In the spring of ten years in Jinghong, an unknown epidemic broke out. Emperor Jinghong dispatched the imperial doctor of the imperial hospital many times, and invited important ministers to the private sector to invite famous doctors. However, the epidemic could not be controlled, and there was even a tendency to spread.
In the face of the epidemic, everyone is in danger, there are few people on the streets, and even the most prosperous capital city has become deserted than before. Whenever someone coughs or sneezes, passersby flee in panic, fearing that if they run one step late, they will catch the disease.
Although Emperor Jinghong dispatched famous doctors and medicinal materials to the hardest-hit areas, some rumors began to spread as the epidemic could not be effectively controlled. For example, Emperor Jinghong was not in the right position, so God sent down punishment and made the people suffer.
Some people also said that when Fairy Konghou was in the harem of Emperor Jinghong, she was abused by the empress. Ordinary people don't know how the nobles in the palace live, so they can only imagine Konghou as a little girl tortured by his stepfather or stepmother.
In areas that were not infected by the epidemic, ordinary people hid in the courtyard, slapped their thighs and scolded the current emperor for being unkind. They had to put three tablespoons of oil on their own porridge and noodles, and they didn’t even want to give the leftovers to Fairy Konghou. They had a good life for a few years, and now they are going to be unlucky again.
Rumors reached the ears of officials, but these officials did not dare to report it, and only briefly mentioned in the memorial that there was "slight public grievance". How could Emperor Jinghong not have guessed that there would be rumors going around among the people, but now is not the time to care about it, and there is no way to care about it.
Over the past few days, he has hired famous doctors, collected medicinal materials, and even wrote an edict to burn himself to the sky, but the epidemic has not been alleviated. For several days in a row, he couldn't eat or sleep at night. Emperor Jinghong was quite haggard, but on the second day of the fourth month of the tenth year of Jinghong, he started bathing and burning incense before Yinshi, wearing a black dragon robe, and did not ride a carriage. , without the help of the palace servants, three steps, one stop, nine steps, one bow, came to the altar set up by Qin Tianjian.
The altar was built overnight by three departments: Qin Tianjian, Dianzhong Province, and the Ministry of Industry. Although it lacked a bit of grandeur, it still had the same standards and etiquette.
"Father." The prince saw Emperor Jinghong described as haggard and wanted to step forward to help, but Emperor Jinghong pushed him away: "No need."
Asking for God lies in his sincerity. He and Ji Konghou already have old grudges. If he is disrespectful at the worship ceremony, I am afraid that Ji Konghou will be even more reluctant to show his spirit. After offering sacrifices to Xiantai, Emperor Jinghong lifted his robe and knelt down.
"Father!"
The princes reacted very strongly when they saw Emperor Jinghong kneeling down. In their eyes, the omnipotent father actually knelt down like this
"Don't make noise in front of the altar!" The prince's face was not good-looking, but thinking of those people who were in despair, he gritted his teeth and knelt down. Ji abolished the dictatorship of the emperor and trapped the people in water and fire. There was nothing wrong with him and his father to overthrow the Ji family's rule.
But why is God so unfair? Since the father emperor ascended the throne, he has done everything he can to eliminate riots, behead corrupt officials, and kill bandits, so that the people can live a good life in peace and contentment, and they have not violated the way of the monarch.
If you can ask God to forgive and let God spare innocent people, so what if you kneel down
The other princes who were still indignant, seeing the prince kneeling down with him, put away their dissatisfied expressions angrily, and knelt down in twos and threes.
Military generals, civil servants, bodyguards, and eunuchs knelt down one after another, and the audience was silent.
The sun gradually entered the sky, the blue sky was cloudless, and as time passed, the hearts of everyone sank little by little.
Emperor Jinghong knelt down tremblingly to the altar, took out a book of sins from his sleeve, lit it and threw it into the tripod, and bowed three times and nine kowtows to the jade tablet engraved with Fairy Konghou on the altar.
Emperors can't easily do three bows and nine kowtows, unless the elders go to immortals or make sacrifices to the sky. At this time, he gave this big gift in front of the jade tablet, which was equivalent to placing Konghou in a high and high position, while he was a humble person.
Standing at a high place for a long time makes it difficult to bow your head and bend your knees to a former loser. Emperor Jinghong didn't want it either, but for the sake of the world, for the dynasty, personal honor and disgrace were no longer important.
One day later, one hour later, there are countless lives.
He is not the Ji waste emperor who regards the common people as fish and meat.
The book of guilt burned out, and the last trace of blue smoke dissipated between heaven and earth after the wind passed. Looking at the empty sky, Emperor Jinghong seemed to have aged ten years in an instant.
He knelt there quietly, like a dead tree that had sunk to the bottom of the water. People were afraid to approach him because they were afraid of the water, so they couldn't salvage him from the water.
If the epidemic continues to spread, more and more people may be infected, and even most of the country will not be able to escape the bad luck. He tried to surround the city infected with the disease, but this method did not work. As long as there is wind and water, the disease can spread to more places.
Should every sick person be killed and burned to death
Emperor Jinghong could not accept this cruel choice.
The sun climbed up a little bit, the hour was over, the hour was over, Emperor Jinghong's back was already shaky, the prince knelt beside him, crying and persuading: "Father, your dragon body is important, my brothers and I are here. Kneel here."
He wanted to say that it was almost noon now, and Fairy Konghou didn't show any signs of her spirit, so she probably wouldn't come.
Maybe it's the difference between Xianfan, or maybe Fairy Konghou is still complaining that they have taken the throne of Ji Family, but no matter what, even if Fairy Konghou doesn't come, they still have to think of other ways. All things in the world grow and restrain each other. If there are people who are sick, there will be medicines for treatment, but they have not yet found them.
"If I had known this, maybe I shouldn't have taken this world back then." Emperor Jinghong said sullenly, "Even under the autocratic rule of Emperor Ji Fei, the people of the world can still survive. ."
Emperor Jinghong, who is over fifty years old, has been kneeling for so long, and his spirits have already been exhausted. Now his hopes have been shattered, and the whole person's spirit and energy have collapsed, so he no longer calls himself "Zhen", but "I".
"Father, don't think like that. Even if Emperor Ji wastes the power now, when the epidemic is about to happen, it will still happen. Emperor Ji waste is incompetent and only knows how to enjoy himself. If the sick people are ruled by him, wouldn't it More crimes?" The prince wiped his tears and said, "Father, please take care of your health, the dawn of the world is still waiting for you."
Emperor Jinghong smiled wryly, as a monarch, he can't do anything.
When he was trying to seize the throne, the empress of Emperor Ji Wai stood in front of Fengyang Palace, looked down at him, and said to him, "May the new emperor treat the people of the world kindly, and one day you will understand that those who serve the king will not move. How difficult it is to remain virtuous.”
At that time, he was in high spirits, only the empress of the current dynasty was cursing him.
Now he understands that the former queen did not lie to him, it is easy to be a king, but difficult to be a king.
"That's it." Emperor Jinghong sighed and handed his hand to the prince, ready to get up and return to the palace. But he knelt for too long, and when he got up, his whole body was sore, and he fell to the ground in embarrassment.
Just at this moment, the sky suddenly glowed, the colorful clouds rolled, and a jade boat with a crystal clear fairy spirit fluttered out through the clouds.
"Immortal!" Supervisor Qin Tian shouted in disbelief, "Immortal has appeared."
Everyone looked up into the sky, and saw the sky was a thousand feet tall, the rays of light flickered, the wind was gentle, and the immortal boat descended slowly, which was extremely sacred.
"Fairy!"
The crowd kowtowed, kowtowed, and cried with joy.
"The people are saved!" An official with white hair and beard kowtowed tremblingly and burst into tears, "It's saved."
The jade boat fell into the air and suddenly stopped moving. The overjoyed people noticed this change and did not dare to ask loudly, but kept kowtowing, hoping that the immortals would not give up on them.
"Niangniang!" The female official pointed to the air on the palace wall, "There is an immortal in the jade boat."
The queen raised her head and stared blankly at the air, unable to return to her senses for a while.
In the rays of the sun, a girl with fluttering sleeves came from the wind, her blue silk fluttered, her skin was whiter than snow, and she was free from dust. The kind of beauty on her body makes people ignore her appearance, ignore everything, and only think that the most beautiful woman in the world is nothing more than that.
The girl came on the wind, and the moment her white shoes stepped on the altar, her shawl was flying, and her eyes were as bright as stars.
"Your Majesty." The girl took a few steps forward, looked at Emperor Jinghong who looked very embarrassed on the ground, and nodded reservedly, "Your Majesty doesn't need to do this, please get up quickly."
"You, you..." Emperor Jinghong looked at the fairy in front of him, speechless.
"I haven't seen you in the past seven years, is your Majesty okay?" The young girl raised her hands lightly, and the emperor, who was slumped on the ground, stood up unconsciously, and the pain all over his body disappeared. He looked at the girl in horror, took a step back, and slammed to the ground: "Ordinary people, I have seen Fairy Konghou."
Anyone who can tell him that he hasn't seen him in seven years, except Ji Konghou, who left with the immortal, is no one else.
Others were shocked. In their impression, Konghou had a small face, only with bright and round eyes. Even if they knew that she became an immortal, it would be difficult for people to clearly think of her appearance.
The fairy standing on the altar, her whole body is so beautiful that there are no flaws, and the charm on her body is even more radiant, which makes people dare not to be disrespectful.
Standing on the high altar, Konghou looked around and saw the majestic palace in his eyes. As a woman, she has never had the opportunity to step into this place, whether before or after the fall of the country.
Unexpectedly, the first time I set foot, it was actually greeted by the crowd.
She turned around and looked at the bottom of the altar, where the princes and grandsons, civil and military officials, were kneeling there. Among them, there are the princes and grandsons who bullied her, and the former courtiers who ignored her.
However, at this moment, her heart was still in the water.
All kinds of things in the past really have nothing to do with her anymore.
"Fairy has come from a long way, do you want to come down to the palace to rest?" The prince gave Konghou a great gift, and wanted to invite her to the palace for a while.
"Wait a minute." Konghou looked at the jade boat in the air, "I have two friends traveling with me. I wonder if Your Majesty and His Highness would mind?"
"Fairy's friend is the honored guest I've been waiting for. My generation is very welcome."
"That's good." Konghou nodded, turned to look at Yuzhou.
Everyone was stunned when they saw an immortal sword in a white robe coming.
In addition to immortals, who else in the world can grow such a perfect face