Princess Consort Is No Pushover

Li Jin looked at the crowd and said cautiously: "Your Majesty, just before I entered the palace, I heard many people say..."

"What are you talking about? Say it quickly!" Emperor Hongyuan said in a dark voice.

Li Jin paused suddenly, and said: "If the emperor does not punish the minister's crime, the minister will dare to speak."

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

But he was still very curious, and he said with a sullen face: "Okay, tell me, as long as you don't make up things indiscriminately, I don't blame you."

Only then did Li Jin muster up his courage, and said: "Your Majesty, the people on the street said that the reason why the imperial mausoleum was flooded was because the Emperor refused to allocate funds for disaster relief, and God gave you a warning and punishment."

"What?" Emperor Hongyuan froze, 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 waste money and waste money, and build a mausoleum, the emperor may be punished by heaven and there will be a bloody disaster."

"Presumptuous! These troublemakers dare to say such things about me, they are so brave!" Emperor Hongyuan gritted his teeth angrily, trembling all over.

Li Jin hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, I also feel that this is the nonsense of the people. But this spring will not be dug sooner or later, but it was dug recently. Is this really a warning from heaven?"

Li Huai also said: "That's right, I have been in charge of building the mausoleum for so many years, including the mausoleum of the late emperor, and I have never encountered such a strange thing. This time is really strange, does God really have any ominous omens? "

At this time, Prince Rui stood up and said in a deep voice: "You two adults have read poems and books and are well-informed, do you believe those nonsense? This king thinks that this incident is just a coincidence and has nothing to do with the emperor."

As he said that, he looked 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 looked at everyone suspiciously.

Chu Xuanchen walked up to Prince Rui, and said: "Prince Rui, the Heavenly Supervisor Qin knows astronomy above, and geography below, so he can watch the sky at night and make fortune-telling. You can ask Qin Tianjian to figure out what is going on. "

Prince Rui lowered his eyes, and said: "Okay, it's okay to invite Tianjian Qin, see what Qin Tianjian has to say."

Everyone trusted Qin Tianjian, so Prince Rui agreed.

Emperor Hongyuan nodded quickly, "Okay, come on, go and call Qin Tianjian here."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Someone said.

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After a while, Zhao Zhenglian, the supervisor of Qin Tianjian, and several officials came to the imperial study anxiously.

After they walked in, they hurriedly saluted Emperor Hongyuan, "See you, Your Majesty."

"Exemption. Zhao Zhenglian, you came at a good time. 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: "Your Majesty, I watched the sky last night and found that the Ziwei star moved westward and was very faint. I didn't expect that I heard the news that the imperial tomb was flooded early this morning. Both of them appear at the same time, indicating that there is an ominous sign."

Hearing this, Emperor Hongyuan froze.

He is most superstitious.

Ziwei star is the emperor star, representing the emperor, and Ziwei star is weak, doesn't it indicate that the emperor's life is weak?

Coupled with the fact that the imperial mausoleum was flooded, the combination of the two, is it true that he will be in a catastrophe, a disaster of blood and light?

Is it true that, as the common people say, it is because he is not benevolent that God will have this foreshadowing?

He nervously said: "Ominous sign? In your opinion, how should it be resolved?"

Zhao Zhenglian lowered his eyes, and after thinking for a while, he said, "The imperial mausoleum is flooded and the Ziwei star is weak. These are not trivial matters, and we must pay attention to them. Your Majesty, maybe this is a warning from the heavens. I think that if we want to resolve this matter First, the construction of the imperial mausoleum and some civil engineering-related fortifications should be suspended; secondly, the emperor should follow God's will 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 cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, the subject is also in terms of obeying the destiny, please Your Majesty, obey the destiny for yourself."

"Then I don't build it on the original site, but is it feasible to build a new mausoleum at another site?" Emperor Hongyuan still didn't want to give up, and he still held a glimmer of hope in his heart, although he had a premonition that this hope was very slim.

Zhao Zhenglian said solemnly: "Your Majesty, the imperial mausoleum in the western suburbs was flooded. This is a warning from the heavens. If the emperor still wants to re-select the site and build another one, it is forcibly violating the destiny. Violating the law of heaven, I am afraid there will be more Terrible things have happened, please let the emperor follow the will of heaven and temporarily suspend the construction of all mausoleums, and we will talk about it later."

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

Zhao Zhenglian's words are so terrible, it seems that the imperial mausoleum cannot be repaired, otherwise he will really be punished by heaven.

After thinking for a while, he had to compromise and said: "Okay, then pass on an order to suspend the construction of the imperial tomb, and we will talk about it after a while."

"Then, your majesty, do you want to repair Dong Guiren's new palace?" Li Huai asked.

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

Li Huai was taken aback for a moment, he was not sure what Emperor Hongyuan meant.

Seeing this, Chu Xuanchen said calmly: "Lord Li, even the construction of the imperial mausoleum will be stopped, let alone Dong Guiren's bedroom?"

Li Huai understood now.

Even the emperor couldn't build the imperial mausoleum, let alone Dong Guiren.

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

He immediately said: "Yes, I know! In this case, I immediately asked the workers to stop working and wait for the emperor's news."

At this time, Li Jin said: "Your Majesty, since you have decided to temporarily repair the imperial mausoleum, can the extra money be used for disaster relief?"

When Emperor Hongyuan thought of what those common people scolded him, he had a look of savagery.

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

He said in a deep voice: "I'm feeling a little uncomfortable right now, I'll talk about the disaster relief later, you all step back!"

The implication is that even if he does not build the imperial tomb, he will not use the money for disaster relief.

Li Jin gave Emperor Hongyuan a disappointed look, and had to retreat silently.

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

When Chu Xuanchen came to a corner where no one was around, Zhao Zhenglian looked around, and after finding no one, he quickly walked over and said, "My lord, I have tried my best, but the emperor still refuses to allocate funds for disaster relief. I can't do anything about it, I'm really sorry."

Chu Xuanchen looked at Zhao Zhenglian, and said seriously: "Your Excellency, you don't need to blame yourself. You are willing to stand up to persuade 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."

Before that, Chu Xuanchen had no intersection with Zhao Zhenglian, and he only got to know Zhao Zhenglian after being introduced by Li Jin.

He knew the importance of the Qin Tianjian, so he told Zhao Zhenglian the disadvantages of wantonly building luxurious imperial tombs, and talked about the plight of the people.

Zhao Zhenglian was also a man of insight, he knew that the common people were living in dire straits, so he agreed to advise the emperor together with Chu Xuanchen.