The earthquake had a great impact. Although the imperial court immediately sent troops to Jixian County, where the earthquake was most serious, to rescue the victims, there were still numerous casualties.
According to statistics from the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, there were nearly 20,000 casualties in the earthquake, more than a thousand houses were collapsed, tens of thousands of people were displaced, and the losses were incalculable.
In the face of natural disasters, human power is extremely weak. It is only a luxury to hope to defeat natural disasters by human power.
Two days after the earthquake, there have been no aftershocks. The rescued victims have been properly resettled. However, they have been raised by the court, which is not a long-term solution.
Jiyan asked people from the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Works to make a careful calculation of how many people and material resources would be needed to rebuild Ji County, and how best to resettle the refugees, but...
As soon as Qin Jiyan started, an interest group headed by Liu Zhengqing stood up and said: "Your Majesty, God must have warned you by sending a catastrophic disaster at this moment. Please also ask Your Majesty to find out the cause of the earthquake so that it can be given to the world."
Let the common people explain it to each other."
Liu Zhengqing said this tactfully, but who could not understand the meaning?
God brought down a catastrophic disaster on the day Qin Jiyan returned to Beijing. Can Qin Jiyan have nothing to do with this natural disaster?
Liu Zhengqing is not the only one who thinks this way. Many people and ministers in the court think so. Even the close ministers who were single-handedly promoted by Qin Jiyan also believe that the current earthquake is related to Qin Jiyan, but they dare not say anything.
Therefore, as soon as Liu Zhengqing said this, the whole court was silent, and no one spoke up to defend Qin Ji's words.
The occurrence of a natural disaster must be a warning from God to the emperor. The timing of this earthquake was so coincidental that the courtiers... couldn't help but think about it. After all, their emperor was indeed at fault first.
Qin Jiyan waited for a while, but when no one spoke, he squinted his eyes slightly and said with a cold face: "Liu Aiqing means that the disaster caused by God has something to do with me?"
"Your Majesty's words are serious. I am just willing to ask Your Majesty to find out the cause of the earthquake and give an explanation to the people of the world." Liu Zhengqing knelt down with a plop, and his knees hit the white marble slab firmly. Everyone present could hear the sound.
This is both surrender and threat.
Others remained motionless, their eyes looking at their noses, and their noses looking at their hearts, as if they didn't see anything.
The courtiers' intention was very clear. They did not dare to stand up and accuse Qin Jiyan of wrongdoing, but they would not defend Qin Jiyan because they could not defend themselves at all.
Although Qin Jiyan had long expected that Liu Zhengqing would stir up trouble on the spot, he did not expect that none of the ministers in the court would stand up and speak for him.
"You... are very good! Please tell me, what is the cause of this natural disaster?" When a natural disaster occurs, no matter what the reason is, the emperor will issue an edict and take the responsibility on himself, but...
Qin Jiyan didn't want to.
"I'm scared, but I don't know. I would like to ask the Holy One to investigate clearly." Liu Zhengqing kowtowed heavily and knelt straight.
"I don't know? Since I don't know, come and tell me after you find out." Qin Jiyan's face was expressionless. Although the courtiers couldn't see the saint's face, they could tell by just hearing his voice that Qin Jiyan was unhappy.
Liu Zhengqing was stunned for a moment and was already giving up. But then he thought about it and was unwilling to give in. He gritted his teeth and said: "Your Majesty, the earthquake happened on the day your Majesty returned to Beijing."
Liu Zhengqing did not mention Qin Jiyan's private departure from Beijing, but bringing up the matter of returning to Beijing was tantamount to making that matter clear.
"What happened when I returned to the capital? I went to Jiangnan to seek medical advice for the Supreme Emperor. Is it possible that God will punish me for this?" This reason was a suggestion given by Feng Sijin. Qin Jiyan was too lazy to think about it and just threw it out.
His imperial grandfather was left to show his filial piety to him.
"The Emperor Renxiao personally went to Jiangnan to seek medical advice for the Supreme Emperor. This is a blessing for the Supreme Emperor and a blessing for the Great Qin. But Your Majesty... you are the emperor. The son of a rich man cannot sit down in the hall. It is inconsistent with etiquette for you to leave the capital privately. Moreover, you are the Supreme Emperor.
Seeking medical advice is not something that should not be done in person. Your Majesty, you should not leave Beijing privately. It is too ridiculous." Liu Zhengqing didn't believe this reason. Even if Qin Jiyan said it himself, Liu Zhengqing didn't believe it, but...
If he didn't believe it, he wouldn't say it directly. To say it would be to deny the benevolence and filial piety of the Holy One, so he only targeted Qin Jiyan's private departure from Beijing.
"The Eternal Life Sect is isolated from the world. Let the people of the Eternal Life Sect know it. I went to Jiangnan to look for them. Can I still find the Eternal Life Sect?" Feng Sijin's suggestions were not perfect, but these were not difficult for Qin Jiyan.
As long as he opens his mouth, he can make things right.
"Your Majesty... are you looking for the Immortality Gate?" Liu Zhengqing was startled and said in a daze.
Before, not many people in the capital knew about the existence of the Immortality Gate, but later because of the Loyalty Gu incident, everyone knew about the existence of the Immortality Gate.
The courtiers were afraid of the Immortal Sect.
The Loyalty Gu of the Eternal Life Sect is really terrifying.
"What? What do I want to do, do I still need to report to you?" Qin Jiyan's voice was very soft and slow, but there was an air of danger in his words.
Liu Zhengqing was startled and hurriedly kowtowed to plead guilty. "I am terrified."
"Hmph..." Qin Jiyan snorted coldly and said righteously: "I went to the south of the Yangtze River to seek medical advice for the Supreme Emperor. If God blames me for this and brings natural disasters, I admit it and I will blame myself tomorrow.
An edict is issued to the world."
"Your Majesty, no, absolutely must not..." Liu Zhengqing became anxious upon hearing this.
If the emperor issued an edict based on this statement, who would be the guilty person?
Anyway, he is definitely not a filial emperor.
If not the filial emperor, who could he be?
It can only be the Supreme Emperor!
The emperor went out to seek medical advice for the Supreme Emperor, so God sent a natural disaster to warn Qin Jiyan not to seek medicine for the Supreme Emperor.
If such an edict of guilt is issued, the reputation of the Supreme Emperor will be ruined, and the Supreme Emperor will definitely tear him alive when the time comes.
Although the Supreme Emperor was evacuated and collapsed on the bed, the camel was so skinny that it was bigger than a horse. The Supreme Emperor could not do anything to the Emperor, but killing him was a matter of effort.
"No? Didn't Liu Aiqing say that the natural disasters brought down by heaven were related to my private trip to Jiangnan?" Qin Ji said in a nonchalant manner, with a joking look on his face.
"This, this..." Liu Zhengqing's face turned pale and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, "Your Majesty has clearly checked that I have no intention of doing this. On the day your Majesty returned to Beijing, there must be a natural disaster that suddenly fell from heaven. There must be a reason for that. Please forgive me."
Your Majesty, please ask Qintian Supervisor to investigate clearly."
Liu Zhengqing chirped smoothly and denied it outright, dragging Qin Tianjian into the water at the same time, fearing that Qin Jiyan would turn the matter over to him.
"What Liu Aiqing said makes sense. There must be a reason why God brings down natural disasters. We really need to investigate carefully and find out who is causing trouble?" Qin Jiyan spoke slowly, showing a bit of impatience.
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