Spring has come to an end before you know it.

The weather in Chang'an is starting to get hot.

Several counties in Guanzhong have even experienced drought.

The internal history yamen urgently dispatched hundreds of thousands of stone grain to go to the disaster relief.

However, Liu Che knew that this disaster was just an appetizer.

A larger-scale natural disaster is already imminent!

"At the beginning of next month, that unprecedented typhoon is coming...... Liu Che cupped his cheeks and pondered.

Liu Che remembers very well that in his previous life, at the beginning of April this year, an unprecedented typhoon in the history of the Han dynasty would make landfall from Zhejiang, sweeping all the way, destroying cities and villages, and moving mountains and seas.

Even, even the strong capital city of Jiangdu and Guangling City collapsed in the face of this huge natural disaster! (Note 1)

In Han alone, the typhoon turned 11 county towns into ruins, displaced hundreds of thousands of people, and killed and missing thousands.

After the disaster, there was another epidemic, and tens of thousands of people died.

And that's just the loss of the Han rule.

Another hard-hit area, the vassal state of the Han Dynasty, the East China Sea (Dongou ), in the face of this natural disaster, the entire country's power and rule were dealt a fatal blow.

Three years ago, when the Wu-Chu Rebellion broke out, Liu Bi had engulfed the armies of Dongou City, Minyue and South Vietnam.

At that time, the Dongou Kingdom alone voluntarily or forcibly sent an army of more than 4,000 servants to follow Liu Bi north.

However, twenty years later, in the sixth year of the founding of the Yuan Dynasty, when the Dongou State was annexed to the country, all the people migrated to Lujiang County for resettlement. The official Han family counts all the people of Dongou Kingdom. In total, there are only about 40,000 people...... (Historical Records.) Biography of the East Vietnamese, data contained)

From the army of four thousand. to a total population of more than 40,000.

Dongou is very likely to suffer unimaginable losses in this disaster.

This can also be imagined.

Even the strong walls of Guangling City collapsed in this typhoon.

It is self-evident how much damage Dongou will have to endure when the typhoon makes landfall.

Moreover, unlike the Han family.

The medical level and epidemic prevention level of Dongou Country are about equal to none.

This means that when the epidemic broke out after the disaster, the Dongou people believed in witch doctors and witchcraft. will be directly exposed to germs.

If there is no external force to intervene, the Dongou people will probably have to wait until all the sick people die to prevent the epidemic from spreading.

In the pre-century world, it was easy for a natural disaster, plus an epidemic, to directly exterminate a race.

The Black Death in medieval Europe is a good example.

Liu Che didn't even doubt it. Some of the cities and villages where the Dongou people gathered, even if the whole city was completely dead, and the outside world did not notice it - this is a very likely thing.

Now, it's been an unprecedented storm landfall. The countdown has already arrived.

Do you want to be warned?

Do you want to immediately issue an edict in the capacity of the emperor to urgently evacuate the residents of Jiangdu?

The answer, of course, is yes.

A month ago. Liu Che has already begun to prepare for this.

He sent an envoy to Shu County, in the name of the Inspector's Warehouse Reserve. Inspect the entire Shu County.

A large amount of grain has been the first time. Mobilized, even placed on the docks in Shu County, waiting to be loaded onto ships - nominally, of course, to be transferred to Guanzhong, but in reality, with a single order, these ships could go down the river to Guangling.

In Luoyang, Liu Che also instructed Zhidu to issue an official document to encourage and mobilize large families to participate in 'charity'.

For this reason, Liu Che even authorized Zhidu to be tax-exempt for charity, and even give tax refunds.

Even last year, Liu Che was already preparing for today's disaster.

The 'Chongmin faction' born from the Simeng school was a chess piece planted by Liu Che at the beginning.

The original intention was to encourage and mobilize wealthy businessmen to donate money and even carry out moral kidnapping when disaster came.

It's just that I didn't expect that under the influence of the oppression of Zhidu and other reasons, this important people faction could become the prominent school of Henan County.

But all these preparations are just post-disaster plans.

You want to minimize your losses.

Liu Che is also needed to return to his old job.

"Hey......" stretched his waist, and after adjusting his mood, Liu Che also sighed in his heart: "This can only be the case!" ”

Pretending to be a ghost, after becoming the emperor, Liu Che was already determined not to do it.

The ruler pretended to be a ghost.

It will inevitably raise the head of feudal superstitious ideas and ideas in society.

Take a look at history, after the Western Han Dynasty, the wreak of the Wei thought.

The trend of Wei Wei even profoundly influenced the entire classical era of China, and finally gave birth to the ultimate weapon of pushing back pictures.

However, in such an era, pretending to be a god is a necessary skill for a ruler.

However, then again, even in the age of scientific advancement, the yearning for mysticism and the reliance on religion still exist, and even great powers such as Einstein and Newton will eventually be attributed to religion.

Even the Grand Commander of the Emperor of Mi had to say one sentence in his speech: God bless Amiriga.

What's more, the emperor of China is himself a theocratic existence.

Therefore, Liu Che does not have any psychological pressure.

"Someone!" Liu Che clapped his palms and pretended to have just woken up.

Several attendants of the guards outside the curtain immediately stepped in and bowed, "The ministers are here, what do you command?" ”

"Immediately summon the prime minister, the imperial historian, Jiuqing, and the princes into the palace!" Liu Che said with a serious expression: "In addition, Taishi Ling Sima Tan is also invited, and the people in Chang'an City who are good at interpreting dreams are also found for me!" ”

As soon as they heard the words of the Son of Heaven, the attendant officers immediately reacted.

One of them asked weakly, "Your Majesty has a dream?" ”

Mengzhao, this thing, in the political history of ancient China, can be said to have an important position.

In the well-known Romance of the Three Kingdoms in later generations, there are many bridges similar to the later lord's dream of a landslide, and then the general was really damaged.

And in fact. In the classical Chinese era, this thing is a dream. Quite popular.

King Wen dreams of flying bears and gets Jiang Taigong's story, at this time. It is not a feudal superstition, but a real symbol of the mandate of heaven and the political correctness of the monarchy.

The Chinese in the classical era believed that the Son of Heaven was ordered by the heavens, and that all the ghosts and gods of heaven and earth would dream of what they wanted to say to the Son of Heaven, and even warn them with celestial phenomena.

Whenever the emperor dreamed of something strange, he would invite courtiers, experts (usually professional dream interpreters, or even Taishi Ling, who was in charge of monitoring the celestial phenomena) to discuss and discuss the meaning of the dream.

And something like that. In ancient China, it was an extremely serious and extremely important political event.

It is more typical, similar to the Eastern Han Dynasty Ming Emperor's night dream of the Jin people, so Buddhism was introduced to China, and the White Horse Temple was established.

Without this opportunity, how could I allow the Yidi Sect to be introduced?

The ruler will immediately suppress this foreign teacher who does not know what to do and dares to pollute the spiritual world of the Chinese nobility.

Therefore. Liu Che nodded and said, "That's right, go and give the order, this matter is extremely important." Be sure to notify all the courtiers to, and in addition, the East Palace. The Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager were also invited to discuss together! ”

"No!" Now. The attendants immediately perked up, and their expressions became extremely serious.

The dream of the Son of Heaven. It's never been sloppy.

You must know that this is the top priority related to the foundation of the society, the stability of the country and the peace of the world!

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An hour later, the courtiers and courtiers who were urgently summoned from their respective official residences, family residences, and even Shanglin Yuan.

The three princes and nine kings, including the prime minister, the imperial historian, and the general, as well as the important princes in Beijing, arrived at Weiyang Palace one after another.

Everyone's faces were heavy and their expressions were solemn.

Historically, similar things have happened when the Son of Heaven has a dream, and he also solemnly summons the ministers, and the seriousness of the problem has directly risen to the key to the survival of the country and the continuation of the society.

What's more, three years ago, Jinshang, who was still the prince, had accurately predicted such things as the Wu Chu rebellion and the comet attack, and the lightning strike on the main hall of the East Palace in Luoyang.

No one dares to underestimate, let alone ignore another dream of the Son of Heaven after three years.

"I don't know Your Majesty, what did you dream about this time?" Prime Minister Zhou Yafu worriedly said to Yuan An, the servant who followed him: "I hope it's not bad news!" ”

Three years ago, Imajo accurately foresaw the comet's attack and lightning strikes on the East Palace of Luoyang, followed by the Wu Chu rebellion, and the war lasted for three months, affecting one-third of the Han Dynasty's territory.

Three years later, a similar dream struck again.

What will the Son of Heaven dream about this time?

Even Yuan An, who has always adhered to the concept of 'respecting ghosts and gods and staying away', had a serious expression and sighed worriedly: "I'm afraid, there are no good dreams!" ”

It's a very simple logic, if it's a good thing, where you need to gather the ministers, so solemn?

Only when there is a bad omen, it is necessary to gather the ministers, solemnly deliberate, and deploy countermeasures.

On the other side, the Imperial Historian climbed the steps of the Xuanshu Hall step by step.

Behind him, several young Legalist officials followed.

Tingwei Zhao Yu carried a ribbon in parallel with him.

In the current political arena of the Han Dynasty, Legalism is ushering in the most prosperous era since the Qin Dynasty.

From the enforcer (Tingwei) to the overseer (Yushi Daifu), all are in the hands of the Legalists.

In addition to the lack of legislative power, the Legalists have taken the power to interpret and enforce the law and the right to uphold the law into their own hands.

Today, many of the ideas and policies, such as the salt and iron official camps, the suppression of local tyrants, and the liquidation of local officialdom, have added fuel to the prosperity of the Legalists.

The current Legalists can be described as cooking oil with fire, and they are extremely prosperous.

In such a situation, Chao Cuo, as the leader of the Legalists, already has a huge power that matches his official position.

"This dream of the Son of Heaven may become an opportunity for us Legalists to go further!" Chao Cuo said to Zhao Yu in a low voice.

Legalist politicians have always seen crises as opportunities for reform.

From the beginning of childbirth, the Legalists have been accumulating their own strength and promoting changes again and again through crises.

Therefore, walking a tightrope is actually the daily life of Legalists.

If the steel wire goes too much, it will inevitably break.

Chao Cuo also knew how many enemies he had inside and out.

One day, the wire under his feet breaks, and he will immediately be crushed.

But he was not afraid.

Since Shang Jun, the disciples of the Legalists have not been afraid of death.

They are only afraid that after their death, there will be no successor, and the change will be interrupted.

Yes, Chao Cuo has been preparing to cultivate an heir for a long time.

Zhao Yu was chosen by Chao Cuo, the flag bearer of the Legalist family after him, in recent years, Chao Cuo has almost regarded Zhao Yu as his own son, and almost taught everything he knew and understood.

Of course, Zhao Yu also saw the meaning of Chao Mistake.

He was grateful and worried.

Because Zhao Yu knew very well that Chao Cuo had never given up the idea of cutting the domain.

Even if he doesn't support it today, this imperial historian is still under pressure and doing the work related to cutting the domain.

And, it constantly touches the sore feet of the princes and kings.

Last year, Chao Cuo promoted the abolition of the policy of appointing officials of more than 2,000 koku in the kingdom by the princes, and it was successful.

This year, he began to work towards reclaiming the power of the princes to mint coins and open mines.

This time, Chao Cuo encountered strong resistance.

The princes and kings can do without the right to appoint and dismiss officials of 2,000 stones, because they know that after the defeat of Wu Chu, Chang'an will not allow them to continue to have control over the military and political power in the country.

However, to take back its power to mint coins and open mines is to ask the old life of those Liu clan relatives.

Not only did the princes and kings rebound violently, but even the princely class also strongly opposed it.

Coinage and mining were also important sources of income for the princes.

Zhao Yu was really worried that Chao Cuo would fall into the siege from all sides.

I have also been tactfully persuaded a few times.

But Chao Wrong has already made up his mind.

even used Qu Yuan's 'life and death of the country for profit, how can it be avoided because of misfortune and fortune'.

This made Zhao Yu a little unsure of what to say.

But as a disciple of the Legalists, Zhao Yu understood why Chao Cuo was so resolute.

As Legalists, there are only four words engraved in their bones: 'rich country and strong army'.

In order to achieve this goal, they will do whatever it takes, even if it is their own lives.

Zhao Yu knows that one day, when he finds his path of 'enriching the country and strengthening the army', he will be like Chao Cuo, and resolutely and completely carry it out without hesitation until the end of his life.

This is the mission of all Legalist disciples, and it is also fate.

"What Chao Gong said is very ......" Thinking of these things, Zhao Yu nodded and said: "Our Legalists have always been in danger of the country, when the society is overturned, to turn the tide and help the building to the people who will fall!" ”

From the day Legalists were born, they stood up to solve the various problems facing the country, to enrich the country and strengthen the army, and to promote social change.

At this time, the door of the Xuanshu Hall slowly opened.

The close attendant of the Son of Heaven, the great eunuch Wang Dao, stood at the door of the hall and said to the ministers: "Ladies and gentlemen, please wait here, Your Majesty is summoning Taishi Ling and several well-known scholars in Chang'an......"

When everyone heard this, their faces became even heavier.

What kind of dream did His Majesty need to summon Tai Shi Ling, who was in charge of monitoring the celestial phenomena, and several well-known scholars in Chang'an?

I am afraid that the seriousness of what His Majesty has dreamed of has exceeded his expectations.

Countless people began to feel anxious, panicked and uneasy. (To be continued......)

PS: Happy National Day, everyone!