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On October 13 of the second year of Wenchang, on this day, Yang Yizheng was discussing with Zhang Dian and others in the political hall, and suddenly, he felt the palace shake, and there was a tremor under his feet.

Earthquake!

Two words flashed in Yang Yi's mind, and he was terrified, and shouted at Xiao Ju and several other palace maids: "Quickly help the Queen Mother out of the palace, quickly!" Fast! Fast! Everyone, get out of the temple quickly, quickly! ”

In a panicked shout, everyone rushed to the open space outside the hall in a mess, the entire palace was already in chaos at this time, occasionally there was the sound of tiles falling to the ground, the officials who were sitting in the office were in a mess, and the eunuchs and palace maids cried endlessly.

After Empress Dowager Liu was helped out of the political hall by Xiao Ju and them, she didn't care about being untidy, and shouted anxiously: "Go and see the official family, go quickly, the official family must not have anything to do, go quickly." ”

Fortunately, the earthquake passed quickly, and the side of the Ying Hall also reported quickly, and Zhao Jie was safe and sound.

Half an hour passed, Kaifeng Mansion reported that more than a dozen houses had collapsed in the capital, 17 people had been injured or wounded, and seven craftsmen were crushed to death by the collapsed beams and wood on the construction site of the Mingtang under construction in the Zuoye Gate. In addition, there is a crack in the dragon head of a temple in the Wende Palace.

From the beginning of Wang Anshi, he put forward the concept of not being afraid of the sky, but in fact, this concept has not been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, the Mingtang construction site crushed people, the dragon spine of the Wende Hall cracked, which was inevitably regarded as a bad omen, and all kinds of music suddenly flew to the desk of the Empress Dowager Liu like snowflakes.

But two days later, an eight-hundred-mile urgent report from Hedong made the court completely boil.

Hedong earthquake. More than 600 houses collapsed in Taiyuan Prefecture, and houses collapsed to varying degrees in Daizhou, Xinzhou, Dingxiang, Fanchou, Laoxian, Xianzhou, Yuci, Qixian, Wenshui and other prefectures and counties, and people were killed and injured;

Especially Xinzhou and Dingxiang. As the epicenter, the situation is the most serious, two prefectures and counties have almost been razed to the ground, and the number of casualties has not yet been counted, but according to the preliminary data reported, there are by no means less than 10,000, and more than 100,000 people have been left homeless.

Blessings are incomparable, and disasters are not singular. At the time of the earthquake in Taiyuan Mansion, when the important officials of the various divisions were discussing the affairs of the Shuai Division, Zhang Kai was hit by the collapsed beam of the house and was seriously injured. As a result of the sentence, Ge Fang and half of the officials present were injured to varying degrees, and the administration of Hedong Road was almost paralyzed.

In addition, it was snowing heavily at the time of the earthquake, and the snow did not stop when it arrived, and the affected people lacked food and clothing, so they could only struggle to support themselves in the ice and snow.

This rush came. The government and the opposition were shaken, and the whole world was in an uproar, and many officials immediately pointed the finger at Zhang Dun, Yang Yi, and other political officials, and rumors even spread in the market. It is said that since Zhao Jie ascended the throne, the killing has been too heavy, and it has hurt the heavens and the peace. Draw the wrath of heaven.

Without the need for hundreds of officials to march, Empress Dowager Liu issued an amnesty edict in the name of Zhao Jie as soon as possible. All prisoners under the death penalty in custody across the country will be pardoned, and at the same time, Zhao Jie will be allowed to avoid the temple and reduce food, and various Buddhist temples and Taoist temples in Beijing will hold solemn three-day ceremonies to overtake the dead and pray for the injured.

No matter how the officials are impeached, the top priority now in front of the government hall is disaster relief and stabilizing the situation in Hedong.

After the catastrophe, once the disaster relief is not timely, there will be chaos nine times out of ten, now Zhang Kai is seriously injured, life and death are uncertain, and Ge Fang is also bedridden due to his injuries, leaving only one transfer envoy Xiang Chaoran, in the face of such chaos, hundreds of thousands of victims are scattered all over the place, and whether Xiang Chaoran can hold up the scene is really worrying.

Zhang Dan's face was like ice, and he said in a deep voice: "The disaster is like fire, if you have any opinions, please put them forward immediately." ”

Su Song said: "The top priority is to send officials to Hedong and disaster relief rice, medicinal materials, clothing, tents, etc., but now the heavy snow is closing the mountain, the road is difficult to travel, I am afraid that there will inevitably be delays, this official means to order the government boundary, Yanyan Road and other materials to be dispatched nearby for emergency." ”

Su Song said very insightful, Hedong is close to Henan, the distance is not very far, but across a Taihang Mountain, Henan to Taiyuan to take the Taihang Mountain on the dangerous road, now the snow is full of Taihang, how difficult it is to transfer a large number of disaster relief materials! In the midst of the wind and snow, the victims cannot wait for a moment.

Yang Yi no longer hesitated, and said loudly: "It is far from enough to transfer materials from the prefecture boundary and Yanyan Road. ”

Since the war in the Liao State was tense, the Great Song Dynasty has been hurrying to hoard grain, grass and various military materials on the border of Hebei and Hedong, and preparing for the war against Yanyun This is a major move related to the core strategy of the Great Song Dynasty.

As soon as Yang Yi proposed to use military supplies, Zhang Dian immediately clapped his hand and said: "Saving people is like fighting fire, there is no room for the slightest delay, if you have no objection, this matter will be decided, and Scholar Yang will hang the title of pacification envoy on Hedong Road, and lead the officials of the Ministry of Households, the Imperial Embassy, the Ministry of Industry, and the Taifu Temple to immediately set off and go to Taiyuan to take full responsibility for disaster relief. ”

In the event of a catastrophe, the officials of the various ministries of the DPRK and the Central Committee were even busier, and probably only Yang Yi was able to stand alone and get out of the way, so Zhang Dian named him without thinking too much.

The disaster relief work is a thankless errand, and others avoid it, but now the impeachment recital is surging from all over the country, all kinds of rumors are spreading, and tens of thousands of victims in Hedong are still suffering in the heavy snow, and it is urgent to stabilize the situation as soon as possible.

Zhang Dian even personally sent him out of the political hall, and said heavily: "Let it go, there are unforeseen circumstances in the sky, and Hedong is in danger, this time it will be up to you." ”

"The court will look at Zhang Xianggong." Yang Yi replied and hurried away.

It can be said that the pressure that Zhang Dian has to withstand in the court will not be less than that of Yang Yi. Not to mention a major earthquake, in the past, a star across the sky could also force the prime minister to step down, which has been common for generations.

The Hedong earthquake affected a large area, affected a large number of people, and countless materials had to be mobilized; Gui Zigui, Liu Yu, Luo Cheng, Tang Geng, Nong Shiqiu, Liu Hai and others were all named by Yang Yi this time and taken to Hedong for disaster relief;

This is to avoid the kind of mutual blame as much as possible, and even the occurrence of man-made disasters after natural disasters, Yang Yi brought as many of these descendants as possible to the battle this time, so that he could make the disaster relief work smoother.

He was accompanied by a large number of medical personnel such as Yang Jie and Li Niang, as well as Xie Dongsheng's 11th Gyeonggi General escort. Nearly 3,000 men and horses rushed to the east of the river;

The howling north wind carried snowflakes in the face, scraping like a knife and hurting the face;

The ice floes on the Yellow River drift with the water, constantly hitting the hull of the ship, and finally crossed the Yellow River, and the majestic Taihang Mountain was greeted by it.

I really want to cross the Yellow River and ice congestion river, and I will climb the snow-covered mountains in Taihang.

From Henan to Hedong (i.e. Shanxi Province), must take the ancient road of the Queen Mother, this ancient road starts from Miyang in the south, goes to the party in the north, the total length is nearly two hundred miles, the ancient road is on the mountain, it is steep and abnormal, it has always been a place where soldiers must fight, and there have been countless wars in history;

One of the most famous is the Battle of Changping, which changed the course of Chinese history, in which more than a million troops of Qin and Zhao fought for three years in Changping, near Shangdang, and finally Bai Qi declared with the blood of hundreds of thousands of Zhao troops that Great Qin would dominate the world and be unstoppable.

Yang Yi's 3,000 men and horses braved the wind and snow to travel north on the Taihang Ancient Road, there are cliffs on the sky, and there are thousands of abysses below, the road shape is rugged and bending, and the road surface is full of stubborn stones.

Going from the north of Miyang, passing through Yangguban, Wanzi City, and Tianjing Pass, this is the most precipitous section of the Taihang Ancient Road, almost all of which are walking on the edge of the cliff, so that everyone's heart is always on the throat.

Finally walked to Tianjing Pass, the three thousand people were already tired and tired, especially the girls like Li Niang, although they were taken care of, they were still gloomy, and their faces were cracked by the wind and snow.

Although Yang Yi was anxious, seeing that the three armies were hungry and cold, and exhausted, he had to rest in Tianjing Pass for half a day, and had just settled down in the post house, and there was an urgent report from the direction of Taiyuan.

As soon as Yang Yi heard the messenger's report, he couldn't help gritting his teeth and scolding his mother.

Yizhou and Dingxiang were the hardest hit areas of the Hedong earthquake, and a group of thieves from Wutai Mountain, led by a thief named Meng Qijia, took the opportunity to go down the mountain and loot.

This Meng Qijia was originally the head of the Hedong Forbidden Army, two years ago he was convicted of adultery with women, and fled into Wutai Mountain with a few subordinates, because he was familiar with the terrain of Hedong, and had a bit of military talent, not only was he not exterminated in two years, but the thieves developed to more than 300 people;

This time he went down the mountain to loot Dingxiang, and even took the opportunity to recruit troops from among the homeless refugees, and in two days, he actually recruited 3,000 people, and the number of people quickly increased tenfold.

Zhang Yijie, the seventh general of Hedong, led his troops to pursue, to the area of Shigu Mountain, but was led by Meng Qijia to attack the camp at night, 3,000 men and horses were defeated, Meng Qijia took all the swords, guns and arrows, the momentum was strong, not retreating but advancing, and attacked Yizhou again.

Zhang Qi's life and death are uncertain now, the dragons on Hedong Road have no leader, and the guards from all over the country have not been dispatched, so they are hesitant, what is the situation in Yizhou, it is still unknown, but the natural disaster is already serious, coupled with this man-made disaster, how to get it.

There is often chaos under catastrophes, and Yang Yi was prepared when he came, but he never expected this chaos to come so quickly and so fiercely.

Hedong Road borders Xijing Road of Liaoguo, which is the main frontier of Yanyun in the Northern Expedition, and this place cannot be chaotic, otherwise the overall strategic deployment of the Great Song Dynasty will be disrupted.

Yang Yi was furious, and asked Qin Zigui and these civil officials to rush to Taiyuan, and he took Xie Dongsheng and a thousand cavalry to set off overnight and rushed north.

Fortunately, after passing the Tianjing Pass, the terrain in the north gradually opened up, and the itinerary was a little faster, but where can you go fast on this snowy night march? .

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