Chapter 182: The God of the River Trough
The topography of the Throat Pass Gorge is exactly what its name suggests.
The canyon seemed to be stuck in the throat of this boundary river, steep and turbulent.
On the cliffs of the canyon, the empty dust overlooks the situation here.
Look down.
The water above the boundary river is turbulent, forming one whirlpool after another here.
A lot of trees, turf, and debris came down with the current.
The flood season has arrived.
Although the water has risen higher and higher in the past two days, there have even been flooding of farmland in various places.
But hundreds of river workers have been reinforcing the embankment along the river in recent days, and when there is a problem, they will flock to plug the gap.
In addition, the chief officials of the counties and counties along the river also made every effort to fight the flood and prevent flooding, which can be regarded as controlling the flood and not letting it get out of control.
The Taoist on the cliff of the canyon opened his mouth and asked, "So, tomorrow is the time when the flood peak is at its greatest?"
Lord Sichuan nodded: "What Daojun said is good. ”
"As long as tomorrow is over, it should be all right. ”
The Taoist looked at Lord Chuan: "The current situation, can you deal with tomorrow?"
Lord Chuan suddenly hesitated: "This ......"
The Taoist also knew that he was not sure if the embankment could withstand it.
In the past few days, I have been tinkering everywhere, and using this ghost of river workers can barely maintain the situation in the downstream hundred-mile river basin, but who knows how serious the situation will be tomorrow.
But.
Kong Chenzi had already expected this situation and had already made preparations.
The wind of the canyon follows the waves through the narrow terrain.
"Boom!"
"Whew!" the wind howled.
The Taoist raised his eyes lightly and said indifferently.
"Tomorrow!"
"Prepare yourself!"
The lord of the river, who was standing on the edge of the cliff, was stunned at first.
Then, immediately understood what this meant.
This is a recognition of his exploits in the flood disaster of this state during this period of time.
Tomorrow is the time when he ascends to the position of the lord of this hundred miles of rivers and turns into a thousand years of ghosts and gods.
Even if the Sichuan Lord has lived for nearly a hundred years, he felt a trembling trembling all over his body at this moment, and quickly knelt on the ground and kowtowed to the Empty Dust Dao Monarch.
"Little demon, thank you for the gift of Daojun. ”
"As long as the little demon is in one day. ”
"This river of a hundred miles will never flood again, and this golden waterway will continue to prosper. ”
The lord of the river obviously understood the preferences of the Empty Dust Dao Monarch, and even knew how to speculate on the intentions, so he immediately swore that he would be the lord of this hundred miles of rivers.
The empty dust does not believe such words, and does not even care whether their hearts are true or not, only what they do.
Let it become the lord of the ghosts and gods of the hundred miles of rivers tomorrow, and the most important thing is to control the water disaster with the help of the power of this water demon, if it does a good job, you can continue to let it continue to do it, after all, there is no one more suitable than this river lord to manage the affairs of this hundred miles of rivers.
Wait until the path of merit is introduced in the future.
Those who are meritorious are those who are riddled with sins.
I'm not afraid that any of these ghosts and gods dare not seriously respect the priesthood, you must know that the ghosts and gods who are dismissed are not like the mortal world who are dismissed, and they can still go home to spend their lives.
There is only one ending for the ghosts and gods to be deposed.
That is the death of the gods.
At this moment, the sudden movement below attracted the attention of the Taoist.
"Huh?"
A section of the bridge that had been washed away was flowing down with the water, and with it, a corpse.
As soon as the Taoist waved his hand, the floating corpse in the water immediately floated.
Climb the cliff and finally land in front of the empty dust.
It's dead, but it's not long since I'm dead, and my soul hasn't completely dissipated.
The lord of the river suddenly became nervous, and he had just been determined to be the ghost and god of the lord of the hundred miles of rivers, and he ran into this matter head-on, could it be that something big happened upstream?
Lord Chuan stepped forward to identify it carefully, and suddenly felt that this corpse was a little familiar: "Whose corpse is this?"
Kong Chenzi recognized it at a glance, this was one of the two people he saw in the main temple of Guchuan when he came to Fengzhou.
is named Shi Zong, and he is a charlatan.
The Taoist said.
"Yunjun, let's find out why this stone sect's corpse appeared in the river?"
"And why did you die?"
The jade pendant hanging from his waist turned into a human form, and he bowed and saluted: "Yunjun obeys the order!"
Scattered as smoke.
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Half an hour ago.
Jiexia County.
The embankment was full of people, and everyone was busy with hoes, shovels, and baskets.
There are more than just sturdy stone embankments along the banks of the river.
In some places where problems are likely to occur, earthen dams were also built at the same time.
And all the embankment reinforcement and earth dam repair of the entire river were carried out under the guidance of the old river worker.
On the embankment, the county commander He Shijing watched the surging river rolling down, and the embankment under his feet was as stable as Mount Tai, and a sense of pride arose.
He turned to the old man beside him, who was clutching his hat and had muddy feet on his feet.
"Guan Lao, all thanks to you!"
"If it weren't for you, the county really wouldn't know where to start. ”
The old river worker Guan Lao hurriedly waved his hand, but his face was smug.
"Don't dare, don't dare!"
"It's all the work of the county order, and the little old man is just assisting one or two from it. ”
"However, today's young people have forgotten these old ancestral things. ”
He Shijing thanked again and again: "This is a real achievement, and it all depends on Guan Lao." ”
"I thank you for the people of the county. ”
With this bow, Guan Lao immediately stepped forward to stop him.
Unexpectedly, an accident happened, the old man's feet were all muddy, and in a hurry, his feet slipped and slipped directly from the river embankment.
Rolled into the boundary river.
"Not good!" He Shijing got up and saw this scene, and his face turned pale with fright.
"Guan Lao has fallen into the water!" many people around him also exclaimed.
"Hurry up and save people!" more people gathered.
However, at this moment, the water of the boundary river is extremely turbulent, and anyone who dares to enter the water easily is a death.
When several people were in a hurry to find the rope.
"It's too late!"
"I'm coming!"
Shi Zong on the side shouted.
Jumped up and jumped directly into the river.
The bronzed skin is particularly conspicuous in the river, like a swimming fish, chasing the figure of Guan Lao in the river.
It was really like a fish, and finally floated out of the water and brought out the old river workers.
Then sneak over and reach the shore.
Shi Zong resisted the old river workers, and when he lay on the embankment, the whole person was already exhausted.
Several people immediately pulled the old river worker up, and He Shijing was grateful to Shi Zong, if the old river worker died in the river just now, he really didn't know how to face it.
At this moment, I am really grateful to Shi Zong's good brother.
"Brother Shi is so watery!"
"It was an eye-opener for me to swim in such a turbulent river. ”
"Rescued Guan Lao for me, He owes you this love. ”
After speaking, He Shijing bowed and thanked Shi Zong.
Although Shi Zong hadn't even gasped yet, he couldn't stop him from showing off.
waved his hand again and again, full of pride: "This is only a few skills, carving insect skills, not worth a ......"
The voice did not fall.
Another wave hit and directly slapped Shi Zong into the river.
He Shijing was soaking wet, and a spirit flashed.
Where can you still see each other's shadows.
On the embankment, only the mournful cries of He Shijing could be heard.
"Brother He!"
"My brother!"
He Shijing was grief-stricken, and when he turned around, he saw that everyone was looking at him with a look of trepidation.
Even the old river worker who was amiable just now is hiding far away at the moment.
For fear that he would bow to himself again.
Whoever worships here, who dies!
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At night, He Shijing burned paper money in the county office.
"Brother Shi, you died a good ......"
As soon as he shouted, He Shijing suddenly felt that this sentence didn't seem to be very good.
He Shijing wiped his tears, suppressed his grief, and reorganized his words.
"Brother Shi, although you are full of vulgar language, you don't know the Four Books and Five Classics, and you look a little fierce. ”
"But brother, I know that under your villainous body, there is a chivalrous heart. ”
"If you die to save someone, someone will be rewarded. ”
"After going to the netherworld, you will definitely be able to enjoy good fortune. ”
"I'll burn you some more paper money, and don't save it after you go down. ”
"Spend hard, spend hard!"
"Later, brother, I'll burn it again for you. ”
He Shijing put all the paper money in his hand, lit a raging fire, and then picked up a large stack from the side.
The paper money burned out in the brazier, turning to ashes, and some slowly floated up.
The air was filled with the peculiar smell of paper money burning.
He Shijing seemed to think of something again: "By the way, Brother Shi, you died before you married a wife, but don't worry, brother, I will definitely not treat you badly." ”
"Tomorrow I will tie you seven beautiful women like flowers and jade, and burn them all for you. ”
"Three wives and four concubines, all of them are made up for you. ”
"Don't be polite to your brother, it's what a brother should do. ”
"If you don't like it, it doesn't matter, just give my brother a dream, and I will do it for you. ”
He Shijing wiped his tears and was full of sadness.
Unexpectedly, at this time, a sudden wind suddenly rose.
The doors and windows in the backyard of the county government opened violently, and the doors and windows banged on the other windows of the wall river, making a noisy slapping sound.
The paper money burning in the brazier was also scattered with the wind.
It's all over the place.
In the dim mist, He Shijing faintly saw a figure walking in through the gate.
He looked intently, and immediately heard a voice that sounded so familiar to him.
"Brother He~"
"Ho...... Brother ......"
"Brother Shi?" He Shijing immediately recognized whose voice it was.
Suddenly, a spirit stood up in an instant and stuck it against the wall.
There are no surprises, only scares.
As the shadow got closer and closer, He Shishi's legs became weak, and he was almost lying on the ground.
Suddenly remembered what others said during the day, and immediately cried and lay on the ground.
"Brother Shi!"
"I didn't kill you! I really want to thank you!"
"You're not really going to pay for my life, are you?"
He Shijing had a handful of snot and tears, and the people who came laughed when he saw it.
"Hahahaha!"
"Brother He, don't panic, I'm not here to take you down. ”
He Shijing looked at it again, and the figure finally walked into the front of the hall, revealing its figure.
It was Shi Zong.
It's just that at this moment, he is wearing a divine robe, with divine tattoos on his face, and he has a majestic bearing at a glance.
Shi Zong waved his hand and closed all the doors and windows.
stepped forward and helped He Shijing up, and the two sat down separately.
He Shijing looked at Shi Zong's current appearance in shock and surprise, and had a guess in his heart: "Brother Shi, are you here?"
Shi Zong nodded and said, "In Xia, because of following the county to save the river, repair the river embankment, and level the flood, he accumulated merit, and finally died because of saving people. ”
"Daojun recited my merits and heart, and sealed me as the god of this river trough. ”
"All the river workers in charge of the river trough. ”
Shi Zong smiled: "In the future, I will be in charge of the dredging, embankment, and transportation of this hundred-meter river trough." ”
The robe was spread out, revealing what hung from his waist.
It is the river ghost order hanging on his waist, and when the divine order is bright, all the river workers and ghosts in the Baili River have to obey the order.
He Shijing looked Shi Zong up and down, and the expression in his eyes was extremely complicated: "River Cao God?"
However, he reacted immediately and said.
"Congratulations to Brother Shi on ascending to the throne, from now on, he will be an extraordinary person in the dust. ”
Thinking of this, He Shijing suddenly thought of something.
"It was Guan Lao who fell into the river today, and according to heaven, it should be this old river worker who became the god of this river trough. ”
"Because Brother Shi, you rescued Guan Lao, so you became the god of this river trough. ”
"Brother, you are a blessing in disguise!"
He Shijing is still defending: "It turned out that it wasn't because of my worship. ”
"All this is in the dark, it has long been predestined!"
Although Shi Zong became a ghost god, when he remembered He Shijing's two worships today, he still persuaded him.
"Brother He, in the future, you will still give less salutes to ordinary people, you are a salute, ordinary people really can't afford it. ”
He Shijing was a little embarrassed, and waved his hand again and again: "He remembers, He remembers." ”
He then asked, "Brother Shi ascended the throne and came late at night to catch up with my brother and me?"
The River Trough Divine Stone Sect shook his head and said, "Brother, I'm here for business. ”
Although Shi Zong ascended to the position of ghost and god, his title has not changed, and he and He Shijing are still brothers.
He Shijing immediately became serious, now that Shi Zong is already the god of the river trough, what he said is definitely not a trivial matter.
"Please also ask Brother Shi to elaborate. ”
The River Groove God Stone Sect stood up and said seriously.
"Tomorrow will be the biggest flood disaster of the year, with turbulent water veins and river dragons turning over. ”
"At that time!"
"The Empty Dust Dao Monarch will be crowned the lord of the hundred miles of rivers,
"Along the river, the others put down the incense case, and with the help of the power of the incense of all living beings, they will help the lord of the hundred miles of rivers. ”
"The Chuan Lord Transformation Dragon will be able to bind the water veins of the Boundary River. ”
Such a big event, where does He Shijing dare to slacken.
Speak immediately.
"Jiexia County ordered He Shijing to copy it tomorrow, and he didn't dare to slack off in the slightest. ”
The god of the trough departed, and the door opened automatically, dissipating into the darkness as a smoke.
He Shijing looked at each other by the door.
It still feels like a world away.
Late at night.
The River Trough Divine Stone Sect appeared in various places along the river and notified the chief officials of various places on both sides of the river.
Many officials saw that the gods and men came in a dream in the middle of the night, carrying the waves of the boundary river, and many river ghosts followed behind them.
Tomorrow, he ordered to set down the incense table and sacrifice to the lord of the hundred miles of rivers and rivers, and the disaster of the flood.