Chapter 315: Suing the Water God and the Imperial Official
This time, it was the Wujiang Water God Temple in Tangxi County.
The water god of Wujiang River sent troops to attack Chen Xi and drove him away. Not long after it was built, the water god temple was destroyed again by public resentment.
Some people from Jinhua County threw stones to ask for directions, and people from other places were not willing to be left behind.
The water god of Wujiang River controls the life and death of the people when it rains. He patrols with sailors, and the people on both sides of the Wujiang River dare not even take water for irrigation.
Such resentment came back to bite him one by one after the Wujiang River God refused to bring rain.
Chen Xi watched as the temple of the Wujiang River God was smashed, and then his own statue was re-enshrined in the temple.
This time, he was welcomed back openly.
His temple warden stood before his former temple, filled with emotion, yet sighed, "I know everyone is eager to pray for rain, but Master Dragon God is driven by the water god of the Wu River, so I'm afraid we're powerless."
The people were furious and asked, "Is there no way to punish this water god? The water god is unjust, oppressing the dragon god and persecuting 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 have no choice but to file a complaint with the emperor."
"Complain to the Emperor?" Everyone was puzzled. "The Imperial Capital is thousands of miles away. How can we possibly see the Emperor?"
"Could it be 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 water god of Wujiang River is under the jurisdiction of Qiantang Jun. We can file a complaint with Qiantang Jun."
They did not recognize Qiantang Jun.
Sacrifice is a national treasure, and not everyone is qualified to perform it.
Let alone the gods of heaven, even the gods of earth and water, when the common people offer sacrifices to them, they only vaguely refer to the gods and do not understand the key points.
But now the old woman explained and made them understand that the Qiantang Dragon King was the great god who governed the water god of the Wujiang River.
The old woman said, "Qiantang Jun is the Dragon King of the water. Sacrifices to him cannot be made casually. They must be grand and sincere."
Everyone said, "What can we peasants offer as tribute?"
The old woman said, "Offer whatever you have. What matters is sincerity."
So they discussed and decided to spend three days setting up a stage for Qiantang Jun and invite the people of the county to offer sacrifices to him.
The Tangxi Dragon God is deeply loved by the people. He is a god that people have seen with their own eyes and who once saved them from floods.
If enough people come, it will be enough to make up for the lack of specifications.
Gong Mengbi had already told Chen Xi the secrets of worshiping Qiantang Jun, and Chen Xi relayed them to the old woman to avoid breaking any taboos.
In reality, given Gong Mengbi's relationship with Qiantang Jun, a direct letter of complaint would have been the most convenient. However, public matters are public, and private matters are private. Gong Mengbi didn't want to embarrass Qiantang Jun, and favors weren't meant to be used that way.
What the Wujiang River God did could be big or small, and there is plenty of room for debate.
The Wujiang River God is not a fool. If there is no room for excuse, he would never dare to do these things.
Gong Mengbi wanted to cause trouble for him, so of course he would not let him go easily. However, he did not want to use the favors of Fairy Qingyao or even the goddess to report his subordinates to Lord Qiantang, so he used this roundabout method.
However, if we really want to subdue the Wujiang River God, we are still unable to do so by relying solely on the current things.
Gong Mengbi returned to the Water Palace and, together with several generals, reported to the Wujiang Water God that the Water God Temple had been destroyed.
Gong Mengbi himself hadn't spoken, but he accidentally mentioned the matter, and General Nian took the initiative to speak, saying, "My lord, we have investigated and found out that it was the people of Jinhua who destroyed your temple."
The Wujiang River God slammed his palm on the jade chair and said, "How dare you, the unruly man, insult me!"
General Nian said, "My lord, those unruly people have been arrested by the officials."
The Wujiang River God finally let out a sigh of relief and said, "You must be severely punished for destroying my temple."
General Nian lowered his head and said, "But he was released again by Governor Zhang. Governor Zhang said...said..."
"What did you say?" the Wujiang River God yelled, "Hurry up and tell me!"
General Nian began to regret again, he shouldn't have snatched Shuiyue's words away, now that he had angered the lord, he was afraid that he would suffer a lot. General Nian secretly glanced at Gong Mengbi, but Gong Mengbi looked at his nose and his heart, pretending not to see.
General Nian had no choice but to say, "Grand Marshal Zhang said you abused your power and were unworthy of being the Water God, so you didn't punish those troublemakers!"
Bang!
The armrests of the jade chair were broken by the Wujiang River God. He was furious and his human form gradually disappeared. He transformed into a dragon with two horns on his head and green hair on his temples. He roared, "Old bastard! How dare you hurt me!"
The water god of Wujiang River certainly understood the intention of Governor Zhang, and he knew that this was a way to divert the trouble to the east, clearly using him as a target to vent public anger. The destruction of the water god temple in Tangxi was clear evidence of this!
Even thinking more deeply, the idea of destroying his temple might have been proposed by Prefect Zhang himself.
The Wujiang River God suddenly stood up from his chair and said, "This old man has harmed me. I want to ask him for an explanation!"
He stirred up the wind and clouds, and in an instant, a strong wind blew up, and dark clouds rolled in, pressing towards Jinhua City.
Looking at this celestial phenomenon, the people were actually delighted, thinking that it was going to rain.
But from the clouds, the Wujiang River God transformed into a green dragon and soared into the sky. He landed on the government office and called out, "Zhang Wenyu, come see me quickly!"
Seeing the dark clouds rolling in, Zhang Taishou sneered, pushed open the door, walked out, pointed to the sky and cursed: "Wujiang River God, you cast a spell in the city, are you trying to kill the officials and rebel?"
The Wu River God said coldly, "Zhang Wenyu, I gave you a chance to exploit the people for Hua Yin's sake. Now you're destroying the bridge after crossing it, ordering the villains to destroy my temple. What are your intentions?"
Zhang, the governor, laughed heartily and said, "Your prayer for rain failed because the people destroyed your temple. What has it to do with me? You deserve it!"
The water god of Wujiang River was furious and reached out to grab Zhang Taishou.
The clouds in the sky transformed into giant hands and reached out to grab Governor Zhang. Governor Zhang was so frightened that he retreated repeatedly.
But at this moment, a long sword flew from the sky and pierced the cloud hand, causing the cloud to fly away and float into the sky.
The warhorses pulled the chariot to the sky above the city. The Jinhua City God stepped down from the chariot and said with a smile, "The Water God is very angry."
The Wujiang River Water God, with its horned dragon face, exudes a majestic deity. He looked at the Jinhua City God, narrowed his eyes, and said, "You're here quickly."
The Jinhua City God reached out and recalled his sword, saying, "I have no choice but to come. You have already crossed the line by going to the prefectural city to capture the imperial governor."
The Wujiang River's water dragon whiskers danced, wind and thunder surged around him, and he said, "Zhang Wenyu has destroyed my temple and ruined my incense. How can I let this go?"
The Jinhua City God looked towards Zhang Wenyu and saw that the prefect Zhang had a gloomy face and a fierce gleam in his eyes.
The Jinhua City God narrowed his eyes and said with a smile, "I believe there is some misunderstanding. How about I act as a peacemaker? Please calm down your anger and sit down to discuss it in detail."
The Wujiang River God sneered, "What kind of misunderstanding could there be?"
Zhang Taishou sneered in response, "You've abused your power, accepting incense offerings but refusing to bring rain. Now that the people have destroyed your temple, what do you think of it as my fault?"
There was a loud thunder and lightning pierced Zhang Wenyu.
The City God of Jinhua quickly stepped forward to stop the lightning, and with a roll of his sleeves, he was burned to a crisp by the lightning.
The Jinhua City God looked at the scorched sleeve and said with a forced smile, "Water God of the Wu River, attacking an official appointed by the imperial court, do you know what your crime is?"
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
