Great Ming, Imperial Palace!
"How is it? Did the Ministry of Revenue send any news?”
A few days had passed.
In the past few days.
The old man started to order the officials from the Ministry of Revenue and Ministry of Personnel to investigate the place called Peach Blossom Village.
But after such a long time.
But there was no news at all.
The old man was getting more and more anxious.
At this moment.
The old man was wearing a bright yellow dragon robe under the service of the palace attendants.
The old man who looked like an ordinary old man was gone.
He turned around.
It was the mighty Martial Emperor Hong!
Right beside him.
It was Prince Zhu Biao.
"Imperial Father, we just received news this morning that Lord Zhan from the Ministry of Personnel Affairs has reported.”
"They said that they have already checked 13 villages called Peach Blossom Village, but there is no specific information.”
"This…"
"Could it be that there was a mistake and Mother left halfway?”
" Or perhaps…Mother hasn't woken up yet…"
Hearing this, the old man's face immediately darkened!
He roared!
"Impossible!"
"Biao Er, we all saw the news. You saw it too.”
"Then we went through so much trouble to unravel those eight paintings and finally saw the news.”
"You're telling us that it's fake?"
The old man waved his hand.
His temper was rarely so bad.
"If you say such disheartening words again, don't blame me for scolding you!”
"Not to mention the entire Peach Blossom Village in South Zhili, even the Hangzhou Prefecture, Wuchang Prefecture, and even the entire Ming Dynasty!”
"We have to look everywhere we can!”
"Even if we have to dig three feet into the ground, we have to find it!”
The old man's eyes were a little red.
These few days.
He couldn't eat or sleep well.
If it was in the past, it would be fine if he did not know about the Empress.
But now, he knew.
Not only did he know, he even knew that the Empress was still alive…alive in the world, perhaps she had woken up somewhere.
How could he sleep?
"Continue searching. The Grand Court Assembly is about to begin. We have to get the answer no matter what!”
"Right!" The old man thought of King Mu again.
"Has King Mu returned?"
"According to the messenger, they'll be here tomorrow!" Zhu Biao hurriedly said.”
"Tomorrow?"
The old man's brows furrowed even more tightly." Didn't Zhan Hui say that those scribbles are some kind of Western script? The Chamberlain of Dependencies should have those foreign envoys, right?”
"None of them know how to do it?"
The Chamberlain of Dependencies was in charge of the foreign guests!
Zhu Biao remained silent.
He looked at the problems that had accumulated over the past few days.
None of them could be resolved.
The old man was getting angrier.
"Forget it! Go to court first!"
According to the laws of the imperial court.
The court assembly.
It would be held on the first and fifteenth of every month.
Other than letting the officials meet the Emperor, they also had to discuss various important matters.
Today was the first day of May.
……
In this Grand Court.
There were many complicated matters, such as the summer harvest, flood control, promotion of officials, and the construction of Huai City.
After the old man went to court, he went straight to the point.
The officials repeatedly reported.
Finally…
As the new Minister of Rites stepped forward, all the officials perked up.
"Your Majesty, according to the messenger, King Mu, who is guarding Yunnan, has arrived at Wuchang Prefecture. According to the schedule, he should be entering the capital tomorrow!”
It was time for serious business!
At this moment.
The officials who heard this.
They perked up and looked at the old man together.
As expected.
When the old master heard the news.
He immediately looked at the ministers.
"King Mu is seriously ill, beyond cure. This is the adopted son whom we and the Empress had known together in the early years!”
"As you all know, King Mu has been following us since he was eight years old. At the age of twelve, he could go to the battlefield to kill enemies for us. At the age of sixteen, he could follow those old generals and go out to crusade! Conquer Tubo and recover Yunnan!"
"He even told me personally in front of me that he would guard Yunnan for our Zhu family for the rest of our lives!”
At this point.
The old man's tone was a little sad.
"But now, because of the news that the Crown Prince was critically ill, King Mu is seriously ill.”
"Hearing that the kings had returned, he said that he would come to see the Crown Prince no matter what!”
"Although this child is not our biological child, as the first child that the Empress and I acknowledged back then!”
The old man's tone was heavy as he leaned forward slightly.
"That's true."
"I didn't feel good when I heard that he was seriously ill!”
The officials lowered their heads and consoled him respectfully.
"King Mu is a lucky person, so he will definitely be fine.”
"My condolences, Your Majesty!"
"That's right, Your Majesty, please accept my condolences!”
The officials lowered their heads and only said words of condolences.
However, he didn't say anything.
The old master could no longer sit still.
He went straight to the point and was furious.
"What mourning?"
The old man slammed the table and stood up from his seat.
"Do you really think that I'm here to complain and seek comfort?”
The old man's eyes widened as he leaned forward and looked at all the officials!
"We're here to ask you something."
"Tell me about it. Before the news came, we already got a clue about the precious medicine.”
"A few days!"
"I gave you the clue five days ago!”
"You investigated for five days!"
"It's been five whole days. Did that ghost talisman come out?”
At this moment.
Previously, because of the reports from the various officials, the court had been somewhat peaceful.
It suddenly exploded.
Almost everyone quickly lowered their heads, afraid that they would make the old master unhappy.
"Zhan Hui, why are you hiding?"
The old man pointed at him." I still remember what you said back then. You said it to me yourself. That was the western language!”
"We gave you time to ask.”
"What did you find out?"
Zhan Hui walked out with a bitter smile and was about to answer.
However, the old master had received the information before and did not wait for him to argue.
One question after another, they all went straight to the point!
He looked in another direction.
"Ministers of the Chamberlain of Dependencies, come out as well!”
"And the Ministry of Rites, haven't you always said that you want to be friendly with foreign envoys?”
"We've indeed been on friendly terms over the past few years. Other than those who don't have eyes and insist on being enemies, we've given them all our face.”
"Now…"
"I've already given you those symbols. You should have an answer by now.”
The officials who were called out lowered their heads.
Cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
An official from the Chamberlain of Dependencies hurriedly replied,"Your Majesty, I did ask about it, but they said that these things are meaningless. Although they look similar, they are just random combinations…"
"Meaningless?"
"Are you sure it's meaningless?" Grandpa Sheng asked angrily.”
The official was instantly silenced by this question.
……
At this moment.
The atmosphere in the court was getting more and more off.
They started whispering.
Everyone could tell that this was a question that the Emperor had long prepared.
Among them was a thin old man standing far away from the door.
He was nervously wiping the wooden board in his hand.
He was the head of the Ministry of Works. He wasn't big or small, but he was a sixth-grade!
He was originally sent to the border county of South Zhili to do some work to stabilize the river bank.
But it was soon summer, and it was rainy.
In order to avoid any unexpected situations, they had no choice but to go to the capital to request funds from the Ministry of Revenue.
However!
These days, the Ministry of Revenue was in charge of the financial restructuring, the establishment of the Grain Collection Division, and the verification of the data reports of the land in various places.
There were too many things.
As the manager of the Ministry of Works, he could still receive courtesy in the past, but now, he could not even get a word in.
Helpless, he could only use this opportunity to report to the court.
However, he didn't expect it.
When it was almost time to talk about flood control, he was also prepared to walk out with trepidation.
At the same time, he also received a letter from his master asking if he could give the things his grandson brought back that night to the important officials of the imperial court for them to study.
This made things difficult for him.
It was already his courage to say such a thing.
How could he dare to say it now?
The highest official position in his life was the manager.
According to his age, he should have reached the finish line.
He didn't ask for much at the moment.
It was nothing more than doing his job well.
At this moment.
Seeing that the Emperor's temper was getting worse, he could not help but retreat.
He asked the official beside him in a low voice.
"What exactly is the scribbled talisman that the emperor mentioned?”
"You still don't know?" Beside him, an official looked puzzled." This matter has been a headache for all the officials in the court recently!”
" I heard that it's a clue to a pill that can bring people back to life…"
"The Crown Prince only recovered after eating it!”
"Isn't the Emperor angry because of King Mu?”
"Ah?" Yu Xiu Ming's expression dimmed. "Resurrection pill? King Mu?"
"What if you can't find it?" he probed.
The official beside him shivered." You didn't find him? If you can't find it, then it's over!"
"I'll pray for my own good today."
"The Emperor's temper is definitely not good.”
Hearing this, a deep furrow appeared on Yu Xiu Ming's old face.
It seemed that there was no hope today.
At the thought of this, he could not help but feel despair…
……
"Go!"
"Go now!"
"Bring those symbols in!”
"Right now, it's all in the face of Zhan Hui, the Ministry of Rites, and the officials of the Chamberlain of Dependencies. Whatever they said back then, even if they're making it up now, we'll make them make it up!”
Above, the old man was still venting his anger.
Zhan Hui and the others smiled bitterly.
The eunuch standing at the side had already run down and carried the symbols in through a screen.
The symbol was very large and was written on the huge screen.
No matter how far away they were, they could see it at a glance.
"Also, if you can tell us their secrets, or even give us the clues to unravel them, I'll be fine.”
"I will also reward you handsomely. You are King Mu's saviors!”
However…
As the old man said this, the ministers lowered their heads even more.
It sounded nice.
He was a benefactor.
However, if it was useless, then they would be enemies!
"No one?"
The old man's disappointed words sounded, and the heads of the ministers lowered one by one.
Yu Xiu Ming also hurriedly lowered his head.
He was just a small official, he didn't dare to attract the Emperor's attention!
However!
"Raise your heads!" The old man shouted angrily.
In the next moment.
Yu Xiu Ming was shocked. He quickly raised his head, and his wrinkled face subconsciously looked forward.
And then…
He was stunned!
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