In 1626 AD, in the sixth year of the Ming Xizong's Apocalypse, since the succession to the throne, Xizong gradually delegated power after checking and balancing the party struggle in the court; In view of the loyalty of the courtesy eunuch Wei Zhongxian, the emperor promoted Wei Zhongxian to take charge of the Dongchang, and listened to Wei Zhongxian's opinions on the affairs of the court bureau.

Xizong, who has had a carpenter talent since he was a child, has come from day to night to study carpenters; Often after the production is formed, it will be long-faced, and soon after it will be abandoned, and the cycle will continue to study;

The emperor was sometimes dissatisfied with the wood, and did not hesitate to destroy it, only for the pleasure of the moment, so the cycle repeatedly, indulged in it, never tired of it, and even sometimes forgot to sleep and eat; He personally built a small palace in the courtyard, the form imitates the Qianqing Palace, three or four feet high, twists and turns, ingenious.

Therefore, more and more ignorant of the government, the affairs of the court and the central government are uploaded and issued by the eunuch Wei Zhongxian, Wei Zhongxian for the emperor's trust and appreciation, grateful, loyal, do not dare to slack off, can be described as quite dedicated, will be the affairs of the court and the central government all the big and small, for the emperor to solve problems, repay the grace of the encounter.

In the sixth year of the Apocalypse, on the sixth day of the fifth month of Bingyin, the sky was bright and clear; Suddenly, a huge crown-shaped fireball appeared in the sky, which rushed down from the northeast of the sky and smashed into the southwest military stronghold of the capital••••••

Then there was an earth-shattering explosion, smoke and dust everywhere, the wind and clouds surged, and the earth shook, as if the end of the world; After the loud noise, a strong shock wave erupted, affecting and raging for ten miles, where it passed, the houses were turbulent and collapsed, and in a moment, it was as dark as night, ten thousand rooms were flat and heavy, people and animals roared, trees were uprooted, masonry and rubble were rolled into the air, and they fell again, and countless houses collapsed and turned into powder, which made people tremble and shock.

The three thousand craftsmen who were repairing the wall outside the Forbidden City all fell off the scaffolding and fell into meat bags, and the Emperor of the Apocalypse, who was having breakfast, suddenly exploded and shook violently in the main hall, as if the end was coming, and the eunuchs and palace ladies were so frightened that their faces were like earth, and they crawled to the ground one after another; His Majesty the Emperor was shocked by the sudden explosion in front of him and the violent shaking of the palace, and he got up in a panic and threw down his rice bowl and escaped from the Qianqing Palace.

The speed was so fast that the panicked attendants had time to react for a while, and they were still in panic, only an alert personal guard supported Xizong and fled in panic.

When passing through the Jianji Palace, the powerful concussive aftermath of the explosion caused the rubble on the roof of the Jianji Hall to fly down and smash into the Emperor of the Apocalypse who was running and fleeing; Seeing this, the guards hurriedly protected the emperor with their bodies, but the falling tiles hit the guards' heads, and they suddenly burst apart, and they were killed.

Seeing this, the Emperor of the Apocalypse was so frightened that he was out of his body, and in shock, he fled directly into the Jiaotai Palace to hide under the Dragon Book case before he was spared, his body curled up, trembling, and his face was extremely pale.

At this time, the whole palace was in chaos, a mess, the imperial table and the imperial case overturned, rubble fragments were scattered all over the ground, and the sounds of panic, shouts, and screams came and went; A group of guards and eunuchs who had recovered from their panic searched for His Majesty the Emperor everywhere, and if His Majesty the Emperor's dragon body was damaged, they would surely die.

The whole of Kyoto was in chaos, and the people were terrified, and they lacked cognition, incomprehension, and curiosity about the sudden natural disaster, but more panic and anxiety.

East from Shunchengmen Street, north to the Ministry of Punishment Street, three or four miles long, thirteen miles around, all turned into powder, tens of thousands of houses collapsed, the strange thing is that the center of the explosion occurred in the first bureau of Wang Gong factory, but "do not burn an inch of wood, no trace of burning", unscathed, no trace of destruction, with the first library explosion or earthquake caused by the catastrophe, are difficult to answer, for a time, the public has different opinions, the sky is angry and people complain.

Fire. During the Apocalypse, the Ming Dynasty set up a fire and medicine bureau to resist foreign enemies such as Houjin, and built fire and medicine factories in various places to manufacture and supply firearms battalions, and Wang Gong Factory was one of them.

The three major battalions of the garrison in Yanjing need lead, guns, guns and medicines, all of which are prefabricated and supplied by the Ministry of Industry Wang Gong Factory, Wang Gong Factory is located in the southwest corner of the capital, controlled by a commander and eunuch of the West Factory, there are more than 10 clerks and 100 craftsman leaders below, thousands of small craftsmen, during the war, Wang Gong Factory produces about two tons of gunpowder per day, and the standing storage capacity is about 1,000 tons.

Tens of thousands of people were affected by the aftermath of the sudden fireball explosion, countless casualties, zombies were stacked, the filthy air was smoking, and countless rubble fell into the air, and it was impossible to distinguish the street portal, and the sad and tragic scene was difficult to describe.

The sound of the earthquake is from Hexi in the south, Tongzhou in the east, Miyun and Changping in the north, the same change, looking at the sky from afar, billowing black smoke covering the sky and the sun, and the sea of fire below is churning, ruthlessly devouring everything•••••

The next morning, since the enthronement and succession to the throne for six years, the number of the emperor's court meetings is getting less and less, when this strange natural disaster, the emperor early in the imperial eunuch Cao Huachun under the support, trembling on the Taihe Hall of the court, sitting on the dragon chair, pale, frightened, obviously frightened by the explosion a few days ago, has not yet come out of the shadow of the explosion.

The civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty knelt on the ground and bowed, and the three were "Long live my emperor, long live, long live!" ”

His Majesty the Emperor's gaze fell on Wei Zhongxian, holding the dragon chair in his hand, leaning over and asking in a trembling voice: "Wei Aiqing, what caused it yesterday, how did it be so earth-shattering and appalling?" ”

When Wei Zhongxian heard this, he bowed down and replied: "Your Majesty, according to the report of Jinyiwei, this time it was caused by the explosion caused by the landing of the disaster star. ”

There was a lot of discussion on the main hall, the feudal dynasty believed in the gods, such a strange phenomenon, causing a huge natural and man-made disaster, not human power, not a natural disaster, what else could it be? Wei Zhongxian said that it was a disaster star that was born and caused chaos in the world, so naturally no one refuted it.

At that time, Wei Zhongxian was discussing in the palace under the gate of the East Factory, the ground suddenly shook, and the kissing beast on the roof suddenly flew down, killing the two eunuchs beside Wei Zhongxian on the spot, and he was also scared into a cold sweat, so he said this.

When the emperor heard this, his face suddenly changed greatly, and he said in a trembling voice: "Wei Aiqing, do you know where this disaster star came from?" "There was a look of fear in his eyes.

"Your Majesty, according to the observation of the ministers, this calamity star is coming from the northeast, it must be from Liaodong outside the Guan, presumably it is the barbarian Tartar who is making trouble!" A trace of worry flashed in Wei Zhongxian's eyes, and he said affirmatively.

When Wei Zhongxian's subordinates heard this, they hurriedly agreed: "The ministers seconded the proposal, it must be the Liaodong barbarians outside the Guanxi who are causing trouble!" ”

When the emperor heard this, he believed it and said angrily: "How can this be true! Wei Aiqing, I ordered you to quickly find out from the factory guards, if it is true, I will raise the strength of the whole country, drive the expedition in person, destroy this disaster star, and calm the world! I taught my ancestors that 'the Son of Heaven guards the country, and the king dies', and the Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty will not fall for a day, and I will never let the barbarians step into the country! ”

"Your Majesty!" Wei Zhongxian was deeply encouraged, and hurriedly knelt on the ground and shouted: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live!" ”。

The courtiers were so angry that they knelt down and shouted: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live!" ”

The catastrophe from the court to the officials of the court, down to the people of Limin, all suffered from it, which can be described as wide-ranging and far-reaching, and the psychological trauma and panic after the disaster can not be calmed down in a short time;

On the one hand, it is the current rapidly deteriorating party struggle in the court, after the big explosion the government and the opposition are shaken, and the panic in the people's hearts spreads, which is also used by people with ulterior motives.

On the other hand, the Ming Dynasty and the northern Houjin barbarians fought for many years, and the barbarian Tatars continued to invade Liaodong, burning, killing and looting, bleeding thousands of miles, and the people of Liaodong were miserable, leading this natural and man-made disaster to Liaodong, Wei Zhongxian was really helpless.

Among the ministers, Ni Yuanlu, the secretary of the household department, knelt down and bowed down, crying:

"Your Majesty, this natural and man-made disaster, the center of the explosion spread more than ten miles in a radius, more than 30,000 houses collapsed, and tens of thousands of people were killed and wounded, with heavy casualties; The officials in the capital were not without casualties, Dong Kewei, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, broke his arm, He Shuting and Pan Yunyi were shocked to death at home, and the whole family was buried in the soil, and none of them were spared."

Ni Yuanlu paused, and cautiously continued: "According to Weichen, at the time of the explosion, His Royal Highness King Xin was inspecting the fire and pharmacy of Wang Gongchang, and the ministers and others had sent people to the center of the explosion to search for His Royal Highness King Xin. ”

After His Majesty the Emperor listened to Ni Yuanlu's report, his head 'buzzed', his eyes were dark, his body shook, and he almost didn't fall off the dragon chair, but fortunately, Cao Huachun, the former eunuch on the side, reacted quickly, "Your Majesty!" "Hurriedly hugged His Majesty the Emperor.

"Your Majesty! The emperor takes care of the dragon's body! The ministers were shocked and fell to their knees.

The emperor relieved himself, and after a long time, he breathed a sigh of relief, and then cried bitterly: "Hey, hey, Brother Wang! O my royal brother! You can't be fine! If you have three longs and two shorts, I won't live anymore! ”

"The emperor takes care of the dragon body, take care of the dragon body! His Royal Highness the King of Letters, take care of the emperor! The ministers hurriedly comforted, the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty knew that His Majesty the Emperor loved His Royal Highness King Xin the most, and his brotherhood was deep, but with such a powerful explosion, a radius of more than ten miles was razed to the ground, and King Xin was in the center of the explosion, which can be imagined••••••

Under the comfort of the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military forces, the emperor slowly stopped his grief, and trembled and instructed Cao Huachun beside him, saying, "Xiao Chunzi, spread my will, and quickly send Jinyiwei to Wang Gongchang, where the incident occurred, to find King Xin, without delay!" If my brother can't find me, they won't come back to see me! ”

Cao Huachun hurriedly bowed down and received the order: "Slave, obey the holy commandment!" ”

"Hmmm! Dong Kewei, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, was ineffective in protecting the king of letters, and he was seriously injured in the explosion, so he ordered to remove him from the post of secretary of the Ministry of Industry, and ordered Xue Fengxiang, the squire of the Ministry of Industry, to work with the Ministry of Household Affairs to seize the time to restore the post-disaster reconstruction! ”

"In addition, this natural and man-made disaster, the people have been killed and injured countless times, I have issued an edict for my own crimes, and amnesty for the world!"

"Yes, Your Majesty, the servants obey the Holy Commandment!" Cao Huachun bowed down again to receive the order, and the courtiers did not dare to stop it anymore, so they knelt down and bowed together, shouting three times long live!