A little eunuch came back from outside. This is a road he often travels. He is very familiar with it. He just got closer and was stunned. There are three steps, one sentry, five steps and one post. They are all guards and soldiers. They all stand as blank as nails.
Evil vision, a scene of chilling.
The little eunuch was so frightened that he didn't dare to move. Then he saw a familiar eunuch waving his hand and said, "Don't stay there. This is Yong'an Palace under construction. Don't block the way."
Only then did the young eunuch see that the rubble and stones were piled up in front of the temple, and the craftsman pushing the wheelbarrow was sweating profusely, but he did not dare to stop at all.
The height of the scaffoldings erected on both sides in front of the palace is the same as that of the main hall. There are people standing on each scaffolding in a circle. Because the palace periphery is being repaired first, there are only 200 people working on it.
The remaining three hundred people were busy down there, like industrious ants, constantly bringing in supplies from outside.
There were not only guards standing outside the palace, but also a large number of eunuchs.
This was to prevent these craftsmen from being rude to the nobles. They were strictly guarded and scolded from time to time. However, due to the instructions of the master of Yong'an Palace, the whips were not used and they were only verbally urged.
There were so many craftsmen that even if they deliberately lowered their voices, they turned this quiet hall into a bustling market place.
"The empress said that if you can repair the roof of the main hall in front of you before sunset today, everyone will be rewarded. The empress has specially prepared meat for you for lunch. What a grace is this? Why don't you work hard!" A eunuch said
Walking out of the palace, he shouted to the craftsmen working outside.
The eunuch's voice was already high-pitched and penetrating. Most of the hundreds of craftsmen heard it and had smiles on their faces.
They are all "craftsmen" who work for the imperial court. Their ancestors have been craftsmen for generations. Even if the dynasty changes, in the new dynasty, because there is no other way to make a living, some of the craftsmen in the previous dynasty will still follow the old path and still earn their jobs.
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Speaking of being a craftsman, it is not a fatal occupation in Dazheng. It is at least safer than being a soldier, and more secure than ordinary farmers who rely on God for a living. They usually have fixed errands, which is the "iron rice bowl."
In the local area, they usually work in workshops designated by the government. In the capital, they are mostly attached to the Ministry of Works. All repairs in various parts of the imperial city and the repairs of the residences of royal relatives and relatives in various places in the capital, as long as the Ministry of Works needs to take care of them, these craftsmen will
Gotta go to work.
They can get a lot of money, and they mostly rely on rewards to supplement their family income. Now I heard that as long as they repair the roof of the front hall before dark, they can get more money. Aren't they happy?
These craftsmen, whether they were on the scaffolding or below, all shouted towards the main hall, "Thank you, Queen, for a thousand years!" to show their gratitude.
"Auntie, I haven't seen such a lively scene for a long time." At this time, a young palace maid also accompanied the female officer Zhaoxia out. She was watching this scene in the corner with a smile on her face.
It’s the time when you are young and love to watch the excitement.
In fact, let’s not even talk about her. Even the female officer Zhaoxia was secretly happy when she saw this scene.
"Yes, this is all thanks to the emperor's grandson." Zhaoxia, the female officer, sighed, as if the scene when the empress met the king last time appeared in front of her eyes, and she sighed more and more: "The emperor's grandson has made the king the king, how does the empress feel?
Everything is ready, and I am willing to repair the palace. In the past, the emperor wanted to repair Yong'an Palace, but the queen declined several times but was unwilling."
Just as she said this, she suddenly felt something. She stopped talking and looked up at the sky.
It was early in the morning (9 a.m.), and the sky was blue, with no clouds or strange phenomena. The normally clear sky suddenly changed greatly.
A huge red sun appeared out of thin air and exploded quickly. For a moment, the light almost blinded everyone's eyes.
"Ah, the second sun!" shouted the man covering his eyes.
Some people even shouted in fear: "There are two days in the sky!"
"No, it's a big fireball!"
Screams came and went, lively and peaceful, and were instantly enveloped in apocalyptic terror before the pot exploded, followed by a loud "boom".
A mushroom cloud shot up into the sky, and the sky turned dark for a moment. The horror seemed to be the end of the world, which was beyond the imagination of ordinary people in this era.
This is just psychological, and the subsequent shock will bring extremely tragic consequences.
"Be careful, the earth dragon has moved." At the steps of the outer hall, the female official Zhaoxia, who was watching with the little palace maid, when she saw the big fireball in the sky, she subconsciously took a few steps down and shouted after a loud bang,
He couldn't stand even and fell down.
He fell to the ground, and before he could get up, a tile fell and hit his forehead, causing him to faint immediately.
After a moment, a soft moan came out of Zhaoxia's mouth. She moved her body a few times and slowly struggled to get up. Everything she saw immediately made her stunned.
The ground was littered with corpses.
It turned out that in order to repair the palace, more than 500 craftsmen came to Yong'an Palace, and 200 people were working on the scaffolding. This loud noise was like the sky falling apart, and the earth shook several times. These people who were working on the scaffolding could not stay on the scaffolding at all.
Balance, at this moment, it was like shaken debris flying down, and two hundred people fell into "meat".
At this height, it would not fall to pieces, but you can still see the deformation. The one closest to you had blood spurting out of your mouth, your eyes turned white, and you were dying.
As for people working on flat ground, they won't be killed by the fall, but they may be hit to death by tiles and rocks.
Those who did not fall to death also fell to the ground, trembling with fear and unable to climb up, and some even fainted from fear.
The guards were a little better, but the mandarin tiles that had not been laid in the first place fell down and hit a few, and they were all killed immediately. A few eunuchs were also unlucky to be hit, and their bodies were beaten several times, but they did not move.
In comparison, just being injured is considered lucky.
"Qiu Fang, Qiu Fang!" Zhaoxia woke up and hurriedly called the little palace maid's name. In a blink of an eye, she found that the little palace maid was unconscious. She didn't know whether she had broken her head. She couldn't shake no matter how hard she shook. The ground was still shaking slightly.
The female official paused and muttered: "The Queen!"
He immediately turned around and ran towards the palace.
After stumbling along the way, I quickly rushed into the main hall. Panting, I saw that the walls of the main hall had been shaken to create cracks. I looked up and saw that light was leaking from the roof. They were laying tiles. When there was a earthquake, there were new ones.
The mandarin tiles fell into the hall.
"Not good!" What she saw made her whole face turn pale. The main hall was being repaired and the nobles should stay away. However, the empress happened to be inspecting, but she was still inside. She was far away. It should have been safe, but now the earth dragon is moving.
, but I can’t say for sure.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!" Zhaoxia's voice sounded like she was crying.
The empress is not only her benefactor and backer, but the inner palace also has a system of implication. If anything happens to the empress, everyone will be implicated.
The Taizu of this dynasty once wanted to abolish it, but later he found that if he was not implicated, both the queen and the people around the concubine would be bribed. Only by dying together could this be eliminated, so he could only sigh.
Zhaoxia was panic-stricken and continued to rush forward. She saw a palace maid lying on her side near the incense burner. When she looked carefully, she saw a piece of bloody mandarin tile next to her forehead. It was scattered red and white all over the floor. She had obviously been beaten by the mandarin tile.
, died on the spot, and was even more frightened to the point where her legs were weak.