fake prince

Chapter 534 The sound of the piano
"Yes! The old slave is going now!" Eunuch Zhao hurriedly adjusted the wicks of a few smokeless lamps upon hearing the order, and the lights suddenly became much brighter.

The dazed emperor looked carefully at the memorial. Sure enough, what he saw just now was not a mistake. Someone actually destroyed the water diversion canal and dam in Shun'an Prefecture.
Moreover, once the dam in Shun'an Prefecture collapses, it will inevitably affect the surrounding prefectures, and it will not only affect tens of thousands of people?

I'm afraid that there will be dead bodies all over the place, howling and shaking the sky, what a bastard!
There were several objects of doubt in the emperor's heart instantly, and this was like adding fuel to the fire, making him even more angry. For a while, the emperor, who had recently worked hard to cultivate his body and health, was directly furious.

"Anyone who dares to do such a thing, for their own selfish desires, disregarding all people, should be punished!"

When he said this, his face was livid, and the veins on his forehead were popping, which made Eunuch Zhao's expression change slightly, and his body trembled suddenly.

After cursing these words, the emperor closed his eyes, exhaled a few breaths, calmed down quickly, looked at the eunuch standing respectfully with bowed head, and asked, "What do you think about this matter?"

Eunuch Zhao was familiar with the emperor's character, and knew that he was afraid that if he didn't answer at this time, it would be even more annoying, so he immediately replied respectfully: "Your Majesty, this old slave doesn't dare to say more about this matter, but this man is too bold to act at this critical juncture. , it seems that I am afraid it is directed at that one."

That one, of course, refers to Su Ziji who is acting as an agent in Shun'an Mansion.

After all, both the emperor and Eunuch Zhao knew that apart from Su Ziji, there was no one else in Shun'an Mansion who was worthy of taking such a big risk and doing such things that would harm the country and the people.

If it was said that he was going for Qi Hongxin, but Qi Hongxin had served as a magistrate or county guard in various places before, and he went to several places. For more than ten years, such a thing has never happened, so there is no need to wait until now.

The emperor naturally knew why these people destroyed the water diversion canals and dams. Was it to prevent Su Ziji from making meritorious deeds and make another big mistake, so he couldn't turn over and be recognized by him again?
He couldn't help but sneered coldly: "I'm not dead yet, how dare I act so recklessly!"

Eunuch Zhao listened and lowered his head, not daring to speak again.

After all, although the emperor scolded, the anger was true, but he didn't ask him to call someone to deal with it immediately. It was just that he was angry and scolded like this. After all, he still didn't want to investigate Su Ziji and Shun'an Mansion thoroughly. I want to keep the peace right now.

Based on his understanding of the emperor, he felt distressed not because of the Shun'an Mansion, nor because of the struggle, but because of the way the struggle took place that harmed all people and the foundation.

Seeing the emperor sitting back sadly, looking tired, Eunuch Zhao couldn't help but secretly sighed.

At this time, a eunuch came in, who was the one who had ordered to ask who was playing the qin, and knelt down and reported: "Your Majesty, I have been ordered to search for you, and there is no one playing the qin nearby, but it seems... It seems that the whole palace Everyone can hear the sound of the zither, and when the servants asked, many people were immersed in the sound of the zither, as if they were fascinated by the sound of the zither."

The emperor suddenly changed color. Could it be that the concubine is playing the piano, but a monster is causing trouble?
"Continue to send people to investigate, we must find out the source of the piano sound!"

"Yes!" The eunuch immediately ordered to go out again.

Eunuch Zhao frowned slightly, feeling a little worried.

Recently, it seems that the capital city seems to be peaceful, but undercurrents are surging, and even such strange things have happened in the palace...

He bid farewell to the emperor and walked out of the imperial study, the sound of the zither had been cut off.

His gaze fell on the guards outside the palace, and he found that their condition was better than that of the eunuchs. Although they were occasionally obsessed just now, they would soon return to their senses.

Those eunuchs, those with higher ranks are fine, they just think the sound of the piano is quite pleasant, and it doesn't affect them, but most of the low-level eunuchs look confused.

"In this situation, it looks a bit like...bewitched by sorcery? It's just that those with superb piano skills can indeed distract the listener through the sound of the piano, and the more advanced ones can even kill people with the sound of the piano. Not so easy to tell."

"Anyway, it's weird to hear the sound of the qin even though you can't find someone to play the qin."

Eunuch Zhao stood in front of the palace gate with an uneasy face, beckoned to an eunuch, and said, "Go to the Daolu Department and ask the people from the Daolu Department what they found."

In previous dynasties, the Daolu Department belonged to the Ministry of Rites, but since the Great Wei Dynasty, it has been mainly directly controlled by the emperor. In the yamen where demons and ghosts make alchemy, it is regarded as the real power department, which is very important.

As the chief eunuch in front of the emperor, Eunuch Zhao is one of the high-level officials in control of the Imperial City Department, and he has a lot of contacts with people in the Daolu Department.

Of course, if such weird things happened in the capital in the past, Liu Zhan and other Daoist masters would deal with them. There are also some people in the department who are capable and loyal to the emperor. Let them follow up to deal with this matter, and it will also make things resolve faster.

The eunuch immediately responded: "Yes, little one, let's go!"

The eunuch didn't go far, when he saw a middle-aged man wearing the special official uniform of Dao Lusi walking quickly on the red wall palace road.

The officials in the Daolu Department did not pass the imperial examination. The situation is similar to that of the Imperial City Department. Therefore, the official uniforms worn by them also have a faint smell of Taoist robes. On the dark blue robes, Embroidered with patterns of different grades, the official hat on the head, and two flowing belts at the back, it is a bit more official than the Taoist dress.

This eunuch belongs to the Department of the Imperial City, and he recognized who it was at a glance. He hurried over and said, "Isn't this Mr. Xue Ming? It just so happens that the little one is looking for you, isn't it a coincidence!"

Xue Ming, the Zhengyin of the Daolu Division, is not considered high in terms of official rank, but because it is directly under the emperor's jurisdiction, and is the chief official of the real power yamen, it does not need to be controlled by other yamen, so it is naturally a detached position.

But he was also very polite to the eunuch who was obviously the Imperial City Division, and said: "I entered the palace this time to report something to His Majesty. My father-in-law is looking for me, but for the sound of the piano?"

"It's not for this matter. The sound of the qin is really weird. I searched all over the palace, but I couldn't find anyone who played the qin. However, His Majesty gave an order to find out the source of the sound. The little one just wanted to ask. Sir, do you have any clues?"

Xue Ming frowned: "I'm afraid it's a monster, but the sound of the piano can only affect ordinary people, and it doesn't have a big impact on people with high grades. The capital is a land of dragon spirits. If monsters want to make trouble, they will definitely be alarmed, but now it doesn't No vibration, I think the sound of the piano should not be too harmful."

"Moreover, it's not just the imperial city. The sound of the zither has enveloped the entire capital along the way. The source of the sound of the zither may be far away from the imperial palace."

(End of this chapter)