At this moment, Jiang Tao suddenly felt that Lu Chen in front of him might very likely become his lifelong enemy.
At this time, Li Zhuo had already stepped down from the throne. He came to Lu Chen and no longer cared about hiding his emotions.
He took Lu Chen's hand, glanced at everyone with a smug look and said, "Look! Look! It's said that monks see things clearly. You all say that I am obsessed with material things, but you don't know that all I think about all day is the worries of the country and the people."
"Some people say I don't care about the people. If I didn't, could I have moved God to send down such a blessing?"
Upon hearing this, Lu Chen quickly echoed, "Your Majesty is right. As the saying goes, God helps those who help themselves. It is precisely because Your Majesty is diligent in governing the country and caring for the people that such a blessing has been bestowed upon us."
After hearing this, Li Zhuo looked Lu Chen up and down, and suddenly he felt that Lu Chen in front of him was so cute.
"Hahaha, Immortal Master Lu, there's no need to be so modest. The credit that belongs to you is naturally yours. Come, pass on my decree. Immortal Master Lu has made great contributions in praying for rain. I want to appoint him as the Imperial Master of our Great Qi, and command the Sitian Observatory."
Li Zhuo patted Lu Chen's shoulder earnestly and said, "Master Lu, whether Da Qi can have a good harvest in the future depends entirely on you."
What the hell? You're bullshitting! Come on, big brother!
Lu Chen knew very well that once he took this job, it would be like he was engaged in the tasting of Hedinghong, and he would die sooner or later.
Then he shook his head like a rattle and said, "I thank your majesty for your kindness, but my little tricks are really not worthy of your majesty's approval."
"Besides, praying for rain for a month has exhausted me. I hope Your Majesty will show mercy and let me go."
According to the original owner's memory, Da Qi was not a prosperous time.
There was the White Lotus Rebellion inside and many powerful enemies outside.
The Tibetan tribes in the southwest, the Western Xia in the northwest, and the Liao Kingdom in the north were all draining the country's national strength.
If the names of these officials and the emperor had not matched, Lu Chen would have almost thought he had traveled back to the Song Dynasty.
Being a national teacher in a country like this might require you to work 996, which is exhausting.
Now that he has completed the rain-praying mission, he is invincible.
Even if he did not become the national teacher and returned to his previous Taoist temple, his identity and status would be incomparable.
By then, there will surely be many dignitaries coming to him for help. He can make a fortune just by pretending to be nice and saying a few words. Why should he risk his life to be a national teacher?
There is a reason why professions like saints and national masters have been banned.
So Lu Chen simply gritted his teeth and said, "Your Majesty, I don't know any Taoist magic at all, please let me go."
Anyway, the rain has come down after I prayed for it. I said I don’t know any Taoist magic, but you didn’t really believe it, did you?
Lu Chen stared at Li Zhuo in front of him with a nervous look on his face. He was really afraid that this emperor was an idiot and would just order him to be killed.
Fortunately, from the looks of the crowd, I could tell that everyone thought he must know some Taoist magic.
And based on his understanding of Li Zhuo, this emperor has a really good temper. If he talks to him properly, he should release the person.
Seeing that Lu Chen was determined to leave, Li Zhuo sighed and said, "It seems that the Immortal Master has made up his mind to leave... Well, why don't I help the Immortal Master build a road outside the city..."
Before he could finish his words, a young eunuch hurried over from outside and said, "Your Majesty, this is bad. The little prince has a high fever and won't go away. The doctors at the Imperial Hospital say he might not be able to make it!"
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