When Song Mu heard the sound, he immediately raised his head and looked around. The next moment he realized that the sound came from the imperial city in the distance.
The mighty bells conveyed a sense of urgency. Song Mu and Gu Qingqing looked at each other and felt that something was very wrong.
At this moment, two figures of literati suddenly passed by in the sky. Among the crowd, there were also Jinshi literati who stood up quickly, which made the people around them exclaim in surprise.
"Qingqing, take Huai Tong and the others back immediately."
"Huai Tong, take good care of your younger brothers and sisters."
Song Mu confessed immediately, and when Song Huaitong responded, Song Mu had already risen into the sky and was heading towards the imperial city.
The bell was still ringing, which shook people's hearts.
"Master Yao, what happened in the Imperial City?"
"I don't know, the bell rang suddenly. I'm afraid something big is going on."
Song Mu and an acquaintance met in the air, and they all landed on the square in front of the imperial city.
At this moment, many people had left the Imperial City Square. They were all Jinshi officials from Chang'an. Hanlin officials were also arriving one after another, but they heard a voice coming from among them.
"Which guy rang the bell?!"
As he finished speaking, he saw a burly figure walking out, it was Xiang Tan. Xiang Tan quickly stepped forward and hurriedly entered the imperial city.
Song Mu and other officials were also surprised. Someone wanted to step forward, but was stopped by the imperial city guard.
And soon, the bell on the top of the city finally stopped, and silence immediately came over, but people suddenly heard the sound of their own heartbeat.
The ringing of the imperial city bells represents something quite tense. At this moment, people are gradually talking in the square.
"What exactly is going on?"
"It's hard to say how many years this imperial city bronze bell hasn't rung."
"Speaking of which, the last time there was a noise was the birth of His Highness, and the last time it was the late emperor..."
One person said this, and suddenly paused, and then several officials suddenly looked at each other, and they all saw each other's shrinking pupils.
The speaker was unintentional, but the listener was intentional. Some thoughts flashed through the minds of the people around him. Song Mu also lowered his eyes slightly at the moment.
The ringing of bronze bells in the imperial city must represent important figures in the imperial city, either the arrival of a new life or the death of a royal noble.
Now that the Queen Mother is in good health and the Crown Princess is not pregnant again, it is Li Ao.
Li Ao's deterioration may really be related to...
Song Mu and others all lowered their eyes at this moment, standing on the square waiting, not daring to speak.
Soon, Chang'an Guards received the order to cancel the Lantern Festival and impose a city-wide curfew.
Troops of soldiers marched forward on the street. There were countless lanterns on the broad street, but no one was watching them. Silence and urgency struck at the same time, and everyone felt even more uncomfortable.
And when everyone was suspicious, the gate of the imperial city finally slowly opened, and someone came out this time.
Everyone looked around and saw that it was Li Dong, and they all moved forward at this moment.
Li Dong was quite neatly dressed, and no one saw any panic on Li Dong's face. At this moment, he relaxed a little and saw Li Dong hand over to everyone.
"My dear ministers, today when my father was approving the memorial, I was very angry and angry. The eunuch made a random announcement, which actually caused the bell to ring."
"Now that my father is fine, please leave now. We will discuss today's matters when we go to court tomorrow."
Hearing this, someone in the audience let out a long sigh, and the old minister quickly stepped forward to inquire about His Majesty's situation in detail.
Li Dong explained calmly at the moment, which made everyone feel more at ease.
But when he said this, Song Mu, who was standing on one side, saw something unnatural about Li Dong.
Li Dong's back was stiff, not to maintain royal etiquette, but to cover up the panic in his heart.
Song Mu could feel this change, but did not make any move.
Li Dong will not spread false news at this moment, but it seems that there may be some different changes starting tonight.
The officials received a piece of relieved news and then slowly dispersed. Li Dong was also present. It was not until everyone had left that he had some eye contact with Song Mu.
With the sudden flash of eyes, Song Mu looked directly at the other person without showing any emotion.
At dawn on the second day, it was the fastest gathering of civil and military officials. Many people looked thoughtful, thinking that they had not slept well last night.
When the gate of the imperial city opened, hundreds of officials filed in and stood still in the square. Although they lowered their heads, they still glanced at the palace gate on the side from time to time.
Soon, a group of people came to the main hall square, and a group of Han generals walked forward slowly, holding on to the chariot.
Everyone saw the figure on the chariot, it was Li Ao.
Li Ao's beard and hair are all white now, and he looks a little depressed at the moment. However, his eyes are scanning the surroundings. Many officials immediately handed over their hands and even shouted with a trembling voice.
Li Ao didn't say anything. This time the chariot landed in front of the palace. Li Ao let go of the eunuch next to him and walked forward alone. Then he turned around and spoke in a slightly hoarse voice.
"My dear friends, I've been waiting for you for a long time."
Everyone saluted, and Li Ao had already walked in. Song Mu was standing in front of the hall, but he could feel the fluctuation of Li Ao's aura.
It's just fairly stable, maybe it's really just a false alarm.
Li Ao is only in his sixtieth year now, and he has great power. He was still in his prime, but his current situation is really confusing.
Li Ao sat down in the main hall and looked at the numerous officials inside and outside the hall. This time he explained yesterday's situation to them.
Yesterday, Southern Xinjiang came to report that the barbarians and demons had caused turmoil, which could not be suppressed for a while. The barbarians even made unreasonable demands, and wanted to transfer millions of people and territory in Southern Xinjiang to each other.
In recent years, the strategy of slowing down the war has been to be patient at all times, but a scene like this caused Li Ao to become so angry that he almost fainted.
Fortunately, with the help of the imperial doctor and other ministers, he finally recovered.
When everyone heard about the war in southern Xinjiang, they all thought for a moment.
Song Mu's eyes also immediately fell on Prime Minister Feng who was sitting in the hall.
This strategy to slow down the war came from Prime Minister Feng. From this point of view, it was a wrong move.
But Li Ao didn't say anything to Feng Xiang on this matter, but what happened next was intriguing.
"I am very sad about this now and must fight it. Therefore, starting today, the Right Prime Minister will be in charge of the war in southern Xinjiang. If there is any difference, please tell me."
As soon as these words came out, many ministers were stunned, but their eyes swept over the left and right prime ministers.
Immediately, Li Ao said something to everyone again.
"There was indeed something wrong with yesterday's incident. Now I have figured it out and should delegate power, so today...ahem..."
"The prince is in charge of Chang'an, and he also solves problems for me."
After hearing this, Prime Minister Tan and the Crown Prince came out to salute one after another, looking quite frightened.
But regarding this situation, Baiguan already had a certain decision in mind.
Now it seems that His Majesty no longer trusts Prime Minister Feng. He did not mention Prime Minister Feng in two sentences, but he targeted Prime Minister Feng in everything.
Song Mu raised his head and looked at Prime Minister Feng in the main hall. At this moment, he was sitting upright, his face was calm, but his eyes were slightly lowered.