Chapter 798: Building Momentum
Evening.
Liu Ji held the handwritten copy of "Illustrated Maps of Strange Phenomena in the Past Dynasties" borrowed from the Imperial Academy.
He returned home in a daze.
Qin Yao asked suspiciously, "What's wrong with you?"
He took the book he was holding and flipped through a few pages. It was just some strange stories with simple and abstract illustrations.
Qin Yao knew who wrote it at a glance.
"What's the matter? Did you lose your soul copying books?" Qin Yao smiled jokingly and stuffed the book back into Liu Ji's arms.
Unexpectedly, the man suddenly grabbed her hand and pulled her to a deserted place.
Liu Ji suppressed his excitement and whispered, "My wife, I found a big secret!"
Qin Yao motioned him to continue.
But Liu Ji suddenly stopped talking.
"Are you going to die when you're talking halfway?" Qin Yao narrowed her eyes dangerously, grabbed Liu Ji's hand and exerted force.
Liu Ji screamed in pain, as if he had just woken up completely.
"Did I say anything?" He asked in surprise.
Qin Yao nodded, "You said you found a big secret, what secret is it?"
"No!" Liu Ji slapped his head, "I must have been fascinated by this strange story just now, and I was in a trance and couldn't extricate myself."
After saying that, he chuckled a few times, turned around and rushed into the main hall.
He just suddenly thought that this matter must not be known to his wife.
Otherwise, there would be no surprise after the matter was done.
Luckily, fortunately, fortunately, my mind suddenly cleared up and didn't tell anyone.
Awang had already served the food on the table, and was waiting for Liu Ji, the last person to return home, to come back, and then prepare to eat.
"Madam, dinner is ready!" Awang called out to the door.
Qin Yao stood there for a moment, then walked into the hall, his eyes fell on Liu Ji who pretended to be busy, and he didn't know what medicine he was selling in this gourd.
My hands were a little itchy, and I wanted to beat someone up.
Qin Yao hated the riddler the most. Because everyone in the house was there at the moment, she did not immediately deal with Liu Ji who dared to play tricks on her.
But after dinner, everyone in the hall went their separate ways. Liu Ji was about to escape when a strong wind suddenly blew in his face. With a "bang!" sound, the door was closed tightly.
Liu Ji was slow to react and his nose hit the door panel. Fortunately, he did not faint from the pain.
He covered his nose and squatted down in pain, with stars in his eyes.
Qin Yao was still sitting in the hall, sneering: "You are overestimating your own abilities."
Pressed to ask: "Tell me, what is the secret!"
Liu Ji dared not hide it at this time.
Sobbing, he recounted the conversation he heard in the book pavilion to Qin Yao without missing a word.
"Do you suspect that the national teacher is preparing to build momentum for Xu Wenqing's ascension to the throne?" Qin Yao asked.
Liu Ji nodded, and the situation of stars in his eyes improved a lot. He stood up from the ground, covering his nose, and leaned his back against the door, ready to escape at any time.
Sure enough, the next second Qin Yao asked sharply: "What do you want to do?"
Seeing that his eyes were obviously weak, Qin Yao slammed the table and warned: "You'd better not cause trouble for me."
"My wife, you think too highly of me. How dare I do that!"
Liu Ji was still aggrieved, and said in a muffled voice: "Besides, even if I am a small Jinshi who wants to do something, I can't do it."
Qin Yao looked at him and her tone instantly rose: "What else do you want to do?"
Liu Ji really wanted to sew his mouth shut, and waved his hands hurriedly: "No, no, absolutely not."
He raised his hand and swore, and Qin Yao then retracted her terrifying gaze.
Waving her hand, signaled him to get out.
But Liu Ji didn't leave again.
Qi Qi Ai Ai came forward, took out the strange phenomenon map, and asked curiously:
"My wife, what do you think they want this strange phenomenon map for? Could it be that Si Kong Jian's Taoism is so profound that he can control the celestial phenomena?"
Qin Yao frowned.
People nowadays definitely can't control the celestial phenomena.
But predictions can be made.
Thinking of this, Qin Yao got up and went outside, looking up at the sky.
There was a crescent moon in the sky, and there seemed to be a colorful halo around it.
Survival in the end times is difficult, and disasters often occur. Ordinary people have also summed up certain disaster signs and prepared in advance.
Qin Yao saw that the moon tonight was unusual, and guessed: "Tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, there may be abnormal celestial phenomena."
Liu Ji was shocked, "Really? Madam, can you observe the stars and predict the moon?"
Qin Yao: "Believe it or not."
Turned around and went back to the room.
Liu Ji was left standing there, looking at the crescent moon in the sky.
But after looking for a long time, he couldn't see the reason, so he gave up and went back to sleep.
The next evening.
The originally clear and cloudless sky suddenly condensed into large patches of red clouds.
In a blink of an eye, it formed an overwhelming trend, covering most of Kyoto City, and the sky seemed to be on fire.
Seeing this strange sight, the people stopped and looked up.
You don’t know until you see it, and you’ll be shocked.
A red horse appeared.
Suddenly, a man rode on the horse, and the horse ran away with the man.
After a while, a big dog came, and suddenly it grew horns, fangs and big mouths and roared.
There were goats and big roosters, so many that people were in a trance for a while.
The golden light was dazzling, and you had to rub your eyes to see clearly.
But when you rub your eyes and look again, two symmetrical big wings suddenly flapped up.
At this time, someone in the crowd exclaimed: "It's a phoenix, a pair of phoenixes!"
Someone knelt down.
Then a large group of people knelt down.
Some people prayed devoutly, some were terrified, and some shouted: "It's gone! It's gone again!"
Everyone raised their heads and saw that the large red cloud suddenly darkened.
In the end, there was only a gray sky.
This time, there were continuous exclamations.
"Two phoenixes appeared, this is a miracle!"
The national teacher appeared in the crowd with a serious expression, raised his hand to calculate, his eyes suddenly widened, and said in a loud voice:
"This is the appearance of two phoenixes, the phoenix refers to the girl, which indicates that the Holy Mother will appear to protect the dynasty, a good omen!"
The people were in an uproar, and those who had already knelt down immediately kowtowed three times to show respect.
Qin Yao, who witnessed the whole process at the door of the hair salon, twitched her mouth.
She explained to Liu Ji and others who were stunned beside her:
"It's just a fire cloud, a natural phenomenon, actually the sunset."
Everyone was still a little confused, and nodded in a trance to show that they had learned something.
Another day passed.
A soldier outside the city suddenly carried a large bamboo basket and rode into the city on horseback.
While running towards Ziwei Palace, they shouted along the street: "Wang Xi, a farmer from the suburbs, offers auspicious signs!"
Someone stood on tiptoe and looked curiously, and found that there was a super-large golden pumpkin in the bamboo basket.
A golden pumpkin in winter, what else could it be if not an auspicious sign?
Someone else shouted on the street, saying that the auspicious sign appeared in the world, and it was given by the Queen Mother of Heaven who was moved by the timing of the heavens and her outstanding achievements.
The Queen Mother of Heaven was very happy with the auspicious sign, and specially ordered the imperial kitchen to make the golden pumpkin into a dish and invited all officials to hold a golden pumpkin banquet.
In response, Qin Yao crossed his arms and thought for a moment, "I think the soldier who offered the auspicious sign looks a little familiar."
Liu Ji slapped his head, "I remember it, it was Sun Jiang!"