Chapter 148: Natural Disasters
Haoyue raised her head and looked at Zhigui seriously, and saw that he didn't seem to be telling lies. She straightened up, patted her chest, and pretended not to care, saying, "No? Oh, it's true. I still want to see being chased."
What does it look like, eh!"
After finishing speaking, Haoyue suddenly realized that there was something wrong with what she said. Originally, she was just going to brag about her courage, but now why did it sound like she was expecting Zhigui to be hunted down?
He quickly moved to the next topic and said, "You haven't said what kind of trouble you have encountered yet?"
Zhigui didn't pay attention to what Haoyue said just now. He heard her ask this question at this time. Because he was too worried about this matter, it would be better to tell one more person, at least it would make him feel more comfortable.
Thinking like this, Zhigui opened his mouth and told what had troubled him for a long time, "It's like this. Something happened in Chang'an recently. This matter is very serious, and the emperor is also very worried about it. Because
Seeing that the monarch had no solution, he left the matter to our ministers to think about it. He must be given some time.
A satisfactory answer. Otherwise, otherwise, the emperor's wrath cannot be underestimated. We ministers will inevitably be affected by that time. Those with big backgrounds will be fine, but we, small officials, will inevitably be affected.
What a pain. Alas!" As he spoke, Zhigui couldn't help but sigh again.
It concerns the monarch and the people, as well as his safety. How can he not be worried?
After listening to what Zhigui said, Haoyue finally realized that the point was just, "In other words, it is all caused by this incident? If this matter is solved, then everything will be solved, and you don't have to
Are you suffering?"
Zhigui nodded, "That's true. But there is really no solution to this matter. Alas!"
Haoyue's curiosity factor surged upward. When doing some math problems in the past, she liked to delve into the unsolvable problems. No matter how long it took, she had to find the solution. I remember how many nights at that time, she was working on the problem.
With a question and a draft book, I kept calculating and writing. At that time, I drank a lot of coffee because I was sleepy. Thinking about it now, it was really a long time ago.
"What's the difficult problem?" Haoyue asked excitedly with her eyes shining as her interest in solving problems was awakened.
Zhigui raised his eyelids and looked at Haoyue's excited expression. He just thought that she was young and curious, so he said it without thinking too much, "Recently, there have been frequent earthquakes in Chang'an City, and there are also cases of Tengu eating the sun."
Many people were killed or injured in the celestial phenomenon, but because we were in the capital, treatment and supplies were all timely, so we didn’t need to worry too much. It’s just that the occurrence of these phenomena was very unlucky, especially for the emperor, that was, alas!
Not only that, this matter also made the people panic, and the city of Chang'an is now in chaos. Because I am a small civil servant, I was able to go out of the city and come here to find Feng Chen and Qian Zan for help. However, they couldn't do anything. Those officials
The first- and second-rank officials cannot leave the city even if they want to, so they must stay in Chang'an City to come up with a solution for the emperor."
Because he is a minister, he must not say anything unfavorable to the emperor. Even if he is in Zigui County, thousands of miles away from Chang'an City, he cannot talk nonsense. After all, walls have ears. Furthermore, he studies literature by himself.
He was promoted to an official position and received a lot of education, so he did not dare to say anything disrespectful to the emperor.
Therefore, he directly skipped one of the words and continued to talk, leaving Haoyue in a daze. He was still thinking, 'Has this Zhigui been depressed recently? How can he say that his words are incoherent?'
After Zhigui spoke for a long time, he didn't hear what Haoyue said out loud, so he asked with a try attitude: "Haoyue, does he have any good way to solve this matter?"
Haoyue shook her head. She didn't understand what he said, couldn't find the point of what he said, and couldn't find any solution.
Zhi Gui sighed loudly again, "Oh!" Sure enough, he had expected it a long time ago. Who else could he rely on for something that even Feng Chen couldn't do anything about? Haoyue is very smart and powerful, but after all, she Still just a child, still a girl.
Seeing Zhi Gui's frown, Haoyue didn't know what to say. He raised the teapot and cup that Shen Chen had brought to the side, poured a glass of water, and handed it to Zhi Gui. He said, "Drink some water." , it’s useless for you to keep frowning and worrying.”
Zhigui nodded, thanked him, took a sip from the tea cup handed by Haoyue, but his brows were still furrowed.
Haoyue herself poured a cup of tea to drink. She had been paying attention to Zhigui, and found that Zhigui was still frowning. The curious seedling in her heart was still shaking, and she had no intention of wilting away.
For her own sake and to help Zhigui, she finally asked again: "Well, it's what you just said."
Zhigui looked up at her, wondering why she mentioned this again. Could it be that she had something to do?
Haoyue swallowed embarrassedly under Zhigui's gaze, and continued: "I didn't understand, can you say it again?"
The flame of hope was extinguished again, and Zhigui's mood became even more depressed. He slowly said again: "There has been an earthquake and the Tengu eclipse in Chang'an City recently."
"Wait a minute." Haoyue interrupted before Zhigui finished speaking, "What is the Tengu Eclipse Sun? Earthquakes are earthquakes, right?" If you have any questions, ask them directly first, so as not to have to wait for him to finish. I didn't understand anything, I was confused.
Zhigui looked at her, continued the tone just now, and explained slowly: "I don't know what you mean by earthquake. The earthquake I mean is the ground, that is, the ground we step on. Suddenly, Violent shaking occurs. The intensity is so strong that the house shakes or shakes, and cracks appear on the ground. In short, it is very scary. And the Tengu Sun Eclipse is like, look at the sky, is there a sun?" Kei said, pointing a finger at the sky.
Haoyue didn't even raise her head or look at the position he pointed at, so she nodded. In her mind, she thought: "There is one sun in the sky. Is this common sense? If there were ten suns, there should be descendants by now." Yi is right. Haoyue's mind can always think of other things.
Zhigui didn't know what Haoyue was thinking, so he continued: "A tengu eats the sun. A tengu ate the sun." Zhigui said it very seriously and seriously.
But after hearing this, Haoyue burst out laughing, "There is only one sun in the sky, so the Tengu ate all the sun. What is this we are seeing now? Did it spit out the sun again? Tsk, tut, that's really disgusting. ."
Haoyue finally remembered that the dog eating the sun on this day means a solar eclipse. This is also said in modern times, and she has always been disdainful of this saying. Maybe it has been in ancient times, and these words have not been mentioned for a long time. For a moment, she didn't understand what "Tengu eats the sun" meant. And based on Zhigui's description, she was sure that the earthquake he was talking about was an earthquake.
However, "Are you saying that you are worried about these two things? Aren't things that are not disasters easy to solve? Then what are you worried about?" She knew the disasters caused by earthquakes. In modern times, earthquakes are also a very terrible thing.
natural disaster.
However, in ancient times, they were all bungalows, and the highest was no more than a second floor, like the restaurant in Zui Fengxian. Even if the building collapsed, the casualties would not be too heavy. Furthermore, Zhigui had already mentioned the place where the disaster occurred.
It was close to the capital, and the disaster relief was timely. Then there was no need to worry about the disaster. She really didn't know what else should Zhigui be so worried about.
Zhigui was helpless. It seemed that Haoyue really didn't understand what he said just now. The terrible thing was not the disaster, but the monarch.
Zhigui could only repeat: "It's the emperor. The occurrence of this disaster is very detrimental to the emperor. It's not easy for the emperor, and it's not easy for us ministers." In order to make Haoyue understand, Zhigui said it concisely this time.
Very direct.
Haoyue blinked and thought about it, and finally understood what he meant. "You are saying that the occurrence of these natural disasters and celestial phenomena made the people think that it was because of the ignorance and incompetence of the current saints in governing the country that they happened.
?Hmm!”
Zhigui didn't expect Haoyue to say it directly without any scruples, and also said two words that were so rebellious. He quickly stood up and covered Haoyue's mouth, looking around with his eyes to make sure there was no one around. Otherwise.
If someone hears this and reports Haoyue to the government, her life will definitely not be saved.
"Uh huh!" Haoyue shouted loudly while slapping Zhi Gui's hand. He covered it so tightly, weren't he afraid of suffocating himself to death?
After making sure that no one was around, Zhigui whispered to Haoyue, "Stop talking nonsense and keep your voice down." Then he let go.
After Haoyue was able to breathe, she took a few deep breaths loudly and vigorously, and slapped her chest. She didn't listen at all to what Zhigui had just told her, and said loudly: "I said what are you doing, kid? To seek wealth and murder.
What's wrong? I'm covering it so tightly, it's really suffocating me. Ahem." Haoyue said as she picked up the tea cup and drank it all in one gulp, trying to catch her breath.
Seeing Haoyue's appearance, Zhigui seemed to be having trouble breathing. He blushed in embarrassment and apologized: "I, I didn't mean it just now. I'm sorry, Haoyue." He really didn't cover it so tightly just now on purpose.
Yes, it was what Haoyue said that frightened him, and he didn't pay attention to the strength of his hands for a moment.
Haoyue looked at his rosy face and looked at this young boy, speechless. How could she still be angry at him, a simple man?
"Forget it, forget it. Let's get back to the topic. I understand what you mean. In fact, you don't need to worry so much. These are not omens or symbols. They are just natural phenomena." Haoyue said indifferently.
In modern times, she has learned some geography. She may not understand some other things, but she still understands some of the various natural disasters and celestial phenomena that have attracted much attention.
Not to mention that the teacher usually explained this in detail, but the number of times Li Wen Ai nagged her and Qian Qian all day long was enough for her to keep it in mind. That girl is really a fan of astronomy and geography.
Chapter completed!