Liaozhai: A Poor Monk Transcends to Immortal

Chapter 16 Meeting the Jingshui County Magistrate

As for the reason?
Naturally, it was to attract the old man in front of him.

He knew very well the temperament of the man in front of him. As long as he knew the news, he would definitely be furious and set off to Jingshui County.

As long as this person comes, the crisis in Jingshui County may be solved.

"Humph, you still have some brains. If not, the situation is a foregone conclusion, and even I can't save you."

"Students thank the teacher for coming to help."

The old man nodded, but then his brows couldn't help but frown.

"Just now you were talking about something from a few years ago. I wonder what it was about?"

"The teacher could not have forgotten that five years ago, there was also a severe drought. That drought affected 16 counties in three prefectures, including Jingshui County. The county magistrate at that time got a piece of news from somewhere, saying that the living Praying for rain can bring sweet rain from the sky.

Therefore, he sacrificed his son and daughter in order to revive the people of Jingshui. Later, he was discovered by the imperial court and dismissed from his post for investigation. It was at that time that the student took over the heavy responsibility of Jingshui County. "

The old man frowned when he heard this: "What happened next?"

"After the living sacrifice was completed, sweet rain fell from the sky in Jingshui County, bringing life to all the people."

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Xiang Zizhan lowered his head and told a result that even he could not believe, but the truth of the matter could not be changed.

The old man sighed leisurely. In terms of merit and virtue, this man should have great merits and virtues among all peoples, but he sacrificed his own son and daughter as a living sacrifice and became a father in vain.

This matter cannot be described and will be judged by future generations.

"Although this can be done, it involves two living lives and cannot happen no matter what. Do you know?"

The old man's face hardened, he looked at Xiang Zizhan and said.

"Teacher, the students know that they cannot set a new precedent, so they ask you to come and resolve this matter."

The old man nodded upon hearing this.

Then he frowned. This matter was started by all the people of Jingshui. If you don't agree, you will be sorry for all the people. If you agree, let alone two living lives. Once a precedent is set, I'm afraid it will happen again in the future. This cruel sacrificial method must not continue.

It’s difficult to solve it!
Unless it rains heavily now.

However, the old man raised his head and took a look at the sky.
The hot sun hung high, and there was no sign of rain.

Ugh!
If all these peoples were scholars, it would be easier to do things;

But the problem is precisely that these people just want to live.

Is it a crime to want to live?

While the two were entangled, the boy from the county government office hurriedly walked in.

Hearing the sound of footsteps, Xiang Zizhan frowned and gave a look to the master beside him.

The master nodded and walked towards the boy.

"What's the matter?"

"A young master came from a side door and wanted to see the master."

"What about the history?"

"He became a monk at Jinshan Temple in Yonghuai County, and his dharma name is Pudu."

The master frowned and thought for a moment, then shook his head.

Although he had heard the name of Jinshan Temple, there was no familiar eminent monk named Pudu in his mind.

Just as he was about to refuse, the old man's voice came to his ears.

"Please come in, little master Pudu."

When the master heard this, he immediately smiled and nodded.

The person in front of me is the county magistrate's teacher. This person is obviously better at talking than the county magistrate.

So, he walked out of the living room in person and walked toward the side door.

Xiang Zizhan looked at the old man strangely: "Teacher, is this little master Pudu an old acquaintance of yours?"

"We had a conversation in Jingshui this morning. He is indeed a great talent, but it's a pity that he is a monk."

"Teacher, why don't you allow him an official position and induce him to return to secular life?"

"Don't you think everyone wants to be an official?"

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Xiang Zizhan couldn't help but be startled, and his expression became strange. Seeing this situation, the teacher agreed with the official position, but was the young master unwilling to return to secular life?

Ordinary people think that being an official brings glory and glory. I didn't expect that there are still people who don't want to be an official. I should take a good look at this person.

Xiang Zizhan's eyes were filled with curiosity.

A few minutes later, I saw Master walking over with a handsome young monk with red lips and white teeth.

What a handsome little monk!
Xiang Zizhan secretly said. "master."

Waving to Zizhan, the master stepped aside.

"The young monk has met two donors."

"Haha, we meet little Master Pudu again."

Xu Zisu nodded with a smile: "Old donor Zhang."

As early as when he came in, he had seen the county government office. There were two official auras intertwined in it. One was the familiar Zhang Dunqian, and the other, needless to say, was Xiang Zizhan, the magistrate of Jingshui County.

"The little master is so fast. As soon as I arrived, the little master followed closely."

"I wonder if the young master has something to do when he comes to the county government? If anything happens, I can make the decision for the young master."

"To be fair to the two benefactors, the young monk did have something to do when he came here."

"Young master, it's okay to say whatever you want."

The old man stroked his beard and smiled.

Xiang Zizhan looked at Xu Zisu curiously. He had never seen a teacher treat someone so kindly, and he didn't know what was outstanding about this little monk.

"The young monk is here to pray for rain in the future."

Hearing this, the old man and Xiang Zizhan looked at each other and sighed helplessly.

"Little Master, I know that you are compassionate in Buddhism, and this is exactly why I came here. However, this matter concerns all the people of Jingshui, and it is not easy to solve."

"That's very good. If it's difficult for the two of you to solve it, can you hand over this matter to the little monk?"

The old man stood up suddenly and looked at Xu Zisu with emotion: "Little master, can you solve this matter?"

"Can!"

"really?"

"Monks never tell lies."

"Okay, since the young master can solve this matter, I will make the decision and leave the matter to the young master to resolve."

"Zizhan."

"teacher."

"You, the county magistrate, can help the little master, and it can be regarded as making up for your dereliction of duty."

"Zi Zhan understands."

Xiang Zizhan nodded respectfully.

"Little master, I am a little curious, what exactly do you want to do?"

"Old donor, this matter is difficult to say or simple to say. All we need to do is find the person behind the scenes who is pushing this matter."

The old man nodded thoughtfully.

Then he frowned and looked at Xu Zisu: "How to find it?"

"This is one of the reasons why the young monk came to the county government."

The two of them looked at Zizhan at the same time, and Xiang Zizhan couldn't help but be stunned.

"I'm afraid I've found the wrong person, young master. How would I know about the person behind the scenes?"

Xu Zisu shook his head: "What the young monk is asking is, who will preside over this prayer for rain?"

"Presided over by the official."

Xu Zisu couldn't help but hesitated, and then frowned: "Then who took the lead in bringing this matter to the county magistrate?"

"Young master, I know what you want to ask. I have also secretly investigated the person who took the lead, but I have not found anything. As for the people who put pressure on me, it is the many wealthy gentlemen in Jingshui County."

"I have no choice but to agree to this matter."

Xu Zisu fell completely silent after hearing this.

Can it cause waves for no reason?

Impossible.

Therefore, there must be another link in it that I have not noticed.

what is it?

Praying for rain and offering sacrifices.

Xu Zisu looked at Xiang Zizhan: "May I ask the donor, apart from offering sacrifices, what other forms can there be for praying for rain?"

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(End of this chapter)