This is the thought that has arisen in the hearts of all the people in Chang'an since the drum of gathering together!
Driven by this thought, people walked out of their homes one after another and came to the streets!
When they saw the embarrassment of hundreds of officials running around on Zhuque Street, even if they were usually heartless, they would no longer be able to laugh.
Because they knew that something big must have happened to make these officials, who usually have the most elegant manners, lose their composure! They didn't even bother with their shoes, and ran towards the palace with bare feet.
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As the drumbeat of the Jujiang Drum becomes more and more urgent!
People's mood is getting heavier and heavier!
The people who were closer to the palace gate suddenly discovered that some old ministers and sick ministers who had not been in court for a long time began to step into the palace gate one after another with the support of their family servants and wives!
Chai Shao! Li Xiaogong! Li Gang! These were just those who had not been in court for a long time, but were in good health! Later, Qin Qiong and Li Jing, who were coughing, also came!
At the end, Princess Pingyang, dressed in military uniform, entered the palace on horseback! Seeing this scene, countless people were shocked beyond measure!
Could it be that the prosperous Tang Empire was in danger of collapse? So even this unparalleled female general had to come out again?
However, compared to the anxious Chang'an people outside the palace, the palace was much calmer than imagined outside!
When Xiao Han and Liu Hongji hurriedly arrived at the Tai Chi Hall, they were surprised to find that there was no depression or solemnity here as they imagined!
The civil and military officials who came first were all whispering to each other in the main hall. The emperor, who returned to the palace first, was not waiting for them here as the palace guards said.
"Where has your majesty gone?" Xiao Han casually pulled over a small yellow door that was passing by in a hurry, and asked him in a low voice.
The little yellow door was pulled fiercely by someone, and he was about to have a fit, but when he saw that the person pulling him was Xiao Han, his wrinkled face immediately turned into a flattering one, and he quickly saluted and replied
: "Xiao...Master Xiao! His Majesty is discussing matters with Mr. Fang and Mr. Changsun in the back hall!"
"Changsun Wuji? Fang Xuanling?" Xiao Han heard this and his heart moved. Just as he was about to ask the little yellow gate a few more questions, Liu Hongji beside him had already hurriedly pulled his arm and shouted while walking towards the back hall.
: "What are you waiting for? Let's go! Let's go there too!"
"What are we going to do?"
Xiao Han was unprepared and was dragged several steps by Liu Hongji. Only then did he realize what he was doing. He quickly stopped, shook off Liu Hongji's claws and said angrily: "Your Majesty didn't even summon you. Are we going to break in?"
"But...but!" Liu Hongji was stunned by Xiao Han's scolding, and then he realized what he was doing! He had been anxious just now, and just wanted to figure out the situation quickly, but he completely forgot that he was in the palace now.
"Then wait here?" Liu Hongji, his eyes widened, gasped and stared at Xiao Han as he came back to his senses.
Xiao Han looked at the increasing number of civil and military officials in the front hall, and uttered one word: "Wait!"
In a country, the real decision-making power is often only in the hands of a small number of people. This is an eternal truth!
Especially for some problems that urgently need to be solved, the fewer people involved, the better!
Because there are many people, it does not necessarily mean perfection. It is more likely to be mutual constraints and buck-passing. Therefore, Xiao Han calmed down quickly when he heard the emperor and Changsun Wuji discussing things.
Although I said I had to wait, it actually didn’t take too long.
Soon, when the drums of the gathering of generals stopped, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Xue Shou, Changsun Wuji and other ministers also returned to the train, and this sudden gathering of generals and the court meeting officially kicked off.
Li Shimin, who had already changed into a royal robe, walked calmly to the dragon throne and sat down. After accepting the salutes from all the officials, he did not delay at all, but said slowly and slowly: "Ministers, I have summoned you urgently today.
Come here, many people must already know the reason!"
As soon as he said this sentence, the expressions of many of His Highness's ministers changed. When Li Shimin saw it, he frowned slightly and continued to say in a deep voice: "That's right! I just received an urgent report from Shandong. The day before yesterday, the Yellow River was executed in Huazhou.
! The floods broke down the dikes and destroyed Huazhou City. Hundreds of surrounding counties were affected by the floods! Countless people were affected and displaced!"
"boom……"
Hearing Li Shimin's words, the court, which had been quiet just now, immediately felt like it was going crazy!
Except for some important ministers at the front of the train who could still remain calm, the faces of the other civil and military officials all showed expressions of shock and anger!
When they came here, they had already vaguely learned about the Yellow River breach from their colleagues.
But when it was really confirmed by the emperor, the ministers couldn't help but tremble in their hearts! Especially the second half of Li Shimin's sentence, when Huazhou City was destroyed and the flood spread to hundreds of states and counties, it made them even more frightened!
What a disaster! This is a disaster! Compared with it, the previous extremely cold weather was nothing!
"Ahem, may I ask, Your Majesty! As far as I know, such a serious breach has not occurred in the Yellow River for at least several decades! Why did it burst suddenly this time? Is this a natural disaster? Or a man-made disaster?"
Just as everyone was buzzing, Qin Shubao, who had been away from court for a long time due to illness, stood up, coughed and asked Li Shimin with his hands raised.
The reason why Qin Shubao was the first to speak is because his hometown is Jinan Prefecture!
Not only is it close to the Yellow River, but it also happens to be downstream of Huazhou City! If Huazhou City is hit by a disaster, it goes without saying that Jinan Prefecture will definitely not be able to escape! So Lao Qin changed his previous silence and became the first
Stand up and ask!
"Natural disaster? Man-made disaster?"
Hearing Qin Shubao's words, Li Shimin's eyes couldn't help but flash a few times quickly.
To be honest, he was so skeptical when he first received the news! But he soon gave up this suspicion!
Want to dig up the Yellow River artificially?
Not to mention that no madman in the world dares to do this! And even if he dares, this is an almost impossible task!
Because every year since the Sui Dynasty, the imperial court has allocated a large amount of funds to river workers to repair the dams and strengthen the river channels! This also makes the Yellow River dams extremely strong. If you want to rely on man-made destruction without alerting the local officials, it is very difficult.
It’s impossible for thousands of people to do it at the same time!
Although the Tang Dynasty was not without forces that could control tens of thousands of people, none of them dared to do so!
Because this is braving the disdain of the world!
Even if these people are crazy and want to rebel and knock themselves off the throne, they will never use this method!
Although the change of dynasty is often caused by disaster! But the disaster can be a natural disaster or a man-made disaster caused by others, but it cannot be caused by the successor!
