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Chapter 17 The Rain Is Coming(1/2)

"Now His Majesty's health is getting worse and worse, and the Jiedu of various towns in the world has made people's hearts wander, and the vassals are even more intensive. I am afraid that the world is about to be in chaos."

The purple-robed eunuch said worriedly.

Although the eunuch group was unprecedentedly powerful during the previous emperors' reigns, the power of the eunuch group has been declining after the massacres of Emperor Shengmin and Emperor Shengwu.

Fortunately, His Majesty Shengheng Emperor was kinder, so they were able to survive under the oppression of civil servants and vassal towns.

At that time, there was still Eunuch Chen who was able to win the trust of His Majesty and withstand the pressure from all parties to protect these disabled people from wind and rain.

Eunuch Chen can be regarded as the mainstay of the court.

His real name is Chen Boze, a native of Jingzhou. When he was young, he was sold into the palace by his parents due to famine in Jingzhou and became a eunuch.

He entered the palace during the period of Emperor Shengcheng. He has gone through Emperor Shengcheng, Emperor Shengyin, Emperor Shengjing, Emperor Shengmin, and Emperor Shengwu until the present Emperor Shengheng can be regarded as the elder of the Six Dynasties.

In the decades since he entered the palace, he has experienced the most glorious era of eunuchs and the most miserable eras of eunuchs.

He watched those seniors being blindfolded in the face of power, watched them manipulating government affairs wildly, watched them depose and establish emperors, and finally watched them beheaded and beheaded.

Fortunately, he was just an inconspicuous little eunuch at that time, and he was not qualified to participate, so he was able to survive.

He escaped the emperor's butcher's knife, the axes of the feudal princes, and the erosion of time.

Just because he lived a long time, he finally succeeded in placing Emperor Shengheng, whom he brought up, on the supreme throne after he had killed many emperors.

You must know that Emperor Shengheng is not the son of Emperor Shengwu, but the son of Emperor Shengcheng. According to his seniority, he is the grandfather of Emperor Shengyin, Emperor Shengmin and Emperor Shengwu.

The reason why he was able to ascend the throne was entirely because Emperor Shengwu died young and the princes in the royal family who were eligible to inherit the throne were still too young.

The deeper reason is that the vassal towns and civil servants united to support Emperor Shengheng.

The reason why the feudal lords and civil servants who had always been at odds were able to unify their opinions was because they were worried that the other faction would be too powerful.

And this force that makes the feudal lords and civil servants fearful is: relatives.

"Eunuch Bai is overly worried. Although His Majesty is currently ill and the feudal town has begun to make some small moves behind the scenes, they are just a bunch of clowns."

Supervisor Zhao stood up and walked to the balcony of the Star Observation Tower, looking at the brightly lit Yu Imperial City below and said with disdain.

"Today, all the major forces are starting to make moves. Someone has already started to make moves in this big chess game, but those vassals and towns are just chess pieces, and they don't know it yet."

"Did Mr. Zhao interpret something from the "Wanyan Prophecy Talisman"?"

"I have already said that I have not read any future trends from the "Wanyan Prophecy", but I have seen clues from the current situation."

Inspector Zhao's gaze was profound, and his confident aura made Eunuch Bai's body tremble.

"In this case, what should I tell Eunuch Chen and His Majesty when I go back?"

"You don't need to say anything more. Just tell His Majesty and Eunuch Chen: As always, there is no need to worry."

Zhao Jianzheng's words made Eunuch Bai frown. Although he didn't know the deeper meaning, he still made a promise and got up and exited the Star Viewing Pavilion.

Supervisor Zhao was sitting back in front of the desk, picked up the "Wan Yan Prophecy Talisman", flipped it over and threw it to the ground.

"Since you know the outcome and have the courage to plan it out, the person playing chess should move forward without any distractions. It doesn't matter if you don't look at it or not! Haha!"

Zhao Jianzheng burst out laughing. At this moment, Zhao Jianzheng finally opened the knot in his heart that had never been opened before. At this moment, he felt that his Taoist heart was clear and he felt extremely at ease.

And in a water town in the south of the Yangtze River thousands of miles away from the Dayu Dynasty, a white-haired old woman listened to the sound of the waves outside the window, her eyes were deep and her face was in deep thought.

There are tables and cases under the peach blossom trees outside the window, and women are sitting in front of them.

Some were playing the harp and playing the strings, and the melodious and melodious music floated in the forest, making people mesmerized.

Some are splashing ink, and the green mountains and flowing water appear on the paper after just a few strokes.

Some were singing and reciting poems, and as soon as they uttered beautiful articles, people couldn't help but yearn for them.

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Such beautiful scenery and such beautiful people are simply too beautiful to behold.

"Palace Master, according to your instructions, I have sent a secret order to all the disciples outside!"

"Okay, I understand, please step back!"

The white-haired old woman lowered her eyes slightly and muttered to herself: "The situation has begun. Whether this thousand-year foundation will be dissipated in one day, or whether it will rise with the wind, we can only leave it to fate."

At the same time, the sound of reading in a deep mountain in Zizhou continued to be heard from the mountains and forests.

The sound of these readings is full of ups and downs, and has a sense of righteousness and awe-inspiring.

The sound of books came from the houses in the mountains. These houses were built with blue bricks and black tiles, and were antique-looking.

The contiguous houses stretch for several miles.

Several stone paths winding down the mountain connect the outside of the mountain with the inside.

On these paths, people in green robes gathered together in twos and threes, shaking their heads and reciting poems, or studying and discussing articles and allusions.

And these stone paths finally converge in front of a mountain gate.

Although there is a gold-plated plaque on the mountain gate, the words written on it are unclear because of the mist lingering in the mountains.

There are two woodcut couplets on both sides of the mountain gate, and the text of the letter can be vaguely seen.

The first couplet is: Deers and hogs wandering together, a place where things and I forget each other. The second couplet reads: The springs and peaks reflect each other, and Zhiren has a unique paradise.

On the steps at the mountain gate, an old man in a long gown turned his back to the mountain gate and looked far away.

He whispered in a low voice: The building is about to collapse, is it still feasible to calm the people?

Compared to these two places, which can make people calm down, in a small plain town in Shuzhou thousands of miles away, a person is lying on his back on the roof, his thoughts far away.

Under the roof, a large number of men in short coats were busy.

Some of them were banging iron next to the hot stove, and scattered sparks were flying in the air, bringing up white smoke.

Some people were working hard with the saw to saw sawdust from a large log.

There are also people who are studying something by gesticulating in front of the drawings.

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These people are serious and focused. Only the man on the roof is out of tune with the people below.

But his face always maintained a hint of worry.

At the same time, there were still many unnoticed places in the land of the Dayu Dynasty, and many people were worried and hurriedly making calculations.

Even thousands of miles away, there are people in the Wolf Courtyard who are in deep sorrow.

Compared with these people who are working hard to figure out something, Li Yi is much more relaxed at this time.

It was already the afternoon of the second day after Qiao Fugong was killed. After carrying Yi Zhongdao over the mountains of Duliang City, Yi Zhongdao also woke up.

When he woke up, Yi Zhongdao had lost his ferocious killing aura.

Although he still looks fierce, Li Yi clearly feels that his momentum has changed a lot from before.

Regarding the fact that Li Yi saved the leader of the grass army, everyone in the inn had different attitudes.

Yang Ping, the fat shopkeeper, expressed strong opposition from the beginning to the end. In his opinion, all the Cao soldiers were cruel and murderous thugs, and saving such people was the biggest threat to ordinary people like them.

It's a pity that his opposition has no effect, because Li Yi's attitude is very determined.

He made Yang Ping shut up obediently with one sentence: If you are dissatisfied, you can leave me now.

Cheng Sanlang was much kinder to Yi Zhongdao and Mi Yiren, and his attitude was even a bit flattering.

Li Yi originally thought that Yi Zhongdao would return to the ranks of the Cao Army as soon as he woke up.

But what he didn't expect was that Yi Zhongdao inquired about their destination and insisted on escorting them there.

According to him, the grassroots army's activities in this area are ordinary now, and they can easily be robbed while walking in such a swagger.

And with him in the Cao Army, no one would dare to touch them.

It was for this reason that Yang Ping agreed to go with Yi Zhongdao.

Along the way, Mi Yi and Yi Zhongdao took turns talking to everyone, and they soon found out the specific situation of this group of people.

After learning the specific situation, Yi Zhongdao and Mi Yiren's expressions became playful.

When it got dark, they arrived at a ruined temple.

Since Emperor Shengwu destroyed Buddhism, the number of such ruined temples in the Dayu Dynasty has increased dramatically.

Due to lack of people to take care of it, most of the temples were damaged and collapsed, but the one they lived in was still relatively intact.

After eating some dry food, everyone started chatting around the campfire.

As everyone was chatting, the topic couldn't help but bring up the Cao Army. After all, the reason why everyone fled Duliang City was because of the Cao Army.

Through this period of understanding, they discovered that Yi Zhongdao and Mi Yiren were not the kind of lunatics who only knew how to slash with knives indiscriminately.

"Young man in uniform, I have heard that all the leaders of the Cao Army are righteous, heroic and brave men. Why do you want to plunder various states and counties?"

Cheng Sanlang admired Cao Jun from the bottom of his heart, and his impression of Cao Jun was never too bad.

"That's right. Aren't you shouting that you want to save your lives for the people of the world? But why do you turn around and rob the people again?"

Yang Ping then asked.
To be continued...
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