground shouted, "What about me? Will I be a father in my next life?"
"Bah, you are the next generation to be a big dark horse, carrying our grandfather and grandson through the rivers and lakes." Du Chuanyun's small mouth is quick, and he will not suffer at all.
The three entourage had already walked behind the captive, holding their waist saber high, just waiting for an order from the Servant in the middle.
That's when the earthquake happened.
Yang Feng is not a soft-hearted person. He hesitated for a while, because he felt that these three people were quite meritorious and worth pulling together, but time was running out. He had already decided to kill the three of them. Before he could speak, suddenly, the ground moved. Mountain shakes.
Everyone was taken aback, and what was even more surprising was the neighing of the horses, overturning a dozen knights and running wildly, and the rest of them tried their best to stabilize their mounts.
Yang Feng and Cui Hong were both thrown to the ground. Several of Yang Feng's entourage ran over to ask for help. Cui Hong's guards drew their swords to stop them.
Yang Feng got up by himself and said loudly, "Don't do it, find out what's going on first."
The facts couldn't be clearer. The ground shook for the second time, and several horses were frightened and fled. One of Cui Hong's guards didn't have time to pull his foot out of the stirrup, and was dragged forward, screaming all the way.
No one cared about him, everyone was terrified.
With the help of the guards, Cui Hong stood up, looked at the mountains standing on both sides in horror, and suddenly shouted: "Wangqi! Wangqi is too accurate! Bu Hengru said, if the emperor's qi does not reach the sky, he will inevitably Shock the lower realm!"
"It's just the ground movement." Yang Feng patted the dust on his body, "If every time the ground movement is because the emperor is unwilling, there are too many days."
"You don't understand!" Cui Hong was usually able to keep his composure, but at this time, like crazy, he pushed aside the guards and rushed in front of Yang Feng, "Has anyone predicted the earthquake? Bu Hengru did it!"
Yang Feng frowned, "Master Cui, please calm down, even if the hopeful person really predicted something, it means that the King of the East Sea should not be the emperor."
Cui Hong was stunned for a moment. Indeed, Bu Hengru said that the lower realm would be disturbed if the qi of the emperor was not high enough.
Yang Feng strode up to the three prisoners.
Tietou Hu San'er was still lying on the ground, not daring to make a sound, Du's grandfather and grandson turned pale, obviously a lot of shock, Du Chuanyun was young and vigorous, he spat fiercely at the eunuch, and a mouthful of phlegm was spit in Yang Feng. on the chest.
Yang Feng took out a handkerchief from his sleeve to wipe off the dirt, and asked, "Want to die or live?"
Du Chuanyun wanted to take another sip, but upon hearing this, Gulu swallowed and turned to look at his grandfather.
Du Motian was stunned for a while, "How do you say this?"
"This earthquake may really indicate something, but it has nothing to do with the emperor, maybe it should be on the few of you."
"We?" Du Motian looked blank. People in Jianghu were very proud, but they weren't proud enough to think they could move the world.
"I'll give you a chance. You want to avenge Zhao Qianjin because you have received his favor and think he is a hero."
"Help those in need, Zhao Qianjin is a hero." Du Chuanyun hurriedly said.
"Okay, if you are willing to be honest, I will take you to the capital and let you see what kind of people Zhao Qianjin is hiding. You still want to avenge him after seeing it, okay, find someone to go. , I'll be waiting in the capital."
Tietou Hu San'er, who was lying on the ground, was still not convinced, "Let go of me, now let's compare..."
Du Motian kicked fiercely, stared at the eunuch and said, "Aren't you going to kill us?"
"I won't kill this time, but you have to be honest with me to go to the capital, and don't have any dissent along the way. After seeing those who are hopeful, what you want to do is up to you." Yang Feng paused and glanced at the mountains in the night. , the ground under his feet shook again, which was not as intense as the previous two times. Most of the people, including the three Jianghu guests, changed their faces, but he remained the same, "You have to give the ground a little respect."
Du Motian's arrogance in his heart was gone, and he was just pretending to be thoughtful, "Okay, let's go to the capital with you."
"Release." After saying that, Yang Feng turned around and walked to Cui Hong again, "Return to Hangu Pass, requisition horses, how can you get to the capital before dark tomorrow."
"This ground movement..." Cui Hong hadn't slowed down yet.
"If the King of the East Sea really has divine help, you don't have to worry." Yang Feng didn't want to argue, so he walked to the side of the road and looked westward. He saw the mountains stretched out, but the clouds in the capital were not seen. He was more and more worried about whether the emperor could survive this. Guan, by convention, the emperor is responsible for disasters. For the previous emperors, this was just a symbolic self-blame, but for a puppet emperor, it may be a real punishment.
Four or five hundred miles away, the suburbs of the capital were the epicenter of the earthquake, and the situation was horrific, but the palace was still the place that attracted the most attention.
In the Cining Palace, the emperor and the two personal attendants sat up at the same time, each with his own thoughts. After the ground movement stopped, Zhang Youcai said in a trembling voice, "Is this God helping His Majesty?"
Tong Qing'e's thoughts were just the opposite, "This is God's warning to us, because we are conspiring to commit the following crimes!"
"Your Majesty is the highest 'shang'." Zhang Youcai said unconvinced.
In the second earthquake, the two were so frightened that they leaned down and didn't dare to speak again.
Han Ruzi originally believed in the sense of heaven and man, but the words of the eunuch and the palace maid made him feel that things were not so reliable: Who was the earthquake for? Emperor or Empress Dowager? If you follow the old gentlemen's approach, the emperor's immorality, the dictatorship of the heroine, the arrogance of foreign relatives, the rebellion of courtiers, etc. may all lead to divine condemnation.
With the current situation, Han Ruzi does not feel that he is responsible for the earthquake.
It's just his own idea.
Shortly after the second earthquake, the door was knocked open, and a large group of eunuchs and palace maids rushed in, shouting "Your Majesty". It was a great dereliction of duty to not jump up and escort him.
Han Ruzi was taken out by everyone, no matter how he shouted that he was fine, even posing as an emperor was useless, he was like the most precious treasure in an old house on fire, being carried out by others.
The imperial concubine stood in the front yard, still dressed neatly in the panic, but her hair was a little messy and her face was abnormal. After seeing the emperor, she was relieved, "Your Majesty is fine."
Not long after, the King of the East Sea was also sent. He had been living in the backyard of the Cining Palace and was very close to the emperor, but only after the emperor was "rescued", did anyone think of him.
The King of the East Sea was very dissatisfied. He stood beside Han Ruzi and bumped into him, and said in a low voice, "You are not very good as an emperor. Look, even the gods are angered, and I will teach you a lesson."
If he was a few years older, Han Ruzi might still be able to keep calm, but now he feels that the arrow is on the string, and it doesn't matter what he says, so he whispered: "Maybe it's you who taught the lesson, and the concubine."
The imperial concubine was standing beside the emperor, but she was busy commanding the crowd and did not hear his words. The King of the East Sea was stunned for a moment, then his face changed suddenly, he opened his mouth to say something, then closed it again, after a while, He shrugged, "No matter what you guess, it doesn't matter. This earthquake is only good for me, not bad. Don't worry, it's almost dawn."
The ground moved again, but the magnitude was not serious, but the eunuchs and palace maids all swarmed up to protect the three masters. Han Ruzi was also shocked. The King of the East Sea and the concubine were about to start action. Beijing?
Han Ruzi looked at the crowd, and Zhang Youcai and Tong Qing'e were squeezed into unknown places.
Several eunuchs came in a hurry, and the leader did not have time to kneel to greet him, and said loudly: "The Queen Mother has a purpose, immediately bring Her Majesty and the King of the East Sea to the Cining Palace."
"Report to the Queen Mother, Her Majesty will go immediately after changing clothes." The Crown Princess replied, the few eunuchs left, but the Crown Princess just looked around and did not ask anyone to change the clothes of the Emperor and Donghai King.
The empress dowager still believed in the imperial concubine at this time, without any doubts.
Han Ruzi finally found Tong Qing'e. She was squeezed at the outermost periphery and was looking for loopholes anxiously. Han Ruzi could only see her occasionally and had no chance to speak at all.
The horizon turned white, and the aftershocks were still there, and the magnitude was getting smaller and smaller. The second time the Queen Mother sent someone to urge her, the Crown Princess still only agreed verbally.
Another team of eunuchs entered the Cining Palace, twenty or thirty people, rudely pushed away the eunuchs and maids in the courtyard, and went straight to the queen concubine. Look, no one dared to resist.
The princess was relieved.
The eunuch who took the lead was about forty years old, with a clear appearance. If it wasn't for his chin, he had the demeanor of an outsider. He knelt down to the imperial concubine, then got up and said, "Chen Buhenru was ordered to rescue him."
"Let's go to Cishun Palace," said the imperial concubine.
Han Ruzi didn't know who Bu Hengru was, but he knew what was going on in his heart and tried to find Tong Qing'e and Zhang Youcai, but was pushed by the King of the East Sea, "Let's go, Your Majesty."
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