The establishment of the spiritual platform was quite smooth.
Ji Chang did not force people to work, nor did he let people work for free.
The principle is that anyone who wants to work can come and they will be paid every day they work.
The response from the people of Xiqi was quite enthusiastic.
In less than a month, the spiritual platform was built.
This spiritual platform is two feet high and is laid out in three directions.
There are Bagua combined with Yin and Yang on the top, and Jiugong Dinglong and Tiger on the bottom.
There are images of heaven and earth on the left and right, the meaning of monarch and ministers on the front and rear, the shapes of the four seasons on the four corners, and the atmosphere of wind and cloud around it.
On this platform, the sky and the heart correspond to the four seasons. On the bottom, the earth and household belong to the five elements. In the middle, people's wishes are good and the weather is smooth. (The description of the spiritual platform is quoted from "The Romance of the Gods".)
After the spiritual platform is built.
Ji Chang ordered another pool to be built.
It means the harmony of water and fire.
After the memorial platform and pool were built, there was naturally a celebration.
Ji Chang and all the civil and military officials held a banquet on the mourning platform, where the emperor and his ministers enjoyed themselves together. Of course, ordinary people are not qualified to enjoy it together.
After the banquet, it was getting late and there was no time to return to Bohou Mansion.
Ji Chang rested temporarily on the spiritual platform for a night.
In the evening, at the third watch.
Ji Chang dreamed of a tiger with a white forehead and two wings flying towards Ji Chang's bed. Ji Chang hurriedly called for someone, only to hear a loud noise and flames shooting into the sky. He woke up suddenly and broke into a sweat.
The next day.
Ji Chang called San Yisheng, told him about the dream, and asked about the good or bad luck.
At this time, Ji Chang also forgot that he could tell fortunes.
Or, fortune telling cannot interpret dreams? Not sure here.
"Your Majesty, this dream is very auspicious. Your Majesty will be blessed with pillars of ministers and great virtuous people." San Yisheng said with a smile.
"How can I see it?"
"In the past, Emperor Gaozong of the Shang Dynasty once had a flying bear dreaming about him, and he later gained virtuous ministers. Today, the king dreams about a winged tiger, which is similar to a flying bear, and he also sees fire shooting into the sky. The West belongs to gold, and real gold will become a great weapon after being forged by fire. This is A sign of prosperity for the Zhou Dynasty." San Yisheng interpreted the dream well, which made Ji Chang very happy.
Ji Chang's dream happened to happen to Jiang Ziya.
From then on, Ji Chang began to visit wise people.
...
Let's say that Jiang Ziya left Chaoge and arrived in Xiqi.
Live in seclusion near Xiqi City.
Sometimes I meditate and practice, sometimes I fish by the river.
Time passed quietly.
Jiang Ziya was not impatient and waited patiently.
This day.
Jiang Ziya was fishing by the river.
A woodcutter passed by singing.
The woodcutter often passes by here and often sees Jiang Ziya fishing here.
This time, for some reason, he actually put down the firewood and talked to Jiang Ziya: "My husband, I often see you fishing here. You and I are like a story."
Jiang Ziya asked curiously: "What kind of story is it like?"
"Q&A with the fisherman and the woodcutter," said the woodcutter.
"The Questions and Answers of Fishermen and Woodcutter" is an allusion and an ancient song. The tune was first recorded in the Ming Dynasty.
"The Romance of the Gods" was written by a writer from the Ming Dynasty. It is quite interesting that the term "Qiao Qiao Qiao" is used here.
The woodcutter chatting with Jiang Ziya was Wu Ji. He is a young man, quite tall and looks quite strong. He will take Jiang Ziya as his teacher in the future.
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Today, he and Jiang Ziya chatted. Jiang Ziya looked at Wu Ji's face and knew that Wu Ji would kill people when he entered the city today, so he told Wu Ji.
Wu Ji naturally didn't believe it. He was a good man and never fought. How could he kill someone?
He scolded Jiang Ziya and left.
As a result, when Wu Ji entered the city, he happened to meet Ji Chang going to Lingtai.
There were many civil and military guards around Ji Chang, and the road was narrow. Wu Ji had to give way. He carried firewood on his shoulders and hurriedly avoided Ji Chang's group. He accidentally dropped one end of the firewood and the load deflected, unexpectedly killing Ji Chang. Chang's bodyguard.
Although it was a manslaughter, he still killed someone.
Killing for life is a matter of course, and Wu Ji cannot escape death.
But manslaughter, extenuating circumstances, may not lead to death.
Ji Chang had something to do and couldn't take care of Wu Ji, so he made a prison and imprisoned Wu Ji, and then continued to Lingtai.
The reason why Ji Chang dared to draw the ground as a prison was because no one dared to escape.
Why doesn't anyone dare to escape?
It's because Ji Chang has an innate ability to calculate. No matter who runs away or where he runs, he can figure it out, and then catch him and get a higher ranking.
Therefore, no one dared to escape after a long time.
Wu Ji sat on the ground and burst into tears.
There is still an old woman in his family who has no one to support him. If he dies, his old mother will not survive.
At this time, Xiao Sheng's clone was eating noodles at a nearby noodle shop and thought to himself: "This must be the origin of the allusion of painting the ground as a prison. At this time, Jiang Ziya was already fishing by the Weishui River with a straight hook. As the saying goes, 'Jiang Taigong fishes for those who wish to take the bait.' Ji Chang should be taking the bait soon.”
Xiao Sheng's clone has been in Xiqi for a few days.
During the construction of the spiritual platform, he also watched.
The common people have no complaints about the construction of the spiritual platform.
Any kind of construction in ancient times would usually waste people and money.
Ji Chang did a good job in construction and was not scolded by the people.
In "The Romance of the Gods", King Zhou built a deer platform, which wasted people and money, caused countless casualties, and was reviled by all the people.
Now, due to Xiao Sheng's reasons, the three demons did not dare to ask for the construction of a deer platform, nor did they invite the little demon to the Lutai banquet. Naturally, they did not cause any fatal disaster.
There are blessings and misfortunes here that are unpredictable.
The spiritual platform built by Ji Chang will be used as a place to confer gods in the future, and a list of canonized gods will be hung.
Ji Chang's popularity is still very high in Xiqi.
The common people praised Jichang for his benevolence. However, I don’t know what the real history is.
Xiao Sheng did not go to Jiang Ziya. He planned to wait quietly in Xiqi City and slowly wait for the start of the Conferred God War. When the time comes, play it by ear.
"I wonder, will Zhao Gongming be invited down the mountain by Wen Zhong this time?"
"Probably not. Many things have been made clear. Zhao Gongming shouldn't make the same mistakes again, right?"
Xiao Sheng finished eating the noodles and walked away, ignoring Wuji's business.
That Wuji was the bait under Jiang Ziya.
It was a friendly exchange with Ji Chang, so that Ji Chang could not look down on Jiang Ziya.
There are many interactions between courtiers and lords in history.
This is the case with Zhuge Liang and Liu Bei.
...
Jinji Ridge.
A rocky mountain.
"Uncle Master, I'm here to bother you." Xiao Sheng came.
"It turns out that Xiao Sheng is here. Please sit down quickly." Empress Shiji greeted her hurriedly. It was quite grateful to Xiao Sheng. Since coming to Xiqi, it has done a lot of good deeds and accumulated a lot of merit.
When I practice cultivation, I feel refreshed and have gained a lot more insights than before. I am not far away from attaining enlightenment.
"Uncle Master, how are you here?"
"Okay, everything is fine. A few days ago, I met Xibohou by chance. He..." Empress Shiji briefly told about Ji Chang.
"Uncle Master, when Xibohou returns to Xiqi, I'm afraid it's not far from the Western Zhou Dynasty's expedition to the merchants."
"Yes, it has been several years since Biyou Palace talked about the canonization of gods, and it should have started." The conferring of gods made Empress Shiji feel quite unhappy. Before, Master Taiyi plotted against it and almost caused its death in the hands of Master Taiyi.
Now, the Conferred God War is about to begin, and when the time comes, no one knows what will happen.
"Uncle Master, do you want to leave here?" Xiao Sheng means that the war is about to begin, and Jinji Ridge will also become a battlefield. Should Empress Shiji escape in advance?
Empress Shiji thought for a while, "No need for the moment. I provide stones to refugees for free here. I have gained a lot of merit over the years and I still want to stay here." It is not far away from attaining enlightenment. It wants to wait until it attains enlightenment. leave.
"Uncle Master, I will also live in seclusion here for a few days."
"Of course, I will let the boy build a stone house for you."
...
Let's say that Wu Ji cried loudly, which attracted San Yisheng.
After San Yisheng asked about the situation, he asked Wu Ji to go home, let Wu Ji settle down with his mother, and come back to accept the crime in the autumn.
Wu Ji went home and told his mother the whole story.
The old lady said, "I'm afraid that old fisherman is not an expert. Go and ask for help quickly."
Wu Ji asked Jiang Ziya how to avoid the death penalty and worshiped Jiang Ziya as his teacher.
half year later.
One day.
San Yisheng didn't see Wu Ji coming back to claim the crime, and thought Wu Ji was a treacherous person and ran away.
He asked Ji Chang to use his innate calculations to calculate where Wu Ji was.
Ji Chang calculated and found that Wu Ji was dead.
This was of course a miscalculation, and Ji Chang was deceived by Jiang Ziya.
In this fight, Jiang Ziya won.
After that, a few days passed.
When Ji Chang saw Wu Ji again, he realized that Wu Ji had lied to him. Through questioning, he also learned that Jiang Ziya was the great sage he had been looking for for a long time.
Ji Chang visited Jiang Ziya several times and finally got Jiang Ziya's support.
Jiang Ziya finally caught Ji Chang.
