The ceremony of the winter October.

For more than 1,300 Beijing officials in Beijing, it is just an ordinary day.

But yesterday's fire in the imperial city made today's court ceremony a little different.

Standing on the Meridian Gate Square, the officials could see the temple not far away, with a few rising black smoke, and the smell of burnt wood could be smelled from their noses.

After learning that the emperor, the queen, and the queen were safe, the officials finally let go of some of their hearts.

But many officials present were also worried that the emperor would not appear in the court ceremony today due to the fire, which would make the careful preparations for many days fail.

The censor who inspects etiquette has not arrived yet.

The officials were unwilling to wait in the court room at the Meridian Gate. Although the emperor was fine, they still had to show their concern when encountering a fire.

Officials holding court tablets and plaques hanging on their waists gathered in the square.

"This palace was robbed by Zhurong, but fortunately it was no better than the heavenly fire during the Jiajing period. At that time, the three halls were burned and burned Fengtianmen, left and right gates, and left and right corridors outside the Meridian Gate. This time, it can be said that relying on Your Majesty and the Queen Mother's Great Blessings, the fire did not cause such a big fire."

"I heard that the Shimiao issued an order to allocate the cost of rebuilding the three halls to various provinces. The court spent more than 10 million taels of silver to repair these three halls. If the three halls were really burned this time, where would the money come from? So this time it was a blessing in disgrace."

An official's voice was a little higher, "Even if the court is not burned, there is no money. The Yellow River has just flooded. Yesterday, it was rumored that Su and Song had another flood. The Ministry of Revenue did not have money, but moved the money to other people."

An official immediately pulled the conversation: "Now, the Queen Mother's life is important, and the construction of the Shou Palace is not considered as a use for others. This is a major event related to the national destiny. Besides, Your Majesty's kindness has stopped building the Li Palace."

Everyone was clamoring and said, "I heard that the emperor and the empress dowager prayed for blessings from the Taimiao, which is also my heart for the people of the world."

Listening to these officials' discussions, Yu Shenxing, Wang Jiaping and others watched coldly.

They could see clearly that when officials always say flattery, they would not say flattery, or say disgusting words or disgusting words.

Officials entrusted the matter of being angry and not daring to show their expressions in words that dare not speak but falsely. If they say meaningless words, the officials will not say them. This is not like the passionate and unrestrained scholars who speak generously in restaurants and teahouses.

As officials, you know how difficult it is to get through today. When you are in the officialdom, you must be careful in your words and actions to avoid disasters coming from your mouth.

Yu Shenxing said nothing, Zhang Jiaping nodded at him, and then said, "Don't think too much when things come to an end."

Yu Shenxing's tense expression relaxed a little, and he nodded to Wang Jiaping.

At this moment, the three assistant ministers had arrived.

The Jingyang bell rang slowly, and the officials immediately stopped talking and lined up in front of the Meridian Gate.

The clouds rolled around the sky. At first glance, the clear weather seemed to be coming soon.

As soon as the iron lock fell, the door of the imperial prison opened.

The sun shines into the corridor of the imperial prison.

Lin Qianqian stood in front of the prison gate and looked deep into the corridor, thinking that it was said that the imperial prison was not clear, which was really good.

An Jinyiwei set up a torch to please Lin Qianqian and said to her: "The supervisor has already told you to speak well with the priest master. No one will urge you to urge you to do so at that time."

Lin Qianqian nodded, remembering the rules mentioned by Chen Jichuan, took out some broken silver from her purse, and stuffed it to the other party with a rusty move: "I'm sorry, brother."

The Jinyiwei hesitated for a while, took the money and then took the torch to lead the way.

Lin Qianqian walked in the dim corridor and her whole heart was raised, but when she thought that Lin Yanchao was in the prison of imperial edict, she didn't care about it now and followed closely.

In the Zhongji Palace.

Before going to court, the emperor would rest for a while. The Feiyun Chariot also stopped aside.

The eunuchs and palace maids in the hall stood with their hands down, and they didn't dare to show up for fear of disturbing the emperor.

The imperial city was in flames last night. Although the emperor was not frightened, he always delayed his rest. It was only after dawn that he closed his eyes for a moment.

On this day, the emperor was still in a bad spirit. But the ministers still had to greet the emperor later, so the emperor did not want all officials to see his tired appearance.

The palace maid brought him ginseng tea.

The emperor disliked the smell of ginseng tea too strong, so he wanted to vomit after drinking it, but he thought that there would be many things in a while, so he forced himself to drink it.

Then the emperor sat on the imperial throne and closed his eyes to rest.

At this time, Zhang Jing came. He was in a hurry and was waiting to see the emperor resting, so he immediately tiptoed to the steps of the imperial throne.

But before he approached, the emperor closed his eyes and said, "Is it Zhang Jing here?"

Zhang Jing smiled flatteringly and said, "Long live the lord is really a holy ear. I can't hide this voice from you."

The emperor opened his eyes and said, "I can't hear your footsteps."

Zhang Jing smiled a few times, then handed over a document.

The eunuch handed over the official documents to the emperor. The emperor glanced at him and said, "Can you find out who is behind the scenes?"

Zhang Jing said a few names, and the emperor sneered: "These officials are just Hanlin and Yuanwailang. Can they call on court officials?"

Zhang Jing lowered his head and said, "I will continue to investigate, but Your Majesty is not going to Huangji Sect for now because of the name of being ill in the dragon body."

The emperor waved his hand and said, "No, I want to see this good show and set it off immediately."

After saying that, the emperor got up from the imperial throne and sat on the Feiyun Chariot.

At this moment, the civil and military ministers walked from the left and right sides of the Meridian Gate, and entered the Huangji Gate through the White Marble Golden Water Bridge.

More than 500 officials followed the imperial sects of the first to ninth ranks and were ranked before the imperial sect.

Officials lowered their heads and held their breath.

At this moment, the quiet whip sounded three times, and the Shao music was together. The emperor came to Huangji Gate to ascend to the seat.

After the three ministers led all officials to salute the emperor, they then greeted him.

The ministers looked at it and although the emperor looked a little tired, he was still in good spirits.

Last night, the eunuchs and palace maids set off fireworks to rehearse the Queen Mother's Day, causing the Forbidden City to catch fire. Now that people have been dealt with, the officials are not ready to continue to investigate the matter.

But at this moment, an official suddenly came out of the shift and knelt down to the emperor next to the imperial road, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, the fire in the imperial city is not without reason. This is God's warning to Your Majesty, warning that if Your Majesty does not cultivate virtue, he will be angry and resentful in the future."

As soon as this statement was made, all officials were in an uproar, and the emperor had also read the impeachment memorials of many ministers.

When officials in the Ming Dynasty advised him, they were always famous for their fierce and exaggerated words. Of course, civil officials had their own set of rhetoric, saying that the words in the memorials were not fierce and exaggerated, which was not enough to touch the holy heart.

Therefore, the emperor sitting on the throne is immune to such an alarmist statement.

This is also a characteristic of the Ming Dynasty, which is unimaginable in the Qing Dynasty.

The emperor was not angry and said immediately: "This time the fire in the palace is a **, not a natural disaster, not a warning sign from heaven. Don't speculate for no reason."

But the official refused to let go: "Your Majesty, the Minister of the Shang Dynasty, and the Heavenly Emperor gave the Great Emperor Hong Fan nine categories to govern the world. There are common battles in the nine categories. If the country has its own way, the wind will be harmonious and the sea will be clear and the river will be feasted. If the country has no way, there will be floods, floods, floods, and droughts. Therefore, the emperor should be punished and virtuous to serve the heavens."

"Therefore, God's will affect human affairs. This time, there was no reason for the fire in the palace. In addition, Su and Song were affected by disasters and the Yellow River flooded, all God's warning to the emperor, and His Majesty asked His Majesty to cultivate virtue and to calm the wrath of the heavens."

This set is the theory of the response of heaven and man that Dong Zhongshu has been using to this day.

No matter how high the imperial power is, he is still the son of God and will be restricted by God.

The fire in the Forbidden City was already sensitive. Zhu Di moved the capital to Beijing and built the imperial city, but a sky fire burned the imperial city to ashes.

Zhu Di, who launched the Jingnan Campaign and killed people without blinking, thought that he had been guilty of heaven, so he issued a self-criticism to examine his faults from the world.

So the official took advantage of this matter to show off, and the emperor had no choice but to say, "I understand."

Seeing this, the official said: "I think the current disaster of the country lies in the fact that the court has not yet completed its treacherous charity. Although Zhang Juzheng has made a decision, many ministers in the court still secretly sympathize with each other, even the remnants of the Zhang party."

"There are even ministers who hold on to the emperor's close ministers, and they do not hesitate to write a letter to borrow the Lu Wang's wedding, attack the government affairs, and have ulterior motives to divert the audio-visual, disturb the Queen Mother's birthday, and distract from the flesh and blood of the Tian family. These people must be strictly handled."

"I beg your Majesty to help the righteous and eliminate evil, eliminate evil, and promote goodness with great righteousness to calm the wrath of heaven."

After the official finished speaking, the officials present couldn't help but look at the Marquis of Wuqing Li Wei.

But when Li Wei was silent, he felt a little proud.

The imperial prison is dark.

Lin Qianqian heard the collision of hand shackles and legs from time to time, and it must be that the prisoner imprisoned here turned over and moved.

There are short or extremely long groans of pain from time to time.

Lin Qianqian had never seen this scene since she was a child, so she could only follow closely behind the torch. Occasionally, the torch illuminated the place for a while, illuminating the empty and helpless eyes behind the wooden fence, which made Lin Qianqian even shudder.

Lin Qianqian couldn't help but say in her heart, "My husband, you must be safe and sound."

When he walked to a corner, the Jinyiwei in front stopped and smiled and said, "Madam, we are here."

Lin Qianqian felt relieved and then raised it again, for fear of seeing a bloody Lin Yanchao.

The Jinyiwei opened the lock and opened the door. Lin Qianqian opened her eyes wide and looked inside, but saw Lin Yanchao wearing a clean blue shirt, sitting leisurely beside the couch, holding a book in his hand.

Lin Qianqian looked at Lin Yanchao's appearance and was shocked, and the package in her hand fell to the ground.

Lin Yanchao heard the sound and looked at Lin Qianqian. He was disbelief for a moment and stood up from the bed in surprise.

The two of them didn't know what to say, and they couldn't move their steps, just stood and looked at each other.

The prison tactfully brought the door with him.

Lin Yanchao then asked, "Qianqian, why are you here?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Qianqian whimpered and pounced on Lin Yanchao.

Embracing Lin Qianqian's soft body, Lin Yanchao, who had been in the prison where the sun was not visible, suddenly came from a desolate place to the paradise on earth.
To be continued...