"I call the old god this time, but I don't know what's going on?"

“It’s still a drought.”

“It’s still a drought…”

Hu Mu Daxian couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard this.

The Shazhou officials looked at each other from a distance, and each opened his eyes wide, feeling strange and amazed.

At first, when I saw the great immortal Humu really descending, I respected the Taoist in front of me. They only sighed that what the magistrate of Longzhou said was true. This was a person who even the gods should be respectful. So there was 70% or 80% hope in my heart, but soon I saw the great immortal Humu, with a helpless look on his face, and said:

"I don't know what the situation in Shazhou is different from that in Longzhou..."

“How is it different?”

"See the old god carefully." Hu Mu Daxian stood in the courtyard of the yamen and said, "As soon as he came, Zun Jia knew that the incense god only had divine power in places where there were incense believers. Once he left, his magical power would quickly decline. Longzhou was actually better. Although fewer and fewer people believed in the old gods over the years, there were still some left, but Shazhou..."

Humu Daxian paused for a moment before saying, "Shazhou is adjacent to the Western Regions and is most affected by Buddhist missionary missions. Over the years, there are less than five statues of the temples of the old gods in Shazhou. Even though the drought in Shazhou has been severe this year, only ten are added. Regardless of the officials and citizens, Shazhou, worship Buddha statues, not the old gods."

As he said that, he couldn't help looking at the governor of Shazhou.

"Ahem..."

The governor of Shazhou could not stand any longer, so he couldn't help but stand up and bowed and said, "The officials and people in Shazhou are stupid, so they neglect the gods and immortals. Please don't want to see them like us. As for the gods and immortals afterwards, the gods and immortals know that the people have always respected the gods and immortals. As long as the gods and immortals control the wind and rain, the people of Shazhou will definitely sincerely worship them."

"It's too late. Even if all the people of Shazhou believe in the old god at this time and the incense is prosperous, it will probably take one or two years before the old god can recover its divine power here." Hu Mu Daxian was still very polite to the governor of Shazhou in front of Song You.

“It’s not too late.”

The governor of Shazhou said repeatedly, and then said: "The officials and citizens of Shazhou are neglecting the gods and immortals because they are wrong. It is obvious that the mistake can be corrected, and there is no greater good. If you want to correct this mistake, the sooner the better. It would be better if you could welcome the statue of the gods in the temple two years ago, but if you failed two years ago, the best thing left is now."

This is a very sincere statement.

"The magistrate's intentions have been received, but he is still helpless." Hu Mu Daxian sighed, "What's more, this is just one of them."

"oh?"

Zhang Zhizhou was puzzled for a moment, but he only dared to look at them quietly.

“What about the second one?”

Song You also asked.

But his expression was very calm and seemed to have known the answer.

"The second is that the old god can only regulate wind and rain, and does not have the ability to produce rain out of thin air. Shazhou drought is even worse than Longzhou. Even if the old god wants to regulate rain, there must be rain. Longzhou is just some places where there is drought. Most of the time, there is drought, and occasionally there is rain. Lao god will transfer the rainwater from the uninhabited land to the human land and use the subsequent rainwater to eliminate continuous droughts. However, where there is rain in Shazhou, it is far less than that in Longzhou when it rains. The weather is not enough, so Lao god can't really control it."

When the state officials heard this, they were shocked.

After hearing this, Song You just nodded and continued to ask: "Is there any other reason?"

"this……"

"Is it gone?"

"Buddhism comes from the west, and Buddhism is respected in the northwest. Shazhou is even more west than Longzhou, and the trend of worshipping Buddhism is more prosperous..."

The Great Immortal Hu Mu didn't dare to say anything, but just looked up at Song You.

"I see."

Song You's expression was still calm.

However, Zhang Zhizhou was a little anxious and asked quickly: "What should I do?"

"The magistrate should know that the world changes, and the world will continue to change. The water and grass in Shazhou were abundant and raised many people. But from now on, even if the old god tried his best to adjust, most of the land in Shazhou would be destined to become wasteland and no longer suitable for the survival of ordinary people. Just like the desert Gobi." Humu Daxian is a god who controls wind and rain, and he can't understand climate change much. In the face of the inquiry by the state officials, he gave a very sincere but ruthless reply, "If ordinary people do not leave these places on their own initiative, the heaven and earth will use another method to drive them away, which has been like this forever."

"There is no way to stop it?"

"The great trend of heaven and earth is unstoppable."

Hu Mu Daxian said a pause, then glanced at Song You again, and said, "But although the general trend of heaven and earth naturally evolved, it also evolved a little too violently at this time. Logically speaking, even if the northwest slowly became dry and less rainy from a warm and humid climate, it would change year by year. The celestial phenomena and the changes of the earth will achieve each other, and it rarely looks like this."

"The great immortal suspects that there is still external influence?" Song You asked.

"The old god cannot guarantee that it must be. But if this is the case, as long as you can find the source of external forces that aggravate the changes in the world and stop it, it may slow down the process." Humu Daxian spoke extremely sincerely at this time, "the people may have the opportunity to breathe and find another way."

"Thank you, great immortal."

"The old god surrendered."

"Go slowly."

The gods returned to the divine platform, and the divine light was dim and the candlelight on the platform was extinguished.

Song You still stood there and felt deeply moved.

It's really a world of change...

The changes in history are not just the changes of dynasties and the ups and downs of civilization?

It is considered destined to be able to witness it with your own eyes.

"gentlemen……"

The Shazhou magistrate behind him whispered to him, but his face was full of sorrow.

Humu Daxian pointed out a way out for Shazhou, which was to move most of the people in Shazhou who were now saturated from Shazhou. This may be a way out for Shazhou people, but it may not be a good way out for the state officials.

Especially the magistrate of Longzhou can cure the drought in Longzhou, but the magistrate of Shazhou can only move the people away. Compared with each other, Zhang Zhizhou is really worried.

“…”

However, Song You seemed to see through what he was thinking, so he had to say helplessly: "I am willing to help the governor with a helping hand."

"Sir, please give me advice."

"At present, the magistrate has no other way. It is better to try his best to protect more people." Song You paused and then said, "Now the north of Dayan is short of people. The imperial court is immigrating to fill the north. It just so happens that Longzhou, Shazhou is not far from the northern border. It is better to seize this opportunity and ask famous scholars to write books and submit them to the court. His words are more sincere, and he may be recognized by the imperial court. As for the merits and demerits, whether the imperial court feels that the magistrate is dereliction of duty or that the magistrate is capable, it depends on the magistrate's ability to resettle the people and the ability to write the tutor."

"Immigration fills the North..."

Zhang Zhizhou muttered to himself and thought quickly.

Perhaps he is not a good official who puts the people first in everything and ignores his reputation in front of others. However, he has been an official for many years and can serve as a governor, but he is not stupid.

Zhizhou Zhang quickly made up his mind.

"I don't know what happened tonight..."

"If the magistrate mentions my name, you should not adulterate it. In this matter, you should not use it to make profits and harm the people until the matter is settled." Song You turned his head and looked at the magistrate, "If it is not possible, it will ruin my life's innocence, and the magistrate will be in a dilemma before and after his lifetime."

When Zhang Zhizhou heard this, he looked solemn: "Thank you for your help from the Immortal Master! The officials will not dare to let the Immortal Master down!"

...

At supper.

There was a bowl of juice in front of everyone on the table, including the Sanhua Empress, who had grown up, and there was a bowl in front of the middle of the table, a plate of pickled cabbage, and a pot of mutton with hand-catchered meat. The candlelight swayed. Although there were not many kinds of tricks, each one was large, and the oily light shone brightly, and it felt rich.

There was even a cup of tea and longan and red dates in front of each person, which looked particularly clear.

Zhizhou Zhang led several trusted officials to accompany him.

"In a hurry, it is inevitable that it is a bit simple. Please don't be surprised by the immortal master and the fairy boys and the fairy birds." Zhang Zhizhou said.

"Why do you have to do this in the year of great disaster?" Song You was helpless.

"That's a swallow!" the girl corrected.

"Sir, don't regret it. Although Shazhou has a severe drought, it is the pearl of the northwest after all, and its prosperity remains the same, let alone entertaining the teacher, so why bother to ask about it." Zhang Zhizhou paused, "When I have time tomorrow, I will let him taste the authentic sandbank famous food."

Song You looked at the table full of food, but said, "I'll stay here for one night and set off tomorrow to find the Earth Fire Kingdom. If the magistrate is interested, please point us in the direction and prepare some easy-to-carry dry food for us."

“Hmm?”

The girl looked at him in confusion.

It seems that he rarely refuses food.

"gentlemen……"

Zhang Zhizhou also wanted to persuade him, but after a moment of saliva, he only sighed: "Sir, he really cares about the people!"

Then he quickly called them to turn their chopsticks.

The so-called mixed juice is a bowl of mutton soup, but the ingredients are extremely rich - there are thinly sliced ​​mutton, meatballs, some bean products, a large bowl full of soup, plus the soup made of mutton bones, and the green onions are decorated with flavours, which is very delicious.

When eating, take a piece of cake, eat meat and drink soup while eating cakes. You can also soak the cakes in the soup. The dry and soft cakes can absorb the soup, which is also a dessert in the world.

It was only in the year of great disaster. Today, I saw the people in the city who were full of drought and unable to eat and were thirsty because of drought. Now I have not made any achievements, but I eat meat, drink soup, and have high-quality white flour cakes here. Even someone who is so open-minded as Song You, my mouth is really boring.

But the Three Flowers Eats were so delicious.

After a meal, I rinse my mouth with tea.

I stayed here overnight tonight, but just early the next morning, Song You said goodbye to Zhang Zhizhou.

Zhang Zhizhou pointed out the location of the Earth Fire Kingdom for him, and introduced it in detail. He prepared baked naan for the Western Regions merchants walking in the desert, a few water bags filled with water, a few watermelons and honeydew melons, and reluctantly sent him to the outside of Shadu City and waved goodbye to him.

Song You did not look back, but went forward alone.

The horses and cats quickly followed.

The swallows had already flew out to find their way.

There was a sky full of yellow sand in front of me, and the sandy mountains were rolling and I couldn't see the head, but the Taoist didn't even look back.
Chapter completed!