Aunt Chen is back from the world of cultivation

In order to demonstrate his sincerity to the God of Du'e, Emperor Yong'an immediately put aside his government affairs and went to the treasury to select the five elements sacrifices in person.

Taoism considers nine and five to be auspicious numbers, so the gold was ninety-nine five-liang gold ingots, each of which was brand new, extremely pure and flawless.

The wood-type clear tea was the Wuyi Mountain tribute tea that was just presented this year. The total annual output was only five taels. He did not keep any of it and used it all as offerings.

The wine was also Yuquan tribute wine that had been treasured for many years. A small cup was worth more than gold, so he directly took a large jar.

The jade was a seven-foot square piece of top-grade Hetian jade. Such a large and flawless top-grade jade might not be produced again in more than ten years, but he put the jade into the offering without any hesitation.

There are several offerings, except for the wax, which cannot be used in many ways, but the rest are all worth a fortune.

Early the next morning, Emperor Yong'an personally went to the small courtyard outside Jiqingfang, placed the five elements of offerings, lit the incense and candles himself, and after bowing to all directions, he inserted the incense and candles into the incense burner.

Then, as if reciting a prayer to heaven, he said solemnly:

"God of Du'e, I pray sincerely, hoping that you will come to the throne and help me stabilize the world!"

"I wish to enshrine the God as the Supreme State Master, build a Du'e Temple for the God in 160 prefectures across the country, hold official sacrifices every year, and let the God enjoy the incense and offerings of the Great Wei forever!"

The national teacher is the teacher of the country.

Although there have been one or two religious leaders in every dynasty who have been named national masters, the addition of the word "Taishang" makes his status far more respected than that of ordinary national masters.

Moreover, the emperor personally promised to build temples for him all over the country and allow government officials to hold sacrifices every year.

Even the ancestors of the imperial family and even the gods of heaven and earth did not receive such treatment.

This is the greatest sincerity that Emperor Yong'an could think of.

When dealing with the gods, he naturally did not dare to negotiate with them as if they were human beings, slowly raising the price step by step, trying to get the greatest benefit with the least effort.

He felt that he had to show his utmost sincerity from the very beginning in order to impress the God.

After the sacrifice, the scene was so quiet that one could hear a needle dropping to the ground.

Everyone held their breath waiting for the god's response.

Chen Qingzhu and Huiyun stood on the roof of the courtyard and witnessed the whole process.

She used the invisibility spell, and the formation in the courtyard blocked out the sound.

The outside world can neither see them nor hear their voices.

The reason why Chen Qingzhu brought Huiyun here was mainly to train her courage.

Because after conveying her intention to Lord Cheng'en, Huiyun asked her:

"If Your Majesty comes to pray to the gods in person next time, will the master of the temple show up?"

Chen Qingzhu said without hesitation:

"Of course not. I won't give him any response."

Huiyun could not hide her worries:

"But three times is the limit. This is the third time His Majesty has asked you to show up. If you don't respond again, will he get angry and give up asking the gods?"

Chen Qingzhu knew that when facing the powerful and wealthy, Huiyun could control them as ordinary believers without any psychological burden.

But deep down, she still had awe for the imperial power.

"Huiyun, you must know that the emperor is also a human being. As long as there are enough benefits hanging in front of him, he will also persevere and move forward like a donkey hanging by a carrot."

"Think about it, if it was an ordinary noble, wouldn't the previous hints be enough?"

Huiyun tried hard to accept her point of view, but the worry and uncertainty in her eyes never disappeared.

So Chen Qingzhu took her to see it in person.

The silence lasted for a full moment.

The expectation on Emperor Yong'an's face gradually faded.

But he showed no sign of anger. Instead, he bowed respectfully again and said devoutly:

"I sincerely welcome the God to the court, and I will persevere to let the God see my sincerity!"

Then he led the ceremonial guards and the imperial guards away.

Chen Qingzhu smiled and looked at Huiyun:

"how?"

Huiyun breathed a sigh of relief.

"The master is right indeed."

After this incident, her awe of His Majesty dissipated a lot.

"Although I still can't treat His Majesty as an ordinary person like the master, at least I won't be too nervous when I see him in the future."

Chen Qingzhu smiled and said:

"that's enough."

Huiyun, a young lady from an official family who grew up in the capital, would be lying if she said that she was no longer afraid of Emperor Yong'an.

The emperor is the emperor after all.

Even Chen Qingzhu himself had to spend more time and effort to calculate him than to the other believers.

As for subordinates like Huiyun, she only asked them not to be too nervous when facing the emperor and not do anything bad. That was enough.

Next time, she will bring Rongniang to see it.

Rong Niang is the one who truly needs to despise imperial power.

*

When Emperor Yong'an returned to the palace, he saw Imperial Noble Consort Shuyi standing at the door of his bedroom waiting for him.

Emperor Yong'an took her hand gently, walked into the room to warm up, and asked softly:

"Why are you here, my beloved?"

Imperial Noble Consort Shuyi said innocently:

"I heard that Your Majesty was going to invite the God of Du'e to the court, so I hurried over to see what the God looks like!"

As he spoke, he looked behind Emperor Yong'an curiously:

"Your Majesty, where is the God?"

Emperor Yong'an's sacrifice to the gods caused quite a stir in the palace, and Imperial Noble Consort Shuyi naturally heard about it.

Upon learning that Emperor Yong'an had personally gone to the treasury to select those offerings, Imperial Noble Consort Shuyi was so angry that she almost gritted her teeth.

Ever since Shu also began to use military force, the national treasury has been in great demand.

The Queen took the lead in expressing her intention to cut the expenses of the imperial palace and save money for His Majesty.

As the Imperial Noble Consort, she had always cared about Emperor Yong'an wholeheartedly, so naturally she had to express her gratitude.

Therefore, she had no choice but to reduce the expenses in her palace to one third of the original amount.

Even if you have money, you still have to live frugally and set an example.

Although Emperor Yong'an felt sorry for her and advised her not to be so harsh on herself, when she insisted a little, he only praised her for being sensible and did not continue to let her restore the expenses.

Now, she was living frugally in the palace, and suffered all kinds of grievances every day to save the twenty or thirty taels of silver for food money, but Emperor Yong'an gave offerings of tens of thousands of taels of silver to other women at one go!

In the six years since she entered the palace, her importance in Emperor Yong'an's heart has grown day by day.

Emperor Yong'an always treated her with great pampering.

The current situation made her feel worse than eating a fly.

Moreover, His Majesty attaches too much importance to the God of Du'e. She can no longer just wait for news from Pei Xiao, she must do something.

After hearing what Imperial Noble Consort Shuyi said, Emperor Yong'an said:

“I didn’t see the God today.”

Imperial Noble Consort Shuyi was surprised, then with tears in her eyes, she looked at Emperor Yongan distressedly and said:

"Your Majesty is so noble. I have personally invited the God three times, but the God has not shown up. Your Majesty is really wronged for the sake of the people of the world!"

On the surface, these words express sympathy for Emperor Yong'an, but in reality they are saying that Lord Du'e is arrogant and does not take Emperor Yong'an seriously.

She originally thought that after saying this, Emperor Yong'an would still have some resentment in his heart.

But she watched intently, and did not see any change in Emperor Yong'an's expression that she expected.