That's right, from any standpoint, Xiao Feng can't say anything against it, especially in front of Jiajing.

As the deputy assistant of the cabinet, the hundred officials asked to pray for rain, but he couldn't say that it was feudal superstition and unscientific.

This is the routine operation of all dynasties, and if you deny the legitimacy of praying for rain, you are denying that there is a dragon king, denying that there are immortals, and denying that there is a fairy world.

And what is Jiajing cultivating for? What he is thinking about is to ascend to the fairy world, and now you tell him that in fact, the rain is the water vapor that forms the clouds, and then it falls down in the cold, and it has nothing to do with the fairy world?

As a great master and a true person of the Daomen, he can't object. You are the first person in the Daomen, you are the first to have a weak heart, what is that Daomen not a liar?

Jiajing also looked at Xiao Feng expectantly, hoping that his junior brother could give him courage and strength, and tell him that the Daomen was no problem and that the Daomen was worth relying on.

Xiao Feng nodded heavily, the matter has come to this, no one knows what will happen later, what if it really catches up with the rain at that time?

This is also Xiao Feng's consistent principle, when things are in a desperate situation, even if it can be delayed for a day, it is a good thing, the longer the time, the more variables, the greater the chance of turning defeat into victory.

But several other heads and real people didn't think so, when they got the edict covered with jade seals from the Daolu Division, they were dumbfounded one by one, and they couldn't speak for a long time.

Lord Xiao, we chose you as the leading brother, I didn't expect you to be so unreliable! Do you know what you're doing?

Open the altar to pray for rain? Have you seen too much? You are really a fairy for us! It's really a fairy Lao Tzu who has already soared, what kind of head should he be!

The court dares to do such a stupid thing, big brother, you have to stop it, how can you really let this will come out? You've made everyone very passive!

Complaining is complaining, and you still have to go. The major real people set off one after another, but compared with the last Taoist conference, the atmosphere in Beijing is not the same.

Gu Xuzi of Wudang Mountain was still relatively calm, and when he left, he told the eldest disciple to be optimistic about his family, and said that he did not need to worry.

"If you go here for the teacher, you will be safe. Not to mention that your junior brothers and sisters are all working for the imperial court now, just with the relationship between Zhang Wuxin and An Qingyue's two apprentices and Xiao Zhenren, they will definitely be able to keep their teachers safe.

What's more, my Wudang Mountain has always been dominated by martial arts, and this court understands us, such as opening the altar to pray for rain and other activities, that is the business of Fu Zong, and when the sky falls, smash Zhang Tianshi's head first! ”

Ma Hualong of Baiyun Temple was breaking his thoughts in front of the mountain gate of Ma Yunteng's retreat at this time, hoping to open the door to communicate, but Ma Yunteng resolutely did not open the door.

"What's that, senior brother, you are an old master, you are highly respected, when you go to the Temple of Heaven, junior brother, I am not enough!"

"The viewer doesn't have to be so modest, you are the current viewer, you are now representing the Baiyun Temple, you should go, others are not right!"

"Senior brother, you are a real person of Qingxiu, this time the Daolu Division wants to pray for rain, but the person who summoned is a real person of the Daomen, not the head of the Daomen!"

"O Lord Guan, Banzai personally ordered me to retreat and retreat, and all the affairs of Baiyun Temple will be handled by you. The edict is for Baiyunguan, not for the poor Dao, am I right? ”

"But apart from you, there is no real person in Baiyun Temple! By the way, you are a member of Baiyun Temple, and I order you to go as the master of the view! ”

“…… The poor road plans to travel to the clouds, and the poor road of the Baiyun Temple is gone, and the viewer can't control the poor road! ”

Ma Hualong was stupid: "Senior brother, you can't go, I'll be finished if you leave!" You are cunning and cunning, even if you smash the performance, you can come back, I don't have that ability!

Senior brother, I'm finished, and Baiyun Temple will be finished. This Qing Cultivation First Sect is something you fought for, you can't just watch the end of Baiyun Temple! ”

The door opened, and Ma Yunteng walked out, with a white beard and white hair, dressed in a black robe, patted Ma Hualong's shoulder and sighed.

"You...... It's the master who spoiled you, and you panicked when something happened. Forget it, I'll go. ”

Ma Hualong lowered his head and touched his tears: "Senior brother, if you can come back alive, I will give you back the master." ”

Ma Yunteng almost didn't catch his breath, and snorted for a long time: "You can keep it for yourself, the poor path is not rare, the poor path retreat practice is very good, and you can see Master Tai occasionally when you meditate!" ”

The most dignified atmosphere is Longhu Mountain. Zhang Tianshi didn't bring any apprentices, and entered Beijing alone.

The apprentices asked to accompany them, especially the most skilled henchmen in the sky, who were even more tearful.

"Master, you have to take me, if you don't take me, who will help you shoot?"

Zhang Tianshi sighed and patted his apprentice's shoulder: "In the past, I always acted in response to the situation, and those methods were used to calm the patient's mind and persuade the noble person to the Tao.

Although some means are used, but the conscience is clear, and it does not matter whether the spirit is spiritual or not. This time is different, there is a great drought in the world, and seeing that the people are not able to make a living, the court has gone crazy.

Long live this time to summon the real people into Beijing, open the altar to pray for rain, the first to bear the brunt of my Longhu Mountain Fu Zong. But how can it rain in such a day!

When the time comes, praying for rain will not work, at most I will admit that the Tao is not deep, and the will of heaven is difficult to violate, and it can still be explained. Long live the Tao, maybe it will not be a serious crime, and even if it does, it will only sin me.

But if it is deceived and tricked, in front of everyone's eyes, if it is discovered, the thousand-year-old foundation of Longhu Mountain will be destroyed in my hands! ”

The apprentice looked at Zhang Tianshi with tears in his eyes: "Master, Longhu Mountain inherited the year before last, are those Taoist techniques really fake?" ”

Zhang Tianshi shook his head firmly: "No." Dao Gate spells won't all be fake. It's just that it has been passed down from generation to generation, or the classics have been lost, or the qualifications of the successors are not good, and they have gradually disappeared.

Don't be discouraged, in case I can't come back, even if Longhu Mountain is removed from the Daolu Division, don't be discouraged, work hard to study the classics, cultivate yourself, and one day, you will definitely be able to successfully find the Dao technique! ”

The apprentice wiped his tears: "Master, if we really can't find it back, there is no more Taoism in the world, what should we do?" ”

Zhang Tianshi looked up to the sky and laughed: "Even if the Dao Technique is lost, the spirit of the Dao Sect is still there!" Is it bad to get fit? Isn't it good to help the needy? Is self-cultivation bad?

Even if you can't learn Taoism in the end and can't become an immortal, as long as you abide by the spirit of Taoism, you can at least be a good person, what's wrong with that? ”

Zhang Tianshi strode down the mountain, and the apprentices behind him cried and worshiped on the ground, the pines and cypresses, the breeze was blowing, and Zhang Tianshi's words echoed in the valley.

"Even if the Dao Technique is lost, the spirit of the Dao Sect is still there! Even if you can't learn Taoism and become an immortal, at least you can still be a good person, what's wrong with that? ”

The news that the imperial court summoned the Daomen Zhenren to pray for rain at the Temple of Heaven also spread to Miaojiang. The people of Miaojiang have a lot of discussions, but also have some hopes.

"I heard that a few real people gathered in the capital, maybe they can really ask for rain!"

"This can't be, how can there really be a fairy who calls the wind and rain?"

"How could there be? Back then, our ancestor Chiyou Great God, wasn't he able to descend a dense fog? Isn't the Yellow Emperor able to call the wind and rain? Aren't the people of Daomen the descendants of the Yellow Emperor? ”

"Can that be the same, that's the ancestor! Your grandfather could eat five catties of grain for one meal back then, can you do it now? ”

"Why not, you take out five catties of food, you see that I can't finish eating! Lao Tzu will eat it for you to die! ”

Xiao Qin naturally heard about this, he couldn't help but shake his head and smile, and said to the big toast.

"See, the court has begun to panic, this kind of stupid trick can be thought of, it's ridiculous that they still think they are quite smart."

Da Tusi knew that he couldn't resist Xiao Qin's mercy, so he simply lay flat, and he took pleasure in disgusting Xiao Qin on weekdays.

"Why did you faint? I think it's pretty good. The imperial court summoned the real people of the Taoist sect to pray for rain, regardless of success or failure, at least it can appease the people and let people see the efforts of the imperial court! ”

Xiao Qin smiled slightly: "Those officials in the court are estimated to be about the same level as you, so you can only think of this layer." ”

Da Tusi was unconvinced: "What, is there something wrong with what I said?" Is there another layer? ”

Xiao Qin said leisurely: "Of course there is." If the world is peaceful, this practice is a good move. But since the court knew that I was going to make an incident, and dared to do this, the trick turned into a stupid move.

Praying for rain is bound to fail, and although the people recognize the efforts of the imperial court, the disappointment in their hearts is difficult to eliminate, and this emotion is easy to exploit.

As long as someone guides them, saying that praying for rain is actually the emperor's unkindness, and the people are naturally suspicious. If there is some other movement at this time, the people will naturally believe it even more! ”

The big toast was silent for a moment: "What else can I do?" ”

Xiao Qin said with a smile: "You are also a person who holds authority and has read history books well, 'Mo Dao Shiren has one eye, instigating the Yellow River to rebel in the world' has only been singing for a few days?"

The ghost fire fox in Daze Township, the silk book in the belly of the fish, if it is left until now, I am afraid that the ink can still be seen clearly. ”

Da Tusi knew that he was right, but he still couldn't help but mock: "Well, you can also find a fox to bark a few times, stuff a strip of cloth in the belly of the fish, and write 'Da Mingxing, King Xiao Qin'." ”

Xiao Qin was not angry, and corrected with a smile: "Wrong, it's 'Da Liaoxing, King Xiao'." There is no urgency in this matter, and when the prayer for rain fails, follow the trend. It works best before the cataclysmic uprising! ”

Naturally, the news of the imperial court's prayer for rain also reached Hai Rui's ears, and he called an urgent meeting of all the scholars and officials to discuss the matter.

The scholars and officials are naturally scholars, and they basically have no hope for this prayer for rain, and they all complain that the court is in a hurry to go to the doctor, and I don't know which fool proposed the plan.

Hai Rui nodded: "It was brought up by Xu Zisheng, the first assistant of the court." ”

There was silence at the scene, and then the voice of the angry idiot just now changed.

"Since it was proposed by Xu Shoufu, I think it must have a deep meaning, I will wait for the end of the school to advance, and I will talk in vain, and I will speak in vain."

Hai Rui said firmly: "No, Xu Jie's suggestion shows that he is a fool. ”

Everyone was shocked: "My lord is cautious, cautious, although this place is remote, after all, the wall has ears." Naturally, we won't betray adults, but we need to be careful. ”

Hai Rui said indifferently: "In front of him, I dare to say that he is a fool, this is the right thing and not the right person." Xu Zisheng is naturally a talent, but this matter is really stupid. ”

The scholars knew Hai Rui's temper, so they no longer dissuaded him, and curiously expressed their willingness to hear about it.

"There is a great drought in the world, and the court prays for rain, which is not wrong. But praying for rain relies on the induction of heaven and man, the heart of the king and the benevolence of the king, and the intention of hundreds of officials to sacrifice themselves for the people!

Now Xu Jie has made a group of real people from the Taoist Sect to open the altar and pray for rain, what is this for? Command it to rain with a charm? It's just hubris!

For this reason, the official has played, please long live and the hundred officials fast and bathe, go to the Temple of Heaven to bask in the sun, in order to show the people's desire to ask for their lives, and ask God to have mercy! ”

Everyone looked at Hai Rui in amazement, and said in their hearts, you really don't have a fart throat, isn't this not looking for a sick person?

How the court prays for rain, it is all arranged by the big men in the court, can't we just work hard to do our job? Is it necessary to care about such a thing?

But everyone has worked and lived with Hai Rui for a long time, and they know Hai Rui quite well, and they know that persuasion is useless, so they have to be perfunctory.

"Lord Hai is not a person recommended by Lord Xiao, Lord Xiao said, 'The rise and fall of the world is the responsibility of the husband', Lord Hai is really the unity of knowledge and action!"

"Yes, yes, Lord Xiao also said, 'If the country lives and dies, how can it be avoided because of misfortune', Lord Hai is high-spirited!"

"Hai Daren's heart of love for the people, I empathize, by the way, Hai Daren, has the fold been sent away?"

Hai Rui nodded: "It's already gone!" ”

The man breathed a sigh of relief: "Your Excellency treats us as outsiders too much, since you have this heart, you should discuss with us and let us do our part." ”

Everyone nodded yes again and again, and Hai Rui said lightly: "Don't regret it, I just wrote in the name of all the scholars in our Miao Jiang." ”

The scene was quiet again, and then everyone suddenly jumped up, begged eagerly around Hai Rui, and sent Hai Rui to kneel.

"My lord, it's not an express mail, can we catch it back on horseback?"

Hai Rui shook his head: "The eight hundred miles of travel are urgent, and they must be delivered to Wan Sui before the real people arrive in Beijing." Rest assured, if it is rewarded by the imperial court, you will not be missing. ”

Everyone was silent, looking at Hai Rui affectionately, and they all spoke with the sound of grinding their teeth.

"My lord, what are we going to do next?"

Hai Rui said as a matter of course: "Of course, I teach well, then fast and bathe, and gather at noon every day to bask in the sun."

Since we have made suggestions to the imperial court, we can't fall behind ourselves. You can fast, I am the ruler, I am on a hunger strike! ”

Hai Rui did what he said, and from that day on, he refused to eat staple food. Drink only water every day and occasionally eat some wild fruits and the like.

He was already thin, and he was so hungry for three days that he looked even more pitiful. The three tendons carry a head, and the wide robe looks like it is on a bamboo pole.

When the wind blows, the clothes stick to the body, and the exquisite curves of the ribs are fully exposed, but after all, they are not six-pack abs, and they don't look sexy at all.

In order to show his piety, he kept bathing every day, and Uncle Miao Jiang, who helped him take a bath, didn't dare to exert himself, for fear of breaking the skin of his sugar gourd-like back.

By the fourth day, when people finally couldn't stand the visual torture, the school officials took the lead, and a large group of parents of students ran to Hai Jui with food.

"Lord Hai, you can eat something. Fasting is pious enough, there is really no need to go on a hunger strike! ”

"Yes, Lord Hai, you have put us under a lot of pressure like this, you are the chief official, in case there is a three-long and two-short, how can we explain to the court!"

"Lord Hai, eat some, I heard that the monthly subsidy money must be obtained from the chief soldier with your warrant......

"What a fart you put on! Are we in it for that little money? When have we ever seen such a clean official as Lord Hai?

The dolls all rely on the sea to make a living! Lord Hai, either you can write the warrant for the next few months while you are still conscious......"

Hai Rui raised his head strongly, although he was a little dizzy, but he said that he was okay, and he didn't eat nothing, and he drank water and ate wild fruits to show his awe of God.

On the fifth day, Hai Rui couldn't stand up, so he could only lean back in his chair and insist on working. But at noon, he still asked everyone to help him to the empty field where the school officials gathered, and insisted on basking in the sun with everyone.

The sun was scorching, but there was no sweat on Hai Rui's face, his face was pale, and his body still felt very dry after drinking a lot of water. A layer of skin rose on his lips.

The scholars were once again shocked by Hai Rui's tiger strength, and they didn't have the heart to complain about him kicking everyone into the pit, so they persuaded him to eat a little more.

Hai Rui shook his head: "Asking for rain itself is telling God that if it doesn't rain again, people will die." If it takes a dead man to make it rain, Hai Jui should die first. ”

On the sixth day, Hai Rui could only be carried by people, and the scholars wanted to forcibly pour porridge on him, but Hai Rui took out the official seal and threatened everyone.

"Whoever dares to make a mistake, the official will revolutionize his reputation, you have to think clearly, ten years of cold window, it is not easy to come by!"

The scholars were stunned, and then gritted their teeth and discussed all night.

On the seventh day, just after dawn, a group of Miao people, led by the school officials, rushed into Hai Rui's residence, and despite Hai Rui's weak resistance, they forcibly pressed him down and prepared to pour porridge.

"Lord Hai, don't struggle, the more you struggle, the more we ......"

"Lord Hai, you don't have to shout, no one will help you if you shout and break your throat......"

"Lord Hai, I'm not an official, you can't threaten me......"

"Lord Hai, open your mouth......"

Hai Rui gritted his teeth and refused the porridge in his mouth. That's right, this group of Miao people, who can't even eat enough, not only boiled the thickest porridge, but also added some kind of meat to it.

Hai Rui speculated that with their economic situation, it was most likely snake meat......

The smell of rice and meat kept drilling into Hai Rui's nose, he clenched his teeth, those Miao people were afraid of hurting him, and they didn't dare to operate roughly, and the two sides were at a stalemate for a while.

The fortresses were all conquered from the inside, Hai Rui suddenly felt a wave of overturning in his stomach, he endured and endured with his iron will, and finally he couldn't control it.

A tilt of the head, a mouth, a mouthful of black blood spurted out. A hungry black centipede spurted blood to the ground, crawled frantically in a circle, trying to find the direction of the porridge, and was trampled flat.