With an edict issued by the Nine Heavens Profound Girl, the decades of suffering of the heavenly judges of the Heavenly Court instantly turned into smoke.
Judge Tian is a fifth-grade immortal official with a monthly merit salary of 800, but every time he handles a case, he will accumulate monthly merit rewards.
Master Jie Qing's heart ached in pain, one hundred thousand merits, which he had accumulated over twenty years!
"The Great Master..." Master Jie Qing said in pain: "Is this... too much punishment?"
Jiutian Xuannv said calmly: "Not much, next time it will be one million."
Master Jie Qing was filled with sorrow and fear when he heard this. The Master was very dissatisfied. Master Jie Qing did not dare to complain anymore. Instead, he bowed with a bitter face and said: "Thank you, Master, for punishing me. How dare the Heavenly Court continue to do this?" next time."
"Oh." Jiutian Xuannv was tired of hearing this rhetoric, and just waved her hand casually, and Master Jie Qing quickly stepped aside.
Jiutian Xuannv turned to Lord Wudexing again and said: " Lord Wudexing, is there any vacancy for the position of a fifth-grade immortal official in Heaven?"
Wude Xingjun cupped his hands and said: "I would like to inform you, the Great Envoy, that all the positions of the fifth-grade immortal officials in Heaven are full and there are no vacancies."
Jiutian Xuannv frowned and asked, "Didn't I tell you before that I would leave a fifth-grade position for you?"
Wude Xingjun said with an innocent look: "My Majesty, please forgive me. The Majesty only asked me to leave one vacancy at that time, but did not say when it would be arranged. And none of the positions in Heaven are redundant. If there are few people for a position, it will be It cannot be operated, so I can only arrange for people to go up first..."
Speaking of this, Wude Xingjun also said: "The officials assigned by the minister are all reported to the chief envoy for approval."
Jiutian Xuannv sighed softly and said: "How do I know that the official appointment list reported contains the vacancy I asked you to vacate? Are your ears made of wood? Or is your brain made of wood?"
"I asked you to leave a vacancy. It has its own use. Why do you need to make unnecessary arrangements? There are so many immortal officials in Heaven. Will it stop if one is missing? Could it be that without you, Lord Wude Xing, there will be no one for me?!" Jiutian At the end of Xuannv's words, she scolded him in a very stern tone.
Lord Wudexing was so frightened that he trembled all over. He hurriedly bowed his head and apologized: "This low-ranking official was confused and did not understand the deep meaning of the chief envoy. I beg the chief envoy to punish me."
Jiutian Xuannv took a sip of the spiritual tea, then looked at Wude Xingjun and said: "Go to Tushita Palace by yourself. When Taoist asks about it, just tell me what I said, and let you burn the fire in Tushita Palace for ten years."
"Thank you, my lord, for punishing me." Lord Wudexing accepted the order and said, "I will go now."
After saying that, Wude Xingjun bowed three times and said goodbye, turned around and walked out of Taixuan Hall quickly, and went to Tushita Palace to light the fire.
If Yuan Tiangang was punished to burn fire in Tushita Palace as a kind of protection, then with his status as Wude Xingjun, this is a kind of punishment. However, the gods can bear this kind of punishment. It is not shameful to light a fire for Tao Ancestor.
After Wude Xingjun left, Jiutian Xuannv said to Fang Jian: "Originally, I said I would leave a fifth-grade position for you. Alas, you also saw it..."
"That's great, give me some merit!" Fang Jian thought excitedly.
"However." Jiutian Xuannu changed the topic and said: "Since there is no vacant fifth-grade position, I will assign you a fifth-grade position."
"..." Fang Jian's fiery heart cooled down again, but I want merit now!
At this time, Jiutian Xuannv glanced at Master Jie Qing, and then said: "Fang Jian, come forward and listen."
Fang Jian immediately put away the crispy jasper fan, then quickly walked to the center of the hall and worshiped: "My lord, Fang Jian, listen and appreciate."
Jiutian Xuannv said to Wen Shizhenren, the provincial envoy of Zhi Taixuan, who was below: "Prepare an edict."
Then Jiutian Xuannv looked at Fang Jian and said: "Fang Jian, the god of Duanjie Mountain, has done meritorious service in safeguarding the laws of heaven, has meritorious service in protecting living beings, has meritoriously protected the law and exorcised demons, and has meritoriously conquered on behalf of heaven. I will express his meritorious service as a reward."
"First, give me the name 'Hongqing'. Hong means great. Pure means pure. Hongqing means grand and pure. I hope you live up to this name."
"Second, give Fang Jian the Duanjie Mountain in Xihua Prefecture, Luzhou, Beiju as a dojo. From then on, a person in Duanjie Mountain who should be appointed as an Immortal Official will be selected by Fang Jian and submitted to Taixuan Capital Province for approval."
"Third, Fang Jian restrains himself, abides by the law, and protects the rules of heaven. Therefore, Fang Jian is specially designated as the Judicial God of the Taixuan Division's Heavenly Court and promoted to the fifth-grade Immortal Official."
"This order!"
As Jiutian Xuannu finished speaking, the entire hall fell into silence.
Being given the title 'Hongqing' is a formal honor. From now on, when others call Fang Jian, he can be called 'Zhenren Hongqing'.
Giving the Duanjie Mountain to Fang Jian as a dojo is tantamount to a kind of territorial enfeoffment, especially since he is also allowed to select the immortal officials and priests in the dojo on his own. There is one person in Heaven who is treated like this, and that is Erlang Shen.
Erlang Shen has his own fiefdom, his own ministers, and his own magical soldiers and generals.
There are not many such rewards in heaven, but they are not too coveted. After all, they are awarded to the lower realm. How can the lower realm be as good as the heaven?
Moreover, there are many demons and ghosts in the lower realm. Even if they seal you off, can you hold it? Therefore, this kind of reward is only suitable for fierce men like Erlang Shen who disdain to live in the Heavenly Palace and are full of Taoism, magic power and martial arts.
But the appointment of Judge Tian was a surprise to everyone present, because Judge Tian was not appointed casually and needed to go through a long-term assessment by the Heavenly Court.
Since the establishment of the Heavenly Court, there have been no more than three thousand immortals who have served in the Heavenly Court, and now there are only a dozen or so Heavenly Judges serving in the Heavenly Court, which shows how difficult it is to select.
This is also the reason why Jiutian Xuannv will not easily touch those in the Heavenly Court, because after all, these people are the elites of the Heavenly Court. They can serve anywhere after being released from the Heavenly Court. It is not easy to train them.
After about a cup of tea, Master Jie Qing took the lead to come forward and report: "Great Envoy, Fang Jian has been an official in the Heavenly Court for less than five years, and the Heavenly Judges are all immortal officials with tens of thousands of years of official service. How can you make appointments so casually during the selection process? I'm afraid some people won't accept it!"
"Who is dissatisfied?" Jiutian Xuannv's eyes fell on Master Jie Qing, and then she said to Master Wen Shi: "Go to the Heavenly Court to issue the edict. If anyone is dissatisfied, let him come here to find me."
"According to the order." Master Wen Shi was also a little confused about this appointment. As Master Jie Qing said, Fang Jian's qualifications were too junior.
Even if his performance is very impressive, as long as he is in a place where rules are followed, qualifications are the most important.
However, Master Wen Shi knew the temper of his boss Jiutian Xuannv too well. Once she decided on one thing, it was impossible to change it.
Unless the Jade Emperor and the Four Imperial Gods intervened, this has never happened. Ever since Jiutian Xuannv took charge of Taixuan Capital Province, the Jade Emperor and the Four Imperial Gods have never interfered with Jiutian Xuannv's appointment of immortal officials.
This is still the same principle as before. Since you have appointed a person to do this, then you should not intervene without authorization, otherwise you will break the rules from bottom to top and undermine the authority of heaven.
So after receiving the order, Wen Shi went straight to the Heavenly Court to declare the edict.
After about a stick of incense, Master Wen Shi returned to the Taixuan Hall to resume his life. The Nine Heavens Xuannv asked: "Is there anyone who refuses to accept it?"
Wen Shizhen said: "No, it's just that they have a little doubt in their hearts."
"What doubts?" Jiutian Xuannv asked.
Master Wen Shi said: "They are worried that Master Hongqing's origins are unknown and his roots are not clear. Entering the Heavenly Court may damage the majesty of Heavenly Law."
After hearing this, Jiutian Xuannv immediately laughed. After she finished laughing, she said to Master Jie Qing: "Go back to the Heavenly Court and tell them that Fang Jian's roots and origins are endorsed by the Jade Emperor and me. There is no need to worry about this.”
Master Jie Qing was immediately surprised when he heard this. He subconsciously glanced at Fang Jian next to him and secretly thought that this person really had a good background. He could even have the Jade Emperor and the Great Envoy to endorse him.
You must go back and tell other fellow Taoists about this matter, lest they make big mistakes out of impulse.
So Master Jie Qing bowed and accepted the order: "I obey the order!"
As Master Jie Qing left, Jiutian Xuannv asked Fang Jian again: "Fang Jian, are you dissatisfied with such a reward?"
When Fang Jian heard this, he immediately raised his head and said in a loud voice: "Your Majesty Fang Jian accepts the order and thanks the great envoy for the reward!"
