Chapter 97: Persuasion
"Ahem, don't worry about the Dragon King," Lin Yi's purpose was obviously not to thank him, so he immediately changed his words, "There is one more thing in the path, if it can be done, it can bring great benefits to the Dragon King." ”
"Oh?" the Dragon King's attitude was indifferent, and there was a slight disdain in his eyes, "You are a little mortal, an ant-like existence, how can you bring benefits to the immortals?"
Lin Yi smiled lightly and asked rhetorically, "Dragon King, how is the incense of your golden body god statue?"
The Dragon King was silent for a moment and said, "It's always been bad, but recently because of the great drought, the incense has grown, and it will soon be beaten back to its original form." ”
That's the big truth.
When the drought is solved, the people of Anning County do not come to the Konghe River to carry water, nor do they worry about the rain, so they will naturally not come to the Longwang Temple to worship.
"You little Taoist priest, do you care about the old dragon's incense, does this have anything to do with you?"
The Dragon King said impatiently.
Lin Yi cut to the chase, unequivocal, "Don't hide it from the Dragon King, the Taikoo Temple of the trail has always been full of incense, and there are many worshippers, if the Dragon King can move the statue to the Taikoo Temple, the incense will skyrocket at least ten times, and the benefits are endless, I don't know what the Dragon King wants?"
He knew that the Dragon King was impatient, so he directly stated his intentions.
The Dragon King was stunned for a moment, and immediately burst out laughing, "You little Taoist priest doesn't know the height of the sky, and the idea of actually hitting the golden body god statue is ridiculous! This god statue has stood by the Konghe River for nearly a thousand years, how can you move into a small Taoist temple at will, how can I have the face of the old dragon!"
He felt that Lin Yi had bad intentions and coveted his golden body statue.
Rhetoric is even less credible.
If it is a famous avenue view, it may not be impossible to consider.
But how can a small Taoist temple that has never heard of it be qualified to worship his golden statue!
Therefore, he did not hesitate to refuse.
Lin Yi took a breath, his expression was full of helplessness, "Dragon King, think about it again, although the Taoist temple of the poor road is small, but the incense is extremely vigorous, a few months ago, the mountain god has moved the golden body statue into the Taoist temple of the small road, and he is very satisfied." ”
Since the dragon king said that he had no evidence, he had to move the mountain god out as an example.
"Hehe, you little Taoist priest has a little ability, and you actually deceived the golden statue of Qingqiu, but it's a pity that I don't fall for you, old dragon, don't talk about this matter. "The Dragon King still doesn't trust Lin Yi.
Lin Yi couldn't cry or laugh, secretly thought about strategy, and was about to open his mouth again to persuade the dragon king, but the dragon king completely lost his patience, and quickly withdrew from the idol after groaning.
In the blink of an eye, the divine light suddenly disappeared, and the idol returned to normal.
No matter how Lin Yi called, the Dragon King never showed up again.
There was only a lone stone statue left in the temple, staring at a pair of dull eyes.
Lin Yi had no choice but to give up, "This old dragon king is so old-fashioned!"
Since the Dragon King disagreed, he was helpless.
You can't force this statue to be removed.
Forget it, there will be a chance to persuade the dragon king in the future.
If you really can't do it, you will go and trouble the mountain god.
Lin Yi set his sights on this idol, so he didn't give up so easily.
In ancient China, Liu Bei had "three visits to the thatched house", and it was a big deal that he had a "three invitations to the statue" to show his sincerity.
It's not that Lin Yi is persistent, but that the golden statue is too precious, it is not easy to meet one, and it is extremely important and indispensable to the Taikoo Temple.
"Dao Chief, what's wrong?"
Seeing Lin Yi return to the carriage with a displeased face, Jiang Ming asked suspiciously.
Lin Yi smiled and smiled, "It's nothing, let's go." ”
Jiang Ming was inconvenient to ask more, so he ordered the coachman: "Continue to catch the car!"
The whip was drawn, and the carriages and horses marched, and the clang.
Then there was the sound of footsteps, and the officials trotted to follow the carriage.
The Konghe River is already in Qingqiu County, and after walking fifty miles to the west, you finally arrived at the Taikoo Temple.
After entering his own territory, Lin Yi of course wanted to do his best to be a landlord, invite Jiang Ming to the Taoist temple, and serve tea to entertain him.
The two had a great conversation.
Unconsciously, we chatted for half an hour.
After all, Jiang Ming is a county parent official, and he has a lot of things to do after the disaster, so he can't stay long, so he got up and said goodbye after drinking tea.
Before leaving, Jiang Ming said worriedly: "Dao Chief, Peng Laosha's group of people will definitely be unfavorable to you, Dao Leader must be careful." ”
Lin Yi nodded, "Lord Xie reminds." ”
"Daoist, why don't I leave a dozen officials to protect the Taoist temple, so that Peng Laosha won't come to you to trouble?" Jiang Ming was thoughtful, thinking that he would leave the officials behind to protect the Taoist temple.
Lin Yi smiled and immediately refused, "Your Excellency is too worried, Poor Dao has its own way to deal with Peng Laosha, please rest assured." ”
Jiang Ming was suspicious, and he was worried, "Dao Chief, seriously?"
"It's careless!"
Lin Yi sent Jiang Ming out of the Taoist Temple and said, "How can poor Dao joke with his own life, my lord can rest assured." ”
"Okay, I'm too worried, take care!"
Jiang Ming knew that Lin Yifei was a mortal, with a lot of great abilities, and he was cautious and thoughtful, so he no longer insisted.
After saying goodbye, he boarded the carriage and returned to Anning with dozens of his subordinates.