"This is a natural disaster! It is not a man-made disaster!" Li Shimin took a deep breath, looked at Qin Shubao's worried eyes, and replied in a deep voice!
After hearing his words, many ministers, including Qin Shubao, secretly breathed a sigh of relief!
They are very afraid that this is a conspiracy against the Li family, because if that is the case, there will be endless wars. The Central Plains, which has only been peaceful for a few years, will be full of wars and blood!
For example, these people standing in the court today have basically come all the way from the chaotic era of the Sui Dynasty! I really don’t want to experience that kind of scene of chaos and devastation again!
"In this case, I request your Majesty to immediately send people to provide disaster relief! To relieve the people's worries!"
After a moment of silence, I don’t know who was the first to say this. When Xiao Han, who was standing behind, reacted, all the civil and military officials in front of him had already bowed down!
How could people like them not notice the strange atmosphere in the court and local areas this year? It was just that although the atmosphere was not right at that time, it was not related to major events, and there was no real confrontation.
So none of them are willing to say it or dare to say it!
But now, another tragedy like the Yellow River burst has occurred! It is when everyone works together to tide over the difficulties. Those previous suspicions and precautions are no longer necessary in the face of the catastrophe!
"Xuan!"
On the dragon chair, Li Shimin looked at the black mass of heads in front of him, slowly exhaled a breath, and said in a cold tone: "Duan Lun, Minister of the Ministry of Industry! The supervision of the river construction was negligent, causing the Yellow River to burst! I should have reduced my position to serve the people, so I am now in the imperial court.
On the occasion of employment, I was temporarily demoted to the rank of Minister of the Ministry of Industry and went to Shandong to personally supervise the restoration of the river embankment and make meritorious deeds."
"Your Majesty, accept the order!"
Duan Lun, Minister of Industry and Industry, who had not been seen for just a few days and looked ten years older, was lying on the ground with tears streaming down his face!
Indeed, the river engineering industry originally belonged to the Ministry of Works, but now a huge tragedy has occurred. The emperor did not get angry and chopped off the sacrificial flag to him, the chief officer of the Ministry of Works. This is already a great grace!
On the dragon throne, Li Shimin took a deep look at Duan Lun and continued: "Xuan! Li Jing resumes his post as General of Zhenbei! Guard the northern border and prevent foreign invasions from taking advantage of the chaos!"
Since returning from the grassland, Li Jing, who has rarely appeared in front of people, slowly walked to the palace, knelt down on one knee, and said firmly: "Your Majesty! Accept the decree!"
"Proclamation, Li Xiaogong is the general of Zhennan! Guarding the south..."
"I accept the decree!"
"Xuan, Yu Chigong is the general of Zhenxi! Guarding the west..."
"I accept the decree!"
"Announcement, Fang Xuanling is the disaster relief governor of Shandong Province, and can deploy all disaster relief personnel and materials within his authority!"
"I accept the decree!"
"Announce that Du Ruhui is the disaster relief governor of Henan Province and can deploy all disaster relief personnel and materials within his authority!"
Order after order came from Li Shimin's mouth, and for each order, someone stepped forward to receive the order! Immediately, a servant rushed over to deliver the seal certificate to him.
During a major disaster, disaster relief is indeed a top priority.
But intimidating Xiaoxiao so that he does not dare to take advantage of the chaos to trade is also a top priority!
That's why Li Shimin let go of Li Jing and other senior generals!
The majesty of a fallen tiger is there, not to mention that these tigers have not yet fallen. With them guarding the border, it is enough to make those with ulterior motives sigh!
Soon, the emperor issued the last imperial edict and ordered the other ministers to perform their duties without slacking off! Then he leaned on the dragon chair tiredly and asked the officials if there was anything missing.
Upon seeing this, all the officials in the hall shook their heads. In such a short period of time, no one dared to say that they had better and more comprehensive arrangements than the emperor!
Therefore, among the hundreds of officials, only Princess Pingyang, who was dressed in military uniform, came forward to ask for orders and asked to return to Niangziguan to guard!
Niangziguan!
This is the place where Princess Pingyang guarded when the Tang Dynasty was first established. It is located at the junction of Henan and Shandong.
Here, she defeated Liu Heita's attack, and also prevented Dou Jiande from entering the pass! This time she requested to return to Niangzi Pass. The meaning of her request is not explained, but others can guess it.
After the catastrophe, there will be great chaos!
In order to prepare for this unknown chaos, Princess Pingyang resolutely gave up the peaceful life of being a husband and godson, put on the battle uniform again, and wanted to defend the side for her younger brother!
With her at Niangziguan, any traitor who wants to take advantage of the chaos and rebel will have to step over her body to threaten his brother, Li Shimin!
"Hahaha! It's just a disaster, why does my sister need to take action?"
Looking at the heroic Princess Pingyang in military uniform, Li Shimin finally had a smile on his face!
I saw him standing up, and his voice suddenly became as sonorous and powerful as gold and stone: "I have millions of soldiers and hundreds of millions of subjects! Civil servants are like stars, and fierce generals are like rain! With the unity of all people, what difficulties can't be overcome? Even if
Others say that the power of God is unpredictable, but I have to say it here: Man can conquer Heaven!!!"
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The passionate court meeting dispersed
The ministers who received the order did not stop for a moment and immediately went to various places to take up their posts!
Those who stayed in Chang'an did not bother to go home. They went directly to the Yamen, lit candles and started working.
A moment later, letters were handed out from various yamen, and were sent to where they were supposed to go by the red feather messenger!
In the dark night, the sound of horse hooves continued on the streets of Chang'an! The Chang'an city gate, which should have been closed, was kept open tonight to facilitate the entry and exit of ministers and messengers.
Chang'an has no sleep tonight!
"This is the specific situation of the Yellow River breach. Take a look first!"
While things were going on in an orderly manner outside, Xiao Han and Liu Hongji were left alone by the emperor. At this moment, they were frowning and carefully looking through the letters in their hands.
This letter was written in a very sloppy way. Just by looking at the large ink spots carelessly sprinkled between the lines, you can tell how eager the person who wrote it was!
However, apart from the scrawled handwriting, this letter is extremely detailed about the causes and consequences of the Yellow River burst, and there is absolutely no description such as "in the middle of the night, the embankment collapsed and the water leaked out!"
Otherwise, Xiao Han would definitely have the intention to kill people at this moment!
According to what was written in this letter, the Yellow River burst was indeed just an accident.
Because of the extremely cold weather this year, even after the beginning of spring, it took a long time before the frozen water surface of the Yellow River showed any signs of melting.
Because they are worried that melting ice floes will block the river, local government agencies, including the Ministry of Industry, have sent people to patrol the coast day and night these days.
In addition to patrolling, these people would also use long bamboo poles tied with iron hooks to hook large ice floes to the river and smash them from time to time.
However, the Yellow River is too wide and too big! How can we take into account the overall situation with manpower?
So, when a huge piece of ice flows down the river, everything is too late!
