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Therefore, for ordinary Taoists, the so-called praying for rain is to write a prayer and tell the relevant department of the heaven where I am and what the situation is, and ask for rain.

After the relevant departments receive it, they will order the local river god or dragon king to make it rain.

These are all formal operations. Of course, it is much simpler for a powerful person to call for rain.

The general operation of this group of monks is to ask those Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, and then the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas are looking for the relevant departments of the heaven, or directly looking for the local dragon king and river god.

After the relevant departments of the court saw Lin Zheng's frame, they also attached great importance to it, and immediately reported it to Wen Zhong. Although Wen Zhongjian was his own junior uncle, although he didn't understand why the junior uncle was so powerful, he still sent Thunderbolt immediately. Mu Yushi and others went out in person.

In an instant, Che Chiguo was covered with dark clouds, thunder and lightning.

After a while, the pouring rain began to fall.

The dry land absorbed the rain crazily, and the people, ministers, and kings all ran into the rain and began to cheer.

"It's raining, it's raining!"

The Great Monk's expression darkened instantly, seeing that no one cared about him, he hurriedly got into the crowd, ready to run away.

After the cheers were over, the king asked, "Where is the national teacher?"

Everyone hurriedly searched for the trace of the national teacher.

An insider said: "I just saw the national teacher ran back to the national teacher's mansion, carrying a burden, I don't know where he went!"

The king was furious immediately: "Come here, arrest the national teacher!"

The unlucky monk was caught before he ran far, and when he opened the bag, it was full of gold and silver.

The king asked the great monk angrily: "Master, you are also a monk. When you know that you are willing to bet, where are you going?"

The great monk hurriedly kowtowed: "Your Majesty, please forgive me, please forgive me, Your Majesty!"

Lin Zheng also stood up at this moment, cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, there must be a reason for this severe drought in Chiguo, and I'm afraid the root cause starts with this great monk!"

The king was taken aback, and hurriedly asked: "Oh, please tell me, Immortal Elder!"

Lin Zheng asked: "May I ask Your Majesty, are there any other Taoist priests in this country of Che Chi?"

The king hurriedly asked his courtiers.

A courtier replied: "Your Majesty Qizuo, our country has not seen a Taoist priest for three years. Your Majesty worshiped Buddhism three years ago. The great prosperity of Buddhism has expelled all the Taoist schools in our country. The national teacher ordered that no Taoist priest be seen in the country!"

The king hurriedly asked: "This Taoist priest, could it be that the drought in my Chechi country is related to disrespect for Taoism?"

Lin Zheng shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, that's not the case. It doesn't matter if you don't respect Taoism. Taoism does nothing, and it won't blame the people for not believing, but there are other reasons!"

The king hurriedly asked: "Please enlighten me, Taoist priest!"

Lin Zheng just said: "There is rain in the world, there is natural rain, and there is also rain from the gods. These monks pray to the heaven for rain all day long, but asking for rain is a Taoist privilege. Most of the priests in the heaven are Taoists, so how can it rain?! This car There is not a Taoist priest in Chi State, and the sky does not know that Che Chi State is in a drought, how can there be a god to come to rain?"

Of course, Lin Zheng didn't say anything, that is, there is a high probability that the local river gods and dragon kings in the Chechi Kingdom are also coerced by Buddhism and dare not make rain on their own.

After listening to Lin Zheng's explanation, the king slapped his face regretfully and said, "Hey, it's all the fault of the widow. The tired widow ruled the people and suffered so much!"

Lin Zheng said: "Your Majesty, now that the rain is falling, there is still time to regret it!"

The king nodded and said: "Come here, withdraw this great monk and behead him!"

At this moment the great monk panicked and shouted for mercy, but Che Chi country has been suffering from drought for years and someone needs to take this responsibility, maybe this great monk doesn't know much.

However, someone has to take the blame for this!

Naturally, the king cannot bear the responsibility, so the only one who bears the responsibility is the national teacher

In this way, the teacher of the state was not beheaded for the crime of disturbing the king and causing years of drought in Chechi country.

At this time, another minister Shangxian said: "Your Majesty, the grain and rice in our country are not enough to keep the people out of the way until the new grain is ripe!"

Immediately, all the officials and the king were covered with dark clouds, and the matter of the rain was solved, but the food could not grow in a short while.

Years of severe drought, what do people eat?

Tree roots, turf, Guanyin soil, and even food for children?

Seeing this, Lin Zheng smiled and said, "Don't disturb the king, just look here!"

But seeing Lin Zheng pick up the big monk's bag, untie it, and wow, it's all gold, silver and jewels!

Lin Zheng said: "Your Majesty, food can be bought in other countries. As for gold and silver, how many temples are there in Chechi Kingdom? And how much wealth is hidden in each temple? Those golden Buddha statues can be melted down to buy food Yes! Besides, how much land are occupied by so many temples, and how much labor is hidden?! Exterminate Buddha, only in this way can we survive this crisis!"

The king's eyes lit up, but he said again: "This plan is very clever! Why didn't you think of it! But I'm afraid the Bodhisattva will blame you for confiscating the monastery!"

"Your Majesty, Buddhism has always been compassionate. If it is possible to live a country with all sentient beings, the Bodhisattva knows that there is no need to blame it? If not, how will the people of this country survive the period of time when the new food comes down? How many people will die? people?"

"The Taoist priest is right, but"

Apparently the king was still afraid.

But this is what Lin Zheng wants to see the most: "Your Majesty should put the state affairs first. If you are worried about Buddhist retaliation, you can work for relief, build Sanqing Taoist temple, and Sanqing Dharma Body can be made of earthen pottery. From then on, Your Majesty can Believe in Xuanmen Sanqing, you can also find a way to protect yourself!"

Seeing that the king was still hesitating, Lin Zheng also took a step forward, and continued: "If Your Majesty is still worried, there is also a copy of the Supreme Lingbao Tianzun's Sutra on Calamity and Calamity. If Your Majesty sincerely reads this The scriptures can solve the nine hundred and six disasters of Yangyang, three declines and eight difficulties, nine persecutions and five sufferings. What you wish for is fulfilled, and you are safe, and you will always enjoy auspicious celebrations when you go in and out of Xingzang!"

The king's eyes lit up when he heard this!

Randomly nodded and said: "In this case, it is as the Taoist priest said, but is the Taoist priest willing to be the national teacher of his country?"

Hearing this, Lin Zheng shook his head slightly: "It's not that the poor are unwilling, but he is a more suitable candidate. Don't worry, Your Majesty. Please search the Buddhist temples first to overcome the current difficulties. These days, the poor will still be here Che Chiguo, set up a Taoist altar, pass on the Taoism of the Taoist sect, and pray for rain for His Majesty, until the real national teacher arrives."

The king was also overjoyed when he heard this: "Good! Good! Good! With the help of the Taoist priest, our Chechi country will surely prosper! Pass on the will of the widow, inspect all the monasteries in the country, melt all Buddha statues into gold ingots, and go to neighboring countries to buy food to survive the crisis , all monks must return to vulgarity, and if they do not return to vulgarity, they will be demoted to coolies until they die! In addition, with work as relief, Sanqing temples will be built all over the country, and the position of Sanqing is headed by Lingbao Tianzun!"

This king is also very fine.

And after the king's decree was issued, soldiers across the country also started to act, confiscating temples one after another.

Chechi Kingdom is a Buddhist country with many monasteries.

However, in the past few days, the wealth and liberated labor force confiscated from the royal city and nearby temples directly stunned the king.

The king asked in horror: "This, this, why are these monks so rich?"

Lin Zheng smiled slightly and said, "Your Majesty, these monks like yellow and white things a lot. It is also a Buddhist custom to smelt golden bodies for Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. Moreover, Buddhism does not pay taxes, which means that Buddhism has been absorbing the entire The wealth of the country. Although it seems to be a lot, it is because after His Majesty destroyed the Buddha, the income of the country has returned over the years!"

Hearing this, the king couldn't help but sigh.

"And according to the report, each monastery has a lot of grain and rice in reserve. It seems that we don't even need to go to neighboring countries to buy grain!"

This also made the king overjoyed.