Seeing the excitement among the people, He Zong felt a little panicked, but he quickly calmed down.
"My lords! Listen to me first. I do have some difficulties regarding the matters in court today. Why don't we meet at the same place after I am released from office, and I will answer your questions."
Everyone was confused when they heard the words, and for a moment they didn't know whether they should believe He Zong or not.
At this time Du Qiong came forward and said:
"Now His Majesty is using both kindness and power to win over people's hearts. We are already at a disadvantage in the court, so it is better to unite as one at this time.
Since Yanying claims to have hard reasons, let Yanying be released from office today and let Yanying defend himself. If the explanation doesn't make sense then, it won't be too late for us to punish him. "
Everyone felt that Du Qiong's words were reasonable, so they dispersed and waited to see each other after they were released from prison.
After everyone dispersed, Du Qiong and Qiao Zhou went to Taichang Temple together.
Along the way, Qiao Zhou asked Du Qiong:
"Bo Yu, we people from Yizhou are fighting with Your Majesty all day long. Although we have tried our best, we have never been able to defeat Your Majesty once.
Is it true, as the saying goes, that we are destined to be in trouble with Tai Sui and have bad luck in this year?
Since we cannot outwit Your Majesty, you are proficient in astronomical divination.
It would be better to do a divination on the astrological platform. If everything is really unfavorable, then we might as well bear it for the time being and reduce our losses. "
Although Du Qiong is proficient in the art of divination, he knows better than anyone how reliable this thing is.
The reason why the royal family listed Taichang as one of the nine ministers was because they used the art of divination as a gimmick to consolidate their power and appease people's hearts?
But now there is really no other way, and Du Qiong has no choice but to follow Qiao Zhou's suggestion and place all his hopes on divination.
"Alas! We, the Yizhou nobles, are all local powerful families, and they have thrived and lived here for generations.
Unexpectedly, for many years, he has been living under the rule of others!
Today I will go to the astrological platform and make a divination carefully to find a way out for our Yizhou nobles.
During the evening gathering, please stay calm and wait for me to do the divination before I meet you. "
After making up his mind, Qiao Zhou left on his own. Du Qiong wanted to go to the observatory after some preparations.
In fact, Du Qiong has been stargazing for more than two months since the day His Majesty rescued Wei Yan.
Although the art of divination cannot be taken completely seriously, it still has some omen and warning effects.
In order to better cope with His Majesty's sudden change, Du Qiong had already begun to plan in advance for today's situation.
Everything was ready and the sky was getting darker. Du Qiong observed the sky and said to himself:
"Now the star of the Emperor Tianshu that Your Majesty has promised is getting brighter and brighter, and even has a faint tendency to surpass the Emperor Ziwei.
The stars surrounding Tianshu on the left and right complement each other, which is the symbol of the rise of an emperor and his overwhelming power.
No wonder we racked our brains but couldn't do anything to His Majesty..."
Du Qiong combined the records of the past two months to look for exploitable mysteries in the celestial phenomena.
Suddenly, it was discovered that Qingyang, Tuoluo, Yangling, and three of the six evil spirits of Ziwei were quietly gathering in Tianshu Palace.
Seeing this celestial phenomenon, Du Qiong was very happy.
"Three evil spirits enter the Huizheng Palace, which is a sign of great evil. Although this image has not yet taken shape, it will be seen at the earliest after the end of the year and within three years at the latest.
The Qingyang represents the impetuous villain, the Tuoluo represents the slow-tempered traitor, and the Yangbell represents the bloody disaster caused by weapons.
With these three stars gathered in Tianshu Palace, His Majesty is very likely to be betrayed by villains at the peak of his power. If he were to fight in person, he might die by sword! "
Then Du Qiong took out the divination tool, silently recited "The Situation in Yizhou" in his mind, and then made a divination.
After the hexagram was completed, Du Qiong hurried to see it.
I saw that the hexagram image is "Gen Xia Qian Shang", and the main character is "Escape", which is "Tianshan Escape".
Du Qiong saw this hexagram, combined with the celestial phenomena, and said to himself:
"For our current plan, we have missed the best time to show weakness and evade. Now that His Majesty is gaining momentum, we have no choice but to retreat. We can only wait and see what happens and wait for the opportunity..."
After confirming and summarizing the results of stargazing and divination, Du Qiong saw that it was getting late and did not dare to delay, so he hurried to the gathering place.
When they arrived at the gathering place in Dacheng, Du Qiong's face was full of spring breeze, and he quickly entered and sat down.
Everyone in the room was eagerly waiting for Du Qiong to speak.
Du Qiong saw He Zongzheng sitting in the corner, seemingly hiding something in his heart, so he said:
"I believe you have learned from Yun Nan that I have been observing the stars and divination today to find a way out for our Yizhou nobles.
Now that the results are out, you don’t need to be anxious. We, the Yizhou nobles, still have room for maneuver.
Today we will start with Yanying's difficulties. After Yanying's incident, I will inform you of the fortune or misfortune predicted. "
After hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement.
So everyone looked at He Zong.
After hearing Du Qiong's words, He Zong came back from his deep thoughts. When he saw everyone looking at him, he coughed lightly and said:
"The reason why I have a disagreement with Boyu today is actually to protect the future of our Yizhou princes in front of His Majesty.
You all think that Your Majesty only knows one thing about Yang Yi's death. In fact, I discovered the mystery the day before yesterday. It's just that Your Majesty has not expressed his position, so I dare not make a conclusion.
Since Your Majesty expressed his position today, I have confirmed His Majesty's thoughts, and only then have I come forward to refute Boyu, lest you fall into His Majesty's plan! "
When everyone heard this, they were all surprised and stared at He Zong in confusion.
After a slight pause, He Zong continued:
"Everyone thought that His Majesty only arrived last night, but in fact His Majesty had returned to Chengdu overnight the day before yesterday.
Moreover, I saw with my own eyes that several jailers and guards were arrested by Zhang Shaomi before His Majesty returned! "
Everyone was shocked when they heard this!
He Zong continued:
"That night I was depressed, so I was watching the stars in the courtyard to relieve my boredom. In the dead of night, Zhang Shao's voice first came to my ears, and soon after, His Majesty's cavalry arrived.
However, at the morning meeting the next day, His Majesty was not seen in court, and Jiang Gongyan and others were not heard to mention that His Majesty had arrived.
I felt that something was wrong at that time, so I said nothing and lowered my head in thought.
His Majesty's actions today seem to clear up the misunderstanding among the Yizhou princes. In fact, it is very likely that Your Majesty has seen through our plot long ago and is just waiting for us to use the excuse and fall into the trap! "
When everyone heard this, their hearts were filled with confusion.
It took a while for everyone to suddenly realize.
Given His Majesty's talent and temperament, since he has met several jailers a long time ago, it is impossible for him to easily believe what they say.
Perhaps your Majesty had already learned from the jailer that the Dukes of Yizhou had falsely passed on documents, but the documents were not in hand, and it was not easy for Your Majesty to use the issue to attack.
In this way, your majesty pretends to believe what the jailer says, which is a trap to lure the princes of Yizhou into submission!
Although everyone thought a lot, they still underestimated His Majesty.
In fact, His Majesty had already secretly ordered Wang Li and others to return to their original ways, and then he advocated minimizing Yang Yi's matter.
It's just that Wang Li and others hid deep enough, and the princes of Yizhou didn't notice anything strange.
Du Qiong listened to He Zong's words and felt that what He Zong said was reasonable.
So he nodded and said:
"What Yanying said is true. Based on today's divination results, I feel that what Yanying said is true. It seems that we mistakenly blamed Yanying."
Now that the misunderstanding was resolved, everyone apologized to He Zong and then looked at Du Qiong, waiting for Du Qiong to speak.
Wang Li and other people who secretly submitted to His Majesty pricked up their ears, waiting for Du Qiong's explanation.
Several people wanted to use this matter to make meritorious service in front of His Majesty.
Du Qiong saw that everyone was listening quietly, sitting upright at the top, and then said slowly:
“If you want to observe celestial phenomena, you cannot do it overnight. You need to accumulate it over time and understand the mystery of its changes.
From the day Your Majesty rescued Wei Yan, I had already prepared for the worst, so I often went up to the stage to watch the stars.
Unexpectedly, in the end we really got the worst result.
Today's hexagram is "Tianshan Escape", and His Majesty's main star is now as powerful as a broken bamboo. The combination of the two means that for our current plan, we have to temporarily stop our activities and wait for the weather to change.
In the celestial phenomena, although His Majesty is rising rapidly, he will soon suffer the change of "three evil spirits entering the palace", which is a sign of great danger.
When your Majesty is at his peak, he will be betrayed by villains, or die by the sword! "
Everyone was overjoyed when they heard the words. Although they could only stop the drums and drums for now, they were still satisfied knowing that His Majesty would have a bloody disaster in the near future.
Although He Zong was happy on the surface at this time, he was frightened and worried in his heart, fearing that the bloody disaster Du Qiong said would come true.
Although He Zong was not as good at observing celestial phenomena as Du Qiong, he came from the same school as Master Du Qiong, and both were disciples of the powerful Ren'an in their early years.
Previously, He Zong was more famous than Du Qiong, but he was only good at prophecies and deductions. This technique was very slow to produce results, and even many people who were proficient in this technique died before their predictions came true.
Du Qiong got the upper hand after a few back and forth actions. He Zong had long been dissatisfied and was only waiting for a chance to make a comeback.
Ever since His Majesty discovered the rumor, He Zong had been vaguely interested in joining His Majesty.
Now that I see that His Majesty's methods and strategies are far superior to those of Du Qiong and other Yizhou people, I am determined to submit to His Majesty.
Regarding matters in the court, He Zong seemed to be secretly thinking about the Dukes of Yizhou, but in fact he wanted to show himself in front of His Majesty, so as to pave the way for him to defect to His Majesty.
Today, He Zong deceived the princes of Yizhou and learned about Du Qiong's divination, so he decided to secretly communicate with His Majesty and use the divination as a thorn in his side to switch to His Majesty.
At this time, in addition to He Zong, Wang Li and others also had their own evil intentions, and they were all secretly wondering whether to take the initiative to report the matter to His Majesty.
After all, His Majesty has made it clear that there is no need to report everything unless summoned.
The hesitation of several people inadvertently gave He Zong an advantage...
Just when the princes of Yizhou were rejoicing at Du Qiong's words, several figures were lurking on the high wall outside the courtyard.
Seeing that the deliberation among the princes has been completed, several figures reported to each other as usual, and the others secretly followed the princes of Yizhou...
