At the court meeting on the second day, Zhu Yunxuan met the minister of the Ministry of Industry that Liang Zhen mentioned. This man was Zhou Jian, a man in his thirties. He was very articulate and eccentric. Without the slightest bit of embarrassment, Ting Du was neither arrogant nor humble at the time, his thoughts were clear, his words were clear and coherent, and even Zhu Yunxuan couldn't help but give him a high look.

In particular, the plan for diverting the river course that he came up with is much more detailed than what Liang Zhen mentioned yesterday. Various internal and external factors, the timing and the location were taken into account, and detailed calculations were also made. Obviously, it has been planned for a long time, not just one. Just figured it out.

Zhu Yunxuan was indeed persuaded. Now that the national treasury has money, even if this is a big project that is time-consuming and labor-intensive, it is worth a try, but before he could express his position, a group of civil servants headed by Zeng Huai spoke out against it, bluntly saying that this move It is to deceive the world and steal one's name and bring disaster to the country and the people.

Zhou Jian fought against the crowd by himself, Liang Zhen occasionally helped with a word or two, and he did not lose the slightest. Finally, Zhu Yunxuan was annoyed and directly announced his retirement.

Zeng Huai was left alone, and seeing Zhu Yunxuan's expression unhesitating and his brows furrowed, Zeng Huai tried to persuade him: "Your Majesty, you must not be deceived by King Zhao, what he and the minister of labor said sounded hysterical. , in fact, it is too risky and radical, how is it so simple to divert the Yellow River, if something goes wrong in the middle, it will not only lose money, but also thousands of innocent lives!"

Zhu Yunxuan disagreed and said, "Teacher, King Zhao's words are not unreasonable. If it can be done once and for all, this risk is worth taking. Even if it takes time and effort, I would like to give it a try."

"Once and for all, it's not as easy as they say. They say it can be guaranteed for a hundred years. Who can prove that they are not exaggerating. Such a big project that consumes people and money will affect the whole body. Once something goes wrong, the consequences will be unimaginable. Your Majesty You can't trust them!"

"...Nothing can be done overnight," Zhu Yunxuan said and shook his head, "I think again."

Zeng Huai knelt down to the ground with red eyes: "Your Majesty, the ancestral home of the old minister is in Qinzhou, but the world can learn from it, and it is not selfish for the minister to try his best to oppose this matter, because the old minister has grown up by the Qinzhou River for the first 20 years. The big one knows what the local people are thinking. They both fear this river and revere it. They have lived by the water for generations, and it is only because of this river that they can prosper. Their ancestral hall is there. , the ancestors are buried there, and their roots are there! King Zhao asked them to uproot them, thinking that a little money would allow them to move away willingly. It’s dangerous, and after the floods recede, we have to desperately move back to where we came from!”

Zhu Yunxuan stepped forward and lifted the person up with both hands: "Teacher, what are you doing, I'll just have to think about it in the long run. I didn't say that I promised King Zhao and the others."

Zeng Huai burst into tears: "Your Majesty, this minister is not trying to force you, it's just that King Zhao has wild ambitions and ulterior motives, and this minister would never want to see you being deceived by him!"

"But……"

"King Zhao holds the military power, and now he is pointing fingers at you in political affairs. His heart can be punished. Your Majesty, you must not be fooled by him!"

"...I understand, teacher, get up, this matter will be postponed for discussion."

After Zeng Huai left, Liang Zhen entered the door, sat down in the chair with a big horse, and asked Zhu Yunxuan with a smile: "Why is Your Majesty's face so ugly? Yes, the minister guesses, but he moved it in front of you with affection and reason, and resolutely advised you not to listen to the nonsense of the minister and bring harm to the country and the people?"

Zhu Yunxuan looked at him sideways, and sneered: "You know everything, so what else can you say."

"Did he also say that the minister has the heart of a jackal and wants to take the opportunity to cause trouble and hold you down?"

If Zhu Yunxuan didn't say anything, it was the default.

Liang Zhen laughed: "Your Majesty, let's watch, what is this, Mr. Zeng Ge, there is a good show that you did not expect, Your Majesty."

"...What do you mean by King Zhao? What did you do?"

Liang Zhen smiled and shook his head, didn't answer, and changed the topic: "Forget about the rest of your majesty, your majesty is heavy now, you need to rest more, just now the imperial doctor told the minister that you haven't slept well these days, and your appetite It’s also bad, the fetus in the womb is too small, even if it’s not for this one in the womb, for your own sake, you should eat more and sleep more, and don’t burn your body.”

Zhu Yunxuan said indifferently: "I know my own body, I don't care about King Zhao."

Liang Zhen narrowed his eyes lightly and looked at him deeply. After a while, he smiled helplessly, stepped forward, and grabbed the person with one hand.

Zhu Yunxuan's expression froze, and he looked at him vigilantly: "What do you want to do?"

Liang Zhen put his hand on his abdomen and touched it lightly. It has been almost five months. Zhu Yunxuan's clothes are thick and inconspicuous, but he can feel the obvious bulge when he touches it with his hand. Liang Zhen smiled softly, Said: "That old man cares about His Majesty so much and works hard for His Majesty, but he doesn't realize that His Majesty is now pregnant, can't he be overworked? He said that he was dedicated to His Majesty, why didn't he know how to be sympathetic to His Majesty? I'm going to have trouble with you."

Zhu Yunxuan suppressed his anger and reminded him in a deep voice: "Take your hand away."

Liang Zhen just pretended not to hear it, he stretched out his hand and picked up the person, strode towards the inner hall: "Your Majesty's face is not good, how many hours did you sleep last night? It's still early, so don't waste your time, Get some sleep."

"You let me down."

"Don't let it go."

Being placed on the bed, Zhu Yunxuan did not feel sleepy. He opened his eyes wide, looking at the hanging beam on the top of the bed, his eyes were a little empty.

Liang Zhen leaned aside, hugged the person, and asked him in a low voice, "What is your majesty thinking?"

Zhu Yunxuan didn't say anything, and Liang Zhen didn't care. He put his hand on his belly again and rubbed it lightly. The little thing inside seemed to be sensitive and bumped into his hand. Liang Zhen raised his eyebrows with a smile: "He actually moved?"

Zhu Yunxuan closed his eyes and turned his head away in embarrassment. Liang Zhen found it interesting. The child in Zhu Yunxuan's belly kept chasing his hands and rampaging. This experience was something he had never had before, so it was extraordinarily novel.

"Does he often move like this?"

Zhu Yunxuan bit his lip. After four and a half months, he could feel obvious fetal movement, but he never gave the child a single star of comfort, and tried to ignore his existence. It's just that he can deceive others but can't deceive himself. There is a living life in his stomach, a child he doesn't want to admit, but he is indeed there, growing tenaciously day by day.

Seeing Zhu Yunxuan's slightly red eyes, Liang Zhen was stunned for a moment, then lowered his head and kissed him under his eyelids: "Your Majesty, relax, the boat will naturally straighten when it reaches the bridge, maybe you will like it again after the baby is born? Otherwise, you Touch yourself?"

Liang Zhen grabbed his hand and stroked his bulging belly. The reaction in the stomach seemed to be bigger. He kicked him vigorously to show his presence. Zhu Yunxuan's eyelashes trembled slightly, Liang Zhen in his ear He smiled and whispered: "He really likes His Majesty more."

Zhu Yunxuan's other hand hanging by his side gradually tightened, clenching his lips and teeth, and never said a word.

Within two days, Zhu Yunxuan knew what Liang Zhen was referring to unexpectedly. He thought that only the cabinet and the Hanlin Academy were the only ones who opposed the river modification. Xun Gui jumped out and slammed his foot in, and with awe-inspiring righteousness, he made several remarks, vehemently criticized the Yellow River's diversion, which violated the laws of heaven and would be subject to backlash, and even bluntly said that Zhou Jian, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, was bewitching the public and concealed evil intentions, and begged His Majesty to The dismissal of the investigation and the investigation to correct the sound.

Listening to King Xian uttering nonsense words, pointing at Sang and scolding Huai Huai above the court, Zhu Yunxuan's face was sinking like water, his eyes slowly swept across the group of ministers below the steps, but no one came out to argue, most of them vented their anger through one nostril, or it had nothing to do with him. Hanging, Liang Zhen, the only general, grinned and wrapped his sleeves, as if he was singing on the stage.

After King Xian finished cursing with red face and red ears, there was silence in the hall for a moment, and then the crowd suddenly jumped out of the Censor of the Imperial Court, and said loudly: "I have a performance!"

Zhu Yunxuan glanced at Liang Zhen subconsciously. Seeing that his smiling face was still the same, as if he was not surprised at all, he knew that this was a good show he arranged for himself, and said solemnly, "What are you going to play?"

"This minister wants to participate in the king's use of power for personal gain, wantonly enclosing land along the Yellow River, occupying civilian land, and increasing taxes without authorization, causing people's grievances and people's hardships, please your majesty to investigate!"

There was an uproar in the hall, and King Xian was stunned for a moment, and then angrily rebuked: "Shu Zixiu is going to slander this king with nonsense here! This is nothing at all!"

The censor was not afraid at all, and said with a neck: "Every word of what the minister has reported is true, and there is absolutely no falsehood. Please, Your Majesty, look into it!"

"you!"

"Yes or no, it will be clear by sending imperial officials to investigate," Liang Zhen replied slowly, "If there is no such thing, how could King Xian, who has always been indifferent to court affairs, hurriedly denounced the change of the river course this time. It seems that the first king still finds it strange, but now it seems that King Xian is afraid that his own enclosure will happen to the public."

When Liang Zhen's voice fell, the hall was so quiet that you could hear needles falling. The few dignitaries who played together with King Xian were still arrogant. He stared at Liang Zhen fiercely, gasping from his nostrils: "It's you! Today's affairs are all arranged by you! You are deliberately trying to harm this king!"

"If King Xian really didn't do it, no one could harm you," Liang Zhen said, taking a step forward and saying to Zhu Yunxuan, "The matter has come to this point, since King Xian said that he was wronged, please ask Your Majesty to make a thorough investigation. It's better to show the king's innocence."

Zhu Yunxuan's expression became cold, and he immediately issued an imperial decree to send an imperial envoy to set off on the same day to find out the truth.

Half a month later, the imperial envoy returned to Beijing to return to his order, and all the witnesses and materials were complete. The incident involved more than a dozen nobles and court officials headed by King Xian, who occupied tens of thousands of hectares of civilian land, and the name of the first assistant Zeng Huai was listed impressively.