Kunlun one millet

Chapter 197 Sang Miao wins the frost

Standing on the high altar, Zhao Mi looked at the dark clouds circling and rushing in mid-air, and made a formula towards the sky, leading a ray of fresh air to descend, and then with the Xu calligraphy talisman, he tapped lightly on the Fang Yujizhen picture on the Dharma table.

Immediately, the map felt a sense, the surface was rippling, and the crooked veins of the earth were showing purple air, followed by rolling and muffled thunder ringing endlessly in the depths of the rock formations, stimulating the birds in the forest to fly and the rats to hide in their dens, but the ground did not move the mountains Shaking.

Among the peaks and ridges of the Siye Mountains, the clouds and mists are billowing, as if invisible giants raised their hands to fiddle with them, and the inexhaustible mighty force sweeps across the world, the clear and turbid yin and yang, the four seasons and the five elements are instigated together, and they match each other silently.

Standing on the altar, Zhao Mi was able to move alone, keeping his spirit in the void, and the cave door behind him was suddenly bright, and a hole in the sky was formed with clouds and seals flying in the air.

Zhao Mi raised his head and exhaled, the purple air rose and condensed into a pedestal, and the cave sky cloud seal was like a fetus sitting on it, nourished by the fresh air flowing from the heaven and the earth, and quickly transformed into a shape, and it was faintly visible that a god of the earth would be gradually conceived.

However, the face of the god general was not yet complete, so Zhao Mi felt that the practice was difficult, as if he had reached a dead end and could not proceed further.

"The seven orifices have not been detailed, and the one truth has not been made. The spirit is only registered, and the talisman is waiting for the edict."

Zhao Mi yelled loudly, as if looking up to the sky, and then made a false call, and the not yet fully formed Earth God will turn into a brilliance, return to the cave, and calm the disturbance of the earth pulse.

After the ceremony was over, Zhao Mi heaved a sigh of relief, walked down the altar slowly, and signaled others to pack up their belongings.

"Promote the Qi of the Zhou Dynasty, and cultivate the true spirit of the earth." Xu Zhouzi shook his head and sighed: "With such meritorious deeds, it's no wonder that the Tianxia Dynasty's praise officials can subdue all gods. If there are ghosts and gods who are presumptuous and do not obey the law The ceremonial officer can also destroy it at will and set up another one."

"Senior's words are exaggerated." Zhao Mi hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Even if it was the time when the Tianxia Dynasty was in its heyday, and there were a lot of praise officials, it was impossible to easily cultivate and only respect gods. This kind of thing has a lot to do with it. It is an attempt to force the world with human power. The order of mountains and rivers is harmful but not beneficial.

What's more, what I did just now didn't let the earth only honor the gods to enlighten the spirit, but to assist in praising the power of nature. In the end, I still want to let the heavens and the earth make good fortune and the common people believe in their wishes to fulfill this god.As the saying goes-the people are the master of the gods, the sage king first becomes the people, and then devotes himself to the gods.

The beliefs and wishes of the common people become gods, and the mountains and rivers are their residences. They are endowed with the power of heaven and earth, and grasp the burden of misfortunes and blessings. "

Xu Zhouzi nodded: "On the surface, the ceremonial officer is specialized in sacrificial rituals, but in fact, he is laying the foundation for the country, clarifying right and wrong, sharing interests and harms, so as to settle the hearts of all people."

Recently, Xu Zhouzi assisted Zhao Mi in revising the laws and regulations, and devoured the scriptures of praise officials like a hunger and thirst.Many unsolved doubts in the past seemed to be chiseled open by an iron awl, and I suddenly felt clear and transparent.

"That's right." Zhao Mi nodded, pacing with hands behind his back, and said eloquently: "Actually, in the eyes of the ceremonial officials, if gods are selfish and enlightened, if they have desires and demands, they will inevitably be selfish, and they cannot cover the universe and spread all directions. .

The best is to be selfless and desireless, like the queen of heaven, covering all things without talking about gains and losses; like the sun and the moon hanging high, illuminating the past and the present without distinguishing each other.Four seasons go around, life and death have their own definite number; Wufang Anzhen, the mountains and rivers have been calm since ancient times. "

When he said this, Zhao Mi was actually a little ashamed. Today, his respect for the ceremonial officials has long since disappeared, and many past concepts have also been shaken with the establishment of the foundation of the immortal way.

The heaven and the earth are covered with all things, and it is true that there is no gain or loss, but there is no distinction between right and wrong.The sun and the moon hang high, and there will always be corners that are not illuminated for thousands of years.As for life and death in the world, it may be that there is no definite number, which can make things reproduce endlessly.The mountains and rivers seem to be motionless, but in Zhao Mi's view, they are always moving, and they hide infinite power.

In fact, the predecessors of Zanliguan were not short-sighted and blind. Zhao Shu himself was in troubled times, and he knew very well how important it is to rectify the morals of the world, help the people and suppress chaos.The tribute officer set up discipline laws and regulations, hoping to maintain peace for a long time.

It's just that at Zhao Shu's level, he also vaguely discovered some deliberate intentions of the predecessors of the Zanli official.

Heaven and earth have no partiality, but they set up the emperor Taiyi, Houtu Kunyu, and the five virtues as sacrifices, and all gods with private desires must wait.Zanli officials claim to practice the law on behalf of the heavens, so they naturally have the authority to restrain ghosts and gods, and also have the power to override the evil spirits, so as to realize the wish of the people as the gods and the people as the foundation of the country.

However, the rules and regulations set by the Zanli officials are by no means indestructible. The universe is vast, and the rules and regulations for a while are not enough to cover all kinds of phenomena.Just like a piece of cloth that has been exposed to wind and rain for many years, no matter how it is repaired, it will not last for a long time.

"By the way, I just saw that the talisman you summoned didn't feel like it was passed down by the ceremonial officer." Xu Zhouzi interrupted Zhao Mi's thoughts.

Zhao Mi didn't change his face, looked at the cave gate not far away, and said: "A long time ago, this cave was a place where a master cultivator retreated and cultivated. It was fused and refined with the energy of the earth veins. I came here before to sense the legacy of the predecessors."

"So that's how it is." Xu Zhouzi didn't have any more doubts.

Seeing that Xu Zhouzi was so trusting and he was lying so much, Zhao Mi felt a little unhappy.So he asked casually: "The "Three Days and Nine Grades Compendium" I compiled before, do you have any advice from seniors?"

"I have indeed read it. How does your "Three Days and Nine Grades Compendium" feel similar to the Nine Grades Immortal Rank privately set up by the Chongxuan Hall?" Xu Zhouzi asked.

The ranks of the ranks of the official ranks of the Huaxu State Household System are only Fuli, Sanqing, Fajiang, and Lingguan from low to high. This is actually the result of joint discussions among various halls, and different halls may have different There are sequence distinctions.

For example, the Chongxuan Pavilion privately set up the Ninth Grade Immortal Rank, which was also summed up by Liang Tao from the Nine Heavens Immortal Book, and the name is elegant and sublime. , the name is quite bluffing.

"I did refer to the Ninth Grade Immortal Rank, and there is no need to deny it." Zhao Mi replied frankly: "However, the Chongxuan Hall did not put in effort to implement the Ninth Grade Immortal Rank, and even indiscriminately taught the Dharma to the nobles of the country in order to collect money. I thought about it more, and I thought it was because there were no laws and regulations on the promotion of the talismans, which made the spiritual writings turbid and the dharma talismans dusty."

The "Three Days and Nine Grades Compendium" edited by Zhao Mi set up a number of examinations for the transfer of the treasures.There are not only the practice of accumulating meritorious deeds in the past, but also the examination of scientific rituals and methods corresponding to each rank.The former is virtue, the latter is talent.

Zhao Mi has also set many disciplines in matters of meritorious deeds, such as practicing medicine and administering medicine, giving money to help others, saving souls and resolving grievances, destroying evil spirits and eliminating nightmares, as large as praying for sunshine and rain for the people, driving away locusts, curing plagues, and warding off evil spirits. Water and fire.Only those who have accumulated meritorious deeds will be able to register and improve their qualifications and transfer their grades.

On the contrary, indiscriminate killings, corruption and perverting the law, teaching evil gods, etc., to detain merits, and even deprive them of official positions, abolish their cultivation, and even be punished by killing.

And with the promotion of rank, you can also study more advanced techniques, which are not limited to scientific rituals.Zhao Mi's compilation of this part is not comprehensive enough. Apart from scientific rituals and rituals, there are no other types of spells.

"The "Three Days and Nine Grades Compendium" is indeed good, but there are still some problems in it." Xu Zhouzi asked: "You said in the book that you want to set up a merit and demerit book, but who will verify whether a certain monk has corresponding merits and demerits? Similarly, if a monk violates the rules, who will punish him?"

"Naturally, we need to set up another government office." Zhao Mi didn't have much confidence in this aspect. He edited the "Three Days and Nine Grades Outline", and it was impossible to implement it by himself.Whether it is the current ruler of the country or Liang Tao's Taoist Kingdom on Earth, this book is used as a program, and there are still many detailed improvements to be made in the actual implementation.

"It's not a big problem just to set up a school for the examination and transfer the order." Xu Zhouzi said with a smile, "But if we only take the examination of rituals and rituals, we may get a big advantage in the Jiangzhen Hall."

"Add other subjects slowly in the future." Zhao Mi also smiled: "And who made me good at scientific rituals and rituals? The revision of legal rituals must also be based on this."

Xu Zhouzi was naturally very satisfied, and then asked: "But apart from accumulating meritorious deeds and setting up examination schools, there are still some people who are highly cultivated, but not necessarily proficient in the subjects tested, and have no profound meritorious deeds, how should we deal with these people? "

Zhao Mi spread his hands together: "Isn't this kind of person the Qishan monk? They don't plan to enter the world and take orders, why bother to think about their future?"

"That's right, but I think too much."

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Old man Lin exhaled hot air and rubbed his hands repeatedly. His fingers were swollen and purple from repeated frostbite. Although he was not as flexible as when he was young, he still felt pain like needle pricks in his hands every winter.

Pushing open the door, it was rare to feel a trace of warmth, and saw my son and daughter-in-law sitting by the stove, weeping.

"What's wrong?" Old man Lin stepped forward to warm himself up, and patted the snow off his body.

The son of the Lin family wiped away his tears: "The head of the village just came and said that it is our village's land, and next year it will be replanted with mulberry seedlings."

"Ah? It's so good, why do we have to plant mulberry seedlings instead?" Old man Lin was puzzled.

"I heard from others that if you want to sell silk, you have to plant mulberry and raise silkworms." The son of the Lin family sighed: "Our family just returned a few buckets of rice in the village, and we don't know how to get through it after planting in spring next year. Now we will plant mulberry. Miao, next year... how will you live?"

After saying this, the son sighed, the daughter-in-law sobbed, and the child in his arms seemed to sense the sadness and burst into tears, so the daughter-in-law had to shake and shake.

Old man Lin took a look and said, "The child is probably hungry, just feed him some milk."

The daughter-in-law of the Lin family didn't dare to look up, and said in a low voice, "I... have no milk these days."

As soon as these words came out, the three adults in the family were speechless, only the crying of the children remained.

"The daughter-in-law of the Hu family at the east end of the village also just gave birth. I'll go and beg their family." Old man Lin got up on his knees.

The son of the Lin family stopped his father: "Forget it, the Hu family has always looked down on people, so how can they help us?"

"It's just Chinese New Year, so I'll give them a few kowtows." Old man Lin wrapped up in thin clothes, hurried out of the house, braved the wind and snow, and endured the cold wind like a steel knife, and finally came to Hu's house in the east of the village.

Compared with their own family, which even has an uneven fence, Hu’s family can use rammed earth walls, and is much richer than other people in the village. They have hot salty black bean rice mixed with black bean sauce every day, and they can also drink sour rice milk when the sun is at its peak in summer. , is simply a luxury.

Old man Lin rolled up his sleeves outside the courtyard, wandering and thinking for a long time, but finally his face became stiff due to the cold wind, so he bravely stepped forward to knock on the door.

"Who?!" Hu Jia Dalang pushed open the door with a look of vigilance.

"It's me, old man Lin."

Seeing that there was no one behind him, Hu Jia Dalang asked, "Is there something wrong?"

Old man Lin forced his smile: "Didn't my daughter-in-law just give birth? These two days, for some reason, the milk is not enough, and the baby is crying non-stop, so, so I want to ask Hu Dalang's wife to help me. I don't know..."

Hu Dalang said "Oh", but didn't agree immediately, only someone in the room asked: "Who is here?"

"Old man Lin, his wife doesn't have enough milk, so I want our family to help."

"It's winter, let him in."

Hu Dalang was slightly disgusted, but he still opened the door, and a gust of hot air rushed out. Old man Lin hurried in, and saw that the room was full of dozens of men, all men from various families in the village.

"You are..." Old man Lin was puzzled for a moment, could it be that they all came to pay New Year's greetings to the Hu family?Is it okay to wait and kowtow?

"Mother, take Dalang's wife to Old Man Lin's house." The burly Old Man Hu, who is like the head of the family, was wearing a thick jacket and was talking towards the back room. There is a pot of bean rice, and I will also send it over."

Old man Lin was overjoyed when he heard this, and quickly knelt down to kowtow.Old man Hu waved his hand: "Okay! Don't mess with this. Since you're here, stay and chat."

"What are we talking about?"

"The head of the village has come to spread the word that our village is going to plant mulberry seedlings instead." The old man Hu's face was ugly: "The harvest has not been good in the past few years, and everyone owes a lot. Many people in our village are almost unable to open the pot. The mulberry seedlings are planted. We can’t eat it as food. We don’t know how the Zhuangtou collects it, and we don’t know whether it can meet the rations. Everyone is unwilling to change to plant mulberry seedlings. It’s just that the Zhuangtou led a dozen Zhuang Yong to come this time, so I’m afraid we won’t be able to refute .”

"That's why we came here to find Hu Tou'er!" Someone said: "Hu Tou'er, you also went to battle to kill the enemy back then, and you are more knowledgeable than us peasants, so you must know what to do."

Old man Hu was silent for a while: "You also know the power of Master Wang. If we go out of our village for a day and a night, it is his territory. Even if we go to the county town to the east, it is another master Wang's territory. Home business?"

"But you can't just watch like this?"

Old man Lin saw that everyone was talking to each other, but he couldn't explain why, so he asked, "Can't we go to the government?"

As soon as these words came out, there were only a few sneers and sneering eyes, old man Lin suddenly lost his temper, and simply said: "I was collecting firewood outside the village yesterday, and I happened to meet a group of hunters. They said that Marquis Zhenming would come in a few days. The county seat. He also said that Marquis Zhenming is the most able to uphold justice for the common people, and those masters were scared to death when they saw Marquis Zhenming, why don’t we go and beg Marquis Zhenming?”

Obviously, many people did not believe what old man Lin said, but some people were moved by it, and they all looked at old man Hu.Seeing this veteran soldier who had experienced the battlefield cross his arms, he said in a deep voice, "I'll personally go to the county seat. If the news is true, I'd rather risk my life than give everyone a way out!"

(End of this chapter)