After Lin Ye went in, he found that Qingfeng Temple had returned to its former peace, and all the refugees were gone.
"Master Lin!"
Dawu was very happy to see Lin Ye. Lin Ye rubbed the little Taoist priest's hairpin and asked with a smile: "Where are the people in the Taoist temple?"
"Master Lin, after those rebels entered the city, they arrested all the rice merchants, and then distributed all the grain that the rice merchants had hoarded to the people who had no food. The people in the Taoist temple all received the food and left."
"Distribute food to the people. It seems that the rebels this time are very conscientious."
"Who says it's not the case? It's not just about sharing food. I heard from the people who came back to get things from the Taoist temple that they also gave them all the land that originally belonged to the landlords, so that they could have land for farming. Many people wanted to join them.
"
Listening to Dawu's words, Lin Ye was a little happy. It seemed that the senior brother had listened to what he said at the beginning and adopted the method of dividing the land and attacking the landlords.
"Then do you know who the leader of this rebellion is?"
"I heard from the common people that his surname is Qiao and he is very young."
Lin Ye was sure that he was the eldest brother. The eldest brother's surname was Qiao, and he was not very old, only about thirty years old.
"Dawu, in a moment you go to my place to ask Uncle Xu to get some rice and grain, and I'll go find your master."
Lin Ye patted Dawu on the shoulder and walked towards the Taoist temple. Dawu saw Lin Ye's back and muttered: "But there are no people in the Taoist temple now, so it is useless to ask for so much rice."
In the Great Hall of the Shangqing Dynasty, Taoist Dingxuan was doing his daily prayers in front of the statue. Lin Ye did not disturb him and looked at Taoist Dingxuan quietly.
A quarter of an hour later, Taoist Master Dingxuan finished his daily lesson and looked at Lin Ye: "Are you here?"
"Taoist Priest, I delivered the food as agreed."
"Um."
Taoist Priest Dingxuan nodded and looked at Lin Ye, "Yes, it seems that you have been meditating these days, and your soul is a little more stable than before. If you continue to persist for a year, your soul will return to normal."
One year is neither long nor short, but for Lin Ye who has an idle system, one year is just the blink of an eye.
"Taoist Priest, I have a question and I would like to ask for advice."
"Oh, is it a meditation problem? Tell me."
Taoist Master Dingxuan thought that Lin Ye didn't understand something about meditation. Lin Ye looked a little embarrassed and said, "It's not about meditation, it's about ghosts."
Whoosh!
Taoist Master Dingxuan's face suddenly darkened. As soon as Lin Ye saw the old Taoist's face, he knew that this man had misunderstood him again. He felt that he was the same as the one his master had met before, so he quickly explained:
"Taoist Priest, you also know that my soul is unstable and prone to seeing ghosts. The day before yesterday, I saw a ghost staying in the underworld. I asked him why he didn't go to the underworld. He said that he had stayed in the underworld for more than 7749 days and now he wants to go.
He went to the underworld, but he didn't know how to get there. He asked other ghosts and found that the calling routes of the underworld felt by these ghosts were different from what he felt at first."
Listening to Lin Ye's explanation, Taoist Priest Dingxuan's face became slightly better. He stroked his beard and said: "After a person dies, within the number of seven or seven, there will be a call from the underworld to guide the way forward. Every Yin spirit goes to the underworld.
They are all different, but don’t worry if you miss this number of days, you can go to the city god in each city, and the city god will be responsible for sending it to the underworld."
City God.
Lin Ye's eyes narrowed and he asked: "Taoist Master, is there really a city god in this world?"
"Of course, each place has its own City God's Yin Division, which is responsible for the affairs of the ghosts. This is a rule that cannot be changed by any dynasty."
Taoist priest Dingxuan gave Lin Ye an example. In the Jing Dynasty six hundred years ago, when Jing Taizong first established the world, he did not listen to the official's petition and conferred the title of city god on the officials of the previous Zhou Dynasty. Instead, he ordered the generals to fight with him.
The dead officers and soldiers were granted the title of City God.
As soon as this edict was issued, the ghosts in the world were in chaos. First of all, these recently deceased soldiers and officials could not suppress the ghosts at all. Secondly, the officials of the Zhou Dynasty also began to disturb the world after their death. However, in just two years, Jing Taizong was forced to
Issue an imperial edict to sin against yourself, and re-emphasize the title of City God in the world.
"It has been a long-standing rule that this dynasty confer officials from the previous dynasty as city gods. There are three reasons for this. One is that the previous dynasty existed for hundreds of years, and some upright officials who loved the people have been dead for a long time. The people built temples to worship them and offered incense to them.
, the merit added to one’s body can suppress ghosts.”
"The second is that after changing dynasties and experiencing war, the soldiers who died in the previous dynasty were unwilling to accept it. Having their colleagues in the same dynasty serve as city gods can also appease the souls of these soldiers and not stay in the world to harm the people."
"The third is to stabilize the people's hearts and make the officials of the previous dynasty city gods. This way, the gentry families who have a close relationship with the previous dynasty do not have to worry about being settled by the new dynasty."
After listening to Taoist Priest Dingxuan's explanation, Lin Ye also felt a little emotional that a city god's edict could have so many doorways.
There are city gods in other worlds, and there must be city gods in the ancient world. But the problem now is that many cities in the real world no longer have city god temples.
"Taoist Master, if there is no City God's Temple in the local area, how can those ghosts go to the underworld? Can they go to other counties to find the City God?"
Taoist Master Dingxuan said seriously: "No."
"Why not?"
"The City God has his own territory. If it is not within the jurisdiction, the City God will not take care of it. In this case, the only way is to wait until the Qingming Festival and Ghost Festival, when the gate of the underworld is wide open, and the ghosts can feel the entrance to the underworld and go to the underworld.
Or...or you can find a cultivator to send you to the underworld."
When answering, Taoist Dingxuan's face turned slightly pale. Lin Ye was a little confused as to what the old Taoist's expression was, but after listening to it, he probably understood.
I understand, the City God doesn't care about what's outside the realm, it's just to benefit Taoist priests and other cultivators.
No wonder the old Taoist feels a little embarrassed.
But the problem now is that he can't find such people in the real world. He's not sure whether those Taoist monks are really capable. It's impossible to really let these ghosts stay until Qingming.
"Taoist Priest, is it easy to send ghosts to the underworld?"
"It's hard to say, easy to say." Taoist priest Dingxuan stroked his beard and saw Lin Ye's confused eyes, so he explained: "If you want to send ghosts to the underworld, you only need to recite the scripture of sending ghosts to life. This scripture
It’s not difficult, but the chanter must practice the sense of outflow in order to communicate with yin and yang.”
Lin Ye is no stranger to the sense of Qi. The old Taoist explained it last time when he taught him the Long Quiet Meditation Sutra. The so-called sense of Qi is actually the practitioner's absorption of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. It will be absorbed every time he meditates and breathes in.
The aura of heaven and earth in the body will form a vortex in the body after accumulation over time, which is called Qi.
To put it bluntly, it is not difficult at all for those who practice the sense of breathing, but for those who have not cultivated the sense of breathing, it is impossible.
"With your qualifications, you should be able to cultivate Qi Sense within three years."
"I understand. Thank you, Taoist Master, for clarifying my confusion."
Lin Ye didn't care, three years, it was just a matter of hanging up for a moment, he would hang up this time when he went back, and he would just hang up for three years.
"Are you also a member of the uprising?"
Just when Lin Ye was about to leave, Taoist Priest Dingxuan suddenly asked a question that stunned him.
No outsider knows about the acquaintance between me and my senior brother. Before I came here, I had never met any acquaintances from the mountain. How did the old Taoist master know?
"Ahem, the old Taoist made a breakthrough in practicing the five senses yesterday, and heard the conversation between you and the scholar in the study." Taoist Master Dingxuan explained lightly.
Lin Ye just looked at Taoist Priest Dingxuan quietly, maybe he was eavesdropping in the corner on purpose.
When he thought about it, he could also think of the psychological activities of an experienced person, his five senses had been broken through, and his hearing was better than before. He just wanted to experiment, and then he thought of himself living next door, eavesdropping on the conversation between himself and the scholar.
"I'm not a member of the rebellion. I just feel that in today's world, people can't survive. I think it's good for some people to rebel. Don't you think so, Taoist Master?"
Taoist Master Dingxuan was silent for a while, then sighed: "It's just the people who suffer in the end."
"At least no matter what the outcome, the people will have a period of recuperation."
If this time fails, the court officials will also kill a group of corrupt officials in order to appease the people. The people's lives will be better for a while. It would be even better if the rebellion succeeds. All production resources will be reshuffled, and the people will be able to
Fields were allocated.
"That's all, let's not discuss right and wrong here. Is there anything you don't understand in practice?"
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Half an hour later, Lin Ye walked out of the Taoist temple and saw Uncle Xu walking towards him.
"Master, I was just looking for you. The scholar who left earlier came to the door again, and brought someone with him. I took them to the side hall."
"good."
Lin Ye nodded to show that he understood, and was a little curious in his heart. An Zisheng had just been beaten away by him, and he came back so soon, and brought someone back with him?
Back at the house, before Lin Ye entered the side hall, he saw a figure in Tsing Yi with his back to him, admiring the ink paintings hanging on the wall. His eyes lit up, he quickened his pace, and shouted: "Elder brother.
"
Lin Ye never thought that An Zisheng would bring his senior brother. Could it be that this guy went to his senior brother after being beaten by him?
The senior brother turned around after hearing the voice. Seeing Lin Ye's excited expression, a warm smile appeared on his face and said, "I heard that you have become a landlord now, so I came here specifically to take a look."
"No way, I didn't take advantage of the low housing prices to buy a house. I don't have even an acre of land."
Lin Ye chuckled and scratched his head. Facing his senior brother, he didn't know why he felt a sense of intimacy when facing his elders.
"Elder brother, why are you with him?"
An Zisheng felt the disdain for him in Lin Ye's tone, and was not angry but took the initiative to explain: "After I just listened to Mr. Lin's remarks, I went to find the rebels and found that the rebels were indeed as Mr. Lin said.
Having said that, I asked the rebel soldiers to see their leader, General Han. After General Han saw me, I told General Qiao some of Mr. Lin's remarks. General Qiao asked Mr. Lin his name, and brought
I came with you."
Lin Ye just stared at An Zisheng. An Zisheng's eyes were slightly dodged and he didn't dare to look at him. Lin Ye snorted, it couldn't be that simple.
In An Zisheng's heart, he felt that he must be a member of the rebel army. After he was brainwashed by himself... Oh no, after being guided to the right path, he wanted to join the rebel army. He probably went to the rebel army to report his name.