In the early morning of the next day, the people in the house brought a simple breakfast, and when they entered the study, they were obviously startled when they saw Tan Yuansheng's appearance.

"Ho sir"

The guards who had been guarding on the side looked at the subordinates who brought porridge and rice and other food, and the eldest brother at the head shook his head slightly at the other party.

But at this moment, Tan Yuanshang seemed to have recovered, although he had aged a lot overnight, but his spirit was not too bad, he looked at the servant who came in and pointed to the couch.

"Let it go."

"Yes!"

Breakfast is very simple, a bowl of porridge, a few dishes of side dishes, generally if Tan Yuanshang stays up all night and does not sleep, he will bring a simple meal first, and then wash or rest.

And Tan Yuanshang also took the chopsticks and ate them at this moment, but when the chopsticks were playing and sucking the porridge and rice, he was occasionally in a daze, obviously thinking about things.

"Prepare, it's time for us to go."

Tan Yuanshang swallowed the porridge in his mouth, and said this to others between the vegetables.

One of the guards subconsciously asked.

"Master, don't you go into the palace to tell the emperor about Lingdong Road and Hexi Road, and about Chu Xiang?"

Tan Yuanshang shook his head.

"Don't talk about it, wait for the official recitals below him to be presented, or wait for the eunuch to return to Beijing to report to him, I won't get involved."

Saying that, Tan Yuanshang put the side dishes on the porridge, and scraped a layer of hot porridge rice into his mouth.

"What about the Danshu Iron Coupon?"

One of the guards asked, and the brother next to him shook his head and spoke directly.

"The emperor has already taken it back, how can it be returned to the master."

"So we're going home?"

Tan Yuanshang didn't speak, holding chopsticks and using the handle of chopsticks to "pop~" twice, and gently knocked on the tabletop, or knocked on the paperwork brought back by the person who came back with the news last night.

"Got it, I'll go get ready."

One of the guards left first, and he was going to arrange the carriages, horses, and ships, because Tan Yuanshang was going to Dengzhou.

After only half a day, the house was empty, and only some servants who took care of it stayed here for daily cleaning and maintenance of the courtyard.

——

After another period of time, the eunuch Chang Ben Shigeru, who had been tossing and turning, finally returned to Chengtian Mansion.

Although he was delayed for some time in Dengzhou because of illness, Shigeru Changmoto did not dare to delay at all on the way back, so it was not too late to return to Beijing.

Chang Benmao didn't come back directly by himself, and he also brought Yu Ziye's essay back by the way, which saved Yu Ziye from having to send a postman.

In early June, in most of the prefectures of Yeongdong Province and some areas of Hexi Province, private farming has gradually been on the right track, and seedling raising in many places is also proceeding smoothly, and sowing seeds can be sown for a short period of time.

Although it is a little later than the agricultural time in the calendar, it is not too long, and the harvest of the year can still be guaranteed to a certain extent.

It was also at this time that the tired Chang Ben Shigeru entered the imperial palace and came to the imperial study, where he reported to the emperor what he had seen and heard in Dengzhou and the two places he passed.

In the eyes of the emperor and his cronies, he represented the final victory of the imperial power, and Chang Benmao came back to explain the situation It is also worth paying attention to, so at this moment, there are not only emperors in the imperial study, but also many cronies and ministers, but a few people such as Yu Ziye are missing.

There is a saying that the general assembly will say small things, and small people will say big things, which can be regarded as a kind of embodiment.

It's just that when Shigeru Tsunemoto narrated the events of Dengzhou and the two places little by little, the atmosphere in the imperial study gradually changed.

When it came to Chu Hang's entry into the Datong River on the third day after receiving the decree, the emperor finally couldn't hold his breath.

Several courtiers only felt frightened and inexplicable, and the emperor also felt that his hands and feet were cold and his scalp was numb, even if he didn't deal with Chu Hang, he was also a real old minister of the Three Dynasties, and he had made outstanding achievements for decades, and the emperor never thought of killing Chu Hang.

After receiving the order, he committed suicide by throwing himself directly into the river, didn't he tell the world with his death that I, the emperor, forced to death the patriarch of the three dynasties and the meritorious prime minister?

A person who has been in power for so many years, a person who can control the government when he is old, even if he is defeated, but he has already passed the political crisis, how can he commit suicide so easily?

Among the several courtiers, there are also people who admire Chu Hang, although they are right, but when they hear this, they also have mixed feelings in their hearts.

"You, you say. Chu Xianghe. Did you really commit suicide by throwing yourself into the river? ”

The emperor asked this with astonishment and disbelief, and Chang Ben Shigeru could only tell the truth.

"Back to Your Majesty, this is what the old slave saw with his own eyes. At that time, there were also a large number of officials and people on the shore, and Lord Yu was also among them, and he almost stopped Chu Xiang."

"Then why didn't he stop it?"

The Emperor said this angrily.

Chang Benmao's sense of Yu Ziye is not bad, and he hurriedly responded to the emperor at this moment.

"Back to Your Majesty, Lord Yu was chased all the way out of Dengzhou City, and even the official errand of Dengzhou Yamen was not as fast as him, he was almost able to stop Chu Xiang, when Chu Xiang walked into the river, Lord Yu jumped directly regardless of his own safety, and was rescued back to the shore by the official messenger at the moment of drowning, Lord Yu has done his best."

"It's just that Chu Xiang at that time, although he was old, his pace was surprisingly fast, and no one in the entire Dengzhou City could stop him."

On the other hand, the newly appointed servant couldn't help but scold angrily.

"Are the officials of the Dengzhou Yamen all wine bags and rice bags? Can't even catch up with an old man? ”

Chang Benmao swallowed his saliva, he hadn't talked about the real point yet, when he talked about this, even if he recalled it, he still felt shocked, but after all, he had to say it to the emperor.

"Your Majesty, your lords, this matter is not so simple, and it is no wonder that the official and Lord Yu are not so simple."

The emperor and a few people next to him looked at Chang Benmao, who already had goosebumps just by considering his words.

"After Chu Xiang entered the Datong River, it seemed that the entire Datong River had a roar, and the wind was raging in a flash, and the big waves were not raining, but the water level of the Datong River rose sharply, and it was terrifying, and then after a short time, the lightning flashed and thundered, the dark clouds were thick, and the downpour rained down."

Shigeru Changmoto's narrative at this moment has deviated from the cognition of ordinary people, and it is simply biased towards the content of ghosts and spirits.

It's just that in the eyes of the people of Dengzhou, seeing the rising water of the Datong River and seeing the heavy rain falling from the sky, when some people still didn't know that Chu Hang threw himself into the river, there was no sadness, only jubilation.

And from the perspective of Shigeru Tomoto, who has witnessed the surface of the river, it is the Odori River that is angry, and all the water potential is terrifying.

But this is only a small section, and it does not prevent the emperor and the ministers present from understanding what Shigeru Changmoto said.

Even the emperor, everyone only felt chills on their bodies, goosebumps rose, and their scalps were numb

"During the two days that the old slave was in Dengzhou, he also accepted a banquet from local officials, and some officials at the banquet raised some questions about the Chuxiang drought-fighting canal, and at that moment, the fierceness of the Datong River was terrifying, but it all flowed along the drought-fighting canal."

At this time, Chang Benmao himself was already terrified to the extreme, but suddenly a sudden burst of excitement and remembered the most important thing.

"Your Majesty, before Chu Xiang entered the river, he once asked the old slave to bring a word for the last time"

Chang Benmao paused, but saw that the emperor and the ministers were speechless, and he didn't know whether he was shocked or stunned, so he hurriedly continued.

"Chu Xiang said: The disaster that the saint cares about will be solved soon."

At this moment, it seemed that this sentence was not said by Chang Benmao, but it seemed that Chu Hang's voice came through Chang Benmao's mouth, which frightened the emperor and his whole body trembled.

Then the emperor reacted, and at the same time a fear rose in his heart, and at the same time, a strong disbelief that was so strong that he deceived himself, and an angry look appeared on his face, pointing at Chang Ben Shigeru and shouting.

"Chang Ben Mao, what you said is too ridiculous, you dare to bully the king-"

Shigeru Tsunemoto was so frightened that he immediately fell to his knees and shouted for an explanation.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the old slave doesn't dare! What the old slave said is true, Lord Yu can testify, Dengzhou officials can testify, and Dengzhou people can testify! ”

"By the way, after Chu Xiang threw himself into the river, the two droughts were resolved, and the folk rumored that Chu Xiang entrusted him with his own life and moved the heavens to turn the sky, and then for many days, the Datong River was densely populated with boats, and everyone wanted to salvage Chu Xiang's body."

Chang Benmao's speed of speech at this moment is very fast, if he says it slowly, the emperor will behead him if he can't say it.

Later, people from all over the country spontaneously sacrificed Chu Xiang by the river, and poured part of the food into the Datong River, so that the fish and shrimp in the river would eat this food and not hurt Chu Xiang's body. When the old slave returned to Beijing and took the waterway, I don't know how many such sacrifices I saw in the big river basin, and the old slave was true! ”

As he spoke, Shigeru Chang kept bowing.

"Please forgive your majesty, please forgive your majesty, I still have Lord Yu's recital"

Chang Benmao's reaction actually convinced the emperor and the ministers present, because Chang Benmao could not have the courage to bully the king, let alone deceive the king to such a point.

"Take, take."

As the emperor spoke, Chang Benmao hurriedly got up and took out the chapter, and when the former hurriedly flipped through part of the contents, his already ugly face turned even paler.

All of this, I'm afraid, is true!

May 5th.

The emperor only felt a chill on his body, and he remembered that there was also a sudden thunderstorm in Chengtianfu that day, and he took a nap in the palace and was awakened by the terrifying thunder

When the emperor's eyes looked at the ministers around him, he also saw faces that were either frightened or bloodless or sweaty.

Finally, one of them asked.

"Has Chu Xiang's body been found?"

Shigeru Chang wiped the sweat from his face and answered this question.

"Thousands of large and small boats have been salvaged for days, but they have never caught Chu Xiang's body, otherwise the people would not have used precious grain to feed the fish in the river. Dengzhou Yamen and the local people invited Zhenjun Temple to congratulate and erect a mound for Chu Xiang outside Dengzhou City."

There are some things that Chang Benmao still has reservations, such as Dengzhou and even Lingdong and Hexi Daozhong, some private speculations among the people, and some bad discussions about today's saints.

Chang Benmao will not dare to stimulate the emperor, who likes to say this in the future, he will not say more anyway!

(End of chapter)