Chapter 249: The Divine Decree
Chapter 249: The Divine Decree
The prince's sacrifice to the sky has changed the sky. Rumors spread in the noisy Pingyang city, the house leak happened to rain overnight, just when the prince was anxious, the eighth day of the eighth month of August, the emperor went to the court early in the morning, the imperial historian Zhang Chong, the deputy imperial envoy Sun Jian, the political envoy Wu Yong and other more than 30 officials jointly impeached the prince for immorality, so that the heavens sent a disaster, strongly demanded the deposition of the prince, set up a new prince, and asked the prince to commit suicide to apologize, in order to calm the anger of the sky.
After Zhang Yushi finished playing, the deputy head of the southern prison played:
"Long live the beginning of the music, the Lord of the Shadow Confusion, the thief, the disease, the mourning, the hunger, the soldiers, the July 18th and the Tang Supervisor are watching the celestial phenomena together, when the image of the Glowing Confusion guarding the heart appears, the Luminous Confusion has been the color of blue and black, the green Lord flood, the black Lord disease, at that time the heavens have already predicted that there will be a plague epidemic, and it has nothing to do with the prince's sacrifice to the sky and lose morality. The long star that appears on the third day of the eighth month belongs to the spirit of rebellion and chaos. In the "Book of Heavenly Officials", it is annotated that this is a minister killing the king, the son killing the father, the wife killing the husband, the small Lingchang, the tyranny and the widows, the people are uneasy, the war is rising, and the four Yi are invading, and the sudden appearance of the long star is just another foreshadowing of the Holy Monarch from heaven, not a disaster from the sky. ”
After the deputy performance of the southern supervisor, Prime Minister Jia Guang reappeared and said:
"Long live Qi, since ancient times, victory and defeat are a common thing in the soldiers, the prince is not in charge of the army, the defeat of the northern army has nothing to do with the prince's loss of morality, the prince is the foundation of the country, at this time of internal and external troubles, the national disaster is the head of the plan to abolish the prince is the taboo of the country, Weichen respectfully please live do not believe in the small slander, shake the country."
The prime minister's chapter, like a pebble thrown into a lake, immediately aroused a new debate, and the court seemed to have been divided into two factions, both sides quoted scriptures, each expressed its own opinions and argued, so far. The dispute between the crown prince and the king of Yan has reached the point of life and death.
As the battle for the storage position is fierce, the court is even more turbulent, and rumors are spreading, such as today, it was just rumored that King Yan happened to be born when the sun rose in the east, which is the image of great nobility, and King Yan was born to the current queen, and it is the orthodoxy of the country, etc.; On the second day, it will be reported that the rising sun is a sign of great differences, and it is a sign that the brother will kill the father, and the appearance of the minister who is prophesied by the long star on the third day of the eighth month is that the minister kills the king, and the son kills the father is an indication that the king of Yan will rebel......
The rampant natural disasters, man-made disasters, and military rebellions in Daqi made the wise and decisive Emperor Jin anxious, he was not confused, and he did not believe the rumors about the prince's immorality, but under pressure, he also had to act cautiously, especially Qin Tianjian was also divided into two factions, one faction was dominated by Tang Ruoshou, and strongly advocated the abolition of the prince and the prince sacrificed to the sky, in order to calm the heavens, and the other faction was dominated by Nan Huaizhong, advocating that the emperor should amnesty the world. Widely implement benevolent government, and take rescue measures such as plain clothes and evacuation, in order to turn the heart of heaven and protect the peace of the country and the people.
The opinions of the two factions made Emperor Jin sway left and right, came out of Cining Palace, waved his hand and sent the chariot away, leaving only a little eunuch to follow, Emperor Jin wanted to walk by himself, the Queen Mother's illness became more and more serious, and Emperor Jin even doubted that the image of Yingfu guarding the heart would be fulfilled on the Queen Mother.
For the Queen Mother's illness, the hospital is also helpless, and the Queen Mother has more time to sleep and less time to wake up these days. What made Emperor Jin a headache was that even so, the queen was stunned by the government and had a clear grasp of it, and while he was awake today, the queen mother summoned him, saying that the disaster in front of Daqi was because the prince was immoral, which caused dissatisfaction from heaven, so he sent down heavenly punishment, and asked him to depose the prince and set up a new prince for the sake of Daqi's society, so as to seek heaven to recover the heavenly punishment and protect the peace of the country and the people of Daqi.
The queen mother's intention to abolish the establishment, Emperor Jin has long known that this time it is just an introduction to the celestial phenomena, not to mention that Yan Wang Hongmian does not have the benevolent heart of the prince Honghui. Shan said that Honghui was born to the former queen Murong Qingqian-the woman he loved the most in his life, before Qingqian died, he promised her that unless the prince was seriously immoral, he would never be abolished, especially at the moment of internal and external troubles, it is the time to seek stability and not change.
Thinking about things all the way, I came to Yonghe Palace unconsciously, Concubine Jing frowned when she saw Long Live Longevity, and she also knew that he was worried about state affairs, and she didn't know how to persuade her, so she had an idea, and remembered Master Jingyun, so she cautiously said to Emperor Jin, since Qin Tianjian had different opinions, it was better to meet Master Jingyun, legend has it that he has lived for hundreds of years, and is a monk with a Tao, maybe he can really understand the will of heaven.
When Emperor Jin heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he said:
"Okay, what Concubine Ai said is reasonable!"
On the tenth day of August in the seventh year of Emperor Jin, Emperor Jin sought peace for the country and the people. made an exception to go to Jingyun Temple to worship, and had a long talk with Master Jingyun for more than two hours.
After Emperor Jin returned to the palace, he issued an edict to the world on August 11, to the effect that the heavens sent a vision, and the Great Qi actually caused natural disasters, man-made disasters, and military rebellions...... The edict was issued on August 13, the seventh year of Emperor Jin, to amnesty the world, and from now on, the Son of Heaven and all his ministers will be subdued for March and withdrawn from March, in order to show their devotion to God and ask God to turn the heart of heaven. Take back the punishment of heaven and bless the people......
King Yan made a move, the rumors in Pingyang City and the secret guards of King Yan at the gate of Yichun Hall increased significantly, which made Li Du worried, because he had already released rumors, saying that the master was sick and lying in the south, and there was information in the south these days, and King Yan had sent someone to pick a few branches in the south to ask about the whereabouts of the God of Medicine, but fortunately, the prince's edict was delivered in time, and King Yan's talents were much more restrained, and they did not dare to mess around in the open.
On this day, Li Du was discussing the matter of the medicine hall with Ouyang Di, and saw the young man running in and replying:
"When I went back to the shopkeeper, outside, many eunuchs came outside, and they guarded the door, saying that they wanted the master to go out to receive the order."
Li Du and Ouyang Di listened, the tiger jumped, I didn't know what was going on, I hurriedly put down the things in my hand, put the incense case, and opened the middle door, the eunuch surnamed Li, I heard that the master of Yichun Hall is now in the south, and he was not embarrassed, and asked Li Du and others to receive the holy decree on their behalf.
Seeing Li Du and the others kneeling, Gonggong Li stood facing south, unfolded the holy decree, and read:
"Fengtian carrier, the emperor's edict said......"
The gist of the decree is: there is a plague in the south of Yangzhou that has not been encountered in a hundred years, and the queen mother is seriously ill and bedridden for more than two months, and the doctor of the hospital is helpless about this, and recommends Li Mengtan, the owner of Yichun Hall, who has the art of rejuvenation with wonderful hands, known as the god of medicine, and ordered Li Mengtan to enter the palace on the same day. After treating the Queen Mother, she chose a day to go south with the imperial doctor to treat the southern plague.
After Gonggong Li read out the holy decree, Li Du and Ouyang Di were already shocked into a cold sweat, and after kowtowing to receive the decree, Li Du said in embarrassment:
"The master has been sick for a long time, I think you have heard about it, the medicine in Yichun Hall has been stopped for nearly two months, and the master really can't enter the palace immediately, so the villain will quickly whip the matter to the master, and ask the father-in-law to speak well in front of Long live."
After listening to Li Du's words, Gonggong Li asked casually:
"Listen to what Shopkeeper Li said, where is the medicine god Li Mengtan now?"
When Li Du heard this, he secretly complained, a month ago, he didn't expect a plague to occur in the south, so he and Ouyang had already spread the news that the medicine god was lying in the south, and then said that the master was in the south, then he had to be ordered to treat the plague, if he was not in the south, he would make a crime of disrespecting the order and be killed.
Peeked at Li Gongcheng staring at him, I can't think about it, the master is absolutely not allowed to enter the palace, with King Yan and the Queen Mother here, it is equivalent to a sheep in the mouth of the tiger, his mind is racing, and he said hard:
"Back to my father-in-law, the master is sick and lying in the south, and it will take at least a month to return to the north, and I ask my father-in-law to play long-live."
After listening to this, Gonggong Li didn't say anything more, turned around and left, Li Du hurriedly sent it to the door, and secretly stuffed a few hundred taels of silver tickets, and asked him to say a lot of good words in front of Long Live again, seeing Gonggong Li nodding with a smile, Li Du breathed a sigh of relief.
No matter how powerful Yichun Hall is, he didn't dare to bully the king, and sent away Gonggong Li, Li Du and Ouyang Di hurriedly came to the second floor, and now they can only try their best to remedy it, the two discussed for a long time, and finally decided, first, to pass on this matter to the master, so that no matter what, she has to find a way to get out of the house and go to the south to treat the plague. Second, immediately go to the prince, although the prince is also caught in rumors and it is difficult to protect himself, but only the prince can deal with the affairs of the court. Third, Yichun Hall was also prepared, and as a last resort, he let the master cheat to death in the name of the God of Medicine, shut down Yichun Hall, and disappeared.
Not to mention that Mengxi received Li Du's message, he was worried and hesitated whether to have a showdown with Xiao Jun, but as soon as the prince received Li Du's call for help, he immediately entered the palace overnight.
It wasn't until the time of the reign that the prince came out of the palace and returned to the prince's mansion, only to see Li Zhan, Zhou Yin, Qian Zhong and several other strategists waiting in Cuijin Garden.
"The matter of the God of Medicine, how about Long live?"
"The father gave the second brother an order, mainly for the southern plague, the father also heard that the god of medicine was not in Pingyang, and entered the palace for the queen mother to see the illness because of the words of King Yan and the queen mother, and the father had to make an order, Li Du said that the god of medicine was not in Pingyang, and it was expected, the father was not angry, when the king went, the father was about to announce the king of Jin, and the father had a deep talk before he realized that this time the king of Yan was in trouble, and thanks to Master Jingyun and the second brother, the king was saved from being questioned?"
Hearing this, Qian Zhong asked puzzledly:
"What does Your Highness say about this?"
The prince took a sip of tea and said:
"The father has always been worried about the appearance of the long star after the king sacrificed to the sky, under the urging of the queen mother, the father had already given birth to the heart of the guilt, it was Master Jingyun who resolved the father's heart knot, and told the father that the plague medicine god in the south can be solved, and asked the father to quickly issue an order to find the medicine god to relieve the suffering of the people in the world, the father knew that the medicine god was the king's righteous brother, so he wanted the king to wear the crime and make meritorious contributions, and get up on the same day to go to the south to unite the medicine god to treat the plague, if the plague is cured, it will be enough, otherwise they will be questioned together."
Hearing this, Qian Zhong asked casually:
"According to what His Highness said, Long Live Lord's edict today to amnesty the world, as well as the three months of Sufu and Withdrawal are also the views of Master Jingyun."
Seeing that the prince nodded in response, Li Zan breathed a long sigh of relief and said:
"That's good, Your Highness, as long as the Lord of Long Live doesn't ask about your sins for the time being, we have a chance to turn the tables, as the saying goes, the holy will is hard to understand, seeing that natural disasters, man-made disasters, and military chaos are rampant in Daqi, Weichen has been worried that Long Live can't withstand the pressure, and he believed in Tang Jianzheng's prophecy and approved Zhang Yushi's performance, and His Highness's hard work for several years was in vain."
After listening to Li Zhan's words, Zhou Yin, Qian Zhong and several other strategists also nodded again and again, and the prince also nodded, and was about to speak, only to see Zhou Yin leaning over and saying:
"Your Highness, the secret agent sent by the minister to the north sent back a secret report, saying that the defeat on the eastern front of the Mulu River was due to someone leaking military information to the Shanjung people?"
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