In the Great Ming Palace
The entire atmosphere seemed particularly heavy at this moment. Second Emperor Li, who was sitting at the head of the table, had a gloomy expression. Everything that had happened in front of him made him unable to calm down at all.
In less than a month, nearly 100,000 people had disappeared.
Such a number was definitely not a small number. Under such circumstances, even an emperor like him could not sit still.
He had no idea where these people had gone and who was taking action. In fact, he was not the only one who did not know. No one in the entire court knew either. In fact, no one could give him accurate information.
Although these were only disaster victims, they were basically a burden for an era. A little less of them would only be good for the imperial court.
However, this was a little too little. Especially Li Er, who had experienced countless situations, he understood the dangers of this, or rather, the accidents that might happen.
"Is there still no news from Henan Province?”
A deep voice sounded from the high seat. Li Er's expression became even gloomier. As he spoke, the brows of all the officials in the court could not help but furrow slightly.
Such an outcome was indeed beyond their expectations. Under such circumstances, they did not know what to do.
The person had indeed disappeared, but there was no trace of him at all. This was too strange.
"Your Majesty, the news from Henan Province doesn't seem to be anything unusual. It's possible that the disaster victims have returned to their homeland.”
Zhangsun Wuji stepped forward and spoke carefully.
"Minister, I'm afraid that's not appropriate. Even if the disaster victims return, it's impossible for them to not have any information!”
As soon as Zhangsun Wuji's voice fell, Wei Zheng stood up and spoke in a deep voice, causing Li Er, who was sitting high up, to frown even more.
"Minister Wei is right. Your Majesty, I think this matter must be taken seriously. This flood has affected almost seven or eight states, including Shanzhou, Ruzhou, Bianzhou, Xuzhou, Chenzhou, and Caizhou. The number of victims has reached hundreds of thousands. Now that nearly 100,000 people have disappeared, I think we should immediately start the rescue work.”
As Wei Zheng's voice fell, Du Ruhui's figure stood out at this moment and his voice also sounded.
"I agree!"
"I agree!"
"I agree!"
Voices rang out one after another. After Du Ruhui, many people responded. Under such circumstances, no one was stupid. The disappearance of 100,000 people was definitely not a small number.
Under such circumstances, no amount of caution was excessive.
Especially as the leaders of powerful families, they knew very well that if they did not contain this situation, the situation would eventually become irreparable.
"Alright, we'll do as Minister Du says. Immediately mobilize the Left and Right Guards, Left and Right Xiao Guards, and Left and Right Wu Weidong of the Twelve Guards to ensure that everything goes well.”
Li Er's voice resounded throughout the Great Ming Palace, announcing the end of the response to this matter.
The court meeting soon came to an end, leaving only Li Er, who was rubbing his eyebrows and walking back to the harem.
He did not know why, but his headache had been getting bigger and bigger in the past few days. This was due to the voices of the people, the constant harassment of natural disasters, and the support of various things.
It was only when he returned to the harem and the gentle Empress Zhangsun brought him a bowl of lotus root soup that his worries gradually turned into a gentle smile. However, that was only a smile on the surface.
The situation in the Great Tang was far worse than he had imagined.
He even began to suspect that he was really wrong in the battle two years ago. All of this was a punishment from the heavens, although this thought only flashed across his mind for a moment before it was forcefully expelled from his mind.
At this moment, he also believed that he was not wrong. A real man should be the one to rule the world. Moreover, his brother did not have the ability to manage this huge empire. Only he, only he had the qualifications and the ability to do all of this.
"Guanyin maid, tell me, is this the heavens punishing me? It's been two years, first a drought, then a flood, and now another 100,000 people have gone missing.”
Touching Empress Zhangsun's soft cheek with his right hand, Li Er spoke with a sigh. At this moment, he no longer seemed to be the emperor who was highly praised in the history books, but just an ordinary person, an ordinary person with a sad heart.
" Second brother, is it the emperor or the son of heaven? Hasn't the entire world begun to recover in your hands? The natural disaster might be a test for you. Yu has nine years of water, Tang has seven years of drought, but Tang Yu, the ancient Saint King, has touched this…"
Empress Zhangsun's gentle voice seemed to have an inexplicable appeal, causing Li Er's originally gloomy expression to gradually recover.
"Guanyin maid!"
Li Er shook his head in amusement. He also knew that his empress was comforting him, but he was not a sentimental person. His deep thoughts quickly converged and he began to slowly taste the lotus root soup in front of him.
On the other side, the entire court's operation also began very quickly. The originally slow mobilization of rations sped up and completed the operation very quickly. At the same time, the Left and Right Guards, Left and Right Dawn Guards, and Left and Right Martial Guards were mobilized under the orders of the Emperor and began to move toward Henan Province.
The Twelve Guardians were the most advanced stage of the Wei Manor system, the crystallization of the Sui and Tang military system. They were also the most elite soldiers of the entire court. The Twelve Guardians might not have many people, but they could instantly expand into an army of hundreds of thousands. They were definitely the elite trump cards.
This was enough to show how cautious Li Er was this time. Although only the Left and Right Guards, the Left and Right Dawn Guards, and the Left and Right Martial Guards had started to act, the commotion was so great that it even attracted the attention of the citizens of Chang 'an.
However, this was still the feudal era. The speed of action in the feudal era could not be compared to the later era. In the later era, it might only take a few hours or even less to start from the beginning of action. However, in this era, from the moment an order was given to the moment the action was carried out, a few days was not bad. Even if the Twelve Guards were indeed heaven-defying, the problem of traffic was enough to limit their speed of action.
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