After settling Yueying, Xiao Ming returned to the Council Hall.

The emperor today is a hands-off boss who doesn't care about anything.

Every day he is still obsessed with his building blocks, or Gobang and some other calligraphy and painting.

Xiao Ming has now let it go. Anyway, the little emperor is not interested in the court, but he is not a power-hungry person either.

Just ignore it, at least it's better than meddling in other people's business.

What's more, when Xiao Ming chose the little emperor to ascend the throne, he might have been looking forward to the current situation.

Therefore, this Council Hall became the place where Xiao Ming and the ministers discussed business after court each day.

Many decisions are made here.

It is equivalent to a morning court meeting, except that all kinds of issues are raised and many ideas and measures are put forward.

However, the specific implementation still needs to be discussed in the Council of State.

Just when Xiao Ming was discussing important matters with these ministers.

Suddenly, a seventh-rank official in a blue robe rushed in.

Xiao Ming was a little annoyed at first. After all, they were discussing everything, and this person disrupted everything. He had to start all over again.

But when he saw the official's face, Xiao Ming's expression changed slightly.

This official was none other than the minor official in charge of the seismometer.

Because this person's workplace was actually inside the imperial palace, Xiao Ming knew this person when he took over the job of holding the seal.

At that time, Xiao Ming's confidant even said with a smile: "It would be great if this man was idle every day. If one day, you see him in a hurry, then it's all over. After all, it will be a disaster for the country and the people!"

As expected, the official said, "Report to the Regent, the dragon ball in the dragon hand in the southwest direction of the seismometer has fallen. If I am not mistaken, there should be a dragon turning over in the southwest direction!"

"And judging by the speed at which the dragon ball fell and its rebound force, I'm afraid the strength of the earth dragon's flip this time is not low!"

After hearing this, Xiao Ming looked solemn.

The so-called earth dragon turning over is actually an earthquake.

Often after an earth dragon turns over, the people will be displaced, not to mention the mighty collapse of mountains and the cracking of the earth, which makes people feel as small as dust in front of the earth dragon.

Xiao Ming and those ministers all prayed in their hearts that it was not true.

However, just one day later, an urgent message arrived from eight hundred miles away.

An earthquake suddenly occurred in a small town in the west!

After the news came, Xiao Ming and those ministers who had already been warned fell silent.

"The earth's dragon turning over is a big event. The people must be suffering. Minister of Revenue, you must quickly count the national treasury and prepare a sum of silver and materials for disaster relief. Count them out quickly!"

"General Tian, ​​I still believe that you can do the best in this matter. I will appoint you as the Minister of Disaster Relief. You must quickly go to the disaster area and deliver all the supplies and silver to the victims!"

Xiao Ming arranged everything in an orderly manner.

Not everyone can take on the position of Minister of Disaster Relief, so Xiao Ming must choose a confidant.

After all, this disaster relief money must not be embezzled. For the people, this is their only hope. If this money is embezzled, I am afraid that these people will easily rebel, and human lives will be at stake.

General Tian naturally knew the importance of the matter, so he took the order without saying a word and went to select people to prepare.

Although Xiao Ming's reaction speed was very fast, the news from the disaster area was getting worse day by day.

By the third day, although General Tian had already set out for a day, the news he brought back that day was that the people were in urgent need of medicine and that countless people had been killed or injured.

Xiao Ming thought of the various things that were included in the nursery rhyme and felt that he was really unlucky to have encountered such things.

Xiao Ming knew very well that something like an earth dragon turning over could never be man-made.

Then it can only mean that the third prince and the prime minister are lucky.

However, the most urgent task is to quickly deal with this matter of the earth dragon turning over.

Otherwise, if someone with ulterior motives seizes control of public opinion, there will definitely be trouble.

"I will go there myself!"

When Xiao Ming announced this decision in the court, everyone was extremely surprised.

You have to know that Xiao Ming is the regent, and it is not his turn to do things like disaster relief.

Immediately, a minister stood up to object: "The Regent is busy with many things now. If the Regent leaves, who will be the master in the court now?"

Xiao Ming said calmly: "This country belongs to the emperor, so naturally the emperor can make the decision. Ministers, please do not say anything wrong!"

These words left the ministers speechless.

But in fact everyone knows that the emperor doesn't care about these things at all.

Those ministers knew it, and Xiao Ming naturally knew it even better.

But Xiao Ming had a reason to go to the disaster area, and there was one in the news sent back by the shadow guard the day before.

That is, there seems to be evidence that the Third Prince and the Prime Minister are active in the West.

Now that these two people have appeared in the West, the West is now making a comeback.

It's hard not to speculate on what these two people will do next.

So Xiao Ming must go and see it for himself.

It's a good opportunity to use the excuse of disaster relief to deal with the dragon's rebellion in the west, and also to see what the third prince and the prime minister are up to.

"We must take action as soon as possible to save the people!" Xiao Ming urgently summoned a group of guards to form a strong disaster relief team. They rushed to the disaster area with medicine and food and began to rescue with all their strength.

The journey was not far and we arrived there in three days.

But the situation there was worse than they had imagined. Houses collapsed, streets were blocked, people were fleeing everywhere, and cries of crying, shouting, and help were heard one after another. Xiao Ming and his guards did not stop, fighting in the disaster area day and night.

When I really saw this moment, I was still shocked.

The huge rocks pressed down on the villagers' houses, and the ground was covered with ruins. Sometimes it was even difficult to tell whether they were rocks from the mountain or former houses.

The corpses everywhere are just a description of this tragic scene in the world.

When he really saw these situations, Xiao Ming no longer had any interest in finding out about the third prince or the prime minister.

Under such a powerful force of nature, human beings can do nothing but lament their own insignificance.

So Xiao Ming took his guards and started the rescue operation without saying a word.

Many people in the disaster area did not know Xiao Ming, but many of their relatives and friends were dug out of the ground again and again by Xiao Ming and his guards.

"Your Highness, you are tired. Take a rest." A guard patted Xiao Ming on the shoulder.

"No, we can't abandon anyone." Xiao Ming cheered up and continued to command the guards to carry out the rescue.