The Red Chamber: My Stunning Confidante with a Variety of Styles

A month later, the Golden Temple.

Zhao Qi sat on the dragon chair, frowning deeply.

All the civil and military officials in the palace also frowned, their faces darkened.

At this time, they were deeply troubled by a problem.

Not long ago, a local official reported something to the court:

The water in the Zhuohe River suddenly turned red and smelled extremely bloody.

In the turbid river, what flows seems to be not river water, but blood.

Such a vision frightened the people on both sides of the Zhuo River, and all kinds of rumors spread in the dust.

Some people say that this is a sign of punishment from the heavens. Some people have disastrous the country and the people and angered the gods, and the punishment of the gods is about to come.

Some said that this was a vision of the river god's anger. Soon after, the turbid river would burst its embankment and flood tens of thousands of hectares of fertile land.

Some people even say that this is a sign of the impending doom of the Han Dynasty. The Zhuo River is the mother river of the Han Dynasty, and it is connected to the national vein.

Originally, the local government scoffed at these claims.

But after several days, this situation did not change, the government also panicked, and immediately reported the matter to the court.

After the court knew about this, it also panicked.

Because they can't tell the reason.

What's more, at this time, the whole court is highly nervous.

They were all waiting for the result of the Northern Border War, but the result hadn't come yet, but something like this had come.

This made them involuntarily link this matter with the Battle of Northern Xinjiang.

Many people think that this should not be an auspicious omen, otherwise how could the well-behaved turbid river "bleed"?

And once the northern border is lost, the great Han will be in danger.

This made the already nervous court officials even more nervous.

How to deal with this matter has become a problem.

But with the spread of this incident, folk speculation and rumors have become even more outrageous, which has already caused turmoil in the hearts of the people.

If we don't deal with it as soon as possible and stop the rumors, I'm afraid it will cause more serious consequences.

Therefore, at this court meeting, Zhao Qi brought this matter up to discuss with the courtiers.

But in the end how to deal with it, there is still no proper way.

They can't come up with convincing reasons to convince the people and break the rumors.

"My dear friends, is there any other way?" Zhao Qi asked after scanning the crowd.

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, but they couldn't come up with any new ideas.

Zhao Qi glanced at everyone and saw that no one was standing up. He frowned and pondered for a while, and finally said slowly:
"Since that's the case, I'm going to 'crime myself' now to comfort the hearts of the people."

"Guilty Edict" is a kind of imperial edict for the ancient emperors to introspect or review their own faults and faults when there are problems in the court, the country suffers from natural disasters, and the political power is in danger.

It usually appears in three situations: one is the misplacement of the monarch and his ministers, the other is a disaster caused by natural disasters, and the third is when the political power is in crisis.

Zhao Qi wants to promulgate the "Edict of Guilt", because he wants to attribute the appearance of these visions to him, so as to stabilize the hearts of the people.

This is an effective method, but it still has a relatively large impact on the emperor.

This will affect the emperor's reputation and reputation.

If Zhao Qi took such a matter on himself, he would not be able to get away with the title of "the Son of Heaven has lost his virtue" in the future.

This will affect the cognition and evaluation of him in later generations.

"Your Majesty, please think again." Yan Jin said.

Everyone also persuaded: "Your Majesty, please think twice."

They are also very clear about the impact on Zhao Qi if the "Guilty Edict" is really promulgated.

Zhao Qi closed his eyes when he heard this, but opened them suddenly after a while, with a firm expression shining in them:
"My will has been decided! Three days later, the altar will be opened to worship the heavens! I, in front of my ancestors, will issue an imperial edict against myself."

Everyone was startled when they heard the words. They originally thought that Zhao Qi would only issue an imperial edict, or even a verbal order to sin against themselves, but who knew that he would open the altar.

This is too formal and solemn.

"Your Majesty, why are you here!" Chen Jiang couldn't help asking.

Zhao Qi looked to the north: "The crown prince is fighting to the death on the front line, and I am in the rear, how can I hold him back?"

Hearing his words, all the courtiers fell silent. They had promised Jia Jue that the rear would be safe, but at this time the battle report from the front line had not yet come, and there was such a mistake in the rear they were guarding.

They were really ashamed to face Jia Jue.

They looked at Zhao Qi and made a decision in their hearts at the same time.

……

Three days later, the ancestral temple.

The scale of this sacrifice to heaven is unprecedented.

Because the imperial court issued an announcement, saying that it would offer sacrifices to the heavens to pray for blessings, and explain the matter of bloody water in the turbid river.

Therefore, not only all the civil and military officials of the imperial court were present, but also a lot of dignitaries from the capital.

And most of them are the people in Gyeonggi. They have heard a lot about this matter, and they are very concerned about it.

Everyone is waiting for an explanation from the court.

In the early morning, as soon as the auspicious time arrives, the process of offering sacrifices to heaven begins on time.

After the brief ceremony, Zhao Qi stepped onto the altar and began to recite the speech.

All the courtiers under the stage looked at the serious Zhao Qi, and couldn't help pinching the memorial hidden in their sleeves.

Yes, they prepared their own memorials for this day.

This is not an ordinary memorial, but a memorial they have prepared for themselves.

Zhao Qi is responsible for the ominous omen, and they are equally responsible. They are willing to bear the anger of the people together with Zhao Qi, so as to calm the hearts of the people!
This is their keeping of Jia Jue's promise!
Not long after, Zhao Qi recited the congratulatory speech.

He looked at the crowd in the audience, took a deep breath, and said loudly:

"Recently, I believe that all of you are extremely suspicious about the bloody water incident in the turbid river and cannot understand the reason. Today, I will give the world an explanation."

Having said that, all the courtiers in the audience clenched the memorial in their hands and were about to get up.

At this time, the countless people watching also pricked up their ears, waiting for Zhao Qi's reply.

"This matter..." Zhao Qi raised his voice and was about to speak.

"Your Majesty! A humble minister has his roots..." Many people came out in unison and said loudly.

But their words were all interrupted by a voice:

"Your Majesty! Hurry up for eight hundred miles in northern Xinjiang! Hurry up for eight hundred miles in northern Xinjiang!"

This voice interrupted everyone's words, and they hurriedly followed the prestige, only to see a red-clothed messenger approaching.

Seeing this postman in red, everyone's breath was stagnant. Everyone knew that the letter in his arms would determine the destiny of the great man and the lives of countless people.

"Present it." Zhao Qi took another deep breath and forcibly calmed down.

But even so, there was still a little tremor in his voice.

Hearing this, Liu Tian quickly took the letter from the postman in red, and walked quickly to Zhao Qi.

Zhao Qi raised his hand, but put it down again, just said to Liu Tian:
"read."

Liu Tian swallowed his saliva, and opened the letter with trembling hands. He glanced at the letter, then widened his eyes and was completely stunned.