Becoming a God from a Water Monkey

Chapter 340 Welcoming the Royal Envoy

The night was dark.

Chishan rode back to the camp with his iron hooves.

Liang Qu walked back to the tent, and someone beside him lifted the curtain, his tone full of ridicule.

"Are you back for some fun?"

Liang Qu recognized it as Ran Zhongshi's voice, and without waiting for an answer, Xiang Fangsu in the other tent also lifted the curtain.

"Ah Shui, you made a big scene at the sacrifice in Yixing Town last time, and even got rid of three monsters. When you arrived in Huazhu County, you specially set a fire. Is there any secret behind it? You can tell us about it."

Liang Qu shrugged: "You didn't grow up near the water, so you don't understand the meaning. In fact, it's very fun to do this."

Xiang Fangsu raised an eyebrow: "Is it true?"

"Why would I lie to you? Being the chief priest is just like being a general. Tomorrow I'll ask other places if they send royal ships. I'll take you to try it out."

“Is it that magical?”

Xiang Fangsu walked out of the tent. After hearing what Liang Qu said, he suddenly felt itchy.

Who hasn’t dreamed of becoming a general? Are they really the same?
Ran Zhongshi shook his head and stopped talking: "Remind you two, the court will be here in a few days. Those who deserve rewards will be rewarded, and those who deserve punishment will be punished. Pay attention to your movements and don't run around. It's impolite."

Liang Qu knew that someone must have informed him in advance and it was part of the procedure.

"Finally I'm here! I really don't want to live in this tent. It's stuffy and damp."

Xiang Fangsu stretched his body and exhaled the foul air.

The problems in Huazhu County have been basically resolved, and the rest can be handled by the group of people below, but they can't leave.

Without an official order from the imperial court, who would dare to return to Pingyang County first?
"Oh, by the way, how are Kaiyun and the others doing? Someone came to inform them. Did they leak any information?"

Ran Zhongshi said: "Wei Lin and the boss will both be suspended from salary for three months, Kai Yun and Yi Peng will be dismissed, and Yu Dayi will be demoted."

Xiang Fangsu was dumbfounded: "No, are they really dismissed? Then Kaiyun and the others won't come to Hebo Office anymore?"

"Not sure." Ran Zhongshi shook his head. "It depends on what Kaiyun and the others think. If they come back in a few days, then maybe things will turn around."

"Where's Ah Shui?"

“There will be rewards, but I don’t know what exactly, and promotion is unlikely.

The Hebo Office is responsible for the dam breach, and Ah Shui is young. I guess it's the great merits and elixirs in the Hebo Office. Maybe if there are no great merits, there will be a chance to choose merits. Ah Shui will soon condense his true energy, right?"

Liang Qu nodded.

Ran Zhongshi snapped his fingers: "That's probably the power of choosing merit! Good martial arts have a great influence on Zhen Gang."

"The power of selection is useless. Ah Shui, don't you use a gun? I see that the gun technique you use is of very high quality."

Liang Qu shook his head: "My martial arts is a fragment, only the first half, not the second half."

"Then the right to choose merit is quite important. If I'm lucky, maybe I can find the second half with the help of the court?"

"Hopefully."

The symbol of the Wolf Smoke Realm is the condensation of true energy, and the quality of the true energy has an impact on the strength of the martial artist.

If a person is good at grappling techniques, he will undoubtedly concentrate his true martial arts knowledge of grappling techniques into it and try to cultivate it into an eagle-like true energy, such as the more famous Pengmo true energy.

Martial arts of intermediate level and above can condense the true meaning, but it involves the issue of the success rate of practice.

Therefore, the advantages of superior martial arts are highlighted, and those who practice step by step can almost always develop a specific true energy.

But Liang Qu is not in a hurry.

He has plans for his own Zhengang, which may not even involve any martial arts.

After a brief chat, the three of them returned to their tents.

Liang Qu sat on the bed to communicate with Ze Ding and check the harvest tonight.

[Dingzhu: Liang Qu]

[Refine Ze Ling: Ze Zhi (Blue) (Fusion Degree: 52.6%)

[River Favor: 1.0178]

0.0177 favorability,

The combined population of the several villages is barely comparable to that of the former Yixing City, and they are all ordinary people.

Not satisfactory.

After all, it didn't take much effort, it was just lighting a fire, which was like getting it for free.

"I wonder if the dragon will react?"

The first time Liang Qu performed the sacrifice, he received even less favor, and the dragon did not move.

I thought the amount was too small, so I didn't notice it. The last time I got closer, it caused quite a big commotion, and the entire Jianghuai River was filled with deep malice.

Obviously anxious.

This time in the middle...

Once was a coincidence, but a second time would probably drive the dragon crazy.

"Let the fat catfish go to the toad to get information someday..."

……

Next two days.

Liang Qu wandered around and unexpectedly discovered that there were actually two places where he wanted to send the king's boat.

It seems that everyone’s auspicious day is not the same, so I wonder if they found the same Taoist priest.

Liang Qu was unable to cope with the simultaneous sacrifices in two places in one day.

Based on the size, he gave a small portion to Xiang Fangsu once, and the second time he ordered it himself, and another 0.0098 favorability points were credited to his account.

The favorability suddenly rose to 1.0276.

It's like picking it up for free.

That night, Xiang Fangsu came back from lighting the fire with a ruddy complexion and looked unsatisfied.

The feeling of being the center of attention, the solemn atmosphere, all eyes focused on it, a fire burning all the large paper boats under the vast sky and earth, and watching them sink to the bottom of the river... "It's really cool!"

Ran Zhongshi was extremely surprised: "No, are you serious?"

When it comes to ancestor worship on daily basis, I just feel tired and tedious. Does anyone really feel happy about it?

Xiang Fangsu sighed, "It's a pity that paper boats are not strong enough. This is a poor village. It would be great if we had wooden boats. I heard that all the boats in Fuzhen are wooden, so they can burn longer."

"It's not as easy to make a wooden boat as a paper boat. It will take until the end of October to prepare for the sacrifice."

Xiang Fangsu thought thoughtfully: "No wonder Ah Shui wants to hold the River God Festival at his own expense."

Liang Qu encouraged him, "If Brother Xiang wants to, please donate some money and I can hold another one in Yixing Town this winter."

Xiang Fangsu was surprised: "Is it possible?"

"I have the final say in Yixing Town."

Xiang Fangsu agreed with him and did not refute him. He just hesitated: "It's not good. Will it be a waste of time?"

"If you don't pay, then you don't have to bother people. In winter, there is no work to do. If you come to participate in the sacrifice, you can have a full meal. How can it be a waste of time?"

"Can one hundred taels do it?"

Xiang Fangsu really liked that feeling, but it didn't feel worth it to spend too much.

"One hundred taels can buy one hundred dan of rice, which is more than enough."

"You two, this is ridiculous!"

Ran Zhongshi was speechless. He lifted the curtain and returned to the tent, leaving Liang Qu and Xiang Fangsu alone to discuss the matter.

Early morning on 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 one o'clock in 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 everyone's gazes, and stood behind Xu Yuelong.

Wei Shao was also standing behind Wei Lin. Seeing Liang Qu 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 eyes, nose, and heart.

In early October, the sun made people feel slightly hot.

Without waiting too long, two columns appeared on the horizon and quickly approached the North Korean camp, raising billowing smoke and dust.

The flag bearer running in front waved the flag, which fluttered, and rode his horse to the left and right, forming a long line and planting the flag in the ground.

The leader cracked his whip and sang loudly.

The servant in green robe dismounted from his horse and held out the imperial edict.

Everyone knelt on one knee.

The messenger opened the scroll with the words "By Heaven's Order" inscribed on it and took three steps forward.

"The Emperor, by the Will of Heaven, decrees:

If we are sincere, we can serve the people, and only by protecting the people can we protect the country... Hearing about the disaster of the dam bursting..."

After some presentations, everyone finally heard the key points of rewards and punishments.

Everyone looked nervous as they heard familiar names appear one after another.

"Wei Lin...will be suspended from work for three months...

Xu Yuelong...suspended his salary for three months...

Lu Kaiyun...dismissed from his post...

Ren Yipeng...dismissed from his post...

Liangqu was rewarded with a Yuanqiao Pill for his meritorious service in flood control and for capturing the chief criminal. He was awarded one superior merit, two great merits in the river and lake area, and one thousand taels of silver.

Wei Shao made great contributions to flood control and fulfilled his responsibilities, so he was awarded...

……

"I hereby issue a special decree."

The envoy put away the imperial edict, but did not let everyone stand up immediately.

He looked around and suddenly asked.

"I wonder who is the Lord Liang Quliang from the Hebo Office?"

Find me?

Liang Qu was startled, raised his head and bowed: "It is my humble servant, may I know what instructions the envoy has for you?"

The envoy observed for a moment, and seeing that no one around him denied it, he said solemnly: "His Majesty the Holy Emperor has a special order for me to pass on to Lord Liang."

Oral instruction?

Everyone was astonished.

Why did he give oral instructions to Liang Qu alone?

Clouds passed through the sky, and it suddenly became dark and then bright.

The envoy cleared his throat, his expression solemn and his tone dignified.

"Build bridges and ditches. You should work hard on it."

(End of this chapter)