Report to God and let Him listen!
Is this heaven the gods, the heavenly court, or the ancestor of Taoism?
Lin Ye wasn't sure either.
In the scripture left by the Taoist priest about listening to the heaven, it did not specify which deity this "heaven" was.
Way of heaven.
This is Lin Ye’s understanding.
The rules that maintain the operation of yin and yang in this world.
The living have their own rules, and the underworld has its own rules.
If the underworld breaks the rules , it will also be bound by the laws of nature.
"I am Ye Zhiyuan, a native of Poyang. I have studied since I was young. I am gifted by heaven. I am extremely intelligent and famous for my literary talent. I have achieved success at a young age and I should not have let down the gift of heaven. I have passed the imperial examinations and served as an official and a commoner. However, the city god of Poyang covets my talent..."
"As a city god, you fail to perform your duties as a city god. You use the city god's public property to satisfy your own desires. You steal my fame and reputation. Isn't this a crime?"
"I died of illness because of it, and my wife and my son, who had no means of livelihood, both died."
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"God can see this and have mercy on me."
"God see, please have mercy on my wife!"
"God sees this, please have mercy on my son!"
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Poyang City!
There was a loud thunder in the night, and many people were awakened by the thunder , and they saw a flash of light outside the paper window.
"Why is there thunder in such a weather? This is God's anger. Who has done something so evil?" An old man sighed as he looked at the lightning.
City God Temple!
The green tiles and red eaves were shattered by the thunder.
All the ghost officials were trembling at this moment, kneeling on the spot and dared not move.
Just a few breaths ago, a bolt of lightning struck and directly shattered the statue of the City God.
Li Chenghuang stood in front of his statue with a look of fear and pale face. This was a punishment from heaven.
The power of incense and candlelight accumulated over two decades of hard practice has dissipated today.
However, the thunder above did not dissipate.
Li Chenghuang bowed and said, "May God grant your mercy."
"Since I succeeded the position of City God, I have been cautious and trembling, upholding justice and exorcising evil, and I dare not slack off. In the past two Jiazi years, there have been no evil spirits causing trouble in Poyang, and no ghosts causing trouble. I can't say that it is all my credit, but Weibo has also contributed."
"Ye Zhiyuan was a man of extraordinary literary talent, but he was doomed to die on his way home after passing the imperial examination. I did this with the intention of saving his life."
Boom!
The thunder in the sky became even louder, Yang Chenghuang's body trembled and he knelt down directly.
"I... I do have selfish motives. The local wealthy businessman Qian once went to the temple to burn incense and make a wish. If his son passed the imperial examination, he would come back to fulfill his wish, rebuild the City God Temple, and cast a golden statue of the City God. So I thought of taking Ye Zhiyuan's literary talent, which would not only save Ye Zhiyuan's life, but also gain Qian's incense."
At this moment, Li Chenghuang did not dare to hide anything, because God cannot be deceived.
He had been the City God for nearly two decades, but the incense was not very strong. According to this situation, it would take at least a hundred years for him to complete his merits. However, the court on earth was corrupt at that time, and he had a premonition that the dynasty might collapse. Once a new dynasty was established and the city gods were conferred all over the world, he might not be able to keep his position as the City God.
In that context, he chose to cooperate with the wealthy businessman Qian, stole Ye Zhiyuan's article, and helped the son of the wealthy businessman Qian pass the imperial examination. The wealthy businessman Qian also rebuilt the City God Temple and recast the golden body of the City God as he wished.
After the new City God Temple was built, people came to burn incense one after another. The incense was much more prosperous than before. Even with the change of dynasties, his position as City God was as stable as Mount Tai, because the new dynasty wanted to appease the people, so they did not dare to move his position as City God.
But such an operation is not without risks, and Ye Zhiyuan is the biggest risk.
For this purpose, he specially entertained Ye Zhiyuan every day, just wanting Ye Zhiyuan to give up the idea of ​​taking the imperial examination and become a rich man. With his protection, he would be able to live forever. When his incense had accumulated enough and he left with complete merit, he would not be afraid of this matter being exposed again.
But no one expected that Ye Zhiyuan was so focused on imperial examinations that no amount of persuasion would work. No one expected that Ye Zhiyuan would die of illness due to the ridicule of a businessman. The most unexpected thing was that Ye Zhiyuan's wife would hang herself with her son.
A family of three, three lives, this is a huge sin.
If the souls of Ye Zhiyuan's family of three return to the underworld, the matter will be exposed. Then Ye Zhiyuan's family of three will file a complaint with the judge of the underworld, and he, the City God, will also be taken back to the underworld for trial.
As for killing the souls of Ye Zhiyuan's family, if he, as the City God, dared to do so, thunder from heaven would immediately fall.
In the end, he could only choose to find the precious Soul-Fixing Orb and give it to Ye Zhiyuan and his family of three. However, the Soul-Fixing Orb is not omnipotent. In the memory of Ye Zhiyuan's wife and children, Ye Zhiyuan is already dead and this cannot be changed. For this reason, he designed to let Ye Zhiyuan leave Poyang County.
For him, all he wants is to delay until his mission is accomplished.
However, Ye Zhiyuan's return this time caused an unexpected problem in his plan. He could only choose to control the ghosts of Ye Zhiyuan's family of three first and prevent them from going to the underworld.
But unexpectedly, something went wrong.
Boom boom boom!
There were lightning and thunder in the sky. Yang Chenghuang felt a glimmer of hope in his heart. He thought that he had made contributions over the years and that the punishment from heaven would not come again.
However, just when Li Chenghuang felt the thunder getting smaller and breathed a sigh of relief.
boom!
A bolt of lightning struck, and the entire City God Temple shone with dazzling brilliance.
However, Li Chenghuang forgot one truth: knowing the law and breaking it is a more serious crime.
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In the City God Temple of Shangyang County, Yang Chenghuang looked far towards the direction of Poyang County and saw the thunder in the sky with a look of satisfaction on his face.
There are only two City Gods in the entire county town now, one is him, and the other is Yang City God of Poyang County.
The Xin Dynasty had only been established for a few years, and it was not yet time to confer titles on city gods all over the world, because conferring titles on city gods would consume the country's luck, especially when conferring titles on new city gods.
In order to save national fortune, the best way is to confer a title on the old city god.
He wanted to compete for the position of City God of a county, and the one in Poyang City was his biggest competitor.
He knew about the strange situation of Ye Zhiyuan when he was just a ghost messenger before he became the City God. At that time, he secretly pushed Ye Zhiyuan to go to Qingfeng Temple, hoping to use the Taoist priest there to bring down the City God of Poyang City. But it turned out that the Taoist priest was too cunning.
He accepted all the money for incense offerings, but he pretended not to notice and didn't get involved in the matter at all.
Fortunately, there are still people who meddle in other people’s affairs.
After this incident happened, Li Chenghuang of Poyang County became the only one who could be the City God of the county.
Just as Yang Chenghuang was immersed in the imagination of becoming the City God of a county, suddenly a bolt of lightning like a silver snake streaked across the sky above Poyang County, spanning from the Poyang sky to Shangyang County.
When Yang Chenghuang saw the thunder, his pupils shrank instantly and he was about to step back.
But the thunder fell directly.
boom!
Yang Chenghuang collapsed to the ground, looking listless.
He couldn't understand why he was included in the divine punishment.
This heavenly punishment caused him to fall directly from the position of City God and turned into an ordinary ghost messenger. Moreover, he would never have the hope of becoming City God again within a hundred years.