In the Eastern Palace.
"Thank you, Your Highness."
"In the next life, I am willing to become a citizen of the Great Ming Dynasty.”
"I will pray for Your Highness in the underworld.”
"We'll go and reincarnate first. If we force ourselves to stay in the human world, I'm afraid we'll attract the reapers.”
.......
In the Eastern Palace, the souls of the women knelt down and bid farewell to Zhu Biao.
After seeing their enemy's soul disappear, their obsession dissipated. They gathered in the Eastern Palace to express their gratitude to Zhu Biao.
"In this life, the Imperial Court has let you down.”
"In the next life, Great Ming will definitely be a prosperous year for the country and the people. I will be waiting for you in Great Ming!”
Zhu Biao walked out of the eaves and cupped his hands towards the souls.
In the heavy rain.
When he slowly got up again, there was nothing in front of him.
It was like a dream, and when he woke up, it felt like a lifetime had passed.
"I should also rest for a day.”
Zhu Biao heaved a sigh of relief and relaxed.
He hadn't had a good night's sleep these past few days.
However, just as he was about to enter the bedroom, a notification came from outside.
"Your Highness! The Minister of Water, Yan Yan, requests an audience!"
"Water Bureau?"
Zhu Biao stopped in his tracks, stunned.
How did the people from the Water Bureau report to him?
Coincidentally, Li San was on duty today. After he came in, he handed over a jade talisman with both hands and said,
"Your Highness, it was the little Taoist priest who asked Yan Yan to come and find you directly.”
"Let Yan Yan in."
Zhu Biao took the jade talisman and smiled bitterly.
He knew that he would not be able to rest today.
.....
In just the time it took to brew a cup of tea.
Zhu Biao brought Yan Yan to the study of the Hall of Heaven's Tribute.
"Why did you enter the palace?"
Zhu Yuanzhang rubbed his eyebrows and asked in a bad mood.
After dealing with so many corrupt officials, the court was left with a huge mess.
Take this vacant position for example. There were all kinds of officials involved, but without exception, they all held important positions.
After killing so many at once, he didn't know where to find more.
"Imperial Father, I'm afraid that the flood of the Qinhuai River is no small matter.”
"The doctor of the Water Ministry has just returned from the Qinhuai River. He was asked by the little Taoist priest to enter the palace.”
Zhu Biao said solemnly.
On the way here, he had already asked Yan Yan about the cause of the matter.
"Tell me what happened.”
Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang put down the memorial in his hand and looked at the drenched Yan Yan.
The surprise in Yan Yan's eyes grew stronger.
When the Crown Prince heard that it was a message from the little Taoist priest, he immediately brought him to see the Emperor.
Even His Majesty took it seriously when he found out that he had met a young Daoist.
Usually, he did not even have the right to meet the Emperor in private. Even in court meetings, he could only stand at the back of the officials and did not even have the right to speak.
Who exactly was that fortune teller?
Just as Yan Yan was thinking this, he saw a hint of impatience flash across Zhu Yuanzhang's face.
He broke out in a cold sweat and immediately knelt down to report,
"I was ordered to survey the water level. When I passed by the delicacies shop by the Qinhuai River, I saw a young Daoist."
Yan Yan told him everything he had seen and heard.
This included the relocation of the people by the Qinhuai River and the opening of the floodgates.
After hearing that the East Water Pass would burst, Zhu Yuanzhang's expression became dignified.
"Jiang Meng."
"Yes!"
Jiang Meng immediately came in from the door and bowed.
"First, all Embroidered Uniform Guards, take my personal order and rush to Dongshui Pass, Jurong Pass, and Lishui Pass to open the floodgates.”
"Officials along the way, act first and report later.”
"Second, with this seal, go to the Ministry of War to mobilize the city defense army and immediately evacuate the people on both sides of the river.”
"Summon Minister of Works Yan Zhen and Minister of Revenue Fu Youwen for an audience.”
Zhu Yuanzhang made the arrangements in an orderly manner.
The Qinhuai River connected countless ports and watered more than 50% of the farmland in the Yingtian Prefecture. Once it flooded, the consequences would be dire.
Fortunately, Zhang Qing had mentioned it this time.
"You're Yan Zhen's son? Not bad, your father didn't dote on you for nothing.”
Zhu Yuanzhang praised.
Officials usually wouldn't take risks when doing things. They would only do it in the safest way.
He had even crossed several levels to come to the Eastern Palace to find the Crown Prince. If it were any other official, they would not dare to do such a thing.
But sometimes being safe was not necessarily a good thing.
For example, when such a sudden natural disaster was discovered, it was often too late to make up for it. They could only try their best to reduce the impact.
"Thank you for your praise, Your Majesty! I don't dare to take credit."
Yan Yan was flattered.
At this moment, Zhang Qing's voice became even more unfathomable in his heart.
This was because Zhang Qing had said that his father had already paved the way for him in the imperial court. It should be true!
"Imperial Father, your son will personally evacuate the people.”
Zhu Biao was worried that many people would not want to leave.
After all, if he suddenly asked people to move without prior notice, it would probably cause many people to be dissatisfied.
Moreover, the city guards in charge of evacuation might not have realized the seriousness of the matter.
With his prestige as the Crown Prince, everyone would be much more obedient.
"Go ahead."
Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and watched Zhu Biao and Yan Yan leave. He leaned back in his chair and fell into deep thought.
What Zhang Qing said today lingered in his mind for a long time.
What was pressing on his mind now was not the flooding of the Qinhuai River. This was just a microcosm of it.
What made Old Zhu ponder was another question that he had suppressed in his heart for a long time but had never asked anyone.
In other words, any founding emperor would spend his entire life searching for the answer to this question.
The turmoil caused by Biao 'er's early death, the rampant corruption of corrupt officials, and the natural disaster caused by the flooding of the Qinhuai River could all be attributed to this.
That was the fate of the dynasty!
After several rounds of verification, he had already believed that Zhang Qing could indeed predict the fate of a country. It was not surprising that he even knew the so-called Dragon Slaying Technique.
"Since a dynasty has a destiny, then what is the fate of Great Ming?”
"How many generations has Great Ming passed down? How many years has the country lasted?"
"And why did he die in the end?"
"Corrupted officials? Or would it collapse from the inside like the previous dynasty?”
After thinking for a long time, Zhu Yuanzhang's aged eyes were still filled with confusion.
Even though he was the Emperor and his thoughts were extremely meticulous, he was still unable to see through these things clearly.
He could only look for answers from Zhang Qing after settling the matter at Qinhuai River!
.......
In the inner city.
Zhang Qing hugged his horsetail whisk and arrived at the Xue Estate, which was still in the limelight yesterday but was now empty.
He pointed at the air.
The word 'Xue' was erased, and then the word 'Zhang' was carved on it.
"When breaking through, you can't let outsiders disturb you.”
Soon after, a dozen jade talismans glowed with light and lined up in a strange trajectory in the sky, one by one imprinted in front of the mansion's door.
When it came into contact with the wall and the ground, the jade talisman actually sank into it and disappeared.
At this moment, from the perspective of others, the door of the mansion seemed to be distorted. It felt like it was right in front of them, but it also felt like it was far away.
"I saved many lives this time. It should be enough.”
Feeling the power of Heaven's Secrets descending from the void, Zhang Qing stepped onto the steps and his figure instantly disappeared.
He only muttered to himself and was drowned out by the sound of the wind and rain.
"Today, I will enter the Soul Clone Realm."
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