Zhu Qizhen stood up suddenly and walked out of Fengtian Hall first.
The ministers looked at each other in shock. The sudden shock caught everyone by surprise and they didn't know what had happened.
Among the censors who had just followed Tang Xinggu to impeach Beilin, some had already vaguely noticed that something was wrong, and quietly stood aside, intentionally or unintentionally distancing themselves from Tang Xinggu.
Zhu Qiyu reacted and followed Zhu Qizhen to the outside of the palace. Immediately afterwards, Cao Nai, Yu Qian and others also filed out.
At this time, the sky had just turned white, and visibility was very low. Wynn quickly ordered someone to bring a lantern.
Immediately afterwards, the ground shook again, and there was a bang. One of the stone pillars outside the hall fell and hit the ground, shattering into pieces.
"Your Majesty, be careful!"
Fan Zhong rushed forward to protect Zhu Qizhen.
"I'm fine!"
Zhu Qizhen waved his hand, then squatted down and carefully observed the bluestone slab on the ground with the help of the light of the lantern.
The square outside the main hall was originally made up of square bluestone slabs. Due to the vibration just now, many of the slabs have been squeezed and broken, and some are tilted. If you look closely, they are arranged like water waves.
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Zhu Qiyu stood aside and asked, "Your Majesty, is this... an earthquake?"
"Not bad!" Zhu Qizhen nodded and suddenly said, "Li Shimian, come here!"
Li Shimian hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "What are your orders, Your Majesty?"
"Look here!" Zhu Qizhen pointed to the ground and asked, "Tell me, what is this?"
"Bluestone... Broken bluestone..."
"Why did it break?"
"Probably because...because...there was an earthquake..."
"Where did the earthquake occur?"
"This... I don't know, I have to wait until the report comes to Beijing before..."
"Look at me carefully!"
Before he could finish speaking, Zhu Qizhen pointed to the broken bluestone slab on the ground and said: "When the bluestone slab breaks, it shows a fixed shape. This shape is the energy wave propagated from the center of the earthquake source. Just vertically to this
lines, and based on the direction of the wrinkles in the stone slab, the location of the earthquake source can be determined!"
Everyone followed Zhu Qizhen's hand and looked to the west.
Although I don’t understand many of the words, I can guess the general meaning, that is, there was an earthquake somewhere in the west!
West, Yulin Mansion...
Li Shimian suddenly felt a chill on his back. The earthquake predicted by Beilin really happened!
How is that possible?
Natural disasters such as earthquakes are clearly warnings from God. As the saying goes, the secrets of heaven cannot be leaked, so how could they be predicted by others?
Impossible, absolutely impossible!
Zhu Qizhen turned around, pointed at one of them and said, "Tang Xinggu, come forward!"
Tang Xinggu's face had already turned pale. He forced a smile and asked, "I wonder what the emperor's orders are?"
Snap!
Zhu Qizhen went up and said angrily: "I don't want to talk to you, get out of here!"
"Yes!"
Tang Xinggu no longer had the scholarly character he had just before, and left in despair.
I have no choice but to kick the iron plate, so I can only admit that I am unlucky.
Zhu Qizhen looked around and saw that all the officials who had been fearless before had turned into quails in the blink of an eye and lowered their heads.
This group of Qingliu usually only talks, but if something happens, no one can be relied on!
"Yuan Bin!"
Yuan Bin stepped forward and said: "I'm here!"
"How many goods were seized in the case of Shanxi merchants collaborating with the enemy?"
"Back to the emperor, the main goods include 250,000 shi of grain, 60,000 bolts of cotton, 50,000 shi of salt, and 30,000 jin of pig iron. However, most of them are in Datong and Taiyuan and have not yet been transported back to the capital."
Zhu Qizhen nodded and said solemnly: "The cabinet listens to the decree!"
Cao Nai, Yu Qian and others hurried forward: "I'm here!"
Zhu Qi calmed down and said: "Immediately organize manpower to allocate part of the grain and other living materials seized in Datong and Taiyuan, Shanxi, and transport them to the disaster-stricken areas in Yulin Prefecture. It is a matter of great importance. Yu Qian, go there in person!"<
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Yu Qian saluted and said: "I obey your order!"
Zhu Qizhen continued: "Li Shimian, the Imperial Supervisor of the Qin Dynasty, is a supervisor, but has made no achievements and does not know people well. I think that Qing's family is already old, so he should retire!"
Li Shimian knelt down tremblingly and said, "Old minister, thank God for his grace!"
"Moreover!" Zhu Qizhen's eyes were like a torch, and he glanced at everyone present coldly, "From now on, I will set a rule that the imperial censor will no longer hear about the incident. I have given you the power of supervision, and you can rely on the censor to
Anyone who enters or exits any yamen as a historian has the right to check any records. In a word, before impeaching others, make sure the matter is clear first! If the impeachment is correct, the court will reward you based on merit.
The crime of rebelling will be punished!"
"I obey the order!"
Everyone is afraid to show off their anger, fearing to offend the emperor, so I will give you a big showdown.
This thing is different from the royal stick. Although the royal stick hurts the butt, it is glorious. Dabi Kabuto not only hurts the face, but is also embarrassed...
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Yulin Prefecture, Magistrate’s Yamen.
The prefect Jiang Wenke was sleeping soundly with his concubine in his arms, when he was suddenly shaken by a huge shaking and fell out of the bed.
"What's going on?"
Jiang Wenke covered his head in daze, and the concubine beside him also looked confused.
Immediately afterwards, there was another huge vibration, the windows rattled, and the ground shook.
"The ground collapsed!"
Jiang Wenke finally came to his senses and crawled under the bed. His concubine reacted a little slower and just as he was about to follow, he was hit by a collapsed beam and passed out.
By the time the officers dug the prefect out of the rubble, the entire prefect's Yamen was already in a mess.
"Master, Master, are you okay?"
"Bah! Bah!"
Jiang Wenke's face was covered with blood, and he struggled to spit out the dirt in his mouth. He looked around blankly. The house was tilted here and there, and the only century-old tree in the yard was uprooted.
Fortunately, this bed is newly made and relatively strong, otherwise my life would be over!
Thinking of this, he said with lingering fear: "The ground collapsed, the ground collapsed!"
"Yes, sir, the ground collapsed!"
Suddenly, Jiang Wenke seemed to think of something, his face suddenly turned pale, and he began to tremble involuntarily.
"Master, are you hurt?"
"Quick, prepare your horses!" Jiang Wenke shouted hurriedly, "Everyone, follow me to Mizhi County for disaster relief!"
"Master, your injury..."
"No problem!"
Jiang Wenke couldn't care less about his own injuries. He didn't even care to take a look at his concubine who died tragically in the ruins. At this moment, he only thought about one thing, the imperial envoy was still in Mizhi!
I just wrote a letter to impeach someone, saying that they harmed the people, and public resentment spread everywhere...
It’s over, it’s over, my career is in trouble!
Thinking of this, Jiang Wenke shouted like crazy: "What are you still doing? Prepare your horses and set off!"