The World of Yellow Sky

Chapter 747 The Earth Dragon Turns Over
In the fifth year of Chuping (194), Ding Chou in June.

Zhongzhou, Chang'an City.

There are few pedestrians on the streets in Chang'an City, and there are almost no people.

The drought has lasted for more than two months, and it has become more and more serious.

Even the water level of a big river like the Wei River has dropped seriously, and Chang'an is located in the Wei River Basin, so it will inevitably be affected.

It is impossible to irrigate the fields with the current amount of water, and it is even difficult for humans and animals to drink.

The streams and rivers that many small settlements rely on in various parts of Zhongzhou have even withered, and the local residents had to start moving to larger pavilion townships.

Xu An had already started preparations for disaster relief very early on. After May, all localities announced that they had entered military control, and Xu An held the right to manage them.

Police forces from all over the country were urgently summoned to maintain law and order in the town, and the surrounding four-wheeled carriage caravans and logistics troops also began to deliver various supplies to the disaster-stricken areas in an orderly manner.

The army was also mobilized and entered a state of combat readiness.

After the famine came, production was destroyed, and the people lost their output. This kind of moment is the most likely to make people take risks, which in turn produces thieves and bandits.

To mobilize the police force and the military is to nip it in the bud.

The absence of rain for two months made the climate in Chang'an city extremely dry and the air extremely hot.

The scorching sun was like a fire, and the huge Chang'an City was like a steamer.

Walking on the streets of Chang'an City, the head-on wind blows like a heat wave.

The heat wave in the air made it almost impossible to breathe.

Although military control has been implemented, there are no patrolling soldiers on the streets, and only the soldiers on duty can be seen on the watchtowers lined up in various urban areas.

In such a hot weather, patrolling under the scorching sun may cause some people to faint due to heat stroke.

Xu An stood in the courtyard of Yongning Pavilion, raised his hands to cover his eyes, and looked up at the sky outside the courtyard.

As before, the sky was still clear, with only a few white clouds floating in the sky, and there was no sign of rain at all.

"How is the disaster situation in various places?"

Xu An didn't look back, but asked in a deep voice.

Behind him, Xu You was standing at the bottom of the corridor.

Yongning Pavilion and Yonghe Pavilion are connected by a long corridor, and Xu You came from Yonghe Pavilion.

"In the four counties of Zhongzhou, Hongnong County has been less affected by the drought for the time being, and Hedong County is in the north, and the situation has been brought under control."

"The main areas affected by the drought are Yingtian County, Zuofengyi, and Youfufeng. The drought in the Sanfu area is the most severe. Many streams in various places have stopped flowing. Our army is taking the victims to the military camps for concentration."

When Xu You talked about the situation of the disaster, his face was a little dignified.

"Recently there have been a lot of rogues and bandits in the Sanfu area. Our army has wiped out some of them, and found that some of them have traces of embroidered messengers and ghosts. Yinglangwei and Liufanmen are tracking down the rest of the rogues and bandits. The Xiaoqi Battalion has dispersed and is ready to cooperate with the bandits at any time."

Xu An's eyes narrowed slightly. Although he had expected it, Xu An still had a headache.

The intervention of the Embroidered Cloth Messenger and the Demon made the situation in Zhongzhou even more complicated.

Just as Xu An expected, the Embroidered Clothes Messenger and the Demon not only encouraged some people to become thieves and bandits, but also spread rumors all over the place, saying that Xu An lost his fortune, under the guise of destiny, the Taiping Dao deceived the world, and the reason for the drought It is because of the Taiping Dao that they brought disasters, otherwise why did Taiping Dao bring so many disasters just after the founding of the country.

After all, the Han Dynasty has ruled the world for nearly [-] years, and its influence is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Although Taipingdao has responded, some people still believe in the rumors spread by the embroidered clothes messengers and demons.

"General Xu Huang has already led the troops to Youfufeng to rescue the disaster. The definite news from Youfufeng should be heard within five days."

"Grain prices in Chang'an City and Sanfu haven't risen too much. After the grain is imported from the granaries in various places, the price of grain is still within a reasonable range. The mood of the people in various places is stable, and there is no commotion in any city."

"Relief work has been carried out in various places, please rest assured, Mr. Ming."

Taiping Road had already been prepared, and Xu An ordered the construction of granaries in various places, and he had already started hoarding a large amount of grain last year.

This time when the drought came, the price of grain did rise at first, but as a large amount of grain stored in Taipingdao flowed into the market, the price was quickly suppressed.

As soon as the drought started, Xu An clearly issued an edict, setting the maximum price for grain sales, and not allowing any merchants to hoard goods.

Originally, because Huangfusong and Wang Yunnan fled most of the powerful and powerful families, the merchants had already left Zhongzhou.

The merchants left in Zhongzhou are all small and medium-sized merchants. If they had some small ideas of their own before, but after seeing the power of Taiping Dao at the founding ceremony, they dare not disobey Xu An's edict at all this time. Instead, he obediently cooperated with the officials sent by Taipingdao to sell grain.

After all, military control has been implemented in all major cities now, and the Tiqi of the Eagle Wolf Guard can take him down on the spot as long as they find evidence of malicious hoarding.

"Thanks for your hard work."

Xu An looked away from the sky.

"After a great disaster, there must be a great epidemic."

"The high temperature is unbearable and the heat is scorching. It is the time when the epidemic is easy to breed. Doctors from all over the country are gathered together for unified management. If heat stroke or disease is discovered, it must be treated in time and not neglected."

Two consecutive months of high temperature and scorching heat have caused most of the crops to die, the leaves of the trees to wither, and even the green grass on the ground has turned a scorched yellow color.

"Distribute some of the stored wood and tell everyone that all food and drinking water must be cooked and boiled before consumption."

"Diseases are hidden in raw water and in raw food. We must pay attention to prevention. Hua Tuo has full power to prevent and control the disease. He did a good job when the Zhangshui epidemic was prevalent. I believe this time, he can also do well.”

"The weather is hot, and I know that the heat in the palace is unbearable. In the past few days, I will draw some more ice cubes from the cellar to cool down."

The sweat on Xu You's head and the work these days have been taken into account by Xu An.

These days, all kinds of affairs come one after another, the convoys transporting food and grass for disaster relief, the police in the city to maintain law and order, all kinds of affairs are piled up on the desk of Yonghe Pavilion.

Jia Xu had already left Zhongzhou for Liangzhou. Yan Zhong was in poor health and was recuperating in Taiyechi. The position of chief assistant of the cabinet was actually just a name, more because of Yan Zhong's previous achievements.

Although Yang Wei, Wei Lu, and Ge Zhou are all capable, they still lack the overall situation and experience. Xu An mentioned them in the cabinet, in fact, to be able to balance.

Although Xu You is also a cabinet minister, he is already performing the duties of chief assistant.

Moreover, Xu You, as the magistrate of the Zhongshu Mansion, had to bear even more things.

"Thank you, Mr. Ming."

Xu You felt warm in his heart, and thanked him.

Xu An patted Xu You on the shoulder and said solemnly
"The plague of locusts has been determined, and the follow-up tasks will be more arduous. You must pay attention to rest. The next tasks..."

A horse neighing suddenly interrupted Xu An's follow-up words.

Xu An looked puzzled and looked at Xu Hong, as did all the Tengxiang guards in Yongning Pavilion.

"I'll go to the stables."

Xu Hong understood immediately that the war horses in the stables next to Yongning Pavilion were all well-selected and well-trained horses, and it was impossible for them to cause commotion without any abnormality.

Xu An didn't finish the rest of the sentence, he suddenly felt a dull feeling in his chest, and he began to feel a little dazed when he watched the scene in front of him.

Xu An felt that the floor on which his body was standing seemed to be shaking, and it was difficult for him to stand still.

In his sight, he saw the figures of Xu You and others shaking in front of him, and the soldiers of the Tengxiang Guards guarding the house were all terrified.

A deep and strange voice sounded in Xu An's ears, as if some kind of prehistoric beast was roaring in a low voice.

The chill gnawed at his bones, Xu An only felt that his whole body had fallen into the ice cellar, and he could barely move his hands and feet.

The reason for the chill in his heart was because of the source of the sound, the source of the sound was not coming from elsewhere, but from underground...

As far as the eye can see, the earth shakes and the mountains shake, that is the mighty power of heaven and earth!

Xu An supported the pillar beside him with one hand, and barely stabilized his figure.

"Everyone, leave the house and gather in an open place!"

In a short moment, Xu An had already regained his senses, and immediately shouted.

"Xu Hong!"

Xu An pointed at Xu You, and Xu Hong immediately understood Xu An's meaning. He immediately stepped forward to support Xu You, and then led him to the courtyard.

Xu An didn't need to remind him again, the two Tengxiang guards guarding Xu An's side had already supported Xu An on one left and one on the right, and walked quickly towards the empty courtyard.

After a short period of confusion, the long-term training made Teng Xiangwei, who was in charge of the security work, still stick to his post at this moment, and began to evacuate in an orderly manner.

While the earthquake was still going on, they rushed into the palace pavilion and took the officials in the palace pavilion to the courtyard.

The voices of people are noisy, the earth shakes and the mountains shake, and there are sharp noises one after another.

Xu An was guarded by Tengxiangwei's soldiers in the center of the courtyard, farthest from the palace. The rest of the people were separated by Tengxiangwei's soldiers, including Xu You. distance.

The earthquake lasted for an unknown amount of time, and when it finally subsided, everyone had already stood in the courtyard.

Xu An looked around, he felt slight tinnitus in his ears, tightness in his chest, and even difficulty in breathing.

Although the surroundings are no longer shaking, he always has the illusion that the scene in front of him is still shaking.

In the courtyard, the faces of all the officials were buried in the ground one after another. Xu You's face was pale, but at least he still retained a little sense and maintained his appearance.

But none of Tengxiangwei's soldiers showed panic on their faces. They had never been afraid on the battlefield. This time, they still retained their courage when facing the mighty power of the earthquake.

The building of Yongning Pavilion did not suffer any damage, only a few tiles were shaken off.

Xu An's eyes quickly swept over the building, and according to the earthquake feeling and the damage of Yongning Pavilion, Xu An quickly judged that the scale of the earthquake was not large.

But Xu An didn't relax completely, Yingtian Mansion used to be an imperial palace, the materials used for palaces and pavilions here are naturally the best, and the workmanship is also second to none, the structure of the houses is definitely much more stable than private houses.

The quality of some residential buildings in Chang'an City is not very good, there are some old houses that have been in disrepair for a long time, and because of the expansion of Chang'an City, there are a large number of buildings under construction in Chang'an City, and these buildings may have been affected.

"The earth dragon turned over... This is the earth dragon turned over..."

Among the crowd, someone showed fear and said in a trembling voice.

His words also attracted the attention of others, and the crowd began to commotion, and even the soldiers of Tengxiangwei showed hesitation in their eyes.

Xu An's eyes narrowed slightly. He knew very well that the earthquake was just a natural phenomenon, and it was not some kind of earth-shattering turnaround at all.

"Although the sky is dead and the destiny is gone, the underground dragon veins have not been cut off. After all, the Han Dynasty has been in the Central Plains for hundreds of years."

"Right now, it's just the shock caused by my Daoist of Taiping Dao intercepting and killing the remaining dragon veins. What's there to panic about?!"

"I'm still here, what's there to be afraid of!"

Xu An's voice suppressed all the hustle and bustle in an instant, and Xu An's prestige was enough to suppress any doubts.

The eyes of the soldiers of Tengxiangwei also became firm again in an instant, they believed in Xu An's words.

The officials in the courtyard also regained a little clarity, and were no longer as flustered as before.

The sharp sound kept ringing in Xu An's ears. Although Xu An couldn't see the outside situation, he knew very well that the yellow angels and soldiers stationed in Yingtian Mansion had already reacted.

"Ziyuan, you go to Yonghe Pavilion to stabilize the officials in Yingtian Mansion, and you must stabilize the inner city in the shortest possible time."

"Draft an edict and spread it to all directions immediately. The reason for the earthquake is that the Taoists of the Taoist government are cleaning up the remaining dragon veins of the Han Dynasty, which caused the earthquake. The earthquake will end soon. All the people stay where they are for the time being. Don't panic. , waiting for the arrival of the army."

Xu An walked towards the stable next to Yongning Pavilion with a tiger's pace, and at the same time gave orders in an orderly manner.

"Xu Hong, call all Tengxiang Guards and follow me to the outer city!"

The scale of the earthquake was not large, and most of the damage caused was in the outer city, which was mixed with fish and dragons. There must have been spies from the Han and Wei courts. When the earthquake happened, there might be riots in many places.

Although military control has been implemented, this earthquake will inevitably cause the armies everywhere to fall into chaos for a short time.

The war horse was quickly led in front of Xu An, and Xu An stepped onto the horse with just one move.

"Send Gong Du to stabilize the inner city and guard against possible chaos."

"Let Lu Bu be ordered to lead Xiaoqiying Liuqu into the city to maintain law and order."

Xu An was riding on the horse. At this time, he had already rode out of the Yongning Pavilion. Xu An had a panoramic view of Ying Tianfu's palace and pavilions. Ying Tianfu was basically intact and there was no damage.

"All Tengxiang Guards, follow me out of the city."

Xu An's face was firm, and he looked to the south, where the outer city of Chang'an was located.

"Raise the banner and put up the coat of arms, and let the people of Chang'an City know that I am in Chang'an City just like them!"

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Excerpt from "Book of the Later Han Dynasty: The Ninth Chronicle of Emperor Xiandi"

194 years.

In June, Ding Chou had an earthquake in the capital; Wuyin had another earthquake.

Yiyou is dark, and there is an eclipse every day.

From April without rain to the month, Gu Yihu paid [-] yuan, and the people in Chang'an ate each other.

This is a history that has actually happened, because of the impact of drought, food shortages, rising prices, and earthquakes made it worse.

(End of this chapter)