The winter snow has long melted and the weather is getting warmer.
In order to pray for a good harvest in the new year, the common people must offer sacrifices to the spring god Ju Mang to get a good start. Although the harvest was not good last year, there was still a small harvest, which undoubtedly gave the common people a shot of confidence, and they had greater expectations for this year, and the ceremony was more solemn.
Shen Tang's makeshift troupe is finally not so shabby anymore.
Everyone was wearing new clothes and looked energetic.
As the saying goes, "The first time is new, the second time is familiar, the third and fourth time is familiar, Shen Tang has become very good at hosting this kind of sacrifice.
What was different from last year was that this year, a young man in formal attire appeared behind Shen Tang, and his face looked somewhat familiar.
Judging from this position, the young man was slightly higher than the subordinates under Lord Shen. He was either Lord Shen's new confidant, or a young man that Lord Shen valued very much, or perhaps a promising young man from the same clan who wanted to take this opportunity to give the young man face.
The common people watching were speculating in their hearts.
The officials in the government offices were not so curious.
They all knew Lin Feng's identity, and knew that he was Gongcao Chu Yao's favorite student, and was much more favored than another disciple Tu Rong. Shen Jun brought Lin Feng with him, most likely because he wanted to promote young people, and there was no other intention...
Some of them also stole glances at Chu Yao and the others with complicated thoughts - how could they not feel a little dissatisfied when a young man surpassed them in a leap? However, everyone's faces were solemn and their postures were dignified, without any sign of dissatisfaction.
As the chief priest of the community, Shen Tang needs to lead everyone to worship Ju Mang, recite a farming poem or article in front of the altar, and then convey his thoughts to the heavens, praying for a good harvest this year.
Shen Tang had the experience from last time and was not at all nervous.
"God of Spring, I, the governor of Heyin County, Shen Youli, am leading all the officials under my jurisdiction to pray for a good harvest in Heyin County in the new year. I hope that the God of Spring will be merciful and protect you—"
Shen Tang paused slightly when he said this.
The source of last year’s bumper harvest.
She roughly figured it out.
It is closely related to the words of the spring ploughing sacrifice. The words of the spring ploughing sacrifice are effective, and the spring rain falls to moisten the land. The seeds planted are nourished by the energy of heaven and earth, and only then can there be a small harvest in autumn. This year, we will follow the same process.
In this world where people are forced to sell their children for food, food is too precious. It is the life of the common people.
If it can increase grain yields, even if it means asking the common people to nourish the land with their blood, I believe they will do it without hesitation.
"I wish - plant a grain of millet in spring and harvest ten thousand grains in autumn!"
As soon as the words came out, Shen Tang was mentally prepared for the Danfu's spirit to be drained. In addition to Jiang Sheng, Chu Yao and others were also ready to take action at any time to prevent their master from falling into a coma due to the exhaustion of spirit during such an important occasion as the Spring Ploughing Sacrifice.
result-
No response
Shen Tang blinked blankly.
He raised his hand and touched the location of Danfu in shock.
Last time, it was "unintentional planting of willows and willows growing into shades", why is it "intentional planting of flowers but flowers not blooming" this time? For a moment, Shen Tang felt that the atmosphere was so heavy that it reached the freezing point. She quickly sorted out her emotions and comforted herself not to be too greedy.
Last year's bumper harvest helped her get through the difficult times. This is a blessing that ordinary people cannot envy. How can it be like this every year
Or maybe this word spirit actually has a CD, and it has to cool down for more than a year after being used once? In order to ease the atmosphere, Shen Tang racked his brains and brought out another song. Only Jiang Sheng was still confused, not knowing why the lord had changed the blessing speech at the last minute.
"The wheat is as deep as a person, and the ground is not visible. One bud has more than ten stalks, and one stalk has five or six ears. The grains are large and hard, and have increased three times compared to previous years. The weeds are loaded onto the carts, and the calves are following one another... This is because God is kind, and the rain comes at the right time. The weeds and pests have been eliminated, and the fields are all thriving. Alas, my people, do not forget the gift of God..."
Shen Tang read the whole passage of "Wheat Harvest" from beginning to end.
Suppress the slight disappointment in your heart.
well-
Miracles never happen again.
Shen Tang calmed down and was about to ask the assistant priest Lin Feng to come forward and burn incense, but she felt dizzy and staggered forward, as if her legs were no longer her own. The Dan Mansion, which used to be full and solid, was now in turmoil. There seemed to be a suction force from the outside world, which was sucking in the water like a whale and disappearing in an instant. The words she wanted to say turned into a curse in her heart: "Fuck!"
Gu Chi and others already have experience.
As long as the Spring Ploughing Sacrifice has not ended, there will always be accidents. The result is just as they expected, but they found out that the situation is much more serious than they imagined. The word spirit is "extremely greedy", like a hole that can't be filled.
Fortunately, this year's lineup is more luxurious than last year.
Chu Yao has completed the Wen Palace liver, and Jiang Sheng also has the Wen Palace.
With the help of these two super-large power banks, they managed to hold on. Everyone looked like they had survived a catastrophe, and Jiang Sheng's face was full of "what happened". Chu Yao and others told him to keep an eye on the lord during the spring plowing sacrifice, as there might be a situation where the literary spirit was not good, so he was asked to help quickly to prevent the lord from being attacked by the words. They called this "literary spirit not good"
Zhao Feng, who was watching the sacrificial ceremony, said: "???"
This scene is damn familiar.
That was the case last year.
I think this is the characteristic of Fugu City.
Several veteran officials were trembling in their hearts, but after all, they had last year's events as a foundation, so they were able to keep their composure - if the God of Spring was really angry, last year would not have been a bumper year, and this year would be the same... Don't panic, stay calm.
Shen Tang stood firm with the help of Lin Feng.
Her face turned pale, she took a few breaths and recovered.
"Lingde, go over and burn incense."
Lin Feng looked at his master worriedly, and seeing that she could still stand steadily, he gritted his teeth and did as he was told.
As the incense smoke curled and meandered upward, the voice of last year reappeared in her ears, opening with the familiar "Shennong made the plow to benefit the world; Yao ordered his four sons to teach the people the time; Shun ordered Hou Ji to make food the most important thing in government..."
Unlike Shen Tang and the others whose Danfu was emptied, Lin Feng's Danfu was filled up, with the towering giant palace appearing and disappearing among the sea of clouds and mist. She didn't need to look carefully to be sure that it was the "Nong" Palace she had seen before.
What secrets are hidden in this huge palace
With this thought, Lin Feng suddenly woke up.
What I see is the teacher's concerned eyes.
"Are you feeling unwell?" Chu Yao asked.
Lin Feng shook his head: "No—"
The literary atmosphere has inexplicably risen a lot.
She thought she was unconscious, but in fact she was just dazed and absent-minded. Although there were some twists and turns in the spring ploughing ceremony, it still went smoothly. Shen Tang, as the chief priest, drove the oxen to plow the land and sow the seeds of grain, and other officials worked together.
Last year Shen Tang completed the entire process.
Due to the special circumstances this year, we can only do a show.
It wasn't that she wanted to be lazy, but she was exhausted. She had to breathe heavily after taking two steps, and her legs were as soft as two noodles. She said, "If I don't have a good harvest this year, it would be a shame for the suffering I'm going through..."
Several power banks were also drained.
They sat on the ridges of the fields to rest in an ungraceful manner.
Jiang Sheng couldn't hold back his words until this moment.
"What happened just now?"
Shen Tang glimpsed Zhao Feng helping out in other fields and changed his words: "To put it simply, my way as a scholar is related to farming. Casting words can nourish a small area and increase the possibility of a good harvest, but this also has pros and cons - each word requires a huge amount of literary energy. Even though you added one this year, you are still in such a mess..."
Jiang Sheng: “…”
How big is Heyin County
Covering such an area would require all the literary energy of several top scholars, and that would only increase the probability of a good harvest. If there were other irresistible external factors, such as a swarm of locusts flying in from other places, all the hard work would be in vain.
Looking at it this way, it's really useless.
but-
My lord has the national seal in his hand.
In other words, this is actually the way of the princes
It is still very weak now, but once it becomes powerful, its potential will be immeasurable. Jiang Sheng understood immediately, but still complained a little, saying, "Why didn't you tell me in advance?"
Qi Shan smiled and said, "Didn't you say that already?"
Jiang Sheng gets annoyed when he sees him.
I didn't slap him in the face for the sake of my colleague.
"You call that informing?"
Qi Shan said: "It's not that I'm afraid that the walls have ears. I think with your intelligence, you will naturally understand..."
Some words can only be expressed implicitly, not too directly.
He mentioned everything that needed to be explicitly and implicitly mentioned.
Jiang Sheng was choked and asked again: "Are you hiding anything else from me?"
Qi Shan said decisively: "No."
Jiang Sheng snorted coldly: "Then it is."
Qishan: “…”
Surrounded by enemies on all sides, life is really difficult.
He and Chu Wuhui often quarreled, and he and Gu Wangchao hurt each other every now and then. He and Jiang Xiandeng were old enemies. Only his "cousin" Kang Jishou could give him some warmth.
As for the lord
Haha, who collected these people
It’s still our own lord.
Qi Shan sneered, “Yes.”
Jiang Sheng looked as if he had expected this, and Qi Shan said, "This matter concerns the lord, you must not know it yet."
When Shen Tang heard that they were targeting him, he was afraid that he would be the innocent victim, so he stood up and walked away. Before he had taken two steps, he heard Jiang Sheng say.
"My Lord, I know about that matter..."
Qishan dared to use Kangshi to gamble.
This guy must have misunderstood.
Jiang Sheng was slightly angry: "... You brought out the master's private flaws in public, Qi Yuanliang, you are very good!"
Qishan: “…”
Shen Tang: “???”
Her... private flaw
How come I don’t know
She took three steps back.
"What's my private flaw?"
Jiang Sheng suddenly became the target of public criticism.
He was stared at by many people, including his enemy Qi Yuanliang who was ready to watch him. The one with the brightest eyes was the master who told him the secret. Jiang Sheng frowned inwardly - as a "newcomer", he knew the secret, so there was no reason why the other elders didn't know it. The master's expression before didn't seem to be joking. He considered and set up a word spirit to prevent the conversation from being leaked.
It isolated him from everyone except Shen Tang.
The two of them started talking in whispers.
"My Lord, didn't you say before that you are..."
Shen Tang said: "I said that before."
Jiang Sheng finished the rest of the words: "... Tian Eunuch."
Shen Tang wanted so much that he wanted to change his words.
Angry and embarrassed: "I never said that!"
Jiang Sheng: “…???”
His words could block the spread of sound but could not block Gu Chi's prying eyes. The latter was already laughing like an old hen burping and became unbridled. Seeing this, Jiang Sheng also realized that he had made a misunderstanding and looked at the others.
Gu Chi looked at Jiang Sheng helplessly. His master's hints were so obvious, and they would occasionally give some advice, but Jiang Sheng just couldn't get it. He couldn't help laughing and said, "Master, the master is a real woman, how can you say she is a eunuch?"
Qi Shan added leisurely: "You didn't recognize your lovely wife back then, and you don't recognize the master you serve today. Your eyesight is not good."
Everyone: “…”
Jiang Sheng gritted his teeth: "...Qi! Yuan! Liang!"
Outsiders had no idea what happened afterwards, and even the officials in the office only saw a few people fighting from a distance.
To be precise, it was Qishan and Jiang Sheng who fought, while the others tried to stop them.
After that, Jiang Sheng was angry for several days.
Many herbs that can soothe the heart and reduce internal heat were not suppressed. Doctor Dong from the clinic repeatedly reminded him that he was not young anymore and excessive liver fire was not good for health. Within two days, Jiang Sheng went to hire two puppies to beat Qi Shan's cat.
Shen Tang: “…”
Because of the fight caused by Qi Shan's provocation, the appearance of several people was not suitable for the meat distribution, so Shen Tang had to have the meat delivered to their respective homes. Then he locked up the two of them for three days and fined them half a month's salary to write a self-criticism.
The two of them then quieted down for a while.
only-
I heard that the cat-dog alliance in Fugu City is irreconcilable.
Chu Wuhui had an ally join him, so his dog with a low base would not be bullied and unable to fight back, and the two factions fought back and forth, and the fight was very lively. Qishan relied on Su Shang's powerful reproductive ability, and the power of Miaoba expanded day by day.
Surprisingly not at a disadvantage.
"... The total age of these two is at most five years, no more." Shen Tang couldn't help but complain to Gu Chi, "On a normal day, each of them is very smart, but when they are put together, they are even more smart, which makes them look like they are lacking in intelligence..."
Gu Chi was optimistic and said with a smile: "This kind of commotion is better than real fighting. Yuanliang and Xiandeng have a big grudge..."
Shen Tang's mother sighed: "Perhaps, we can only wait until they cooperate on the battlefield once to turn hostility into friendship."
Gu Chi doesn't count on this.
In fact, it is normal for subordinates to have conflicts and contradictions occasionally. It is abnormal for them to love each other like a family. Even Gu Ren's twelve brothers have frictions sometimes. As long as the struggle does not rise to the point of killing or disregarding the overall situation, it can be regarded as fun. After all, the last time two scholars of literature and art fought without regard for their dignity was when Qi Shan and Chu Yao.
This kind of excitement is rare!
Watch one less thing.
Gu Chi even "gave advice" to Qi Shan in private (adding fuel to the fire), asking: "Do you have any like-minded friends?"
"What?" Qi Shan suspected that he couldn't hold it in well.
"Aren't you afraid that you'll be 'isolated and helpless'?"
Qishan was silent for a while.
but-
He covered his face and said, "Forget it. I still want to live two more years."
The so-called "close friends" he knew were all as unhappy as Gu Chi. If they came, it would be to boost his momentum or to add dirt to his grave, which was hard to say.
To some extent—
There is a high degree of overlap between his enemies and "close friends".
Gu Chi: “…”
Qishan is still alive today, thanks to his talent as a scholar. To use the master's words, as long as Qishan has enough vests, he is not afraid of losing them.
Ha Yin's life is just as boring as last year.
Shen Tang, a social animal, has endless work to do every day, and his butt and the mat are inseparable.
A day begins when the golden crow rises in the east and sets in the west.
The only thing was that the surrounding scenery changed, Fugu City became more prosperous, Yu Zi stumbled and tried to gather her literary mind, Bai Su and Lu Jue's realms were repeatedly improved... Miss Lu also became a permanent resident from a non-staff member. All of this silently reminded Shen Tang that time did not stop, but was passing slowly and steadily.
One day, Shen Tang was surprised to find that his clothes had become one size smaller and his spring clothes had been changed into summer clothes. Only then did he realize that it was already midsummer.
Soon after, an imperial decree issued by the royal court also caused an uproar in Fugu City, and everyone had different expressions.
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