In the fourth year of Yonghui (653 AD), the sixth day of the fifth month, two quarters of Shen.

Yesterday, he was angry by Qin Cha, Wu Kang borrowed wine to drown his sorrows, and was woken up by Jiang Da Niu with a hangover. Knowing that the pension officer had self-immolated and begged for rain, he hurried out in disheveled clothes, fought horses under his crotch, and ran wildly on Jinhua Road. I really can't figure out what Wang Yushi said, how did the old guy show off?

There are few pedestrians on Jinhua Road, and it is estimated that they have all gone to see the self-immolation, so there is no need to worry about traffic accidents. As soon as I drove into Dongming Road, I saw the towering square firewood pile, emitting thick black smoke, and I couldn't see the figure above. Nearby, the black pressed the heads of the people, kneeling towards the pyre, praying for nectar from heaven.

Seeing that the situation had been ignited, there were too many people to get close, and a few words of national scolding were thrown out. Pull the reins and turn the horse's head, enter the alley to take a shortcut, and rush to the back hall of the state government. Unexpectedly, bad luck came, and the courtyard door of a family suddenly stretched out a bamboo ladder. Seeing that he couldn't stop the car, his eyes were cracked when he boarded, his feet withdrew from the stirrups, his arms protected his chest, and his eyes closed and hit the bamboo ladder.

Ma Guoren stayed, his butt kissed the green brick floor, his arm was unconscious, his chest was tight and shortness of breath, and he retched a few mouthfuls of sour water. Gritted his teeth and shook his head, climbed up on the ground, blew the hooligan whistle, and turned around. Tear off the money bag from his waist, throw it at the feet of the head of the household, and put the bamboo ladder on the horse's back. Step on the stirrup and get on the horse, carry the bamboo ladder on the right shoulder, and take the horse's belly away.

The man was stupid, looking at the copper coins all over the ground, and the door frame that was pried open by the ladder, and he couldn't come back to his senses for a long time. That's Wulu ginseng? Why give me money? It's my fault.

A woman ran out of the hall and rushed over, shouting as she picked up, "Stupid? Hurry up and pick up the money! Where did the ladder go, let you repair the door and you tear it down? Kill a thousand knives, this day can't be lived, and you must reconcile..."

Wu Kang walked out of the alley, ran wildly to the back office, and carried the ladder into the back door. Run to the water tank, put the bamboo ladder and jump in, pinch your nose and sink. After ten breaths, he suddenly got up, gasped heavily, shook his head sharply, wiped off the water on his face, and carried a bamboo ladder to the front office.

The officials gave way one after another, and there was a cry at the door, and Jiang Daniu pleaded. Wine bags and rice bags, you can't do big things, what kind of bad handsome? Wu Kang was furious and scolded the officials: "Lively and good-looking horses? Hurry up and put out the fire, do you want to get out? ”

Arrows out of the gate, ignoring the pungent smoke, looking for a small place for fire, building a ladder on the pyre, and picking up his robes to climb up. The officials were dumbfounded, did the martial boss also want to self-immolate, and also sacrifice for rain?

Until they climbed up to the pyre, the officials came back to their senses and shouted at the top of their voices. Jiang Daniu, who heard the movement, was directly frightened and ran to the bamboo ladder to climb. Zhang Lushi dragged him down and scolded: "You are not an official, don't influence Wugong to ask for rain." ”

The fart begged for rain, the big cow had a hideous face, grabbed the collar of the bad guy, slapped it twice, and roared like a cannibal: "Let all the bad guys fight the fire, Wu Gong must have three long and two short, I can't spare you." the guys, get the water! ”

The bad guys were in a mess, and the officials rushed to the storage room, carrying wooden barrels to fetch water to put out the fire. When the masses learned that Wu Kang had come to power, they instantly exploded the pot, and shouted in unison: Wu Gong begs for rain, God is gracious...

Wu Kang was happy, I came to save people, not from burning. I didn't bother to take care of them, so I rushed to Zhao Bei's car, carried it on my shoulder, and left. The old guy struggled violently, shouting for sacrificing his life, and soon scolded again.

Too lazy to talk nonsense, one hand knife knocked unconscious, snapped on the pyre, and ran to the other two. Bai Sima and Lin Changshi subconsciously hid back, and soon lost consciousness. Wu Kang untied the long rope around his waist, tied a wooden stick in the middle at one end, and tied Zhao Beijia's chest at the other end. Tie it in a tight knot, reach out and lift him, and slide down the ladder.

Jiang Da Niu caught it, pulled out his knife to cut the rope, and carried Zhao Beijia away. walked into the yamen compound and put it directly on the ground, and the root of the hateful teeth itched. The old immortal Tian Shenu, is there nothing to do when you are full? If it weren't for you, Wu Gong wouldn't risk his life. I wanted to kick a few feet, and when I heard the crying behind me, my family members came over and cursed a few words to leave.

Wu Kang repeated his old tricks, tied up Bai Sima, and wiped the fine sweat from his forehead. Carefully put the rope, if you get out of the bamboo ladder track, Bai Sima will be burned extensively, and even lose his life. The three old immortals, take a look at the lack of morality you have done, you have been reading for decades, and you have read the belly of the dog?

In a flash, I vaguely thought of the reason, these old foxes must have been discussed. Take advantage of Qincha in Wuzhou, follow Shang Tang's example of burning yourself for rain, and follow your example. Seeking rain and succeeding, leaving his name in history, Li Jiu was moved, and he was promoted to make a fortune, just around the corner; Failed to ask for rain, burned by fire, Li Jiu was moved, rewarded with a nickname, and blessed his descendants.

Regardless of whether it is successful or not, the benefits are great, and picking up wheat and baked cakes is beneficial inside and out. After all, they are over 70 years old, and they are pension officials, and at most they will go home in a year or two. Wu Kang was really convinced, and for the sake of his official position and descendants, he actually fought with his life.

The fire was getting bigger and bigger, and when Lin Changshi was halfway through, the rope was not long enough, and he froze in the middle of the ladder. The flames ignited the robe, quickly spread all over the body, and in a moment, the big bull climbed the bamboo ladder, waved his knife to cut the long rope, and jumped down with him. A few basins of water were poured to extinguish the fire and hold the old guy's life.

All three of them were rescued, and Wu Kang breathed a sigh of relief and quickly descended the bamboo ladder. As soon as I went down two levels, I heard a click, and the bamboo ladder was broken. I want my own life, my body plummeted, and I instinctively reached out and grabbed it. The free fall stopped, grabbed the woodpile and the crosswood, and the ladder fell under him, and the officials screamed.

Feeling the fire burning his thighs, he kicked his legs and climbed up despite the pain in his hands. If it is not bad as expected, it will be pitted by the big cow again, and this little rabbit cub will not succeed enough to fail. After passing through the alley, there was a crack in the middle of the bamboo ladder door frame, barely supporting his weight.

However, every time he sent someone down, the big ox cut the rope, causing the rope to be shortened. He went up the ladder to save Lin Changshi, and the weight of the two completely crushed the bamboo ladder. Wu Kang climbed onto the pyre again, looked down with his probe, dizzy for a while, and subconsciously closed his eyes.

The firewood pile is more than five meters high, and it is set up on the platform of the school field; The Dianjiangtai is more than two meters high, adding up to nearly eight meters; The green bricks paved on the school grounds are extremely hard. All things considered, jumping off is certain to die. Even if you are lucky enough to fall on Dianjiangtai, you will have to end up crippled for life.

The fire is still spreading, less than two meters away, and it won't be long before it will be burned out. Listening to Jiang Daniu's comfort, he said that he was looking for a ladder, so don't worry for the time being. It's useless to be anxious, force yourself to calm down, turn around and look ahead.

The school yard was full of people, with their hands folded in front of their chests, and their pious eyes were focused on this side. Wukang stood in the center of 10,000 people, feeling the glory, and shouted in his heart. I'm here to save people, not to self-immolate for rain, I'm not so noble.

Inadvertently, I found a few figures, stumbling over, and they turned out to be acquaintances. Cui Xiaoqing and Ruyan, Wushun's family, including Xiaocui and other slaves. Except for Helan Minzhi, all of them cried into tears, Cui Xiaoqing was in a demonic obstacle, and she squeezed in desperately, and Helan Minzhi was beside her.

Wu Kang retracted his gaze and closed his eyes in contemplation of the survival strategy. The sun is hot on the top of his head, his feet are on dry wood, and he is in the brazier, the water evaporates quickly, and the sweat on his forehead is like rain.

Listening to Jiang Daniu shouting again, he raised his arms high in his arms, and he couldn't hear what he was shouting, but he knew the general meaning: It's too late for the ladder, big guy, jump quickly, I'll pick you up.

I couldn't help but shake my head and smile bitterly, you don't understand physics, brother, the so-called gravitational acceleration is not a joke. At such a height, you can't catch it at all, and if you kill you, you will also fall to me. Wu Kang didn't want to jump, his brain turned quickly, looked around, and hoped to save himself.

Time passed, the temperature became higher and higher, the mouth was dry, the eyes were black, and there was still nothing to be done. The firewood pile is turning around, and I realize what it means to be ants on a hot pot.

The flames spread up, like a soul messenger, and the smoke was quickly generated, and the smoke flowed into tears. The smoke enters the lungs, squats down and coughs against the chest. At this moment, I finally understood why the high-rise building caught fire, and I knew that I would die if I jumped off the building, but I still resolutely decided it, which was too uncomfortable.

The desire to jump off the building became stronger and stronger, Wu Kang gritted his teeth, even if he fell to his death, it was better than burning to death slowly. Rushing in the direction of the bamboo ladder, he resolutely rushed to the flames, blessed by the gods and Buddhas, don't let me fall to death, just be disabled for life.

Suddenly there was a thunderclap, and he stopped in an instant and looked up at the sky. There are large black clouds in the eastern sky, and soon a cool breeze will hit, is this going to rain?

For a while, tears welled up, kneeling to the east, stretching out his arms and closing his eyes, and praying sincerely: Amitabha, Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable, Almighty Lord, Virgin Mary... Have mercy on me, hurry up and make it rain, and I will definitely believe you in the future!

The wind whistling, blowing the horsetail behind the head; Black clouds cover the sky, covering the scorching sun; The pouring rain watered all things on the earth; The joy shook the sky and shook the mind. Slowly opened his eyes, looked at the wisps of green smoke, slowly raised his head, and let the raindrops hit his face, painful and happy.

The pain was unbearable, so he suddenly got up, wiped his face in a chic manner, turned his back north to south, and faced the crowd. It was so stormy, no one went home to collect clothes, and the demons danced wildly on the school ground. They may stretch out their arms and raise their faces, or open their mouths to eat the rain, or shout at the top of their voices.

I was stunned for a long time and laughed, even if it was a superstar concert, it didn't have such a high atmosphere. Eagle Eye searched the crowd and found the person he wanted to see the most: the bodyguard stood in a concave shape, Wu Shun hugged Minyue, waving his arms excitedly; Toshiyuki clasped his hands together, and the laughing thief was happy; Cui Xiaoqing's fingers were interlocked, and her eyes were straight and hooked.

A "Wu Gong is mighty", Jiang Da Niu snorted; Several times "Wu Gong is mighty", and all the dogs coaxed; Countless "martial arts are mighty", and the scene is quite shocking. Like the waves of people on a football field, accompanied by the sound of each other's "mighty", the crowd bowed and worshipped.

It's a little interesting, I'm excited to urinate, and my blood can't help but surge. He waved his hand, and the majestic sound was even worse, neat and rhythmic, completely covering up the sound of rain. The people who eat melons bow and worship, Wugong is mighty and the mountains are shouting tsunami, pretending to be a little big, and I really want to raise my arms and wave high: "Comrades, hard work!" ”

The wind speed gradually decreased, the dark clouds were already thick, and Wu Kang was completely relieved. As long as the strong wind does not prevail and the dark clouds are not blown away, and the heavy rain lasts for two days, the drought in Wuzhou will be eased.

Thinking back to this farce, the old guy calculated, but I picked a peach. They set themselves on fire to worship the sky, prayed, meditated, lit fires and made a whole set of plays, God just didn't give face, and not a drop of rain fell. What does it mean that I get you down and rain immediately?

It means that you have fallen short, and it means that I am sincerely grateful to God. When the news arrives in Chang'an, the reward is absolutely generous, and it is possible to be promoted, and at the same time wash your reputation. Who shouts "Wu Yu" again, there will be fans who are angry, and you have the ability to burn yourself and beg for rain?

The more I think about it, the more beautiful it becomes, and when I look ahead, I find a familiar figure. More than a dozen hurried over, Lao Cui and Wang Yushi were in front, the six major soldiers were behind, and a large number of militia members followed. After learning what happened, the militia didn't say a word, they knelt down and worshipped, they were all locals, who didn't want it to rain?

Di Renjie was completely convinced, and bowed to the end with his fists. At the same time, he secretly decided, whoever shouted Wu Lu Shen "Wu Yu" again, Lao Tzu sprayed him to death; The five major military members are confused, our top boss, is it so noble? I don't believe it if I die! But in front of the facts, let's salute too.

Cui Yixuan, as a quasi-father-in-law, naturally did not salute, his expression was extremely excited, and he straightened his waist to look at the history of Wang Yu. Wang Yushi did not hesitate, clenched his fists and bowed to the end. No matter how bad Wu Yu's character is, as long as he burns himself for rain, he deserves to be worshiped by his own officials.

The old guy blossomed, Wu Yu was reprimanded by me, and he woke up in pain, and burned himself to pray for rain following Shang Tang's example. The emperor did not live up to it, rained down the rain, and solved the drought in Wuzhou. This is the work of education, if you don't give me a promotion, you can't say it, right?

Even if he is not promoted, there is still a greater credit, and Wu Lushen's Zhancheng rice experimental field really shocked the old man. The old farmer in charge of the management said that in another 20 days, the rice would be ripe. The emergence of Zhancheng rice has changed the pattern of spring planting and autumn harvest, and the Jiangnan region has two harvests per year, which is a great contribution.

Touching the ears of rice in his arms, Lao Wang's blood spurted, and his breathing became heavy. The ears of Zhancheng rice are more than one inch longer than Tang rice, and the yield per mu has increased by at least three percent. The nearby rice fields are dry and withered, but it is drought-tolerant and strong, and it is auspicious!

Wang Yushi made up his mind, and when he returned to Xingyuan, he wrote a recital, and sent it to Chang'an in an expedited manner for 500 miles. The court will definitely be shaken, and important ministers will be sent to come, and when the time comes, it will be difficult to be promoted or not. This heart is so excited that he has decided to become a fan of Wukang, and whoever shouts "Wu Yu" again will not give me face.

Cui Yixuan glanced at him, understood his abacus, was too lazy to care, and ordered everyone to act. Persuade the people to go home, drenched in such heavy rain, don't get caught by the cold. Tell the militia to prepare a ladder, let the melon coward come down quickly, don't keep trying to be in the limelight, it's almost enough.

Wu Kang on the pyre, seeing Wang Yushi's salute, it was a sour and refreshing, and it felt great to slap his face. was complacent, and a thunder exploded in the sky, which completely brought him back to his senses. pretending to be struck by lightning, he hurriedly roared at the big bull: "Hurry up and build a ladder, this official wants to go down!" ”

Jiang Daniu immediately ordered the official to carry the ladder and set up a point on the platform. There was another thunderclap, and he was so frightened that he fell down directly and got down the bamboo ladder with his waist. After a while, I was afraid, and I pretended to be forced, and the pestle was like a lightning rod, and I was dead!

Quickly get down to the pyre, and tell the people nearby to flash quickly, and not to hide next to the pyre during a thunderstorm. The third bolt of lightning grew and slashed at the pyre, which exploded instantly. At one point, wooden sticks flew wildly, and more than a dozen people were knocked down, and some of them were even on fire.

In an instant, there was a big chaos, and the crowd ran in all directions, something big was going to happen! Wu Kang roared, and the official drew his horizontal sword, but it was still to no avail, and chaos was inevitable. Thinking of Cui Xiaoqing at this moment, he gritted his teeth and pushed away the officials, squeezed into the crowd and shouted: "Ordinary lightning strikes, it's not that Thor is angry, don't panic... Sister Jiuniang Shun, where are you? ”

Cui Yixuan was shocked and ordered all the militia to be dispatched to forcibly maintain order. The six major soldiers ran over and protected Lao Cui at the base of the wall. Wang Yushi's face was like earth, and he crashed into the shop next to him, causing everyone to despise. This is a criminal act, Di Renjie immediately reprimanded, and at the same time pushed Lao Cui into the door.

The chaos continued, Wu Kang was strong and strong, and finally found Xiaoqing and the others, who were being surrounded by the bodyguards, and went to the law firm. Seeing Wu Shun's face, the heart that had just been put down was lifted again. She was pulled by the bodyguards, struggling with her own and looking anxious.

didn't see Minzhi's figure, Wu Kang suddenly understood, and shouted the name of "Minzhi" while resisting the crowd. From time to time, I rush out of the country to scold, ignorant people, isn't it just thunder and wood, what is there to be afraid of?

His face became more and more ugly, and he scurried around like a headless fly, and suddenly saw a familiar figure, hiding in the southwest corner, holding his head in his hands and trembling. Hurriedly squeezed over, grabbed his hair and lifted it up, listening to the familiar sound of pain, he was overjoyed: "I'm your uncle, don't be afraid!" ”

The boy shivered, looked up instantly, his pale face, and two lines of tears fell. Wu Kang stretched out his arms, put him around his neck, and said lightly: "Manly man, bleed without blood, wipe away my tears." ”

After the reprimand, he turned around with difficulty, his back was close to the corner of the wall, and his ten fingers were interlocked with his arms to block the chaotic crowd. In about half a minute, there was one less hand pulling the hair, and it was time to wipe away the tears. Nodding with satisfaction, this is like a man! This one obviously forgot that he was on the pyre, and the moment he heard the thunder, he was crying.

Soon heard Minzhi shouting "A-Niang", looked up at the opposite side, and saw the door of the law firm, Xiaoqing and Wu Shun waved their hands here. They were safe, and they were stepping on the table, and when they saw that Toshiyuki and I were safe, they shouted excitedly.

The clouds gradually dispersed, the rain was much lighter, and the crowd thinned out. This chaotic accident, someone must take the blame, if it is not bad as expected, the three initiators are the best to carry the blame. Burn yourself for rain and give up halfway, breed stampede accidents, and wait for bad luck. If there is a death, they will all lose their positions.

The crowd dispersed completely, and more than a dozen wounded lay on the ground, some of them did not move, some of them wailed and groaned. Wu Kang put down Minzhi, flipped through the recently wounded, reached out to probe his nose, and the corners of his mouth hooked up with ruthlessness. This man is dead, they must lose their office, and they will be discredited.

Wu Kangjue's injustice, even schadenfreude, you are all demons, almost harmed my life, you deserve it! Summoned Jiang Daniu, and lightly ordered: "This one is dead, confirm the identity, and notify the family to claim it." ”

Da Niu promised to leave, and Xiao Qing hurried over. Realizing that there was a large crowd, the hugging posture was halfway completed, and the two arms were frozen in the air, and their pretty faces were blushing with shame. Wu Kangjue's Coke gestured to the bodyguard. The bodyguards immediately moved and surrounded the human wall side by side, blocking the view from the outside of the wall.

The hug was finally completed, and Cui Xiaoqing whispered: "What can you?" What's not to think of? ”

Wu Kang joked: "It's all Zhao Bei's fault, that bad old man is too bad." Hey... Even if I can't think of it, I will choose a comfortable way to die, self-immolation is too heroic. ”

Cui Xiaoqing rolled his eyes, pouted and didn't speak. Wu Kang comforted a few words, and said in a slow tone: "I will leave the aftermath behind, and I guess I have to have a meeting." You go back to take a hot bath, drink two bowls of ginger soup, cover your head with a quilt and sleep, and don't get caught in the cold. ”

At this time, the bad people reported, Lao Cui notified the meeting, Wu Kang removed the human wall, and instructed Jiang Daniu: "Check the entire Dongming Dao, register the dead, and send the injured to Dr. Hua for treatment." Pick up the rotten wood and send it all to... Don't drive, Sima, Changshifu. ”

When they came to the yamen, they met Di Renjie and greeted each other, and Lao Xi'er whispered: "Congratulations to Wulu Shen, you are about to be promoted again!" ”

Wu Kang sighed twice and said lightly: Next month's rent, it will rise twice.

Di Lao Xi'er petrified...