Chapter 823 Earth Temple
A few years later.
A carriage is moving along the official road.
After the Daoting unified the world, the original official roads and post stations were renovated... so that there would be a post station every fifty miles, which could provide officials with a rest and deliver official documents.
In front of the carriage, where the driver is sitting, Gan Yu is sitting.
His eyes were dull and he was looking ahead blankly, but also a little cautiously.
After all, there is a peerless demon king sitting inside the carriage!
This time he went to Beijing completely out of necessity, as his whole family was in the clutches of the big demon and he had to go.
Thinking of this joint, Gan Yu couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
Ever since he agreed to the conditions of the Great Sage Hunshui a few years ago, his luck has suddenly improved.
Not only was he lucky enough to survive the pursuit of the Dead Sword Fairy, he also gathered the defeated troops and ambushed a rebel logistics team, which was a small feat.
The next few times, I had just the right amount of luck and achieved some meritorious deeds.
Gan Yu naturally knew what was going on.
In addition, Fang Xi took out a lot of gold and silver from the Dragon Palace and asked Gan Yu to go and collect it.
After some operations, when he was rewarded with meritorious service by the army last time, he was also considered to have meritorious service. He was promoted to one rank and two, and was recalled to the Ministry of War to report on his work.
Thinking of the envious and jealous expressions of his colleagues, Gan Yu smiled bitterly.
Of course he knew that returning to the Ministry of War to report on his duties would mean getting out of the state-by-state quagmire. Not to mention promotion, those colleagues would be willing to do it even if they were demoted.
Now that I see myself escaping from a dead end, I can only be envious and jealous, which is already extremely restrained.
‘It’s just that... I worked conscientiously and loyal to the Taoist court, but I was summoned to death by the imperial edict... Now I secretly become a rebel, but I have been promoted and made a fortune, and my official career has been smooth...'
Gan Yu sighed.
“Boy Gan, why are you sighing?”
The car curtain opened, and a middle-aged man in black appeared and sneered.
"I just feel that this court...is finally becoming the same as the previous dynasty."
Gan Yu expressed his emotion.
Fang Xi shook his head: "Even if the previous dynasty was not destroyed in the end? From this we can see that there is always a suddenness in the way of governing people... Mr. Gan, you have read a lot, do you know why the previous dynasty was destroyed?"
This is actually a doubt in Fang Xi's heart. After all, with the power of Shinto, it is unlikely that it will fall to this point.
He became the mountain **** of Montenegro, and he had actually heard some rumors about it.
Although this matter is regarded as taboo by Daoting, there are always some gossips circulating among high-level officials.
Taking it out at this time is just to test Gan Yu's feelings.
“Late life heard…”
A trace of confusion appeared on Gan Yu's face: "It seems that he has been... punished by heaven?"
“God’s punishment?”
Fang Xi laughed loudly: "How is this possible? The Shinto court takes the protection of the country and the people as its own responsibility, so it will not get into such a situation of anger and resentment. Even if it does... it will not be punished by God... It is difficult to ask the will of God since ancient times, how can it appear deliberately, or even Punishment?"
"Wan Sheng also thinks so, but it is said that the previous dynasty suffered divine punishment when it was at its peak... According to the fortune tellers, I thought that the previous dynasty could last at least ten thousand years, but it suddenly fell... There is no other possibility except divine punishment.”
Gan Yu shook his head and said.
“Heaven governs the world, Dao governs people…”
Fang Xi touched her chin: "So, after ruling out many possibilities, the only impossibility is a reasonable explanation?"
…
The city wall is towering, and the green bricks are timeless, with a faint smell of incense.
Above the four gates, eight bridges and various docks, the flow of people and goods are like several long queues, all converging towards the city.
"The capital city is the most virtuous place under the emperor's feet... Mules, horses and other livestock are not allowed to enter the capital unless authorized, and they are all arranged in the 'Mule and Horse City' outside the city... In the city, there are also special gods patrolling, basically Nothing will happen.”
Outside Luomafang City, a fresh smell of livestock excrement hit our face.
Gan Yu's face was stern and he talked about what he had experienced when he went to Beijing to take the imperial examination.
“In this Luomafang City, is the ‘Horse King God’ worshiped?”
Fang Xi’s eyes flashed and she smiled.
The God of Horses is the Taoist **** who specializes in managing large livestock. He can ensure that the animals do not get sick and the animals are prosperous. He is very popular among the common people. Although the priest in charge is not good at his job, he has the status of a fourth-grade person.
He asked Gan Yu to store the carriage while he took the carriage from the "Zhao's Carriage and Horse Company" licensed by the capital to enter the city.
As soon as he entered the Tianwu Gate, Fang Xi felt a depressing force lingering around him.
I suddenly knew that I had entered a powerful ‘god’s realm’!
With a flash of light in his eyes, he saw golden clouds of luck in the sky above the capital, converging in the direction of the palace on the central axis.
At the end of Tianjie, you can vaguely see the golden and blue real dragon, its purple eyes seeming to be asleep.
Fang Xi immediately closed her spiritual eyes and did not try to stimulate the royal family's national destiny.
“The Son of Heaven is a Heavenly Lord, equivalent to a monk who has returned to the void!”
“Coupled with this true dragon of national destiny, another returning to the void…and the geographical advantage of the divine domain…”
“Even ordinary people in the late stage of returning to the void, in the capital city, are no match for the emperor.”
A judgment emerged in his mind, and he sent Gan Yu to the Ministry of War.
Him himself got off the carriage and started touring the capital alone.
"Gan Yu is an official of the imperial court. He was ordered to return to the capital to report on his duties, and he has the aura of the king's order in his body... This is the key to deceiving the laws of the divine realm."
Fang Xi was dressed in black robe, walking around the capital like a stranger. Needless to say, this capital city is the center of the Taoist court. The market is extremely prosperous and there are a lot of people.
More importantly, you can see the strange scenery of the temple within a few steps.
“Duchenghuang Temple!”
Fang Xi saw a City God's Temple. In the temple's large square, a market was opened with many stalls. It was extremely lively at this time.
It is said that there is no curfew in the evening but there is a lantern show. It is really a scene in the capital.
He was strolling in the courtyard, and following his inspiration, he stopped in front of a temple.
This temple is not big, with only a few rooms at the front and back. It is much smaller than the Chenghuang Temple in the capital, and the incense is also pitiful.
The golden plaque has long been mottled, and the incense heads in the clay cauldron in front have long been burned out...
It looks like a dilapidated scene with a bleak autumn wind and a miserable and desolate look.
“Temple of the Earth?”
Fang Xi raised her head, looked at the plaque, and couldn't help but be speechless: "Three lives of misfortune, the county magistrate is attached to Guo; three lives of evildoers, attached to the provincial capital of Guo; full of evil, attached to the capital of Guo... This land is really miserable!"
Most of the land can only manage one village. In the capital, it is only one street.
With the capital city **** Zhu Yu in front of him, it is indeed difficult for the small earth temple to have any incense believers.
Although it is dilapidated, it is remarkable that it has survived to this day.
“The entanglement of cause and effect is here?”
Fang Xi glanced at the Earth Temple, but did not enter, but left as usual.
His consciousness had already swept across the Earth Temple and saw the shrine inside. The Earth God was different from the ordinary white-bearded old man. He was a handsome young man.
Furthermore, the statue seems to have been renovated, and there is an empty shrine next to it. The statue has been destroyed, and a piece of skirt can be faintly seen. It seems that it was originally dedicated to a goddess.
But...other than that, there's nothing unusual about it.
…
Ministry of War.
Gan Yu entered it, delivered the documents as usual, and then prepared to return to the inn to wait for the summons.
Given how busy the Ministry of War is, he, a mere seventh-rank official, would be thankful if he could get a reply within half a month.
But this time, it is a little different.
“Your name is Gan Yu? Um...former Zhuzhou Zhongyong Colonel?”
Before he left the gate of the military department, a clerk hurried over.
“It’s the official!”
Gan Yu has a very good attitude. After all, he is an official of the Ministry of War and it is not easy to offend him.
What's more... regardless of his low official position, he might be a real Taoist of six or seven grades, or even his senior in the imperial examination!
After all, it has long been common for the imperial court to have redundant officials and high-quality officials but low-quality officials.
And if you can work as an official in the Ministry of War, even if you are an official, many people will fight for your head.
“Tsk tsk…”
This official looked Gan Yu up and down, put his hands in his hands and said with a smile: "The head of the Ministry of War wants to see you..."
The Ministry of War has one minister, two ministers on the left and right, and four chief officials below.
No matter which one, they are all important figures who can determine Gan Yu's future.
Of course Gan Yu did not dare to neglect, and said quickly: "Please lead the way."
He followed the official and walked through several long corridors, and the surroundings suddenly became a little quiet.
“This is it.”
The official took Gan Yu to a lobby and said goodbye.
Gan Yu hesitated, walked into the lobby, bowed his head and said: "I'm your official Gan Yu, I want to pay my respects to the person in charge... eh?"
He glanced out of the corner of his eye and saw no officials, so he was shocked.
At this time, when he raised his eyes, he saw that the main seat covered with a white tiger skin was also empty.
On the background wall above the location, a picture scroll hangs.
In the drawing paper, there is a majestic-looking military attaché!
“Ganyu!”
The military attaché roared angrily, and Gan Yu felt his liver and gallbladder split, and a huge force came from his body, causing him to lie prone on the ground.
Then, my mind became confused and I didn’t know where I was.
In the mural, the military attache's head stretched forward and passed directly through the painting paper and came into the lobby. He was a **** of rank three or above.
He stared at Gan Yu for a while and then pounced on Gan Yu.
Gan Yu's whole body was twitching, and his brows were full of pain, as if he was resisting spontaneously.
At this time, a dragon roar came from the void.
There is an imperial edict faintly unfolding in mid-air.
The look of pain on Gan Yu's face quickly faded. He turned over and stood up. He first touched his body and then said: "Very good... The Ministry of War is a confidential place of the Taoist court. The Taoist law is strict, and an imperial decree was requested in advance to seal it. It is difficult for the evil **** from outside the territory to detect abnormalities..."
“The emperor has long been aware of the invasion of evil spirits from outside the territory, but it is difficult to suppress it...”
“Now that he has sneaked into the capital, he is seeking his own death…”
“I must get the job done.”
‘Gan Yu’ closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, his expression and temperament were the same as the previous Gan Yu.
He kowtowed in the direction of the palace, then stood up and left the Ministry of War without looking back...
(End of this chapter)