There is a big problem with my harem [Qing Chuan]

Chapter 128 The 8rd Year of Kangxi

In the afternoon of the same day, the earthquakes still came one after another, with no intention of stopping.

Where did the courtiers have the leisure to eat, and the imperial dining room in the palace did not dare to cook in the house, so they made a pile of steamed buns that are the easiest to fill the stomach with the suggestion of cooking first, and gave them to the adults.Everyone filled their stomachs with a mouthful of steamed buns, a mouthful of pickles, and a mouthful of water.

After a few guards came in to report the letter, Wang Fuzheng, a cabinet scholar, knelt down on the ground, kowtowed vigorously to Kangxi, tears streaming down his face.

"What is Wang Aiqing doing?" Kangxi was stunned for a moment.

Seeing Wang Fuzheng crying so hard that he couldn't help himself, Gartu, a fellow cabinet scholar, hurriedly stepped forward and knelt down to report: "Your Majesty, the guards have just reported, and the news has just reached Lord Wang's mansion, and the family members have just come out. One stick of incense, this aftershock will collapse their family's mansion, if it's a step too late or if you don't take it to heart, Lord Wang's whole family will return to the west!"

"My lord, on behalf of my family, there are 43 old mothers, wives, children and servants, thanking the emperor!" Wang Fuzheng's eyes were red, "I must be heartbroken, there is no other way!"

"This is also your fate." Kangxi waved his hand, "You are lucky, but this capital city, and even the farther places in the suburbs of Beijing, do not know how many ordinary people are also in deep disaster."

Subsequently, Kangxi divided many courtiers into several groups, each group was responsible for different matters, the six ministers and the great scholars stayed in the palace and were the most dispatched, and 200 guards were waiting to be dispatched.

On the other hand, Wang Ziteng had already arrived at the camp in the suburbs of Beijing, and sent two battalions into the city to manage the security. With the cooperation of the governor of Shuntian Prefecture, the panic and riots caused by the earthquake in the capital quickly subsided.

The problem is that it is obviously extremely difficult to arrange for such a large number of people.

Kangxi asked Suo'etu to be responsible in the palace, and Shuntian Fu Yin led the government servants to cooperate with the officers and soldiers of the camp in the suburbs of Beijing, and immediately took charge of excavating places in the capital where houses collapsed or people were buried.

"Whenever a corpse is found, immediately put it in a place and burn it. In order to avoid subsequent epidemics, it must be burned. If any people dare to obstruct it, they will be executed! Do you understand?" Kangxi stared at him with a stern expression Suo forehead map.

Suo'etu took a deep breath, knowing that this was not an easy job, so he nodded heavily.

"Pearl, Lin Ruhai!"

"The minister/slave is here!"

"Rush to the Central School and Imperial College immediately, and evacuate the students inside. Check the strength of the dormitory and the teaching building. They are all made of cement, which should be less likely to collapse than ordinary buildings. You need to check carefully. If there is a problem, immediately contact the craftsman of the Ministry of Industry to investigate and check the specific problem, so that it can be improved in the future!"

"Yes, the minister/slave understands!"

For the rest, Kangxi only made most of the requirements, and the specific task assignments were handled by several Wenhuadian bachelors.

Kangxi knew very well that these great scholars had been operating in the court for decades, and they even knew better than himself the talents and abilities of officials, and who they needed at this critical moment.

As for Li Wei and others, Kangxi made a decision but did not intervene in their specific operations, and things obviously became simpler than usual.Following the issuance of orders one after another, the officials gathered outside the Hall of Supreme Harmony left one after another, mounted their horses and hurried to different places to start carrying out their tasks.

What's more, Suo'etu and Mingzhu, who like tit-for-tat the most, were both dispatched by Kangxi's assignment, and there was no leader and such an urgent matter, and each of them became extremely cooperative.

They only needed to discuss a few words before saying a name, and then this person came out and left the Forbidden City with a task.

Not long after, Kangxi himself and dozens of guards were left in the square in front of the Hall of Supreme Harmony in Ruoda, except for six ministers and great scholars.

As the officials left, a quarter of an hour later, a steady stream of news came from outside.The earthquake damage this time was smaller than expected, perhaps because cement and asphalt have been used in most places in the capital, and the damage to roads and houses is better than expected.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, but what Kangxi said in the next second was jaw-dropping.

"Your Majesty, what do you mean... Empress Renxiao entrusted Her Royal Highness with a dream?" Li Wei subconsciously asked while everyone looked at each other.

"That's right." Kangxi nodded.

Everyone didn't believe what the emperor said about the former empress entrusting the crown prince with a dream. One must know that a temporary earthquake is a catastrophe. If the earthquake will last for several months as the emperor said, then there must be some natural disasters. How serious?

The fall of the Ming Dynasty began with an earthquake!It took 17 years from Emperor Jiajing to Emperor Wanli!This completely made Ming Chao swallow his last breath without the strength to turn over!If...if...

The people present only felt that their backs were icy cold, and the bursts of cold sweat made people shiver subconsciously.

Li Wei gritted his teeth: "Your Majesty, this matter is of great importance! It's not that I can't believe it, but I can't believe it. No matter whether there is an earthquake in the future, if there is an earthquake for three days in a row, it will already be a major event that shocked the whole Qing Dynasty." !"

"Your Majesty, if there are earthquakes for three days in a row, the servants and others will arrange the earthquake affairs according to the time His Royal Highness said." Delehun, a scholar of the Hall of Martial Arts, took a step and replied loudly.

The other courtiers present also nodded heavily.

"I agree!"

Three days of earthquakes means that all the people in the capital have to go out to take refuge!

Kangxi first ordered Fuquan to go to the city, and unified the children of the clan to move to a farm in the suburbs of Beijing for temporary residence.There are all low concrete houses, which are much safer than ordinary brick houses, and there are also open fields for tents to be set up when the earthquake is severe.

The ordinary people in the capital were either arranged to live in hundreds of acres of farmland on the outskirts of Beijing, or moved further to the foot of Jingshan Mountain.

Each household has a bundle of oilcloth plus a bracket, and craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry take turns to teach how to support it and use it as a tent.

Naturally, there are many people in the city who are unwilling to move away, but the soldiers in the camp on the outskirts of Beijing don't take their resistance to heart and are unwilling to leave?Then drag it up and resist!

If you still have to struggle, or attack officers and soldiers, it is a crime of attacking an official. You are not allowed to be with your family, but you are forced to work alone in the criminal camp!

After killing chickens and monkeys a few times, the remaining common people followed the officers and soldiers obediently and rushed out of the city one by one.

Leaving the capital city, I came to the poor residential area built along the outer city river outside the capital city. The damage here under the earthquake is obviously much more severe than that in the capital city!

Many of their houses were just piled up with soil or built with wooden boards, with poor structures, and they didn't even survive the first earthquake, so they turned into a pile of ruins.

Many people have been buried in the problem.The victims who managed to escape were crying on the ruins, and the officers and soldiers sent to dig the ruins to save people were also from these poor families.

At this moment, everyone had tears in their eyes, and they couldn't help worrying about the situation at home, digging hard.Seeing this, the crying victims may feel that there is still a glimmer of hope, and they stopped crying one by one, scrambling to hold the shovel, the plank and even dig the soil with both hands, frantically trying to save the relatives buried below. come out.

The people who came out of the city complained and passed by in a long line. Gradually, the complainers stopped talking and watched the officers and soldiers digging together with the victims in silence. of the people.

Many people's faces turned red immediately, and they hurriedly walked out of the city with their heads buried.

More young and middle-aged people stopped and told their elderly parents, wives and children to follow the outer city, and rushed to the ruins as soon as they turned around, helping the officers, soldiers and victims to dig together!

This scene was also transmitted to the palace, and the courtiers present at the Kangxi Dynasty lamented: "This is the power of an example. Because the officers and soldiers took the lead in digging and showed such enthusiasm that they were unwilling to give up every life, the people were infected. , Only then will I find that these things can be done by myself!

These people should be commended, and the names of these people should be secretly recorded, and the rewards will be unified after the disaster is over! "

"I understand." Li Wei nodded, and immediately wrote down the content of the task on a list, handed it to the guards who were ready to go, and immediately passed it outside the palace.

"Your Majesty!" Advisor Xing rushed over from behind and whispered in Kangxi's ear, "The Hall of Fengxian has collapsed!"

Kangxi's eyes darkened, and he quickly entrusted all the matters in hand to the senior scholars, turned his head and hurried into the harem: "Apart from Fengxian Hall, is there any other damage?"

"Returning to the emperor, except for the cracked white jade steps outside the Cining Palace, the other palaces such as the Ciren Palace, Kunning Palace, and Jingren Palace are not damaged." Half of the upper study room has also collapsed! The crown prince ordered in time to let all the teachers and elder brothers leave after the first round of earthquakes, and no one was injured!"

Kangxi breathed a sigh of relief, it's no wonder that Yinfeng's clothes were so messy just now, if this is the reason, it is reasonable.

It's just Fengxian Hall... Kangxi's face was gloomy when he walked outside Fengxian Gate, and his lips were trembling.I saw that most of the right side of the Fengxian Hall collapsed, and several young eunuchs were helped to the side with bloody heads, and many enshrined tablets were placed aside. Obviously, the aftershock in the middle caused a lot of damage.

"Quickly, let them all stop, and they are not allowed to approach Fengxian Hall for the time being!"

"Your Majesty, the tablets haven't been removed yet!" The little eunuchs bowed and replied tremblingly, and many court ladies and eunuchs were rushing in bravely, and ran out with two or three tablets in their arms.

"Fart! Where did this memorial tablet come from—" Kangxi stopped talking halfway.His hands on his sides trembled slightly, but it was the first time he felt that he had done so little.In this world where imperial power is above everything else, the tablets of ancestors and emperors are naturally more important than the lives of these eunuchs!

At the moment Kangxi hesitated, the earthquake started again!This time the vibration was even stronger than the previous few times.

Kangxi couldn't even stand still and fell directly on the ground. He secretly thought that something was wrong. Looking up, he saw that the left side of Fengxian Hall was also crumbling, but there were still many eunuchs and maids rushing inside.

"Stop! Stop me! Don't go in!" Kangxi roared hoarsely, only the last one or two little maids subconsciously took two steps back and then their expression changed instantly.

Fengxian Hall made a loud bang and collapsed in front of everyone!

The crushed stones and dust soaring into the sky made it hard to keep your eyes open, not to mention the dozen or so little eunuchs who had just rushed in, turned into a ball of flesh in front of everyone's eyes!

Blood splattered everywhere, and a finger even flew down in front of Kangxi, stained with black ash and gently swaying in the wind...

Kangxi's face was pale, he suppressed the nausea and vomiting in his stomach, tightly closed his eyes, and took a deep breath.

But even though he tried to control his emotions, he couldn't control his crumbling body.He propped himself up on the ground with one hand, trying to support himself not to fall down: "Pass down the order, no one is allowed to enter the palace! No matter what it is, how can someone's life be so important now?"

"...Yes." The consultant line was still stunned under the strong impact, looking at the eunuch and court lady who was howling and rushing forward to dig desperately, feeling uncomfortable.

The collapse of the Fengxian Hall caused a commotion in the front and rear palaces. Some officials couldn't help but secretly said that the emperor's new policy provoked the wrath of the heavens to commit such a great crime. There was even a censor who asked the emperor to punish himself. .

Guilty order?

Kangxi just sneered when he heard the rumors, and sneered at the top: "Renxiao passed the dream to the crown prince. This is a natural disaster. It is helpless. It will last from July 28 to May next year. If you feel that I have sinned against myself and ordered this earthquake You can stop, I don’t care, but if you don’t stop—"

There was a cold light in his eyes: "I don't know what you are willing to exchange for it?"