Liaozhai Great Sage

Chapter 648 The Way of the Demon

Du Ze didn't know Li Xiuyuan, but it was normal.

His rise to fame was only a few years ago, and it was mostly spread among the ghosts and gods in the south. Some ghosts in the capital only knew that there was a saint in the south, but they didn't know much about the others. There is nothing too special about being a demi-saint.

Moreover, with an identity like Du Ze, who is in a high position and handles government affairs, he seldom pays attention to someone outside the capital.

"It seems that you don't know me." Li Xiuyuan said calmly: "But it's okay, after all, the ghosts in the capital will soon know my name, Li, and I, Li Xiuyuan, will be like a sharp sword. Hanging above the heads of you ghosts and spirits, the future of the capital will be
The game has to change too. "

"You can take away the body of the servant of the Ministry of Punishment. You can't think of it as a spirit who has achieved success in cultivation alone? Just now I saw that the courtyard is full of centipedes, and there are many poisonous insects with hundreds of years of practice. I am new here and understand the situation in the capital. I don't know, but I also know that the current national teacher,

Well, the Dharma name is Cihang Pudu, he is a thousand-year-old centipede spirit. "

Li Xiuyuan slowly fell from the sky, and at this moment the abyss on the ground quickly closed.

The courtyard was restored as before, and the centipedes all over the ground fell into the underworld and disappeared.

"If Master Du doesn't mind, why don't you tell me what kind of relationship the national teacher has with you?" Li Xiuyuan said slowly.

Du Ze's eyes narrowed slightly at this moment, showing a startled expression: "How did you know the identity of the ancestor?"

Cihang Pudu has already practiced Taoism for thousands of years. When he became a national teacher in the imperial court, no one knew what his true identity was, but some ghosts and gods speculated that the national teacher practiced the way of incense. Scrape money, cast golden Buddhas, and absorb incense.

Use the national strength of the Song Dynasty for its practice.

"Old ancestor? So you are also a descendant of the national teacher? He is really capable. I don't know how many centipedes he gave birth to. I saw two when I was in Jinling City, but I didn't kill them. Because there are still some transactions between me and the national teacher."

Li Xiuyuan said, "It's just that today I didn't expect that the national teacher's hand has reached out to the six departments of the court? What does he want to do? Do you want to use heresy spells to control the government?"

Du Ze immediately fell silent.

He felt that this person might be a person of the level of the ancestor, and he saw through his identity, and he was even more outspoken to the ancestor, without any fear. This kind of attitude is something that no one in the capital can do. .

"Go and call the national teacher, no, no need, since you are the minister of punishment, then the golden body of the national teacher must be enshrined in your home." Li Xiuyuan's eyes moved slightly, and he looked in the direction of the study: "There is a scent of incense. "

Immediately, he walked directly towards the study.

One step away is a distance of ten feet, and in two steps, one has already entered the study.

"A spell that shrinks the ground to an inch? Sure enough, it is a person of the level of a fairy. Now that I have lost my demon body and occupied Du Ze's body, my spells are not as good as before. If I fight with him, I will definitely be killed. "Cold sweat broke out on Du Ze's forehead.

Although spells such as soul shifting can be reborn, like other spells, they have both good and bad sides.

The bad side is that after the spell is cast, the goblin will lose its own body, its Taoism will be frustrated, and it will be difficult to advance in practice. Generally speaking, it will not be cast unless it is absolutely necessary.

Of course, there are also some heretics among the people who specialize in practicing this spell, and then choose the masters of rich and noble families to cast the spell, so as to take this opportunity to seize the body, occupy other people's property, and enjoy other people's wives and concubines.

As soon as Li Xiuyuan entered the study, he saw a corner of the study and set up an altar.

There is a golden Buddha on the altar, and there is a censer in front of which there are many burnt incense candles. It can be seen that this golden Buddha is often enshrined.

"National teacher, don't say you didn't notice what happened today? I came to the capital and encountered a lot of things, saw a lot of ghosts, and knew that the pool of water in the capital is turbid. It's just that your minions have penetrated into the capital. In the hall, the servant's mansion, don't you want to talk about this matter

What? "

Li Xiuyuan said to the golden Buddha.

This golden Buddha does have the compassion of the Buddha, but it gives him a weird feeling, making people feel that something is attached to it.

His voice fell.

Immediately, the Golden Buddha emitted a dazzling golden light, which formed a circle, like a seal of Buddha.

From the golden light, a dignified, honorable, compassionate, and kind old man, dressed in Dharma clothes, looked like a monk or a Taoist, came out slowly.

"Is it the incense avatar again?" Li Xiuyuan's eyes moved slightly.

Ever since he dealt with this national teacher until now, he dared not show his real body, and always showed himself as an incense avatar.

Can't get away?I still have fear when facing myself, and I dare not show it at ease.

"Li Shengren went north to Beijing to serve the country and the people. His kindness was inspired and covered half of the capital. I saw all kinds of visions very clearly in the imperial city. I don't know what made Li Sheng unhappy today. Call me out to talk? It's not that I avoid you, it's because the imperial city is not peaceful.

I have to sit in the imperial city. I only have to wait a few days for Li Shengren to enter the court to report on his duties. You and I are ministers of the same dynasty. The pursuit is also my pursuit. "

The national teacher had a smile on his face, kind eyebrows and kind eyes, and his tone was respectful.

"See Old Ancestor."

Du Ze walked in at this moment, and when he saw the national teacher, he was shocked and knelt down to salute.

"You and I do have the possibility of cooperating, but I didn't promise you to cooperate. Before that, wouldn't the national teacher want to talk about what happened to Du Ze, the servant of the Ministry of Punishment?" Li Xiuyuan pointed at Du Ze.

The national teacher said with a smile: "Du Ze used to be a corrupt official and evil minister. He formed a party for private interests and disregarded the laws of the country. Some villains and sinners who should have been beheaded escaped beheading because someone bribed him. Some prisoners who shouldn't have died, but instead of the number of death row, wronged

He had his head chopped off in vain. "

"In the past, there was a yamen in the capital who bullied men and women. Relying on his father's power, he robbed and insulted the wife of a foreign businessman. After the incident, he murdered the businessman and killed the businessman. There were more than ten servants in total. The crime of beheading, but on the day of the execution, Du Ze had accepted bribes.
As a bribe, prisoners of similar size and appearance were transferred to the execution ground. "

"Do you know that the prisoner who died for the dead was only locked up for a few days for fighting and fighting. Because the family has no power and power, he became a ghost for the dead."

Li Xiuyuan frowned: "The court's law is out of balance. This is the result of unfavorable government regulation. What do you want to say?"

"The government is also powerless. The courtiers form cliques and private parties. They are colluding and have the intention of controlling the government. In addition, the national power is declining and the court's majesty is gradually losing. How can we punish a minister of the Ministry of punishment? If you want to punish, you have to go to the court. Okay, but who would take such an idea from the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty?

What about offending the Minister of Criminal Affairs? "The national teacher said with a smile on his face.

Li Xiuyuan said: "So you came up with a way to use the soul-shifting technique to let the centipede under your hand occupy Du Ze's body, turning him from a corrupt minister into a just and strict Your good servant?"

"Exactly, this is what I thought of a strategy for governing the country."

The national teacher said: "Don't worry, Li Shengren, the ghosts I choose are all those who have read poetry and books, know etiquette, justice, integrity, loyalty, filial piety, and filial piety. They are officials. , make sure nothing goes wrong."

"It's just your truth?" Li Xiuyuan frowned deeply.

"It's absolutely true, do I still need to tell you some lies to deceive you in front of you, Li Shengren? At our level, what we pursue is nothing more than the ideal in our hearts. The ideal of a saint is prosperity and stability in the world, peace for the people, and peace and contentment. , my philosophy is the same, and I hope
The surname is rich and the world is peaceful, otherwise I would have become a fairy and be happy with my abilities, so why should I stay in the world and get involved in this world of mortals. "

The national teacher said with emotion, it is indeed a gesture of compassion.

"However, I have only a small manpower. If I can get help from you, Li Shengren, to kill some evil spirits blocking our way, then it is not impossible for us to complete this idea in our lifetime, and before that Of course you will be the saint, and of course I will be the devil

, inner king and outer sage?Why worry that the world cannot be stable?And I live a thousand years, ten thousand years, as long as I don't die, I can protect the world forever, and avoid the pain of dynasty replacement, isn't that better? "

After finishing speaking, the national teacher looked at Li Xiuyuan sincerely.

Li Xiuyuan was silent.

The reason for his silence was not that he could not find a reason to refute, but that he saw the feasibility of this plan.

From the perspective of the national teacher, his approach is not wrong. Instead of letting corrupt officials control the government, it is better to let the spirits under his hands govern.

Seeing Li Xiuyuan's silence, the national teacher yelled at Du Ze: "This is a saint from the south, with a very noble status. He still kneels down and kowtows to apologize."

Du Ze didn't dare to disobey his ancestor's words, so he immediately knelt down, kowtowed to Li Xiuyuan, and said, "The little demon has eyes but doesn't know Mount Tai, so I ask the sage to forgive me."

"If Li Shengren thinks it's wrong for Du Ze to be the servant of the Ministry of Punishment, even if you kill him, I won't protect him." The national teacher still said frankly.

Li Xiuyuan stood with his hands behind his back at this moment, and saw Du Ze who was kneeling beside him and kowtowed to him.

He knew that the real Du Ze was dead, and what he saw was just a ghost in the guise of Du Ze's body.

(End of this chapter)