Chapter 561 Have you forgotten who the River Goddess is?
After listening to the reports from his subordinates, the governor of Hezhong County realized that his wishful thinking had failed, and he tore the memorial to pieces!
"You are a bunch of useless people! You can't do anything right. Look at Gu Nanxi's men. They are a hundred or ten thousand times stronger than you!"
The clerk lowered his head and dared not say a word, but he was secretly complaining in his heart.
Do what you can according to your salary.
Although Duke Yun is very strict with her clerks and has many rules, not allowing them to take bribes, the benefits she provides are quite high!
Let’s not talk about anything else, let’s just talk about Shuozhou’s restrictions on grain purchases.
Every clerk has two family members who have priority in purchasing grain, so they can go directly to buy grain without having to wait in line.
The clerks on duty were also provided with meals, which were centrally provided by the provincial government.
This may not sound like a big deal, but the key point is that this is a year of famine!
No matter whether it was the clerks themselves or their families, they all felt very proud when they went out and held their backs straight.
This is unlike the clerks in their Hezhong County, who usually dare not walk alone in the alleys for fear of being put in a sack and beaten.
If you have the ability, Sir Governor, please learn from Duke Yun and give some soup to your clerks while you eat meat!
The governor was furious: "What's that expression on your face?!"
"No, I just want to ask you, sir, have you sent your memorial to Kyoto yet?"
"roll!"
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The memorial from the governor of Hezhong County was not sent to Kyoto, but memorials from other prefectures and counties, including Nan County, flew to the Kyoto court like snowflakes.
The main purpose of these memorials is the same: to ask for food!
There is a Gu Nanxi in the north who is eyeing the situation covetously. The young emperor does not want his backyard to be on fire, so he thinks of approving these memorials and distributing the grain that was originally gathered in Kyoto.
Unexpectedly, this matter encountered unprecedented opposition in the court.
"Your Majesty, we don't have enough food. There are millions of people in Kyoto. If Kyoto runs out of food, the consequences will be disastrous!"
"Your Majesty, although there is a drought this year, it is not as severe as this! I believe that some officials are trying to take advantage of the drought to make up for the deficit!"
"That's right. I suggest that we first send people to each county to check the situation, and then make a long-term plan after verification."
Even Lord Li, who had always stood on the side of the young emperor, disagreed.
"The poor have their own way of living, and the rich have their own way of living. If it were a few years ago, we could have taken out the grain at will. But in recent years, first there was unrest in the two counties of Hezhong and Henan, then there was a war between Yunzhou and the Tartars, and this year there is a severe drought. If we take out all the grain this year, what should we do if there is another disaster next year?"
As the opposition in the court was unprecedentedly strong, the young emperor had to put the issue aside for the time being.
Between arguing and compromising, the young emperor chose to pray to God.
Outside Kyoto, on the banks of the Bian River.
Civil and military officials and three thousand monks gathered to watch and pray for rain.
The young emperor, Concubine Tong, and the queen also came.
Many Kyoto residents came to support the event, some climbed the mountain, some took the boat, and some climbed to the top.
As for gods and Buddhas, most of the people in the Great Zhou still believed in them.
Many people were discussing: "Is the one in the front the abbot of Daxiangguo Temple?"
"Yes, that's him!"
"Which deity are they planning to worship this time?"
"Thunder Goddess? Or Dragon Lord?"
"I don't know. But isn't Duke Yun the goddess of the river? Will they offer sacrifices to the goddess of the river this time?"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone around fell silent.
They worship gods every day, but they forget that the goddess of the river is the Duke of Yun!
The emperor has deeply offended Duke Yun. Can such worship really be effective?
As the ceremony continued, perhaps the heavens were moved by the sincerity of the people. When the ceremony was about to end, dark clouds floated in the sky, blocking out the sun.
Boom!
Then, it started to rain heavily.
Although the rain came late and many rice seedlings in the fields had died of drought, it was a blessing after a long drought. The various parts of the Great Zhou Dynasty, which had been somewhat restless, were cooled by the continuous rain.
As long as it rains, people will have a glimmer of hope and will not take risks.
The young emperor and all the civil and military officials celebrated.
The people of Kyoto finally stopped being stingy with water, and the bathhouses, which had reduced their prices, welcomed wave after wave of people.
"The ability of Daxiangguo Temple to pray for rain is really amazing! I saw that they prayed to the Dragon King, not the River Goddess!"
"Raining is not the River Goddess's business!"
"I worried for nothing. I thought the emperor had offended Duke Yun and that God was refusing to rain!"
"You think too much. After all, the emperor is the son of the dragon and the emperor of mankind! If you really count, his position is no lower than that of the goddess of the river!"
"Hey, don't you think the weather is weird? It's raining for several times in a row in other places in Da Zhou, but it's only raining once in Yunzhou and Shuozhou!"
The person who was doing the bathing interrupted, "The gods also have legitimate sons and illegitimate daughters. The official is the legitimate son. Although the Duke of Yun is the goddess of the river, she has fallen into the mortal world! The gods will not be on her side."
These remarks were spread to the palace, and the young emperor danced with joy.
Isn't that right?!
This astronomical sign can prove who is the orthodox one! God will not help those traitors!
Unfortunately, this good mood didn’t even last ten days!
The massive prayer for rain seemed to have been too forceful and had pierced the sky. It rained heavily for three days in a row. After two days of clearing up, it started raining continuously again.
The water levels of the Yellow River, Reshui River, Baihe River and all other rivers are rising rapidly.
From Hedong to Henan, from Hangzhou to Xiangyang, flood peaks come one after another.
Even the Bian River, which runs through Kyoto, has risen to the warning line.
It was about to break through the embankment and flood the streets.
The imperial court of the Great Zhou Dynasty was working at full capacity, giving money and people to protect the dams near the capital, fearing that the dams would burst and flood this world-famous city.
As for other places, the court is temporarily powerless.
The relief grain that was originally planned to be shipped to various states and counties after the rain stopped was all stuck in Kyoto and could not be sent out because of the skyrocketing water level and the danger of shipping.
Although Kyoto tried its best to prevent the nearby dams from bursting, the continuous heavy rains still caused the water level of the Bian River to rise visibly.
Many businesses have vacated their first-floor lobbies and moved all the furniture to the second floor.
All the stored food in the house was moved to the second floor.
As for those residents who lived in one-story houses, they could only watch helplessly as the river water overflowed the threshold and poured into the house.
They used pots, pans, and utensils to scoop the river water out of the house.
However, there was so much water in the street that it had nowhere to go but would simply overflow the threshold again and enter the house.
The people of Kyoto looked at the dirty river water in confusion: "Is the River Goddess angry?"
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