"Your Majesty."
Cheng Yaojin glared at Wei Zheng and then slowly looked away. "I have informed Big Hei on my way here. He has led the army to Chang 'an City to suppress the people. I believe that in less than half an hour, there will be immediate results."
Hearing this, Li Shimin's frowning brows relaxed. He knew Yuchi Gong's ability very well. He had always been famous for his bravery and fighting. Since he followed him to lead the army, he rarely lost. It should be no problem for him to suppress some people.
"Since Jingde has already rushed to Chang 'an City, I believe there will be no problem. Now, let's talk about the matter at hand. What is the thing in the sky?"
He glanced at the crowd, and his face was full of worry. To be honest, he really didn't want to believe that the thing in the sky was the manifestation of immortals. However, all the signs made him have to believe it. It was really a little worrying.
"Your Majesty."
Fang Xuanling stepped forward with his hands folded. He glanced at the thing in the sky and said slowly, "Your Majesty, Shu Jindou, Master Yuan, and Master Li of the Imperial Astronomer are all here. Why don't you let them do a divination to find out the mysteries of heaven?"
"Yes, how could I forget these three?"
Li Shimin's face showed a trace of joy. Then, he glanced at the three people who stood out among the crowd. Why did they stand out among the crowd? It was because they were all wearing Taoist robes. There was a faint temperament of Taoist masters emerging. "The three of you, please do a divination for the Tang Dynasty. What is the thing in the sky?"
In fact, they had already done a divination before coming to the palace. They had even asked Shu Jindou of the Imperial Astronomer to do a divination together. The three of them did a divination together, but they didn't find any mysteries of heaven or anything. That was why they came to the palace to discuss with His Majesty. However, as soon as they came, they were temporarily delayed because of the matter in Chang 'an City. During this period, he secretly did a divination in his sleeve, but he didn't find anything. Now, His Majesty asked him to do a divination.
This …
If he couldn't find out the thing in the sky, wouldn't he ruin his reputation? And he would be guilty of deceiving the emperor?
However, he couldn't refuse the emperor's request. Otherwise, it would be a crime of disobedience.
It seemed that he had no choice but to bite the bullet. Thinking of this, he formed a seal with his right hand and bowed. "Yes, Your Majesty. However, you must prepare incense tables, candlesticks, and other sacrificial items."
"These are all trivial matters. Daoist priest, please do it quickly."
Li Shimin readily agreed. Then, he looked at Little Guizi who was on standby. "Little Guizi, immediately send someone to prepare the incense table and candlesticks. It must be quick."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Little Guizi bowed and turned to leave.
In less than a quarter of an hour, Xiao Guizi leisurely walked over with a few eunuchs, holding incense, candles, yellow paper, and other sacrificial items. The Imperial Palace often held sacrificial ceremonies, so these things were necessary and not difficult to find. The incense table was neatly arranged under Xiao Guizi's direction, and the candlesticks and yellow paper were also neatly arranged.
"The three of you, can we begin now?"
Li Shimin glanced at Yuan Tiangang and others and asked eagerly.
Yuan Tiangang didn't answer. Instead, he looked up at the unidentified flying object in the sky. After about two or three seconds, he frowned and said, "Your Majesty, we can begin."
After that, he turned to look at Li Chunfeng and others behind him and said helplessly, "Chunfeng, Jindou, let's do the divination together."
The two nodded and didn't speak because they knew that it was useless to say anything now. Only the divination would know the truth. Although there was no result just now, they might be able to get a glimpse now.
With such a lucky thought, the three of them walked to the incense table with seals in their hands.
Yuan Tiangang stood in the middle, picked up the wooden sword on the incense table, and stood in front of him. Then, he formed a seal with his left hand and glanced at the two people on his left and right. "Chunfeng, Jindou, raise the sword. Let's start together."
The two of them understood, so they didn't need to say anything. They nodded and grabbed the wooden sword. After looking at each other, the three of them closed their eyes and began to chant.
"Wearing a canopy on the head, walking on Kuigang, supporting Liujia on the left, Liuding Liuding on the right, Liuding Liuding on the front, Liuding Liuding on the back."
As soon as the voice fell, the three of them opened their eyes. At this moment, their eyes seemed to emit a light that couldn't be seen clearly or touched. Then, they began to wave the wooden sword in their hands. First, it was up and then down. It seemed to be disorderly, but in fact, it contained the universe.
"The nine luminaries move forward, the beginning of the origin lingers, the essence of the flower responds to the brightness, the original spirit scatters, the endless flow of hope descends upon me, the glory of Zhu Jing, the stagnation is lifted, the red clouds rise, the purple star rises, all things in the world, let me be a prophet."
The three of them put the seal in their left hands to the tip of their noses and urged the incantation with a serious face. At this moment, they seemed to have entered a state of selflessness. Everything around them had nothing to do with them.
The people behind them looked at this scene and didn't feel surprised because it wasn't the first time they had seen it. Every time the royal family offered sacrifices, they would let the official office of the Imperial Astronomer do it. Sometimes, they would invite Yuan Tiangang, Li Chunfeng, and others.
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