Meet the Gentleman

Chapter 404 Who is the Gongcao?

Heaven has its own rules, and earth has its own laws.

Whether it is building a city god's palace or building a hell, the most complicated thing is to formulate the laws of the land. Formulating the laws of the land is just like formulating the laws of the human world, which is extremely complicated...

It would be difficult for Feng Qingyan to complete the task alone, and there would inevitably be omissions.

The most important thing.

Even the land laws that he had established in his previous life had been forgotten.

This requires him to formulate it again.

Moreover, the land laws formulated in previous lives may not all be suitable for this world.

However, it is certain that the judge’s power is not as great as in folk legends, and he cannot reward or punish people at will.

Moreover, the judge will have many constraints.
Otherwise it would be lawless?
At this time, Feng Qingyan was trying hard to recall whether he could remember the laws of the land from his previous life to lighten his burden.

Unfortunately, the land laws formulated in the previous life were too vague.

Can not remember.

The so-called quick reporting department means that after the judge has made a judgment, they will report good or evil quickly.

The so-called rapid report means reporting it quickly.

Equivalent to the current times.

This is a very important temple.

However, whether it is the judge who rewards the good or punishes the evil, he is, after all, the judge of the City God's Mansion, not the four judges of the underworld in the legend, so his power is relatively limited.

In folklore, the judge holds a book of life and death in his left hand and a pen to draw souls in his right hand. He rewards the good and punishes the evil, and controls life and death. With just a tick, who should die and who should not die can be decided in a moment...

This is a bit exaggerated.

Even if there are, they dare not do anything wrong.

At this time Feng Qingyan shook his head. Although he built the Judge's Hall first, it would be impossible to operate it without the cooperation of other halls.

The process from the land temple to the inspection department, the examination department, the reward department, the punishment department, and then the quick report department...

This is just too much work.

Without the cooperation of other departments, even if there were hundreds of judges in the City God's Palace, they would not be able to handle the work.

After a while, he walked out of the Judge's Hall.

It would be fine as long as the Judge's Hall is built. Besides, we don't need a judge for the time being, so the land laws of the City God's Mansion can be formulated slowly...

At this time, Feng Qingyan came to the front right side, pointed at the empty darkness and said, "This is the Impermanence Palace."

In the blink of an eye, a majestic temple appeared.

The plaque on the gate has three big characters "Wuchang Hall" inscribed on it.

The Hall of Impermanence is parallel to the Hall of Judges.

If the Judge is the head of the civil officials in the City God's Palace, then the Impermanence is the head of the military officials in the City God's Palace.

In folk legends, these two gods hold handcuffs and shackles, and are dedicated to arresting ghosts, assisting in rewarding the good and punishing the evil, and are subordinates of the underworld gods such as the City God.

When Feng Qingyan was about to walk into the Wuchang Hall, he suddenly stopped and looked at the Judge's Hall opposite with some confusion, as if he had overlooked something.

At this time, he walked back to the Judge's Hall and examined it carefully.

"The reward and punishment book, the judge's pen, and the judge's order are all already there..."

Feng Qingyan frowned and asked, "Then what did I miss?"
He once again looked at the Judge's Hall. The reward and punishment book, the judge's pen, and the judge's order were all the most important items for the judge, and none of them could be missing. Then he was stunned for a moment, smiled bitterly, and said, "It seems that I forgot the judge's uniform..."

The judge's uniform represents status, official authority, etc.

Although it is not as important as the Reward Book, the Judge's Pen and the Judge's Order, it is equally indispensable and is one of the necessities of the judge.

However, there is no rush for the judge's clothes now.

As long as there is incense, the judge's uniform can be made.

It was just a blink of an eye.

At this time, Feng Qingyan pushed the door and walked into the Wuchang Hall. The Wuchang Hall was the chief of all the halls on the right side of the City God Hall, and was on par with the Judge's Hall on the left. Naturally, its power and status were not low.

However, Feng Qingyan was wondering whether he should keep the image of the Black and White Impermanence from his previous life.

in the past.

Black and White Impermanence are usually referred to as "Erye Wuchang".

Black Impermanence wears green clothes and a green hat, has gnashing eyes and a ferocious appearance, with a sign "Catching You" written on his hat, and carries an iron chain to catch evil people in the world. White Impermanence wears white clothes and a white hat, has kind eyes and a big smile, with a sign "You are here too" written on his hat, and waves a palm-leaf fan in his hand, to welcome the souls of good people back to the underworld.

Of course, there is another version in folklore, where the black impermanence's hat is inscribed with "peace in the world", while the white impermanence's hat is inscribed with "earnest fortune at first sight". Feng Qingyan hesitated for a moment, and then decided to follow his memory of his previous life.

"The Hall of Impermanence has Black and White Impermanence, who hold shackles and handcuffs. They are both fifth-rank Yin gods like the Judge..."

When Feng Qingyan's voice fell.

The Hall of Impermanence is divided into the Hall of White Impermanence and the Hall of Black Impermanence. In both halls there is an altar, a token of Impermanence, as well as shackles and handcuffs.

At this time, he picked up the Impermanence Order, felt it carefully, and said, "The post of Bai Wuchang..."

Although the Black and White Impermanence also summoned souls and captured ghosts as in folk legends, the ghosts they summoned were not ordinary ghosts. After all, they were dignified fifth-grade Yin gods, so how could they summon souls like the ghosts in the Wandering Palace?
This is simply impossible.

Generally speaking, only when a person is a very good person or a very evil person will the Black and White Impermanence personally go to collect the soul, or when there is an order from the City God, they need to come in person.

Of course, if they encounter a very powerful ghost that ordinary ghost soldiers cannot capture, they will also take action personally...

This is the job of Black and White Impermanence.

However, because Feng Qingyan has not yet formulated the local laws for the City God's Mansion, the functions of the Black and White Impermanence, like those of the Judge, seem somewhat vague.

When he finished building the Hall of Impermanence, he came to the back of the Hall of Judges.

In the City God's Palace.

Except for the City God Hall in the middle, and the Judge Hall and the Impermanence Hall on the left and right, all others are called Si.

"This is the Express Report Department."

As Feng Qingyan's voice fell, a hall appeared, which was the Rapid Reporting Department.

"This is the investigation department."

"This is the Ministry of Examination."

"This is the Good Will Department."

"This is the Document Department."

"This is the case-handling department."

"This is the Book Inspection Office."

There are a total of twenty-five halls in the City God's Palace.

The civil officials, including the Judge's Hall, had a total of twelve departments.

There are twelve departments of military officers, including the Wuchang Hall.

There is also a department among them.

It is located in the City God Hall and is called the Yin and Yang Division.

The status of the Yin Yang Department is quite special, equivalent to the Secretary General...

At this time, Feng Qingyan built one palace after another, and finally built the twelfth palace for civil officials, which was Gongcao Si.

In his previous life, he also served as Gongcao.

The so-called Gongcao, also known as Gongcaoshi, was the main assistant to the county governor and county magistrate, in charge of inspecting and recording performance.

Feng Qingyan built the Gongcao Division and pushed the door open and walked in.

Since it is a department, it is naturally not as majestic as a palace, and its layout is somewhat similar to that of Youfang Palace.

Behind the gate of the Si Hall is a small courtyard, and behind the courtyard is a large hall without a front wall.

"God's case, Gongcao's order, Gongcao's order..."

Feng Qingyan said as he walked.

An altar, Gongcao Book, Gongcao Order, etc. immediately appeared in the hall.

"In the Qingshan City God's Mansion, the post of the Inspector General is responsible for inspecting and recording performance, transmitting official documents, etc."

The so-called performance inspection and recording is to inspect and record the performance of each agency under the Qingshan City God Palace, and the main objects of inspection and recording are the land gods of each township and village. Under normal circumstances, inspection and recording are done once a month, and official documents submitted by the land temple to the city god are also delivered.

In the City God's Palace, it is a very important temple.

Of course, in addition to these, there is another more important thing, which is to present the petition from the mortal world to the City God. It can also be said that Gongcao is the liaison between mortals and the City God to ensure that the City God is aware of the mortals' requests.

However, not everyone can submit the petition here.

This requires mortals to set up an altar and chant, burn the invitation letter, invite the inspector, and then burn the petition they want to submit...

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(End of this chapter)