Taishang Yuling Palace, Mingzhi Palace.
The general who was ordered to investigate from the lower world returned to the Mingzhi Hall. He presented a brief booklet and a spiritual mirror to Sun Wukong, and said: "To the Holy Buddha Emperor, the general has gone to the Xiangjiang River to investigate clearly. What the Xiangjiang Water God said is true. This is the account book of the Xiangjiang River Water Mansion and the confession of the Xiangjiang Demon Cultivator. Please consult the Holy Buddha Emperor."
When Sun Wukong heard this, he immediately scanned the book in his hand with his spiritual mind, and then showed the spiritual mirror. Inside it was the general who was investigating the spiritual shadows of the demon cultivators in the Xiangjiang River.
"Xiangjiang Water God, it seems that it is indeed what you said." Sun Wukong said.
Mrs. Xiang immediately bowed and said, "I am the water god of the Xiangjiang River, and I dare not slack off for the welfare of the creatures on both sides of the Xiangjiang River."
Sun Wukong nodded, but then Erlang Shen said: "Who is the master of Xiangxiang Pavilion?"
Li Hong hurriedly responded, bowed his head and said, "Little fairy Li Hong, pay your respects to the Rensheng Emperor."
Erlang Shen said: "Submit all the account books from the day Xiangxiang Pavilion was opened to today."
At this moment, Mrs. Xiang could no longer remain calm. She suddenly raised her head and looked at Li Hong, who was also dripping with cold sweat.
At this time, a general had already walked up to Li Hong and looked at her with majestic eyes.
Li Hong swallowed hard, then took out the account book from the Sumeru magic weapon with trembling hands, and handed it to the general with trembling hands.
The general stretched out his hand to take the account book and jade book, then turned around and flew directly to Erlang Shen's throne, and presented the account book in his hand to Erlang Shen.
After Erlang Shen took over the account book, he just scanned it with his spiritual thoughts and immediately came to the conclusion: "Xiangjiang Water God, your Xiangxiang Pavilion has made a total of 34 million jade from selling these obscene things over the years, of which 8 million have been paid back. They are not sold in Tianhefang, and according to the account books of your Xiangjiang Water Mansion, the total amount of robbery jade you have distributed to Xiangjiang demon cultivators over the years is only nine million."
Mrs. Xiang defended: "This is a small half of the robbery jade given to them. I only keep the other half to run the Xiangjiang Water Mansion."
Erlang Shen did not listen to her excuse, but directly asked Jian He: "Jian He, Prime Minister, what should we do with these spiritual shadows sold in the old law?"
When Jian He heard the words, he immediately bowed and said, "Thank you, Holy Emperor Qi Ren, there are no regulations regarding such spiritual shadows in the old laws, but there are provisions in the old laws. If the immortals spread obscene things to the mortal world, Then he will be severely punished according to the laws of heaven."
Hearing this, Mrs. Xiang's delicate body trembled and she hurriedly worshiped: "Holy Emperor Qi, the little god has not been spread to the world, it is only sold to monks. Moreover, even if the spiritual mirror falls into the hands of mortals, they It’s also useless.”
Jian He paid homage to Erlang God and said, "Thank you, Holy Emperor, the Xiangjiang River Water God said it is true. Most of the laws in the old laws and regulations of heaven do not involve the mortal world. The only laws in heaven that completely involve the mortal world are the laws of the underworld." .”
"What does Jian He, Prime Minister, mean that among the old laws, there is no law that can clearly convict Xiangxiang Pavilion?" Erlang Shen asked.
Jian He said: "Back to Emperor Rensheng, Xiangxiang Pavilion cannot punish crimes by law, but it can be punished morally. There is a clear provision in the old laws that immortal officials in heaven are not allowed to do anything that insults the power of heaven. Xiangxiang Pavilion made and Selling this evil spirit shadow to a monk is already a violation of this law."
When Erlang Shen heard this, he immediately nodded with satisfaction, and then he stopped talking.
At this time, Sun Wukong took over Erlang Shen's words and said: "Sentence according to the law."
Jian He bowed and said: "I will obey the law."
Then Jian He turned around and said to Mrs. Xiang: "The Water God of the Xiangjiang River, as an immortal official in the heaven, you make and sell evil spirits, which is an insult to the power of heaven. I am the Prime Minister of the Taiyi Thunder Department of the Ministry of Thunder, and I serve as the god of heaven. The decree of the Chief Photographer of the Jade Mansion has made a judgment on you: Immediately close the Xiangxiang Pavilion and never reopen it, remove all those who participated in the production of spiritual shadows, destroy all completed but unsold spiritual shadows, and confiscate all illegal gains. Jade. You must not commit the crime again in the future. If you do it again, you will be severely punished according to the old laws and regulations."
Upon hearing this verdict, Mrs. Xiang's beautiful face immediately lost its luster, and the hope in her eyes was instantly shattered. She fell directly to the ground, staring blankly at the ground paved with Yunxiao Jade.
Then Jian He said to the loose immortals: "Although you were injured by Master Lingxia Xuanjing, you made rude remarks before. Now Master Lingxia Xuangjing has been punished. You should learn this lesson and you must not do anything to him again in the future." When people say evil things to you, you should make more good connections."
There is really no way to punish these loose immortals. Although they have dirty mouths, it is Cen Biqing who beats people. Although there is a causal relationship, Jian He really has no basis for it.
When Fang Jian was in charge of Tian Tiao before, severe punishments or "double punishment" were all intended to punish those who had the ability to avoid Tian Tiao's punishment. They were no other expedient measures.
But if we really want to strictly 'dispose according to the law', it is as simple as that. If there is a basis, we will punish. If there is no basis, we will not punish.
When the immortals heard this, they immediately felt as if they had received an amnesty. They quickly came forward and bowed and said, "I will follow the instructions of the Prime Minister carefully. From now on, I will cultivate my mind and speech. I will never dare to offend others at will."
Jian He nodded lightly, then raised his hand and waved: "Go."
Then he called a heavenly general and asked the heavenly general to send these loose immortals out of Nantianmen to wherever they should go.
But they had a chance this time. Not everyone can come to Heaven. Except for the immortals enshrined by Heaven, those who can come here are either rewarded for their merits, a one-day trip to Immortal Immortal Platform, or Lei Ze The prison includes room and board.
As a Sanxian in the True Immortal Realm, he came to Heaven once, and after meeting Emperor Hongqing, he was able to return with all his hair and tail intact. This was enough to boast for ten years.
Soon, the Tianhefang Yaochi Tianjie Inspection Department and the heavenly soldiers were dispatched to demolish the Xiangxiang Pavilion in full view of the public.
The Taixuan Bureau and the Broadcasting Department under the Lingying General Bureau continued to follow up and report on the matter. For a time, the entire world of Jamfu was filled with sighs of regret.
"Didn't I say that the background of Xiangxiang Pavilion is the official of Heaven? Will it be demolished even if it has such a background?"
"Didn't you hear the decree of the Chief Photographer of the Divine Thunder Jade Mansion? That is one of the Four Emperors of Lingxiao. Apart from the Great Heavenly Lord and the Five Emperors, is there anyone with a greater background than the Four Emperors of Lingxiao in the Heavenly Court now?"
"Oh, it's a pity that we will never see the female Bodhisattva again."
"I suddenly had an idea."
"Oh? What do you think?"
"Fellow Taoist, come here and let me talk to you in detail."
In Taishang Yuling Palace, only Fang Jian and four others were left again. Jian He had already taken the Xiangjiang Water God back to the Lei Department to be punished and confiscated.
After the Xiangxiang Pavilion incident, Fang Jian and the others discussed and decided to enact the first Immortal Official Code of the "Tian Tiao".
"Everyone who has authority, priesthood, and Taoist achievements in the Heavenly Court is an Immortal Official in the Heavenly Court. All Immortal Officials must strictly abide by the rules of heaven and must not act or speak recklessly, destroy Taoism, destroy morality, or blaspheme the power of Heaven. Violators will be punished with thunder whips from light to serious. , deprived of the priesthood of Daoguo, and sentenced to imprisonment in Leize Prison."
Fang Jian holds the "Treasure of Heaven's Way" in his hand, and has opened the Treasure of Heaven's Way to the chapter of "Treasure of Heaven". This is the place where the law of heaven is specially decreed. At this time, there is only the word "Treasure of Heaven" on the chapter. Everything below is blank.
This is because the original law of heaven has been abolished, so now it needs to be re-established. Now, as long as Fang Jian is willing, he can write "Pineapples grow on the winter melon vine" and it will immediately become a law of heaven. If that winter melon grows on the vine, it will immediately become a law of heaven. If a winter melon comes out, then this winter melon vine is considered a violation of heaven.
After Fang Jian read out the above law, he said to Erlang Shen, Nezha and Sun Wukong: "After discussion, this law has been officially decreed as the first law of "Tian Tiao·Xianguan Law". Is there anything you want to add?”
Erlang Shen pondered for a moment and said: "There is nothing to add to this article for the time being, let's leave it as it is."
Nezha shook his head and said, "That's it."
Sun Wukong said: "It's not like we can only decree this one. If there is anything that needs to be supplemented in the future, we can just decree other rules to complete them."
"Okay." Fang Jian nodded slightly, and immediately activated his magic power, took control of the authority, and enshrined this law under the "Tian Tiao·Xianguan Law" in the treasure of heaven.
At the moment when the decree of Tiantiao was decreed, the mysterious light flowed on the treasure of Tiandao, and the secret of heaven was full. Soon the secret of heaven appeared in the world. At the same time, all the major clerical departments in heaven appeared on the jade law and gold medals dedicated to Tiantiao. The first heavenly law decreed just now.
Then Fang Jian put away the Heavenly Dao Treasure Box, and then said to Erlang Shen and the others: "At the next court meeting, I will first make adjustments to the existing regulations of the Heavenly Court, and now divide the gods and immortal systems in the regulations."
"Oh?" The three of them looked slightly surprised when they heard this. However, this matter was not jointly controlled by the four emperors of Lingxiao, but by Fang Jian, so they could only understand it but could not interfere.
Fang Jian said: "I want to divide the heavenly immortal system into five levels: the great emperor, the emperor, the god, the righteous god, and the immortal official."
Erlangshen and the other three looked at each other, and then Nezha asked: "What about the original ninth-grade to super-grade grades?"
Fang Jian said: "Grades are only used in the Immortal Official System. Adjustments must also be made to cancel the three grades of Eighth Grade, Ninth Grade, and Super Grade. From now on, the minimum will be Seventh Grade and the highest will be First Grade. A first-grade Immortal Official is an Immortal Official. The top of the system, upwards, is the ‘righteous god’ of heaven.”
Speaking of this, Fang Jian added: "The gods of the land, rivers, mountains, kitchens, door gods, wandering gods, city gods, and the underworld have all entered the ranks of the righteous gods. At the same time, the heaven must grant the 'right gods' their divine powers. Handle, the power of Shinto."
Seeing the doubtful expressions on the faces of Erlang Shen and the others, Fang Jian had no choice but to explain: "From now on, the gods of heaven will be gods of natural rules with their own divine authority. For example, if it is the god of earth, then he will have other powers. The divine power and authority related to the land in the territory under his jurisdiction. If it is a water god, then he has the divine power and authority related to the water in the territory under his jurisdiction. The same is true for the mountain god, and whether it is the land, water god, or mountain god, once he becomes a regular God can control the mighty power of natural rules in the territory under his jurisdiction that is consistent with his authority."
In simple terms, although the god mentioned by Fang Jian is still in human form, the power he controls is the natural force in the territory under his jurisdiction that is consistent with his divine position.
The land god can control the power of the land in the territory under his jurisdiction. As long as he is not a Daluo Jinxian who has transcended nature, theoretically if you want to "escape" on the territory of a certain land god, it depends on the mood of the land god. .
Of course, those monks who are in the realm of true immortals and above don't care about this. After all, who can fly in the sky, who would escape to the earth?
Hearing Fang Jian's explanation, Erlang Shen was a little stunned and said: "In this case, every time the Heavenly Court confers a righteous god in the future, even if it is the God of Earth, a large amount of resources will be used to enhance his Taoist realm." Because only the Taoist realm reaches a certain level. Only then can you master some of the power of natural rules.
Fang Jian smiled faintly and did not answer the question. As long as he has the 'God List', even if he directly makes a mortal a god of earth, he can instantly control the natural regulating power of his authority.
"Also," Fang Jian said, "I want to find a place for them to retire to some emperors who do not have the actual authority in heaven, but whose status is extremely respected."
Hearing this, Erlang Shen and the other two people opened their eyes wide and looked at Fang Jian in shock. Nezha even asked directly: "What do you mean? Your words are a bit scary, I didn't understand."
Fang Jian smiled and said: "What I mean is that some emperors who do not have the actual authority of Tianzhu should not participate in other court meetings except for the great court meetings hosted by the Great Heavenly Lord. They should live in peace and practice in the dojo. Strive to achieve Daluo Jinxian as soon as possible and add to my strength in heaven."
After hearing this, Nezha finally breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I thought you were going to destroy them all."
Erlangshen said with some worry: "Will just doing this cause opposition from those emperors?"
Fang Jian said: "There is nothing to object to. For example, the five elders of the five directions have never held the actual power of heaven, but they come to every small court meeting. Nothing happens when they come. They don't even say a word. In fact, they don't want to come in their hearts. So I am going to choose a new dojo for them and let them live and practice in the new dojo, so that they can attain the great path as soon as possible."
"But this is part of the restructuring of Heavenly Court and has nothing to do with you." Fang Jian said.
Erlang Shen and the other three nodded, and then Fang Jian said, "Do you have anything else to discuss? If not, let's break up the meeting."
"Dismissed, dismissed," Nezha said.
Erlang Shen and Sun Wukong also nodded and said, "Then let's end today's meeting."
Then everyone left Taishang Yuling Palace and returned to their respective imperial palaces. After Fang Jian returned to his Taisu Palace, he called Hei Haier over and said to him: "Go to Baicao Courtyard to visit on my behalf." Fairy Qing, tell her that it is not convenient for me to go to see her in person right now, and I will go back to Duanjie Mountain to visit her in the future."
Hei Haier bowed and said, "Yes, Master."
Fang Jian thought for a while and then said: "When you come back, bring Hei Dan over to me. I have something to say to him, so go ahead."
Hei Haier sang and accepted the order, then left Taisu Palace and went to Baicao Courtyard.
Fang Jian began to plan his next business schedule:
First, in the upcoming Xiaochao meeting, we should take the first step to reorganize the Heavenly Court and establish the five-level system of 'Great Emperor, Emperor, God, Righteous God, and Immortal Official', laying the foundation for the return of the subsequent list of gods.
Second, arrange those emperors who have high status but do not hold real power, as well as all kinds of miscellaneous matters in heaven at the small court meeting.
Third, after arranging these things, leave the heavenly affairs to Erlang Shen and the others, and then you can set off to find the 'Feng Shen Bang'.
(There is only this chapter tonight, I’m really sorry. I know you feel a little watery about the last two chapters. That’s because the book has entered the later stages and the protagonist has reached this position. It is indeed a bit difficult to write and the plot has not been found yet. The entry point. Especially since the calamity has just ended and there is no conflict plot, I can't let Fang Jian use the identity of 'Emperor Hongqing' to pretend to be a pig and eat a tiger and get slapped in the face, right? That would not be good. So tomorrow For the first chapter, I will try my best to ensure the quality of the content while ensuring the normal amount of updates. Thank you everyone for your support. Alas, it is really difficult to write in the later stage. It is a bit stressful and I am pulling my hair.)
