In the end, Chongzhen didn't care whether the steamed buns were steamed or not, but the water vapor that appeared every time the steamer was opened, and the water droplets that rolled down after the steamer lid was removed, made Chongzhen convinced what Chen Hongmi said. At the very least, there is no doubt that rain is a natural phenomenon. Then, the natural disasters of drought in the north and floods in the south are indeed not to blame. Chongzhen felt that he had not had such an easy time in several years, and it was difficult for him to bear the feeling of being accused of causing disaster to the sky because of his mistakes. Despite the more severe challenges of the disaster, Chongzhen felt that he should at least get a good night's sleep tonight. Since Chongzhen's accession to the throne, this is almost the first time he has gone to rest without dealing with the twists. However, before leaving, Chongzhen did not forget to order someone to reward the fat chicken, and let the fat chicken participate in the morning court with a steamer filled with water the next day. Chongzhen has already understood that the water vapor is only related to the water in the pot, and has nothing to do with steamed buns. So the simple Chongzhen remembered that the fat chicken said that opening the lid frequently would make the steamed buns inside uncooked, so he didn't want to waste noodles anymore.

Fat Chicken heard that he could participate in the early dynasty as a cook without fame, it was really an infinite glory ancestor, he couldn't think of it before, he was excited all night, and he didn't rest much, just looking forward to his highlight moment coming earlier.

The morning court came soon the next day, and Wen Tiren was not summoned by the emperor last night, and he was also a little apprehensive in his heart. It stands to reason that Chongzhen's attention, whether it is focused on Chen Hongmi's recital or the defeated recital, should find himself or discuss or reprimand. How could there be no movement for such a big thing? Of course, he couldn't imagine that Chongzhen would slack off for a night because of the relief of the pressure in his heart.

Yang Sichang was still worried about the candidate for the bandits, and he wondered in his heart that His Majesty should have received the news of the defeat, why didn't he ask for advice? Although the responsibility for this matter is not on me when I first took office, I must ask myself how to suppress bandits next, right? Preparing so much by yourself, you can't do without a use.

The fat chicken is still resting in the side hall, he has been here last night and has not returned, he is too excited at night, and he can't hold it before dawn, anyway, when he should come to the stage, someone will naturally ask him to prepare, so no one will wake him up at this time.

At the beginning of today's early dynasty, everyone had a clear feeling that today's emperor was obviously much more energetic. Some of the elders of the Four Dynasties remembered Wanli back then, and those who were slightly younger remembered that when Chongzhen himself had just moved down Wei Zhongxian, they all felt that they had not seen His Majesty so refreshed for several years, in other words, they were called combative. Especially after the edict was issued two years ago, although Chongzhen could not be said to be decadent, everyone found that the vitality of His Majesty was completely gone, and he didn't expect to see such a Majesty again after two years. Many old ministers couldn't help but burst into tears, and everyone was curious about what happy things had happened. Only Wen Tiren suddenly realized that it should be a natural disaster that was not in his own hands, which made Chongzhen let go of the burden in his heart.

Wen Tiren gave his hardcore junior brother Xue Guoguan, the left attendant of the Ministry of Rites, a look, and the two took the lead in saluting: "Congratulations to Your Majesty, congratulations to Your Majesty!" All the ministers were stunned when they heard this, but they were all people who had been tested by the court for a long time, since the first assistant congratulated, it would definitely not be wrong to follow, so they also shouted: "Congratulations to Your Majesty, congratulations to Your Majesty!" ”

Chongzhen was also at a loss: "What is the joy?" ”

Xue Guoguan stepped forward and replied: "Back to Your Majesty, Your Majesty is looking good and refreshed today. Your Majesty is a member of the country, and Your Majesty's health is a great joy! ”

Wen Tiren knew that Xue Guoguan's empty words were of little use to Chongzhen, so he took over the conversation: "Your Majesty is in good spirits today, should it have verified the water vapor mentioned in the Suzhou prefect Chen Hongmi's performance?" ”

These words tickled Chongzhen's itch, and Chongzhen was about to take advantage of the court meeting today to let all the ministers understand that the crime of natural disasters is not in his own: "Yes, that's right." Wen Qing, you will tell you what Chen Hongmi's statement is, and then I will have someone demonstrate it to you in public. ”

Wen Tiren is incompetent in practice, and the Q&A of the court meeting is its strength, and when he heard Chongzhen's instructions, he said loudly: "A few days ago, Chen Hongmi, the prefect of Suzhou, wrote an urgent note, saying that he had met a strange person, this strange person was not Qin Zhi Xu Fu, Han Zhi Yida, who confused people with the words of immortals, but was proficient in astronomy and geography. The alien said that he was studying the changes of the heavens, and did not care about the world. However, when he heard that His Majesty had issued an edict of guilt due to natural disasters, he was very surprised, so he asked to see the prefect of Suzhou and asked him to write to His Majesty, explaining that natural disasters were normal natural phenomena and had nothing to do with His Majesty and the imperial court. In the words of "Xunzi Heavenly Treatise", it is 'heaven is constant, not for Yao's survival, not for ruin'. ”

Because Chen Hongmi's father and son have excellent official reputations, all officials can trust what Chen Hongmi's words say, but there are doubts about whether the stranger is really capable or empty talk. But Qingliu was afraid of Chen Hongmi's face, and the eunuch party would not go against Wen Tiren, so both sides listened to Wen Tiren continue to speak, and no one interrupted.

Inhuman described the reason for the rain in detail. He said that the southeast of my Ming Dynasty is the vast sea, and the northwest is the boundless continent. So the southeast is hot and humid, while the northwest is dry and cold. In summer, the wind blows from the southeast to the northwest, blowing the hot and humid water vapor from the sea to my Daming. When the water vapor is cold, it will condense in the air and then drip down, which is called rain. In a normal year, the water vapor in the wind will not encounter enough cold until the north, so in a normal year, it will rain in the north in the summer. However, in recent years, the weather has been much colder than usual, so the water vapor has all condensed in the south, so that the rain has gone to the south, and there is no enough water vapor in the wind to the north. This is the reason for the natural disasters caused by droughts in the north and floods in the south in recent years. ”

When the ministers heard this, there were many discussions, some believed, some naturally did not believe, some argued fiercely, and some were indifferent, but everyone knew that since the emperor was excited by this letter, it was obvious that there would not only be these empty theories, there should be some solid evidence, so no one immediately stood up and contradicted it. Only Xue Guoguan quipped: "Since Your Majesty is excited by this kind of statement, you must have seen the evidence?" ”

Chongzhen was quite proud in his heart: "Not bad." Chen Qing said in the commotion that this phenomenon is the same as the water vapor that appears when steaming steamed buns and uncovering the lid of the steamer. I also know that the gentleman cooks far away, so among the ministers, many of them must have never seen steamed steamed buns before, just like me. I steamed once at the scene last night, and opened the steamer seven times, and each time the phenomenon was very obvious. Today, let him show it in public in the Imperial Palace, and see all the ranks, it must be enough to prove that the natural disasters of drought in the north and floods in the south are indeed natural phenomena, not because of the inaction of me and Zhuqing. ”