Princess Wang Lin was dressed in a rich dress and was sitting on the throne. Her eyes swept across the pavilion. She had willow-leaf eyebrows and red phoenix eyes, which were somewhat delicate and charming. Although she was a woman, she had the majesty of the royal family of the Ulan Empire.
In the pavilion, the officials and Taoist priests sitting on the left and right sides were encouraged and began to offer suggestions.
"The lower official thinks that we should report the disaster to the imperial capital, request food from other states and counties to rescue the hungry people, and wait for the drought to ease. As for those rebels and traitors, the princess does not need to worry. We and other generals are here to wipe them out, so there is no need to worry at all.
They will attack Xingcheng!"
"In the past two years, thousands of miles of fertile fields in the prefectures and counties have not yielded any grain, and the grain harvested in the past has been exhausted. This year, a lot of grain has been transferred from other prefectures and counties. Most of it is consumed on the road, and the other half is transported to various counties. Xingzhou
The millions of soldiers and civilians in the county consume millions of kilograms of food every day, which cannot be supplied by several other states and counties.
This drought has not been resolved for a long time, and there are already complaints in the imperial capital."
"Weichen suggested digging a large canal to directly divert water from rivers in other states into the main river in Xingzhou! Although the project is huge, it can be accomplished once and for all, and there is no need to worry about drought again."
"Other states and counties may not be willing to give up water to our county! It is better to mobilize millions of soldiers and civilians to dig deep wells in Xingzhou County to draw water! We rely on our own strength and do not need people."
Civil and military officials offered suggestions one after another.
However, the Taoist priests on the left table said something else.
"Pindao thinks that the main thing is to pray for rain! As long as the rain falls and the drought is alleviated, everything else can be solved naturally, and there is no need to worry anymore."
"It only costs hundreds of thousands of taels of silver to perform a great ritual in Chaotian Temple and pray for rain. If we dig a canal or dig a large number of deep wells, hundreds of millions of taels of silver may not be enough. It will waste people's money and cause civil unrest, which is absolutely unacceptable!"
The banquet was obviously divided into two groups.
Officials advocated dispatching food, sending troops to suppress the rebellion, digging rivers to transport water, and waiting for the drought to ease.
The Taoist priests strongly advocated praying for rain to eliminate disasters. This method is a bit simpler, but the advantage is that it costs less. A mere few hundred thousand taels of silver is much less than other methods. You must know that fighting a war is all
One million taels of silver.
Ye Chen was silent.
Spells do not come out of thin air. They either use the magic power within the monk's body or use the water aura from the outside.
The rainfall technique must mobilize the water spirit between heaven and earth, otherwise there will be no rain.
If in normal times, you do something to pray for rain, the rain will fall. But now there is a severe drought in Xingzhou County, the fire spirit is extremely strong, and the water spirit is extremely thin. There is not enough water spirit in the outside world, and the rain spell cannot get support from the outside world.
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A monk in the Qi refining stage can only irrigate a few acres of land with his own magic power. Just outside the city gate, the spiritual rain technique performed by Master Kong Xian just now used the magic power in his body to release a very small cloud of rain.
Unless millions of spirit stones can be transported and tens of thousands of water monks cast spells to rain together, such a large-scale drought can be reversed. But this is impossible. For the world of immortality, the importance of millions of spirit stones
Far better than the rise and fall of a secular country.
Even if the Ulan Empire is destroyed, the Tianxu Immortal Sect will not use such financial resources to do such a thing.
This drought is probably unstoppable.
He is the inspector of Tianxu, and his most important task is to check the situation of the Bird Orchid Empire. Logically speaking, he does not need to intervene in the drought. He only needs to return to the fairy gate to report it, pat his butt and leave.
Ye Chen is worried that if a man-made disaster occurs after a natural disaster, millions of people in Xingzhou County may suffer. Now that it has happened, something must be done to prevent the disaster here from getting worse.
"If this drought lasts for decades, hundreds of Baidu Tieba posts will be launched within a few years, and the entire Xingzhou will become a dry sandy land. Digging canals and praying for rain will be of no use. I think it is better to abandon Xingzhou as soon as possible and will
Millions of soldiers and civilians moved to other states and counties to avoid futile efforts."
A big man in black clothes at the fifth level of Qi Refining Stage suddenly said in a deep voice at the table.
"Abandon Xingzhou County?!"
"How could you do this! We, the Ulan Empire, spent countless financial and military resources to capture Xingzhou County. How can we give up just because we say we are giving up! Stop trying to deceive the public with your monstrous words!"
As soon as the big man in black said these words, he was immediately shocked. Dozens of monks, officials and generals at the banquet in the pavilion were shocked, and they retorted sharply.
Even the other monks couldn't help but be shocked by his bold idea.
"Xingzhou County is my fiefdom. Doesn't this princess have no territory? How can I give up!"
Princess Wang Lin looked shocked and shook her head after a while.
"This is my kind advice. Whether you listen to it or not is up to the princess."
The man in black said coldly.
Ye Chen glanced across the table, feeling a little strange. There were several monks with higher levels of cultivation, such as the old man in white shirts and the monks in Confucian shirts. Their expressions were dull and they did not participate in the discussion, as if the matter had nothing to do with them.
"This Taoist Master Ye, I don't know what countermeasures to take, but I can offer them to my princess!"
Princess Wang Lin's eyes fell on Ye Chen.
She wondered that this new young Taoist priest was very strange. Since he took the initiative to serve, he would usually express himself enthusiastically in order to get rewards of money and silk. On the contrary, he was silent after he arrived, only listening to other monks discussing, and he seemed to
It’s really like coming here to eat and drink.
"I've just come here and know nothing about this drought, so I can't say more. I still don't know how this drought happened? If it's the scorching sun, I've traveled all the way to other countries and the nearby counties of Ulan.
, all the same, I came to see the slightest sign of a severe drought. But once I entered Xingzhou County, I saw such a severe drought, which was very puzzling. I don’t even know this, so naturally I can’t offer any countermeasures. Excuse me
Princess, do you know the source of this drought?"
Ye Chen shook his head.
In the pavilion, dozens of monks fell silent.
When talking about the origin of this drought, it seems that some taboo has been violated.
There were several sharp glances during the dinner, and they suddenly looked at Ye Chen, as if they were dissatisfied with Ye Chen's troubles, and there was also a hint of warning in them.
Ye Chen just looked at Princess Wang Lin calmly, without even looking at them. They were just a few monks in the Qi Refining Stage. It was not their turn to be dissatisfied or give a warning.
The monk in the Confucian shirt drank a glass of wine. Seeing the silence among the monks, he couldn't help but sneered, "I don't dare to say anything, for fear of getting into trouble! What about praying to the sky for rain, suppressing thieves, and digging canals? These are all
It’s useless! None of this is at the root, it’s just a matter of seeking fish from a tree and deceiving oneself and others.”
"Brother He, you drank too much!"
A middle-aged monk next to him quickly tried to dissuade him.
"Isn't it just a mountain of earthly flames! Look, you are all so scared that you don't even dare to mention it! If you don't dare to say it, why should I say it?"
The monk in Confucian shirt laughed loudly.
"A volcanic eruption? How come we didn't know!" "A volcanic eruption should be visible thousands of miles away!"
The first and second grade officials of Zhongxing Prefecture County could not help but be astonished.
"It's not a volcano, it's the Diyan Mountain. If no one guides you, you won't even be able to find it. This news has been kept secret by some monks and has not been disclosed at all. It can be covered up with a little disguise. Of course you don't know.
, it would be strange if you knew about it."
The Confucian monk said with disdain.
Many monks at the table looked at each other with worried looks on their faces.
"Diyan Mountain?"
Ye Chen frowned slightly, "As far as I know, there is no Diyan Mountain in the Bird Orchid Empire! What's going on?"
Ye Chen had already read the "Illustrated Records of Yunzhou", and there was no record of Diyan Mountain in the Ulan Empire. Otherwise, he would have guessed it long ago.
"There is a dead flame mountain on the border of Xingzhou County. It has not made any movement for hundreds and thousands of years. The year before last, for some reason, it suddenly began to erupt a large amount of fire energy and became a dead flame volcano. Xingzhou is just downwind of the dead flame mountain.
, blocked the water spirit energy, which resulted in no rainfall for two years. I have been there once before, and I understand what is going on."
The Confucian monk shook his head and said.
"If the ground flames erupt, it should be just a pure natural disaster!"
Ye Chen wondered.
Natural disasters such as volcanoes and earthquakes may make the common people awe and fear them. But for immortal cultivators with vast supernatural powers, it is not a taboo. There is no need to block information, and there is nothing to be afraid of.
"Heng, it can't be that simple. It's impossible to say whether someone deliberately detonated this earth flame and caused it to erupt! Moreover, once the earth flame erupts, many fire treasures will be born in the ground! Within the Ulan Empire,
It was originally a land without spirit, but as soon as Diyan Mountain came out, it became a fire spirit land, and many fire spirit root monks gathered there to practice and even look for fire spirit treasures!"
The Confucian monk said.
All the civil and military officials looked at each other and shut up knowingly. They were just secular officials. These were matters in the world of immortality, and they had no way to interfere. Even though they were sitting here, discussing disaster relief with a group of monks. But these monks were
Invited by the princess, the princess is a member of the royal family of the Ulan Empire, and the Ulan Empire is a secular country under the jurisdiction of the Tianxu Sect.
Most of these monks came because of Princess Wang Lin's face.
Otherwise, these officials alone would not be able to invite these monks who are at the fourth or fifth level of the Qi Refining Stage.
Princess Wang Lin had just learned that a spiritual land had appeared in her territory, and she couldn't help but ask, "Which guest is going to the Flame Mountain to investigate the situation?!"
At the banquet, the expressions of all the Qi Refining Stage monks suddenly changed.
"I'm preparing to go into seclusion recently. I'm afraid there's nothing I can do!"
"I still have a furnace of elixirs that I haven't finished yet. I'm going to refine the elixirs first. I'm afraid it will take several years. I'll say goodbye first!"
"I almost forgot, an old friend came to visit today. I will go back first so as not to neglect my old friend."
Many monks jumped up in a hurry and said goodbye.
They were guests of the princess's palace and could come and go as they pleased. The soldiers did not dare to stop them, even if they wanted to, they could not.
After a while, all the talented people and strangers dispersed like their buttocks were on fire.
Princess Wang Lin and the officials were all dumbfounded. They were asked to go to the Flame Mountain to investigate the situation, but they left just as they were told.
The civil and military officials had no choice but to disperse.
The banquet in the pavilion of the princess's mansion was over, and a discussion on countermeasures ended in vain.
"Grand Master, is this Diyan Mountain so scary that they don't even dare to go?!"
Princess Wang Lin was surprised and looked at the old man in white shirt.
The old man in white shirt was silent for a moment and shook his head, "Diyan Mountain is not scary. What is scary is the monks who are entrenched in Diyan Mountain. They gather in groups and block the news. This is not what ordinary cultivators can do. It makes them so afraid.
, I'm afraid some force has taken over Diyan Mountain! My duty is to protect the safety of the princess, and I will ignore everything else!"