There has been little rain since the beginning of spring this year, and after two light rains in the spring, there has been no movement, and there has never been a single rain until the beginning of summer. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

The weather was unusually hot, and the rich and noble families in Beijing didn't notice it much, but the ordinary people suffered a lot.

Not to mention the hot weather, even the crops in the field can't stand this weather, and most of them die of drought.

When the crops die of drought, there will be no harvest, and these ordinary people who rely on God to reward their food will have difficulty in making a living.

The old emperor still collapsed on the bed and ignored political affairs, and the princes who played excerpts from all over the country were overwhelmed to watch, and when it was time to go to bed, the prince snapped and threw the folds in his hand on the bookcase, and then scolded: "This palace is not God, and it can still manage the world without rain!" ”

The chamberlain on the side watched the prince lose his temper, waited carefully, carefully picked up the folds scattered on the ground and put them back on the bookcase, and then said cautiously: "The prince is mistaken, why bother with these people." ”

Zhou Su rubbed his eyebrows, then got up and walked outside the main hall, looking at the sky outside.

It's already dark, and it's still a heat wave.

He has been in charge of the country for two years now, and he has not made any achievements in his political achievements, so it is inevitable that he will be compared with the former prince, and now if there is a major drought, it will inevitably be more affected, and Zhou Su is annoyed when he thinks about it.

At this time, Zhou Su opened his mouth and said, "You go and call the Qin Tianjian Si Zheng to the palace." ”

The waiter answered.

Wang family, at this time, Wang Sizheng had just had dinner, and due to the hot weather, he took a dip in the pavilion and sat in the pavilion with his grandson to play chess.

The grandson of the Wang family, who was sick and dying last year, was pulled back from the ghost gate by Hanxiang, and now he regulates his body according to Hanxiang's medicine, plus listens to Hanxiang's words, usually gives him massage, and lets him move outdoors more, and now his body is very different from before.

Wang Sizheng was teaching his grandson with a smile, and he could hear someone report that someone from the East Palace was coming.

Wang Sizheng didn't seem to be surprised on his face, as if he had expected it early in the morning, he stood up and touched his grandson's head and said, "Grandfather is going to be busy, let your father play chess with you during this time." ”

After Wang Sizheng finished speaking, he changed his clothes and followed the chamberlain of the East Palace.

Every time there is a great drought, the emperor will personally pray for rain and pray for blessings, and now that the prince is in charge of the country, the matter of praying for rain will naturally be done by the prince.

The matter of praying for rain and blessing was originally the business of Qin Tianjian, and it was up to Qin Tianjian to choose a good day, and it was just a ceremony for the prince to come to power.

Waiting for the prayer platform to be set up, and the things for rain were ready, the Manchu Dynasty went to the Huguo Temple outside the city.

The people are also looking forward to the rain from God, and they are all gathered at the foot of the mountain where the Huguo Temple is located and waiting for the nectar to fall from the sky.

But halfway through praying for rain, the holy bottle containing water in Zhou Su's arms suddenly cracked, and the water inside sprinkled Zhou Su's body.

The bursting of the holy bottle was a bad omen, and immediately the faces of the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty changed, especially Zhou Su, who looked at Wang Sizheng's face very unkindly.

Wang Sizheng closed his eyes, and there were words in his mouth, as if he was praying for something. I saw that he was sweating profusely, his official uniform was soaked, and then, as if dramatic, I saw Wang Si leaning back and fainting.

The people below were very surprised, and then the people around Wang Sizheng woke him up, seeing the prince's gloomy face, Wang Sizheng hurriedly stood up and asked for guilt: "Your Highness forgives me, the minister is really powerless, and the minister is willing to recommend someone for His Highness." ”

Zhou Su didn't speak, but his expression was a little better than before, and then Wang Sizheng said again: "My mother was born in Miaojiang, the capital of Yunnan, and the method of praying for rain in Miaojiang is very effective. ”

When Zhou Su heard this, he thought that it would take more than a month to come here from Miaojiang, and it would be a mistake when the time came.

Wang Sizheng seemed to know what Zhou Su was thinking, and then said: "Your Highness, the patriarch of Miaojiang happened to be in Beijing a while ago, and I think he hasn't gone back yet, Your Highness might as well ask him to give it a try." ”

Wang Sizheng said this, Zhou Su was interested, and immediately asked people to invite, and today's ceremony of praying for rain and blessings was dispersed like this.

Wang Sizheng said that the patriarch of Miao Jiang was in Beijing, but he was not a lie, so when the people from the East Palace went to invite him, it was easy to invite him.

He also promised to pray for rain, but the ceremony had to be done according to the patriarch.

did not go to Huguo Temple, but set up a platform on the highest observation platform in the palace, and all the things to be used were prepared, but the patriarch did not pray for rain for a long time, and the prince urged him several times, but the patriarch ignored it at all, and only said that he would pray for rain according to his method.

Zhou Su didn't feel angry when he heard the reply, thinking in his heart, such people are probably dependent, otherwise they can't be so confident.

For Miao Jiang, what kind of mysterious place is in people's hearts, some of the people there have never come out in their lives, and Zhou Su also waited patiently.

When he was waiting for the twenty-five, Zhou Su received a clear message, saying that he would start praying for rain tomorrow.

Zhou Su had never looked forward to it like this, in addition to the expectation of praying for rain, he was more looking forward to the rituals of this tribe.

The platform built was watched closely by the guards from the beginning, no one could get close, and all the rituals were done by Wang Sizheng, including what was needed.

When the ceremony began, all the civil and military officials were under the observation platform, the crown prince sat on the upper seat, and the patriarch sat cross-legged under the platform.

Around the platform were more than a dozen girls wearing Miao Jiang clothes and sorcerer masks.

Everyone looked at the patriarch and those girls, and saw that the patriarch's face was also painted with strange things, which had never been seen by hundreds of officials in Beijing, and they couldn't help but be a little curious.

Baiguan waited from midday to noon, and from noon to noon, waiting for people to only feel unusually hot and drowsy, but they could hear a crisp ringtone.

It seems to be as refreshing as a clear spring in the valley, and it is also as refreshing as a yellow warbler in March.

Everyone looked at the girls gathered around, but they didn't move, and the patriarch didn't move, where did this voice come from?

At this time, someone saw the high platform.

Suddenly, the audience was calm.

I saw that the double face was a girl with bare feet, and a string of delicate bells on the bare feet and bare hands.

The posture is graceful, light as mist.

Under the hot sun, she seems to shine, and every beating is accompanied by the crisp ringtone, as if jumping into people's hearts.

The jade feet look like transparent mutton fat white jade in the sun, the hands are slender, and the five fingers dyed with Kodan are smart and beautiful.

A clapping of hands and a lifting of feet touched the hearts of those present.

Even at this time, the girls in the audience danced strange dances, and they could no longer attract anyone's attention.

The figure on the high platform made everyone stare intently, it was the prince, and he involuntarily got up from his seat, wanting to see the girl's appearance.

(To be continued.) )