Just after midnight, Zhao Zhen, who was staying in Rongfei's palace, was awakened by the anxious eunuchs.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty! Please wake up quickly. The palace servants are here to report that something has happened in the Zichen Palace and the Daqing Palace! No, not only that, something has happened in the entire palace!"

Although Zhao Zhen was known for his good temper, he couldn't help but feel a little grumpy after being woken up in the middle of the night.

He looked sleepy at the moment, and his tone didn't sound very good.

"How dare you! What on earth has happened to make you so panicked - could it be that Prince Yong or Prince Yan has rebelled? "

Thinking of the possibility of a rebellion by his clan members, Zhao Zhen no longer had time to lose his temper, and his expression became anxious.

"Reporting to the emperor, it is not a rebellion, but..."

When Eunuch Zhang saw this, he was about to report it, but the next second, he heard the palace servants on duty outside suddenly screaming in shock, followed by bursts of extremely dull knocks on the door.

"what happened?"

Zhao Zhen hurriedly put on his coat and listened carefully for a while. After finding that there was indeed no sound of fighting, he wanted to go out to investigate, but was stopped by Eunuch Zhang.

"Sir, this is a mysterious incident, and I am afraid it may alarm the Holy Body. Please wait until the anomaly is over before investigating further!"

Rong Fei also quickly followed and helped to persuade Zhao Zhen with a few words before dispelling his curiosity.

"Well, then tell me, what happened that made you so disrespectful and disturb the inner court in the middle of the night?"

After letting go of his worries about the two princes' rebellion, Zhao Zhen was no longer so anxious. However, he listened to the knocking on the door outside, and after he breathed a sigh of relief, he couldn't help but feel a little panicked by the trembling palace servants.

"Your Excellency, please allow me to report that an eunuch has reported that for some reason, the birds and animals in the entire zoo are restless tonight, especially the dogs and cats, who are barking non-stop."

"The ancients said that when there are strange signs in the sky, birds and beasts will know for sure. Could it be that another earth dragon is about to turn over?"

Zhao Zhen frowned, feeling somewhat worried about his own guess.

"Not only that, after the unusual movement in the Beast Garden, starting from the midnight hour, there were constant knocks on the doors of Daqing Palace* and Zichen Palace*!"

"Just at this moment?"

"Just at this moment!"

"…Please continue."

"The patrolling Tianwu Guards heard the noise and rushed over, only to see——"

When he said this, Eunuch Zhang seemed to recall something extremely terrible. He swallowed his saliva frantically, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead. He was stuck here and couldn't speak for a long time. This made Zhao Zhen very anxious. After asking him several more questions, he finally heard him continue to speak intermittently.

"They saw swarms of bats banging frantically on the palace gates!"

"What!?"

"That's right, sir! The bats are so numerous that they almost cover the entire sky! They knock on the door desperately, and die in batches, filling up the open space in front of the palace. Even now, we haven't even finished cleaning up all the dead bats!"

After saying this, Eunuch Zhang could not help but shiver. After receiving the message, he went to the two palaces to check the situation in person in order to verify the authenticity.

Not to mention the noise of the bats flapping their wings all over the sky, just the smell of blood coming from the mountains of dead bats made him vomit for a long time.

If he had not been in front of the government at this moment, he would have had to suppress his nausea, otherwise he would have vomited again. The scene was simply too horrifying!

After hearing what Eunuch Zhang reported, Zhao Zhen's face turned pale. When a country is about to perish, there will definitely be strange signs, let alone such a weird, tragic and terrifying sign!

This was not just a warning from God, it was clearly a warning from God to punish him as the emperor!

The more Zhao Zhen thought about it, the more panicked he became. He almost forgot to breathe. He was desperately thinking about what to do at the court meeting tomorrow. In just a few breaths, he even thought through how to write a complete edict of apology.

Just when everyone in the hall was in panic, the knocking on the door outside finally stopped.

Zhao Zhen couldn't help but let out a long sigh. He was just trying to give himself courage and was about to ask the palace servant to open the door so that he could face the bat vision in person, when suddenly!

All of a sudden, in the silent bedroom, the cough of an old man was heard!

"Cough, cough, cough."

The old man's cough was intermittent, but it was particularly clear to everyone's ears.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty... I will go and check it out. Your Majesty, please wait a moment."

After a long silence, Concubine Rong stood up in the admiring gaze of everyone. After all, she was born in the common people, and although she was a woman, she was braver than Zhao Zhen, a man who grew up in the inner palace.

But no matter how carefully she searched, in the end she still found nothing!

To be on the safe side, Concubine Rong even asked someone to bring a high stool and stood on it to check the beams, but still found nothing.

This result made everyone feel uneasy.

The bedroom is so small and there are no elderly people among them, so what could be making this coughing sound?

There is only one answer, ghosts!

Zhao Zhen shuddered, he was thinking about why these strange phenomena happened. On the one hand, he felt that he had been working diligently and had never made any mistakes since he ascended the throne, but on the other hand, he could not help lamenting that he did not want to be a king who lost his country and was rebuked by future generations!

I will definitely be scolded by the court officials again at the grand court meeting tomorrow... Oh!

Before Zhao Zhen could continue to feel sad and angry, the next second, he heard Rong Fei scream again.

"Sir, look! The flowers...the flowers are all withered!"

He suddenly opened his eyes and looked in the direction that Rong Fei pointed. Sure enough, all the statues of drunken Yang Fei placed in the hall drooped down little by little under his gaze, and then turned yellow and black until they fell to the ground.

At this moment, another cry of surprise was heard from outside, followed by one voice after another, all conveying the same message to Zhao Zhen - all the plants in the palace died in the blink of an eye!

Zhao Zhen's clenched fist trembled. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath. The expression on his face immediately became serious. Even though his face was still pale, he still forced himself to calm down and ordered the palace servant to open the door.

He is the emperor, the reassurance of everyone. Anyone can be afraid now, except him!

Orders were issued one after another, and the entire inner palace became orderly again.

Only then did Zhao Zhen finally have time to catch his breath for a moment, but it was only a short moment before he ordered people to prepare pens and ink again.

He wants to write a confession of guilt!

Write now!

Although he didn't know what mistake he had made, he hoped that God would give him a little hint because of his sincere attitude, wuwuwu...

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Daqing Hall: The place where ceremonies and sacrifices were held in the Song Dynasty.

Purple Palace: the place where the emperors of the Song Dynasty held court.

(Guess what the protagonist asked the system to do? None of the visions involved supernatural powers~)

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