When the Son of Heaven asked questions, he had to answer and speak. Just when the moment of silence could no longer be maintained, the servant on duty suddenly came in to report: "Your Majesty, Wu Congzhao, the priest of Qintian Supervisor Zhengqing, has something urgent to see."
As soon as the Heavenly Emperor raised his head, he let Qing Chen go for the time being: "Xuan!"
Qin Tianjian is somewhat detached from the court because of the affairs of the sky supervision that he is in charge of. Wu Congzhao didn't wear court clothes, and he looked very chic in a long gown, with a fairy-like demeanor, and he spoke calmly and calmly: "I see the emperor."
The Emperor of Heaven raised his hand: "Is there any urgent matter for Zhengqing to see me?"
Wu Congzhao bowed to Qing Chen: "It just so happens that the princess is here. The 'Eight Direction Image Instrument' that I developed with the princess a while ago suddenly changed today. I also got the hexagram of 'Da Zhuang', Qinglong Linkun Palace, where the inner dry gold is near the moon to build a flourishing place, and when it is moved, it can restrain the Zhenmu, and the Zhenmu can be restrained and move, and when it moves, it will shake."
"Oh?" Qing Chen was slightly surprised. She and Wu Congzhao made the Bafang Geograph together for earthquake measurement. If there is any abnormal movement, it means that there will be an earthquake soon. Immediately said to the Emperor of Heaven: "Your Majesty, please allow Qing Chen to visit Qi Tiantai."
The face of the Emperor of Heaven was slightly gloomy. Since ancient times, all dynasties have regarded disasters such as earthquakes as celestial warnings. He got up and said, "I'll go and have a look too."
Sun Shi'an hurriedly arranged to drive around, and Qing Chen followed Qi Tiantai, and saw that the water patterns on the side of the image in all directions could not stop fluctuating, she deduced the direction and said to Wu Congzhao: "According to this, it seems to be near Huailuan City in the northwest of Tiandu."
Wu Congzhao said: "That's right, it's very close to Yige City, only a hundred miles away."
The Emperor of Heaven took a closer look at the eight-direction imager and asked, "This is the instrument that can measure earthquakes? How sure are you?"
"This is it." Wu Congzhao said truthfully, "I have developed it, but I haven't tried it yet."
Qing Chen raised his eyes to the sky, and saw a black snake-like dark cloud appearing far away in the clear and boundless sky. Xiumei frowned, pondered for a while, and said to the Emperor of Heaven: "Your Majesty, according to the measurement of this thing, there will be an earthquake within three days. Qing Chen wants to go to Huailuan City to have a look. Before there is an earthquake, there must be an earthquake." A sign. If there is a real difference, it will also make the people move away and avoid disasters."
The emperor of heaven looked unhappy, Pingli had a major epidemic and Fang An, and another earthquake is an extremely ominous sign. Shen Sheng said: "It is a serious crime to talk about natural disasters."
Qing Chen's eyebrows were slightly lowered, and he leaned over and said, "Qing Chen doesn't dare to speak nonsense, so he has to go to Huailuan to know the truth."
The Emperor of Heaven walked back and forth on Qi Tiantai for a few steps with his hands behind his back, and finally said: "I allow you to go, but if you make alarmist remarks, you will not be forgiven lightly."
"Yes." Qing Chen responded lightly.
The horse galloped quickly, the official road was filled with dust, and it was already dusk when the group arrived in Huailuan. Passing by the Xingjiang River, the river is calm and surging, surrounded by deep vortexes, and the river tide hits the embankment, splashing high waves, and the momentum is astonishing.
There is nothing unusual in Huailuan City. The sunset is late, the fields are criss-crossed, merchants leave the market, and farmers return to their fields. It is a harmonious scene of living and working in peace and contentment. Huailuan land is near the junction of Chujiang River and Yingjiang River. There are many lakes and bays, and ponds of different sizes appear in every section. As soon as he entered this land boundary, Qing Chen felt that it was quite stuffy, as if the air pressure was extremely low.
Leaving the Heavenly Capital today is considered to temporarily avoid the Heavenly Emperor's imminent will, but I don't know when it will be able to escape. Yun Cheng neighed uncomfortably, Qing Chen reined in his mind and dismounted, walked quickly to a nearby pond, and leaned over to look. I saw the lingering leaves on the surface of the water, the foam spit out for no reason, like boiling sencha, and fish jumping in the pond from time to time, which seemed extremely restless. There are signs of this even in several ponds. There are still a large number of earthworms burrowing out of the wet mud, and insects and ants can be seen everywhere.
I found a few people to ask about it, and they knew that it rained heavily a few days ago, and then it became hotter and hotter. In previous years, it was still cold in spring at this time, but now I can live with only a single piece of clothing.
Xie Jing and the other three guards followed Qing Chen, quite puzzled, they saw Qing Chen walk a few places, and went straight to Huailuan City Mansion, begging to see Yue Qingyun, the county envoy.
This Yue Qingyun was originally a military general, and he also led troops to defend the frontiers, but because he offended the dignitaries of the military department, he was found out for no reason and was relegated to Huailuan City as a seventh-rank county magistrate. However, he also did a lot of things to benefit the people for Huailuan.
Hearing that the person who came was Princess Qingping, Yue Qingyun led his master and deputy general to welcome him out in person. Qing Chen opened the door to see the mountain and avoided the hypocrisy, and said to Yue Qingyun: "Emissary of Yuejun, I came here to inspect by the holy order. There will be an earthquake in Huailuan soon. I hope that the envoy of Yuejun will dispatch and arrange quickly so that the people can prevent and evacuate. Unexpected."
Yue Qingyun was obviously stunned for a while, and seemed not to understand the meaning of Qing Chen's words for a moment, and asked, "Is it the Holy Majesty's will?"
Qing Chen shook his head: "The emperor is still skeptical about this, so he has no will."
Yue Qingyun is also a person in the officialdom, so the advantages and disadvantages are naturally clear. It is not easy to relocate thousands of residents in a city, and it is done without purpose. He waved his hand: "Princess, please speak inside, this matter can be discussed later."
Qing Chen's pretty eyebrows were slightly frowned, as far as she knew of the signs, the earthquake had already occurred 70%, but how could she persuade Yue Qingyun. Sitting down, the servant of the county envoy served tea, Yue Qingyun said: "The princess has come from a long distance, please rest for a while."
After thinking for a while, Qing Chen said: "Today I'm afraid I'm going to ask the Yuejun envoy to take a risk. This matter is no small matter. It concerns the lives of thousands of people in Luan. I also ask the Yuejun envoy to make a quick decision."
Yue Qingyun picked up the teacup: "Princess, please. There will be an earthquake in this county, what is the evidence?"
Qing Chen worked hard all the way, took a sip of tea first, and before answering, suddenly frowned and looked at the tea carefully. Seeing her expression was different, Yue Qingyun said angrily, "Who made the tea?!"
The young man serving tea didn't know what happened, his expression changed with fright, he knelt down with a "plop" and said, "Yes... it's the little one who rushed."
"What kind of tea is this?" Yue Qingyun asked.
The boy trembled and said: "It's the first mountain... Maofeng that the master usually treats guests with."
Shoushan Maofeng was good tea, and Qing Chen's heart flashed, seeing Yue Qingyun's displeasure, he stopped him and said, "Don't blame Yuejun Envoy, but the water is not right?"
The young man replied: "The water in our house has always been water from the well, the master has seen it clearly!" He couldn't stop kowtowing.
Qing Chen asked: "When you fetched water, the well water was very turbid. How much mud is in it?"
The boy said: "Yes... yes, several wells in the city are like this today, and the little ones pondered for a long time before making tea before using them."
"Emissary of Yuejun." Qing Chen said to Yue Qingyun: "The well water is churned up and dirty, which is a precursor to the earthquake. There are already eight directions of the earth imager in Tiandu showing signs of earthquakes, and now the waves on the Xingjiang River are windless and fierce. , the weather in Huailuan is abnormal, the lakes and ponds in the city are turbulent, and the insects and ants are unearthed. I'm afraid I won't be able to wait for the order, and the lives of thousands of people in Huailuan are now in the hands of the county envoy."
Yue Qingyun was skeptical, the weather in the past few days was indeed extremely dull, and some old people said in the market that "it will be very hot after the rain, so it is better to prevent earthquakes". At this time, listening to Qing Chen's seriousness, he couldn't help thinking about it.
Seeing him groaning silently, Qing Chen knew his concerns, and said aggressively, "Is the envoy of Yue Jun afraid of being blamed by the court afterwards? If there is a mistake, I am willing to bear it all, and I will never hurt the envoy."
Yue Qingyun raised his head, and saw the sharp light in Qing Chen's eyes, and a frank and upright air that made people dare not look at him for a while. Under her firm and clear eyes, Tie Xue Fang's heart moved slightly, and Tie Xue Fang Gang was full of masculinity. He looked at Qing Chen in the air for a moment, and raised his thick eyebrows: "Okay! I, Yue Qingyun, will accompany the Princess to gamble on this game."
Qing Chen narrowed his eyebrows, smiled slightly at the corner of his lips, and bowed deeply: "On behalf of the people of Huailuan, I thank Yue County Envoy for your kindness."
Yue Qingyun was suddenly fascinated, completely impressed by her calm arrogance, no matter how profound and calm she was, she couldn't suppress her arrogance. I've heard that Princess Qingping is a hero among women, but when I saw her today, I was deeply confused by her beauty and secretly sighed that her reputation is well-deserved.
After briefly discussing the precautions, and telling Yue Qingyun to pay attention to the sound of the ground and other signs, Qing Chen left the Huailuan government office. As soon as I got on the horse, I saw that the already dark northern sky was full of strange clouds, which seemed to be colorful but very strange, and the sky was bright when it was slightly tilted. Her heart sank, all four phenomena were abnormal, Huai Luan was afraid that it would be impossible to escape this disaster.