At this moment, Zhangsun Wuji also looked over at Li You.
Swoosh!
Their eyes met!
Zhangsun Wuji revealed a smug smile and nodded slightly at Li You.
He stretched out his hand and pointed at Crown Prince Li Chengqian.
Similarly, Li Chengqian nodded slightly at Li You with a smug expression.
It was obvious that they were the ones behind this!
Moreover, they wanted Li You to know that he had been scammed.
This memorial was written in a special ink. At first glance, it looked no different from ordinary ink. However, as time passed, the words would disappear completely.
When Li You was unable to recite the funeral rites on the spot, Zhangsun Wuji would have something to say.
How come everyone else's funeral rites were fine, but Li You's funeral rites had disappeared without a trace?
Is it because the Heavenly Emperor and the gods are unwilling to accept your funeral rites and use their great magic power to make them disappear?
You, Li You, have been despised by the Heavenly Emperor. What right do you have to call yourself benevolent?
No matter how powerful the Divine Sword Clear Sable was, could it be that it still had the authority of the Clear Sky God?
We even have reason to suspect that this sword isn't the Divine Sword Clear Sable, but that you used some tricks to make it so that only you and His Majesty can wield it.
You have committed the crime of deceiving the sovereign, the greatest evil!
In Zhangsun Wuji's mind, Li You was unable to defend himself. He was going to suffer in silence! The fame he had gained from the Clear Sable Divine Sword would completely disappear!
However, the expression on Li You's face greatly exceeded Zhangsun Wuji's expectations.
He calmly picked up the wordless funeral oration and said in a clear voice,"It was the third year of Zhenguan, the 18th of April, the day of Meng Xia. I, Li You, King of Qi of Tang, offered sacrifices to God Haotian and said: The Turks have no way, repeatedly violated the covenant, invaded China. It's tolerable, but what can't be tolerated…"
"Ah?"
Ever since Li You had read out the words 'Turkic Daoless', many people had cried out in surprise.
It was obvious that this was not a real offering to the heavens!
The funeral oration written by the imperial court could not be so vulgar!
It was even more impossible for him to say anything about the 'Turkic Pathless.'
According to the rules, there were four sacrifices to the heavens every year, and the things they wanted were fixed.
The Spring Festival Prayer was to pray for a bumper harvest this year.
The Summer Ritual prayed for rain. Regardless of whether there was a drought or not, the Summer Ritual prayed for rain.
The autumn sacrifice prayed for the harvest and asked for the blessings of the heavens to successfully complete the harvest of the crops.
The Winter Sacrifice prayed for blessings, asking the heavens to bless the people of the world and bestow blessings.
It was the day of the Summer Sacrifice, so the funeral rites should pray for rain. What did it have to do with the Turks?
Could it be that King Qi had changed the funeral oration?
How could he dare to make his own decision on such an important matter like worshipping the heavens? What if the heavens were enraged and brought disaster upon the Great Tang?
At that time, when the courtiers impeached him, even Li Er could not protect him!
For a moment, all the officials looked surprised. If it wasn't for the fact that the ritual was very important and couldn't be rushed, someone would have stepped forward to interrupt Li You's speech.
Fortunately, Li You's altered memorial was not long.
Soon, he read to the end.
"The Summer Sacrifice is a day to pray for rain. If the God of Haotian agrees to my request, please immediately send rain as a sign. If Haotian God does not allow my request, want to investigate my fault of changing the funeral rites without authorization, do not send rain, I am willing to accept the crime.”
What was that?
Li You wanted the Heavenly Emperor to rain immediately?
This…Wasn't this madness? Who do you think you are? Just because you make Haotian rain, it will rain?
Not to mention you, the days when the emperors prayed for rain during the summer sacrifice can be counted on one hand.
Moreover, it was a cloudy day and it was about to rain.
The sky was clear and cloudless, so how could it rain? And it's going to rain immediately? Aren't you being too whimsical?
Could it be that you got carried away after obtaining the Divine Sword Clear Sable's affirmation?
The officials looked at Li You with suspicion, contempt, pity, and even more hatred!
Zhangsun Wuji almost laughed out loud.
He thought to himself, Li You, Li You, what should I say about you? If the funeral oration was gone, so be it. If you honestly explained it to the Emperor, at most, you would have no hope of becoming the Crown Prince and would be punished. At the very least, he would have no problem living a life of luxury.
Now, in order to cover up the disappearance of the funeral oration, you made up a random funeral oration and even asked the heavens to rain.
How can this be your wish?
Do you think the Heavenly Emperor is your father?
I'd like to see how you're going to end this today…Eh, that's not right!
Just as Zhangsun Wuji thought of this, he suddenly felt the sky darken.
Looking up into the sky, the sun had been completely covered by the clouds.
Immediately after, a breeze blew over, and his face was actually wet.
"It's raining! It's raining!"
"The Heavenly Emperor has agreed to King Qi's request!”
"Our Great Tang has received the blessings of the Heavenly Emperor in this war against the Turks. We will definitely win!”
"Thousand years, thousand years, thousand years, King Qi! Long live our emperor!"
……
In an instant, a drizzle fell, and the entire place became a sea of joy.
The suspicions, disdain, and pity that the officials had for Li You completely disappeared. Right now, they only had one opinion of Li You: King Qi was awesome!
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