At this time, Emperor Hongyuan suddenly felt that his head hurt, and he held his head uncomfortably.
Not only did he feel like he had a headache, but he also felt very itchy in his heart.
He immediately said: "Okay! Concubine Xue, please retreat first!"
As he said that, he looked at Eunuch Xu and ordered: "Eunuch Xu, I have a headache now. Go find Chen Changqing and get the Longevity Pill. Hurry!"
"Yes, Your Majesty." Seeing this, Eunuch Xu ran out quickly.
Xue Tianxiang hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, would you like me to give you a massage?"
"No need!" Emperor Hongyuan shouted uncomfortably, and he was in a bad mood, "You are not needed here, why don't you get out of here!"
Hearing the scolding, Xue Tianxiang was startled and said hurriedly: "Yes, Your Majesty, I am retiring."
With that said, she quickly retreated.
As soon as she walked out of Guangming Palace, Xue Tianxiang's face was full of worry.
Not only was it useless for her to persuade Emperor Hongyuan just now, but she was also scolded and doubted by Emperor Hongyuan.
The mission failed. It seemed that she had to notify Chu Xuanchen quickly so that he could find another way.
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Prince Li's Mansion
When Chu Xuanchen was correcting official documents in the study, Mo Li came in with a letter, "Your Majesty, there is a letter from Concubine Xue!"
Chu Xuanchen put down his brush and raised his eyebrows lightly, "What did you say in the letter?"
Mo Li said: "Said that this mission failed, the emperor did not listen to Concubine Xue's advice at all, and instead suspected that she was instigated by others."
Chu Xuanchen stood up and said calmly: "It seems that we have to find another way."
Moli raised his eyes, "Your Majesty, what should we think of?"
Chu Xuanchen said thoughtfully: "The emperor only wants to build a mausoleum and build a new palace for Dong Shishi, so he refuses to release money for disaster relief. If the emperor wants to allocate funds for disaster relief, the only way is to suspend the construction of the imperial mausoleum and palace."
"Suspension of the construction of the imperial mausoleum? Your Majesty, the emperor is determined to build it, and we can't stop him at all. How can we make him give up this idea?" Moli asked doubtfully.
Chu Xuanchen looked into the distance and said: "Moli, what will happen if the workers accidentally dig a few springs when building the imperial mausoleum, allowing groundwater to backflow, causing the imperial mausoleum to be flooded?"
Mo Li's eyes lit up with joy, "Your Majesty, finding a spring in the mausoleum is an ominous sign. It also means that this place can no longer be used to build the imperial mausoleum. In this way, don't we have a reason to stop the emperor?"
Chu Xuanchen raised his lips and said, "Well, Moli, I will leave this matter to you."
"Yes, Your Majesty." After Moli finished speaking, he retreated.
Chu Xuanchen glanced at the stars in the sky. If these visions were combined with some rumors, they might be able to prevent Emperor Hongyuan from building another imperial mausoleum.
The extra money in this way can be used for disaster relief.
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A few days later, when Chu Xuanchen and Yun Ruoyue were having dinner in a restaurant, they suddenly heard the panicked voices of people outside.
"Oops! The imperial mausoleum in the western suburbs is flooded!"
"What? Which imperial mausoleum in the western suburbs?"
"It's the imperial mausoleum that the emperor is building! When I went to deliver wood to the imperial mausoleum just now, I saw that the entire mausoleum was flooded!"
"Really? The entire tomb was flooded. Why is that?"
"I heard that the workers dug several springs when they were building the mausoleum. As a result, water came out of the springs and the imperial mausoleum was submerged overnight!"
"Hey, this is really unlucky! How could a spring be dug out in such a beautiful imperial tomb?"
Someone whispered: "I heard that the current emperor refuses to allocate funds for disaster relief. This is God's punishment for him! If he wastes money and wastes money again, and levies excessive taxes to let everyone build tombs, I'm afraid it will come back to him."
"Then maybe the emperor will also suffer a bloody disaster. Is this retribution for the emperor's unwillingness to help the people and his unkindness?"
"Definitely, then he deserves it!"
Hearing this, Yun Ruoyue said in surprise: "Xuanchen, I didn't expect that the imperial mausoleum would be flooded. Emperor Hongyuan is really unlucky. But in this case, can he suspend the construction of the mausoleum? Use the extra money for disaster relief
?”
Chu Xuanchen said: "I don't know. With Emperor Hongyuan's temper, it shouldn't be that easy. I'll go to the palace first and have a look."
"Well, you go ahead!" Yun Ruoyue said.
She really hoped that Emperor Hongyuan could stop building the mausoleum and use the money to help the people.
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Soon, Chu Xuanchen entered the palace and came to Emperor Hongyuan's imperial study.
At this time, Emperor Hongyuan's imperial study room was already filled with ministers.
At this time, the ministers all surrounded Emperor Hongyuan and told him about the flooding of the tomb.
At this moment, someone saw Chu Xuanchen and hurriedly said: "King Li, you are here too. Are you also here because of the flooding of the imperial mausoleum?"
Chu Xuanchen nodded, then walked towards Emperor Hongyuan, saluted and said, "I see you, Your Majesty."
Emperor Hongyuan was in a bad mood now. He waved his hand in disgust and said, "Xuanchen, you came just in time. Do you know about the flooding of the imperial mausoleum?"
Chu Xuanchen immediately said: "I have just heard about it. Your Majesty, you are so good, why is the imperial mausoleum flooded?"
"I heard someone said that the workers dug several springs, so the tomb was flooded."
Emperor Hongyuan said, puzzled: "It's really strange. When we were choosing the site, I asked the Minister of Industry to survey it. Li Huai said that there was no underground water under the land in the western suburbs, so I built the mausoleum here.
.Why has groundwater been dug out in just the past few years?”
Chu Xuanchen said: "Your Majesty, the current survey methods are limited, and the groundwater is too deep. It is normal that Mr. Li cannot survey it. Now that the imperial mausoleum is flooded, we must quickly find a way to solve this problem."
Emperor Hongyuan said depressedly: "It's already flooded, what else can we think of?"
An official said: "Your Majesty, let's try to pump out the water and see if we can continue to build on the original site?"
Chu Xuanchen said: "No, there is a spring in the imperial mausoleum, and there are dense rivers and turbulent water below. You must not continue to build the mausoleum here. Otherwise, if the mausoleum is flooded in the future, who will be responsible?"
Emperor Hongyuan looked horrified when he heard this.
He didn't want his tomb to be flooded.
He immediately said: "Xuan Chen is right. There is an underground river below. We must not continue to build a mausoleum here. I will build a new one in another place."
When the ministers heard this, they all looked horrified.
Li Huai said heartbrokenly: "Your Majesty, it has taken ten years to build this mausoleum, and millions of taels of silver have been spent. If we rush to rebuild it now, I am afraid the cost will be even greater. Now the national treasury is empty, and the people all over the world are displaced and hungry.
Earth, we don’t have money to help them. If the emperor builds a new tomb, I’m afraid it will be difficult for everyone in the world to accept it. I ask the emperor to think twice.”
Emperor Hongyuan was livid when he heard this, "It is a great national plan to build my mausoleum, who dares to comment on it?"
"Your Majesty, that's because you didn't hear the rumors outside..." Li Jin whispered.
Emperor Hongyuan glanced at Li Jin sharply, with dark murderous intent in his eyes, "Master Li, what are the rumors outside?"