"I dare not deceive you. I am from the same school as Senior Brother Bian."
The man was very respectful, and the senior brother Bian he spoke of was naturally the divination official of the Xuan Kingdom.
King Xuan nodded and signaled the man to invite tea. He also picked up the tea cup and took a sip, saying: "Sir, as a junior disciple of Taifu, he has great power. We are destined to meet you today. I wonder if I can ask you a question."
"This..." A look of embarrassment appeared on the man's face: "Your Majesty, although I am from the same school as my senior brother, my studies are different. I don't have the same ability as my senior brother in divination and observation of bad luck. I hope your Majesty will learn from it."
King Xuan paused slightly while holding the tea, then put down the tea cup and glanced at the man.
She said nothing.
But the man was startled, and said quickly: "But I'm observing the stars below and making deductions from nothingness. It just so happened that there was a vision in the sky yesterday. However, these are all false rumors, not worthy of belief, and cannot reach the ears of the king. "
"No, just tell me." King Xuan said concisely and to the point.
"This." The man hesitated again, carefully looked at King Xuan's face, and then said: "Since the King has inquired about it, I dare not hide it. From what I see, King Xuan is getting stronger and stronger. This is an auspicious sign."
"Oh, are you trying to prevaricate me?" King Xuan sneered.
"No, no, no, how dare I deal with the king? Every word is true." The man was slightly flustered. Of course, he did not finish his words.
King Xuan sneered again, and said neither lightly nor seriously: "Since Your Majesty talks so loudly about the imperial aura and makes false claims, I would like to ask where the imperial aura lies."
"This, this." The man swallowed, "I don't know."
"Aren't you observing the stars? Since you are a subject, why would you not answer my question?" King Xuan's face turned cold.
Hearing this, the man stood up in a hurry, knelt on the ground, lowered his head and said, "I really don't know, please calm down."
"Hmph!" King Xuan stood up with a puff of his sleeves.
Seeing this, the man knelt on the ground, lowered his body, his forehead touched the ground, and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, please spare my life..."
King Xuan was not a murderous person, and she was not sure whether the man was really capable, or whether he could really answer her questions.
After glaring, he didn't want to waste any more time and left here unhappy.
Seeing that she had left, the man stood up slowly after a while, let out a long breath, and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.
For thousands of years, the land of China has indeed had some unparalleled powers that seem to be able to discern the secrets of heaven.
In that kind of dynasty, the people were generally ignorant, and even the kings of other countries generally listened to the words of divination.
This is why King Xuan was interested in meeting the man after he learned that he was Taibu Junior Brother.
During this conversation, King Xuan was dissatisfied, but it was just a minor episode.
But the man was undoubtedly terrified. After meeting with King Xuan, he immediately started packing his bags and preparing to escape overnight.
Seeing this, his attendant boy couldn't help but ask: "Sir, you have always been calm and calm, why are you so panicked now?"
While collecting the things, the man shook his head: "Your will is unpredictable. If you stay here any longer, I'm afraid you will be killed."
"Ah?" The young man was startled. While helping, his curiosity did not diminish: "Sir, you met with the king today. Could it be that you have offended your Majesty?"
The man shook his head again: "The king asks about the emperor's energy. How do you answer? There are some things that cannot be said. If you say them, your head will fall off. Let's go quickly..."
He just has great abilities. If the king is angry, how can he survive?
The man ran away secretly, but King Xuan had no intention of wasting time on this matter. Instead, he visited the place again, had a deep talk with Zhang Jingrui, Han Ju and others, and then set off back to the capital.
A few days later, outside Xuanzhou City, there were many soldiers, led by Prime Minister Yao Tingyu, and hundreds of officials gathered to welcome the king.
When King Xuan's chariot arrived, people all knelt down and saluted, saying in unison: "Welcome your Majesty to return to the capital——"
"Everyone is safe." King Xuan's voice came from inside the car, a little tired.
"Thank you, Your Majesty——" People stood up one after another, then consciously made way for a road, and began to follow the king into the city.
That afternoon, Xuanwang Palace.
Outside the study, a group of Xuanguo ministers, headed by Prime Minister Yao Tingyu, including Nei Shi, Chang Shi, etc., wanted to see King Xuan, but they were stopped outside the palace by Feng Qing.
"Your Majesty has just returned to the capital after a long journey and is about to take a rest. It is really not appropriate for the Prime Minister to bother you like this."
"This..." Upon hearing this, Yao Tingyu and the other ministers looked at each other, and then prepared to leave.
However, King Xuan's somewhat tired voice came from the palace: "Let them come in."
Under the king's order, Feng Qing could only say to Yao Tingyu: "Master Xiangguo, the king is really tired."
As she spoke, she also moved away.
Yao Tingyu also seemed a little guilty, but due to state affairs, he had to come.
When all the ministers entered the study, they naturally knelt down and saluted first.
King Xuan was sitting behind the writing desk, writing instructions or something, and said without raising his head: "You don't have to be polite, sir."
People stood up and stood respectfully. Then, Yao Tingyu was the first to take out the bamboo slip from his sleeve, handed it to the king with both hands, and said at the same time: "This is a letter from the governor of northern Hunan, saying that most of the Chu troops were deployed in southern Hunan. Although there was no abnormal movement, the military There are frequent transfers, please take a look at it, Your Majesty."
The Xiang River of Xuan Chu was the boundary, northern Hunan was Xuan, and southern Hunan was Chu.
King Xuan just finished approving a memorial. He put down his brush and took the bamboo slip. After unfolding it, he looked at it and said, "The commander-in-chief of the Chu army is still Hanzhou. Isn't this just what our country wants?"
Yao Tingyu said: "Your Majesty is right, but during this period, Chu State also sent envoys again, and there were many intentions of reconciliation in their words."
King Xuan shook his head: "The King of Chu deployed military forces on the border, but his hostility remained undiminished, and at the same time he boasted about repairing the border. What is this called? This is called hiding a sword in a smile."
After a pause, he closed the bamboo slips again and said, "Let's accept his intention to repair it first."
Yao Tingyu had no objection and took out a scroll of bamboo slips again: "This is a summary of the construction of the big river canal. Many ministers were dissatisfied with the consumption of gold and silver, and they came to the court one after another, suspecting Zhang Jingrui, and using the construction of the canal to damage our national strength. "
"You don't need to read these, they are all dismissed. The big river canal must be repaired. No one can shake this matter. Under the king's sword, anyone who does not listen or cooperate is an enemy of the king! An enemy of the country!" King Xuan directly said He threw the bamboo slip aside.
"Yes." Seeing this, Yao Tingyu couldn't help but swallowed.
Then, other ministers began to send bamboo slips one after another. These bamboo slips contained a summary of the government affairs they were responsible for. Naturally, all the small matters had been dealt with. Those that could be delivered here by hand were all major matters that required the king's decision.
King Xuan dealt with them one by one. Although he was exhausted physically and mentally, he was neither arrogant nor impetuous. He took them all seriously without any perfunctory, and consulted with the ministers more times.
This is a wise king who is diligent in state affairs. Her political ability is actually better than Xiao Yuan.
