The rain suddenly stopped, and just when everyone in the world thought that the rain would never stop, the heavy rain that had been going on for many days came to an abrupt end on an uneventful autumn day.

At first, no one believed it at all. The people came out of the palace, out of the cottages, under the eaves, into the courtyards, and looked up at the sky with a look of dismay, until they found that there was indeed no more water dripping from the clouds, and then they realized what had happened, and the cheers resounded in every corner of the fields and the city.

It's just that the whole world has been soaked in this heavy rain for too long, people's clothes and mood seem to have moldy, and after surprise and excitement, fatigue soon comes. Those who are in a daze continue to be in a daze, and they turn around and go to bed when they sleep, and they all look so numb.

When the rain stopped, the clouds dispersed, and at night, people gathered around the dinner table to discuss the rain, and after doing their chores, they went back to their rooms to sleep peacefully and fell asleep for the first time after the rain.

The night clouds, which covered the sky for many days, gradually dispersed.

A dog barked in the alley, and the black dog barked in a frightened and uneasy voice. A dog barked in the field, and the barking of the thin yellow dog looked very frightened.

Followed by more and more dogs barking, the dogs in the whole world, as if receiving some kind of command, barked at the same time, and the barking echoed in the city and countryside, waking up the dreams of countless people.

People rubbed their sleepy eyes and walked out of the door, some people held wooden sticks to prevent theft, and some complained that their daughter-in-law forgot to feed the dog today, and took the food bowl to find their dog.

And then they found out. It's not the dogs of your own family that are barking, but all the dogs.

All the dogs are barking at the night sky.

Curiously, the people followed the dog's gaze and forgot into the night sky, the wooden stick in their hands slipped down, the food bowl in their hands slipped down, and smashed into their feet. They don't feel any pain at all.

Everyone was shocked, their attention drawn to the thing in the night dome. Not to mention that it was just a smashed foot, even if the house behind them caught fire, it was difficult for them to wake up.

It's been many days. The rain clouds dispersed, revealing a clean night dome, but tonight above the night dome, there were no stars to be seen, only a round white and bright thing.

What is that?

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There was a vision in the sky, and the night moon was in the sky.

This strange and terrifying scene shocked all the human beings with fear and uneasiness, I don't know how many people were frightened and fainted, and more people knelt in front of their own courtyards or windows, worshipping non-stop.

The royal families of various countries burned incense to worship at night. Pray for Haotian to forgive the disrespect of human beings, the incense of various Taoist temples and temples is flourishing, and the world began to spread that this is a precursor to the invasion of the underworld, which suddenly caused a disaster greater than the continuous rainstorm and flood, and even many foolish men and fools chose to commit suicide.

Xiling Temple announced to the world as quickly as possible. The name of this thing in the night sky is the moon, and it is the light of God that Haotian has mercy on the people of the world to endure the long night of eternity.

With the spread of the temple edict and the strong suppression of the royal families, the commotion caused by the thing called the moon subsided a little, and as time passed, the people of the world began to get used to its existence.

People find out. Unlike the stars in the night sky for countless years, the moon is not absolutely quiet and solemn, but moves and changes according to certain laws. There is a difference between obscurity and clarity, there is a change of shape, and the law of change is relatively stable, which is very suitable for calculating time and arranging agricultural work.

Some people began to use the waxing and waning of the moon to keep time, which was simply called the moon.

Of course, that's all for later.

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There is a Purple Mountain in the southeast of Chang'an City in the Tang Dynasty, where the terrain is relatively high, and the rain cloud climate is relatively less, which is convenient for stargazing and looking at the sky, so Qin Tianjian is located here.

Although in the past ten years, the imperial era name is the apocalypse, but the Tang people are famous for not believing in heaven and fate, so Qin Tianjian has become the least important institution in the imperial court, and has also become the most quiet yamen.

Today, it was very lively outside the Qin Tian Prison, dozens of Yulin soldiers, guarding several officials, standing at the bottom of the stone steps, cutting off the connection between the inside and outside, and occasionally pedestrians passing by, they were not surprised to see this scene, and they did not think of other places - there was more moon at night, and of course the imperial court had to ask Qin Tianjian's opinion.

Those officials of the Ministry of Rites and the Yulin Army did not enter the Qin Heavenly Prison, but were entered by a eunuch leader and several strong miscellaneous eunuchs, and it was strange that no one greeted them.

The chief eunuch stared at the main hall with the door closed with a gloomy and ugly face, and said in a cold voice: "Your Majesty is waiting for your reply, and the court is waiting for your deduction and comment, you must give a reply today." ”

The atmosphere in Qin Tianjian was extremely depressing and tense.

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In the main hall of Qintianjian, there are many instruments used for stargazing, and when you walk back from the side door and go straight to the terrace, you can also see a huge telescope that the academy just sent over last year.

On the small table in the hall at this time, there were only a few plates of very homely dishes, a few jars of not very strong wine, and two people who were sitting very depressed, drinking without taste. One of them was the supervisor Miao Kezhi, and the other was the deputy supervisor Xu Liangshou, the two most important officials of the Qin Tianjian.

The eunuch's cold voice came through the door: "You Qin Tianjian always thought that you could ascend to the Heavenly Heart, but you insisted on annotating despite the anger of the first emperor, if you have a vision today, you are speechless?"

Miao Kezhi glanced at the closed door, with a bleak smile on his face, drank all the wine in the cup, looked at Xu Liangshou and said, "Did you hear it, after all, it was because of the events of the year." ”

Xu Liangshou was silent, holding the wine jug to fill the wine glass for the adult.

"When the Chinese New Year's Eve observed the sky and gained something, I approved eight characters in the almanac: the night covers the stars, the country will be restless, and His Majesty ordered me to erase these eight characters for the sake of the stability of the dynasty, but I insisted on not allowing it. ”

Miao Kezhi sighed and said: "Who would have thought that these eight words would cause such a big turmoil, I don't know how many people died in the palace, Her Royal Highness the princess was forced to marry far away in the wasteland, the queen mother has not asked about political affairs since then, I don't know how many people want me to die, but His Majesty takes care of me, so I can live to this day." ”

He picked up the wine glass, froze for a while, then brought it to his lips and drank it slowly, and said with a blank expression: "Now that His Majesty has passed away, who can protect me?"

Xu Liangshou looked at the adult's expression, and knew that he had already sprouted his will to die, and felt slightly nervous, and sincerely persuaded him: "Now that the new emperor has ascended the throne, Her Royal Highness the princess is still in charge of the country, but the queen mother and the six princes have not returned, whether it is His Majesty or His Royal Highness, they are not willing to cause discussion in this situation, at least it will cause opposition, and at worst it will shake the national system, it should not be too persecuted to the adults, if His Royal Highness wants to avenge the revenge of the year, why should the court come to ask the adults?"

Miao Kezhi looked at him quietly and said, "Her Royal Highness the princess is known as a virtuous person, of course she won't force me to death for the sake of the old year, but you should know that she just wants to hear about this round of Mingyue's annotations." ”

Xu Liangshou was silent, Her Royal Highness the Princess's mind, he, the adjutant of Qin Tianjian, knew very well that since on the night of the starry night, Qin Tianjian annotated those eight words directly to Her Royal Highness the Princess, so now that the night and the moon are in the sky, why can't Qin Tianjian make annotations like he did back then to directly refer to the queen mother who has not yet returned to Beijing?

"Actually, I've looked at the stars for so many years, except for the night when the stars dimmed, I haven't seen any changes in the stars, so the position of Qin Tianjian stargazing is really meaningless. ”

I don't know why, Miao Kezhi's mood suddenly became better, and he raised his glass again and again to persuade him, and said with a slightly drunken meaning: "But this moon is different, you see that the moon in the night sky is full and missing, cloudy and orderly, and there are subtle changes in the meantime, whether it is to repair the calendar or to observe the sky, there is a lot to do, but unfortunately this official has no chance." ”

When Xu Liangshou heard this, he couldn't help but be nervous for a while, and persuaded again and again: "Since Her Royal Highness the princess is benevolent and kind, why don't you take advantage of the situation, why is this so?"

Miao Kezhi's eyes widened when he heard this, stared at his eyes, and said in a deep voice: "Originally, my Qin Tianjian was concurrently served by Taishi Ling, precisely because the history books of the people's hearts and minds of Heaven cannot be deceived!

"According to the old practice of Tang Law and the Ministry of Officials, if I go, you will be the supervisor of Qin Tianjian, and I am now forced to be unable to deal with myself, it is because I have an unsuccessful son, and I was pinched by the pair of sisters and brothers in the palace, but you are different, you are both physically and mentally upright, and there is nothing to tie up, after I leave, you can't let me be ashamed of Qin Tianjian!"

Xu Liangshou was silent for a long time and nodded slightly.

Seeing him say this, Miao Kezhi breathed a sigh of relief and said slowly: "The first emperor's year name is the Apocalypse, many people don't know the real reason for it, that is, I don't know, now it seems that the master has passed away, His Majesty has returned to heaven, and the old ministers and pillars have gone with it, which is probably the original meaning of the apocalypse." ”

"Providence cannot be violated, ......"

Miao Kezhi's voice suddenly became stern, and he said: "But people's hearts cannot be bullied! Even if people cannot overcome the sky, but we can not walk from the sky, what can we do with this day?"

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The door to the main hall of the Qin Heavenly Prison finally opened.

Looking at the body of Zheng Miao Kezhi, the Qintian Prison Supervisor who committed suicide by drinking poisonous wine, the face of the eunuch leader became extremely ugly, and his voice became more and more harsh and trembling, and it was difficult to hear it to the extreme.

"What a guts...... What a bold man! How dare you commit suicide in fear of sin!"

Xu Liangshou stood aside, watching this scene with an expressionless face, thinking about what the adult said before committing suicide, looking at the thunderous eunuch, and couldn't help but show a mocking smile.

A person doesn't even want his life, of course, he is bold enough, and he is not even afraid of death, how can he talk about fearing sin? He doesn't even want his life, even Haotian can't do anything about him, what can the pair of sisters and brothers in the palace do!