kingnovel Chapter 1496
Chapter 1496
Chapter 1496
It turned out that General Ma's concubine Wu and her son Ma Chuyuan were exiled, and they were upset. Wu cried and made a scene to no avail, and it was said that on the day she was escorted out of Beijing, she personally declared that Ma Chuyuan was not General Ma's son at all.
This matter is now being spread all over the capital. Regardless of whether it is true or false, General Ma is so ashamed that he has no place to put his face.
General Ma went to the border again. Before leaving, he returned the vacant General's Mansion to the court.
Emperor Mingde took back the house and gave another house to Ma Chuyi to be used as a general's residence.
In other words, Ma Chuyi and Ming Zhao would get married in the future, and Ming Zhao would become the mistress of the house when she moved into the general's mansion.
Moreover, the blood-sucking insects in General Ma’s house can no longer recognize their home.
Qin Fangfei wrote a long and eloquent article, but she still felt unsatisfied. If it weren't for the cold winter, she would have wanted to go directly to Youzhou to meet up with them.
But she didn't know that Shi Anxia and the others had traveled a long way, even visiting Yongle County, just to delay until winter to come to Youzhou to do important things.
Because according to Shi Anxia's memory, there will be an unprecedented earthquake in Youzhou in the winter of that year, and the epicenter will be the county seat of Chang'an, the capital of Youzhou.
Because Chang'an County was densely populated and the earthquake occurred in the middle of the night, there were countless casualties and it was a horrific sight.
As early as the beginning of the year, Minister of Works Gao Pinyuan received an order from Emperor Mingde and sent a large number of craftsmen to Chang'an County to reinforce the houses.
The Minister of Revenue Tang Chuyu sent people to prepare enough supplies and stored them in a temporary shed built in the suburbs.
A large number of Youzhou garrison troops were also transferred to Chang'an County for garrison.
In short, all the preparations that need to be made have been completed, and now we are just waiting for the earthquake to come.
The reason why Chang'an County in Youzhou was prosperous has a lot to do with its border with Liang State.
On one side is Chang'an County, the capital of Youzhou in the northern wing, and on the other side is Dong'an County, the capital of Chenzhou in Liang State.
These two counties are interesting. There is a street between them. The one on this side of the street is Beiyi, and the other side of the street is Liangguo.
The two countries exchange what they have and what they need, and border trade is prosperous.
Chang'an County suddenly gathered troops and stored food, which naturally caused a stir in Dong'an County.
The governor of Chenzhou in Liang State was so frightened that he quickly reported to the court, thinking that Beiyi was going to go to war with them.
At this time, Emperor Yong of Liang was still in charge of the affairs and immediately followed suit.
The Chief Minister of the Cabinet, Lord Wang Yi, volunteered to garrison in Dong'an County, and the Minister of Rites, Wu Xianwen, also expressed his willingness to go together.
The two had been waiting for this moment for a long time.
As early as when the two of them were on a diplomatic mission to Beiyi, Emperor Heng had told them that according to calculations by a skilled Feng Shui master in Beiyi, an unprecedented earthquake would occur in Youzhou, causing a large number of casualties.
Dong'an County was also one of the disaster-stricken areas.
But the two were always skeptical. After all, could a Feng Shui master predict an earthquake?
But Emperor Heng's expression was serious at the time, and he still asked them to keep this matter in mind secretly.
They just have to wait for the governor of Chenzhou to report the unusual movements in the northern wing to the court, and then they will have a reason to ask for permission to go.
Emperor Yong approved the request and sent the brave general Nie Zhan to lead troops to garrison in Dong'an County.
The two adults were skeptical, but they did not slack off in their work. They followed the instructions, reinforced their houses, stored large amounts of food and other supplies, and waited for the so-called big earthquake to come.