Chapter 291: Ten Thousand People's Formation
"Father, I am incompetent."
Wei Qingyan knelt before the emperor as soon as he entered the palace, "I can't guess what was behind this conspiracy.
But if we save them one by one, it will definitely be too late, and my daughter won’t be able to save them all.”
"But is there any other way?" The emperor signaled Feng Ruobao to help Wei Qingyan up.
He knew that Wei Qingyan was not the type to retreat when faced with difficulties, and that he came to the palace with some plans in mind.
Wei Qingyan looked at the emperor's bandaged hand. She smelled the smell of blood when she entered the hall. Looking at the broken evil placed beside the imperial desk, she had a guess in her mind.
Without further hesitation, she said bluntly, "My daughter wants to use the Merit Seal and Master's relics to set up a protective formation for this Great Wei.
But she needed a bit of the emperor's true dragon purple energy to help her. Previously, the master had extracted a bit of the emperor's purple energy and sent it into her daughter's body.
If the daughter uses her father's True Dragon Purple Qi again, it might harm her father's body.
But please trust me, Father. Even if I have to sacrifice my own life, I will protect you and the lifeblood of the Wei Dynasty first."
Setting up a formation is the only way to solve this dilemma right now.
It doesn't necessarily mean that I will slander my father, but this matter cannot be concealed, and it cannot be hidden from my father.
If her father did not trust her and was unwilling to give up this trace of purple energy, she could understand it. After all, this was equivalent to her father handing his life over to her.
After all, the life of the emperor is related to the safety of the country, and your father needs to consider all aspects.
But the emperor asked, "What do you need to pay for this formation?"
Wei Qingyan's eyes instantly became hot.
She shouldn't look down on her father.
Seeing that she remained silent, the emperor asked again, "Is your life in danger?"
Wei Qingyan glanced at Shi Yu and hesitated slightly. "I will do my best to keep myself out of harm's way. The formation needs a core. I am of royal blood, so I am the most suitable person to be the core."
This means that there is a risk to one's life.
"No." Shi Yu shook his head quickly.
The emperor also refused, "You are the crown prince, you can't take any risks. Is there any other way?"
Although he was the emperor, there was no reason for him to sacrifice his own children to save other people's children. He had already sacrificed enough of his own children.
"This is the only one I'm sure will succeed."
Because this method is within her control, the worst outcome would be harming herself.
"Then what method may not succeed?" The emperor heard the hidden meaning.
"If all the people make a vow, and if there is enough righteous will, it can form a tremendous energy to help me complete this formation."
Wei Qingyan looked at the emperor, "However, how to get the people to participate in a short period of time, and how many people are sincere, these are beyond the control of this son.
We don't know how many people have been tricked into this scheme yet. Father, the cost of trial and error is the life of every student in the Wei Dynasty."
Human hearts are difficult to control, so this method is indeed not easy.
The emperor paced back and forth in the hall with his hands behind his back, and looked at Feng Ruobao, "You go to the Qian Mansion in person and tell the Qian family the truth about Qian Shiheng's coma. As for Feng Zhao, there is no need to mention him for now."
There is indeed no solid evidence to prove that it was Feng Zhao who did it. If it is brought up rashly, it will only make the people resent Feng Zhao. If the people are filled with resentment, how can they concentrate on praying for the Wei Dynasty?
"Let the people of the world know that an evil spirit has invaded the Great Wei, intending to destroy the pillars of the Great Wei. The Crown Princess once studied under Military Advisor Wu Lian and learned the mysterious arts from her.
The princess is concerned about the people and is willing to risk her life to set up a protective formation for the Wei Dynasty to protect the people of the Wei Dynasty from being invaded by evil spirits.
We still don't know what force is behind the evil deeds. If this is made public, the people will definitely complain about the monarch's incompetence.
Wei Qingyan wanted to stop him, "Father..."
The emperor raised his hand to interrupt her, "Needless to say, I have long since admitted that I am not worthy of the title of wise and virtuous.
After all, I am still in this position, and this country is still my responsibility. You don't have to bear everything. I, the emperor and father, am hiding behind you.
As for how the people view me and what the historians record, future generations will be the ones to judge.
I, right now, just want to do what is in my heart. This way, when I sit on the dragon throne during the morning court session, I can straighten my back and feel at ease.
Besides, making this matter public can also allow those behind the scenes to be on guard, but the fact that you know the mysterious arts can no longer be concealed.
But since they use such evil magic to deal with our Great Wei, I must make them fear that our Great Wei also has people who are proficient in mysterious arts, and they cannot be bullied just because they want to.
Ultimately, I still have to use you."
Without waiting for Wei Qingyan to say anything else, he said to Shi Yu, "Go there in person and ask Yu Liangzhi and the old man from the Qian family to go to the teahouse to reminisce about the contributions of Wu Lian, the military advisor, and Yi Lian, the monk, to the Wei Dynasty.
Go to Dajue Temple again and ask Abbot Jue to come and help Qingyan."
Although Abbot Liaojue is not well versed in metaphysics, he enjoys a high reputation among the people of the capital, and his preaching can lead a group of people.
Shi Yu shook Wei Qingyan's hand and said, "Don't take any risks."
He was still worried and reminded her again.
The emperor also looked at Wei Qingyan, and Wei Qingyan had no choice but to nod, and Shi Yu left with peace of mind.
The Emperor continued to order, "Come here, tell the Ministry of Rites and the Imperial Observatory to immediately set up the altar. I will personally go there to pray and ask God to protect our Great Wei and help the princess complete this formation.
Send a message to the Imperial College, organize students to go on study tours, and let them tell the people of the world about the evil and sinister intentions.
Then send an order to the 100,000 troops in the suburbs of Beijing, and dispatch 10,000 of them into the city to maintain order. The rest of the troops will remain in their respective camps to pray for the Great Wei..."
While the emperor was making a series of orders and arrangements, Wei Qingyan began to draw amulets, which were then delivered to the Jinshi students by palace servants.
An hour later.
When the National Protection Army and the Imperial Guards escorted the emperor to the altar, Abbot Liaojue also arrived with hundreds of monks.
The news that the evil forces were plotting to murder the students of Wei and the Crown Princess saved the runner-up had spread throughout the city.
The eldest princess knew that it was the amulet sent by the emperor that temporarily saved her son's life. She went to the Wei Mansion in person and found out that Gong Jun's situation was exactly the same as her son's, and he had been rescued by the crown princess.
Knowing that his son's life depended on the Crown Princess, he immediately took out 100,000 taels and asked the people to help pray.
If successful, she will use the general tax revenue from the fiefdom to set up charity granaries and use food to give back to help the people.
Qin Sixian and Gong Minglou also joined forces with several major academies in the capital in a very short period of time and organized students to go to the altar.
The Qian family, the Gong family, the Yu family, the Qin family, the Wei family, and many other families with students also set up prayer platforms at the gates of their homes.
A notice has also been posted at the entrance of Huimin Medical Clinic, announcing that free medical consultations will be provided for the next five days. The clinic hopes that the people who have benefited from the clinic will make a sincere wish.
For a moment, people knelt on the altar, in front of the government offices in the capital, and on the streets to pray.
Some of them believed it, while others did not, some out of concern for the emperor's face, some for the princess's money, or some just following the trend.
But this situation was much better than Wei Qingyan had expected. Even Xiao Zhian in the post house asked Feng Zhao and other envoys to pray sincerely to God to protect the students and the country of Wei after learning about this.
The reason was that Wei Qingyan was the Crown Princess of the Great Wei, but she was also the Crown Princess of Feng Zhao. If anything happened to her, the Crown Prince might not return to Feng Zhao.
It had been quite some time since they found the prince, and the envoys had been looking forward to returning home, but the prince did not seem to be in a hurry. After hearing what Xiao Zhian said, most people did not dare to neglect it and prayed sincerely.
At the same time, the guards of Prince Rong's mansion rode out of the city at full speed and headed towards the nearby villages, informing the people along the way about the incident.
Although few farmers could afford to read, Wei Qingyan changed the previous emperor's tax system of collecting taxes based on a fixed amount to a tax system based on profit sharing.
A fixed tax means that no matter how much you harvest, you must pay a fixed amount. In a bad year, some families may not even receive enough grain to pay the tax.
If taxes are paid according to the share of the profits, the family will always have some surplus grain no matter how much the harvest is. For the people, this is like the reincarnation of a bodhisattva.
So, when they heard the news, they all put down their work and did their best to help the Crown Princess.
Wei Qingyan felt the huge energy field emitted by the vows of the people, and his heart was shocked, so he began to set up the formation.
The emperor looked at the masses of people kneeling on the ground beneath the altar, and he felt at ease. He felt that it was right to sacrifice his so-called dignity and reveal the truth.
The power of unity is great.
Meanwhile, in Prince Ling's mansion, Nanny Cuixiang approached Princess Ling in a panic, "Princess, I just saw a Gu Master on the street.
His clothes and appearance were somewhat similar to the one who lived in our house back then, and he was accompanied by several other people dressed the same way as him.
You said the late emperor has been dead for so many years, why are those people still coming to Wei? This is terrible, could it be related to this student incident? "
Princess Ling and her master and servant depended on each other for survival. Princess Ling did not hide the fact that Wei Qingyan and Shi Yu came over that night from her.
Cuixiang knew what happened that night, and when she saw the Gu Master today, she hurried back to the palace.
Upon hearing this, Princess Ling also looked nervous. After thinking for a moment, she said, "Go to Prince Rong's Mansion and inform the people there of this matter..."
No...wait, I'm afraid all the people in charge of Prince Rong's Mansion have been transferred out. You can go directly to the altar."
But Princess Ling forgot that the altar was surrounded by people, and Old Nanny Cuixiang couldn't squeeze to the front.
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