Chapter 1412: Tengu eclipse day! (Thanks for the reward of Fuqin Xifeng!)

People look up at the sky and see luminous objects, which are "stars". The

stars are not isolated. People use their imagination to organize them into

various shapes, so there are "images". "The Book of Changes · Xi Cishang"

said: "An image is formed in the sky, formed on the ground, and changes are

visible."

The changes in the sky originally came from astrology.

When mankind looks up at the starry sky, observes astrology, and thinks about

its periodic changes, they will find that the sun rises from the east and sets

from the west every day, and the moon is round and missing, missing and round;

if it is in the northern hemisphere, it will also find the top of the head.

The North Star on the sky is always shining, while the other stars are in a

weekly movement; if you are a persistent observer, you will find that the

movement of the sun and the moon is related to the seasons, and the seasons

are related to the agricultural harvest. , The distant celestial phenomenon is

not indifferent to human destiny and human production.

However, it is the same to observe the starry sky, but different people see

different worlds and get different experiences. A part of manpower seeks the

accuracy of observations and adds mathematical explanations, thus forming

astronomy. Another part of the people play the role of imagination, and add

words to explain, so the formation of starry sky myths, and these myths often

evolve into legends, stories and folk customs.

In ancient China, astrology was astronomy, which is an ancient magical

science!

Astrology has a history of at least several thousand years in China, but the

real history may be even more distant. In essence, it and "Tai Chi", "He Tu",

"Luo Shu", "Zhou Yi", "Bagua", etc. are all derived from prehistoric

civilization.

The ancients believed that “heaven and man interact” and “heaven and man are

one.” From the changes in celestial phenomena, it is possible to infer what is

going to happen to mankind. People walk in harmony with the sky, and the "sky"

will be auspicious, and the world will be plentiful, the weather will be

smooth, the country will be peaceful. If people act against the sky and do bad

things, "the sky" will give a bad omen, and the world will suffer from drought

and rain, floods, mutinies, and civil chaos. Therefore, the ancients attached

great importance to the observation of celestial phenomena.

In the Tang Dynasty, the imperial court established the "Taishi Bureau" and

"Qin Tianjian", etc., which were specifically responsible for astronomical

observation and prediction of good and bad luck.

Li Zexuan has never been in contact with the science of astrology in his

previous life or in this life. The first reaction is naturally not to believe

it, but the person in front of him is Li Chunfeng, and this prediction is

completely consistent with history. In this way, he can't help but be wrong. A

feeling of admiration and reverence has arisen in this discipline!

"The science of astrology is profound and mysterious. It is hard to believe

your Majesty just by relying on the words of the Taoist leader!"

Li Zexuan pondered for a moment and said.

Li Chunfeng's eyes sank slightly, and he said every word: "Your Majesty will

believe it! Because according to the observations and calculations made by the

astronomical telescope in these days, there will be a Tengu Eclipse Day in

three days! According to ancient records, the first moon solar eclipse, People

are sick; the solar eclipse in February will cause much loss; the solar

eclipse in March will cause floods; and the solar eclipse in April and May

will cause severe drought and severe hunger! If Lord Hou and Your Majesty do

not believe it, wait for the tengu food two days later Day!"

Li Zexuan was shocked that a solar eclipse may be a very normal astronomical

phenomenon in the eyes of modern people, but in the eyes of ancient people, it

is not unusual at all. In many cases, solar eclipses often signify a bad omen.

It indicates that there will be treacherous people, faint kings in the

country, or there will be catastrophes! If someone from the public takes the

opportunity to confuse the crowd to do things, it is easy to succeed!

Thinking of this, Li Zexuan looked at Li Chunfeng with a serious face, and

said: "The matter of the eclipse of the Tengu eclipse the sun is of great

importance. Your Majesty must be prepared early, otherwise if it is used by

someone who is interested, Chang'an City will surely be in chaos! Please also

Go to the palace as soon as possible!"

Li Chunfeng nodded, and said: "Then Pang Dao, then go to the palace and see

your Majesty! Thank you Lord Hou for the astronomical telescope provided to

Pang Dao these days. If not, Pang Dao can't be so sure that Tengu food will

appear in three days. day!"

"Hehe! Mr. Dao is kind!"

Li Zexuan arched his hands and said with a smile.

Li Chunfeng clasped his fists in a bow and turned away.

Li Zexuan in the office suddenly became serious. He turned to look out the

window and looked at the busy villagers at the foot of Yunshan. He thought

that in the next few months, there would not be a drop of rain, and after the

severe drought, it would be accompanied by Thinking of these locust plagues,

he felt a little distressed in his heart for the people who were working in

the fields, and then he hesitated for a moment and turned directly to go out.

"Shanchang, where are you going?"

Mo Zhong's voice came from outside the door.

"Go to the dam!"

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In this era, there is no artificial rainfall, no pump irrigation. To fight

drought, the most direct and effective ones are dams and waterwheels! For

example, Dujiangyan in the land of Bashu has protected and nourished the

people of Bashu for nearly a thousand years, and created the reputation of

"the land of abundance"!

The current Bahe Dam was specially built by Li Zexuan to protect the people of

Lantian County!

It has been more than four months since the construction of the Bahe Dam

started, and tens of thousands of craftsmen and civilians have been used.

After the key problem-the closure of the river, has been solved previously,

the construction progress of the dam can be described as rapid progress, but

to what extent, Li Zexuan I really don’t know. On weekdays, his attention to

the dam is still not enough!

When he came to the construction site of the dam next to Mei Village, Li

Zexuan saw a wide ** running north and south of the Bahe River. It looked

very mighty and majestic. Seeing this scene, Li Zexuan nodded secretly.

Obviously, the main construction of the dam has been basically completed. The

rest is the details!

"Shanchang, are you here?"

As soon as Li Zexuan arrived at the construction site, his servants went to

report to Mo Huai. Mo Huai hurried over after hearing the news. There was a

lot of mud on his clothes, which looked like a scholar of academy. Very

different.

Li Zexuan nodded and asked, "Mr. Mo, how is the dam now being built?"

Mo Zhong pointed to the dam on the river and smiled: "Look at the mountain

leader, the main body of the dam has been completed. Now it is mainly

preparing for the installation of generator sets in the dam, such as power

generation warehouse and control room. , And various switches, gates, etc."

Li Zexuan nodded in satisfaction, and then said: "Well, this speed is very

good! I just don't know if the current dam can first put down the gate and

block the diversion channel to store water? As for the power generation

warehouse and control room, can they store water at the same time? While

building it?"

Mo Zhong didn't know why Li Zexuan wanted to store water so eagerly, but since

Li Zexuan proposed it, he had to consider the feasibility of such an approach.

After thinking for a long time, Mo Zhong nodded and said: "I will store water

first, then build This is indeed feasible for the generator-related parts!

However, this will inevitably slow down the construction of the hydropower

station slightly!"

Li Zexuan smiled and waved his hand and said, "It doesn't matter, it doesn't

matter! Hydropower stations don't have to be anxious for a while, it's the so-

called slow work and fine work!"

Mo nodded at the hour, and said: "In this case, Mo has ordered people to

prepare well, and at the latest tomorrow morning, the dam can start to

formally store water!"

Li Zexuan only noticed the little mud spots on Mo Zhong's body, and the shoes

that had been soaked in the mud water in the river. He couldn't help but be

touched, and then he said:

"Mr. Mo has worked hard for the construction of the dam in the past few

months, but because of mundane things, the boy rarely comes here to help. It

is really a shame! The Bahe Dam can be completed so quickly, absolutely cannot

do without Mr. Mo For the tens of thousands of people in Lantian County, the

boy thanked him for his hard work day and night!"

After that, Li Zexuan solemnly bowed to Mo Zhong!

"Hey! Can't do it! The mountain leader can't do it!"

Mo Zhong was caught off guard by Li Zexuan's gift. After he reacted, he

quickly stepped forward and lifted Li Zexuan up, saying:

"Mountain long, the Bahe Dam has condensed your wisdom and the energy of tens

of thousands of craftsmen on this site. Mo just did what he should do and dare

not take credit! What's more, the ancestors of the Mo family, back then,

pityed the people of the world Suffering, I just want to rely on his talent in

siege equipment to make the people no longer have "difficulties in farming",

and all live a good life. Now Mo is just practicing the will of the old man of

the holy ancestor!

Once the Bahe Dam is completed, it will definitely ensure that the people of

Lantian County will no longer be afraid of drought. So Mo Mou would also like

to thank the head of the mountain, and thank the head of the mountain for

giving the people of the Mo family such a way to use what they have learned

and benefit the people. If not, it would be even harder to benefit the people

of a county with the now fading Mohist school! "

After that, Mo Huai also bowed to Li Zexuan very sincerely!

These words are entirely his heartfelt words. Although Yanhuang Academy

teaches engineering, its philosophy of saving the world is completely

different from Mohism. At Yanhuang Academy and under Li Zexuan's command, the

Mohist disciples can use what they have learned to practice. Xing Mozi's idea

of helping the world at the beginning can be regarded as a disguised way to

carry forward Mohism!

Without Li Zexuan’s strong financial support, it would be impossible for Mo

Huai to participate in and complete such a huge project as the Bahe Dam that

would benefit the people of one party!

"Mr. Mo, please get up soon!"

Li Zexuan was so touched that he hurriedly helped Mo Huai up. He said with

affectionate expression: "Mr. Mo is of noble character, dedicated to the

people, and admiration for the far-reaching! The people of Lantian County will

definitely appreciate Mr. Mo's dedication and great kindness! Alas! I’m not

telling you anything. Just now, Daoist Li Chunfeng, the director of the Taishi

Bureau, told me that he watched the stars at night and predicted that Datang

would suffer a very serious drought, so Benhou was anxious to ask Mr. Mo to

put down the dam gate. , Start storing water!"

"What? Will there really be a major drought?"

Mo Huai's complexion changed and said, "No wonder that since the beginning of

the year, there have been few rainy days. Mo believes that Li Shilang's

prediction is very likely to be true. No, Mo will go and let the craftsmen and

civilians continue. To speed up the progress, the Bahe dam must be filled as

soon as possible! Otherwise, when it gets hot, there will be no water to

store!"

After that, Mo Huai arched his hands towards Li Zexuan and turned around and

left.

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Palace, Temple of Ganlu.

Li Er walked up and down the hall with a gloomy expression, recalling what Li

Chunfeng had just said, his brows were frowning deeper and deeper, and he

sighed from time to time. Zhao Songjing in the hall was sullen and dared not

make any movement. , For fear of disturbing Li Er who is in a bad mood now!

"Punch!"

At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps outside the hall. After a

while, Empress Changsun was seen walking in with a few court ladies.

"Your Majesty, the weather is very hot, and my concubine made an iced mung

bean soup for you. Would you like to taste it?"

Queen Changsun took the food tray from the maid behind her and walked to Li Er

and said.

Li Er waved his hand and said: "Kuanyin maid let go! I am not in the mood to

eat now!"

The empress of the eldest grandson looked stagnant, and she has been a husband

and wife for so many years, how can she not see that Li Er is worrying now!

She turned around and waved, and said, "You all go down!"

"Yes! Mother!"

Everyone in the hall, including Zhao Song, all withdrew from the hall.

The Queen of Longsun stared at Li Er with both eyes, and asked softly: "Your

Majesty has something troublesome?"

Li Er sighed, hesitated for a moment, and said: "Avalokitesvara's servant

doesn't know something. Li Chunfeng from the Taishi Bureau just now came to

me. He told me that Jupiter entered through the south gate of Taiweiyuan and

exited from the east gate, and the Big Dipper was the seven stars. The

bleakness and the floating light to cover up the evils indicate that there

will be an unprecedented drought in our Datang! Moreover, he also told me that

three days later, there will be a Tengu Eclipse Day!"

"Great drought? Tengu eat day?"

Empress Changsun opened her mouth in surprise, and said in a panic: "Last year

Yongan Hou Zeng told His Majesty that not only will there be a major drought

this year, but there will also be a large locust plague, but as soon as there

is a bad day, the people are afraid that there will be rumors. Are you all

around?"

Li Er shook his head ~www.mtlnovel.com~ and said: "I am not worried about

rumors. Since I became the throne, I have always been diligent and caring for

the people. The lives of the people of the Tang Dynasty have been

significantly improved. There are rumors, how can I help? What worries me is

that the drought is really coming! Last year, Li Zexuan’s prediction gave me a

trace of luck, but now even Li Chunfeng said the same, then this year’s

drought will definitely happen!

At that time, after the severe drought, there will be another large locust

plague, and the people in many parts of the Guanzhong land will have no

harvest. My heart is very painful! If this is God’s punishment to Datang, I

would rather bear it with all my strength than tens of thousands of people

suffering from such a disaster! "

"Your Majesty! Never! Never be so depressed!"

The Queen of Longsun could not help but feel distressed when seeing Li Er

frowning:

"Your Majesty, have you forgotten Yong'anhou? From last year’s chicken-raising

reduction, to later urging the court fleet to go south to exchange food, and

to the construction of the Bahe dam this year, he knew that there would be a

severe drought in Datang this year. He has not given up with the locust

plague, but he has always been fighting against the natural disasters! He is a

fairy child, and with him, my concubine believes that I, Tang, will be able to

survive this disaster, and I hope that your majesty will not worry too much!

It hurt the dragon body!"

Li Eryi was startled, and then patted Empress Changsun on the shoulder, and

said with emotion: "Yeah! Why did I forget that kid? With the granary full of

Datang now, even if there is no harvest of the ground in Guanzhong, Datang can

resist this. The next natural disaster! That kid is really a blessing bestowed

on Datang from heaven!"

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