Raid

Chapter 40 Rumors
The shocking bombing in early April of the first year of Yuanjia almost affected the entire noble circle.

The palace gates of the imperial city were also opened, and the servants came out frequently, and the prime ministers of the three provinces almost entered the palace overnight.

"What do the guards of the Imperial Mausoleum do? They are so incompetent, why do I need them?" Emperor Yuan Jia was furious. Before Meng Songyan and Zhou Fa entered the Tai Chi Hall, they heard the voice of Emperor Yuan Jia reprimanding the eunuchs .

Emperor Yuan Jia was indeed not smart, but no matter how smart he was, he knew that being struck by lightning at the imperial mausoleum was only harmful to him.

Originally, few people agreed to his succession to the throne. If the Empress Dowager hadn't acted quickly, Zhou quickly held down those who were ready to move, and it would not have been his turn to be the emperor.

It has only been four months since he ascended the throne, and so many things have happened successively. Now that something happened to the imperial mausoleum, and it was heard by those clans who coveted the throne at that time, wouldn't it be said that he was wronged?That's why the heavens sent down the punishment of heaven, and the thunder struck the imperial mausoleum?

Seeing Meng Songyan and Zhou Fa come in, Emperor Yuan Jia's expression softened a little, almost suppressing his temper, and he barely said in a low voice: "The attendant and the Taifu are here."

The two stood side by side, and Zhou Fa spoke first, "My lord, what happened near the imperial mausoleum? Why did you summon the ministers to enter the palace in such a hurry?"

Yao Hanqing, the guard of the imperial mausoleum, was single-handedly promoted by Zhou Fa, and his wife, the Zhou family, was the daughter of the Zhou family. When talking about seniority, Zhou Fa had to be called a cousin.

Yao Hanqing, that is a solid Zhou party.

Now that something happened to the Imperial Mausoleum, the eunuch party will never let go of this opportunity, and then they must use all their strength to bite the Zhou family to death through Yao Hanqing.

Emperor Yuan Jia didn't understand the relationship between Yao Hanqing and the Zhou family for a while, so although he looked unhappy, he could restrain himself a little. He pointed to the eunuch who was kneeling on the ground, motioning for the eunuch to answer.

Seeing this, the eunuch hurriedly said, "Return to the Holy Lord, Duke Zhou and Duke Meng. According to General Yao who guards the imperial tomb, around the time of Chou tonight, thunder billowed and struck the imperial tomb, and then the imperial tomb caught fire. Fortunately, it rained heavily last night, so there were not too many casualties, but a son of a good family was affected and unfortunately died."

"Fortunately what is lucky?" Emperor Yuan Jia's expression was not good, if it was really lucky, it shouldn't be that he fell on the imperial tomb.

Zhou Fa and Meng Songyan both changed their faces, and Meng Songyan hurriedly asked, "Is it really thunder?"

"I don't know the details, General Yao said so." The eunuch knew that the situation was wrong, so he dared to answer with his head down.

"My lord, there are many doubts about this matter. If it is really thunder, even if there are casualties, it should be the guard of the imperial mausoleum, and how can it be a good family who is waiting to enter the palace? You must know that the time when the thunder happened was ugly." Meng Songyan pointed Doubtful.

Emperor Yuan Jia nodded quickly and looked at the eunuch.Of course he hoped that there was something hidden about this matter, not the punishment from the ancestors.

Although the eunuch was timid, the message was very clear, "Go back to the Holy Majesty. After the matter was over, General Yao sent someone to interrogate the servant girl who served the good family. Going out for a walk, I somehow came to the vicinity of the imperial mausoleum..."

"Nonsense!" Emperor Yuan Jia laughed angrily before the eunuch finished speaking, and quickly retorted, "However, a little girl, even if she walks around, she can only walk around the courtyard. How can she approach the imperial tomb? What is Yao Hanqing doing! Or, the guards of the Imperial Mausoleum have been so slack. If you can't even guard against a little girl, if a thief gets in in the future, can I still expect him to guard against it?"

"I don't even know..." The eunuch shook his head hastily.

Zhou Fa on the side seemed to want to say something, but Meng Songyan didn't wait for Zhou Fa to speak, and then said: "Please call General Yao into the palace, and then send the third division to the imperial mausoleum to find out the matter. Block the news before this, don't let anyone know about the imperial mausoleum, so as not to leave messages to confuse, disturb people's panic, and make the imperial city restless."

Emperor Yuan Jia nodded, and felt that Meng Songyan was so suitable for him for the first time, "What the Grand Tutor said is really..."

It's just that before Emperor Yuanjia's order could be delivered, the little eunuch before listening to the case said anxiously: "I'm afraid it won't happen, Your Majesty..."

Several people looked at him, and the eunuch had no choice but to bite the bullet and said: "Because it is an urgent report, the palace gate was even opened, and the soldiers who delivered the report shouted and rode their horses into the city all the way. Can't hide it anymore?"

"How can you ride a horse and shout about such a big event? What's more, what's more, even if you ride a horse and shout? I have a curfew in the morning. I rushed to Beijing and opened the palace gate. There should be no talents on the street. How can I not hide it?" Emperor Yuan Jia questioned him quickly, feeling dissatisfied with Yao Hanqing in his heart.

"When the news entered the gate of the city, it was almost five o'clock. Not long after entering the city, the curfew had already passed." The eunuch was afraid of Emperor Yuan Jia, so he could only answer with his head down.

As if thinking of something again, he couldn't help saying in a low voice: "Besides, when the incident happened, there was a robbery in the nearby Ruinian County, and the county magistrate was sending people to detain the robbers. Another prisoner escaped from prison in Changning County, and the magistrate of Changning County I'm also sending people to hunt him down, I'm afraid many people have seen the matter of the imperial tomb."

At this moment, the complexions of everyone present changed, especially Emperor Yuan Jia, whose complexion was the most ugly.

I wanted to have an attack, but due to Zhou Fa and Meng Songyan's long-standing prestige, they did not lift their hand holding Yuxi.

He almost gritted his teeth and said: "I will tell you that Yao Hanqing will enter the palace, and then I will send three divisions to investigate the matter thoroughly. The market is closed today, and the people are not allowed to go out. Patrol the streets, and if anyone disobeys orders, he will be killed immediately."

"Your Majesty!" Meng Songyan's pupils shrank slightly. Emperor Yuan Jia wanted to block the mouths of the common people with iron and blood wrists. Throughout the ages, only tyrants would do such things. Thinking of this, he quickly advised: "Your Majesty, think twice. Close the alley. Hu is the Holy One who considers the safety of the people, which is the kindness of the Holy One, but if there is a bloody case, wouldn't it be against the Holy One's benevolence."

Fortunately, when the news came to Beijing, it was still early, and there were not many people. It was a good strategy to close the alleys and houses in time to prevent the spread of news.But if they see blood, people will panic for no reason. At that time, rumors will rage, and things will only become more and more uncontrollable.

Emperor Yuan Jia glanced at Meng Songyan, pursed his lips, and finally just said angrily to the eunuch: "Don't do what the Taifu said."

In fact, Emperor Yuan Jia's move was very good.If it weren't for Li Shengxi's behind-the-scenes arrangements, perhaps the rumors could really be stopped.

It's just a pity that there are inner guards in every workshop in Wangjing, once the gates of the workshops are closed, the common people can move freely in the workshops even though they can't get out.With the sudden closure of the workshop, the people naturally had some guesses in their hearts. This time is the best time to spread rumors.

It's just that Emperor Yuan Jia didn't know about all of this.

(End of this chapter)