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Chapter 71 The God of Heaven
Chapter 71 The God of Heaven
Tai Cang Mountain, Prince Peak.
At this time, tourists on the mountain can no longer stay, and all of them have been asked to leave the mountain gate and leave Huangji Temple. In the Xianle Palace, there were bursts of chanting, more than a thousand Taoists were doing evening classes, and four national teachers were presiding over Taoism at the feet of the five-zhang golden statue.
In the Prince's Hall, there are prayer lights lined up from the ground to the ceiling on both sides. Xie Lian descended from the sky and landed lightly on the altar, sitting right in front of his idol.
With a wave of his hand, there was a gust of breeze on the ground, and countless lamps spun slowly. The lights were blurred, and all the Taoists raised their heads one after another, tsk tsk in amazement, and there were whispers flowing. The national teacher originally slumped on the chair with his eyes slumped, but suddenly opened it and said, "This is the end of today. Let's go back."
The Daoists got up and backed out. Although the other three deputy national teachers could not see the real body of Xie Lian, they also guessed that something had come, and they retreated together and closed the gate of the temple. As soon as the tall door was closed, Xie Lian couldn't wait to speak. He said: "National teacher, do you know about the Yong'an drought? There seems to be no movement from the father's side. Is there something wrong with the court? Or does he not know the specific situation?"
Priests are not allowed to manifest themselves in front of mortals, with only one exception. That is in front of high-ranking cultivators such as national teachers and head teachers. These people with profound Taoism are the spokespersons of priests in the mortal world, so Xie Lian can directly talk to the national teacher. The rule of "no kneeling in the Prince's Palace" was conveyed by Xie Lian through the mouth of the national teacher.
He originally thought that there was some special situation that caused the lord to have no time to deal with the Yongan disaster, and he had no choice but to do so, or the lord did not know that it was serious enough to be dead. Nothing major happened, and I know very well about the Yongan disaster."
Xie Lian was stunned and said, "Then why did I never hear him pray for Yong'an every time I came to Huangji Temple? Why didn't I even mention it?"
Although he has been at odds with his father for many years, he also knows that the lord of the country is not a foolish monarch. Although he prides himself on being the emperor and is more important than honor and inferiority, he is not indifferent to the victims. The national teacher said: "This has nothing to do with the king's majesty. I suggested that he and the queen should not mention Yongan when they prayed for blessings."
"..."
Thanks for the pity: "Why?"
The national teacher said: "Because it's useless."
Thanks for pity: "What is useless?"
After a pause, he turned his head and said, "You mean, because I'm the god of war, I can't manage droughts, so it's useless to mention it to me? But have you forgotten that I'm not only a god of war, but also a god of war. Prince Xianle. My people are now in deep trouble, how can I just sit back and ignore it?" After thinking for a moment, he said, "The most urgent task now is to rescue the victims of Yong'an disaster. What kind of temples and temples should I build? There are too many Prince's Halls in the whole country, and I don't need them. There are also those golden statues, which can be melted down and allocated for disaster relief. In the west of Yong'an, the drought is short of water, so a river will be dug. Lead the water from the east to irrigate the crops and nourish the land..."
While he was talking, the national teacher shook his head and muttered: "It's too early. It's too early."
Thanks for the pity: "What did you say is too early?"
The national teacher said: "Why did I say that you shouldn't ascend too early, do you understand now? Because your citizens are not dead yet."
"..." Xie Lian's eyes widened, and he said angrily: "National teacher! You...what are you talking about? What is it...what is it that my people are not dead yet?!"
The national teacher said: "You are already a god, but you can't forget your identity when you were a mortal. You are inseparable from the mortal world. But you are in it, but you can't do anything, and in the end there is only a mess."
Xie Lian sat on the altar, and the national teacher stood under the altar. It was clearly Xie Lian who looked down at him, but when the national teacher said this, it seemed that he was the one who was aloof. Xie Lian said: "How can there be nothing I can do? As long as you do it, you will be rewarded. If you can save a little bit, even if you only save one person, it's better than not paying attention. If you don't want to represent me to the father Communicate, then I will find him myself."
Xie pity suddenly got up, the national teacher grabbed his jacket and shouted: "Come back! Do you know why priests can't show spirits in front of mortals at will? The rules set for thousands of years naturally have their reasons, don't do stupid things! "
Xie Lian turned his head sharply and said: "Then what can I do? This can't, that can't be, the national teacher, now on my land, many people are going to die! Isn't God called it because he can save the common people? For God? If I can't appear at this time, when will I appear?! What is the meaning of my ascension?!"
The national teacher grabbed him and sighed: "His Royal Highness, alas, His Royal Highness. You know, what did I see?"
Calmly, after a while, Xie Lian sat down again and said, "Please speak."
The national teacher stared at him and said, "I saw your future, it was pitch black."
Xie pity said without squinting: "You may have read it wrong. I only like to wear white."
The national teacher said: "I am afraid that you will not be able to save your people, but will be pulled down by your people."
Thanks for the pity: "My people are not like that. They can distinguish between right and wrong. If I can't save them, my stay on the altar itself is meaningless."
After a long while, the national teacher sighed: "Although what your father did can't be said to be right, it can't be said to be wrong. You said that you need to allocate funds for disaster relief, but it's not that your father has not allocated money, you can see the effect. You said you want to dig a river to divert water, you can see the river yourself and see if it works."
Xie Lian nodded and said: "Understood. Many thanks to the national teacher."
After leaving Taicang Mountain, he went all the way west and came to Yong'an City in Xianle Country.
In the past 20 years, Xie Lian has never felt that the sun is so hot and deadly. The first step on this land, he felt the heat was unbearable, and everything in the air seemed to be distorted. The scorching sun was in the sky, and the earth was cracked into pieces of broken clods, old and terrifying. There is a deep ditch beside the road, which seems to be a river originally, but it has bottomed out due to drought, and the black riverbed emits a strange stench. After walking for a long time, he didn't even see a field. Maybe there is, but it must have been lost that it was originally a field.
Xie Lian looked around as he walked, the hot and dry wind blew his long hair in a mess, but he had no intention of tidying it up. At this moment, I heard someone shouting from behind: "Your Highness!"
Xie pity turned back and saw two figures in black rushing, it was Fengxin and Mu Qing. Xie Lian said bluntly: "Is there any information?"
Fengxin shook the clothes on his chest and fanned the wind, and said: "Yes. In the past two years, the entire west side has been short of water, and this year it broke out. Yong'an is the most serious here, the river is dry, the rain does not fall, and the land cannot be planted. Rich people Better, as long as you have money, you can get water and food from a distance. However, most rich people have moved their families to the east long ago. The rest are either poor or unable to run.”
Xie Lian frowned and said: "The national teacher said that my father and emperor did not do anything, and also ordered disaster relief, why is it still so serious?"
Mu Qing said coldly: "Take 100%, the next layer, and peel off one layer. To the end, there is nothing left. Naturally, it is still so serious. In my opinion, it is better not to call it instead of giving it away to feed moths."
Holding his breath for a moment, Xie Lian suppressed his anger and said, "I want to tell those worms to spit out what they have eaten."
Mu Qing reminded: "His Royal Highness, you forgot, this is not your responsibility. Priests can't intervene in mortal right and wrong. Frozen three feet is not a day's cold, His Majesty the king is specially in charge of human affairs, this is him He can't handle the responsibilities of your lord, and you are still bearing the prayers of countless believers. How can you handle it? ."
Fengxin shaded the sun with his hand and said: "To cure the root cause, there must be water. Otherwise, His Highness will ask the national teacher to tell His Majesty the king, and transfer the water from the east to the west to evenly distribute it?"
Xie Lian shook his head and said, "I just told the national teacher about this idea."
Wind channel: "What did the national teacher say?"
"..." Xie Lian choked and said, "Probably just say no. However, I now find that it is not feasible. To transfer water, you must first dig a river. However, digging a river requires the labor of the people. I don’t know how many years it will take, and it will cost the people and money.”
Fengxin nodded and said, "Yes. Far water can't save near fire."
After pondering for a moment, Xie Lian said: "However, if the way of mortals can't be solved, maybe you can try the way of heaven. I heard that the rain master changed a few years ago, and a new rain master flew up. People are very lonely, let me take a look. Can you come to visit and ask if it can be drawn from east to west in the form of rainfall."
After Xie Lian ascended, in addition to meeting Jun Wu, he did not take the initiative to visit any priests, nor did he deliberately get closer to anyone, and he treated them equally in the psychic formation. Which priest he is going to visit, that is a very rare thing. Mu Qing said: "No."
Xie Lian turned his head and said, "How?"
Admiringly said: "His Royal Highness, I just checked it carefully. In fact, in the past two years, it is not Yong'an or the west that lacks water, but the whole Xianle country. , it's not very obvious, so it's not a disaster yet. But the overall amount of water and rainfall is a lot less than before."
Xie Lian's eyes widened, and his admiration continued: "If a river is really dug, or the water from the east is moved to the west by the method of rainfall, then Yongan can probably relieve it, but it can't save it completely. , I can only say that I gave them a sigh of relief to continue their lives. At the same time, there will be a great possibility of drought in the East of Xianle. "
Xie Lian's heart tightened and said: "And the prosperous area of Xianle and the vast majority of the population are gathered in the east, which is more than three times that of the west, especially the imperial city. Once there is a drought here..."
Fengxin also reacted immediately: "The consequences must be more serious than Yong'an, and more people will die!"
Mu Qing nodded and said solemnly: "The turmoil caused by this will also be greater."
Taking a deep breath, thank you and said: "So, this is the reason why the national teacher said that what my father and emperor did is not determined to be right, but it is not determined to be wrong. It was just a choice."
Admiringly said: "So, Your Highness, no one comes to your palace to pray for Yong'an, which is a good thing. You can leave it to the king to choose."
Thanks for not answering, and turned around.
Along the way, everyone he saw was dark and skinny, men and children were all shirtless, the ribs on their chests were extremely clear, and women had dead skin on their faces and dull eyes. Everyone didn't want to move, and they didn't have the strength to move. Everything exuded a dying stench, making people want to scream and escape from this dying land, and immediately return to the prosperous capital of singing and dancing.
After a long time, he said, "You guys stay here to help me first. You can transport as much water as you can. Let me think about it."
Feng Channel: "Okay. You think about it slowly, just tell me what to do when you think about it."
Xie Lian patted his shoulder and turned to leave. Mu Qing said lightly behind him: "His Royal Highness, you should think about it. We can help for ten days and twenty days, but it is impossible to help for a year or two. We can save a hundred people, but we can't save hundreds of thousands of people. After all, you are a god of war, not a god of water. Even if you are a god of water, you can’t make water out of thin air. If you can’t solve the fundamental problem, it’s not a solution. It’s just a drop in the bucket.”