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Chapter 410 Earthquake (Additional update from the leader)

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    On the eighth day of the lunar month, five days had passed since Duke Cheng Guo petitioned for the return of the Four Guards of Tengxiang, and Mr. Xu Ge petitioned to become an official.

    Within five days, the news had spread like wildfire. Led by three academicians and six ministers, hundreds of officials petitioned the emperor to retain Mr. Xu Ge.

    Ke Dao was one person each day, and the emperor did not agree, so he used the chapter to flood his posture.

    ¡° Anyway, the memorial and pen and ink are public property, so don¡¯t buy them with your own money.

    Faced with a flurry of memorials to retain him, Emperor Longqing had no choice but to issue an edict to comfort him. He also asked Teng Xiang to give Xu Jie a set of red unicorn uniforms and some worthless rewards. He asked Mr. Xu Ge to come back to take charge immediately and not to let the affairs of the country hang in the balance.

    But Xu Jie seemed to have made up his mind to leave. On the seventh day of the lunar month, he read another book called "Begging for Bones Again", saying that he was in very poor health and needed help when going out and about. He also asked the emperor to be kind and release him so that he could survive for a few more years  ¡­

    As for the book "Please Return the Four Guards of Tengxiang to the Yuma Prison and Envoy to the Tuanying Shu" written by Duke Cheng Guo, it has been suppressed by the emperor in the Li Prison and has not yet been published.

    Everyone in the civil and military dynasties knew what Emperor Longqing was waiting for.

    In fact, they are also waiting for news from Shaanxi - will there really be an earthquake as Zhao Hao said?

    It is more than 2,000 miles from Chang'an to the capital, and 800 miles is expedited. If the relay is running, the news can be transmitted to the capital in more than two days.

    Therefore, starting from yesterday, the Supervisor of Liturgy, the Cabinet, and the six ministries and offices all sent personnel to guard the General Affairs Department, waiting for the eight hundred miles from Shaanxi to rush.

    As a result, when it was almost noon today, a travel-stained messenger, riding a fast horse that was about to foam at the mouth, broke into the General Affairs Department.

    The General Affairs Department official immediately held the horse, picked up the courier who was also about to collapse, and took out the copper mailbox with three bird feathers stuck on it from his back.

    After seeing clearly the inscription 'Governor of Shaanxi' on the seal, the official rushed into the main hall and shouted: "Na Yan, here we come!"

    Nayan is another name for General Secretary.

    General Secretary Xue Songyi reached out to take it. After checking that the fire paint was in good condition, he opened the mailbox and took out the Shaanxi urgent report contained inside.

    Xue Nayan opened it and took a look, stayed for a long time, and then sighed longly to the waiting people: "On the sixth day of the lunar month, there was an earthquake in Xi'an."

    Those who came from various yamen to hear the news shouted loudly, and the birds and beasts scattered in all directions, and hurried back to report the news.

    "Send it to the Supervisor of Ceremonies." Xue Songyi handed the envelope stamped with the imperial envoy's official defense and eight hundred miles of urgent seal to the subordinates on the side.

    ??~~

    When the news reached the palace, Emperor Longqing was having lunch.

    Teng Xiang held the memorial from the governor of Shaanxi and read in a slightly excited voice: "In the early morning of April 6th, there was an earthquake in eighteen counties in five prefectures, including Xi'an, Fengxiang, Qingyang, Pingliang, Jingyang, Xianyang, and Shanling. The earthquake  The sound was like thunder, dust covered the sky, the city was left empty, and aftershocks continued. Fortunately, the Ministry of War warned in advance, and there were very few casualties of humans and animals"

    "Okay, great!" Emperor Longqing put down the silver chopsticks, stood up excitedly, took the memorial and read it again, laughing loudly:

    "My nephew has a way of doing it! Science is so amazing!"

    Hearing the first part of the sentence, Teng Xiang was stunned and thought to himself, isn¡¯t your Majesty just a nephew?  Only in the second half of the sentence did I realize that the emperor was referring to Zhao Hao.

    ??????????? Eunuch Teng is so sweaty, he thinks that boy is just the eldest princess¡¯s son, why is your majesty talking about relatives?

    On the surface, he flattered me obediently: "I was in the Wenhua Palace that day and listened to what Zhao Daizhao said about the solar system. Although I didn't quite understand it, I thought it was very powerful."

    "Haha, of course it's awesome!" Emperor Longqing rubbed his hands and said with a happy smile: "He also accurately predicted the previous solar eclipse in Hangzhou. You must be rewarded, and you will be rewarded!"

    After thinking about it, the emperor said to Teng Xiang: "According to my will, Zhao Hao scientifically predicted solar eclipses and earthquakes, and his merits are countless. I should reward him for his contribution. He was specially promoted to a doctor of Hanlin and served as a lecturer at the banquet."  , continue to explain science to me and the officials! And give me a bullfighting uniform."

    The bullfighting suit is a kind of ceremonious costume after the python suit and the flying fish suit. The main difference from the ordinary official uniform is the supplements.  The embroidery is a python head with an ox-horned body and a dragon body, decorated with cloud patterns. Because it looks like a dragon, it is very noble. It is usually given by the emperor only after he has made great achievements in the court.

    But there are also examples of officials giving bullfighting uniforms during banquets, but this is an exception and is not granted easily.

    "Long live" Teng Xiang said with an intuition that something was wrong when he heard this: "Zhao Hao has just been promoted from the ninth rank to a doctor of the Five Classics. He is also an official and a bullfighter. I'm afraid it is too much.  ?¡±

    "What's the point? A doctor is only an eighth-grade doctor." But Long Qing was excited and waved his hand.?: "How can a mere official repay the lives of thousands of my people? Adding a bullfighting uniform is not an exaggeration."

    "Yes." Seeing that the emperor had made up his mind, Teng Xiang had no choice but to agree with a smile, but secretly felt guilty in his heart, fearing that it would be difficult for the cabinet to pass.

    "I just want to promote him in an exceptional way. I want him to lecture on science at the economic feast, and teach those civil servants a lesson. Let's see who has the nerve to talk about the changes in the sky in the future!"

    Emperor Longqing raised his fists in excitement and said with a blushing face: "If you ask the Hanlin Academy to draw up a decree again, just say that in the past, every time there was a change in heaven and earth, all the officials would write letters to express their opinions. But now it seems, what can heaven say? Human beings?  The fate of a country lies with man, and the fate of a country lies with man. From now on, all officials should discuss matters on their own merits, and don¡¯t just take God out of them at every turn"

    "Long live, think twice." Teng Xiang was halfway through writing, and couldn't help but remind Long Qing: "There are some things that ministers can say, but His Majesty cannot say, otherwise it will cause trouble."

    "Do I usually have less trouble?" Emperor Longqing shook his head disapprovingly, took a few steps with his hands behind his back, and then ordered: "Send the memorial to Duke Cheng Guo as well."

    "Yes!" Teng Xiang agreed happily this time.

    The Chief of Ceremonies had already approved the memorial for Duke Cheng, and he was just waiting for the emperor's words!

    ¡°Well, when it comes to his own interests, he doesn¡¯t worry that the emperor will step too far and cause trouble

    Fortunately, he had not completely forgotten his duties as a private secretary, and reminded Emperor Longqing: "Long live Mr. Xu Ge's resignation"

    "People respect me one foot, and I respect others one foot." Emperor Longqing was in a good mood, so he didn't care about Xu Jie.  "It is made up, saying that Yuan Fu's hard work has made great achievements, and his salary has been specially added to the title of earl. Zhunyin's son will be a royal guard and guard thousands of households. Please make sure he continues to serve the country and stop thinking about becoming an official."

    "Yes." Teng Xiang secretly breathed a sigh of relief and thought it was okay. His Majesty finally changed his mind.

    Two days ago, Emperor Longqing said, "Isn't it great that Yuan Fu is talking about things through heaven?"  I read in the history book that "Venus conjuncts the moon", the Prime Minister immediately submitted his resignation. It is better to wait for God to calm down, and then ask Yuan Fu to come back and take charge of affairs.  ¡¯

    At that time, I heard Teng Xiang¡¯s words and thought to myself that His Majesty has become really bold since he believed in science.  Even Mr. Xu Ge dared to play with it

    But, have you considered the consequences?

    ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Being given a generous favor to Mr. Xu Ge, and the inner court getting back the army, everyone be happy.

    So, my father-in-law is not a competent eunuch in charge of etiquette.

    He didn¡¯t expect at all what kind of uproar would be caused next?

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