Gao Qiang, a special soldier who participated in the earthquake relief work of the Wenchuan earthquake in May 2008 in China, became a prince after traveling through the Three Kingdoms. Liu Qi has a special feeling for earthquakes. Liu Qi, who became the magistrate of Xinye County, is not a bureaucracy.
Once upon a time, there were rumors on the Internet that someone predicted a major earthquake on the eve of the Wenchuan earthquake, but the officials used alarmism to affect stability without taking any precautions, and some organizations blatantly shirk responsibility by claiming that the earthquake was unpredictable. This is really a great disservice to the countless people who lost their lives due to the earthquake.
Disrespectful.
Liu Qi was awakened by a nightmare about an earthquake, but because later history has no more records of the earthquake in 191 AD, the earthquake that may occur at an unknown time and place became a time bomb lingering in Liu Qi's mind.
After Liu Qi issued an emergency earthquake prevention order throughout Xinye, he immediately established the Xinye Earthquake Resistance Organization headed by Jiang Wan, which went deep into the people, distributed tents, and prepared food, grass, and anti-epidemic drugs. A major disaster is bound to cause disaster, so prevent earthquakes.
It has become the first priority in the current management of new fields.
The anti-seismic organization mainly did the following things. In addition to the necessary post-earthquake supplies, it also conducted inspections of dilapidated buildings in the county. Each village arranged dedicated personnel to be on the ground 24 hours a day to provide timely warning when an earthquake occurs. It launched a nationwide
The army harvested as much wheat as possible in advance and spread the grain. They sent Deng Zhi and his people to Luoyang to spend a lot of money to purchase a wind seismometer invented by Zhang Heng of the Eastern Han Dynasty to monitor the source of the earthquake. They also sent people to spread the word to surrounding areas.
The county is well prepared for earthquakes.
Deng Zhi bought the Houfeng seismograph, which is an exquisite instrument made of fine copper with a diameter of eight feet and a shape similar to a wine bottle.
There is a raised round cover on the Houfeng seismometer. The surface of the instrument is engraved with seal characters and figures such as mountains, turtles, birds, and beasts. There are eight dragon heads around the outside of the bottle, which are divided into east, south, west, north, southeast, northeast, and southwest.
, arranged in eight directions in the northwest. The faucets are connected to the engine in the internal passage, and each faucet holds a copper ball in its mouth.
Facing the bottle faucet, eight toads squat on the ground, each with their heads raised and their mouths open, ready to receive the copper ball. When an earthquake occurs somewhere, the bottle body moves accordingly, triggering the mechanism, causing the faucet in the direction of the earthquake to open its mouth.
, spit out a copper ball, fell into the mouth of the copper toad, and made a loud noise, so people can know the direction of the earthquake.
Liu Qi, who was reborn in the Three Kingdoms, had the honor to witness the great seismograph of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and was amazed by the wisdom of the working people in ancient my country. Some later works on the history of science and technology claimed that the "Wai Feng Seismometer" manufactured by Zhang Heng in 132 AD could accurately record earthquakes, and was the first in the West to record earthquakes. The first seismograph (manufactured by Italian Luigi Parmiri in 1856) was more than 1,700 years old.
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The earthquake prevention work in Xinye was carried out in an orderly manner. The news reached Xiangyang, which aroused Cai Mao's vigilance and summoned his confidants Pang Ji, nephew Zhang Yun and others to discuss the matter.
Cai Mao had a confused look on his face, looked at Pang Ji, and said angrily: "Liu Qi, I have been going to Xinye for many years and have never returned to Xiangyang. It seems that I am determined to separatist power in Xinye. I remember that I was allowed to recruit troops in Xinye."
To suppress the bandits, I never thought that they already had over 10,000 troops and the support of the county people was like letting the tiger return to the mountains. Now Liu Qi is spreading rumors and alarmism everywhere, saying that the seven counties of Jingxiang and Xiangzhou will be hit by an earthquake. I don’t know what his intention is?"
Pang Ji did not dare to look directly at Cai Mao. Cai Mao seemed to blame Pang Ji. He actually did not harm the playboy Liu Qi many times in Xiangyang. Later, he did not expect that Liu Qi asked for orders to go to Xinye in the name of suppressing bandits, but actually wanted to separate one side.
Unexpectedly, Liu Qi's strength has greatly increased in one year, which is not to be underestimated.
Zhang Yun disagreed and shouted: "Uncle, don't let others have ambitions. The eldest son Liu Qi looks powerful, but he is actually a playboy. He has over ten thousand soldiers, but he is just a hungry and thin people in the new field. The mob is nothing to worry about. Even though Liu Qi is a tiger,
Why don’t my uncle use Liu Qi’s accusations of ineffectiveness in suppressing the bandits, self-respect of the troops, and deception to confuse the public to go up the mountain and hunt tigers?”
Cai Mao's eyes flashed and he looked at his nephew Zhang Yun admiringly. When Liu Qi was allowed to lead a mere two hundred soldiers to suppress the bandits in Xinye, he planned to use Liu Qi's inability to suppress the bandits sooner or later to surround and kill him in Xinye. Unexpectedly, he only
Liu Qi, who led 200 soldiers, actually conquered the local tycoons of Echeng with 6,000 soldiers in two months. He even subdued Zhang Ermazi, the most difficult to deal with, who was a bandit from Guandong. In addition, it was snowing during the year and the mountains were closed.
Xiangyang was busy expanding its troops and missed the opportunity, so there was no excuse to kill Liu Qi.
Pang Ji, who was silent on the sidelines, seemed to have noticed Cai Mao's thoughts. He rolled his eyes and came up with a plan, saying: "What General Zhang said is true. Xinye is a remote and remote area, and food and grass are scarce. Liu Qi's army of more than 10,000 people is mostly hungry people.
If he is not hungry, he does not have much fighting power. The people have to drag him to death to eat food. However, there are no bandits in the new country now, so it may be inappropriate to go to the mountains to kill tigers because of the inability to suppress the bandits. At that time, the lord and governor Liu Biao allowed Liu Qi to recruit troops on his own.
Yes, and Liu Qi did not reach out to Xiangyang for half a grain of military rations, so it is not appropriate to use self-respect as an excuse."
Pang Ji gave it a try and did not reveal his plan. He just looked at Cai Hao and everyone present. Seeing that everyone was listening intently, he felt a little proud. Among Cai Hao's capable generals, Pang Ji's
His position was of great importance, and Cai Mao always obeyed Pang Ji.
The other generals didn't say much for fear of saying something wrong and causing Cai Mao's irritation. However, Cai Mao's nephew took advantage of the fact that Cai Mao was his uncle, so he had no trouble speaking. He was very dissatisfied with Pang Ji's words and said loudly: "Pang Gong,
Listening to your words, it really makes Liu Qi's ambition stronger. This is not good, and that is not good. How can I bear to watch Liu Qi go around fanning evil winds and fanning the flames? My uncle said that letting Liu Qi go is tantamount to letting the tiger go back to the mountain. Don't go up the mountain at this time.
To fight a tiger, do you still have to wait for the tiger to grow wings?"
"Yes, yes, at this time, we can take advantage of Liu Qi's evil words to confuse the people, and General Zhang will lead his troops to attack in order to avoid future troubles." The generals agreed.
Seeing that the generals were furious, Cai Mao also started thinking. Liu Qi was very lucky and could not harm him many times in Xiangyang. Now in the small city of Xinye, if heavy troops were launched to kill him at this time, he would definitely be killed in one fell swoop. Later, he would be killed.
I'm afraid Liu Qi didn't have more than 10,000 troops. For Cai Mao in the seven counties of Jingxiang and Xiangzhou, the biggest enemy was not the threat from the northern princes, but the eldest son Liu Qi.
"Pang Gong, what do you think?" Cai Hao raised his hand to suppress the noisy remarks of the generals and calmly asked Pang Ji for his advice.
It was time for Pang Ji to make suggestions for Cai Mao. Pang Ji stood up, bowed to Cai Mao, shook his head and said, "Generals, gentlemen, it is best to defeat the enemy without fighting."
When Pang Ji spoke, the whole audience fell silent, knowing that Pang Ji was up to something strange again.
Cai Mao nodded and said with a pleasant expression: "Pang Gong, what's your clever plan?"
Pang Jidao: "The first reason for raising troops to attack the city is to attack the city for four reasons. First, I am afraid that my lord will blame me. After all, Liu Qi is the eldest son of the governor, and the family ties are there, so I may not be willing to agree to it. Second, I want to kill a thousand enemies and lose eight hundred to myself, just for a flower."
The young master seems to be worthless; thirdly, as far as I know, Liu Qi's men seem to have tens of thousands of hungry soldiers, but they are also strong soldiers who can't defeat 30,000 Gongsun Zan. They may not be able to win in an instant; fourthly, they are afraid of attacking Xinye.
, it is suspected that they have no name, they are killing each other, and the gains outweigh the losses."
All the generals nodded when they heard this, but Zhang Yun blushed and said anxiously: "Pang Gong, why are you talking so much nonsense? If you have a good plan, just tell me, and I'm in a hurry."
Cai Mao immediately stopped Zhang Yun: "My nephew, don't be upset. Mr. Pang has his own clever plan. Please listen to Mr. Pang."
Pang Ji casually looked at Zhang Yun, thinking that Zhang Yun was a reckless man. He relied on the fact that his uncle was from the Cai family in Xiangyang, but he had no advisers. He was so brave that he would sooner or later die under the sword of the young master Liu Qi.
He cursed the reckless Zhang Yun in his heart, but Pang Ji would not show it on his face. He coughed twice and slowly said the so-called clever plan: "I have always advocated using troops to attack Liu Qi. Since attacking Liu Qi in Xinye will probably hurt both sides, it is better to borrow Liu Qi's help."
He spread earthquake rumors, created chaos, demagogued people, and tried to support his troops to cause rebellion. He wrote to the lord and governor Liu Biao that Liu Qi could be dismissed from his post and go home. Xinye sent another general and confidant to take over. He not only attacked the arrogant son Liu Qi, but also annexed the 10,000 yuan in Xinye.
The army can be said to kill two birds with one stone, I wonder if this plan is feasible?"
Without waiting for Cai Mao to vote, Zhang Yun took a selfie and said yes. He had already made a calculation in his mind. If Liu Qi reduced his military power and became a common people, the best candidate to take over Xinye's 10,000 troops would naturally be Cai Mao's nephew Zhang Yun.
"Wonderful plan, wonderful plan." The generals present also nodded and praised Pang Ji's clever plan.
Cai Mao's face showed joy, and he stood up and said: "Pang Gong's words are right. Young Master Liu Qi has gathered troops without saying anything. This time he comes up with a rumor that there will be an earthquake. There must be fraud in it. It's time to write to Liu Biao, the governor, to kill Liu Qi."
He's been laid off, let's see how long he can keep running."
"Bring a pen and paper." Cai Mao ordered, thinking that as long as he could not afford the troops to force Liu Qi to death and spare his life, his brother-in-law Liu Biao would definitely agree to his memorial. After all, the actual military power in Xiangyang was still in the hands of Cai Mao. If Liu Biao had no choice but to
The word, offending Cai Mao, will definitely make Liu Biao unable to secure his position as the governor of Jingzhou.
Cai Mao followed Pang Ji's plan of killing two birds with one stone. According to Pang Ji's words, he quickly drafted a memorial to impeach Liu Qi for his monstrous words and demanded that he be dismissed from his post and returned to his field. He prepared his horse and immediately went to the governor's office to complain to Liu Biao.
Because Liu Qi went to Xinye in the autumn of the previous year to recruit troops and suppress bandits, there was no face-to-face conflict between Cai Mao and Liu Qi. They were peaceful for more than half a year. Due to the many affairs in Jingzhou, Liu Qi forgot about Liu Qi's foothold in Xinye, and it did not pass.
Keep it in mind.
When Cai Mao came to the governor's office in person, Liu Biao was inspecting Jiangxia and Wuling counties to establish business and schools. When he was tired and sleepy, he was disturbed by Cai Mao, and he felt unhappy. Since he allowed Liu Qi to recruit troops to suppress bandits in the new field, Cai Mao
It's been a long time since I visited the Governor's Mansion alone. Cai Mao's visit must be up to no good.
Hearing that Cai Mao had something to report to Liu Biao, Liu Biao was unhappy and suddenly had an ominous premonition. Could it be that Cai Mao came again because of Liu Qi's affairs? He was displeased, but Liu Biao still did not dare to neglect his powerful brother-in-law Cai Mao.
, mustered up energy to receive Cai Hao in the meeting hall of the mansion.
When Cai Hao saw his brother-in-law Liu Biao's face looking tired, he knew that Liu Biao didn't have a good impression of him. With a sneer on his face, he said straight to the point: "My lord, please don't come here because of Prince Liu Qi's business."