After saying this, the emperor seemed to release all his strength, and slowly sat down again, his face not very good. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

He flipped through the recital submitted by Shang Shuqi and Zheng of the Ministry of Work again, found the part of the death of the eldest prince, and read it several times.

Although the Heavenly Family is ruthless, and the emperor also knows that the eldest prince has made a lot of small moves behind his back over the years, he is his own child after all. So he couldn't help but be sad in his heart, and even more resentful.

In the emperor's heart, the god of Dingjiang Water was simply a deliberate slap in the face, and he couldn't bear it.

A prince of the dynasty, still the eldest son, died so undignified and silent when governing Dingjiang, which can be regarded as a deliberate demonstration or even a threat by the water god of Dingjiang.

With the emperor's order, the big eunuch beside him hurriedly went out to arrange for the summoning of the cabinet Gu Changshan and the Seventh Prince, and he couldn't wait to find an opportunity to leave the emperor's side.

Seeing that the big eunuch beside him was gone, the emperor's face was gloomy, and he raised his eyelids to look at Qi Hezheng on the ground.

"Qi Aiqing, you should also get up, this matter has nothing to do with you, you don't have to worry about my anger. I have always done things clearly, and the matter of setting the camp by the river will not affect your comments on the merits and demerits of water control. ”

"Thank you, Holy Lord. Qi Hezheng breathed a sigh of relief and slowly stood up. He quietly rubbed his cold knees, glad that he had made the right move, if it weren't for these kneeling in succession, the emperor wouldn't have to be angry with himself in the future.

Even so, this secretary of the Ministry of Industry was already preparing to find an opportunity to carry out activities afterwards and release a position for two years, so as not to remind the emperor of the Dingjiang camp from time to time.

The emperor also looked at Qi Hezheng at this time, and suddenly asked again: "Qi Aiqing, do you say that this matter is really the work of the Dingjiang Water God?"

Hearing the emperor's question, Qi Hezheng sighed in his heart, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty thinks that if it is according to what the song is said, the book engraved by the divine power in the tent and the water god envoy who appeared in the Dingjiang River are all ironclad evidence. ”

Qi Hezheng can only explain in this way, if the emperor suspects that the death of the eldest prince is due to another reason, it will inevitably cause a shock in the court, and as for him, the secretary of the Ministry of Works, who is responsible for water control, he will be even more responsible for this incident and become a backstabber.

Since the eldest prince is dead, it must be at the hands of the Dingjiang Water God.

"Hmm......" The emperor also put away his emotions at this time and replied lightly. To say that this emperor's city is deep enough, he has a son who died, but he was sad for a moment, and he suppressed his temper in a few words, and his face was already calm.

On the other side, Shang Shuqi of the Ministry of Industry was standing on the ground like a mang's back, and he didn't dare to raise his head, and he couldn't help complaining in his heart.

Coldly, the great eunuch who had been sent out by the emperor before returned to the East Pole Hall from outside, and sang loudly: "Your Majesty, Prime Minister Gu Changshan has brought it." ”

"Xuan!" the emperor said, and then raised his eyes, staring at the palace door, and watched the Prime Minister Gu Changshan come in.

Gu Changshan was wearing a heavy official uniform, which was already a little inconvenient between actions, and on the way from the cabinet to the East Pole Hall just now, the big eunuch had already hurriedly introduced the situation of the emperor's anger.

But after all, the big eunuch didn't know about the eldest prince, so Rao is head of the mountain was old and fine, and he couldn't guess the reason why the emperor was angry, and he was a little apprehensive.

"The minister greets the emperor. Gu Changshan walked in tremblingly, made a salute to the emperor, and then stood up straight.

"Gu Aiqing, sit down, Qi Aiqing, you can sit too. The emperor looked at the gray-haired prime minister and pointed to a row of seats in the hall.

Qi Hezheng, who had been standing for a long time, and Gu Changshan, who had just entered the hall, followed the emperor's gesture and found a place to sit down.

"Hand it to the Prime Minister. The emperor's face was flat, and his voice was slightly low and commanded. So the big eunuch stepped forward, took the recital in front of the emperor, and handed it to Gu Changshan.

The latter respectfully took it, gently opened the fold, and after reading a few words, his face changed. When he saw the eldest prince being captured by the water god into the river again, he was even more shocked that he couldn't hold the fold.

"Your Majesty...... This compromises are too terrifying, do you need to verify it first? Gu Changshan pinched the fold and asked inquiringly.

"Since the beginning of history, although the gods have shared the heavens and the earth with mortals, they have rarely interfered with mortals, and it is said that most of them are closed in their respective kingdoms of God, how could such a thing suddenly happen?"

"If the director of the Ministry of Works is willing to commit the crime of defrauding the king, and he will be punished by being beheaded all over the house and have to conceal the information, then I am afraid that this recital is made up. The emperor's voice was faint, and he couldn't hear any emotion.

"I think it's better to be careful to verify it. Gu Changshan lowered his head slightly, and then said. He is an old man, and he wants to be safe in doing things, and at this moment, when he saw the news that the eldest prince was killed by the gods in the twists and turns of the Ministry of Industry, his first reaction was impossible.

"I have my own judgment, you wait for the seventh to come. The Emperor nodded, in approval, and added.

Gu Changshan stopped talking, and sat with the emperor for a while, and there was another voice in front of the palace door: "The Seventh Prince asks to see." ”

"The son has seen his father. The dignified figure of the Seven Emperors walked in, first greeting the emperor.

When he turned around again, he saw the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Works, and he also bowed his hand. Because he was worried about the test papers of the Gongyuan, the Seven Princes did not rest well last night.

Just now, a eunuch came to inform him that the emperor wanted to see his orders, and he thought that the scandal of the destruction of the imperial examination volume of the Gongyuan had been discovered, and he was also very worried.

At this time, when I entered the East Pole Hall, I saw that the Ministry of Industry was still in order, and a stone fell to the ground in my heart.

It stands to reason that if the matter of the Gongyuan is held accountable, it will definitely not be the Ministry of Works, but the Ministry of Rites.

"Old Seven, sit down, I have a big deal to say here. The emperor looked at the Seventh Prince, and thought of the boss in his heart again, and although his face was calm when he spoke, his voice was obviously low. So the emperor picked up the main points of Qi Hezheng's recital.

After speaking, the emperor continued to speak: "Now that Dingjiang has been controlling the water for a few months, the flood has not weakened, and the water god of Dingjiang has directly taken action and killed the eldest prince of the dynasty, which is simply too deceitful." ”

The Seventh Prince suddenly heard that the boss was killed by the water god, and he couldn't believe his ears, he looked at the emperor's expression, and then looked at the faces of the other two ministers present, and finally accepted this fact.

"My father also asked for condolences, although the eldest brother is gone, but the sons and ministers will continue to be loyal and filial to him. He resisted the joy of the elimination of his political opponents, and his face made a sad expression.

If you want to say that Fang Haoze killed the eldest prince, in fact, the people who maximize the interests are these seven princes, and the road to the throne in the future is finally smooth.

What the emperor said was very true, and Weichen believed that regardless of whether this matter was true or not, this matter should not be spread, so as not to damage the royal majesty. Seeing that all the people the emperor was going to summon, Gu Changshan spoke.

"This is the right thing, and I am about to command. The emperor nodded: "But the reason why I called Lao Qi to come over is that on the other hand, I feel that it is time to change the control of the Dingjiang River." ”

The emperor accepted Fang Haoze's explanation of the way of man and god in the Shangyuan Festival before, and then he pondered it from time to time.

After getting the news that the eldest prince was captured and killed by the water god today, he wanted to take revenge immediately, so as to show the power of mortal anger. Because of this, I thought of a way to block the water.

He was determined to cut off the Shinto foundation of the Dingjiang God by controlling the water, avenge the great prince, and eradicate the Dingjiang flood for the world.

"Since the water god is rampant, then I will definitely not let it be arrogant, Seventh, I want to restart the water blocking strategy you submitted before, are you willing to take this job?

"The son is willing to inherit the legacy of his eldest brother. Without hesitation, the Seventh Prince got up and knelt down.

On the other hand, Gu Changshan, who has always advocated evacuation and water control, did not object this time. In his opinion, the rampant nature of the water god of the Dingjiang River has risen to the situation of the confrontation between man and god, and the water blocking method mentioned by the emperor cannot be refuted now.