Chapter 722: The Emperor's Workload
Li Ke went to see He Bo about the Yellow River.
"Well, it's actually very simple... The Yellow River aquatic tribe came to me to complain, saying that your reservoir or something was blocking their spawning, so I had the dam breached."
He Bo looked helpless.
“Although I am the river god of the Yellow River, the Yellow River tribes are also my people. Your dam…”
"I left a special fish path."
Li Ke presented the design drawings.
"Ah? Oh, it's really ingenious. If I had known this earlier, hey..."
After looking at it for a while, He Bo understood the principle of this thing and nodded.
"Don't worry."
Li Ke smiled.
"I have another design here."
Li Ke demonstrated the tap water system and the Tianchao water conservancy system that he "designed".
"Although I know that the power of nature is beyond human's comprehension, He Bo, I believe that one day, even the sun will be controlled by humans. Don't you agree?"
"Of course I know. Before I became a god, I was also a human. I became a god because I managed the Yellow River. How could I not understand?"
Li Ke looked at He Bo with a smile, and He Bo also looked at Li Ke with a smile.
Under their gaze, the Yellow River aquatic creatures trembled.
Li Ke invited the Yellow River tribe to watch a fireworks display, and as they trembled, they signed the Silk Book of Heaven and Earth, guaranteeing their survival and reproduction. The conditions were so good that the tribe thought they were dreaming.
but……
"The Yellow River carp is so delicious. I don't want to see the Yellow River being polluted again."
Li Ke had seen the polluted Yellow River. In those years when supervision was not very good, there was so much garbage in the Yellow River that it was unbearable to look at.
Later, when he went to court again, Li Ke met many mountain gods, water gods and the like. Most of them asked him to come over to meet them, and the problem would be solved.
Including but not limited to things like digging holes in the mountains .
Moreover, Li Ke also discovered that more and more gods wanted to leave, especially the mountain gods of some small hills.
Their cultivation is not high, and most of them are legends in small villages and towns. There are even some ancestral temples that no one worships that are believed to be temples. By accident, they have become gods and thus have mastered the power of mountain gods.
"Emperor, we are gods. One is to protect nature and maintain vitality, and the other is to protect the people of the world from being harmed by the mountains and wilderness. Now that the world is peaceful, and the emperor knows how to make his people coexist with nature, I am afraid that our existence will only cause trouble to the emperor."
This was what several mountain gods who came to him to resign said. Li Ke was helpless. These mountains were all in the planning area. They either had to be blown in half with explosives or pierced through directly. It would be difficult to see mountain spirits and monsters from then on. It was normal for these mountain gods to want to leave and take up positions in heaven or the underworld.
Moreover, the current situation is that the powers of these minor gods are almost completely occupied by Li Ke's government. Not only can they not do anything here, but they will also have to conflict with the pioneering team and construction team of the Tang Dynasty because of their duties.
Should merits be deducted based on this calculation or not?
No matter what, if something goes wrong, it would be dereliction of duty. If you take care of it, it will not be so easy to separate humans and gods. It is only because Li Ke, the "Son of Heaven", is willing to talk to these little gods, otherwise he will not be able to do anything.
If this matter is reported to the Emperor of the Five Mountains, such as the Lord of Mount Tai, it would seem like an exaggeration. After all, sometimes they see the water courses have been changed and want to get angry, but they find a new water plant has been built, and the envoys who come to investigate will be credited with the construction of the water plant.
"It turns out that the most difficult places are at the grassroots level."
Looking at the letter of resignation sent by the mountain god, Li Ke sighed and picked up the letter from the water god on the other side.
The situation is similar here, because of the major water conservancy project overhaul, many water gods have lost their jobs, many of their water channels have dried up, and there are a lot of messy things. Moreover, water gods are different from mountain gods, and the water gods cannot let them leave for the time being.
"I have to re-confer the title... Damn, I finally understand why the Yellow Emperor has four heads."
One head is simply not enough.
They have to take care of both human affairs and divine affairs, which is basically equivalent to running two administrative systems together. Moreover, these two systems interfere with and interact with each other. In addition, people are constantly being promoted, demoted, or transferred horizontally in these two systems. They also have to deal with the troubles between the two systems, as well as the problems arising within each system.
Basically, humans can't handle it.
"Wait, is this really my responsibility?!"
Li Ke looked at the book on his desk which contained a long list of memorials, including "Golden Seal of the Supreme Lord", "Golden Seal of the Lord of Mount Tai", etc. He was stunned for a moment and almost overturned the table.
This not only includes the promotion assessment of fox fairies and bird fairies, but also a whole host of assessment systems for mountain spirits and wild monsters!
Li Ke even saw the fox student’s test paper!
“…”
Li Ke, who sensed something was wrong, took a quick look at his hall and discovered that a room had appeared next to it at some point.
He walked in and took a look, and suddenly felt suffocated.
In addition to the original statues, there are also the Lord of Mount Tai, the Goddess of Qingqiu, Guan Yu and Han Xin, as well as other gods and goddesses, big and small, and anyone who has left their names in mythology and has clear responsibilities and powers, all of which are here.
Moreover, the moment he appeared, these statues suddenly turned and looked at him, frightening the civil and military officials who followed him.
At this time, an officer who looked like a devil muscular man, the tiger of the serious crime squad, rushed out and looked at Li Ke with a flattering look on his face.
Next to him, there was a man who looked very much like Stephen Chow, with a smirk on his face.
"Your Majesty, we heard that there is another pantheon in a foreign country. How can our Celestial Empire be outdone by a barbarian? So I and my son collected this pantheon especially for you! We even included the toilet god!"
Li Ke was silent and looked at the center.
The words "Heaven and Earth" come first.
The Lord of Heaven is in the middle.
The Three Pure Ones and the Four Imperial Gods are by my side.
The dome contains the whole world.
Under your feet is the vast universe.
There were even gods from the newly conquered Japan, and Li Ke even saw a complete team from the Heavenly Court.
And at this moment, these leaders were all smiling at him.
Silence is Cambridge tonight, no, it is the Throne Room.
Li Ke smiled and pinched the gentleman's crown.
“You did a great job!”
He smiled and praised.
“You did a great job!!!”
This official, who looked almost the same as Cao Dahua, felt as if the top of his head was crushed.
That night, this man and his son were exiled... well, sent with an important mission, to Australia to eat kangaroos, and they were to come back when they finished eating.
