Chapter 335

"Princess~ Princess~"

The Prefect immediately blocked Tang An's path, "I beg the Princess not to make things difficult for this humble official; this humble official is just a Prefect, I truly cannot..."

Tang An ignored Shangguan and looked at the people instead.

"Did you hear that? He wants to protect his official position and abandon you."

Upon hearing this, the people knelt down one after another.

Kneeling to beg for what?

Kneeling to beg Shangguan to surrender.

Tang An looked at the situation with satisfaction, "Shangguan, have you thought it through?"

"This palace's patience is not much."

Shangguan hesitated; clearly, as a local Prefect, he was still reluctant to give up his power and status.

Tang An walked toward Shangguan, "Don't you claim that the people are your heaven?"

"Don't you claim that to pray for sweet dew, you are willing to pay any price?"

"What? Is it all talk and no action?"

Tang An half-squatted in front of Shangguan, the corners of her mouth raised in a cold sneer. "Do you really think this palace needs your consent to take Fengxian Prefecture?"

"Prefect, oh Prefect, your official airs are sufficient, but you have forgotten that the voice of the people can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it."

"Just talking about it won't settle the long-standing resentment of the people."

After saying this, Tang An stood up and took out her passage document, as well as the identity token of the Princess of Great Tang, and displayed them to the people.

"This palace is the Princess Chang'an, personally conferred by the Emperor of Great Tang, and has been specially permitted to have the right to participate in the state affairs of the Great Tang."

"This palace is abroad, serving the imperial mandate, traveling westward to expand the territory for my Great Tang."

"Now that I have arrived in Fengxian Prefecture and seen the people's outcry, I truly could not bear it, so I came here to investigate."

"It is known that the Prefect is incompetent and unwilling to contribute to the people. Therefore, this palace shall strip him of his authority as Prefect."

"If the people submit a petition of ten thousand names, requesting to belong to my Great Tang, this palace will certainly bring down sweet dew for the people and provide the people of Fengxian Prefecture with three years of rice and flour supplies."

Shangguan raised his head in shock upon hearing this; he knew that the hearts of the people had already been moved by Tang An.

If the petition of ten thousand names truly reached Tang An's hands and the people no longer recognized him as their Prefect, he would truly have nothing left.

"Princess~ Princess..."

Shangguan hurriedly knelt and crawled forward a few steps, "It is this humble official who was foolish, not knowing that the Great Tang had such generous treatment for the people of my Fengxian Prefecture."

"Since the Great Tang is so sincere, this humble official will lead the people of my Fengxian Prefecture to sincerely surrender to the Great Tang."

"I beg the Princess to treat the people of my Fengxian Prefecture well in the future."

Tang An sneered upon hearing this; what, does he think that by putting on this act now, he can keep his power and status?

Whether at this very moment or after the Great Tang annexes Fengxian Prefecture as its territory, Tang An's decision to dismiss him from his position as Prefect would be in a single thought.

His position as Prefect does not depend on whether he wants to sit in it, but on whether Tang An wants him to sit in it.

Since the old man's daughter and son-in-law are still in Shangguan's mansion, it wouldn't be impossible to let him be the Prefect for another two days.

The most important thing is that the vast amount of grain, gold, silver, and jewelry hidden in his home should be taken from the people and returned to the people.

"Princess, please take a look."

Tang An took the surrender document signed by the Prefect Shangguan and nodded with satisfaction.

Afterward, she had Putian Ying make a trip to send the surrender document back to the Great Tang. At that time, there would naturally be Great Tang officials coming to personally take over the governance of Fengxian Prefecture.

"Since that is the case, then let it rain." Tang An looked at the sky, "Dragon King, what are you still waiting for?"

The West Sea Dragon King revealed his form in the clouds and bowed to Tang An, "The little dragon obeys the order."

The Dragon King was seen performing magic in the sky, swallowing clouds and spitting mist, casting the spell to bring down sweet dew.

Leigong and Dianmu assisted, and thunderclouds rolled in the sky, with lightning flashing in unison.

A torrential downpour arrived in an instant.

"It's raining..."

"It's really raining!"

"It's raining! It's raining!!!"

The people in the heavy rain did not hide or avoid it, but instead faced the rain and drank it.

They gathered together, weeping with joy, and for a moment, one could not tell if it was rainwater or tears on their faces.

The Prefect of Fengxian Prefecture was stunned; he never expected that Tang An only needed one word, and the Dragon King, Leigong, and Dianmu in the sky would all have to listen to her.

For the Great Tang to have such a Princess... how could it not flourish?

His expression was dejected, yet he still had to act out a look of surprise and joy, weeping with joy.

"This humble official, many thanks to the Mast..."

"Hmm?" Tang An frowned, her eyes cold and frightening.

Seeing this, when one person knelt down, everyone followed suit and knelt down one after another, bowing and thanking Tang An.

"Many thanks to the Princess for bringing rain! Many thanks to the Princess for bringing rain~"

The people bowed sincerely to express their gratitude.

"Many thanks, Your Highness the Princess."

"Princess, you are the great benefactor of our Fengxian Prefecture, a great benefactor!"

"Princess, on behalf of my whole family, I thank you, truly thank you."

"My mother finally doesn't have to starve to death, doesn't have to starve to death..."

Watching the various emotions of the people, Tang An's heart was also filled with mixed feelings.

She glanced at Yang Jian, and Yang Jian cast a spell to help everyone up.

"Everyone, you are welcome. This palace seeking welfare for the people of my Great Tang is something the Princess of Great Tang should naturally do."

"You can go home now and see if there is an equal portion of rice and flour food in your homes."

"With that food and this sweet dew, no one will starve to death in the future."

The people did not know if it was true, but if it were, how could they express the gratitude in their hearts?

Everyone knelt down again one after another, thanking Tang An together.

It was not out of class, not out of oppression, but the purest gratitude.

After all, Tang An seemed to have only made someone bring rain, but what she saved were truly the lives of their whole families.

Also from this moment on, in their hearts, Tang An was not just a Princess of Great Tang, but had already been revered as a deity.

Tang An felt some different changes appearing in her body, "Is this, the power of faith?"

"Master?" Sun Wukong did not hear clearly what Tang An was saying.

"It's nothing." Tang An remained calm, "Everyone, go home first. On a rainy day, the air is damp and cold, so don't let the grain get damp."

"Yes, we thank the Princess again for her great kindness."

The people bowed to Tang An one after another and returned to their own homes.

Tang An stood up from the grand master chair and reached out to catch the rainwater.

Nezha used an invisible fire shield to protect the top of Tang An's head, evaporating the rainwater so she wouldn't get wet.

"Master, what are you thinking about?" Yang Jian walked to Tang An's side, his eyes seeming to have the same expression as Tang An's.

Tang An rubbed the rainwater on her hand, a bitter smile she could not hide on her face.

"No wonder everyone wants to walk toward the peak of power."

"A single sentence of offending the heavenly majesty, a single sentence of 'it is the will of heaven,' can cause countless people to be displaced and starve to death."

"Humans and gods should not be so unequal."

Yang Jian's eyes flickered, "But the rules of the world have always been like this."

Tang An looked at the sky, "Is it the rules that are like this, or does the Heavenly Dao allow these rules to be like this?"

Her words left Yang Jian speechless, and he also looked up at the sky.

Even though he was already the Judicial God of the Three Realms, holding power, he still could not escape the fate of being controlled by power.

"To what extent must a person be strong to not be bound by the rules of the Heavenly Dao?"