Li Shimin is missing!

This news soon reached the ears of Li Chengqian of the East Palace.

Although it was still raining heavily, the Daming Palace and the East Palace were separated by a wall, and Li Chengqian, who had just retired from the position of the crown prince of the prison country, still knew very quickly what was happening in the Daming Palace.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, Your Majesty left the palace for a private visit after the court this morning, and he didn't come back until the palace gate was closed."

The eldest grandson Jiaqing was stained with a little raindrops, and stood in front of Li Chengqian with a cautious face.

As the nephew of Empress Changsun, Changsun Jiaqing has been Li Chengqian's servant since he was a child, and it can be said that he was trained as Li Chengqian's future team.

Therefore, Li Chengqian trusted him very much, and some secret affairs in the East Palace were handed over to him to handle.

"Haven't been back?"

Li Chengqian looked at the eldest grandson Jiaqing in surprise.

It has been raining heavily since noon today, and even inside the East Palace, some houses have been flooded, not to mention the places outside.

Li Shimin often goes out for private visits, which is not a secret among the nobles of Chang'an City.

However, there has never been a case of not returning to the palace at night before.

I haven't gone back now because I can't go back?

Still is......

All of a sudden, many thoughts appeared in Li Chengqian's mind.

"Yes, never came back! The news could not be concealed at all. All sides should be trying their best to confirm His Majesty's whereabouts now, but many of the streets outside are flooded, making it difficult to move. In addition, it is still raining in the sky, and I don't know when it will stop, so this situation is very delicate. ”

As Li Chengqian's attendant, the eldest grandson Jiaqing naturally knew Li Chengqian's thoughts very well, so he also knew how to answer the question.

"I heard that there is a flood outside, and there are already people in Chang'an City who have been drowned, and I don't know if it's true or not. My father didn't return late at night, and I was very worried. ”

Li Chengqian's words are the same as what he said, I don't know if it's true or not.

Seeing this, the guard on the side, Su Gan Chengji, couldn't help but say, "His Royal Highness the Prince, the more than 100 dead soldiers you asked your subordinates to arrange before are now placed in Chongrenfang, which is not very far from the East Palace. Although the streets outside are now flooded, there are many small boats in the pond in the Taiji Palace, how many can we move out of them? Arrange for people to go outside and do things. ”

"Chongrenfang? Isn't that near Li Tai's Wei Palace? ”

The meaning of Su Gan Chengji's words, Li Chengqian immediately understood.

As the biggest rival for the throne? Although Li Chengqian and Li Tai are brothers of the same mother? But there has long been no brotherhood.

Now? After both sides want the other to sleep? I can't wake up.

Is it better to have a terminal illness all of a sudden? He passed away.

Or go out and get struck by lightning and get hit by a carriage? Don't stay in the world.

"That's right! The topography of Chongrenfang is still relatively high? The courtyard where we housed the dead should not have been flooded very badly. If you send someone to inform them to do it now, and take advantage of the night to break into the Wei Palace, maybe it can have an unexpected effect. ”

Su Gan Chengji has been by Li Chengqian's side since the Wude period? Although he is a Turkic person, he is trusted by Li Chengqian.

As Li Chengqian's personal guard, he naturally hopes that Li Chengqian can smoothly ascend to the throne? In this way, there will be a bright future.

Otherwise, it is a dead end.

Therefore, Su Gan Chengji almost intervened in all of Li Chengqian's plans against Li Tai from beginning to end.

Even when Li Chengqian was on Li Shimin's expedition to Goguryeo? He also put forward a suggestion on whether to take the opportunity to kill Li Tai and several other competitors.

"No!" The eldest grandson Jiaqing immediately spoke up to stop, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the King of Wei is deeply loved by His Majesty, and the number of guards in the palace is not much less than that of the East Palace, plus the Wei Palace's vast area. Just a hundred dead men broke in? It's hard to say whether you can find His Royal Highness King Wei? Not to mention that the Wei Wangfu guards will not let our people break in. ”

The eldest grandson Jiaqing is obviously much more rational than Su Gan Chengji.

Although he also hoped that Li Chengqian would be able to ascend the throne smoothly, he still did not agree to this kind of thing, which obviously had a very low success rate, a great risk, and even the crown prince's position would not be guaranteed if it failed.

"Eldest grandson Langjun, Your Majesty's affection for His Royal Highness King Wei is in the eyes of the entire Chang'an City. Especially after returning from the expedition to Goguryeo, he gave His Royal Highness the King of Wei one after another. But what about His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? During His Majesty's expedition, His Highness handled political affairs conscientiously and diligently, without merit or hard work, but apart from a bunch of impeachment notes, he did not receive any reward at all.

If we wait like this, what will happen then? Since ancient times, I have not seen a crown prince who has not succeeded in ascending the throne in a dynasty that has been able to have good results! You don't think we Datang will be an exception, do you? ”

Although he didn't like what he said, he said it to Li Chengqian's heart.

Sometimes, Li Chengqian doesn't mean that he can't accept being an idle prince, but this is simply impossible!

"Su Gan Chengji, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has finally cultivated more than a hundred martial arts and loyal dead soldiers, if this time it will all be lost in the Wei Palace, then there will be better opportunities in the future, and there will be more occasions when the dead soldiers need to be used, what do you let His Royal Highness the Crown Prince do? Instead of making a move now, it is better to arrange for all the East Palace guards to go out to search for His Majesty's whereabouts, even if there is any accident, we must grasp the news as soon as possible! ”

The eldest grandson Jiaqing did not deny what Su Gan Chengji said, but he still did not agree to such a rough attack on the Wei Palace.

You only have more than 100 dead soldiers, not more than 10,000.

How can it be consumed like this?

"That's okay, if the people from the East Palace find His Majesty's whereabouts first, we can even consider ......"

Halfway through what he said, he didn't continue.

This content is too taboo to be understood.

Li Chengqian's heart was stirred by Su Gan Chengji's words.

When Li Shimin paid a private visit, he would not bring many guards with him.

Although there will be people from the Hundred Cavalry Division guarding it, the number is relatively limited.

The main reason is that Li Shimin believes too much in his ability to control Chang'an City, and the security of Chang'an City is really good.

However, no one could have imagined that there would be such a heavy rain today.

As the crown prince of the current dynasty, there are basically only two ways to ascend to the throne.

One is what Li Shimin has done, and the other is that when Li Shimin dies, he, the crown prince, will be able to ascend the throne smoothly if he is still the prince.

dealt with Li Tai before, in order to ensure that he could always sit firmly on the throne of the crown prince, and when Li Shimin died, he would ascend to the throne normally.

However, if Li Shimin ......

"His Royal Highness the Prince, this proposal of Su Gan Chengji has a certain degree of feasibility. But judging according to the situation later, if the guards around His Majesty are very strong and we are not sure, it is better to do nothing. ”

At this time, the eldest grandson Jiaqing also approved the proposal of Su Gan Chengji.

Releasing all the people in the prince's left and right inner mansions, even if there is no special purpose, can also show Li Chengqian's filial piety.

And if you can achieve some special purpose, even better.

"Good! Su Gan Chengji, in a while, you will call Feng Xiaoyue, Zhang Sizheng, Helan Chushi and a few others to the secret room, let's discuss the specific countermeasures first, and there must be no mistakes. The people in the prince's house can only be tasked with finding the whereabouts of their father, and once there is a situation, they can immediately contact the dead in Chongrenfang. Over the years we have also developed our own carrier pigeons, and now it's time to put them to use. ”

Li Chengqian's complexion changed for a long time, and finally made up his mind.

The emperor's house is the most ruthless.

Thinking of Li Shimin's "partial" treatment of Li Tai, Li Chengqian's heart hardened.

……

In the Yang Mansion, everyone hasn't slept yet.

In a wing room in the house, the roof was torn off by strong winds, and a subordinate was injured.

In addition, after several corners of the wall were blistered, there seemed to be signs of collapse, where could everyone sleep in peace?

Yang Benman personally carried a lantern made of whale oil candles and commanded his subordinates in flood control and disaster relief.

"Host, this heavy rain is too exaggerated. Chang'an City may not have rained so much rain for more than ten years, or even more than twenty years, right? That is, when I was in my hometown, when I encountered a hurricane in late summer and early autumn, it rained so exaggeratedly. ”

Yang Dong, who has always loved cleanliness, is now wearing a dirty robe and follows behind Yang Benman.

"The houses in our house are relatively well built, and they are repaired every year, but there are still dangerous situations. If this were a house in an ordinary person's house...... Hey, I don't know what's going on out there. This heavy rain has brought at least more than one million losses to Datang! ”

Yang Ben's face was full of sorrow.

The deeper the wealth, the stronger the ability to resist disasters.

But, again, the greater the damage from flooding.

Don't look at Yang Benman, who is busy directing his subordinates to be busy everywhere, but his heart has already drifted to the workshop city.

"Owner, the flood in Chang'an City is already so serious, and the situation outside the city may be even more exaggerated. Especially in the workshop city, the terrain is not very high, so if there is a big pond of water......"

Yang Dong and Yang Ben thought of the hundreds of houses in the workshop.

The Yang family has money, but the money they can come up with is basically invested in buying a house in the workshop city.

If the house is flooded......

Although the Yang family can't say that they went back to ten years ago overnight, it is definitely broken.

The most important thing is that it is impossible not to repay the loan owed to the Tang Royal Bank.

"I've heard that the sewers in Workshop City are so big that they are as wide as ordinary roads, so I guess we can get the rainwater out in time. In the center of the city is a large man-made lake, where the water is connected to the Weishui. The sewers of the Workshop City are connected to the artificial lake. ”

Although Yang Benman said this, the worry in his heart did not decrease by half a point.

"If the workshop city is flooded, then the houses in Guiyifang must be flooded even more severely. I went to see it, and the houses there didn't have a sewer at all, except for a fairly deep drainage ditch dug on both sides of the street. With today's rain, it is almost certain that Guiyi Fang will be flooded. ”

Yang Dong couldn't help but secretly rejoice in his heart.

At the beginning, he persuaded Yang Benman to buy a house in Guiyifang.

If Yang Benman really pressed the treasure on Guiyifang, then the trouble might really be big.

With the strength of the Weidu family, the house sold was flooded, and they would definitely not care.

Even if it is a house that has not yet been delivered, it is estimated that it will not be repaired for free.

"Well, when the rain stops tomorrow morning, we'll go out of the city right away to see if there's anything going on in the workshop city!"

Yang Benman doesn't care whether he wants to go to court tomorrow or not, he will finish his own affairs first.

"Even if the rain stops tonight, there will be no one on the street tomorrow. In many low-lying places, the stagnant water cannot be drained in a moment, so I will arrange for the next person to make a proposed plank boat in a moment. Once we came across a place where the water was too deep, we used a plank boat to pass through it. ”

Yang Dong never thought that one day he would be able to row in Chang'an City.

However, in order to get to Workshop City as soon as possible, he had to arrange for someone to prepare the ship.

Otherwise, tomorrow will definitely not be able to go to the workshop city.

"Make two more, and bring a few more guards with us. Suddenly, encountering such a big flood, all kinds of cows, ghosts, snakes and gods must have emerged in Chang'an City. ”

Yang Benman was very thoughtful, he didn't want to become a missing person in Chang'an City inexplicably.

……

In the Hanyuan Palace, although it is already night, it is as bright as the day under the illumination of a row of butter candles.

It stands to reason that it is not suitable for foreign ministers to stay in Daming Palace overnight, even in the front palace.

However, there is already a vast sea outside the Daming Palace, and the ministers can't get out at all.

You can't let these important ministers of the court who are over half a hundred years old swim home, right?

"Auxiliary, I don't think I can wait any longer! Let all the cruise ships in the Taiye Pool be carried outside the Danfeng Gate, and we went out of the palace overnight, and everyone worked together to find the generals of the Twelve Guards, and asked them to arrange for the soldiers to go out of the camp to maintain order; At the same time, everyone immediately took action and began to search for His Majesty's whereabouts. ”

Li Shimin hasn't come back yet, and Fang Xuanling's heart is about to hang in his throat.

What the hell is going on?

Your Majesty is just sheltering from the rain somewhere, or is there some accident?

A country cannot be left without a king for a day, this is not a casual nonsense.

"Good! It just so happens that the colleagues from the Zhongshu, Menxia, and Shangshu provinces are here, and we can jointly ask the soldiers of the Twelve Guards to take action, so that the situation in Chang'an City will not get completely out of control. ”

The eldest grandson Wuji went to the city wall of Daming Palace before dark to confirm the surrounding scene.

As far as the eye can see, many houses have been surrounded by rain, and some of the roofs seem to be shaking.

Obviously, the flood is much worse than everyone thinks.

The most important thing is that it came so suddenly, so violently, that everyone didn't have any time to prepare.

Now that Li Shimin is not in the palace, how to arrange the follow-up disaster relief work, how to ensure the stability of Chang'an City, and how to ensure that the people can not go hungry?

None of these problems can be left behind.

"There are a lot of shipbuilding workshops along the Weishui River, and as long as we can get in touch with them, we should be able to get dozens, or even hundreds, of ships right away. Even large river boats can pass in many places. All kinds of small fishing boats can be driven directly to the city for the use of the imperial court for disaster relief. ”

Wei Zheng also put forward his own suggestions.

However, after all, he was old, and after a hard day's work, his face was unusually pale.

Fang Xuanling was really afraid that Wei Zheng wouldn't be able to hold on, "Duke Wei, there are some rooms where the guards rest next to the Hanyuan Palace, do you want to go over and squint for a while?" ”

"No, you don't! Now is the time for the court to employ people, although the old man has one foot in the ground, but he can still contribute to the court. "Wei Zhengren is not old-hearted, and obviously doesn't want to let himself become a laggard.

"There is also a yamen, which is actually very important!"

Tang Jian, the head of the household department on the side, suddenly thought of something.

Fang Xuanling: "Which yamen?" ”

"Police Department!"

Tang Jian's answer surprised everyone.

However, after thinking about it a little, I think it makes a lot of sense.

The street patrol Wuhou and bad people in Chang'an City were all merged into the police station.

Nowadays, the law and order on the streets of Chang'an City is basically maintained by the Chang'an County Police Station and the Wannian County Police Department.

It can be said that the personnel in these two police stations are the most familiar with Chang'an City.

In particular, the policemen in charge of each neighborhood ride bicycles through the streets and alleys every day, and they are not only familiar with the terrain, but also know the information about the residents of each household in the neighborhood.

To stabilize the situation in Chang'an City, the strength of the police station is obviously indispensable.

"Indeed, I almost forgot about the police department!"

Fang Xuanling quickly figured out the role of the police headquarters.

"If I remember correctly, the chief of the police is Ma Zhou, who once developed the northwest trade in such a complex environment as Liangzhou, and built Liangzhou City into the largest state capital in the northwest. It is only fitting for him to arrange for the personnel of the police station to maintain law and order in Chang'an City. ”

Although Wei Zheng's relationship with Li Kuan is very ordinary, he has a very good impression of Ma Zhou, a civilian-born person.

"Well, if necessary, you can also let the cadets of the Tang Royal Military Cadets go to the streets to help, they have received systematic training, and they should be more proficient in how to mobilize the people and how to manage disaster relief personnel."

Cen Wenwen thought of the beautiful performance of the students of the Tang Royal Military Academy in Liaodong, and couldn't help but have a little more confidence in the security of Chang'an City.

After several bigwigs of the DPRK and China finished discussing, they immediately began to act.

All of a sudden, the night was also a busy scene.

……

Under the nest, will there be no eggs?

This heavy rain flooded Chang'an City, and it was naturally impossible for the annex of the Chu Wangfu to have no impact at all.

"Lord Wang, the children in the kindergarten have already fallen asleep, why don't you go and take a rest? Looking at the rain, it is estimated that it will take a while. ”

Cheng Jingwen took a coat and put it on Li Kuan, and persuaded Li Kuan, who was standing on the pavilion and thinking deeply.

It suddenly rained heavily at noon today, and soon the water began to accumulate on the streets.

In the Future Star Kindergarten, there is naturally no way to continue to attend classes with peace of mind.

By the evening, the water in the kindergarten had reached his knees, and Li Kuan immediately arranged for personnel to take these little ancestors to the house.

Fortunately, these noble children, both big and small, although they are not very sensible, are more precocious than ordinary people, so they will not cry and make trouble there.

Of course, there is the big witch town of small corn, which may also be the most critical factor.

"This heavy rain may have to set back the development of Chang'an City by two years! Many people who originally entered well-off families may have become destitute again because of this flood. ”

How weak the ability of ordinary people to resist risks is, Li Kuan knows better than anyone else.

If you have a serious illness, your family may collapse.

If you encounter a car accident, your home may collapse.

If you suffer a flood, your home may collapse.

"As long as there is food, the situation is still under control. There are so many workshops in the workshop city, which can provide many job opportunities for the people, and they are not afraid that everyone will not be able to make a living. ”

Cheng Jingwen felt that the people of Chang'an City were much happier than when she was a child.

Not only do you have warm woolen sweaters and cotton coats to wear in winter, but you also have a honeycomb coal stove to keep warm, you can eat fresh woad and laiphane, and you can also find time to go to the opera house to watch a play.

Although not every household can meet this condition, there are really not many people in Chang'an City who are really hungry.

"That's the way it is! But the impact of the flood is still there after all, and the most troublesome thing is that this heavy rain does not know when it will fall. If it stops tomorrow morning, the impact of the flood can be quickly controlled; But for the next few days, it's a different story. ”

Li Kuan wasn't worried at all about whether there would be any accidents on the Workshop City's side.

No one knows better how important those sewers are.

Even if there is stagnant water in the workshop city, it will only be in a small area, and it will not hurt the overall situation.

"Our royal palace has built a big granary in the workshop city, anyway, the grain is not worth much now, so it is better to take it out for disaster relief when the time comes. This heavy rain will definitely make some people homeless, especially the various squares in the southwest of Chang'an City, which are originally relatively low, and when it rains heavily, it is estimated that many houses have collapsed. ”

Cheng Jingwen grew up in Chang'an City since she was a child, and she is quite familiar with the situation in each workshop.

"There's nothing wrong with the relief supplies, it's just how to get them to the people who need them most. Even if the heavy rain stops quickly, the water will not subside in an instant. ”

Li Kuan had no confidence in the drainage system in Chang'an City at all.

Although when the castle was first built, there was also a problem of drainage.

However, it is clear that this drainage system is not enough to cope with the heavy rains like today.

"It's time to do your best!"

Cheng Jingwen also knew that what Li Kuan said made sense.

"Hey, let's go back to the room and rest first, I guess I'll be busy tomorrow!"

In the face of natural disasters, even Li Kuan, a traverser, did not have much to do.

You can only wait for the rain to stop before you start moving.