Gong Jing's meaning of begging for rain.

Gong Jing's begging for rain is a superstitious activity directed at the Dragon King. Metaphor rulers sympathize with people's feelings and conform to public opinion.

The drought in Qi has been going on for a long time. Qi Jinggong summoned ministers and asked, "It hasn't rained for a long time, and people are hungry.

I ordered divination of the cause of the drought, because ghosts hide in mountains and water. I want to levy a little more tax to sacrifice to the mountain gods, can I? "

None of the ministers answered. Yan Zi stood up and said, "I don't think so. It's no good offering sacrifices to mountain gods. Mountain gods take stones as their bodies and vegetation as their hair. If it doesn't rain for a long time, his hair will be brown and his body will be very hot. Doesn't he want to rain? What are the benefits of providing it? "

Gong Jing said, "I can't do this. I'm going to sacrifice to the river god, okay? " Yan Zi replied: No, the river god regards water as a country and fish and turtles as people. If it doesn't rain for a long time, springs will be cut off, rivers will dry up, countries will perish and people will die. Doesn't he want to rain? What are the benefits of sacrificing it?