Here in Tokyo, the Han Emperor Liu Chengyou is annoyed with the princes of the court, the reason is very simple, the heavens are not beautiful.

Hebei has another disaster, an earthquake. The earthquake affected a wide range, You, Ding, Cang, Bei, Shen, Hebei are the main disaster areas, Hengqing Xingwei was also affected, the officials and people of the prefectures, although people did not die much, but the property damage is not calculated.

There seems to be a proverb that a great drought must be followed by a great earthquake, but for the Han Dynasty, the frequency of such disasters is also somewhat frequent. Drought, locust plagues, and earthquakes are basically concentrated in Hebei......

Since the founding of the country, there have been only a few self-sufficient states in Hebei Prefectures, and only to the extent of reluctance.

People like Cang, Bei, Shen, and Ji who have recovered in the past two years can still lick their wounds with tears, but in places like Youzhou and Dingzhou, those days are sad.

Dingzhou, the festival of the Yiwu Army, the border of the Han Dynasty, although it is surrounded by Hengzhou, Youzhou and other important places, and it is a border fortress, the outside can fight against the Khitan with the danger of Taihang, and the throat of Chengde and Lu Long is strangled inside.

Such an important place, but like Jinzhou (now Ankang, Shaanxi) in Shannan West Road, it is almost like an abandoned place, and it doesn't matter if you don't ask on weekdays, let the gangster festival make Sun Fangjian toss. However, the number of households in the land is not more than 10,000, and the people are tired, and this earthquake disaster can't help but take the initiative to report to the court, and the posture is very low, asking for money and food.

Needless to say, Youzhou has never been peaceful due to continuous military disasters, and production has not been restored to normal levels under its rule, and the contradictions between the military, government and people in it are acute, and the population is constantly losing, compared with two years ago, the Han people in the land of Youyan are less than half of the original. In this case, it is necessary to raise nearly 20,000 steps to defend against the Khitan, and be ready to respond at all times.

Zhao Kuangzan, the king of Yan, in the territory of Youzhou, although he does not have the prestige of his father Zhao Yanshou, he is still a very capable person, who has implemented many policies to calm the people, coordinated the contradictions under his rule, and barely maintained his status as the "co-owner of Youzhou". It can be said that the situation faced by Zhao Kuangzan in Youzhou is not much better than when Liu Chengyou first succeeded to the throne.

No, along with the earthquake, Zhao Kuangzan habitually "reported" to the imperial court, asking for money and grain, and directly opened his mouth, asking for wheat and millet 50,000 stone each, and the court categorically refused.

begging for money and food, refusing, counseling, cutting down on transportation...... This is probably the way of communication between the direction of Youzhou and the imperial court for more than a year.

As for Dingzhou, the imperial court is not so generous, and issued an edict that if the homes of the people of Dingzhou are destroyed and the seedlings are destroyed, they can go south to Hengzhou to eat.

As for the other states and counties, the imperial court only issued a strict order urging the states to save their disasters and reassure their people.

The impact of the earthquake is still there, far from disappearing, Yanzhou, Yunzhou, Qizhou reported one after another, there are locust births in the state, although the states have not reported drought, the climate is also quite dry, locust plague is coming again.

Not long after, Ye Du Gao Xing Weekly, Bozhou saw the locust life for several miles, and turned into a butterfly and flew away overnight. The imperial court hurriedly ordered the states to prepare for the extermination of locusts, the winter wheat has matured, and it is the time of the summer harvest, but it can no longer be like last year, and the grain production is reduced excessively. Liu Chengyou wanted to transfer Gao Xingzhou Ziye back to Tokyo, but he had been thinking about it for half a year, and then he gave up.

The early Han Dynasty was really full of disasters and difficulties.

No matter how difficult the state affairs were, when he learned that Tao Gu and Wang Pu had returned, Liu Chengyou quickly and temporarily diverted his attention from the disaster and turned to the situation in the Southern Tang Dynasty that he was thinking about.

In order to show his attention, Liu Chengyou ordered his uncle Xuanhui to make Li Ye personally go out of the city to greet him, and at the same time, after his return to the court, it was convenient to hold a pre-imperial meeting in the Chongzheng Palace.

"This time to make Tang, it lasted nearly two months, and it was hard work!" Liu Chengyou first met with Tao and Wang, gave tea and a seat, and comforted.

"To be loyal to His Majesty and serve the Han, it is the honor of the ministers, how dare you speak hard?" In front of Liu Chengyou, Tao Gu regained his deference and strict respect, and licked his skills.

Hearing this, Wang Pu couldn't help but glance at Tao Gu, and saw that his face was humble, so abrupt, so natural, so surprising, as if he would change his face, and he couldn't pretend to be able to pretend.

"This time, the Tang Dynasty, relying on the majesty of His Majesty and the strength of the Han Dynasty, the two ministers were able to live up to His Majesty's entrustment, successfully negotiate peace with the Tang Lord, and get 30,000 stone of grain and 2......0,000 yuan of money from the Southern Tang Dynasty," Tao Gu smiled and looked at Liu Chengyou with earnest eyes, as if offering treasure.

The general situation has long been written by the two in advance with Tokyo.

"But there are a lot of them!" However, as soon as Liu Chengyou opened his mouth, the attributes of the poor ghost were immediately exposed, his face was like a flower bone, he opened it slightly, and raised his hand:

"There was a big earthquake in Youding Zhuzhou, lack of money and food, and I was having a headache. These money and grain can be lost in the north, so Zhao Kuangzan, except for asking the court for money and grain, really can't do anything......"

Liu Chengyou complained casually, but the tone was more like a kind of ridicule.

"Hebei earthquake?" Wang Pu looked a little serious and asked.

"Yes! Last year's drought caused another locust plague, and this year's summer came, and there was another earthquake, and locusts rose again in Yanyun and other places! Liu Chengyou had a bitter and happy expression, and said: "This heaven, I don't want me and Dahan to stop for a while." In this earthquake, Tokyo managed to save a little idle money and consumed ......"

"Your Majesty only thinks that this is the test of God for the Great Han, Your Majesty tasted it, the edge of the sword is sharpened, and the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold, probably like this." Tao Gu comforted Liu Chengyou, and also took Liu Chengyou's "famous words" as an example.

Liu Chengyou's reaction was not much embarrassing, and he said very generously: "Man-made disasters have never been greater than natural disasters, and only earthquakes and disasters can shake my mind?" ”

"Your Majesty is agitated with pride, and the ministers are really admired!" Tao Gu bowed.

Waving his hand, Liu Chengyou was basically immune to Tao Gu's compliments, but the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.

"How do you feel about Jinling and your party?" Liu Chengyou asked.

"The ministers are envoys of the great powers of the Central Plains, and the other country is biased towards one region, how dare they be rude. The Tang lord feasted the ministers and others, summoned the ministers of the Southern Tang Dynasty to accompany them, and between the words, they were quite in awe of our dynasty...... "Tao Gu replied.

Liu Chengyou couldn't help but look at Tao Gu, suspicious in his heart, and intuitively said that his words were exaggerated.

With a silent face, Liu Chengyou turned to Wang Pu and asked again: "What about Tang Lord Li Jing?" ”

Faced with Liu Chengyou's question, Wang Pu said without hesitation: "The Tang lord is upright, Confucian, elegant, likes words, has good literary talents, and is extraordinary, so he can be called everyone!" ”

"Good! To be so evaluated by Wang Qing is indeed extraordinary! Liu Chengyou was happy when he heard this: "On this road, I'm afraid it's hard to see the tail even if I shoot a horse!" ”

Tao Gu obviously understood what Liu Chengyou was enjoying, bowed down, and said flatteringly: "Poetry and articles, after all, is a small way." In the way of governing the country and commanding the army, the Tang lord is inferior to His Majesty. In this world of great controversy, the Tang lord is so weak, it is not the blessing of his subjects! ”

"However, for the Great Han, it is indeed the best gospel!" Wang Pu also saluted and echoed.

"It seems that Erqing Jinling and his entourage have indeed gained something!" Liu Chengyou smiled, and his tone returned to flatness.

"The officials and ministers are all here!" Chamberlain Zhang Dejun reports.

"Let's go!" Liu Chengyou took the lead in getting up and walked towards the main hall of the Chongzheng Palace, and said in his mouth: "Share what you have seen and felt with the Tang Dynasty to the princes!" ”