Journey to the West Bandits: The Poor Monk Just Wants to Be a Godfather

Chapter 289 The materialistic prince of Fengxian County

Seeing several Taoist priests leave cursing, Tang Sanzian frowned slightly.

The prince of Fengxian County is short of money?

Shouldn't it be?

If I remember correctly, in the original Journey to the West, the prince of Fengxian County directly offered a reward of thousands of gold for praying for rain.

It’s not like you can’t even get this little money out, right?
It seems that there should be some deviations in Fengxian County that I don't know about.

Led by officers and soldiers, several people came all the way to the hall of the Duke's Mansion. What they could see was a table full of offerings.

In front of the altar table, a middle-aged man lit three sticks of incense and inserted them into the incense burner.

He was still chanting: "Although you don't give me rain in Fengxian County, I, the Shangguan family, still have to beg you for my people!"

"But... I'm still not convinced by you!"

Tang San and the others who had just entered the hall were stunned on the spot when they heard the man's words.

These words were obviously spoken to the gods in heaven.

In the world of Journey to the West, a mortal actually has the courage to disrespect God?
The prince also discovered that Tang San had buried several masters and disciples.

But it was just a faint glance.

Then he said: "Are you here to pray for rain again?"

"We agreed beforehand that I would like to ask for three taels of rain money. If I can do it, I'll do it. If I can't, forget it!"

???

Are you so arrogant when asking someone else to pray for rain?
Sun Xingzhe became angry on the spot.

"Old man, what have you done to a good county because of your inaction as an official?"

"If you don't have money, hurry up and prepare a banquet for us masters and disciples to eat. Maybe I, Old Sun, will be happy and bring a sweet rain to your Fengxian County!"

The prince clasped his hands behind his back, looking indifferent.

"Eating is not a problem, but you can't ask for this rain!"

The tone is sure.

There was no hesitation at all.

This made Tang Sanzian a little curious: "How can you be sure that we can't pray for rain?"

The Duke sneered twice: "You are not the first to come here to pray for rain, and of course you are certainly not the last, because I know this very well. The superiors deliberately did not give me a way to survive in Fengxian County!"

The prince raised his head and glanced at the sky, with a hint of disdain flashing in his eyes.

Then he pointed to some fruits and various food and wine offerings on the table and said:

"The prince's mansion in this county is not rich either. These banquets are considered the richest. You came at the right time. It happens to be on the table today. If you are hungry, just make do with it!"

???

Calling others to eat a feast?

Is this what a mortal in the world of Journey to the West can say?
Originally, Tang San was buried and thought that this place was just like the original work because a sacrifice incident had angered the Jade Emperor.

As a result, there was no rain in Fengxian County for three years...

But now looking at the behavior of this prince, it seems that is not the case...

However, Tang San was buried and didn't care.

Looking at the steaming dishes, I sat directly at the main table and started drinking by myself.

Several disciples saw this and sat down generously.

Under the influence of Tang San's burial, they had long known the virtues of gods and Buddhas all over the sky.

So there is no psychological pressure when eating the offerings.

Only Zhu Bajie was slightly unhappy!

Because there was a huge braised pig head in the middle of the offering table, and the pig's mouth was facing his...

Zhu Bajie suddenly slapped the table: "Replace this braised pig head! Replace it with a sheep's head or a dog's head. If it doesn't work, a cow's head will do!" Lord Shangguan had seen many capable people and strangers who came to him to pray for rain, so naturally he also Not afraid of Zhu Bajie's appearance, he sat down carelessly.

"It's good to eat some, why are you so picky?"

"This pig was imported from somewhere else at a huge cost by the people of Fengxian County."

"Besides this pig's head, there is nothing else fishy."

This was the first time that Tang Sanbian saw such a fearless mortal as the Duke. He immediately poured him a glass of wine and asked, "What on earth happened here?"

After the prince took the glass and drank it, he said with a depressed expression:

"This matter is not a secret. Everyone in Fengxian County knows it, so there is no harm in telling you!"

"This matter started eight years ago..."

"At that time, I had just been transferred to Fengxian County. The people here lived in poverty. All they wanted to do all day long was to burn incense, worship Buddha and pray to God, hoping to move God in exchange for a happy life."

"The large-scale worship activities have caused the people of Fengxian County to neglect their farm work, and their lives are getting worse every day."

"After I took office, I made great efforts to reform, so that the people no longer worship gods and Buddhas, but opened up farmland to develop business. Five years later, the entire Fengxian County has become the richest county in Tianzhu..."

"Originally, everything was moving in the direction of happiness, but one day three years ago, a tall god appeared and asked us to build a hall specifically for worship and prayer."

"And we are asked to build a Lingxiao Palace modeled after the Heavenly Palace, and the Jade Emperor statue inside must be extremely luxurious!"

Speaking of this, the prince sighed.

He continued with a bitter look on his face: "Although Fengxian County has accumulated some savings after five years of development, if we build such a palace, the money spent will be enough to make Fengxian County return to poverty again..."

"But not only did the gods not understand, but they told me that it was their gods' blessings that allowed Fengxian County to live a good life in the past five years. Now it is time for us to repay the favor."

"I couldn't help it as soon as I said this. Damn it, the people of Fengxian County can live a good life entirely because of me. Is it related to their gods?"

"So I immediately rejected the gods and ordered the people not to worship the Jade Emperor from now on."

After hearing what the prince said, the master and disciples were stunned for a moment.

Sun Xingzhe even gave the Duke a thumbs up: "I admit that I spoke too loudly just now. A mortal dares to go against the Jade Emperor. Old man, you have something!"

When he was causing trouble in the Heavenly Palace, he was successful in cultivation, and he didn't know how powerful the Heavenly Palace was, so he rebelled in anger.

But this prince, a mortal, knew that he was facing a god, but he still dared to be tough.

Although the final result was not satisfactory, the spirit of resistance was exactly the same as that of Sun Xingzhe!
It directly resonated with Sun Xingzhe.

The prince shook his head and said, "Well, now that I think about it, he was young and energetic back then."

Sun Xingzhe slapped the table: "If you are not young and vigorous, how can you be called young?"

"You, the prince, have an appetite for me, Sun! Go away!"

Tang Sanzong put down his wine glass and looked at him: "Then if you are given another chance, will you compromise with the Jade Emperor?"

The prince spoke directly without thinking: "Compromise? I compromise with his grandma. If you give me another hundred chances, I will just say one word and fuck him and it's over!"

When the Duke finished speaking, he roared in a hoarse voice, as if he wanted to completely vent his unwillingness.

"If the Jade Emperor doesn't give me rain in Fengxian County, I will lead the people to dig wells!"

"If I can't see water for ten meters, I will dig 20 or 30 meters!"

"Buddha fights for a stick of incense, and people fight for one breath!"

"Back then I was able to lead the people of Fengxian County to become well-off, and I can do the same now!"

"As long as I don't believe in gods and Buddhas, there will be no gods and Buddhas in the sky!"

Tang San's eyes lit up when he heard this.

Unexpectedly, the prince of Fengxian County was a rare materialist in the world of Journey to the West.

"You, a little prince, have more backbone than the emperors of the human race. This matter is left to the poor monk!"

"Come on, drink!"

Hearing Tang San's loud tone, the prince asked doubtfully: "Can you handle this?"

(End of this chapter)