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.
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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.