Take the earth to enshrine the gods

Chapter 26

Zhang Mansion, side hall reception room.

Hu Jinsheng was both grateful and terrified to receive the approval from the palace.

Fortunately, whether the water control was successful or not, it had nothing to do with him, so he didn't have to worry about taking the blame.What is frightening is naturally the prince's next thunderous wrath.

If anyone thinks that King Qingqiu, who killed Li Xie and copied Li's family without even blinking an eye, is a kind and deceitful person, then this person is not far from death.

However, Hu Jinsheng was forced to die once.

A week ago, when Master Li Zhong came to talk to him, Hu Jinsheng was really moved and was willing to join the prince who had shown his strength and show his ambition.

But it's so easy to get off on a pirate ship.

Zhang Huairen held Hu Jinsheng's handle in his hand, once he got out of his arms.
Hu Jinsheng can only die.

Well now, under the operation of Zhang Huairen, the prince was held up in the air and forced to supervise the water control in a high-profile manner, and if the water control failed and the prince lost face, would he still have a way out?

heart ashes...

Zhang Huairen, who was sitting at the top, had a different expression, with a signature smile on his face, and seemed to be in a good mood, "Why, your water control strategy has been in place for three years, and it has accumulated dust. Now you have the opportunity to implement it , aren't you happy?" The pair of small eyes squeezed together by a smile were cold and heartless.

Zhang Huairen never shows mercy to those who want to betray him.

"Students are happy."

Hu Jinsheng was also laughing, but it was uglier than crying.

"That's right, let's just wait for the prince to successfully control the water, haha~~~"

Zhang Huairen smiled devilishly.

Haha.

Hu Jinsheng wondered if he should go home and hang himself.

…………

On the eighth day of November, it is sunny and suitable for offering sacrifices.

The palace of the feudal king.

As soon as it was dawn, Qianyuan bathed and changed clothes under the service of Aning and Qingying, and burned incense to pray.

Such a ceremony has been going on for three days.

"Your Highness, the time has come!"

As soon as Qian Yuan put on the sacrificial robes, Uncle Zhong reminded him outside the door.

"Let's go!"

The master and servant walked through the main hall and came to the front yard.

Facing the morning dew, Xu Chu led the guards to gather in the school grounds early. All members were silent, standing motionless like sculptures, and the black armor was even covered with a thin layer of white frost.

Qian Yuan nodded indistinctly, Xu Chu's training was still effective.

"Congratulations, Your Highness!"

Under the leadership of Xu Chu, all members of the Guards brushed their hands, knelt down on one knee, and saluted.

Qian Yuan returned the salute expressionlessly.

The seemingly boring etiquette is actually very necessary. Over time, under subtle influence, the members of the pro-guards will form loyalty to Qian Yuan.

brush!
The personal guards stood up in unison, straddled the beast mounts around them in one order, surrounded Qian Yuan and walked out of the gate of the mansion, and at the gate, the king frame was ready.

Seeing Qian Yuan, the two dragon horses pulling the cart snorted.

Behind the frame, there are more than [-] servants of the palace standing, including family servants and maidservants, all with solemn expressions, carrying or holding various sacrificial objects, all covered with red silk cloth.

"set off!"

Xu Chu waved his hand, and the long team walked along the long street towards the county government.

In fact, just across the bridge.

In the small square in front of the county government office, from the county magistrate, county lieutenant, master book, canon history, Jiaoyu, Yincao, down to the scribes and government servants of each house, they all arrived and waited in line according to the order of seniority.

There was no noise in Nuo Da's square, and everyone looked solemn.

There are also servants behind the people who carry or hold various sacrifices, some of which are prepared in the name of the county government, and some are prepared by officials in the name of the family.

Seeing the frame of the feudal king, especially the guards clearing the way, everyone present had different expressions.

With uniform steps and a solemn expression, even the mounts are armed to the teeth. This awe-inspiring momentum alone can make people breathless.

Zhang Huairen, who was standing at the front, had a flash of light in his eyes.

Although surprised, no one spoke, and silently followed behind the vassal's carriage, forming a long queue, which was more than that, the convoy was all the way out of the city, and people kept joining on the road, all of them were gentry from the county.

Mighty.

The final destination is the River Temple.

As a rule, before water control, it is necessary to offer sacrifices to the river god and inform him about the water control, to show respect for the god.

It was Yincao of this county who presided over the sacrifice.

Yincao is a very special official position, which communicates the two worlds of Yin and Yang. Only those who are born with Yin and Yang eyes can take up the position. Because of the blood inheritance relationship, it is generally hereditary and passed down from generation to generation.

Yincao in Yize County has been passed down for 124 generations.

The whole ceremony is not complicated.

The first step is to offer sacrifices. In addition to the regular five animals, the demon beast Guan Guan from Qingqiu Mountain, the unique jade from Qingqiu Mountain, and the red quail, a specialty of Yize, are all indispensable.

In addition, there are local specialties such as blue and white wine, Daoxiang Lingmi and so on.

Then, Qianyuan read out the sacrificial text, which was different from conventional sacrificial texts that only vaguely informed about water control. In the sacrificial text, Qian Yuan not only introduced the water control strategy in detail, but also promised to implement it.

There was a commotion in the crowd.

You must know that the gods cannot be deceived. Once a promise is made, if it is not fulfilled, it will be punished by the gods.Qianyuan did this to show his determination to control the water so as not to leave a way out for himself.

Everyone really couldn't figure out where the prince's confidence came from.

A smile appeared on the corner of Zhang Huairen's mouth, and his heart became more and more determined, "After all, he is still too young to admit defeat. This time, he really can't step down."

Qian Yuan was expressionless and unmoved.

After reading the sacrificial text, everyone started to throw all the sacrifices into the river for Hebo to enjoy. What Qianyuan cast was the most representative jade wall, full of spiritual energy.

At the bottom of the Yingshui River, there is a mysterious place.

A mysterious existence with the body of a mermaid suddenly woke up from his sleep, his eyes seemed to be able to penetrate thousands of miles away, and he saw the sacrificial scene of the River Temple.

Even the sacrificial oration read by Qian Yuan was heard in her ears word for word.

"Humph!"

She was a little unhappy. She swiped her tail lightly but couldn't see how to cast the spell. The sacrifices appeared in front of her in an instant. Except for the jade, she didn't look at anything else. She closed her eyes again.

After a while, there was a distant snoring sound.

Those sacrifices were eaten up by the big black fish guarding her side.

…………

After sacrificing the river god, the flood control will officially start.

The first thing Uncle Zhong did was to send more than half of the clerks in the county government out to various places to direct the people in corvee to blow up mountains to fetch rocks.

The blasted stones do not need to be chiseled, and they are all transported to both sides of the Yingshui River for later use.

The work of dredging tributaries is also carried out simultaneously, and the local gentry is responsible for it.

The local gentry are very active. No matter whether the water control is successful or not, dredging the tributaries is beneficial to the local agriculture, and the money allocated by the county government is used, so why not do it.

Even the third class of yamen servants was temporarily recruited by Uncle Zhong. Under the leadership of the team leader, he went to various construction sites to supervise the workers.

The entire county government revolves around the water control project.

Looking at this posture, the prince really wants to build a 30-mile embankment and implement the water control strategy proposed by Hu Jinsheng without compromise, which makes the officials even more confused.

Even Hu Jinsheng was silently paying attention to this matter, and was not in a hurry to hang himself.

On the contrary, Zhang Huairen had a plan in mind, the bigger the battle in the feudal prince's mansion, the more lively it was, the more painful the fall would be when they failed, wait until then, let's see how they end up.

Strangely, after all the tasks were assigned, Uncle Zhong, who was actually in charge of the water control project, suddenly disappeared from everyone's sight.

King Qingqiu also disappeared together.

…………

In a blink of an eye, 20 days have passed.

Under the supervision of scribes and yamen servants, the stones for the embankment were basically prepared, but none of them were dug out, and they were piled up on both sides of the Yingshui.

The dredging work of various tributaries is also proceeding in an orderly manner.

Seeing that December was about to enter and winter was approaching, during this period, the feudal prince's mansion did not take any other actions except to issue a notice to recruit stonemasons.

Made resentment everywhere.

The people who have been recruited are already muttering in private whether the feudal prince's mansion is entertaining them. According to this progress, let alone the completion of the construction before the Spring Festival, even if it waits until the spring of next year, the dam will not be built.

(End of this chapter)