The sky in Xianyang was gloomy.
Dark clouds covered the land.
The rain poured down.
Crash!
Raindrops the size of soybeans washed against the eaves on both sides of the street, making crisp and pleasant sounds like soybeans falling on the eaves.
A fierce wind howled and swept over.
The heavy rain was blown down by the strong wind.
The entire sky was dark, and not a single ray of sunlight could be seen.
The sun was blocked by the dark clouds at the end of the sky, unable to rise.
The rain lasted for nearly two days.
Xianyang, which lacked water, had long been soaked by the torrential rain. Even the people walking on the streets had to tighten their belts and lift their pants up to their thighs to avoid the rain that had spread to their knees.
Under the heavy rain, the carriage could no longer travel through the streets.
At this moment.
Almost every household was hiding in their own houses, not daring to go out.
But at this moment.
A rumor seemed to have appeared out of thin air and spread at an astonishing speed. It spread to every household and became a hot topic among thousands of people in Xianyang City.
The heavy rain that had lasted for nearly two days had prevented every household from going out, but the restaurant was still very lively. Due to the sudden downpour, visitors from all over Xianyang could not easily go out, so they could only choose to stay in the restaurant temporarily.
The restaurant was as lively and noisy as ever.
A group of brawny martial artists with bronze swords on their waists sat in the taverns and inns as they conversed with each other. Their heroic voices were like thunder.
The air was filled with the rich smell of alcohol.
Looking at the endless downpour outside the window, drinking wine and tasting delicious food in the restaurant, these Jianghu swordsmen were in a particularly good mood.
"This weather is really strange. Xianyang has not seen a drop of water for two months. The sudden downpour lasted for nearly two days. Looking at the situation, it might not stop for a day or two.”
"Brother, you are right. Originally, I followed the caravan to Xianyang City to do business. Who would have thought that this heavy rain would trap us in Xianyang and prevent us from leaving? Who knows how much silver we would lose because of this?”
While people were discussing.
A piece of news spread.
"I heard that. This heavy rain was actually because the heavens couldn't stand it anymore, so they specially sent down a heavy rain in an attempt to stop the first emperor's sacrificial ceremony. Even the heavens did not want Great Qin to worship the heavens.”
"Really? But you really don't say. Today was the day of worship. Who would have thought that Xianyang, which had not seen a drop of water for two months, would suddenly welcome a torrential rain that lasted for several days on the day of the Heaven Worship Ceremony? If this is a coincidence, I feel that something is wrong.”
"Could it be that even the heavens think that the First Emperor has a tyrannical personality? As a result, it rained heavily and stopped Great Qin from praying to the heavens.”
"Brother, you can't say such things. You'll be beheaded.”
"What are you afraid of? When the rain stops, I will leave Xianyang immediately. Could it be that the First Emperor wanted me because of what I said just now?”
"However, I have heard of it. The rain that had lasted for two days was actually brought by the Imperial Advisor of Great Qin, Zhang Ye, who had been personally appointed by the First Emperor.”
“……”
The martial artists in the restaurant were chatting.
"Think about it, before the First Emperor conferred the title of Imperial Advisor, the weather in Xianyang didn't change much. Ever since Zhang Ye became the Imperial Advisor of the Great Qin Empire, the weather in Xianyang had changed drastically. Before the Heaven Worship Ceremony was held, a heavy downpour was welcomed, trying to prevent the Heaven Worship Ceremony from being held as scheduled.”
"In that case, the Imperial Advisor Zhang Ye, who is suspected to be an immortal, seems to be the culprit!”
"That's right. I heard that this Imperial Advisor Zhang Ye is just a fake immortal. He's only proficient in some clever tricks, which is why he was able to deceive the officials and deceive the First Emperor into making him the Imperial Advisor of the Great Qin Empire.”
"It is also because of this matter of impersonating an immortal that the heavens are furious. They specially sent down a heavy rain to prevent the worship ceremony from being held as scheduled to punish Imperial Preceptor Zhang Ye!”
"If the worship ceremony cannot be held as scheduled because of this heavy rain, then the sacrifice ceremony will be held. In that case, the culprit who had to bear the greatest responsibility was undoubtedly Great Qin's Imperial Advisor, Zhang Ye!”
……
On this day.
Apart from the bustling restaurants, the common people in every household of Xianyang City gradually began to hear similar rumors.
There were endless discussions about how State Preceptor Zhang Ye was hated by the heavens.
For a moment.
Rumors were flying all over Xianyang City.
Undercurrents surged!
Every household was filled with worry.
"If we can't hold the worship ceremony as scheduled, won't we have to face all kinds of natural and man-made disasters next year? Doesn't the heavens want us to live?”
"If the sacrifice to the heavens is delayed, does this mean that even the heavens can't stand it? And then rain down to stop it? If that was the case, then even if they forcefully held today's worship ceremony, would the heavens give Great Qin good weather next year?”
"Is State Preceptor Zhang Ye really someone who is hated by the Heavens? Was it really because of him that the worship ceremony could not be held as scheduled? If that was the case, if Great Qin were to face any natural or man-made disasters next year, the main culprit would undoubtedly be Imperial Preceptor Zhang Ye!”
In this day and age, the common people's thoughts were ancient.
They worshipped those ancient rumors very much.
For example,
Legends of immortals and the like;
There were rumors of gods three feet above their heads.
Wait a minute.
It was precisely because of this ancient rumor that the thousands of people in Xianyang panicked when they heard that the worship ceremony might not be held as scheduled.
They viewed it as…
The punishment of the heavens!
The heavens were furious.
That was why it rained heavily to organize the worship ceremony.
This meant that Great Qin would most likely face all sorts of natural and man-made disasters next year.
Thinking of this, countless people in Xianyang were terrified. At the same time, they also started to target Great Qin's new Imperial Advisor, Zhang Ye, as if they wanted to vent their fear and anger on him.
In recent years, various natural disasters had occurred frequently. The common people had long accumulated a bellyful of resentment, so they naturally needed to find an outlet to vent.
At this moment.
Under the influence of all kinds of rumors in Xianyang.
These people naturally treated the Imperial Advisor Zhang Ye as a vent for the resentment that had accumulated in their hearts for a long time.
Therefore,
The situation in Xianyang was completely intensified!
Zhao Gao's scheme was completed beyond his budget.
Perhaps even he himself did not expect it.
With just a little push, the situation in Xianyang was completely intensified!
The resentment in the hearts of thousands of people in Xianyang exploded.
Without a doubt…
Facing the tens of millions of people who had already erupted with resentment, if this sacrifice to the heavens could not be held as scheduled, the situation would definitely develop to a point where it was completely out of control.
At that time…
It was very likely that chaos would break out in Xianyang City!
Perhaps it was not even a rebellion.
However, it would definitely cause an unprecedented turmoil in the originally stable order and rule of Xianyang City.
"As long as Imperial Preceptor Zhang Ye is around, Great Qin will never be at peace.”
Similar remarks quickly spread through the streets of Xianyang.
"Due to the extremely low crop harvest this year, we still have to pay nearly 90% of the crop harvest as land tax. Almost all the elderly in every household starved to death, and the children were as thin as sticks. If we can't guarantee good weather next year, we'll starve to death sooner or later.”
"The reason why this year's grain harvest is so low is because the heavens are punishing Great Qin? This is the heavens not giving us a way out.”
"The harvest of crops in recent years has reached an unprecedented low! Today, the First Emperor personally held a ceremony to worship the heavens, but it was stopped by the heavy rain from the heavens. If that's the case, do we really have any hope of surviving?”
"We're going to die anyway. Why don't we fight?”
"Since our family has long run out of food, we might as well risk our lives!”
“……”
All kinds of disasters occurred frequently. Not only did the people of Xianyang City suffer, but the people of other places also suffered from various disasters.
Especially since the grain harvest was extremely low, countless people starved to death.
In fact,
The people of Xianyang did not really hope that this sacrificial ceremony would make Great Qin's future favorable.
But there was no other way.
With despair in their hearts and the will to die, these people could only find a spiritual sustenance, a glimmer of hope from the desperate situation, as their only hope of survival.
As for the sacrificial trip…
It was the only glimmer of hope left in their hearts.
This was their only hope!
If even their last hope was completely shattered, then they would definitely be able to do anything.
If their last hope was destroyed…
They were already determined to die, so they naturally wouldn't care about anything else.
Their style of doing things would become unscrupulous.
Therefore…
Based on the above analysis,
The worship ceremony must not be delayed!
Otherwise,
The consequences would be unimaginable.
At that time, there had to be a way to vent the anger of the people. Obviously, Zhang Ye was the one that Zhao Gao had pushed out as a target to vent the public's anger.
Zhao Gao's move could be said to be a drastic measure that could easily destroy anyone.
If it was any other official in the court, even the Prime Minister Li Si, who was second only to one person and above ten thousand people, he would probably find it difficult to resist Zhao Gao's move.
However, Zhao Gao's only target was…
Zhang Ye!
The heavy rain continued…
Dark clouds covered the sun in the sky.
Facing such an extremely bad weather environment.
He asked,
Could the worship ceremony still be held as scheduled?
This was a huge unknown.
At the same time, it made the tens of millions of people in Xianyang fall to the bottom of the valley, becoming more and more frustrated, desperate, and angry.
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