sbdcsierra Chapter 365 Dream
Chapter 365 Dream
"Is that the genius who can predict the earth dragon's reversal, Mr. Gongshu?"
Li Ping asked Ye Changyan with interest. Ye Changyan nodded slightly, and then a childlike smile appeared on his face.
"Mr. Gongshu said he likes to eat sweet and crisp watermelons, but I don't know how he knew that we, the master and his disciples, planted a lot of watermelons on the farm."
As he spoke, Ye Changyan looked at Liang Jingcheng and gave him a wink. Liang Jingcheng understood and took over the conversation in a very supportive manner.
"Could it be that the gentleman who was recuperating in Yujing Palace mentioned this matter to someone else, and Mr. Gongshu heard about it?"
Ye Changyan praised in his heart, what a good idea! Liang Jingcheng's statement really fits the context. Then he heard Ye Changyan change the subject.
"However, Mr. Gongshu told me in my dream that I must pay attention to the flood prevention measures in the farm. He said that there will be heavy rain soon, and this heavy rain will last for quite some time, which may cause rare floods around Shengjing."
As soon as Ye Changyan finished speaking, Liang Jingcheng became very supportive, with an expression of disbelief on his face.
"Luckily you said it was a dream. You could even dream of causing a flood. The area around Shengjing has been dry for more than half a year. The court officials and the people are looking forward to the rain from heaven. It seems that the summer planting is almost delayed."
Hearing Liang Jingcheng say this, Li Ping also smiled at Ye Changyan with a joking look on his face.
But Ye Changyan shook his head with a serious expression.
"You may not believe it, but every time I dreamed of Master Gongshu, the things he told me came true amazingly."
Li Ping and Liang Jingcheng both looked at Ye Changyan with some suspicion, and Ye Changyan's expression became more serious.
"Don't be unconvinced, take the recent Dragon Boat Festival polo match for example. After the polo qualifiers were over, a bookmaker opened a handicap and our Guozi Tiangang team was not favored. But I dreamed of Mr. Gongshu at the time, and he said that our Guozi Tiangang team would win. Based on past experience, I discussed it with Jingcheng, and then we borrowed the two thousand taels from you to place the bet."
Li Ping looked incredulous when he heard this, but Liang Jingcheng beside him nodded and said.
"Chang Yan mentioned this to me at the time, but he didn't mention that he dreamed of Master Gongshu. He only said that he had never played before, and no one else knew how he played polo. If he played at a critical moment, he might be able to catch the opponent off guard."
After listening to Liang Jingcheng's detailed and convincing words, Li Ping was skeptical, but Ye Changyan also knew that the matter should not be explained in too much depth. It was enough to just remind Li Ping. After all, the matter was indeed too mysterious. Even he himself could not guarantee that his premonitions would be so accurate every time.
"Although this is just a dream, we still have to tell Butler Dai to go to the farm and make sure that flood prevention measures are in place. After all, the watermelons grown on our farm are worth a lot of money right now."
Liang Jingcheng nodded, agreeing with Ye Changyan's opinion.
"Then I'll send a message back to Manager Dai later. After all, it won't take too much time and money to take good flood prevention measures."
Li Ping looked at Liang Jingcheng and then at Ye Changyan. Although it was a bit too absurd to dream that Shengjing might be flooded, what Liang Jingcheng had just said did make some sense. It would not take too much time and money to take preventive measures.
Seeing that Li Ping seemed to have listened to some of what he said, Ye Changyan decided not to dwell on the matter any longer, so he raised his glass and the three of them clinked glasses again.
The next day, the emperor, who was spending the summer in a palace outside the capital, heard Qiu Bao report the latest developments in the Dragon Boat Festival match-fixing case. He was furious, and all the memorials on the desk were pushed to the ground, and the celadon pen holder and pen washer were smashed to pieces.
"How dare you! Originally, I just wanted to use this match-fixing case to teach them a lesson and let them know where my red line is."
The emperor was so angry that the veins on his neck were clearly visible.
"Humph! I never thought that this group of people would be so bold. You ask the people of the three departments to investigate carefully and thoroughly. I want to see how many people who used to be righteous in front of me are still there. This time, I will let them know what it means to be angry."
Qiu Bao responded respectfully with a yes, but then he heard the emperor ask again.
"The group of old-timers at the Imperial Astronomical Bureau observe the stars every day, but have they ever calculated when it will rain? The calls for me to lead the officials in offering sacrifices to the heavens and praying for rain are becoming more and more loud."
"Your Majesty, the Astronomical Observatory has been observing the stars in shifts since the beginning of summer, but has not yet been able to calculate when the rain will fall."
When the emperor heard this, he snorted with disdain.
"Humph! You act so mysterious all day long, but you are totally useless at the critical moment. You are a bunch of blood-sucking parasites!"
Seeing that the emperor looked unhappy, Qiu Bao bowed and said to the emperor.
"Your Majesty, when the Fourth Prince and Cai Zhengqing's two disciples were having a banquet at Yunfeng Tower yesterday, Ye Changyan said that he had dreamed of Gongshu Wuji. In the dream, Gongshu Wuji told Ye Changyan that it would rain heavily soon, and the rain would last for quite some time, and might even cause a rare flood around Shengjing."
When the emperor heard Qiu Bao's report, he found it a bit absurd for a moment, but then he thought about it and asked again.
"I received a secret report that Ye Changyan took his parents to Yujing Palace for recuperation a few days ago, and Cai Zhengqing also stayed in Yujing Palace for recuperation and summer vacation. During this time, Ye Changyan also spent some time alone with the Palace Master and several elders of Yujing Palace. It is said that Gongshu Wuji left a method to communicate with heaven and earth in Yujing Palace. Could it be that he got some news in Yujing Palace that made him say this?"
When Qiu Bao heard the emperor say this, he then told the emperor some news that surprised him a little.
"Ye Changyan also said when he was having a banquet with the Fourth Prince last night that before the Dragon Boat Festival polo match, he had dreamed of Gongshu Wuji, and it was Gongshu Wuji who told him that the Imperial College Tiangang team would win the championship, so he asked the Fourth Prince to borrow two thousand taels and asked the Fourth Prince to help him bet on the Imperial College Tiangang team."
The news that Qiu Bao said surprised the emperor a little.
At the beginning, the Guozi Tiangang team was not favored, and the odds were 1 to 6, but few people dared to bet on it. However, the fourth brother asked someone to bet 3,000 taels on the Guozi Tiangang team. At first, the emperor thought that the fourth brother was helpless out of friendship.
The emperor had placed the heavy bet of 20,000 taels just to get something on that gang, but the result was far beyond the emperor's expectations. After Lu Zhiguang's son fell off his horse, Ye Changyan, who came on as a substitute, turned the tide at the last moment, allowing the emperor to get something on that gang and earn 100,000 taels for his inner treasury.