Lin Yuan saw that his complexion had changed, and he couldn't help but feel a tightening heart, and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Rong Lu said: "Yesterday, the emperor summoned a few of us to discuss the matter of the governors of the three eastern provinces, and it was supposed to be decided for you, but who knows how to do it......

Lin Yuan saw Rong Lu spitting and thinking: "This Rong Lu is a very cheerful person on weekdays, why is he talking so unfavorably today, could it be that there is some ulterior hidden truth in this!" So Lin Yuan didn't rush to ask, and after waiting for a long time, Rong Lu said, "This problem is with Prince Qing." ”

Lin Yuan thought to himself: "I haven't even met this Prince Qing a few times, and there is no reason for him not to let himself be the governor of the three eastern provinces!" So Lin Yuan said: "Brother, just hurry up and say something, what do you do slowly!" ”

Rong Lu said: "Recently, there have been two major events in the capital! Then he looked around, for fear that someone on the side would eavesdrop.

One sentence made Lin Yuan nervous, he hurriedly pulled Rong Lu to the hut on the side, closed the door, and said, "There is no one here now, can you say it?" ”

Rong Lu whispered: "The first thing is: there is a family in the suburbs of Jingdong that has three sheep at home, and one of them gave birth to a lamb, and the lamb actually has a human-like head and five legs; The second is: There is a family in the western suburbs of Beijing, pumpkins are planted in the ground, one of which weighs more than 200 pounds, and when it is cut, the juice flowing out of it is like blood! ”

Then Rong Lu stopped talking, Lin Yuan stared at Rong Lu for a long time, and asked, "Is this the end?" ”

Rong Lu looked panicked and said, "Isn't it over?" What more do you want! Prince Qing said, now that there are frequent demons, it is really not the time to elect the governor of the three eastern provinces, forget it, the son is silent and confused, it is better to say less, and it is better to say less! ”

Hearing this, Lin Yuan couldn't laugh or cry, if you explain the two things Rong Lu said from the point of view of modern biology, then it is very simple, the sheep and the pumpkin have undergone genetic mutations, resulting in changes in biological traits, but the ancients did not understand this principle, so they thought that this was a demon. In the Book of Rites, it is said: "The country will die, and evil will be born," so the rulers paid great attention to such things, and after such a thing, large-scale projects may be suspended, important personnel appointments and dismissals will also be canceled, and some emperors will even issue an edict to ask for forgiveness from heaven.

Such things have even been recorded in the official histories of official cultivation, starting from the "Historical Records" listing the "Five Elements Chronicles", and all subsequent official histories have written the "Five Elements Chronicles" without exception, specifically recording such things.

Lin Yuan thought to himself: "How can this be solved?" I can't go and explain genetics to them! ”

Rong Lu said with a panicked face: "Don't tell these things, brother, I'll leave first." ”

After saying that, Rong Lu walked out of the city, Lin Yuan also went out of the city, and as soon as he came out of the backstage, he was surrounded by everyone, and they begged Lin Yuan to sing another paragraph, Lin Yuan didn't dwell too much, squeezed everyone away and left the crowd.

On the way, Lin Yuan began to plan his next move, since this Prince Qing believed in these so-called heavenly signs so much, could he use them?

Lin Yuan walked and walked, not knowing what Lu Dao was about, but he remembered the woman he saw in the brothel, Ping'er, her father and brother died at sea, how did they die? Thinking of this, a thought suddenly came to me.

As soon as Lin Yuan got home, he sent Liu San to Prince Qing's mansion and asked if Prince Qing would go to the court tomorrow, but Liu San did not take the order out as usual, but said with a smile: "Isn't my lord going to the court tomorrow?" ”

Lin Yuan replied: "That's it, what's wrong?" Is there anything wrong? ”

Liu San smiled and said, "My lord, this is your first time going to court." "It turns out that Lin Yuan usually goes directly to the palace to find Emperor Guangxu when he has something, and after thinking about it carefully, it is really the first time that he has been in the court.

Liu San continued: "My lord, you can not go to the court, this is a great honor, how many officials want to come but don't come, why do you still take the initiative to go to the court?" ”

Lin Yuan asked, "What's wrong with this dynasty, is there anything terrible?" ”

Liu San smiled bitterly and said: "You don't know, the minister of the court has to get up in the dark, wait outside the imperial city, stand in the cold wind in the early morning and wait for an hour before he can enter the main hall, you have to kneel when you go to the court, you can't get up if the emperor doesn't return to the palace, if you catch up with the days when there are many things, you don't know how many hours you have to kneel." ”

Lin Yuan nodded and smiled: "So that's the case, then I won't go, so let's go, you go to the next post and invite Prince Qing to your home." ”

Liu San looked embarrassed and asked, "My lord, do you have to invite him?" ”

Lin Yuan asked, "What's wrong this time?" ”

Liu San replied: "My lord, this Prince Qing is a flag man, this flag man has the best face, and also pays the most attention to etiquette, the higher the status of the person, the more like this, to give you an example, when greeting each other's parents, you must stand up respectfully, say hello, and then sit down, after asking your parents, you have to ask your relatives, if you miss one, or there is some disrespect between words, maybe he will turn his face at that time." ”

Lin Yuan also remembered that in his time, the famous writer Lao She once described the flag man in "Under the Red Flag" as "the rich are really exquisite, and the poor are poor and exquisite." Lin Yuan was a little embarrassed for a while, and after thinking about it, for the sake of the position of the governor of the three eastern provinces, he gave up.

Lin Yuan said: "It's decided, you go and prepare." ”

Prince Qing received the invitation, although as a prince, he was also a little flattered, because Lin Yuan rarely walked among officials, and it was the first time that he invited others to his home, and Prince Qing hurriedly agreed.

The next day, Prince Qing came to Lin Yuan's house, Lin Yuan listened to the housekeeper's words, was careful everywhere, and the conversation was quite pleasant, after saying some dispensable words, Lin Yuan thought: "It's time to get to the point!" ”

So Lin Yuan lowered his voice and said, "Have you heard about a strange thing recently?" ”

Seeing Lin Yuan's mysterious appearance, Prince Qing stopped the wine glass that was brought to his lips and asked, "What strange thing?" ”

Lin Yuan said: "I heard that there is a family in the northern suburbs of the capital that raised five sheep, and actually gave birth to a monster with a human face and a snake body!" "This rumor in the market is like this, with false rumors, a matter is passed around and then it goes out of shape, so Lin Yuan deliberately modified what Rong Lu told him.

Prince Qing sighed, slammed the wine glass on the table, and said: "The country is about to die, and there will be demons, isn't it that I am going to run out of energy." ”

Lin Yuanha smiled and said, "Why should Master Wan be like this, these are not bad omen, but good signs!" ”

Prince Qing couldn't believe his ears a little and asked, "What did you say?" ”

Lin Yuan smiled and said, "Master Wan, don't you think, isn't the birth of this demon just a warning for us?" When we see the birth of demons, we know that there is a great calamity in the Dao, and we can prevent it in advance. ”

Prince Qing asked puzzledly, "Are you saying that the birth of these demons is a harbinger of great calamity?" ”

Lin Yuan said with a smile: "Exactly, I have some skills under the Dao, and I know where this disaster came from." ”

Prince Qing hurriedly said: "Then you can talk about it quickly!" ”

Lin Yuan smiled, dipped his fingers in some wine, and wrote the word "sea" on the table.