The young man in black and white clothes also walked out of the temple, walked to and stood next to the young Taoist priest, and looked at the middle-aged Taoist priest quietly. With his demeanor, one could tell at a glance that he was not a mere mortal.
The middle-aged Taoist priest was stunned again when he saw this. When he faced Song You again, he immediately did not dare to be scornful and only responded respectfully: "I am a poor Taoist who has a son, but my fellow Taoist is compassionate."
"I came here this time to inquire about something from my fellow Taoist."
"Asking about something?"
"Exactly."
"Easy to say, easy to say!"
Qing Huaizi was about to go out, but he didn't know what to do, so he didn't go out at this time. He only made an invitation gesture to him: "Fellow Taoist is a guest from afar. Please come to the backyard and let us cook a pot."
Tea, let Taoist friends try the fruit craftsmanship of Qingyun Temple in Le County, and we will talk slowly in the tea room."
"That's fine..."
Song You lowered his head and glanced at the little girl beside him, then looked back at Yanzi behind him, and then followed Qing Huaizi.
"I wonder which fairy mountain cave my friend came from?"
"It can't be called a fairy mountain. It's a small mountain in Lingquan County, Yizhou. It's called Yin Yang Mountain. It's not a cave. It's just a small Taoist temple on the mountain. It's called Fulong Temple. It doesn't have much incense on weekdays."
"Yin Yang Mountain Fulong Temple..."
"Not very famous."
"Mountains are high or low, immortals are named after them, and temples are big or small and have gods." Qing Huaizi opened the red-lacquered wooden door in the backyard and tilted his head to ask, "Are these two..."
"I am Empress Sanhua!"
"My surname is Yan and my name is An, so I am polite."
"Then I'm polite too!"
The two little monsters answered one after another, followed Song You, and also stepped into the backyard of Qingyun Palace.
Qing Huaizi listened, made an invitation gesture, and still led them forward. He looked calm on the surface, but in fact, there were some disturbances in his heart——
The girl looks young, like this Taoist friend's Taoist child, but just like the young man, it can be seen just from her face, demeanor, and demeanor that she is not a mortal. The name Sanhua Empress is heard by Taoists.
It was obviously not an ordinary name for her. With her three-color clothes, she was either a monster or a god.
This young man is dressed in black and white clothes. His surname is Yan and his given name is An. He can also attract the appearance of Lord An Qing...
Could it be that he is a descendant of Yanxian?
Qing Huaizi didn't know anything about magic practice, and he didn't often see gods appearing. He could only set up altars according to the procedures and regulations. However, being in a Taoist temple, he had been immersed in it, and he had been serving the gods for a long time, so he naturally had his own opinions on these things.
Understanding and guessing.
It was immediately known that the visitor was an extraordinary visitor.
Not long after, a few people were sitting across from each other in a wooden room. Tea was being cooked by the stove next to them, and several plates of fruit were placed on the table.
The so-called "guozi" does not just refer to fruits, but is the name given to snacks and snacks served with tea in some areas of Dayan. They generally include preserved fruits, cakes and dried meats, and this trend is especially prevalent in the Jiangnan area.
"Wow..."
Qing Huaizi poured several cups of tea for them.
"Thank you..."
Song You and Yan Zi both expressed their thanks with tea.
Sanhua Empress also thanked her, but she just glanced at the cup of tea and left it on the table. She just sat next to the Taoist, turning her head left and right, looking around curiously.
"What does the Taoist want to ask?"
"Is such that……"
Hearing this, Song You temporarily put down the tea cup in his hand and explained in detail:
"We came from Langzhou this time, but when we walked to the junction of Langzhou and Yangzhou, we found that the local mountain people worshiped an evil god named Anle God. This Anle God is the earth god granted by the imperial court.
They were at least restrained when the Imperial Master was alive, but after the Imperial Master's death, his true nature gradually emerged, and this god of peace and joy actually began to coerce the mountain people and sacrifice their children, which is not allowed by the laws of nature."
"The Imperial Master is dead?" Qing Huaizi was stunned when he heard this and his eyes widened.
"He's been dead for a year and a half."
"We... why didn't we hear about it?" Qing Huaizi was even more shocked.
"It has been several years since the imperial master left the capital. The Taoist returned to the mountains and fields, just like the wandering clouds and wild cranes. Even if the world can't find him, they will only think that he is practicing in seclusion, practicing elixirs hard, or seeking freedom in the mountains and rivers. I am afraid that most people in the court now
I didn’t know he was dead.”
"Then... then I dare to ask, Chief! Did the Imperial Master die at the end of his life? Or did he become an immortal or a god?"
"It's okay not to mention it."
"..."
Qing Huaizi was still stunned.
"Back to the topic. Later I heard that for gods like Anle Shen, the imperial court at that time had granted a total of five names in Yangzhou and its surrounding areas. Each of them had secret things to do. A year or two ago, there should have been someone from the imperial court's Ministry of Rites or the National Preceptor.
There is an order to abolish these five gods." Song You took a sip of tea and smiled at him, "Yangzhou is so big that it is quite troublesome to find them next to each other. This kind of abolishment of earth gods should be common.
I was notified and passed the largest palace and temple in the area, so I came to visit Qingyun Palace and wanted to find out more."
"The God of Peace..."
Qing Huaizi frowned and murmured.
"Fellow Taoist, have you heard of it?"
"Master Taoist, wait a moment."
Qing Huaizi said this and immediately stood up and walked out.
The little girl raised her head high and followed him with her eyes.
The Taoist was not in a hurry, he just sat there, raising a cup of tea and sipping tea. From time to time he would twist a piece of pastry, only break off a small piece as big as a fingernail, and put it into his mouth.
The life of Yangzhou people is indeed exquisite. Even if they live in a palace, the snacks they eat on weekdays are so exquisite. Mung bean cake and red bean cake will turn into powder with just a touch. If you eat it dry, it will naturally make your mouth sticky. But if you add a mouthful of it with it,
Fragrant tea melts in your mouth, turning into water with the fragrance of cakes and tea, leaving a lingering fragrance on your lips and teeth.
The footsteps outside the door gradually faded away.
When Song You ate half of the pastry, the footsteps came back again.
"Squeak..."
Qinghuaizi opened the door and returned to the room. At this time, he already had two booklets in his hands.
"Pindao has some impression of the god of peace and joy that the Taoist priest mentioned, but he just can't remember it clearly. But if it is said that it was a few earth gods that the imperial court appointed for no reason more than ten years ago and abolished them for no reason more than a year ago, Pindao
The impression was very profound. I had doubts more than ten years ago, and again more than a year ago." Qing Huaizi sat down, opened the book, and said to Song You, "Fortunately, as the Taoist priest said, the imperial court
The decree given to the local gods will be notified to the local temples, and will also be conveyed to the local temples and people through us, and we will keep records."
"oh?"
Song You turned around and watched him rummaging.
"The names of these five earth gods are all similar. In addition to the God of Anle mentioned by Mr., there are also the God of Ultimate Bliss, the God of Pleasure, the God of Comfort and the God of Peace. Originally they were entrusted to various places in Yangzhou and different surrounding areas. However, due to the exchanges between traders and foot soldiers from various places,
Gradually, they became mixed, and because they often appeared and had magical powers, some people collectively called them the Five Appearing Gods, and many people believed in them."
Qing Huaizi showed the booklet to him as he spoke.
Song You lowered his head and looked carefully.
In fact, the above does not introduce the five earth gods in detail as Qing Huaizi said, but is a transcript of the original text of the imperial decree on the five earth gods——
It is probably said that there is a god in a certain place, and his original name is something or other. It is probably that he brags about his merits and magical powers, and then he is named a god. The Anle God of Jiulang Mountain is one of them.
Qinghuaizi looked through them for him one by one.
Five articles in a row, all the same.
Then he picked up another book and turned it over to him.
The same original text was copied, but it accused the five gods of not pursuing their own affairs in their positions. Not only did they not benefit the people, but they often appeared for no reason and frightened the people, so they were abolished.
"Zhishan, Lejun, the god of pleasure."
Song You pointed at the book with his finger and pointed at one of the names: "I wonder if fellow Taoist Qing Huaizi knows anything about this god of pleasure?"
"Of course I know. When the government made him a god and built a temple at the foot of Mount Xue, a senior brother sent by our Qingyun Palace went to be his temple blessing for a year so that local people could come to worship him. When the incense became more and more popular,
Senior brother will come back after the prosperity. Unfortunately, he has gone out to perform rituals in the past few days. It will take seven or forty-nine days, and this is only about ten days."
Qing Huaizi glanced at Song You before continuing:
"However, Pindao's senior brother has never seen the true face of the God of Enjoyment. I only heard him say that during the year when he was a temple consecrator, he often dreamed of a mandrill thanking him and saying something like "Let him stay here alone."
"Thank you for your hard work in a small temple in the mountains." Sometimes when you wake up, you will find strange fruits beside the bed. They seem to be ordinary wild fruits in the mountains, but they grow very big and smell attractive.
It's the legendary spiritual fruit or something like that. He ate a lot of it. So even now, my senior brother is already in his forties, and he still looks like he's thirty years old, and he's in good health."
"This god of pleasure is very particular."
"We don't know whether it's true or not..."
"But it also says that the God of Pleasure often appears in the mountains for no apparent reason, frightening the people and threatening them to submit sacrifices. Is this true or false?"
"Oh, if I don't hide it from the Taoist priest, it's true."
"oh?"
"People's hearts are fickle, and so are the gods and ghosts." Qing Huaizi said, and couldn't help but sigh, "Actually, a few years ago, people from the foothills of Mount Xu came to the palace to burn incense. When I mentioned this, I was so ignorant.
The senior brother still couldn't believe it, so he took a boat and went to Xushan Mountain and stayed in the Xushan Temple for several days. However, he could no longer dream about the old mandrill as he once did. He woke up every morning.
When I came back, there was only frost and mist outside the temple, but no spiritual fruits in the mountains. After my senior brother came back, he didn't talk to anyone for a long time."
"I see……"
Song You couldn't help but feel a little emotional for a while.
From the bustling Lejun government office and the well-known palaces and temples where people come and go, to a small temple in a mountain village to perform temple celebrations, eat, drink, and have sex in the temple. On weekdays, you have to run around for a newly-confessed earth god.
How difficult and difficult it is for the people to publicize his name and magical powers, attract incense for him, and consolidate his status as a god?
I think that the God of Pleasure was also sincerely grateful at that time, so he thanked me in a dream and sent me spiritual fruits to express my condolences.
One year is neither long nor short.
Most of them also have some friendship with each other.
How complicated must the Taoist priest's mood be at that time?
"The Taoist asked these..."
Qing Huaizi's voice interrupted Song You's thoughts.
"Oh, I love to listen to strange stories and visit palaces and temples when I travel to the world." Song You smiled and saluted, "So I wanted to ask my friends how to get to Xushan Mountain, and I want to pay a visit."
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