This is going to change!
This is the thought that has arisen in the hearts of all the people in Chang'an since the drum of gathering together!
Driven by this thought, people walked out of their homes and came to the streets!
When they saw the embarrassment of hundreds of officials running around on Zhuque Street, even if they were usually heartless, they couldn't laugh anymore.
Because they knew that something big must have happened to make these officials, who usually have the most elegant manners, lose their composure! He didn't even bother with his shoes, and ran towards the palace with bare feet!
As the drumbeat of the Jujiang Drum becomes more and more urgent!
People's mood is getting heavier and heavier!
The people who were closer to the palace gate suddenly discovered that some old and sick ministers who had not been in court for a long time began to step into the palace gate one after another with the support of their family servants and wives!
Chai Shao! Li Xiaogong! Li Gang! These are just those who have not been in court for a long time, but are in good health! Later, Qin Qiong and Li Jing, who were coughing, also came!
At the end, Princess Pingyang, dressed in military uniform, entered the palace on horseback! Countless people who saw this scene were extremely shocked!
Could it be that the prosperous Tang Empire was in danger of collapse? So even this incredible female general has to show up again?
However, compared to the anxious Chang'an people outside the palace, the palace was much calmer than imagined outside!
When Xiao Han and Liu Hongji hurriedly arrived at the Tai Chi Hall, they were surprised to find that there was no depression or solemnity here as they had imagined!
The civil and military officials who came first were all whispering to each other in the main hall. The emperor, who returned to the palace first, was not waiting for them here as the palace guards said.
"Where has your majesty gone?" Xiao Han asked in a low voice as he pulled over a small yellow door that was passing by in a hurry.
The little yellow door was pulled violently by someone, and he was about to have a fit, but when he saw that the person pulling him was Xiao Han, his wrinkled face immediately turned into a flattering one, and he hurriedly saluted and replied : "Xiao...Master Xiao! His Majesty is discussing matters with Mr. Fang, Mr. Changsun and others in the back hall!"
"Changsun Wuji? Fang Xuanling?" Xiao Han heard this and his heart moved. Just as he was about to ask the little yellow gate a few more questions, Liu Hongji beside him had already hurriedly pulled his arm and shouted while walking towards the back hall. : "What are you waiting for? Let's go! Let's go there too!"
"What are we going to do?"
Xiao Han was unprepared and was dragged several steps by Liu Hongji. Only then did he realize what he was doing. He quickly stopped, shook off Liu Hongji's claws and said angrily: "Your Majesty didn't even summon you. Are we going to break in?"
"But...but!" Liu Hongji was stunned by Xiao Han's scolding, and then he reacted! He had just been busy and anxious, and just wanted to figure out the situation quickly, but he completely forgot that he was in the palace now.
"Then just wait here?" Liu Hongji, his eyes widened, gasped and stared at Xiao Han as he came back to his senses.
Xiao Han, on the other hand, looked at the increasing number of civil and military officials in the front hall and uttered one word: "Wait!"
In a country, the real decision-making power is often only in the hands of a small number of people. This is an eternal truth!
Especially for some problems that urgently need to be solved, the fewer people involved, the better!
Because there are many people, it does not necessarily mean perfection. It is more likely to be mutual constraints and buck-passing. Therefore, when Xiao Han heard the emperor discussing matters with Changsun Wuji and the others, he quickly calmed down.
Although I said I was waiting, it actually didn’t take too long.
Soon, when the drums stopped, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Xue Shou, Changsun Wuji and other ministers also returned to the train, and this sudden gathering of generals officially kicked off.
Li Shimin, who had already changed into a royal robe, walked calmly to the dragon throne and sat down. After receiving the salutes from all the officials, he spoke slowly and slowly without any delay: "Ministers, I have summoned you urgently today. Come on, many people must already know the reason!"
As soon as he said this sentence, the expressions of many of His Highness's ministers changed. When Li Shimin saw it, he frowned slightly and continued to say in a deep voice: "That's right! I just received an urgent report from Shandong. The day before yesterday, the Yellow River was executed in Huazhou. ! The floods broke down the dykes, Huazhou City was destroyed, and hundreds of surrounding counties were affected by the floods! Countless people were affected! They were displaced!"
"boom……"
Hearing Li Shimin's words, the court, which had been quiet just now, immediately felt like it was going crazy!
Except for some important ministers at the front of the class train who could still remain calm, the other civil and military officials all had expressions of shock and anger on their faces!
When they came here, they had already vaguely learned about the Yellow River breach from their colleagues.
But when it was really confirmed by the emperor, the ministers couldn't help but tremble! Especially in the second half of Li Shimin's sentence, Huazhou City was destroyed and floods spread to hundreds of states and counties, which made them even more frightened and inexplicable!
What a disaster, what a disaster! Compared with it, the previous extremely cold weather was nothing at all!
"Ahem, may I ask, Your Majesty! As far as I know, such a serious breach has not occurred in the Yellow River for at least several decades! Why did it burst suddenly this time? Is this a natural disaster? Or a man-made disaster?"
Just when everyone was buzzing, Qin Shubao, who had been away from court for a long time due to illness, stood up, coughed and asked Li Shimin with his hands raised.
The reason why Qin Shubao was the first to speak is because his hometown is Jinan Prefecture!
Not only is it close to the Yellow River, but it is also just downstream of Huazhou City! If Huazhou City is hit by a disaster, then don’t worry, Jinan Prefecture will definitely not be able to escape! So Lao Qin changed his previous silence and was the first to stand up and ask!
"Natural disaster? Man-made disaster?"
Hearing Qin Shubao's words, Li Shimin's eyes couldn't help but flash a few times quickly.
To be honest, he had been so skeptical when he first received the news! But soon, he gave up this doubt!
Want to dig up the Yellow River artificially?
Don’t say that no lunatic in this world dares to do this! And even if you dare, this is an almost impossible task!
Because since the Sui Dynasty, the imperial court has allocated a large amount of funds to river workers to repair dams and strengthen river channels every year! This also makes the Yellow River dams extremely strong. If you want to destroy them manually without alerting the local officials, thousands of people will have to do it at the same time!
Although there are forces in the Tang Dynasty that can control tens of thousands of people, none of them dare to do so!
Because this is braving the disdain of the world!
Even if these people are crazy and want to rebel and knock themselves off the throne, they will never use this method!
Although the change of dynasty often results from disaster! But this disaster can be a natural disaster or a man-made disaster caused by others, but it cannot be caused by the successor!
