Forced to marry, I picked up a young powerful official

According to her, the disaster occurred in June, and it is only March now. There is no sign of anything. How could someone predict the impending disaster so far in advance?

Who is she?

Shen Nankui did not give him too much time to think about it. "Master Zhuang, whether you believe it or not, for the sake of the peace of the people in Jiangnan, I hope Xingwen Temple can do as I say."

Everything happened for a reason.

The plague issue is easy to deal with. As long as we can find Zhou Tongji and develop a prescription to control the plague, everything will be easy. But if we want to waste people's money and time to dig a river for no reason, I am afraid the court will not allow it.

After all, before this, the Biliu River had almost never suffered large-scale floods, and each time it was within the controllable range. Therefore, if there were no sufficient reasons, it would be difficult to implement the flood discharge plan.

If we can’t effectively control the water, we won’t be able to stop the plague from spreading…

In the morning, she had discussed countermeasures with Gu Yichuan. Gu Yichuan started with the official side, focusing on the news of flood control and prevention, trying to find signs of flooding as evidence for submitting a petition to dig a flood discharge channel.

She created public opinion through temples and Taoist temples. As long as the matter was big enough, the court would definitely pay attention to it.

Although this may cause panic among the people, there is nothing we can do about it.

Time is running out for the people in the south of the Yangtze River. Only if everyone works together to fight the disaster, will it be possible to rebuild the river in less than three months.

"This……"

Master Zhuang looked troubled.

Shen Nankui continued, "Master Zhuang, I had thought about it before I came here. Time is pressing and we can't wait. Today, whether it's coercion or inducement, Xingwen Temple must be on the same page with the Yongzhou government. Since you came to me first, it shows that you are not a mediocre person. So what reason do you have to refuse?"

Master Zhuang sighed, "A cultivator should care about the common people. If this matter is really as what the layman said, Xingwen Temple will naturally have no choice but to do it. But if it doesn't come true, won't Xingwen Temple's century-old reputation be ruined?"

"It's easy."

Shen Nankui said calmly: "If it succeeds, then don't mention it. Xingwen Temple's reputation will also rise and be admired by others. If it didn't happen at all, you just need to say that I forced you to do this and put all the blame on me."

Master Zhuang was stunned. "This is no small matter. If a layman is saddled with such a bad name, how can he still live in the world?"

Shen Nankui smiled.

"Compared to this little bit of infamy, I really hope that the disaster will not happen."

Master Zhuang was greatly shocked. He was silent for a moment, then said solemnly, "I am willing to lend a helping hand to you, Master."

Shen Nankui breathed a sigh of relief, "Thank you Master Zhuang for your help. Then, do I need to meet the temple master and the other two masters again?"

Zhuang Zhenren waved his hand and said, "No need. I think that after leaving Xingwen Temple, you will go to other places. Leave the matters here to me and you can go and take care of them."

Shen Nankui stood up and thanked him, "On behalf of the people of Jiangnan, I would like to express my deep gratitude to Master Zhuang."

She didn't stay long. After leaving Xingwen Temple, she went straight to Lingquan Temple.

It is said that monks do not tell lies, so when she arrived at Lingquan Temple, she wanted to ask the senior monks in the temple to cooperate with her, but she encountered some resistance. Fortunately, it was resolved in the end.

After leaving Lingquan Temple, Hehua looked quite indignant and complained, "I think these stinky monks are just gaining fame for nothing. They just do a few things for the lady, but they want us to donate 10,000 taels of silver to cast the golden body of the Buddha statue. Isn't this just robbing money?"

He Hua was not around when Shen Nankui was discussing with the host, so he didn't know why Shen Nankui went in and out of Taoist temples and Buddhist temples so frequently.

Shen Nankui was in no mood to explain at the moment, and only said: "The price of ten thousand taels is also low, but I still have some use for my money, and I can't spend it all here."

So, she half forced and half seduced her into entering Lingquan Temple.

He Hua curled her lips and said, "Next time you must tell Madam Zhang not to come here again. The monks here are so mercenary, how can they look like enlightened monks?"

Shen Nankui shook his head helplessly, "Okay, stop complaining, we still have a lot to do."

Within three days, she visited almost all the famous Buddhist temples and Taoist temples in and around Yongzhou City. Gradually, rumors spread among the people that a disaster was about to befall Jiangnan.

For a time, people on the streets were talking about this matter.

"Have you heard? Something big is going to happen in Jiangnan!"

"What happened?"

"Hey, you actually didn't know that you must have heard of the extremely effective Xingwen Temple in the city, right?"

"Xingwen Temple, the prayers and divinations are quite effective. My wife and I have been married for three years and have not had an heir. At that time, we went to Xingwen Temple to burn incense, and later we actually had a big fat boy!"

"Don't talk nonsense, listen carefully. I heard that several masters of Xingwen Temple observed the sky two days and nights ago and found that the stars were abnormal, so they predicted that there would be a major disaster in the south this year!"

Everyone was shocked, "Ah, what disaster?"

"I heard there's a high possibility of flooding!"

"Flood? Where is the flood? The Biliu River and Ling River are far away from us. Even if there is a flood, it can't flood Yongzhou. There have been such incidents in the past. Can't we just ask the government to send people to repair the dikes?"

"This time it's different! Even the Xingwen Temple is closed, prohibiting pilgrims from entering. I heard that the temple master and several immortals are going to bring their disciples to pray for the people of Jiangnan."

Everyone gasped.

"Even Xingwen Temple is closed. It's so serious. Could there really be a flood?"

"In my opinion, floods are not scary, but the plague after floods is the scariest. I've read records that more than a hundred years ago, a horrific natural disaster occurred in Jiangnan. The flood submerged half of the cities in Jiangnan. After the flood, the bodies of people and animals piled up in one place, causing the plague. Twenty percent of the people died in the flood, and the plague took away another thirty percent. In that year, the population of Jiangnan was reduced by half..."

"terrible……"

Everyone's expression changed when they heard this.

With the words from the Xingwen Temple, everyone was already feeling uneasy. But within two days, temples and Taoist temples predicted that a disaster would occur in the south of the Yangtze River this year.

Lingquan Temple, Baiyun Temple, Fengyu Temple, Tianrui Temple...

All saying the same thing.

The people couldn't sit still anymore.