After the divorce, I became a mountain god

Xu Bo'an said nothing, and instantly arrived at the mountain temple with a thought.

Then he saw bubbles floating in the sky. It turned out to be Shanyang County, which Xu Boan had not visited for a long time. The scene in the bubbles was a miniature version of the City God Square in Shanyang County.

At this moment, at the City God Temple Square in Shanyang County, the sky was gloomy and the streets were empty. Normally, there should be no one at the City God Temple Square at this time.

After all, theoretically speaking, according to the social environment and era of the Dajing Dynasty, there should be a "curfew" rule at night.

The word "curfew" is easy to understand. As the name suggests, "xiao" means night and "jin" means prohibition. "Curfew" means martial law at night and prohibition of passage.

Xu Boan remembers watching a lot of costume dramas when he was a child. There were usually few people in the dramas at night. Xu Boan thought that the people on TV were so bored that they had no TV to watch at night and could only go to bed early at home.

Later, when I grew up, I realized, who watches TV at night? There are endless ways to entertain yourself at night, each with its own merits. You can't imagine the different kinds of happiness that a poor boy can have!
The real curfew is to maintain social order and public safety.

Xu Bo'an remembered that when he was in college, his professor told him that the "curfew" system could be traced back to the Zhou Dynasty, when there was a special department called "Siwu" that was responsible for curfew matters.

The "Siwushi" department may not look like a big government office, and sounds similar to Sun Wukong's "Bimawen", but it is actually a good department with "high pay, little work, and close to home".

Of course, this does not mean that Sun Wukong's "Bimawen" is bad. In fact, from the perspective of a job, "Bimawen" is the dream position that today's cattle and horses yearn for.

As we all know, there were only two things that Sun Wukong hated the most in his life. The first was that he was pressed under the Five Finger Mountain of Tathagata Buddha. Although Sun Wukong had complaints about this, he could not afford to offend the other party, so he just let it go and accepted the defeat.

The second thing is that after Sun Wukong ascended to heaven, he took the position of Bi Ma Wen, which made him often mentioned in the rest of his life. He was even ridiculed countless times by his second junior brother Zhu Bajie, the former Marshal Tianpeng, on the journey to obtain Buddhist scriptures.

After all, whether it is Zhu Ganglie's Marshal Tianpeng, Sha Monk's General Juanlian, or Bai Longma's family background, they all sound much more noble than Bimawen. Needless to say, Master Tang Xuanzang's identity as the reincarnation of Jin Chanzi is naturally beyond words.

For this reason, the word "Bimawen" became a thorn in Sun Wukong's side, and even a fuse that could be ignited at any time. During the entire journey to obtain the scriptures, any monster that dared to call him that would basically successfully arouse Sun Wukong's ferocity and make him want to beat the monster to death with one blow.

It's a pity that the monsters that knew about this incident basically had a background in heaven, and Sun Wukong was unable to kill the monster in the end. However, he did gain a favor from the immortal behind the monster, and accumulated a lot of connections for Sun Wukong to thrive in the immortal world in the future.

But is the position of "Bimawen" really that bad?
In fact, this is not the case. As we all know, in ancient times, horses and cows were both high-end animals. The farming attributes of cows could save time and effort for the people and bring more agricultural harvests to the country, which was the most important thing in a feudal society that relied mainly on agricultural production. Therefore, the status of cows was very high, and even cows were not allowed to be slaughtered at will.

Not to mention horses. After the powerful cavalry was developed in ancient times, wars at that time quickly entered a period when cavalry dominated global wars. Having a large cavalry team could crush the enemy in all directions, which was directly related to the outcome of the war.

Throughout the history of wars in the feudal period, cavalry has had an absolutely supreme status. Those Jin and Liao dynasties that dared to compete with the Central Plains Empire at that time all relied on their powerful cavalry to harass the Central Plains Empire and then grew stronger. During the Ming Empire period, the most powerful Guanning Iron Cavalry relied on the mighty cavalry to help the Ming Dynasty continue its incense for hundreds of years!
Therefore, horses were also very important to the imperial court, and the position of Bi Ma Wen was the one who was in charge of the imperial court's war horses, which was equivalent to herding horses for the emperor. Such a valuable position would always be a popular one.
Even few people know that the two famous bosses, Wang Anshi and Bao Zheng, once worked in this horse-breeding institution in the government, and they did not hold leadership positions like "Bimawen".

It is clearly stated in Journey to the West that "Bimawen" is one of the managers of the Imperial Stables, and he is the real manager of the Imperial Stables!

Going further, Bimawen is one of the main departments under the Imperial Stables, and the Imperial Stables is one of the twelve departments in charge of various management tasks in the Heavenly Court. This department is not only responsible for raising horses, but also for managing pastures, imperial farms and imperial stores, and participating in the financial management of the Heavenly Court.

Therefore, Bima Wen is truly a top boss in the industry, a well-known official in the imperial court, and a well-paid one at that.

I wouldn't even trade for a higher level, sinecure position like this!

Sun Wukong thought that "Bimawen" was a low-ranking official position because he believed the slander of his fellow subordinates at the time, who said that the position of Bimawen was useless. But you have to know that Sun Wukong was parachuted in at that time, that is to say, he occupied a position that many people thought belonged to them, especially those who originally held deputies or slightly lower positions in this position.

Perhaps these people thought that they were the most suitable candidates for the position of "Bimawen". They had waited hard for decades or even hundreds of years, and finally outlasted the previous "Bimawen". Just as they were about to take office and enjoy the glory, suddenly a person with no background came in and snatched the position that was within their reach.

This is not about one person's promotion, but a series of promotions.

For example, if the eldest brother is transferred, if the second brother can successfully take over the eldest brother's position and continue to serve, then the third brother can take over the second brother's position, and the fourth brother will continue to take over the third brother's position, and so on. There will be a long series of actions, which may benefit more than a dozen people.

However, the position was taken by the parachuted leader Sun Wukong, which immediately put an end to these people's thoughts.

This feeling is like the cooked duck flying away. No, it's even worse than flying away. It's like the cooked duck is eaten by someone else, or the ripe peach is eaten by someone else.

Well, it would be fine if it flew away, but being eaten by humans like this is more painful than killing me!

But what could they do? Resist the Jade Emperor's imperial decree? These little immortal officials didn't have the courage to do so. After all, if they did so, they might lose their current positions and offend important people! Do something bad with the horse-raising matter and frame Sun Wukong? They didn't dare to do so either. After all, the celestial horse was involved in the war in heaven. If someone found out, it would be a serious crime that would cost them their heads!

As for the rumor that he had a falling out and fought with Sun Wukong, it was simply a fantasy. At that time, Sun Wukong was already famous. In order to find a suitable weapon, he made a big fuss in the Dragon Palace in the East China Sea. So many shrimp soldiers and crab generals, even the Dragon King, could not do anything to him, and he took away the Dinghai Shenzhen.

Afterwards, because Sun Wukong's life span was over, he was taken away by the ghosts of the underworld. He caused a big fuss and caused chaos in the underworld. Sun Wukong also tampered with the Book of Life and Death. So many ghosts and spirits watched helplessly, and even the Ten Kings of Hell were helpless.

None of the great gods in the Dragon Palace and the underworld could subdue Sun Wukong. The immortal officials in the Imperial Stables who were responsible for raising horses under Sun Wukong, the Horse Keeper, could ever think of defeating him. What's more, this wild monkey didn't control his strength when he struck. If he was hit with a stick, there was no telling if the monkey would have a chance to reincarnate!

Therefore, the only way for these horse-raising officials to vent their dissatisfaction with Sun Wukong, the airborne leader, is to do it secretly! If they drive Sun Wukong away and make the position of Bi Ma Wen vacant again, they will have a chance!
So, when Sun Wukong asked for their opinions and inquired about the position of Bimawen, they belittled the position as much as possible, which made Sun Wukong so angry that he suddenly flew into a rage, and then he resigned and left, causing new trouble!
In a rage, Sun Wukong didn't understand at all, since his position as Bimawen was so bad, then those subordinates who said this position was not good were not even as good as his position level, why didn't these people quit their positions early and find other jobs?
After all, even in reality, a position like Bimawen, which is in the central area of ​​heaven and has good treatment and easy responsibilities, would be more satisfying to mothers-in-law than a position like the King of Flower-Fruit Mountain in the mortal world, right?

To get back to the topic, the "Siwushi" department has the same function as "Bimawen".

The "Siwushi" department was responsible for determining curfew hours based on the changes in the stars and patrolling the streets.

To put it bluntly, everyone is responsible for their own business during the day, but I am in charge at night! When the street drum sounds, people must go home. The whole night is like a wandering god!

Although they do not directly supervise the patrol officers, they have the final say on when the patrol officers go on patrol. Such a department only needs to guide the work but does not need to bear any responsibility. It is definitely a typical example of a department that makes a lot of money, does little work, and is close to home!

Later, although the "Siwushi" department disappeared, the "curfew" system continued for several years.

Curfew plays a very significant role in maintaining public order. It makes it easier for officials to effectively capture fugitives, prevents crimes such as theft and murder, and helps reduce the occurrence of accidents such as fire.

However, the existence of the curfew has seriously hindered the development of the social economy. After all, night is the best time to develop the commercial economy. This is easy to understand because everyone is very busy during the day and night is one of the few times for consumption.

It’s just that the importance of economic development was far from being anticipated during the feudal society. Now the Da Jing Dynasty is in the feudal society. According to the social system, the Da Jing Dynasty must also have the rule of "curfew".

Xu Boan remembered that when he observed Shanyang City before, except when there was war, there were few people on the streets at night. Except for some night watchmen and other people on official duties, no one was allowed to go out.

Of course, those customers who hang out in music halls all have various identities and backgrounds, which allow them to ignore the restrictions of the "curfew" and gain a certain degree of freedom of movement, which is incomparable to ordinary people.

But that is just a nightlife in entertainment venues. Generally speaking, no one would come to places like Chenghuang Temple at night. After all, from a traditional perspective, people generally believe that morning or daytime represents a new beginning and the exuberance of Yang energy.
Choosing to burn incense and pray during the day is easier to communicate with the gods and get their blessings. Night is considered the time when the gods rest, and burning incense at this time may disturb the gods and be considered disrespectful. So you want
So normally, even temples, monasteries and Taoist temples are closed at night. Therefore, even if there is no curfew, almost no one will come to burn incense and pray at night.

But Xu Bo'an clearly saw that at this moment, not far from the City God statue, there were several straight-looking government officials holding torches and standing not far away.

In the middle, a man with a solemn expression was kneeling on a cushion in front of the incense table, his eyes eagerly looking at the sculpture of the City God.

This person was none other than Li Qingshi, whom Xu Boan hadn't seen for a while.

Li Qingshi was the first person Xu Boan met after he discovered the world of bonsai.

For such a special fate as the first one, people always have various emotional preferences.

Therefore, Xu Bo'an has always had an inexplicable concern for Li Qingshi.

Seeing Li Qingshi's "troubled" expression, Xu Bo'an didn't put on airs and said with concern: "Little Shitou, what's wrong with you? You look so worried."

When Li Qingshi heard the question from the Mountain God, a trace of excitement flashed across his face, and then he hurriedly said: "In reply to the Mountain God, Xiao Shitou has encountered troubles. I hope that the Mountain God will have mercy on me, answer my questions and help me overcome the difficulties!"

Xu Boan said casually: "Tell me about it!"

Li Qingshi kowtowed hurriedly, then stood up and continued, "It's like this, Grandpa Mountain God. Not long ago, a thief called Youxia appeared in the county. He stole countless things.
I thought of many ways, and my brothers and I set up several ambushes based on some clues, and finally caught him, but he said nothing and refused to confess, so I had no choice but to lock him up for now! "

Xu Bo'an nodded slightly while listening to Li Qingshi's speech, but suddenly he was startled and interrupted Li Qingshi and asked: "Wait a minute, this matter sounds strange, aren't you the head of the prison in the government prison? Arresting people and solving cases is the job of the constables. What does it have to do with you? Why are you so worried? Did you lose something?" (End of this chapter)