The thirteenth year of Hongzhi is the thirteenth month of the twelfth month, in the city of Beijing. m.

In the folk, there is such a smooth saying, "Children, don't be greedy, children, after Laba is the New Year." Laba porridge is drunk for a few days, and it is twenty-three miles. Twenty-three sugar melons are sticky, twenty-four sweep the house, and twenty-five make tofu. Twenty-six boiled meat, twenty-seven New Year's chickens, twenty-eight handfuls of noodles, twenty-nine steamed steamed buns, thirty nights of play, and a twist on the first day of the New Year. ”

After the Laba Festival, the smell of the New Year in Beijing is getting stronger and stronger, and the small traders and vendors selling lanterns, New Year paintings, and firecrackers on the street seem to have come out of the ground, and suddenly there are more and more people. At this time, the children are the happiest, every household has begun to prepare New Year's goods, and there are more delicious foods, and some wealthy families also buy a few firecrackers for the children, at this time the children are impatient to secretly take them out and set off on the street. All day long, a firecracker rang out here and there in the entire city of Beijing, which made the noise of this New Year even stronger.

However, Emperor Hongzhi in the Forbidden City was not infected by the smell of this year at all, and he was listening to the investigation report of the Jinyi Guard Commander Mu Bin on the rumors of the earthquake in Chaoyi County, Shaanxi Province with a melancholy expression.

Mu Bin stood on the ground and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, according to Jinyiwei's investigation in Chaoyi, there have been rumors of an earthquake in Chaoyi County and its surrounding prefectures and counties since two months ago. According to investigation, this rumor came from the mouth of a fortune-telling Taoist priest in Chaoyi County. But by the time Jinyiwei went to arrest him, the fortune teller had already fled. ”

Emperor Hongzhi frowned slightly, and said: "It's not for you to catch the fortune-telling Taoist, have you heard of some visions from heaven." ”

Mu Bin then replied: "Back to the emperor, according to the report of the Jinyi Wei who came back, a total of eight visions were heard, and one of them was the most popular. It is said that three months ago, black water came out of a well in the village, and the stench was incomparable. When Jinyiwei went there to check, he saw that the well water was extremely clear and smellless. ”

"Have you ever asked the local people?" The Emperor asked.

"Back to the emperor, that day Jin Yiwei visited the village, the villagers said that there was only an old man surnamed An who had seen it when he carried water in the morning, and the other villagers had not seen it with their own eyes, but the old man surnamed An had died half a month ago. Therefore, there is no substantiated investigation of this matter. ”

"What about the others?" The Emperor then asked.

"Back to the emperor, the other pieces are not like the black water at the well, and they don't seem to be anomalies, such as a family's chickens suddenly stop going to the chicken coop at night, but fly up to the tree for the night, this phenomenon is very common among the people. There are also rumors that swarms of rats have been seen running down the road during the day, but no real sighters have been found. ”

When Emperor Hongzhi heard this, he shook his head and sighed: "So, Jinyiwei has not seen it with his own eyes in the court, or has he met anyone who has seen a vision?" ”

"Back to the emperor, I really haven't seen it." Mu Bin replied.

"Then what is the conclusion of your Jinyiwei's investigation?" Hongji asked.

Mu Bin thought for a while and said: "Back to the emperor, Weichen and his subordinates think that this is a rumor, and it is not enough to believe it!" ”

Emperor Hongzhi then asked: "What is the living situation of the local people, and can the people panic?" ”

"Back to the emperor, as reported by the county magistrate of Chaoyi, the local people are living in a settlement, and the people are in panic all day long. Heavy snowfall in Chaoyi this winter has made the people miserable. For fear of the rumored earthquake, the people did not dare to return home, and they could not live in a house, so they could only stay in a simple grass hut to survive. Mu Bin said sadly.

Emperor Hongzhi pondered for a moment and said to Mu Bin: "Commander Mu, you should step back first." ”

"Yes, Weichen retires!" After speaking, Mu Bin withdrew from the main hall.

Subsequently, Hongzhi instructed the eunuch to go to the cabinet to invite the three cabinet ministers to come to the Dongnuan Pavilion, and after thinking about it, he added: "Go to the Qintianjian and invite the eunuch Yuan Jing to come together." ”

After a while, the four of them arrived one after another. The three ministers were frequent visitors to the Dongnuan Pavilion and were very familiar with the emperor. After a brief greeting, he sat down. Only Yuan Jing was confused, I don't know why the emperor asked him to come, and after the salute, he could only stand timidly under his head.

Seeing Yuan Jing's overwhelmed appearance, Hongzhi smiled slightly: "Yuan Jian Zheng, you can't be nervous, I announced that you are here today because I have something to ask you, and you should listen to the conversation between me and the three pavilion elders, and then make a judgment based on your Qin Tianjian observations, in case I inquire." ”

"Yes, Weichen listens! To be asked by the emperor. Yuan Jing replied respectfully.

Then, Emperor Hongzhi roughly retold Mu Bin's recital just now. Then asked Liu Jian: "Elder Liu Ge, what do you think about this?" ”

Liu Jian is the best at analysis and judgment, and in the Hongzhi Dynasty, he was known as "Liu Gongju, Li Gongmou, Xie Gongyou Kankan". But it was difficult for him to make a judgment on this matter. Since the emperor asked, he had to reply, so he pondered for a while and stroked his beard and said: "Before the warlock spread the rumor, there were rumors of the vision in the well, although the witness has passed away, but the old minister believes that what the old man said is not a lie. Imagine why the old man in a village lied about this? He had no gain, and would not have been affected by the rumors until the Warlock had spread them. So the rumors of the vision in the well are probably true. As for the other visions, they have not been investigated enough to determine whether they are true or false. But this vision alone does not determine whether the earthquake rumors are true or false. ”

When Emperor Hongzhi heard this, he felt that he had said so much or didn't say anything, and asked with some dissatisfaction: "What about Liu Ge's opinion?" Is it shockproof or a rumor? ”

"Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that it is necessary to avoid rumors and prevent earthquakes." Liu Jian replied.

"Your Majesty, the old minister seconded the proposal!" Li Dongyang got up and said.

"The minister seconded the proposal!" Xie Qian also got up and said.

Emperor Hongzhi saw that the three ministers all supported Liu Gelao's opinion, and he also had a score in his heart. He turned to ask Yuan Jing: "Yuan Jianzheng, what is your opinion on Qin Tianjian?" ”

Qin Tianjian was a scientific and technological institution in the Ming Dynasty, and their answer was professional and authoritative. At this time, Yuan Jing assumed the posture of an authoritative expert and said in a serious tone: "Back to the emperor, Weichen has been watching the sky for a long time. The so-called earthquake, is the earth dragon turned over is also, this year the earth dragon turned over should be in the southeast and the middle palace, the southwest and there is no earth dragon turned over. ”

This is true, in the thirteenth year of Hongzhi, Nanjing and Beijing did have a small earthquake. It is enough to show that Yuan Jing's statement is correct.

Xie Qian couldn't get used to Yuan Jing's authoritative expert's score, and asked a little ridiculously: "Yuan Jianzheng, what you just said is the earthquake that has occurred, and the emperor asked about the situation in the court from this year to the end of the year." You must not avoid the important and light, and avoid the real and the false. ”

In fact, what Xie Qian asked just now is exactly what Hongzhi wanted to ask.

Yuan Jing replied confidently: "From the celestial phenomenon, the earth dragon has the phenomenon of moving westward, so tomorrow's earthquake should be in the southwest, due west and northwest directions. ”

This is said very horizontally, that is, very vaguely. If there is an earthquake in Chaoyi next year, it will be in response to his statement

, the earth dragon moved west, just in time to turn over in Chaoyi. If there is no earthquake, there may be earthquakes in other places, as long as it is in the southwest, due west, and northwest of Beijing. Earthquakes occurred frequently during the Koji period, and earthquakes occurred almost every year. This statement is the safest, and there is basically no mistake. Even if it was wrong, it was just the Earth Dragon's mistake, not Qin Tianjian's fault.

This is the authoritative expert of the royal family during the Ming Dynasty. Because in most people's minds, that's science!

Emperor Hongzhi listened to Yuan Jing's specious professional answers, and felt that there was no reference value, so he sent him away.

Next, Emperor Hongzhi asked Liu Jian again: "How can Liu Ge Lao be both a rumor and an earthquake-proof?" ”

Liu Jian thought for a moment and replied: "Back to the emperor, the old minister feels that the rumors are to stabilize the panic of the people in the court, prevent social turmoil, and prevent small people from fishing in troubled waters and taking the opportunity to make trouble. Earthquake prevention is also for the people, and the local government can require the people to live in a grass hut at night and go home during the day. If an earthquake occurs during the day, people will not be asleep, but will have time to hide, and there will be no major casualties. At the same time, the government was asked to gather the elderly and infirm people in various places to live in sturdy houses to prevent the recurrence of tragedies due to cold. ”

Emperor Hongzhi nodded happily and said, "Okay, just follow Liu Ge's method." ”

Then he turned to Xiao Jing, the eunuch who was waiting beside him, and said, "The celebrant will draft an order, without further ado, send it to Chaoyi in an urgent manner for eight hundred miles." ”

Five days later, Chaoyi Zhixian Supan received an urgent edict of 800 li from Beijing.

After reading the edict, Su Zhixian made a difficulty, this rumor is easy to say, it is nothing more than posting notices everywhere, so that the people do not believe in rumors and do not spread rumors. However, there is much more to be done to prevent earthquakes, and it is necessary to dispatch a large number of government officials to register the elderly and infirm in various villages, and then gather them to live in solid houses. The emperor said that the county officials were tired to death! With so many villages and a huge workload, how can these dozens of officials do it?

And the New Year is coming soon, the officials, officials, and officials in the county government are busy with the New Year, who wants to run around at this time?

Su Zhixian was puzzled in his heart, since the imperial court asked for a rumor, that is, the rumor of the earthquake was false and a rumor. If it's fake, why is it necessary to be shockproof? He thinks that this is the trick of the old slippery heads in the cabinet, if there is really an earthquake, then the earthquake is right, if there is no earthquake, the rumor is right. No matter what, they can't be wrong, and the fault is naturally these magistrates.

In fact, how he didn't want to think about it, the reverse also made sense. If there is an earthquake, the rumors are wrong, if there is no earthquake, the earthquake prevention is wrong, and the fault is always the imperial court.

Su Zhixian is obviously thinking about his own advantage. So he decided to spread the rumor, and as for the earthquake, he didn't see it.

Immediately, Su Zhi County sent officials to post notices everywhere, and at the same time, the officials drove the people home to live, not to believe the rumors. In the notice, he made it clear that the emperor had asked Qin Tianjian that there would be no earthquake in the court, and the earthquake was rumored to be a deceptive trick by the warlocks.

In this way, many people listened to the words on the notice, after all, Qin Tianjian is a professional organization, and it is much more effective than the Jianghu Warlock.

Liang Yuesong's careful preparation was greatly damaged by Su Zhixian's misinterpretation of the emperor's edict. It also brought lifelong pain to the people of Chaoyi, even more severe than the losses brought by the original history.

Time is also fate!

(End of chapter)

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