In the morning, Santan Fog Spring.
Chen Yun took Zhang Jiwen here with him.
Master Hu didn't even look at Zhang Jiwen, but was extremely enthusiastic about Chen Yun.
One person and one tiger chatted there for half an hour, and Chen Yun just interrupted at the right time: "Master Tiger, I heard that you once defeated the six demon kings and eight ghost commanders with the heavenly master. You are really profound. I can't believe it." ."
Mr. Hu was very comfortable being praised, "It's not worth mentioning that he is a devil and a ghost."
Chen Yun blinked and said, "You have been fighting demons with the Heavenly Master for more than seven hundred years, but now there are no demons or ghosts anywhere in Qingcheng Mountain, right?"
Mr. Hu sneered, "You kid came here today with ulterior motives and bad intentions. Tell me, why are you here?"
As the saying goes, people become wiser with age. Lord Tiger has developed spiritual wisdom for seven to eight hundred years, and his wisdom is no worse than that of a wise man.
Chen Yun simply stopped doing Tai Chi and said directly: "The Heavenly Master trained me a divine general a while ago. I have this divine general, but I haven't recruited any of my divine soldiers. Therefore, I want to ask Master Hu for advice on where to find one nearby." The lonely ghosts and mountain spirits took the opportunity to surrender and become under the command of their own divine generals."
Zhang Jiwen had been listening to the exchange between one person and one tiger. Since no one was paying attention, he seemed very bored and squatted there and kept poking at the grass roots.
Well, Zhang Jiwen is still a child. Although he has advanced cultivation, his temperament has not yet been completely settled.
Mr. Hu pondered for a moment and said: "The demons and ghosts around Qingcheng Mountain are inexhaustible. Although the old Taoist and I have surrendered the demon king and the ghost commander, Qingcheng Mountain is at the junction of the Yang world and the underworld, so there are so many sacred things here. The purpose is to guard Qingcheng Mountain and prevent the powerful devil king and ghost commander from coming to the world to cause trouble and cause evil."
Chen Yun's eyes lit up, "Master Hu, what you mean is..."
Mr. Tiger nodded slightly, "As long as you stay far away from these sacred temples, it is easy to find demons and monsters. As for the mountain and river spirits, this is a bit difficult. Guan Jiang Erlang has been sweeping around for many years, and the mountain and river spirits have either been brought under his command, or they have all been wiped out." "
Guan Jiang Erlang is Erlang Shen.
The Guanjiang River mentioned here does not refer to the Guanyang River in Xiguang in modern society, but to Guanxian County in Sichuan.
According to rumors, Li Bing was the governor of Qin Shu County. During his tenure, he led the people to build the Dujiangyan Irrigation System with merits that lasted for thousands of years.
According to folklore in central Sichuan, during this huge project, his son "Erlang" assisted his father in driving away water monsters, diverting the Min River into Dujiangyan, and making the Chengdu Plain rich for thousands of years. Therefore, he was praised by the people. Worshiped as a god.
This is the Erlang God worshiped by the people.
The Taoist Erlang God does not refer to Li Erlang, but to Zhao Erlang.
According to "Dragon City Records", during the Sui Dynasty, there was a Zhao Yu who lived in seclusion in Qingcheng Mountain to study Taoism. At the end of the Sui Dynasty, he paid homage to the prefect of Jiazhou in Sichuan and Sichuan.
Sometimes the old dragon stirs up trouble and becomes a disaster.
Zhao Yu then threw himself into the river with a knife, submerged into the water, and fought with the old dragon. In the end, Zhao Yu held the dragon's head in his left hand and a knife in his right, and rushed out.
So the people of the state wore it and regarded it as a god.
Later, he abandoned his official position and went into hiding without knowing his fate. However, when the Jialing River was overflowing and was in trouble, he "showed his sage" several times.
After Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty learned of this from the local official's memorial, he made him a brave general and built a temple for him at the mouth of the Guanjiang River.
Later, when Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty fled to Sichuan to escape the Anshi Rebellion, he was granted the title of King of Chicheng.
Because of his repeated sanctification, he is respected by the world as "Erlang Xuanzhenzhenjun".
This Zhao Erlang is also the prototype of the god and demon Erlang in "Journey to the West" and "The Romance of the Gods".
As for the legend of Yang Erlang during the Ming Dynasty, the Erlang God now specifically refers to Zhao Erlang.
Chen Yun blinked and said, "It's okay if you can't find the monsters in the mountains and rivers. Master Hu, tell me where there are more powerful lonely ghosts, and I'll collect them."
Mr. Hu recalled it carefully and said: "I remember that ten miles west of Erlang Temple in Guanjiang, there was a small hill. Just at the junction of Yin and Yang, there was a Yin City, which guarded three hundred brave and capable Yin Gang. Soldiers, because Guan Jiang Erlang loves talents, he has not used thunderous tactics on them. He only wants to recruit his subordinates with gentleness. If you can gather these rampant soldiers before Zhao Erlang, you may be a good help."
Having said this, Mr. Hu shook his head and said, "With your current level of cultivation, it will be difficult to win over these rampant soldiers unless you start a new method."
Chen Yun said, "Isn't it okay if you know how to use thunder?"
Mr. Hu curled his lips and said, "If you want to blow them up, you can use thunder. If you want to recruit them, the only way is to open a forum."
Chen Yun had some idea, "Thank you Mr. Hu for your generous advice."
…
On the other side, Yin City.
This is a gray and desolate land, as if it had just fallen into the night.
There was no grass growing in the soil around him, and even the soil under his feet was a bright red color, which was very terrifying.
There is a small city in front. The wall is thirty to fifty meters long and the height of the city is only two or three meters.
There are not even towers on the city wall, only two small piers.
Four soldiers wearing black armor stood on each side with empty eyes.
The city gate is almost the same, except there are only two soldiers on each side.
The city wall was still covered in terrifying blood like the surrounding soil.
Suddenly, a soldier's pupils on the pier flashed with a strange blood color.
Then it threw the spear in its hand towards a certain ripple in the space.
The next second, a golden light flashed across the ripples, and the spear exploded into pieces.
Immediately, the golden light became stronger and stronger, and a large group of immortal soldiers appeared from it.
The leader among them is a young general.
His appearance is clear and handsome, with lobed ears and shining eyes; he wears a three-mountain flying phoenix hat on his head and a light yellow collar; his gold boots are lined with dragon stockings, and his jade belt is decorated with eight-treasure flowers; he has a slingshot on his waist and a crescent-shaped hand. Holding a three-pointed two-edged spear.
Next to the young general, followed by a large and thin dog as big as a white elephant.
There is also an iron-billed condor standing on the young general's shoulder.
The mount under his crotch is a dragon pony that is all white and unvaried.
The person coming is none other than Erlang Xianshengzhenjun Zhao Erlang!
Behind Zhao Erlang were also followed seven or eight hundred divine generals and divine soldiers with bright silver armor and gleaming weapons.
In addition to a series of subordinate gods, including King Chujiang, King Jinma, King Shengzhong, etc., there are also some grass-headed gods who have not been "established", such as the Seven Saints of Meishan and many grass-headed gods.
The King of Chujiang who serves here is not the King of Chujiang who served as Lord of Yama in the Tenth Palace.
Attendant is an official title. At first, attendants referred to low-level officials, eunuchs, and the like around the emperor. Until the Song Dynasty, attendants gradually became close ministers who could see the emperor at any time. They could be called Hanlin bachelors or six ministers. He is an attendant.
Of course, today it is still a title for officials with small official positions.
That is to say, the name of Attendant King Chujiang sounds deceptive, but in fact it is an attendant god with a relatively minor official position conferred by Heavenly Court to Erlang God, not a great god.
In addition, the "professional title" of Caotou Shen must be mentioned here.
What is the grass-headed god?
The grass-headed gods generally refer to the personal servants, private subordinates and other personal subjects recruited by the shogunate of the superior gods and superior immortals to establish their own houses. All salary, wages and welfare subsidies are settled by the superior gods and superior immortals themselves. Lao Tianting pays for wages, work and food, not to mention the officially established priests and immortal officials in the Tianting system.
In other words, the grass-headed gods are not even self-recruited temporary personnel or labor dispatch workers within the system, but private retainers under the sects of immortal gods such as the feudal officials of the heavenly court, the princes, the leaders of the separatist warlords, etc. They are similar in nature to the Chinese officialdom. The armed forces privately owned by military and political leaders in history usually had a certain degree of personal dependence.
To put it simply, if you are within the territory of Erlang Temple, everyone will recognize you as a god, but if you leave the Erlang Temple, sorry, no one will recognize you as a god.
I saw the attendant King Chujiang leading the van and riding forward, shouting loudly towards the city: "Brothers of the Yin soldiers, today my lord, King Guanjiang Chicheng, came here personally to recruit An'er and others. I hope you brothers can open the city gate wide and join us. The bond of brotherhood.”
A ghostly handsome man in black armor slowly walked out of the city wall. He was tall and handsome, and said loudly: "King Akagi, my three hundred brothers and I are willing to surrender. However, I only have one condition, and that is to let me All the brothers under my command are canonized as Zhengcai in the underworld, otherwise it will be absolutely impossible for them to surrender."
Attendant King Chu Jiang continued to communicate with the other party, "General Ji, if the Battle of the Gods comes, King Chicheng will definitely find positions for the brothers. However, there are many brothers under King Chicheng who have not been canonized. I am afraid it will be difficult for me to promise you for the time being. ."
General Ji was not moved at all, "If we are not allowed to correct the situation in the underworld, even if we perish, we will not be able to surrender to King Chicheng!"
Erlang Shen then said loudly: "Brothers of the Ji family, I have promised every brother under me that if the battle to become gods comes, we will get equal credit. What I want is that every brother will become a god. It is not an errand in the underworld. Maybe if you want each brother to become a god, you will have to go through many dynasties, but is the righteous god not better than the underworld? As long as you are willing to surrender to me and have enough patience, I will definitely let you and three hundred brothers become gods! "
General Ji still refused to agree, "How do we know if you are making an empty promise or if you are sincere? If you can't give us a positive change in the underworld, don't mention the recruitment issue again."
Erlangshen and his subordinates were about to say something more to persuade them to surrender.
Suddenly, the space where Yin City is located ripples.
Erlangshen, General Ji and others all looked towards the ripples, knowing that a monk had broken in.
After a while, a Yin God and a God General whose body was like glass and radiant with sunlight broke into it.
I saw the young man who looked like he was about sixteen or seventeen years old.
He didn't seem to recognize Erlang Shen when he came in. He just raised his hands and saluted in the direction of Yin City, saying, "May I ask if General Ji Xin is here?"
General Ji on the top of the city hugged his fists and saluted, "I am Ji Xin. Who are you, sir?"
Yin Shen said: "I am Chen Chongyong, a disciple of Zhengyang Zhenren in Zhongnan Mountain's Ningyang Cave. I came to Yin City today to persuade the general and all his subordinates to surrender and become my subordinates."
Erlang Shen and his attendants, the King of Chujiang, the Seven Sages of Meishan and other Guanjiang saints, looked at each other and couldn't laugh or cry for a moment.
They never expected that Cheng Yaojin would appear halfway through recruiting An Jixin and his men.
The attendant, King Chu Jiang, frowned slightly and asked Erlang Shendao in a low voice: "My lord, do you want me to negotiate with the other party?"
Erlangshen glanced at Chen Yun and Qin Liang, waved his hand and said: "No, he is a disciple of Zhengyang Zhenren, it is inconvenient to offend them."
The attendant, King Chu Jiang, was a little anxious, "But General Ji Xin and those Yin soldiers are brave and good at fighting. If they can be used by me in Guanjiang Temple, they will definitely shine. What if they are robbed by him?"
Erlang Shen smiled slightly, "He is just a low-level mage, and the general's strength is only equal to that of an average mage. If he only wants to surrender to General Ji Xin, it may not be a problem. Unfortunately, there are three hundred Yin soldiers here, and he definitely does not have the strength to surrender." , Furthermore, even if he can be surrendered, can't we recruit General Ji Xin and his Three Hundred Tribes, so Chen Chong can just use Taoist Priest?"
Attendant King Chu Jiang thought about it, and it made sense.
The Seven Saints of Meishan and the other gods of Guanjiang Temple and Caotou God all nodded.
Yes, today Erlangshen personally went out to recruit people, but General Ji Xin still had no intention of relenting.
Chen Chong couldn't use low-level mages, and his generals weren't particularly strong. How could he recruit Ji Xin?
The attendant, King Chu Jiang, was still a little worried and said, "What if he really has the ability to surrender?"
Erlang Shen blinked and said: "That's true, General Ji Xin will definitely still refuse to surrender. When the time of life and death crisis comes, if I come forward to grant a favor again, I believe Zhengyang Zhenren's disciples will also be willing to let me owe this favor. General Ji Xin and Three Hundred At first glance, I saved them, and maybe the gratitude in my heart will return to me."
Hearing this, the eyes of the attendants, King Chujiang and the Seven Sages of Meishan, all brightened up.
yes.
Rather than keep trying to persuade them to surrender, it would be better to let General Ji Xin and the three hundred Yin soldiers encounter life-threatening danger and then rescue them. This would make the other party grateful and make it easier to recruit them.
As for whether Chen Yun can surrender Ji Xin and the three hundred Yin soldiers, although they think there is little hope, it is still possible. However, even if he surrenders, based on the "iron-bone" posture of Ji Xin and the three hundred Yin soldiers, it is still very possible. It’s hard to recruit.
Therefore, God Erlang and his attendants such as King Chujiang and other servant gods and grass-headed gods were not afraid of Chen Yun snatching the generals. They wanted to sit there and act as good guys and reap the benefits of the fishermen!
(End of chapter)
