Zhang Zixing agreed to Du Yuanmi's sacrificial suggestion, but he didn't have time. However, Shang Rong's "supplementary suggestion" attracted Zhang Zixing's attention. After all, Shang Rong was a veteran of the Three Dynasties and had rich experience, and proposed some practical measures to fight disasters and save himself.

Zhang Zixing, in the light of some information in Chao Brain, added four measures to Shang Rong's proposal: 1. Appropriately build water conservancy and strengthen the diversion of water for irrigation and the use of water; since drought has already occurred, such measures cannot play a role in solving the fundamental problem; 2. Urgently popularize a novel drought-resistant farming method, combine the essence of drought-resistant agriculture in previous dynasties, and strive to save water, resist drought and protect it, and intensively cultivate it; 3. Appropriately supplement agriculture with animal husbandry and expand the scale of aquaculture; 4. Recruit experienced personnel and explore groundwater resources.

For the two armies of Chonghou Hu and Huang Feihu who were on the expedition to Yuan Futong and King Pingling, Zhang Zixing issued instructions to suspend military affairs and fight disasters on the spot, and sent logistics troops to replenish supplies.

After arranging a special person to be in charge of various drought-fighting measures, Zhang Zixing left Wen Zhong alone.

"Old lady, I have heard that cultivators can use magic to call the wind and rain, move mountains and seas, I wonder if I can use Taoism to solve the misfortune of all people?" Zhang Zixing's first sentence made Wen Zhong stunned for a long time.

Wen Zhong pondered for a long time before he spoke: "Cultivators pay attention to conforming to the way of heaven, nature is the law, it seems that such a strong Taoist technique against the sky and disasters will hinder the heart of the Dao, and even contaminate cause and effect, and there will be great calamities. ”

Zhang Zixing deliberately said: "If we can get all the people in the world out of drought, even if there is retribution coming, what does it matter? ”

Wen Zhong was taken aback: "Your Majesty is the body of ten thousand gold. The problem is that the technique of calling the wind and rain is not omnipotent, and even if it is forcibly cast, it will not be able to solve the current predicament of the great merchants. ”

It turns out that the spell that moves mountains and seas is actually a kind of transport-like spell that can temporarily move an object to another place, but this kind of transport is limited in time and scale, and the scale is too large to be "carried". When the time comes, it will be back to the way it was. In the romance, there was a plot of Jiang Ziya pouring the water of the North Sea to resist the winged fairy, the so-called water of the North Sea is not the water of the entire North Sea, but a part of the sea water "transported" from the North Sea. As for the art of calling the wind and rain, it is equivalent to a transformation spell, which can shoot a water source from a certain place into the sky and then turn it into rain droplets, but there is considerable loss and waste. There are also restrictions on distance and volume, and the higher the mana, the longer the distance that can be deployed. The amount is also sufficient, but now that water is already scarce in various places, and the affected area is extremely large, this spell is not applicable.

After listening to Wen Zhong's explanation, Zhang Zixing was very disappointed, he originally had a lot of hopes for Dao Rainfall, but unexpectedly, this way did not work. Wen Zhong saw that the Son of Heaven frowned. volunteered at the moment: "Your Majesty, there are many friends in the four seas, so it is better for the minister to visit them and see if there is a good way." ”

Zhang Zixing couldn't think of a better way for a while, so he had to give him a few words of encouragement, personally sent him to sit on the ink, and took off.

Before sending Wen Zhong away, the chamberlain suddenly reported to Fei Lian to ask to see him, and Fei Lian has been cautious all these years. never showed the dew, and today suddenly took the initiative to see. couldn't help but surprise Zhang Zixing.

The news brought by Fei Lian's request to see this time surprised Zhang Zixing even more: "Your Majesty." This time, there was a sudden drought in the world, which made the people miserable. It was a calamity from heaven, but someone deliberately did it!"

Could it be that Feilian also knew what Nuwa said? Zhang Zixing's face was shocked, and he hurriedly said: "Aiqing will quickly bring the inside information!"

"Your Majesty has ever heard of 'Drought Fish'?" Mention the name of Drought Fish, a trace of hatred quickly slipped in Fei Lian's eyes.

"Drought fish?" Zhang Zixing only felt a little familiar, the intelligent evolution had reached a considerable degree of superbrain and immediately fed back the corresponding information, there is such a drought god in the "Classic of Mountains and Seas", called a woman. The woman also participated in the battle between the Yellow Emperor and Chiyou, defeated the Feng Boyu Division, and made miraculous contributions to the destruction of Chiyou.

Fei Lian explained: "The drought fish is an ancient goddess, also known as the female fish, with an ugly appearance and a strange temperament, and wherever she goes, the rivers are dried up, and she is hated by the world. When Xuanyuan Yellow Emperor, he fought a decisive battle with Chi You in the field of deer, Chi You was brave and unparalleled, the Yellow Emperor was invincible, and with the help of the immortals, he summoned the heavenly realm Ying Long and other strange beasts to besiege Chi You. Ying Long is good at storing water and turning into torrential rain to trap Chiyou's army. Unexpectedly, Chi You's Feng Bo Yushi's spell was even better, driving the rainstorm to counterattack the Yellow Emperor's side, and the Yellow Emperor was defeated. The female Lu was ordered by the Nine Heavens Xuannu to help the Yellow Emperor, and wherever the female Lu went, the wind stopped and the rain stopped, and finally the Yellow Emperor borrowed the power of the immortals to defeat Chi You. ”

"After the Yellow Emperor defeated Chi You, what about this woman?"

Fei Lian replied: "Nulu and Ying Long are originally gods of heaven, although this time they are in the lower realm of the will, they are contaminated with the spirit of the mortal world, and they are not allowed to return to heaven. The Yellow Emperor named Nulu as the god of drought and Ying Long as the god of rain, but sealed the woman in the forbidden land in the north of Chishui, so as not to bring disaster to the world. This female has been sealed by the Yellow Emperor, but today I don't know who released it, the female thousands of years of resentment, since it is not trivial, so the world is drought, so that my big business country suffers. ”

"I see! I didn't expect it to be this drought that was doing the trick!" Zhang Zixing showed a cold expression: "If you get rid of this drought fish, can you eliminate the disaster?"

Fei Lian heard

The murderous aura in his anger, he was overjoyed in his heart, and quickly nodded yes, but he saw that the Son of Heaven was colored: "The drought was born, and no one else knows, where do you know?"

Fei Lian was taken aback, he reacted very quickly, and hurriedly said: "Xiao Dan saw a girl in the deep mountains last month, bald and hairless, ugly appearance, and everywhere she passed, the rivers and streams were dry. After reading the miscellaneous records of the annals for a long time, the subordinates confirmed that this woman was a drought fish, and they did not dare to delay, so they came to tell His Majesty quickly. ”

"Xiao Dan witnessed it with her own eyes? Can she fight with the female her?" It seems that the widow wants to summon her to ask ......" Zhang Zixing glanced at Fei Lian, who had cold sweat on his forehead, "Aiqing, do you know the whereabouts of the female girl at the moment?"

Fei Lian bowed his head and said, "The subordinates don't know ......"

Zhang Zixing glanced at him deeply and said, "What Aiqing played is extremely important, and this matter will be entrusted to Aiqing to be fully responsible, and that drought must be found and destroyed." ”

Fei Lian's face was embarrassed: "The subordinates have a meager strength, how can they deal with such an ancient fierce god? ”

Zhang Zixing said: "This matter is very important, Aiqing doesn't have to shirk it, the widow gives you the right to transfer troops, be sure to find the traces of the drought, once you find it, report it immediately, and the widow will send a master to assist you and get rid of this drought!"

When Fei Lian heard the last seven words, his face changed, and he was about to explain something, but was stopped by Zhang Zixing: "The situation is urgent, you go and handle it quickly, if it is successful, there will be a heavy reward." ”

Fei Lian didn't dare to disobey the order and retreated.

"The Nine Heavens Xuannu, also known as the Xuannu, the Yuan Girl, the Nine Heavenly Girl, and the Nine Heavenly Niangniang, are the ancient goddesses. Possible identity one: Nuwa Niangniang, two: Indian god of war, three, Buddhism to create yoga practice of incense hand bodhisattva. Fourth, the ancestor of the Shang Dynasty, Xuanniao, honored as the Virgin of the Phoenix...... "Looking at the ancient mythological materials in his brain, Zhang Zixing's fists clenched tightly, could it really be the ghost of Nuwa Niangniang? The great business spirit is in decline? Ten are man-made! Actually sacrifice the livelihood of the people in the world to realize the so-called national fortune theory, what a saint Niangniang! No matter what, if what Fei Lian said is true, we must get rid of the drought as soon as possible!

As the days passed, Wen Zhong, who went out to find a friend to find a way, did not come back, and Fei Lian, who was looking for a drought, did not come to fruition, but the disaster became more and more serious. Fortunately, Zhang Zixing's anti-disaster measures played a big role, and with the help of the robot controlled by Superbrain, several additional wells were dug, which alleviated the urgent need to a certain extent, but for the entire disaster-stricken world, it was still a drop in the bucket and could not solve the fundamental problem.

In order to inspire people, Zhang Zixing took the lead in organizing the military and civilians to actively fight disasters and save themselves. Every morning after the dispersal of the court, in the afternoon he led the officials to personally comfort and visit the victims of the court.

Sometimes also bring the concubines dressed as men, looking at the tragic situation of the victims, Jiang Wenqiang and other women were deeply touched, after returning to the palace, Jiang Wenqiang immediately made a decision, from his own sitting, in the harem to implement the water-saving system, this system was made public by Zhang Zixing, applied to all officials, regardless of high-ranking officials and nobles, must be used for disaster relief according to the fixed water conservation, and at the same time transfer a large number of money and materials from the treasury to send to the disaster areas.

Daji was originally perfunctory to follow Queen Jiang and them out to comfort the victims, and after going a few times, she hid in the palace under the pretext of illness. She was not lazy or disgusted with the squalor of the common serfs, but she was afraid, afraid that after going to the Son of Heaven a few more times, she would touch something in her heart. Either way, she seemed to settle down a lot in the time that followed.

These deeds, together with Zhang Zixing's personal writing of the "Declaration of Disaster Resistance", were published in the "Dashang Quarterly", which caused considerable repercussions among the people. At that time, the phenomenon of corruption among officials was far less serious than that of later generations, and with the supervision departments headed by Zhao Qi, Mei Bo and other "old-fashioned elements", most of the officials in various places did not dare to hide their secrets, and the victims who received relief materials were grateful to the kindness of the Son of Heaven.

What made Zhang Zixing angry was that some well-intentioned people took advantage of the opportunity of this drought to become active and spread rumors. It is said that the Son of Heaven disregarded the fundamentals of the country, ignored the ancestral rites and laws, and forcibly implemented a new policy in the Great Shang, causing the heavens to be angry and resentful, so the heavens sent disasters and punished the Great Shang, if the Son of Heaven was obsessed, there would be greater disasters to the people.

Zhang Zixing saw that these people took advantage of the drought to take the opportunity to make a big fuss about the new deal, and couldn't help but be angry, and sent people to strictly investigate the rumors, but this kind of gossip became more and more prohibited, especially in the princes and countries, and evolved into multiple versions. There is even a saying that the Son of Heaven will lose his virtue and incur punishment from heaven, and the world will be in chaos, when Allah will come out and replace the Son of Heaven and save all peoples from fire and water.

What is even more serious is that because of the belief in ghosts and gods, many unsuspecting people also began to believe these rumors and spread them privately, and for a time, rumors spread all over the world, which not only caused a great obstacle to the implementation of the new policy, but also changed the people's consistent trust and worship of the Son of Heaven.

The mouth of the people is more important than the Sichuan. Zhang Zixing finally realized the true meaning of this sentence. In view of this critical situation, after thinking about it, he finally made a decision: sacrifice to the sky and ask for rain!