When Wu Nian saw this Liu Donglai, he was not just curious about what he could do. Also respect his age.

The ancients said that seventy years are rare, let alone an eighty-year-old man?

He went back to the bedroom first, and without washing with water, he took a cloth and wiped his sweat, put on a light blue brocade robe with narrow sleeves, and came to the living room.

An old man with gray hair, but in good spirits, sat in the guest seat, with a black cane next to him.

An old man with gray hair stood beside the white-haired old man.

The two are estimated to be father and son.

"Old Liu Dong is here, meet the general." Liu Donglai trembled and wanted to stand up and salute Wu Nian.

"No need to be polite, old gentleman." Wu Nian walked up, held down Liu Donglai, and then came to the main seat and sat down.

"Someone. Look at the tea. Wu Nian raised his head and shouted to the soldiers outside the door.

"Yes." The soldiers answered, and immediately went down. Before the tea came up, Wu Nian asked, "Old gentleman, look at your appearance." It should be a scholarly family, and the scholar is from a background, so it should not be untargeted. ”

"Just tell me what you think. Okay, I'll do it immediately, and thank you on behalf of the millions of people in Liaodong. If it is not good, I will not blame. ”

When Liu Donglai heard Wu Nian's words, he immediately became energetic. He nodded proudly and said, "The general is right. The old man is indeed famous. My eldest son, Liu Yong, is also a talent. ”

"General." The old man next to him bowed to Wu Nian.

Wu Nian returned the salute with his fists, very polite, and then listened to Liu Donglai's words.

"General. This is the dynasties and generations. Where it doesn't rain, you have to ask for rain. Pray for rain in the sky. There is also the emperor, who personally set up an altar to pray for rain. ”

"Last night, I dreamed of the Dragon King. The dragon king told the old man that as long as the general set up an altar outside the eastern city, he would sacrifice to the sky. He will come and rain on the clouds. ”

Liu Donglai's expression was very serious and he said sincerely.

Wu Nian was speechless. It's really artificial rainfall. It's just that modern society uses technology to rain, and in ancient times, the sky was sacrificed for rain.

Although Wu Nian didn't have much hope, after listening to Liu Donglai's words, he still felt disappointed.

However, Wu Nian was not angry with an eighty-year-old man, and said with a smile: "I understand, I will consider this matter." ”

Although Liu Donglai is superstitious, he is not stupid. As soon as he heard Wu Nian say this, he immediately felt that there might be no follow-up to this matter. A little impatient, he said, "General." What the old man said was from the bottom of his heart. The old dream is very effective. ”

"Don't get excited, old man, I will really consider this matter seriously." Wu Nian was helpless, so he had to say seriously and sincerely.

This time, Liu Dong sent a letter. calmed down and said, "The general must do things well." The Dragon King is really going to rain. ”

Wu Nian nodded with a smile and coped with a few words. Soon after, tea came. Wu Nian was patient and drank the tea with Liu Donglai, and then sent his own soldiers to send the eighty-year-old god away respectfully.

"I really don't ask the common people, I ask the ghosts and gods!" Wu Nian stretched out his hand to wipe the fine sweat on his forehead, very speechless.

It's so hot here that Wu Nian can't stand it after sitting for a while. I was going back to the backyard pavilion to cool off.

Liu Zhixing walked in from outside.

He was the same, although he was wearing a single-layer gown, he was sweating profusely hot. However, his demeanor is very upright, showing an outstanding temperament.

"General." Liu Zhixing clasped his fists at Wu Nian and saluted.

"Zhixing, you came by coincidence, I was just about to leave." Wu Nian sat back down, first looked up and smiled, and then asked, "Is there something wrong?" ”

"I want to ask the general to set up an altar and ask for rain." Liu Zhixing went straight into the knife and simply clenched his fists and said.

"Uh-huh?!!!!!!!!" Wu Nian's expression froze.

"General. I know you don't believe in gods and Buddhas, only in your ancestors. But this time you don't rush to object, let me finish my words. Liu Zhixing has been with Wu Nian Junchen for many years, and he doesn't know Wu Nian's personality and temperament, what his preferences are, so he hurriedly bent down and saluted.

"Zhixing, you have misunderstood. It's not that I don't want to hear from you. You, I don't know yet? It's a person who does practical things, and he won't get these bells and whistles. ”

"I was just surprised. For not long ago a man asked me to set up an altar and ask for rain. ”

Wu Nian's expression gradually returned to normal, and after shaking his head, he raised his head and asked, "What is your reason?" Why set up an altar to pray for rain? ”

Some people have different dreams in the same bed, and some people are in harmony.

People are doing the same thing, but that doesn't mean they're doing the same thing. The eighty-year-old man just now, Wu Nian only respected him for his age.

But Liu Zhixing. Wu Nian has always regarded him as a confidant and femoral humerus.

"Someone actually told the general first?" Liu Zhixing was very surprised. Then as soon as he looked at Wu Nian's expression, he knew that Wu Nian had refused.

What kind of purpose is the other party for, that is, it is about to come out.

That's really to pray for rain.

"yes. Someone said it first. What about you. Tell me your reasons. Wu Nian nodded and said.

Liu Zhixing nodded, took a deep breath, and then said sincerely: "General." There are many records in the history books that kings sacrificed to the heavens and begged for rain. ”

"There must be some among them who don't believe in ghosts and gods. But why do they pray for rain from the heavens? ”

"It's not a question of asking for rain, it's a political issue."

"Set up an altar and solemnly pray to the heavens for rain. It can increase the prestige of the king and prove that he has the people in his heart and the country. ”

"Of course, with the general's current prestige, this is redundant."

"But the gods and Buddhas in the temple, why do the incense keep burning? Because when the people are desperate, all they can think of are ghosts and gods. ”

"Now that there is drought and little rain, the people really can't hold it anymore and can't bear it anymore. They need to have a sustenance. ”

"If the general stands up and begs for rain, he can give the people a sustenance."

"Soon. It's going to rain soon. Soon, soon, it will be possible to come to Jitai. ”

"This begs for rain. It's not really asking for rain. but to ask for the lives of the people and to comfort the people. ”

"I also know that the general doesn't believe in gods and Buddhas, but this time, please be sure to set up an altar and climb the altar to ask for rain."

In the end, Liu Zhixing's attitude was very sincere, bending down sixty degrees, clasping his fists and saluting.

Wu Nian really didn't expect that there would be so many doorways in one of them begging for rain.

Two people begged him for rain today.

But the purpose and the idea are completely different.

One is to really ask for rain, and ask the dragon king to travel to the clouds and spread the rain.

One is to pray for the lives of all nations.

Contrary to each other, obedient and abnormal.

Wu Nian was silent for a long time, and then he sighed and said, "Kill pigs, cattle and sheep, please be a monk and a Confucian." Set up an altar and pray for rain. ”