The main hall suddenly fell silent.
Zong Qisheng glanced at Sun Hongyang, who was standing next to him.
Sun Hongyang stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, there has been no news from Lingshan County so far. How can we be sure that what he said is true?"
At least the spies in Lingshan County have not sent any news yet.
Emperor Zhaode remained silent.
Zhu Xiangming stepped forward, "Your Majesty, Jing Ji is my student and also a disciple of Master Nan. There must be nothing wrong with this matter. They naturally know what a crime it is to deceive the emperor."
Emperor Zhaode remained silent. "Jingji, tell me in detail what Nanzhi asked you to convey?"
Jingji knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, my master said that when mountains collapse and the earth cracks, people flee. If this is not stopped in time, refugees will rise up everywhere, and the country will be in turmoil."
"How dare you!" Sun Hongyang stepped forward to accuse them. "Nonsense, Your Majesty! They are trying to deceive the emperor. Lingshan County is far away. How could they know the timing of the volcanic eruption and the earthworm's transformation? Does Lord Nan possess a natural ability to predict the future?"
This is truly absurd.
Huo Hongjun: "Your Majesty, this matter is of great importance. Back when Emperor Gaozu was alive, before the great disaster in Lingnan, the Imperial Advisor made a prediction, but Emperor Gaozu did not believe it, which led to the displacement of countless people."
Zong Qisheng scoffed, "A mere village woman dares to compare herself to the former Imperial Advisor!"
Huo Hongjun remained unperturbed and continued, "I've heard that farmers in the countryside can judge the weather and the year's conditions based on changes in the clouds, and it's not unreasonable that Professor Nan can also predict disasters."
Emperor Zhaode nodded.
There are often extraordinary people and eccentric individuals among the common people, so it's not surprising if something is discovered.
The simultaneous occurrence of a volcanic eruption and an earthquake is enough to make one think deeply.
Emperor Zhaode hesitated, but Zhu Xiangming knew it was time to add fuel to the fire.
"Your Majesty, the people are probably already aware of this matter. If Your Majesty does not take action, the people will doubt Your Majesty. If Your Majesty does take action, even if the information is inaccurate, the people will only be grateful to Your Majesty."
"If what Jingji said is true, the people will think that Your Majesty has foresight and is a god to them."
He had to take action no matter what, otherwise the people would doubt whether their emperor was a benevolent ruler.
Sun Hongyang immediately stepped forward, “Your Majesty, you must not believe them. They are deceiving the emperor. This back and forth has wasted too much time, manpower, and resources. Now the national treasury is empty, where will we get the money?”
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