The water god was demoted

180 years later, in the summer of the 12th year of Yongping (AD 69), the Bianqu burst its embankment, and the Yellow River flooded again, destroying dozens of counties.

In the past 20 years or so, Bianqu broke its embankment many times, but the scope of the disaster was small and the consequences were not serious, so the Bianqu was not completely treated.After years of fighting, it was hard to end the war. If corvée was added, the people would have great resentment, so it dragged on for more than 20 years.

And this time, it can't be delayed any longer.

Someone recommended Wang Jing to control the water, because Wang Jing had been very successful in dredging Yiqu before.

Wang Jingzheng dispatched 60 soldiers and corvee workers, which took a year and cost 100 billion yuan to cut and straighten the Bianqu, dredged the shoals, reinforced the dangerous section, and erected a water gate every ten miles to make it flow more smoothly and prevent it from collapsing again. trouble.

10,000+ corvee deaths and injuries, Wang Wu and other entourage officials were promoted to one level, and Wang Jing was promoted to three levels in a row to serve as a censor.

That night, Bing Bai came to look for Wang Jing.

Wang Jing straightened his clothes and said politely, "Your Excellency is here."

"According to the rules of the aquarium, you are more capable than me. I want to train you to be the god of water. You can cultivate immortality. When your merit surpasses me, I will abdicate." Bingbai smiled.

"Train me to be a water god?"

"Ah."

Wang Jing: "When will my merit surpass yours?"

Bing Bai: "It's hard for you to surpass me in merit. After all, I have accumulated more than 800 years, and I will continue to accumulate. Therefore, as long as I don't want to abdicate, you have no chance to ascend. But you can become a fairy, and you can be at ease."

Wang Jing: "How do you prove that I am more capable than you?"

Bingbai: "I have controlled the water for three years, and the Yellow River has not flooded for 800 years. I have planted trees for 300 years, and the water has been clear for 100 years. But I trampled on 30 people, which was almost half of the population in the north at that time. I made millions of merits. , I deserve it. The river course I planned is tortuous, but the river course you changed does not need to be changed again. It is not an exaggeration to say that there will be no floods for a thousand years."

Wang Jing: "I will not become a fairy, nor will I become a god."

Bing Bai: "Why? You are more capable than me but inferior to me, do you feel wronged?"

Wang Jing: "Because I don't know what you said, so I don't believe it."

Ordinary people should be polite and say, I am standing on the shoulders of predecessors, you are already very powerful.But Wang Jing said, I don't believe it?

Bing Bai: "I am the god of water, why don't you believe it?"

Wang Jing: "In the myth of water control, humans only know Dayu, who was the founding monarch of the Xia Dynasty, and he was human from beginning to end. Even if he is a myth, and the story is so bizarre, we still believe that he once controlled water. It has been handed down, telling us that people can save themselves, and it is better to ask God than to ask themselves. If I become a fairy, or become a god, people in the future will regard me as a myth, and they will not believe in the truth of history. There is me; if I am a man, they believe me, however many years they may be remembered."

Bing Bai: "What do you mean?"

Wang Jing: "Gods are not omnipotent, otherwise they would not be able to control human beings. The villain has a little understanding of the I Ching, and boldly guesses that human abilities will become closer and closer to gods, or closer to demons, but because of Human nature will not become a god or a demon. The demon grows and the Tao disappears, the primate and the demon disappear, and this is the general trend."

Bing Bai: "The devil grows Dao Xiao, the primate Mo Xiao?"

Wang Jing: "Tao is heaven and law; man is the leader of all spirits."

Bing Bai: "You surprised me so much, you don't believe in God?"

Wang Jing: "I have always believed. God is everywhere, but God allows me to support myself and never give up. I also believe in fate, but human beings never accept fate. We can be controlled and subordinated to others. But we are not convinced."

Bing Bai: "More than 800 years have passed, and human beings have long forgotten me. It turns out that only myths that inspire and move people can be remembered. Even if they remember, people will not live for myths. To live for people. I just outlive you."

Wang Jing: "Thank you for your understanding."

Bing Bai: "Just pretend you haven't seen me."

Wang Jing woke up from the case, feeling a chill, and raised his eyes to see the bead couplet in front of the door was blown by the wind and swayed a few times.

It's time to talk about Longmen.Have you missed our Mermaid Rain Spirit?

Yu Ling has been a chef in Longmen Kitchen for more than 400 years. At the beginning, he was doing chores such as cutting vegetables, side dishes and cleaning dishes.

Whenever he learns a dish, whenever he cooks a good dish, and whenever he looks at a new energetic face and says thank you, master, he will be sincerely happy.

Maybe, it's good to be so confused for a lifetime, you don't have to transform into a dragon, you don't have to go where you want to go.

Serving the food of a good mermaid is my own value. Although I can't turn into a dragon, if the sky collapses in the future, the Zhanlong who protects the safety of the dragon gate is the mermaid I have served.

The greater the ability, the greater the responsibility, and the greater the danger. The high-risk occupation of Longxian, how good a chef is.

On this day, Yu Ling and other chefs brought out five or six large pots of vegetables, soup cakes, and rice, put them in a hot water tank, and served them to the mermaids queuing up.Fighting, Yu Ling heard the quarrel.

"What I want is this soup biscuit, why are you making this soup biscuit for me! Why is the old man so quick?" A not-to-be-messed little mermaid held a bowl and pointed at an old chef.

"Oh, I see you are referring to wontons. This one is called wontons, this one is called noodles, and this one is called braised noodles. Which one do you want, I will make it for you again. I will eat this bowl of wontons." The old man smiled embarrassedly .

"I want stewed noodles, marinated daylily and shiitake mushrooms, with coriander and chopped green onion, and a plate of fried bean pods." The little mermaid Barabala said, already calmed down.

"I'll eat this bowl of wontons. It's already served. It will be cold when the master eats it." An adult mermaid standing behind the little mermaid stood up and said.

The little mermaid said with some embarrassment: "Oh, then I'll give it to you."

"Okay, thank you." The mermaid took the little mermaid's wonton bowl and gave him the empty bowl in his hand.

"You're welcome..." The little mermaid said to the old chef again, "Master, please excuse me."

The master chef said, "The bean pods you are talking about, do you want cowpeas or beans?"

"What's the name of this flat one?" the little mermaid pointed to the dish.

"This is beans." The old master said to the little mermaid with a smile.

The daily work is so boring, sometimes there is friction with the chef inside, and sometimes there is friction with other mermaids.In fact, it's not a big deal, just smile, bear with it, and it's over.

At the beginning, Yu Ling still held grudges, who made him work more, who wore his uniform wrongly, so he could only wear a greasy one; whoever looked down on him as a cook...

But after a long time, so-and-so, so-and-so, so-and-so?

Lunch time was over, and the cooks were preparing to eat the rest of the cauldron, when the little prince came to see him again, and brought him a new dress.

"I haven't eaten yet, can we eat together?" Yuehui asked politely.

"Little prince, there is a rule. You can't eat here. I can take the rice out. Master, please accommodate me. Can I have two servings? I'll clean the pots and dishes tomorrow."

"Hey, it's okay, eat more! Go."

Yu Ling asked Yue Hui: "What dishes do you want to eat? The staple food is rice." He said and put two bowls of rice on the dining board.

"Anything is fine."

In Yu Ling's room, the two had enough to eat and drink.

"The food you cook is not bad, which one did you cook?" Yue Hui asked.

"I didn't stir-fry the dishes for lunch today. I made stewed noodles. I made the stewed noodles. I rolled the noodles. It's very popular."

"Wow, you are amazing, it must be delicious. What kind of brine?"

Yuling: "There are beans stewed, chives and eggs stewed, day lily mushrooms stewed pork. Do you know which stewed noodles is the most popular? It is the day lily mushrooms, because the water god likes to eat it. Day lily stewed noodles It is also called Wangyou noodles. The lover of the water god makes the best Wangyou noodles. Longmen is afraid that mermaids will eat this frequently, which will be bad for their health, so they go to the menu once every seven days. Most of the mermaids eat it every time they serve Wangyou noodles. share."

"is it?"

Yue Hui smiled, thinking to herself, you're completely wrong.It is the lover of the water god who likes to eat it, and the water god is the best for making Wangyou noodles.

Yu Ling: "In this season, there are also cantaloupe, which is also the water god's favorite food. There is a melon field in the water god's mansion. Therefore, in Longmen, cantaloupe is more popular than peaches and plums."

Yuehui: "You guys are blindly worshiping."

Yu Ling: "I just like it, there is no other way."

However, the lover of the water god loves to eat melons, and the water god likes to eat peaches and plums in summer.He likes to eat loquats in spring, pears in autumn and oranges in winter.Yuehui said it to herself silently.

Suddenly, the ground shook violently, bricks and tiles fell from the roof, and water entered the room.Yue Hui reacted quickly, pulling Yu Ling, "Run!"

Yu Ling hurriedly picked up the conch and new clothes beside the bed, and ran out with Yuehui.

Longmen suddenly became a mess.

Has the Yellow River flooded to Longmen?No way, it never does.And this year even the Bianqu has been repaired.

When I got to the surface of the water, I saw a monkey in light armor with fried hair on its head, holding a big iron rod, stirring up the river in Longmen.

That monkey is... Sun Wukong? !