Chapter 339: Welcoming the Royal Envoy
The night is dark.
Chishan stepped back to the camp.
Liang Qu stepped back to his tent, and someone beside him opened the curtain, his tone full of ridicule.
"Come back to join in the fun?"
Liang Qu recognized Ran Zhongshi's voice and did not wait for a reply. Xiang Fangsu also opened the curtain in the tent.
"Ah Shui, you caused a big fuss at the sacrifice ceremony in Yixing Town last time, and you even killed three spirits. When you arrived in Huazhu County, you went to light a fire specially. If there is any secret in it, you might as well tell us. "
Liang Qu shrugged: "You didn't grow up by the water, so you don't understand the meaning. In fact, it's very enjoyable to do this."
Xiang Fangsu raised his eyebrows: "Real or false?"
"Why are you lying to me? Being the officiant is the same as being a general. Tomorrow I will go and ask someone else if they can send the king's ship. Can I give it a try with you?"
"Is it that magical?"
Xiang Fangsu walked out of the tent. As soon as Liang Qu said this, his hands felt itchy.
Who has never dreamed of becoming a general? Are the two really the same?
Ran Zhongshi shook his head and stopped chatting: "Remind you two, the court will come over in two days. Reward where you deserve and punish where you deserve. Pay attention to the movement. Don't run around, you will lose your etiquette."
Liang Qu knew that someone must have informed him in advance, which was part of the process.
"I'm going to come! I really don't want to live in this tent, it's stuffy and damp."
Xiang Fangsu stretched his body and let out the turbid air.
The issues in Huazhu County have basically been resolved, and the remaining people are enough to rely on them, but they can't leave.
Without a formal order from the imperial court, who would dare to return to Pingyang County first?
"Oh, by the way, how are Kaiyun and the others? Someone came to notify them. Is there any news?"
Ran Zhongshi said: "Wei Lin and the boss will have their salaries suspended for three months, Kaiyun and Yipeng will be dismissed, and Yu Dayi will be demoted."
Xiang Fangsu was stunned: "No, are you really dismissed? Then Kaiyun and the others won't come to the Hebo Station anymore?"
"I don't know." Ran Zhongshi shook his head, "It depends on what Kaiyun and the others want. If they come back in a few days, things may turn around."
"Where's Ah Shui?"
“There will be rewards, but I don’t know what they are, and promotion is unlikely.
The Hebo Institute is responsible for the breach of the embankment, and Ah Shui is young. I guess it is because of the great merits and elixirs in the Hebo Institute. Maybe there is no great merit, and there will be a one-time selection of merit. Ah Shui is about to gather the true power, right? "
Liang Qu nodded.
Ran Zhongshi snapped his fingers: "Then it's most likely the right to choose merit! Good martial arts has a great influence on Zhen Gang."
"The right to choose merit is of no use. Ah Shui, didn't you use a gun? I saw that the quality of the gun you used was quite high."
Liang Qu shook his head: "My martial arts is a fragment, only the first half, not the second half."
"The right to choose merit is quite important. If you're lucky, maybe you can rely on the court to find the second half?"
"I hope so."
The symbol of the Langyan realm is the concentration of true power, and the quality of true power has an impact on the strength of the martial artist.
If a person is good at grappling, he will undoubtedly condense his true martial arts knowledge on grappling and try to cultivate it into an eagle-like true power, such as the more famous Peng Mo true power.
Martial arts of intermediate level and above can condense the true meaning, but it involves the issue of success rate of practice.
Therefore, the advantages of superior martial arts are highlighted. Through step-by-step practice, one can almost achieve a specific true power.
But Liang Qu was not in a hurry.
He has a plan for his true power, which may not even involve any martial arts.
After a brief chat, the three of them went back to their accounts.
Liang Qu sat on the bed and communicated with Ze Ding to check on tonight's harvest.
[Ding Master: Liang Qu]
[Refining Zeling: Zetamaru (green) (fusion degree: 52.6%)
[River favor degree: 1.0178]
A favoring degree of 0.0177,
The combined population of several villages can only be equal to that of Yixing City before, and they are all ordinary people.
Not satisfactory.
After all, it didn't take much effort. Just lighting a fire was equivalent to free prostitution.
"I wonder if Jiaolong will react?"
The first time Liang Qu offered sacrifices, he received even less favor, and there was no movement from the dragon that time.
I guessed that the portion was too small, so I didn't notice that the last time I got closer, things were quite big, and there was deep malice flowing in the entire Jianghuai River.
Obviously anxious.
This time it’s somewhere in the middle…
The first time was a coincidence, but the second time might really drive Jiaolong crazy.
"Let the fat catfish go to the toad another day to find out the message..."
…
Next two days.
Liang Qu wandered around and unexpectedly discovered that there were two more places to send Wang Chuan.
In total, everyone's auspicious days are not on the same day, so I don't know if they are looking for the same Taoist priest.
There were sacrifices in two places at the same time in one day, and Liang Qu was weak.
According to the scale, he assigned a small one to Xiang Fangsu, and the second time he ordered it personally, and another 0.0098 favor was recorded in his account.
The degree of favor suddenly rose to 1.0276.
Just like picking it up for free.
That night, Xiang Fangsu returned from lighting the fire with a rosy complexion and still had a lot to say.
The feeling of being watched by all, with a solemn atmosphere, all eyes gathered, and under the vast sky and earth, a fire burned all the large paper boats, and watched them sink to the bottom of the river...
“It’s really cool!”
Ran Zhongshi was extremely surprised: "No, are you serious?"
On weekdays, I only find it tiring and tedious to worship ancestors. Does anyone really feel happy?
Xiang Fangsu sighed: "It's a pity that the paper boats are not strong enough. They are all poor villages. It would be great if there were wooden boats. I heard that the rich towns are all made of wooden boats, so they can burn longer."
"Wooden boats are not as fast to make as paper boats. It will take until the end of October for the sacrifices to begin."
Xiang Fangsu was thoughtful: "No wonder Ah Shui wants to organize the River God Festival even if you pay for it yourself."
Liang Qu encouraged: "If Brother Xiang wants, give some money, I can hold another one in Yixing Town this winter."
Xiang Fangsu was surprised: "Can it be like this?"
"I have the final say in Yixing Town."
Xiang Fangsu agreed with him and did not refute him, but hesitated: "It's not good, will it be a burden to the people?"
"If you don't pay, then don't burden the people. In winter, everyone has no work to do. If you come to participate in the sacrifice, you can have a full meal. How can it be a burden to the people?"
"Can one hundred taels do it?"
Xiang Fangsu really likes that feeling, but it doesn't feel worth spending too much.
"One hundred taels can buy one hundred stone of rice, which is more than enough."
"You two, it's ridiculous!"
Ran Zhongshi was speechless, lifted the curtain and returned to the tent, leaving Liang Qu and Xiang Fangsu alone to discuss.
The morning of the third day.
The whole camp was noisy and restless.
Liang Qu remembered Ran Zhongshi's instructions.
As expected, Chen Jiechang immediately ran over to inform that the envoy was coming and asked Liang Qu to go out of the tent to greet him.
At the first hour of the morning, everyone lined up at the entrance of the camp.
Liang Qu looked around and was about to join the team.
"Liang Qu, come to the front!"
Xu Yuelong waved in front.
Liang Qu looked around, passed the complicated gazes of the crowd, and lined up behind Xu Yuelong.
Wei Shao also lined up behind Wei Lin. Seeing that Liang Qu was standing side by side with him, he nodded to him for the first time.
Liang Qu scratched his temples, faced north, and looked at his nose and heart.
In early October, the sun made people feel slightly hot.
Without waiting too long, two columns appeared on the horizon, approaching the camp quickly, raising billowing dust.
The flag bearers running in front waved flags, which fluttered and shook, and rode their horses to the left and right, forming a long line, and planting flags in the ground.
The leader blew the whip and sang loudly.
The green-robed envoy dismounted and held out the imperial edict.
Everyone knelt on one knee.
The envoy opened the scroll with the four characters "By the Heavenly Edict" and took three steps forward.
"By the Heavenly Edict, the Emperor said:
If you are sincere, you can protect the people and the people, and then you can protect the country... I heard about the disaster of the dam bursting..."
After a statement, everyone finally heard the key points of rewards and punishments.
Everyone looked nervous, and heard familiar names appear one after another.
"Wei Lin... suspended salary for three months...
Xu Yuelong... suspended salary for three months...
Lu Kaiyun... dismissed from office...
Ren Yipeng... dismissed from office...
Liangqu has made great contributions to flood control and captured the chief criminal. He is awarded a Yuanqiao pill, one time of superior merit, two great merits in the river and lake, and a thousand taels of silver.
Wei Shao has made great contributions to flood control and has done his best. He is awarded...
...
You are so kind. Special order."
The envoy put away the Fengtian Edict, but did not let everyone stand up immediately.
He looked around and suddenly asked.
"Who is Mr. Liang Qu from the Hebo Office?"
Looking for me?
Liang Qu was startled, raised his head and bowed: "It is my humble servant, I wonder what the envoy wants to tell you?"
The envoy observed for a moment, and seeing that no one around denied it, he said seriously: "The Holy Emperor has a verbal order that I will tell Mr. Liang."
Verbal order?
Everyone was shocked.
Why would he give a verbal order to Liang Qu alone?
Clouds floated across the sky, dark and bright.
The envoy cleared his throat, his expression solemn, and his tone solemn.
"Build bridges and canals, you should work hard."
