It was nearly halfway through noon.

It is in the scorching sun of the Mobei grassland.

People, horses, cows, sheep, etc. are all sleepy.

Under the same sky, the Great Zhou Jingshi Chang'an City, which is only more than 2,000 miles apart.

But it was already as dark as night.

Boundless black clouds hung deep over Chang'an City.

Faintly, it seemed as if he wanted to completely collapse the entire heavenly dome.

The ensuing dull and hot atmosphere forced thousands of people in Chang'an City to put down their work one after another.

Then he walked out of the door and looked for a wide and ventilated place.

In order to escape the dull and hot atmosphere that makes people sit still.

Time.

At least seventy percent of the people in the entire Chang'an City hope that the storm will come sooner.

In order to completely expel the dull atmosphere that makes people fidget.

Just when countless people in Chang'an City walked out of the door one after another, in order to escape the dull and hot atmosphere.

It symbolizes the imperial city of Zichen Palace, the imperial study of the core of a country's power.

But it gives people a feeling of coldness like falling into an ice cave.

In the past, there were all the cabinet scholars and scholars who did not change their faces when Mount Tai collapsed on the top, and the six books of Shangshu and other powerful people of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

At this time, cold sweat broke out on their foreheads, and even worse, the two of them were already trembling slightly.

There is no half-aristocratic posture in the past.

In the imperial study room of the Zichen Palace of the Imperial City.

Emperor Zhengde sat on the upper dragon chair with a slightly pale face.

With an expressionless face, he looked at the cabinet scholars and the six scholars who were on the left and right sides of the next head.

Waiting for everyone to express their opinions and offer advice to the country.

However.

Emperor Zhengde waited left and right, but he never waited for one person to come out and give advice.

See this.

Although Emperor Zhengde did not show it on his face, he was already angry in his heart.

Since the time of the Cabinet received the Li Guangli medal.

Emperor Zhengde began to issue an order to convene a group of powerful officials and magnates to discuss matters.

Calculate the time.

Since a group of powerful officials and magnates arrived in the imperial study of Zichen Palace.

It's been more than half an hour.

And in this more than half an hour.

Except for Xu Zhen, the king of Jin, who has made one or two admonitions.

None of the rest dared to speak out again.

"Are you all dumb?!"

Emperor Zhengde quietly took a deep breath, and then asked in a deep voice full of coldness in his voice.

As soon as this statement came out.

Including the crown prince Xu Yong, Wenyuange University scholar Shangguan Lu, and Jinshen Hall University scholar Yao Yanjin.

and Wang Fuchang, the secretary of the Ministry of War, Tian Yichu, the secretary of the Ministry of Households, and Cao Wen'an, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, and a number of powerful officials and magnates of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

They all bowed their heads and treated each other in silence.

More than ten years later.

After the aftermath of Emperor Zhengde's previous questioning completely dissipated from the imperial study of Zichen Palace.

The huge Zichen Palace's imperial study room once again fell into a dead silence like a falling needle.

"Good! Good! Okay!"

"That's good! That's nice! That's wonderful!"

"This is my civil and military officials! This is the parent official of the people of the Great Zhou!"

"Stand down! Stand down! Stand down!"

Emperor Zhengde's slightly pale face suddenly appeared a flush, and then slowly stood up from the dragon chair.

His eyes were extremely cold as he stared at the powerful officials and magnates on the left and right sides of the lower head, and laughed angrily.

"Father's anger."

"It's not that the retainer pretended to be deaf and dumb and deliberately didn't say anything."

"It's really that the retainers suddenly heard about this, and there is no good plan in their hearts for the time being."

Seeing Emperor Zhengde's rage, the panicked prince Xu Yong hurriedly knelt down on his knees and explained.

"Your Majesty."

"The matter of negotiating peace is related to the fortunes of our country."

"It's a big trouble, and the minister doesn't dare to say it lightly."

"Please also ask Your Majesty to allow your ministers some time to think about it."

When the first assistant and the scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion followed closely behind, he bowed deeply and bowed his hand, and then said sincerely.

"Your Majesty, the minister seconded the proposal."

"Your Majesty, the minister seconded the proposal."

"Your Majesty, the minister seconded the proposal."

"Your Majesty......."

Seeing this, the rest of the powerful officials and magnates all bowed deeply and bowed their hands, and then seconded the proposal.

"Zhan Zhu."

Emperor Zhengde quietly took a few deep breaths, and then looked at Zhan Zhu, the eunuch with palm prints not far from him.

"Your Majesty."

"The slave is here."

Hearing this, the palm print eunuch Zhan Zhu hurriedly bowed and saluted.

"Together."

"Tomorrow's court will be cancelled."

Emperor Zhengde made a slight decision, and then made a deep decree.

"Yes."

Hearing this, Zhan Zhu hurriedly bowed down again and said.

The words fell.

Emperor Zhengde once again looked at the powerful officials and magnates of the Great Zhou Dynasty, who had long been worshipped.

"Tomorrow."

"I'm here and waiting for your plan!"

Emperor Zhengde issued an ultimatum in a deep voice with an expressionless face.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."

Shangguan Lu, Yao Yanjin, Wang Fuchang, Tian Yichu and other powerful officials and magnates immediately got up when they heard this.

Then he leaned down deeply again and bowed his hand.

"Get up too."

Emperor Zhengde looked expressionlessly at the crown prince Xu Yong, who was kneeling on his knees and bowing down, and then spoke.

"Son, thank your father, the emperor for his kindness."

Xu Yong immediately kowtowed heavily when he heard this, and then slowly stood up from the ground.

"I'm tired."

"Stand down."

Emperor Zhengde waved his hand slightly, and then spoke.

"The retainers are retired."

"The ministers are retired."

Xu Yong, Shangguan Lu, Yao Yanjin and other officials and magnates saluted and retreated one after another when they heard this.

Not much.

Xu Yong, Shangguan Lu, Yao Yanjin and other officials and magnates completely disappeared outside the Zichen Palace.

Meanwhile.

Emperor Zhengde, who watched a group of officials and dignitaries leave with cold eyes, suddenly resurfaced a touch of blush on his slightly pale face.

"A bunch of unfed white-eyed wolves, moths, and brutes!"

Emperor Zhengde scolded in a low voice and slowly sat down on the dragon chair.

Although he kept scolding in a low voice.

But in his heart, he knows better than anyone the current situation of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

It is no exaggeration to say.

Now Da Zhou, who is suffering from internal and external troubles, is already like the terminally ill old man.

There are continuous natural disasters and rebellions among the people.

There were Huns eyeing each other, and Li Guangli and Xiahou Dong, who were entrusted with important tasks, were even defeated in successive battles and suffered continuous losses.

Now tens of thousands of troops and tens of thousands of people are trapped in one place, which completely swept away the majesty of the Great Zhou.

As a result, half of the 36 countries in the Western Regions are ready to move.

Every step of today's Da Zhou is afraid that it will face the risk of collapse.

That's what I think about.

The blush on Emperor Zhengde's face suddenly increased slightly.

"It's okay to have something wrong with your mind."

"Fear of bearing the name of the country."

"That's not a reason for you to hold back!"

Emperor Zhengde's hands hidden under the hem of his sleeves were clenched into fists.

His eyes were full of coldness as he looked at the black sky outside the imperial study that seemed to fall at any moment.

And this look.

That's a quarter of an hour.

A quarter of an hour later.

Emperor Zhengde slowly withdrew his gaze from the black and gloomy sky outside the imperial study.

I have already made a final decision in my heart.

"Zhan Zhu!"

Emperor Zhengde calmed down slightly, and then called in a deep voice.

"Your Majesty."

"The old slave is here!"

Zhan Zhu, the palm print eunuch who had always served beside him, heard the words and hurriedly bowed and saluted.

"In the history of the royal dynasty, Tong Shiwen will enter the palace immediately!"

Emperor Zhengde said in a deep voice with an expressionless face.

"Click!"

Emperor Zhengde's voice fell.

A huge lightning bolt suddenly flashed outside the Zichen Palace.

Even the brightly lit Zichen Palace's imperial study was inevitably lit up suddenly.

Zhan Zhufang, the palm print eunuch who always served by the side of Emperor Zhengde, wanted to speak out.

The thunder that followed by lightning suddenly exploded in the sky over Chang'an City.

The intensity of his voice made Zhan Zhu's body tremble under fright.

"The old slave obeys."

Zhan Zhu forcibly stabilized his mind, bowed again to Emperor Zhengde, and then slowly retreated.

After Zhan Zhu's figure completely disappeared into the imperial study of Zichen Palace.

Emperor Zhengde slowly stood up from the dragon chair again.

Then he walked to the bookshelf on one side.

Take out a rosewood crate from it.

Immediately, he took out a pitch-black elixir from it.

As soon as the pill prescription starts.

Emperor Zhengde immediately turned around and walked to the imperial case again.

Immediately, he swallowed the pitch-black pill in his hand with warm tea and swallowed it into his stomach.

After the pill is completely inserted into the abdomen.

Emperor Zhengde immediately put down the teacup in his hand, closed his eyes and carefully felt the warm and comfortable feeling brought by the pill into his abdomen.

Nearly a quarter of an hour passed.

Emperor Zhengde opened his eyes unsatisfied.

"The national teacher is honest and does not deceive."

"Using a hundred-year-old dragon cane as a pill guide really has a miraculous effect."

"It's a pity that the existing dragon cantons are only enough for March."

Emperor Zhengde looked out of the windy imperial study with an extremely complicated face.

Since entering Zhengde for 31 years.

In order to find a hundred years of dragon alchemy.

At least tens of thousands of "fishermen" have died in the vagaries of the sea in the coastal counties of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

That's why.

Since entering Zhengde for 31 years.

The rebellion of the people in the coastal counties of the Great Zhou Dynasty has never stopped.

In just half a year.

There were more than 30 court officials such as county guards and county commanders who died at the hands of the rebel Diao people.

For the suppression of the rebellion.

In order to ensure that there are enough manpower to go to sea to catch the dragon grouper.

and to ensure that the captured dragons can be transported to Chang'an, Beijing, on time.

For this reason, Emperor Zhengde did not hesitate to mobilize 50,000 soldiers and horses to rush to the coastal counties.

All the traitors who were suppressed and captured were expelled into the sea.

In addition, Zhenhai General Mu Gongming and his 10,000 sailors were sent into the sea to monitor.

In case the captured traitors are passive and slack, or secretly absconding.

Calculate carefully.

For nearly half a year.

The rebellion of the people, the suppression of the army, and so on caused by the alchemy alone.

It has already consumed nearly thirty percent of the annual tax revenue of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

And this is still not counting the internal expenditure of the Zhengde Emperor.

If the expenditure of Emperor Zhengde is also included.

Events caused by alchemy alone.

It consumed at least forty percent of the annual tax revenue of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

For nearly half a year.

It is not without "upright" officials admonishing Emperor Zhengde about alchemy.

It's a pity.

All officials who mentioned alchemy in the court.

Afterwards, all of them were exiled to the border counties by copying his family.

to later.

There was no one in the hall who dared to mention the word alchemy in the court.

......

......

In the imperial study room of the Zichen Palace of the Imperial City.

Just when Emperor Zhengde looked at the wind outside the imperial study with an extremely complicated face.

The black pressure was low, and several lightning bolts suddenly flashed again in the heavenly dome that seemed to be about to fall.

After counting the interest.

The road was dull, and the thunder exploded over Chang'an City.

Droplets the size of soybeans followed and fell into the ground.

Rain on the dry earth.

In just thirty or forty breaths.

It was already difficult to find a dry place outside the Zichen Palace.

Emperor Zhengde stood outside the imperial study of the Zichen Palace.

With an extremely complicated face, he looked at the earth that had been thoroughly wet by the rain.

Not much.

The complicated color on Emperor Zhengde's face gradually disappeared.

In its place is a slightly hideous steadfastness.

"I am the son of the Great Zhou!"

"Since the accession to the throne!"

"Chase the Huns! Take the Western Regions! Ping South Vietnam! Conquer Goguryeo!"

"I have the power of a lifetime! Serve forever!"

"I'm just getting a bunch of untouchables to get some introduction to the sea for me!"

"I just want to protect this great river and mountain and the people of the world for a few more years!"

"I am worthy of the conscience of heaven and earth!"

"It's worthy of the people of Li!"

"What's wrong with me?!"

"What's wrong?!"

"Why is it against me?!"

"Why is it so bad?!"

"Diao Min!"

"A bunch of people!"

Emperor Zhengde stared at the outside of the imperial study of the Zichen Palace, where the wind was strong and the rain was raining.

The complexion gradually became more and more hideous.

He kept whispering and questioning.

It seems that he wants to take advantage of the strong wind and the rainstorm to vent all the frustration and dissatisfaction in his heart.

......

......

Just when Emperor Zhengde was alone in the imperial study of Zichen Palace, he vented his frustration and dissatisfaction with the wind and heavy rain.

Wenyuan Pavilion University Scholar Shangguan Lu, Jinshen Hall University Scholar Yao Yanjin, Jin King Xu Zhen.

as well as Wang Fuchang, the secretary of the Ministry of War, Tian Yichu, the secretary of the Ministry of Households, and other officials and magnates of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

finally under the guidance of a team of palace eunuchs.

Dressed in a robe, he slowly walked to the noon gate of the palace.

"The summer rain comes and goes quickly."

"Gentlemen, you might as well take shelter from the rain here."

"Wait until the rain stops."

The first middle-aged eunuch stopped in front of the noon gate, and then bowed slightly and said.

"There is labor, and Chen's father-in-law is working."

"We have important things to do."

"I won't linger much longer."

The first assistant, who was over half a hundred years old, bowed back slightly.

Then he turned and strode into the storm.

"There is labor, and Chen's father-in-law is working."

"There is labor, and Chen's father-in-law is working."

"There is labor, and Chen's father-in-law is working."

「.......」

Yao Yanjin, a scholar of the Jinshen Palace, Tian Yichu, a scholar of the Ministry of Households, Wang Fuchang, a scholar of the Ministry of War, and Cao Wen'an, a scholar of the Ministry of Industry, followed with a slight bow.

Then he turned straight and strode into the raging storm.

Not much.

Palace

Among the Zhu Zida officials and nobles in front of the noon gate, only Xu Zhen, the king of Jin, was left.

"Your Royal Highness King Jin?"

Seeing this scene, Gonggong Chen, the eunuch who was the eunuch of the hall, couldn't help but bow down and ask in a low voice.

"The old wound on my leg hurts when it comes to wind and rain."

"Rest here alone."

"Grandpa Chen doesn't need to work."

Xu Zhen grinned, and then spoke.

"His Royal Highness King Jin, please wait a moment."

"Slave maid, go and ask for the imperial doctor."

Hearing this, Gonggong Chen hurriedly spoke.

"There's no need for that trouble."

"I'm sick, just rest for a while."

"Grandpa Chen, go get busy."

Xu Zhen waved his hand, and then spoke.

"His Royal Highness the King of Najin take care."

Hearing this, Gonggong Chen didn't bother too much, bowed slightly, and then turned to leave.

"Tonight's Chang'an City is probably going to be very lively."

After Chen Gonggong and his party left completely.

Xu Zhen, who was standing outside the noon gate, looked at the direction of Shangguan Lu and his party leaving with extremely deep eyes, and muttered with a heavy heart in his heart.