As the downfall of the Republic of China, there was a Taoist priest named Uncle Jiu

Chapter 346 Huge Struggle

Yan Chixia shook her head and said with a smile: "Mr. Gu, you are new to Shili County, you may not know that Xuantian Sect's sub-altar in Shili County and Chenghuang Temple are in the same situation. If Li Sijian can go to Wu Baoliang's banquet, sows will climb trees .Even if they come, it’s just a weasel paying a New Year’s greeting to a chicken, uneasy and kind.”

"Hero Yan, can you tell me in detail?"

"What is the most important thing to Cheng Huang?"

"Incense."

"Yes, incense is the lifeblood of the city god. The reason why the city god is the city god is the boss of the underworld. It is because of the incense worship of the common people. Without the incense worship of the common people, the city god is nothing."

"Food is far less important to people than incense is to the City God. Without enough incense, the City God will even gradually weaken."

"The Xuantian Sect is also vying for incense, and it overwhelms the Town God's Temple. In the past, the most popular incense in Shili County was the Town God's Temple, but now the most popular incense in Shili County is the Xuantian Sect."

"Taking someone's business is like killing one's parents."

"Wu Baoliang and Li Sijian will be restrained if they don't fight when they meet."

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"Today marks the 300th anniversary of Wu's tenure as the City God of Shili County, so I decided to invite you all to the banquet. It is my honor for Wu to come to the banquet for me."

After everyone was seated, City God Wu Baoliang raised his wine glass, looked around, and spoke loudly.

"Hahaha, how dare you lose face when invited by City God."

"It's my honor to be able to come to the banquet today."

"Don't dare, Lord Chenghuang is too polite."

The existence of the TOP level in Shili County, with a polite word, everyone did not dare to neglect, and complimented, hello, hello, hello, everyone, toast and drink together, looking happy.

Gu Zhou took a sip, it was warm in the mouth, and his whole body felt comfortable, as if he had stripped naked and jumped into a hot spring bath after a day of exhaustion.

"This wine, as long as you drink it, it will make people reluctant to part with it. My lord Chenghuang took out so much, I'm really willing to part with it."¨

Chen Lun drank it all in one gulp, sighing again and again.

Wu Baoliang laughed loudly: "Everyone can come here with honor, and I, Mr. Wu, still care about whether this drink is enough. As long as it is enough, the county lord can drink as much as he wants."

"Hahaha, then I will drink enough today."

Yan Chixia said in a low voice: "This wine is brewed with incense, and only the soul can drink it. It is very beneficial to the soul. The City God has really spent a lot of money."

One by one, the little ghosts came up with drinks and placed them on the small tables of the people one by one.

Wu Baoliang was exquisite in all aspects, no one was ignored, and the banquet was very lively.

After the banquet, a group of little ghosts came up to clean up. Chen Lun said: "These days, the nine-tailed demon fox has become more and more rampant. In just half a year, dozens of people have died. The City God should know."

The smile on Wu Baoliang's face disappeared: "Of course I know."

"I also ask Lord Chenghuang to arrest this monster."

Wu Baoliang sighed softly: "So that the magistrate of the county will know that the nine-tailed demon fox roams among the [-] mountains, has practiced for thousands of years, and is powerful. If he enters the city, I may be able to do nothing, but outside the city, I can't do anything about it..."

"Besides, the nine-tailed demon fox is not alone. Thousands of soldiers under his command immediately waved flags and shouted for it. The Town God's Temple in Shili County is really beyond its capabilities."

This is the limitation of the City God. The area of ​​Shili County is under the jurisdiction of the City God, but only in Shili County can the greatest strength be exerted. If you leave the county, your strength will weaken a lot.

Chen Lun's eyes flashed, and he bowed and said: "The officials do their best, God blesses their souls, each of them serves his duties, and he is worthy of the people. This monster is rampant in Shili County, making the people panic and restless. As the magistrate of Shili County, I really If you can't sit idly by, please ask Lord Chenghuang to think of a way."

"Don't dare."

Wu Baoliang stepped aside and looked at the monks. The warrior said, "Everyone, you have heard the words of the county lords. The people and animals in Shili County are disturbed by this beast. For the peace of the people, please help."

As soon as this remark came out, the field suddenly fell silent and fell into a cold scene.

Some people suspected that Wu Baoliang and Chen Lun were singing a good face and a bad face, and urged them to deal with the nine-tailed demon fox.

Who doesn't know the strength of the nine-tailed demon fox?

Even your City God is not an opponent, so who am I to be an opponent?

Even if they join forces to kill the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox, casualties are inevitable.

Having said that, if you want the nine-tailed demon fox to be alone, you may not be able to give it a try after planning.

But where are the thousands of soldiers and horses of the nine-tailed demon fox, and how many people will die to solve these thousands of soldiers and horses?

After a moment of silence, Xu Yuanwai smiled and said: "`ˇTo eradicate the nine-tailed demon fox, some people will contribute, those who are capable will contribute, and those who have money will contribute money. I will contribute 1 taels of silver."

"I, Meng, have nothing else. I still have the money. I will pay 5 taels of silver!"

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But Master Yunshan, the chief escort of the Xinglong Escort Bureau, looked at his nose and his heart, as if he had become deaf and a fool in an instant.

You pay for it, but we pay for it?

There is only one life. In fact, the so-called money can buy it?

Besides, we are not short of money.

Regarding everyone's reaction, Chen Lun was full of disappointment, but Wu Baoliang was not surprised, and sighed quietly: "Since you are not willing to help, Wu is not reluctant."

After finishing speaking, he looked at Chen Lun again: "Since the county lord has asked me for help, I will definitely do my best. In this way, I will contact the city gods of other lands and ask if we can join hands to exterminate this beast. How about it?"

"So best."

Chen Lun was overjoyed: "If this beast can be exterminated, the Lord City God will make great merit."

After the banquet is over (Zhao Zhao Zhao), everyone is sent back to their homes by the little ghost in Jiaozi.

After getting down from Jiaozi, his soul submerged into his body, Gu Zhou slowly opened his eyes, and a huge amount of information flowed through his mind.

This trip to the Town God's Temple, through Yan Chixia's narration, Gu Zhou got a glimpse of the whole leopard, glimpsed the huge situation covering 55 provinces, 440 prefectures, and [-] counties in Dali, involving one billion people. struggle.

Throughout the dynasties, no one valued the City God more than Daliwo.

In the first year of Dali Dingding Tianxia, ​​the Taizu granted the capital and the city god of the world.

The City God of the capital city was conferred the title of 'Cheng Tian Jian Guo Si Min Sheng Fu Ming Ling Wang'.

The city gods and provincial city gods of Taizu's Longxing land were also conferred the title of "Jiancha Simin Chenghuang Weilinggong", and they were the first-rank princes.

The City God of the Mansion "Inspecting Simin City God Wei Linghou" is the third grade.

The county town god "inspecting Simin City God Xianyoubo" is the fourth grade.

Chapter 347 Weasel Greeting Chickens?

And the county magistrate is only the seventh rank.

Theoretically, the county magistrate had to salute when he saw the county town god.

The city gods of the capital, the city gods of the prefectures, and the county town gods come down one level at a time.

The governor of the government, the magistrate of the county is in charge of the common people, the city god of the government, and the city god of the county are in charge of the ghosts and ghosts of the underworld.

In the first 300 years, the city god's incense was so prosperous that it was second to none in the world.

The city god's incense is too strong, and there are many disadvantages, but for the common people, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. Once the ghosts and ghosts do evil, the city god will basically send ghost messengers to arrest them.

Regarding the law and order under the rule, the county town god and the government town god are more than a hundred times more concerned than the county magistrate and the government governor.

Because of the county magistrate, the official position of the prefect is not something that the common people can decide.

But for county town gods and government town gods, whether the incense is strong or not can be directly reported by the people.

In a word, if you do not do well, the people will not worship you, and the incense will not be strong.

If you want people to worship you, you have to be concerned about the law and order of the underworld in your jurisdiction. When people are happy, they don't have to worry about evil spirits, so they will naturally come to worship you.

200 years ago, a prime minister realized that the city god's incense was too strong, and to some extent, his status as a yin minister could affect some decisions of the Yangjian court, so he wrote to the emperor.

After the emperor's great seal was stamped, Dali began to suppress Chenghuang Temple in all directions.

No matter how prosperous the city god's incense is, it must be controlled by the emperor. If the emperor comes down with an imperial decree, he can even deprive him of the city god's position, and he cannot resist the Dali court at all.

As a result, the city gods flourished and declined, and declined to the normal level of the city gods of all dynasties.

But what's funny is that the prime minister who assisted Dali Zhongxing was named City God after his death.

This kind of life lasted for more than 100 years, until Pudu Cihang became the master of the Great Leaving Kingdom, the Xuantian Sect rose, and the whole country wanted to practice branch altars, plundering the incense that originally belonged to the Town God's Temple.

The city god is controlled by the imperial court, and even the emperor has to rely on the national teacher to save Cihang. The city god is no match, and he just watched his own incense being taken into the bag by the Xuantian sect.

Fortunately, Xuantian Sect is not without opponents.

Xuankong Temple, Kunlun Sect, Xingyue Demon Sect, Moon Worship Sect, Fahua Temple, Qingyun Sect, these great sects that have dominated this land for thousands of years and have profound backgrounds, have never been seen by Xuantian Sect, a rising star in just 30 years. agfc) Its back to climb to the top of the head to domineering, how can it be tolerated?

Naturally, Xuantian teaches how uncomfortable they should do.

In the imperial court, although Pudu Cihang is in power, there are many who oppose him. For example, the prince who has been in power for more than 100 years, he now hopes that the emperor Laozi will die soon, so that he can taste the taste of the emperor. Even if you sit on it and die, it's worth it.

The first 500 years were the heyday of Chenghuang, the 300 years after 300 years were a period of steady decline, and the period from 170 years ago to the present is a period of rapid decline.

"Chaos! Chaos! Chaos! What a mess, Dali!"

Gu Zhou exhaled heavily. The Xuantian Sect headed by Pudu Cihang is like a towering tree that has penetrated into Dali. Now, the chaos of demons and ghosts he sees in Dali has a lot to do with Xuantian Sect. .

The city god suppressed by Xuantian Sect is so ruthless that the city god has nothing to do with many demons and goblins.

Opening the eyes of the sky and looking at the sky, I saw that over Shili County, colorful dense air gathered from all directions, and in this dense air, mixed with chaotic thoughts.

Begging for a child, asking for money, asking for an official, and asking for safety, the thoughts of worship come together one by one.

These are the so-called incense sticks.

The incense gathered from all directions in Shili County, condensed in the sky above Shili County, and finally diverted.

The most traffic falls into Xuantian Sect, followed by Chenghuang Temple.

Bang bang bang!

There was a knock on the door, and after the door was opened, there was a carriage parked outside, and a servant stood outside the door, saying respectfully: "Mr. Gu, the county lord is here to invite you."

First, it was a banquet from the city god, and then it was an invitation from the county magistrate. Am I becoming a favorite?

This Chen Lun, what kind of medicine is sold in the gourd?

The City God invites the soul out of its sheath for a feast, and naturally it is best to invite it at night.

You are a living person, and you came to invite people in the early morning.

Kind of weird.

But after entering Shili County, I have already worshiped the wharf of the boss of the underworld, Chenghuang, and the wharf of the county magistrate, the boss of Yangjian.

Gu Zhou got into the carriage, and the man and the groom sat outside the carriage, only to hear the whip being whipped on the horse's buttocks, and the carriage started to move.

"Huh? Tracking Xiangxiang has already been completed?"

With a thought, a foot-long stick of incense, as thick as a baby's arm, appeared in his hand.

Light the tracking incense, and immediately the green smoke rises several meters high and passes through the carriage.

When the curtain was lifted, the servant said respectfully: "The ground is uneven and the carriage is not stable. Please sit down, Mr. Gu."

Gu Zhou ignored him, looked in the direction of the green smoke, and couldn't help but let out a soft 'huh'.

But the green smoke that ordinary people can't see stretches for hundreds of meters, which is similar to the route of the carriage.

"Is it a coincidence?"

"Mr. Gu, what's the matter? You can tell the younger one."

The servant glanced suspiciously at Gu Zhou who opened the curtain and stared ahead.

"It's okay, let's go."

About an hour later, the carriage entered a passage made of flat stone slabs, and stopped at the gate of a county government building in the shape of an "eight".

There is a folk song in Shili County called: The gate of the Yamen is opened with eight characters.

There are many places in Shili County with the word "eight" in their names, such as Balizhuang, Balicha, Baili, etc., which means the distance from the county government gate to there.

It was daylight now, and the sun was rising in the east.

The carriage stopped, and there were already many people coming in and out at the gate of the yamen.

"It doesn't seem to be a coincidence, it's interesting, it's so interesting."