According to the agreement, Dongfang Xu left a carriage for Yu Wendong. Although the Yuwen family helped Dongfang Chen and gave him many obstacles, and they are still on opposite sides now, they still have to get along in terms of face.
After getting ready, Dongfang Xu led everyone to set off toward the northwest.
Yuwendong looked at Dongfang Xu leaving, his teeth itched with hatred, but he couldn't get angry.
We could only discuss with Yu Wennan and Yu Wenxiang to let several ladies and young ladies at home squeeze into the carriage. Yu Wendong and Yu Wennan, who had injured their right legs, were responsible for driving the carriage. The other seriously injured men and servants who could not move were left behind, and those with minor injuries were left behind.
They went with the carriage first, waited until they reached a city where there was no disaster, then bought horses and dry food, and then picked up the seriously injured people.
In a day and a half, the news of the earthquake in Zhuozhou was rushed back to the capital after traveling 800 miles.
After receiving the news, Yun Shangren did not dare to delay for a moment, and sent the news to the palace that night.
Royal study room.
After receiving the message, Dongfang Chen's eyes darkened and he almost fell back.
An earthquake really happened! Didn’t you say it was a conspiracy? Yu Wendong misunderstood him!
"...Master Yun, is this news true?" After a long time, Dongfang Chen came back to his senses, stared at Yun Shangren, and said with a glimmer of hope.
"I just received the news. I sent it in without delay. It's an urgent shipment from 800 miles away. It can't be fake." Yun Shangren bowed and said with sweat. However, he felt relieved in his heart.
Yun Shangren was very tormented by what happened in the past month. First he was struggling with whether to relocate his people, and then he was trembling because of Yu Wendong's accusations. Now it was finally proven that his original decision was right, and Yu Wendong's accusations were also false.
Suddenly I felt that the heavy pressure that had been weighing on my heart for the past month disappeared, and I naturally decided to relax for a while.
"..." Dongfang Chen seemed to be stunned, reading the contents of the dispatch word by word: On the night of November 27, 791, Zhuozhou suddenly experienced an earthquake, the mountains shook, the earth split, and the houses
They were razed to the ground, and the lives and deaths of the people were unknown...
The urgent message was sent by the magistrate of a small county on the border of Zhuozhou that had survived.
Dongfang Chen wished this was a dream or a prank played by others, but the bright red seal on his painful fingers made him understand that this was true!
"An Fuhai, call all the officials here immediately. I have something to give you." Dongfang Chen regained his composure and coldly ordered An Fuhai behind him.
"Yes, Your Majesty." An Fuhai responded and hurriedly went out to do it.
Half an hour later.
Officials arrived one after another. Looking at the silent Dongfang Chen and Yun Shangren, they were both very uneasy.
"Your Majesty, what's the matter with the anxious minister waiting for you so late?" Taifu Li asked cautiously under the pleading eyes of everyone.
Dongfang Chen took a deep breath and spoke word by word with difficulty: "An earthquake occurred in Zhuozhou. The entire Zhuozhou was almost turned into ruins, and the lives and deaths of the people are unknown."
Ever since Dongfang Chen was born, he had never found it so difficult to speak. Every word he spoke was like a knife stabbing his heart.
Every word he spoke proved his failure.
"Your Majesty, please don't be anxious. Didn't His Highness King Xu move away 90% of the people some time ago? The loss should not be big." Taishi Wang said loudly.
It would have been fine if Master Wang didn't say this. Once he did, it was like slapping Dongfang Chen in the face in public and stabbing him in the heart.