Chapter 56: The Ghost Occupying the Family Temple
As soon as I arrived at the shore of Laolongtan, I saw waves rolling on the water in the distance, and countless demonic auras soaring into the sky. Then hundreds of black shadows appeared on the water, holding weapons one by one, which was very majestic.
In front of these sailors were several generals who had become humans. Xiaoqian led them to shout, "The God of Baishuihe welcomed the Land Lord!"
"Xiaoqian, what the hell are you doing!" Chang Jin laughed and stepped into the waves.
"I don't want the young master to see the momentum of the navy. How is it compared to the young master's ghost soldiers?" Xiaoqian stepped forward to greet him.
"Haha, each has its own merits." Chang Jin felt a little funny. This little girl actually had the idea of comparing.
"This is my young master. You will salute you when you see him in the future. If the young master is sent, he will not refuse. Do you know?" Xiaoqian shouted seriously at his subordinates.
"Yes, king" several waters will take the lead in answering.
"Okay, let them all disperse. I have something to come to you today." Chang Jin waved his hand.
With Xiaoqian's order, the sailors immediately sank into the river and disappeared completely for a moment.
When she arrived at the water palace, she asked, "What's wrong with the young master this time?"
"That's right. When I was checking the Yinsi Clan Census a few days ago, I found a document from the magistrate of Tongqu County..." Chang Jin informed the details of the disappearance of foreign merchants near Dushui.
After hearing this, Xiaoqian hesitated a little: "Young Master, my divine realm has not yet arrived in Dushui, and I don't know what happened there. But don't worry, I'll send someone to check it out now."
Then she said aloud: "General Eel entered the mansion to obey the order!"
The eel spirit was waiting outside the mansion, and immediately led a team of sailors away. It took only a few hours to go back and forth, and by dawn, the eel spirit had already returned.
"King, Land Lord, the villain checked the 30-mile waters of the Dushui thoroughfare section, but did not find any water monsters. Further downstream is the waters of King Hunjiang, and the villain did not dare to go and investigate." The eel spirit quickly reported the investigation results.
"I already know, you go down." Xiaoqian nodded and took her subordinates away before she said, "Young Master, it seems that this matter needs to be discussed for a long time. In the future, I will send a general to patrol the waters every day. Once an abnormal situation is found, I will immediately send you a message."
"That's all that's the case"
Chang Jin chatted a few more gossips and returned home on the waves.
Since she got the news of going to the county town, Xiaoxiao has not had a good rest all night. She woke up early in the morning and pulled Xing Suer to pack up her things. The family was worth a lot of money. She wanted to bring everything in her home to the city.
Chang Jin dissuaded him laughed and cried: "It's not that we are not coming back, so we should stay at home. If you need anything, you can go to the county town to buy it."
After much persuasion, Xiaoxiao finally gave up the idea and simply packed up a few pieces of clothing and bedding.
After breakfast, Chang Jin went to his neighbor's house to borrow a ox cart and asked Dazhuang to take Xiaoxiao and the two to the county town. When he learned that Chang Jin and his sister were moving into the county town, many people in the village came to Chang's house to see him off.
When I bid farewell to Changjiazhuang, my eyes began to turn red and I felt a little reluctant to leave.
She knew that this time she entered the city, I was afraid she would not be able to come back for a while. This was the first time that the little girl had left home after she grew up.
After entering the county town, Xiaoxiao's mood began to improve. Her eyes were not enough, and she kept asking questions. However, Xing Suer had seen the world and explained it to her little one by one.
"Brother, is this really the house you bought?" When she arrived in front of the yard, Xiaoxiao was completely stunned, almost unable to believe it. She originally thought that her brother had just bought a single courtyard in the city, but she didn't expect it to be so big.
"Of course, girl, come into the house." Chang Jin smiled and took out the key to open the door, then ordered: "Dazhuang, the ox cart will also be pulled into the yard."
"Scholar, you...you are really developed." Dazhuang's eyes were envious, and his tone changed.
Not to mention them, even Xing Suer widened her eyes. Although her family had some thin births before the mutation, she did not have such a large yard.
After entering the yard, the three of them still didn't believe it.
At noon, Chang Jin left Dazhuang to have dinner at home. Since the stove had not yet been fired, he went directly to Lao Dong to buy some braised vegetables and steamed buns.
Before Dazhuang left, Chang Jin cut a few kilograms of braised meat for him to take it back.
After an afternoon of work, Xiaoxiao led Xing Suer to transfer the entire yard and finally calmed down.
Then the two girls planned around and planned how to redesign the courtyard. Xiaoxiao even planned to make a vegetable field in the courtyard after spring, so that the family would not have to buy vegetables anymore for dinner, and would save a lot of money.
Xing Suer was interested in the houses on the street, saying that she could rent them out or do a small business by herself.
There were a few more people at home, and finally there was a little lively atmosphere.
Chang Jin stayed in the study, holding a book of poetry and books in his hand, but listened to them talking in his ears, which was quite interesting.
For several days, Chang Jin stayed at home to read and write. Xiao Xiaoze and Xing Suer went to the street to buy things. During this period, Wang Qinian came here twice, and he also met Xing Suer.
After the home was settled, Chang Jin began to be busy again. He planned to inspect the ruler before the New Year to clear up the evil spirits everywhere. Of course, the remarks he gave to his sister were to visit friends and might not return for several days.
Fearing that the two girls would have an accident at home, he specially sent two ghosts to watch the door for his home.
The first stop of Chang Jin's inspection was Yaqian Town. It was originally a large town under Tongqu County. It is said that the incense worshipped is quite powerful. However, through the incense talisman, Chang Jin found that the incense contributed here was thin. Looking closely at the evil spirits in the earth's veins, there was almost no such thing as the central and peaceful spiritual energy.
This strange appearance made Chang Jin puzzled, so he chose this first stop here, and wanted to see what went wrong.
Today is the big restaurant in Yaqian Town, and the streets are quite lively.
At three o'clock in the sun, Chang Jin walked into the town with his sword and walked towards the center of the town. He contained the imperial decree in his body. He stood here. Even if he did not release his spiritual sense, he could clearly sense a pure incense mind that soared into the sky, gathering into the sky in the upper void, which would not disperse for a long time.
I don’t know what kind of god is worshipped here, but I have never heard of it before.
When Chang Jin got closer, he realized that it was a ancestral temple with four words "Li Family Temple" above. A ancestral temple actually had such incense power. Seeing this, Chang Jin was really surprised.
Family temples are generally temples set up by the family for their ancestors, and there are sacred positions in them. Most of them are used for the family to worship the clan and worship the ancestors, or when the children and grandchildren of each house handle marriage, funeral, birthday, and weddings, they use these broad ancestral halls for activities, or they may have schools attached to them for the children of the clan to study here.
Although the Great Yan Dynasty severely cracked down on evil sacrifices and lewd sacrifices, the ancestral temples were not included. The Book of Rites. King System has clear provisions: "The emperor has seven temples, five temples of the princes, three temples of the doctors, one temple of the scholars, and common people have sacrificed themselves to their beds."
Most of these ancestral temples can only absorb the incense and thoughts that they worship. If the family maintains prosperity, once the family is destroyed and no one is worshipped in the family temple, the gods worshipped above will fall from the throne, be destroyed, and fall into reincarnation.
However, there are also a very small number of ancestral temples that have evolved and finally gained humane recognition, can attract incense and eventually become land or city gods, and even more, they may become national temples.
For example, the Confucius Temple on Earth in the previous life was strictly the Confucius family temple. However, due to the continuous improvement of Confucianism, and the Han Emperor Gaozu personally visited Qufu to worship Confucius, the Confucius Temple began to transition from the ancestral temple to the national temple. In the end, it was recognized by emperors of all dynasties, with deep foundations in humanity and enjoying incense for two thousand years.
The same is true for the Saint Temple in this world... However, this evolution is very difficult, and it was formed before the Taoist Dharma appeared. Since the Taoist Dharma appeared, no ancestral temple has been able to attract incense and be worshipped by the people of every city and county.
It was a bit beyond Chang Jin's expectation that the Li family temple in front of him could grow to this level. When he released his spiritual sense, a little smile appeared on his face.
No wonder, it turned out that the original gods in this temple had been driven away and turned into Tu Yifang.
When he was trying the other party in the Land Temple, Chang Jin found that his head was so red and his luck was deep. Looking at the scene, it was obvious that occupying the family temple had been recognized by humanity, otherwise there would not be so many people worshiping him.
Seeing an old man walking out of the temple with a smile on his face, Chang Jin stepped forward and stopped him and said, "Hello, my father-in-law, I occasionally pass by here and see a ancestral temple here. I wonder if it works?"
"Ling, now it's very spiritual. Haven't you seen so many people go in and burn incense?" The old man immediately said excitedly when he heard Chang Jin mention this: "Last year, my wife was sick. She heard someone's instructions to come to the temple to burn incense and kowtow and pray. As a result, the wife was cured in half a month. I didn't believe this, but now I believe it. Today, I burn incense is to pray to Mr. Li to bless my family with peace and safety."
"Did you have been very effective before?" Chang Jin smiled and asked again when he heard the other party say this.
"In the past... it was not very effective before, only the Li family burned incense. Later, for some reason, everyone's sincerity moved Mr. Li, and it gradually became effective."
Chang Jin knew in his heart that Tu Yifang must have driven away the original ancestor of the Li family and occupied the throne of the gods.
"Scholar, listen to my old man, if you have any questions, hurry up and go in and enjoy incense sticks. Mr. Li is really good." The old man reminded him again before leaving.
"Thank you, my father-in-law." Chang Jin bowed and walked towards the door of the ancestral hall. He thought to himself, there is no reason for high-level gods to bow to low-level gods. If he worships himself, Tu Yifang would not be able to bear it.
Chapter completed!