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Chapter 266: The Ceremony of Sacrificing Farmers (Part II)


Li Shimin's pro-farming continues.Because the officials of Sinong Temple watered the land a few days in advance, the plot was very soft, so Li Shimin ploughed the land quickly.In only about half an hour, Li Shimin had already sown four seeds.On that plot, there are only the last three uncultivated lands left.Reloaded the plough with seeds, and Li Shimin cultivated the last three fields again."

Drive" Li Shimin shouted again and drove the cattle forward.The big bully mooed and pulled the plough forward.However, just as the big bullock walked a few meters away, an accident suddenly happened.Somehow, the big bullock suddenly fell to his knees without warning.The accident happened suddenly, and the officials who were watching Li Shimin's pro-farming on the side chuckled at the same time.As soon as the two elders saw the cow fall to their knees, they immediately pulled the cow's head hard and tried to pull it up.Li Chengqian also waved a small whip and kept whipping the cow's buttocks.But the cow seemed to have really lost his temper, but he knelt on the ground and couldn't get up.Li Shimin thought that the ox could not pull the plough when he encountered a hard plot, so he lifted the plough and shouted loudly at the ox.But the cow still fell to his knees and could not get up.It is not a good thing that the emperor ploughs the plough himself, but the oxen pulling the plough suddenly strikes.The officials and the people who came to watch the ceremony suddenly became nervous.Zhao Yunze ran out of the crowd, and he wanted to step forward to help pull the cow.His action was abrupt.The emperor personally cultivated, and without permission, the rest of the people were not allowed to enter the plot.Therefore, the ministers were a little surprised when they saw Zhao Yunze running towards the ploughing cow.But Zhao Yunze doesn't care about that piece, he may not know the taboo of the emperor's personal cultivation at all.His current idea is to quickly pull the cow up and let Li Shimin complete the ploughing ceremony.Zhao Yunze ran to the head of the cow, grabbed a rein, and helped the two old men pull the cow.Li Shimin did not say anything to blame Zhao Yunze's actions.Zhao Yunze shouted loudly while pulling the reins hard.But the cow remained unmoved.Zhao Yunze's temper also came up, and he didn't care about it and punched the bull's nose."

Moo," the cow screamed in pain and stood up suddenly.Breathe a sigh of relief from everyone.Zhao Yunze only came back to his senses at this time, and his actions just now seemed to be too reckless.If his punch didn't make Niu stand up, I'm afraid he would be impeached by Yushi.At the very least, a mistake that does not cherish the ploughing cattle will not be able to escape.Fortunately, the cow stood up.Li Shimin can continue to complete the pro-ploughing ceremony again.Li Shimin smiled at Zhao Yunze with relief.Zhao Yunze didn't answer, but just arched his hand at Li Shimin, and then retreated into the group of officials.This kid inadvertently made another contribution, and many officials were thinking about it in their hearts at this time.The remaining three lands, there was no accident, and Li Shimin successfully completed the pro-cultivation ceremony.After the completion of the pro-ploughing ceremony, Li Shimin went to the people surrounded by hundreds of officials and issued an edict to persuade the peasants.At this point, the festival ended.Just when the group of people was about to return to Chang'an, the originally clear sky suddenly slowly surged dark clouds from the eastern sky.The brilliance of the sun was also obscured by dark clouds."

It's going to rain, it's a good sign" "Yes, Your Majesty has just finished ploughing, and the heavens are going to rain down."

This year's Datang will inevitably be smooth. ”The officials began to talk happily.The haze brought to everyone's hearts by the sudden kneeling of the ploughing ox when Li Shimin was plowing just now also disappeared with the surging of dark clouds in the sky.Li Shimin looked up at the sky and breathed a sigh of relief.When the bullock suddenly fell to his knees, he was more nervous than anyone present.The first time he ploughed as an emperor, he encountered a cattle strike, which could not help but make Li Shimin think more.Moreover, Zhao Yunze had previously told Li Shimin that there were disasters in Shandong, Hebei, and Guanzhong this year.When the ploughing ox knelt down, Li Shimin immediately remembered what Zhao Yunze had said.Could it be that it was not good to really meet Zhao Yunze's master's prediction, as soon as the pro-ploughing ended, it was going to rain in the sky, which made Li Shimin also happy.However, before everyone could rejoice, a rumbling thunder suddenly sounded in the clouds.Thunder in February does not bode well.According to the folk saying, the thunder graves are piled up in the first month, the thunder valley grass flies in February, and the thunder valley is full of hoards in March.Thunder in the first month and February indicates that this year will not be good, and there will be no crops.At this time, the monarchs and the people were greatly stunned.There is a very subtle phenomenon in Chinese history, whenever the throne changes, the first year after the new monarch ascends the throne, there is basically a catastrophe.This year is the first year of Zhenguan, the emperor personally ploughed, first encountered the ploughing ox kneeling on the ground, and the pro-ploughing just ended and encountered the thunder in February, is this just a coincidence Most of the people present, including Li Shimin, do not think so, they will only think that this is a warning from heaven.The gloom in everyone's hearts has become heavier.But in any case, whether there will be a disaster or not is a matter of the future, and now that the agricultural festival has ended, everyone has to do what they should do.So, under the send-off of the people who watched the ceremony, Li Shimin returned to Chang'an City.At noon, Li Shimin held a banquet to entertain the ministers.This banquet is not like the past, with big fish and big meat.Instead, each person only has a bowl of brown rice porridge mixed with bran.This is also the meaning of letting the ministers feel the sufferings of the people and remember the bitterness and sweetness.This bowl of brown rice porridge must be drunk by every official, and there is nothing left to drink.After this frugal lunch, Li Shimin admonished the officials to cherish the peasants and love the peasants, and the officials left the Taiji Palace and went back to their respective homes.As for whether they will eat something good when they return home, it is not known to outsiders.Li Shimin naturally doesn't drink brown rice in front of people, and eats big fish and meat later.After the banquet was over, he returned to the main hall of Donggong Li.As soon as I talked to Empress Changsun about what happened during the ploughing in the morning, Empress Changsun was also shocked."

Erlang, could it be that the disaster in the three places predicted by Zhao Pengyu's master will really happen," Empress Eldest Sun said worriedly.Li Shimin smiled bitterly and said: "Since ancient times, the new monarch ascended the throne, and the heavens have sent disasters to sharpen the new monarch, it seems that I may not be spared" After a pause, he said: "However, Zhao Yunze appeared very abruptly and helped me let the ploughing ox pull the plough again."

Perhaps, this year's disaster prevention and relief should be on Zhao Yunze.If the law he proposed can really be implemented smoothly, even if there is a disaster in Datang this year, the affected people will not starve to death. ”"Yes, Peng Yu, although his origin is unknown, after he came out, he planned many big things for Datang in a short period of time.Perhaps, Zhao Pengyu is the lucky star of Erlang's life," Empress Changsun said thoughtfully."

Hahaha, Guanyin is very optimistic about that Zhao Pengyu," Li Shimin laughed.Immediately, he bowed his head and said, "Since he is my lucky star, then I can't let him be idle."

It's time to get him out of Beijing. ”: