Chapter 408: Not the Leader, but the General
Chapter 408: Not the Leader, but the General
Liang Qu looked up and down.
The eye consciousness does not detect any malicious intent.
However, since the consent of the Hebo Bureau was required, Liu Shiqin, as the local magistrate, had to submit a letter for approval.
"Has Magistrate Liu finished writing the official documents this morning?"
"Yes, since you have made friends with the white ape, you must review the success or failure first. Therefore, I have not reported it without your consent." Liu Shiqin called the maid, "The first official document is on the left side of the study desk. Bring it to Lord Liang."
"Yes."
In a moment, the maid came out quickly and handed over the official documents.
Liang Qu opened the album and stroked the paper.
The ink is dry, so it is indeed written but not sent out.
Looking through the whole document, the handwriting is neat and the wording is not very elegant, but it is much better than the vernacular document written by Liang Qu himself, and the cause and effect are clear at a glance.
The general meaning is that the snake demon has been causing trouble since before the Spring Festival until late spring and early summer, and the people have been resentful for a long time.
The white ape killed the evil snake in public, and the world became clear. The ape's corpse was left exposed for several days, and the people's emotions were released. After being suppressed at first and then rising, they finally reached an extreme level.
Moreover, the white ape's killing of the demon was not a fight between wild beasts, but it was acting on orders. Setting up the statue now is a move that complies with the will of the people and will be of great benefit.
Liang Qu got a hint from the content of the document.
No wonder the old guy is so active.
Want to leave some political achievements?
When Li Shoufu came, he said that Xiangyi County Magistrate Liu Shiqin was about to be promoted and was worried about causing public resentment, so he wrote a letter asking for help.
If I were about to be promoted, I would definitely follow public opinion as much as possible, since I wouldn't have to pay for it myself anyway.
If you do a good job, you may be able to get some support when you leave office, which will be a great topic of conversation.
Combined with the feedback from the eye consciousness method, the credibility of those who simply want to gain some fame is quite high.
Liang Qu's eyes flashed, and he closed the document: "Who was originally enshrined in the Xiangyi River Temple?"
"Jianghuai Dragon King."
"Dragon King? What's the story behind it?"
"Anecdote... Xiangyi County has a history of worshipping the Dragon King for over a hundred years. When the previous dynasty evacuated from the north to the south, many documents were burned along the way. There are very few local records of Xiangyi County, and most of them are passed down orally.
I have been in office for several years, and I have not heard too many legends about the Dragon King appearing. However, some old people said that there were mermaids near Xiangyi in the past. If this is true, it was probably spread by the mermaids. As the story spread, the local people began to worship the Jianghuai Dragon King.
Reasonable and well-founded.
Liang Qu stroked the teacup.
He was not very interested in entering the temple as a stone, but was quite interested in the favor of the great lake.
There is favor for worshipping Jianghuai, is there any favor for worshipping the Water God Temple?
The number of sacrifices in a year is limited, but the Water God Temple is open every day, every year.
So far, Liangqu has received favor four times, twice in Yixing Town and twice in Huazhu County. Only once did it attract the attention of a dragon, and the other three times were normal.
In small amounts and multiple times, perhaps the dragon would not be able to detect it?
But Liang Qu didn't want to be the one who would be the first to fall when the sky falls.
Those who like to move are like clouds, electric winds and lanterns; those who like silence are like dead ashes and withered wood; one must be calm like clouds and still water, with the aura of flying irises and leaping fishes, only then can one have a heart and body of Tao.
Is there a way to have both...
a long time.
Liang Qu said, "Liu Zhixian, how about this? Instead of being the leader, be the general."
"If you don't want to be the leader, you want to be the general?"
"What is the layout of the River God Temple?"
Liu Shiqin gathered his sleeves with his hands, picked up the teacup, poured out a small ball of tea, and drew a trail of water from the swaying full ball of tea with his index finger. On the brown tabletop, he drew out a dragon wearing a wide robe and holding a hu tablet while sitting upright. The surrounding area was made up of vertical lines as walls and horizontal lines as a stage.
Liang Qu raised his hand and also drew water from the water ball. In two or three strokes, he drew a white ape about two-thirds of the height of the Dragon King on the left side.
Liu Shiqin suddenly realized: "Isn't it difficult to increase it?"
"exactly."
Who says that only one river god can be worshipped in a temple?
Doesn’t the river god have subordinates?
Everyone knows the Emperor of Sichuan, but few know the names of the Six Friends of Meishan.
Quietly add a statue of a small white ape next to the Dragon King, just to see if you can get any benefits. At the same time, the legal presence is greatly reduced.
If any unexpected incidents occur in the future, the Dragon King will be the first to bear the brunt, and even if there are any impacts further on, they will not be too great.
I will never be the tallest one. "How should I explain to the people the relationship between the two statues, one large and one small?"
"Zhixian Liu can make his own decision."
"Make your own decision?" Liu Shiqin stroked his beard and hesitated, "Will the white ape have any objections?"
"I agree on its behalf."
The relationship between Liang Qu and the white ape is better than imagined.
Liu Shiqin thought.
After thinking for a while, Liu Shiqin said, "In this case, I will write another letter to request that the White Ape be made a subordinate of the Dragon King and be placed in the River God Temple. What do you think, Shui Lang?"
"good!"
After getting permission, Liu Shiqin immediately asked someone to bring pen, ink, paper and inkstone so that he could write the document on the spot.
The Yi Shenbian adds subordinate officials.
Major events along the river suddenly became minor ones. Not only did the people have a chance to vent their emotions, but matters at the river and lake offices also became simpler. There was no need to even look for Xu Yuelong, as the assistant commander Ran Zhongshi had the power to make the decision.
"Does the magistrate have anything else to say?"
Liu Shiqin shook his head: "These are the only three major events in the past few days."
"I have something to ask."
"Master Liang, please feel free to speak."
"It's nothing big. I just want to sell some things to Magistrate Liu."
Liang Qu pulled out a white cloth from his pocket, spread it on the table, and then took out a transparent jewel.
The jewels are extremely small and sparkle in the sunlight, while the reflections on the cloth flow and give people a sense of tranquility and peace.
Liu Shiqin didn't know why Liang Qu wanted to sell him jewelry, but he thought the jewelry was unique.
“Can you try it out?”
"It's impossible."
Liu Shiqin picked up the teardrop and held it up to the sunlight to look at it. The more he looked at it, the more he felt that the jewel was transparent, shaped like a teardrop.
Even if I'm not a jewelry appraiser, thinking about Liang Qu's disappearance for a few days and the legend of the mermaids in Xiangyi County just mentioned...
Liu Shiqin's pupils shrank.
"Could this be the tears of a mermaid?"
"good."
hiss!
What the villagers passed on by word of mouth turned out to be true?
He is really capable.
I have been the magistrate of Xiangyi County for seven years and have no idea whether it is true or not, while the other party has only been here for half a month.
Gathering his thoughts, Liu Shiqin did not hesitate for a moment: "Since you want to sell it, how much are you willing to pay, Sir Liang?"
"Three." Liang Qu took out the other two. "Fifteen thousand taels! No bargaining!"
The wind in the courtyard fell silent.
The maidservant in the distance was secretly surprised. What little thing costs five thousand taels each?
You should know that this price is two thousand taels more than the three thousand taels that Liang Qu sold for one pearl at the Tianbo Chamber of Commerce that year!
Putting aside the profits of Tianbo Chamber of Commerce, with a premium of nearly one thousand taels, a normal person would not buy it even if they liked it, but Liang Qu was confident.
Liu Shiqin was silent for a long time.
"Hold on."
in the afternoon.
Liang Qu confirmed that the document was correct, stamped it, and left with 15,000 taels of silver in his arms, escorted by the doorman. He rode up Chishan Mountain and turned into a gust of wind and left.
Enjoy yourself.
Be an official.
Especially when you are a civil servant, even if you have enough political achievements and no connections, you still have to make connections to get promoted.
Liu Shiqin was over 40 years old and said he had connections up there, but Liang Qu didn't believe him.
We need to take care of...
It is not certain that you would give the concierge fifty copper coins, but a bag of smoked pig's head worth more than thirty copper coins and a thin pipe stuffed with tobacco leaves would probably work.
(End of this chapter)