On the road from Lantian to Chang'an, several fast horses galloped by like the wind. The smoke and dust brought up by the horses' hooves were like an earth dragon, moving from far to near and lingering for a long time!
Riding on the galloping horses, Xiao Han and Liu Hongji let the cold wind howl around them, but the fire burning in their hearts showed no sign of cooling down.
The house leaked, but it rained all night, and the boat was late and encountered a strong wind! There is absolutely nothing wrong with this!
If it was just cold and lack of food before, the court could still handle it!
It's nothing more than allocating money, transporting food, and providing disaster relief.
So how should the Dukes of Gungun in the imperial court respond to this time when the Yellow River bursts?
You know, since ancient times, fire and water have no mercy!
Even a breach in an ordinary river can harm countless villages downstream! Not to mention the Yellow River that flows through most of the Central Plains!
Once it breaks, it will definitely not be just a matter of a few villages or counties suffering!
Instead, the entire Henan and Shandong plains will become a marsh country, and countless people will be swallowed up by the flood and buried in the mouths of fish and turtles!
"Haha, before everyone wanted to do something with the natural disaster, but now, the natural disaster also wants to do something with you! It just depends on how you cope with it! How you can cope with it!"
In his mind, he imagined the lower reaches of the Yellow River, the surging waves, and the life-threatening situation. Xiao Han, who was riding on the horse, laughed miserably, but the whip in his hand was involuntarily pulled back again!
"Xilulu..."
With a crisp sound, the horse was whipped heavily on its buttocks. When had Wu Zui, a horse with Dawan horse blood, been subjected to such abuse? Immediately, he neighed, and the already lightning-fast speed suddenly increased.
Quite a few.
"What a sin! Such a good horse was ruined by that stupid boy!"
At this time, the horse was approaching Chang'an, and Xiao Han, who was riding on the horse, could see the bare wicker beside the Ba Bridge.
Under these wickers, several old men wearing thick leather coats were folding their hands and gathering on the roadside to chat. When they saw the scene of Xiao Han driving the fast horse, they all shook their heads in regret!
This means that if they are old, if they are a few years younger, then they will definitely rush forward and pull them off the horse! Then they will hug the unusually handsome horse to comfort them!
A horse like this should be kept in a stable, eating the best beans, drinking the best spring water, and having nothing to do, just take it out for a run. How can you let it run like this?
It's all the fault of that stupid boy on the horse! He treated a good horse like a mule and drove it! He even used a whip. Why didn't he try the whip himself?
"Dong dong dong..."
However, before the few old men could express their regrets and express their feelings about the Pearl falling at night, a rumble of drums suddenly sounded in the Chang'an City ahead!
"Jingjie Drum? So early?" Listening to the sudden sound of the drum, several old men could no longer feel sorry for themselves, and turned around to look at Chang'an City in astonishment.
Through the top of Chang'an City, the sunset is still hanging in the western sky, and the orange sunset reflects the large clouds. Looking at the time, it should be still early before the city gate is closed. Could it be that today's drummer is drunk?
, sounded the street cleaning drum in advance?
"No! This is not a street drum!"
Just when several old men were surprised, one of them finally reacted and shouted something bad. Then, the whole person jumped up and shouted: "This is the Jujiang drum!"
"Jujianggu?" When the other old men heard this name, they looked dazed for a while, but when they realized it, their expressions changed drastically!
Yes! Although the sound of this drum sounds very similar to the Jingjie drum, if you listen carefully, it is much faster and heavier than the Jingjie drum!
What's more important is that there is no pause at all among them. The rumbling drum sound seems to be pressing on people's hearts, making breathing a little difficult!
Gather the drums!
This is a kind of drum that can almost only be heard in military camps! You can tell just by the name: it is used by the general to summon all his officers and soldiers!
If the generals and soldiers fail to do all three, there will be only one outcome, and that is to tie the good head to the flagpole to dry!
And the sound of drums ringing in Chang'an City means that the emperor is urgently summoning all military officers and civil servants in Beijing!
If the three tongs and drums fail to arrive, even though the number of people cannot be counted in time due to the large number of people, the heads will not fall to the ground!
But if the emperor calls your name and you happen to be absent, the consequences will probably be a bit more miserable than a head falling to the ground!
"What's wrong?"
"What's going on!"
In the 108 squares of Chang'an City, countless officials who had already left their jobs were stunned for the first time after hearing this "Gathering Drum"!
It wasn't until the drums sounded for a while that they realized what they were doing. They hurriedly called the old servants and concubines, and ran out while hurriedly putting on their court clothes!
Among these officials, there were some who were drunk and bleary-eyed, and they were carried into the carriage by their families and rushed to the palace on horseback!
On the broad Zhuque Street, as the gathering of generals became more and more urgent, countless carriages and fast horses crowded together, actually blocking the street, which was more than fifty feet wide, without letting the officials scold and anger them.
Even though he was scolded, there was no trace of communication.
There was nothing they could do now. The officials, who were afraid of missing the mark, had no choice but to abandon their horses and rush towards the palace on foot.
Then a dramatic scene appeared in Chang'an City: Countless officials were like dogs chasing them, carrying their robes and running through the streets like crazy! Some of them were dragged forward by servants.
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Xiao Han and Liu Hongji are lucky.
It may also be because they received the news a little earlier than others, so they were not blocked on the long street, but took the lead and successfully arrived at the entrance of the palace.
"Stop whoever comes! Get off your horse!"
Rushing to the entrance of the palace, seeing the palace guards facing each other nervously, Xiao Han and Liu Hongji reined in their horses almost at the same time, and then skillfully jumped off the back of the standing horse, landing steadily.
In front of the guards.
"Master Xiao! General Liu!"
The guard guarding the entrance of the palace saw the person coming clearly and breathed a sigh of relief. He turned Ma Shan to one side and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty is waiting in the Taiji Hall! Many ministers have already entered before! You two adults should go in quickly.
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"Yeah! Thank you!"
Although Xiao Han was burning with anxiety, he still forced himself to calm down.
Because he knew very well that it was useless to be anxious at this time! Things had already happened, and no matter what the consequences were, there was no way to avoid it! The most important thing at the moment was to keep a clear mind in order to correctly analyze the current situation.
