Seeing that His Majesty looked unhappy, the eunuch of the Imperial Household Department took the lead in attacking, saying in a sharp voice: "You are so bold as to come to the capital without an imperial edict. You should know your crime!"

Under the trembling gaze of the officials in the court.

The magistrate of Mengjin County threw off his official robe, knelt on both knees, kowtowed three times, and then said in a thunderous voice: "Your Majesty, Chang Tao, the magistrate of Mengjin County, has come to the capital without an imperial edict, and has committed a heinous crime. I will not refuse death!"

Emperor Jiahe sat up straight and looked down at Chang Tao from his throne: "Since you know you will die, why do you still make mistakes?"

Here it comes, here it comes!

Civil and military officials held their breath, and some of the timid ones even closed their eyes.

Brother, speak up and give everyone a good time!

Chang Tao half straightened up and said loudly: "Your Majesty, because there is an auspicious sign in Mengjin, I am concerned about the emperor and father who have been entrusted with the mandate of heaven, so I have come to the capital to see the emperor."

Wh, what?

Hearing this, the ministers and officials, who had already prepared for the worst, were stunned.

...auspicious?

Lian Jiahe and the Emperor were stunned for a moment, then said calmly: "Oh?"

Mengjin, auspicious.

The poke is so accurate.

Therefore, the emperor used an ambiguous word "oh" to conceal his emotions.

All the civil and military officials looked at Chang Tao and exchanged glances secretly.

Chang Tao pinched himself hard in his sleeve and cried excitedly, "Your Majesty, more than a month ago, thousands of refugees who fled the drought in Shaanxi gathered outside Mengjin City."

As soon as these words were spoken, the whole court was in an uproar.

One official could not help but shouted angrily, "How dare you! The drought is so severe and the refugees are suffering, yet you dare to claim it is a good omen. What is your intention?"

Emperor Jiahe said calmly: "Let him finish what he is saying."

Chang Tao bravely raised his head and looked at the emperor with a pair of red and swollen eyes. He was excited and said, "Your Majesty is wise! How can a poor and small place like Mengjin accommodate so many refugees?"

"However, I am short-sighted and stupid!"

"The people gathered in Mengjin, and instead of causing trouble, they gathered together spontaneously to repair the river bank at the Mengjin ferry!"

"They say that Shaanxi and Henan are inseparable! Shaanxi suffers from drought, and Henan suffers from the Yellow River bursting its banks! Shaanxi is suffering too much right now, and we cannot let the people of Henan suffer as well, otherwise our Daliang will be in danger! How heartbroken and worried our king and father will be!"

"Your Majesty! It is said in the chapter "The King Hui of Liang" in the Mencius: 'If one rejoices in the joy of the people, the people will also rejoice in his joy.'"

"The Book of History - Tribute to Yu" records that Dayu 'led the river to the stones and reached Mengjin.'"

"In the past, King Wu convened a meeting to 'kill King Zhou'. Today, thousands of refugees are grateful to the holy emperor like King Wu for calming the people's hearts and gathering in Mengjin. This is an auspicious sign of peace and prosperity, showing that the emperor and father, the holy emperor like King Wu, has 'the destiny of heaven'!"

These are Jia Shao’s original words.

That day in prison, Chang Tao was shocked after hearing these words.

Today in the court, in front of all the civil and military officials, he shouted out in a thunderous voice, the force of which was so shocking that it was unstoppable!

Words like "auspicious sign" and "God's will" echoed in the court.

The shocked officials had different expressions.

Lian Jiahe and the Emperor narrowed their eyes and looked at Chang Tao with strange eyes.

But he didn't speak right away.

As the old saying goes: the cheapest things are always the cheapest!

The emperor could not express his opinion on the matter of "auspicious sign" before it was completely confirmed.

It is even more impossible to accept it.

Prime Minister Zheng Xiasheng stepped forward at the right time and asked everyone's question: "You said that thousands of refugees gathered in Mengjin and spontaneously repaired the river bank. How did so many refugees survive?"

Chang Tao's face flushed, and he said excitedly: "In reply to the old man's words, I appreciate the people's contribution to repairing the river embankment, and ordered the warehouses to be opened to release grain, but the grain is still not enough."

"On the night when I opened the granary to release grain, the people were sleeping soundly by the river bank when a large number of carp jumped onto the shore of the Yellow River! The river was surging, and the fresh fish came ashore. The people cheered and enjoyed the gift of fish from heaven and your majesty by the river."

"This must be God's gratitude for the good deeds of the people of Daliang, sending fish to feed the people!"

"Thousands of refugees are grateful to the Holy Emperor for calming the people like King Wu, and they have gathered in Mengjin to repair the river embankment. God has shown that Your Majesty is the Holy Emperor destined by heaven, and has sent down fish. This is an auspicious sign!"

"His Majesty!"

At this point, Chang Tao kowtowed with tears in his eyes: "After tasting the Yellow River carp, the refugees in Mengjin exclaimed that it was delicious! They wanted Your Majesty, who is far away in the capital, to have a taste as well. Therefore, when they learned that I was going to the capital to meet you, the people spontaneously offered the most delicious Yellow River carp, and asked me to present it to you."

"I rode a fast horse all the way to the capital, and the fish caught with the sincere wishes of the refugees from Mengjin are on the way to the capital!"

"I, your humble servant, would like to ask on behalf of the people of Mengjin: Your Majesty, do you like to eat fish?"

There was silence in the court.

Only Chang Tao's words echoed in the Golden Palace.

Emperor Jiahe looked at Changtao steadily, his eyes becoming brighter and brighter.

When he finally heard the words "Your Majesty, would you like to eat fish?", he leaned half of his body against the dragon throne, looking very comfortable.

But he still didn't say anything.

All the civil and military officials in the court stared at Chang Tao in astonishment, and one sentence popped up in their minds: Brother, you are awesome!

Even though everyone knew there was something fishy going on, no one dared to say anything.

Even the censors who loved to criticize others the most fell silent.

Who dares to criticize this?

Moreover, the current Daliang court really needs such an "auspicious sign"!

Awesome! The magistrate of Mengjin County is awesome!

In the court, the previous stagnation and depression were swept away.

Zheng Xiasheng was the first to step forward, kneeling down and bowing: "The Book of History - Tai Shi records that eight hundred princes unexpectedly met in Mengjin."

"The Book of History - Tribute to Yu" records that Dayu 'guided the river to Mengjin', thus achieving the feat of flood control."

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