Before nightfall, the second water temple was destroyed again.
This time, it’s the Wujiang Water Temple in Tangxi County.
After the Wujiang Water God sent troops to attack Chen Xi and drove him away, not long after the water temple was built, it was once again shattered by public complaints.
Some people in Jinhua County cast stones to ask for directions, and people in other places were not willing to lag behind.
The water god of the Wujiang River can control the life and death of the people when it rains, and patrols with sailors. The people on both sides of the Wujiang River do not even dare to draw water for irrigation.
This kind of resentment came back to bite him one after another after the Wujiang Water God refused to rain.
Chen Xi watched as the temple of the Wujiang Water God was smashed to pieces, and then his statue was re-enshrined in the temple.
This time, he was welcomed back openly.
His temple minister stood in front of the former temple, filled with emotion, but still sighed: "I know everyone is eager to pray for rain, but the Dragon God is driven by the Wujiang Water God, so I'm afraid he is powerless."
The people were furious and asked, "Is there no way to punish this water god? Is there no way for the water god to punish him? He oppresses the dragon god and persecutes the people. Is there no god who can punish him?"
The old woman had already received Chen Xi's signal and said: "If we want to welcome the Water God back, we can only file a petition."
"Complain to the emperor?" Everyone was puzzled and said: "The imperial capital is thousands of miles away, where can we see the emperor?"
"Is it the Emperor of Heaven?"
The old woman shook her head and said: "We can't see the emperor, nor can we see the Emperor of Heaven, but I know that the Wujiang Water God is under the jurisdiction of Lord Qiantang, and we can complain to Lord Qiantang."
It’s not that they recognized Mr. Qiantang.
Sacrifice is an important weapon of the country, and not everyone is qualified to offer sacrifices.
Regardless of the gods of heaven, earth gods, and water gods, the people's sacrifices only vaguely refer to the gods, and they do not know the key point.
But now the old woman opened her eyes and made them understand that Qiantang Dragon Lord is the great god who governs the water god of Wujiang River.
The old woman said: "Qiantang Lord is the dragon king in the water. You cannot sacrifice casually. You must be grand and sincere."
The crowd said: "What can we, the mud-legged people, do to offer?"
The old woman said: "Whatever you have to offer, what you need is sincerity."
So they discussed that they would spend three days setting up a stage for Lord Qiantang and invite the people in the county to offer sacrifices to him.
The Dragon God of Tangxi is very popular among people. This is a god that people can see with their own eyes, and has helped them relieve floods.
If enough people come, it can make up for the lack of size.
Gong Mengbi had already told Chen Xi the key points of offering sacrifices to Lord Qiantang, and Chen Xi relayed them to the old woman to avoid violating taboos.
In fact, given the relationship between Gong Mengbi and Qiantang Jun, it would be most convenient to directly write a letter and file a complaint. But official matters are official matters, and private matters are private matters. Gong Mengbi does not want to embarrass Mr. Qiantang, and this is not how favors are used.
The things the Wujiang Water God does can be big or small, and there is room for debate.
Wujiang Water God is not a fool. If there is no room for excuse, how can he dare to do these things?
Gong Mengbi wanted to cause trouble for him, and of course he would not let him go easily. He also did not want to take advantage of Fairy Qingyao or even the goddess to sue his men in front of Lord Qiantang, so he resorted to this roundabout method.
However, if we really want to overthrow the Wujiang Water God, just relying on these things so far is not enough.
Gong Mengbi returned to the Water Palace and, together with several generals, reported to the Wujiang Water God that the Water Temple was breached.
Gong Mengbi himself did not speak, but he accidentally mentioned the matter. General Nian showed his enthusiasm and said: "My lord, we have investigated clearly that it was the people of Jinhua who destroyed the lord's temple."
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The Wujiang Water God slapped his palm on the jade chair and said, "How dare you insult me!"
General Nian said: "My lord, those unruly people were arrested by the official uniform."
The Wujiang Water God finally breathed a sigh of relief and said: "The temple that ruined this god should be severely punished."
General Nian lowered his head and said, "But he was released again by Governor Zhang. Governor Zhang said... said..."
"What did you say?" Wujiang Water God scolded: "Say it quickly!"
General Nian began to regret again in his heart. He shouldn't have snatched Shuiyue's words. Now that he has offended his lord, he is afraid that he will not be able to get back. General Nian looked at Gong Mengbi secretly. Gong Mengbi looked at his nose and heart, but Quan could not see him.
General Nian had no choice but to say: "Prefect Zhang said that you have neglected your duties and abused your power, and that you are unworthy of being the God of Water, so you will not punish those who are unruly to the people!"
Snapped!
The armrests of the jade chair were broken by the Wujiang Water God. He was furious, and his human appearance gradually disappeared, turning into the appearance of a dragon with two horns and green hair on his temples. He roared angrily: "Old man! How dare you harm me!"
Of course the Wujiang Water God understood the intention of Prefect Zhang, and even more so that he was diverting the disaster eastward. He was clearly using him as a target to vent the people's anger, as evidenced by the destruction of the Water Temple in Tangxi!
Even further thinking, the idea of destroying his temple might have been the idea of Prefect Zhang himself.
Wujiang Water God suddenly stood up from his seat and said: "This old man harmed me, I want to ask him for an explanation!"
He stirred up the wind and clouds, and in an instant, strong winds began to blow, and black clouds rolled in, pressing toward Jinhua City.
Looking at this celestial phenomenon, the people smiled happily, thinking that it was going to rain.
But in the clouds, the water god of Wujiang River turned into a green dragon and flew up, landed on the government office, and shouted: "Zhang Wenyu, come see me quickly!"
Seeing the black cloud rolling in, Zhang Taishou sneered, opened the door and walked out, pointing to the sky and cursing: "Wujiang Water God, you are casting spells in the city, do you want to kill officials and rebel?"
The Wujiang Water God said coldly: "Zhang Wenyu, for the sake of Huayin, I gave you a chance to prey on the common people. Now you are crossing the river and demolishing the bridge and instructing the unruly people to destroy my temple. What are your intentions?"
Zhang Taishou laughed heartily and said, "You can't pray for rain. It's the people who destroyed your temple. What does it have to do with me? You deserve it!"
The Wujiang Water God was furious and stretched out his hand to catch Prefect Zhang.
The clouds in the sky turned into giant hands and grabbed at Zhang Taishou. Zhang Taishou was so frightened that he even retreated.
But at this moment, a long sword flew from the sky and stabbed the big hand of the cloud, causing the cloud to fly up and float into the sky.
The war horses pulled the chariot to the sky above Fucheng. Jinhua City God stepped down from the chariot and said with a smile: "The Water God is so angry."
The dragon-horned dragon face of the Wujiang Water God had a majestic appearance. He looked at Jinhua City God, narrowed his eyes and said, "You came quickly."
Jinhua City God stretched out his hand to recall the long sword and said: "I have to come. You have gone to Fucheng to capture the imperial eunuch. You have already crossed the line."
The dragon's beard of the Wujiang Water God was flying, and wind and thunder surged around him, saying: "Zhang Wenyu destroyed my temple and destroyed my incense, how can I rest!"
The Jinhua City God looked at Zhang Wenyu and saw that the prefect Zhang had a gloomy face and a fierce light in his eyes.
Jinhua City God narrowed his eyes and said with a smile: "There must be some misunderstanding. How about I be a peacemaker? Please calm down your anger and sit down to talk in detail."
Wujiang Water God sneered: "What misunderstanding can there be?"
Prefect Zhang sneered back and said, "You neglected your duties and abused your power. You accepted incense but refused to make rain. The people smashed your temple. What does it have to do with me?"
There was a rumble of thunder, and lightning struck Zhang Wenyu.
The Jinhua City God quickly stepped forward to block the lightning. His sleeves were rolled up and were burnt to a crisp by the lightning.
Jinhua City God looked at the burnt sleeves and said with a smile: "The water god of Wujiang River attacked the imperial official. Do you know what the crime is?"
