() At the foot of the hill, there were a few common people hurrying along in horse-drawn carriages, and when they occasionally looked up, they seemed to hear some strange noise coming from the mountain, but they only paused for a moment, and after a few words, they continued to whip their way.

A gossipy woman chattered: "Hey, have you heard, this mountain has been haunted lately." ”

"Nonsense, why don't you see anyone have an accident?" With a flick of the whip, the stout groom scoffed at the goblins.

A group of people were talking noisily, when suddenly there was a turmoil on the ground from a distance, the trees all over the mountain swayed, the leaves fell, the earth shook, the horses were alarmed, neighing and struggling to escape, and the crowd guarded the goods in panic.

"W-what's going on?"

"The mountain is going to collapse, everyone run!"

Above the court.

Among the ministers, a minister stood up and bowed to the emperor on the throne to report: "Your Majesty, a mountain in the west has been plagued by strange earthquakes and landslides in recent days, and now it has plagued many people. ”

However, the emperor didn't seem to care much about this, and his mind was not on the court: "I know, is there anything else to say?" ”

This situation has been going on for several days, and since that day when the emperor ordered to find a woman with a great change in temperament, he has no intention of going to politics, and this is exactly what the prime minister wants.

Seeing that no one spoke again, Gu Ziyuan waved his sleeves lightly: "Since there is none, then retreat." ”

The strange things on the west hill did not subside, but intensified, Gu Ziyuan focused on finding the truth of Bai Rong, and almost did not control these disasters and disasters, these were all the left arm and right arm by his side silently for him.

"Your Majesty, Lord Shangshu said that there is something urgent to see you."

The little eunuch carefully observed Gu Ziyuan's expression, the emperor's mood was uncertain during this time, and the subordinates who served were all panicked and cautious, for fear of angering the emperor and having no good fruit to eat.

Seeing that the emperor at the desk was silent, the little eunuch hurriedly bowed his head and added: "Lord Shangshu said that if His Majesty refuses to see him, he will always kneel outside." ”

With a frown, Gu Ziyuan opened his mouth: "Let him in." ”

Lord Shangshu walked in in a rage and pounced

As soon as he knelt down, he began to pour out the suffering of the people.

"Your Majesty, something is wrong, the shaking of the mountains in the west is becoming more and more frequent and serious, the people are deeply affected, and the surrounding counties and towns are also affected, minister, I implore Your Majesty to send someone to save the people from fire and water."

Gu Ziyuan was annoyed because he couldn't find Bai Rong's clues, and Shangshu's request today made him even more irritable: "Lord Shangshu wants to take care of it so much, it's better to take care of it yourself." ”

Outside the door, Song Yuyu, who was about to come to find Gu Ziyuan, heard the conversation inside clearly, and his face sank.

Lord Shangshu was choked by Gu Ziyuan's wayward words, and was speechless for a while: "Your Majesty, you, this." ”

Immediately after, Gu Ziyuan walked in: "Minister, see Your Majesty." ”

He turned around and said to Lord Shangshu: "Lord Shangshu, I have something important to report to Your Majesty, and I am also ready to discuss with Your Majesty about the disaster of the earthquake in the east, and I ask you to go back to the house and wait for you." ”

When Lord Shangshu got Song Yuyu's words, he let go of his heart: "The minister retreated first." ”

After pushing the other subordinates, Song Yuyu faced Gu Ziyuan, his face was not good, he wanted to give Gu Ziyuan time to deal with his inner emotions, this can be regarded as what Gu Ziyuan must experience as an emperor, the love of children is long, and it should not be involved in the court and the country.

But Gu Ziyuan not only woke up, but became more and more frightened, seeing that Xu Ce and Luo Zhan behind him had been silently handling a lot of official affairs for Gu Ziyuan, and resisted a lot of pressure, Song Yuyu couldn't help but come over and wanted Gu Ziyuan to sober up.

Song Yuyu said to Gu Ziyuan: "Your Majesty, as the king of a country, how can you become so mediocre as you are now?" The earthquake in the west was reported to you a few days ago, will you not be satisfied until the people step into the quagmire of misery? ”

Gu Ziyuan's eyes were clouded: "Isn't it true that I am sitting in this position and have not done enough for the common people in the world?" And who are you to accuse me? ”

Hearing this, Song Yuyu scolded sharply: "Then without our ministers who do our best to assist you for the country and the court, and do things for you, even if you are an emperor, can you really have the ability to cover the sky with one hand?" ”

For a time, the smoke of the war between the two was filled.

After taking a deep breath and calming down, Song Yuyu said again: "Gu Ziyuan, since."

You don't like to listen to it on the surface, so I'm talking to you as a close friend now, I know that you are bent on getting back what you want, but no matter what, Bai Rong won't want to see you like this. ”

At the mention of Bai Rong, her smile suddenly appeared, and Gu Ziyuan's heart was stabbed fiercely, like a slap on the head, and he sobered up a lot.

"Enough!" Gu Ziyuan slammed the table, and the paper fell.

He opened his mouth, finally held his forehead, and said tiredly: "I know what to do, I'm sorry, it's my fault during this time, tomorrow I will go out on patrol and personally lead people to investigate, and I won't spoil the trust of you and the people in me." ”

He regarded Bai Rong as an existence more important than this country, so he refused to give up, kept thinking about her, and looked for her, so that he fell into the fog and didn't come out until now.

But if Bai Rong really came back, seeing him like this, according to her character, she would definitely scold him, and now he would rather Bai Rong appear and scold him fiercely, as long as she can return to his side.

But for Bai Rong's sake, he couldn't continue to be depressed, and he couldn't let Bai Rong be disappointed in him.

"Your Majesty can think clearly, naturally it is the best." Song Yuyu looked at him deeply, didn't say more, and left without looking back.

After Song Yuyu's lesson, Gu Ziyuan also cheered up a little, and took people to the west on the second day.

Although it was a micro-service patrol, Gu Ziyuan still brought a lot of imperial soldiers to it, just in case of an accident.

When he arrived at the location, the county magistrate near the mountain had been waiting for a long time, and immediately reported the situation after meeting Gu Ziyuan.

"Your Majesty, it is this mountain, there has been an earthquake for several days in a row, and the people in the vicinity are frightened, and some places are even harmed by landslides caused by the earthquake."

Because it happens more frequently and has never happened like this before, the prefectural commanders take it very seriously.

Gu Ziyuan followed their guidance and patrolled all the way.

A county magistrate also said bitterly: "We have also invited many heavenly masters to come to exorcise demons, counting the fate of heaven and earth, but no one can find out the cause of the earthquake." ”

The common people believe in ghosts and gods, and at first they thought that there were demons doing evil, and they asked the county to find people to get rid of the demons, but they all failed, and the "monsters" of this mountain still continued.