"Squeak" There was a heavy sound.

In Shaoyang City, the city gate, which had just been opened, slowly opened again, and more than a dozen fast horses jumped over the city gate, each rushing towards the distant village.

The doorman guarding the gate looked at the fast horse that was going away, and wondered in his heart: "The county guard has sent so many people out of the city at this time, I don't know what to do?" ”

"Who knows......"

When night falls, ordinary people have no other pastime, and every household turns off the lights early and prepares to go to sleep.

In the long alley, a figure came out.

The man had a heavy bamboo pole hanging from his chest, a short rod in his left hand, and a lantern in his right hand.

“！”

“！”

In the swaying night, the man walked alone in the alleys, rhythmically beating the bamboo poles, and the sound rippled in circles in the empty alleys.

Immediately afterwards, he tore his throat and sang leisurely: "When the time comes, the weather is dry, be careful of the candle!" ”

"The sky is calculated, tomorrow at the beginning of the day, the heavy rain will be pouring, more than seven days, every household, take precautions!"

Zhao San, who was asleep, turned over and muttered, "What's wrong with this watchman, what are you talking about tomorrow's heavy rain?" ”

The daughter-in-law who slept next to him rolled over and got out of bed, pushed open the window, and the singing of the watchman accompanied by the dry night breeze came: "The sky is calculated, tomorrow is a moment of Shen, the heavy rain is pouring, more than seven days, every family, take precautions!" ”

Zhao San's daughter-in-law was happy in her eyes: "It is said that it is measured by the heavenly phase, and there will be heavy rain tomorrow!" ”

Zhao San came to his senses now, got up busily, and pricked up his ears to listen: "Sure enough, it will rain tomorrow!" ”

"Isn't the Qingyuan Sect of the Taiping Sect going to set up an altar to cast spells tomorrow and pray for rain? It seems that it really works......" Zhao San's daughter-in-law hurriedly bowed.

Zhao San glanced at her: "You are stupid, right?" That Qingyuan Sect Venerable has not yet cast a spell, but the person who beat the guard just now said clearly that there will be heavy rain tomorrow. ”

"How does he know when it will rain tomorrow?"

Zhao San was puzzled, hurriedly put on his coat, put on his shoes and opened the door of his yard, catching up with the watchman.

"Hit the shift, tomorrow at the end of the day, it will really rain?"

The people around couldn't help but open the door and ask, Zhao San's voice was exactly what was in their hearts.

The watchman knocked on the bamboo stick a few times, and then raised his voice to speak: "This is the county guard invited the immortal chief of Taiqingguan and calculated it, so is it fake?" ”

"That's too clear, you won't know it, right?" The watchman looked around at the crowd and asked.

"Yes, of course I do!" Someone in the crowd shouted.

"This is too Qingguan, it is the head of the world's Xuanmen, and the immortals in it are good at divination and calculation, and they are more proficient in occult arts, and can subdue demons and eliminate evil spirits. I don't know which one! ”

Only they Shaoyang, although it is a county, but it is located in a remote area, none of the seventy-two palaces of Xuanmen are rooted here, and they usually want to worship it, but they have no chance, which is really regrettable.

Listening to this beater, this is actually calculated by the immortal chief who is too clear-minded!

Then, it will inevitably rain tomorrow, and everyone suddenly jumps with joy.

Someone in the crowd still asked, "But, isn't the Qingyuan Sect of the Taiping Sect going to pray for rain tomorrow?" Is this rain prayed for by the Qingyuan Sect Venerable, or is it calculated by the immortal master of Taiqingguan? ”

The person next to him knocked on his head: "The Qingyuan Sect Venerable hasn't cast a spell yet, how can he say that this rain is what he prayed for?" ”

Seeing this, the watchman smiled, and then stretched his voice and said loudly: "The immortal chief of Taiqingguan said that the celestial phenomena are natural, and it is not humanly possible. Praying for rain is not credible, but it is just a pre-calculation of when it will rain according to the celestial phenomena! ”

"If not, why don't you pray for rain in the morning or in the evening, but set up an altar tomorrow before three o'clock?"

Yes, if not, why did everyone ask the Qingyuan Sect Venerable to cast a spell and pray for rain more than ten days ago, but the Sect Venerable excused himself and said that it was not an auspicious day?

This good day and auspicious day, isn't he in charge?

Everyone, you look at me, I look at you, and the respect for the Qingyuan Sect Venerable in my heart was shaken.

Not all of these people believe in Taipingism.

Only on weekdays, the Taiping Religion is indeed a little good at preaching, and since the great drought, it has also given water to the people, so that everyone can't help but get close to it.

Coupled with the drought and lack of water, Qingyuan's act of praying for rain touched the hearts of the people of Shaoyang.

This prayer for rain is with great expectations, but it is also full of uncertainties.

If the rain doesn't come, it must be disappointing, but when the rain falls, the joy of expectation coming true is huge, and even the people who pray for the rain will naturally give birth to respect and respect.

But now, the county guard invited the immortal chief of Taiqingguan to calculate, and insisted that it would rain tomorrow.

Everyone's expectation of praying for rain faded all of a sudden, and at that time, even if it rained, it would make people feel that it was just as the immortal master calculated, that is, no one prayed, and the rain would fall.

The newly established faith in the hearts of the people has not yet had time to be consolidated, and it is a little shaky.

The watchman looked at the expressions on everyone's faces, and said again: "If you don't believe it in your hearts, just wait to see the rain time tomorrow, is it just as the fairy chief said, in the moment of Shen Shi!" ”

Yes, we'll see the results tomorrow!

Anyway, if it is really as the Taiqingguan Immortal Elder said, this rain can come down, whether it is prayed for by the Qingyuan Sect Venerable or not, it will be a good thing for them Shaoyang!

The crowd couldn't help but rejoice again.

The watchman knocked on the bang again and again, calling everyone to be quiet: "The immortal chief of Taiqingguan has also been calculated, and the heavy rain is pouring for more than seven days." ”

"The so-called great drought will be followed by a great flood. Every household should also take precautions as early as possible. ”

"Tomorrow morning, the county government will gather labor to build the river embankment and dig the canal. Every household, if there are strong men who sign up to contribute, they can be exempted from paying 50% of taxes this year! ”

"Fifty percent of the tax!" Someone exclaimed, that's a lot!

"I'll go!"

"I'll go too!"

For a moment, they didn't know whether to rejoice in the heavy rain that would come after March, or lament the flood predicted by the immortal chief.

All in all, everything will be determined by tomorrow.

But this can be exempted from taxation, but you can also register for a name first and occupy a quota.

This night, such a watchman, such a discussion about the Taiqing view of immortals, rain and prayers, and the hidden dangers of flooding, appeared in every street and alley of Shaoyang City.

Even in the villages outside the county seat, the village was awakened overnight by the people sent by the county government.

They had to take advantage of the darkness of the night to go all over the village to announce the calculations of the Taiqing Guan Immortal Master, remind all households to take precautions against floods, and at the same time, they also called on laborers to participate in the construction of embankments and ditches.

When the day dawned, the children and beggars in the streets and alleys sang the words of the watchman, "The sky is measured, the moment of Shen, the heavy rain is pouring, more than seven days, every family, take precautions!" ”

Even those who slept dead last night and did not hear any movement in the streets heard such sayings.

At this time, within the Taiping Sect's teaching concept, a disciple hurriedly rushed into the room of the Qingyuan Sect Zun: "Sect Zun, it's not good! Something is wrong! ”

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