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Chapter 354 The Emperor Can’t Get Rid of the Blame

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"sure?"

Thinking that the emperor's reaction was quite similar to that of his master, Shu Xiaoxiao nodded affirmatively and replied, "Sure!"

The emperor sighed: "Qinghan, what do you think?"

Yun Qinghan: "It is better to believe it than not to believe it. We should make preparations in advance and be able to deal with any situation."

Yun Qinghan took out a map from his sleeve and discussed the scope of the earthquake with the emperor. Shu Xiaoxiao quietly opened the bag around her waist and let the ginseng treasure out so that she could replenish it in time if there was anything wrong.

At the same time, Shu Xiaoxiao also correctly realized her status as a lucky star. The emperor believed what she said so easily. How could she describe this trust? Although she was very happy to be recognized, the burden on her shoulders was also invisibly heavier. In the future, she must be more careful with her words and not talk nonsense.

After determining the approximate scope and approximate harm of the earthquake, the emperor frowned and began to summon ministers. Shu Xiaoxiao and Yun Qinghan were still waiting in the side hall.

This matter is of great importance, so they should not intervene for the time being: "Brother, we have done our best and left the rest to fate. We have done what we should do, and the rest is up to God."

Shu Xiaoxiao saw Yun Qinghan frowning all the time and comforted him. She felt that now the emperor had summoned all the ministers to discuss the matter. The smartest people in Daning were all here. With them here, what could not be solved? Anyway, she had no regrets.

All she had to do was prepare some money and supplies.

Yun Qinghan: "I'm not worried about the earthquake, I'm worried about the emperor. A disaster from heaven will make many people think it's a warning and punishment from heaven to the emperor. They will think the emperor has done something wrong. The other two countries are eyeing him covetously, which is very bad for our Daning."

Shu Xiaoxiao then remembered that the ancients did not understand the scientific principles of earthquakes. Whenever a major natural disaster occurred, they would think it was God's punishment on the rulers. They would think that the disaster was caused by the emperor doing something wrong, and the emperor seemed to have to write an edict of repentance.

In history, Kangxi issued an edict of repentance to appease the people. Also, because an earthquake occurred just after he ascended the throne, Emperor Yuan of Han, Liu Shi, was not highly regarded in history. It was said that he favored eunuchs, which led to the decline of imperial power and chaos in the government. The powerful Western Han Dynasty went on the road to decline in his hands. But in fact, after the earthquake, he treated the victims well, rented land to them, and did not collect rent or taxes. He was considered a responsible emperor. But because of the earthquake, no matter how well he did afterwards, his evaluation in history books was always low. An emperor who is not recognized even by God will find it difficult to win the hearts of the people, because the ancients believed that the earthquake was God's disapproval of his succession to the throne.

Whenever a natural disaster occurred, especially an earthquake, the emperor could not escape the blame and could only accept the blame. Not only did he have to appease the affected people, but he also had to take the blame on himself. During that period, even the emperor had to keep a low profile and be a good person, otherwise he would be the one in the wrong when the issue was brought up in the future.

Not to mention, they have not yet unified, and are in a three-way confrontation. The other two countries can easily achieve the goal of disrupting the people's hearts by spreading unfavorable rumors.

Even if it doesn't cause major losses, it's still pretty annoying. In this situation, it's natural for my brother, as his nephew, to be worried.

But Shu Xiaoxiao is also a person who has experienced an information explosion. This matter is complicated, but it is also simple. Isn't this just a simple war of public opinion?

As long as it is guided well, the earthquake will not only not be a punishment, but also an affirmation of the emperor. After all, she knows very well that the formation of earthquakes is mainly due to the vibrations generated during the rapid release of energy in the earth's crust. This vibration will form seismic waves, which in turn cause the ground to shake, thus forming an earthquake. It has little to do with heaven, let alone individuals.

Throughout the ages, historical records show that many emperors would experience strange phenomena when they were born or ascended the throne, saying that they were "mandated by heaven" and even rebellions were made to be justified. However, some of these phenomena may have occurred by chance, but weren't most of them man-made?

Physics and chemistry were their compulsory courses. Even if they did not study in depth, they still knew what they should know. As for those little tricks of the quacks, they were only used to deceive the ignorant ancients. In modern times, everyone treats them as acrobatics and they have nothing to do with miracles.

Now they know it ten days in advance, so it is easy for them to create a strange phenomenon before the earthquake.

Yun Qinghan pondered: This method seems to be really good?

After discussing with several ministers, Emperor Jingming was still frowning, wondering if he was really morally flawed. He couldn't understand why. Since God had already sent down a blessing star for him, wasn't it a recognition of him?

How could such a disaster befall him? He thought that although he was not very wise, he had not done anything that would anger the gods and people. How could the gods punish him like this? Or did one of his princes do something stupid to implicate him?

Before he could come up with a conclusion, he heard Shu Xiaoxiao's suggestion and immediately said: This is not only good, it is very good.

"Xiaoxiao, just tell me what you think! What kind of vision do you think would be most appropriate?" Emperor Jingming's expression was basically relaxed. It was indeed a good thing to know about the earthquake in advance, as it could minimize the harm to the people, but it was really not friendly to him as the emperor!

Now that he had a solution, in addition to relaxing, he also wanted to do something big. With this vision, he might even be able to add another political achievement to his career! His Daning's lucky star was indeed well-deserved.

As for those unfilial sons of his, we must also investigate thoroughly to find out who did something that angered God and almost implicated him as their father. We must let them know who is the father.

Of course, what is more important now is the vision. With the warning of the vision, the people will be convinced and they will be able to minimize the damage caused by this earthquake.

And those ministers just now were already his confidants, but when they heard about the earthquake, they were skeptical. After all, words are not enough, and telling others in advance would easily cause chaos. Now he could only try to prepare in advance.

then

Two days later, in a village not far from Kyoto, someone dug up a rare flower. The flower grew rapidly, and soon became half a person's height. Then the flower slowly blossomed, emitting a fragrance that made people feel relaxed, as if they were in a fairyland.

Not until more and more people came over did the flower slowly close up and then disappear. The onlookers were simply stunned. Many people went to the location to check, but there was really no trace at all.

But because of their trampling, that area began to sink.

Someone suggested: "Should we dig it up and see?"

Everyone looked at each other and nodded: "Dig!"