Chapter 40 City God
Wei Zhun asked carefully again, and He Song reported truthfully and explained clearly.
The more Wei Zhun heard it, the more frightened he became. After a long time of silence, he vented his breath and waved his hand. He Song understood and bowed and left.
"Kongming, what do you think about this matter?" Wei Zhun felt very stressed and unconsciously looked at Zhao Kongming. This aide had made plans many times to plan for him and solved many problems.
Zhao Kongming gritted his teeth, stepped forward and bowed, and said, "I was promoted by Lord Master. I was promoted by him and went through the promotion to become an official. I should be loyal to you and plan for you!"
"This matter involves Guiling and Anchang four great masters, and even... even He Song is a little strange. Although the county lord is a hundred miles away, he is still trapped in it and cannot extricate himself!"
"After looking at the foundation, it has something to do with the God of Land, but since this God does not need blood sacrifice and is harmless to the people, it is beneficial, and this is not a big deal."
"I can only advise the adults, but I have to do it for my descendants and clans!"
Since there are ghosts, ancestors, Taoists, the people naturally have taboos about mysterious supernatural powers. Among them, ghosts, spirits, etc. can last for a long time, so we have to consider whether it is worth it to cause trouble for a moment of intent, which lasts for a hundred years and ends up in the descendants of the clan.
Not to mention, this land god is powerful and can have a county faith. He did not provoke Wei Zhun, but instead took the initiative to show his kindness.
Wei Zhun blushed, as if he wanted to say something, but said nothing. Finally, he waved his hand and said, "I will consider this matter carefully. You should step down!"
Zhao Kongming bowed and retreated, but before leaving, he looked at Wei Zhun again.
I just feel that the county master, who is usually full of energy, seems to be a little hunched at this time, as if he has grown much older in an instant...
The four of them have received no news since the last banquet.
But I have my own way, and let the butler bring 3,000 taels of silver to the county government.
Soon after, the housekeeper reported that the county magistrate accepted the silver, but said nothing and sent him out.
The four masters of the great masters were sure that the officials at this time were still talking about their official reputations and credit. If they were not sure of accomplishing something, they would generally not accept gifts. Wei Zhun's meaning was very obvious.
As a county magistrate, of course I cannot explicitly say that I agree to build a certain temple.
It would be great to maintain a tacit attitude, and it would save a lot of trouble and would be of great benefit. This is what the four people ask for.
Since the county magistrate has agreed, the temple can start construction.
The four great masters of Anchang also have people in the county government office, and the county magistrate agreed that other clerks are worthy of being talented. They have long smelled the smell and have done it carefully in this matter. The documents and contracts were approved very quickly. Soon, the matters on the official side were handled properly.
More than a month has passed without realizing it.
At this time, a large temple had been built in the south of the city.
Passers-by were a little curious. Later, I heard that it was the temple of the Land God, which was used to. Many people were still believers, cheering and excited about the construction of the Land God Temple in the city. Some even contributed money and efforts to support the construction of the temple.
On the fifth day of the September 2018, it is an auspicious day. The land temple in the city is consecrated and will be set today.
There were already a crowd in front of the land temple, and the officials were still a little worried. None of them came, but many clerks came, but they were all hiding in the crowd. The four masters of Anchang were all there.
With the celebrating sing, "The hour is here!"
The four masters led the temple and saw that the temple covers a very wide area. As soon as they entered, there was a small square with a large incense burner in the middle. It looked like it was made of stone and exuded a vast and quaint atmosphere.
When you enter again, you will see the main hall of the land, with golden paint and red beams, which are majestic and magnificent. Glazed tiles of various colors on the roof are bright and dazzling under the sunlight, and are spectacular.
In the middle, there is a high platform with a statue of a god on it. The young official, wearing an official uniform, with a majestic figure, lifelike face, and vivid, sitting upright on a tiger skin chair. This tiger skin is actually real, exuding the aura of a king of beasts. This aura, suppressed by the statue, washes away the ferocious aura, and instead sets off the majesty of the land god.
At this time, three animals were already on the altar in front of the statue, all of which were emitting white heat. It seemed that it was the freshest just after slaughter.
The temple prayed to hand over a bouquet of lit incense to the four masters, who would have plastic surgery and worshipped them and burn incense respectfully.
The rest of the people also did this.
For a moment, the hall was filled with cigarettes. The smoke was extremely thin and dissipated with the wind. Only a faint fragrance was left, which made people savor it. This was the fragrance of good silk, and the four major officials sent people out of the county to purchase it.
This time, these four great masters have also made a lot of blood and are very attentive in their work.
"It seems that these four great men have made up their minds and followed me!"
Fang Ming was in the main hall at this time. Since he had more than half of his believers in the county town, the fortune and law of the city protection had completely invalidated Fang Ming. Even Fang Ming's subordinates could enter and exit freely and found a lot of information for Fang Ming. However, the subordinates had weak magic power, and there were still two places that could not be reached. One was the county government and the other was Baishui Temple.
Fang Ming made great efforts in the county town, winning over believers and building temples.
The Baishui Temple was as quiet as stagnant water, without any turbulence, and did not stop it. However, it made Fang Ming feel like the storm was about to come, and he couldn't help but speed up his movements.
Fang Ming sat upright and saw the worshiping crowd.
A stream of white waves, mixed with red, surged in, and entered the luck of the head. The golden seal quickly filled up. The red life energy moved, and a trace of white energy turned into red energy, constantly purifying the luck of the seal, turning the last little white into red energy.
The incense and vows that followed were also absorbed and transformed by the priest talismans, becoming white threads and descending, replenishing Fang Ming's body.
When all the white energy in the golden seal turned red, the pure red life energy on the top of the head was shocked violently, and the golden seal exploded and condensed quickly, but it was a little bigger than last time and a little clearer.
The white air quickly turned into red air and poured into the golden seal. When the white air outside was transformed, the golden seal was one-third full, all red, which complemented the original life energy.
I saw the golden seal and red air lingering, and there was a faint image in the middle. From it, you can see the peddlers and pawns, the men farmed and women weaving, and there were various forms of human beings, with joys and sorrows, like a shrinking Anchang County.
Affected by the luck, all the divine power in Fang Ming's body turned red. At the moment when the last few traces of white disappeared, Fang Ming's divine body changed drastically.
Fang Ming's soul had completely eliminated the yin energy. At this time, it was even more clear inside and outside, like glass. The red air lingered all over the body, turning into a spherical shape, expanding outward, the size of a house. From a distance, it looked like a huge fireball, standing upright on the ground, emitting red light, which gave people a faint sense of burning heat.
"This is...the soul turns into the sun!" Fang Ming murmured to himself, and was a little disbelief.
Originally, even the God of Land is a negative person. Not to mention subordinates, did they not see that they were all called by Yin soldiers and Yin generals?
But after this promotion and upgrading to a high level, Fang Ming's soul tends to transform into yang, which shows that in the end, the gods will be able to descend to the world, no different from living people, and even far beyond...
Of course, Fang Ming can also come to the world and appear in the sun, but people will only see a figure forged like red glass, wrapped in red fire clouds. You can tell at a glance that it is not a mortal, but the same is true for evil ghosts.
Fang Ming also wanted to explore the difference between the promoted divine body. At this time, the talisman in the priesthood suddenly let out a long sound, filled with red air, and even a few cracks were found on it, which made Fang Ming feel thrust.
As the red air continued to pour in, the cracks became bigger and bigger. Fang Ming felt very anxious, but he could do nothing.
Finally, the talisman of the clergy finally exploded completely in Fang Ming's horrified gaze. Fang Ming couldn't help but close his eyes and waited to open it, but he didn't find any damage. He knew there was something wrong with it, so he checked it carefully.
The starlight, carrying all kinds of mystery, quickly reorganized with rules that Fang Ming couldn't understand, consuming a lot of red energy. Fortunately, Fang Ming's body has a strong divine power and can hold on.
Finally, the red energy completely dispersed, revealing a brand new talisman of the clergy: "The Seventh-rank Anchang County City God's Position"
Fang Ming couldn't help but be stunned when he saw it.
The City God was originally a city and a protector of the place. Later, people regarded the City God as the god who was in charge of the Yin Si and the Ming Ji.
Volume 16 of "Tea Xiang Shi Congchao" says: "Taiping Guangji" quotes "Retribution" and says: "Wang Jianyi, Sima of Hongzhou, Tang Dynasty, was often frightened. He dreamed of a ghost envoy, calling himself Ding Ying, holding a talisman and chanting, and following the order of the City God God, Wang Jianyi followed the envoy and saw the City God God God.
The god ordered the left and right to check the book. After that, he said to Jianyi: It is still five years to live, and let it go. It is the god of the city god in the Tang Dynasty. It has already been the master of the underworld, and it has been passed down in the world now."
There is also "Fengshan County Chronicles". The Book of Sacrifices states: "There is no special sacrifice in the City God Temple, but if the flood and drought are caused, you must pray for it, pay tribute, and tell it when you stay in a fast. Therefore, the temple is established so that the gods can rely on it."
Therefore, Fang Ming's city god in his previous life was to protect the local area and to be in charge of local floods, droughts, epidemics and uterine dynasties.
But I didn’t expect that the original land talisman would become the City God talisman.
At this moment, the talisman light flashed, and a large amount of information poured into Fang Ming's mind, making Fang Ming dizzy. There was more information this time than before, making Fang Ming's head a little swell. Fortunately, it was the body of a god, so he didn't completely faint.
Fang Ming digested it a little and found that it was the memory of a god in his previous life.
This god is named Mu Qing. He was originally a city god in a county, but later he was demoted to land because of a drunken incident.
After a long time, in the modern era of the Dharma-Ending Age, faith was weak and finally could not support it. The soul dissipated and the statue collapsed, just hit Fang Ming. By chance, he passed the position of the god to Fang Ming.
As for time travel, it can only be said to be a coincidence among coincidences.
This memory contains Mu Qing’s memory throughout his life, as well as his various perceptions and applications of the gods and the rules of heaven and earth. Fang Ming said that it is of great reference value, but there is also bad news.
"It turns out that the essence of this priest talisman is the seventh grade, so I can be promoted all the way without any obstacles."
Fang Ming frowned and murmured to himself.
"Now, the potential has been exhausted. From now on, there will be no good thing to be promoted on the spot as soon as the incense arrives. Even the great powers after the promotion are gone!"
Fang Ming was promoted before, and there was only one condition, that is, the number of believers reached a certain number.
In the future, it becomes two conditions: one is to have enough believers, and the other is to understand the rules of the divine way of heaven and earth and plan talismans by themselves. Both are indispensable, and they will not automatically generate supernatural powers.
Fang Ming thought for a while, then suddenly smiled and chanted:
"The road to the pass is as iron as iron, and now we have to take a step back!"
"The accumulation of resources in my previous life has turned into the first pot of gold, helping me to quickly discover it. Now, I have surpassed it again by myself!"
"So what if you need to understand it yourself? I am worried that the rules of the two worlds cannot be absolutely consistent. Now that I understand the rules of this world, it is more suitable for the gods in this place!"
"The supernatural powers are all created by divine powers. Without great supernatural powers, I can study and create by myself!"
"What we walk out in this way is the path that truly belongs to me, and what we pioneer is the Shinto we can understand!"
Chapter completed!