Just in the Middle, You Told Me This is Journey to the West

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

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 the purple sauce. .

Chapter 56

The torrential rain in June, just like a big girl changing her face, came and went quickly.

In less than half a cup of tea time, the violent storm, dark clouds, and thunder all disappeared, and Father Sun showed his head again.

On the top of Xiaonan Mountain, Chen Qi put down the Langhao pen in his hand, looking at the clearing scenery outside the pavilion, he was a little surprised.

"It shouldn't be, why did that stupid dragon in the Jing River run away?"

"I have worked so hard, shouldn't that guy come down to make friends, and ask for a calligraphy to take back to appreciate?"

"Could it be that the scholars in this world are so powerful that they have spoiled that old dragon's eyes, and they don't even look down on Liu Yuxi's famous book "Humble Room Inscription"?"

"Or, this clown is me, and my scheming disguise has been tested by Jinghe Dragon King?"

Chen Qi frowned, doubts flashed in his heart.

At this moment, he even suspected that his divination skills were not good enough, all the calculations and disguises had been seen through by Jinghe Dragon King, so the other party stayed on the top of Xiaonan Mountain for a while, and then returned to Jinghe Water Mansion without saying a word.

When you think about it, it doesn't seem impossible.

The Jinghe Dragon King is the fifth-rank Jinghe Water God officially conferred by the Heavenly Court. His strength is definitely at the level of a land fairy. According to rumors, he is also related to the West Sea Dragon King. There are many magic weapons and methods, so it is not surprising that he can see through Chen Qi's disguise.

After all, Chen Qi's Houtian 64 hexagrams are also good, supernatural powers mediate good fortune, or grand righteousness, basic human body training skills, etc.

These supernatural powers and secrets are definitely a supreme inheritance for ordinary monks, but they seem to be nothing to orthodox immortal gods, especially immortal gods with backgrounds.

And what is the identity of the Jinghe Dragon King?

According to the original description of Journey to the West, he is the brother-in-law of the Dragon King of the West Sea. If he had no background and strength, how could the Dragon King of the West Sea marry his sister to him?

In addition, don't look at the cowardly Dragon King of the Four Seas in Journey to the West. The real dragon clan is definitely not weak. Otherwise, how can the dragon clan occupy the four seas and lead thousands of aquatic tribes with the help of the few counselors of the Dragon King of the Four Seas?

It can even be said that since the beginning of the Great Desolation, the Dragon Clan has never been weak.

Not to mention the three clans of dragon, phoenix, and kylin in the ancient prehistoric times fighting for hegemony. The dragon clan at that time was definitely the most powerful race in the prehistoric era, and even Hongjun, Luohu and other innate gods had to retreat.