Keqing, it’s just cultivating immortality, is it that difficult?

Another possibility is that the little princess is actually the Jade Emperor's favorite granddaughter, who came down to earth to experience hardships.

People were talking about it, just discussing it.

Some things, if enough people say them, become true even if they are false.

Of course, some people take it seriously, while others naturally don't believe it.

"What extraordinary origins do you have? She's just a little baby. If they say she's a fairy, then she must be a fairy. You're lucky you believed her!"

"That's right, what immortal? If he is an immortal, why don't he really pray for rain for us? If he is really kind-hearted, why don't he give us free food? Instead, why do he ask us to open up wasteland? Isn't this a hassle?"

This statement immediately angered some people who were defending Keqing.

"Bah! What nonsense! If the princess hadn't distributed relief grain, you would still be talking nonsense here. Be careful or you'll get a beating!"

"That's right! Be careful to be struck by lightning. How dare you say this about our savior? A little kindness is enough to make you ungrateful. Are you going to just sit around doing nothing when I give you food for free? You don't even want to dig the canal, and you still have the nerve to talk nonsense here! What's wrong with exchanging your labor for food? You can't get it in other places even if you want to!!"

"That sounds nice, but the grain is originally ours as the land tax we paid!"

"Then tell the corrupt officials what you said. Everyone knows that the food we eat is brought by the little princess. Why should the little princess's food be given to you? It's good enough to have something to eat!"

"What happened to the princess's grain? Who knows if that grain was also paid by our land tax?"

People started arguing, back and forth.

At the same time, the few people who initially provoked the dispute quietly withdrew from the quarrel.

That’s right, these people were sent out by Qizhou on purpose.

And this kind of thing happened not only in this place, but also in other places.

As the saying goes, where there are conflicts, positions and disputes, the final result will be more shocking.

Those who defend the princess will make

They support the princess even more, and they can also filter out those who are dissatisfied with the princess from the quarrel, and then record them in a notebook for later observation.

Qizhou had a good idea. The county lord wanted to have faith and let the people fight against the disasters of heaven and earth. To do so, he must have not only grace but also power.

Only by combining kindness and severity can one rule and govern.

Now that grace has taken effect, what is needed next is not only grace but also authority, and the object of this authority is naturally the one written in that book.

Qizhou had a good idea and of course did not hide his thoughts. Ten days later, he informed the princess of the completion of the altar and handed over the book he and General Geng had jointly prepared.

"This is?"

Keqing took the notebook, only to find a name on it.

Qizhou recounted the origins of the people in the notebook one by one, and at the same time took out a white notebook with some names written on it, some of which he did not recognize and some of which he did.

One of the two notebooks records those who harbor malicious intentions towards me, and the other records those who blindly worship me and naturally stand on my side.

[Wow, Master, your subordinate is so considerate! He even found someone for you.]

Listening to what Xiao Meiqiu said, Keqing pursed her lips. She didn't expect that Qizhou was so well prepared.

"Have you ever thought that I might be kind and let them go? Or that praying for rain will fail and everything will be in vain?"

Qizhou smiled slightly.

"I believe in the princess! Since the princess has an extraordinary background, how could she be that kind of person?"

Apart from other things, is the monarch kind-hearted? Yes, he is kind-hearted, as can be seen from the time he saved them, but the princess is not a kind-hearted person.

Countless assassins and ogres died at the hands of the monarch. Even if the refugees she rescued spoke rudely and questioned her, the princess would no longer protect them.

The princess is not an ordinary person, so as her subject, I naturally have to show my strength to be worthy of her.

Since the princess wants incense, it is naturally not just incense. Judging from the princess's behavior, he does not want to write that the princess does not have some ambitions in her heart, otherwise, why would there be so many twists and turns.

That's why he took so much effort to get this list.

Sure enough, the princess accepted it.

"I understand what you mean."

Keqing nodded and accepted it, and Qizhou also breathed a sigh of relief, it seemed that his guess was not self-righteous.

In this way, the altar was built and the day for praying for rain arrived.

Chapter 599: Calling the Wind and Rain, Accompanied by Thunder (5500)

On this day, the sky was cloudless, the scorching sun hung high in the sky, and the air was extremely dry and stuffy. Even if you were wearing clothes, you could feel the sticky and uncomfortable feeling.

However, at this moment, no one cared about the heat. People were crowded around the altar. Thousands of people gathered, which was like a grand gathering. Soldiers in two rows around were maintaining stability and order.

I could hear all kinds of discussions.

"It's so hot... It's like being dehydrated."

"That's right. This is damn bad weather. Look at God. He doesn't even give us any clouds. How can we pray for rain successfully?"

"Maybe. Isn't it said that the little princess is a deity who has descended to earth?"

"You believe this? Aren't they just scammers? How can they be gods?"

As time went on, people around me started to get annoyed, especially the hot weather, which made people feel as if their hearts were constantly being burned by fire, making them feel confused and impatient.

They came here to join in the fun, but it was useless to be exposed to the sun like this. How long would it take to get better? This damn weather showed that there was no hope. They didn't want to watch the little princess put on a show.

Such sentiments are not only held by some people, but have also spread to others, including those who vowed to defend Keqing.

After all, even they had to admit that although the rumors said that the little princess was a fairy, they had never seen her, so it couldn't be true. Even if the princess gave them food, they were very grateful to her, but look at the sky, it was empty without a single cloud, and the sun was hanging in the sky, shining on everything mercilessly and equally.

How could it rain in such weather? I was afraid that praying for rain would not work. Thinking of this, even the most determined heart would be shaken.

They were protecting it out of gratitude to the little princess, but they were not brainless. They still had some consciousness. They knew that humans are just humans and cannot be gods. It is impossible for them to make it rain just by saying so.

However, some people are wavering in their hearts, while others are steadfast. Some of them are people with miserable life experiences and have experienced hardships and sufferings. Keqing is their hope of being saved, so they trust her completely. The other group is simple-minded children. Because Keqing saved their families, they are very grateful to her and believe that she must be a fairy sent from heaven.

"Mother, can the princess really pray for rain? Will God give us face? Then the fields we reclaim will give us rain.

Are there a lot of little seedlings?" A little girl with a dirty face in the crowd asked her mother curiously.

Those bright eyes were full of energy and looked up expectantly.

The woman next to him had dry yellow hair and was quite thin. One of her hands was covered with wounds and she looked quite disheveled. Due to lack of water, her body was dirty and her hair was tangled, making her look like a beggar. However, this image of hers was common in Hengshan County.

After fleeing here from famine, I'm lucky to be alive. What else can I hope for?

She gently touched the little girl's head, forced a smile, and faced the little girl's expectant eyes with a firm tone.

"Of course it will rain. Didn't the little princess ask us to open up the wasteland? We also planted some seedlings."

A few days ago, the county government suddenly notified the people who were reclaiming the wasteland that they could provide seeds for planting.

This statement is simply shocking. Are you crazy to want to grow crops at this time?

Some people want to take advantage of the situation and cheat people into growing grain, but the distribution of grain is based on the amount of land you have reclaimed, so there is no possibility of fooling people.

Of course you are given the opportunity to grow crops. It is up to you whether to choose to grow crops or not, but this is only one chance for you to grow crops for free.

Most people save the seeds and think that those who listen to the county government and plant seeds now are fools. In this weather, even if the ground is good, the seeds will not sprout. It is better to keep them for planting later or store them as grain.

Only a small number of people opened up the land and actually planted it, and one of them was the woman in front of him.

It is hard to explain why she planted crops. Although she knew that the crops would not survive if planted this way, she still planted them because that was the order of the princess.

The land has been reclaimed, and the crops are distributed free of charge. Relief food is still available, and as long as you work hard, you will get it. Both he and his daughter were rescued by the little princess, so they will just plant the crops and trust the little princess completely and unconditionally.

Because of this, everyone around her mocked her and made sarcastic remarks about her, and even her daughter could hear them from time to time.

"But they said that the seedlings you planted will wither and die and won't sprout..."

"Don't believe them. They don't listen to the princess. We listen. Only by following the little princess can we live well."

The woman paused and pinched her daughter's face.

"As long as it rains, the flowers will sprout. Look, didn't the little princess pray for rain? If she is a fairy, she will definitely pray for rain."

There was an invisible madness flashing in the woman's eyes. No one knew whether she really chose to plant because of Keqing's words, but based on the discussions of the people around her, even she knew that if it really didn't rain, the food would be in vain.

She was testing and groping, trying to see if this only hope was really so reliable and worth her holding on to.

The woman raised her head and looked around. Those people were either mocking or sneering, with excited faces. There were also those thugs with shifty eyes who almost harassed them before.

If the officials hadn't arrived in time, he and his daughter...

Thinking of this, a regret that it would be better to end this life flashed through her mind, and a trace of murderous intent flashed in her eyes. If it were not for the situation that day, she would not have planted the crops as if to vent her anger. Whether it was to vent her anger or for the hope of life, it was unknown, but when she looked down at her daughter, who was obviously skinny but still had expectations in her eyes, the madness in her heart gradually dissipated.

Those thugs seemed to have noticed the presence of the woman. They looked over with malicious eyes and revealed a arrogant smile. Faintly, one could hear them saying things like "idiot", "just playing around", "good figure" and so on.

The darkness in the woman's pupils gradually accumulated, like a bottomless abyss. She looked down at her daughter who was sticking her head out, a faint smile appeared at the corner of her mouth, and the emotions that were about to burst out were gradually suppressed in her heart, and then she and her daughter looked up at the sky expectantly.

It would be great if the little princess was really a goddess from heaven. If she was a goddess, she should have great magical powers to help them escape from their suffering. She should be able to be fair and just, and make those scum disappear completely.

The woman prayed in her heart.

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If some naive people or people with special beliefs completely obeyed the above words, it would be a bit hard to understand why the Wang clan, an educated clan, also obeyed them.

Logically speaking, this large clan has all been educated and understands reason, so they should not be as blindly obedient as the fools. As the saying goes, "A gentleman does not speak of ghosts and gods", such educated people should naturally not believe in ghosts and gods.

But the people of the Wang clan actually reclaimed the land obediently and planted seedlings as instructed in this weather.

Some outsiders mocked, while others asked in confusion.

The answer given by Patriarch Wang was simple.

"For this land reclamation, the government has given us grain. We can use the labor of the reclamation to exchange for food to fill our stomachs. Why can't we do this? As for the seedlings, that's even easier. The seedlings are given for free. The wasteland was hired by the young princess to reclaim. The land and grain belong to the government. If the government tells us to plant, we should plant. Why worry so much!"

These eloquent words stunned those who were mocking and wanted to laugh at him, and they were unable to refute them.

It seems... it makes sense...

"But doesn't it say that this land will be ours in the future?"

someone asked.

But the chieftain stroked his beard and said leisurely:

"The future is the future, and the present is not the present. The future will be dealt with later."

Even if the tenants have signed a contract, it can only be said after the contract is signed. It has not been confirmed. Although the land will be yours in the future, it is not yours now. How can you dictate the operation of the owner?"

The person who asked the question was choked. This scholar is a scholar. What he said is really logical.

That's right. Although they reclaimed the land, it essentially belongs to the government. They can do whatever they want with it and they are not allowed to interfere.

Although I always feel that something is wrong, if I continue to ask, I am afraid that they will give more excuses one after another. Now, no one dares to pay attention to the sarcasm and ridicule of the Wang clan.

However, Patriarch Wang's words may fool outsiders but not his own family.

They just want to settle down, and this land must be opened for themselves. If they make a mess of the operation, over time, even if they have land, the Wang clan will not dare to stay here.

Wang Bohou was somewhat skeptical and asked reasonable questions.

"You don't want to follow the example of your superiors and curry favor with the powerful, do you?"

"How could that be... Just don't worry about it..."

Patriarch Wang shook his head. In fact, there were many opinions in the clan about the land reclamation, and even more so about the seedling planting. He would definitely not do such a foolish thing under normal circumstances.

But who could have let him reveal some inside information? As the person in charge of a large clan, he is literate. Qizhou has to give some advice, not to mention anything else.

As the saying goes, literacy makes one sensible. No matter what happens in the future, as long as the princess wants to use these people, they will not be able to escape. Therefore, Qizhou gave some advice to Patriarch Wang openly and secretly, and it all depended on the other party's self-awareness.

After all, if the other party is willing, he will listen. If he doesn't trust you, there are so many scholars out there, and there are alternatives.

Fortunately, because he had been saved by Keqing, and because of the well-organized system in Hengshan County, Patriarch Wang intervened. He firmly believed that this was not just the result of a child's mischief.

Therefore, he used his authority as the patriarch to suppress all kinds of backlash and asked them to follow the announcement.

He did it, but he couldn't stop feeling uneasy. Looking at the altar above and hearing the discussions around him, his heart was beating fast.

“I don’t know whether my decision is right or wrong…”

But no matter how worried you are, what you have done is done, so don't think about the other side anymore.

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Near the altar, almost everyone who could come had already arrived. After all, this was a big event, whether it was for praying for rain or for the little princess herself.