The path of the villain is not easy

Chapter 59
In the 23rd year of Jiande in Dayan, the 23th day of September and the third quarter of the lunar hour, this special moment was recorded in later history books.According to the constant debates among historians of later generations, it is finally agreed that at this moment, [-] years after the founding of the country, the fate of the once prosperous Yan Kingdom had a turning point and began to change.

According to historical records: In the 23rd year of Gaozu, in the middle of September, there was a heavy rainstorm that lasted all night, and the water depth on the flat ground was several feet.After that, the wind, rain, and rain continued for five consecutive days. The water on the flat ground was more than ten feet deep, and the houses were completely destroyed.Qingzhou, Yuzhou, Yanzhou, Yangzhou, Xuzhou, and 24 counties in five prefectures were all affected by it.Xiapi, Dong'e, Guangling... sailing on land.

Gaozu summoned a group of ministers to discuss whether there is a way to stop the rain.Taichang Cheng said: "Sacrificing to heaven is feasible." However, there was no result in two days.No further discussions.Gaozu said angrily: "The house is full of useless people."

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Luo'an, the capital of Dayan Kingdom, is located inland and surrounded by mountains.Because there are mountains blocking it, the rain disaster is not serious.Except for the torrential rain that fell all day and night on the first day, it then drizzled all day long.

At this time, in Yanjing City, in which power and political center building.The man who stood at the pinnacle of Yan's power was furious.

The heavy rain has lasted for seven days, and the people in Yanjing City have not felt much about the flood.The water depth on the flat ground is only about two feet.However, among the 24 counties along the coast, eight counties are already visible, all of which are Zeguo.

"Tai Shiling, I ordered you to do divination, but there are results, tell me when the heavy rain will stop." Fired at the officials, Emperor Yan took two deep breaths, suppressed his emotions, Asked Tai Shiling at the hall.

Seven days of rain wiped out all the heat.At this time, there was a gust of cool wind with damp water vapor coming from outside the hall.

But one person in the hall was still dripping with sweat, and bean-sized drops of sweat continued to condense from his forehead, condensed on his face, and then followed his cheeks and cheekbones.It flowed down to his chin, and slowly fell down along his beard.

This person is Yan Guotai Shiling.In charge of Yan Kingdom's weather calendar, tortoise divination, sacrificial offerings, weather forecasting, and astronomical phenomena.

Although his face was covered with sweat, he didn't dare to wipe it off.Standing out from the group of officials, he said awkwardly to Emperor Yan: "Return to Your Majesty, the minister has asked the minister to make calculations day and night, but the secret is unpredictable. So far... so far there has been no result."

"Bastard." Following the roar of Emperor Yan, Tai Shi Ling's body trembled violently, and hurriedly knelt down on his knees, begging for mercy, "Your Majesty, forgive me, Your Majesty forgive me."

"You can't give an early warning before the rain, and you can't predict when the rain will stop. After the rain, what use do I need you? What use does the court need you? What use does Yan State need you? ? Come here, pull him out for me and execute him."

"Your Majesty, forgive me, Your Majesty, please forgive me..."

Two guards walked in from outside the hall, dragging Taishi Ling out, and then there was a scream from outside the hall.All the officials in the hall shrunk their necks, drooped their heads, and remained silent.The whole hall was silent.

"Tai Zhu Ling, I ordered you to sacrifice to ask ghosts and gods, but there will be results."

Following Emperor Yan's questioning, Tai Zhuling walked out from among the officials. With lessons learned from the past, he would not be so stupid as to seek his own death.

"Your Majesty, I know that I asked the ghosts and gods at the sacrifice yesterday. The continuous heavy rain this time is caused by evil spirits. God hereby warns His Majesty. Let Your Majesty be more vigilant to prevent it from causing trouble in the world."

"Since this is the case, you might as well tell the ghosts and gods that I have heightened my vigilance and let them report to the heavens, and let the gods accept the supernatural powers! At this time, my people are suffering for this." Emperor Yan paused, his tone remained unchanged, Said unhurriedly.

"This, this..., Your Majesty, if the evildoer is not eliminated for a day, this warning will not be retreated for a day."

"Then is there a way to eliminate demons?"

"Yes, all the ghosts and gods say the word "Chongxi." "

"Oh, what do you mean by these two words?"

"I heard that there is a custom among the people called Chongxi. If a family suffers from misfortune, they will marry wives and concubines for their children and grandchildren. It is a joy to make evil. Now my country of Yan is suffering from floods. If we can hold a grand wedding banquet, we will celebrate it with joy." Disaster, this flood will surely pass the rain.”

"You mean to ask my prince to marry a wife and hold a wedding ceremony to deal with the disaster?"

"Your Majesty, it's not just that. This flood is a national calamity. That evildoer who sent such a torrent must be a masterful evildoer. The royal family should have women in and women out. The phoenix enters the palace and the dragon leaves the sea. Only then can the evildoer be wiped out and calm down." Flood disaster." Tai Zhuling replied with cupped hands.

At this time, Wei An stepped forward to salute Emperor Yan and said. "Your Majesty, now that the country is suffering from disasters everywhere, silver taels are needed, and the treasury silver taels should be used for disaster relief. How can we hold weddings at this time and waste silver taels in vain."

"Hmph, this is for exterminating evildoers and pacifying floods. How can it be said that it is a waste of money? If the rain doesn't stop, how can it be used to relieve disasters?" Tai Zhuling stepped forward and asked.

"My mouth is full of nonsense. I don't talk about strange power and confusion. It's just normal rain, so there's no evil to do it."

"If there were no evildoers, how could there be such a flood. If you obstruct me like this, could it be that you are the evildoers that the heavens forewarned?"

"you……"

"Okay, shut up, everyone." Seeing that the two of them were still arguing, Emperor Yan shouted.Then he asked: "Besides this method, is there any other method that can stop the rain disaster?"

No one in the audience spoke.Seeing this, Emperor Yan said, "In this case, let's do as Tai Zhuling said!"

Seeing Emperor Yan like this, Wei An hurriedly stepped forward, "Your Majesty..."

"Stop talking too much, I've made up my mind." Emperor Yan interrupted with a wave of his hand.

"I remember that my eighth son had a marriage contract with Xing Aiqing's daughter, and my sixth daughter also had a marriage contract with the eldest grandson Aiqing's boy. So we rushed to do it together. What do the two loves think?" ?”

Changsun Lianyi and Xing Gong looked at each other, walked out, bowed to Emperor Yan and said: "So you want what you want."

"In the face of national crisis, time is running out. We can no longer choose an auspicious day carefully. But we can't be too shabby. Tomorrow we have time to prepare supplies, and the day after tomorrow we will hold a grand wedding." Emperor Yan made a final decision.

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When Changsun Lianyi told Changsun Ji what happened in the court today, Changsun Ji was just a little strange, not too surprised.

He has some impressions of getting married, he remembers seeing himself getting married at this time in a dream in his previous life.The only difference is that at that time he married Princess Ling'an, but now it is Princess Taiping.

He still had doubts at that time, a country suffered from such a large flood, instead of taking money to relieve the disaster, instead held such a grand wedding.

Now that he knew the answer from Changsun Lianyi, he was even more puzzled, this Emperor Yan didn't seem to be old and confused, how could he believe such nonsense as Tai Zhuling.

If you have doubts, you should ask. Changsun Ji feels that he has maintained this good habit well.Isn't it a waste of resources to let such a good counselor around you go unused?

(End of this chapter)