A long drought will be flooded, as the old saying goes!

The weather in the spring and summer of the first year of Xining was fine, drought and little rain, but after entering June, the late rain was extremely nostalgic and refused to leave.

The continuous precipitation stayed on both sides of the Yellow River, and there was a risk of bursting several times. In Bianjing City, the four major rivers and canals are flooded, and the roads are also muddy, damp and cold, and people have reduced going out as much as possible. It's been like this for almost a whole month, and it's infinitely boring.

Jiangnanju's business was also inevitably affected, except for the opening days, when the seats were full, the business was booming. Recently, the number of customers has dropped significantly, so that the shopkeeper Gao is worried, and he sighs every time he stands at the door and looks at the cloudy sky.

"It's only been a few days since the business started...... It's really ...... in this weather."

Meng Ruoying comforted: "Forget it, Uncle Gao, don't worry, the name of Jiangnanju has been played, as long as the weather is clear, business will still be prosperous......"

"That being said, in the first month of opening, it would be nice if you could consolidate it well! Inevitably, there are many more variables, which makes people worry...... "Gundam is always worried......

Lin Zhao said: "There is no way to do it, don't worry about it, you have been busy for several days, and let the guys rest and rest......"

"Lin Gongzi, you can think about it......"

"Don't worry, when the weather is fine, we will hold another event, and the popularity will come back! Don't stand at the door in the rain, come in and have a hot cup of tea! After getting Lin Zhao's promise, Gundam's mood improved a little, shook the rain on the corner of his clothes, turned around and walked in......

But just after taking two steps, Gundam suddenly felt that the sky was spinning and shaking, and he couldn't stand on his feet. Immediately I found the calligraphy and paintings on the wall, and the cups, plates and bowls on the tables and cabinets were all shaking and clattering, and the whole house looked to be shaking......

"It's an earthquake, run!" In his previous life, he had just experienced two major earthquakes, and Lin Zhao was very sensitive to this, so he pulled Meng Ruoying and Gu Yuelun out of the door as soon as possible......

"The ground is moving, the ground is moving, run quickly......" In the pouring rain, all kinds of shouts sounded together, and the chaos was extreme......

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In July of the first year of Xining, it was destined to be eventful!

After heavy rain, the water of the Yellow River swelled sharply, and at the end of June, it decided in Zaoqiang/County. Fortunately, the scope of the breach was not very large, and the garrison was dispatched in time and was temporarily controlled.

But the roaring river did not give face at all, and in July, the Yellow River broke again in Enzhou and Jizhou. The entire land of Hebei became a vast ocean, and the people were severely affected, with countless casualties and displaced survivors.

The house leak coincided with the overnight rain, and the heavy rain has not stopped, and the Bianjing earthquake. Fortunately, the earthquake was not serious and did not cause too serious casualties, but it brought a lot of worries and inconveniences, especially in the next few days, when the aftershocks were repeated, and people were even more panicked.

I thought that it would be enough to get here, but who knew that a few days later, another earthquake occurred in the heavily flooded Heshuo area, and the magnitude was high and the damage was serious. The roads in Hebei, which have been seriously affected, have made matters worse, and the lives of the people are miserable.

The imperial court urgently sent Cheng Tengfu and Wu Chong, the governor of the imperial history, to the north to pacify Hebei. At the same time, a large number of laborers were dispatched to channel the overflow in Shenzhou, provide emergency relief, and calm the people.

The already anxious troubles are far from over, and the Xiongzhou Assassin Shi probed the movements of the Liao people and found that there was an abnormality, and the large army in the Liao State was mobilized, and it seemed that he intended to invade south. There is a posture of taking advantage of your illness to kill you, and the news reached Bianjing, and the court shook. The bad luck seems to be on the bar with the Great Song Dynasty, and the envoy of the Liao State who came to congratulate the Liao State for the Empress Dowager Gao Tao's birthday last month died violently in Bianjing, which created an excellent excuse for the Liao people to send troops.

The Liao delegation was furious and kept clamoring for a message to return to China. The monarchs and ministers of the Great Song Dynasty knew very well that if they could not give a reasonable explanation to the Liao State, once the news was transmitted back to Shangjing, the war was likely to break out. However, Kaifeng Mansion dispatched a lot of officers to arrest quickly, but they couldn't find the slightest clue......

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In the Zichen Hall of the Imperial Palace, the young Emperor Zhao Ji (Song Shenzong) sat on the dragon chair, and his immature face was full of depression and dissatisfaction. After listening attentively to the urgent reports sent from all over the country, his face became more and more pale.

The 20-year-old emperor had great ambitions, and at the beginning of his ascension to the throne, he was very dissatisfied with the accumulation of shortcomings and hidden dangers in the government, and he was bent on reforming and becoming rich. It's a pity that the reaction of the courtiers made him extremely disappointed, and even the rich (Bi) minister, who had participated in the Qingli New Deal, politely disagreed, which made him depressed for a long time.

Fortunately, Han Wei, who joined the army in the palace that year, recommended Wang Anshi, and after a series of promotions, he was edicted to Bianjing. This Wang Anshi really did not disappoint him, a "Hundred Years of Nothing to Do in this Dynasty" made the little emperor's heart surging for a long time, originally he just wanted to be a Tang Taizong, but now he wants to follow Yao Shun and create a prosperous dynasty.

The monarchs and ministers have the same aspirations, and they want to work together to implement reforms and reforms, enrich the country and strengthen the army, but the resistance is unusually great. A few days ago, Wang Anshi just suggested that the Hanlin scholar sit down and give a lecture, and he was quoted from the scriptures and scolded back with great righteousness. If you really start changing the law, I don't know how much resistance there will be?

He was not afraid of any of this, and with his emperor's authority and firm confidence, he could overcome all obstacles. But God went with him, and in the first year of his ascension to the throne and the change of the Yuan Dynasty, there was a drought and then a flood, and the earthquake made it worse. It just so happened that at this time, the Liao people were eyeing each other and were ready to move, and the Liao envoy died in Bianjing inexplicably, isn't this a good excuse to send troops?

It's not that the Song Dynasty was afraid of the Liao State, but at this time, if the Liao State really took advantage of the fire to rob, the Song Dynasty really had to suffer. In this regard, the monarchs and ministers of the Great Song Dynasty unanimously agreed that the best solution is to solve the case as soon as possible and give a reasonable explanation to block the mouth of the Liao State! But it always backfired, and after hearing the courtier's report, the little emperor's bloodshot eyes were full of anger.

"What does Kaifeng Mansion do to eat, and why has the case of the Liao envoy been killed yet to be decided?" The courtiers in the palace were all shocked, and the officials had been kind and pleasant since they ascended the throne, and they were respectful and polite to the old ministers, and they had never seen such thunderous anger today.

Yin Wanggui of Kaifeng Mansion stood at the bottom, trembling, not to mention how uncomfortable it was. Unexpectedly, he became the first minister to be questioned and scolded by the emperor, and eighty percent of the official family wanted to use himself to establish his authority, alas, he was unlucky, and he was really depressed. Now it is going to become a laughing stock in the court, and I am afraid that entering the two mansions will become an eternal dream.

Wang Gui had cold sweat on his forehead, and he forced himself to calm down: "This case is quite bizarre, Kaifeng Mansion has been tracking it down for several days, but there is no clue at all...... I'm afraid that when I need some, I ......"

"Hmph, I can give you time, but will the Khitans give you time? Will God give it to you? Emperor Zhao Ji snorted coldly, extremely displeased.

Han Jiang, the deputy privy envoy, said: "Now that it is raining heavily and the river is surging, it is only by dissuading the Liao envoys. Once the weather clears, the news will inevitably spread north, and the Khitans are likely to use this as an excuse to raise troops south. If Kaifeng Mansion can't solve the case again, the Privy Council and the border army will have to rearm and fight. ”

Wang Gui scolded his mother angrily, Han Jiang, you are really not a thing, your brother (Han Wei) and Wang Anshi wear a pair of pants, and fall into the well!

But what the people said was reasonable, so they had to babble and say: "Your Majesty, the minister will definitely supervise and handle the case as soon as possible and solve this case......

"As soon as possible? How fast? ”

When Emperor Zhao Ji asked, Wang Gui was really a little speechless, in case he couldn't do it after promising time, it would be a joke about the future! Although the dynasty has a tradition of not killing scholars, if it is exiled to the border of the South China Sea......

Fortunately, an official in Dali Temple suggested: "Your Majesty, if the capacity of Kaifeng Mansion is limited, why not recruit detective masters in various places or among the people to participate in the investigation of this case!" ”

"This suggestion ......" Emperor Zhao Ji pondered for a moment, shook his head and said: "If there is a suitable candidate, the secretaries will recommend it in time, or they can be transferred from the state and county." I'm afraid it's too late for the people to solicit it, and it's also inconvenient...... "If that's the case, it is undoubtedly the assassination of the Liao envoy that is being publicized, isn't it that he, the emperor, is afraid of the Khitans?" He would never do anything that would damage the face of the heavenly family.

"Kaifeng Mansion must go all out, if there is still nothing that can be done, I Weier and the others are asking...... Don't forget, the Bianjing earthquake, disaster relief and reassuring the people were done together. The Son of Heaven was angry, Wang Gui trembled even more, only said yes, and sighed in his heart, only afraid that he would do it to the end of Kaifeng Mansion.

Immediately, Song Shenzong ordered the Privy Council to prepare, in case of misfire, the only choice but to raise troops to fight. Of course, this is the worst-case scenario, and no one wants to go this far. ps: After reading it, vote for a few recommendation votes, thank you!