Honghuang: The comprehension is against the sky, and the beginning destroys Buzhou

Chapter 323: Drought in Kyushu, people's grievances turned into disasters, slaying the country's destiny, reflecting history

With Di Xiao's knowledge, he naturally knew clearly what the drought among the human race meant.

The drought is not an ordinary drought, but a disaster, or a disaster that heaven and earth have sent down on the human race. No one can explain why heaven and earth have sent down this disaster.

However, since the Conferred God War, the human race has been experiencing such disasters, such as droughts, floods, wind disasters... and these disasters are all caused by the calamity of heaven and earth, and cannot be changed by any magical powers or spells.

The drought that the West Lake Dragon King mentioned really made Emperor Xiao feel indescribably heavy.

As a human race, I know very well what drought means. If it is an ordinary drought, the Tang Dynasty can easily send a cultivator to make clouds and rain, not to mention that there are Dragon Kings from all over the country specially appointed by the Tang Dynasty.

But drought is different. It is a catastrophe. Just like the dragon and phoenix catastrophe, the witch and lich catastrophe, and the god-conferring catastrophe. They are all difficult to change by relying on magical powers.

Of course, compared to the Dragon and Phoenix disasters in the past, the droughts that are happening to the human race today are nothing but a piece of cake. There is no comparison between the two. But this is still a disaster brought down by the will of heaven and earth.

Moreover, this kind of disaster occurs in the nine states of the human race every thousands or tens of thousands of years.

Perhaps the world relies on the human race to evolve the catastrophe to ease the catastrophe of the entire prehistoric world. Of course, this is just Emperor Xiao's guess.

At the moment, Emperor Xiao only wanted to confirm one thing, that is, whether the drought that West Lake Dragon King said was real. So he looked at West Lake Dragon King with great solemnity: "West Lake Dragon King, is the drought you mentioned really..."

"Dixiao County Magistrate, Xiaolong can't guarantee these. But the County Magistrate should also know that we, the canonized Dragon Lords, are very sensitive to the changes in the wind and rain in Jiuzhou. That's why this speculation came up. But I can't say whether this speculation is true or not."

After all, the Dragon King of West Lake did not dare to make a solemn promise. If this was true, then he also had a contribution. But if it was false, it would waste Emperor Xiao's energy and cause big trouble.

Emperor Xiao was naturally aware of the tactfulness of the West Lake Dragon King, but he had pondered countless times in his deep eyes.

"Forget it, I'll think about this matter carefully. During this period of time, I'd like to trouble Lord Dragon to pay more attention to the changes in West Lake and the changes in the wind and rain in Jiuzhou." After all, Emperor Xiao did not dare to treat this matter as a lie, as it involved the matter of the entire human race.

Upon hearing this, the West Lake Dragon King nodded quickly and left.

Di Xiao, who had stopped, had a complicated look on his face. Wu Meiniang was accompanying him, but she was also silent, making the atmosphere very solemn.

After a long while, Wu Meiniang dared to speak, and said gently: "Husband, maybe what Long Jun said is wrong..."

"It is better to believe it than not to believe it." Emperor Xiao was very cautious, especially when he turned over his memory and recalled the history of his past life. It seemed that in the ancient Tang Dynasty in his memory, after Li Shimin first ascended the throne, there were several droughts.

Of course, one is the historical Tang Dynasty, and the other is the Journey to the West Tang Dynasty, which are completely different. But if the development trajectory of the Journey to the West Tang Dynasty is really similar to that of the historical Tang Dynasty, then we really have to be cautious.

Who said that the drought in the Tang Dynasty in Journey to the West has a different meaning. "Mei Niang, even the little West Lake Dragon King can feel that something is wrong. If there is a drought, the saints in the Fire Cloud Cave, or the civil and military officials of the Tang Dynasty, should have known the news. So let's wait for the news from above. If there is, then it will be troublesome. If not, naturally everything will be fine."

"But we must be cautious about this matter. You and Ruolin should work harder and thoroughly check the surplus grain stocks and people's livelihood in Yuhang County, and strive to ensure that everything is worry-free."

After all, he was afraid that the current Tang Dynasty in Journey to the West would really be like the historical Tang Dynasty in his memory and experience the so-called drought. So Emperor Xiao naturally had to be cautious.

Therefore, instructing Wu Meiniang was also a special preparation. Wu Meiniang naturally followed Di Xiao's words: "Don't worry, my husband, I will investigate it carefully." Having said this, she followed Di Xiao back to the prefectural governor's mansion in Yuhang County.

However, when Emperor Xiao was preparing to completely destroy all the granaries, in the Tang Dynasty's Chang'an City, Li Shimin, who had already reached the Daluo realm, was rarely angry.

The anger caused the dragon of the Tang Dynasty to roar, and also turned the auspicious clouds surrounding it into angry thunder.

Li Shimin's angry eyes swept across the many civil and military officials: "Since I ascended the throne, I have worked diligently, only seeking the prosperity of the human race and the well-being of the people of the Tang Dynasty. I have never done anything to let down the people of the Tang Dynasty, but why did the people of the Tang Dynasty resent so much that it eventually turned into a drought disaster?"

"Moreover, this disaster did not involve one prefecture or one state, but a drought that swept across the entire nine states. How much resentment has this caused among the people? What have you ministers done to cause such resentment among the people? Do you know how much damage such a disaster has brought to our human race and our Great Tang?"

The civil and military officials in the court were angrily rebuked by the angry Li Shimin, but no one dared to refute or cry out for injustice. These ministers also knew that since ancient times, although the human race would be struck by disasters from time to time in the Nine Provinces, these disasters did not come innocently, and there must be some cause and effect involved.

For example, if you encounter a tyrant, the people of Kyushu will suffer and their resentment will continue to grow, which will turn into a disaster and eventually sweep across Kyushu. Or if a minister of an aristocratic family commits many evil deeds, which will cause countless people to resent, and eventually the resentment will turn into a disaster.

It can be said that among the countless disasters that befell the Nine Provinces of the human race in Journey to the West, except for some that were truly sent from heaven, most of the others were caused by human misfortunes. Because of the human misfortunes, the people of the Nine Provinces gathered resentment, which eventually turned into disasters.

Moreover, the occurrence of these disasters will reduce a country's luck and national destiny to a certain extent.

Therefore, when disasters accumulate to a certain extent, a human dynasty will collapse, and then a new dynasty will come. Why did the Great Sui Dynasty fall in the second generation? Apart from some special reasons, it was because the Great Sui Dynasty was unpopular, which brought too many disasters and reduced the national fortune.

The Tang Dynasty was about to face a disaster, and Emperor Li Shimin would be the first to bear the brunt. But Li Shimin was not stupid, and he immediately reflected on himself, wondering if he had done anything that would anger the gods and the people. But after thinking carefully, he realized that, apart from some past events, he had always put the human race first.

That's why he was so furious and questioned whether his ministers had done anything that would anger God and the people.

Li Shimin shouted angrily: "I have only been on the throne for a few years, how could I provoke..."

The whole court didn't know what to say, and they were also reflecting on themselves at this moment. But in the end, it ended in vain.

Emperor Li Shimin rebuked, while Minister Zhangsun Wuji stood up and said, "Your Majesty, the drought has become an unchangeable fact. The most urgent task is not to find the cause, but to think about how to deal with the drought that will occur in the future. So I suggest that you thoroughly check the granaries, and then inform the states so that they can deal with the upcoming drought. Therefore..."

(End of this chapter)