Chapter 52: The Earth Moves
At about three o'clock on the third day of the seventh month of the first year of the success, there was an earthquake in Beijing, destroying the city and destroying the houses, killing and injuring thousands of people, and the aftershocks lasted until dawn before they were completely stopped. In the more than 120 years of national history of Great Chu, this is not a particularly serious earthquake, and it is only worth writing a line or two in history.
As the person concerned, the fright of the capital and many mortals within a radius of hundreds of miles during the earthquake is not something that can be described in a line or two.
Yang Feng held the emperor's edict and the customs clearance documents of the military department, passed through Hangu Pass overnight, changed his horses by the way, and went on the road again without much rest.
After crossing the border for more than ten miles, Yang Feng reined in the stiff rope, turned the horse's head, and the retinue that followed behind threw the three captives tied up to the ground.
Cui Hong and his guards also stopped, watching coldly.
Yang Feng said loudly: "The righteous anger of the rivers and lakes did not come to the rescue, it seems that you are destined to die here." ”
The night sky is like a wash, the stars are twinkling, although Du Motian and his grandson are tied up, they can still stand up, and the iron-headed Hu San'er is injured and can't get up on the ground.
"Since it has fallen into your hands, there is nothing to say about killing me Du Motian, you have been prepared, my friends have not come, I am down-to-earth. Piercing the clouds, are you afraid? ”
"Don't be afraid!" The young man simply spit out two words, his waist was straight, a little far away from Yang Feng, and he couldn't see clearly, so he turned his head and glared at the knight who had just thrown him off the horse.
"Hey......" Yang Feng just sneered, and Du Motian immediately shouted: "Good grandson!" Didn't disgrace grandpa. ”
Yang Feng didn't pay lip service, and ordered to his entourage: "Send them on their way." ”
Three of his attendants jumped off their horses, drew their swords, and strode straight for the captive.
The iron-headed Hu San'er struggled hard, scolding in his mouth, and the young man Du Chuanyun approached his grandfather and said, "Grandpa, what you did is not right." ”
"Stinky boy, when you die, you still find fault with me, what did I do wrong?"
"In the inn, you should break through the roof of the house and flee by yourself, and then turn back and avenge me."
"Haha, no way, grandpa is old, I can't watch you die, I'd rather die with you."
"Then you will be reincarnated first, and I will be your grandson in the next life."
"Okay, that's a deal."
The two of you said a word, without any cowardice, and the iron-headed Hu San'er, who was lying on the ground, shouted: "What about me? Will you be a father in your next life? ”
"Phew, your juniors should be a big dark horse, carrying our grandchildren into the rivers and lakes." Du Chuanyun's small mouth is fast, and he doesn't eat at all.
The three attendants had already walked behind the captive, their swords raised high, just waiting for the order of the lieutenant.
That's when the earthquake happened.
Yang Feng is not a soft-hearted person, he hesitated for a while, because he felt that these three people were quite desirable and worth wooing, but time was pressing, he had already decided to kill the three people, and before he could speak, suddenly, the ground shook.
Everyone was taken aback, and even more to the surprise was that the horses roared and overturned a dozen knights, and galloped wildly, while the rest tried with all their might to stabilize their mounts.
Yang Feng and Cui Hong were both thrown to the ground, several of Yang Feng's entourage ran over to help, Cui Hong's guards drew their swords to stop them, it was the natural disaster that had not been settled, and the man-made disaster had arisen again.
Yang Feng got up on his own and said loudly: "Don't do it, find out what's going on first." ”
The facts couldn't be clearer, the ground shook for the second time, and several more horses fled in fright, and one of Cui Hong's guards didn't have time to pull his foot out of the stirrup and was dragged forward, screaming all the way.
No one cared about him, everyone was terrified.
Cui Hong stood up with the support of the guards, looked at the towering mountains on both sides in horror, and suddenly shouted loudly: "Wangqi! It's too accurate! Bu Yuru said that if the Qi of the Son of Heaven does not reach the sky, it will definitely alarm the lower realm! ”
"It's just a matter of moving." Yang Feng patted the dust on his body, "If every time the ground moves, it is because the Son of Heaven is angry, there are too many Sons of Heaven." ”
"You don't understand!" Cui Hong is usually very calm, but at this time, like crazy, he pushed away the guards and rushed to Yang Feng, "Has anyone ever predicted that the earth will move?" Step by step as if it was done! ”
Yang Feng frowned, "Taifu Cui, please calm down, even if the Qi Seeker really predicted something, it means that the King of the East China Sea should not be the emperor." ”
Cui Hong was stunned for a moment, indeed, Bu Yu said that the Son of Heaven would not reach the sky, and he would alarm the lower realm.
Yang Feng strode up to the three captives.
The iron-headed Hu San'er was still lying on the ground, not daring to squeak, Du's grandson's face was pale, obviously frightened, Du Chuanyun was young and vigorous, and he spat at the eunuch fiercely, and a mouthful of phlegm was spit on Yang Feng's chest.
Yang Feng took out a towel from his sleeve to wipe off the dirt and asked, "Do you want to die or live?" ”
Du Chuanyun wanted to take another sip, but when he heard this, he swallowed it and turned his head to look at his grandfather.
Du Motian was stunned for a while, "How do you say this?" ”
"This earth movement may really portend something, but it has nothing to do with the Son of Heaven, maybe it should be on a few of you."
"We?" Du Motian looked dazed, and the people in the rivers and lakes were very proud, but they were not so proud that they thought they could move the heavens and the earth.
"I give you a chance, you want to avenge Zhao Qianjin, it's nothing more than that you have received his favor and think he is a hero."
"Helping the needy, Zhao Qianjin is a hero." Du Chuanyun hurriedly said.
"Okay, if you are willing to be honest, I will take you to the capital and let you see who the Qi Seekers that Zhao Qianjin harbors are. After seeing him, you still want to avenge him, okay, find someone to go, I'll wait in the capital. ”
The iron-headed Hu San'er lying on the ground was still not convinced, "Let go of me, and now you will be a ......"
Du Motian kicked hard, stared at the eunuch and said, "You won't kill us?" ”
"I won't kill this time, but you have to go to the capital with me honestly, and you won't have any dissent along the way, and after seeing those who want to look at it, you can decide for yourself." Yang Feng paused, glanced at the mountains in the night, the ground under his feet shook again, not as fierce as the previous two times, including the three Jianghu guests, most of them changed their faces, only his face did not change, "I have to give the ground a little respect." ”
The arrogance in Du Motian's heart was gone, and his contemplative face was just pretending, "Okay, let's go to the capital with you." ”
"Untie." After saying that, Yang Feng turned around and walked in front of Cui Hong again, "Go back to Guguan, requisition horses, how can you get to the capital before dark tomorrow." ”
"This earth shaking ......" Cui Hong has not slowed down.
"If the King of the East China Sea really has divine help, you don't have to worry about it." Yang Feng didn't want to argue, walked to the side of the road and looked west, only to see the mountains stretching, not the smoke and clouds of the capital, and he was more and more worried about whether the emperor could survive this hurdle, according to the convention, the emperor was responsible for the disaster, for the previous emperor this was just a symbolic self-blame, for a puppet emperor, but he could be truly punished.
Four or five hundred miles away, the suburbs of the capital are the epicenter of the earthquake, and the situation is tragic, but the palace is still the place that attracts the most attention.
In Cining Palace, the emperor and the two personal attendants who had their own hearts sat up at the same time, panicked and overwhelmed, and after the ground movement stopped, Zhang Youcai said in a trembling voice: "Is this God helping Your Majesty?" ”
Tong Qing'e's thoughts were just the opposite, "This is God warning us, because we are plotting to commit the next crime!" ”
"Your Majesty is the highest 'Shang'." Zhang Youcai said unconvinced.
In the second earthquake, the two were so frightened that they leaned down and did not dare to speak again.
Han Ruzi originally believed in the induction of heaven and man, but the words of the eunuch and the palace maid made him feel that things were not so reliable: who was the earthquake for? Emperor, or Empress Dowager? If it is according to the old gentlemen, the emperor's immorality, the authoritarian power of the heroine, the arrogance of relatives, the disobedience of courtiers, etc., may lead to heavenly punishment.
In the current situation, Han Ruzi does not feel that he is responsible for the earthquake.
It's just his thoughts.
Soon after the second ground movement, the door was knocked open, and a large group of eunuchs and palace maids rushed in, shouting "Your Majesty" in their mouths.
Han Ruzi was carried out by everyone, no matter how much he shouted that he was fine, it was useless to even pose as an emperor, he was like the most precious treasure in the burning old house, and he was coerced out.
The imperial concubine stood in the front yard, still dressed neatly in a panic, but her hair was a little scattered, and her face was not normal, she breathed a sigh of relief after seeing the emperor, "Your Majesty is fine." ”
Soon after, the king of the East China Sea was also sent, he had been living in the backyard of Cining Palace, very close to the emperor, but only after "rescued" the emperor did no one think of him.
The king of the East China Sea was very dissatisfied, stood beside Han Ruzi and bumped into him, and said in a low voice: "You don't deserve the emperor very well, look, even God is angry, and the disaster will teach you a lesson." ”
If he was a few years older, Han Ruzi might still be able to stay calm, but now he felt that the arrow was on the bow, and it didn't matter what he said, so he replied in a low voice: "Maybe it's you who taught the lesson, and the imperial concubine." ”
The imperial concubine was standing beside the emperor, but she was busy directing everyone, and she didn't hear his words, the king of the East China Sea was stunned for a moment, then his face changed suddenly, he opened his mouth to say something, and immediately closed it again, and after a while, he shrugged, "No matter what you guess, it doesn't matter, this earth movement is only good for me, there is no harm." Don't worry, it's almost dawn. ”
The ground moved again, the amplitude was not serious, but the eunuchs and palace maids all rushed up to protect the three masters, Han Ruzi's heart was also shocked, the king of the East China Sea and the imperial concubine were about to take action, could it be that Taifu Cui Hong had already returned to Beijing?
Han Ruzi looked at the crowd, Zhang Youcai and Tong Qing'e didn't know where they were squeezed to.
Several eunuchs hurriedly came, and the leader didn't have time to kneel down to say goodbye, and said loudly: "The Queen Mother has a decree to immediately bring Her Majesty and the King of the East China Sea to Cining Palace." ”
"Tell the Queen Mother, Your Majesty will go as soon as you change your clothes." The imperial concubine replied, and the eunuchs left, but the imperial concubine only looked around, and did not ask anyone to change the clothes of the emperor and the king of the East China Sea.
The Queen Mother still believed in the imperial concubine at this time, and she did not have any doubts.
Han Ruzi finally found Tong Qing'e, she was squeezed on the outermost periphery, looking for loopholes with an anxious face, Han Ruzi could only see her occasionally, and she didn't have a chance to speak at all.
The sky was white, the aftershocks were still there, and the amplitude was getting smaller and smaller, and the queen mother sent someone to urge her for the second time, but the imperial concubine still only verbally agreed.
Another team of eunuchs walked into Cining Palace, twenty or thirty people, unceremoniously pushed away the eunuchs and palace maids in the courtyard, and went straight to the imperial concubine.
The imperial concubine was relieved.
The eunuch who took the lead was about forty years old, with a clear appearance, if it weren't for the bare chin, he had a bit of the demeanor of a worldly master, he knelt down to the imperial concubine, and then got up and said: "The minister is like being ordered to save the driver." ”
"Set off to Cishun Palace." The imperial concubine said.
Han Ruzi didn't know who Bu Yuru was, but he knew what was going on in his heart, and tried to find Tong Qing'e and Zhang Youcai, but was pushed by the King of the East China Sea, "Let's go, Your Majesty." ”
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