Like Wynn, Shu Liang's eyes also shone with intense and fanatical reverence at this moment.
Even though Zhu Qiyu is unwilling to attribute these things to the theory of ghosts and gods, in many cases, people's superstition cannot be contained.
Especially for those who serve closely like Shu Liang and Wynn, they know more about the inside story and naturally have more to think about.
Shu Liang carefully dusted off the dust on his body, walked forward in small steps, and came to the corridor, his voice was as respectful as ever, and he said.
"Your Majesty, the empress dowagers of the two palaces and the empresses, princes, and princesses in the harem are all safe and sound. Except for a few collapsed and damaged palaces in various palaces, which are in disrepair and uninhabited, the rest are very safe. Only damaged Some of the artifacts were removed.”
"In addition, there are people with evil intentions in Changchun Palace and other places who intend to take advantage of the chaos. The slaves have arrested them all. Several of them resisted fiercely and were shot to death on the spot by the slaves."
"Now, the Empress and the Imperial Concubine are presiding over the overall situation in the harem. The Empress ordered her servants to greet Your Majesty..."
After hearing this, Zhu Qiyu finally turned around, and a trace of undetectable relief flashed in his eyes.
Of course he knew the time of the earthquake clearly.
He was worried that too accurate predictions would lead to unnecessary speculation from the outside world, so he could only order the capital to continue to maintain the highest standards of defense and patrols in the past few days.
Of course, the palace is more cautious.
However, compared to outside the palace, he had fewer worries inside the palace, so basically, the arrangements were completely based on the time when the earthquake occurred.
As early as tonight's evening, he ordered people to check the places prone to rockfall and collapse in various places in the palace, and strictly prohibited everyone from approaching.
The concubines, princes, and princesses of each palace have all moved to the most stable palaces, and they have also stored enough water, food, etc. to be prepared.
In addition, he specially transferred Shu Liang into the palace to prepare for all possible accidents, and also strengthened the mobilization and layout of the palace defense, in order to maintain the stability of the palace to the greatest extent.
When the palace in the capital was being built, the issue of earthquakes had been considered. Zhu Qiyu knew this very well.
Perhaps the palace city would be easily damaged by disasters such as lightning strikes and fires, but at least for Earth Dragon Fanshen, many palaces, including the three main halls, would be fine.
Facts have proved that this is indeed the case.
Although it seemed like the earth was shaking just now, in fact, the main body of the many palaces and pavilions in the entire palace city was basically very little damaged. Most of them were just some masonry and rubble scattered, which did not cause much damage.
Compared with natural disasters, it is obvious that man-made disasters are the most important to be prepared for, which is why Shu Liang stays in the harem.
But, again, as the palace is so big, there will always be some rats, just catch them...
The white rainbow was still in the sky and frightened birds were flying around. However, Zhu Qiyu didn't care. He turned around and entered the palace and gave instructions calmly.
"That's good, go ahead."
"I'm afraid a lot of things are going to happen in the capital tonight. I'm afraid Jin Yiwei alone won't be able to take care of them. There won't be any aftershocks later. Just do what I told you before."
"yes……"
Shu Liang and Wynn looked at each other, took two steps back in tacit agreement, and turned around to go down.
As the emperor said, a lot of things are going to happen tonight...
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The palace was very calm, and order was quickly restored during the patrols of the imperial army led by Shu Liang and Sun Yong. However, things were different outside the palace.
Disasters have always been the most likely to occur during major disasters. Although sufficient preparations have been made, various chaos still occurred in the city.
The first is the damage caused by the earthquake itself. The imperial palace of the capital was built with various skilled craftsmen and the best materials. It naturally has good earthquake resistance. Even so, there are still some palaces in disrepair. There are cases of collapse, not to mention many ordinary people's homes.
There have been few earthquakes in the capital for many years. Therefore, even under the pressure of the emperor, various government offices in the imperial court have treated this matter as the most urgent matter to prepare for it, but many people do not believe it.
There were many of them who just felt that the court was messing around. They even felt that the vicious government officials in Shuntian Prefecture were looking for trouble by forcing them to move out of the dilapidated old house.
However, now, once the earthquake really hits, those old houses that were already crumbling collapsed one after another. Some of them ran fast and ran into the yard to escape, but those who had no time to run had to be crushed underneath. , I don’t know whether I am alive or dead.
Houses collapsed, livestock ran around, and collided everywhere. There were also many people with evil intentions who took this opportunity to steal, rob, and rape. Under the disaster, the ugliness of human nature was exposed under the cover of night.
It was rare in the capital that the lights were bright, and there were even fires in several places. I don’t know if it was an accident or someone set the fire on fire. In short, it was a mess...
Ministry of War.
When Yu Qian and Yu Shiyue noticed the earthquake, they didn't have time to think about it. They hurriedly changed into their official uniforms and immediately went to the Yamen to take charge.
"Meet Yu Shaobao!"
However, what Yu Qian didn't expect was that as soon as he stepped into the door of the Ministry of War, he saw Lu Zhong, the commander of the Jinyi Guards in a flying fish robe, already waiting in the lobby of the Ministry of War.
"Yu Shaobao, the situation is urgent now, so I won't waste any more nonsense. Now the earth dragon is overturned and the capital is in chaos. In response to His Majesty's holy order, I have dispatched 3,000 royal guards to various government offices to maintain order."
"However, the capital is a complex area, and it is difficult for the Imperial Guards to take care of it all. It is necessary to mobilize the troops of the five cities and the officers and soldiers of the capital camp to assist. This is His Majesty's imperial edict. Please check it with Yu Shaobao and issue a declaration that the troop deployment is suitable. The imperial edict involves The leading generals and censors, Eunuch Shu Liang has already taken Dongchang Tiqi to pick him up, and will arrive later..."
As he spoke, Lu Zhong took out a yellow silk imperial edict and handed it to Yu Qian.
Yu Qian unfolded it and took a look. It was indeed written by the emperor himself, stamped with a big seal, and signed by the military department. There was no problem.
After a moment's hesitation, he put away the imperial edict without saying much, and immediately summoned the officers from the Ministry of War to prepare for the issuance of the order.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Yu Qian asked.
"Commander Lu arrived so quickly. I wonder what the situation is like in the palace. Is Your Majesty okay?"
"Don't worry, Yu Shaobao. Your Majesty, the empress dowagers of the two palaces, ladies and gentlemen, your highnesses are all safe and sound."
Yu Qian nodded, as if he wanted to ask something, but in the end, he still didn't ask. Just during these two sentences, there was already a noise outside.
After receiving the decree, countless green-robed censors and generals from the Beijing camp had already come to the Ministry of War to receive their orders and mobilize their troops.
So, suppressing the lingering doubts in his heart, Yu Qian immediately began to arrange specific affairs...
After returning to the harem and making sure that Wang and others were fine, Zhu Qiyu did not sit idle and went directly to the Wenhua Palace.
Again, no matter what preparations have been made before, but with the power of heaven and earth, what people need most is confidence!
The Son of Heaven is confidence!
As all the people from Jinyiwei and Dongchang were dispersed, order was quickly restored in various yamen.
Whether they were officials who had just recovered from the panic or who, like Yu Qian, had returned to the Yamen, they all started to get busy as quickly as possible with the decrees issued by Jin Yiwei and Dongchang.
Naturally, the same goes for the cabinet. Because of the emperor's special favor, the Donghua Gate is no longer locked, so all the cabinet ministers returned to the palace smoothly.
First, they met with the emperor and after confirming that the emperor was fine, they took a group of Zhongshushe people and also began to deal with various emergencies.
"Shuntianfu reported that there was a fire in Dongcheng, and the arsonist has been arrested..."
"The Five Cities Soldiers and Horses report that there are 17 collapsed houses in the west city and 62 registered missing persons. Please mobilize 300 officers and soldiers to assist..."
"Li Lei, the censor of the city patrol, reported that 352 people have become homeless due to the earthquake. Please open disaster relief sheds to accommodate the people..."
One after another, memorials were delivered to the cabinet like a stream of water, and then presented to the emperor's royal eucalyptus, and were distributed to various yamen as quickly as possible.
Zhu Qiyu's hands did not stop at all, and there were figures of important ministers coming to pay their respects. Before he knew it, it was getting brighter.
"Your Majesty, Yu Shaobao from the Ministry of War, Shen Shangshu from the Ministry of Household Affairs are here to meet the marquis outside, and other ministers are also waiting outside."
Seeing that the memorial was finally dealt with, Wynn dared to step forward and give a careful persuasion.
"Why don't you take a rest? In half an hour, it's time to go to court early!"
However, Zhu Qiyu did not answer. He rubbed his eyes gently, raised his head and glanced at the sky, and said to Cheng Jing who had been with him all night.
"Cheng Jing, you go and deliver the order. You will be excused from court today."
ah?
Cheng Jing blinked and didn't react for a moment.
Although he knew very well that the emperor had been dealing with government affairs all night and should be very tired at this time.
But, free of charge?
Although many ministers have been summoned that night, they are only a few after all. There has just been an earthquake. After all, the emperor should show his face in front of the ministers to appease the hearts of the ministers.
Seeing Cheng Jing hesitate, Zhu Qiyu shook his head and said.
"You just go and deliver the message. These people outside must have held back a lot of things to say at this time, but I don't want to hear it, so I'll tell them to disperse."
Zhu Qiyu was very clear about the character of these ministers.
Perhaps many of them value reality over rhetoric, but there are also many who value rhetoric over reality. Now is the time after the earthquake when there are so many things to worry about. What is needed is for everyone to devote their energy to disaster relief, and he does not have time. Listen to what these people say about the inspiration of heaven and man, and what they say about practicing morality and practicing prudently.
Showing his face and so on, he met enough ministers this night, including the chief officials of various ministries, academies, and cabinets, which was enough to calm people's hearts.
Therefore, Cheng Jing did not dare to say any more and hurriedly went outside to announce the decree.
Not to mention the discussion among the ministers after receiving the order to avoid the imperial court, Yu Qian and Shen Yi were led to the Wenhua Palace at this time.
They had also been busy all night, but at this moment, after being summoned by the emperor, they still did not dare to show any slightness.
"See Your Majesty!"
The two entered the palace and looked at the throne first, but saw no one above them. Then they looked to the side and saw that the emperor was wearing a green uniform with dark dragon cloud patterns and narrow sleeves. He simply hung a jade pendant and stood with his hands behind his back.
Seeing this situation, Yu Qian didn't react yet, but Shen Yi was careful and noticed immediately that the emperor's outfit seemed to be...
"Two gentlemen are here, no need to be polite."
Sure enough, the emperor turned around, waved his hand and said.
"The capital has just been hit by a disaster. I have received a lot of reports this night. However, no matter how many reports you receive, they can't compare to seeing it with your own eyes. If you two have nothing to do, you might as well accompany me out of the palace and go to the capital in person. How about looking around?"
What the hell?
Leaving the palace?
Yu Shaobao and Shen Shangshu were shocked.
Your Majesty, there are a lot of officials outside waiting for you to go to court. You just want to excuse yourself from the court. Why are you running out of the palace?
Now, do you think it is a small matter for the emperor to leave the palace, right?
Ignoring the surprise in their eyes, Zhu Qiyu turned his head and glanced at the eunuchs next to him. Only then did Yu Qian and Chen Yi realize that the two eunuchs standing next to the emperor who seemed to be wearing ordinary clothes were actually Huaien and Shu Liang. A big one.
Feeling the emperor's gaze, Shu Liang, who was standing aside, immediately bowed.
"Your Majesty, the carriage is ready. It's just outside Xihua Gate and ready to go at any time."
"Your Majesty, it is not a trivial matter for the emperor to leave the palace. Now the earth dragon has just turned over in the capital, and everything is in chaos. Your Majesty is so noble and noble. If anything goes wrong, I will die without redemption. I beg your Majesty..."
Seeing that the emperor was about to walk out, Chen Yi smiled bitterly, stepped forward quickly, and spoke to his scalp to persuade him.
While talking, he winked at Yu Qian and asked him to help persuade him.
Shen Yi had just come in from a busy night outside. Naturally, he knew how chaotic the capital was today. Even at ordinary times, the emperor had to be cautious when leaving the palace, let alone this time.
The emperor also gave him face, stopped, turned around and asked.
"What do you think, Mr. Yu?"
Shen Shangshu looked at Yu Shaobao expectantly, and then...
"I obey your Majesty's will!"
I*!
Yu Qian, you have changed!
You weren't like this before...
Why are you now like that old guy Wang Wen, with no principles!
This is the emperor leaving the palace, and under such circumstances, he made such a rash decision?
Feeling the emperor's gaze turning back, Chen Yi looked embarrassed and looked at Yu Qian beside him in disbelief. He looked carefully up and down, and couldn't help but feel a trace of doubt in his heart.
This product can't be fake, right?
However, the emperor didn't show any special behavior. He smiled as if he was expecting it.
"In that case, let's go..."
So, Shen Yi kept a bunch of words of advice in his heart and glared at Yu Qian depressedly. Unfortunately, Yu Qian's expression did not waver at all, and then he followed the emperor out of the palace gate.
In desperation, Shen Shangshu sighed heavily and said.
"Hey, wait for me..."
As he spoke, he followed suit and left the Wenhua Hall...
