The day before the winter solstice, Han Gang sat in the warm pavilion of the flower hall of Taichang Temple, the snow fell silently outside the house, and the snowstorm that had fallen overnight had gradually stopped, and in front of him stood a young official in a green robe, who had just come in from outside the house, and his face was so cold that his face was blue and his lips were white.

It was not yet the day of the winter solstice suburbs, and Han Gang's preparations just in case came in handy a day in advance.

However, before the first-aid team he had arranged in advance came in handy, Han Gang first glared at people: "The stables of Qingcheng Xinggong were crushed by the snow, and I went to find the Herd Division, how did I find the Department of Health and Welfare?" ”

Normally, if you send a message to report an emergency, you should send a talking, organized old official. Ordinary errands for the delivery of official documents are never left to officials. But the messenger sent by the Privy Council in front of Han Gang was obviously a yellow-mouthed son in his twenties. was stared at by Han Gang's squinted eyes, like a mouse targeted by an eagle falcon, and his tongue began to knot.

It took a lot of effort for Han Gang to understand that the Qingcheng Palace outside the south gate was not only a stable, but even the barracks had collapsed, and people and horses were injured a lot.

Han Gang's two slender and thick black eyebrows furrowed tighter and tighter.

The mound at the time of the sacrifice is in the Qingcheng Palace. The troops temporarily stationed on the periphery of the palace were prepared for the ceremony of sacrificing to the heavens, and a total of tens of thousands of soldiers and horses were assembled.

I remember that six years ago, when Han Gang was still serving as the commander of the government boundary in Kaifeng Mansion, he also felt that the military camp outside the palace was a bit dilapidated and needed to be renovated with some effort. But that piece of military camp does not belong to the internal building of Qingcheng Palace. There is no extra money in Kaifeng Fuzhong, and the roof is only hastily repaired, just to avoid rain and snow.

Now, a snowfall that lasted only one day – albeit a blizzard – brought the barracks walls to the ground. Shouldn't it have been renovated since Xining seven years ago?

Han Gang shook his head, not in denial, but helplessly. As far as he knew, the officials in Kaifeng Mansion did it, after all, the people sitting in those positions changed too quickly.

But whether it is doubts or feelings, at the moment, people's lives are at stake, and there is no time for Han Gang to delay more. In front of the Privy Council, Han Gang signed a warrant and directly transferred a team of people to the Qingcheng Palace outside the south gate to rescue the wounded, and then sent someone to the political hall to report.

The officials with the warrants and the officials of the Privy Council were gone, and Han Gang rubbed his brows. Not because of the disaster, but for hellish bureaucracy.

The medical staff under the Department of Health and Welfare have a plan for how to respond to the emergency treatment after the disaster. According to the regulations compiled by Han Gang and Kaifeng Prefecture, each hospital under Kaifeng Prefecture organized an emergency rescue team. Each team is presided over by at least one Hanlim medical officer. The two first-aid teams in Kaifeng City each have three Hanlin medical officers serving as principal and deputy positions.

According to the plan, after today's snowfall, if there is a large-scale collapse of the house, causing a large number of casualties and it is too late to send them to the hospital, and they can only be given first aid at the scene, Kaifeng Prefecture can directly contact the two hospitals in Dongcheng and Xicheng. You only need to report to the Department of Health and Welfare afterwards and file the formalities, and you don't need Han Gang's warrant or an official document from the Department of Health and Welfare.

But once the matter involves the military, the procedure is troublesome. First, the team affected by the disaster reported to the Sanya, and the Sanya forwarded it to the Privy Council, and the Privy Council had to contact the political affairs hall for reasoning, and then asked the political affairs hall to give an order to the Department of Health and Welfare, which was subordinate to the Zhongshu Gate, and dispatched an emergency rescue team. Today, I finally bypassed the political affairs hall and finally saved a little time - so Han Gang issued a warrant, not an official document stamped and signed in a formal format.

It's just that the news of the emergency situation has gone around in circles in the Sanya and the Privy Council, and the delay is still more than one or two hours, and it is likely that dozens more people will die in vain. If we can bypass the two yamen, at least the Privy Council, the situation may be better. However, bypassing the Privy Council and contacting the military is definitely a taboo for civil servants. is a small first-aid plan, and it is inconvenient for Han Gang to communicate directly with Sanya. But if it had to go through the Privy Council, it would have ended up like this.

If there is a separate military medical system, it can save a heart. But the military doctors of the Great Song Dynasty have always been under the jurisdiction of the Taiyi Bureau, not the army. Today, the personnel power of military doctors is also controlled by the Department of Health and Welfare.

For a long time, medical students from the Pacific Medical Bureau had to take shifts to sit in the barracks for medical treatment, or to serve as medical officers on the other side to treat wounded or sick officers and soldiers, and now there is another internship job in the hospital.

After the establishment of the Department of Health and Welfare, the original sanatorium was also transferred to the Department of Health and Welfare, and soldiers who needed to be hospitalized or even quarantined were transferred to the nursing homes under the two hospitals, and there was no separate medical system.

But now it seems that it is better to set up a set of medical and first-aid systems in the army. On the one hand, it is to avoid the recurrence of today's situation, and on the other hand, human anatomy, which has been progressing slowly and upsetting Han Gang, may be able to put aside the old shackles and make a big development.

Thinking of this, Han Gang couldn't sit still. I got a pen and paper and started typing on the paper.

Han Gang started to write, and the officials below did not dare to disturb. They didn't know what Han Gang was writing, but they knew that something had happened in the Qingcheng Palace, which had already shocked everyone.

Before arriving at the outskirts, the soldiers who participated in the ceremony had an accident. Although the exact number of casualties is not known, the Privy Council has sent people, and the number should not be too small.

The southern suburbs worship the heavens - auspicious ceremony, fierce ceremony, military ceremony, guest ceremony, Jiali - the first of the five rites of auspicious ceremony - but it begins with the dead, after all, it is not an auspicious thing. Hearing this news, none of the officials in Taichang Temple could hide the more or less melancholy on their faces.

Han Gang didn't care about any omen, it was when his thoughts were springing up, and it only took half an hour to draft a draft of the recital. However, the specific details still need to be considered again, and after discussing with others, they will be sent to the Son of Heaven and the Political Affairs Hall.

Putting down the pen and looking at the revised words on the paper, Han Gang's pursed lips had a hint of self-deprecating smile. Taking the initiative to give up part of the power, for the chief official of the yamen, it cannot be regarded as competent, and when it is rumored, the people below may want to scold the mother. But Han Gang's mind is not limited to a small yamen.

The next step is to discuss the details with someone and work it out. It's just that Han Gang raised his head and looked left and right, and then he remembered that Su Song was not here today.

Su Song not only didn't go to Taichang Temple today, but also didn't go to Guanglu Temple either. Instead, he got sick and took leave to stay at home and didn't come to work. I don't know if he's really sick, or if he just wants to be lazy. Han Gang estimated that it was probably the latter, so he casually sent someone to the Su family to inquire and do his best.

Among the officials on the side of Taichang Temple, there are also six people who are on sick leave today, which is exactly 30% of the total. If you add the officials, the number is even higher.

In the event of heavy rain and snow or extreme weather with heavy cold and heat, there are many people who take sick leave, and Han Gang is not surprised. Anyway, Taichang Temple is a Qingshui Yamen, and there are many people who will not delay the business, even before the suburbs.

For this, as the chief official of Taichang Temple, Han Gang didn't know whether to be happy or sad. However, the Department of Health and Welfare is not so lazy, and for disaster weather, it must arrange a special person on duty in order to respond in time. When Han Gang was still in charge of the medical institutions of the Great Song Dynasty, no one under him dared to disobey his orders.

Standing up, pushing open the closed door, a cold snap rushed into the warm room.

Outside the house, the snow was not as heavy as last night, but it was still falling, and the sky was overcast, so I couldn't tell what time it was. On the contrary, the snow on the ground reflected the light, but it was a little brighter.

Speaking of which, the snow really didn't come at the right time.

Yesterday it was just cloudy during the day, but after nightfall, it started to snow. Goose feathers of snow were everywhere, and even though it was only overnight, the snow was a foot or two deep on the streets.

If this weather continues for another half a day, tomorrow's suburban worship will have to be stopped, and it can only be changed to a Mingtang ceremony. Just on this matter, it's good news for Han Gang. He didn't really care about the reward for participating in the suburbs, but it was a good thing that he could avoid the work of freezing in the cold wind.

"If it weren't for the snow that collapsed the house, it would be a good thing that there would be heavy snow at this time." Han Gang sighed under the corridor, I really hope that tomorrow I don't have to be too tired, and I can just go to Chengnanyi to visit Wang Anshi.

The problem of the train, which was a headache before, did not make big waves because of Wang Anshi's humility. Zhao Ji wanted Wang Anshi to participate in the suburbs, and even personally arranged his position above Wang Qi, but Wang Anshi insisted on not accepting it in the Chongzheng Palace. But he also did not plan to stand under Wang Qi, claiming that he was unwell and could not participate in the suburbs. made Wang Jue breathe a sigh of relief...... Han Gang also felt that Zhao Ji should also breathe a sigh of relief.

But when these words were heard by the officials around him, they got bitter faces.

For the officials of Taichang Temple, the significance of the suburbs is not just the few pieces of cold pork that are routinely distributed.

Countless Beijing officials who can't make outstanding achievements in their positions, have no backstage, and can only rely on grinding to be promoted step by step, are looking forward to the winter solstice suburbs.

Participating in suburban ceremonies, in terms of merit, is by no means inferior to ordinary military merits, and the official rank can be promoted to the next level. Criminals who have been punished for breaking the law can also be pardoned. As for the ministers and ministers, their remuneration is not only the promotion of official ranks, but also the grace and shade. For example, Wang Jue, who served as the envoy of the Great Ceremony, easily got the quota of two shade supplements.

Han Gang's sons all relied on their Lao Tzu's military exploits and got official positions early. It's completely okay not to care. But other officials don't have Han Gang's open-mindedness.

At the end of the day, the rescue team of the Department of Health and Welfare performed very well in the treatment after the snow disaster, but it was impossible to revive the dead. At the Qingcheng Palace, thirty-five dead people were reported. And in the entire city of Tokyo, only sixty-two people died.

At dusk, the snow stopped, and even the clouds in the sky began to dissipate, and Kaifeng Prefecture sent a large number of people to clear the snow on the royal street. The weather became clear, and Han Gang's expectations were disappointed.

In the middle of the night, the half-moon hangs high, sprinkling a cold glow, and thousands of stars are inlaid in the night sky, shining brightly. The clear night sky made last night's blizzard feel like a dream, but Han Gang only had one feeling:

"It's cold enough."

Anyway, Yuanfeng's three-year southern suburbs ceremony has finally arrived.