Looking at Su Ruochen who bowed down, Xu Chong was not too surprised.

How can you survive a natural disaster at the age of twelve, and walk thousands of miles, how can you be simple-minded.

Not to mention anything else, that wisp of tea fragrance can definitely not be hidden from Su Ruochen.

"No need to be polite."

Xu Chong nodded, "How do you feel now?" ”

"Uh......"

Su Ruochen straightened up, his face was slightly embarrassed, "At least it won't endanger my life, and there are no longer any restrictions on the path of martial arts...... But after so many years, it has become a habit. ”

"That's good."

Xu Chong suddenly smiled evilly, "Come, talk to me carefully." ”

"Say what?"

Su Ruochen was immediately vigilant.

"What else can there be, Prison Correction."

Xu Chong lowered his voice, "What does that portrait look like?" ”

"This ......"

Su Ruochen struggled slightly, and suddenly his eyebrows danced: "I look like I'm in my twenties, my appearance can only be called upright, but that figure, tsk, tsk, oh, and more, the woman is ...... in her arms."

Before he finished speaking, Su Ruochen's mouth was suddenly closed with a strong force, and he could only make a whining sound.

"This ...... Lord Supervisor? ”

Xu Chong's back was cold, and he looked around.

"If Deputy Supervisor Xu wants to see it, go back to the stargazing tower, I will take it with you, why bother listening to this big mouth here."

The ethereal sound condensed into a line and poured directly into Xu Chong's ears.

"Okay, the lower official will be here later."

Xu Chong arched his hand in the direction of Qin Tianjian, patted Su Ruochen's shoulder, and floated away.

"Woo woo woo ......"

Su Ruochen wanted to cry without tears.

It didn't take long for Xu Chong to climb to the top of the stargazing tower.

Yuan Shouyi stood with his hands in his hands as usual, quietly watching the sea of clouds.

The tea set on the desk was gone, replaced by an unfolded picture.

Xu Chong was not embarrassed, he leaned over and took a closer look.

The facial features are mediocre, the same as what Su Ruochen said.

But in terms of stature...... I couldn't see anything eye-catching at all, it was obvious that Su Ruochen had added fuel and vinegar.

In terms of age, just looking at the portrait, Xu Chong felt that it was older than Su Ruochen said, and it should be close to thirty.

In addition, the woman also held a swaddling baby in her arms, but the baby's face in the swaddling clothes was blank and her facial features were not drawn.

"This is my mother's sister."

Yuan Shouyi said lightly, "It's not what Su Ruochen guessed randomly. ”

"Uh......"

Xu Chong's eyebrows twitched.

Sister's words,It seems to be even more excessive, right?

"The first mother was originally the maid of the young lady of the family, and the young lady of the family entered the palace as a concubine, and she also followed the palace as a palace maid."

Yuan Shouyi continued to speak, "Fortunately, the concubine of the first emperor was pure and good-natured, and after a few years, she married her first mother to a seven-rank Beijing official. ”

"And then there was me."

"When I was four years old, my sister was born."

"In the same year, the concubine of the former emperor gave birth to a prince."

"Luckily, my mother became the prince's nurse, and I became the prince's companion."

"Time just passed year by year."

"The prince became the crown prince, and the concubine became the queen."

"Naturally, I am also a prosperous official...... If it weren't for my indifferent nature, it wouldn't be difficult to enter the cabinet. ”

Speaking of this, Yuan Shouyi paused, and his tone was slightly low: "Until the sister who married far away sent a letter, saying that she had given birth to Lin'er, I hope that I, the uncle of the prison, can go over to name the child and give it a blessing." ”

"What happened?"

Xu Chong lowered his head and looked at the baby with no facial features on the portrait.

It was clear that something had happened.

"The place where the sister marries far away is in Bingzhou."

Yuan Shouyi replied.

"And the state...... Drought? ”

Xu Chong's eyebrows twitched, and he suddenly remembered Dou Tianyuan's words.

Yuan Shouyi had a falling out with His Majesty today, who is still the crown prince, twenty-eight years ago!

Calculate the time, it is exactly the forty-second year of Wenchang, and the drought broke out in Bingzhou!

"It's a drought."

Yuan Shouyi nodded, "I haven't been able to see them, the appearance of the sister can be inferred from the age, even if there is a deviation, at least it is still like, but this child ...... I haven't even met his father. ”

"But ......"

Xu Chong hesitated for a moment and asked, "What does this have to do with Your Majesty today?" ”

"Because of the royal sacrifice."

Yuan Shouyi replied.

"The Imperial Sacrifice?"

Xu Chong was stunned.

"The royal family festival is held once every ten years, and the preparation work alone is extremely cumbersome."

Yuan Shouyi did not choose to answer directly, "First, we must count and check the royal roster, second, we must divinate auspicious days, and third, we must prepare for ceremonies." ”

"These three things belong to the Zongren Mansion, the Qin Heavenly Prison, and the Ministry of Rites, and it will take several months to complete them."

"According to the custom, June is announced to the world, and September is officially held, and it lasts until the end of the year."

"Originally, this incident had nothing to do with the disaster, and it had nothing to do with me."

Yuan Shouyi's tone was low, and his expression was inexplicable, "But that year, the time of the big sacrifice was advanced to June. ”

"June?"

Xu Chong's face suddenly appeared, "It's past the initial stage of the outbreak of the disaster, so you haven't been able to ...... But I still don't understand what this has to do with His Majesty today. ”

"Because, I received a letter from my sister-in-law at the end of February."

Yuan Shouyi turned around and looked at Xu Chong deeply, "The crown prince wrote in early March and proposed to advance the big sacrifice. ”

"What !!"

Xu Chong exclaimed in shock, and a storm was set off in his heart, even the rules of calming the nerves failed to play any role.

The crown prince wrote a letter proposing that the great sacrifice be brought forward.

It doesn't seem like there's much to say.

But the question is......

When studying Jiang Zhihong, Xu Chong had already made a detailed understanding of the drought in Wenchang in 42 years.

He vividly remembers that the drought broke out at the end of April!

If the prince wrote the book so that Yuan Shouyi would stay in the capital and not go to the state, what would it mean?

It shows that the crown prince, or the first emperor, knew the location of the disaster in advance!!

And at least two months ahead of schedule!

"By the time I learned that there was a drought in the state, the event had already been announced to the world, and preparations were in full swing, and we could not stop it at all...... At least not something I can interrupt. ”

Yuan Shouyi turned to Yunhai, "And by the time the festival is over, it's already September, and when I rush to Bingzhou, I can't find my sister's family at all." ”

"You... Suspicion of Your Majesty......"

Xu Chong wanted to speak and stopped, not knowing how to describe it.

"I don't know, maybe."

Yuan Shouyi shook his head, "Although I only had seven levels of Tongmai at that time, it was absolutely no problem to deal with a drought, and it was more than enough to even save a few people...... I couldn't find his motives. ”

Truly.

Xu Chong nodded.

Drought is a long-term fermentation, widespread, and far-reaching disaster.

And it's the crops, not the people, that are most directly affected.

People die because there is no food.

The strength of the seven layers of the pulse is simply not threatened by drought.

Assuming that the crown prince at that time did predict the location of the natural disaster in advance, then trying to keep Yuan Shouyi in the capital was definitely not to protect Yuan Shouyi.

But the question is, if this is not the case, what would be the real purpose?

Could it be ...... Lou knows?!

Xu Chong's eyes narrowed.

Judging from the short contact, Yuan Shouyi is not a good person with great compassion, but he is definitely not a wicked person.

If Yuan Shouyi had gone to Bingzhou that year, it was very likely that after seeing the tragic situation of the disaster, he would have helped Lou Youzhi to ask the imperial court for food as soon as possible.

What happens then?

If you want to get food, the disaster will pass smoothly, and there will not be so many deaths at all.

If he can't get food, Yuan Shouyi will immediately suspect the disaster to His Majesty, or the royal family, instead of finding no motive like now, hovering between doubt and non-doubt.

In this way, the truth will be exposed.

If these inferences are true......

The royal family was able to anticipate natural disasters in advance, and was able to move the people before the disaster broke out, but they did nothing.

No, it's not about doing nothing, it's about deliberately maintaining natural disasters and ensuring that enough people die in every natural disaster!

Why doesn't Lou Youzhi have food?

Is it a minister who doesn't like him and deliberately wants to harm him?

No.

It's royalty!

It is Emperor Qing who is above all living beings!

Even, if you think about it a little deeper......

Xu Chong remembered a guess he had had.

Natural disasters are simply created by the royal family!

"Even the rules of the blessed land can't appease ......"

Yuan Shouyi looked at Xu Chong and asked suspiciously, "What did you think of?" ”

Xu Chong's face changed just now, and he could see it clearly.

"No... It's nothing. ”

Xu Chong smiled reluctantly.

"Okay."

Yuan Shouyi didn't force it, and said, "After that, I asked Your Majesty if you already knew the location of the natural disaster. ”

"What did Your Majesty say?"

Xu Chong's eyes froze.

"Your Majesty did not answer my question directly."

Yuan Shouyi shook his head, "He only told me that the real name of that thing is not a natural disaster." ”

It's not an act of God......

That's a man-made disaster.

Xu Chong's mood fell again and again.

"After so many years, if it weren't for this portrait, maybe I wouldn't have remembered what my sister looked like."

Yuan Shouyi sighed, walked to the desk, and picked up the scroll, "It's a pity for that child." ”

“……”

For no reason, Xu Chong's heart was shocked.

Obviously, Yuan Shouyi's expression is so natural and harmonious, it is completely a look of remembering the old man.

"The ......"

Xu Chong swallowed his saliva, "After coming to Zhentian, have you never returned to the capital?" ”

"Nope."

Yuan Shouyi shook his head, "I haven't even been out of the Qin Heavenly Prison." ”

“…… This matter is intricate, and it is far from being something that my little supervisor can clarify. ”

Xu Chong sighed and clenched his fists: "The lower official will retire first." ”

Yuan Shouyi waved his hand.

Xu Chongfei descended.

It wasn't until he returned to his small courtyard and closed the door that he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Hemp Egg...... This Qin Tianjian, the biggest problem person is actually him?! ”

Xu Chong only felt that his scalp was numb.

Never out of the Qin Heavenly Prison.

Why?

It's not that Yuan Shouyi doesn't want to leave Qin Tianjian, but Yuan Shouyi doesn't dare and can't leave Qin Tianjian!

Xu Chong remembered the dossier sent by Dou Tianyuan.

Like Xie Changkong's dossier, they are all produced by Bloody Clothes Guard, with a realm note.

And Yuan Shouyi's realm ......

Wash the body ninefold.

(End of chapter)