What Chen Jiu saw was desolate, with dead vegetation and all crops destroyed by drought.
Looking at the withered seedlings, Chen Jiu shook his head: "What a tragedy, Qingzhou Prefecture is going to become the second Chaozhou."
In a field not far away, a young man looked up to the sky and cried, tremblingly looking at the lifeless seedlings in his hand, his face full of despair.
Not far away, an old man was lying on the ground, gently stroking the dry seedlings, as if he were stroking his own "qingren", as if he were crazy.
"What should we do?" Chen Jiu rode by on a donkey, his face expressionless, but his heart was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot.
"I really didn't expect that after eight years of being a bandit, I, Chen Jiu, would sometimes feel compassionate." Chen Jiu smiled bitterly alone.
"Look, look, the lord of the state government has posted a list. As long as it rains within three days and solves the problem of Qingzhou Prefecture, you can get ten thousand taels of gold and a pardon from the imperial court."
Outside Qingzhou Mansion, a group of people watched the list non-stop.
Chen Jiu rode a donkey and passed by without the slightest interest. The drought charm had stayed here for such a long time and had already cut off the water source here. Let alone praying for rain, even if there was a nectar within three years, it would be an invitation. Fortunately.
Even if it is going to rain, all the green seedlings in the fields have already died. How can they come back to life?
"Master Zhou is really a good man. As long as it rains, we can wait for the second sowing season. It's better than not having any harvest and the whole family starving to death." A few idle men sat In the teahouse, chatting.
"Hey. Not to mention the rain, even drinking water has become difficult for us now. Within a few hundred miles, all the rivers have been evaporated overnight, and the springs have dried up. I don't know what evil we have done in Qingzhou Prefecture, old man God actually wants to punish us like this," a man said listlessly.
"Hey, Liu Er, there should be nothing going on in your village. I heard that the well in your village is the deepest well within a radius of more than ten miles. It shouldn't be dry, right?" A bearded man said to the young man next to him. .
The young man finished the tea and then said: "What's the use? The wells in the nearby villages have dried up. They come to our village every day to ask for water. We can't just watch them die of thirst. One well is simply not enough." Not enough points."
Chen Jiu passed by on a donkey and gradually moved away. The words of those men still echoed in my ears.
"Boss, are you back?" The old shopkeeper didn't know when he stood in front of Chen Jiu. Chen Jiu was in a trance all the way, and he didn't know when he had returned to the first floor.
Chao Xiaoyu was sitting in the hall chatting with the singing girls. The business on the entire first floor was much lighter. The rich dignitaries had already fled to the nearby state capital for refuge.
"I'm back. Is your donkey tired? Let me tell you, how can a donkey really be compared with a horse?" Yi Xiaoxiao smiled softly and teased.
Chen Jiu sat weakly on a stool in the hall: "Have you heard the news outside?".
"What news? Why are you so weak?" Chao Xiaoyu asked doubtfully.
"The lord of the state government wants to hire talented people. He is looking for a way to make rainfall. The rivers within a thousand miles of Qingzhou Prefecture have dried up. The springs have dried up. It is really a disaster that has not been encountered in thousands of years."
"It's just wishful thinking to ask for rain," Chao Xiaoyu sneered.
"What?" Chen Jiu frowned slightly.
"Hanban, that is a legendary existence. This area of ??thousands of miles is so vast. No matter how powerful the monk is, it is difficult to ask for rain. What's more, asking for rain must be fundamental, just like there are clouds in the sky. There must be water vapor in the air, or even if there are rivers around it, then it can rain. Now there is no water vapor within a radius of a thousand miles, and there are residual forces left by the drought. In the next few years, there will be no water vapor within a radius of thousands of miles. There will be no water or rain in it, not even nectar."
At this point, Chao Xiaoyu paused and said, "Asking for rain is just a borrowed method. Now I want rain. There is no water vapor in the sky, there are no clouds, and there are no rivers around. This is the root of nothing. How can I do it?" Can it rain?"
Speaking of this, the atmosphere in the room was silent for a while.
"Is there really no way?" Chen Jiu asked.
"Unless we can remove the traces of the drought and let the nearby water vapor flow over, there will be no way to rain. But who has the ability to remove the scent of the drought?" Chao Xiaoyu said.
"Actually, it's not impossible." Yi Xiaoxiao's words shocked everyone around him.
"How does it rain?" Chao Xiaoyu Road.
??"Actually, as long as we invite the Human Emperor to come here and use the luck of the country, we can easily eliminate the aura of the drought demon," Yi Xiaoxiao said awkwardly.
"You didn't say anything. Now that the Human Emperor has been restrained in the dynasty and can't get out, how can we talk about clearing away the aura of Han Bao?" Chen Jiu said angrily.
"Perhaps it won't be long before Qingzhou Prefecture becomes the second Chaozhou," Chao Xiaoyu said.
"How can God's will be changed by manpower?" the old shopkeeper sighed softly.
Chen Jiu was in a bad mood: "Forget it, there haven't been many customers on the first floor recently, so we might as well close the door and wait until this incident is over."
Looking at Chen Jiu walking towards the backyard, Yi Xiaoxiao was a little confused: "Well, when did Chen Jiu become so caring and start caring about the sufferings of all living beings?"
Chao Xiaoyu suddenly slammed the table: "I know."
But then he took back his hand: "Impossible, this is impossible."
¡°Speak out what¡¯s going on, and we¡¯ll help you analyze it,¡± Yi Xiaoxiao said with a serious face.
"Do you know the realm of Confucianism?" Chao Xiaoyu said slowly.
"I know, cultivate one's character, manage one's family, govern the country, and bring peace to the world," Yi Xiao said with a smile.
Chao Xiaoyu frowned: "According to Chen Jiu's character, he will definitely not be so patriotic and caring for the people, but now he is actually worried about the country and the people. This is too strange. In the realm of Confucianism, only those who govern the country can have such a big heart. , But Chen Jiu has not yet completed his self-cultivation, and is far from being able to govern the country. So,,,, I am not sure whether my speculation is correct."
Yi Xiaoxiao was stunned when he heard this: "So, Chen Jiu is already close to the realm of a great Confucian?"
Chao Xiaoyu rolled his eyes: "He is far away from the spiritual realm of the great Confucian scholar."
"Then why is this?" Yi Xiao said with a smile.
Chao Xiaoyu touched his smooth chin and frowned: "Perhaps this kid has had too many causes and effects recently, which has confused his mind. Or maybe it is really the influence of the Confucian realm. It's hard to say, it's hard to say."
Everyone was speculating outside. Chen Jiu was sitting alone in the room, looking quietly at the sky. Feeling the hot breath in the air, Chen Jiu couldn't help but feel depressed.
Suddenly, the Tiandao Jade Seal emitted a misty green light, which froze Chen Jiu's mind. Feeling the movement of the Tiandao Jade Seal, Chen Jiu suddenly realized: "It turns out it was you. I said something is wrong with me."
After finding a new set of clothes, Chen Jiu began to take a shower and change clothes under everyone's astonished gaze, and then locked himself in the room alone.
In the room, Chen Jiu's consciousness communicated with the Jade Seal of Heavenly Dao, and a consciousness was constantly growing. I am the master of this world. I should be able to control all living beings in this world. Now there is actually a drought demon coming to cause trouble. How dare a mere drought demon come to cause trouble? So arrogant.
In this new year, consciousness comes so quickly and quietly, but it quietly affects Chen Jiu's will.
Holding the Tiandao Jade Seal in his hand, Chen Jiu sat quietly on the chair. There was a strange fluctuation in the study room. The four characters of Tiandao Yongchang were shining, and some of them were hot.
In the endless time and space, the ocean of laws is gently undulating, containing a power that can destroy the heaven and earth and control all living beings.
There are countless laws, and I alone stand above them, above them all.
A silk thread emitting golden light slowly rose up, gradually overtaking all the silk threads.
The will of heaven and earth descended, and in an instant, with the blessing of the golden law, the supreme law was established, governing all the laws of the heavens.
That is the law of the emperor, the real law of the emperor. The will of heaven and earth requires the law of the emperor. Only the law of the emperor can unite all the laws and create an organic whole, just like a court. The law of the emperor is the emperor.
A court without an emperor must be fighting for power and profit, secretly fighting endlessly, how to exert its greatest strength.