The emperor was overjoyed upon hearing this and approved the second prince's request. The second prince set out for the sacrifice palace before the palace gate was opened today.
The Ninth Prince only got the news after he left.
Blood sacrifice sounds scary. During the sacrifice, the person cuts his wrist with a knife, lets a little blood drip into a wine bowl, and then pours the wine into the ground as an offering to the gods.
The Ninth Prince also knew what Master Wuzhi said, "The snow is heavy at the end of the year and clear at the end of the month." He wondered if the Second Prince knew the exact time when the heavy snow would stop. He immediately went to ask the Emperor, saying that he was also sad that the people were suffering from the disaster and felt sorry for the Emperor's hard work day and night, and was willing to offer a blood sacrifice to the heaven with the Second Prince. After being approved, he immediately went to the palace to offer sacrifices.
The reason why the Second Prince had set the time so tight was definitely because he did not want other princes to follow his example. If other princes heard the news tomorrow morning and went there, they would not be able to fast for three days and would not be able to participate in the 30th day's sacrifice to the heaven.
Finally, Lord Chu said, "The Second Prince never gets up early without profit, and this time he even wants to perform a blood sacrifice. Why did he do this? Does the prophecy in Master Wuzhi's treasure bag really indicate that the heavy snow will stop on the 30th day of the first lunar month? Regardless of whether it will stop or not, the Ninth Prince's choice to perform the sacrifice is definitely the right one. Even if it didn't stop, they did their best. If it had stopped, their contribution would have been great. However, even if the Ninth Prince had gone, he would have fallen behind the Second Prince."
Master Chu San said, "The Second Prince has been collecting extraordinary people in recent years. It is not certain that someone can predict the exact time. The master's treasure bag mentioned two things, and one of them must be this one."
The old marquis asked, "Is there a hermit who is more powerful than Master Wuzhi?"
Lord Chu said, "There are always people who are better than you, and there are always things that are better than you. It's hard to say for sure." He then said to Chen Ahfu, "You are a smart kid, and you have the most contact with Master Wuzhi. What do you think?"
After hearing this, Chen Ahfu was completely certain that the second prince was a reborn person and knew the exact time when the disaster would stop. If he did this, it would definitely be sunny on the 30th. Ancient people were superstitious. If this great achievement was taken by him alone, the emperor might think that he was a person favored by heaven and might even change his mind and pass the throne to him.
She said hurriedly, "Father, I also think that the Second Prince may know the exact time when the disaster will stop. The 30th is the last day of the first lunar month, which also coincides with the time period of 'the end of the month'. Master Wuzhi can give us a prediction, so there may be more powerful people who can give the Second Prince a prediction."
Master Chu San frowned and said, "If the snowstorm really stops after the blood sacrifice, the Second Prince will have made a great contribution. Not to mention that the Emperor will rely on him more, the court officials and the people will also respect him more. Even if the Ninth Prince went to offer a blood sacrifice to the heaven, he was just following the trend. He is far less credited than the Second Prince who proposed the blood sacrifice and took the lead in doing it."
Several people's expressions became more solemn.
Chen Afu pondered for a moment and said, "Then let's find a way to invite Prince Rui to the palace and ask the emperor to let all... adult princes participate in the sacrifice. This will move the gods more..." She originally wanted to say all the princes, but when she remembered that there was a little eleven in Dingzhou Prefecture, she changed it to adult princes.
Lord Chu was overjoyed when he heard this, and nodded, saying, "This is a very clever move. Starting tomorrow, let the censors submit memorials praising the emperor for his good parenting, and for the princes' ability to put aside their prejudices and work together to offer sacrifices to the heaven when the country is in danger and the people are suffering... In short, guide the matter of 'blood sacrifice to the heaven' in the direction of the princes working together. The emperor would rather see the deep love between brothers moving the heavens."
Master Chu San laughed and said, "Great! The emperor is also a father. Like all fathers in the world, he hopes that brothers can live in harmony and their strength can break iron. If all the adult princes offer sacrifices to the heaven together, the disaster will end. This will make the emperor much more happy than if the second prince offered sacrifices to the heaven alone."
Old Marquis Chu laughed and said, "This solves all the problems. The Second Prince will definitely be able to impress the Emperor through this incident, but it is not enough for the Emperor to attribute this achievement to him alone, nor is it enough to change the Emperor's obsession for many years."
Several people laughed when they thought of the Second Prince's anger when he saw all the adult princes gathered in the sacrificial palace.
After discussing, Master Chu San went to the Rui Palace to persuade the Rui Prince, and he must be persuaded in the shortest possible time. It was already the beginning of the Xu hour, if it was too late, it would be useless to persuade the emperor, the princes would not be able to participate in the fasting after the Zi hour in the Zhai Palace. He quickly got up and left in a hurry.
Before leaving, Lord Chu nodded to Chen Afu with satisfaction.
After leaving the house, Chen Ahfu respectfully saw the two elders off before heading to the inner courtyard. She looked at the heavy snow. Under the dim light, the vast expanse of white looked like the fairy tale world in some movies in her previous life. The fairy tale world is beautiful, but the real world is cruel, and it has taken away so many innocent lives. If the snow stops on the 30th day, the disaster will soon be over.
She let out a long sigh, it should be soon!
The next day, after breakfast, Chen Ahfu hurriedly took her two sleeping children to Anrong Hall to inquire about the situation. She was so anxious to know the result that she hardly slept at night.
Nanny Li was unwilling and kept complaining for a long time, saying that the child would easily catch a cold if he went out so early. Chen Ahfu ignored her and took the child out as he pleased.
At this time, there was still a strong wind and heavy snow outside, and the sky was still a little dark. The two children were wrapped up tightly in their mother's arms, and there was a little girl holding an umbrella. Chen Ahfu was also wrapped up tightly and came to Anrong Hall.
The lamp was still on in the side room, and the third wife was sitting on the kang with a solemn look on her face. She was wearing a half-worn jacket and skirt, and her hair was casually tied up in a curl, completely lacking her usual spirit.
Chen Ahfu was startled and had the child put on the kang and sent the servant away. He asked in a low voice, "Did that thing fail?"
The Third Madam shook her head and said, "It's done. My master found Prince Rui last night, and Prince Rui went straight to the palace to see the emperor. He said that brothers are united and their strength can break iron, and proposed that all adult princes go to offer sacrifices to the heavens, which would move the heavens and end the disaster. The emperor was very happy and approved the proposal immediately. Those adult princes rushed to the Zhai Palace overnight..."
Chen Afu was secretly happy. Several princes had ruined the Second Prince's good deeds. He must be furious, right?
Seeing that Third Madam was frowning, she said, "Third Aunt is so unhappy. I thought Prince Rui didn't go to the Emperor, or the Emperor didn't agree. Now that this matter has been done, Third Aunt should be happy."
The Third Madam sighed heavily and said, "I am worried. If the snow really stops on the 30th, it will prove that Master Wuzhi's prediction is accurate. I don't know what will happen to my master. I am so worried. My master is in charge of the northern army. He can't stay away from the north forever, right?"
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