Yes, apart from Mars, what else could fly in the sky? Immortals? But why had they never seen it before?
This …
They couldn't find an excuse to refute for a while, so they just looked at each other and kept silent.
"Taoist, even if this is Mars, do you have a way to break it? Or what will happen to this disaster? "
Li Shimin's face was drained of blood because he knew that wherever Mars landed, there would be calamity. This was an unchanging principle since time immemorial, and since there was no way to change it now, he could only minimize the damage.
He looked at Yuan Tiangang with hope, but what he got in return was a bitter look. Yuan Tiangang shook his head and frowned. "Your Majesty, everyone, it's not that I didn't try my best. If this is really Mars, even if my master comes, it won't help."
"What?"
"It won't help?"
"How could this be?"
With tears in their eyes, everyone looked at the thing in the sky unwillingly and shouted that the heaven was unfair.
At this time, they really believed what Yuan Tiangang said, because they knew that there was nothing that could fly in the sky. If there really was, it had to be Mars, and the Tang Empire was about to usher in an unprecedented disaster.
Everyone kept crying and complaining. Some people even sat on the stone platform, shouting that the people were innocent and the heaven was unfair.
Even Li Shimin was leaning against a pillar, his eyes brimming with tears. He now truly suspected that it was he who had attracted Mars, that the heavens had sent down this divine retribution. But were the people of the Great Tang guilty? Did they have to be implicated by him? He kept knocking on the pillar with grief in his heart.
Just as he was immersed in his sorrow, a trembling figure walked up to him and spoke in a hoarse voice.
"Your Majesty, why don't you issue an edict of guilt?"
The one who spoke was Wei Zheng. As the head of all the officials, the only way he could think of right now was to have Li Shimin issue an edict. This was the most direct method, and it was also the method that had been frequently used in previous dynasties.
Li Shimin slowly raised his head and glanced at Wei Zheng and the officials behind him. He was struggling in his heart. If he announced that he had committed a crime, would he not admit that he had done wrong? But what about Mars if he didn't? Were they really going to let Mars bring disaster upon them?
The commoners were innocent.
Forget it, forget it, this is the only way now.
After struggling for a while, he finally made up his mind and waved his hand helplessly. "Write the decree for me."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Wei Zheng seemed to have aged ten years in an instant. He slowly walked towards the Imperial Study with his hunched body.
"Hold on."
Just as Wei Zheng was about to step into the room, a loud shout was heard.
Wei Zheng stopped in his tracks and turned around slowly. When he saw that it was Li Chunfeng, he couldn't help but ask, "Daoist Li, why did you stop the Old Man?"
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone looked at Li Chunfeng in confusion.
Now that it was confirmed that it was Mars, why did Li Chunfeng come out to cause trouble? Was he going to stop His Majesty from announcing that he had committed a crime?
They couldn't understand Li Chunfeng's behavior, including Yuan Tiangang. He didn't know what was wrong with this guy who was both a teacher and a friend. He could only look at him curiously.
"Everyone, listen to me first."
Li Chunfeng cupped his hands at the crowd, then glanced at the sky and said with a serious face, "In my opinion, it shouldn't be Mars in the sky."
"What?"
"It's not Mars?"
"Are you serious?"
The desolate eyes of the officials suddenly seemed to light up, and they strode forward, grabbing each other's arms and tugging at their robes in impatience. These words could change the fate of the Great Tang, so they didn't dare to be careless.
Li Shimin was the same. He strode forward like a tiger and stared with a serious face. "Is what you said true?"
He didn't dare to be careless because he was the Tang Emperors. If anything happened to him, thousands of people would die.
"Don't worry, everyone. Let go of me first."
Li Chunfeng's face turned red. He must have been pushed by the crowd. "Everyone, let go of me first. Then I can speak frankly."
"Everyone, please stop."
Li Shimin saw that the situation was not right and quickly stopped the crowd. "Everyone, back down. Otherwise, how can Daoist Li speak frankly?"
Everyone reluctantly let go of Li Chunfeng and took half a step back. They knew that Li Chunfeng wouldn't be able to say anything if they were to hold on to him like that. Even though they took a step back, their eyes were filled with anticipation.
"Daoist Li, can you speak frankly now?"
Li Shimin's face was gloomy and expressionless. He wasn't worried that Li Chunfeng would lie to him because he knew that Li Chunfeng was just a Daoist. He was worried that Li Chunfeng would give him hope and not disappoint him.
Li Chunfeng didn't answer immediately. Instead, he looked at Yuan Tiangang beside him. Yuan Tiangang gave him a look that said nothing. Only then did Li Chunfeng feel relieved. He had overturned the conclusion of others. Naturally, he had to say hello to others. Moreover, this person was his good friend who was both a teacher and a friend.
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