Jiaohua

Chapter 1302 The Emperor's Plan
All the way from Zhujiagou Village to Mingtai County, the trees along the road were destroyed by the heavy rain, the fields were destroyed, and the houses collapsed one after another.

On the side of the road, I saw many coffins placed under the shed, and the family members wrapped their heads in hemp scarves, kneeling on the side with dull expressions.

Xia Zhaoyi knew that this was a custom in Xizhou. People in Xizhou believed that those who died due to natural disasters had to leave their bodies outside to attract their souls back. Otherwise, they would become lonely ghosts.

She didn't go to Xucheng immediately, but took the least populated road to Nanchangzhuang.

When they arrived in Xucheng earlier this year, the first people who were willing to entertain them were the village women from Nanchang Village.

But now in the past, the village has lost half of its population, and the house of the hospitable Mrs. Huang has been emptied.

In the entire Nanchangzhuang, apart from the old people who couldn't walk, there were also a lot of unfamiliar faces.

These unfamiliar faces did not look good to everyone who entered Nanchangzhuang, but after seeing Xia Zhaoyi parked in front of Aunt Huang's house, many people's eyes brightened and their faces became happy, but no one came to speak .

Until one person heard the news and hurried over, he came to Xia Zhaoyi's side and said in a low voice: "Second Miss."

Xia Zhaoyi turned around and smiled, "Chen Dingshan."

"Ah!" Chen Dingshan said, "Second Miss, you can even recognize me."

Xia Zhaoyi didn't say anything, but Zhan Ning and Shi Guoxin next to him didn't recognize him.

Chen Dingshan wears a crown on his head, has a mustache, eyebrows have been trimmed, and his skin is not as dark as before. He has gained weight and is even whiter.

"Little life is going well!" Zhan Ning said.

Chen Dingshan glared at him, then looked at Xia Zhaoyi: "Second Miss, Nanchang Village is now all our people, and the first batch of villagers left before the foot-restriction order, and some of them who were too late to leave, I quietly Arrange for people to send them away. There are still some old people left, and they really can’t leave.”

Xia Zhaoyi said: "Did there be a very violent wind and rain a few days ago?"

"It's not as fierce as half a month ago, but this time more people died. Along Liujia Village to Caoqugou, the houses were all flooded, and many people died, all of whom were crushed to death by the collapse of houses in the middle of the night. Yes. It should have been the heavy rain that broke the house half a month ago, and if it happens again now, the house will not be able to hold on."

"Can the government come forward?"

Chen Dingshan sighed angrily: "Just don't raise taxes, the more you don't care about people's grievances!"

Xia Zhaoyi frowned, turned and walked north, looking at the surrounding houses as he walked.

If other people entered this village, apart from feeling that there are few people in this village, they would definitely not feel that there are other strange things about this village.

This one is drying clothes, that one is drying dried fish, and a few households are full of tea leaves.

There are many people drinking and playing chess in the open space of the village road, accompanied by a plate of peanuts.

There is still cooking smoke curling up, and the fragrance of rice is wafting in. I don't know which one is lighting a fire for cooking.

Shi Guoxin suddenly said, "I didn't see any women or children."

Chen Dingshan replied: "We are all men, women and children are not easy to find."

Zhan Ning was curious: "Where is the original village head here?"

Chen Dingshan showed a dignified expression: "Now he is my follower, so he will obey."

"We still have to be careful," Shi Guoxin said, "don't be a kind-hearted person."

"Don't worry, I'll keep it back."

"Where's Li Ju?" Xia Zhaoyi asked suddenly, "How is he in the palace now?"

Chen Dingshan's eyes brightened: "The man in the palace came back and reported that he is getting worse and worse, and has begun to forget things! Second Miss, he is finally going to get over it!"

"Great!" Zhan Ning was also happy, "I just hope he dies!"

Turning around, I saw the girl in front of me walking slowly, with no joy on her face.

"Second Miss?" Zhan Ning said.

"It's not good," Xia Zhaoyi stopped and said in a deep voice, "it's not good at all."

After two consecutive rainstorms, which only stopped for a few days, it finally cleared up again today.

All the streets and alleys in Hejing City suffered disasters, no matter men, women or children, they all came out to clean up.

The urchins didn't know that this was a disaster, so they fetched water from one basin to another, thinking it was fun, laughing and laughing.

In terms of government, no matter whether they are pleasing to the eyes of the Ministry of Industry or not, they are all speaking for the Ministry of Industry at this time, trying to allow the Ministry of Industry to dispatch manpower as freely as possible.

The emperor on the dragon chair didn't seem to hear it.

No, he seemed to be listening again.

His eyes are always deep and shrewd. He used to think he was plotting, but now he just feels scared.

Now, no matter who these eyes are staring at, all the officials feel that the emperor is arranging the death method for that person in his mind.

A companion is like a tiger, a tiger with increasingly elusive temperament.

A few more people stood up to persuade him, but Li Ju suddenly felt tired and waved his hand.

"Your Majesty!" Zhuge Shan's voice was almost pleading, "This natural disaster has to be saved!"

Li Ju looked at him, and finally said: "Recently, I always feel that there is one thing I forgot to do."

Zhuge Shan paused and looked at him with wide eyes.

Everyone in the hall did not dare to make a sound, and the hall seemed suddenly quiet.

Almost at the same time, everyone guessed what the emperor was talking about.

Last month, on April [-]th, Emperor Xuanyan suddenly ordered that Empress Nangong would be poisoned on May [-]th, Crown Prince Li He would be abolished, and Third Prince Li Hao would be made Crown Prince.

It is exactly one month now, May [-]th.

As the date got closer, the ruling and opposition parties suddenly maintained a high degree of tacit understanding on this matter, and no one reminded them.

Even the Ministry of Etiquette didn't dare, when Tianwei would be furious, anyway, he could push back and forth with everyone in Zhongshu's introspection, and get rid of the blame for a while.

No matter how impatient Li Hao was, he couldn't wait to become the crown prince, so he didn't dare to touch this topic.

It's not that I didn't think of buying the father-in-law in the palace to mention it, but now there is any servant who dares to take this job, even dare not secretly put a piece of paper in front of the desk.

Now in this palace city, everyone is in danger, and everyone is guarding against others. Everyone seems to be stared at by countless pairs of eyes. They can't breathe, and they don't let others breathe.

"Where are my lovers?" Li said, "Think for me?"

All the officials held the wat board and lowered their heads one by one, looking at the nose with their eyes and mouth with their noses.

Zhuge Shan, who just stood up to speak, was completely dumbfounded, as if struck by lightning.

Why, why is it him again!
He doesn't move, he doesn't move.

He also lowered his head, but he felt that two bright eyes were falling on him, threatening to burn a few holes in him.

"Zhuge Aiqing," Li Ju said slowly, "do you remember what I want to do, what is it?"

Zhuge Shan's scalp was numb.

He suddenly felt that the emperor was not as delirious as they thought, at least, he was not now.

He was definitely waiting for Zhuge Shan to speak up before interrupting him and mentioning this matter!
If he doesn't say it, the crime of deceiving the king will come down in the future, and he will be finished.

If he said that he was responsible for the death of Empress Nangong, he would even be scolded worse than Emperor Xuanyan in the official historian's pen!
From now on, he, Zhuge Shan, would not want to pick off the hats that were put on one by one, such as traitors and treacherous courtiers.

Not to mention the historian, even in this life, he will not end well!

The emperor's move is to involve Zhuge Yishi in the battle for the crown prince, and then bear the life of Empress Nangong!

Heh, are you really going to do this terribly, Li Ju!

(End of this chapter)