three years ago?
It's not too long to say it's long.
The master and apprentice briefly recalled that three years ago, their master and apprentice should have crossed the Eight Hundred Miles of Thorn Ridge and captured the pig monster and crow monster in Langlang Mountain.
It's just that the pig monster worshiped his master, Master Tripitaka, while the crow monster practiced with the great sage for a period of time, and is still a disciple who has not entered the master's sect.
Along the way, the Great Sage also trained many outstanding disciples, some of whom were some and some were demons.
It's just that they have never been allowed to enter the teacher's sect. There is actually a reason for this.
When it comes to his disciples in Sanxing Cave in Fangcun Mountain, even he himself has been given a silence order by his ancestor, let alone these disciples; besides, now, his Buddhist practice is still far behind, and he can't even "recite sutras" clearly, let alone these disciples. Not to mention preaching and receiving karma as a Buddhist.
Moreover, the great sages also teach some cultivation and fighting skills, which are far from involving the mystery of "Tao".
Three years ago, except for Qijue Ridge and Langlang Mountain, there were no major events. However, I never thought that True Lord Erlang would make a trip here, but I don't know why.
"You don't know something." Shangguan said: "On the twenty-fifth day of the twelfth lunar month three years ago, I was supposed to pray to the Jade Emperor for blessings, but unexpectedly, the rebellious son was naughty and caused trouble outside. Fortunately, I discovered him in time and put him in jail, but I made Zhuo Jing make a fuss before confessing."
When the five masters and disciples heard that Shangguan Junhou said such words, they could not help but treat him differently.
Because what he said was not false, and no one had any basis for it. There were not many people in the entire Three Realms who could make up random things in front of them without revealing any flaws. This Shangguan Junhou is obviously not included in this list.
After listening to his father's words, the yamen was blushing and said urgently: "Back then, it was just a fight between young people. After a fight, it was inevitable that the mage would be hurt. I never did anything wrong outside based on my father's status."
This Yameni young master doesn't look too old, and he has a kind nature after the first contact. He just has some young impulsiveness and impatience, which are the characteristics of his age.
"I wonder who is fighting?" Fahai asked.
"He is a noble man from a county prince's family in Fengxian." Shangguan Junhou said.
"Oh?" The Great Sage also asked, "I don't know why they are fighting?"
Shangguan Junhou glared at his son.
Yanei rubbed his head and smiled, saying: "Young Admiration. We two fell in love with the same woman, so we made a private fight."
Bajie listened happily and said, "I'm afraid you'll lose the fight."
"Ang." He was a little angry. "Because I was studying since I was a child, he was practicing martial arts. I couldn't beat him naturally. Hi, but I was so fat, but I had to be sympathetic. Now We’re engaged, and we’re just waiting to get married next year.”
"He is a rude martial artist. Even if he has some fists and kicks, he is still not as handsome as a young man like me."
"I don't think it has anything to do with practicing martial arts and studying." Bajie curled his lips, "It's because of the appearance of my master and my junior brother. Whether it's martial arts training, reading or chanting sutras, women will inevitably fall in love with them wherever they go. Just like the looks of our senior brothers, I see that everything I do is in vain. Not long ago, my old pig saved a woman who was captured by bandits. She said: Thank you to the brave man for saving his life. The little girl has nothing to repay. In the next life, you can repay your benefactor by working as a cow or a horse. Guess. What did people say after my junior brother saved someone?"
"How to speak?" Na Yanei asked curiously.
Bajie spread his hands, angry but also helpless: "I heard clearly at that time, they clearly said that the little girl had nothing to repay, so she had to give her life."
Everyone laughed again.
"The elders heard it funny, but how did they know that this matter almost led to a catastrophe?" Shangguan Junhou glared at his son again, and then said: "At that time, because he suffered a loss in the fight, Zhuojing sent the government officials to When he was taking someone in, he also instigated the jailer to break his hands and feet. Fortunately, the officer discovered it in time, so it didn't lead to a big mistake."
"and after?"
"Later, my father put me and the old man in jail together. We were convicted of picking quarrels and provoking trouble. We were given ten slaps and then half a month in jail." Yanei let out a long sigh, "My mother cares about her. They were in chaos and had a quarrel with my father. It happened that my father was worshiping the Jade Emperor. My father was so angry and ignorant that he overturned the altar table, poured vegetarian food on it, and even called the dog to eat it. True Lord Erlang came anyway, and I was waiting. You know, it turns out that the Jade Emperor happened to be patrolling the sky at that time. He passed by our county and was about to use some sacrifices, but he was treated with such disrespect."
"a ha ha ha--"
The Great Sage couldn't help but laugh out loud, "The Jade Emperor also has this day."
"Hush——!" The Duke and his son waved their hands quickly and said, "Don't you dare do this, be careful not to sin again!"
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. My old grandson has even made a big fuss in his heavenly palace. Now I just say a few gossips about him, and he just pretends to be deaf and dumb."
The father and son did not dare to argue with each other, but hearing the great sage's words were powerful, they could not tell the truth from the lie.
Bajie all said: "You don't know, this senior brother of mine is Monkey King, the Monkey King who caused great trouble in the Heavenly Palace five hundred years ago. They, the Jade Emperor, have been acquainted with the Erlang Zhenjun you call me and my master for a long time." And my senior brother, we have a close friendship.”
"Ah, this." Shangguan Junhou quickly paid his respects: "I didn't expect him to be an immortal descending to earth."
"No, it's not that we are not immortals now. We just follow the master to walk in the world, slaying demons and demons along the way, and go to Lingshan to get some scriptures." The Great Sage said with a smile: "It's just strange to say, this old Jade Emperor My son has always been mean-spirited, but you overturned his confession and fed the sacrifice to the dog. He didn’t even punish you from heaven?"
"Who said it wasn't?" the prince said repeatedly: "It was only after the arrival of True Monarch Erlang that we, the mortals, didn't know how powerful it was. The Jade Emperor was already angry and wanted to personally punish the subordinates, but he didn't mean to think about me. It was a mistake, so I handed over the matter to Zhenjun Erlang."
"How did he deal with it?" Fahai was more interested in this. Calculating the time, it was only three years ago that not long after Erlang Zhenjun took over as the God of Justice, the Jade Emperor gave him such a difficult problem.
Now that he has entered Fengxian County, he does not look like someone who has suffered a natural disaster, so he is a little curious.
"At that time, True Monarch Erlang appeared and explained the reason. He said that I had violated the laws of heaven. If I were punished according to the crime, my county would suffer from drought for three years." The prince looked frightened, "I begged for mercy at that time, saying that this crime was I am alone, why should I involve the people? It was I who overturned the confession, and it was I who called the dogs to eat the sacrifices. I was the one who made all the mistakes, so just punish me."
The master and disciples nodded secretly, this prince is also a responsible person.
"At that time, the True Lord Erlang saw the official's sincerity and said: In this case, let's change the drought to a flood."
"Precipitation damage?"
"Yes." The Marquis of Shangguan County nodded repeatedly, "I didn't know why at first, but later when the people gathered, I found out that there was a warning from the gods that night, saying that there would be heavy rains and floods in Fengxian County in the near future. Make drainage ditches inside.”
I see.
After everyone heard this, they understood in their hearts: This is something that Erlang Zhenjun can do.
"It's a coincidence." The Marquis of Shangguan County said: "While we were waiting to dig the ditch, the eldest prince of the Dragon King of the West Sea passed by chasing a sea monster. There was a fight outside the county, and several mountains were destroyed. He moved everything flat, and even blasted out a huge deep pit. His magic gun glowed with cold light, leaving many traces on the ground. I waited and dug a river along these scratches, leading to the deep pit."
After hearing this, the great sage left the courtyard and flew into the clouds. Looking to the northwest, he saw a flooded lake surrounded by rivers, and many dry fields had turned into fertile soil.
When the prince and his son saw him, they immediately went to pay homage to the immortal. Naturally, they no longer dared to doubt the identity of the great sage if he could display such extraordinary abilities.
But he was stopped by Fahai.
Bajie smiled in the room and said, "Did you know that the wife of Erlang Zhenjun is the third princess of the Dragon King of the West Sea, and she is the sister of the eldest prince of the West Sea?"
How could he not know?
Since those mountains and rivers turned into Zeguo, they knew that the eldest prince was not passing by by chance at all, but came here specifically to relieve them from the disaster.
And the person who caused the clouds and rain and floods in those few days was none other than Zhenjun Erlang's father-in-law, the Dragon King of the West Sea.
When the Dragon King of the West Sea is making rain, he just pours water on uninhabited areas, and in fields and cities, it stops until the water level almost overflows the drainage ditches. When the water level drops slightly, he will increase the intensity.
It is also the twelfth lunar month, which is not the farming season. Even if the rain is heavier, the crops will not be damaged. But in summer and autumn, Lord Erlang will never cause floods.
Fire and water are merciless, it’s no joke.
That is to say, he has full authority to handle this matter. Those who stir up clouds and rain in Xizhou are his own family members. Otherwise, it would not be so easy to accomplish this matter.
At this moment, Shangguan Junhou did not speak. Instead, Yameni subconsciously said: "Is this so? I am so ignorant that I don't know about this at all. Father, do you know?"
Shangguan Junhou ignored him.
Because he didn't know if telling this matter would bring disaster to the Dragon King of the West Sea and the eldest prince. After all, he had violated the rules of heaven. The disaster should have been brought to his Fengxian County, but this time it still caused a flood. Let the people of Fengxian County have an extra place for fishing.
In fact, the god who fell into the dream was none other than True Lord Erlang, which was not mentioned before. This was also the reason.
Everyone present was not stupid. Seeing that the prince was worried, they knew what he was thinking.
"Amitabha." Fahai recited the Buddha's name.
Bajie on the side said: This matter is obvious. Who among the immortals and Buddhas knows about the relationship between Erlang Zhenjun and Xihai? If people dare to do this, they are not afraid of being exposed, and it is simply something that cannot be hidden.
"By the way, let me introduce you." Bajie pushed Xiao Bailong out and said with a smile, "This junior brother of mine is the Third Prince of Xihai."
This time, the father and son were asked to bow to each other again. Xiao Bailong avoided it and helped them up.
The cause of the matter was explained clearly, and the great sage who fell from the clouds asked: "When I entered the city today, I saw the people gathering. I listened to a few more words. One said that a temple should be built to worship Erlang Zhenjun, and the other said that Erlang could not be sacrificed. It must be because of this that the true king built the temple."
"Yes." The prince agreed. Seeing that Sun Dasheng had heard it, the prince said: "Because Erlang Zhenjun saved the people of my county, we want to build a temple to offer sacrifices, but we are afraid that because of this, It affects the true king, so we have been arguing until now, but there has been no result."
"Although there are no temples to offer sacrifices now, every household has a memorial tablet of Erlang Zhenjun. We worship day and night, and the incense never goes out." The prince said quickly.
Bajie suddenly said: "What about the Jade Emperor's incense?"
The prince hurriedly said: "Of course it will be enshrined in the Jade Emperor's Palace."
"Do you have a memorial tablet of Lord Erlang in your home?"
"Yes." The prince nodded repeatedly.
"Let me, Old Sun, invite him over." The Great Sage smiled and said, "Lead the way."
Arriving at the ancestral hall, the Great Sage called out to the memorial tablet of True Lord Erlang: "True Lord, True Lord, I, my grandson, are here to invite you!"
brush--
Erlang Zhenjun appeared in virtual form.
The prince and his son quickly knelt down to pay homage.
Master Fahai and his disciples met Master Erlang separately. When the prince and his son saw this, they couldn't hide their horror: They were so familiar with Master Erlang? How much respect does Erlang Zhenjun still have for Master Tripitaka?
"Is the true king fine?" the great sage asked with a smile.
Erlang Zhenjun sighed and said: "Great Sage, after you finish studying the scriptures, do you want to come to my Zhenjun Temple to work for a few days and experience it for yourself?"
"No need, no need." The Great Sage waved his hands repeatedly and said with a smile: "Where is the True Lord now, actually using the tablet to lower his virtual form?"
Erlang Zhenjun said: "In Yaochi, Your Majesty called me to heaven to discuss something."
As soon as he finished speaking, the Jade Emperor on the side said: "You monkey head, you are getting more and more naughty. A few days ago, you came to heaven to invite King Li Tian to come down to the realm. Why don't you come to Yaochi for an audience?"
When the Jade Emperor's voice came out, the prince and his son just buried their heads on the ground.
The great sage smiled and said, "I, the old grandson, said that your majesty is so small-minded that you don't care about such trivial matters."
"What a bastard. If it weren't for Master's sake, I would not spare you, and I won't argue with you this time." After that, the Jade Emperor said to Master Sanzang: "Master Sanzang, I have admired Master Sanzang's name for a long time. After the master has finished studying the scriptures, he should come to heaven to talk about it."
"Amitabha." Fahai recited the Buddha's name and said, "The poor monk must go and visit."
"Only the Master is here. Don't bring that monkey. I'm so petty. I'm afraid that when I see that monkey, I can't help but send down punishment from heaven." Having said this, the Jade Emperor paused for a moment, "The Master and his party have arrived. Fengxian County?"
"Exactly."
"The prince is a good official who loves the people as his own son. Although he has overturned my confession, the fault does not lie with the people. But the laws of heaven are such that I have to send down the sentence." The Jade Emperor said in a deep voice: "Now that I have been punished, , the previous sins will be wiped out, you don’t have to worry, the temple of the true king can be built, and don’t forget the incense of the Dragon King of the West Sea and the Dragon Prince, Erlang Shen just said a word, the real contribution is their two Dragon Gods. "
"The people obey the decree." It was not until he heard the Jade Emperor's words that the prince felt completely relieved.
(End of chapter)
