Chapter 188 Timely Rain

  Forbidden City, the Snapper.

  Emperor Hongzhi felt that there was no difference between today and the past.

   A hard day starts early, he gets up early, and the meal time is naturally earlier.

  After breakfast, Mou Bin, the Grand Master of the Cabinet, the Commander of Jinyiwei, and Xiao Jing, the Duke of Dongchang, had already surrounded him.

   What I want to discuss today is a crucial issue.

  Until now, Emperor Hongzhi was unable to come up with a decision.

   Standing on the right side of His Excellency Nuan\'s head are three cabinet scholars.

   Regarding Jinyiwei being killed by Xiaoxiao, they hoped to stabilize the situation as much as possible, and not to resort to violence.

  Now the situation in the capital is like dry wood and raging fire. These successive changes, coupled with the instigation of interested people, have caused dissatisfaction in the hearts of many people.

Under this kind of situation, if there is a big fight because of this, once the factory guards are dispatched on a large scale and locked up everywhere, public grievances will inevitably arise everywhere. The wish of the thieves.

   Obviously, Xiao Jing and Mou Bin don\'t think so...

At this time, Xiao Jing looked at Emperor Hongzhi with his usual shallow smile and said, "Your Majesty, this old slave should not have interfered in the affairs of the court, but this time, the factory guards were involved in the killing, so the old slave had to It is bold to say that inside and outside the capital, judging from the secret reports collected by the factory guards, those who take advantage of the changes in the sky to spread rumors and create troubles have intensified. How about after a while? State-owned state law, if even the pro-army is killed, the court cannot respond immediately and give the most thorough counterattack. This will only make the thieves more rampant. It will be difficult to control the situation. Your Majesty, you should stop it and let it mess you up. The meaning of this servant is..."

Although Xiao Jing is usually cheerful, but only for a moment, at this moment, a gleam of coldness flashed across his eyes: "The factory guards should be dispatched immediately, cut the weeds and root out, uproot the root of this disaster, leaving no one behind. "

  After he finished speaking, the Snapper fell into a deathly silence.

   Both sides of the dispute have a point.

  At this time, arresting rebels on a large scale with the crime of lying will lose people\'s hearts.

  But... it\'s better to simply cut the weeds and root them out if you let them go like this.

  Emperor Hongzhi put his hands behind his back anxiously, he didn\'t make a sound, just remained silent.

   After a long time, he said: "You are the ones who say that the public is right, and the mother-in-law says that the mother-in-law is right. It is difficult to be an emperor, where is the difficulty?"

He sighed, and continued: "The difficulty lies in the difficulty. Everything in the world has advantages and disadvantages, and there are gains and losses. It is said that the Son of Heaven is arbitrarily arbitrary, but I... I know in my heart that at this moment, a single thought of mine will affect thousands of people, and it is only after I think about it carefully that I feel terrible..."

  Liu Jian on the side smiled wryly and said, "But the matter is at this point, I must have an idea."

   "Yes." Emperor Hongzhi nodded, and he closed his eyes, showing a look of pain: "Wu Xinjie, the so-called leader of the Beggar Sect?"

   "Yes." Xiao Jing and Mou Bin spoke in unison.

  Dongchang and Jinyiwei, in order to find out the details of the beggar gang, did not spare much effort. Whether it was Xiao Jing or Mou Bin, they were afraid that Emperor Hongzhi would think that they were not good at doing things.

  Emperor Hongzhi squinted his eyes: "It is said that he is still a failed scholar, and a person who reads sage books is actually like this!"

  He still seems to be hesitating. Apparently, no one in a mere congregation would have thought that such a huge crisis could be caused to the imperial court by a severe drought.

Emperor Hongzhi wished to tear the so-called gang leader to pieces, but... At this time, he still hesitated. It would be fine if he could really catch this person. Unwilling to cause greater turmoil.

  Hey... If there is a timely rain at this time, it would be great...

   This thought flashed by.

  Emperor Hongzhi immediately smiled wryly.

  If you come as soon as you say it...then I am the emperor, it\'s too easy to be...

Just at this time…

  Boom...

   There was a loud thunder.

  Emperor Hongzhi\'s expression changed instantly.

  The people in the palace all changed their expressions.

   Thunderstorm?

  The eunuch\'s noise came from outside: "The wind is blowing, the wind is blowing, the ground is thundering, dark clouds...it\'s dark clouds..."

  Hoo...

  Emperor Hongzhi\'s face became stiff.

  The palace has always been strict with rules, who would dare to make such a loud noise unless...something terrible happened.

   And now... isn\'t it a big deal?

   Therefore, even the eunuchs outside the Nuan Pavilion became bolder.

  Emperor Hongzhi finally woke up from his astonishment.

  He and Xiao Jing looked at each other, and Xiao Jing\'s cloudy eyes were full of horror.

  So his eyes fell on Liu Jian.

   Liu Jian is like a sculpture. The only thing that proves that he is still flesh and blood is that Liu Jian\'s arm is trembling uncontrollably, very violently.

  Plop…

  Mu Bin bowed down directly, his eyes flushed.

   These days, he\'s under a lot of pressure.

  There are rumors and gossip everywhere, and there are rumors everywhere to confuse the public. The released Jinyiwei captains and wrestlers are all sharpening their knives, thinking about arresting people and calming down the situation.

   But he is very clear that he can\'t take people everywhere because of this. Now, because of this severe drought, there are already people complaining everywhere. If some people who are quick to talk are taken at this time, the final consequences may be unimaginable.

  He knew in his heart that if the severe drought did not end for a day, this despondent situation would never change.

   And now...

  Kneeling on the ground, he choked up and said, "Your Majesty...it\'s going to rain."

  Liu Jian and others were also suddenly touched by something.

   There has been no rain for more than two months. Such a severe drought has brought about such a great disaster.

  Emperor Hongzhi took a deep breath, his gaze was slightly dull.

  Since he ascended the throne, he has been known as the emperor, but in fact, he is an emperor who is fighting against the sky. Disaster after disaster, every time, he is wrestling with the sky.

   In fact, despite all his labor, he loses more often than wins.

  Now, at least he can breathe a sigh of relief.

  He was silent for a long time, and suddenly, Xiao Jing said abruptly: "Dare to ask Your Majesty, His Royal Highness and Fang Jifan...are they praying for rain today?"

   All of a sudden, everyone looked at each other in blank dismay.

  Actually, for everyone, this is just a nonsense between the prince and Fang Jifan.

  The reason why Emperor Hongzhi did not stop this farce may be because of Fang Jifan\'s participation. Perhaps Fang Jifan\'s too many surprises made Emperor Hongzhi inexplicably have such a glimmer of expectation in his heart.

  So... He watched coldly, and even, because there are too many things to worry about right now, he has already forgotten the matter of praying for rain.

  And now, this memory is reawakened.

   "Your Majesty, it seems to be today, at noon today."

   "At noon..." Emperor Hongzhi opened his eyes and his lips trembled: "Now..."

   "It\'s noon." Xiao Jing himself was startled, and stared at Emperor Hongzhi intently.

  Emperor Hongzhi was completely stunned.

   This is the time.

  Emperor Hongzhi with his hands behind his back, he walked out of the Snapper quickly without caring about the others.

As soon as he walked out of the Nuan Pavilion, a gust of wind made him squint his eyes. He raised his head and looked at the sky. The sky was already pitch black. The scorching sun that had been tormenting the sky over the capital for more than two months had been mercilessly covered by dark clouds. up.

  Boom...

   There was lightning and thunder again, and a bright light dazzled the eyes in the air.

  Emperor Hongzhi looked at all this in disbelief, and he remained silent for a long time, seemingly bewildered.

  The ministers in the Nuan Pavilion have already been overwhelmed in their hearts.

   "Immediately... Immediately pass on to the crown prince, pass on...Fang Jifan..."

  Emperor Hongzhi suddenly looked back, looked at the stunned courtiers in the warm pavilion, and raised his eyebrows: "Even if the rain is pouring, they must arrive immediately, hurry up!"

   Is there really a so-called Dragon King in this world?

  Do those ghost things really exist?

   At this time, Emperor Hongzhi had too many questions in his heart, and someone needed to answer them.

  ...

  In the Kunning Palace, Taikang Princess Zhu Xiurong was lying on the window sill of the bedroom, while Empress Zhang was sitting beside her, holding embroidery in her hand, skillfully making female reds.

  The dignified empress shouldn\'t have bothered to do these things, but...to set an example, Empress Zhang, who is in charge of the harem, seems to have no objection to this.

  She was not born in a rich family, and she was familiar with this female celebrity before she came out of the cabinet.

   "Mother... Do you think it will rain today?" Zhu Xiurong looked out of the window sill in a daze.

  Those clear eyes that seemed to be talking, looked up at the sky. The weather was so hot that she was dripping with sweat.

Empress Zhang was slightly taken aback: "Hey, it hasn\'t rained for two months, who knows about this matter of God, but your father has been worrying about it all the time, and he didn\'t sleep well last night. Oh, you... What are these asking for?"

   Zhu Xiurong couldn\'t help but look disappointed, and after a moment of silence, he said: "The emperor is praying for rain, and there is Fang Jifan."

   "..." Queen Zhang didn\'t know what to say.

"Hey..." She finally decided that she still felt that she should say something: "They were just joking around, but presumably they also wanted to share your father\'s worries. It\'s just that this is a matter of heaven, and it\'s beyond their control. "

   "But what will happen if they can\'t pray for rain?" Zhu Xiurong gasped: "Father will definitely beat the emperor brother. As for Fang Jifan...he has a brain disease, maybe he can escape."

  Queen Zhang just smiled calmly, noncommittal.

  She devoted herself to being a female celebrity, threading needles, but for a long time, she didn\'t see Zhu Xiurong talking, so she glanced sideways at Zhu Xiurong again, and saw Zhu Xiurong was still leaning on the window sill, looking up at the sky motionlessly.

  Empress Zhang wanted to reprimand her. The sun is scorching hot, and she is not afraid of the heat. As a princess of a country, she has no dignity at all!

  She wanted to say: Girls, come to the queen mother.

  But just as she was about to speak, Empress Zhang seemed to recall something. She pursed her red lips lightly, looked at Zhu Xiurong\'s back, her eyes flickered, then put the embroidery aside, and looked at the **** beside her.

  Seeing the eunuch, he hurriedly stepped forward to clean up the embroidery, then bowed and retreated, leaving only Queen Zhang and Princess Taikang!

  (end of this chapter)