Chapter 291 The birth of the magic stick
People who have not lived in ancient times cannot realize how important rain is to crops. In this era of extreme shortage of production materials and agricultural technology, "relying on the sky for food" is the most basic and only reliance.
Drought is not enough, and waterlogging is not enough. To have two good years with good weather in ten years is already an eye-opener for God. As for other years, as long as you don't starve to death, it is already a blessing...
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This year's severe drought has already made the people gradually lose hope. The dry and cracked land is like an evil ghost from hell, opening its mouth wide and waiting to swallow countless lives.
Seeing the crops in the fields withering day by day, the elders' faces are full of sadness, and the younger ones have already felt the coming despair...
Severe drought, flood, locust plague...
God always seems to be at odds with the people living under his nose, and is always unwilling to give him a few good years with good weather. Could it be... as the landlords said, it's because of His Majesty the Emperor? If your virtue is deficient, will God send you a punishment and a warning?
But God, you have to be reasonable, right?
The emperor is your son, and he is patrolling the world on your behalf. Is he immoral or not? What does he have to do with ordinary people like us? Why don't we have a good meal?
I heard that the emperor didn’t even issue an edict to punish himself?
It’s really too much...
If you make a mistake, you have to admit it. The emperor can't be unreasonable. What's more, admitting your mistake to your god, what's the shame?
Inevitably, a feeling of resentment arose in my heart. The emperor made a mistake, why should he hurt us?
I heard that the master's family has united with many aristocratic families to write a letter asking the emperor to admit his mistakes and issue an edict, so that God will forgive him and rain will fall.
It's just a pity that the emperor was too stubborn and refused to admit his mistakes. Instead, he threatened to kill all the ministers who submitted the letter...
Mom, is it possible that the peaceful years that have just passed have returned to the time when the world was in chaos at the end of the previous dynasty?
The emperor went too far in doing this...
Despair for the severe drought, fear for the future, and the help of aristocratic families, the people gradually gathered a wave of dissatisfaction with the emperor. And this dissatisfaction is the biggest reliance of the family members. They are sure that His Majesty Li Er will not go on a killing spree and ruin the peaceful and prosperous age he has created, so they dare to coerce the emperor and are confident!
However, when a rumble of thunder rolled from the sky, countless people woke up from their sleep, and all the resentment and dissatisfaction disappeared!
When people opened the windows, the south wind carried cool raindrops into the room, and when they fell on their faces, they realized that it was actually raining outside.
The first rain since spring comes quietly at the darkest moment before dawn...
When the sky gradually gets brighter, thin and dense raindrops fall from the sky like silk threads. The eaves on both sides of the street are dripping, slowly and repeatedly. The cracks between the stone strips on the street are filled with rainwater, which is clear and bright. Occasionally, larger puddles reflect the gray sky.
The seedlings in the field pulled out two thin and tender new shoots in the face of the rain. The originally dry waist gradually became plump with the moisture of the rain. The wilted leaves greedily sucked the water and stretched in the gentle breeze. With a graceful figure...
A belated rain wrapped the entire Guanzhong in a thick feeling of joy.
It turns out that it was not the emperor's fault that it didn't rain. Otherwise, why would it have rained if the emperor didn't issue a sinful edict?
The common people are simple and honest. If you make them unable to have enough to eat, they will rebel against you!
But if they see even a little bit of hope, they will honestly use their hard-working hands to maintain their lives...
When the rain gets heavier and the fine rain turns into a downpour, all dissatisfaction and complaints are washed away by the rain. People begin to look forward to the future and pray that there will be no more disasters until autumn. ……
A heavy rain wiped away all the restlessness.
The situation in the court suddenly reversed!
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And as this heavy rain spread throughout Guanzhong, there was also the illustrious reputation of Erlang Fang of the Fang family who could "reach the sky and the earth, and control the wind and rain"!
The move of leading two thousand warriors to raze a mountaintop at the southern foot of Lishan Mountain to the ground cannot be concealed from anyone, and the rumors of truck after truck carrying talismans and inscriptions to the top of the mountain have long been known to the world. As for the one on the Tai Chi Hall The bet was even more widely circulated among interested people.
Will it rain within seven days?
Officials from the Taishi Bureau were the first to show disdain. They concluded based on the color of the clouds that the water vapor condensation has been more obvious recently than in the past, but it is not enough to cause rain. The probability of rain is not even 10%.
This kid actually dares to brazenly say that it will rain within seven days. Are you better than us professionals?
So when His Majesty Li Er consulted the Taishi Bureau, Li Chunfeng reported the truth, so the emperor and his ministers went up the mountain to find Fang Jun to find out the truth.
All the officials in the DPRK didn't believe it.
"This boy is shy and charming, and has no shame!" This was what an official from the Cui family of Qinghe said in the court, and it was also the thought of most officials.
In everyone's opinion, Fang Jun's move was to help the emperor gain time for change and gain His Majesty's favor, but to compromise his own reputation and integrity was extremely shameless!
Even Fang Xuanling couldn't help but sigh deeply.
It is said that since Lao Fang has reached his current status, his knowledge is naturally different from that of ordinary officials. He does not care too much about his reputation as an honest person. But the performance of the middle child in the family has always made him overjoyed, and he has great hopes that he can inherit his mantle in the future. Nowadays, this reputation is the biggest obstacle...
The happiest person is Changsun Wuji.
The new iron-making method developed by Fang Jun deeply frightened the Changsun family, whose backbone was the iron factory. The fact that the weapons supervisor tore up the iron supply agreement with the Changsun family and instead purchased iron like the Fang family made the Changsun family even more worried. The family is in panic.
Better iron quality and cheaper price, how can we compete?
This is simply going to break the backbone of the Changsun family!
If it had been another family, Changsun Wuji would have gone into battle shirtless, openly and secretly, until he swallowed them all!
But the Fang family couldn't let Changsun Wuji hesitate. The method must be used, but it had to be much gentler...
Fortunately, this Fang Jun wanted to die on his own!
He had just started to take advantage of the situation to suppress Fang Xuanling, but the stupid boy dug a hole for himself and jumped in!
Will it rain within seven days?
Do you think you are Zhuge Liang in the drama, and you can control the wind and rain?
However, reality slapped everyone in the face!
There was lightning and thunder last night, and in the early morning it rained heavily. Everyone was dumbfounded!
All the so-called childish and even silly tricks that they slandered and ridiculed before have now become unpredictable tricks!
There is no need for the emperor to personally preside over it, no Taoist priests with profound cultivation, and no monks with boundless Dharma...
He led two thousand warriors in the army, burned a handful of sky fire, and then it rained?
This is simply a method that reaches heaven and earth!
Could it be that this kid really has magical powers and can control the wind and rain?
No wonder people dare to swear boldly that "it will rain within seven days." Even if the second roommate is not possessed by a god, he must be a semi-fairy, right?
The two most powerful gods in the Tang Dynasty, Yuan Tiangang and Li Chunfeng, are not so capable!
The most important thing is, it rains!
The common people don't care about your court fights, they only care about the rain!
The cool rain fell from the sky, and the crops that were about to die from drought came to life. The ground was green and full of joy!
The crops are saved, food can be produced in the autumn, and their lives are saved. Nothing is more important than this!
So, within one day, Fang Jun's reputation as a "god" spread throughout Guanzhong, and soon after, every family built a shrine and offered incense to thank Fang Jun for asking God for heavy rain! In front of the gate of Fang Mansion, since early in the morning, there has been an endless stream of villagers coming from outside the city, placing fruit and vegetable incense candles, and kowtow to Fang Erlang for heavy rain and countless living people!
Suddenly, Fang Jun's reputation rose to a lofty height!
Buddha is born in every family!
Even Fang Xuanling had to be suspicious. Could it be that his Erlang was really the reincarnation of a god or possessed by an immortal?
Heavy snow has closed the mountains again. It seems that Xier will not be able to survive this year...
(End of chapter)