What a lucky world!

Chapter 242 Big explosion!
Zhongzhou, Zhongjing.

"Boom!"

In the early hours of the morning, a loud thunder sounded in the night sky, which was extremely strange.

Zhang Taiyue was awakened by the thunder. He walked out of the bedroom with his clothes on, looked up at the night sky, and suddenly frowned.

He was well-versed in ancient and modern times, knowledgeable about the world, and quite proficient in astronomy and nature. With just one glance, he found that there was something wrong with the stars in the sky.

The Emperor Star in the Ziwei Yuan was sometimes bright and sometimes dim, but in the northwest Tianshi Yuan, the originally dim Mars showed a little blood-red light.

The theory of stars had been proven earlier by Zhuge Mingzhu to be just the spontaneous movement of celestial bodies, and had no prophetic meaning. However, seeing this scene, Zhang Taiyue still couldn't help but feel uneasy and had some bad premonitions.

In another month, the young emperor will take power. The appearance of such astrological signs at this time is somewhat unpleasant. Perhaps the people from the Imperial Observatory will make a fuss again in the court tomorrow.

"Master..." The butler's old servant heard the noise in the bedroom and walked over with a lamp.

Zhang Taiyue saw the old servant and smiled and shook his head: "Nothing, I couldn't sleep, so I came out for a walk."

"What time is it now?"

The old servant said, "The fifth watch gong has just been struck."

Zhang Taiyue nodded, looked up at the sky again, suppressed his impatience, and said, "Never mind, I won't be able to sleep for much longer. Go make a pot of tea and bring it to the study."

The old servant responded and turned to leave. Zhang Taiyue also walked slowly towards the study.

The emperor's personal rule was not something that could be accomplished with just a decree. There were many complicated matters that required him to sort out one by one.

Fortunately, the young emperor had been well-educated by him and showed signs of being a benevolent ruler. Under his guidance, the court was not entirely full of upright officials, but at least there were a number of daring individuals. Once the emperor took power, power and destiny would converge, and with their assistance, the Great Yun Dynasty might have a chance of revival.

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Zhongjing, Mao Shi.

The dawn of spring always comes a little late. At this time, Zhongjing is still a little chilly, but the area outside the imperial city is already full of carriages. The people sitting in each of these carriages are at least officials of the fifth rank or above.

Today is the Spring Equinox, the quarterly court meeting, second only to the New Year's Day court meeting in size. Therefore, the palace gates were blocked by the officials who came to attend the court.

At this time, nine gongs sounded to signal the street clearing, and officials immediately got out of their warm carriages and ordered the drivers to make way.

According to the Dayun ritual system, the street-cleansing gong is sounded nine times, which is the standard for princes.

But everyone knows that the princes of Dayun usually do not attend court, so the only person who came was the prime minister who holds the title of prince - Zhang Taiyue.

Zhang Taiyue's carriage arrived directly at the palace gate, where the guards immediately opened it and welcomed him in. The officials behind him witnessed this scene, some with envy, others with disdain, and still others with a hint of worry.

Zhang Taiyue was not unaware of those gazes, and he also knew the meaning behind them.

Those who envy him envy his power and status, his position as a high-ranking official and his position as a teacher to the king.

Those who despise him simply laugh at him for being too tough and believe that if he continues to be regent, he will surely end up in trouble.

Those who worry about him are also worried that he is ruthless and good at planning for the country but poor at planning for himself.

But what choice can he make?
The court's fortune was precarious, the ruler was young and the country was in doubt. He could only use drastic measures and become a powerful minister to stabilize the government.

As they drove further in, Zhang Taiyue heard some noise outside and lifted the curtain. Suddenly, he saw a large caged cart not far away. Inside, a white deer with horns on its head was constantly butting against the iron cage with its horns. Frowning slightly, he reached out and called over a young eunuch who was accompanying him, asking, "What's going on?"

The young eunuch looked at the carriage in the direction Zhang Taiyue pointed and quickly replied, "Reporting to Yuanfu, that is a tribute of auspicious signs from foreign lands presented by His Royal Highness Prince Duan. I heard it is of the Qilin bloodline."

Zhang Taiyue frowned, "Nonsense! The Qilin story is pure fabrication, how can there be any bloodline theory?"

Qilin, known as the ancient mythical beast, is not uncommon in ancient books, but has never appeared in reality.

In order to please the king, someone got some dragon scales from somewhere and stuck them on a deer, claiming it was a unicorn that was a good omen. However, the dragons who came to Dayun for a visit saw through their plan and struck the deer with lightning, turning it into blood foam.

Therefore, no one dared to offer a Qilin anymore, and at most they would just say they were of Qilin bloodline. Hearing Zhang Taiyue's words, the young eunuch smiled awkwardly and whispered, "We servants don't know, but the Queen Mother has acknowledged it."

Zhang Taiyue understood after hearing this.

Ever since Emperor Chiyang ascended the throne, there have been frequent prophecies among the people saying that Emperor Chiyang is not a true king, and that the Queen Mother is hoping that the auspicious signs are real in order to prove Emperor Chiyang's authority.

The reason why it was placed here at this time was probably to show off its power to the officials of the court.

Zhang Taiyue wanted to stop him, but after thinking about it, he shut his mouth.

She's just a woman, there's no need to argue with her.

Wang Jia continued to move forward and stopped at the Five-dragon Bridge. Zhang Taiyue came out and was about to step onto the bridge when he heard a mournful cry, followed by a commotion. Zhang Taiyue turned around curiously and saw that the white deer in the cage had actually bumped into the cage, its horns broken and its head shattered, and it fell into the cage.

Zhang Taiyue frowned. Although he didn't believe in such auspicious omens, his heart raced as he recalled the constellations he had seen the previous night. He calmed his mind and was about to order his men to dispose of the white deer before the officials arrived. But before he could open his mouth, he heard another thunderous bang.

The sound was so intense, like a hundred thunderclaps exploding in his ears, making them buzz. But before he could raise his hand to rub his ears, another tremor erupted beneath his feet, as if he were standing on the waves. Zhang Taiyue's body swayed, and if the accompanying guard hadn't been quick to step forward and grab him, he would have nearly fallen into the Inner Golden Water River.

"The earth is turning over..." Zhang Taiyue was about to speak when a violent storm swept in and directly blew down several palace walls. Zhang Taiyue was shocked to see that the stone sculpture of Bixi, which was originally carrying the Dengwen Drum outside the palace wall and weighed at least ten thousand kilograms, was blown into the air and then shattered in the air. The rows of horse tie stones flew into the air like willow leaves, and the horses tied to the stone stakes turned into white bones three feet above the ground, without even a drop of blood.

At this time, a figure descended from the sky and stood in front of Zhang Taiyue. The figure exuded tremendous martial energy. A giant axe appeared above the other's head and chopped down heavily on the storm.

"Martial Arts Dharma Image!" Zhang Taiyue immediately recognized that the person in front of him was the palace attendant, guardian of Tianzhang Pavilion, and grandmaster Wei Po.

However, after Wei Po's attack, he actually retreated several steps before he could barely stand. He came to his senses and gave Zhang Taiyue a forced smile: "Prince, are you all right?"

"I'm fine." Zhang Taiyue nodded and looked in the direction of the storm again. At this time, he saw a huge mushroom-shaped cloud of dust rising slowly. In this mushroom cloud, Zhang Taiyue seemed to hear the wailing of the people, and seemed to see a five-pointed golden dragon with one claw broken off, writhing in pain.

"This isn't a dragon turning over..."

Zhang Taiyue's eyes flashed with a sharp cold light, and then he flipped his wrist, and a seal appeared in his hand. Zhang Taiyue placed his other hand on the seal and said in a powerful voice -

"Minister of State and Chief Minister of the Cabinet, Zhang Taiyue, issues an order on behalf of Your Majesty:"

"The imperial guards are out in all directions, sealing off the nine gates. Anyone who takes advantage of the situation to cause chaos will be killed!"

"All members of the Demon Suppression Division are mobilized to strictly monitor all the wealthy families in the capital. Anyone who makes any unusual movement will be killed!"

"The Imperial Guards blockade the palace and strictly prohibit any traffic. Anyone who dares to enter the palace will be killed!"

"The Five Armies are suppressing the streets. Anyone who commits crimes will be killed!"

"The Ministry of Revenue will immediately allocate herbs, grain, and silver to cooperate with the Imperial Hospital to treat the injured people."

"The Ministry of Works is inspecting the damage in the capital. The Prime Minister needs to know the details tomorrow."

"Minister of War Yao Qian and Minister of Rites Li Chong, please inspect the northern camp of the capital. I will ask for the royal flags and banners for you. If you make any unusual moves, execute them first and report to me later!"

"Minister of Personnel Guo Zhongxiao and Minister of Punishment Song Gaoyuan are inspecting the southern camp of the capital. I have requested the Imperial Sword for you. If you make any unusual moves, I will execute you first and report to you later!"

As commands were issued one after another, the seal shone brightly, and then split into several beams of light that flew away.

At this time, a strand of Zhang Taiyue's hair turned snow-white.

"Master Wei, please stay here. No matter which royal relative comes, he is not allowed to cross the Five Dragon Bridge! Anyone who violates this rule will be executed after I show him my seal of prime minister!" Zhang Taiyue saluted Wei Po and handed his seal of prime minister to Wei Po.

Wei Po's face was solemn. He accepted the seal and nodded, "Don't worry, Prime Minister. It's my responsibility to prevent anyone from rushing in!"

"The Prime Minister, please go and see His Majesty..."

Zhang Taiyue nodded, then lifted the hem of his official uniform and ran quickly towards the harem!

(End of this chapter)