Chapter 123 I Never Thought It Would Be Him
Three days later, early morning court.
The rain in Beijing has become much lighter, but it still rains from time to time.
Under the blue sky and dark curtain, the officials arrived at the Golden Palace on time in wet clothes.
Emperor Dongji arrived late today, making everyone wait for no less than half an hour.
I heard from Eunuch Fu that His Majesty has been ill recently due to the continuous rainy days and has not been able to rest well, but I don't know whether it is true or not.
"I have a petition to report. If there is nothing else, I will leave the court."
When the emperor arrived, he spoke weakly.
The ministers had nothing else to do, and all they had to do was deal with flood control.
But the rain continued and no one could do anything.
Just as the court was about to leave, a young eunuch hurriedly ran in from outside the hall.
"Report——"
"The Director of the Imperial Observatory Zhou Juzhou wants to see you!"
Hearing the sound, an old man in white clothes, white hair, and with a Taoist look, slowly walked over, holding a dustpan.
"This old minister greets your majesty."
When Zhou Ju met the emperor, he did not need to kneel, he just bowed lightly.
Their Imperial Observatory has this privilege!
"What is the matter with the Supervisor coming to the morning court?"
The emperor found it very strange, and his eyes lit up as if he saw hope.
He came perhaps because he observed that the heavy rain was about to stop.
"Your Majesty, I recently observed the sky and found a black water planet rising from the east. This is a sign of a natural disaster, a flood."
After hearing this, the other ministers couldn't help but start talking.
Isn’t this the current situation?
"But, Your Majesty and everyone else don't have to worry too much."
“The solution to this problem has already appeared.”
Zhou Ju's brows relaxed and he announced loudly.
There was an expression of disbelief on everyone's face.
The emperor's eyes were filled with unconcealable joy.
"A few days ago, a strange stone was discovered by the people. It had an image of a water-controlling beast, the centipede."
"There are hermits who say that the reincarnation of the centipede has appeared. If we place it in the river and offer sacrifices, the rain will stop."
"Last night, I happened to figure out the whereabouts of the reincarnated person."
Not only the Deng family knew about this.
This rumor also began to spread in Beijing.
Most of the ministers present had heard something about it.
But no one knew who the reincarnated person was, and no one mentioned it at the morning court.
Unexpectedly, the Supervisor came in person to report to His Majesty. It seemed that this matter was not just groundless rumors.
"Superintendent, please tell me, who is that person?"
The emperor couldn't wait any longer. If killing people could really stop the rain, he would be willing to kill ten or a hundred people, not just one.
He didn't know what was wrong with him. Ever since the rain started, he couldn't fall asleep every night. When he fell asleep, he was haunted by nightmares and was sometimes awakened by thunder. He became increasingly haggard.
He felt that if he continued like this, he would be starved to death.
He is not yet 50 years old, and he doesn't want to die yet!
"That man is familiar to everyone present. He is the eldest grandson of our dynasty's General of the Cavalry, Han Xian!"
Zhou Ju raised his head high and spoke in a serious tone.
As soon as he said this, Li Tianzhuo and others were stunned.
They had planned everything, but they didn't expect that the prince would set his sights on the Han family.
Although Han Xian is the only male grandchild of the Han family, his death will not cause any harm to the Han family.
"My dear, this matter involves human life and the secrets of heaven. You must make sure it is done properly. There cannot be any mistakes!"
The emperor raised his eyebrows and gave repeated instructions.
His fingers had been rubbing the gold thread on the dragon robe. If he really wanted to sacrifice Han Xian alive, what if the Han family tried to stop him?
Old man Han is an old stubborn man who doesn't believe in anything and only believes in himself. However, offering sacrifices to heaven to stop the rain will benefit all the people. No matter how stubborn he is, I will find a way to make him understand the current situation.
"Your Majesty, I know everything I say. I dare not lie. The eldest son of the Han family is indeed the destiny of Tianshui."
"However, perhaps the strange stone was used by someone with ulterior motives to confuse me. If you don't believe it, you can just pretend that I said nothing today."
Zhou Ju really knew when to stop and was cautious in protecting himself.
Once he said this today, if Han Xian was killed and the rain stopped, he would be a living god who could predict everything.
If it is not allowed, it cannot be blamed on him, because there will be Taoist priests and monks in the folk to calm the public anger for him.
People from the Imperial Observatory did not have to attend court, so Zhou Ju bowed and left after he finished speaking.
Before leaving, he exchanged glances with Jun Wenci.
Although it was not obvious, it did not escape the eyes of Jun Chenyi who was standing next to him.
"When did my brother become so close to the Lord Supervisor?"
"Before he left, he even winked at you. What was he signaling?"
Jun Chenyi deliberately spoke this out loud.
Jun Wenci's face was visibly as black as the bottom of a pot.
"Don't talk nonsense, Ninth Brother. You know I'm not a sociable person."
He spoke with a smile, like a friendly brother educating his younger brother, and patiently guided Jun Chenyi.
Jun Chenyi gave him a fake business smile and stopped talking.
The prince's personality outside is indeed like this, introverted and not fond of making friends.
Therefore, in the matter of the succession, he seemed to be very isolated and helpless, with only the Wu family, which had no real power, behind him.
It was precisely because of this that the lists of names in the previous Qi Yuntai ledger made the emperor suspicious of the prince.
"My dear ministers, tell me, is the sacrifice to the river god reliable?"
The emperor had no time to care about the quarrel between the brothers.
For him, the most important thing now is to get everyone to agree to sacrifice Han Xian.
He doesn't want to have nightmares every night and be unable to sleep.
The feeling of not sleeping is so painful and makes me dizzy.
Even if there is only a 10% chance that the rain will stop after the sacrifice, he will still give it a try!
"Your Majesty, please think twice. This kind of supernatural thing must be a lie."
Deng Ren was the first to step forward and stop it.
The Emperor glanced at him displeasedly.
"I know that the man who offered the sacrifice, Han Xian, is the future son-in-law of your Deng family. You don't want Princess Youning to be a widow. As a parent, I can understand."
"Well, I'll make the decision. You can still choose any suitable man in the court."
"Whoever she likes, I will grant her marriage."
When Deng Ren suddenly heard the emperor's words, he felt a little caught in a dilemma.
He doesn't know, is this a good thing or a bad thing?
A few days ago, Han Qiongyue was still worried, so she went to see the emperor in person, taking Han Xian's birthday card and the newly written marriage certificate.
He explained to the emperor that Deng Ren had just returned home and did not know that Deng Youning had already been engaged to the Han family.
At that time, the emperor had a prejudice against the prince because of the closure of Yunqi Terrace, and he also looked down on the Wu family. He immediately agreed to cancel the engagement between Deng Youning and Wu Yanei.
But he did not acknowledge the marriage between Deng Youning and Han Xian.
As long as he doesn't say anything, the Deng and Han families cannot get married secretly.
Deng Youning's marriage is still in her own hands.
He found that this method was very useful in controlling the Deng family, the Han family, the Ninth Prince, and even Li Tianzhuo.
It was obvious that Li Tianzhuo had been going to the palace to accompany the Queen Mother and have meals with him more often recently.
In order to restore his sword to its original state, what does it matter even if Deng Youning dies?
Now I am just holding her marriage in my hands, being kind enough to her!
"Your Majesty, this has nothing to do with sacrificing someone's life. I just think it's not very humane."
Deng Ren lowered his head and bent his waist submissively, not daring to anger the emperor at all.
"Duke, this is wrong!"
"Han Xian was chosen to sacrifice to the river god because it was his destiny. He sacrificed for Dongji and for the people. This is righteousness!"
"Besides, he is the descendant of a military family. There is no difference between dying on the battlefield and dying as a sacrifice."
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