Chapter 334: Immersed in Buddhist Law

The camp was bustling with activity.

Blacksmiths and craftsmen mass-produced stone strips, boats carried stone materials from the Heishuihe, sending them continuously into the camp, and when they came out, the stone materials had become neatly stacked stone strips.

Liang Qu sighed as he passed through the stone material area.

The transformation of the vortex orifice into a vortex palace actually required three spirit fish, such a huge expense, he really couldn't afford it.

With so much Water-Marsh Essence, it would be better to evolve into a Water King Ape earlier, roaming the Great Marsh, maybe there would be a bigger gain.

Liang Qu put aside his troubled thoughts and looked back at the Heishuihe.

The construction of the Qiu Gong Levee was orderly.

Two brand-new left and right water-level steles were hoisted up by the soldiers' cooperation, slowly inserted into the riverbed, becoming unshakeable reefs in the river, enduring the scouring of the water flow.

The water waves surged, leaving dark tide marks, and the dark line was already three feet lower than the warning water level on the water-level stele.

Everything was stable and improving.

Perhaps before the weather turned cold, Huazhu County would completely recede.

Evening, Pingyang County Government Office.

Magistrate Jian Magistrate Jian Zhongyi flipped through the flood disaster report sent over, his face showing sighs.

"First encountered the Ghost Mother, then encountered the flood, I really don't know when Huazhu County will recover its vitality, it is truly a year of great disaster and great difficulty."

The government office runner brought the candle stand, and upon hearing this, hurriedly said: "The Lord cares about the people, it is truly the blessing of the people."

Magistrate Jian Magistrate Jian Zhongyi shook his head: "Go down."

The government office runner was stunned, not knowing where he said something wrong, put down the candle stand, and left resentfully.

"Not just him, all of you go down."

The government office runner on duty was confused and left one after another.

Inside the government office, Magistrate Jian Magistrate Jian Zhongyi handled official business alone.

Night fell, and candlelight replaced daylight.

The government office was silent, so quiet that one could hear the faint sound of wind sweeping across the grass tips.

In the middle of the night, Magistrate Jian Magistrate Jian Zhongyi closed the documents, held the candle stand, returned to the residence, moved the study bookshelf, circled for a long time, pushed the door and entered.

The candlelight was pressed low by the wind blowing in, and the dark red walls flashed with flickering light and shadows. When the candlelight stabilized, it reflected several lotus shadows.

The rich smell of lamp oil filled the secret room.

In this small underground room, a full hundred candles were burning.

Countless candle oils melted, dripped along the candle stand into the iron bucket, and solidified into a thick layer of white fat.

The monk draped in red silk closed his eyes, sat on the lotus platform chanting scriptures, pale yellow sweat sliding from his temples, sticking to the prayer beads, the long earlobes hanging with gold pendants motionless.

In front of the lotus seat, the bone bowl the size of a palm presented a translucent white jade quality, and with the monk chanting scriptures, the bone bowl became increasingly clean.

Magistrate Jian Magistrate Jian Zhongyi sat down at the long desk beside the monk, took the books, and studied the secret collection.

A long time later.

The chanting stopped.

"Huazhu County flooded, did you do it?"

Magistrate Jian Magistrate Jian Zhongyi put down the documents: "The Master's words are wrong. How could it be me? Someone stood on the edge of a cliff by themselves, do you blame the mountain wind in the valley for blowing them down?"

The monk was silent.

"How did you do it..."

"I can't do it." Magistrate Jian Magistrate Jian Zhongyi closed the books, "Many people stood on the cliff, there is mountain wind in the valley, feet are unstable, can't blame others."

The candlelight was dim.

The monk opened his eyes, his pupils filled with resentment from the deepest part of his soul.

"This poor monk walks the world, vicious and ruthless, you are number one!"

Magistrate Jian Magistrate Jian Zhongyi leaned back in his chair: "Didn't the Master say personally that I am a good seed for cultivating Buddhist law?"

The monk closed his eyes and stopped speaking.

Magistrate Jian Magistrate Jian Zhongyi pulled out a picture album from the cabinet drawer, flipped through a few pages, and portraits and information emerged one after another.

Liang Qu, Dragon Tendon Tiger Bone, disciple of Grand Martial Artist Yang Yang Dongxiong, River Patrol From Eighth Rank River Chief (promoted to Seventh Rank Water Lang), Great Duke, Imperially Bestowed Fourth Rank Dragon Blood Horse.

Qi Zhao Hongyuan, Glazed Bone, disciple of Grand Martial Artist Fei Baosu, Investigation Division From Sixth Rank Criminal Commander...

Guan Guan Congjian, Four-Image Python Tendon Bone, disciple of...

Flipping through to the end, Magistrate Jian Magistrate Jian Zhongyi closed the picture album and placed it on the flickering candlelight.

The flame licked the page corners, reflecting large pieces of black charcoal ash in the orange light, gradually spreading upward, and in a blink of an eye, the entire picture album was completely ignited, burning fiercely.

The paper pages burned out, the firelight faded, Magistrate Jian Magistrate Jian Zhongyi loosened his fingertips, a few wisps of ash drifted, and he came to the monk, looking down from above.

"Natural martial bones are certainly good, but how can they compare to the Master who has been immersed in Buddhist law for many years?"

The monk was motionless.

But the scarlet brain that had lost its skull and was exposed jumped even more violently.

Gullies crisscrossed, blood vessels dense.

The dharma bowl in front of the lotus platform was as clean as glaze.

Magistrate Jian Magistrate Jian Zhongyi respectfully held up the dharma bowl.

"Many thanks to the Master for sacrificing and refining the dharma vessel, but the student is still missing one thing, so..."

"Borrow the Master's leg bone for use!"

The monk opened his eyes suddenly, the turbid whites of his eyes covered in bloodshot.

The tenth day of the levee collapse, the flood in Huazhu County receded slightly.

Huaiyin Prefecture increased reinforcements with some supplies and manpower.

In addition, Pingyang County Magistrate Magistrate Jian Magistrate Jian Zhongyi brought his own county government team to arrive, participating in disaster relief, and indicating that he would fully obey Yu Yu Dayi's dispatch.

Yu Yu Dayi expressed twelve points of gratitude, hosted a banquet for everyone that day, and was full of gratitude for the 8,000 taels of silver donated by Magistrate Jian Magistrate Jian Zhongyi.

Magistrate Jian Magistrate Jian Zhongyi declined repeatedly, indicating that disaster was at the head, and everyone should contribute a share of strength.

As a result, someone at the banquet who was lacking virtue took the lead, saying that they should take Magistrate Jian Magistrate Jian Zhongyi as a model and donate money together, responding in groups.

Liang Qu had no choice but to follow and donate 300 taels.

The eighteenth day of the levee collapse.

It was late September, and the weather was getting cooler.

Five hundred Galloping Horse martial artists and a large number of craftsmen, blacksmiths, and supplies were reinforced from the Southern Zhili, and some imperial court officials also arrived with the boats.

Wei Lin withdrew from the rescue front line in Huazhu County and welcomed them together with Xu Xu Yuelong.

The officials from the Southern Zhili lived up to expectations, bringing a sufficiently good news: the imperial court had thought deeply and decided to exempt Huazhu County from taxes for three years!

An undoubtedly strong anti-flood stimulant, under Yu Yu Dayi's promotion, the news spread throughout Huazhu County in one day.

The people praised benevolence and virtue one after another.

The twenty-fifth day of the levee collapse.

Disaster victims were resettled and evacuated, levees were built, rice was rescued, medical centers were rectified... everything was proceeding in an orderly manner.

That evening, at the invitation of several adults from the Southern Zhili, all officials above the seventh rank gathered together for dinner, narrating summaries, and discussing what to do next.

Liang Qu was qualified enough, sitting in the back row and hearing a lot of inside information and gossip.

Among them, the officials were most concerned about the Heishuihe riverbed deepening for no reason, causing the water level to drop.

Several old men discussed it one after another.

"Unheard of, only know that the more silt, the more it silts, like that Yellow Sand River, the entire downstream is almost all hanging rivers on the ground, never heard of the riverbed actively sinking."

"Indeed unique, the riverbed nearby has deepened by a full zhang, causing the water level to drop by three feet."

"Fortunately, the drop from Huazhu County to Jiangling County is large, and the Heishuihe branch is in Huaiyin territory, otherwise there would not be this effect."

Liang Qu at the end of the table couldn't help but nod.

It was indeed so. The terrain drop of the Heishuihe downstream was large, coupled with the fast flow speed of the straight channel, which led to his ability to exert the miraculous effect of water driving.

In the tent, a high official stroked his beard and smiled: "Gentlemen, is this event a sign of auspiciousness? Heaven cannot bear to see the people of our Great Shun suffer, so there is this path? It seems that even major epidemics have not occurred?"

"Auspiciousness, I heard along the way that the people have so-called Red Dragon Fish appearing? I don't know which hero obtained it?"