This year's autumn harvest was very disastrous, because there was no rain for most of the year, crops were irrigated without water, and many fields even had no crops.

The south has been dry since the spring rains, and there is no drizzle. At this time, the fields are dry and cracked, the rivers are dry, and there is no grass on the edge of the fields.

The north is slightly better, after the spring snow, there are a few light rains in most areas, until the winter, when the cold wind is bitter and the snow falls, and the whole northern land is moistened.

Now it's coming to the end of the year, after the end of the year, the spring will begin, and the time will be spring planting, if the field is still like this, can not be irrigated, how to plant the farm? There is no way to survive if you plant it!

Many places reported to the court that the situation was urgent.

The emperor immediately summoned his courtiers to discuss countermeasures.

God doesn't rain, there is no water for irrigation, who can do it?

Someone suggested, "Why don't you do a ritual and pray to Heaven for rain before the year?" ”

Immediately, someone chimed in: "This method is possible." The Great Heavenly Master is proficient in the way of heaven, casting spells to ask the sky for rain, this is the best method, and it is also the opportunity for the Heavenly Dao Academy to do things for the court and the emperor. ”

Don't you often say that this matter does not belong to the Heavenly Dao Academy, and that matter does not belong to the Heavenly Dao Academy, and the practice of praying for rain should be the business of the Heavenly Dao Academy, right?

There were many people who were dissatisfied with the Heavenly Dao Academy, so one after another, three courtiers came forward to second.

The emperor also felt that this method was good, so he immediately ordered the Great Heavenly Master: "Then the Great Heavenly Master will be responsible for this matter, and he must seek Ganlin before the year." ”

The Great Heavenly Master had no choice but to take the order.

There is still more than a month to go before the New Year, and there is not much time to prepare for rain. The Heavenly Dao Courtyard was busy again.

As a member of the Heavenly Dao Academy, Yu Nianniang naturally had to have some tasks. The Great Celestial Master asked him to set up the altar. And he prepared the sacrificial vessels, the offerings.

After everything was ready, the emperor repeatedly asked the time, and the Great Heavenly Master finally decided on the day to ask for rain.

According to the celestial calendar, the Great Celestial Master calculated the best day to pray for rain, and for the first two days and nights of stargazing, the time was determined at the unitary hour (5 p.m.).

When the time is set, it is immediately reported to the emperor, and only then is it notified to the provinces.

Because of the great drought, when casting spells and asking for rain, not only the emperor must be present at the scene, but also all the officials in the capital, as well as the families of the courtiers, so as to appear cautious and sincere.

On the day of asking for rain, some people began to enter the palace one after another in the afternoon. Because the spell was cast on the sacrificial platform of the Heavenly Dao Temple, everyone entered the palace from the Shenwu Gate, passed through the Shunzhen Gate, and made a detour to the Dong'an Gate.

There is only one royal temple on the side of Dong'anmen, and there is also a temple. Then there are large open spaces and gardens where those who arrive first can rest.

If the rank and qualifications are enough to meet the emperor and empress, they can go through the Shunzhen Gate, and then go to the Zhi'an Palace, from the Imperial Garden to the Kunning Palace and the Qianqing Palace.

At this time, the emperor was talking to the important ministers in the Qianqing Palace.

After meeting the emperor and empress, you can go out of the noon gate through the Taihe Gate. The Heavenly Dao Courtyard is on the left outside the noon gate, and the Taimiao is on the right. Since Qin Tianjian was merged by the Heavenly Dao Academy, the Sheji Altar has been useless for a long time. However, because it is cleaned every day, the environment is quiet and quiet.

When they arrived at Shen Shizhong, everyone moved to the sacrificial altar and stood in order of rank.

The sacrificial offerings and utensils have been placed on the altar, and they should be in order.

The emperor and empress arrived on time.

The Great Heavenly Master stood on the sacrificial platform wearing a sacrificial robe, waving the dust in his hand, and Feng Tianshi on the side said loudly: "The Dharma begins!" ”

The altar is three levels, two feet high, one foot and three feet wide, twenty steps outside the altar, and the boundary is covered with a white rope. Bamboo branches are planted on the altar, and dragons are drawn. Its picture is based on the silk, and the black fish is painted on the left, and the ten stars are surrounded by the sky; The middle is a white dragon, and the clouds are black; The water waves are painted below, there are turtles looking left, spitting black gas like lines, and gold and silver Zhu Dan decorate the dragon shape.

First of all, the order was announced to the society with preserved wine, and soap flags were set up, and then the gooseneck blood was put on the plate, and the willow branches were sprinkled on the water dragon; Sacrifice a pig, take the painting dragon and throw it into the water.

This water must be flowing river water.

So the emperor immediately sent someone to ride a horse with a dragon in his hand and gallop to the moat, and threw the dragon into the moat. Then, the guards hurried back to the palace to reply to the order. At this point, the Dharma has been accomplished.

Yu Nianniang stood aside and watched the Great Heavenly Law practice quietly. The practices of the Great Celestial Master are roughly the same as those recorded in ancient books.

The emperor and empress below looked serious and pious, and after the Dharma was over, everyone knelt down, kneeling like the Great Heavenly Master, and kowtowing with their hands together to show their respect for God!

At this time, it was already dark, but the lanterns were hung all the way, and the eunuchs were in charge of the lanterns, and the emperor and queen returned to the palace in a dragon chariot.

Those with low official rank successively took the carriage out of the palace according to the original road, and those with rank could go to Kunning Palace to accompany the queen to talk for a while.

The street in Dong'anmen suddenly lined up with a long line of cars.

At this time, the Great Heavenly Master was reporting the result of asking the emperor for rain: "...... Please rest assured that the emperor will definitely come in an hour. ”

"Really?" The emperor looked surprised.

"Yes." The Great Heavenly Master had a serious face.

"So good, so good!" The Emperor happily walked around the Imperial Study.

The faces of the Zhenguo Gong, Ning Anhou and the others below also flashed with surprise. The general who has always been serious and serious actually joked: "The Great Heavenly Master is really extraordinary, this rain will come as soon as you ask for it!" ”

The Great Heavenly Master looked at the Great General of the Protector and said with a faint smile: "The Great General has won the award." ”

Since there will be rain in an hour, many people want to stay and see. So the emperor moved to the Baohe Hall with his ministers, and the imperial dining room was put with wine and snacks, and people prepared songs and dances to enjoy.

The news of the rain soon spread to Kunning Palace, not to mention the women, and the queen was also very surprised: "Is there rain after an hour?" What a gratifying congratulations! ”

"Yes, I didn't expect the Great Heavenly Master to be so powerful!" There is humanity.

Some people also questioned: "At this time, the moon is bright and the stars are sparse outside, will it really rain?" ”

"The Great Heavenly Master shouldn't have miscalculated. If you think about it, thirteen years ago, the Great Heavenly Master could even calculate the Northwest War, and it was not difficult to do a Dharma event to ask for rain. ”

"Yes, yes, the Great Heavenly Master is indeed powerful!"

The queen smiled and looked at the women below, and picked up the teacup and drank the tea quietly.

After the ceremony, Yu Nianniang did not leave, she and Yang Kai and the others went back to the Heavenly Dao Courtyard together, and after the aftermath was done, the others left the Heavenly Dao Courtyard first.

In the emperor's banquet, except for the Great Heavenly Master, Huang Tianshi and Feng Tianshi, these Heavenly Masters with low qualifications and shallow Taoism were not qualified to enter, so Yang Kai left the palace like everyone else. Before leaving, I wanted to be with Yu Nianniang, but Yu Nianniang said: "I'll stay for a while, senior brother will go first." ”

Yu Nianniang often enters the palace, and is quite valued by the emperor and empress, and it is not surprising that he can be stayed, he didn't think much about it, and left the palace alone.

After all the people in the Heavenly Dao Courtyard left, Yu Nianniang left the Heavenly Dao Courtyard and headed towards the sacrificial platform.

The ritual had only been performed on the second floor of the sacrificial platform, and Yu Nianniang only looked at it and continued to walk up.

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