Chapter 538: Earth Movement
The whole month of April seemed to be eventful, and Emperor Jingming was still worried about the establishment of the crown prince, and the news of the ground movement in Qianhe County came.
Qianhe County is in Linprovince, very close to the capital, and on the day of the earth movement, even the capital felt the earth shaking, and the chickens and dogs barked.
After receiving an urgent report of the ground movement in Qianhe County, Emperor Jingming immediately summoned six Shangshu and other important ministers to discuss the aftermath.
A team set off from the capital to Qianhe County.
One by one, the news came back from Qianhe County.
"The ground in Qianhe County has moved, countless houses have collapsed, and more than 10,000 casualties ......"
A series of shocking numbers made Emperor Jingming's face more and more gloomy day by day.
In such a solemn and sad atmosphere, seeing that it was about to enter May, an even bigger annoyance came: there was an epidemic in Qianhe County!
It is almost common sense that there will be epidemics after catastrophes. The reason is simple: after the disaster, there are countless deaths and injuries, so many corpses will rot and fester, mosquitoes and flies will rush to the sky, and even people's drinking water will be contaminated.
Under such harsh conditions, an outbreak is almost inevitable.
Even if he had expected it, Emperor Jingming's mood was not much better, and a team of medical officers rushed to Qianhe County with countless medicinal herbs.
What bad luck!
Emperor Jingming couldn't bear it, followed the advice of the national teacher, and set an auspicious day by the Qintian supervisor, and led the emperor's relatives and nobles, civil and military officials to worship and pray in the Taimiao.
Taimiao is the family temple of the royal family, in addition to the memorial ceremony that forms a regular in the year, every major event needs to be sacrificed to the ancestors, in order to seek the protection of the ancestors.
Over the years, there have been many natural disasters in the Great Zhou, and Emperor Jingming originally felt that he could bear it, but he rushed all the bad things together, so he wanted to cry with the ancestors and ask for some comfort.
It was a good day to worship, the sky was blue, and the bright sunlight illuminated the white jade steps in front of the Taimiao Temple.
Everyone led by Emperor Jingming wore solemn dresses and began to bow under the leadership of Emperor Jingming.
Emperor Jingming read the prepared words in his mouth, and said silently in his heart: Ancestors and ancestors, my descendants have been in dire straits recently, and if I don't take care of them, I won't be able to bear it-
Before the silent complaint was finished, suddenly the sky swirled, and the heavens and the earth shook.
The capital has moved!
The ground movement came too suddenly, and at that moment, the royal family and nobles and the civil and military officials were all frightened, and after a while, countless screams rang out, and the scene was extremely chaotic for a while.
Emperor Jingming couldn't stand on his feet, and he fell to the ground with a stumble, seeing a flagpole break and fall down, the people who saw this scene couldn't help but be stunned, and shouted wildly: "Escort, escortββ"
Those who were far away were helpless, and those who were close - a figure rushed over, pushing Emperor Jingming away violently, followed by a miserable scream.
Fortunately, this is not the epicenter, and this kind of chaos feels extremely long, and it really stops after a cup of tea.
The heavens and the earth were no longer shaken, and people were finally able to get up steadily.
"Your Majesty, how are you, Your Majesty?" Countless people rushed towards Emperor Jingming.
Emperor Jingming settled down, stood up with the help of the people around him, looked at the person who was pressed to the ground by the flagpole, and said in a lost voice: "Lang'er! β
The name of the abolished prince is "Lang".
Everyone was stunned to realize that it was King Jing who had saved the emperor.
"Lord Wang, are you okay?" Everyone asked.
The waste prince lying on the ground remained motionless, blood oozing out of his back.
Emperor Jingming rushed over regardless of the palpitations he had just experienced: "Lang'er, how are you, Lang'er?" β
At this time, Emperor Jingming's heart was broken, and he felt real pain.
He had to admit that no matter how much he hated this son, he couldn't erase the relationship between father and son.
"Lang'erβ"
"Ahem, cough, coughβ" A gentle cough sound, and the waste prince said with difficulty, "Can you ...... Let's get this flagpole up first......"
Hearing the voice of the abolished prince, Emperor Jingming was overjoyed and reprimanded: "Are you all dead? Why don't you raise the flagpole and save the prince! β
The prince who has been called for more than 20 years has long been used to it, and when he is in a hurry, he blurts out this title, but he forgets the word "King Jing" in the back of his mind.
As soon as the word "prince" came out, Yang Deguang, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, almost cried with joy.
Great, the emperor called the prince on such an occasion, and he didn't worry that the prince could not be reinstated.
In the ground movement, he fell down in embarrassment, and King Qi, who had scratched his skin everywhere on his body, had just gotten up, and he forgot to react for a while when he heard Emperor Jingming's words.
Cure the prince?
Do you know how much impact my father's erroneous claim will have?
His face turned pale, and a fear deeper in his heart than when the earth moved, gradually turning into despair.
What is the movement of the earth, this is obviously not the place where the earth dragon is powerful, the ground shook for a while and passed, so many people were only injured by stepping on and falling at most.
But with the shout of his father, so many of his previous plans suddenly became flowers in the mirror and a moon in the water, and his efforts were in vain......
King Qi's ugly face was not visible at all among the people who had just experienced the fright, and he suppressed the tumbling in his heart for the time being, and forced himself to join others in condolences to the abolished prince.
The deposed prince was directly carried back to the palace for treatment.
"How is King Jing?" Waiting for the imperial doctor to come and report, Emperor Jingming couldn't wait to ask.
The imperial doctor said: "The emperor is blessed, the injury on the prince's back is not serious, but the internal organs have been shaken a little, and they need to be recuperated for some time." β
Emperor Jingming breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good, you must take care of King Jing's body, and you can't fall into the root of the disease." β
The doctor was busy.
Just kidding, he heard the "prince" of the emperor in front of the Taimiao, it seems that King Jing is about to turn over, he can't be sloppy.
Emperor Jingming walked in, glanced at the pale waste prince on the bed, and asked, "What do you think?" β
The waste prince struggled to get up, but was stopped by Emperor Jingming: "Don't move, just lie on your stomach." β
The waste prince turned his head sideways at Emperor Jingming, endured the pain and said, "The son is fine, the father is fine." β
"You-" Emperor Jingming wanted to ask why he rushed over desperately at that time, and finally swallowed these words silently.
They are father and son, he has feelings for the second child, why not the second child.
Emperor Jingming gently patted the waste prince's shoulder, and said softly: "Go back to Jingyuan and take care of it." β
The abolished prince, who was still King Jing, was carried out of the palace and returned to Jingyuan to recuperate, but everyone knew that King Jing might not have lived in Jingyuan for a long time.
Father Yang, as the father-in-law of the abolished prince, went to Jingyuan to visit, and it is understandable.
After sending away the people who were waiting, King Jing asked excitedly, "Father-in-law, did you say that my father is going to change his mind?" β
Father Yang couldn't hide his joy: "The prince saved the emperor with all his might, and the emperor will definitely change his mind." Congratulations! β
The waste prince was stupid for a while, and asked, "Father-in-law, is the flagpole your hands and feet to find someone to move?" β
Father Yang was stunned for a moment, and then cried and laughed: "The prince thinks too much, how to do it on that occasion......"
The waste prince began to cry.