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Chapter 2821: Joint letter

With that said, she took the bird's nest and drank the bird's nest cleanly without a drop.

Seeing Concubine Rui drank the bird's nest, King Rui narrowed his eyebrows, and a coldness awakened at the corner of his mouth.

"Okay, you go to Chen Changqing now! This king has to go to the Criminal Ministry to discuss the appointment with the Criminal Ministry Shangshu, so I won't accompany you for now!" Rui Wang said.

Princess Rui nodded, "Okay, let's go first!"

With that said, she gave Rui Wang a shy look, and then hurried out.

Seeing Concubine Rui's back, Rui Wang immediately put away the disguised smile, his face turned very gloomy.

-

Emperor Hongyuan moved quickly. He decided to promote King Rui, so he quickly demoted Tian Zhang to a jailer, and appointed King Rui as the Xingbu minister.

As a result, a few days later, as soon as he went to court, he received a joint book written by hundreds of courtiers.

The co-authored book was delivered by Tian Zhang's old ministry, Xiao Shichen, the Yushi of Jiangnan Province.

Seeing the content of the joint book, Emperor Hongyuan was very angry.

He threw the co-titled book to the ground fiercely, staring at Xiao Shichen with a gloomy look, and said angrily: "Xiao Shichen, what the hell are you writing? How dare you say that I humiliate Tian Zhang? Who gave you the courage? "

Emperor Hongyuan thought that he had only cut off Taifu Han with his forefoot, and no one dared to oppose him anymore.

Unexpectedly, he just relegated Tian Zhang to a jailer, and these people came to write a joint book for Tian Zhang.

Seeing Emperor Hongyuan's angrily and depraved appearance, Chu Xuanchen hooked his mouth, with a meaningful look in his eyes.

Xiao Shichen hurriedly stepped forward and said in panic: "The emperor calmed down his anger. That's not what the ministers meant. It's just that Master Tian is a dignified third-rank officer, but he was demoted to a jailer. As his colleague, the minister, seeing his current situation, is doubled. Feeling distressed."

Emperor Hongyuan snorted coldly: "You feel so distressed? It is me who really distressed! Tian Zhang, as a servant of the criminal ministry, has been late and left early lately. He is so negligent in his duties and regards official duties as a trifling matter. How can I tolerate him? He is all good!"

Xiao Shichen hurriedly said: "The emperor, Master Tian, he is only sick, and he is not in good health. Since he was demoted as a jailer, he has often been humiliated and ridiculed by others. The ministers waited in panic."

"What are you afraid of?" Emperor Hongyuan said coldly.

Xiao Shichen said: "The emperor, Master Tian has always been upright and honest and dedicated to doing things for the emperor, but he was humiliated to this point. The ministers are also very afraid to follow in his footsteps. Now everyone is panicked and frightened. Everyone is afraid of being punished if they are not careful. "

Another official named Li Wu also said: "The emperor, Master Tian, he was demoted as a jailer, he was humiliated, and his health is not good. If this continues, I am afraid his life will be endangered. Please take the emperor back!"

"Presumptuous!" When the Emperor Hongyuan heard this, he shouted angrily, "When I do something, when do I want you to be beaked?"

The emperor Hongyuan roared, and everyone trembled with fright.

Emperor Hongyuan glanced at everyone and sternly said: "State-owned, national law, family rules, Tian Zhang, who is late and leaves early, leaves his job without permission, should be punished. Whoever puts his beak again, I treat him equally!"

Xiao Shichen said with trepidation: "But the emperor, the law is nothing more than human sentiment. Master Tian has been diligent and dedicated to his duties, and asked the emperor to give him another chance."

"Yes, the emperor, please give Master Tian one more chance."

"..."

Hearing what the ministers said, Emperor Hongyuan suddenly felt his head hurt and uncomfortable.

Chapter 2822: The faint emperor

The voices of these people turned into bees, buzzing in his ears, and he was about to explode.

He held his head uncomfortably, and suddenly shouted, "Shut up! I don't want to listen to your nonsense and retreat!"

With that, he walked out angrily.

Upon seeing this, all the ministers shook their heads helplessly.

Xiao Shichen hurriedly glanced at Chu Xuanchen, and then retreated with the ministers.

After Chu Xuanchen glanced at Emperor Hongyuan's back, he also left the hall.

-

When Emperor Hongyuan returned to Guangming Palace, he saw a weak figure.

He fixed his eyes and found that the person was Concubine Xue Gui, and his face suddenly became a little unnatural.

It has been a long time since he had summoned Concubine Xue fortunately. Seeing Concubine Xue's pitiful appearance, he felt a little guilty.

Xue Tianxiang saw Emperor Hongyuan approaching, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute him, "Concubine sees the emperor. The emperor, why is your face not so good? What happened?"

When he thought of the affairs of the court, Emperor Hongyuan said angrily: "It's about Tian Zhang. This Tian Zhang is negligent and perfunctory. It is only natural for me to belittle him. Who knows that his colleagues and classmates dare to jointly write a letter and accuse me. Humiliating him is really annoying to me!"

Xue Tianxiang glanced at Emperor Hongyuan and found that Emperor Hongyuan had become self-assertive and could not listen to persuasion at all.

If she persuades him directly, he will be furious, and maybe it will bring her a fatal disaster.

She rolled her eyes and followed Emperor Hongyuan's thoughts and said: "These people really don't know good or bad. The emperor is the ninety-five supreme. You are talking about the imperial edict. They dare to accuse you. The emperor, don't know them."

Hearing this, Emperor Hongyuan looked at Xue Tianxiang with admiration, "Xue Fei, you are still so understanding, you know me best in this palace."

Xue Tianxiang said shyly: "The concubines don't understand the affairs of the court, but you are the emperor, why bother with those pedantic people?"

As she said, she stepped forward and said, "The emperor, your concubine saw you holding your head with your hands just now. Is your head uncomfortable? Would you like your concubine to rub it for you?"

Emperor Hongyuan held his head uncomfortably, and said, "No, Father Xu rubbed it for me. It is of no use. Only by taking Chen Changqing's elixir to relieve the pain."

As he said, he looked at Father Xu and said, "Daddy Xu, go to Chen Changqing to get the elixir, hurry up."

"Yes, the emperor." After Duke Xu finished speaking, he quickly walked out of the hall.

Seeing this, Xue Tianxiang rolled his eyes and thought slightly.

I didn't expect that Chen Changqing's elixir could relieve the emperor's pain, which is really amazing!

But what puzzled her the most was that no matter how the emperor took the elixir before, he never had a headache, and as soon as Chen Changqing entered the palace, he started to have a headache.

Could this be related to Chen Changqing's elixir

After a while, Father Xu took the elixir.

When he opened the elixir, Xue Tianxiang took a look and found that there was only one pill inside.

She curiously asked: "Duke Xu, why is there only one elixir? You should ask Chen Changqing to get a few more spares, so that the emperor can take the elixir in time when he has a headache, and it won't be so uncomfortable!"

Father Xu handed the elixir to the emperor and said in embarrassment: "The minion wants it too! But Chen Changqing said that this kind of elixir is extremely difficult to cultivate. He can only practice one every three days, and the time is uncertain, so the old man There is no way for slaves."

Xue Tianxiang sank his eyes, this Chen Changqing was really strange.

In this way, he can't have anything wrong, if something happens to him, wouldn't the emperor's elixir be broken

In this way, the emperor would send someone to get the elixir from him every three days, otherwise it would have a headache. Does that mean that the emperor can only rely on him

Once the emperor relied on this elixir, wouldn't he be at the mercy of Chen Changqing

If this is the case, then the situation is terrible!

No, she has to quickly tell King Li about the incident so that King Li can quickly think of a way to deal with it.

At this time, Emperor Hongyuan had already taken the elixir.

Then, he lay on the bed and let out a long sigh of comfort, "Sure enough, he is a descendant of Chen Fu. This longevity pill will make you feel comfortable after eating it. My head no longer hurts, as if I have been in heaven."

Xue Tianxiang hurriedly said: "The emperor, your head doesn't hurt, so your concubine is relieved! The concubine heard that panax notoginseng soup can also relieve headaches. The concubine should go to stew a cup and give the emperor a nourishment!"

Emperor Hongyuan looked at Concubine Xue with satisfaction, "Okay, Concubine, thank you very much!"

"The concubine retires." Xue Tianxiang hurried out of Guangming Palace after he finished speaking.

As soon as she walked out of Guangming Palace, she hurried to find Amina, trying to pass the news she heard to Chu Xuanchen.

-

After Emperor Hongyuan lay on the dragon couch for a while, Father Xu's voice came from outside, "The emperor, the palace of Rui Wang has come down!"

"Ruochen is here? Announcing him to come in." Emperor Hongyuan said, standing up refreshed.

After standing, he still shook his body, with a relaxed expression on his face.

"Erchen greets my father." At this moment, Rui Wang walked in.

Emperor Hongyuan saw him and said with a smile: "Ruochen, you came just right. The Chen Changqing you found for me is really amazing. Every time I take his elixir, I feel ecstatic, very comfortable, and I am still the first. I felt this way again."

Rui Wang smiled and said: "Father, it seems that Chen Changqing does have some real skills."

Emperor Hongyuan doubted: "His elixir was very comfortable when he took it, but if I didn't take it for three days, my head would be very painful. Do you know what's going on?"

King Rui's heart was tight, and he hurriedly said: "Father, I have tried this pill before, but it hasn't caused headaches. I guessed that it should be my father who manages all things every day, too hard work, and at the same time for Han Taifu, Tian Zhang and others. Worry, that's why it caused a headache."

Hearing this, Emperor Hongyuan nodded, "You also make sense."

Rui Wang said: "If there is a problem with Chen Changqing's pill, then you will not be so comfortable after taking it. According to the children, Chen Changqing's pill is not only okay, but it can cure the father’s headaches and make him forget his headaches temporarily. Chen Changqing made great contributions to his father, and his father should commend him."

Emperor Hongyuan nodded repeatedly, his eyes a little muddy, "Well, yes, I also think this is the reason. Don't worry, Chen Changqing has done a lot of alchemy, and I will commend him."

Upon hearing this, King Rui narrowed his eyebrows gloomily.

It seems that the father really trusts Chen Changqing's medicine.

He cleared Chen Changqing's suspicion in a few words and made his father think that this longevity pill can cure the head illness.

Human violence is endless, even if he has been an emperor for so many years, his father is reluctant to bear this throne.

He wants to be the emperor forever, and he is afraid of losing everything when he grows old, so he longs for immortality in his heart, and even an ordinary pill can deceive him.

At this time, Emperor Hongyuan said again: "But to say it all, I blame these rebellious officials for always bothering me, one by one like flies, and the noise makes me a headache."

Chapter 2823: Controlled by others

"Father's anger calmed down." King Rui said, rolling his eyes, and said, "The father just killed Taifu Han before warning everyone. Unexpectedly, they dare to write a letter jointly. It seems that these people are not brave enough. Erchen Guess, there must be someone behind them backing them up, otherwise they wouldn't be so brave!"

Emperor Hongyuan squinted his eyes, "Ruochen, are you skeptical, but also King Li behind the scenes instructing the ministers to oppose me?"

Rui Wang said: "It's very possible. Father, Tian Zhang is Li Wang's person. Tian Zhang is demoted and Li Wang must be unwilling to do so, so I encourage everyone to publish the joint book in an attempt to restore Tian Zhang's official position. Li Wang this This is a threat from an official, and he wants to force your father to compromise!"

"This King Li is really brave!" Emperor Hongyuan was so angry that his forehead burst into blue veins, and he was full of anger, and the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became cold.

Seeing that Emperor Hongyuan was very angry, a trace of pride flashed in the eyes of King Rui.

He surreptitiously said: "Father, King Li is so bold and dare to instigate the ministers to oppose you. Should we give him some color?"

Emperor Hongyuan looked down, he really wanted to ask people to summon Chu Xuanchen into the palace for questioning, but he had no evidence.

And now he still relies on Chu Xuanchen to protect Chu Kingdom, so Chu Xuanchen can't move.

He took a deep breath, forcibly restrained his inner resentment, and said, "No, the time has not yet arrived. Ruochen, during this period of time you stare at King Li, if he has any trouble, you can report to me at any time. "

"Yes. The father, what about Xiao Shichen's gang of ministers? Do you want to cut another leader in order to follow suit?" Rui Wang said viciously.

Emperor Hongyuan waved his hand immediately, "No, I have already smashed Taifu Han's family before, and the city has been full of storms, causing the officials to resent. At this time, if you can't cut any more, if you kill again, I am afraid that something will happen."

Hearing this, Rui Wang's eyes flashed with coldness.

It seems that although the father is faint, he is still shrewd.

He had no choice but to say: "Father's words are extremely true."

Presumably Xiao Shichen and the others also expected that his father would not kill people now, so they dared to write a book.

-

Liwangfu

In the evening, Chu Xuanchen and Yun Ruoyue had dinner. While they were drinking tea, Mo Li walked in and said, "My lord, there is a letter from Concubine Xue!"

"Well, bring it." Chu Xuanchen put down the tea cup and said lightly.

Mo Li hurried forward and handed Chu Xuanchen a letter.

Seeing that letter, Yun Ruoyue looked nervous, "Master, what happened?"

Chu Xuanchen opened the letter, glanced roughly at the back, and then said: "Princess Xue said that King Rui had sent a beauty and an alchemist named Chen Changqing to the emperor, with the intention of controlling the emperor."

"Control the emperor? How do they control?" Yun Ruoyue asked in surprise.

Chu Xuanchen said solemnly: "This beauty is naturally to confuse the emperor and fight for the favor of Concubine Xue. This alchemist heard that he is a descendant of Chen Fu, and there are rumors that the longevity pill made by Chen Fu in the past allowed the emperor Jing of the previous dynasty to live forever. Not old, so the emperor is very pleased with this Chen Changqing."

Yun Ruoyue said: "Living forever? It's ridiculous, it's about the same as the poison. Taking this medicine will only lead to an early death, so how can longevity come from? I am afraid these words were made up by the Chen family to deceive people, but the emperor faints again. He has always been very assertive, how can he be controlled by others?"

Chu Xuanchen narrowed his eyes, "Xue Fei said, the longevity pill refined by Chen Changqing seems to be addictive. If the emperor does not eat it for three days, he will be itchy, have a splitting headache, and be very irritable in severe cases. Will kill. Only by taking Chen Changqing's pill can his pain be relieved, so the emperor relies heavily on Chen Changqing."

Chapter 2824: Resigned angrily

Yun Ruoyue was horrified, "Chen Changqing’s pill should be a drug similar to Wu Shi San. So if the emperor is short of medicine, he will be very uncomfortable, so he can’t do without Chen Changqing. In this way, Chen Changqing can control it. His mind. If this continues, won't the emperor listen to Chen Changqing for everything?"

Chu Xuanchen nodded, "Yes, and Chen Changqing is a member of King Rui, which means that King Rui has indirectly controlled the emperor. King Rui is narrow-minded and will do whatever it takes. If he controls the emperor, the consequences will be disastrous."

Mo Li said nervously: "Master, if this is the case, will the court be in chaos, and will the world go wrong?"

Chu Xuanchen said: "Definitely, so we have to find a way to dissolve King Rui's conspiracy step by step."

"Master, Master Tian has come!" At this moment, Mo Zhu's voice came from outside.

Chu Xuanchen got up immediately and said, "Hurry up and give the letter to this king."

Mo Zhu quickly handed it over.

After Chu Xuanchen got the letter, he quickly opened it, and when he saw the content of the letter, he "cocked" in his heart and his face sank.

Mo Li asked hurriedly, "Master, what happened to Master Tian?"

Chu Xuanchen squeezed the letter firmly, and said solemnly: "After this incident, Master Tian has been completely disappointed with the emperor, so he decided to resign and return to his hometown."

"Resign? Lord, isn't the joint book that we called Xiao Shichen written before is useless, the emperor still refuses to restore Master Tian's official position?" Mo Li said.

Chu Xuanchen nodded, "Yes, it's useless. The emperor has already noticed the relationship between this king and Master Tian, so he humiliates Master Tian like this. Maybe Master Tian's decision is right, and he might be saved by resigning, otherwise he will be saved. If this continues, this king is afraid that he will be brutally murdered!"

Mo Li said, "The emperor is really self-willed. Whoever wants to be demoted will be demoted. But Master Tian is still young, so he will resign and return to his hometown now. How will he make a living in the future?"

Yun Ruoyue said: "Yes, now the world is in chaos, there are famines everywhere, and Master Tian is a clean official again. Once he loses his official position, he will be like ordinary people. I am afraid that it will be difficult for him to survive. We should help him."

Chu Xuanchen raised his eyebrows slightly, "Well, Yue'er, don't worry, this king has already planned a retreat for Master Tian, so don't worry."

Upon hearing this, Yun Ruoyue breathed a sigh of relief.

She hopes Master Tian can have a good home.

-

The next day, as soon as Emperor Hongyuan entered the court, he received Tian Zhang's letter of resignation.

Tian Zhang first pleaded guilty to Emperor Hongyuan in his letter, stating that he had been late and left early due to illness before, and then said that he was incompetent, and that he had failed Emperor Hongyuan's expectations and could not serve as a great responsibility.

He also said that his own health was deteriorating, and his parents had no one to serve him. He asked to resign from his position as a jailer, be released from office and take care of his parents, and he hoped that Emperor Hongyuan would approve it.

Emperor Hongyuan saw this letter of resignation with a look of gloomy bird.

He originally demoted Tian Zhang as a jailer, just to humiliate him.

Now that Tian Zhang took the initiative to resign, wouldn't he be unable to humiliate him anymore

But thinking of people like Chu Xuanchen and Xiao Shichen, he felt a deep crisis again.

He just demoted Tian Zhang's official position. These people dared to write a joint letter for Tian Zhang. If he didn't agree with Tian Zhang's resignation, these people didn't know what they would do.

He just killed Han Taifu, and now the ruling and opposition parties are dissatisfied with him. He has to slow down and not aggravate the contradiction between the monarchs and his ministers. After all, he still has to rely on these ministers to do things for him.

Thinking of this, he directly agreed with Tian Zhang's resignation, and did not blame Tian Zhang any more.

-

After Emperor Hongyuan agreed to Tian Zhang's resignation request, Tian Zhang's family cleaned up all night, and early the next morning, they sat in a carriage and prepared to return to his hometown.

When Tian Zhang's carriage arrived in a secluded suburb, Tian Zhang suddenly saw a blue carriage parked in front of it, with several guards standing in front of the carriage.

He fixed his eyes and found that the guard standing in the front turned out to be Mo Li.

At this moment, Mo Li walked over quickly and said, "Master Tian, please stay!"

"Carman, stop." Tian Zhang said immediately.

"Huh." The coachman hurriedly stopped the carriage.

Tian Zhang hurriedly said, "General Mo, why are you here?"

Mo Li said: "My lord, my prince and princess came here to see you off when they learned that you are going back to your hometown."

"Wang Li and Princess Li are here?" Tian Zhang finished speaking and quickly got out of the carriage.

At this moment, on the opposite side, Chu Xuanchen had helped Yun Ruoyue get out of the carriage.

Tian Zhang saw them two with a look of excitement, and limped over to them, "The prince, the princess, Tian and He De He Neng, you came to see me off by labor."

Seeing Tian Zhang limping while walking, both Chu Xuanchen and Yun Ruoyue were surprised.

Chu Xuanchen stepped forward and hurriedly helped Master Tian to stand, and said, "Master Tian, what happened to your feet?"

Yun Ruoyue also said, "Master Tian, did your foot hurt?"

Tian Zhang hurriedly said: "It's not an injury. It was because of a cold in the lower part some time ago and drinking alcohol. The thumb of his right foot was suddenly red and swollen, and the pain was uncomfortable. I went to see the doctor, and the doctor said it was gout. ."

"Gout? Is it because of gout that you just recently became unwell and had to arrive late and leave early?" Yun Ruoyue asked.

Tian Zhang nodded quickly and said uncomfortably: "Yes, when my foot hurts, I can't go anywhere. But I have a job, so I have to drag the sick body to face up, but I stand a little longer, just The pain was so uncomfortable that I had to give the emperor a leave. But I took too many leave. The emperor thought that I was negligent in my duties and neglected his duties, so he demoted me to a jailer."

"Then you could use medicine before?" Yun Ruoyue asked.

Tian Zhang said: "The doctor prescribed the medicine for me to take, but the medicine can relieve the pain in the early stage, but gradually it doesn’t work anymore! Now my feet are very swollen, and every step I take is suffering. Can’t return home smoothly."

Yun Ruoyue hurriedly said: "Master Tian, you don't have to worry. I can treat gout, and I have medicine, and it will be easy for you to heal it."

"Really?" Tian Zhang's eyes were full of joy, and then he sighed, "Hey, the princess has excellent medical skills, why didn't I think about seeing the princess before? I thought Shinnin would pass, but I didn't expect Yu Ren. The more serious it is, now that the princess can treat it, then I can rest assured!"

Yun Ruoyue nodded, "Well, don't worry, this medicine is very useful. As long as you take a few days, your feet won't hurt anymore. If you want gout to stop recurring, you must avoid it in the future, and I will help later. You write down the foods that are not allowed. As long as you strictly avoid the food in the future, the disease will generally not recur. Even if it recurs, you will take the medicine for a few more days and it will get better immediately."

Tian Zhang and Tian's family were very excited when they heard this.

Chapter 2825: Settle down Tian Zhang

Tian Zhang smiled and said: "Okay, I am grateful for being able to get the medicine from the princess."

"We are all our own people, adults don't need to be polite." Yun Ruoyue said, as soon as she moved her spiritual consciousness, she changed the medicines such as coxib tablets in the medical space to treat gout into the medicine box.

Then, she said: "Master Tian, I'll go to the carriage to help you get medicine. You and the prince will talk first."

"Thank you, Princess." Tian Zhang was very grateful.

Chu Xuanchen said: "The adults don't need to thank you. If it wasn't for the king, the adults would not be forced to resign and return to their hometown."

Tian Zhang sighed and said: "Lord prince don't blame yourself. I am unwilling to be with others, let alone be at the mercy of others. With the emperor's current mediocrity, even if there is no prince, he will find trouble sooner or later."

Having said this, he said again: "Alright, this time I let you see the emperor clearly, and when you are completely disappointed in him, you will resign in anger. The emperor wants to humiliate me, so I will definitely not give him a chance. "

Chu Xuanchen nodded, "This king heard that the adult's hometown is thousands of miles away, and that there have been frequent floods recently, and the adult drags his family with his mouth. I am afraid it will be very difficult to go back to the hometown. If the adults don't dislike it, this king can be in Jiangzhou. I'll arrange a job for you. After you settle down, you can send someone back to your hometown to bring your parents together."

Now that Jiangzhou is under Jiang Ning's jurisdiction, it is easy for Chu Xuanchen to insert Tian Zhang'an in.

Tian Zhang was moved when he heard this.

The prince was still willing to appoint him again, indicating that he recognized him as a person, and he suddenly felt that his life had value again.

He hurriedly said: "Okay, thank you for your concern, and I will obey the king's orders. The prince is so trusting, please rest assured that he will be diligent and low-key when he is in Jiangzhou, and never let the prince be disappointed."

Chu Xuanchen grasped Tian Zhang's hand and said, "Master Tian, this king believes in your ability. For your safety, this king will send someone to escort you to Jiangzhou, so don't worry."

"Thank you, Lord." Tian Zhang said again.

At this moment, Mo Li stepped forward and handed a pack of silver to Tian Zhang, "My lord, this is the relocation allowance our prince gave you. Please accept it."

Tian Zhang saw the bag of silver and waved his hand quickly, "I can't do it. The prince has already arranged a job for Xia, so I can't ask for the silver anymore, and ask General Mo to take it back."

Mo Li said: "The adult has always been a clean official before, and it is as clean as water. Now the world is in chaos. You need silver to walk outside. Please accept it, if you encounter anything, you can help."

Tian Zhang resolutely pushed Yinzi back, "I really don't need it. I am grateful for the medicine given by the princess, and I can't covet more."

After that, he looked at Chu Xuanchen and said, "Master, I thank you for your kindness. But there are many people in the world who need help more than I do. You have always worried about the country and the people. Now there are disasters everywhere. Many people have been displaced and homeless, but the emperor has been reluctant to give money and has been reluctant to allocate funds for disaster relief. I implore the emperor to find a way to allow the emperor to allocate funds to rescue the poor people."

Chu Xuanchen was moved when he heard Tian Zhang's words.

He nodded and said: "Okay, please rest assured, my lord will let the emperor allocate funds for disaster relief and help the people."

"My lord, the medicine is here!" At this moment, Yun Ruoyue walked over with a baggage and handed the baggage to Tian Zhang.

Tian Zhang hurriedly said, "Thank you, Princess."

Chapter 2826: Li Wang writes

"I have written the medication method in it, and the adults will just take it according to the prescription." Yun Ruoyue exhorted.

Tian Zhang was moved and said, "Okay, thank you, Princess."

As he said, he glanced at the sky and said: "The prince and princess, it's getting late, we should start, and please take care."

"Master Tian, you also take care. Mo Li, you send someone to escort Master Tian's family to Jiangzhou and settle them down before returning to their lives." Chu Xuanchen ordered.

"Yes, Lord." Mo Li said.

In this way, Tian Zhang's family was escorted to Jiangzhou by Mo Li.

After arriving in Jiangzhou, Chu Xuanchen asked Jiang Ning to arrange some leisurely duties for him first, so that he could hide behind the scenes, while recuperating his body, while helping Jiang Ning to lay hands.

In this way, Tian Zhang can help him with things and support his family.

After Tian Zhang left, Yun Ruoyue said anxiously: "Lord, Master Tian is right. The disaster relief is imminent. The emperor refuses to allocate funds for disaster relief. There is no way to save so many people with our strength. It seems that we still have it. You have to find a way to get the emperor to approve the funds."

Chu Xuanchen sank his eyes and said, "Okay, in the morning tomorrow, this king will propose to the emperor that he should allocate funds for disaster relief."

-

In the early morning the next day, Emperor Hongyuan came late again with dark circles under his eyes.

As soon as he sat down, Chu Xuanchen stepped forward and said: "The emperor, the summer is scorching, and now there are droughts and floods in the south and north of the Yangtze River, and there are still locusts in the northwest, causing no crops. Hengsheng. Now the situation is critical, and the minister begs the emperor to allocate funds for disaster relief."

When Emperor Hongyuan heard this, his face suddenly became gloomy.

Now that the treasury is empty, even he himself is not enough. He doesn't want to use money to rescue the victims.

He thought for a while, and said: "King Li, I also sympathize with the victims, but natural disasters have occurred frequently in the past two years. The national treasury has not received much tax and money, but a lot of money has been allocated for disaster relief. Now that the national treasury is empty, I am really struggling and unable to do so. Funding, think of a way to see if you can raise funds for disaster relief as you did last time."

When Dong Changfeng and others heard this, they all felt that Emperor Hongyuan was really selfish.

He just didn't want to allocate funds, and settled the fundraising issue on King Li.

Asking the wealthy and the gentry to pay is offensive, and it is difficult to raise money.

This is really a good thing. The bad things belong to King Li alone. The abacus of Emperor Hongyuan is really shrewd.

Chu Xuanchen looked down and said: "The emperor, even if the rich and nobles in the city are willing to donate, it is only a drop in the bucket compared to what the people need, and it is far from enough. The minister heard from the Minister of Households last time that the national treasury paid The fiscal revenue is about 10 million taels. In addition, a large part of the tax is collected in the form of grain. In this way, after deducting the annual fiscal expenditure, there are at least tens of millions taels of silver in the national treasury. The minister implored the emperor. Open the warehouse to release grain, allocate funds for disaster relief, and save the people from the fire and water."

At this time, Emperor Hongyuan's face became darker.

He stared sharply at Chu Xuanchen, and said in a deep voice: "There is indeed a little silver in the treasury, but my mausoleum has not been completed yet. At least five million taels of silver are needed. I will also build for the newly-introduced Dong Guiren. A palace also needs to repair the ancestral temple and the palace, and invite alchemists to make alchemy. This expenditure is huge. I don't know how to fill these holes, and where is the money for disaster relief?"

The ministers were very chilling when they heard this.

Chu Xuanchen clenched his fists, his eyes full of coldness.

Emperor Hongyuan was so arrogant and extravagant, he made great efforts in civil engineering, and made his father's country like this. He hated him very much in his heart, but he had to forbear it.

He took a deep breath and said: "The emperor is still in his prime, and the construction of the mausoleum can be postponed. There are many palaces in the palace, and there is no need to build a new palace for Dong Guiren."

Seeing Emperor Hongyuan’s face very gloomy, Rui Wang said: "King Li, the emperor is the emperor of the true dragon. The construction of the emperor’s tomb is a major matter in the country. How can it be delayed? Starting to build the imperial tomb, do you want to go against the etiquette system?"

Chu Xuanchen said coldly, "This king doesn't mean this. Of course, the emperor's mausoleum needs to be repaired, but now the situation is critical and this king thinks it can be postponed."

"If we continue to repair the imperial tombs now, it will only cost the people and money, and consume a lot of manpower and material resources. With so much money, it can definitely help more people."

Having said this, he looked at Emperor Hongyuan and said: "The emperor, now the people are in distress, and there are tens of thousands of refugees on the street. Relief for the people is the most important thing. The minister urged the emperor to temporarily build the mausoleum and use the money for disaster relief."

At this time, Emperor Hongyuan's expression was so gloomy that it could drip.

He was very dissatisfied with Chu Xuanchen, but Chu Xuanchen held the military power and had a high position, so he really didn't dare to do anything to him.

He had no choice but to say: "King Li, the construction of the imperial tomb is a major matter of the country, and it cannot be postponed. You ministers who eat the emperor should bear the worries of the emperor. In the future, you should find a way to solve this kind of trivial matter. Don't bother me and retreat. towards."

With that, Emperor Hongyuan got up and walked out of the hall coldly.

What he meant was that he didn't even want to pay a penny, but just wanted to push the matter to Chu Xuanchen and others.

Seeing the appearance of Emperor Hongyuan, Chu Xuanchen squeezed his fists fiercely, very angry.

The other ministers also shook their heads and looked at Chu Xuanchen sympathetically.

After Chu Xuanchen walked out of the hall, he glanced at Mo Li outside.

Now that he can't persuade the emperor, it seems that he has to find another way.

-

Since the last time Hongyuan Emperor called Xue Tianxiang once, he has not called her to bed.

It is said that Emperor Hongyuan turns the brand of Dong Shishi every day, and listens to singing songs with Dong Shishi all day long. He is very fond of Dong Shishi.

With the newcomer Dong Shishi, he immediately forgot the old man Xue Tianxiang.

Xue Tianxiang was very worried when he thought that Emperor Hongyuan hadn't summoned himself for so long.

She sat in the hall and looked at herself in the mirror, feeling very bored.

She is still the same, her appearance hasn't changed at all, but why Hongyuan doesn't like her anymore

Men really like the new and hate the old. She is really afraid that Emperor Hongyuan will leave her out forever. In this way, she may lose her phoenix seal and status, and she will also lose the days when one person is less than ten thousand people and is sought after.

No, she can't sit still, she has to find a way to snatch Emperor Hongyuan back.

Thinking of this, she turned her head and said to Amina: "Amina, help my palace to dress up, my palace is going to see the emperor."

Amina nodded hurriedly, "Yes, the imperial concubine."

With that said, she hurriedly helped Xue Tianxiang dress up with other court ladies.

After a while, Amina started painting Xue Tianxiang's face. She opened a powder box and suddenly said: "Oh, my mother, there is no pearl powder."

Xue Tianxiang said indifferently: "Tell Jin Chuan to go to the House of Internal Affairs to get it."

Chapter 2827: Concubines compete for favor

Jin Chuan next to him carefully said: "Manny, the servant girl wanted to go to the House of Internal Affairs to receive pearl powder this morning, but General Manager Jiang said that all the pearl powder was taken away by Dong Guiren's court lady, so the servant girl didn't get it at all."

Xue Tianxiang looked shocked, "Dong Shishi is just a little nobleman, dare to go in front of the palace? Why is she?"

"Yeah, besides, Dong Guiren can't use so much pearl powder, right? Why did she take all of it? Don't leave some for our empress?" Amina questioned.

Jin Chuan whispered: "I heard from the servant that Dong Guiren used it to wipe her body. In order to keep her skin white, she often used pearl powder to whiten her body."

Amina was surprised and said: "What? Dong Guiren used to wipe the face of our mother? This pearl powder is very precious, and the amount of tribute every year is scarce. Everyone saves it. How can Dong Guiren take it? To wipe the body, she is too wasteful!"

"Yes! But Chief Jiang said that the emperor is very fond of Dong Guiren now, so he can't help it. Now, what Dong Guiren wants, their internal affairs office will give it, on the contrary, it is very difficult for concubines in other palaces to want good things. !" Jin Chuan said in a low voice.

Xue Tianxiang rolled her eyes coldly when she heard this, "Even my palace?"

Jin Chuan nodded cautiously, "It seems like this. I heard that the emperor is now obedient to Dong Guiren. As long as good things come in the palace, he will reward Dong Guiren as soon as possible. As long as Dong Guiren likes it, even It was the other concubines who liked it first, and the emperor would all reward Guiren Dong. This shows how much he loves Guiren Dong."

At this time, Xue Tianxiang's face was already distorted.

Seeing her face change, Jin Chuan was too scared to speak anymore!

Xue Tianxiang squinted his eyes fiercely, gritted his teeth, and felt a strong sense of crisis in his heart.

She is now in charge of Fengyin on behalf of the queen, the highest-ranking concubine in the palace, and she has received this treatment.

If she is not an imperial concubine, wouldn't it be trampled on

Now her status is in jeopardy, she must find a way to pull Dong Shishi down, so that she can have a good life.

Thinking of this, she said: "Okay, no pearl powder, just change to other powder!"

"Yes, Niang Niang." Jin Chuan said.

With that said, she continued to help Xue Tianxiang dress up.

-

It took a long time for Xue Tianxiang to dress up.

Although she spent a long time dressing up, she was not ostentatious, but rather elegant and clean.

Seeing from a distance, she obviously tried her best to put on makeup, but "with makeup is like no makeup", she looks refreshing and beautiful, with a pure temperament.

Then Xue Tianxiang walked out of the palace, preparing to go to the Guangming Palace of Emperor Hongyuan.

At this moment, Amina suddenly walked in from outside, leaned towards Xue Tianxiang, and whispered a few words in her ear.

Xue Tianxiang closed her eyes when she heard Amina's words, and then nodded at her.

After receiving Xue Tianxiang's eyes, Amina was relieved.

Then, Xue Tianxiang took Amina to the lotus pond.

It rained just now, and the lotus in the pond looked more delicate and moist.

As soon as the wind blows, the drops of water on the lotus leaf sway, looking pleasing to the eye.

Xue Tianxiang squatted by the lotus pond, pulled a pink flower bud with her hand, and smiled: "Amina, this lotus blooms so beautifully, and the emperor will love it. Let’s pick a few and take it to Guangming Palace. How about putting it in a vase for the emperor?"

Amina smiled and nodded, "Okay! The red plum that the empress gave to the emperor last time, the emperor liked it very much, and I believe he will like it this time."

"The emperor spoils the empress so much, as long as the empress likes it, he likes it." Jin Chuan also laughed beside him.

Xue Tianxiang's face stiffened.

Thinking of the past, Emperor Hongyuan really loved her very much.

But now is different from the past, I'm afraid he doesn't remember those anymore!

She said: "Okay, come, you guys come together to help me pick."

"Yes." After the two said, they went forward to pick together.

Soon, a few people picked a handful of lotus, and Xue Tianxiang took the lotus in his hand and sniffed it lightly.

"Well, this lotus is really fragrant." Xue Tianxiang's mood also improved a lot when she smelled the fragrant fragrance of the lotus.

"Bold, who picked the lotus there?" At this moment, there was an arrogant voice from the side.

Xue Tianxiang looked back and saw Dong Shishi in full costume, leading a few court ladies to come over aggressively.

It was Dong Shishi's personal court lady Pearl.

Seeing Pearl’s arrogant doglegs, Jin Chuan said coldly: "I said it’s you who are bold! Pearl, you a court lady, how dare you talk to your concubine in this tone? Who gave you the courage? ?"

Zhenzhu glanced at Xue Tianxiang contemptuously, and sneered: "Jin Chuan, this lotus is our Dong Guiren's favorite. The emperor said, we nobles like lotus, we must let the maids take care of it. If anyone dares to destroy these lotus, The emperor will be punished severely. But you dare to pick our nobles’ favorite lotus. If you let the emperor know about this, I’m afraid you won’t be able to eat it!"

Jin Chuan was furious when he heard this, "Presumptuous! How dare you, a little noble servant girl, dare to be so arrogant? I simply didn't put our mother in his eyes!"

Pearl raised her eyebrows triumphantly, "Jin Chuan, please be careful when you speak. The emperor said that he will promote our noble person to concubine in two days. He also said that our noble person sings gracefully, like a natural sound, so he wants to give us The title of the nobleman'wan'. You take another bite of a'little nobleman', and be careful of the emperor to punish you!"

Hearing this, Xue Tianxiang's face suddenly changed.

Unexpectedly, Dong Shishi would be named a concubine only a few days after entering the palace, with a special title.

But this was in her expectation, because the emperor was always so self-willed.

Just like back then, she was named a concubine as soon as she entered the palace, much faster than Dong Shishi.

But what about it

She hasn't fallen out of favor!

She looked at Dong Shishi and found that Dong Shishi was arrogant and self-confident, and seemed to disdain to talk to her.

She snorted from the bottom of her heart, and she let Dong Shishi proud for a few days, but she didn't know that the higher the tail was, the harder she would fall.

Thinking of this, she said coldly to Jin Chuan: "Jin Chuan, shut up."

After finishing speaking, she held the lotus and walked to Dong Shishi, and handed the lotus to Dong Shishi with a harmless and friendly smile on her face, "Dong Guiren, the maidservant in this palace is not sensible, you should not care about her. In fact, this palace Picking this lotus is not for yourself, but for your sister."

Dong Shishi was stunned, isn't this Xuetianxiang a noble concubine

The grade is much higher than her.

How can you be so humble

Just now Pearl said so unceremoniously, she was not only not angry, but also gave her lotus

Chapter 2828: A trick to kill

She rolled her eyes vigilantly, and said lightly: "Oh, noble concubine, did you pick this lotus and give it to me?"

Xue Tianxiang smiled and nodded, "My palace has long heard that the emperor wants to make my sister a concubine, and heard that my sister likes lotus very much, so I want to pick a few lotus to borrow flowers to offer Buddha, congratulations to my sister, I wonder if you like my sister?"

Seeing Xue Tianxiang's gentle and kind-hearted look, Dong Shishi was startled.

She really didn't know how to answer!

She wanted to use this lotus to find trouble with Xue Tianxiang.

If Xue Tianxiang dared to argue with her, she would tell the emperor and use the emperor to deal with Xue Tianxiang.

Unexpectedly, this concubine Xue not only smiled, but was also very enthusiastic towards her, making her feel angry and nowhere to go.

Reaching out her hand and not hitting the smiley, she had no choice but to say faintly: "Sorry, I like lotus flowers very much, but I only like those that grow in the water, and I don't like the ones that are cut off by others! Concubine, you can just keep it for your appreciation, I There is still something to do, goodbye!"

After speaking, she led the ladies, turned around and left.

Seeing Dong Shishi's back, Xue Tianxiang curled up his mouth coldly.

Jin Huan beside him was dissatisfied, "Manny, you are a noble concubine, what is this nobleman Dong? You are so arrogant because you are favored, and you are so arrogant to see you, and your attitude is so arrogant. It's really an angry slave!"

Xue Tianxiang squinted his eyes lightly, "Don't be angry, they are eager to irritate this palace so that they can complain to the emperor. Unfortunately, this palace is not a fool."

Jin Chuan said, "But Niang Niang, you are now in charge of the Phoenix Seal, and you are the lord of the harem. What happened to you picking a few lotus flowers? Even if you pick all the lotus flowers here, they dare not say anything, you Why bother with them?"

Xue Tianxiang sneered and said, "Have you ever heard a word? It's called Pengsha?"

When Jin Chuan heard it, she understood immediately, "The slave-servant knows! It turns out that Niang Niang deliberately showed her favor to Dong Gui, making this Dong Gui arrogant and self-righteous. When she gets overwhelmed, she will fall down heavily."

Xue Tianxiang looked at the flying birds in the sky and said, "Yes, the higher you are held, the worse you will fall. Let's wait and see!"

With that, she picked up the lotus and walked towards the Guangming Palace of Emperor Hongyuan.

Seeing Xue Tianxiang's scheming become so deep, Amina closed her eyebrows, feeling very uncomfortable in her heart.

The former friend became like this, she didn't know whether she should be happy or sad.

But if Xue Tianxiang doesn't fight, he won't be favored, and maybe he will be bullied.

Maybe this is the law of survival of the harem, as long as they enter this big dyeing vat, everyone will be dyed black.

-

Soon, Xue Tianxiang came to Guangming Palace.

At this time, Emperor Hongyuan was watching a few dancers dancing in the hall.

As soon as Xue Tianxiang walked into the Guangming Palace, he saw Emperor Hongyuan lying reclining on the dragon bed, enjoying singing and dancing, while allowing dancers to feed him grapes.

The hall was full of soft voices, and a lustful breath came to his face.

Xue Tianxiang resisted the discomfort in her heart, and said softly, "The concubine please greet the emperor."

Hearing this gentle voice, Emperor Hongyuan hurriedly raised his head and saw the snowy fragrance holding lotus in his hand.

Seeing the bright and tender lotus, Emperor Hongyuan's eyes lit up. The lotus made the snowy fragrance fresh and clean, pure and refined.

He couldn't help but get up, walked to Xue Tianxiang, took her by the hand, and boasted: "Scorching lotus, in the pavilion. Love concubine, this lotus really complements you."

Xue Tianxiang lowered her head shyly, and sent the lotus in her hand to Emperor Hongyuan, saying: "The emperor, the concubine knows that you like lotus, and she picked it for you in the lotus pond. The fragrance of the lotus is overflowing, beautiful and beautiful. It makes one's mind open, very comfortable, how about the concubine putting it in the vase?"

This remark made Hong Yuan very satisfied.

He smiled and nodded, "Okay, Concubine Ai has a heart."

Xue Tianxiang smiled, then stepped forward and put the lotus in the vase.

After inserting the lotus flowers, she turned around and said gently: "The emperor, the concubine gets headaches from time to time when seeing you, so I learned some massage techniques from the royal doctor that can relieve headaches. How about a massage by the concubine?"

Emperor Hongyuan was in a good mood and said: "Okay, I would like to try your craft. Other people, all retreat."

"Yes." After the dancers finished speaking, they quickly stepped back.

After everyone had retreated, Emperor Hongyuan sat on the dragon chair, Xue Tianxiang hurriedly walked behind him and helped him massage his head.

Xue Tianxiang's massage technique is very good, just a light massage, Hongyuan emperor let out a comfortable sigh.

Xue Tianxiang hurriedly said, "How about it, my lord, do you feel more comfortable?"

Emperor Hongyuan relaxed and said: "I feel much better. I didn't expect Aifei to have such a good craftsmanship."

"As long as the emperor likes it, my concubine will often give you a massage in the future." Xue Tianxiang said.

Emperor Hongyuan closed his eyes and nodded happily, "Okay, I love my concubine so hard!"

Seeing that Emperor Hongyuan was in such a good mood, Xue Tianxiang rolled his eyes, then plucked up the courage, and whispered: "The emperor, when the concubines came to Guangming Palace just now, they heard a few eunuchs talking on the road."

"What are you discussing?" Emperor Hongyuan narrowed his eyes lightly.

Xue Tianxiang said cautiously: "They said that there are a lot of hungry people outside the capital, and all these hungry people have flocked to the gate of the capital, wanting to come in to find food. It looks pitiful."

When Emperor Hongyuan heard this, his face suddenly became cold.

He said lightly: "What else?"

Seeing Emperor Hongyuan's face suddenly change, Xue Tianxiang was a little nervous.

She bit her head and said cautiously: "The emperor, the concubine heard that many people have drowned and starved to death in places suffering from droughts and floods. The emperor, you love the people like a son, should you consider opening a store for disaster relief and relief to the people? ?"

"Open a warehouse for disaster relief and help the people?" Emperor Hongyuan said in a gloomy voice, his voice ten degrees colder than before.

Xue Tianxiang was startled, and said anxiously: "Yes, this will reassure the people, and secondly gain people's support. At that time, the people will definitely praise you."

"Presumptuous!" Emperor Hongyuan yelled suddenly, then stood up coldly and stared at Xue Tianxiang warningly, "The harem must not be involved in politics! Concubine Xue, you are a female stream and want to intervene in the court? Who is it for you? Courage? Or did you listen to someone's slander and come to be a lobbyist for someone?"

Xue Tianxiang hurriedly lowered her head and said nervously: "The emperor calmed down his anger. The concubines were not involved in politics, and he did not listen to anyone who came to be a lobbyist. It was because the concubines grew up in the countryside and suffered from famine, so they listened. There are many people outside the palace who can’t get enough to eat. They can’t help but feel the same, and feel sympathy for them."

"Really?" Emperor Hongyuan stared at Xue Tianxiang sharply.

Xue Tianxiang nodded pitifully, "It is true. The emperor, the concubines really have no other meaning, they are really just pitying the ordinary people."

Chapter 2829: The imperial tomb was flooded

At this time, Emperor Hongyuan suddenly felt that his head hurts, and he hugged his head uncomfortably.

Not only did he feel a headache, but his heart was itchy and uncomfortable.

He immediately said: "Okay! Concubine Xue, you go back first!"

With that said, he looked at Father Xu and ordered: "Daddy Xu, I have a headache now, you go to Chen Changqing to get a longevity pill, quickly!"

"Yes, the emperor." When Duke Xu saw this, he ran out quickly.

Xue Tianxiang hurriedly said: "The emperor, do you want a concubine to massage you?"

"No need!" Emperor Hongyuan yelled uncomfortably, in a bad mood, "I don't need you here, so let's go back!"

Hearing this shout, Xue Tianxiang was startled and hurriedly said: "Yes, the emperor, the concubine retires."

Having said that, she quickly stepped back.

As soon as he walked out of Guangming Palace, Xue Tianxiang was full of worry.

Not only was it useless to persuade Emperor Hongyuan just now, she was reprimanded and suspicious by Emperor Hongyuan instead.

The mission failed, and it seemed that she had to notify Chu Xuanchen quickly so that he could find another way.

-

Liwangfu

When Chu Xuanchen was reviewing the official document in the study, Mo Li walked in with a letter, "Master, Concubine Xue has a letter!"

Chu Xuanchen put down the brush and raised his eyebrows faintly, "What does the letter say?"

Mo Li said, "Said that this mission failed, the emperor couldn't listen to Concubine Xue's advice, but suspected that she was instigated by others."

Chu Xuanchen got up and said lightly: "It seems that we have to find another way."

Mo Li raised his eyes, "Master, what are we going to think of?"

Chu Xuanchen meditated: "The emperor only wants to build a tomb and build a new palace for Dong Shishi, so he refuses to release silver for disaster relief. If he wants the emperor to allocate funds for disaster relief, he can only suspend the construction of the imperial tomb and palace."

"Suspend the construction of the imperial tomb? Lord, but the emperor is determined to repair it, we can't stop him at all, how can we let him dispel this idea?" Mo Li asked in confusion.

Chu Xuanchen looked into the distance and said, "Mo Li, what if the workers accidentally dug a few springs while building the imperial tomb and let the groundwater flow back, causing the imperial tomb to be flooded?"

Mo Li was delighted, his eyes lit up, "The prince, dug a spring in the mausoleum. This is an ominous sign. This also means that this place can no longer be used to build the imperial tomb. In this way, don't we have a reason to stop the emperor?"

Chu Xuanchen curled his lips, "Well, Mo Li, I will leave this to you."

"Yes, Lord." After Mo Li finished speaking, he stepped back.

Chu Xuanchen glanced at the stars in the sky. If these visions were combined with some rumors, it might be possible to prevent Emperor Hongyuan from rebuilding the imperial tomb.

This extra money can be used for disaster relief.

-

A few days later, when Chu Xuanchen and Yun Ruoyue were having a meal in a restaurant, they suddenly heard the people panicking from outside.

"Not good! The imperial mausoleum in the western suburbs is flooded!"

"What? Which imperial mausoleum in the western suburbs?"

"It's the emperor's mausoleum being built by the emperor! When I went to the emperor's mausoleum to deliver wood just now, I saw that the entire mausoleum was flooded!"

"Really? The whole mausoleum was flooded, why is this?"

"I heard that the workers dug a few springs while repairing the mausoleum. As a result, the springs flooded the imperial mausoleum overnight!"

"Oh, this is really bad luck! How can the imperial mausoleum dug into the fountain?"

Someone whispered: "I heard that the current emperor refuses to allocate funds for disaster relief. This is the punishment given to him by God! If he continues to work hard for the people and fortune, and ask everyone to repair the tomb, I am afraid that he will be backlashed."

"Then maybe the emperor will have the disaster of blood and light at that time. Is this the retribution of the emperor's unwillingness to help the people's lives and unkindness?"

"Surely, that's what he deserves!"

Hearing this, Yun Ruoyue said in surprise: "Xuan Chen, I didn't expect the emperor to be flooded. Emperor Hongyuan is really unlucky. But if this is the case, can he suspend the construction of the mausoleum? Use the extra money for disaster relief. ?"

Chu Xuanchen said: "I don't know, with the temper of Emperor Hongyuan, it should not be so easy. I will go to the palace and have a look."

"Well, you go!" Yun Ruoyue said.

She really hoped that Emperor Hongyuan could stop repairing the mausoleum and use his silver to help the people.

-

Soon, Chu Xuanchen entered the palace and came to the imperial study room of Emperor Hongyuan.

At this time, the royal study room of Emperor Hongyuan was full of ministers.

At this time, all the ministers were surrounding Emperor Hongyuan, talking to him about the tomb being flooded.

At this moment, someone saw Chu Xuanchen and hurriedly said, "King Li, you are also here, are you also here for the flooding of the imperial tomb?"

Chu Xuanchen nodded, then walked to Emperor Hongyuan, saluting: "The minister sees the emperor."

Emperor Hongyuan is in a bad mood now. He waved his hand boredly and said, "Xuan Chen, you came just right, do you know that the imperial tomb was flooded?"

Chu Xuanchen immediately said: "The minister just heard about it. The emperor, this is pretty good, why is the imperial tomb being flooded?"

"I heard people say that the workers dug a few springs, that's why the mausoleum was flooded."

As the Emperor Hongyuan said, he said in doubt: "It's really strange. When selecting the site, I clearly asked the Ministry of Industry to conduct surveys. Li Huai said that there is no underground water under this land in the western suburbs, so I will build the mausoleum here. . Why has the groundwater been dug up in the past few years?"

Chu Xuanchen said: "The emperor, the current survey methods are limited, and the groundwater is too deep, and it is normal for Lord Li to not be able to survey. Now that the imperial tomb is flooded, we must quickly find a way to solve this problem."

Emperor Hongyuan said depressed: "I'm flooded, what else can I think of?"

An official said: "My lord, let's try to get the water out and see if we can continue to build on the original site?"

Chu Xuanchen said: "No, there are springs in the imperial mausoleum, and the underground river is densely covered with turbulent water. You must not continue to repair the mausoleum here. Otherwise, if the mausoleum is flooded in the future, who will be responsible?"

Emperor Hongyuan was shocked when he heard this.

He didn't want his mausoleum to be flooded.

He immediately said: "Xuan Chen is right, there is a dark river below, absolutely cannot continue to build the tomb here, I will build a new one in another place."

When the ministers heard this, they all looked horrified.

Li Huai said with heartache: "The emperor, the construction of this mausoleum has taken ten years, and several million taels of silver have been spent. If you rebuild it now, I am afraid that the cost will be even greater. Now the treasury is empty, and the people everywhere are displaced and starved. We don’t have the money to help them. If the emperor builds a new tomb, it may be difficult for everyone in the world to accept it. Please think twice."

When the Emperor Hongyuan heard this, his expression was iron blue, "It is a national plan to repair the mausoleum for me, who dares to put his beak?"

"The emperor, that's because you didn't hear the rumors outside..." Li Jin whispered.

Emperor Hongyuan swept towards Li Jin sharply, his eyes bursting with black killing intent, "Master Li, what rumors are there outside?"

Chapter 2830: Suspend the repair of the imperial tomb

Li Jin looked at the crowd and said cautiously: "The emperor, before the minister entered the palace just now, I heard many people say on the street..."

"Say what? Say it!" Hongyuan Emperor Yin Yi said.

Li Jin paused suddenly and said, "If the emperor doesn't rule the court, the court will dare to say it."

When Emperor Hongyuan heard this, he knew that there must be nothing good.

But he was still very curious, and he said with a calm face: "Okay, you say, as long as you don't make any random fabrications, I won't blame you."

Only then did Li Jin pluck up the courage and said: "The emperor, the street people said that the reason why the tomb was flooded is that the emperor refused to allocate funds for disaster relief, and God gave you a warning and punishment."

"What?" Emperor Hongyuan stagnated, his eyes a little frightened.

Li Jin continued: "The people also said that this is the retribution of the emperor's unkindness. If the emperor continues to work hard and build a mausoleum, the emperor may still be condemned by God, and there will be a bloody disaster."

"Presumptuous! These unsophisticated people dare to say that to me, they are so bold!" Emperor Hongyuan gritted his teeth with anger, shaking his whole body.

Li Jin said hurriedly: "The emperor, the ministers also think this is nonsense by the people. But this spring is not dug early or late, but it was dug recently. Is this really a warning from the heavens?"

Li Huai also said: "Yes, the lower officials have been responsible for building the tombs for so many years, including the mausoleum of the first emperor. I have never encountered such a strange thing. This time it is really strange. Is there any ominous sign of innocence? "

At this time, King Rui stood up and said in a deep voice: "The two adults are full of poems and books and have a lot of knowledge. Can they also believe those nonsense? This king feels that this incident is just a coincidence and has nothing to do with the emperor."

As he said, he squinted at Chu Xuanchen, "There must be some people who are afraid that the world will not be chaotic, and use this to incite the people and damage the emperor's reputation."

Emperor Hongyuan rolled his eyes coldly, and swept toward everyone suspiciously.

Chu Xuanchen walked in front of King Rui and said, "King Rui, the Qintian Supervisor knows astronomy at the top, and geography at the bottom. He can observe the celestial phenomena at night and fortune-telling for good and bad. You can ask the Qintian Supervisor to figure out what is going on. "

King Rui sank his eyes and said, "Okay, please ask Qin Tianjian too. See what Qin Tianjian says."

Everyone trusts the Qintian Supervisor, so Ruiwang agrees.

Emperor Hongyuan nodded quickly, "Okay, come here, go and call the Qintian Supervisor."

"Yes, the emperor." Someone said.

-

After a while, Zhao Zhenglian, the supervisor of the Qintian Supervisor, and several other officials came to the imperial study room anxiously.

After they walked in, they quickly saluted Emperor Hongyuan, "See the emperor."

"No gift. Zhao Zhenglian, you came just right, what do you think about the flooding of the imperial tomb?" Emperor Hongyuan said coldly.

Zhao Zhenglian glanced at Chu Xuanchen quickly, and then said: "The emperor, the minister observed the sky last night and found that the purple star moved westward and was very weak. Unexpectedly, the minister heard the news that the imperial tomb was flooded early this morning. Both appeared at the same time, indicating that there is an ominous sign."

Hearing this, Emperor Hongyuan stagnated.

He is most superstitious.

Ziweixing is the emperor star, representing the emperor, and the faintness of Ziweixing means that his life is weak as an emperor

Coupled with the flooding of the imperial mausoleum, and the combination of the two, will he really be imminent with a disaster of blood and light

Is it true that, as the people say, he is not benevolent, so God will have this foretelling

He nervously said: "The ominous omen? Then, in your opinion, how should it be resolved?"

Zhao Zhenglian sank his eyes, and after a little thought, he said: "The imperial tomb is flooded and the purple star is weak. These are not two trivial things and must be paid attention to. The emperor, maybe this is a warning from the heavens. The minister thought that we must resolve this matter. First of all, the construction of the imperial tombs and some civil engineering-related fortifications should be suspended; secondly, the emperor should follow the will of God and open warehouses for disaster relief. Perhaps only in this way can the crisis be resolved."

"Even you say that?" Emperor Hongyuan rolled his eyes.

Zhao Zhenglian arched his hands and said: "The emperor, the minister is also in accordance with the destiny, please the emperor to comply with the destiny for himself."

"Then I will not build it on the spot, and change the location to build the new mausoleum. Is it feasible?" Emperor Hongyuan still didn't want to give up, still holding a glimmer of hope in his heart, although he had a foreboding that hope was very slim.

Zhao Zhenglian said honestly: "The emperor, the western suburbs of the imperial tombs are flooded. This is a warning from the heavens. If the emperor had to re-select the site and build another site, he would be forcibly violating the destiny. Violating the heavenly way, I am afraid that there will be more If something terrible happened, I asked the emperor to follow God's will to temporarily suspend the construction of all mausoleums and talk about it later."

Emperor Hongyuan glanced at Zhao Zhenglian and lowered his eyes secretly.

Zhao Zhenglian said so terribly, it seems that this imperial tomb cannot be repaired, otherwise he will really be condemned by the heavens.

He thought for a while, and had to compromise: "Okay, then pass on the order and suspend the construction of the imperial tomb. I'll talk about it after this period of time."

"The emperor, do you want to repair the new palace of Noble Dong?" Li Huai said.

Emperor Hongyuan waved his hand coldly, "What do you think?"

Li Huai was taken aback, he couldn't figure out what Emperor Hongyuan meant.

Seeing this, Chu Xuanchen said lightly: "Master Li, even the construction of the imperial tomb will be suspended, let alone Dong Guiren's palace?"

Li Huai understood it now.

Even the emperor could not repair the imperial tomb, and it was even more impossible for Dong Guiren.

It is impossible for a little Dong Guiren to pass the emperor.

He immediately said: "Yes, the minister knows! In that case, the minister immediately told the workers to stop work and wait for news from the emperor."

At this time, Li Jin said: "The emperor, since he has decided to temporarily repair the imperial tomb, can this extra money be used for disaster relief?"

Emperor Hongyuan looked like a gloomy bird when he thought of the words of those people cursing himself.

These people scolded him so much that he didn't want to help them.

He said solemnly: "I am a little uncomfortable now. I'll talk about the disaster relief later. You all get back!"

The implication is that even if he does not repair the imperial tomb, he will not use his silver for disaster relief.

Li Jin glanced at Emperor Hongyuan disappointedly, and had to step back silently.

Then, Chu Xuanchen, Zhao Zhenglian and others also retreated.

When Chu Xuanchen walked to a corner with no one, Zhao Zhenglian looked around and found no one before he quickly walked over and said: "The prince, the lower officials have tried their best, but the emperor still refuses to allocate funds for disaster relief. I am really sorry that the subordinates can't do anything."

Chu Xuanchen looked at Zhao Zhenglian and said earnestly: "You don't need to blame yourself, your lord, you are willing to stand up to admonish the emperor and prevent the emperor from building a new tomb. You have already helped the people. This king should thank you for the people."

Prior to this, Chu Xuanchen and Zhao Zhenglian had no intersection. He was introduced by Li Jin to get to know Zhao Zhenglian.

Knowing the importance of the Qintian Supervisor, he complained to Zhao Zhenglian about the disadvantages of building a luxurious imperial tomb and talked about the plight of the people.

Zhao Zhenglian was also a man of insight. Knowing that the people were living in desperation, he agreed to admonish the emperor with Chu Xuanchen.