There were a lot of people gathering outside the temple. They were all formed by local squire groups and led by Magistrate Chen.
As the Goddess of Grains blessed the people of Yuguan, in turn, his reputation was weakened. As a result, Magistrate Chen's reason for asking the Goddess of Grains to get rid of the demon in the county was to see how she would deal with it. If the Goddess of Grains could not manage that and lost the heart of the people, he would definitely be happy.
His ambition was to benefit the world and not to just be satisfied with one corner, hence he did not feel there was anything wrong with his attitude.
Magistrate Chen was dressed in scholar's attire and he carried a serious expression. He let the others to place the sacrifices, then he began to read the elegiac address. As he was a second-ranked Jinshi, he spoke fluently and eloquently. The squires and people were inspired to invite the River God to eliminate the demon with his words.