Chapter 146 Rain Praying Ceremony, Luotian Festival
"Let's take a look!" Wu Qiudao threw a thick account book on the table.
Prefect Wang and Magistrate Lin read it carefully together and were shocked by the numbers on the account. If they hadn't known that Yuzhou had been experiencing a severe drought for three years, they would have thought that this was the inventory account of a wealthy family in the south of the Yangtze River! The money and food in this account were enough to support the entire state.
The people affected by the disaster will have to eat for another three years!
Wu Qiudao took a sip of tea: "This is because I was only given ten places on the list. I know that County Magistrate Lin must have thought for a long time before selecting these ten rich and powerful families.
It’s all completely dark!”
Governor Wang took a deep breath: "This is still a small Yuzhou! It was so easy to catch so many giant rats!"
Wu Qiudao asked: "Are you really ready to arrest them? Every family on the list definitely deserves their punishment. If I ransack their homes and copied them, there will be at least 150 lawsuits involving lives within ten years. The evidence of embezzlement of official food is even more conclusive! Others!
Is it as clean as a big house?"
Lin Zhixian hurriedly said: "We are still within the scope of cracking down on the powerful, but we must not continue to copy it! The Jiedushi Mansion has sent people to ask. If we continue to force it, the big families will definitely rebel. Then it will be difficult
It’s over!”
Wu Qiudao sneered and said: "Zhi County Lin, you really think highly of them! With a few of us in charge, these big households are all paper tigers that can be broken by just one poke! If they are allowed to find some bandits and bandits to cause trouble, they are really going to pull the flag.
They wouldn't dare to rebel even if they had ten courages!"
"I'm sure they have tried their best to find someone to make peace now, right? I believe that whether it's Governor Wang or County Magistrate Lin, there must be many people under you telling the truth! Maybe they are still saying bad things about me!"
"But don't forget, the witnesses and physical evidence I gave you have proven that they were not prepared to take them away as soon as they were ready. You, Governor Wang, and you, County Magistrate Lin, are all targets they want to eliminate as soon as possible!"
Lin Zhixian glanced at the still hesitant Wang Taishou, and sighed in his heart. He could only reason with this cynical Jianghu man to prevent the situation from getting out of hand: "Wu Shaoxia, I know you have come into contact with too many patients these days, so I am angry with you."
Spread it all on the big accounts."
"Yes, those people were reduced to this land, not only due to drought and natural disasters, but also because of the help of big families, who robbed and even killed the people! You don't need to provide evidence, I believe all of this!"
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"But we officials are still different from you people in the world. We have to compromise, weigh, and exercise restraint. We have to protect those below with dignity, and we have to face those above with a smile. The world is not about killing others when they make mistakes.
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Wu Qiudao turned to look at Wang Taishou and asked: "Wang Taishou, I am just a qigong practitioner who came down from the mountain. Gold, silver, money and food have no meaning to me, and I don't ask for much reward. I will try my best to help you."
Eradicating the rats is just because of your love and care for the people!"
"Let me ask you now, do you want temporary peace and security, or long-term peace and stability for the people of Yuzhou?"
Wang Taishou rubbed his temples and thought for a long time before replying: "Wu Shaoxia, I can understand your mood, but... I also come from a wealthy family, and I am the fifth surname in the wealthy family. If we really want to kill all the wealthy families, I will
You have to be the first to kill yourself, right?"
Wu Qiudao stood up, sighed, and said to Wang Taishou: "Then I wish Wang Taishou's rain praying ceremony tomorrow can be held smoothly. Anyway, with this account, you can still appease the people even if you can't pray for rain.
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Wang Taishou looked at Wu Qiudao who turned to leave. He opened his mouth to speak, but after much deliberation, he really couldn't think of what to say, so he could only give up and discuss with Magistrate Lin the follow-up work of appeasing the rich and powerful households in the state.
Early the next morning, the people of Ba County gathered in the open square next to the rain-seeking platform outside the city.
Wu Qiudao and others have also assigned areas to guard, preparing to prevent thugs from big families who want to stir up trouble, or some unsighted and obscene priests who insist on seeking death. Wu Qiudao has been filled with anger in his heart these past few days.
Just about to vent.
Wang Qin, the governor of Yuzhou, and officials from all walks of life in the state were basically all here. They chatted for a while and talked about some official matters. Then when the auspicious time was approaching, a Taoist priest came over and reminded everyone that they could start.
Asking for rain.
The Taoist priest's name was Luo Yuzi, and he was the Louguan Taoist invited by Wang Taishou at a high price. The ceremony he held was called Luotian Dajiao.
There are nine ways to build an altar. The upper three altars are set up for the state, namely the Shuntian Xingguo Altar, the Yanzuo Baosheng Altar, and the Praying for Good Luck Time Altar; the middle three altars are set up for ministers, namely the Huanglu Yanshou Altar and the Huanglu Zhenqing Altar.
, the yellow urn removes the evil altar; the lower three altars are set up for scholars and common people, namely the altar of renewing life, the altar of gathering blessings, and the altar of eliminating disasters.
Among them, the Shuntian Xingguo Altar is the highest altar, with 3,600 star positions, serving as a universal altar. Flags, swords, bows and arrows are used to arrange the ritual objects in order. There are rituals for opening the door, which can only be held by the emperor.
The Yanzuo Baosheng Altar is the next best, with 2,400 star positions for Zhoutian Dajiao, dharma objects, and rituals. It is lowered to the first level of the altar, but it must also be the governor of each army or the governor of each province. Wang Taishou cannot do this.
, it would have to be Cui Chong, the commander of the Wu De Army from above.
The altar for praying for good harvests and blessings this time is set up with 1,200 star positions, a large altar for Luotian, ritual objects, and rituals. It is reduced to the first level of the middle altar. This is the level that the prefect of the state capital can handle.
Wang Qin had fasted and bathed for seventy-seven forty-nine days before he went to the altar to pray for rain, hoping that God would be merciful and send spring rain. However, no matter how devoutly Wang Qin prayed, the sky was still cloudless and there was no cloud.
A hint of rain.
If it didn't work for a day, the prefect Wang continued to kneel and did not come down to rest at night. The people under the rain praying platform did not go home. Instead, they picked up branches and lit a bonfire on the ground to wait for the success of the rain praying ceremony.
Wu Qiudao and the others were originally Wang Taishou's own money. They spent 500 taels of silver to ask Jiannan Sanchuan Dental Clinic to issue a commission to "support the successful holding of the Yuzhou Rain Praying Ceremony". Only then did they recruit experts from the world, so they only
I can stay up late to accompany you.
But unlike what they had expected, there were no gangsters sent by big families to cause trouble, because the most daring group of gang members had been killed by the midges and their tooth soldiers; there was also no Mao God who came to die, because "
The reputation of "Little Sword Immortal in Shu" who specializes in killing wild gods has spread to the borders of Yuzhou.
The next day, the rain-seeking ceremony was still very lively, with Fang Xiang wearing Nuo masks dancing strange Nuo dances, and a group of Taoist boys making offerings, burning incense, transforming talismans, chanting incantations, chanting sutras, and praising
, step gang fighting, fasting and religious rituals.
The scene was very lively, but the sky was still clear and cloudless, which made people a little anxious. After all, such a bright sunny day can really make people feel restless.
Some people remembered the rumors spread by big households before and began to wonder whether it was Wang Qin who really did something evil and brought a severe drought to the entire Yuzhou. After all, looking at the whole world, the drought only started last year. In Yuzhou, there has been a drought for three consecutive years!
This rumor spread quickly and spontaneously among the people, and their eyes began to look wrong.
"Brother Shen!"
"Um!"
When Shen Changqing walks on the road and meets familiar people, he will say hello or nod to each other.
But no matter who it is.
There is no unnecessary expression on everyone's face, as if they are indifferent to everything.
Regarding this.
Shen Changqing has become accustomed to it.
Because this is the Demon Suppression Division, an organization that maintains the stability of the Qin Dynasty. Its main responsibility is to kill monsters and monsters. Of course, it also has some other side jobs.
It can be said.
Everyone in the Demon Suppression Division has a lot of blood on their hands.
When a person is used to seeing life and death, he will become indifferent to many things.
When he first came to this world, Shen Changqing was a little uncomfortable, but he got used to it over time.
The Demon-Suppressing Division is huge.
Those who can stay in the Demon Suppressing Division are all powerful masters, or those who have the potential to become masters.
Shen Changqing belongs to the latter.
Among them, the Demon Suppressor Division is divided into two professions, one is the Guardian Envoy and the other is the Demon Slayer.
Anyone who enters the Demon Slayer Department starts from the lowest level as a demon slayer.
Then he will be promoted step by step, and eventually he is expected to become a guardian envoy.
Shen Changqing's predecessor was a trainee demon slayer in the Demon Suppression Department, and he was also the lowest level among the demon slayers.
Possess the memory of the previous life.
He is also very familiar with the environment of the Demon Suppression Division.
It didn't take long for Shen Changqing to stop in front of a loft.
Unlike other places in the Demon Suppression Division that are full of chills, the attic here seems to stand out from the crowd, showing a different kind of tranquility in the bloody Demon Suppression Division.
At this time, the attic door was open, and occasionally people came in and out.
Shen Changqing only hesitated for a moment before stepping in.
Enter the attic.
The environment changes in vain.
The fragrance of ink mixed with the faint smell of blood hit his face, causing him to frown instinctively, but then relaxed it quickly.
There is almost no way to cleanse away the smell of blood that comes from everyone in the Zhenmo Division.