Chapter 1473 City God

"Mr. Lang, what are you thinking about?"

Hu Xinyue came over with a plate of cut fruits and put it on the table. Seeing her husband looking at the river bank in a daze, she asked.

Jiang Hao turned back and smiled at the little fox, "I'm going to the other courtyard soon. I was thinking of introducing you to my family later."

Hu Xinyue suddenly felt a sense of embarrassment in her heart, as if she were going to her husband's house to meet her parents.

"Come here, sit next to me." Jiang Hao patted the seat next to him.

The little fox sat down obediently.

"Let me tell you who is in the family. Mr. Zhuge Wolong, my friend, used to be an official in the imperial court. He was born as a scholar. He worked as a compiler in the Hanlin Academy and a lecturer in Jingyan. He read history books to the emperor. Later he became a scholar. He has served as a minister of state, the right minister of the Ministry of Personnel, the left minister of the Ministry of Rites, and a bachelor. He has rich life experience. "

The little fox blinked his eyes and asked curiously: "I have also heard the name of Mr. Zhuge Wolong. I heard that he was later sentenced to life in prison. Why is he at Lang Jun's place?"

Jiang Hao smiled, "I rescued him secretly."

"There is also a Taoist priest in the family named Zhiqiu Yiye, who was born in Kunlun Mountain." Jiang Hao said.

My husband is a monk, so it is not surprising to have friends who are monks.

"And the butler Guiyuan is a thousand-year-old turtle."

Hu Xinyue was very surprised that a thousand-year-old demon was actually adopted as a housekeeper by Lang Jun. The standards of this housekeeper were really high.

Jinhua is not far from Lanxi. It can be reached by boat in one day. When the sun set slightly in the evening, the boat had already arrived at the riverside outside the courtyard. Jiang Hao pointed to a large house by the river and said, "Look there, that's it." Our home.”

At this moment, an old man dressed as a butler came quickly from a distance. It seemed that his steps did not look like his age at all. Although his legs were short, they moved very fast. He reached the river in a flash.

Jiang Hao smiled when he saw it, it was his butler Guiyuan.

Guiyuan came to the river. Without stopping, he stepped into the river. He saw a water platform suddenly rising under his feet. He quickly dragged him to the boat. After Guiyuan was put on the boat, the water platform was withdrawn. in the river.

Zhu Guang's figure suddenly appeared behind Gui Yuan. It was Gui Yuan who Jiang Hao ordered Zhu Guang to inform.

"The old servant has met the young master. This must be the mistress. The old servant has met the mistress." The old turtle was very polite.

Being saluted by a thousand-year-old demon, Hu Xinyue felt a little awkward and returned the salute gently.

When the old turtle saw it, he immediately became frightened and said, "It's impossible to do anything. How can the mistress return a gift to my servant? From now on, if the mistress has any instructions, just call me."

Jiang Hao smiled and said, "Guiyuan, the ship will dock in a while. You ask people to move the things on the ship to another courtyard."

"Old servant understands."

When the boat docked, Jiang Hao took Hu Xinyue and stepped on the planks to get off the boat.

After stepping on the bluestone on the shore, Hu Xinyue tenderly said "Thank you, Mr. Lang" to Jiang Hao.

In fact, with Xinyue's ability to fly around the treetops, how could she need Jiang Hao to hold hands and protect her when she disembarks from the boat? What she wants is a kind of sentiment.

I can unscrew the enemy's cap with my bare hands, but I can't unscrew the bottle cap in my hand in front of my lover.

Everyone quickly arrived at the other courtyard. As soon as Jiang Hao entered the door, he saw Zhuge Wolong standing in the courtyard, looking at them with a smile on his face. He then looked at Hu Xinyue next to him and joked with a smile:

"You went to the hospital to take the examination and got the first place in the case. I was very happy when I heard about it, but I waited and waited for you but you didn't come back. I didn't expect that you not only won the gold medal, but also married a beautiful wife with candles in the bridal chamber. It's really enviable. "

Jiang Hao brought the little fox forward and introduced Zhuge Wolong. The little fox bowed to Zhuge Wolong very politely, and Zhuge Wolong accepted it while stroking his beard.

"Where is Zhiqiu Yiye?" Jiang Hao asked.

"That guy often goes out to slay demons. He stays away for ten days and a half. Occasionally he comes back and stays for two days. He treats this place as a rest and recuperation hotel." Zhuge Wolong said angrily.

Jiang Hao smiled and ignored that guy.

A dinner was held to celebrate Jiang Hao's passing the scholar examination and marrying a lovely wife. Everyone had a lively drink. After the banquet, Xinyue took the maid to the backyard to clean up the room, while Jiang Hao and Zhuge Wolong came to the garden.

"Mr. Zhuge, how is your new Neo-Confucianism completed?" Jiang Hao asked.

Zhuge Wolong was a little drunk. Hearing Jiang Hao's question, he shook his head and said, "No, it's very bad. I thought about the things we exchanged before your exam for a long time, and the more I thought about it, the more it made no sense."

"In today's world, the biggest problem is the human heart. Greed, selfishness, treachery, and meanness. Rich and profiteers take advantage of the situation, and officials collude to do evil. Can reason alone convince them?"

"You told me that this requires laws to control, but this involves another aspect. Can the law completely control people? Back then, Taizu killed many people, but there were still people who ignored the laws and violated the laws."

"What are you telling me about the use of principles and methods at the same time? But this also involves the 'struggle between principles and methods and kings and hegemons.' Which one is more important?"

Jiang Hao looked at Zhuge Wolong who looked annoyed, and said to himself that he had talked about a lot of modern theories before, and it seemed that it had a great impact on the old guy and made him confused.

Some things in modern times are not necessarily good. There is still a problem of acclimatization. It is not so easy to create a perfect theory. Throughout the ages, sages and sages have all created one thing to become saints. There is no such thing as Perfectly both.

"Mr. Zhuge, there are some things that I can't figure out at the moment. Why don't you put it down for now and continue studying and observing. I have something to tell Mr. Zhuge." Jiang Hao said.

"What's going on?" Zhuge Wolong looked at Jiang Hao.

"I want to reestablish the city god." Jiang Hao said.

Zhuge Wolong was stunned, "Re-establish the City God. Aren't the City Gods staying in the Temple of the City God? How are you going to re-establish it?"

Jiang Hao shook his head, "The City God you see is just a clay statue in the temple. The real City God is no longer there. Not only the City God, but also the land, mountain gods, river gods, lake gods in this world, and even the immortals and immortals in the temple. Buddha is all gone."

Zhuge Wolong's eyes widened. This was the first time he heard about this matter. He was so horrified that he stuttered, "This, how is this possible? Who is in charge of the affairs of the underworld, who rewards the good and punishes the evil, and who stops the demons and monsters?" Harm the people?”

Jiang Hao shook his head gently, "No one cares about it now."

Zhuge Wolong's breathing became rapid, his eyes looked ahead blankly, and he murmured: "No one cares, the gods are gone, no one cares about this world, no wonder the world has become so collapsed, it turns out The roots are here.”

"No, actually the root cause still lies in people." Jiang Hao said.

"Still alive, how can I say that?" Zhuge Wolong looked at Jiang Hao blankly.

Jiang Hao thought about the wording for a moment and said: "This is the human world, and humans are the masters here. Because people's hearts become filthy, violent, and crazy, the world is filled with evil spirits. After the evil spirits fill the heaven and earth, the gods will naturally be afraid of being polluted by the evil spirits." Withdraw, to put it bluntly, it is the sins of people themselves that have made this world so filthy that evildoers are rampant.”

"The human heart, the human heart!"

Zhuge Wolong closed his eyes in pain and kept chanting these two words.

After a while, Zhuge Wolong woke up, looked at Jiang Hao and said, "How are you going to re-establish the city god? What is the use of re-establishing the city god?"

Jiang Hao had thought a lot before coming here. His experiences these days gave him a huge plan in mind.

"Does Mr. Zhuge understand what a human god is?" Jiang Hao asked.

"I don't understand."

"Then let me explain it to you first so that you can understand my plan."

"The Three Pure Taoist Patriarchs, the three hundred and sixty-five righteous gods in heaven, and all the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas of Buddhism do not actually live here. Speaking of which, our world is just one of the three thousand great worlds and billions of small worlds. So, How can the righteous Bodhisattva live in so many worlds? The immortal we worship is just a statue in a Taoist temple, and the statue is just one of the billions of gods and goddesses. "

"The ones who really manage things in the human world are the human gods. These human gods are all selected from this world and appointed as city gods, land gods, mountain gods, river gods, etc. to maintain the laws of the underworld in this world."

"The highest priestly position in the world is the City God, who has the responsibilities of guarding the country and the city, taking charge of the living and the dead, rewarding good and punishing evil, blessing and misfortune in life and death, subduing demons and eliminating demons, and maintaining the safety of the people."

Zhuge Wolong nodded, stroking his beard and said: "I also know about the City God. I worked as a minister in the Ministry of Rites. The Kyoto City God was named "Chengtianjianguo Si Minshengfu Mingling King", a first-grade king, and the ruler. The city god of the world, the city god of the capital, was named "Weiling Gong, the Lord of the City of Inspectors", a second-grade duke, in charge of the affairs of a province. The city god of the state was named "Weilinghou, the Lord of the City of Inspectors", a third-grade marquis, the county. The City God was granted the title of "Inspection Officer, City God Xianyou Bo", and was awarded the title of Earl of the Fourth Grade. "

The old guy has a photographic memory and can remember such a long name.

"Every year, the imperial court and government offices at all levels hold ceremonies to worship the City God. I have also presided over the ceremony to worship the City God in the capital."

Jiang Haodao: "Below the City God, there are also land and mountain gods. The land manages the affairs of each township and village, is in charge of the household registration of the deceased in the village, and protects the peace and tranquility of the village. They are usually held by well-known gentry and good people. The mountain gods are usually held by demon cultivators, who are responsible for managing the mountains. Birds, beasts, mountains, forests and mineral deposits also have the responsibility to punish and eliminate demons and protect the countryside.”

"Most of the river gods, lake gods, well gods, kitchen gods, and door gods are like this."

At this point Jiang Hao paused, looked at Zhuge Wolong and said: "Mr. Zhuge, now that the gods are gone, the underworld system has collapsed, and evil spirits and ghosts can cause trouble at will. My plan is to save myself. Let's re-establish him and uphold the laws of the underworld. Don’t let those evil spirits cause trouble.”

Zhuge Wolong was very surprised. He didn't expect Jiang Hao to want to reorganize the laws of the world by himself. "Do you think it can be done?"

"A few days ago, my father-in-law had to go through a catastrophe, and he was afraid that he would die under the catastrophe. I asked God to grant him a god. Now he is the god of Hengshan Mountain. I kept thinking about this issue on the way here. Finally, The solution that came to mind was to reorganize the City God Yin Division," Jiang Hao said.

Zhuge Wolong blinked, looked at Jiang Hao and said, "You just said that the mountain god is made up of monsters and spirits. You asked your father-in-law to be the mountain god. So who is your father-in-law? What about your wife?"

The old guy's nerves were so curious that he actually thought of this first.

"My wife is a fox fairy who has been practicing for five hundred years." Jiang Hao did not hide it, but said generously. Anyway, Zhuge Wolong will know it soon.

Old man Zhuge was shocked when he heard this, then looked at Jiang Hao and said seriously: "No wonder Xinyue is so beautiful, you are so handsome!"

Oh~!

Jiang Hao was stunned by Old Man Zhuge's reaction. Instead of being afraid and worried, this old guy looked envious.