Liu Hengzheng smiled and complimented: "The Holy Lord is blessed with all the heavens, but unfortunately the Holy Lord did not come early, otherwise, maybe the people of Luoyang would have been able to avoid this disaster." ”

Gao Lishi glanced at Liu Hengzheng and said, "How is the disaster relief progressing?" ”

Liu Hengzheng said: "Everything is going well, but fortunately, someone calculated in advance that the disaster was coming, and the government was prepared." ”

"What!?"

Gao Lishi frowned and looked at Liu Hengzheng.

Liu Hengzheng didn't know what Gao Lishi liked or disliked, and said in a tone of inviting merit: "Speaking of which...... But he was a Taoist priest who knew him, claiming to be a disciple of Wuzun Zhenren, who was famous in Shu, and this time he sent a disciple to Luoyang, as if to inform him about the Luoyang earthquake in advance......"

Yang Yun only said that he went to Luoyang on the order of his master, but did not say the specific reason.

But after the earthquake, Liu Hengzheng began to ponder blindly, and concluded that it must be a clever arrangement made by Wuzun Zhenren without revealing the heavenly secret in advance.

Liu Hengzheng knew that Li Longji admired Taoist priests with magical powers very much, so he wanted to use this to ask for merit in front of Gao Lishi.

After Liu Hengzheng explained the whole thing clearly, he didn't see how much interest Gao Lishi had in Yang Yun, and his face became cold on the contrary.

Liu Hengzheng "chuckled" in his heart, and secretly thought: "It's bad, it's bad, Gonggong Gao is the most favored person in front of the saint, even if there is a Taoist priest who is appreciated by the saint, it must be the root of the knowledge, and he needs to be recommended to His Majesty. ”

"Gao Gong, look at this person......"

Liu Hengzheng asked in a tentative tone.

Gao Lishi didn't answer directly, picked up the tea bowl, turned it in his hand, and said, "You came out to be an official on the first day?" Is there something I need to mention? ”

Liu Hengzheng was sincerely afraid: "I am willing to listen to Gao Gong's teachings." ”

Gao Lishi said: "You also said that this person calculated the catastrophe in advance, so why didn't he tell him earlier, and he had to wait for the day of the catastrophe to tell him?" Things were in a hurry, you learned in advance that there was a catastrophe, or failed to avoid losses in Luoyang, and the people suffered heavy casualties, is this not clear to tell Your Majesty that you are not doing things well? ”

"This ...... This ......"

Liu Hengzheng was at a loss, he wanted to explain but was clumsy, and he couldn't say why.

Gao Lishi got up and patted Liu Hengzheng on the shoulder: "If you believe in this kind of thing, you will be spiritual, and if you don't believe it, it will not be spiritual, who can explain Taoist things clearly?" It's better not to report this matter, not to mention delaying your future, it may cause His Majesty to displease! Your Majesty is very worried about the disaster, so you can do a good job of disaster relief. ”

"Yes, yes."

Liu Hengzheng originally wanted to recommend Yang Yun to the emperor, but after getting Gao Lishi's "guidance", he dispelled this idea.

It was rare for Gao Lishi to be polite to him, so that he felt that he had a chance to climb the high branches, and the best way to flatter the emperor was, of course, through Gao Lishi.

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Gao Lishi came out of the Henan Mansion and drove to the imperial city.

When he arrived at the Xuanren Gate, he got out of the car and saw a staff member waiting anxiously in front of the palace gate.

"Gao Gong, the big thing is not good, that statue of the Tao ...... poured. The staff said something for no reason, and Gao Lishi looked confused when he heard it, and asked, "What kind of Tao is it?" ”

The staff said: "It's the statue of Lao Tzu in the Great Void!" It was ordered by the Holy Majesty for you to supervise the construction, and 100,000 pieces of cloth were allocated, and finally ......"

Gao Lishi suddenly remembered that three years ago, Li Longji had asked him to build a statue of Lao Tzu in Luoyang, and after the relevant funds were allocated to him, he deducted six or seven percent from it, and the work of supervising the work was also handed over to others to do.

In normal times, a road statue was maintained for decades without any problems, but an earthquake came down and the tofu slag project collapsed.

Colliers was furious: "What are you going to do? How can a good image fall? ”

The staff was ashamed: "Not all of the money allocated improperly was invested in the construction of the statue, and some of it was withheld as maintenance costs, resulting in a poor foundation foundation...... Who knew that it was so unfortunate that it had only been two years before the ground was shaken...... What do you think you can do? ”

Gao Lishi said angrily: "The earth movement is a natural disaster, and the natural disaster has shaken down the Dao statue, do you want me to help it up?" ”

The staff said: "It's not all down, it's just ...... Some of them collapsed...... I'm afraid the Holy One will ask ......"

Colliers raised his hand and said impatiently: "If asked, I should know how to answer." The top priority is to fix it as soon as possible, as if it had never happened. ”

"What Gao Gong said is extremely true."

The staff said, "But it needs to be repaired, I'm afraid it's ......."

Colliers understands that he can't repair the statue of Lao Tzu without money.

Gao Lishi said: "I asked someone to give you some support, and you must complete the work within two or three days, otherwise don't blame me for being unkind!" ”

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Gao Lishi thought about going back to report to Li Longji, and didn't bother to ask too much about the collapse of the statue of Lao Tzu, and he didn't even know how damaged the statue was.

As the emperor's former favorite minister, he could take the car even in the palace, until the Qianyuan Gate, he got off the car and ran up the jade steps quickly, at this time the palace was also repairing the houses and palaces damaged by the earthquake, and some people set up tents in the open space for the emperor.

Li Longji didn't want to put himself in danger, and in the face of the constant aftershocks, he would rather live in a relatively safe tent than move into the palace.

"Your Majesty."

Gao Lishi saw Li Longji sitting in a daze in the open space in front of the Qianyuan Hall from a distance, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute.

Li Longji waved his hand, and the surrounding entourage stepped aside.

Li Longji looked at Gao Lishi and asked, "How is the situation in Luoyang?" ”

Gao Lishi said with a smile: "Back to the master, everything is fine, there are houses in the city that have collapsed, but there is basically no damage, thanks to your Longwei protection." ”

Li Longji sighed and said, "Just tell the truth, how many people died?" ”

Gao Lishi knew that Li Longji was pragmatic, during the Kaiyuan period, Li Longji was not so stupid that he closed his eyes and listened, as the founder of the prosperous Kaiyuan era, Li Longji was still a competent emperor for the time being.

Gao Lishi's face sank slightly, and said: "There are still casualties, but the problem is not too serious, the situation in the south city is worse, and the north side is ...... by Miyagi."

"Can you avoid disaster by relying on Miyagi?" Li Longji will be skeptical.

Gao Lishi said: "This is not the minister's nonsense, the disaster in the north city is smaller than the south city, do you say it is strange?" If it weren't for His Majesty's heavenly protection, how could this be? ”

"Alas!"

Li Longji blamed himself, "Could it be that I don't usually do well enough, and God warns me in this way?" ”

Gao Lishi hurriedly persuaded: "Your Majesty is dutiful, and the people of the world can rely on you for your grace." ”

Li Longji asked again: "What do the people below say?" Does anyone associate this disaster with my move to Luoyang? ”

Colliers was stunned.

It stands to reason that there must be people in the people who link the two things together, but where does he dare to say it now? And he didn't go to the people to walk around, at most he saw Liu Hengzheng and asked about the situation, which was not detailed.

Colliers said, "How can the people be so ignorant? ”

Li Longji said: "Even if they don't say it, I will make an edict against myself...... Send someone to draft an edict for me, and if the situation here is not good, return to Guanzhong as soon as possible, I don't want to stay here and cause sorrow. ”

He said that he was afraid of seeing the people die and hurt and grieved, but in fact, he was afraid of death, and if the emperor did not expose this kind of thing, Gao Lishi would also compliment him for loving the people like a son.

It wasn't until Li Longji finished asking questions that Gao Lishi retreated, and there was someone sent by Concubine Wu Hui waiting for him to reply in the distance.

Gao Lishi glanced at the sad emperor from a distance, and sighed secretly: "What's going on? Just come and leave, is Chang'an too peaceful? ”

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Gao Lishi did not mention Yang Yun's early warning in front of the emperor.

Obviously, Gao Lishi is not interested in "wild" Taoist priests, in his eyes, Taoist priests are either serving politics, or they are people in the mountains and wilderness, and they do not want wild Taoist priests who do not understand the rules, but Taoist priests who are knowledgeable and can seek political benefits for him.

Whether it is Wu Zun or Yang Yun, in his opinion, they can't be used for themselves, at most they can send someone to find out the truth and truth, and it is impossible to recommend it to the emperor.

On the second day of the earthquake, Yang Yun was busy counting the damage and reinforcing the house.

There wasn't much to do in the morning, he was busier in the afternoon, after the publicity of Dong Qirong, the owner of Shanglinfang, Yang Yun instantly became a celebrity in Shanglinfang, and many big families in Shanglinfang who benefited from this came to thank him, and this time he came sincerely to express his gratitude.

Because Yang Yun warned in advance, the loss of personnel and property in Shanglinfang was minimal, and the big families living in Shanglinfang already knew that Yang Yun was appreciated by Henan Yin, and now there was a life-saving grace, and they were going to stammer, for fear that there would be no excuse to approach in the future.

Yang Yun took the trouble to entertain these people, and when he sent them away, he ushered in an old acquaintance, but they were two brothers and sisters, Mi Yuan and Mi Ying.

Yang Yun sent someone out of the workshop last night to inform the people outside, except for Yang Xuanji's family, it was the Mi family.

It's not that he looks at the Mi family differently, but that he has only the Mi family in Luoyang for the time being, and no one will accept the notice, so he only asked He Wuliu to find a brother to go to the Mi family to inform him, and then he didn't ask, as for whether the Mi family listened to him, I don't know if they have made proper arrangements.

As soon as the brothers and sisters of the Mi family came, they expressed their gratitude first.

Mi Yuan said: "Fortunately, there is a Taoist chief who told me in advance, and my Mi family has made full preparations...... Several warehouses in the house collapsed, and the goods inside were properly housed, and the damage was minimized. ”

Yang Yun said with a smile: "In the face of such a catastrophe, a little property loss is nothing, and the most important thing is that people are fine." ”

Mi Ying said in a frightened tone: "Although the house at home is still relatively strong, there are still several old houses built decades ago, and the beams of the houses have rotted down, and they collapsed in the ground movement this time...... Fortunately, you informed me that everyone in the family came out in time to evacuate, and everyone was safe. ”

Mi Yuan said with disbelief: "It is said that you have great powers, and this kind of thing can also be speculated, I wonder if you have informed Liu Taishou about this?" ”

Perhaps realizing that his brother had lost his words, Mi Ying quickly pulled Mi Yuan's clothes and signaled not to let Mi Yuan continue to ask.

Yang Yun said calmly: "The notice has been notified, whether others are willing to listen to it is another matter, this time Shanglin Fang has reduced the disaster to the lowest point under the management of Dong Fang, which is a great luck." ”