At the court meeting on the second day, Zhu Yunxuan met the doctor from the Ministry of Industry that Liang Zhen had mentioned. This man was named Zhou Jian. He was in his thirties. He was very eloquent and eloquent. Without the slightest bit of fear, Ting was neither arrogant nor condescending when confronting him, his thoughts were clear and his speech was clear and eloquent, even Zhu Yunxuan couldn't help but look at him high.
In particular, the river diversion plan he came up with was much more detailed than what Liang Zhen mentioned yesterday. Various internal and external factors, the right time and place were taken into consideration, and he even made detailed calculations. Just thought of it by patting my head.
Zhu Yunxuan was indeed persuaded. Now that the national treasury has money, even if it is a time-consuming and labor-intensive project, it is worth a try. But before he can express his opinion, a group of civil servants headed by Zeng Huai have spoken out against this move. It is to deceive the world, steal the name, and bring disaster to the country and the people.
Zhou Jian fought against the heroes all by himself, Liang Zhen occasionally chimed in with a word or two, and did not lose the slightest bit. In the end, Zhu Yunxuan got annoyed and directly announced his withdrawal from the court.
Zeng Huai was left alone. Seeing Zhu Yunxuan's expression was hesitant and his brows were tightly frowned, Zeng Huai tried to persuade him: "Your Majesty, you must not be fooled by King Zhao. What he said to the doctor of the Ministry of Industry sounds like hype. , In fact, it is too risky and radical, the Yellow River diversion is such a simple matter, if something goes wrong halfway, the loss is not only money, but also thousands of innocent lives!"
Zhu Yunxuan disagreed and said: "Teacher, King Zhao's words are not unreasonable. If it can be done once and for all, this risk is worth taking. Even if it takes time and effort, I want to try it."
"It's not as easy as they say once and for all. They say it can last for a hundred years. Who can prove that they are not exaggerating. Such a big project that consumes money and people will affect the whole body. Once something goes wrong, the consequences will be unimaginable. Your Majesty, please You can't trust them!"
"... Nothing can be accomplished overnight," Zhu Yunxuan said while shaking her head, "Let's think about it again."
Zeng Huai knelt down on the ground with red eyes: "Your Majesty, the old minister's ancestral home is in Qinzhou, but the world can learn from it. It is really not selfish for me to try my best to oppose this matter. It is because the old minister grew up by the Qinzhou River for the first twenty years. The big ones know what the local people are thinking. They both fear the river and respect it. They have lived by the water for generations. It is because of the river that they can thrive. Their ancestral hall is there. , their ancestors were buried there, and their roots are there! King Zhao wanted them to uproot them, thinking that giving them some money would make them move away willingly. If this was the case, no one would know It's dangerous, and I have to desperately move back to my hometown after the flood recedes!"
Zhu Yunxuan stepped forward and helped him up with both hands: "What is the teacher doing, this matter should be discussed in the long run, and I have not said that I have agreed to King Zhao and the others."
Zeng Huai burst into tears: "Your Majesty, I don't want to force you, it's just that King Zhao is ambitious and has ulterior motives. I don't want you to be deceived by him!"
"But… "
"King Zhao controls the military power, and now he is dictating you in political affairs. His heart is to be punished. Your Majesty, you must not be fooled by him!"
"... I see, teacher, get up, and we will discuss this matter later."
After Zeng Huai left, Liang Zhen entered the door, Da Ma sat down in a chair, and asked Zhu Yunxuan with a smile: "Why does Your Majesty look so ugly? When I came in just now, I met Mr. Zeng Ge, and he was also frowning. Yes, the minister guessed, but he moved in front of you with emotion and reason, firmly advised you not to listen to the nonsense of the minister and bring disaster to the country and the people?"
Zhu Yunxuan squinted at him, and said with a sneer, "Since you know everything, what else can you say?"
"Did he still say that the minister has the heart of a jackal and wants to take the opportunity to make trouble and blackmail you?"
Zhu Yunxuan's silence is considered a tacit consent.
Liang Zhen laughed: "Your Majesty, just wait and see, Mr. Zeng Ge is nothing, there is still a good show that your Majesty did not expect."
"...What does King Zhao mean by this? What did you do?"
Liang Zhen shook his head with a smile, didn't answer, and changed the topic: "Don't worry about the other majesty, your majesty is heavy now, you need to rest more, just now the imperial physician told me that you haven't slept well these days, your appetite It’s not bad, the fetus in the womb is too small, even if it’s not for the one in the womb, for yourself, eat more and sleep more, don’t burn your body.”
Zhu Yunxuan said coldly: "My own body, I know it well, don't bother King Zhao to worry about it."
Liang Zhen narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at him deeply. After a while, he smiled helplessly, walked forward, and grabbed him with one hand.
Zhu Yunxuan's expression froze, and he looked at him vigilantly: "What do you want to do?"
Liang Zhen put his hand on his abdomen and gently touched it. It has been almost five months. Zhu Yunxuan was dressed in thick clothes and looked inconspicuous, but he could feel the obvious bulge when he touched it with his hands. Liang Zhen smiled softly, Said: "The old man cares about His Majesty so much, and works hard for His Majesty in everything, but he didn't realize that His Majesty is pregnant now, can't he be too tired? He said that he is only for His Majesty, so why doesn't he know how to be sympathetic to His Majesty? I'm going to have trouble with you."
Zhu Yunxuan suppressed his anger, and reminded him in a deep voice: "Take your hands away."
Liang Zhen pretended he hadn't heard of it, reached out and hugged him, and strode towards the inner hall: "Your Majesty's complexion is not good, how many hours did you sleep last night? It's still early, don't waste your time, Go to sleep a little longer."
"You put me down."
"Don't let go."
After being placed on the bed, Zhu Yunxuan didn't feel sleepy, her eyes were wide open, looking at the hanging beam on the top of the bed, her eyes were a little empty.
Liang Zhen leaned aside, hugged him, and asked him in a low voice: "What is Your Majesty thinking?"
Zhu Yunxuan didn't say a word, Liang Zhen didn't care, put his hand on his abdomen again, and rubbed it lightly, the little thing inside seemed to sense it, and bumped into his hand, Liang Zhen raised his eyebrows with a smile: "He can move?"
Zhu Yunxuan closed his eyes, turned his head away in embarrassment, Liang Zhen found it interesting, the child in Zhu Yunxuan's womb kept chasing his hand and rampaging, this kind of experience was something he had never had before, so it was very novel.
"Does he often move like this?"
Zhu Yunxuan bit her lip. After four and a half months, he could feel the obvious fetal movement, but he never gave the child any comfort, trying to ignore his existence. It's just that he can deceive others, but he cannot deceive himself. There is a living life in his belly, a child he doesn't want to admit, but he is really there, growing up tenaciously day by day.
Seeing Zhu Yunxuan's slightly red eyes, Liang Zhen was stunned for a moment, then lowered his head and kissed him under the eyelids: "Your Majesty, rest assured, the boat will be straight when it reaches the bridge, maybe you like it again after the baby is born? Otherwise you Touch it yourself?"
Liang Zhen grabbed his hand and stroked his swollen abdomen. The reaction in his stomach seemed to be a little bigger. He kicked him hard to show his presence. Zhu Yunxuan's eyelashes trembled slightly. He smiled and murmured: "He really likes His Majesty more."
Zhu Yunxuan gradually tightened his other hand hanging by his side, clenched his lips and teeth, and never said a word.
Within two days, Zhu Yunxuan knew what Liang Zhen was referring to when he said unexpected. He thought that only the cabinet and the gang of Confucian scholars in the Imperial Academy were opposed to the reconstruction of the river. Xungui also jumped out and intervened, and wrote several memorials in a dignified manner, fiercely criticizing the diversion of the Yellow River as against the way of heaven and bound to suffer backlash. The dismissal and investigation are to set the record straight.
Listening to King Xian talking nonsense, pointing fingers and scolding Huai Huai in the court, Zhu Yunxuan's face sank like water, and his eyes slowly swept across the ministers, but no one came out to argue, most of them were venting their anger with him, or they had nothing to do with themselves. Among the generals who hung up, only Liang Zhen, who was among the military generals, covered his sleeves with a smile, as if he was singing on an opera stage.
After King Xian finished his impassioned cursing with a flushed face, the hall was silent for a moment, and then the crowd suddenly came out, the Censor of the Procuratorate, and said in a loud voice: "Your servant has played!"
Zhu Yunxuan glanced at Liang Zhen subconsciously, seeing that his smiling face was still there, she didn't seem to be surprised at all, and knew that this was a good show he had arranged for herself, and said in a deep voice, "What do you want to play?"
"I want King Shenxian to use his power for personal gain, wantonly enclose land along the Yellow River, occupy people's land, and increase taxes without authorization, causing public resentment and people's livelihood. Please also be aware of it!"
There was an uproar in the hall, King Xian was stunned for a moment, and then angrily reprimanded: "Zhu Zixiu is going to talk nonsense and slander the king here! This is nothing at all!"
The censor was not afraid at all, and pouted his neck and said: "Every sentence of the minister's report is true, and there is absolutely no half-sentence in it. Please check it out, Your Majesty!"
"you!"
"Yes or no, it will be clear after sending an imperial envoy to investigate," Liang Zhen said slowly, "If there is really no such thing, how could King Xian, who has always been indifferent to the affairs of the court, rush to stop the change of the river this time?" At the beginning, the king thought it was strange, but now it seems that King Xian is afraid that the matter of his enclosure will come to light."
After Liang Zhen's words fell, the hall was so quiet that a needle could be heard. The dignitaries who played with King Xian were still arrogant, and now their eyes were wandering with guilt, and they dared not answer Liang Zhen's words. Staring wide open, he stared at Liang Zhen fiercely, puffing from his nostrils: "It's you! Today's affairs are all arranged by you! You are deliberately trying to kill me!"
"If King Xian really didn't do anything, no one can harm you," Liang Zhen said with a straight face, stepping forward to Zhu Yunxuan, "This is the end of the matter, since King Xian said that he was wronged, please order a thorough investigation. It’s good to show the king’s innocence.”
Zhu Yunxuan's expression turned cold, and he immediately issued an imperial decree, dispatching imperial envoys to set off today to find out the truth.
Half a month later, the imperial envoy returned to Beijing to return to his order, and all the witnesses and evidences were available. The incident involved more than a dozen nobles and court officials headed by King Xian, who had occupied tens of thousands of hectares of land, and the name of the first assistant Zeng Huai was impressive.