Chapter 371: The Dog Jumps Over the Wall (Part I)

"Taizun's actions will surely shine in history." On the way back to Pingyin County, Zhang Zhixian was full of worry and said: "It's just that under the rule of the lower officials, there are so many illegal things, it is really a crime that deserves death!" ”

"You're the new one, so it's understandable not to check for a while." Chen Xiliang said lightly: "In the future, we should pay more attention to the people's feelings and let the people be aggrieved." ”

"Yes." Zhang Zhixian's heart was relieved and said: "Thank you Taizun for your forgiveness!" "He is really afraid of this Lord Zhizhou, the Qing official is not terrible, the terrible thing is the Qing official who is more treacherous and ruthless than the corrupt official, and when he encounters this kind of top boss, the only way out is to be an official with his tail between his legs.

Back in Pingyin County, Chen Xiliang's face, which had been tense, finally showed a smile β—Ž Wei Liulang had woken up.

But there was still deep worry buried in his smile. Four days ago, Song Duanping told him that the reason why Chen Ke did not come in person was because he had a big deal......

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It all started 10 days ago, when it was the opening ceremony of the 3rd Kemari Championship.

After two years of vigorous development, the Keju Championship has become the biggest event in Bianjing, Da Song, and even the world. The number of participants, the prize money, and the enthusiasm of the audience are all unprecedented!

There is no basis for the words, and the best proof of this is the huge Keju field that stands a few miles northwest of Bianjing City.

The wide cement avenue leading to Keju field is wider than the official road, there is a drainage ditch water of brick and stone beside the road, which is full of lotus lotus, and the peach and plum pear apricot near the shore are intertwined with miscellaneous flowers, it is the flower season at this time, only to see the bright apricot pink peach, broken thousands of pieces, the flower light is like cheeks, and the fragrant flower becomes a screen.

Thousands of riders, light cars flying covers, people playing flags, carrying drums, carrying gongs, dancing into a rolling torrent, along this avenue to the huge building.

It was a majestic oval building, with a concrete faΓ§ade that was six feet high. The circumference is nearly 100 zhang, and it looks like a magnificent castle from afar!

In fact, it is a Kemari arena that can accommodate up to 80,000 spectators!

At first, the organizing committee simply built concrete stands around the stadium for spectators to enjoy the game. But because Keju itself is the first movement of the Great Song Dynasty, and the early publicity is too effective. The results started from the beginning. There is a serious shortage of auditoriums. It even caused several riotsβˆͺ and by the time it came to the fall tournament, tens of thousands of people gathered outside the stadium for each game, even if they couldn't see the game, they didn't want to leave.

This was a huge shock to the tournament organizers, and as soon as the fall tournament was over, the construction of a stadium that could accommodate tens of thousands of people was put on the agenda. Although the Great Song Dynasty had never had such a behemoth, it was not a problem for Chen Ke's Wisdom Academy. Two of his great food scholars have the architectural materials of the Colosseum and have been involved in similar architectural designs in Baghdad. The increasing sophistication of cement and concrete technology has also made it possible to construct buildings of this magnitude.

But it is impossible to start such a behemoth in the capital without the approval of the imperial court.

Fortunately, the directors of the organizing committee have strong energy. And at Chen Ke's suggestion, they portrayed the arena as a dual-use ...... In peacetime, it is used by the public to watch the Keju competition, and if there is a war and the Beijing division is alerted, it becomes the acropolis to defend Bianjing. This proposal was strongly supported by Prime Minister Zeng Gongliang, who finally approved the construction of this magnificent arena in the northwest of the capital.

With the support of the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of War, the organizing committee itself was well funded, and the progress of the project was naturally rapid and fast, and after 18 months of intense construction, the oval arena was completed. In the center of it is a standard kemari field, covered with mirror-like turf and surrounded by layers of stands, with a total of 36 rows from bottom to top. On the top floor, there is also a ceiling suspended by suspension cables, which is used to provide shade from the sun and rain, and the ceiling is inclined to the middle for ventilation.

In order to allow 70,000 people to enter the arena at the same time without confusion, the arena has 38 arched entrances, each leading to a specific area of the stands, of which the two best are the VIP areas for dignitaries and wealthy merchants.

Such a superb design, even after a thousand years, will not be outdated, providing an unprecedented viewing experience for the people of Bianjing - it is 70,000 people watching at the same time, the crowd of people, the mountains and the tsunami, people are fascinated! It also makes Chen Ke's Wisdom Institute famous all over the world!

Of course, there are also many people who are terrified after entering the tour, and 70,000 people are crowded in at the same time, will it collapse the stands?

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Today, it is also the day when the stadium named "Kaifeng Keju Field" by the official family was put into use for the first time, witnessed by 70,000 spectators, His Royal Highness King Qi, who was invited to cut the ribbon for the event, personally cut the huge hydrangea, followed by firecrackers and fireworks all over the sky, pushing the celebratory atmosphere to the apex.

However, at this moment, a mutation occurred, accompanied by an earth-shattering loud noise, the east side of the grandstand shook violently, and the dense crowd was shaken to the ground like a rice field blown by a hurricane. Then someone shouted, "It's going to fall!" It's going to fall! ”

Panic filled the audience in the blink of an eye, and although the organizing committee hired thousands of Anpi officers, there was nothing they could do about this riot of tens of thousands of people. Standing on the lawn, watching the crowd rush towards the exits like a tide, Zhao Shu's face was like a blank piece of paper, he wanted to shout, but his throat seemed to be stuck!

"Protect the prince!" The guards dragged him off the pitch......

Chen Ke was also present, although he was so shocked that his eyes were full of tears, but his iron-like tenacious nerves made him not delay at all, and ordered three red signal flares to be fired as soon as possible.

Chen Ke II was a man and knew very well that large gatherings must have a plan for danger, so he tried his best to discourage public opinion, listed high security expenses, and had his own martial arts students drop the leaders of the security team, and guarded them separately to implement his security plan.

This decision was slandered by the directors as a fake public benefit, and even filled their own pockets, but as the succession form of His Royal Highness King Qi became clearer and clearer, Chen Ke's status also rose, and everyone only dared to talk about it in private.

Even Chen Ke couldn't have imagined that his plan would be used on the first day of opening, and it was the highest level as soon as it came up!

Hearing that loud noise, the security teams everywhere became vigilant, and then saw three red signal flares, and the martial arts students who had carved the 'order forbidden' into their bones immediately ordered to open all the exits.!

Almost as the heavy iron gate was raised, a frightened crowd poured out......

Despite this, in the end, 230 people were trampled to death, more than 2,000 people were seriously injured, and countless people were slightly injured!

The frightened spectators fled the arena, only to see that it was still standing, as steady as Mount Tai.

Inside the venue, the directors of the organizing committee are still there, they are very confident in the quality of this arena, and they have learned the knowledge of risk avoidance. It's to be glad that no one survived, because that's right. On the contrary, everyone is like a mourner, and this grand event that has been painstakingly managed has evolved into such a tragedy, how to explain it to the emperor, to the court, and to the people of the world?

Everyone's eyes fell on Chen Ke, but Chen Ke's eyes fell on the door of the box.

"Your Highness." Following his gaze, everyone saw Zhao Shu walking in, and got up to greet him with a face full of shame, building momentum for King Qi today, who knew that such a disaster would be caused, and they all felt deeply ashamed.

"You don't want to do that." Zhao Shu comforted gently: "What is going on today, I will definitely investigate clearly, this king promises you that you will not let go of a sinner, and you will never wronged a good person!" After a pause, he added, "I believe you all have a clear conscience!" ”

A good word is warm in three winters, and when they are panicked, they can get the trust of King Qi, and the directors naturally feel guilty.

"But before that, shouldn't we first do our best to treat the wounded, reassure the people, and try to minimize the adverse impact?" Zhao Shu said softly.

"That's what the prince said." Chairman Cao Ping nodded and said: "People will always encounter seven disasters and eight disasters in the world, and our events are the same, but there is a way to leave the green mountains without worrying about no firewood, and the green mountains of our Keju League are those frightened spectators outside, so we will try our best to treat and appease according to what the prince said, and minimize the adverse effects!" ”

"One more point." Chen Ke finally spoke, and he said with a gloomy face: "We must strictly prevent someone from taking the opportunity to make trouble, and we must not let them point the finger at us!" ”

"What are we supposed to do?" The crowd asked.

"Preemptive strike!" Chen Ke said in a deep voice: "It is said that some gangsters installed explosives under the VIP area of the East Stand, but because the arena was built as impregnable, it did not hurt the stands, but only injured hundreds of VIPs. Then someone shouted, 'It's going to fall, it's going to fall,' and it was this disaster that happened! After a pause, he looked at Zhao Shu and said: "This is just to prevent someone from maliciously slandering us, so we have to do it as a last resort, and when the time comes, it will naturally be based on the conclusion of the investigation of the imperial court!" ”

"Hmm." Zhao Shu nodded and said: "There is nothing wrong with having the right to do things." ”

"At the same time, the bereavement measures should be announced immediately." Chen Ke already had a plan in his heart, and continued: "Although we are also victims, we must pay heavy compensation to the victims, and the injured will be compensated according to their injuries, and the audience who are not injured will also pay to suppress the shock." "Money is not everything, but it is indeed the most powerful way to apologize.

"How much is the specific compensation?" The crowd asked.

"This needs to be further studied by the council, and it depends on the meaning of the imperial court." Chen Ke said: "But the money that is shocking will be lost now." The man is short, and he can only talk after receiving money. After a pause, he said, "What do you think of the consistency?" ”

"That's 70,000 guan ......" Although everyone has a lot of money, they are also very painful.