Datang Longya

Chapter 176 Sacrifice to the Flood Dragon
Zhang Zhongqing directly handed over a cloud-piercing arrow and said: "This is already the loudest one. Limited by the size of the cloud-piercing arrow, its sound can only be so loud. If it changes its shape again, it won't be able to fly high enough."

Li Jing picked up the cloud-piercing arrow and asked, "Does this also need to be shot?"

Zhang Zhongqing nodded: "No, this one is shot with a bow. It makes a noise, and the power of the explosion is a bit weaker than that of the Thunderbolt Arrow. I can't guarantee that the problem of the Cloud Piercer Arrow spinning in circles won't happen. I'm just afraid of it. Turning in circles in the air, you will accidentally injure your own people."

What forced Zhang Zhongqing to work so hard was not "aggressiveness", but the damn cloud-piercing arrow that went up to the sky in circles during the autumn hunting!
When the cloud piercing arrow was circling in the air that day, Zhang Zhongqing even wanted to die.

What a shame!

Li Jing ignited the fuze, and shot the cloud-piercing arrow, which was said to be loud, into the sky with all his strength.

bang!Similar to the sound of two kicks.

Li Jing shook his head, his expectations of the sound that could shake hundreds of miles were shattered... This sound is only a bit stronger than the Thunder Arrow, just use the Thunder Arrow as a signal arrow, why bother to call it the Cloud Piercing Arrow Where is the head? .

Zhang Zhongqing took out other colors of cloud-piercing arrows for Li Jing to experiment, and let Li Jing choose a suitable color for himself.

Compared to Zhang Zhongqing, who was tired and had bloodshot eyes, Leng Feng was much more leisurely. When he left Luoyang City, he would huddle in the carriage and enjoy himself. Except for the regular morning exercises and eating and drinking in the morning, he would not get out of the carriage.

Slowly walking all the way to Dongting Lake, Feng An finally couldn't bear to lift the curtain of Leng Feng's carriage: "Leng Feng, don't you think riding a horse is still very tiring? Why don't we buy a few boats and go south along the waterway!"

"It's up to you to decide!"

Leng Feng decided to listen to Feng An's advice. He still can't forget the embarrassment he felt when he arrived at the Yangtze River but didn't see the bridge across the river. In this era and this place, it's not a big mistake to listen to Feng An.

Dongting Lake is connected to the Yangtze River. If there are not too many fishes in Dongting Lake, then Dongting Lake should also be a very prosperous place to stop.

But, although Feng Yanxiao intends to kill the crocodiles in the lake, this proposal has been resisted by the people of Yueyang.

In the Lusu Yuejun Building, which is later known as the Yueyang Tower, Feng Yanxiao hosted a banquet for Leng Feng and Feng An, during which they talked about these things.

"Well, the common people all call it a 'dragon', thinking that it has a spirit, so it can only be avoided from respect, let alone killed.

The entire Yuezhou people believe in this, and there are still many places where small temples are set up for 鼍, alas! "

Feng Yanxiao sighed and drank a glass of wine.He was determined to be a "parent officer", so he was unable to take a single step in the matter of "killing the eunuchs in Dongting Lake".

Why?Just because of the will of the people, if Feng Yanxiao wants to conform to the will of the people, he can't start with him.

In fact, he was putting shackles on himself. If the generals came, believe it or not, I will kill you!If you have the ability, you die with it.

Leng Feng kicked Feng An and said, "Old Feng, if you want to open up roads for Lingnan, the waterway is the most important thing. The two lakes have wide waters and the current is not rushing. They are most suitable for mooring large ships. We have to find a way to help the rumors. "

Feng An nodded and said, "You have the most ideas, so you can help him think of a way."

Feng Yan smiled bitterly and said: "Duke Xi, unless you have a way to deal with the people of Yuezhou, otherwise, no matter what you do, it will be useless."

Leng Feng propped his chin and thought for a while, then said: "Don't tell me, I really have a way to deal with the people of Yuezhou. Come on, Feng Shishi, listen to me..."

The next day, the governor of Yuezhou issued an official document: the next day he led the people of Yuezhou to sacrifice to Jiaolong.

As soon as this official document came out, the people of Yuezhou breathed a sigh of relief. Originally, the governor went from house to house to discuss killing Jiaolong all day long. Can Jiaolong be killed casually?Are you not afraid of disasters from heaven?

It's all right now, Lord Inspector finally thinks about it, it's okay to sacrifice to Jiaolong if you have nothing to do, so as not to worry about it all day long, and if you raise a few sheep, you are afraid of being taken away by it. Tomorrow to sacrifice to Jiaolong, our family will have a sheep Bar!Although he is reluctant, if he bribes Master Jiaolong, he might be blessed!
Although the people of Yuezhou were poor, they were very generous when encountering such grand events as sacrificing dragons. Pigs, sheep and chickens were all available, and the poorer ones also carried a basket of grain.

This is not okay, crocodiles are not omnivores, they only eat meat and not grain.

Feng Yanxiao deliberately wore brand-new official uniforms, and stood on the shore holding sacrificial rites like devout believers.

It was three poles high in the sun, and Feng Yan smiled and saw that there were no large-scale influx of people before they boarded the high platform by the lake.

After all, Feng Yanxiao still has a reputation, he just waved his hand on the high platform, and the people all shut up.

"Today, we gathered here to sacrifice to the Jiaolong. In addition to praying for the protection of the Jiaolong, we also prayed for the relocation of the Jiaolong."

Feng Yanxiao pointed to Dongting Lake and said, "Folks, this water area is a blessed land bestowed on us by God. As long as the dragons are relocated, we can build wharves and develop water transportation, and our Yuezhou can become a city no less than the eastern capital." In this prosperous place, everyone can become rich..."

What Feng Yan said with a smile was very passionate. Money is a temptation that civilians, senior officials, and even the emperor can't resist, so the common people off the court couldn't help but imagine what would happen if they had money.

However, after a while, the common people thought of Jiaolong again, and what Lord Inspector said was based on the premise that Jiaolong was willing to move.The older generation said that Jiaolong has spirits, but no matter how alive it is, it, it probably can't understand human language!

The craftsmen of Yueyang City built a fence by the Dongting Lake overnight to prevent the crocodiles in the Dongting Lake from climbing to the shore and hurting people.

Feng Yanxiao lifted a lamb from the high platform and threw it into Dongting Lake with all his strength.

With so many people gathered on the shore, the crocodiles had already gathered on the shore. As soon as the lamb entered the lake, the bleating screams stopped.

The big teeth of a crocodile can even bite through a steel plate, not to mention the body of a lamb.

Seeing that Lord Inspector had already taken the lead in throwing the lamb, the common people rushed to the high platform one by one, and threw the livestock and food they brought into Dongting Lake.

Today is a Chinese New Year holiday for these crocodiles by the Dongting Lake, because they don't have to hunt, the prey will be brought to them, they just need to eat.

(Although there are a lot of people throwing grain pastries and what not they don't eat)

Uncountable livestock were thrown down, and the lake near the shore turned blood red. The crocodiles fought each other, and some had a bad temper, and even fought with their companions regardless of food.

This is a brutal, spectacular scene, as thrilling as the Colosseum.

Except, of course, for the kind-hearted.

(End of this chapter)