Ying Zheng stood on the top of the mountain and communicated with God.
The courtiers behind Ying Zheng did not have such status. They fell to their knees one after another and communicated with God.
Only Li Shui stood half a step behind Ying Zheng, trying to connect with God.
After all, Li Shui banished the immortal, and the immortal kneeled down to the immortal. It doesn’t make sense.
Li Xin pretended to communicate for a while, but got no enlightenment.
He became a little impatient, so he quietly observed the courtiers.
Needless to say, those courtiers with lower positions were further away from Ying Zheng, so they were more presumptuous.
Many people simply knelt on the ground, motionless, as if they had fallen asleep.
The important ministers around Ying Zheng all looked serious.
After all, right under His Majesty's nose, no one dares to act too casually.
Li Xin first saw Chunyu Yue.
Chunyu Yue looked pious, as if he was really communicating with God seriously.
But judging from the look on his face, there should be no results.
Li Xin looked at it for a while, and then shifted his gaze to Li Si.
Li Si communicated with God with a serious face, but after communicating, he would quietly open his eyes a crack and look towards Ying Zheng, as if observing the emperor's face.
Haha, this flatterer seems to be planning to flatter the emperor at any time?
Li Xin felt that Huaiguzi was the number one flatterer in the court, and Li Si was the number two.
Thinking of this, Li Xin moved his eyes to Li Shui again.
He froze after just one glance.
Because Li Shui is different from anyone else.
He also had his eyes closed, but kept nodding his head, as if someone was speaking something in his ear.
Sometimes Li Shui would even open his mouth and murmur silently, as if he was giving someone an order.
Suddenly, Li Shui frowned again and shook his head. It seems that he is dissatisfied with something.
Li Xin was dumbfounded: Brother Huai, is this...really fake? Is it so lively as God said?
A quarter of an hour later, Ying Zheng slowly opened his eyes.
The maid next to her was very discerning and immediately offered the sacrificial wine.
As soon as the palace maid moved, everyone else knew it was over.
So they opened their eyes one after another.
Ying Zheng looked at the courtiers, smiled slightly, and said: "Communicating with God is so mysterious and mysterious, it is so wonderful. Although I did not hear the voice of God, I felt the will of God."
"Now I am more confident in the world of Qin and immortality."
The surrounding courtiers were all congratulating.
Li Xin looked at Li Shui and thought: I don't know what Brother Huai heard. I have to ask later.
At this time, Li Shui suddenly took out a piece of paper from his body, held it respectfully in front of Ying Zheng, and said: "Your Majesty, today I am consecrating Mount Tai, and I should leave a stone inscription to commend my merits."
"I have little talent and little knowledge, so I drafted a draft for your Majesty to read."
Ying Zheng was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "You are serious."
Then, he took the piece of paper from Li Shui and read it casually.
He actually didn't have high hopes because he knew Li Shui's cultural level.
When he first entered the court, Li Shui didn't even know how to read.
The current memorials are all written by idiots. And there are often typos, and if you look deeper, some sentences don't make sense.
Therefore, when Ying Zheng looked at this piece of paper, it was just to give him face. I didn’t really want to use the content on paper to engrave it in stone.
If the sentences really don't make sense and the content is filled with typos. Wouldn't it be a shame to be thrown into the fairy world?
As a result, Ying Zheng took two glances and couldn't help but let out a sigh.
Then, he looked at Li Shui in surprise: "Did you write this?"
Li Shui shook his head: "No."
Ying Zheng was stunned: "You seemed to have said just now that you wrote this."
Li Shui coughed dryly and said to Ying Zheng: "Your Majesty, my level is well known to everyone."
Ying Zheng smiled and asked, "Then who wrote the content on this paper?"
Li Shui said: "Just now, Cai Chen heard a voice and read these words, so I quickly copied them down. Maybe... it was a revelation from a god."
Ying Zheng immediately laughed: "Okay, okay. Haha."
Li Xin was dumbfounded: Is this okay?
Afterwards, Ying Zheng handed the paper to the courtiers around him: "You all take a look and appreciate it."
Ying Zheng used "appreciation". It seemed that deep down in his heart, he recognized the content on the paper.
After all, the content is really good. What's more, with the name of divine inspiration, why not use it?
Li Si took the time to read it once, and couldn't help but read it again:
Within Liuhe, the emperor’s land.
Wherever people go, no one will surrender.
Qin's virtue is clear and Qin's power is fierce.
Wherever kindness comes, it reaches cattle and horses.
Li Si was shocked.
He looked at these eight sentences, and his heart was beating wildly: Isn't this the sentence he has always wanted?
I have always wanted to write such a poem, but I have never succeeded. I always feel like I can make it after a while.
Unexpectedly, he was excommunicated as an immortal and said it?
When a person has many thoughts in his heart but cannot express them. Suddenly I found that someone said exactly what I was thinking. The emotion was really beyond words.
Li Si looked at Li Shui with some admiration and some jealousy.
"How did this ignorant and shameless person get favored by God? Did God tell him such a poem for no reason?"
Li Si sighed slightly and thought: Maybe from now on, if I write poetry again, I will be in the shadow of the banished immortal.
The contents on the paper were unanimously praised by the courtiers.
Regardless of whether you really think it is good or not, after all, this is claimed to be a revelation from God, so who dares to say it is not good?
A craftsman came up and selected a big stone.
Later, Li Si, who had the best calligraphy, wrote the poems provided by Li Shui on the stone.
Then, the craftsmen jingled and engraved the poems on it.
Li Shui looked at Li Si and thought: Lord Tingwei, I'm sorry for you.
Li Shui only knew that these sentences were written by Li Si, and it seemed that they were not written during the sacrifice to Mount Tai.
But no matter what, Li Shui used it.
In fact, Li Shui also knew that he did not memorize the entire poem at all. But...just remember as much as you can. After all, it spans two thousand years, how much more can you ask for?
While the craftsmen were carving poems, Ying Zheng ordered people to bring sacrifices.
Pig heads, sheep heads, cow heads, sacrificial wine, melons and fruits...
innumerable.
In a daze, Li Shui went back to the days when he deceived Sha Tilie a few years ago.
That scapegoat really spent a lot of money.
The rest of the content is Chun Yuyue's old profession.
When should you pray, when should you stand up, who is in front, who is behind...
Everyone became puppets on strings, at their mercy.
By mid-afternoon, the sacrifice was coming to an end.
Ying Zheng led his ministers and walked slowly down.
At this time, the sky was originally sunny. Suddenly a large group of dark clouds appeared, covering everyone's heads.
The courtiers were a little embarrassed.
This scene doesn't seem like a good sign.
Could it be that... God is angry?
At this time, Li Shui suddenly said loudly: "Good omen, good omen."
The courtiers all looked at Li Shui speechlessly: "Is this considered a good omen?"
Li Shui borrowed the words and said: "God was worried that the sun would be too strong and burn your majesty, so he put up an umbrella to protect your majesty from the sun. The communication between heaven and man just now is really effective."
The courtiers were all shocked: Is this okay?
Li Shui's explanation obviously made Ying Zheng very happy, and he nodded with satisfaction.
When everyone was halfway up the mountain, there was a sudden thunder and it started to rain.
The dark cloud just now finally showed his power.
The courtiers were even more embarrassed.
There was wind and rain during the sacrifice, this matter...
As a result, Li Shui still shouted: "Good omen, good omen."
The courtiers were speechless: they had never heard of this being called a good omen. If this can be considered a good omen, are there any bad omens in the world?
Of course, they didn't tell Ying Zheng this. Who wants to get into trouble with the emperor at this time?
They just looked at Li Shui curiously, wanting to hear how he planned to explain.
Li Shui said seriously: "This is God, the rain from heaven. It can nourish all things and bring harvest to the people. It can sweep away the heat and make people feel refreshed. You can even drink nectar to prolong life."
The courtiers looked at the pouring rain and shivered under their umbrellas: "The banishment of the immortal is so powerful. This can also be explained."
Ying Zheng said: "Get ready to catch the nectar."
Soon, a beautiful woman came with a golden plate to catch the nectar.
This golden plate is actually used to catch dew from the sky. Now it needs to catch rainwater. It only takes a few seconds for the plate to be full.
So the gold plate was replaced by a gold pot.
After receiving a full twenty cans, Ying Zhengcai asked them to stop without finishing.
Li Shui, who was standing next to him, lost no time in saying: "When I refine the elixir in the future, this nectar will come in handy."
Ying Zheng nodded with satisfaction.
The courtiers really admired Li Shui now.
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Confucian scholars from Qi and Lu did not go to see the Zen ceremony.
Even if one or two people went to take a look at the excitement, they would soon come back.
The Zen ceremony was not according to their ideas. They were very unhappy, even angry.
They felt that Chunyu Yue was a heretic, while Li Shui and Li Xin were simply crooked.
The imperial court must clear its roots, otherwise the country will not be a country.
This is the consensus of Confucian scholars in Qi and Shandong.
It's a pity that they are soft-spoken, and when they met the emperor last time, they also vaguely felt that His Majesty... didn't seem to like them very much.
So these Confucian scholars chose another method.
They planned to lobby the powerful nobles in Qi and Lu to ask them to come forward to remonstrate with Ying Zheng.
Although after the destruction of the Six Kingdoms, the original aristocratic power plummeted, their words had a certain influence after all, and perhaps His Majesty could listen to them.
However, these Confucian scholars soon fell into disgrace.
They arrived at the home of the local Master Zou.
Mr. Zou was settling accounts in the accounting room. It took a long time before he met these Confucian scholars.
The Confucian scholars were a little unhappy and said to Mr. Zou: "Your Excellency is a nobleman and is mixed with Mr. Accountant. What's going on?"
"Nobles should be indifferent to fame and fortune. How can they care about money all day long?"
"Benevolence, justice, propriety, wisdom and trust, there is not a word of money in it."
Mr. Zou was a little unhappy. These people...are too easy to teach, right?
Are they here as guests? How can anyone come up and reprimand someone else’s master?
So Mr. Zou said calmly: "Gentlemen, haven't you walked in the world for a long time?"
Confucian scholars: "What?"
Mr. Zou chuckled: "I have indeed read a lot of books by you. The words of sages and sages have indeed come out of my mouth. But the principles of the world cannot be understood by reading. Sometimes behind closed doors, I feel I have learned 100% by myself, but when it comes time to use it, I often hit a wall."
The Confucian scholars were a little angry.
Mr. Zou's words seemed to be mocking them for being nerds.
One of the Confucian scholars sneered and said: "We have good intentions. I hope Mr. Zou will not fall down and end up associating with merchants."
Mr. Zou sneered: "Are you willing to commit suicide? Being associated with merchants, does that mean you are willing to commit suicide?"
"Why don't you open your eyes and take a look? The way of merchants is prevalent now. And it is precisely because of the way of merchants that our country, Great Qin, is prospering."
"You hold on to the doctrines of hundreds of years ago and are stuck in your ways. There is an air of staleness all over your body. Who else do you want to slander?"
The Confucian scholars were all furious.
They looked at Mr. Zou and said, "So, are you really not cold enough to help persuade the emperor?"
Mr. Zou thought: So they came to me to ask me to remonstrate with the emperor? These people are really interesting. When they arrive, instead of getting down to business, they want to scold me first.
He looked at the Confucian scholar and said, "What do you want me to do to advise the emperor?"
In fact, Mr. Zou didn’t want to dissuade him at all.
He felt that these Confucian scholars were too pedantic and could not understand the situation at all.
Since the destruction of the Six Kingdoms, His Majesty has been very wary of the nobles of the Six Kingdoms. Although the imperial examination was opened and the children of nobles were allowed to serve as officials, they still had to undergo multiple examinations.
Under such circumstances, do you want to remonstrate? What kind of trick are you doing to offend your ears? Isn't that seeking death?
The Confucian scholars said to Master Zou: "We hope that you can advise the emperor on frugality."
Mr. Zou frowned: "Practice frugality?"
The Confucian scholars nodded and said: "That's right. How much people's fat and money are spent on a sacrifice? We think that Your Majesty should restrain himself. Otherwise, the world will be in trouble."
Mr. Zou chuckled: "The world will be in trouble because of this? Why do I think that everyone is happy?"
"I was notified of the banishment to immortals a few months ago. In the sacrificial ceremony, a lot of flower petals are needed. Therefore, I planted hundreds of acres of my farmland with various flowers."
"I provided all the flower petals used in today's sacrificial ceremony. The profits I made were 70% higher than in previous years."
"Why do I think this sacrificial ceremony is a good thing?"
Ru's hands and feet trembled with anger: "You are really self-destructive."
Mr. Zou sneered: "You don't realize that times have changed. Now that we don't have money, how can we let our children go to Shangjun's villa to study? How can we get ahead? You should put away those ideas of the past, otherwise you will definitely be ruined. Big loss.”
