Liao Zhai alchemist

Chapter 516 Poor Mountain Temple
Hearing Zhang Wei's question, Jue Leizi sighed and said, "Heavenly Court has changed!"

Both of them were silent for a while, and then Jue Leizi continued: "Now the Lord Lei Zun is in charge of the court. Since the death of Emperor Ziwei, you have also disappeared. Emperor Baosheng and Empress Tianhou have also disappeared one after another, and the hearts of the heavenly court have been scattered. Lei Zun My lord is not the kind of person who knows how to manage things, so the Heavenly Court is not united at all, and the gods in the Heavenly Court are now like scattered immortals, consuming their own happiness and not caring about things at all."

Jue Leizi looked at Zhang Wei and said the most important point.

"In the past, the Heavenly Court was able to maintain it because of its merits. But since the merits were taken away by the prince of the monster race, the merits are gone, and the gods are naturally flustered and don't want to do it anymore!"

This is inevitable, the gods in the heavenly court work conscientiously for the heavenly court, nothing more than to accumulate merits and virtues, and also want to challenge the position of true immortals.And the loss of merit means that the finances have no money, and the salaries of civil servants cannot be paid at all. Who still has to work on their minds?
It is very difficult to accumulate merits and virtues. It takes thousands or even ten thousand years to accumulate merits.It was swept away by Yao Shun at the beginning, but now it is really gone!
Not only merit, but also yin virtue is gone!Both the central and local finances are empty, so it really is...

Zhang Wei was speechless when he heard this.If it is another problem, there may be a solution, but if it is a problem of 'money', it is very difficult to solve.

For a moment, the three people in the room were silent.Zhang Wei smiled and said, "Forget it, there's nothing you can do about it. Take your time."

Fortunately, Heavenly Court is just a supervisory unit, without which the world would not be in chaos.

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After chatting with Master Shimen, Zhang Wei did not stay in Jinhua Mansion for long.He broke away from the main force and flew towards Mount Tai by himself.

Flying in the sky of Mount Tai, Zhang Wei was attracted by the noise of gongs and drums below, and saw a long line of people winding on Mount Tai, extending from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain.

Zhang Wei was curious, turned into an ordinary person, landed in the crowd, and looked at the long line of people.He curiously asked the people around: "What kind of celebration is this?"

The person next to him said with a smile: "This is praying for the Bixia Yuanjun empress. This is a praying team, and it will be lively for three to five days!" Many people in this long line of people wore masks, Wearing costumes and pretending to be civil and military officials, in front of the team, dozens of big men were walking on the mountain road carrying a dignified statue of a goddess in red.

This is Bixia Yuanjun, the former daughter of the Taishan Mansion Lord, who now acts as the Taishan Mansion Lord. In Tai'an Mansion, a place where the Taishan Mansion Lord has a strong belief, there are still some people around.

Believers, men and women, took incense candles and fruits, and followed the large group to the Taishan Fujun Temple on the top of the mountain, where they began to burn incense and pray, pray for blessings, and fast.Among these people, the gods of Taishan Mansion's gods are vaguely involved, and they are completing this grand fasting ceremony and praying for blessings.

Such a huge sacrifice, without the approval of the magistrate of Tai'an Prefecture, it would definitely not be held.And the magistrate of Tai'an prefecture must know that this mountain god of Mount Tai, Empress of Mount Tai, is Zhang Wei's biological mother.

The grandmother of the current emperor did not go to sacrifice, but went to sacrifice to Bixia Yuanjun with great fanfare. If it wasn't for the support of people in the court, Zhang Wei would not have believed it.

The confrontation in the court has already affected local officials.The magistrate of Tai'an Prefecture should also belong to the civil servant faction.To do so is nothing more than to suppress the reputation of the royal family.

Zhang Wei looked at the long queue of people. Without the support of the big local families, it would not be possible to fight like this.

The people are blind obedience, so forcibly admiring Bixia Yuanjun from above will naturally make the people start to believe in Bixia Yuanjun.If the foundation of the people is strong, then the local officials will make a statement and the court's Ministry of Rites will approve it. It is really possible to give the priesthood of Lord Taishan to Lord Bixia Yuan.

In the future, it's really hard to say whose hands the power of the underworld will fall into.

Zhang Wei sighed in his heart, and came to the Taishan Temple on the mountainside.It's much deserted here, and now the gate is closed, and the two stone statues of prison gods and beasts are separated from each other.Zhang Wei stepped forward, the stone statue lighted up slightly, and two Yin soldiers walked out of it.

The Yin soldier stopped Zhang Wei and said, "Mount Tai is the place where the gods are most important, please do not enter unless you have one!"

Zhang Wei said in surprise: "Isn't it okay to enter the mountain temple to worship?"

The two Yin soldiers sneered and said: "Ordinary people can do it, but you can't do it as a practitioner."

Zhang Wei sneered when he heard this, and said, "Joke, as a practitioner, why can't I!"

The two little ghosts said: "In order to protect the Goddess of the Mountain and prevent assassins from entering, it is not allowed! I advise you to retreat quickly, otherwise we will be impolite."

Hearing that this was the reason, Zhang Wei felt a little better. It turned out that it was for the safety of his mother, so it was understandable.

He said: "I don't mean anything malicious, I just want to visit the temple..." Before he finished speaking, the small door of the mountain temple suddenly opened, and a young woman came out from it.

The woman glanced at the two little ghosts in disgust, and immediately said: "You two, why stop the pilgrims in my temple!"

This woman is Zhu Ming's granddaughter Qingqing.But now Zhu Qingqing obviously doesn't recognize Zhang Wei anymore.

When the two ghost soldiers heard Zhu Qingqing's words, they said calmly: "Miss Qingqing, that's not what you said. We are also protecting your mother and preventing bad people from entering."

When Zhu Qingqing heard this, she became even angrier. She asked loudly, "Are you protecting the empress? You are monitoring the empress, dividing the empress, and preventing the empress from contacting outsiders. You are ashamed!"

The two ghost soldiers were not angry when they heard this. They smiled playfully and said, "No matter what you say, Miss Qingqing, we are just completing our mission."

Hearing this, Zhang Wei also heard that the ugly Yinmao was coming.These two pawns were clearly under house arrest under the pretext of protection!Zhang Wei's heart sank, but it was very simple to try it out.

He smiled at Zhu Qingqing over there, then took out a few red coins from his bosom, stuffed them into the hands of the two ghost soldiers secretly, and said: "I just went in and have a look, and I don't have any evil intentions, please do me a favor convenient."

If it was true protection, then Zhang Wei would definitely not be let in just because of a few red coins.But if it is under house arrest and surveillance, then they have evil intentions, and they will naturally collect money and release them.

Ghosts are different from people, and people's hearts are still separated by belly.But ghosts are much purer.If it is really walking upright and standing upright, this ghost is upright.If there is a treacherous heart, this ghost will not do justice.

With the red money in hand, the two ghosts were taken aback for a moment, then glanced at each other, and then they said: "Since you have no evil intentions, then we shouldn't be too harsh, you go and have a look, you must not stay too long !"

Lian Zhu was stunned by what the two of them said.Then the two little ghosts entered the stone statue and let go of the gate control.

When Zhang Wei walked in, Zhu Qingqing asked, "How did you let them let you in?"

"Brother Kong Fang." Zhang Wei smiled slightly, but the smile was somewhat ugly.Zhu Qingqing, a simple child, was stunned for a long time before she realized that Brother Kong Fang was a bad money!

She stomped her feet and said, "How can you condone such unhealthy tendencies! Damn it!"

But Zhang Wei ignored her and walked straight towards the mountain temple.

Entering the mountain temple, Zhang Wei asked her: "If this kind of thing happens, don't your mountain temple do something?" Zhu Qingqing said: "These Yin soldiers have been bought by Bixia Yuanjun and the others, what can we do. "

As she spoke, a little beast ran out of the house.This little beast was about the size of a roe deer, with a two-inch single horn growing on its head, it was the mythical beast Xiezhi.This Xiezhi came to Zhu Qingqing's side, rubbed against her body, and then looked at Zhang Wei with big eyes.

It just glanced at Zhang Wei, then lowered its head slightly, and then knelt down with its front legs facing Zhang Wei. This is the courtesy of a divine beast to a true monarch, and it is performing the kneeling ceremony of a divine beast!

Zhang Wei smiled slightly, and said to little Xiezhi, "Okay, get up." Then he wanted to touch Xiezhi's head.However, Xie Zhi tilted his head and passed Zhang Wei's hand.

I bow down to you because of your high status and respect for you.It doesn't mean you can touch my head!Only kind-hearted and innocent people can touch my head!
Zhang Wei was taken aback for a moment, then put his hands away calmly.And Zhu Qingqing looked at Zhang Wei very surprised.

"Who are you? Why did Xiezhi kneel down to worship you? Even the Lord Taishan was not qualified to do so!" Zhu Qingqing asked.

The adult Xiezhi is a true immortal, and the Lord Taishan is also a true immortal, so Xiezhi really doesn't have to kneel down to worship him.But Zhang Wei is a higher personality than a true immortal, so he got a kneel from Xiezhi!
Zhu Qingqing is pure in heart, not so fancy, just ask whatever you want.And Zhang Wei said to her: "Where is the old Taoist Zhu Ming?"

Zhu Qingqing was just about to say something when an old figure walked out of the room.

As soon as this person came out, he saw Zhang Wei, and then his eyes flashed, and he immediately thought of who this person was!

"Zhu Ming met Mr. Zhang! It's been a long time since Mr. Zhang!" Zhu Ming was excited in his heart, but his long-term self-cultivation still allowed him to face the collapse of the mountain without changing his face.He bowed to Zhang Wei and said this sentence.

Then he said to Zhu Qingqing: "Qingqing, serve Master Zhang a cup of tea."

After finishing speaking, he motioned slightly, and Zhang Wei followed him into the main hall.

At this time, Zhu Qingqing suddenly remembered who this 'Master Zhang' was!Surprise appeared in her eyes, and she finally went to the kitchen to prepare refreshments.

Entering the main hall, the old Taoist Zhu Ming saluted Zhang Wei again and said, "My lord, you have finally appeared!"

Zhang Wei also sighed, and said, "Master Zhu Ming, how did you manage the mountain temple like this!"

Zhu Ming smiled wryly, and said, "My lord, it's not like you don't know that this mountain temple is different from other temples. We use living people to sacrifice to the mountain god. We really can't get our hands on this shady bureaucracy!"

Mountain gods and water gods, these two kinds of gods are called earth gods. Different from ordinary gods, this kind of god is based on mountains and rivers. This kind of god has a characteristic, that is, it can rely on mountains and rivers instead of offering sacrifices from the imperial court. The earth air and water air of the river practice and survive, they are gods that rely on the earth, and they are less affected by the imperial court.

Ever since, the servants of this kind of god are called Miao Zhu!It was called witch in ancient times.In fact, it is the microphone of God, and there is nothing special about it.But because I work for God, I will receive some gifts from God to some extent.

Because they are responsible for the communication between humans and gods, they must be living people. As long as they die and their souls return to the gods, a new temple must be selected.

Taishan mountain gods are very strong, but her temples can't control the underworld, they are just in charge of communication between humans and gods.Facing the pressure of the underworld, these temple wishes really have nothing to do.

Therefore, when Taishan Fujun was also Taishan Mountain God, the mountain temple was an additional independent series, which had little influence on Fujun.They are also the ones who have the least psychological pressure to replace the Taishan Mountain God.

Now facing Bixia Yuanjun's every step of the way, these temple wishes have no way to influence the underworld, and they have no more use than to advise the empress of Mount Tai.

Now that the god they enshrine is being bullied, they are also depressed.If Zhang Wei is still there.They can file a letter to the imperial court, send [-] soldiers, go up to the Fa Temple on the mountain, and demolish the Taishan Fujun Temple!In the name of the mountain god, a document was initiated to liquidate the Lord Taishan.

In this kind of thing, temple wishers are the best.And the yin officials of the underworld have nothing to do.

It's a pity that the magistrate of Tai'an Prefecture is on the side of Bixia Yuanjun, and will not cooperate with the temple celebration of Taishan Mountain Temple at all.Without the support of the imperial court, the Miaozhu of the Shanshen Temple could not do anything.

At most, with the power of the mountain god, geological disasters such as falling rocks, landslides, and barren grass often occur next to the Taishan Fujun Temple!
But such a small trick is useless!

If you can't hit the opponent's core directly, no amount of such methods will work!
After hearing Zhu Ming's complaint, Zhang Wei also fell silent.In this regard, Zhu Ming and the others really cannot be blamed.

After the old Taoist said this, he continued: "Now, the empress is locked up openly and secretly, and there is no news of the memorials we wrote to the court. We can't break the situation in the world of heaven, but we can't do anything in the underworld, so things have become like this."

He paused, and continued: "Nowadays, the city god system is also ambiguous. Except for a few places where the city gods clearly support the empress, the city gods in other places are all pretending to be stupid."

"This is also because the new City God has not been appointed, and the old City God is still in office, and most of these old City Gods have a heart for the former Lord Taishan!"

"The Ministry of Rites has stuck with the list of new city gods. According to the usual practice, when a new court is established, new city gods will inevitably be appointed. The so-called emperor and courtiers will be appointed. The meritorious ministers will be rewarded and become city gods when they die. This is the right thing to do. Shepherd guards one side when she is alive, and guards the underworld when she dies. This is the best compliment to the officials!"

"If the new City God can take office, they have all lived and died beside the adults, so they will naturally support the empress. Unfortunately, this court..."

Having said that, Zhu Ming sighed, but did not continue talking after all.

(End of this chapter)