The Woman Behind Kangxi: The Biography of Virtuous Concubine

Chapter 91
earthquake!

Ning De raised his head and looked at the swing frame on Xuan Ye's head, which seemed to be shaken by the earthquake. Even the hazelnut tree seemed unstable, and the whole Yonghe Palace was shaking. I want to stop, but... Your Majesty... Your Majesty... I want to be with Xuan Ye... I want to be with him...
Before Xuan Ye had time to react, he saw a jade-colored figure running towards him and pushed him straight away. Xuan Ye only felt that he was hugging a soft body, and the two of them huddled together, as if they had merged into one.

With a loud "boom", half of the Yonghe Palace's wall and the hazelnut tree that Xuanye had been standing on fell to the ground, and the dust covered it for a long time.

Only when the long resounding vibration passed, Liuli, who was lying on the side, dared to hold her head and struggle to get up, only to see that there was a gray dust outside the palace gate, the day was covered like night, and it was hard to see her fingers when she stretched out her hand Not only the North Fifth Institute connected to the outside of the Yonghe Palace was seriously damaged, but several other places in the palace can also be imagined.

The entire harem was in chaos at the moment, the maids were crying and crying for help, eunuchs and guards all rushed in, surrounded by the emperor, Xuan Ye brushed the ashes on his dragon robe, without changing his expression. Standing up, his face was also pale, but his expression was as usual without a trace of panic.

Just now when Ningde was in his arms, he just felt that she was so weak and needed to be protected by himself. When Ningde rushed over and fell on him, the two of them depended on each other for a few short moments. Feeling Ningde trembling slightly, he understood that Ningde, who is usually so calm and indifferent no matter how he looks at it, actually needs the care of others like every little girl in his heart. She hides her weakness tightly in her seemingly The tough exterior is gone.

But now is not the time for him to be emotional. The whole harem is still waiting for him, the whole capital is still waiting for him, and the whole Qing Dynasty is still waiting for him. He can't hesitate, can't be emotional, and can't be affectionate. Can't but dare not neglect!
He looked at Ningde with a pale complexion, turned his head firmly, and without hesitation, he ordered neatly to the attendants kneeling beside him: "Call Mingzhu, Suo'etu, and Li Yu in immediately, and order them to wait in Qianqing Palace. Come out with the paperwork and discuss how to deal with the disaster after the earthquake. Liang Jiugong, go to the Palace of Compassion and Ning to see if the emperor's grandmother and the queen's ladies are safe? Tell me that I am safe, and say that I will go over after discussing with the ministers. Please be safe, please don't disturb the two. Let Concubine Tong organize the harem first, don't make such a mess!" He paused, then looked at Ningde tenderly, turned his head and said sharply to Liuli and Feicui: "Have a good look at the harem!" Your master."

Xuan Ye lowered his head, took Ning De's hand and said softly: "You rest in peace first, and I will come back when I go, and don't go back to the Yonghe Palace. I will let Concubine Tong pick you up and go to Shouning Palace to escape first. The terrain is empty, and the missionaries from the west told me after the last earthquake that it is the safest place."

Ning De forced a smile, and smiled considerately: "De'er, it's okay, the emperor's state affairs are important, go quickly, but you have to be careful yourself, the emperor!"

The weak smile smeared on her pale and weak cheeks, which made people feel extremely worried. Xuan Ye gave her a comforting smile, heartbroken, turned his head and left.

Ning De looked at his background until he felt that he could no longer see himself when he turned around, so he closed his eyes, couldn't hold it any longer and fainted softly.The last thing I heard seemed to be Liuli and Feicui's hissing shouts: "Master, master, what's wrong with you? Wake up! Master, don't scare this slave..."

In the 18th year of Kangxi’s Gengshen period, there was a major earthquake in the capital: 790 houses were collapsed in the capital, 28 houses were destroyed, and 480 people died.” All 43 members of Wang Guangyu’s family, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, were killed in the earthquake .

Within an hour after the earthquake, Emperor Kangxi successively summoned the cabinet, Jiuqing, Zhan Shi, Ke, Daoman and Han officials and summoned the academician Mingzhu, Li Yu, Shangshu Song Deyi, Zuodu Yushi Wei Xiangshu, etc. to enter the Qianqing Palace to discuss The cause of the earthquake and the countermeasures require officials, big and small, to change their past mistakes and love the people for the country.

On the third day after the earthquake, Emperor Kangxi sent people to the surrounding areas to check the disaster situation and reported it to the court.

On the sixth day after the earthquake, the officials ordered to distribute relief had already distributed the relief money directly to the victims in Sanhe, Tongzhou and other places that were most affected by the disaster.Established a disaster emergency organization structure with the emperor as the center, the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of Industry as the main functional departments, the Metropolitan Procuratorate as the main body of supervision, and the division of labor and cooperation between the central and local governments.

In Renxu, Xuan Ye summoned the courtiers and said: "I am not virtuous, and the politics is not coordinated, so I will warn you of the earthquake. I am in a state of horror and peace, and I am diligently seeking the cause of the disaster. How can the officials of the herdsmen be harsh in order to flatter? The minister or Cliques cite private individuals for more than a week? Do not forbid military officers to burn and plunder? Is it true that renting is not true? Asking the criminal officer to hear the lawsuit or vain the common people? , are enough to cause disasters. But in Dafa, there is a small incorruptibility, and the government is fair and the litigation is reasonable. The common people look up to the sky and eliminate the grievances. It is used to show my heart, and I originally encouraged ministers and workers both at home and abroad."

When the entire Qing Dynasty was fighting against the severe earthquake in Gyeonggi, news came from the Ningshou Palace in the harem that the nobleman Uya's family Ningde was pregnant with dragon species, but this news came at a time when the whole people were fighting the earthquake It seems so small and insignificant that it is not even mentioned in "Kangxi Daily Life Notes" and "Records of Qing Shengzu".

After Ningde gave birth to the fourth son of the emperor, Yinzhen, it seemed that God heard her pious prayers and made her conceived with the dragon seed again in just a few months.

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