Can you live forever

Chapter 48: Ebony wards evil, and consecrates the eyes

Yiqiong said to go to a crowded place to leave a mark for the tribe.

Zhang Zhixiang is not familiar with Ying Tianfu, so he can only ask Wang Jiangque, and her answer is - Chenghuang Temple.

The Town God's Temple has existed since ancient times, but it reached its peak in the Ming Dynasty. Zhu Yuanzhang divided the Town God's Temple into four levels: capital, government, prefecture, and county, which are equivalent to local government offices, forming two sets of yamen, yin and yang.

If it is said that before the Ming Dynasty, there would still be mountain spirits and lonely ghosts who frequently committed crimes.

Then in the Ming Dynasty, it completely ceased to exist. The city gods of various places were selected by the local people themselves. The criteria for selection were loyal men who died in martyrdom, or famous officials and generals in history.

It is the real "heroic spirit", the righteous god conferred by the imperial court.

As the saying goes, the divine right is granted by the emperor. In China, the human emperor has always been higher than the gods.

The norms of the underworld system are beneficial to the people. Regardless of whether the Temple of the City God is effective in avoiding evil and suppressing evil spirits, at least the common people feel at ease when they look at the Temple of the City God.

At least there is a sustenance in the soul.

The Town God's Temple in Yingtianfu is next to the Jiming Temple, so every temple fair, the area will be very lively.

Yingtian City has a well-developed waterway. From Guiyuan, take a small boat and go up the Hebei River. After sailing for about half an hour, you will arrive at the Temple of the City God.

It coincides with the temple fair, and the crowds of people are very lively.

In addition to burning incense and worshiping Buddha, there are also various stalls in the temple fair, including snacks, drinks, toys, and jewelry, and there are also opera troupes singing big plays on the stage, such as "The Story of the Pipa", "The Story of the Jingchai", "The Story of the White Rabbit" and so on.

Even Zhang Zhixiang was quite shocked to see the bustle.

People's smiles from the heart and their love for life left a deep impression on him, which was not available in many festivals in the era he lived in his previous life.

Even during the Spring Festival, this lively and energetic atmosphere has long since disappeared.

"Look over there, look over there, what a mighty Guan Shengye!!"

Yushui excitedly pulled Zhang Zhixiang and pointed at the crowds of people over there and said, Zhang Zhixiang was not tall enough to see anything, but Yinqiao over there was quite professional, and took out a folded ladder from the box behind it, and Wang Jiangque lifted it lightly Stepping on it, I saw the excitement perfectly.

Hey~ Are you so well prepared for temple fairs?
Zhang Zhixiang misses Da Fangfeng a little bit, he sits on Da Fangfeng's shoulders, what can't he see?

"Hey, let me come."

Hearing Yiqiong's voice, Zhang Zhixiang felt something was wrong, and then there was a moment of weightlessness, he was thrown high, Yiqiong grabbed his chest with his backhand, and lifted him up like this.

This girl is about 1.7 meters tall, and she is more than two meters tall when she raises her arms. Zhang Zhixiang can clearly see the excitement.

But this is too...

"Put me down!"

"Hey, don't be shy, how are you, have you seen clearly?"

"Yiqiong!!"

"Hey, I can't do anything about you. Hey, don't you stand on horseback? It's time to test your skills. I don't mind being stepped on by you, but don't fall."

Yiqiong threw Zhang Zhixiang up, grabbed his ankle, and threw him onto her shoulder.

Zhang Zhixiang was flustered for a while, but Yiqiong helped him adjust his balance with the help of his ankles. After he calmed down, he gradually stabilized. He couldn't help but marvel at Yiqiong's martial arts skills...

Standing on Yiqiong's shoulders, Zhang Zhixiang could see the bustle clearly. In the center of the crowd was surrounded by a tall wooden sculpture of Guan Erye.

"So handsome..."

He subconsciously expressed emotion, but Wang Jiangque curled his lips and said, "You are still a Taoist priest."

"what?"

Zhang Zhixiang was confused and didn't understand what was going on at all. Wang Jiangque pointed to the statue and said, "This is ebony, which has the same effect of suppressing evils as peach wood."

"This statue of the real monarch holds the Qinglong Yanyue Saber, wears a battle armor, steps on the Qinglong, and has his eyes open."

"You said, what do you want, which is worthy of being suppressed by such a true king?"

The folk worship of Guan Yu began to flourish in the Song and Yuan Dynasties. The important node was that Emperor Shun of the Yuan Dynasty granted Guan Yu the title of: Qitian Huguo General, Checking School, Guarding Huainan Jiedu Envoy, Shandong Hebei Simenguan Town Recruiting Envoy and concurrently All over the world, palaces, temples, heaven and earth, patrols, case management, Zhongshumenxia, ​​Pingzhang, political affairs, Kaifuyi and the third division, Jin Ziguanglu, all in front of the army, no Japanese Marquis Zhuang Miao Yiyong, Wu Anyingji, Wang Chongning, the real king of the country.

Abbreviation: Qi Tian Protector True Monarch.

Before "Journey to the West" came out, I don't know if the title of "Monkey King" originated from Guan Erye.It was only in the 42nd year of Wanli that Guan Erye had the title of "Three Realms Subduing Demons Great Emperor God Weiyuan Town Tianzun Guan Shengdijun".

Although it was the 42nd year of Wanli that it was officially canonized.

But folk customs must be the priority. During the Jiajing period, Guan Yu was already known as the Great Emperor of Fumo among the people.

There is no doubt that the statue of Guan Sheng in the Chenghuang Temple is already of the highest standard.

"Since ancient times, there has been a talk about painting the finishing touch. Today, the Temple of the City God is so lively. I'm afraid it's not because of the finishing touch to this statue of the real king. The standard of this evil spirit is probably second only to the statue of the heavenly master who is the finishing touch."

"The more powerful the statue, the more terrifying the things behind it."

"Be careful, there may be monsters of the level we encountered in Lionhead Town here."

Zhang Zhixiang gasped when he heard that, but before he could think about it, the sound of gongs and drums approaching in front of him, the crowd parted, and the old man who was chanting some temple wishes came to Zhang Zhixiang, and put the cinnabar in his hand and The imperial pen was raised.

It turned out to be Zhang Zhixiang's consecration.

There are twelve Taoist ceremonies to consecrate the eyes, and they are usually performed by Master Gaogong. Zhang Zhixiang has never done this, and he doesn't understand why Miaozhu would let him, a tourist, come.

Not only Zhang Zhixiang was puzzled, but other tourists were also puzzled.

Although there are arguments for letting a boy do the eye-touching, but this statue of Guan Sheng is of such a standard, I'm afraid it's not appropriate?

"This is the little celestial master of Longhu Mountain. The one who gave the scriptures of the Great Cave to the Supreme Master, besides the old celestial master, is the most qualified little celestial master."

When Master Miao Zhu said this, everyone was convinced.

Zhang Zhixiang didn't know how Miao Zhu recognized him, but under everyone's urging, he still picked up the imperial pen hesitantly. Before finishing his eyes, he couldn't help asking: "What does this statue of the real king want?"

For a while, the temple fair was much quieter.

Even Master Miaozhu was a little silent, Zhang Zhixiang looked puzzled, only to find that there was a group of dignitaries gathered in the place where the rituals were held...

Among them, the most conspicuous ones are Nanjing Defense, Wei Guogong, and Xu Pengju.

Followed by the side were the Minister of the Nanjing War Department and the Nanjing Garrison Eunuch... What is it that asked these three chief officials of Nanjing to invite Guan Shengxiang?
　Thanks to "Jiajiajia Tel" and "Zhao Yuxian" for their rewards of 100 starting coins.

　　
　
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