On the morning of the first day of the fifth lunar month, someone outside the imperial wall suddenly sang a ballad with only four lyrics: the country changed hands, the personnel rose and fell, the mountains and rivers fell, and the people were struggling to make a living. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

The singer's voice was high-pitched and loud, and could be heard within a mile radius.

At first, the people who heard it thought it was a madman singing nonsense, so they didn't pay much attention to it, but after listening to it a few times, they couldn't help but be shocked.

Isn't it clear that such lyrics dare to be sung aloud at the foot of the imperial wall?

About an hour later, someone reported the matter to the official in charge of law and order in the city, and the official was very surprised to hear this, and hurriedly sent someone to see what was going on.

At this time, the children in the street learned this song and were running around the streets to sing it.

In less than half a day, this ballad spread like the wind through the streets and alleys, and those who heard it could not help but be terrified and asked around for the source of the news.

In the afternoon, the left senatorial phalanx of the General Political Secretary reported the matter to Guo Ling, the general political envoy.

Guo Ling's face changed greatly when he heard this, and he hurriedly ordered the phalanx to arrest the blind singer.

"My lord, the little one has interrogated the blind man, and he says he sings the truth. The younger one also sent someone to check his origin, and found that this man had indeed prophesied several great things, and those prophecies were fulfilled later. The phalanx said respectfully to Guo Ling.

"Which ones?" Guo Ling asked with a solemn face.

This kind of thing can't be believed or heard.

"The flood in the south the year before last, the fire in Xiangzhang Mountain in the western suburbs of the capital in the year of Guiwei, and the tsunami in the sea in the year of Renchen."

Guo Ling stared at the phalanx and did not answer immediately.

The phalanx was furious when he saw it, but his face still tried his best to maintain his composure, and he asked in a low voice: "My lord, why don't you reflect it to Your Majesty?" ”

"Hmm." Guo Ling nodded.

In the evening, Guo Ling entered the palace to see the emperor and reported the content of the ballad and the ins and outs of the matter to the emperor one by one.

The emperor was so angry when he heard this, he couldn't even hold the teacup in his hand steadily, and it took a while to barely stabilize his emotions, and said: "How can a blind man's nonsense be believed to be true?" You immediately order someone to stop the spread of this song. ”

Guo Ling hurriedly took the order to retreat.

After Guo Ling left, the emperor looked at the four lyrics on the paper, and his face became more and more ugly.

But after all, he is a person who has experienced strong winds and waves, so he naturally will not be easily troubled by such things, but the lyrics came so suddenly, and the meaning of the words is so ominous, so he is inevitably a little unhappy in his heart.

When the queen came in, the emperor immediately rolled up the lyrics.

Seeing that the emperor's brows were deep and his face was not good, the queen hurriedly asked with concern: "Is Your Majesty uncomfortable?" Would you like to take a break? ”

"I'm just a little tired, and it's out of the way." The emperor said without raising his head.

The queen sat down beside him and reached out to take his hand.

"The concubine asked the imperial dining room to cook mung bean syrup and white fungus lily pear soup, it will be good soon, Your Majesty will drink some at that time."

"Hmm." The emperor replied almost inaudibly, and said, "Is there anything important about the queen?" ”

Empress Jingzhuang said softly: "No, just to see Your Majesty." ”

The emperor's expression was slightly softened, and he patted the back of her hand and said, "I still have a lot of notes to review, so the queen should go back to Kunyi Palace first." ”

Queen Jingzhuang didn't dare to say anything, and got up to say goodbye with interest.

Out of the Qianqing Palace, Queen Jingzhuang said to her personal palace maid Liu Ying: "You let Gonggong Zhang come out." ”

Father-in-law Zhang is the emperor's personal father-in-law, and his friendship with the queen is also good on weekdays.

Knowing that Empress Jingzhuang was invited, Gonggong Zhang looked at the emperor who was reviewing the folds, and when he was sure that he hadn't paid attention to himself, he hurriedly walked out of the room and walked towards Empress Jingzhuang.

"Grandpa Zhang, who has come to see Your Majesty?" Queen Jingzhuang asked straight to the point.

As soon as she entered, she saw the rolled-up paper on her desk. It wasn't a twist, so she guessed it was someone else's hand. Seeing that the emperor had suddenly left in front of the rolled-up paper when she had entered, and his face was heavy, she was even more sure of her suspicion.

Considering the possible impact of the contents of the paper, Gonggong Zhang pondered for a while before cautiously replied: "It was Guo Ling, the envoy of the government, who came, but the servant retreated to the outside room when he was talking to His Majesty, so he didn't know the content of their conversation. ”

"Bengong saw that His Majesty's face was not very good-looking, so he asked. Did Your Majesty do this after meeting Guo Ling? ”

Zhang Gonggong wanted to speak and stopped.

Empress Jingzhuang smiled and said: "The palace is not asking about official affairs now, why should my father-in-law have any scruples?" ”

Gonggong Zhang hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Your Majesty did not look ugly until he met Guo Ling. ”

Empress Jingzhuang's expression was awe-inspiring, and she waved him to step back.

On the way back to Kunyi Palace, Empress Jingzhuang always felt a little apprehensive in her heart, so she sent someone outside the palace to find out the situation outside.

When night fell, the person sent to him came back and said to Empress Jingzhuang: "Queen Qiyu, someone is singing a ballad outside today, and then the person who sang first was sent by the general envoy to arrest him, and the people who were singing on the street were also stopped by the people sent by the imperial court. In other words, Guo Ling came to see the emperor for the ballad.

"What ballad?" The queen asked with a frown.

The man hurriedly handed the words of the ballad to Queen Jingzhuang.

The queen was so frightened that she almost couldn't stand on her feet.

No wonder the emperor's face was so ugly just now.

Empress Jingzhuang was supported by Liu Ying and sat down slowly on the carved rattan chair.

What kind of blow should be given to the emperor by words like "the country has changed hands" and "the mountains and rivers have fallen"? The emperor has always attached great importance to the country, and he is only in his forties, which is the best age for men, how can he be willing to give up the throne? The lyrics will undoubtedly deepen the emperor's wariness of those who might threaten him. Then, the first person to be guarded against and feared by the emperor will be the crown prince.

Thinking of this, Queen Jingzhuang was already trembling all over. She stood up and wanted to go to the emperor.

She didn't want anything to happen to the crown prince, and she didn't want the relationship between their father and son to deteriorate.

But she stopped a few steps away.

No, it is easier to make the emperor suspicious when talking about this matter at this time.

But if she didn't explain, she was worried that the emperor would do something unfavorable to the prince.

She hesitated for a moment, and finally went to the Qianqing Palace in one go.

When she arrived at the door of the Qianqing Palace, Queen Jingzhuang couldn't help but be slightly stunned when she saw that there were twice as many guards standing outside the door as usual.

She didn't dare to approach rashly, so she stood where she was, and let people go first.

After a short while, Father-in-law Zhang trotted over, walked to Queen Jingzhuang and whispered: "Your Majesty is meeting guests, it is inconvenient to meet you, so the queen should please go back first." ”

The queen frowned slightly and asked, "Who will be?" ”

"The first assistant of the cabinet, Yun Yiting, and Zheng Yusong, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry."