Li Xiuyuan is currently sitting in the lobby with the blind Taoist, his master.
He said nothing and waited quietly.
The blind Taoist held the book of life and death in his hand and kept flipping through it. The papers on it seemed endless and he could not finish them no matter how much he flipped through.
Several hours have passed since the beginning.
It was only then that the blind Taoist put down the book of life and death, his eyes flashed, and then he showed a bit of a smile.
"What's wrong?" Li Xiuyuan asked.
The blind Taoist smiled and said: "This quelling the plague is indeed a great meritorious deed. A total of 129,600 people have been saved. I remember it clearly during the life and death struggle. What you said is indeed right. The number of days can be
changed."
Li Xiuyuan shook his head and said, "It's not the number of days that can be changed, but someone who falsely claims the number of days."
"That makes sense," said the blind Taoist.
"But you are betting against the gods in the sky. How do you plan to govern this Yangzhou territory?" the blind Taoist asked again.
Li Xiuyuan said: "I don't have a clue yet. I need to think about this matter more."
"If it is managed well, it is something that will last for a long time. If it is not managed well, there will be many disasters. But this is normal. You are a born saint, how can you not go through disasters." The blind Taoist said.
Li Xiuyuan said: "I don't have a clue about the matter in Yangzhou yet, but I have a general idea about the matter in Guo Beicheng."
"Oh, let's talk to my master." Blind Taoist said.
"Mudao Ren will be the next City God, and supported by eight hundred Yin soldiers such as Tieshan, I believe he will be able to take charge of the boundaries of Guobei City."
The blind Taoist nodded and said: "We have enough manpower to prevent chaos in this place. As for the temple, we will rebuild it at the ruined temple. The original City God's Temple has been occupied by the government, and I'm afraid it won't be taken back. However, someone is in charge of the land. What about the water area?"
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"The Eight Kings can be responsible for the waters of this realm. It has saved many people in Guobeicheng before and has a lot of merit. It is enough to serve as the water god of this realm." Li Xiuyuan said.
The blind Taoist counted his fingers and said with a smile: "It turns out that he is a turtle spirit, and he can become the water god of this world. This is the end of this city. But there is more than one city in Yangzhou, and other places are afraid of it."
The situation is much more complicated.”
"I know, but it will take some time, and haven't the gods in the sky given me a year now? Within this year, I should be able to come up with a perfect plan." Li Xiuyuan said.
Afterwards, I discussed other matters with the blind Taoist, most of which were matters of ghosts and gods.
"Young Master, when we were distributing the monthly payment just now, someone pretended to have received ten taels of silver. I don't know what to do with it?"
The accountant came to the lobby at this time and told what had just happened. At the same time, his face was a little nervous and reserved, for fear of being punished.
"Is there someone claiming wages under false pretenses?"
Li Xiuyuan frowned and said: "However, there are so many people here. It is normal for people to pretend to claim. However, this trend cannot last long, otherwise more people will pretend to claim. You first inform the people who will catch the pretenders."
If he goes to the government, who can get the 10 taels he has on him and get paid for it by pretending to be paid? I believe that Mr. Song Yuansong at this time really hopes to use this to establish his authority."
The plague is over.
What's left is governance. If Song Yuan doesn't want to work in vain, he will definitely be eager to show off at this time, and catching the bandits is one of his achievements.
"What are you still doing here? Why don't you continue to pay monthly payments?" Li Xiuyuan said.
"Yes, yes, it's the eldest young master." The account manager responded quickly and then withdrew.
Li Xiuyuan added: "Be careful when distributing wages. Although the people are honest, we cannot condone those with evil intentions."
The account manager nodded again and again before retreating.
Soon, when the accountant went outside the house and told the story, there were immediately the gangsters and idlers in the city, their eyes lit up, and then they left angrily, obviously to catch the man who pretended to receive the money.
Qiu.
After all, Mr. Li has spoken, and whoever can catch him and send him to the government can get the money from him.
Although Guo Beicheng is large, there is nothing unknown to the idle people in the city. I believe that Ma Qiu will soon be in trouble.
A few days passed for the aftermath.
The plague in the city has completely dissipated, and order has gradually begun to be restored.
A city that was originally lifeless is now like an old tree sprouting, sprouting life again.
But on this day, Li Xiuyuan was already preparing to pack up his gifts, take his guards with him, and prepare to leave Guo Beicheng and return home.
This time he came to Guo Beicheng to take part in the college examination. The college examination has already been completed. If something like this hadn't happened and delayed him for so long, he should have gone home long ago.
Although there are letters from home every once in a while to ensure safety, Li Xiuyuan believes that he will not be safe for a long time, and his parents should be very worried.
"Master has to take care of things in the city. I will go back to my hometown first to report that I am safe, and then come back after a while." Li Xiuyuan said.
The blind Taoist stroked his beard and smiled and said: "If there are any difficulties that cannot be solved, you can ask the Yin soldiers to inform the master, and the master will help you."
"Thank you, Master, for your concern." Li Xiuyuan said.
"Uncle Lu, I'll leave it to you to take care of the house."
Next to him, Uncle Lu was a little flattered and said, "This is what an old slave should do. Young Master is so polite."
"Young Master, the horses are ready to go." At this time, Xing Shan strode outside the lobby and said with cupped hands.
"Okay, I'm done with my work, master. I'm leaving now, apprentice."
After saying that, Li Xiuyuan set off.
Taking the guards with them, the group quickly left Guo Beicheng and headed towards the county.
However, when he arrived at the river and prepared to cross the river, Li Xiuyuan discovered that due to the floods some time ago, there were no ferries on the river. The original ferry had been washed away, and there were no signs of repair.
I am afraid that the people ferrying near the ferry will be more seriously affected.
"Hey, why are there no boats? When I passed by here before, I saw a few scattered ferries." Wu Fei wondered.
"There is a boat, there is a boat, how can there be no boat?" At this time, a sudden voice sounded.
"Who, who's talking?" Wu Fei heard the unfamiliar voice and immediately drank.
Xing Shan next to him also frowned, subconsciously becoming vigilant.
"Haha, it's me, it's me, Mr. Li doesn't recognize me anymore."
At this time, a middle-aged man about forty or fifty years old actually walked out of the river.
The river water automatically parted around him, and his whole body was not even wet at all, which made him feel extremely strange.
"Is it a monster?" Wu Fei exclaimed.
"Oh, is it the Eight Kings?"
Li Xiuyuan recognized this voice when he heard it, and said he was not surprised.
The eight kings smiled and saluted: "Meet Mr. Li."
"I was about to look for you, but I heard that you are no longer hiding in the moat. You must have returned to your own waters," Li Xiuyuan said.
"Exactly, I wonder why Mr. Li is looking for the little god? The little god was wandering in the river today. He saw Mr. Li worrying about crossing the river, so he showed up and wanted to send Mr. Li across the bank." The Eight Kings said.
Li Xiuyuan smiled and said: "I have a good thing coming for you. You should also know that the Dragon King of Wujiang is dead, and there is no one in charge of the large and small waters in this land."
"Yes, so the little god returned to the water in advance to comb the river to prevent it from being blocked by silt and causing another flood." said the Eight Kings.
Li Xiuyuan said: "It is too little to sort out one river. I want you, the Eight Great Kings, to sort out all the rivers in this land and take charge of all the waters in this land."
"How did this little god do it?" the Eight Kings asked in shock.
"Are the Eight Kings unable to do it, or do they dare not do it?" Li Xiuyuan asked.
The Eight Kings smiled coquettishly: "I can't do it, and I don't dare to do it. The little gods are just mediocre. How can they control so many waters? It's enough to be a little king in this small water area."
Li Xiuyuan shook his head and said, "Tao Xing will rise, but the opportunity is only this once. The disaster caused by the Wujiang Dragon King is not just that. Not only did he lose his life, but the water gods in the nearby waters were also persecuted because of him. Right now
It is the best time to restore order, so this land needs a manager. If you, the Eight Kings, can agree, from now on you will be the king of this land and waters, and become a veritable Eight Kings."
"Of course, if you are unwilling to accept this appointment, I can only look for other water gods."
The Eight Kings were immediately excited after hearing this, but then he hesitated and said: "This promotion and appointment is naturally good news, but without the edict of the Heavenly Palace, the little god has no title."
"I don't need the edict from the Heavenly Palace. The Heavenly Palace has already promised me to appoint the gods of this land. As long as you can secure this position, you can replace the Dragon King of Wujiang without any problems." Li Xiuyuan said.
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"Master Li, are you serious about this?" The Eighth Prince's eyes suddenly lit up.
Li Xiuyuan said: "Of course I take it seriously. If Tiangong troubles you, you can come to me and I will be responsible for the matter."
The Eight Kings said this when they saw Li Xiuyuan, and considering that a saint in the world would not deceive him, he immediately gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, then the little god will accept the order and will become the water god of this water area."
Li Xiuyuan shook his head and said, "It's not this body of water, but this land. Within this land, as long as you can manage as many waters as you can, you will be the water god of that many waters."
"Little God understands." The Eighth King suddenly understood, and then gave another salute.
"If you, Eight Great Kings, are capable, the entire waters of Yangzhou can be managed by you. However, please bear in mind that the Eight Great Kings must not allow a second Wujiang Dragon King to appear in their own waters." Li Xiuyuan said.
"The little god understands."
The Eight Kings felt a shiver in their hearts, understanding what Li Xiuyuan meant, but this could not conceal their inner excitement.
Because no one knows the situation of this water area better than him. Now that the Dragon King of Wujiang has been killed, and the previous water god has been persecuted by the Dragon King of Wujiang, it can be said that the position of water god in various rivers and lakes is vacant.
Although I am not good enough, there are not many powerful spirits in this water area, and I am enough to occupy a place.
In addition, with the nod from the saint on earth today, the Heavenly Palace will not interfere, so this last worry is gone.