Soon, the news that the Yangxin Hall where the emperor lived was struck by lightning spread like wildfire.
Fortunately, Jin Yiwei's timely action prevented the news from spreading further!
However, people like Yan Song, Xu Jie and others learned the news immediately.
The moment they learned the news, they rushed to the Forbidden City in a sedan chair to meet Jiajing.
In the Forbidden City, there is a side hall not far from the Yangxin Hall.
"Your Majesty, Mr. Yan Ge and Mr. Xu Ge are outside asking to see you!"
Lu Fang took a step forward and warned.
"Oh, what are they two doing here? Are they worried about my safety?"
"Forget it, let the two of them come in!"
After listening to Lu Fang's report, Jiajing put down the formation secret book in his hand, waved his hand and gave the order.
"As you command, Your Majesty!"
After Lu Fang responded, she left the room.
On the steps outside the palace, Yan Song and Xu Jie were anxiously waiting for news. When they saw Lu Fang's figure appear, they couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly greeted her.
Yan Song couldn't bear his temper and asked Lu Fang first.
"Eunuch Lu, how is the situation with Your Majesty?"
After hearing this, Lu Fang immediately lowered her voice and responded.
"Mr. Yan Ge, you can rest assured that there is nothing serious at your Majesty's side. It's just that no one can live in the Yangxin Hall for the time being."
"I don't know what happened, but there was thunder and lightning all of a sudden. It is said that some eunuchs saw a dozen lightning bolts falling at the same time!"
When Lu Fang said this, he seemed to recall the scene at that time, and his face was filled with palpitations.
After Xu Jie listened to Lu Fang's narration, he breathed a sigh of relief. Then, he turned his eyes to Yan Song and said in a deep voice.
"What do those officials in Qintian Prison do for a living? Is the imperial court spending so much money every year raising them just to let them see the stars?"
"You can't even predict the weather. What a waste!"
"When I meet with Your Majesty later, I must ask Your Majesty to come forward and deal with these guys who are just eating nothing.
After Xu Jie finished speaking, he turned his gaze to Yan Song aside and asked.
"Mr. Yan Ge, what do you think?"
After listening to Xu Jie's words, Yan Song pondered for a moment and immediately gave the answer.
"Well, what Mr. Xu Ge said makes sense. Those officials in Qintian Prison are lazy and cunning, and they should be dealt with properly!"
Seeing this, Lu Fang couldn't help but remind him.
"Let's go in first, don't keep His Majesty waiting too long!"
After hearing Lu Fang's reminder, Yan Song and Xu Jie reacted and quickly thanked Lu Fang.
"Thank you, father-in-law, for reminding me!"
After the two of them finished speaking, they followed Lu Fang's steps and stepped onto the steps.
After entering the palace, Lu Fang respectfully reported to Jiajing.
"Your Majesty, Mr. Yan Ge and Mr. Xu Ge are here!"
After Lu Fang finished speaking, he stood beside Jiajing as usual.
"I bow to your majesty, long live my emperor!"
Afterwards, Yan Song and Xu Jie were seen kneeling on the ground tremblingly, saluting Jiajing.
"Well, you two get up!"
It was only at this moment that Yan Song and Xu Jie relaxed their anxious hearts.
"Great, Your Majesty is fine!"
Immediately, the two suppressed the chaotic thoughts in their hearts and spoke in unison.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Jiajing glanced at Yan Song and Xu Jie one by one, and asked with a half-smile.
"If I remember correctly, you two should still be grounded at home, right?"
After hearing this, the expressions on Yan Song and Xu Jie's faces suddenly froze, and they responded hesitantly.
"Your Majesty, after hearing the news, I was really worried about your Majesty's safety, so I just..."
Jiajing took in the expressions on Yan Song and Xu Jie's faces, nodded, and then spoke.
"Well, I'm very pleased that you two can come and see me. Not bad!"
After hearing the emperor's words, Yan Song and Xu Jie knew very well that they had come to the right place!
Immediately, the two of them knelt down on the ground with a plop and begged Jiajing, looking like virtuous ministers who were sharing the king's worries.
"For the sake of your majesty's dragon body, I sincerely request your majesty to renovate the palace!"
After listening to the requests made by Yan Song and Xu Jie, Jiajing nodded and immediately gave instructions.
"This palace definitely needs repairs."
"Right now, a big hole has been dug out in the Yangxin Hall where I live, and no one can live in it for the time being."
"Let's do this, Yan Song. When you come down later, you can ask the Ministry of Industry to issue a corresponding report to see how much money it will cost to completely restore the Yangxin Palace!"
After hearing what Jiajing said, Yan Song looked hesitant.
Jiajing naturally noticed something was wrong with Yan Song and asked instead.
"Yan Song, do you have any questions?"
"Your Majesty, the renovation of the palace that I just mentioned includes the Xiyuan!"
Faced with Jiajing's inquiry, Yan Song did not dare to hide anything and responded like this.
Then, Jiajing raised his eyebrows and immediately confirmed to Yan Song.
"Xiyuan?"
"Yes, Your Majesty, what Wei Chen wants to do is to take this opportunity to repair the Xiyuan as well!"
Yan Song saw this and responded in a deep voice.
Jiajing shook his head and rejected Yan Song's proposal.
"No need, over at Xiyuan, let it stay as it is now, and then repair it when the time is right in the future!"
"If we repair it together with Xiyuan, it will cost at least tens of millions of taels of silver. And there are still many places where money will be needed in the future. It is also good to save some money."
Seeing that the emperor rejected his proposal, Yan Song stopped mentioning the matter and said in a deep voice.
"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"
"Okay, you two get up!"
Jiajing waved his hand quite casually and ordered like this.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Yan Song and Xu Jie slowly stood up from the ground after looking at each other.
Then, Xu Jie stood up and asked Jiajing.
"Your Majesty, I would like to ask your Majesty to deal with the officials in Qintian Prison!"
Jiajing was quite puzzled that Xu Jie suddenly made this request to him, and immediately asked.
"Oh, why is that?"
Xu Jie paused, then responded in a deep voice.
"Your Majesty, Qin Tian Jian has an unshirkable responsibility for what is happening now!"
"It was precisely because the officials of the Qintian Prison were lazy and slippery and failed to accurately predict weather changes that led to such consequences."
"Therefore, I sincerely request your Majesty to deal with these officials in Qintian Prison strictly to serve as a warning to others!"
As soon as Xu Jie finished speaking, Yan Song on the side also added.
"Yes, Your Majesty, if something like this happens now, Qin Tian Jian has an unshirkable responsibility!"
"It was precisely because of their negligence that the Yangxin Hall where Your Majesty lives was struck by lightning and damaged!"
After Jiajing patiently listened to Yan Song and Xu Jie's speeches, he couldn't help but secretly said.
"Why are these two old guys suddenly wearing a pair of pants?"
Immediately, Jiajing suppressed his inner thoughts, waved his hand quite casually, and gave instructions.
"The weather is unpredictable and cannot be controlled by ordinary people."
"Let's just fine them half a month's salary and reprimand them!"
After Xu Jie listened to the emperor's instructions, he looked quite unhappy and immediately spoke.
"But Your Majesty, this..."
"Forget it. Speaking of which, we can't blame them entirely. Let's just treat it as a lesson to Qin Tian Prison."
"If you dare to make this kind of mistake again next time, just follow what Mr. Xu Ge said and deal with it strictly and severely!"
Jiajing took in the expression on Xu Jie's face and immediately gave the order quite casually.
Seeing that the emperor had made a decision, Xu Jie and Yan Song did not dare to raise any objections, so they had to bow their heads and agree.
"By the way, Yan Song, how is the progress regarding the design of the flag that I ordered earlier?"
When Yan Song heard this, he immediately looked stern and responded like this.
"Your Majesty, the flag has been redesigned according to your instructions!"
"Well, find a time then and let Yan Shifan show it to me."
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
(End of chapter)
