The meaning of "Jiulong Water Control"

As the name implies, "Jiulong Water Control" means that many dragons manage water, but as a result, there is no dragon to manage the rain. In modern times, it means that a matter is managed by multiple departments, but it is not handled well because of disagreement. Now it is used to describe the pattern of division.

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Legend of Jiulong water control

A long time ago, the jade emperor in the sky entrusted the task of giving orders to a dragon. This dragon travels around the world 365 days a year and never takes a day off. In order to reward its achievements, people all over the world will blow it every new year and harvest year, and carry pigs, sheep and cows to the Longwang Temple to pay tribute to it.

Although this dragon failed to live up to the great trust of the world and worked hard day and night, it still failed to achieve the purpose and desire of good weather all over the world. So, it returned to heaven and told the Jade Emperor to send more dragons to be the masters of the world and benefit the world.

The Jade Emperor approved its invitation, handed down the will, named it Toulong, and sent eight dragons to rain with it, so nine dragons flew to the world.

When people all over the world heard the news, they cheered in unison. There are countless wines and delicacies in the 300 Dragon King Temple in Fiona Fang, Kyushu, and nine dragons dance happily. They eat and drink until they are full and drunk.

At this time, I saw nine dragons jumping into the sky at the same time. They made waves. Lightning and thunder flashed in an instant, and the rainstorm poured down in an instant. So the rivers in the world skyrocketed and the dams burst. The flood swallowed up countless fertile fields and villages and drowned countless good people. When the nine dragons were finished, they went into the mountains and slept together.

Who knows that after the heavy rain, it is the rainy season for crops, but there is no rain for several months, the fields are dry, the riverbed is full of mud, and the crops are yellow. When people look at it, they complain and cry:

"The water control in Yi Long is stable and peaceful, and the water control in Kowloon is uneven."

When the first dragon woke up and saw this scene, he knew that something was bad, but the new eight dragons shirked each other and no one was willing to act. Helpless, Toulong had to sow clouds and rain by himself, but the festival was over and the big event was missed. As a result, everyone in the world was angered and roared to the sky together, and the roar was like the sky falling and shaking the earth.

The Jade Emperor raised the clouds to see the sun, looked down, and it turned out to be so, so he ordered the heavenly soldiers to beat drums and recalled nine dragons to the Heavenly Palace. After nine dragons came to the temple, some dragons were still dozing off. The Jade Emperor thundered, "Bold Black Dragon, neglecting his duty, angering people all over the world and disturbing the peace of heaven. Nianer and others are first-time offenders, so you can spare this time. "

Then divide the nine dragons into east, south, west, north, southeast, northeast, southwest and northwest, and let Toulong guard the Chinese side and monitor all directions. In the future, those who don't do their duty will be punished.

Since then, the world has been going round and round, spring, summer, autumn and winter. This is the original intention of the "Kowloon Ink Painting" carved on the Kowloon Wall. I saw the nine dragons, with their teeth bared, flying in the clouds, winding and playing with pearls, eager to go to heaven.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Jiulong Water Control