The emperor probably came to Xie Jingyan about the Meizhou earthquake.

But Shen Wan didn't expect that the emperor would also call her along.

Could it be that he was afraid that Xie Jingyan wouldn't go, so he took her with him?

Shen Wan felt that she had guessed correctly.

The emperor not only knew his son, but also knew her. He knew that she had no courage to resist the decree.

No, Xie Jingyan's face was dull and he was about to leave without taking the emperor's summons seriously. However, as soon as he turned around, Shen Wan grabbed his hand and dragged him towards the royal study.

The little father-in-law followed behind, his lips twitching.

When the emperor summoned him, King Ling ignored him. Princess Ling asked him to go to the imperial study, so King Ling went.

In Prince Ling's case, Princess Ling's reputation was greater than that of the emperor.

I'm not afraid that the emperor will find out and slap him.

Shen Wan almost dragged Xie Jingyan outside the royal study before letting go. The emperor summoned them, so the gatekeeper let them go without any notice.

In the imperial study, the emperor was sitting there drinking tea. It was obvious from a glance that he was in a good mood.

Shen Wan walked over and saluted the emperor.

The emperor still had nothing to say to her.

Knowing that she had been wronged after falling into the water, Fu Shu could not punish Fu Shu, who was pregnant, so he rewarded her with more rewards.

After Shen Wan saluted and stood up, Xie Jingyan came over.

Xie Jingyan did not salute the emperor, and the emperor did not expect him to salute. Eunuch Yuan sent his father-in-law who was waiting in the imperial study room out.

The emperor looked at Xie Jingyan and said, "First, we need to inspect the granary in Meizhou, and then transport grain and medicinal materials to Meizhou. I also want to give Shen Du the right to mobilize officials and troops in Meizhou. Did you know early on that there was going to be an earthquake in Meizhou?"

Ever since the emperor demoted Xie Jingyan to guard the imperial mausoleum, Xie Jingyan had not had a good attitude toward the emperor, and the father and son never had a good conversation with each other.

For the sake of the people of Meizhou, Xie Jingyan went to the palace to see the emperor that day, which really shocked the emperor.

Xie Jingyan told the emperor that he had received news that there might be no grain left in the Meizhou granary and that he needed to send someone to check immediately. This matter was very important and urgent. He was worried about sending someone else there, so he asked the emperor to send Shen Du there.

Xie Jingyan never cared about the affairs of the court. This was the first time he discussed government affairs with the emperor. How could the emperor not be interested in it? Especially the Meizhou granary stored war preparations, which could not be used easily. Who dared to take advantage of the Meizhou granary? The emperor would definitely Don't be lenient.

The emperor had always trusted Shen Jing, and Shen Du was Shen Jing's son. The emperor was naturally relieved to send him, and he agreed immediately.

But Xie Jingyan not only asked the emperor to send Shen Du to Meizhou to inspect the granary, but also asked the emperor for Shen Du to get a token that could mobilize local officials and troops in Meizhou, not to mention what it would be used for.

The emperor only thought it was to protect Shen Du Zhou. If it were true that there was no more food in the Meizhou granary, no matter who checked this matter, Meizhou officialdom would keep people there at all costs.

Only today, after seeing the urgent memorial of 800 taels sent from Meizhou, did the emperor know what Xie Jingyan wanted the token for.

Earthquakes occur late at night, when most people are sleeping. Once an earthquake occurs and houses are destroyed, there is no telling how many people will die.

If there were only Shen Du and Yun Qi, no one would believe that there would be an earthquake at night. They would just scoff and regard it as nonsense. But with the token given by the emperor, it was different. Shen Du held the token and could directly He restrained Meizhou officials, mobilized Meizhou troops, and used force to force Meizhou people to leave their houses to avoid disasters.

The hardships involved can be imagined.

In this earthquake, few of the thousand people who died were Meizhou people. After all, not many people were brave. The government officials went to every house to knock on the door, not allowing them to sleep in the house, and asking them to go to open places to avoid disasters. You dare not take it seriously, but Meizhou officials didn't take Shendu's arrangements seriously at all.

Shen Du used the excuse of a Taoist priest to calculate that there was a natural disaster in Meizhou, but neither the prefect of Meizhou nor the local officials believed it. They took the Taoist priest's words as a guideline, and it was ridiculous that the entire Meizhou was not peaceful at night.

Shen Du had a token given by the emperor in his hand. When Shen Du wanted to mobilize troops, Meizhou officials did not dare not listen. But it was one thing to listen openly, but it was another thing to agree or not to agree with him in his heart.

The prefect of Meizhou even threatened Shendu that if there was no earthquake that night, he would report it to the emperor.

Shen Du ignored him.

It is said that when the earthquake occurred, the prefect of Meizhou was writing impeachment papers...

In this earthquake, the heavy casualties were in the residences of officials of all sizes in Meizhou. The government officials could use violence against the people of Meizhou and drag them out without leaving their houses. The people in the prefect's house could not come out. Which government official would dare to do anything hard? , even the government officials themselves did not believe there would be an earthquake. They stayed up late at night and knocked on the door from door to door. The prince of Pingyang Hou Mansion did not wait for the good things in Kyoto and went to Meizhou to torment people.

The officials in Meizhou did not believe that an earthquake would occur, nor did Mr. Song Si, who went to Meizhou to check for water leakage from the granary. When the earthquake occurred, he was having sex with an oiran in a flower house in Meizhou. When the earth trembled, Mr. Song Si was frightened. He ran away, but he ran too fast. When he went downstairs, he rolled down the steps and was killed on the spot by a collapsed beam.

The emperor wanted to know where Xie Jingyan learned about the earthquake in Meizhou.

Xie Jingyan looked at Shen Wan.

The emperor's eyes also fell on Shen Wan.

Shen Wan said decisively, "An expert told my cousin that there would be an earthquake in Meizhou and asked him to transport more food and medicinal materials to Meizhou within a month. The expert helped my elder brother avoid falling from the horse. disaster, so we all firmly believe in the words of the expert. Coupled with the natural disasters, we would rather believe that they happen. We are not afraid of ten thousand, but we are afraid of the worst. However, there are granaries in Meizhou. Even if there is an earthquake and the official roads collapse, there will be no disaster. Even if we cannot transport food, there shouldn’t be a shortage of food. The prince guessed that there may be no food in the Meizhou granary, so he wanted his eldest brother to go to Meizhou to check first..."

Shen Wan felt that she was not cheating, she just concealed that the master was her, and the rest was the truth.

The emperor did not expect that the natural disasters in Meizhou could be avoided in this way, and said, "It is indispensable to help tens of thousands of people in Meizhou avoid disasters. When they return to Beijing, I will reward them well."

What Shen Wan wanted was the emperor's words.

Xie Jingyan said, "If nothing happens, we will leave."

The emperor wishes he could give Xie Jingyan a few dozen blows, but is he so impatient after just saying a few words to his father? !

The emperor looked at Xie Jingyan, then looked at something else. It seemed that he had nothing to say, and then he waved his hand.

Xie Jingyan grabbed Shen Wan's hand and took her out of the imperial study.

However, after walking a few steps out of the royal study, a voice came from behind, "Prince Ling, Princess Ling, stay here."

Shen Wan turned around and saw Eunuch Yuan chasing him out.

Xie Jingyan frowned and said, "What other orders does the Emperor have?"

Shen Wan's mouth twitched.

The sound insulation in the royal study is not good either. The emperor can hear such a loud sound.

If this guy gets beaten up by the emperor one day, he definitely asked for it.

Duke Yuan said fairly, "Your Majesty didn't give you any orders. It's because I'm worried. Come over and have a few words with the prince and princess."

Xie Jingyan's attitude softened.

Eunuch Yuan lowered his voice and said, "Chief Doctor Jiang is the Queen's servant. The Princess is of a delicate body. After all, she fell into the water. It would be safer to find another doctor."

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