On the altar, the statue of God of Thunder shines brightly. The originally stiff plastic paint gradually became natural, and the originally stiff edges and corners gradually became softer. The eyes of the statue flashed with luster, like thunder at night, and the clay statue seemed to gradually become more natural. It came to life, with a pair of eyes staring straight down, showing terrifying majesty.
"Who called me?" It was a thunderous voice that echoed in the temple. It felt like thunder in my ears.
The calico cat had hid behind the Taoist's legs, with only half of its head and one eye exposed, quietly observing with its eyes wide open.
I saw the Taoist standing below, bowing his hands to the altar: "I'd like to invite you."
"A Taoist priest..." Zhou Lei Gong narrowed his eyes slightly, as if he was offended, and said in a deep voice: "Which sect are you from? Who do you learn from? You are so rude! You don't even offer a stick of incense when you ask to see the gods. What?"
"Lei Gong misunderstood. I was just walking outside without bringing incense with me. It was not intentionally rude. My surname is Song Mingyou. I am the 30th generation descendant of Fulong Temple in Yinyang Mountain. I learned from Taoist Taoist Daoxing." Song You was respectful and paused. , and said,
"But the master is still here. If Lei Gong wants to ask clearly, he can go to Yinyang Mountain in Lingquan County to look for her." These thirty generations are counted from the inheritance of Fulong Temple, but not from the existence of Fulong Temple. rise.
It was only halfway through the inheritance of Fulong Temple that someone founded Taoism, and then a founder got the idea and built Fulong Temple on Yin Yang Mountain. Later, many lazy ancestors relied on it to make a living.
Speaking of which, the inheritance of Fulong Temple is not only longer than Tiangong, but also longer than Taoism.
"Yin Yang Mountain Fulong Temple..." Zhou Lei Gong's eyes gradually narrowed, but he was not afraid: "It turns out that he is the successor of Fulong Temple, but the successor of Fulong Temple shouldn't be so rude, right? I, the God of Lei Bu, I'm afraid you won't make it!" He lowered his gaze again, staring at half of the calico cat's head and one eye.
"Brush!" The calico cat quickly hid.
"Where did this little kitten demon come from? There is still a bit of fragrance in it, but it is an evil priest in a mountain temple? Did you catch this wild god in the mountains today and send it to me?" The calico cat hid tightly, determined Don't show off.
"Lei Gong, it's better not to scare the children." The Taoist looked at Lei Gong and said, "Does Lei Gong know that there is a frog god by the lake? But there is no wild god who can be conferred by the imperial court and not recognized by the heavenly palace."
"So what about the wild gods?" Lei Gong frowned and stared at him: "Gods come from humans, and the people are willing to sacrifice them. As long as the toad doesn't make any mistakes, it's just for no reason, so why should I spend more energy on him?"
"How can Thunder Lord be so tolerant of wild gods?"
"Among the gods in the sky, don't you know how many of them received incense first and then were enshrined?"
"That's it." Song You smiled. It sounds like this Zhou Lei Gong and those wild gods who have not been enshrined in obscene temples will be arrested and punished as soon as they see evil sacrifices in temples. The gods and Taoists who are eager to safeguard the power of the righteous gods have different ideas.
This is more in line with Song You's thoughts. One-size-fits-all measures are either helpless or lazy. Song You paused for a moment, then continued: "Speaking of which, when I came here last year, this frog god was doing his job. But when I passed by the lake again this year, I found that he had used other methods. I wonder if Lei Gong knew about it. ?”
"It turns out that I'm here to ask questions." Zhou Leigong immediately knew the purpose of his visit, but his face remained calm and his voice was like thunder: "Your descendants of Fulongguan have been traveling all over the world for generations. Don't you know how big the world is? Is it possible that when every wild mountain god does something evil, I have to know immediately?"
"I don't mean that."
"If you have anything to say, please say it."
"I know that the power of the gods is actually limited. I just heard that the Jingdao Lake God has sent messages to the higher authorities twice, but I didn't take it seriously. Secondly, the newly built temple of the Frog God is just two miles in front of the Lei Gong Temple. Even if it wasn't Blocked by houses and village trees, you can see it standing in front of Lei Gong Temple, and this Pingzhou is the birthplace of Lei Gong, I think, is he a little too disrespectful to Lei Gong?"
"..." Zhou Lei Gong's face didn't look very good. The statue of the god is originally a clay sculpture, and it is blocked by the temple wall. The vision of the god is limited, and the power of the god is also limited. How can he know everything about the demons and chaos in the world?
It's just that if the frog god really caused trouble and built the temple next to him, he, the famous god of thunder among the people, didn't notice it at the first time. It really shouldn't have been done, it was really derelict in his duty, and it was really embarrassing.
At this time, the Taoist asked again: "What do you think of Lei Gong?"
"I am the righteous God of the Thunder Department. The fact that Jingdao Lake God's report was not taken seriously is neither my problem nor something I can control. However, the Frog God is indeed my fault." The name of Thunder God in the temple The sound was much quieter, but it still sounded like thunder.
"However, this is just the opinion of Zuxia's family. The specifics are yet to be found out by the God, and then he will be convicted and punished according to the laws of heaven!"
"Lei Gong Zhou is indeed upright and upright."
“I don’t know where the steps come from?”
"Come from Yizhou."
"When did you go down to the mountains to travel? How many states have you traveled to?"
"About two years ago, I traveled to three states."
"When I have time, I should go to the northern border and take a look. The war in the world has just stopped there. Thousands of miles have been devastated. Ten rooms are empty. Demons are dancing wildly. Big monsters are killing people. Maybe it can give me a different feeling..." Zhou Lei Gong paused.
"You may also know why I, the God of Thunder, can no longer see the wild gods of the mountains so close to me."
"It's like this..." Such words really misunderstood him. I don’t know if it’s true or not, so I’ll believe it for now. Then admit it if you are wrong.
"Then I misunderstood Mr. Lei and was rude to Mr. Lei. Please forgive me." Song You smiled and held his hands.
"In this case, it's better not to delay Lei Gong for such a trivial matter. I'll just do it for you."
"Stay in your position, do your duty, and don't dare to trouble your feet." Zhou Lei Gong said, his figure gradually returned to a statue, leaving only his voice,
"I just ask you to remember to burn some sticks of incense for me if you have anything to do with me in the future."
"Walk slowly..." Soon there was only one clay statue left in front of him. Song You stood there and pondered for a long time. Only then did the calico cat come back to his senses. He grabbed Song You's trousers with his claws and looked up at him: "Is that Thunder Lord?"
"yes."
"So fierce!"
"If you don't do anything wrong, don't be afraid of them."
"Well..." How can any goblin or ghost not be afraid of Thunder God?
"Let's go." One person and one cat walked out of the temple. Not far away, I heard several muffled sounds. Turning around, I saw a bolt of lightning from the blue. Huge lightnings sounded one after another on the lakeside. They were probably destroying all the temples of the Frog God, and frightened the aquatic people in the lake and the wild animals in the mountains.
Song You seemed to see a god carrying a toad, and the figure disappeared in an instant. Zhou Lei Gong, formerly known as Zhou Kangbo, was born two hundred years ago. He was originally from Pingzhou and served as the chief catcher in Pingdu.
In the later years of Taizu of this dynasty, the public security in Changjing was chaotic, and there were many people who bullied others. Gu Shou, who was the prime minister at the time, once served as the magistrate of Pingzhou. He was not used to the chaos in Changjing and the arrests and arrests did nothing. He also knew that Zhou Kangbo, the leader of Pingdu, was arrested. He was upright and upright, so he transferred Zhou Kangbo to the position of chief arrester in Changjing. At that time, Dayan had almost no operation to transfer officials from one place to another.
Later, Zhou Kangbo was indeed upright, not afraid of power, and acted impartially. He offended countless people, punished countless bullies and officials, and eliminated countless underground evil forces. It is said that he even captured the evil spirits and ghosts wandering in Changjing City. Many came out, and anyone who had harmed others was killed on the street, and the public security in Changjing was finally brought under control.
In the end, it was said that he was killed in a vendetta. The people of Changjing were grateful for his selflessness and impartiality in punishing evil people, so they worshiped him as the God of Thunder.
Later, someone published some storytelling scripts, in which he played a lot of roles, so people from all over the country knew his name. As his fame increased, his popularity also increased. Now, his statues and temples in Dayan are probably more numerous than those in the Lei Department. There are more chief officers.
When I saw it today, it certainly lived up to its reputation. But this is still not the case. Raibu Masami was busy with the troubled demons in the north, so it was understandable that he ignored this place for a while.
But a small toad spirit occupying the Frog Temple does not have to be dealt with by the God of Leibu. The God of Jingdao Lake reported it to the Tiangong twice but did not take it seriously. In more than two months, this efficiency is higher than The human court is even lower.
Is it possible that all the gods who can subdue demons have gone to the north to subjugate and eliminate demons? If I don’t understand enough, I won’t think too much about it.
Song You continued to walk forward, but he thought of the frog god again.
The underworld and reincarnation preached by "Tiao Zhu". It's also somewhat interesting. Perhaps thousands of years later, when future generations listen to ancient myths, they will feel that the system is relatively complete, but now is still the time when the system of gods is gradually becoming more complete.
Taoism was born thousands of years ago. The Heavenly Palace existed only eight hundred years ago. Two hundred years ago, the Lord of the Heavenly Palace was not the Red Gold Emperor, and he may not still be the same two hundred years later.
The gods of the Heavenly Palace are also gradually improving. As of now, there is neither hell nor reincarnation. However, in recent decades, there have been folk legends about the underworld and reincarnation. This is actually influenced by many aspects. Song You has heard people talk about it many times.
This frog god
When the "Temple Blessing" consolidated the faith of the Frog God, he specifically brought up the underworld and reincarnation. If he hadn't done it spontaneously, there would be a lot of room for thinking - could it be someone in heaven or on earth trying to rely on the people? Faith condenses the underworld?
Song You walked while thinking. We will stay by the lake tonight. In the middle of the night, he saw the Jingdao Lake God who had conquered all sentient beings visit him again. He saluted him and said, "I have met the Taoist Master."
"I'm so polite."
"Thank you, Taoist Master." Mirror God said,
"I just asked the Taoist Master for help last night. Today, the 'frog god' was punished by Mr. Lei. I'm here to express my gratitude."
"That was done by Zhou Lei Gong. I can't even count as a supervisor, but I just reminded you. How dare you pretend to claim this credit?" Song You thought that she probably didn't dare to go to Zhou Lei Gong to express her gratitude, so she also Don't thank Lei Gong of Zhou without saying thank you.
"I should still thank the Taoist Priest. If the Taoist Priest hadn't been so powerful and invited Lei Gong, how could this matter have been solved so easily?"
"I have some doubts. I wonder if the Mirror God can answer them."
"Master Taoist, please speak."
"This kind of thing is the responsibility of the God of Thunder. But when I talked to Zhou Lei Gong before leaving, I heard that Zhou Lei Gong seemed to have no idea that the Frog God was causing trouble here..." Song You sincerely asked the Mirror God for advice.
"Is it possible that the Heavenly Palace has been busy with other matters recently, and the Mirror God's two reports failed to reach the Lei Department?"
"Maybe Tiangong also has some helplessness."
"How to say?"
"I'm just a little god, I don't know what the Heavenly Palace is like." The Mirror God looked at Song You and smiled,
"It's just that my life experience has taught me a truth."
"Please advise."
"People are people, and a country is a country. Even if a country is composed of people, the country's ideas are still completely different from people's ideas." Jing Shen paused,
"Good people may not necessarily be good officials, and even a group of good officials may not form a good country. Once there are more people, their ideas will not be limited to one thing or another."
"That's it..." These words are meaningful and worth savoring.
"Where will the Taoist priest go next?"
"Go to Changjing first, then east and north."
"I'm afraid it will be difficult to see each other again in this life."
"The Mirror God has been here as a god for who knows how many years. I'm afraid most people will only see him once."
"The Taoist Master is kind to me after all."
"Then it depends on fate."
"I bid farewell."
"Farewell." God is a lazy god, and humans are also lazy. After saying a few words and using all the etiquette, they dispersed.
The Mirror God returns to her Mirror Island Lake. Song You returned to his sleep. On the third day, we successfully walked around Jingdao Lake and spent another day returning to Changsheng County.
It was already the fifth day of going down the mountain. Changsheng County is full of rumors about the gods on Yunding Mountain.
