Chapter 167: God's Move? Backlash!
Han Xiu's voice was sonorous and powerful, and in Yang Yun's opinion, the volume was not small, but because the scene was too empty and lacked echo, people in the distance couldn't hear it at all.
After Han Xiu finished publishing this edict to heaven and earth and all peoples, the festival officially began.
Luo Gongyuan stood on the main seat of Sanqing, lifted the magic sword, and kept waving his hand, stabbing to the east for a while, stabbing to the west for a while, there were no bells and whistles, and it looked extremely simple and natural.
Yang Yun thought to himself: "This can't work...... Even the unpopular god stick Qinghe knows how to make full use of sound and light effects, wind, fire, thunder and lightning to have a complete set of ...... You, Luo Gongyuan, as a famous Taoist scholar appreciated by the emperor, have done such a poor job on the stage, how can the people below believe it? ”
Yang Yun stood on the edge of the high platform and observed silently...... Today he is just here to make up the numbers, and he doesn't need to do any scenes.
Luo Gongyuan waved his sword and danced for a while, Dimin Zhenren and Changchun Zhenren glanced at each other, and then began to "exert power", each carrying a peachwood sword, and "casting spells" to help behind the incense case on both sides of Luo Gongyuan.
Dimin Zhenren and Changchun Zhenren obviously know better about the presentation effect of the stage, the two of them each used a peachwood sword to provoke yellow rune paper, sent it to light the candle, and the magnesium powder and phosphorus powder attached to it began to play a role, one by one fireballs exploded in the air, the scene was full of smoke, and the effect seemed much better than before.
Yang Yun nodded in approval.
"That's right, if you want to make the ignorant people believe, you have to play some tricks."
The crowd of onlookers was boiling.
They had already trusted the abilities of the three Daoist masters, but now that they saw this scene again, some people simply knelt on the ground and couldn't get up, bowing and worshipping.
A round of dancing gods is over, and the main play begins.
Dimin Zhenren and Changchun Zhenren retreated from the high platform, and Yang Yun and other assistants were also asked to wait under the high platform, and soon only Luo Gongyuan was left on the high platform.
A big drama kicked off.
Luo Gongyuan suddenly threw out the magic sword in his hand, and saw that the peachwood sword was like a bow and arrow shot out, flying directly in the direction of the statue of Lao Tzu.
"Huh!?"
In the midst of the exclamations in all directions, the peachwood sword flew above the statue of Lao Tzu and disappeared abruptly.
Immediately, there was a sound of "whirring" from the statue of Lao Tzu in the distance, and everyone saw that the giant of Lao Tzu who was resting on the wooden frame in the sky actually moved by itself.
"The Heavenly Master has appeared!"
"Dao Ancestor has opened his eyes!"
Whether it was the officials and gentry representatives who were invited to watch the ceremony in the Great Sky Temple, or the people who looked up from outside the Great Sky Temple, they were all shocked by the vision in front of them.
Even more incredible sights are yet to come.
The head of the statue of Lao Tzu slowly rose from the high wooden shelf and moved towards the seat, as if it was about to return to its position automatically.
This vision amazed the Taoist priests under the high platform.
Only Yang Yun frowned slightly, his vision was much sharper than others, and his knowledge was far wider than that of people in this era. He could see that in fact, a relatively high platform had already been erected behind the stone statue, but it was blocked by the body of the stone statue in front, and there was a hill behind the stone statue, and when the line of sight was blocked, ordinary people could not see the real situation at all.
On this platform built around the neck of the stone statue, a relatively strong hanger structure is made of metal devices and wooden wheels, and a long steel rope passes through the gap in the head of the stone statue and "hangs" it in its entirety.
Yang Yun thought to himself: "Isn't this a pulley set?" The head of the stone statue must not be made of solid stone material, otherwise it would not have been able to lift it with this simple pulley...... The pedestal of the statue of Lao Tzu itself is the tofu slag project, with a solid head will definitely crush the underneath, with an imitation stone wooden head to support the scene, not only to ensure that the stone statue does not fall, but also to perform such a big scene that makes the people admire. ”
"Superior!"
Yang Yunting admires the person who planned today's big scene.
"Heavenly Master! Avatar! ”
"Heavenly Master! Avatar! ”
The crowd was agitated, everyone at the scene was chanting "Heavenly Master", and there were deafening cheers from the people of Luoyang outside the Great Sky Temple.
All this is really incredible, and the people feel that this is a manifestation from heaven.
The emperor smiled and stroked his beard triumphantly.
Gao Lishi and Concubine Wu Hui were also smiling and looked at the scene in front of them with satisfaction.
The scene in front of me is too perfect in the eyes of the world.
Yang Yun had doubts in his heart: "Even if the scene of hanging Weiya is very cool, how can such a big wooden avatar be fixed on the high stone pedestal?" ”
Yang Yun stretched out his hand and felt it, the wind was a little strong today.
Just as he was thinking about it, the avatar moved to its position.
Because the craftsmanship of the crane was not up to par, the head shook in mid-air for a while, and finally placed it on the neck of the pedestal.
The neck of the statue of Lao Tzu is not wide, which is equivalent to a thin cylinder to carry a huge wooden head, there is no rapid reinforcement equipment in this era, even if some mechanisms are originally prepared, such as buckles, rivet structures, etc., and various connection schemes have been prepared, but the head is hung up and falling, in a hurry, the direction can not be completely consistent with the preset.
This makes it impossible to dock many buckles, and it is basically impossible for the avatar to fall and then want to hang it up again and change the direction.
Even so, the scene has been done enough.
Everyone saw that the avatar was settled, and although they didn't know that the avatar was not fixed, they all thought that the festival was a complete success.
"Hooray, hooray!"
Under the encouragement of well-intentioned people, the onlookers officials, generals, officers and soldiers, gentry and common people cheered loudly, and everyone was excited, transforming their reverence for heaven into worship of imperial power.
Luo Gongyuan put down his raised hand with satisfaction, like a magician curtain call, and could enjoy the cheers and praises of the world with confidence and boldness.
At this moment, Luo Gongyuan felt honored.
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The emperor took Concubine Wu Hui and Gao Lishi and others, step by step to the high platform, at the end of this festival, it was Li Longji himself on the high platform to complete the ceremony of burning the charm, reflecting the majesty of the imperial power.
Yang Yuhuan hid behind Yang Yun in unison, and became excited at this time, she grabbed Yang Yun's clothes tightly, and her voice trembled: "He...... He's coming! ”
Yang Yun thought to himself: "It's really him who came, this is a man who has been entangled with you all his life, you are glorious because of him, but you also died because of him!" ”
It was impossible for Li Longji to pay attention to the Taoist priests who had hid under the high platform, and at this time, Qianniuwei had surrounded the entire high platform, and no one was allowed to move.
At this moment, except for Luo Gongyuan, who is trusted by the emperor, even Changchun Zhenren and Dimin Zhenren are not qualified to get closer.
Just before the emperor was about to step on the high platform, there was a sudden "click" sound in the distance.
Everyone looked sideways.
But seeing that the neck of the statue of Lao Tzu suddenly broke, the giant that had just been installed slowly collapsed backwards...... The wooden head itself was not heavy, and it was blocked by ropes and wooden frames, and the giant tilted back about forty-five degrees, and then hung in the air, shaking.
More than a dozen craftsmen fell from the high platform, and it seemed that something was wrong with the pulley.
"Huh?"
It happened so suddenly, everyone didn't understand what was going on, and Li Longji, Gao Lishi and others stood stunned on the spot.
Soon, someone realized that the statue of Lao Tzu had not been restored to its original state because of Luo Gongyuan's spell just now, and like the previous repairs, there was a collapse accident halfway through the repair.
Yang Yun thought to himself: "Let you only think about hanging Weiya to fix the avatar, and not thinking about repairing the pedestal, now it's okay, the neck position must not only bear the weight of the avatar, but also support the complex structure of the hanging Weiya, even if how to avoid being overweight, there is a high probability of collapse under today's strong wind!" ”
"The Heavenly Master has appeared!"
Some people want to divert the attention of the onlookers and the common people, and talk nonsense about this matter as Lao Tzu's appearance in front of the world.
But at this time, the people no longer believe in the nonsense of the heavenly master.
Originally, there were many "caring people" among the people who were waiting to see a good show, and when they saw such a situation happening, they hurriedly took the opportunity to make trouble.
"God punishes you!"
"Someone has angered the heavens!"
"The previous earthquake was a warning from heaven!"
The gentry and onlookers who participated in the ceremony did not have much knowledge themselves, and their faces turned pale when they saw such a big change.
How much I believed in God's grace just now, how much I am afraid of God's condemnation now.
Yang Yunxin said: "The imperial court uses normal means to cultivate the Dao statue, and it is easy to explain if something happens." Now take advantage of the ignorance of the people, and use strange forces to confuse the gods to make the cultivation like a myth, if the goal is achieved, it can naturally play a role in consolidating the imperial power, but now that something goes wrong, it will be counterattacked, and the people will feel that it is the emperor's lack of way, which leads to the punishment of God! ”
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Li Longji was dumbfounded.
It was fine just now, why did the image collapse in the blink of an eye?
Li Longji turned his head to look at Gao Lishi.
Gao Lishi's heart was weak for a while, and he ran up to the high platform in a few steps, and asked Luo Gongyuan: "Master Luo, what is going on?" ”
Luo Gongyuan was also very flustered, he saw that the current situation was caused by the broken neck of the stone statue, and with his ability, he couldn't do anything.
Luo Gongyuan walked to the edge of the high platform and leaned over to plead guilty to Li Longji.
At this time, the inside and outside of the Great Void Temple are almost out of control, and the head of the stone statue of Lao Tzu is shaking in the wind, which exacerbates people's fear, and many people are worried that the heavens will wrath and will inflict heavenly punishment at any time, so they flee the scene early, and the remaining believers all kneel, fold their hands, and pray to the heavens.
Yang Yun looked from afar and saw that Luo Gongyuan called Changchun Zhenren and Dimin Zhenren to the high platform, obviously to discuss countermeasures.
Yang Yun thought to himself: "Now that there is a problem with the load-bearing beam, even if the Taoist priest is used as a craftsman, he should personally go to the inside of the stone statue and knock it, instead of talking about it here." ”
Yang Yun went to see Li Longji's reaction again.
Li Longji's face was extremely ugly, Gao Lishi, who came from the stage, said something loudly, Yang Yun concentrated all his attention, and barely heard Gao Lishi's words: "Your Majesty, there is an unexpected situation here, let's hurry back to the palace, that Dao is so huge, don't fall down and threaten your dragon body......"
Li Longji angrily reprimanded: "How could you hit me from such a distance? Hurry up and repair the statue of the Tao, otherwise where will I put my face? ”
Yang Yun looked at Luo Gongyuan and the others again, they were simply helpless, and Gao Lishi ran up to the high platform angrily and questioned Luo Gongyuan, as if he wanted to put all the blame on the other party.
Luo Gongyuan said: "Grandpa Gao, isn't this arranged by you?" When something goes wrong, brainstorm and ask what is the benefit of sin? ”
Changchun Zhenren's brows furrowed tightly, and he suggested: "Put the avatar down, repair the collapsed part first, and then put the avatar on it, it is the best policy." ”
Gao Lishi jumped like thunder: "The people of the whole city are staring, put down the avatar, isn't it exposed?" ”
Luo Gongyuan has no owner, and his face is like ashes.
Just now, he completed the "divine move" in his name, and if he hung his avatar in public, it would be equivalent to saying that the supernatural powers he had shown before were fake, and he would fall from the altar and be beaten into a first-class liar.