"It's just a light rain and you've become so powerful. It seems that if I don't show you the true power of summoning wind and rain, you will think that I, the Celestial Commissioner, have no one else!"
Yu Shu stepped out of the ranks with a cold voice, standing alone among the officials who were kneeling and apologizing for their crimes. It could be said that she was being watched by everyone.
Emperor Zhao Qing's gaze passed through the rows of kneeling figures and landed on her. Looking at her official robes, he asked a question that Yu Shu already knew the answer to:
"Who is this?"
"Your Majesty, I am the female official of the Celestial Commissioner's Kunling Bureau, Yu Shu." Yu Shu lowered her head as she replied. She thought: Although the Emperor has never seen her, he probably knows everything about her.
"Oh, you are the female fortune-teller from the Great Yan Examination?"
"That's me."
There was a small commotion below.
Xue Lingnan, who was sitting on the throne, raised his eyes and swept his gaze across the seats opposite him.
"From what you said just now, could it be that you also know the art of summoning wind and rain?" Emperor Zhao Qing's tone was clearly gentler than before, but he ignored the people who were kneeling.
Yu Shu nodded and openly admitted: "I know how to use it."
Emperor Zhao Qing's eyes lit up.
Yamada Jiro, who was rebuked, was startled. He had no idea where this woman in official robes came from. He hurriedly interrupted:
"Didn't the Celestial Commissioner say that my country's summoning wind and rain is a lie?"
Yu Shu glanced at him: "Of course it is a lie, but what I do is authentic. How can we compare?"
Yamada Jiro said: "I think you are boasting shamelessly. Didn't the official who went out just now say that he can predict the rain? Then why didn't it rain? I know that there is a saying in your Daan, 'black cat, white cat'. A good cat that can catch mice is a good cat. Your Daan Master of Disguise can't even summon rain, how can he be compared to our Onmyoji? "
Faced with the opponent's argument, Yu Shu did not feel embarrassed at all. Instead, she smiled and said:
"There's another saying in Da 'an,' Heaven has unpredictable storms, and man has his ups and downs'. Based on your knowledge, you probably don't understand the profoundness of this sentence. Let me tell you in simple terms. The Right Commander Daren's luck is not good today. He made a mistake in his divination. But it doesn't matter. He can't predict the wind and rain, but I can bring it for him. "
"Then, I would like to invite you to try your skills. If you can summon rain, then I will be convinced," Yamada Jiro said angrily, but in his heart, he was cursing these Da An people for being shameless.
He didn't believe that these useless and pampered Great Peace Division Masters had the ability to summon wind and rain.
Emperor Zhaoqing could not bear to watch them bicker and coughed once before asking Yu Shu: "Is what you said true?"
Yu Shu's expression turned serious. She bowed and asked, "Please give it a try."
With Jing Chen's failure as an example, Emperor Zhaoqing did not dare to place too much hope on her. He was hesitating whether to let her give it a try or simply take advantage of the situation and use the uninhabited island to exchange for the two strange Onmyojis from Wei Country so that he would not embarrass himself later.
At this time, Da Tidian spoke: "This subject requests Your Majesty to allow Official Yu to give it a try."
This sentence made the decision for Emperor Zhaoqing.
"Alright, I will allow you to give it a try."
Yu Shu lowered her head and smiled. She cupped her hands respectfully again: "This subject needs one thing to summon wind and rain. Otherwise, it will not be successful. Your Majesty, please grant it."
Emperor Zhaoqing was puzzled: "What do you want?"
"I need the order of the True Dragon." Yu Shu raised her head to look at the emperor and said in a powerful voice: "Even if this subject has the ability to summon wind and rain, how can a mere mortal willfully control the will of the heavens? It is difficult to control the will of the heavens. Without the order of the True Dragon from the Emperor of Great An, this subject would not dare to ask the will of the heavens for rain and good fortune!"
Her words were righteous and dignified. In the ears of others, it might sound like flattery, but in the ears of the Emperor of Zhao Qing, it seemed to be very useful.
Sure enough, everyone secretly glanced at the emperor's cloudy expression and thought that this new female official was young but had a way with words.
"The order of the True Dragon? How do you want me to give it to you? "
"Your Majesty, please write a flag with a brush and give it to this subject."
Emperor Zhaoqing half-believed and half-agreed. He immediately ordered people to prepare and grinded ink and a brush. According to Yu Shu's request, he wrote a bright yellow flag for her.
Yu Shu held the flag and did not wait for Yamada Jiro to say anything. She pointed at the incense burner and said:
"Light the incense."
The young eunuch who was on standby immediately lit a fire and lit the incense.
Under the strange gazes of the crowd, Yu Shu walked out of the main hall with her head held high and went to summon the rain.
When her figure disappeared from the door, Emperor Zhaoqing glanced at the people kneeling in front of the Celestial Commissioner and spoke, but only one person stood up.
"Take a seat, Your Majesty."
Zhu Muzhao stood up as if nothing had happened. He rolled up his sleeves and sat down again.
The others knelt obediently and complained in their hearts. They sincerely hoped that Yu Shu was not boasting and quickly summon the rain so that they could be relieved.
Yamada Jiro and Abe Beikui also returned to their seats. The box and cage were carried away.
Emperor Zhaoqing was worried and sent a few more officials to keep an eye on them and report back at any time.
.....
When Yu Shu stepped out of the palace, she saw Jing Chen standing on the balcony not far away. He was alone and bathed in the dusk. His figure looked a little desolate.
"Isn't the Right Commander going in?"
Jing Chen turned to look at her. "I heard what you said in the hall just now."
Should he thank her for helping him find a perfect excuse to avoid it? There are unpredictable storms in the sky, and people … have their blessings and misfortunes. It could be assumed that she was his blessing, and he was her curse.
"What did you hear?" Yu Shu walked forward and stood on the twelve jade steps. She looked at the towering bell tower in the distance. A lone bird flew diagonally.
"I thought you wouldn't meddle in other people's business." He asked her yesterday and she clearly didn't want to care. Now she suddenly stood up. Was it because she wanted to draw a line between them and not be associated with him?
Jing Chen's eyes darkened.
Yu Shu saw it and didn't explain. She rejected Jing Chen's proposal yesterday and showed that she was unwilling to participate. On the one hand, she didn't want to be used by him and the Celestial Commissioner. On the other hand, she considered the possibility of going into battle herself.
However, after receiving the tragic news of Zhan Xueyuan's death, she made up her mind.
This was an opportunity. She might as well take a gamble. As long as God gave her face, her reputation would definitely be like the sun at high noon. If God didn't open his eyes, she would bear the lid of a dead person's pot and fail the task. No one could blame her, at most, she would just make a fool of herself.
For a person as thick-skinned as her, compared to losing her life, it was nothing to be afraid of being humiliated.
When she woke up in Yiyang City, the previous world had become her homeland. There was only one thought in her mind, and that was to survive.
Along the way, there were many ups and downs, and how many hardships. To be able to reach this point, her life and death were no longer in the hands of others.
"What … are your chances?" Jing Chen asked.
Yu Shu heard the footsteps behind her and knew that Emperor Zhao Qing had sent someone. Her eyes flashed and she said, "I have the True Dragon Token. I can go up to the heavens. What do you think of my chances?"
Finishing, she took a step forward and took a deep breath. She raised the triangular flag in her hand and pointed it to the sky. She shouted with a loud voice,
"Da An's wise ruler is skilled in both literature and martial arts. The heavens will protect the common people. The land and water will listen to my orders. When the wind comes, the rain comes, the lightning flashes and the thunder roars!"
God, since you let me come to this world, that is giving me a chance to live. If I don't care about my life, I would be going against the heavens!
If the heavens let me live, who can stop me!
She shouted these few words in a dignified manner, without a trace of the pretentiousness of a woman. The officials behind her looked at each other and were about to whisper to each other when a sudden change occurred —
"Boom!"
A thunderous roar shook the ground and woke everyone's ears.
Jing Chen's heart jumped and he turned to look at Yu Shu. He saw that her eyes were like torches as she stared at the sky. There was an unknown emotion burning in her eyes that made people panic.
"When the wind comes, the rain comes, the lightning flashes and the thunder roars!"
The true dragon flag in Yu Shu's hand whistled through the air. It appeared to be completely random, but each wave was full of vigor. The flag with Emperor Zhao Qing's handwriting in her hand transformed into streaks of broken, bright yellow shadows.
In the palace, the officials also heard the thunderous roar. Everyone was shocked.
Emperor Zhao Qing's figure moved and almost rose from his throne.
"It's, it's thunder!" Someone cried out in a low voice.
Immediately after, there was an endless hum of whispers. Emperor Zhao Qing did not stop them. Instead, with a strange expression, he turned his head to look at the only Celestial Commissioner present, Zhu Muzhao.
The Commissioner met the Emperor's slightly excited and inquiring gaze and gently shook his head. Yesterday, he had divined that today's water and land conference would not have a hasty conclusion. There would be the appearance of the Ziwei strange star and the help of heaven.
He didn't know where Yu Shu got the confidence to stand out at such a critical moment and dare to use the Emperor's name to order the heaven. Whether it was because she was proficient in divining celestial phenomena or because of other reasons remained to be investigated.
On the other hand, Yamada Jiro's expression was not so optimistic. He stared fixedly at the door of the palace with an expression of disbelief.
At this moment, a bolt of lightning split open the sky with a crackling sound.
The sky outside the palace darkened at a speed visible to the naked eye. The people near the door of the palace quickly felt a gust of cold wind blow in.
"Woo … woo …"
The incense in the stove burned halfway. Outside, lightning and thunder roared, and the east wind howled.
Yu Shu's loud and clear voice traveled clearly into the palace and encouraged people to become restless.
Everyone's faces were filled with excitement. Yesterday, when the Wei people called for rain, there was no such commotion.
"Crackle! Boom! "
Another string of lightning and thunder roared. A figure suddenly appeared at the door of the palace. An official that Emperor Zhao Qing had sent earlier jogged in and knelt in joy.
"Your Majesty, it's raining!"
Emperor Zhao Qing's thick eyebrows rose. "Really?"
"It's really raining. What a heavy downpour, it hurts!"
The entire palace was in an uproar. Emperor Zhao Qing couldn't sit still anymore. He stood up and left the dragon throne. He lifted his dragon robe excitedly and stepped down the jade steps.
"Everyone, follow me to receive the rain!"
This rain had obeyed the command of the Son of Heaven. It was extraordinary!
The eunuch in charge hurriedly followed the emperor and supported him from behind. All the officials stood up and followed. Even the foreign envoys followed in a hurry.
The emperor and the officials walked majestically to the outside of the palace. Their eyes were filled with wind and rain and dark clouds. They only saw a tall figure standing in the rain. Her face and shoulders were wet. She put away the flag and turned around to reveal a spirited smile. Her face was wet. She held the flag with both hands and knelt in a loud voice.
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