Now, everything is ready, only the east wind is not available.

In order to ensure that the rain prayers are not disturbed, Zhu Houzhao and Fang Jifan both chose to keep the secret.

They first quietly started setting up the altar, and then Li Chaowen was also invited down the mountain.

In fact, Li Chaowen couldn't think of going down the mountain, because the story of his stealing and wealth in the Confu Temple had spread throughout the Confu Temple. While the elder brother framed it, he seemed to bribe the Daolusi of the Ministry of Rites, preparing to completely eliminate him from the Confucian Temple.

Li Chaowen, who was in front of Fang Jifan, was trembling and felt very unreliable.

He wanted to cry, but he couldn't pray for rain. Being a Taoist priest is just his profession, but he didn't believe in any of the words in the Taoist scriptures.

Then Zhu Houzhao summoned him personally and saw that Li Chaowen had two battles. He didn't even dare to raise his face, and he bent his body, his face turned pale.

Zhu Houzhao looked at Fang Jifan suspiciously, frowned and asked, "Is this... that very professional master?"

"Yes, Your Highness, he is a paradise." Fang Jifan said confidently.

Zhu Houzhao stretched out his hand and raised Li Chaowen's chin, making his face rise, and his brows frowned deeper and deeper: "Look, it doesn't look like it."

A big deal about Qiyu is a big deal. Even if something goes wrong, I can recommend the responsibility, but I am the prince, so I can't do it too ugly.

Zhu Houzhao looked at Li Chaowen, whose face was sallow and whose mouth was trembling, and his heart became more and more unsure, and his clear eyes turned.

"Lao Fang, you didn't fool me."

"This is what the master looks like." Fang Jifan continued to speak against his conscience very persistently.

In fact, he also felt that Li Chaowen was not very good-looking.

"I...I don't pray for rain...I...I..." Li Chaowen trembled violently, then his knees became soft and he knelt down directly. He immediately hugged Zhu Houzhao's thighs and begged for mercy with a trembling voice.

"Xiao...Xiaodao... Please forgive Xiaodao for your life..."

Zhu Houzhao's brows frowned deeply. He felt that Fang Jifan was insulting his IQ. His nose frowned slightly, revealing an uneasy look. He looked at Fang Jifan sideways: "Old Fang, I feel a little inexplicably panic in my heart."

Fang Jifan also impressed Li Chaowen, the soft boy, and didn't know what to say for a while. Finally, he spread his hands: "Your Highness, this guy is here..."

Zhu Houzhao: "..."

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The drought has caused a strange atmosphere in the capital.

The weird weather has indeed given many people some verbal talk to incite.

So, nursery rhymes rose everywhere, which was even more serious than the memorials reported to the palace.

On the street, many people were secretly talking about something. Most people in this world still believed in the sayings of ghosts and gods.

Therefore, Liu Jian was worried about this.

He advised Emperor Hongzhi, asking His Majesty not to let the Dongchang and the Jinyiwei arrest the evildoer.

It’s not that these evil words are not hateful.

But because the inciteers behind it can not be easily recovered. Once the factory guards arrest the "disruption party" on a large scale, according to past experience, the final result is most likely that the chaos party behind the scenes have already escaped. Instead, the ordinary people and ignorant children who are interested in talking about it will eventually become disbanding parties!

Once this is the case, not only will the problem not be solved, but new problems may even be derived.

In the cabinet, after noon, Liu Jian took a break, and then an eunuch came hurriedly: "Mr. Liu, it's not good, something happened. Your Majesty urgently summoned Mr. Liu and others to go to the warm cabinet quickly."

Liu Jian was shocked. At present, the entire capital was full of fire and fire. What happened now?

He was extremely worried, his face turned pale, and before he could finish his clothes, he hurried to the warm room with Li Dongyang and the other two.

When he arrived at the warm cabinet, Emperor Hongzhi's face was obviously ugly. He raised his eyes and looked at them, but scolded Jinyiwei Mou Bin.

"Pray for rain? What kind of rain? He is the prince. Is the prince also mixed up with the lewd temple? If this is spread, wouldn't it be a huge joke?"

Hongzhi's eyes were particularly harsh. He stared at Mou Bin fiercely, as if he wanted to peel off Mou Bin alive.

But Mou Bin was already scared and sweating profusely, bowing to the ground and tremblingly said.

"I died, but there was no news in advance. I found some clues later. I did not dare to neglect them and immediately inquire. Then I found out that His Royal Highness had invited the Taoist to pray for rain..."

Emperor Hongzhi was so angry that his seven orifices were smoked, his eyes widened, and he spoke angrily.

"It's okay for ordinary people to worship the lewd temple. He is the crown prince and my son..."

The so-called lewd temples are actually not closely related to the meaning of the poem, but refer to temples and Taoist temples that are not officially recognized. They are generally spontaneously established by the people. Some worship the Tudi Gong, some are the Dragon Prince, and all kinds of unknown gods and ghosts. These things have been strictly prohibited by the court in all dynasties, for fear that there will be ignorant people who will be deceived by the offerings in these lewd temples and even incite rebellion.

The biggest feature of a lewd temple is often various activities.

For example... praying for rain...

In the eyes of the court, the official prayer for rain may be called a kind of ritual, and it is nothing more than an activity of communicating with the upper heaven.

However, many unofficial rain prayers implicit other intentions.

Emperor Hongzhi was angry that Zhu Houzhao hoped that it would be worthy of heavy rain. But now he actually made a prayer for rain, which is another matter.

It's inexplicable, it's simply ridiculous.

The most important thing about praying for rain is that you can't pray for nine times if you don't pray for rain. Wouldn't it add fuel to the fire? It also means that the court has lost its virtues, which is a punishment of heaven?

The prince is simply making trouble, just causing trouble for himself.

These days, due to the drought and the ignorant discussions of the people, Emperor Hongzhi was worried that he had to eat and sleep. At this time, he was so angry that his face turned blue and his chest was stuffy, and he was almost breathless.

Mou Bin dared not hide anything about this matter, so he truthfully explained what he knew.

"That Taoist, named Li Chaowen, is in Longquan Temple. I have privately checked his background. His reputation in Taoist temples is not good, and it is said that he has also occupied Guan family..."

Emperor Hongzhi's face suddenly turned paler, and even his body trembled slightly.

Another person who hangs with Taoist priests, the former emperor is like this, and his own son is like this...

Emperor Hongzhi only felt that the so-called magicians and the so-called rain-praying sorcerer were like nightmares, and they were always entangled in him.

For a moment, he closed his eyes deeply. How could his only son?

"But... I also found out that the new Bo Fang Jifan seemed to be involved... and he was the mastermind." Mou Bin hesitated for a moment, and was determined to explain honestly.

"What did you say!" Emperor Hongzhi's eyes opened, looked at Mou Bin coldly, and shouted sternly.

Mou Bin was startled. Outside, he was the ruthless commander of the Jinyiwei, but here he was only as gentle as a sheep, saying, "What I said is that this matter also involves Xinjianbo."

Liu Jian's eyelids twitched, but he saw that the anger on Emperor Hongzhi's face disappeared a lot. Although he was still angry, his face was no longer so terrible.

"Is it Fang Jifan's secret plan?" Emperor Hongzhi asked meaningfully.

"Yes." Mou Bin nodded heavily.

"Oh." Emperor Hongzhi responded lightly.

And in just a short while, Emperor Hongzhi could no longer see any joy and anger on his face. He just nodded lightly, and then slowly said: "We need to continue to inquire about this matter and see what they are doing."

Mou Bin was stunned and felt that he had heard it wrong. In fact, when he confessed to Fang Jifan, he was a little guilty, knowing that once His Majesty learned that someone was behind his back, Fang Jifan would definitely be dead.

But who expected...

"I... obey the order." Mou Bin responded, but felt that his back was completely soaked in cold sweat.

What happened to Fang Jifan? Why did Your Majesty suddenly change his attitude? Or... Your Majesty is attracting him but not sending him...

In any case, as the commander of the Jinyiwei, Mou Bin knew that the change in His Majesty's attitude would require careful consideration.

When Mou Bin left, Emperor Hongzhi sighed deeply in his heart, then raised his eyes, glanced at Liu Jian and others, and slowly spoke, "You have sons, too."

"Yes, your Majesty."

The three nodded.

Emperor Hongzhi looked at the three of them thoughtfully before he realized.

"You have sons, I have sons, and I only have one son, but why is this rebellious son so worried? Forget it, no matter how much he is, let's take a look first and see what they want to do. I see that they are praying for rain, but in fact, they may be secretly traveling to Chen Cang. After all, Fang Jifan is so smart..."

After hearing this, Liu Jian was amused and crying, but nodded thoughtfully and said in agreement: "Yes, I also think Fang Jifan will not instigate your highness to do something like praying for rain."

Emperor Hongzhi's expression had returned to calm at this moment, but his eyes were still filled with worry. He sighed deeply in his heart and tapped the desk in front of him with his fingers.

"Zhao Qing is here because Mou Bin, the commander of the Jinyiwei, just now, reported something. Last night, a small team of Jinyiwei who was patrolling the night were attacked and four people died!"

Liu Jian and others' expressions suddenly changed drastically, and indeed... something was going to happen.

The traitors behind them were obviously unable to hold back. Seeing that the court had no next move to the rumors, they took action.

What they want is the court's panic, then the party is chasing everywhere, and then take the opportunity to create greater public grievances.

The drought in the past few months has made many people rather believe in ghosts than the court.

Liu Jian's face pulled down.

Emperor Hongzhi also had a solemn expression and seemed worried.
Chapter completed!