Chapter 1538: The Trouble of the Temple

After being able to eat enough, the external image is very important, both for individuals and for countries.

"Then how long can this group of Huan Biao be completed?"

"Magistrate You said that manpower is no problem. Now the eastward expansion project is communicating smoothly, but materials are a bit tight." King Yao waved his hand: "Ask He Xiao to suspend the You Lake villa and take the Panjin stone there to supply the Huan Biao."

Huan Biao should give newcomers the first shock upon entering the city. In contrast, the official residence hidden in You Lake, which is difficult for ordinary people to approach, does not have this effect.

In order to sell the new city houses better, moving the building materials of the You Lake villa now is the most reasonable practice.

"It has been carved and is about to be used in your palace."

King Yao was stunned: "Hmm? Then let You Rongzhi think of another way."

At this time, another palace guard hurried in to report a sudden event: Xilin Temple collapsed again!

Xilin Temple was the largest goddess temple in the lower forest area of Tianshui old city, and also the second largest in Tianshui City. It occupied a vast area, with buildings lined up in rows, exceptionally magnificent, and could accommodate thousands of believers to meet together.

Along the outer wall, the green shade was swaying, and ten zhang away the lake water was clear, and the scenery was extremely beautiful.

Xilin Temple was the spiritual residence of countless believers. When it was built 120 years ago, it was extremely grand, and the open space in front of the temple could hold the largest and liveliest temple fair in the lower forest area.

But after all, it was old, and the stone buildings were still gorgeous on the outside, only showing a bit of the vicissitudes of time, but because of groundwater erosion, the temple ground subsided. The Yao Nation had considered many plans, but could only delay it, not remedy it.

Recently, the Yao Nation's central rain flood was constant. King Yao cherished the national Yuan power and only cleared the dark clouds above Mount Lou. Other places in the capital rained every three days. This Xilin Temple couldn't bear it. The pagoda collapsed some days ago, crushing several passersby and temple servants to death.

Now the pagoda hasn't been repaired, and other buildings in the temple have collapsed again.

This time, the side wing of the main hall collapsed.

The original magnificent main hall had eaves flying like wings on both sides, like a golden roc spreading its wings, atmospheric and exquisite.

Now that one side has collapsed, it is a broken wing. Believers can see it as soon as they enter, which is too ugly.

"If it collapses, repair it, and allocate funds from the treasury." King Yao was very tired from governing today, pressed his temples, and ordered casually, "Xilin Temple must be repaired as soon as possible, and cannot be neglected."

The pagoda is too high, the stone body is too heavy, and the foundation is soft. It is impossible to lift it up after it collapses. This has been demonstrated by many parties, and Magistrate Liang has admitted it. But other buildings can be repaired as they collapse.

The treasury has entered a lot of money these days, and King Yao's waist is also hard.

"Qualified repair teams are not in the city." Qiu Long said in a low voice, "They have all been summoned to the capital's eastward expansion project."

The repair of the temple is not something that any grass-roots team has the qualifications to take over. It involves various regulations, attention, and taboos, which is no less than repairing the palace. Only teams with hard qualifications and rich temple repair experience can take over.

However, now these teams are all in the capital's eastward expansion project! That place is most lacking in skilled craftsmen, and the Yao court is using the strength of the whole country to do this project, so of course, all good craftsmen who can be found have been summoned there.

Residents of Tianshui City are already finding it difficult to call craftsmen for renovation at home, after all, the eastward expansion project gives enough wages. The Yao court naturally ignores such trifles, but now it is the temple that is in disrepair, so the problem arises.

King Yao heard this, and it was not a big deal: "Then ask You Rongzhi and He Xiao to share some craftsmen to repair the temple."

"Yes."

So, this matter was arranged.

Following King Yao's instructions, You Rongzhi attached great importance to it and allocated the best craftsman team for the first time to rush to Xilin Temple.

The needs of the gods must be met, and cannot be delayed. This is the experience of how many generations of the Yao Nation.

But this experienced professional team, after carefully surveying for more than ten hours, gave a bad answer:

It can be repaired, and a few pillars can be found to barely support it. But—

The fundamental crux of unstable foundation and loose soil layer is getting worse, and even if the side hall is rebuilt and reinforced, I am afraid it will not last long.

Master Xiao of the temple couldn't help but ask: "It won't last long, how long can it be?"

The craftsmen discussed it, and the team leader replied: "The shortest is more than twenty days, and the longest will not exceed fifty days, and there is a risk of collapse again at any time during this period. Also... the next collapse area may be larger, no longer limited to the side hall."

Master Xiao didn't understand: "In January this year, we also asked the Xiangzhuan Water Spirit to check the foundation, and it said that the main hall could hold on for another three to five years!"

"Look at the floor tiles in your main hall, they have already subsided, and the main stone pillars are also tilted." This kind of tilt, ordinary people can't see, but in the eyes of experienced craftsmen, it is as obvious as a tick on a bald head, "This situation is like building a house on sand, when the flood comes... it all depends on God's will."

Master Xiao was angry: "Can't you use supernatural arrays to assist?"

"Some solid-form arrays can be selected, but once used for a day, they must be used every day, and cannot be interrupted. This, I am afraid, is not a long-term plan."

In this way, Xilin Temple is bound to collapse? Master Xiao was unwilling. There were 2,500 temple servants and temple guards in Xilin Temple. Once the temple is gone, where can so many people be placed? He thought and thought, and decided to ask the Xiangzhuan Water Spirit again to see what the situation was underground now.

The Xiangzhuan River outside the city and the Xiangzhuan Lake inside the city are connected water bodies. Tianshui City also hires water spirits to manage the creatures in these two water areas.

Of course, for natural lake water seepage, the water spirit has no way, this is an objective reason for the terrain.

The reason it is called "Xiangzhuan" is that the scenery by the river and lake is beautiful, so there are several temples built. The incense in the temple is liked to be burned, and it can be smelled from a hundred steps away, hence the name.

But I didn't expect that with the aggravation of waterlogging in Tianshui City, standing by the water became a hard injury.

The day the water spirit entered the lake, it also caused a small sensation in the lower forest area. Commoners crowded to the lake, waiting to watch this so-called "River God coming out of the water."

As the capital of the Yao Nation, Tianshui City does not set up the position of mountains and marshes, but there are water spirits, and there are several. However, they have been lurking under the water for a long time and rarely show their faces.

Suddenly, a splashing sound came from the calm lake, looking like rain from a distance, and only knowing it was a fish flood when looking closely! Countless small fish jumped onto the lake in panic, as if hiding from something under the water.

Not long after, someone on the lake called: "Water Spirit, Xiangzhuan Water Spirit is here!"

Everyone crowded to the shore to look down.

Deep under the water, a huge dark red shadow seemed to swim slowly along the lake shore, and there seemed to be block-like spots on its body. ===== CHAPTER 1539 =====