In the sky, there was loud thunder, golden snakes dancing wildly, and dark clouds rolling, but no rain fell.
The people were still shouting excitedly, and the officials were still stunned in shock, but as time passed, Xu Jie was the first to realize that something was wrong.
"Long live, Xiao Feng calls out thunder and lightning, it is indeed like that, but it is just thunder but no rain. It seems that Taoism is limited after all!"
Jiajing also clenched his fists nervously. The ecstasy and nervousness in his heart almost reached the limit.
What makes me ecstatic is that my junior brother’s Taoist skills are even more powerful than those of Zhang Tianshi. The Taoist sect is not a liar after all. What's important is that as Xu Jie said, the people are ecstatic and there will be thunder but no rain. How will this end?
And if it ends like this, does it mean that Junior Brother's Taoism is indeed limited, and he may have hope of ascending on his own, but is it enough to carry me behind his back?
Xiao Feng looked up at the sky. Dark clouds and lightning seemed to be hovering above his head, but there was not a drop of rain.
what's the situation? Xiao Feng hesitantly looked at the tip of the peach wood sword, only to find that the talisman paper was still on the tip of the sword and was not burning at all.
Was there too little white phosphorus in the water just now? Xiao Feng immersed the talisman paper in the water again, this time very carefully, making sure that the entire talisman paper was soaked in white phosphorus water, and deliberately soaked it for a while longer.
Then he picked up the talisman paper, pretended to do it, and waved the wooden sword. When the talisman paper was almost dry, he swung the wooden sword with all his strength, trying to create maximum friction between the talisman paper and the air.
"The rain is coming!!!"
The talisman paper was still hanging on the tip of the sword, like a birthday candle that could never be blown out, mocking Xiao Feng's unrealistic wish.
Xiao Feng quickly walked to the big bowl of white phosphorus water, dipped his finger in the water, and put it under his nose. There was a strong smell of white phosphorus, followed by a burning sensation on my fingers.
Water is no problem! Xiao Feng picked up a blank piece of talisman paper, dipped it in white phosphorus water, and waved it with his hand. The talisman paper ignited and turned into ashes.
Damn it! Xiao Feng stood blankly on the altar. At this time, the ecstatic people finally realized that something was wrong and began to whisper to each other.
"What's wrong with Master Xiao? Isn't that talisman burned?"
"What's going on? Master Xiao's Taoism is not enough? Can't you please the Dragon King?"
"But the wind, thunder, and lightning in front are going smoothly. Is it harder to recruit the Dragon King than these three gods?"
"Of course, the result is always more important than the process, does it need to be said?"
"Not necessarily. If the result is more important than the process, why would people go to a brothel? Do they want to have children?"
"You are dirty. No wonder you don't have a son. I guess you fire off cannons all day long! Just like Mr. Xiao, you are as fierce as a tiger in one operation, and the result is..."
As a result, someone slapped him: "Don't say that to Mr. Xiao, Mr. Xiao is a good man! I'll beat you to death, you ungrateful bastard!"
"Who the hell dares to hit me? I...eh? Dad, when did you come..."
There was a commotion in the audience. The civil servant group headed by Xu Jie breathed a sigh of relief again and straightened their waist that had softened just now.
It seems that God is wise and knows that the world belongs to scholars and cannot let the Taoist sect take the limelight. It would be too embarrassing!
Xiao Feng closed his eyes, opened the Book of Heaven again in his mind, and looked carefully at the page with the talisman written on it. He suddenly discovered that the colors of these talismans were different.
Most of the talismans are golden like ordinary characters, but a few characters are red, blood red, like a drop of blood falling into the flowing golden river.
The word "rain" is red. Xiao Feng suddenly understood. Although the Book of Heaven did not give him any more hints this time, he understood it all at once.
Xiao Feng smiled bitterly and looked up at the sky, then at the officials below who were waiting to see the joke between him and Daomen, at Jiajing's expectant eyes, and at the faces of the people who were extremely eager.
The strong wind continued, blowing up the extremely dry dust on the ground and flying all over the sky. If it doesn't rain, there will really be a disaster. Are the back-ups I have prepared enough?
"Zhang Wuxin, come here!"
Today is the home court of the Daolu Division. As an official of the Daolu Division, Zhang Wuxin is naturally present.
Not only is he here, because his father-in-law is the top leader of Daolu Division, he also brought his family member An Qingyue with him.
Zhang Wuxin walked under the altar and looked up at Xiao Feng.
"Zhang Wuxin, are you my good brother?"
Zhang Wuxin was stunned and thought to himself, what relationship do the two of us have? We have carried guns together and engaged in prostitution together. We are definitely good brothers who have passed away. He nodded.
"If I asked you to only listen to me today and not to care about anyone else's words, would you dare?"
Zhang Wuxin smiled slightly and asked, "Is there any need to ask?" Your words are considered an imperial edict... Then he suddenly thought of something and his expression became a little stiff.
"Including Qingmei's words?"
Xiao Feng was also stunned. He didn't expect that Zhang Wuxin's biggest concern was actually here: "Including!"
Zhang Wuxin hesitated for a moment, and finally gritted his teeth: "Okay! I just listen to you!"
Xiao Feng smiled: "You help me guard the steps of the altar. No one is allowed to come up before the raindrops fall, no matter who it is!"
Zhang Wuxin hummed and didn't ask any more questions. He took a few steps back and stood on the first platform of the steps of the altar.
Everyone was far away, and they didn't know what the two men said. They only saw Zhang Wuxin walking up to the first platform of the altar. The steps of this altar are very narrow and can only accommodate one person on the stage. The altar is very high, so two small platforms are left in the middle corner.
Xiao Feng raised his hands in the direction of Jiajing and shouted: "Senior brother, the method of praying for rain requires concentration. Please give me an order, no matter what happens for a while, no one is allowed to go to the altar!"
Jiajing nodded repeatedly: "Of course it is. Don't worry, junior brother, I will never let anyone go to the altar to disturb you!"
Xiao Feng pulled out the Xiuchun knife from his body and made a "swipe" cut on his right index finger, and blood immediately dripped down.
This action stunned everyone. Jiajing even jumped up and put the telescope tightly on his eyes, thinking that he had seen wrongly.
The people were also stunned. What's going on? Do you still need to cut your fingers to pray for rain? Is this to worship the gods?
Xiao Feng grabbed the talisman paper and began to write the character "Rain" on the talisman paper with his fingers.
As soon as the finger touched the talisman, the blood flow suddenly accelerated, as if the talisman was sucking his blood.
His fingers slid slowly on the talisman paper, as if there were countless hands grabbing his arm in the strong wind, preventing him from continuing to write.
It is the gathering of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and mortals are not allowed to disturb the heavenly secret. That is the mercy of heaven and earth, and they do not want mortals to use their lives to win over heaven. That is where the majesty of heaven and earth lies, and mortals are not allowed to defeat even half of heaven.
Xiao Feng suddenly understood why the Fu Lu Sect in Longhu Mountain was declining day by day, and eventually no longer had any effect.
I think there were senior masters who had a thorough understanding of the secrets of heaven, but were unwilling or unable to tell future generations about it.
Xiao Feng grabbed the wrist of his right hand with his left hand, gritted his teeth and wrote hard, his tense body trembling slightly, and his face turned pale.
The people were far away from the stage and did not have binoculars. They could only see the movements clearly but not Xiao Feng's face.
But the few people who were qualified to hold telescopes could see clearly, and Jiajing and Xu Jie were naturally among them.
Jiajing moved the telescope away. There was a red circle on the eye socket that was too tight. He raised his hand and shouted at Xiao Feng.
"Junior brother, stop quickly, stop quickly, we won't let this rain..."
Xu Jie and Gao Gong knelt down at the same time and hugged Jiajing's legs, one on the left and the other on the right. They really didn't dare to cover Jiajing's mouth with their hands, otherwise they would definitely attack him directly.
"Long live, you can't say it, you can't say it! The people's support must not be lost, the people's support must not be lost!"
Jiajing was stunned. He understood what Xu Jie and Gao Gong meant. In this situation, as the emperor, he must not say "We don't want this rain anymore"!
There are thousands of people in the Temple of Heaven, from all over the world. As soon as Jiajing said these words, if it finally rains, it will be fine. If the wind stops and the drought persists, the anger of the people everywhere will burn throughout the Ming Dynasty.
You are noble, you are great, you feel sorry for your junior brother, where do you put the people of the world? Are you still an emperor?
What is the emperor, everyone says! The emperor is the boat and the people are the water. Water can carry the boat but also capsize it! Good answer! exactly!
Although most emperors never took these words seriously in their hearts, it was absolutely impossible to deny it in public. That would be courting death!
If Jiajing dared to say these words today, Xiao Qin would wake up laughing in the middle of the night, and then he would not have to wait until the time of great famine to raise troops in advance!
He who wins the hearts of the people may not necessarily win the world, because it is not necessarily one person who wins the hearts of the people. Zhang Shicheng won the hearts of the people no less than Zhu Yuanzhang back then.
Those who lose the hearts of the people will lose the world, for sure, because there are a lot of people who want to win the hearts of the people. If you lose the hearts of the people, someone will naturally win them, and then there will be a change of dynasty!
Jiajing was stuck on the ground like a pillar, with his hands still raised, but his throat seemed to be blocked by a ball of cotton, and he couldn't shout out the second half of the sentence anyway.
But Jiajing was never one to sit back and wait for death. Seeing that Xiao Feng's body was obviously unsteady in the strong wind, and even staggered and almost fell, he reached out to call Lu Bing.
"Don't say anything, rush to the altar and bring Xiao Feng down to me. Just tell the people that Master Xiao is suddenly ill!"
Lu Bing glanced at the altar hesitantly. Xiao Feng's appearance showed that he was indeed suffering from a very similar illness. It was difficult for Jiajing to come up with such a good excuse in a moment.
It’s just... Long live, you just made a decree not to allow anyone to go to the altar to disturb Xiao Feng. The people have heard it!
Jiajing said angrily: "What are you doing standing still? Go quickly!"
Zhang Juzheng also knelt down on the ground. Both of Jiajing's thighs were hugged by Xu Jie and Gao Gong. Zhang Juzheng had nothing to hold and could only kowtow desperately with tears streaming down his face.
"Long live, you must not do it! I also know that this matter is dangerous. I think Mr. Xiao has known about it a long time ago, otherwise he would not have let Long live issue the order.
Long live the golden words, never go back on your words. Although the people don't know the reason, if they are used and instigated by people with intentions, it will be bad.
Long live the people, we must not lose the people's support, we must not lose the people's support! I believe Master Xiao will be fine. Please sit down, the people are watching! "
Jiajing slowly sat down, his face ashen. Two years ago, he would have given the order without hesitation. At that time, his cultivation was more important than anything else.
But I don't know when he started to get used to the path of enhancing the national destiny of the Ming Dynasty and becoming a wise king and holy master, which made him particularly embarrassed now.
"Lu Bing, think about it for me, how can I prevent the people from seeing it and stop Xiao Feng. I feel that something is getting more and more wrong!"
Lu Bing pondered for a moment, then shook his head decisively: "Long live, in full view of everyone, there is no such way."
At this moment, the victim who was trapped on the third tree branch by the safety rope suddenly shouted.
"Master Xiao is vomiting blood! Master Xiao is vomiting blood!"
Everyone was shocked and realized that this guy also had a telescope in his hand! He is condescending and has high-end equipment, so he can naturally see details that other people cannot see.
Jiajing was shocked and quickly picked up the telescope to take a look. Xu Jie and Gao Gong did not dare to let go of Jiajing's thigh. They held it with one hand and picked up the telescope with the other hand. The three of them formed a lookout commonly used by pirates. formation.
Xiao Feng indeed vomited blood, and he also felt very miserable. I had already guessed that praying for rain would have to pay a heavy price, but I didn't expect it to be this heavy.
Now the power hidden in the strong wind was not only stopping him, it was beating him. He felt his chest was tight, his eyes were filled with stars, and he was teetering.
At this time, Xiao Feng suddenly thought nonsensically, was this how senior brother felt when he was strangled by a group of maids?
No wonder I lied to him about entering the fairyland through calamity, but he believed it, because the golden light was really shining in front of him!
The character "rain" has more strokes than normal Chinese characters and is more difficult to write. Xiao Feng has already finished more than half of it.
But as you learn to write, it becomes more and more difficult, just like sailing against the current and pushing a stone up a mountain.
The anchor on the third tree branch was still broadcasting loudly, and he unintentionally became the center of attention of thousands of people. The pleasure of being an Internet celebrity made him forget the risk of being struck by lightning at any time.
"Master Xiao's right leg went weak and he knelt down on one knee! Master Xiao is still moving! Okay, Master Xiao stood up, he stood up!"
"Master Xiao knelt down again, and he stood up again! He knelt down again, and stood up again! He knelt down again, and stood up again!"
Jiajing slammed the telescope on the incense table in front of him. The two lenses of the telescope were shattered and the copper shell was flattened. It can be seen that after batch supply, corners are cut and the quality is far less good than the samples.
"Lu Bing! Pull Xiao Feng down! Anyone who disobeys will be killed!"
Lu Bing glanced helplessly at Zhang Juzheng, who was crying and persuading, and Xu Jie, the chief assistant who wanted to cover Jiajing's mouth, and turned around to leave. He is a Jinyiwei, and Jinyiwei only listens to the emperor's orders, without thinking about whether it is right or not.
Dozens of Jinyi guards were led by Lu Bing to the altar. Lu Bing looked up at Zhang Wuxin, and Zhang Wuxin also looked down at him. He felt a thump in his heart.
It turns out that Xiao Feng had expected this. He called Zhang Wuxin over. It turned out to be because of this!
"Zhang Wuxin, long live your purpose. Get out of the way and let us go to the altar."
Zhang Wuxin shook his head repeatedly: "Isn't that right? Long live has just made a clear decree that no one is allowed to go to the altar to interfere with Xiao Feng. Didn't Mr. Lu hear it?"
Lu Bing did not dare to shout loudly: "Zhang Wuxin, Long live gave me a secret decree just now, asking me to go to the altar. You get out of the way first!"
Zhang Wuxin stretched out his hand: "Where is the will? Let me see. As long as the will is true, I will let you go up immediately!"
Lu Bing said angrily: "It's an oral instruction! What did you ask me to show you? Don't you believe me?"
Zhang Wuxin smiled bitterly and said: "Master Lu, please be reasonable. Long live the decree just now, and the whole audience heard it.
Now you come over to me and whisper to me that Long Live has given you different wills. If you were me, which one would you believe? "
Lu Bing thought for a while and thought that Zhang Wuxin was not a mess. Then he understood why Xiao Feng wanted Jiajing to make an explicit decision first, and he couldn't help but feel angry and anxious.
"I am the commander-in-chief of the Jinyi Guards. Don't you even believe my words?"
Zhang Wuxin smiled helplessly: "Master Lu, if it were normal times, I would definitely believe you!
But now one of the decrees comes from Long live himself, and the other comes from your words. If you were me, which one would you believe?
No matter how trustworthy your words are, can they still be trusted as long as the decree given by Wanzai himself? "
Lu Bing knew that Zhang Wuxin would not be able to be persuaded by reasoning, because what Long Live wanted to do was unreasonable! Xiao Zhi couldn't handle it rationally, so he could only act emotionally.
"Zhang Wuxin, look back, Xiao Feng is about to die! Do you want to watch him die?"
Zhang Wuxin didn't look back. He didn't have to look back. Just from Jiajing's reaction and the live broadcast on the third tree branch, he knew that Xiao Feng's situation was definitely not good.
His half-withered and half-groomed face trembled slightly, his eyes filled with water, and he smiled faintly.
"Master Lu, I promised Xiao Feng. He didn't give me an order. He asked me, Zhang Wuxin, are you my good brother?
I said yes, I promised him, and I would only listen to his words today.
He is not a fool. He knows what he wants to do. It is not my turn to make the decision for him, and it is not your turn to make the decision for him.
Mr. Lu, please go back, or you can knock me down and step on my body. "
Lu Bing glanced anxiously in Jiajing's direction, and Jiajing stared straight at him, obviously extremely dissatisfied with his efficiency.
Lu Bing was thinking about whether he could take action with Zhang Wuxin. Once the action is taken, the people are likely to see the clues, and this situation must be avoided at all costs.
Moreover, the steps of this altar are only wide for one person, so I can only use it one-on-one, no matter how many people there are, I can't use it. Not to mention that Zhang Wuxin was condescending at the moment, even on the flat ground, he should not be able to defeat Zhang Wuxin.
At this time, Lu Yi sneaked away, pulled An Qingyue to Jiajing, and then brought her over.
An Qingyue looked at Zhang Wuxin with a pale face: "Senior brother, please come down first, okay? What Mr. Lu said is true, Long Live personally gave me the order just now."
Zhang Wuxin looked at An Qingyue tenderly: "Qingmei, I don't even believe Mr. Lu, can I believe you? Unless Long live tells me personally."
An Qingyue's tears flowed down. Of course she knew why Zhang Wuxin said that. Zhang Wuxin refused to believe Lu Bing and her words, so he would not be resisting the decree and would not implicate anyone.
Lu Bing said in a deep voice: "I will take you to Wan Sui and let Wan Sui personally give you the order!"
Zhang Wuxin shook his head: "You want to deceive me. I promised Xiao Feng to guard the altar for him. Taoist guardians have great responsibilities, Mr. Lu should know."
Lu Bing held back his anger: "Then I ask Huang Jin to come over and announce the decree to you?"
Zhang Wuxin shook his head: "I don't believe you, I don't believe Qingmei, if I just believe in Eunuch Huang, wouldn't I be favoring one over the other?
I only recognize two things, either a decree issued by Long live himself, or an imperial edict stamped with a jade seal. "
The matter was in a deadlock, and it was impossible for Jiajing to come over and give orders to Zhang Wuxin in front of everyone. And as long as Jiajing doesn't come, Zhang Wuxin doesn't have to believe anyone who comes to tell him orally.
Even if Huang Jinlai asked Zhang Wuxin to meet Jiajing, he would choose not to believe Huang Jin. Since he didn't believe him, there was no need to go to see Jiajing, and Jiajing would not be able to declare the decree.
Praying for rain at the Temple of Heaven, no one came with the person who wrote the edict, let alone the jade seal. From here, I ran back to the palace to seal the edict and then brought it back. The cucumbers and vegetables were all cold!
Just when there was a stalemate, Xiao Feng on the stage knelt on the ground again. This time it was not one knee, but both knees. He couldn't hold on anymore.
There was still one stroke left to complete the "Rain" character, and he couldn't write this stroke anyway.
At this moment, an old man's voice suddenly came from the audience. His voice was filled with hesitation, trembling, and fear.
"Xiao...Master Xiao...this rain...let's...don't...don't ask for it!"
