"A three-foot-long body can also drive the spirit."
Dong Zhongshu's words were like a sword that settled the world. The noisy court was suddenly silent, so quiet that a pin drop could be heard.
The officials were shocked.
These words sounded very domineering.
Although he didn't know Dong Zhongshu's identity and where his confidence came from, he could tell that he was full of righteous spirit, coupled with his imposing words.
Suddenly, he had the temperament of a scholarly sage.
However, some people could tell that Dong Zhongshu wasn't an orthodox Confucian scholar, because Confucianism emphasized the unity of heaven and man. And Dong Zhongshu's words seemed to imply that man could conquer nature.
This was incredible!
Even the First Emperor only pursued to stand side by side with the Heavenly Court and not interfere with each other. He never dared to say that man could conquer heaven. That was impossible.
So, was Dong Zhongshu's intention his own, or was it under Prince Ying Mo's instructions?
But no matter what, he would definitely lose this time.
Because he was just a mortal, not worth mentioning in front of immortals and gods!
At this moment, many people felt disdain for this, thinking that Dong Zhongshu was just a boastful person fishing for fame.
A three-foot-long body could drive a spirit?
These words were simply too big!
Although immortals and gods were not invincible, humans could indeed defeat immortals and gods. There were many examples in the past.
There had been many instances of armies hunting down Immortals and Gods within Great Qin, and Wang Jian and the other Generals had personally led them.
In fact, some of the powerful Qi Practitioners in Great Qin were not weaker than many of the Heavenly Court's True Gods!
However, these were all empty words when it came to Dong Zhongshu.
Because Dong Zhongshu had no cultivation base at all!
So, where did he get the right to say that he wanted to drive the immortals and gods? He was simply spouting nonsense.
The scholarly officials also had unfriendly expressions on their faces.
Although they could see that Dong Zhongshu might really be a reclusive great scholar, so what?
Now, the great Confucians in the court had long been infected by the power of the court. There was no sense of righteousness in their hearts. They only wanted to unite against the outside world and clear the obstacles for Young Master Fusu.
Anyone who went against them, regardless of their identity, was their enemy!
Zhang Cang asked,
"If you can't do it, what should you do?？”
The other scholarly faction members also looked at him.
This could be considered as the entire Confucian faction joining forces to launch an attack on Dong Zhongshu.
No matter how much you, Dong Zhongshu, can you outtalk all these great Confucians in the court?
But Dong Zhongshu said indifferently and disdainfully,
"There's no need to be so aggressive. In any case, I'm going to make a trip to the scholarly faction sooner or later.”
Zhang Cang sneered.
Still stubborn!
Haha, I want to see how you will embarrass yourself in front of Great Qin.
If you fail this time, you won't just lose your face, but also the face and prestige of Prince Ying Mo, who has been using you for a long time!
The reason why he dared to ask for rain was because of his master Xun Zi's relationship with the Heavenly Court. He had already made a deal with the higher-ups secretly, so he was confident.
But what right do you have, Dong Zhongshu?
He was just a clown who wanted to please the public.
When you fail to pray for rain, it will also be the time for your Master Ying Mo to abdicate!
As for this agreement, the other people in the imperial court naturally didn't think highly of Dong Zhongshu. To be more specific, they didn't think highly of Ying Mo's decision.
In their eyes, Ying Mo didn't have any trump cards.
His foundation was too weak. No one in the court was related to him, and the court was complicated. Without his own henchmen, he would only be an imaginary emperor with little talent.
It couldn't last long.
Chunyu Yue smiled in his heart.
In his opinion, the scholarly faction had the upper hand. It seemed that Prince Ying Mo wasn't a match for Fu Su, and had even unintentionally suppressed Fu Su's enemy, Zhao Gao.
It seemed that Young Master Fu Su's future position was as stable as a rock.
Li Si remained silent, but he was starting to have doubts.
Praying for rain wasn't as simple as governing a country. It was inevitable that he had to deal with the Heaven. Dong Zhongshu didn't have any cultivation base, so His Highness Ying Mo must have known about it.
His Highness Ying Mo himself had once cultivated the Dao of cultivation, so he should know the truth behind this. But why did he make such a solemn vow to let Dong Zhongshu do this?
Was it because His Highness Ying Mo was young and ignorant? In the past, he might have believed him, but after a few exchanges today, he had long realized that His Highness Ying Mo was not that simple.
Therefore, His Highness must have his own plans.
But what could he do?
It was impossible for Dong Zhongshu, a mortal with no cultivation base, to become a Core Formation Cultivator and become a powerful cultivator in just a few days.
It was obviously impossible!
That was why Li Si did not move because he felt that the situation today was very complicated.
Wang Jian, Meng Tian, and the other generals were rather surprised.
They couldn't be bothered to ask about the struggles between the civil officials, and they didn't want to participate.
However, after the fight just now, they could tell that this Prince Ying Mo was indeed quite capable. Although he was not as powerful as Young Master Fu Su or Young Master Huhai, he had his own strengths.
At the very least, this innate kingly aura and his courage to remain calm in the face of danger were admired by these generals.
Those who had thunder in their chests and calm faces were definitely not ordinary people!
Therefore, even though they hadn't completely acknowledged His Highness Ying Mo, they weren't as resistant to him as before.
However, Wang Jian and the others didn't like to fight in the royal court. Therefore, even if they wanted to support Ying Mo in the future, they would do so to protect the country.
Therefore, if Ying Mo made enemies everywhere, it wouldn't be a good thing for them.
As a ruler, apart from having the ability to expand territory, he should also be able to maintain good relationships in the court.
Therefore, before the rain incident ended, they didn't plan to openly support His Highness Ying Mo.
Otherwise, they had just declared their support for him, but in the end, he turned around and suffered a big loss in the rain praying incident. That would be too embarrassing.
Therefore, General Wang Jiandi was also paying close attention to the result of Dong Zhongshu's prayer for rain. This would determine their attitude towards His Highness Ying Mo in the future!
As for most of the other forces, they still treated it as a show.
No matter what the final outcome was, it would not affect their foundation.
It was common for the situation to change in the royal court. A shrewd person should judge the situation and adjust their direction and lineup at any time.
But to be fair, no one was optimistic about Dong Zhongshu.
In their eyes, Ying Mo's position as the country's governor would probably be very short.
Alone, he definitely didn't have the qualifications to be in power.
Since that was the case, they were happy to add fuel to the fire and spread the news of what had happened today throughout the country. If Dong Zhongshu failed, Ying Mo would face the suspicion of all of Great Qin's billions of people!
At that time, how would he have the face to persist?
As a result, the matter in the Imperial Court was quickly spread by word of mouth, and in the blink of an eye, everyone in Great Qin knew about it.
The entire Great Qin was shocked by this!
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