Whether it was He Qing's own understanding or the preconceived notion held by the time-traveling woman, the "ancient people" were all ignorant. Many things modern elementary school students knew were completely unknown to the ancients. This was certainly true for He Qing herself, and the same could be said for everyone around her.
So now someone suddenly appeared, not only did he not say that the earthquake was a warning from God, but he also drew a map of the distribution of earthquake zones. How could He Qing not be surprised?
With the example of a time-traveling woman before her, He Qing almost immediately found a way to convince herself: Could it be that Gu Zheng had also traveled through time? As soon as this thought appeared, it immediately occupied her mind, and the more she thought about it, the more she believed that this was the case.
Looking back at Gu Zheng's life, it was like he had taken a copy of a time traveler! Under this premise, all the things that I had previously found difficult to understand now made sense.
But, is he?
He Qing didn't jump to conclusions. She secretly glanced at Gu Zheng, who was pointing at the thick lines on the map. "Look, everyone, after marking these places on the map, you can see that almost all earthquakes are centered around a certain line. It's certain that there must be some kind of pattern, but it hasn't been discovered yet."
The map's markings were so intuitive that everyone was naturally convinced. The Empress Dowager pointed to the location of the capital and said with lingering fear, "Since I came to power, there have been several earthquakes in the capital, and it's because of this line."
If you hadn't seen it with your own eyes, it would be hard to imagine that you have been living in a place full of crises.
The Empress Dowager's face turned pale, and she had already begun to think about moving the capital. However, because she had not yet completely taken control of the court, it was difficult for her to bring it up, and she had to wait for an opportunity.
The court officials, however, remained relatively calm, each contemplating the map. Finally, Xue Zhidao asked, "Master Gu, when was the last earthquake in the capital? Is there a pattern in the intervals between earthquakes?"
Gu Zheng shook his head. "The severity of each earthquake varies, and the intervals between them are even more irregular. But every three to five years, there's always one, big or small. It's been five years since the last earthquake."
"That's nine out of ten." Yao Min, the governor, frowned.
He Qing leaned over to Empress Dowager Zhang's ear and reminded her, and she said, "The most urgent task is not to study the laws of earthquakes, but to resolve the current situation. Since we know there may be an earthquake on May 15th, we should try to minimize the losses."
This sentence brought everyone back to the matter at hand.
While everyone was inferior to Gu Zheng in predicting earthquakes, they were more experienced when it came to government. Xue Zhizhi quickly replied, "An earthquake will inevitably destroy houses. The most important thing is to evacuate the people. No wonder Emperor Taizu spoke so clearly in his dream. However, it's not realistic to ask everyone to leave the city."
"In my opinion, the sacrifice should be held as scheduled. All civil and military officials, nobles, royal relatives and even their families can go together." said Liu Muchuan, the co-prime minister.
The ancestors had appeared in dreams, so offering sacrifices was natural. This was a good opportunity to bring everyone with them, without having to spread the news and stir up public outrage. However… He Qing glanced at Lord Liu. It was clear that in his mind, the people he mentioned were the most important, and the people could be put aside, so he was not considering it for the time being.
Yao, the councilor, shook his head and said, "Of course the sacrifice must be carried out, but the millions of people in the capital are the most important. Since the heavens have been merciful and given Jing Xun, knowing about this matter in advance, we must naturally do our best to minimize the losses of the people. Otherwise, wouldn't we be unworthy of wearing this purple robe and golden belt?"
"Then what do you say?" Liu Muchuan said indignantly.
Yao Min lowered his head and thought for a moment before saying, "The place of worship is in the south of the city. Since that's the case, we should evacuate the people to the west and east of the city. There are temples and Taoist temples in these two places. When the time comes, we can have them find a reason to hold a Dharma assembly, and naturally many believers will flock there."
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