591 Bastard, let's wait and see
Eight hundred miles express!
Dongling is a country with peace and prosperity. Apart from some minor wars and frictions on the border, there is no major military emergency, so there is no need for an 800-mile express delivery.
At this time, an urgent report with an express delivery of eight hundred miles suddenly appeared. It must be a big deal. The head eunuch did not dare to neglect it. Without caring about dealing with the people on duty in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, he ran out in small steps, took the urgent letter from the young eunuch, opened it, and his face changed drastically. Without saying a word, he turned around and chased after the emperor.
Not to mention the public indignation and panic caused by this incident, as the emperor's confidant, he knew very well what these places represented to the emperor.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, urgent delivery over eight hundred miles, urgent delivery over eight hundred miles!" The eunuch stumbled and knelt before the emperor with the urgent document in his hands, as if his father had died.
"How can you be so flustered? Present it to me." The emperor scolded, his face showing no expression but his ears twitching slightly.
What could be the reason for the 800-mile rush at this time? Could it be that Nanling was going to fight again? That was not right. Without the warmongering Nanling Jinfan, Nanling would not have the courage to start a war.
"Your Majesty, please take a look." The eunuch quickly got up and unfolded the urgent document. The emperor's face darkened again when he saw it. Looking at his expression, he was even angrier than when he learned that the phoenix hairpin on Feng Qingchen's head was a gift from the late emperor.
Bastard!
"Banshan, Lishan, Xiaoshan, Kunshan, Songshan, what thunder and heaven's dissatisfaction, are just pretending to be gods and ghosts. No wonder you were not afraid at all when I put you in jail this morning. It turns out that you were prepared. My ninth brother, you are good at tricks and calculations. I am really curious about how you did it."
With a thud, the emperor punched the table, shaking the documents and furnishings on the table. Blood flowed down the lines on his hand. The eunuch was so scared that he didn't even dare to breathe, for fear that the emperor would kill him in a rage.
"Dong Lingjiu, you are so cruel! I will not admit defeat, and I will not stop here. Let's wait and see."
Pah… The urgent document with a wooden cover was crushed by the emperor. The eunuch was like a dead leaf in the wind, swaying back and forth. Finally, he couldn't hold on any longer and fell to his knees with a thud: "Your Majesty, please calm down! Your Majesty, please calm down!"
"Calm down, how can I calm down? This is too much. Dong Lingjiu and his mother are too much. Don't forget that I am the emperor, I am the supreme ruler!"
"How dare he, how dare he..."
After the emperor finished saying this, he slumped down on the dragon throne, as if all the strength in his body had been used up. He instantly looked ten years older, without any of the majestic demeanor he had during the day when he was in the court.
The accidents in these mountains not only shook the people's hearts, but also destroyed the place where he would rest in peace after a hundred years. How could the emperor accept this?
If it was just one mountain, he could comfort himself by saying it was a coincidence, but when five mountains were in trouble at the same time, could he still say it was a coincidence? This was clearly a provocation from Dong Lingjiu.
The eunuch didn't dare to say anything more and knelt on the ground without moving. He ran for two hours. His legs were numb and he had no feeling. He could not hold on any longer and he collapsed on the ground, waiting for the emperor to calm down his anger.
The palace was pitch black, and without the emperor's order, the palace maids did not dare to come in to light the lamps. In the darkness, no one could see the emperor's expression, but from his heavy breathing, one could guess that he was very angry.
Just when the chief eunuch thought that the emperor would continue to sit there and accompany him tonight, the emperor finally spoke: "Send someone to check why these mountains exploded. Also, have someone keep an eye on the Zhenguogong Mansion."
There was no abnormality in his voice, as if it was not him who had just lost his composure. The emperor finally regained his fighting spirit.
"Your servant obeys your command." The eunuch stood up shakily, and walked out mechanically with his heavy legs. He supported himself to walk out with strong willpower. After walking out of the palace, he finally couldn't hold on any longer. With a thud, his legs softened and he fell to the ground.
The sharp-eyed young eunuch hurried forward to help the head eunuch up, wanting to rub his wound, but was waved away. With the help of the young eunuch, the head eunuch decisively went to give the emperor's order.
The Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion was disliked by the Emperor because of its failure to handle the Li Xiang matter, and the fact that Zhai Dongming had discovered the assassin before made the situation even worse. Recently, the people in the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion have been behaving in a very cautious manner. Now it seems that the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion is going to be in trouble again.
The emperor could not think of any other way to accomplish the task except using thunder to make five mountains explode and create the illusion of thunder from the sky.
If it is a thunderbolt, then who can tell him where the thunderbolt in the Ninth Prince's hand came from?
"Ninth brother, you are stronger than I thought. How can I feel at ease if I don't get rid of you? How can my son secure the throne?" The emperor lowered his head and stared at his hands in the dark.
These hands are stained with the blood of his loved ones, he wouldn't mind having one more.
Dong Lingjiu, the ninth son of the late emperor who should have died long ago!
The emperor sat quietly in the palace for another half a minute, until he could see nothing unusual. Then he stood up, ignored the palace servants' advice, skipped dinner, and went straight to the palace where the queen was.
The emperor stayed in the queen's palace for one night. No one knew what the emperor and the queen talked about. They only knew that the queen's ban seemed to have been lifted. Although the concubines in the harem did not need to pay their respects to the queen, the queen's palace was no longer closed as usual.
Feng Qingchen naturally didn't know about these things, including the bombing of the five mountains. Feng Qingchen had not received any news. The emperor kept the matter secret and issued a death order that it must not be disclosed, for fear of causing unrest and condemnation among the people.
Thunder in winter, if anything, it was God's dissatisfaction with the emperor. The emperor would never let this matter out no matter what. After the morning court the next day, the emperor summoned his trusted ministers to the Taihe Hall to discuss matters.
As for the bombing of the imperial mausoleum, the emperor could only swallow his anger. Few people knew about it. The imperial mausoleum he was openly building had nothing to do with these mountains. If he made it known, it would only make him look incompetent and unable to cover up the news.
While ordering a thorough investigation into the explosions at the five mountains, the emperor also sent people to appease the people and tell them not to believe in rumors that God was displeased. If necessary, he could use force to stop the spread of the rumors.
The ministers that the emperor can use are either those who are born in noble families or officials from humble families. These people are basically loyal to the emperor because their wealth and glory are in the hands of the emperor.
The Emperor summoned three dukes, but left out the Duke of Zhenguo. When the Duke of Zhenguo saw the other three dukes enter the palace, he stood there alone, his greasy face full of fear and uneasiness. But he didn't know what had happened, so he could only leave the palace in fear and go to discuss with his staff.
As soon as he left the palace, he ordered the coachman to go faster and faster.
"Hurry up, you're so slow, aren't you full?"
"I told you to hurry up, did you hear me?"
The carriage had already taken off, but the Duke of Zhenguo was anxious and dissatisfied. The driver did not dare to say much and could only whip the horse desperately. As a result, the carriage was too fast and the driver could not control it at all. When turning, Che Wu tried his best to pull the reins, but it was still a step too late: "Ah... Be careful, be careful, get out of the way, get out of the way..."
With a "bang", the carriage crashed into the oncoming carriage. The two horses collided and fell to the ground with a thud. Fortunately, the coachmen on both sides were alert and cut the reins at one step. The carriage survived and did not overturn.
However, the people in the carriage were not doing well...