flstandardbreds Chapter 139 No more pretending, I’m showing off my cards
Chapter 139 No more pretending, I’m showing off my cards
The next day when they went to court, Gu Xi and Chu Zhao both had a headache.
Neither of them expected that the red wine would have such a strong aftereffect.
Gu Xi, who was standing among the ministers and slacking off, was suddenly caught in the crossfire today.
The cause was that a minister in charge of the agricultural department reported that there had been no rain for several months, the drought was getting worse, the crops were withering, and the people were living a difficult life.
Emperor Jichang frowned and looked at Shen Kun, the director of the Imperial Observatory, with a somewhat annoyed look on his face.
A few days ago, under the strong persuasion of Shen Kun, Emperor Jichang went to the Temple of Heaven to hold a ceremony to pray for rain, but no rain came.
As an emperor, he went to pray for rain with great fanfare, but in the end not a single raindrop came. How embarrassing!
The emperor was so angry that Shen Kun fell to his knees and cried out in grief:
"Your Majesty! Last night, I observed the stars and found that an evil star from the northwest collided with Ziwei Star. Ziwei Star is weak and cannot summon the Rain God. I'm afraid it won't rain."
Shen Kun instigated the emperor to pray for rain because he saw dense clouds in the sky a few days ago. According to past astronomical phenomena, this was a sign of rain. However, God did not play by the rules, and his flattery backfired.
Gu Xi curled her lips, "Charlatan, and rain god? Why don't you talk about Jam Hsiao?"
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The evil star from the northwest?
Is he referring to himself?
Gu Xi knew that Ziwei Star was the Emperor Star. Did Shen Kun mean Emperor Gu Xike?
Gu Xi thought about it carefully. She had no connection with the Imperial Observatory and it was impossible for her to offend him.
He wanted to exonerate himself, why not find any excuse? Why did he have to involve her?
Seeing the ministers glancing at her from time to time, it was confirmed that the old man wanted to frame her.
Emperor Jichang also glanced at Gu Xi hesitantly, but did not speak.
A person who has just made great military achievements cannot be falsely accused without real evidence, even if you are the emperor.
Seeing that the emperor did not speak, another minister came out and said:
"Your Majesty, the clouds have been thick and heavy for the past five or six days, and it has been very hot and humid. It seems like there will be rain, but it has not rained yet. I am afraid that something has offended the Rain God in the past five or six days."
Well, this is another accomplice. Gu Xi has only been in Beijing for five or six days.
Chu Zhao looked at Gu Xi with a serious expression, then quietly pointed in the direction of the Minister of Personnel Shi Huairen.
Gu Xi understood that these two ministers were Shi Huairen's agents.
The two were busy drinking last night and did not listen to the subsequent recordings of the Shi Mansion. Perhaps something happened that made Shi Huairen feel that Zhenxibo could not be won over or controlled, so he wanted to bring her down.
As expected, Bi Pengwei, the Minister of Dali Temple, also came out and reported:
"Your Majesty, there are rumors among the people that the Northwest Army was able to defeat the Turks because someone used demonic power to attract thunder and kill the Turkic army. Although I have ordered the people to stop spreading rumors, it is difficult to stop the rumors."
Having said this, all the ministers in the court secretly glanced at Gu Xi.
Everyone, including Emperor Jichang, had heard a rumor that the Turkic army was destroyed because of a sudden thunderbolt.
At that time, most people thought that the Northwest Army was just lucky. Now think about it, how could a thunderbolt destroy an army of more than 100,000?
Seeing this, Gu Xi felt that if she continued to remain silent, she didn't know what these people with ulterior motives would do, so she simply stood up and spoke in the court for the first time.
"Your Majesty, the Turkic army was indeed destroyed by the thunder from the sky, and it was I who caused the thunder from the sky."
Isn't it just playing tricks, as if everyone can do it?
When the ministers saw that Zhenxi Bo acknowledged it, they were all shocked.
Even the minister next to her quietly moved away.
Many people looked at Gu Xi doubtfully, wondering if Zhen Xibo was really a monster.
Shen Kun was at a loss for words and stood there until Shi Huairen coughed lightly and winked at him. Then he hurriedly said:
"Your Majesty, it's him! He is the monster that restrains Ziwei Star!"
Emperor Jichang had a gloomy expression on his face and gave a silent glance, causing the secret guards and the imperial guards to prepare for action.
Chu Zhao clenched his fists nervously and quietly moved two steps towards Gu Xi. If a conflict really broke out, he would definitely try his best to protect Gu Xi.
Gu Xi was not panicked at all, and laughed loudly:
"Shen Kun, you are a charlatan. You are the director of the Imperial Observatory, and you dare to say that monsters can attract thunder? Do you think the God of Thunder is blind?"
Thunder God? What is Thunder God? The ministers looked at each other, and Emperor Jichang was also at a loss.
Gu Xi waved his sleeves, held his head high, stood with his hands behind his back, and said in a sonorous voice:
"No more pretending, I'm going to show my cards!"
"Your Majesty, I am a messenger of the gods. Lei Gong is the god in charge of thunder. He and Dian Mu are husband and wife, and Dian Mu is in charge of lightning."
"The thunderbolt that defeated the Turkic army was sent down by the Thunder God at the request of me."
When the ministers reported to His Majesty, they all bowed their heads. Who dared to face His Majesty directly?
What's more, Zhenxibo's words were shocking, and all the ministers thought he must be crazy.
When Shen Kun saw Zhen Xibo going crazy, he became even more excited. He pointed at Gu Xi and said:
"Your Majesty, the Lord of Zhenxi must have been possessed by a demon, otherwise he wouldn't be talking nonsense and being disrespectful in front of you!"
The emperor looked at Gu Xi with cold eyes, and it was obvious that he did not believe in the messenger from heaven either.
Gu Xi pointed at Shen Kun and sternly rebuked him:
"Shen Kun, you are so bold! The reason why the sky doesn't rain is because you have withheld tribute and enriched yourself, which has angered the Rain God and caused him to refuse to rain! Now you are trying to confuse right and wrong and frame the messenger of God as a monster. You deserve to be killed!"
"Crazy, crazy, the Earl of Zhenxi is crazy!" The ministers discussed in low voices below, and the whole court was buzzing.
Shi Huairen and his party naturally wanted the emperor to punish Zhenxibo immediately, but there were also some people who wanted to speak up for Zhenxibo, such as the Minister of War Yuan Guangjin.
He also stepped out, looked at Gu Xi with pity, and then said with deep sorrow:
"Your Majesty, General Qi must have been provoked, so he spoke without thinking. I beg Your Majesty to consider his youth and his great achievements and forgive his crime of inappropriate words and deeds!"
The generals of the older generation either died in battle or were executed. Now the military generals are dying out and there is a lack of successors. There is only one Chu Zhao among the younger generation. It is a rare dark horse, Qi Dasheng, but he must not let him fall into the hands of these old guys in the court.
He really cherishes his talent.
Hmm? There were actually people pleading for her at this time. Gu Xi felt very relieved. It seemed that there were good people in the court.
"Just because you have made contributions, you can act wildly in the court?" Shi Huairen finally spoke, his tone as sharp as a knife, and confronted Yuan Guangjin.
Yuan Guangjin was speechless for a moment. He was born a military general, so how could he compare with these eloquent civil officials in terms of eloquence?
Now that the person behind the scenes had revealed himself, Gu Xi confronted him without hesitation:
"Oh, it's you, Lord Shi! May I ask, Lord Shi, even His Majesty has never accused me of being wild, so where did you get the word 'wild' from? I am just telling the truth. If you find it hard to believe, then you are ignorant."
Shi Huairen was so angry that he laughed and said sarcastically:
"You little brat, you are talking nonsense. Ask all the civil and military officials in the court, who has ever seen the messenger of the gods? And the God of Thunder and the Goddess of Lightning, do you think you are allowed to tell stories in the court?"