"The gods really know everything!" Shui Laohan said in awe, "Some people say that after the Great Qin unified the six countries, the construction of the Great Wall injured the dragon vein, or maybe it was the killing that caused the anger of the Huo De Xingjun, so it rained down a fire to punish us, every time, whether it was a fire or a drought, His Majesty the Emperor had to go to the East China Sea to worship the heavens and ask for forgiveness, hoping to get the forgiveness of the Huo De Xingjun, and the reason why we fled here is also to hope to sacrifice to the heavens with His Majesty the Emperor and pray for the forgiveness of the Huo De Xingjun!" ”

"I see." Jiang Xiaobai suddenly realized that as far as he knew, drought was a worldwide disaster, and its main cause was the relatively poor green vegetation. The evidence is that the driest are the great deserts, and the abundant rains are the primeval forests.

It can be seen that the places where drought occurs are places where plants are scarce, and in areas where drought occurs occasionally, there must be a heat island effect, of course, there are many kinds of drought conditions, such as: the ground, road surface, wall, roof, and heat island effect formed by solar radiation in the ungreened city; the heat island effect caused by forest fires; the heat island effect caused by human activities and destruction of vegetation by herbivores; heat island effect caused by unreasonable planting structure, etc.

In short, it is the heat island effect caused by the high temperature produced by the sun's radiation on the ground exposed to the sun, and the high temperature has shrouded the area for a long time, and the high temperature has dried away the moisture in the air, so it is difficult to achieve the conditions of cloud-forming rain, resulting in drought and no rain, and making the drought area larger and larger.

Another theory is that the drought is mainly due to the long-term domination of the area by the radiatical high.

Radiant tropical high pressures are not generated in oceans, poles, snow-capped mountains, and forests, but in deserts. Radiating tropical high-pressure air masses will travel elsewhere with the atmospheric circulation, exposing crops to hot and dry winds in the areas they pass through.

Radiant tropical highs tend to stay in areas with relatively poor green vegetation, resulting in greater drought and less rainfall in the region.

The radiant tropical high does not often stay in the large forest area, the large forest will absorb and dissolve the dry and hot air, so that the temperature drops, the humidity increases, and the water vapor evaporated in the forest carries a large amount of heat energy to the high altitude, so that the air water vapor is more conserved, and it is easy to pass the cloud-induced rain conditions. There is only drought in the big forest, and there is no drought.

Undoubtedly, the reason why there are frequent droughts in Dongshengzhou is that there are too many open-pit coal mines that cause fires, and at the same time, they also occupy plant resources.

After finding the crux of the problem, Jiang Xiaobai had an immature idea, so he asked, "You mean, His Majesty the Emperor will go to the East China Sea to worship the heavens?" ”

"Yes!" Shui Laohan said, "His Majesty the Emperor went to the East China Sea to worship the heavens the year before last and last year, and I heard that I also went this year, but I heard that His Majesty the Emperor was worried and became ill, and he fell ill when he arrived in Stone Town." He added, "Our Emperor is a good emperor who loves the people like a son, but he was born at the wrong time and has no power to return to heaven......

"Worried?" Jiang Xiaobai's eyes lit up, and he picked up a piece of coal, "Let's go, let's go to the city and have a look."

At that moment, the three of them slowly descended the mountain, because they were so hungry that they were weak, the water girl could only support her grandfather and follow Jiang Xiaobai, secretly looked at Jiang Xiaobai, and unconsciously touched her xiaolongbao, and her little face turned red again.

The city gate was still closed, and the officers and soldiers in the city were still indifferent, and it seemed that they had no intention of opening the city gate.

At this time, Jiang Xiaobai finally understood why the refugees didn't make noise, most of them heard that His Majesty the Emperor was in the city, and they didn't dare to make a mistake. He asked, "Is His Majesty the Emperor really in the city?" ”

"I'm not sure...... Shui Lao Han said, "We are just small people, and we are people who have fled, how do we know if His Majesty the Emperor is in the city?" However, looking at this posture, His Majesty the Emperor should be in the city. ”

Jiang Xiaobai said: "Since His Majesty the Emperor is in the city and has fallen ill again, why didn't he post the emperor's list and seek the folk Langzhong?" ”

The old man said with a wry smile: "Don't say that the folk Langzhong has no ability, even if he has real skills, he can't cure His Majesty's illness, you must know that the reason why His Majesty the Emperor fell ill is all because of the drought, it doesn't rain on this day, even if there is a panacea, it is difficult to make His Majesty the Emperor get better." ”

Jiang Xiaobai said: "How old is His Majesty the Emperor?" ”

It was taboo to ask the emperor's age, but Shui Laohan still replied honestly: "His Majesty the Emperor has been in power for more than 30 years, and I heard that he is over half a hundred years old. ”

Jiang Xiaobai nodded, raised his eyes to the city and said, "I plan to go to see His Majesty the Emperor, do you dare to go in with me?" ”

"Dare to ......," the water girl blurted out recklessly.

"Don't dare!" The old man subconsciously shook his head and glared at the water girl.

"To meet is to have fate." Jiang Xiaobai said, "That's it, you can go into the city with me." ”

"But ......" The old man looked at the closed city gate, and said in his heart, how to get in?

Jiang Xiaobai didn't say much, and walked directly to the city gate, and along the way, the refugees gave way to avoid it.

The ancestors of the Shui family had to follow behind in fear.

From afar, the officers and soldiers at the head of the city also thought of Jiang Xiaobai's strangeness, and they all looked at him in surprise, and at this time, a person who looked like a city gate official shouted, "Who is coming?" "He also has eyesight, seeing that Jiang Xiaobai has a good temperament and dresses peculiarly, he knows that he is by no means an idle person.

Jiang Xiaobai didn't give up his hand, and said angrily: "Brother Penglai of the East China Sea asks to see His Majesty the current emperor, and the general is annoyed to report it!" ”

"What a big voice!" The city gate official's face changed, and when he heard that it was the monk of Penglai Xianshan, he was even more solemn, and he bent down and arched his hand, "I don't know what the real person is called, what is the important matter of asking to see His Majesty the Emperor?" ”

Hearing this, the emperor was really in the city, Jiang Xiaobai was very relieved, and pretended to be a master and said: "In the lower road number Jiang Sheng, I watched the sky yesterday night and learned that His Majesty the Emperor was seriously ill, so he crossed the ocean to cure the illness and eliminate disasters for His Majesty the Emperor!" ”

The city gate official's heart was shaken, and he hurriedly changed his words: "Immortal Monarch, please wait a while, the young general will go to tell His Majesty the Emperor!" With that, he threw his hand again, turned and ran away.

Not long after, the gongs and drums in the city were noisy, and at the opening of the city gate, a team of soldiers and horses rushed out, divided into teams to disperse the refugees, and waited for them to prevent the refugees from colliding, and at the same time divided a small team to protect Jiang Xiaobai and the three people......

At this time, another group of soldiers and horses surrounded by several big people slowly walked out, and one of them looked like a eunuch and said in a sharp voice: "Your Majesty has a decree, Xuanpenglai Immortals will meet you-"

When the voice fell, the eunuch held the holy decree in his hand, rode his horse to look at Jiang Xiaobai, and asked, "Who is the Penglai Immortal?" ”

Jiang Xiaobai rolled his eyes and said slightly: "It's down there!" ”

"Good looks, it's really a fairy wind bone!" The eunuch hurriedly turned over the saddle and dismounted, really didn't treat Jiang Xiaobai as an ordinary person, nor did he read the holy decree, so he bowed humbly and said, "Your Majesty is in poor health, and he failed to welcome the immortals, please also invite the immortals Haihan!" "As soon as he stepped forward, "But Your Majesty has a decree, please invite the immortals to come to the palace to speak!" ”

"Father-in-law Lao is leading the way!" Jiang Xiaobai only thought that this was a game, and he was not polite, holding the black and shiny stone, and motioned for the ancestors and grandchildren of the Shui family to follow closely behind.

Boom! Boom! Bang -

"Immortals get up!"

"Idlers avoid—"

On the way, the eunuch groveled, and had the courage to go hand in hand with Jiang Xiaobai, and in the greetings, he claimed that his surname was winning, and his name was Quan, but Jiang Xiaobai didn't plan to make friends with him, so he left his name behind, only called him as his father-in-law, and asked about the emperor's condition.

"Return to the immortals!" The eunuch Yingquan replied respectfully, "There is a great drought in the world, wildfires are frequent, and the crops are not harvested, and Your Majesty is a good emperor who loves the people like a son, and when he saw this scene, he not only became ill, but even went on a hunger strike to ask for rain, and then fell ill on the way to worship the heavens, and stayed in the stone city......" Speaking of this, tears fell like rain, and his face was full of sorrow.

Jiang Xiaobai was shocked and said, "You mean, Your Majesty is on a hunger strike to ask for rain?" ”

"Yes!" Yingquan said sadly, "Your Majesty not only went on a hunger strike, but also refused to drink water, saying: 'If the sky does not rain nectar, you will not eat or drink'." So far, Your Majesty has been on a hunger strike for four days, seeing that he is dying, the slaves and maids are really anxious, and they also ask the immortals to cast spells to make His Majesty go on a hunger strike, and the slaves and maids are here to kowtow to you! As he spoke, he knelt on the ground on the street and couldn't cry, "As long as Your Majesty can go on a hunger strike, the slave and maid are willing to go on a hunger strike on behalf of Your Majesty and ask for rain, although there is no regret in death!" ”

"We are also willing to go on a hunger strike to beg for rain on behalf of Your Majesty!" The accompanying officials fell to their knees, looking as if they had sworn allegiance to the emperor.

Jiang Xiaobai looked at their faces and did not seem to be fake, it can be seen that today's son is likely to be a real good emperor, but his heart is like a mirror, people don't believe that they are immortals, otherwise they wouldn't use the words 'magic spells', this wonder is exquisite, and the meaning is probably that: It doesn't matter if you can't cure the emperor, as long as you can deceive the emperor to eat and drink as an immortal. After all, he lied about being a monk, but he claimed to be below, and he was dressed in strange clothes, so he said: "Everyone, please get up, and you must do your best!" ”

Everyone looked at each other, and Ying Quan hesitated: "Immortal, do you have a way to make Your Majesty go on a hunger strike?" ”

Sure enough, he didn't believe me, Jiang Xiaobai said with a smile: "I came from Penglai across the sea, naturally there is a way to save His Majesty the Emperor, don't be suspicious, take it down to see His Majesty's condition." ”

Only then did everyone get up and lead Jiang Xiaobai and the three of them to the palace, where a large number of officials in the court had already gathered, and when they saw Jiang Xiaobai, they all saluted and called themselves immortals.

Jiang Xiaobai didn't say much, under the guidance of Ying Quan, he went straight to the emperor's bedroom, and finally saw Emperor Daqin, looking at his age, about sixty, his face was haggard, his eyes were blank, and when he saw him, he just stood up with difficulty, opened his mouth, and spit out a faint voice and said: "Immortals are exempt from courtesy......

There was no need to be instructed, Yingquan ordered someone to take the ancestors of the Shui family to wash and eat, and at the same time waited cautiously beside him.

After Jiang Xiaobai saluted the emperor, he pretended to check the lower pulse, and said after a long time: "Your Majesty has a heart disease, and heart disease still needs heart medicine." ”