There was silence in the imperial study room, with only a few people in front of the dragon's eucalyptus.
Du Ziming, the commander of the Jinlin Guards, stood there half-bent and forlornly, with a slight coldness behind his back.
Ba.
Emperor Changxing put down the zhezi in his hand and looked at him with an unhappy expression.
"These are the results of your Jinlin Guards over the past few months?"
Du Ziming complained secretly.
In recent years, there have been few major events in Xingji City and Yunchui as a whole.
It was clear that the crown prince was about to be appointed, but the princes never assassinated each other or played tricks on each other, and they were as peaceful as a family.
As the emperor's eyes and ears, Jin Linwei had nothing to do but continue to trace the source of the newspaper.
Du Ziming admitted that he had been working diligently and never let go of any clues, but he still could not find the exact source of the newspaper.
Now that it was the end of the month, he had no choice but to present a so-called royal secret.
"Your Majesty, please calm down. When I was tracing the source of the newspaper, I accidentally discovered that people from all over the country were very interested in the news, and all of them spoke clearly and clearly. Almost everyone felt that your Majesty really has a prince living among the people."
"Therefore, I feel it is very necessary to inform His Majesty."
Emperor Changxing took a deep look at the ministers below.
Since the birth of this Yunchui fortnightly newspaper, the headlines often made him panic and make him hate it until his teeth started to itch.
However, the Forbidden Palace was boring, so Emperor Changxing also liked to read the stories above when he had some free time from his busy schedule.
Sometimes, he even wanted Jin Linwei to stop tracing the source of the newspaper.
Otherwise, once he is found out, he will no longer be able to watch such interesting things in the future.
As for the "royal secret" in front of him, Emperor Changxing had naturally seen it.
Like Ren Ning, he casually glanced at it as a ridiculous story and then threw it away.
If Du Ziming hadn't brought this story to his eyes again, Emperor Changxing would probably have forgotten everything.
"Your Majesty," Du Ziming said bravely, "Although this story is ridiculous, Master Hongguang is mentioned in the article."
"This old monk has profound Buddhist teachings and excellent medical skills, and has a huge influence on the entire Yunchui. The article said that he calculated with his fingers in the palace that His Majesty had a prince living outside, so the people believed it to be true."
"Everyone is saying...talking..."
He hesitated and did not dare to speak further.
"What's going on outside?"
Emperor Changxing sat up straight and finally became more interested.
Du Ziming swallowed his saliva, "Everyone is saying that your Majesty's princes and princes are all incompetent, and they may not be able to hold big positions in the future. Maybe this prince..."
boom.
Emperor Changxing was startled. He raised his hand and slapped Long Gu hard, "Absurd!"
thump.
"Your Majesty, forgive me!" Du Ziming was so frightened that he quickly knelt on the ground.
Emperor Changxing looked at him grimly without making a sound, but his heart felt cold.
Thinking about his sons, for a moment, he actually felt that what the people outside said made sense.
After shaking his head, Emperor Changxing lowered his head and carefully read the "Secrets of the Royal Family".
His voice became colder.
"Du Ziming!"
"Wei Chen is here."
"Check carefully who wrote this so-called secret, how the rumors were started, and what the intentions of these people are!"
"I obey the order!" Du Ziming quickly accepted the order.
Emperor Changxing nodded and looked deeply in the direction of the palace gate.
Yunchui has been a country for more than 600 years, and the Chen family has a large number of people, which can be said to be spread all over the country.
There will always be some whimsical toads among so many people.
Spreading rumors to confuse people?
Even if some of his sons are useless, they are still his sons.
The supreme imperial power is not something that side branches can think about.
"Your Majesty," Du Ziming boldly reminded, "Master Hongguang has been a guest in the palace these days. Otherwise..."
Emperor Changxing looked at the publication time of the newspaper and turned to look at the old eunuch beside him.
"Changlu, what has Master been doing recently?"
"Your Majesty, since I came to the palace as a guest, in addition to daily Buddhist classes, the master and his young apprentice have been thinking about it with the imperial doctors..."
Ahem.
Changlu coughed twice.
"Thinking about... pharmacology. I almost never leave their yard."
Emperor Changxing's eyes darkened.
Everyone cherishes their lives, let alone the majestic emperor?
Therefore, the courtyard where Master Hongguang lives is guarded by dedicated personnel, and outsiders are not allowed to trespass or even approach.
Since Master Hongguang doesn't go out, anything in the newspaper is nonsense.
"By the way," Changlu slapped his forehead, "some time ago, the master went to Yinghua Hall to hold a blessing ceremony for His Highness King Qi."
Emperor Changxing nodded.
He remembered this.
Concubine Mei Guifei and Minister Luo Ken of the Ministry of Industry had been pleading to find the missing Chen Xiuzhu as soon as possible. Emperor Changxing was very annoyed, so he arranged this Dharma meeting according to their wishes.
"Go and check what the master said at the Dharma meeting."
"Yes!" Changlu walked out.
Not long after, he returned to the Imperial Study Room, holding a thick copy of scriptures in his hand.
"Your Majesty, what the master said at the Dharma gathering is all here. I checked it over and found that there are no exceptions in the prayer scriptures. However, there is a scripture here that seems to have been created by himself."
"A scripture created by the master himself?" Emperor Changxing stretched out his hand with interest.
Master Hongguang is one of the few eminent monks in the world who has attained enlightenment, and his Buddhist teachings are excellent. In the early years, he once wrote a Buddhist text, which attracted countless eminent monks to visit Longshou Temple.
At that time, it caused a sensation throughout Yunchui.
Emperor Changxing had naturally heard of it.
He flipped through it casually.
Above are densely packed verses that are difficult to understand.
Emperor Changxing only read two lines when his head started to hurt.
"It's all here, not a single word left?"
"Your Majesty," Changlu smiled habitually.
"The old slave asked Xiao Mingzi who was present at the time. The master and his disciples held a Dharma meeting directly after arriving at the Yinghua Hall. Apart from these scriptures, they did not say anything else."
He described the situation in detail again, and pointed out in particular that Concubine Qing had asked the maids to copy these scriptures.
"Concubine Qing..."
When he mentioned this name, he thought of Zhenguo Palace, and Emperor Changxing immediately understood.
He was silent for a while and then asked: "Where are the scriptures copied by Concubine Mei and Princess Qi? Have they been compared?"
Especially Princess Qi.
Her husband Chen Xiuzhu has not been heard from yet, and he lives in the palace outside the palace. Who knows if he will be picked on by some hot-headed people and cause trouble.
cough.
Changlu coughed.
"Your Majesty, except for Concubine Qing who brought pen and paper to the Dharma gathering, none of the other concubines or princesses brought them. The scriptures in their hands were all copied back to Qingyun Palace after the Dharma gathering was over."
Emperor Changxing was speechless. After a while, he stood up and said, "Move to Qingyun Palace."
Qingyun Palace, main hall.
It's rare for Concubine Qing not to practice martial arts.
Seeing the sudden appearance of Emperor Changxing, she just bowed casually and then slumped back to the imperial concubine's chair.
"Your Majesty, I heard from the newspaper that the Japanese pirate army has reached the coast of Huayang County. The only one who can resist them is Mo Canghai. And he is just a county captain. He is weak and his hair is so anxious that his hair turns white."
"At this time, Your Majesty did not discuss with the six ministers how to deploy troops for support, but he came to my Qingyun Palace. Is there something wrong?"
newspaper,
Newspaper again.
Emperor Changxing was very unhappy.
"Japanese pirates are just little thieves. They can still wander around in the water, but they are not a big deal on land."
snort!
"If their homeland hadn't been far away from me, Yunchui, I would have sent an army to level that broken island."
"My beloved, please don't worry."
oh.
Concubine Qing was noncommittal, "It's best this way."