"Your Majesty, Haozhou came to report, Qinghe County has been raining heavily for several days, there is no harvest of grain grains, and there is no grain in the people's homes, so I am afraid it will be difficult to support the ...... this winter."

"Your Majesty, news came from Yunzhou, the heavy rain has destroyed the embankment on the Wenliang River, if the heavy rain does not stop, I am afraid that the embankment will be broken, and there will be floods on both sides of the Wenliang River, and the people on both sides of the river will be displaced......"

"Playing the Emperor's ......"

......

In the court, Xiao Ling sat on the top, his eyes were cold, his face was gloomy, listening to the reports of the ministers below, he didn't say a word, he didn't know what he was thinking.

"Are you finished?"

At the end, Xiao Ling spoke coldly, which silenced the ministers who were still about to speak, glanced at each other, retreated into the ranks, lowered their heads, and said no more.

The atmosphere in the court fell into stagnation for a while, the air was full of solemn tranquility, the anger and coercion on Xiao Ling's body were continuously released, and the courtiers lowered their heads, their hearts were uneasy, and they were timid, and a layer of cold sweat even broke out on their backs.

"If there is not enough grain in Haozhou, then open a granary and mobilize grain to transport it to Haozhou to distribute to the people of Qinghe County; if the embankment in Yunzhou is not strong, then send people who understand water conservancy to Yunzhou to repair and strengthen the embankment. Xiao Ling spoke again, "Do you still want to teach you the same things? You eat the imperial court, and you don't know how to worry about the king, but you are willing to be a group of corpses and vegetarian food sacs and rice bags?"

Xiao Ling's tone was calm, but every word that came out of his lips was full of coldness, extremely cold, making the courtiers standing below tremble.

Because they have all heard the rumors on the streets and alleys now, the current saint murdered the first emperor, the throne came in the wrong way, after ascending the throne, he first destroyed the Ye family, and then punished the Shen family, and slaughtered the mother and wife who supported him to ascend the throne. The Holy Lord even excluded dissidents, worried that General Gu's high merits would shock the master, so he turned him into a soldier, and let a member of the Ning Yue Kingdom be idle and scattered......

With these rumors, everyone at the station was worried that they would become a "dissident" in Xiao Ling's eyes, and worried that if they were not careful, they would be killed by Xiao Ling with an excuse.

"The emperor, Weichen and others will report the disaster situation in various places, not because they don't know how to deal with it, but because they want to start the emperor, throughout the ages, along with the disaster, it is gossip. Zhang Han, the new prime minister after Shen He, came out at this time, and said to Xiao Ling, "Weichen was born in a poor family, and he knows that the life of the Hanmen Shu clan and the people of Li is not easy. ”

"Gossip, I think the prime minister has already heard of these gossips, don't you want to say it, everyone listen to it?" Xiao Yi squinted his eyes and spoke.

Prime Minister Zhang didn't expect Xiao Ling to say this, a trace of astonishment flashed in his eyes, and then he knelt on the top of the hall and said loudly: "The emperor forgives Weichen for not being guilty, and Weichen dares to say it." ”

Xiao Ling's most hated thing in his life is to be threatened, seeing Prime Minister Zhang like this, he already has a faint anger in his heart, but he knows that if he can't hold it back at this time, he will be a space for speculation by the courtiers, and it will also make them think that he is angry because he has been hit by these gossip.

"I forgive you for your innocence, said. Xiao Ling took a deep breath before speaking.

Zhang Chengxiang wrinkled his eyebrows, as if he was struggling with something, and after a long time, he raised his head, looked directly at Xiao Ling, and slowly said:

"It is rumored that Emperor Yongning is a loss of virtue; killing his father and mother, which is contrary to loyalty and filial piety; eliminating dissidents and not remembering friendship; the true dragon is still hidden, and the beetle snake dances wildly; he is angry with the sky, and he does not stop raining......"

"Bold!" Before the prime minister's words were finished, Xiao Ling slapped the case, glared angrily, looked at the prime minister kneeling below, and shouted angrily.

Zhang Chengxiang's words are all alluding to his murder of the first emperor, the name of the throne is not right, and even blames him for the death of the queen mother......

Such rumors, one by one, are all heart-wrenching words, if the people of Ningyue really believe these words, wouldn't it make these people who put rumors behind them happy?

"Weichen is guilty, please forgive the emperor. Prime Minister Zhang Cheng knew that the emperor was on the verge of rage, so he didn't say any more, but kept begging for mercy.

"From now on, no one in the Ning Yue Kingdom dares to mention these rumors again, and there will be no forgiveness. Xiao Ling coldly threw down this sentence, then got up and brushed his sleeves away.

Seeing Xiao Ling leaving, the atmosphere in the court suddenly relaxed, and everyone couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, there was a sense of the aftermath of the disaster, after all, Xiao Ling's resolute behavior was famous, whether it was the Ye family or the Shen family, no one could survive after being convicted, including the queen and the queen mother.

"The Prime Minister is really good at saying such a thing in front of the saint. When he walked out of the Qinzheng Palace, a colleague next to him spoke in admiration.

"Alas, Master Li laughed, I just obeyed the will of the Holy One and told the rumors I heard. Prime Minister Zhang said, and then spoke, "Okay, this matter must not be mentioned again in the future, the saint said that there is no forgiveness for killing." ”

Zhang Han's voice fell, and he made a gesture of wiping his neck to Master Li next to him, then sighed and shook his head, and turned to leave.

The courtiers gradually dispersed, and only the palace maids and eunuchs who were on duty today were left in the Qinzheng Palace, Rao was that they didn't understand anything, but they still smelled a trace of restlessness from this silent hall.

At the beginning of October of the first year of Yongning, Emperor Yongning issued an edict that anyone among the subjects of Ningyue Kingdom who spread rumors without authorization would be killed.

For a while, the people in Ningyue Kingdom were panicked and uneasy, and all the people closed their doors, for fear that they would hear things they shouldn't hear and say things they shouldn't say.

The Forbidden Army and the Gyeonggi Guards all went out to search the palace city, going door to door, every shop, every stall, and even the beggars on the street, just to find out if anyone had disobeyed the holy decree and spread gossip everywhere.

In order to get the reward of the boss or the promotion of the emperor, there were greedy people in the two teams, and even fabricated facts to frame the people, so that hundreds of people were seized and waited to be beheaded or killed on the spot.

Such a big action was originally intended to be suppressed, but Xiao Ling ignored the fact that the more there was suppression, the more resistance there was, and the people just regarded these rumors as after-dinner conversations, but in this way, a thought invariably popped up in the hearts of the people.

The emperor cares so much about these things, could it be...... The rumors are not true, but they are true?

Once the seeds of doubt are planted in the heart, it is difficult to eradicate them, just like Qingchen provoked Xiao Ling and Shen Yuan back then, making them suspicious of each other.

The rain in the Condensing Moon Country still hasn't stopped, and I don't know when it will end.

At that time, Qingchen was sitting in Luluoju, holding an idle book in his hand, leaning lazily on the soft couch, occasionally raising his head and watching a few girls next to him play chess.

Because of the rainy weather in the past few days, I can't go out, so I can only chat in the house, or do some gadgets.

"Oh, how can you take this step? aren't you killing yourself?" Jin Yan watched from the sidelines and said to Zhangyu.

As soon as Zhan Yu heard Jin Yan's words, the white child in his hand was just about to put it down, but he suddenly regretted picking it up, frowning, staring at the chessboard, not knowing which step he was going to take.

"The road is blocked, no matter how you go, you will lose-" Jin Yan looked at the white son on the chessboard and spoke again.

"Okay, don't speak, let me think for myself, watching chess without saying a word is a true gentleman. Ju Yu was a little impatient by the chattering Jinyan, so he spoke, but the piece in his hand still did not fall on the chessboard.

Qingchen was interested in the small dispute of several people, and couldn't help but close the book in his hand, looked at the chessboard that was already full of chess pieces, and swept it at a glance, and his heart was already clear.

Huai Jin has a calm temperament, suitable for playing chess, step by step, planning everywhere, introducing Juyu into the trap step by step, and catching them all. Grip Yu's temperament is jumpy, uncertain, easily affected by external factors, unable to settle down, often overwhelmed by a few words from Jinyan, and has no strategy, it is already a decline.

"Hold Yu, indecisive, hesitant, this is a taboo in chess, sometimes indecisive, but will miss the best opportunity. Qingchen looked at it for a while, and then reminded him, "Actually, the step you are going to take just now is very good, and it may not be that you will die and live later." ”

Grip Yu listened to Qingchen's words, glanced at the chessboard again, and suddenly his eyes lit up, and he seemed to suddenly open up, so he put the white piece in his hand somewhere on the chessboard.

Huai Jin pondered for a moment and fell.

Shuyu took Qingchen's words to heart, and no longer hesitated, but seized every opportunity, and after a few back and forth, Bai Zi, who was already in decline, fought his way out of the heavy encirclement, broke the attack and defense of Heizi, and fought a tie with Huai Jin.

"The princess is really clever, just one step, you can turn things around. "Zhan Yu was originally decided, but now that it is a draw, let alone how happy he is, he said with a smile.

"Fate is in your own hands, and the one who turns things around is you, not me. Qingchen said, put the book in his hand to the side, and sat up from the soft couch.

Qingchen seemed to understand what he didn't understand, and made a few girls stunned in place, not knowing what Qingchen was expressing.

"Princess, the slave has something to say to the princess. Huai Jin had been silent, but suddenly opened his mouth like this, with some hope in his eyes.

Qingchen nodded, asked Jin Yan and Zhan Yu to pack up the chessboard, and retreated, leaving Huai Jin alone in the house, telling her everything that happened that night.

Feng Xiran has been trapped in the palace for many days, and the Star Picking Tower has not heard anything about Feng Xiran for so long, which has already caused Huai Jin's doubts. Even if Qingchen didn't tell Huai Jin and Zhu Yu that Feng Xiran is now subject to Xiao Ling, a calm and intelligent girl like Huai Jin probably knew it a long time ago.

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(Tianjin)