Chapter 18 The Emperor Can’t Do That
Liu Zhiyuan felt that either she had heard it wrong or Xiao Yu was crazy.
She is not the Dragon King of the Four Seas who can control the clouds and rain, eliminate disasters and bring blessings.
Moreover, feudal superstition is unacceptable!
Liu Zhiyuan's face looked like he was constipated. He really wanted to call the other person a psycho, but since the other person was the emperor, he had to endure it.
"I am a woman of this world, unable to communicate with heaven and earth. Your Majesty is the true dragon emperor, appointed by heaven. If Your Majesty offers sacrifices to heaven and prays for rain, it will surely move heaven and bring blessings to the people."
In short, I am just an ordinary person and I don't have that much face. Your Majesty, aren't you the true dragon emperor? Then go and pray for rain yourself. You have a lot of face, so you will definitely get it.
Crazy! Anyone who believes in feudal superstitions like offering sacrifices to heaven and praying for rain is an idiot.
Xiao Yu smiled, "My beloved concubine, have you made a mistake?"
Liu Zhiyuan's face was full of question marks, "Huh?"
"I'm giving you this opportunity, not negotiating with you."
A bony hand lifted the curtain, and Liu Zhiyuan looked out and saw three people from the Liu family being driven out of the city gate by the guards.
The blood on their bodies had dried, but the wounds remained. Their feet were locked with heavy iron chains and they were wearing straw sandals, so every step they took was extremely difficult.
Xiao Yufeng said calmly, "My beloved concubine, you can take your time to think about it. My promise will stand until Lord Liu leaves the city, but once you leave the city..."
The threat is obvious.
Liu Zhiyuan slowly clenched his hands.
Liu Zhongyuan and others were only a few meters away from the city gate, and she had no time to think.
Seeing that people had reached the city gate and the guards were handing over the documents for leaving the city, Xiao Yu lowered the curtains.
"It seems that my beloved concubine does not need this opportunity. In that case, then..."
"I agree." Liu Zhiyuan gritted her teeth. She had no choice at all.
It is impossible to pray for rain from heaven, but artificial rainfall may be a possible attempt.
She glanced at the save file system and found that last night's save file was still there. As long as she didn't save the file again, no matter what happened later, the time could go back to last night at the earliest.
If artificial rainfall fails, she will reload the game and try to find another way to save people.
This way, there is a guarantee.
Xiao Yu's eyes flickered slightly, "My beloved, are you sure?"
"Not sure, but I can try."
Xiao Yu stretched out his hand outside the curtain and made a gesture. Wang Zheng understood and immediately went to stop Liu Zhongyuan and the other two.
Liu Zhiyuan took a deep breath, "Your Majesty, I have a condition."
Xiao Yu narrowed his eyes slightly. The last person who dared to negotiate with him had already turned his bones into ashes.
"explain."
"If my prayer for rain succeeds, the Emperor must thoroughly investigate the Liu family's injustice, handle it impartially, and clear my father's name."
"I promise you, if Minister Liu is truly innocent, I will give him justice and promote him to a higher rank."
Liu Zhiyuan thought that there was no need to seek a promotion. The higher the official position, the more jealous people would be. Now he almost lost his life just by being the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. If he continued to rise, who knows how dangerous it would be.
"besides."
Xiao Yu narrowed his eyes dangerously, as if to say, "Don't push your luck."
Liu Zhiyuan was a little afraid of his gaze, but continued, "Until the truth of the case comes out, you must send someone to protect my family and ensure their safety. Also, you are not allowed to torture them anymore."
"Can."
Thinking of the assassination attempt at the Dali Temple last night, Xiao Yu said, "If you think the Dali Temple is unsafe, I can order the three members of the Liu family to be imprisoned in the Liu Mansion and send heavy troops to protect them, so as to spare them the suffering of imprisonment."
Liu Zhiyuan rolled his eyes in his heart. The Liu Mansion had been ransacked and everything had been taken away. Now the house was bare. What was the difference between living there and living in a prison cell in the Dali Temple?
But it is good to be able to live back in my own home in a familiar environment. Moreover, it is heavily guarded, so my father's safety can be guaranteed.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
The grace has been granted, and the next step is to offer sacrifices to heaven and pray for rain.
Xiao Yu stretched his body and asked with interest, "How does my beloved concubine plan to make it rain?"
cough.
Liu Zhiyuan's face turned slightly red. She said what she meant by "making rain", as if she was so powerful that she could call the wind and rain.
"To pray for rain, you need to go to the local area to see the specific situation first."
Artificial rainfall, also known as artificial rainmaking, is easy to solve in modern times.
All you need to do is choose the right time according to the physical characteristics of different clouds, and use airplanes or rockets to spread catalysts such as dry ice and silver iodide into the clouds to cause precipitation.
However, this was ancient times, and without advanced technology, artificial rainfall became much more difficult.
Fortunately, she had taken a course on ancient agricultural knowledge in college and had some understanding of ancient artificial rainfall.
But whether it will succeed depends on the local natural conditions.
Xiao Yu stared at Liu Zhiyuan's beautiful face for a long time, his eyes dark and unclear, making it impossible to see what he was thinking.
Liu Zhiyuan was a little nervous when being stared at. Just when she was about to lose her composure, Xiao Yu withdrew his gaze.
He said lightly, "Yes, I will arrange for someone to send my beloved concubine to Yuzhou."
As Xiao Yu and Liu Zhiyuan were on their way back to the palace, news of what happened at the city gate spread like wildfire.
The news that the emperor personally went to the city gate and brought Liu Zhongyuan back appeared on the documents of civil and military officials.
While everyone was shocked, they also had a vague premonition that things were about to change.
From beheading to exile and then imprisonment in the Liu Mansion, Liu Zhongyuan was sending a signal to everyone that the emperor wanted to protect the Liu family!
At the same time, another piece of news spread quietly.
That is, Concubine Liu will soon go to Yuzhou according to the imperial order to offer sacrifices to heaven and pray for rain for the people of Yuzhou and save them from the disaster.
The moment all the ministers saw this news, there was only one thought in their minds: Is the emperor crazy?
Since ancient times, there have been so many emperors who have offered sacrifices to heaven and prayed for rain, but how many of them were successful?
No, it should be said that someone has succeeded.
No!
Never.
Moreover, offering sacrifices to heaven and praying for rain has always been the emperor's privilege. The emperor is the true dragon emperor, who is appointed by heaven. Only the emperor is qualified to communicate with heaven and beg for rain.
Not even the Imperial Master can do that.
Since ancient times, no matter which emperor offered sacrifices to heaven and prayed for rain, the imperial master could only assist in casting spells, and no imperial master ever dared to overstep the boundaries.
Otherwise it would be tantamount to usurping the throne.
And now, the emperor actually asked Concubine Liu to go to Yuzhou to offer sacrifices to heaven and pray for rain!
The meaning behind this is both frightening and daunting!
In Changchun Palace, Concubine Chen didn't even bother to dress up and walked out of the hall quickly.
"Father, I heard that the Emperor pardoned the Liu family's crimes and sent that bitch Liu Zhiyuan to Yuzhou on behalf of the Emperor to offer sacrifices to the heavens and pray for rain. Is this true?"
Prime Minister Chen's eyes darkened slightly, and his tone was unhappy, "Your Majesty, as the only imperial concubine in the current dynasty, with the same status as the Vice Empress, how can you be so unkempt when meeting with court officials?!"
Concubine Chen didn't care about all that anymore. She was so anxious now.
"What are you afraid of? There are no outsiders here."
"How many times have I told you that you must be on high alert at all times and never let your guard down? What if the Emperor suddenly arrives? How can you keep his heart by being so plain and simple now?"
Concubine Chen really wanted to say that the emperor was impotent and would never set foot in the harem!
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