The capital of the Great Song Kingdom. Palace.

County Lord Song Qiuyun stood beside two chairs. On one of the chairs sat a middle-aged beautiful woman.

The beautiful woman was speaking to a long-bearded man standing in front of her, "Why don't you summon Chen'er back." Hearing Yun'er say this, I was very worried about his safety. ”

The long-bearded man said, "I am the lord of the Great Song Kingdom, and Chen'er is my son." In the Great Song Kingdom, is the son of the lord still safe? Madame must have been frightened by last night's nightmare. ”

This long-bearded man was none other than Song Yanming, the monarch of the Song Kingdom. And the beautiful woman is the monarch's wife, Queen He, who is also the biological mother of Song Xiachen and Song Qiuyun.

He Hou sighed and said, "Maybe." Chen'er hasn't seen her in a few days. I'm very concerned. ”

Song Yanming said: "I sent him out of the capital just to let him experience more. He messes with those gentlemen every day in the capital, how will he take on the important responsibility of the country in the future? ”

He Hou originally had some expectations for what the monarch Song Yanming said, but when he heard that what he said in the end was not "to be the king of this country", but "to take on the heavy responsibility of this country", he couldn't help but be a little disappointed.

After all, in addition to her son Song Xiachen, there are also Song Xiayu, the son of her former wife.

At present, it seems that Song Xiayu is much better than Song Xiachen in terms of what he did and his evaluation in the minds of the Chinese people.

If this continues, it is really difficult to say whether Song Xiachen can get the position of the prince.

Song Qiuyun, who has been silent, said: "My brother is in Xincheng, except for the conflict with the young man named Ankang, he is conscientious in other things, and he has not lived up to his father's trust at all. ”

"What does it mean to live up to the trust? In the post of inspector, he actually fought with the children of an ordinary official family. And there was a lot of trouble in the city, for fear that no one in the Great Song Kingdom would know about it. Do you know what the consequences of this incident were? Well? ”

Song Yanming looked at Song Qiuyun sternly.

Song Qiuyun didn't dare to look at his eyes, and said with low eyebrows: "I lost the face of the Wang family." ”

"Stupid! What stupidity! Song Yanming flicked his sleeves, "My son is stupid!" Daughters are even more stupid! ”

When Empress He saw her husband counting her children like this, although she was distressed, she also secretly hated Song Qiuyun for not opening any pot, and hurriedly said: "Yun'er doesn't need to say any more." The face of the Wang family is important, but it is even more important if this incident chills the hearts of those officials. ”

Song Yanming pointed to his wife and said to his daughter Song Qiuyun: "Listen to what your mother said." She's more insightful than you and your brother combined. Yun'er, don't think that we are the royal family, so we can be high above and ignore anything. The power of the Wang family is great, but things still have to be handled by officials at all levels. To those officials, we should not only show power, but also show grace. ”

Song Qiuyun nodded.

"Grace is not as simple as giving high-ranking officials and giving generous gifts, but also to make them feel that the Wang family attaches great importance to them. In this way, I can make them smeared with liver and brain, and I can use them. Song Yanming snorted, "Being a monarch, how can you be so carefree as you think?" Madam, if Chen'er had half of your brain, I wouldn't be so embarrassed now. ”

"Husband, Chen'er and Yun'er are young after all. Please give them more time. Moreover...... Ouch! I'm so dizzy! Before He Hou finished speaking, he bent down with his head in his hands.

"Madame, you...... Ouch, I'm a little ...... too Dizzy. Song Yanming's body shook suddenly, and he almost fell.

Song Qiuyun was about to step forward and help his father to a chair to sit down and rest, but he was also dizzy and stumbled.

"Call the Imperial Doctor." Song Qiuyun said to a palace maid after standing still.

After the palace maid ran out, Song Yanming sat on the chair with Song Qiuyun's support and said repeatedly: "Strange! It's very strange! Madame, you didn't sleep well last night and got dizzy. Why do Yun'er and I get dizzy too? ”

"Your Majesty." A voice whispered.

Song Yanming looked at it, and it was a personal palace maid who served Empress He.

"What?"

"The right slave also has some dizziness."

"Oh?" Song Yanming frowned, and suddenly felt bad, "Hurry up and be on guard!" ”

A palace maid hurried out to give orders.

There is a whole set of rules for guarding in the palace.

There are two possibilities for multiple people to feel discomfort at the same time. One is that someone poisons food, drinking water, and air, and the other is that there are magicians casting spells nearby.

The guards at all levels in the palace will check the diet and related personnel according to this situation.

The dormitory is no longer suitable for staying. Song Yanming took Empress He and Song Qiuyun to the study to settle down.

At this time, a palace maid came in and reported: "Your Majesty, Taishi asks to see you." ”

"What's the matter with him?" Song Yanming asked with a teacup.

Taishi did not say. He only said that there was an urgent matter to be presented to the king. ”

Song Yanming said: "I am not feeling well at this time, so I don't need to see him." Let him write an excerpt and present it. ”

The palace maid hesitated for a moment and said, "Taishi said...... He had already heard about the dizziness of the king and his wife, not only the king, but also many people in the capital. The matter he wants to report is related to this matter......"

"Oh? Then let him wait in the main hall. After changing clothes, I came. ”

After seeing Taishi in the main hall, the monarch Song Yanming was still very confused.

Even the family members and maids in the palace were collectively dizzy. According to his understanding, it should be the duties of the guards in the palace, the priests in the capital, and the imperial doctors, so how could they still involve the Taishi who is in charge of astronomy, calendars, and divination?

Without waiting for Song Yanming to sit down, Taishi said: "Your Majesty, the dizziness is because there is an earthquake in the southeast!" ”

"There is an earthquake in the southeast?!" Song Yanming was shocked when he heard this.

Dizziness has something to do with earthquakes, and he knows it. But what he didn't know was how there could be an earthquake.

The Great Song Dynasty has been in the country for hundreds of years, and although there are occasional earthquakes in the territory, they are all very small earthquakes. Only Taishi, who is in charge of astronomy and geography, can measure it with instruments and spells. Ordinary people are barely perceptible. Moreover, there has never been an earthquake since ancient times, which is one of the reasons why the capital of the Great Song Kingdom was here.

Song Yanming is almost fifty years old. Throughout his life, he had heard countless people describe the reactions to an earthquake, but this was the first time in his life that he had been hit by an earthquake.

The impact of an earthquake on a country is not just about harming people, destroying homes and roads. In this era, the occurrence of earthquakes has a greater significance.

This earthquake, like the stars in the sky, is a harbinger of a major cataclysm in a country.

Hundreds of years ago, the Shang Empire was so powerful. However, after several earthquakes in a row, the dragon vein was destroyed, so it was replaced by the Zhou Empire within a few years. Many people attribute the demise of the Shang Empire to the fact that the king of the Shang Empire was unenlightened and misguided by Daji, but in fact, the dragon vein was broken.

Earth, Hu Kezhen also?

The earthquake, such a strong earthquake, will have a far-reaching impact on the national fortunes of the Great Song Kingdom.

Could it be that my Great Song Kingdom is about to die?

When Song Yanming thought of this, he couldn't help but feel palpitations.

The monarch of the Great Song Kingdom, he was one of the few hereditary dukes in the Zhou Empire. It can be said that one person is below ten thousand people.

The Great Song Kingdom was one of the few principalities in the Zhou Empire. It can be said that one country is under and above a hundred countries.

The country has endured without any signs of decay. Is it going to change in my generation?

Seeing that the monarch was silent for a long time, Taishi said again: "The minister has another thing to do." ”

"Say it."

"Chen watched the sky last night, and a meteorite will fall in the near future."

"Meteors? Fall? Song Yanming stared at Taishi's eyes with a confused expression and said, "The young man surnamed An who captured Gushan City also said before that there would be a meteor falling into the new city. Didn't you say at that time that it was a myth and a lie? ”