The news that the Crown Princess was ordered by the emperor to perform a big sacrificial ceremony was like a thunderbolt, which exploded in the capital.
There was an uproar in the capital.
In the tavern, an old man with a gray beard said that he burst into tears when he was excited: "Let a woman represent the heavenly family to perform sacrifices, Da Zhou is about to die—"
As soon as these words came out, the people around who were still sober were so frightened that they quickly covered his mouth: "Old man, you are drinking too much!"
The old man is quite old and has a lot of strength. He pushed the man's hand away and burped, "I didn't drink too much... The demon concubine came into the world, and Da Zhou was about to die!"
A team of Jin Linwei appeared, and the leader said coldly, "Take it away!"
The old man who pointed to the sky was stunned, and suddenly hugged Jin Linwei who came to fight him and cried: "I drank too much—"
Jin Linwei looked disgusted: "Go!"
In the blink of an eye, the old man was pushed out of the tavern, and the Jin Linwei who stayed behind glanced around at the drinker, turned and left with a sneer.
The tavern was silent for a while, and after a while, the drunken drinkers woke up like a dream, covered their mouths and dispersed.
I really got carried away. Although today Zi is a prince of benevolence and virtue, he will not let Jin Linwei harm the people because of a trivial matter, but if Da Zhou is about to die, it would be death to shout out the words of Da Zhou. .
The old man was thrown into the prison, and his drinking taste was completely gone. He rushed over and grabbed the iron fence and cried, "Let me out, I drink too much and talk nonsense, let me out—"
A voice behind him said coolly: "Save your energy, old man, which one here is not drinking too much and talking nonsense."
The old man froze and turned around. Behind him were sluggish or painful faces, and he actually found a drinking buddy inside.
"Brother Wang, why are you here?"
The wine friend smiled bitterly: "I drink too much."
The old man was suddenly discouraged, went to sit down among the brothers and sisters, and murmured with straight eyes: "When will we be able to go out, the two pigs at home are still waiting to be fed."
Others sighed: "Wait, maybe there are too many people to fit in, so let us who came in early go away."
Somehow these words touched the nerves of the old man, and the old man suddenly shouted: "Prince Concubine was originally a demon concubine—"
Several hands hurriedly covered his mouth.
The drinking friend scolded: "Don't implicate everyone when you go crazy, really think that the current Jin Linwei doesn't kill people!"
Outside the cell, a Jin Linwei sighed: "There is too much nonsense now, so I can't arrest them all."
Another Jin Linwei smiled and said, "What to do with so much worrying, just arrest the person first, and then let the person go no matter what the outcome is after the Daxu sacrifice."
"You said that the crown princess can really pray for rain successfully?"
"Who knows, it's not something we can control. Let's go and continue to arrest people. These people will always bleed a little if they want to be released. I can hear the old man who was just arrested and said that there are two pigs at home."
"You can also see two pigs."
"Mosquito legs are also meat."
The two Jin Linwei laughed and left.
For a time, the whole city was full of discussions about the Daxu sacrifice, even if the black-faced Jinlinweina people could be seen everywhere, they couldn't stop people's enthusiasm for gossip.
April 18 came in a blink of an eye.
In the early morning, the sky was white, and the sun already had a fiery momentum, and there was not even a cloud.
Don't ask, it's another sunny day that can dry the river.
This day, everyone in the capital got up early, and followed the team of offering sacrifices to the outskirts of the city.
On the Cuiluo Mountain on the outskirts of Beijing, there is a palace for the emperor, and there is an altar for praying for the rain in the east.
Cuiluoshan has been cleaned up by the Ministry of Rites, and all the ceremonies are ready, just waiting for the arrival of the Crown Princess.
Jiang Si walked at the front of the team, and when they reached the foot of the mountain, the people who followed along were stopped by the Janissaries, and could only watch the team slowly go up the mountain.
In order to show his sincerity, Jiang Shi changed to walking, and when he reached the top of the mountain, he was out of breath.
"The auspicious time is coming, please invite the princess to come to the altar to pray for rain."
Following Yousi's high-pitched reminder, Jiang Shi stepped up to the high altar step by step amid the solemn music.
A row of boys and girls appeared, wearing black clothes and holding feathers. A total of eighty-eighty-sixty-four people danced around the high altar, dancing and singing.
"Hey, Yunhan, Zhao returned to the sky. The king said: "Yeah! Why do you care about the people today? The sky is in chaos and famine is recommended. The gods are not raised, and they are sacrificed. After Guibi died, would you rather let me listen?"
"The drought is severe, and there are many insects and worms. Don't sacrifice sacrifices, go to the palace in the suburbs. Dian up and down, and the gods are not.
"If the drought is severe, it can't be pushed back. Conscientiously and conscientiously, it is like thunder. Zhou Yu and Limin have leftovers. Haotian God, I will not leave them. Hu is not afraid? The ancestors are destroyed."
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Jiang Si knelt on the high altar with a solemn expression and closed his eyes to pray for blessings.
The scene was solemn. Except for the boys and girls who were dedicated to dancing the eight dances, everyone thought to themselves: Can the crown princess succeed in praying for the rain
The answer is almost always no.
There has been no rainfall for several months, and the green and verdant Cuiluo Mountains used to look listless, just like the listless people affected by the drought.
The sky is cloudless, the sun is hot, how can it rain.
At the end of the dance of the eight dances, the chants of the boys and girls gradually became inaudible.
"Looking at Haotian, there is a star. The doctor and gentleman, there is no victory if you are fake. The fate is near, and there is no abandonment. Why do you want to be me
At the foot of Cuiluo Mountain, countless people knelt on the ground and shouted, "God Haotian, please send down the rain to restore my peace!"
Cuiluo Mountain is not high, and people at the foot of the mountain can clearly see the black figure on the high altar and the solemn dance music.
But people's hearts are gradually despairing under the scorching sun.
Someone stood up abruptly, looking like crying and laughing on the verge of collapse: "It is impossible to rain, the severe drought in the capital is because the demon concubine appeared in the world with a warning of a severe drought, how can it rain if the demon concubine is not removed?"
There was a commotion at the foot of the mountain, and many people soon joined in.
At this time, those janitors armed with silver spears and golden swords could only try their best to maintain order, but couldn't say anything to the ordinary people who spoke astonishingly.
This is what has always been a headache for high-ranking people to defend the people more than Fangchuan.
When the scene became chaotic, there was a sudden boom.
"what sound?"
People were stunned for a while.
There was another thunder, and people woke up like a dream.
"Did you hear it, it was thunder, it was thunder!"
Soon lightning flashed across the sky, and a pea-sized rain fell.
Above the high altar, Jiang Shi slowly opened his eyes, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
The rain was coming and the wind was blowing quickly, making the mysterious robe on her body flutter, as if she were an immortal.
Under the high altar and at the foot of the mountain, countless people knelt down and looked up at the sky, looking ecstatic and cheering loudly: "It's raining, it's raining!"
Jiang Si smiled and looked at Yu Jin on the jade steps.
Yes, it's raining.