The earthquake came too suddenly, and the palace was in chaos in an instant, and hundreds of civil and military officials rushed to block around Li Shimin, and at the same time scolded the palace maids, eunuchs, guards and others to quickly go to the palaces to rescue concubines, princesses, and valuables.

And Zong Xiu, Yuan Tiangang, and Li Chunfeng all looked at each other. One of the three of them knew history well, and the other could do the math, but neither of them knew that there would be this extremely strange earthquake.

"That's not right! This earthquake is strange. "Zong Xiu's expression was extremely strange, because in his memory, there was absolutely no earthquake in Chang'an, which was the eighth year of Zhenguan.

Chang'an City.

The earth dragon turned over, abrupt and eerie, without any warning.

At the moment when the earth moved, the houses collapsed, the ground cracked, countless people rushed to run, and the ruins between the markets were in a mess for a moment.

And in the imperial city, at the moment when the earthquake came, Li Shimin immediately issued several orders after calming the frightened eldest grandson Wuji.

"Wei Xiang."

Li Shimin's expression was very serious.

"The minister is here."

Wei Zheng stepped out and hurriedly agreed.

"Quickly bring hundreds of officials from the household department, appease the people, and count the losses."

"Yes."

After Wei Zheng left, Li Shimin said to Li Shiji, Qin Qiong, Cheng Yanjin, Chai Shao and others: "Quickly lead the troops to rescue the people and treat the victims. ”

"Yes!"

"Brother Wang, quickly take Jin Wuwei to count the losses of the palaces and treat the injured palace ladies and eunuchs."

"Yes."

“……”

“……”

The earth dragon turned over, Chang'an shook, Li Shimin showed the courage of a generation of heroes, and in just a moment, he issued orders for rescue and disaster relief.

But Zong Xiu, Yuan Tiangang, and Li Chunfeng next to the flower bed glanced at each other, and they all saw deep worry in each other's eyes.

Just when the three of them were puzzled, Li Shimin walked over with the pale eldest grandson Wujian.

There is no way, the earthquake just now came too suddenly, and the eldest grandson Wujian was already weak and sickly, which would naturally frighten him a lot.

"Zong Aiqing, dare to ask why the earth dragon turned over just now? Isn't it really a curse? The frightened eldest grandson Wujian blamed the earth dragon for turning over.

Li Shimin also exclaimed: "The three Aiqing are extraordinary people, and they can trigger celestial phenomena between their words, which can be seen to be extraordinary. Zong Aiqing, I want to worship you......"

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that this earthquake is definitely not a natural disaster, but a man-made disaster!"

Without waiting for Li Shimin to finish speaking, Zong Xiu suddenly interrupted Li Shimin's words that he wanted to worship him as a 'national teacher' later.

"Artificial? Zong Aiqing doesn't want to play tricks with me, how can such a movement be artificial? ”

Li Shimin didn't believe it.

Nonsense, the ancients said that the 'earth dragon turned over' was an earthquake, and they would rather attribute the earthquake to the rise of the underground dragon qi than believe that the earthquake would be man-made.

In fact, not only Li Shimin didn't believe it, but even Yuan Tiangang and Li Chunfeng didn't believe it.

Judging from the movement of the earthquake just now, I am afraid that hundreds of miles around Chang'an City as the center will be directly affected, how can it be man-made?

Besides, who could have made such a big move?

This is no ordinary disaster, but an earthquake! It's a natural disaster!

Yuan Tiangang asked, "Master Hou, do you think that this earth dragon turned over because of the competition we just had?" ”

Li Chunfeng also didn't believe that there could be a man-made earthquake, and said suspiciously: "Senior, although divination in the future will hurt the peace of the sky, but Brother Yuan Dao and I have also asked about the general trend of the world, but the result is that the two of them are seriously ill, but they have not encountered any other movements. The earthquake just now is unprecedented, do our predecessors think that this incident is caused by us? ”

Seeing that everyone didn't believe it, Zong Xiu sighed.

Seriously, he didn't want the earthquake just now to be man-made, but there were no signs at all, what was it if it wasn't man-made?

Zong Xiu wanted to attribute the earthquake just now to a natural disaster, at least his heart would be more stable, and he would not be as frightened as he is now.

"Ladies and gentlemen, since ancient times, the earth dragon has turned over, and all of them have different phases of heaven and earth. Or the sun and the moon have no light, or snakes, insects, rats, and ants come out of their holes, or rats move, or cows and horses neigh. But did you see anything just now? ”

Without waiting for Li Shimin, eldest grandson Wujian, Yuan Tiangang, Li Chunfeng and others to speak, Zong Xiu had already pointed to the lotus pond in the imperial garden that was splashing and surging back and forth, and said, "Animals are the most spiritual, and their perception of danger is also stronger. I remember that there were a lot of koi in this lotus pond, and if it was really a natural disaster, I am afraid that as early as a few days ago, the fish in the lotus pond began to jump out of the water frantically. But even now, have you seen a fish leap out? ”

Zong Xiu didn't say that it was okay, but everyone found out that although the earthquake was prominent, the entire Chang'an City was swinging, and the water in the lotus pond was several feet high, but not even a single fish jumped out.

"Is it really man-made?" Li Shimin was a little convinced.

Zong Xiu nodded first, and then shook his head: "Your Majesty, I'm just guessing, but I don't know why the earth dragon suddenly turned over." I also ask Your Majesty to put the overall situation first, check the disaster situation first, and treat the victims. ”

After speaking, Zong Xiu added another sentence.

"Your Majesty, no matter why the earth dragon turned over, it is also a merit, and please treat it kindly."

"Merit?"

A trace of excitement flashed in the corner of Li Shimin's eyes, and he was about to ask, but Zong Xiu had already casually found an excuse and ran away: "Your Majesty, I will also go to find out why the earth dragon turned over, and what to say will be said after the disaster." ”

Zong Xiu just wanted to find an excuse to leave quickly, how could he have the kung fu to break with Li Shimin, so he directly arched his hand and resigned.

Li Shimin watched Zong Xiu leave, although he had already issued a will to deal with the disaster and treat the victims, but Zong Xiu just said: Although it is a disaster, it is also a merit.

What is merit?

Merit is what Zong Xiu said a few days ago, 'It is necessary to become the Lord of the World'. At that time, Zong Xiu just disliked that his merits were too little, so he was unwilling to give him the peerless art of war to help him lay a larger territory.

Although Li Shimin was still skeptical of Zong Xiu's words at that time, but now that Yuan Tiangang and Li Chunfeng appeared, as well as their performance in front of Zong Xiu, Li Shimin also had a little more hope in his heart.

[Lord of the World], that is a more wonderful and majestic title than the Tang Dynasty Son of Heaven.

And to become the Lord of the World, you can't do without merit.

After hearing that disaster relief was also a 'merit', Li Shimin, who was thinking about it, instantly felt that his treatment of the victims just now seemed to be a little inappropriate and not so perfect...... Maybe you don't even have enough merit to accumulate.

Thinking of this, Li Shimin called the eunuch again, and asked the eunuch to call back the civil and military officials who had just left, and he wanted to give a new order! Take this opportunity to earn a wave of merit.

As soon as Zong Xiu left on the front foot, Yuan Tiangang and Li Chunfeng each stretched out their right hands to calculate, but just after pinching a few times, they suddenly looked at each other strangely, and they both saw deep fear in each other's eyes, and each found an excuse to ask Li Shimin to resign, and chased in the direction where Zong Xiu left.

The earthquake in Chang'an City was too sudden and too violent, and when Zong Xiu left the Imperial Garden, he found that many palaces had collapsed, and there was a mess everywhere.

As soon as Zong Xiu arrived at the Taiji Palace, he saw a person kneeling at the gate of the Taiji Palace, and Li Daozong, the king of Jiangxia, was still digging frantically with hundreds of gold guards.

"Lord Wang, what's going on?"

Zong Xiu leaned over and asked in a low voice.

Seeing Zong Xiu coming, Li Daozong, who was pale and frightened, seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw, grabbed Zong Xiu's arm and said, "Brother Zong, the emperor has died." ”

"What? The emperor died? Zong Xiu's whole person was not good, and he was stunned and said, "How is this possible!" Although the Emperor Taishang's birthday is approaching, he will die in the autumn of the next year, and now he ...... Now ......"

"Hey, you even know Shouyuan?"

This time it was Li Daozong's turn to be shocked.

Zong Xiu didn't explain, and asked indifferently, "How did the Emperor Taishang die?" Could it be related to the earth dragon turning over just now? ”

Li Daozong nodded: "Just now I was ordered by His Majesty to rescue the halls, and when I came here, I heard the eunuchs crying and shouting that the earth dragon turned over too suddenly, and the emperor was dining in the palace at that time. But look at this ......."

Li Daozong pointed to the Taiji Palace, which was like a ruin.

The original tall and majestic Taiji Palace is now only a ruin, and the palace and palace walls seem to have been blasted by the skilled demolitionists of later generations, and none of the pillars are standing.

Just looking at the situation in front of him, not to mention that Li Yuan was eating in the Taiji Palace at that time, even if he hid under the table and under the bed, he was afraid that by the time he opened the ruins, he would have already raised his corpse.

"It's over, it's over...... It's all changed, it's all changed......"

Zong Xiu looked at the ruined Taiji Palace stupidly, and he suddenly found that the history he knew was completely out of control.

Emperor Li Yuan is dead!

He died a full year early!

This is even greater than the changes brought about by Li Tai's assassination.

After all, Li Tai is just a prince, a prince who did not ascend to the throne, and a prince who can't make any splashes at historical nodes.

But Li Yuan is different.

Li Yuan is the founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and the emperor who was imprisoned after the Xuanwumen Incident! Although Li Yuan is going to die, it is definitely not now.

Because Li Yuan's death will be the most significant change in history!

At the historical node that Zong Xiu is familiar with, after Li Yuan's death, the Tang Dynasty will also meet Tuyuhun soldiers. Now that Li Yuan has died early, it means that the war between Datang and Tuyuhun may also be advanced.

Is Datang ready now?

Zong Xiu looked at the ruins of the original Taiji Palace stupidly, and didn't even hear Li Daozong next to him ask him how to explain to Li Shimin.

Just when Zong Xiu was stunned, Yuan Tiangang and Li Chunfeng also chased after him.

"Senior, what's going on?" Li Chunfeng asked.

Zong Xiu was silent, just pointed to the ruins of Taiji Palace and said, "It's changed, it's all changed." ”

Li Daozong saw the two divine operators coming over, and said in a low voice: "The earth dragon turned over, the Taiji Palace collapsed, and the Emperor Taishang was eating in the palace, but he couldn't ...... Come out. ”

Li Daozong took into account the authority of the emperor and used the word 'go'.

Yuan Tiangang's expression changed slightly, and Li Chunfeng was also stunned: "Could it be ......?"

The latter words, they did not speak.

Li Daozong nodded slightly: "I have asked Jin Wuwei to search and rescue." Two Dao Chiefs, why don't you help me point out the direction and tell me where to find the fastest way to rescue the Emperor? ”

Li Daozong also rushed to the doctor in a hurry, in fact, he already knew the result, but he couldn't believe it.

After all, that person was Li Yuan, his uncle, and the founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty.

Just now, the earth dragon turned over, Li Shimin remembered that he was a member of the royal family, and specially asked him to lead the troops to search and rescue in the palace, but now that the person has not been rescued, what will he explain to Li Shimin?

Could it be that he said directly to Li Shimin: "Your Majesty, I went to save people, but it was too late, and your old son was crushed to death by the collapsed palace?" ”

Li Daozong dared to guarantee that as long as he dared to say this, Li Shimin would definitely slap him with big ears.

Yuan Tiangang and Li Chunfeng are well-known god operators, who can pinch and calculate. If you are in the past, what to find people, find things, divination of national fortunes, the future or something, are all at your fingertips.

However, just now, at the moment when the earth dragon turned over, the two of them had a feeling at the same time, the same feeling as Zong Xiu: the future has changed! All that they had divined was no longer counted.

If it's just that the future has changed, that's it.

What really frightened Yuan Tiangang and Li Chunfeng was that when the earth dragon turned over, the two of them subconsciously thought about it. But when they joined forces to calculate, they found that they couldn't calculate anything, not even the most ordinary little things.

This is also the reason why they chased after Zong Xiu as soon as he left.

Divination and estimation are their unique skills that are different from ordinary people, and now they have suddenly lost them, how can the two of them accept it?

In the face of Li Daozong's inquiry, Yuan Tiangang casually found a reason to let Li Daozong command Jin Wuwei to slowly dig people, and he pulled Zong Xiu's arm and said, "Master Hou, can you take a step to speak?" ”

Li Chunfeng also pulled Zong Xiu's other arm and said, "Senior, the matter is important, please take a step to speak." ”

The two of them were one left and one right, respectively pulling Zong Xiu's two arms, and even pulling the strap to support Zong Xiu to go out, just out of the imperial city, I saw that the streets outside the imperial city were also ruined and broken, a mess, many people were crying, and a large number of Shenwu troops were either driving the people to an open place to take refuge, or rushing to the collapsed houses to save people.

Yuan Tiangang and Li Chunfeng pulled Zong Xiu to a place where no one was, and said with a solemn expression: "Dare to ask the seniors do you know why the earth dragon turned over?" Could it be really artificial? ”

Li Chunfeng echoed: "Dare to ask your seniors, is the artificiality you mentioned related to us or others?" ”

These two people suddenly lost the ability to 'calculate the future', and they only thought that they had just fought with Zong Xiu, and they had leaked too many heavenly opportunities, and they were punished by God, so they were sealed by God.

But how can Zongxiu be in the mood to continue to fight with the two of them now, and be foolish.

Don't say that he doesn't know 'who caused the earthquake', even if he does, he doesn't have the heart to talk to these two people.

Zong Xiu didn't answer and asked: "Daochang Yuan, Daochang Li, if something happens in the future, it is not in our calculations, are you afraid of it?" ”

First Li Tai died, then Li Chengqian was deposed early, and now Li Yuan is dead, Zong Xiu has a feeling that history is completely out of his control, and the biggest reliance he has crossed over is his familiarity with history!

Once history changes and the future becomes uncertain, does he still have a fart to rely on?

Zong Xiu looked at Yuan Tiangang and Li Chunfeng with a complicated expression, he wanted to know if these two had encountered this situation when they were originally calculating the future.

Obviously, we already know the future, but the future has changed, and it is still the most significant change.

Zong Xiu is very afraid now, he is afraid that history is not history, and the future is not the future. A future that is heading in a completely unknown direction, is it still the world in which he lives? Will this change cause any butterfly effect that will lead to his disappearance?