In the face of Hu Buyi's question, Wen Yiheng replied calmly and seriously: "The meaning of the original appearance is very clear, but it is just to check whether the officials present have fulfilled the requirement of fasting for three days. ”

"There is a drought in the city, and I want to open an altar to heaven and pray for rain on behalf of the people. As a sign of sincere respect for God, all the officials were asked to fast together for three days. Today is the time to see if we are sincere and respectful of God. ”

Wen Yiheng looked at Shi Yiqing, and Shi Yiqing immediately waved his hand back to the officials who were inspecting the spittoons of the officials.

The officials lined up in a long line, and each official reported in a low voice in front of Shi Yiqing, and there were knives and pens beside him to record them.

There were no more than 30 large and small officials present, but the report of the officials to Shi Yiqing exceeded almost two quarters of an hour. The eyes of everyone present were locked on Shi Yiqing, looking forward to the final result, and no one dared to squeak.

Wen Yiheng looked around, his eyes swept over the faces of each official, and he smiled lightly, but he joked without smiling: "Judging from the situation of praying for rain today, it is estimated that few officials have really complied with the three-day fasting requirement proposed by the prime minister. ”

As soon as Wen Yiheng's words fell, Shi Yiqing walked in front of Wen Yiheng with the answer. Everyone only saw Shi Yiqing shaking his head at Wen Yiheng and didn't say a word, but Wen Yiheng nodded back to Shi Yiqing.

Wen Yiheng and Shi Yiqing neither spoke, but relied on their eyes and movements to communicate. Everyone was looking at the clouds, and Shi Yiqing, in anticipation, turned around and announced the results of the inspection to the officials, wealthy families and ordinary people present.

"There were 37 officials present, and all the things they vomited were fleshy and meaty. It can be seen that you and others did not obey the three-day fasting requirement put forward by Wen Xiang, and continued to live a comfortable life of abundant food when the drought in the city was severe and when the people were hungry..."

Wen Yiheng had already put away the smile just now at this time: "In order to pray for rain to heaven smoothly, how important is fasting?" You only took the words of the present as a deaf ear, and for these three days you continued to drink and drink without mistake, and were indifferent to the suffering of the people in our city. ”

Wen Yiheng got up and paced to the middle of the high platform, took out the banana leaves used to pray for rain from the net bottle, threw them at Hu Buyi's feet, and said with great authority:

"It's no wonder that it has been nearly an hour since I prayed for rain just now, and there is only the scorching sun, but I don't see half a drop of rain from the sky. It can be seen that because of the insincerity of the others, they angered the heavens, so that they could not pray for rain! ”

When the officials heard this, they looked at each other, lowered their eyebrows and did not dare to look at Wen Yiheng anymore, hiding their fear and shame in silence.

One of the wealthy people stood up "poof", raised his hand to point at Wen Yiheng, and asked in a loud voice: "Lord Wen! You accuse other adults of failing to keep their promise to fast for three days and eating meat, but do you know if you and Lord Shi have also fulfilled their fasting agreement? ”

Yin Cigui was able to stand up and speak "bravely" at this time, just because he was a rich man, not an official of the DPRK and China, and he did not have to abide by Wen Yiheng's requirement to fast for three days to officials, so he dared to open his mouth to meet Wen Yiheng.

Wen Yiheng looked at Rong Di's rich family who questioned him in the audience, his eyes were resolute and inquiring, and he was silent for a while.

The "righteous words" that were attributed to the officials present made the officials feel a little more confident, and the silence of Wen Yiheng and Shi Yiqing made them straighten their waists.

There was another discussion in the group of officials: "Heh! Wen Xiang didn't squeak, I'm afraid I'm being asked! It seems that he himself has not been able to fulfill his promise to fast for three days! How can he be so lenient with himself and cruel to others..."

Seeing that the situation seemed to have changed, Hu Buzhi instantly found a reason to refute: "Yes! Iron still needs its own hardness. Wen Xiang, you can't just look at the vomit of the lower officials, and fail to lead by example, right?! ”

Wen Yiheng chuckled again: "In this way, Lord Hu and all the adults present want to see their true appearances and Lord Shi's vomit?" ”

I don't know the officials and wealthy households, and the people who were present were also very curious about this. I wonder if this prime minister, who is known for his vigorous and resolute style, is really as true as the rumors describe.

Some people who have seen officials fooling are used to saying disdainfully: "The other officials have drunk tea, but this Wen Xiang and Master Shi have not moved, so it can be seen that they are not good, I am afraid that what they spit out is also a meat thing, and they will lose face." ”

The bearded man next to him echoed: "That's it!" Those officials are used to eating and drinking big every day, and it is difficult for you to let them fast for a meal, let alone fast for three days? ”

Su Jiudong, who was mixed in the crowd of ordinary people, retorted: "I don't think so. If Wen Xiang didn't dare to drink for fear of being found out that he hadn't fasted, he wouldn't have taken Lord Hu's words. ”

I saw that the bearded man glared at Su Jiudong fiercely, and there were no good words in his mouth: "Do their officials eat fish and meat, do you know the rabbit?" ”

Su Jiudong raised his head and said confidently: "I am not a rabbit master, but a warlock from Youfang. I calculated that this Wen Xiang really fasted for three days, so he will definitely drink strong tea to induce vomiting! ”

After speaking, Su Jiudong glanced at the bearded man meaningfully, and pretended to be mysterious: "I still calculated that you will have a bloody disaster today, more than once." I advise you to leave this place as soon as possible before you are beaten up. "Hot e-book

The bearded man was taken aback by Su Jiudong's nonsense, and said in disbelief: "Don't be scary!" Master Tiger, there is someone above me! There is a hidden time to return to the master, who dares to bully grandpa and me in this western surrender city, I will beat him to kneel and kowtow to grandpa on the spot! ”

The bearded man named Yan Hu turned out to be the bandit leader in the cottage, and later the cottage was exterminated by the government and had nowhere to go, so he was forced to come to Yincigui to work under his subordinates to make a living.

Yan Hu is indeed a street tyrant in the West Surrender City, and there is the support of Rong Di's rich households behind him, most of the officials have interests in the Hidden Return, so they also turn a blind eye to Yan Hu, so Yan Hu can be rampant and domineering in the West Surrender City.

"And you, the rabbit master, are obviously the forbidden ones of those dignitaries and nobles who have played rotten. The warlock who claims to be Youfang is not afraid that Guiguzi will come to collect you! Yan Hu's loud voice attracted the attention of many onlookers.

Su Jiudong said confidently: "Even if Mr. Guigu comes, he won't be able to accept me..."Guiguzi, who is a Zongheng family, has already passed away for thousands of years, and Su Jiudong, as a modern person, naturally does not believe that Guiguzi can live for thousands of years.

"You still won't believe I'm a wandering warlock?" Su Jiudong observed that although Yan Hu's face was still angry, the anger in his eyes had long been gone, so he guessed that this Yan Hu was not an impulsive and reckless person, so he relaxed a lot.

Yan Hu said angrily: "You said that you are a wandering warlock, but you are disrespectful to your ancestor Guiguzi, isn't it a contradiction in the preface." If you were someone else, you wouldn't believe it! ”

Su Jiudong was also happy to have fun, so he made a funny bet: "It's okay." Then we might as well make a bet on whether this gentle minister will follow the fast for three days. If you think that Wen Xiang did not keep the agreement, then I will take him to follow the agreement to fast for three days. ”

Yan Hu immediately agreed to Su Jiudong's proposal, and said briskly: "Okay! It just so happens that I have nothing to do today, so I'll play with you, the deceitful rabbit. If anyone loses, kneel directly on the spot. ”

"Okay, then we'll wait here and see who kowtows to whom." Su Jiudong already had a smile on his face.

Su Jiudong smiled presumptuously, just because Wen Yiheng's diet in the past three days was all managed by her, and the medicinal diets she ate for three meals a day were all vegetarian, so she just waited to see the embarrassment when Yan Hu lost when the results came out.

Under the high stage, a bet between Su Jiudong and Yan Hu made it very lively, and the confrontation game between Wen Yiheng and the rich officials on the high platform also reached a white-hot stage.

"Yes!" Hu Buzhi raised his tone: "Since fasting for three days is a request made by Wen Xiang for praying for rain, and you are the head of a hundred officials, you should lead by example, otherwise it will be difficult to convince the public!" ”

"Okay." Wen Yiheng beckoned to the servants beside him: "Here comes tea... I'll also send a cup to Lord Shi. ”

Shi Yiqing was sincerely afraid to accept the strong tea given by Wen Yiheng, and the two of them drank it at the same time.

Unlike Shi Yiqing, who drank the strong tea with his head up, Wen Yiheng is a slow and rational tasting, and his face is still calm and indifferent, as if he is not tasting spicy and bitter strong tea, but a mellow tribute tea.

Wen Yiheng and Shi Yiqing finished drinking the tea, and everyone waited for the result. After a while, Shi Yiqing and Wen Yiheng covered their faces with their sleeves one after another, spit in their respective spittoons, and handed them over to the official for inspection.

Hu Buzhi rushed up with the corner of his official robe and grabbed two spittoons to examine, and his face suddenly looked ugly.

The officials under the stage couldn't see Hu Buzhi's face clearly, and they didn't know what the situation was, so they stood up and asked Hu Buzhi in a loud voice: "How is it?" Master Hu, what is the result?! ”

Wen Yiheng wiped the corners of his mouth with a hand towel, and rinsed his mouth six times with water and salt water before sitting back on his seat, his tone indifferent: "Master Hu, since you have ignored the etiquette and rushed directly to it, then you might as well announce the result." ”

Hu Buzhi realized his reckless behavior of rushing to the high platform at this time, but at this time he regretted it, and it was difficult to ride a tiger.

Hu Buzhi, who regretted it, could only quickly wipe the thin sweat on his forehead with his sleeve, and turned to the officials, wealthy households, and ordinary people and announced: "The things that Wen Xiang and Lord Shi vomited are coarse rice and vegetables, and they have indeed kept the agreement of fasting for three days..."

After announcing the results, the people under the high stage suddenly burst into cheers.

The joy is that the prime minister of the dynasty really takes the people as his heart and loves the people like a son; Huan is a good official who thinks he leads by example; I am happy that there is such a good official to deal with this disaster.

Now that the results of both sides have come out, the two senior officials led by Wen Yiheng and the envoy Shi Yiqing have strictly followed the three-day fast.

The other officials ignored the demands of the two top bosses, and within three days, they were still unscrupulous in the delicacies of the mountains and seas, big fish and meat, so the vomit was all the rare wine and meat in the drought at this time.

Wen Yiheng sat firmly on the high platform, unmoving like a mountain: "So, do you have anything else to say?" ”