On the fifth day of the fifth month of May, the Dragon Boat Festival. On both sides of the river, the crowd is surging, and after a morning of dragon boat races, millions of people all gather around the river, looking at the temporary high platform of the Qingtian Wharf, full of anxiety and waiting.

The chief officials of the six departments had already arrived early, and they were divided into left and right, and Du Chun changed into official clothes and sat at the farthest end on the left. There are three chairs left in the middle.

Below the high platform, on the empty blue sky pier, there are people with heads and faces from all over Kyoto.

On this kind of occasion, let alone Lu Gong, even Cao Zijing has no place.

One person, one box, one god, can only be on the top of the shop on the street, watching from afar.

"I haven't been back for a few years, I didn't expect Kyoto to change so much!" Cao Zijing was full of emotion.

When Lu Gong heard this, he smiled and said, "Lord Cao seems to have been a lot more idle after coming back." ”

Cao Zijing shook his head: "Si Tianjian is no longer the Si Tianjian he used to be, and it's not interesting to stay there." The old eunuch doesn't care about anything, and it seems that he is ready to take a back seat. ”

Lu Gong's mind suddenly appeared in his mind, and the old-fashioned Lord Jianzheng said curiously: "Lord Jianzheng is gone?" ”

"It's not that I won't do it, I shouldn't be able to do it anymore." Cao Zijing glanced at the high platform in the distance, the three chairs that no one still sat on, and said with a wry smile: "Si Tianjian is now divided into two factions, and the traditional faction led by the old eunuch is already in decline, and there are few people left. Anyone who has some ability and ideas has been doing things with the young eunuch Zhou Liang for the past two years. ”

Lu Gong didn't expect that Si Tianjian would also have party disputes, which were also divided into new and old factions.

It seems that the alternation of the old and the new mentioned by Lord Shang Shushu has spread to the entire Hua Dynasty. "Which faction do the Yellow Crane and the like belong to?"

"Of course Huang He is Zhou Liang's person. Three years ago, after Zhou Liang became the young eunuch of Si Tianjian, he proposed a strategy to take Yin Si back to the management of the central government, which was opposed by the old eunuch. In the following March, the Holy Lord succeeded to the throne, and he included Si Tianjian as a subordinate of the Ministry of Rites, and forcibly promoted the recovery of the management of the Yin Division in the name of the Ministry of Rites. ”

"Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Zhou Liang is a move by the Holy Lord in Si Tianjian. The current Ministry of Rites is the current uncle of the country. ”

"It was from that incident that the old eunuch consciously handed over the power in his hands little by little."

Lu Gong couldn't help but sigh a little in his heart, and asked again: "What about Lord Cao, which faction does he belong to?" ”

"Me, no one wants it from either faction, hahaha." Cao Zijing smiled self-deprecatingly, but was only slightly embarrassed, and found that Lu Gong didn't say anything.

"Which faction does Lord Cao prefer?"

"Traditionalism, of course."

"Why?"

"The traditional faction, on the surface, Yin Si is also in charge of the Holy Lord, but in fact, the people who really have the most power to speak have always been those people outside the world in the Heavenly Master's Mansion. This is also the rule that Taizu and the Heavenly Master's Mansion jointly established back then, the two divisions of Yin and Yang do not interfere with each other, but they supervise each other. ”

"In the past few hundred years, the superintendent of Si Tianjian has also been served by the disciples of the Heavenly Master. The rule of Si Tianjian is that there is only the right to supervise, but not the right to judge, and the power is truly handed over to Yin Si to dispose of by himself. And the gods at all levels also perform their own duties, and there is no direct relationship between their superiors and subordinates. The Heavenly Master's Mansion would only intervene as a last resort. ”

In the past three years of the New Deal, the Yin Division has become more and more close to the Yang Division. Not only did the Chenghuang be divided into grades and the princes and uncles set the products, but also forcibly assigned the land of the original squire's autonomy to the local Chenghuang management. ”

"Of course, these are the most superficial. All these changes, as I understand it, are all for the sake of taxes! ”

"The new emperor succeeded to the throne for three years, on the one hand, there was a great drought, and the people's livelihood was already difficult, and on the other hand, he had to expand his territory and fight wars with foreign peoples, which caused the treasury to be empty year after year."

"The return of the management of the Yin Division and the implementation of the new policy, in the final analysis, is to put the part of the money of the gods into the treasury and slow down the impact on the finances."

Lu Gong didn't expect that a small new deal would have so many doorways in it. Fortunately, he is self-aware and knows that he can't be an official.

"In other words, before the New Deal, local land was not taxed?" Lu Gong asked.

Cao Zijing nodded. "Before, Yin Si didn't have a tax at all. The management model of the Heavenly Master's Mansion is to let the gods give full play to their abilities and exchange their abilities for the worship of the people. The Heavenly Master's Mansion has never intersected with the gods, and it should be a spiritual symbol. ”

Listening to Cao Zijing's statement, Lu Gong couldn't help but agree.

"It seems that there are indeed masters in the Heavenly Master's Mansion!"

"What's the use of that? The whole world is not the king's land, even if it is a contemporary heavenly master, it is also impossible to go against the trend. It can only be said that the current DPRK and China are all people who tend to be inflammatory, and there are fewer and fewer people who can tell the truth. Si Tianjian is even more so! Cao Zijing looked at Lu Gong, paused, and suddenly smiled mysteriously: "Do you know who is sitting in the Kyoto City God Temple now?" ”

Lu Gong was taken aback.

That night, he also felt very strange about this, and when he heard this, he hurriedly said, "Who? ”

"It's Zhou Liang!"

Lu Gong's heart jumped suddenly, and he smelled an unusual smell.

"Isn't that interesting? Once the old eunuch is down, Zhou Liang will inevitably become the new Si Tian Jian Zheng, and at the same time he sits in the Kyoto City God Temple, according to the new policy, he is the real master of the Yin Division. During this time, I have been inquiring with my former colleagues, and I have found an interesting thing, that is, all the pieces of gold body collected from various places have been sent to the Castle God Temple in Kyoto! ”

Listening to Cao Zijing's words, Lu Gong became more and more interested in the Kyoto City God Temple.

What exactly is Zhou Liang going to do? Or rather, what exactly is the Holy One going to do today?

Just thinking about it, Cao Zijing's eyes suddenly fell on the high platform, and he said in a low voice: "The person has arrived!" ”

Lu Gong looked around, and sure enough, he saw two black clothes coming together.

Lord Jian Zheng changed into the official black clothes of Si Tianjian today, and the other person was about fifty years old, with a goatee, and was also dressed in black.

The two of them sat down separately, leaving a place in the middle.

"Anyone else coming?" Lu Gong was curious.

"Yes, it is said that this time it is the purple-robed archmage of Dragon Tiger Mountain." Cao Zijing was saying when a thunderous explosion suddenly sounded in the sky.

Overhead, after a flash of thunder, a purple robe suddenly appeared in the middle of the high platform.

Everyone on the high platform stood up almost at the same moment and saluted the purple-robed old man.

The old man returned the salute slightly, and then bowed to the Li people below, and then turned back to the middle position, and the officials of the six ministries sat down.

The Supervisor looked at the visitor and turned his head with a smile. "I didn't expect you to come in person, senior brother, it seems that the situation is not optimistic."

The person who came didn't seem to be used to this purple robe, pulled the wide robe well, and said with white eyes: "Do you think I want to?" If it weren't for the master's explanation, I wouldn't have bothered to come to this smoky place. ”

"Senior brother be cautious!" The supervisor hurriedly reminded.

"Be cautious, if it weren't for the master's explanation, I wouldn't be angry with this bird!" The purple-robed old man responded unceremoniously.

Next to them, all the officials of the six ministries looked at each other, as if they hadn't heard anything.

This one, the first disciple of the Heavenly Master, is one level higher than all of them in terms of rank. What's more, people have been disobeying the laws of the world since the time of Taizu.

Although he was far away, Lu Gong still heard every word on the high platform clearly, and he was extremely surprised in his heart.

"Why is this old Taoist so powerful?" This doesn't give anyone face at all.

"Can it not be fierce? This is the first apprentice of the Heavenly Master, according to the official rank of the Chinese Dynasty, the old man of the Heavenly Master is the feather coat Xiangqing, the same as the Taishi and the Prime Minister, and is a product. The purple-clothed archmage is from the status of a product. These eight people next to them are far behind! ”

Lu Gong didn't expect that the status of the Heavenly Master's Mansion would be so high. I didn't expect that the purple robe was so exquisite.

On the high platform, with the arrival of the purple-robed old man, the rain prayer meeting was officially announced.

"Who's coming up to take the lead?" The purple-robed old man asked.

"Archmage, a judge in Si Tianjian has been arranged, who is a third-generation disciple of Ge Soap Mountain, and he is proficient in inviting divine arts...... next to him, Zhou Liang said lightly.

"Ge Soap Mountain, I haven't been there for many years. Let's go. The old man waved his hand, a little impatient.

Soon, a black-clad judge jumped up from the dock below, landed on the high platform, and saluted the crowd.

"The three generations of disciples of Ge Soo Mountain, the judge of the Si Tian Prison Mansion, Lin Yuezhou is ugly!"

As soon as the words fell, he rushed out and landed in the middle of the river, his eyes closed, and the words in his mouth.

Seeing this scene, the people of Kyoto immediately cheered.

In the air, a thick cloud floated by, and with his angry shout, the talisman prepared in his hand burned, and the green smoke steamed up.

A thick cloud drifted in and obscured the sky, followed by a sparse raindrop.

"It's raining, it's really raining!" The people cheered, and the officials were even more happy.

The purple-robed old man twitched the corner of his mouth and looked at the supervisor next to him. "Zhengqing, you Si Tianjian are getting more and more boring! Do all the bells and whistles. ”

The Supervisor could only smile bitterly. "Senior brother smiled!"

Next to him, Zhou Liang explained: "Lin Yuezhou just went up to do a demonstration, and he didn't mean anything else." These gods were all arranged in advance, and the rain technique they combined could be regarded as a good start for the rain prayer meeting. ”

"I don't know you bends, I just know that it doesn't make any sense to use the water of the river as rain. The people want water, not the show. The purple-robed old man was unceremonious.

The crowd did not dare to interject at all.

Eventually, the sparse raindrops disappeared, and the ground wasn't even soaked because of the crowd.

"That's it?"

"No, who are you fooling?"

"Go...... I thought I had some ability, so let's go home and breastfeed. ”

"C, C, C, ......" below, a burst of C's shouts resounded through the river.

The people of Kyoto have seen it, and this little rain is completely unsatisfying their appetite, and there are boos below.

Zhou Liang's face was dark, he thought he could get off to a good start, but it was self-defeating.

Lu Gong listened, and was a little puzzled: "What is C?" ”

"It is the scoring of the caster, divided into A, B, C, upper, middle and lower nine, and the worst is C." Looking at the colleague with an ugly face, Cao Zijing smiled and said: "Actually, if it was in previous years, although it was foolish, at least if there was really rain, it would still give a grade B." It can only be said that the people of Kyoto are getting more and more difficult to fool. ”

"Go down! Let those who have real skills come! Don't waste time! The purple-robed old man waved his hand.

Lin Yuezhou grimaced and bowed his head back to the dock.

"I'll try!" As soon as he settled, a light shot straight into the high platform in the distance.

Everyone fixed on their feet, but they saw a god with a majestic figure and a body full of water and air.

"This should be the god of Mizusawa somewhere, right?" Lu Gong felt that he had gradually learned something about the gods.

Cao Zijing nodded. "This is an orthodox river god, and he should be here to take the opportunity to enhance his fame."

"And this kind of operation?"

"Of course. Which god in this world doesn't fight for incense? Show your face here, maybe there will be a big man who deliberately travels there or something, as long as there are more people going, the incense will naturally be vigorous. ”

Lu Gong can be regarded as a long insight. Isn't this the equivalent of advertising some tourist attractions in the previous life?

It seems that these are the wisdom of the ancients.

The river god landed on the high platform, looked around, and loudly announced his home, and then the water vapor in his body quickly condensed.

In a moment, I saw a light the thickness of a bucket go straight into the sky.

There was an exclamation from the crowd, and someone had already started shouting cheers.

After the aura of Mizusawa took off, it suddenly exploded, and soon turned into raindrops the size of beans and fell down.

"Yes, yes, this looks like it."

"Yulong River River God, there is really a set. It's a great show! ”

"Deserve to be rewarded, deserve to be rewarded!"

Below, many people with heads and people don't take it seriously at all, whether the drought has not affected their harvest at all, the people have come to pray for rain, and they are more to see the excitement.

The water finally ran out, and in a burst of cheers, the river god put away his spell and bowed in all directions with a smile on his face.

"B, B!"

didn't wait for the bigwigs above to speak, and the people of Kyoto below had already given their own scores.

The river god left, and soon another cultivator came into play.

On the high platform, the purple-robed old man yawned a little boredly, thinking to himself that these people were all full and had nothing to do?

More than a dozen people praying for rain are uneven, and there are all kinds of means, and there are even carp spirits running back and forth to spray water in the sky.

"If it were all of this level, there would be no need for this rain prayer meeting to continue." The purple-robed old man quickly came down to make a statement.

On the high platform, the officials of the six departments and the two Si Tianjian bosses all looked very good-looking.

The host had already walked to the edge of the platform and shouted below, "Are there any people praying for rain?" ”

Half a day has passed, and the patience of the people has reached the limit, and some have begun to prepare to leave the scene early.

The host shouted a few words, but there was still no response below.

And after half a day, the only one who can reach the second rank is the river god.

On the dock, the river god could no longer hide his smile, waiting for the final moment of glory.

"Lu Gong, aren't you still on it?" Cao Zijing was a little surprised by Lu Gong's calmness.

At this moment, a figure covered in black mist that had not yet dissipated floated out and slowly walked towards the high platform.

"This is ...... Yunyan Mountain God! The host searched for a long time in the booklet and finally found the corresponding information.