Court discussion

Today's morning court was particularly long and did not dissipate until afternoon. The atmosphere in the sultry hall was stagnant. Many court officials' inner clothes were wet with sweat. Gao Han saw that the elderly old ministers could not stand, so he hurriedly sent someone to bring cold soup to understand the heat, but after drinking the soup, he still couldn't stop everyone's hunger.

Emperor Zhou had not eaten the water and rice since the morning, and even had two sips of cold soup. He was still so hungry that he was dizzy. Although he still had no appetite, he knew that even if he didn't eat, many old ministers could not hold on.

He ordered Gao Han to go to the doctor to pass the message and asked the ministers to give each minister a bowl of porridge to his stomach. The old minister who was over 60 years old got an extra piece of rice cake, and even Emperor Zhou himself only drank a bowl of porridge.

When the ministers saw this food, their faces became heavier.

Your Majesty is more frugal than usual. It seems that the disaster is very serious and the disaster is so good and bad!

The civil and military officials in the court held on this bowl of porridge for a while. It was not until dusk that the little eunuch hurriedly came to report that King Ling was back.

The ministers were shocked and looked outside, and Emperor Zhou even said, "Hurry up!"

Although the voice was quite calm, everyone heard a little nervousness.

The King of Ling walked into the hall in a hurry and knelt in the hall.

After Wang Can's comfort and warning, his emotions had stabilized a lot, but he still looked solemn. He leaned down and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, a disaster occurred in the suburbs of Beijing. The granary in the northwest was destroyed, as if it was burned, but not very similar. According to nearby villagers, there had been a loud noise there. The loud noise brought a lot of air and smoke, and everyone close to it was shaken away! Moreover, the guards of the granary were dead, and many people only found the remaining limbs."

At this time, Ren in the court muttered to himself: "Sky Fire? Is it really a divine punishment from heaven?"

Emperor Zhou's eyes suddenly became sharp and he shouted: "Nonsense, if it were the Heavenly Punishment, how could it be that the granary would be destroyed? I'm afraid that the entire Jiankang City would not escape the disaster! There must be something else wrong with this matter!"

Although Emperor Zhou was not sure whether there was anything wrong with this matter, he knew that the ministers and the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty could not be allowed to recognize this as a god-like punishment from heaven, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable!

He thought of Xiahou Qing, whose whereabouts were unknown, and guessed in his heart that this matter was related to him?

But how could a mere mortal have such great power?

After struggling for a while, Emperor Zhou made a decision in his heart and his eyes became firm. "I guess that this matter was probably done by a thief, just for intentional revenge!"

Everyone looked at each other, not quite understanding what Emperor Zhou meant for a moment. If the enemy in Jiankang City now would have paid such a huge amount of money to retaliate against the Great Zhou, I am afraid that the Xiahou family would only be the Xiahou family?

But can he do such a big thing alone?

All the court officials thought about it in their hearts, but they didn't say anything.

Emperor Zhou ignored the court officials and only asked King Ling, "Where is Wang Can?"

King Ling hurriedly replied: "Lord Zaifu left behind the aftermath to deal with the wounded and appease the people in order to prevent the civil unrest!"

Emperor Zhou nodded, and his tone finally eased a little. "Wang Qing is doing things properly. I feel most at ease with him. What I am not at ease is the city of Jiankang. Such a big deal is that the people who want to hide it from Jiankang may not be able to, but if the people know the truth, it may cause chaos. What do you think should you do about this matter?"

Jingzhao Yin Li Zemin felt that it has been a lot of disasters since he took office, and it is really not easy to live well now.

The stability of Kyoto is the responsibility of Kyoto Prefecture. He thought for a long time before he stood up and said, "Your Majesty, in the opinion of the empress, although the people of Kyoto heard the shock, they didn't know that it would be better to temporarily block the news for the safety of Kyoto. In this way, there is enough time to raise food from other places!"

As soon as Li Zemin finished his words, a minister immediately raised a question, "Everyone has heard of this matter, but it can be hidden for a while but not for a lifetime. The rice and grain near the capital will take nearly a month to harvest. It will take as long as seven or eight days to transfer grain from other prefectures and counties. How long can it take to hide it like this!"

As soon as these words were said, some court officials immediately agreed to hide them, and some people agreed to hide them first. Emperor Zhou was so upset that he was quarrel that he was so upset that he was so upset that he ordered Gao Han to retreat to the court.

Emperor Zhou left behind King Ling, Shangshu Ling, Cao Cao Liu Zheng, Li Zemin, and generals who were stationed near the capital of the capital to return to the side hall to discuss matters.

In the side hall, Zheng Wei has been waiting for most of the day.

While Zheng Wei and the eldest princess were waiting for news in the princess's mansion, they also felt the earth-shaking vibration. Her first reaction was an earthquake?

After her body stabilized, she pulled the eldest princess, Axin and the others to run to the open space in the yard. After waiting for a long time, there was no movement.

The eldest princess looked at Zheng Wei in panic and pulled her up and down, "Wei'er, is it okay? What happened just now?"

Zheng Wei was also full of doubts and shock. He first wondered why he thought it was an earthquake just now. What was shocked was that no matter what happened just now, something big must have happened in Kyoto!

Zheng Wei immediately stood up and looked at the eldest princess and said solemnly: "My grandma, something must have happened in Kyoto, we can't sit still!"

"How can you control it?" The movement just now was so scary, and the eldest princess was also at a loss.

"Let's go to the palace to see, there may be news from my uncle!" Zheng Wei pondered.

The eldest princess hurriedly said, "My mother, let me go!"

Zheng Wei shook his head and refused, "My grandma, someone must guard here. If they have news about A Wan, they will be sent here."

"But." The eldest princess was worried, and Zheng Wei interrupted her, "And you have to go home and have a look. Grandpa and grandmother may be frightened!"

"If you have your father in the mansion, he will take good care of the family!" The eldest princess thought for a while and made a decision. "I'll stay here and send someone back to the mansion to see. If you have any news, please send someone to send me a letter!"

Zheng Wei agreed in full that Axin could not ride a horse, so she was left to accompany the eldest princess. She took her guard to the palace.

She didn't expect that she would wait for most of the day. The longer she waited, the more serious the matter would be.

When the queen heard that she was coming, she came here to accompany her. Seeing that she was anxious, she asked the eunuch to go to the front court to inquire about the news.

Knowing that at dusk, the little eunuch came back with a pale face and said, "Your Highness Ling is back. It seems that something big is happening, and the front is very messy!"

The queen and Zheng Wei were even more uneasy when they heard this. The queen, who had originally planned to leave, did not dare to leave. They waited until Emperor Zhou brought the people back and they hurriedly met.

When Emperor Zhou saw that their faces were relieved, they were still ugly and scary, and they were not in the mood to speak. He waved his hand tiredly and said, "You guys retreat first, I want to discuss matters with you!"

Zheng Wei didn't want to leave, and was about to say something that was stopped by the queen and pulled him away!

She waited for a long time and wanted to know the real situation and see if she could help. She was really unwilling to leave now.

Zheng Wei racked his brains to think of a solution, but suddenly she grabbed the queen and said softly: "Empress, Wei'er just saw that His Majesty's face was not good, and the adults were sweating profusely. And after the eunuchs came back to report, His Majesty and the adults only had a bowl of rice porridge all day long. How could this body hold on? If His Majesty and the adults in charge all the time fell ill, wouldn't Jiankang be in chaos!"

The queen felt polite when she heard this, and then she asked, "What should I do?"

Zheng Wei leaned over to the queen and whispered a few times. The queen was a little hesitant. She was afraid that Emperor Zhou would blame her. After all, the prince was poisoned a while ago, and His Majesty had already scolded her fiercely. What if he was acting recklessly and angering His Majesty?
Chapter completed!