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On October 13, 2018, the second year of Wenchang, Yang Yi was discussing affairs with Zhang Dun and others in the Political Affairs Hall. Suddenly, he felt a swaying palace and a tremor came from his feet.

earthquake!

Two words flashed through Yang Yi's mind like a flash of light. He rose up in horror and shouted at Xiaoju and several other palace maids: "Hurry up and help the Empress Dowager out of the palace, hurry up and hurry up and hurry up and go out of the palace!"

Amidst the panic shouts, everyone ran to the open space outside the hall in a mess. The entire palace was already in chaos at this time, with occasional tiles falling to the ground. The officials who were working in the yamen were in chaos, and the eunuchs and palace maids cried endlessly.

After Xiaoju and the others helped Empress Dowager Liu out of the Political Affairs Hall, she didn't care about being disheveled and shouted anxiously: "Go and see the official family, go quickly, the official family must not have any trouble, go quickly."

Fortunately, the tremor passed quickly, and the Erying Palace also reported that Zhao Jie was safe and sound.

Half an hour passed, Kaifeng Prefecture reported that more than ten private houses collapsed in the capital, and seventeen people were injured and injured. On the Mingtang construction site under construction in Zuoyemen, seven craftsmen were crushed to death by collapsed beams and wood. There was also a crack in the dragon head of the Wende Hall.

Since Wang Anshi, he has proposed the idea that heaven changes are not worthy of fear. However, in fact, this concept has not been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. The Mingtang construction site has crushed people to death, and the dragon ridge of Wende Hall has cracked, which is inevitably regarded as an ominous sign. Various memorials suddenly fly to Empress Dowager Liu's desk like snowflakes. At first, all officials were cautious in their speeches, and most of them were to let the officials reflect on themselves and the prime minister review the gains and losses of the government.

But two days later, an 800-mile expedition from Hedong made the court completely boil.

The Hedong earthquake. More than 600 houses collapsed in Taiyuan Prefecture, including Daizhou, Xinzhou, Dingxiang, Fanchou, Dongxian, Xianzhou, Yuci, Qixian, Wenshui and other prefectures and counties, and houses collapsed to varying degrees, killing and injured the people;

Especially Xinzhou and Dingxiang. As the epicenter, the situation was the most serious. The two prefectures and counties were almost razed to the ground, and the number of casualties had not been counted. However, according to the preliminary data reported, it was no less than 10,000, and tens of thousands of victims were homeless.

Good fortune is unparalleled, but misfortunes never come alone. During the earthquake in Taiyuan Prefecture, important officials from various departments were discussing affairs in the Supervisor. The Hedong Road Administration caused Zhang Feng to be hit by the collapsed beam, which was seriously injured. The punishment caused Ge Fang and half of the officials present to be injured to varying degrees, and the administration of Hedong Road was almost paralyzed.

In addition, it was snowing heavily in the sky during the earthquake, and when the memorial was sent, the snow did not stop. The affected people were short of clothing and had to support themselves in the ice and snow.

This urgent news came. The government and the country were shocked, and the world was in an uproar. Many officials immediately pointed the finger at Zhang Dun, Yang Yi and other political affairs chiefs. Rumors even broke out in the market. It was said that Zhao Jie had killed too much since he ascended the throne, which hurt the heavens. It caused the anger of heaven.

Without the need for the officials to report, Empress Dowager Liu issued a general amnesty edict in the name of Zhao Jie as soon as possible. All prisoners under the death penalty in the country will be pardoned. At the same time, Zhao Jie was allowed to avoid the palace and reduce food. The Buddhist temples and Taoist temples in the capital held a grand ceremony to save the dead and pray for the injured.

In the Political Affairs Hall, the air was as heavy as if it was filled with lead. No matter how officials impeached it, the primary task now before the prime minister of the Political Affairs Hall is to rescue disasters and stabilize the situation in Hedong.

After the disaster, if the disaster relief is not timely, there will be chaos in 80% of the past. Now Zhang Yue is seriously injured and his life and death are uncertain. Ge Fang, the envoy of the punishment, was bedridden due to injuries, leaving only one transferee Xiang Chaoran. Faced with such chaos, tens of thousands of victims are scattered all over the country. It is worrying whether Xiang Chaoran can hold on.

Zhang Dun's face was as bright as ice, and he said in a deep voice: "The disaster is like fire. If you have any opinions, please raise them immediately."

Su Song said: "The most urgent task is to dispatch officials and disaster relief rice, medicinal materials, clothing, quilts, tents, etc. to Hedong. However, the mountains are blocked with heavy snow, and the roads are difficult to move. I am afraid that there will be some delays. My official means ordering the government and Fuyan Road to dispatch materials to the nearby emergency first."

Su Song said very insightful. Hedong is close to Henan, and the distance is not very long. However, across a Taihang Mountain, Henan has to walk the dangerous mountain road on the Taihang Mountains from Taihang Mountain. Now that Taihang is full of snow, it is so difficult to transport a large number of disaster relief supplies! With the wind and snow, the victims cannot wait for a moment.

Yang Yi stopped hesitating and said loudly: "It is far from enough to dispatch materials from the Mansion and Fuyan Road. For the sake of this, the only way to use military materials."

Since the war in Liao Kingdom was tense, the Song Dynasty has been rushing to Hebei and the Hedong border to hoard food and grass and various military supplies. Preparing for Yanyun is a major measure related to the Song Dynasty's core strategy. Now it is not enough to care about it. It is justified that it will save people first and stabilize the situation in Hedong first.

Once Yang Yi proposed to use military supplies, Zhang Dun immediately made a decision: "Saving people is like putting out a fire, and there is no need to delay any delay. If you have no objection, this matter will be decided. Grand Secretary Yang will be appointed as the Hedong Road Pacifier, and lead officials from the Ministry of Revenue, Imperial Envoy, Ministry of Works, Taipu Temple and other departments to immediately set off and rush to Taiyuan to be fully responsible for disaster relief."

In the face of a major disaster, officials from all departments in the court were even busier. Perhaps only Yang Yi was able to stand alone and be able to get rid of his body. Therefore, Zhang Dun called him without thinking too much.

Disaster relief work is a thankless job, and others are afraid of avoiding it. However, now impeachment memorials from all over the country are surging, and all kinds of rumors spread. In addition, tens of thousands of victims in Hedong are still suffering from heavy snow, and it is urgent to stabilize the situation as soon as possible. Yang Yi can't push back and stop. As soon as Zhang Dun finished speaking, he got up and took the chore.

Zhang Dun even personally sent him out of the Political Affairs Hall and said heavily: "Renzhi, there will be unexpected situations in the sky, and Hedong is in danger. This time it depends on you."

"I'll look at Mr. Zhang in the court." Yang Yi replied and walked away quickly.

It can be said that the pressure Zhang Dun had to withstand in the court was not smaller than that of Yang Yi. Not to mention a major earthquake, a star crossed the sky in the past could force the prime minister to step down. Such things have been common throughout the ages.

This time, the Hedong earthquake affected a large area, with a large number of people affected, and countless materials were used; Gui Zigui, Liu Yu, Luo Cheng, Tang Geng, Nong Shiqiu, Liu Hai and others were all taken to Hedong for disaster relief this time by Yang Yi little by little;

This is to avoid the situation of mutual blaming and procrastination as much as possible, or even suffering from man-made disasters after natural disasters. This time, Yang Yi brought as many of these direct troops as possible to fight as much as possible, so that the disaster relief work can be smoother.

A large number of medical staff including Yang Jie, Li Niang, etc. were accompanied by Xie Dongsheng's eleventh general in the Gyeonggi. Nearly three thousand people ran towards Hedong;

The howling north wind blew over the face with snowflakes, slashing the face like a knife, causing pain;

The floating ice on the Yellow River drifts with the water, constantly hitting the hull. After finally crossing the Yellow River, the towering Taihang Mountains came towards us.

I really want to cross the Yellow River and block the ice, and I will climb the Taihang Mountains with snow.

When entering Hedong (Shanxi Province), you must walk the Empress Dowager Ancient Road. This ancient road starts from Biyang in the south and reaches Shangdang in the north. It is nearly 200 miles long. The ancient road is extremely steep and steep. It has always been a place that military strategists must fight for. In history, countless wars have occurred here;

The most famous of them is the Battle of Changping that changed the course of Chinese history. The army of more than one million Qin and Zhao fought for three years in Changping near Shangdang. In the end, Bai Qi announced with the blood of hundreds of thousands of Zhao troops that the Qin Dynasty would unify the world and be unstoppable.

Yang Yi was struggling northward in the wind and snow, with three thousand horses and horses on the ancient Taihang Road, with cliffs on the sky above and a deep abyss below. The road was rugged and bent, and the road was full of stubborn stones. Three thousand horses looked extremely small when walking in such high mountains and ridges.

From Biayang to the north, through Yangchanban, Wanzicheng, and Tianjingguan, this is the most steepest journey of Taihang Ancient Road. Almost all walks on the edge of a thousand-foot cliff, making everyone's heart always raise in their throats.

After finally walking to the courtyard, the three thousand people were exhausted, especially the girls such as Li Niang. Although they were given special care, they were still dark 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. He had just settled it in the inn, and there was another urgent report to Taiyuan. When the messenger heard that Yang Yi was appointed as the pacifier of Hedong Road and was in charge of the military and political affairs of Hedong, he immediately entered the museum and reported to him.

When Yang Yi heard the messenger's report, he couldn't help but grit his teeth and scold his mother.

Yizhou and Dingxiang are the hardest hit areas of the Hedong earthquake. A group of thieves in Mount Wutai, led by a thief named Meng Qijia, took the opportunity to go down the mountain to rob.

This Meng Qijia was originally the head of the Imperial Guard in Hedong. Two years ago, he was convicted of rape of a woman and fled to Mount Wutai with several subordinates. Because he was familiar with the terrain of Hedong and had some military talents, he not only was not wiped out in two years, but the thieves grew to more than 300;

This time, he went down the mountain to plunder Dingxiang, and took the opportunity to recruit soldiers from homeless refugees. In two days, he recruited 3,000 people, and the number of people increased by ten times.

Zhang Yijie, the seventh general of Hedong, led his troops to pursue him. He went to the Shigushan area. Instead, he was led by Meng Qijia to attack the camp at night. Three thousand people and horses were defeated. Meng Qijia grabbed all the swords, guns, arrows and armor. The momentum was strong, but he did not retreat but advanced, and then attacked Yizhou again.

Zhang Xi is now indecisive of life and death, and there are no leaders on Hedong Road. The guards in various places have no orders to transfer, so they hesitate. It is still unknown what the situation in Yizhou is, but the natural disaster is already serious, and this man-made disaster is rampant, so how can it be achieved?

There are often chaos under major disasters. Yang Yi was prepared when he came, but he never expected that the chaos would come so quickly and violently.

Hedong Road borders Xijing Road in Liao Kingdom and is the main frontier of the Northern Expedition of Yanyun. This place cannot be chaotic, otherwise the overall strategic deployment of the Song Dynasty will be completely disrupted.

Yang Yi was frightened and furious, so he asked civil servants like Qin Zigui to rush to Taiyuan. He took Xie Dongsheng and a thousand cavalry to set off overnight and rushed northward.

Fortunately, after passing the courtyard, the terrain on the north gradually became wider and the itinerary was faster, but how quickly can the march on a storm on a snowy night?
Chapter completed!