Qingling Punishing Heart

Chapter 288
In the morning, the morning bell rang for the third time.

The palace gate opened slowly, and pairs of official boots stepped into the emperor's court one after another.

Ji Gongzhen and Jiang Ling sat side by side on the high hall, with a calm expression on their faces, giving the impression that this was an unusual early court.

The civil and military officials looked at each other, and it was the first time that the queen went to court with the emperor.Many ministers couldn't help guessing secretly, could it be that the queen coveted the throne of the emperor and wanted to replace him?
Jiang Ling glanced outside the door from time to time, as if waiting for something.

Jiang Ling's expression didn't change until he saw Taoist Huangmei walking into the hall drunkenly.
The yellow-browed Taoist was holding a pot of wine in his hand, with blue veins protruding from his forehead, and his blood-veined cheeks were red and purple like grape leaves, and were constantly changing colors.

Seeing that the Taoist with the yellow eyebrows was drunk, all the officials pointed at each other and couldn't help discussing why the queen had found such an alcoholic, but Xibo Jifu remained expressionless.

Jiang Ling asked: "Master Daoist, are you satisfied with the imperial wine in the palace?"

"Satisfied, thank you for your hospitality." Taoist Huang Mei raised his glass to invite the queen, "Poverty, let's do it first!"

After all, he picked up the jug and drank it down, drinking half of the jug in the blink of an eye.

Jiang Ling asked again: "Master Taoist, have you ever investigated the source of frequent natural disasters?"

Huang Meidao said humanely: "Pin Dao has sneaked into the earth's veins for several times, and found that Yin and Yang are out of balance between heaven and earth. Yang Qi lies in the ground and cannot come out. Yin Qi forces Yang Qi to rise, and it will cause earthquakes. Now the three rivers of Jing, Wei, and Luo are exhausted. , because Yang Qi loses its proper position and is suppressed by Yin Qi. Yang Qi is out of order and under Yin Qi, the source of the river is bound to be blocked. Once the source is blocked, the land has no water source, and the people lack property for daily use. How can the country not Death?"

As soon as the words blurted out, all the officials were dumbfounded!
Father Guo Shi stepped out of the line and said: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty Queen, don't listen to this monster's rumors to confuse people! The monster stars outside the palace have been recovered, and the Zhou family is safe and secure!"

Huang Meidao said humanely: "Once the Yishui and Luoshuis were dried up, the Xia Dynasty perished; the Yellow River dried up, and the Shang Dynasty perished; now the virtues of the Zhou Dynasty are also like those of the last dynasties of Xia and Shang. The source of the river is blocked again, and if the source is blocked, the Sichuan will be dried up. Mountains collapse when they are exhausted. The establishment of a country must rely on mountains and rivers. Mountains collapse and rivers dry up, which is undoubtedly a symbol of national subjugation.”

Ji Gongzhen slightly closed his eyes, and asked in astonishment, "When will the Zhou family die?"

Huang Mei said humanely: "The period of demise will not exceed ten years, because ten is a cycle of days. Since ancient times, all dynasties abandoned by heaven will not exceed this period."

Father Guo Shi pointed to the nose of the Taoist with yellow eyebrows, and shouted: "Monster way! Don't talk nonsense! King Wu of the Great Zhou Dynasty has great achievements, and his blessings are enough to protect the descendants of the Zhou family for generations to come. exhaust!"

Jiang Ling looked directly at Taoist Huangmei, waved his hand at Father Guoshi and said, "Let's just listen to him finish."

Taoist Huang Mei finished drinking a pot of wine and continued: "Have you heard of 'Heaven's responsibility'?"

Ji Gongyan suppressed his emotions and shook his head, "I would like to hear the details."

Huang Meidao said humanely: "The one who inherits is the former, and the one who loses is the last. If the predecessors do good, today's people will be blessed; if today's people do evil, the younger generations will suffer."

Ji Gongyan clenched his fist slightly, "What do you want to say?"

Taoist Huangmei said drunkenly: "Simply put, a person's fate is to bear the consequences for the ancestors. If the parents do evil, the children and grandchildren will suffer; on the contrary, if the parents do good, the children and grandchildren will be blessed, just like the grandparents accumulate wealth, and the younger generations enjoy it." ;The debt owed by the ancestors is the same as that of the younger generation. As the saying goes: a family that accumulates goodness will have lingering celebrations;

As soon as he blurted out, Father Guo Shi said: "The way of the monster! You are clearly saying that the previous king had no way, which caused continuous natural disasters! It's a bunch of nonsense!"

The Taoist with yellow eyebrows chuckled, and said: "The poor Taoist may be drunk, but the 'burden' left by the ancestors must be borne by the descendants. This is an eternal fact."

Looking at Taoist Huangmei, Ji Gongyan asked: "You want to tell the widow to 'repay the debt of the father', but how can the debt of the father's generation be repaid? How can the widow change the status quo?"

"Change? Difficult." The yellow-browed Taoist shook his head with a worried look on his face, "Maybe your majesty will not taste the slightest bit of sweetness after doing all the good things in this life."

Ji Gongzhen fell into deep contemplation, and said: "Everyone in the world suffers, and all living beings suffer. All the sufferings in life are unspeakable. Facing the disasters that have happened and may happen in the future, as the descendants of the Zhou family, How can you be indifferent?"

Jiang Ling showed approval, and at the same time was quite surprised by his performance today.

Guo Shi's father changed the subject, cupped his hands and praised: "Your Majesty is wise!"

Ji Gongxuan said: "I want to do something for the common people, even a little. Do you have anything to do recently?"

Xibo Jifu took a step forward and said, "Your Majesty, there are frequent floods around the Huai River, and the local people have rumored that the monster 'Wu Zhiqi' is causing the trouble."

Ji Gongzhen asked: "Wu Zhiqi? What kind of monster is that?"

Taoist Huangmei explained: "Wu Zhiqi is known as the great sage of the water ape. He looks like an ape, with a flat nose, protruding forehead, white head and green body, and golden eyes. His head and neck can be extended by a hundred feet. He often makes waves in the Huai River and endangers the people. Xia When King Yu ruled the Huai River, he called all kinds of immortals to capture Wu Zhiqi. Although Wu Zhiqi was captured, no one could kill him. King Yu of Xia locked his neck with black iron chains, and put the golden bell of subduing demons on his neck. On his nose, he was suppressed at the foot of Guishan Mountain in Huaiyin, and since then the Huai River has been able to flow into the East Sea calmly. As for how Wu Zhiqi broke the seal now, it is still unknown."

Ji Gongxuan ordered: "General Yang Ni, go and invite the Western congregation, and teach the masters to capture the Great Sage Water Ape together."

"Obey!" Yang Ni stepped forward, clasping his fists in order.

Quietly, the sky gradually darkened.

All the officials retreated one after another, and Jiang Ling hurriedly left after saying goodbye, leaving Ji Gongxuan alone in the palace.

Watching Jiang Ling disappear into the setting sun with Yinghong's back, Ji Gongzhen stood there for a long time, with mixed feelings in his heart.Thinking back to Taoist Huangmei's words in his mind, no matter what, he didn't want the Zhou family to be ruined by himself.

In a short while, a piece of darkness quietly descended, quickly driving away the brilliance of the morning glow.The color of the clouds is getting darker and darker, as if they were freed, they suddenly floated up and conquered the entire sky.

The wind was galloping, and for a moment black clouds covered the top of the head.

The strong wind rustled the crabapple trees.Accompanied by a deafening thunder, torrential rain poured down from the sky.

Ji Gongzhen couldn't help but lamented that the situation was unpredictable, and just about to leave the palace, she heard a girl's voice above her head:

"You don't look like a fool."

Ji Gongyan looked up and found a fox lying comfortably on the beam of the palace.

The fox is covered with golden fur, with a fluffy tail covering its head, like a small golden umbrella.Jinsihu blinked her big eyes at Ji Gongyan and licked her paws gracefully, as if she had been observing every move of civil and military officials just now.

Ji Gongzhen remained calm, his eyes gradually dimmed, and he did not speak for a long time.

Jinsihu asked: "Why do you entrust important affairs of state to that woman? Do you think you are far inferior to her?"

"She will do everything for me. This is the meaning of her staying by my side. As for the other things, it doesn't matter. I don't like being the emperor. I just want to do everything as she pleases."

Jinsihu transformed into Baosi's appearance, and said blankly, "Since you care so much about her, why did you choose me to enter the palace?"

Ji Gongyan said: "Your existence can arouse women's envy and jealousy, as well as anger, including her."

Bao Si wondered, "Since you want to make her happy, why do you want to make her angry?"

Ji Gongyan replied: "Anger and jealousy can prove that she has me in her heart. So far, I have never won her heart, only her people."

"The one who got her?" Bao Si laughed secretly, but felt a little sympathetic to this strange emperor, he must not know that he is a pure yin body, and even the only son he thinks is not his own flesh and blood.How would he react if he knew this?Thinking of his expression at the moment when he learned the truth, Bao Si found it really interesting.

(End of this chapter)