Nancang County County City, Shaojun Temple in the north of the city.
This is not the location of the Water Palace, but it has a symbolic connection with the shrine and serves as a place of worship for the people.
The heavy rain stopped, many people came to offer sacrifices, and the incense was very prosperous...
"Master Taishou has arrived." Someone in front opened the way, and the pilgrims on the left and right gave way one after another.
Yu Chengen got out of the car and squinted his eyes. He saw that the Shaojun Temple was very spectacular because of the good incense. It had a main hall two feet high, with side halls on the left and right, covered with greenery in the sun.
The stage, storytelling, magic, selling medicine, fortune telling, and selling snacks are all very lively.
Yu Chengen slowly walked around and looked around. The county magistrate just smiled and said, "Your Majesty is very elegant. There are many galleries of monuments in this temple. It is a good place to view them."
Yu Chengen went in casually.
Although the pilgrims were driven out, the incense flames on the door tripod in the hall were lingering, and it felt hot even if they were only three meters away. When Yu Chengen looked into the hall, he saw the same smoke curling up.
There are layers of curtains, flags and flags on the left and right, enshrining a goddess.
The statue was originally a middle-aged male god for hundreds of years, but on a rainy night half a year ago, it suddenly changed, and now it is this young goddess. She has a beautiful face and is hidden behind the curtain. Anyone who has seen it will know that it is Jingyu.
The new prefect Yu Chengen and his officials came forward to offer sacrifices. The officiating ceremony was lengthy, the etiquette was complicated, and the remuneration was also large.
All the officials' carriages and horses came out and started to leave, and it was open to the people again.
After a crowd of people watched, they didn't take it seriously. In their opinion, such formal sacrifices were held in previous years and it was a long-standing custom.
The huge bullock cart can accommodate many people. Among them, Yu Chengen was lying on the soft bed with his eyes closed, as if sleeping but not sleeping. He asked for a long time: "Since the water volume in the northern part of the county increased sharply that night, this is the third time I asked to stop the rain. It stopped."
, I’m here to fulfill my wish...what do you think I will do if the rain doesn’t stop?”
The county magistrate was also newly appointed, and a bride was cautious when faced with her new mother-in-law: "I'm a humble official... but I want to ask again?"
Yu Chengen laughed: "Well, let me tell you a story..."
Several subordinate officials leaned forward with serious expressions, saying that they were all ears, and then heard Yu Chengen say: "In the early years of the previous dynasty, Chen Jie, the prefect of this county, led all the officials and subordinates to the Shaojun Temple to pray for rain because of a continuous drought. They prayed once, but nothing happened.
rain."
"Chen Jie begged for a second time, but there was still no rain... After he begged for the third time, there was still no rain... What do you think he did?"
The county magistrate opened his mouth and sweated slightly on his forehead. He had read history books and knew this allusion. At this time, he only felt a little cold.
Yu Chengen saw this and continued: "Chen Jie pointed at the young master of the Water Mansion and cursed, you are the water god, responsible for water affairs, and you enjoy the incense of the people every day, so you should protect the water affairs. It has not rained for so long, isn't it a dereliction of duty?
What should the common people do? What qualifications do you have to enjoy the incense here? So...he ordered the temple of Shaojun to be destroyed, and the statue of Shaojun was thrown into the Qingshui River to feed the fish."
"Just in the morning, I heard Fan'er talking about this story, and I almost wanted to do this..." Yu Chengen laughed and saw that they were all sweating. He patted Jun Cheng generously on the shoulder: "The weather is sunny, please pay attention to wearing less clothes.
."
After a silence, everyone echoed: "Yes, yes..."
Some even took off their coats on their own initiative, regardless of the season. This made Yu Chengen very satisfied. He glanced at Jun Cheng, whose expression changed: "What do you think, Mr. Jun Cheng?"
Addressing the position instead of the name already conveys a bad feeling. At this time, flattery must be supplemented, but it is not to go directly to the subordinates, but also to pay attention to the dignity of the court, and not to dare to offend the envoy of Shuifu of a county. This county
The Prime Minister smiled apologetically: "This is a good story. As officials, we must be so pragmatic..."
"Haha." Yu Chengen smiled and nodded to express his acceptance of this statement, but in his mind, he was thinking about the conversation with his son Yu Fan, thinking it was not in the morning, but a few days ago.
Originally, in order to avoid suspicion, Yu Chengen was unable to become the prefect of Nancang County. It was said that the appointment of the prefect of Luhua County was about to be issued, so he changed the appointment and became the prefect of Nancang County.
It is said that the governor inside has exerted a lot of strength, but that's fine. There is one sentence that Yu Chengen agrees with - it is no longer a peaceful time, Ye Qing's current scenery, but what about his strength under his status as a heavenly being?
What really makes the governor dare not try his best is just relying on the Dragon Palace. If the two dragon ladies are not defeated, Ye Qing will have a lot of room to maneuver.
I don’t know how Ye Qing deceived them into secretly marrying Taoists. They are not officially married now, and they have no official status. This is already the case. With them here, anyone who directly uses crushing to deal with them will be thrown into a trap..."
Yu Chengen has passed the age of admiring men and women. He only thought about it for a moment and then returned to what happened today.
It's a pity that the timing was right and I didn't find an opportunity to get angry. Otherwise, if it caused a big fuss, the Water Mansion Director would be suspended pending investigation. Although it will probably be settled in the end, isn't it just a time difference?
As for the backlash, he is not afraid of it. In fact, the legend of Chen Jie destroying the temple is really true. In the end, the lawsuit in heaven was settled, but the inside story is a bit tricky. It is not entirely biased. The Dragon Clan is at a disadvantage first, and the other one is that they don't care about the incense.
Compared with some Shuifu envoys from human Shinto origins, the dragon clan doesn't care about the incense offerings, because there is no life-or-death feud, and the quarrel is just to save face.
They insist on walking their own path, from all mortal beings with dragon blood, to dragons, to dragons, and then to dragon kings, dragon kings. It is said that there was an emperor above the dragon king...History records that he traveled all over the world.
Always living in Beiming
However, when the heavens rose, the last generation of dragon emperors had mysteriously disappeared. According to human legends, it rose up one night, chased a comet in the sky, and swam directly out of the sky...
After the defeat, the Dragon Clan resolutely refused to admit this statement and predicted that it would come back one day...the wailing of the defeated.
Thinking of such ancient history, Yu Chengen put down the battle report of Pingshou County in his hand, watched the Shaojun Temple retreating and disappearing from the window, and the bustling market rushed towards him. No matter what, this is the world of the human race...
So it’s better for some alien races to be more conscious, right?
Yejiazhuang, Pingshou County
An ox cart slowly passed by, surrounded by several soldiers.
The same situation would be interpreted differently by different people. Lu Ming had great confidence in Ye Qing and looked through the window.
It was already dark at this time, and I saw that Yejiazhuang's popularity was getting more and more prosperous. There were street lights everywhere, and a series of newly built houses. After spending some rent, some middle-aged households moved in, and some even simply moved in.
Our furniture, cattle, horses, and soft belongings were all moved here.
Perhaps because he had faced the invasion of evil spirits and the big family had just settled down, Nakato felt most uneasy about the troubled times and privately believed that the area around Yejiazhuang was the safest.
At least they won't leave this winter and plan to stay here until spring plowing.
So, I only saw the night scene around Yejiazhuang, where the Xinfang construction site was under construction all night, and the lights were bright.
This was what Lu Ming expected. Some families stayed behind because magma and floods destroyed their old homes, but more families just joined in the fun - the Ye family was building a lot of construction and lacked manpower. They paid wages to recruit young people to help them, and put them on the list.
It explained that both men and women were paid, which immediately attracted many people.
"What a rich man..." Lu Ming shook his head and thought. Under the bright lights, the ox cart drove into Ye Mansion, leaving deep ruts, as if carrying heavy objects. Some soldiers glanced at it and narrowed their eyes... Cleaning too much
The battlefield is all too familiar.
"Master Mingfu is here, there must be good news." Ye Qing's hearty laughter came out.
Lu Ming didn't give him a look: "I have bad news for you. The formation will cost 600,000 taels. The state did not respond at all and only allocated 20,000 taels for government servants' pension."
"Oh?" Ye Qing's expression remained unchanged: "I would like to hear the details."
"How can you really refuse the Sword Immortal's war order and the legitimate expenditure of military expenses? It seems that he is just dragging his feet and using this method to deal with you. Some people are really shameless."
"I feel like I'm in trouble." Lu Ming just shook his head and asked the servants to unload more than a dozen boxes from the motorcade. When he opened them, they all found silver coins: "I'll pay you back the money first, but as we agreed, the first three
I owe you one hundred thousand taels, if I can’t reimburse you for the second time... it’s none of my business.”
When Lu Ming said this number, his face turned as dark as the bottom of a pot.
Think of yourself as a dignified Lu family. Rice, medicine, shipbuilding and shipping businesses are spread all over the south of the state, and even penetrate into the lower reaches of Lingzhou along the Changhe River. The shipyards and fleets themselves are very valuable. These two items alone have assets worth tens of millions. This
It is the confidence of a well-established county in an economically prosperous area.
However, the working capital was distributed all over the country, and it was not easy to transfer it to the Northland at once. Moreover, the local bank in Pingshou County was small and could not collect the funds at the moment. He still asked his wife for private money and took 50,000 yuan to fill it in...
Ye Qing didn't know the inside story, so he just called two deacons from the Integrity Department to come over and count the money, and then said to Lu Ming: "Are you going to suffer this loss?"
Lu Ming did not hide it: "I will definitely fight this 600,000 tael arrears lawsuit. I can get some compensation. If I don't fight, I won't get a penny. Moreover, this small amount of compensation is only enough to pacify the county government officials and rebuild the county government offices."
, the battle array has been reset, and there is a shortage of money to provide relief to the people due to the military disaster. As a parent and official, I don’t speak out at this time. When will I speak out?
"Well, that's the truth." Ye Qing sighed slightly. Seeing that he was about to leave, he quickly said: "Don't leave in a hurry even if you are here. Let's sit together."
Lu Ming followed him into the Orchid Courtyard. He glanced at the deserted place and couldn't find any servants. He said contemptuously: "Your house is so busy, what else can you entertain me with?"
Ye Qing did not feel guilty and sent a message to Qianqian to come over: "We are very busy now. Even the cooks in my courtyard are helping to cook a big pot of rice. I have nothing to entertain you, only this glass of water."
Lu Ming just smiled and shook his head. Looking at it all the way, this man had a heavy burden on him, no less than him: "Well, just come and drink a glass of water for you. I will buy you a glass of water with my 300,000 taels. Isn't it worth it?"
value?"
He was joking. After drinking this cup, he felt that he had received his wish. He waved his sleeves and stood up: "Don't give it away. If I come back late, my wife will tell me..."
Thinking of something, he turned around and looked at Ye Qing: "I will suppress whatever happens to the Cang family in the south."
"Thank you."
"Just this once." Lu Ming's clothes flew away, and the wheels rolled away and disappeared into the dark night.
Maybe the friendship between gentlemen has faded away. When Ye Qing watched him go away, he made some connections with his past life and thought to himself.
"Hey, he left so quickly..." Qianqian was annoyed when she rushed over, and asked with a smile: "What are you thinking, husband?"
Ye Qing said casually: "I was thinking, this is not only the benefit of sending troops to risk saving his family, I have saved many people, but how many people are like this?"
When people receive favors, if it is a small favor, most of them will repay it, but once it is a big favor, many people will feel distressed. Lu Ming has become a gentleman among men by returning the three hundred thousand taels.
Ye Qing himself knows the inside story, and Yu Fan's rumors are mostly true and false. However, the world of Da Cai has been at peace for three hundred years, and every family has become accustomed to respecting power. The pressure from the state and city will be transmitted to them in every detail, and even in an amplified manner.
Qianqian's mind was clear now, and she circled around the three hundred thousand taels twice. She was speechless and asked: "Is there no problem with Lu Ming?"
Ye Qing would not give her a perfunctory answer. He thought for a while and said: "The big families in the county don't know about the good news about Nan Lianbo's fifth-rank Hanlin rewarded by the imperial court, but Lu Ming must know about it, so that's why we have this news."
As for repaying the money, Lu Ming can still support it now, but if the situation gets worse, these 300,000 taels will be regarded as a good relationship."
Having said this, Ye Qing smiled and said nothing more. Faced with the pressure from the state government, he was not sure how long Lu Ming could hold on, nor how long Cao Jiang's core allies could hold on. But Ye Qing knew that he had to hold on.
Even if it is to fall, it will only happen after all enemies fall.
After all, you can't place your hopes on others.
It seems that there is no need to worry, we have to speed up the pace - such as steam engines, such as the formal alliance of water areas, and even the urgently needed status