Prehistoric: A steady life, starting from Journey to the West

Heaven’s rain order comes down, do you say you obey it, or do you not obey it?

If you abide by it, you will lose the game, not only lose face, but also protect the sons and grandsons of the dragon.

If you don't abide by it, then you are in the hands of others, just wait for the Heavenly Court Rain Master to give you a memorandum, and you will be taken down for questioning, and life and death are beyond your control.

Therefore, there is no need to doubt that the bet between the Dragon King of Jinghe and Yuan Shoucheng was bound to lose from the very beginning, and it was impossible to win.

It's not that Yuan Shoucheng's divination skills are really that good, but that he has a backer, and it's that stupid dragon who cheated him.

Of course, the situation of the Dragon King of Jinghe is not unsolvable, even in Chen Qi's view, it is very simple to solve the dilemma of the Dragon King of Jinghe.

The only thing that makes him unsure is that the Dragon King of Jinghe in the opening plot of Journey to the West is a dead dragon that must die and must be used as a sacrifice to the sky.

It is still a dispensable, unlucky person who can be saved.

After all, it is difficult to put Tang Wang Li Shimin into the underworld in shock, but it is also very simple to say, it depends on how the people behind the scenes want to choose.

And all of this, after seeing the Jinghe Dragon King, will naturally become clear.

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Xiaonan Mountain is located in the south of the Jinghe River outside Chang'an City. It is just a small mountain and not well-known.

But it is undeniable that the scenery of Xiaonan Mountain is good, which is very suitable for the boys and girls in Chang'an City to have a spring outing.

There is also a gazebo on the top of Xiaonan Mountain, where visitors can rest and settle down. Stone benches and tables are all available.

Chang'an City in June is obviously not a good time for an outing.

The scorching sun in the sky, not to mention the gifted scholars and beauties in Chang'an city, even woodcutters and fishermen, would not want to go out.

So at this moment, there are only two masters and servants, Chen Qi, in the gazebo on the top of Xiaonan Mountain.

"Is it really going to rain this day?"

After laying out the rice paper and grinding the inkstone, Chen An wiped the sweat off his face, then looked up at the sun as big as a wheel in the sky, expressing great doubts about his young master's decision in his heart.

Of course, Chen Qi didn't know what was going on in his own book boy's mind.

Moreover, as a martial artist at the late seventh rank of martial arts, a Qi trainer at the late eighth rank, and a Confucianist at the late third rank of Confucianism and Taoism.

Although it is still not possible to prevent the cold and heat from invading, he still does not take it to heart when it is too hot.

At this time, it was the end of Sishi, and it was very close to noon.

Chen Qi stood in the gazebo, picked up the Langhao brush, looked at the white rice paper spread on the stone table, thought for a while, then dipped the Langhao brush on the inkstone twice, and wrote three words on the rice paper: shabby room Ming!

"Whether the mountain is high or not, it will be famous if there are immortals. If the water is not deep, there will be spirit if there are dragons."

With only two sixteen characters, a majestic spiritual idea jumped out of the rice paper, as if there were undulating mountains and rivers, surging rivers, immortals coming to the world, and the sound of dragons and tigers manifesting from the top of Xiaonan Mountain.

I don't know when, there is a cool breeze blowing away, blowing away the dull heat and bringing coolness to people.

In the distance, dark clouds came from the south with the breeze, covering the scorching sun high above.

Let Chen An, who was standing behind Chen Qi, raise his head involuntarily, with a trace of surprise in his eyes.

"Could it really be raining today?"

Chen An looked at Chen Qi who was indulging in creation (plagiarism) with some suspicion in his heart. He only felt that his young master had really changed a lot in the recent period.

Not only is it better for them, it's also more mysterious.

Just like today, if Chen Qi hadn't opened his mouth, he would never have believed that it would rain anyway.

Just as Chen An was guessing wildly, the wind was getting stronger and stronger.

From the very beginning, it brought people a cool breeze, which gradually grew bigger, and finally turned into a strong wind, which made people unable to open their eyes.

Then there was another thunderbolt exploding in the sky, and the dark clouds in the sky became thicker and thicker, as if the whole world was gloomy, and the night was covered in advance.

Such a change is almost completed in a moment.

This made Chen An, who just came back to his senses, anxious, raised his footsteps, and wanted to walk quickly to the stone table, and put away the pen, ink, paper and inkstone that had just been laid.

However, when he saw Chen Qi in front of him who was still unhurried and writing calmly, he froze for an instant.

Because the scene in front of him was completely different from what he had imagined.

In his imagination, when the strong wind came, it would definitely blow up the ink in the inkstone and the rice paper spread on the stone table. The master and the servant frantically put away the writing tools of the four treasures of the study, and then took shelter in the gazebo in embarrassment from the storm.

And how?

My young master wrote the article calmly, and the ink and paper were quietly placed on the stone table, as if the strong wind outside the gazebo was fake.

If it is not false, how can we not blow up the paper and the ink in the inkstone?

What stunned Chen An the most was that he didn't know whether it was because of dazzled eyes or what, but he actually saw the words written by his young master on the rice paper, shining brightly, shining brightly, illuminating the world!

"Ta! Tat! Tat!"

The wind blew and the rain fell.

However, the inside and outside of the pavilion are like two different worlds.

Let the wind and rain fall sharply, I will stand still and not be affected in the slightest! .

Chapter 55 Ao Qing, a model worker in the Tang Dynasty, the noble character of a scholar! (ask for collection, ask for flowers)

As a Dragon God of Siyu, Jinghe Dragon King Ao Qing is still very respectful and responsible.

In June, Chang'an City was a bit dry, so some people from Chang'an City went to the Dragon King Hall to pray for rain.

If the other rain dragon gods faced the people at the bottom asking for rain, they might ignore them.

But Ao Qing is different, he will try his best to meet the wishes of the people at the bottom, so as to ensure the smooth weather in the surrounding areas of Chang'an City.

Since the founding of Wude, there have been natural disasters such as severe droughts and floods in various parts of the Tang Dynasty, especially after Tang Wang Li Shimin ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor. Happened, the Tang court was exhausted.

Only in the area around Chang'an City, this kind of situation rarely occurs. From this, it can be seen that Ao Qing, the Dragon King of Jinghe, respects his duties and responsibilities.

Of course, why use the word "rarely" to describe it?

Because although Ao Qing is the Dragon King of Jinghe River, he is also the canonized "Chang'an Eight Rivers Chief, the Great Dragon God of Rain", but there are many things that he can't decide.

For example, in the second year of Zhenguan, the heavenly court ordered that there must be a severe drought near Chang'an City, and there must be no rain, and even the locust god would descend to the earth and devour all vegetation and trees!

In that case, even if Ao Qing wanted to rain, she would not dare to drop a drop of rain.

There is no way, the boss in the heaven has spoken, how dare he disobey orders by himself as a water god?

Moreover, the natural disasters in the first year of Zhenguan and the second year of Zhenguan were not as simple as they appeared on the surface. I don't know how many gods and gods were watching secretly.

If he, Ao Qing, dared to act recklessly, not only would he not be able to survive, but the entire Jinghe Shui Clan would be doomed, and even the Dragon Clan of the Earth Immortal Realm might be affected.

So at that time, even if Ao Qing didn't want to, she could only act in accordance with the edict of the heavenly court, and dared not violate the rules in the slightest.

Of course, under normal circumstances, the rain in the world is decided by the water gods and the rain dragon gods from all over the world.

Unless there is a special edict issued by the heavenly court, whether it will rain or not depends on the will of the human water god and the rain dragon god himself.

Maybe it's out of guilt, maybe it's because I can't bear it, or for other reasons.

Except for the special incident in the second year of Zhenguan.

At other times, Ao Qing is still very respectful and easy to talk to, and will try her best to ensure that the area around Chang'an City is in good weather.

It is precisely because of this that he has a good relationship with the Tang court.

On this day, Ao Qing responded to the wishes of the people in several villages and towns in the south of Chang'an City, and traveled the dragon to make rain, which relieved the drought on the land.

Afterwards, when he was about to return to Jinghe Water Mansion, when he passed Xiaonan Mountain, he was suddenly attracted by a celestial aura on the top of Xiaonan Mountain.

"The literary spirit reaches the sky, the mountains and rivers are beautiful, and there is even more fairy spirit, and the dragon sings in the water. Who is this master who wrote the eternal article here?"

"The most important thing is that this ancient article seems to be related to the sacred immortal dragon clan."

"No, I have to go and read such an ancient article."

As the water god of the Jinghe River, Ao Qing's strength is absolutely extraordinary, not to mention invincible in the world, but he is also the pinnacle of the earth fairy world and a rare powerhouse in the human world.

So with just a quick glance, he easily saw Chen Qi's master and servant in the pavilion on the top of Xiaonan Mountain through the dark clouds and rain.

At the same time, Chen Qi's status as a great Confucianist, as well as some essence of the article, were guessed through the obvious literary spirit.

As for this Ao Qing, although he is a top expert in the human world, he doesn't have any special hobbies. He only likes articles written by literati.

In the words of later generations, that is to admire scholars, especially talented scholars.

This point is actually explained in the original Journey to the West, which is the part where Ao Qing and Yuan Shoucheng bet.

If other dragon kings enter the mortal world, they will definitely transform into rich and powerful people.

After all, the dragon clan is a relatively noble creature in the world. Its sex is rich, and it is born from the heart. When it changes, it will come from the heart, and it will become a powerful and rich person.

And what about Ao Qing, Dragon King of Jinghe?

But he turned into a white-clothed scholar to ask Yuan Shoucheng to make a theory, and even make some literati bets.

From this, we can know the appreciation and love of Jinghe Dragon King Aoqing for scholars.

Therefore, seeing that there are great talents in literature and Taoism on Xiaonan Mountain, he was delighted and wanted to make friends.

Now that I have witnessed Chen Qi write an eternal article related to the Dragon Race, I can't wait even more, and I am very happy to see Liexin.

It's just that Ao Qing has also read many Confucian classics, and knows the attitude of scholars towards ghosts and gods.

If you don't speak, you will have strange powers and chaotic spirits; if you don't believe it, respect ghosts and gods and stay away!

Of course, when it came to later dynasties, the meaning of this sentence changed, and it became "Silent words, strange powers and chaotic gods", and the latter sentence disappeared immediately.

This is probably the fine style of scholars of later generations.

Anyway, with the sage's classics in hand, whether there are punctuation marks to clarify sentences or something, of course, you must understand the sage's quotations in a direction that is beneficial to you.

It's like the phrase "repay grievances with virtue".

The original text is from "The Analects of Confucius":

Or: "How about repaying grievances with virtue?"

The son said: "How to repay virtue? Repay grievances directly and repay virtue by virtue."

The translation is: Someone asked Confucius: "How about being tolerant to those who have hurt you?" Confucius replied: "How do you deal with those who have helped you in this way? Repay harm with integrity, and repay favor with kindness."

It's a pity that this sentence changed when it was passed down later, and the words "repay grievances with virtue" are left among the scholars of later dynasties.

And they also hope that others can have the good character of "repaying grievances with virtue".

As for themselves?

Heck, that's definitely not necessary.

Fortunately, the Confucian classics in the Zhenguan era have not been misinterpreted by later generations of Confucian scholars, otherwise Ao Qing would not have dared to show up.

As a dragon king who appreciates scholars and knows Confucian classics very well, Ao Qing is also very familiar with Confucianism.

Especially in terms of etiquette and etiquette, they have to be familiar with each other.

Therefore, he first took a deep look at Chen Qi, and then without saying a word, he flew directly back to the Jinghe Water Mansion, and took out a set of brilliant pens, inks, papers and inkstones from his treasure house.

Feeling that this was not enough, he picked a few crystal clear gems and put them into his sleeves, and by the way, he took two fist-sized Ye Ming gems and made a pair with the Four Treasures of the Study.

"Well, Master Zhuang once said: The friendship between gentlemen is as light as water, but the friendship between villains is sweet."

"In my opinion, that great talent has extraordinary literary talents and noble qualities, so he must be a gentleman."

"So for the first time visiting, it's not advisable to send too expensive items, just bring these for now!"

Ao Qing thought with some pity.

Although he really wanted to bring more gifts to that Confucian master, to deepen his friendship or something.

But Ao Qing also knew very well about Confucian talents, and knew that they were all masters of high moral character, they paid great attention to character, and treated gold and silver like dung, so when choosing gifts, they must pay attention to elegance.

In addition, if you bring too many and expensive gifts for the first meeting, others will definitely suspect that he has ulterior motives and will definitely not take them back.

So he would rather bring less presents than let himself be left as a commoner in the heart of that Confucian genius.

Thinking of this, Ao Qing took a look at the brilliant Four Treasures of the Study and the Yeming Orb, and thoughtfully cast a spell to cover up the anomalous phenomena on these items, making them look more ordinary.

Well, it's this purple sauce.