The originally peaceful Mid-Autumn Festival night was not calm because of the sudden appearance of the heavenly dog swallowing the moon, and everyone from the king to the common people Li Minran was a little uneasy because of this unexpected celestial phenomenon, because they didn't know what the omen was? Because this phenomenon has occurred for the first time since the establishment of the Taisho Dynasty, most of the celestial phenomena about this kind of celestial phenomenon have been seen from ancient books, and more people have listened to the old people's mouths, although they have never seen it, but they have long been afraid of it.

There was nothing to say all night, and in a blink of an eye, the next day, Emperor Tiande continued to discuss state affairs with the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty in the court, because the triennial martial arts examination will officially start in a few days, and the emperor personally ordered to preside over the martial arts examination in the court is Fuwang Murong Yichuan, and there are two deputy examiners, one is Liu Qing, the secretary of the military department, and the other deputy examiner is Li Gui, Lang Zhongling, and the other invigilator of mounted archery is Shangguan Tianjue, because the other three are not so proficient in riding and archery martial arts, And Shangguan Tianjue is now the commander of the Praetorian Guard, so he is naturally qualified to serve as the invigilator of the martial arts exam. In the previous martial arts examinations, the general Ximen Donghai served as the chief examiner and was responsible for leading the overall situation, but this year, because his son Ximen Yonghao was among the sons, he wrote to the emperor very early that Ximen Donghai and Taiwei Chen Yongkang were not allowed to interfere in the imperial examination, and the emperor had no choice but to let Murong Yichuan be in charge of this scientific examination. Although the Taizheng Dynasty is headed by civil officials and followed by military attachés, the triennial martial arts examination is also very important, and this scientific examination is to select talents for the country, which is the same as the literary ten-year cold window examination for the imperial examination, no matter what your background is, if you want to enter the official career, you can only take the road of scientific examination.

After the emperor dispersed the dynasty, he ordered someone to be responsible for celestial phenomena and royal sacrifices, and found his own imperial dining room for Qing Tianjian Xu Peng, who was in charge of divination for the royal family, although Emperor Tiande was very calm in the court, as if nothing had happened last night, but his heart was also extremely uneasy, he wanted to know whether this celestial phenomenon was auspicious or vicious, as the king of a country, Emperor Tiande was always worried about his national fortune, and at the same time he was more worried that the dragon chair under his ass would belong to him or not.

About a little more than a stick of incense kung fu eunuch was outside to report to Qing Tianjian Xu Peng to see, at this time the emperor was looking through the chapter, he hurriedly put away his eyes and commanded in a low voice; "Xuan."

After a while, the door of the study slowly opened, and a tall and thin man, wearing a seven-grade top, around forty-five or sixteen years old, walked in slowly, this person is a coptis chinensis, small eyes, thin eyebrows, looks very Sven, I saw this person come to the emperor and hurriedly salute and worship, "For the minister Xu Peng to see the emperor, long live my emperor long live long live." ”

Emperor Tiande majestically glanced at Xu Peng, who was kneeling in front of him, and then said unhurriedly; "Xu Aiqing, hurry up and get even."

"Your Majesty." Xu Peng hurriedly got up slowly, and then stood with his head bowed and a respectful expression. Xu Peng is the Qing Tianjian of the Taizheng Dynasty, this is the seven-rank official, the hungry Xu family has held this position since the establishment of the Dazheng Dynasty, and it has been passed down from generation to generation, but by Xu Peng's generation it is already the fourth generation. Although Qing Tianjian's official position is small, it is extremely important for the royal family, he is responsible for celestial observation, auspicious divination, and the selection of zodiac auspicious days for the royal family, responsible for the emperor's sacrifice to ancestors or worship the gods.

Emperor Tiande pondered for a moment, and then went straight to the point, "Xu Aiqing, do you know what you are here for today?" ”

As soon as the emperor's words fell, Xu Peng hurriedly replied, "Dare to guess for the ministers that long live is for the fact that the tengu swallowed the moon last night." ”

The emperor smiled with satisfaction, "Xu Aiqing is really a smart person, I am just for last night's incident, Xu Aiqing; Did last night's celestial phenomena have any harbingers for my Taisho Dynasty? ”

Xu Peng saw the emperor's stern face, he looked embarrassed, because he didn't know how to go down, although Xu Peng knew that the emperor wanted to listen to the truth, but he was clear about the mystery of accompanying the king for so long, if you didn't have the emperor's permission, you didn't dare to say much, as a courtier who was trusted and favored by the emperor, it was not enough to have talent, but also had the ability to be square when facing the emperor, so that he could go for a long time. The Xu family has been doing things for the royal family for generations, and Xu Peng, who is right to behave in front of the emperor, naturally knows.

Seeing that Xu Peng seemed to have a difficult face, the emperor guessed the other party's thoughts, "Xu Aiqing has something to do, although it is, I am not guilty of atonement for love." ”

With the emperor's words, Xu Peng's expression immediately relaxed, "Emperor Qiqi stood on the rooftop for his ministers last night and watched the celestial phenomena for a few hours, but found that after the moon disappeared, the emperor star symbolizing the emperor in the suddenly clear star bucket has been in a dim state, and the light of several small stars around it is suddenly much brighter than before, especially the largest courtier star around the emperor star is extremely dazzling, and there are several stars in the southwest of the sky that are very active. After the return of the moon, all the qiē returned to normal, and the emperor was still the brightest. "There is a rooftop in the northwest of the capital, which is mainly a place for the royal sacrifice to the heavens, and Xu Peng, Qing Tianjian, often observes celestial phenomena there and divins good fortune.

When the emperor heard that the emperor star was dim, his complexion changed, a little dim, a pair of blazing dragon eyes flashed a bit of complicated expression that others could not see, his heart was slightly worried, but his face maintained his enough calm and majesty for the monarch, and the biggest courtier star was active He immediately thought of a younger brother Murong Yichuan who wanted to seek power, in the emperor's opinion, the other party will always be his confidant, if King Fu is not eliminated for a day, and his position will be in crisis for a day.

"What does Xu Aiqing's celestial phenomenon portend?" The emperor held the dragon book case in his hand and asked expressionlessly, and during this period, he was also thinking in his heart.

Xu Peng pondered for a moment, and then replied with a solemn face; "Back to the emperor, this celestial phenomenon is a bad omen, after the heavenly dog swallows the moon, the starlight suddenly brightens, this is the heavens to tell the emperor two things, the first thing is that the emperor star is dim, and the courtier star is bright, this is my Taizheng Dynasty to produce ministers, I am afraid that it is not good for the emperor, and the stars in the northwest direction are extremely restless, and this northwest is the Bashu region, for the ministers to dare to guess that there will be riots in the Bashu region, and my Taizheng Dynasty is worried about war." Xu Peng lowered his head and bowed his head.

After hearing this, the emperor took a deep breath, and then slowly spit it out, he played with his seal with an extremely complicated expression, although he couldn't fully believe this Qing Tianjian's prediction, but he still had to worry, this so-called minister is naturally Murong Yichuan, he has been thinking about bibimbap to get rid of this thorn in the eye, but now the other party is full-fledged, enough to be evenly matched with himself, if he forcibly captures himself, he may not be his real opponent, no matter what his purpose is, this fratricidal cannibalism is not a glorious thing after all, If it is recorded in history, it will be criticized by future generations, but for Murong Yichuan himself, he doesn't want to think of a way to outwit him, he will not make a big deal and can get rid of the other party, but he really doesn't have any idea how to outwit for a while. Increasingly, there are riots in the Bashu region, and the emperor also expects that because the mountains in the Bashu region are high and the emperor is far away, but there are many ethnic groups, they often have conflicts with the Han people, and they have been suppressed by the local government several times.

The emperor was silent for a long time before he instructed Qing Tianjian and Xu Peng on one side; "Xu Aiqing's affairs today are only known to you and me, and after you go back, record all the celestial phenomena last night, don't be sloppy, and hand it over to Zhongli after the disaster relief comes." The emperor knew that all special celestial phenomena in the past dynasties would be recorded by historians, and Zhongli Wenjun was naturally the same as the Taishi Ling of the foreign dynasty, but now that he was not in the capital, he had to let Qing Tianjian record it first, and wait for his resurgence to record it.

"Do what you want." Xu Peng hurriedly followed the two things that the emperor ordered him to do one by one