Gong Mengbi wants to visit two old friends, Taoist Master Yao of Taiqing Temple and Zen Master Faming of Huaguang Temple.
In the eyes of these two people, Gong Mengbi was certainly not an old friend. But in Gong Mengbi's eyes, it was true that he had admired his name and had a close friendship with him for a long time.
When he was practicing in the county town, he heard many stories about these two people.
It was still early in the morning, so Gong Mengbi came to visit with five ghosts and gods.
First, he went to Taiqing Temple and handed in his greeting card. After a while, Taoist priest Yao personally greeted him.
"Why is Fox Fairy free to come to my place today?" Taoist priest Yao invited him in and chatted while walking.
Gong Mengbi took a small basket from Huang Changxia's hand, handed the bamboo basket to Taoist Master Yao, and said: "I love the moonlight, and I like the clear dew of the moon. I often pick it, and there is more left. I think of you and Zen Master Faming. , came to visit.”
Taoist priest Yao took the bamboo basket and felt a cold breath before he even touched the porcelain bottle filled with moon dew.
July is a hot day, and although the remaining heat is not gone, when the cool air kicks in, I immediately feel like autumn is coming.
Taoist priest Yao smiled and said, "We all left empty-handed when we visited last time. Now you come to visit and give gifts, which makes the old Taoist feel embarrassed."
Gong Mengbi laughed: "We are all close neighbors, so we have to move around frequently."
Taiqing Temple has many pilgrims coming and going, but it is not a pure place. Huaguang Temple is actually the same, so Taoist priest Yao suggested going to Shuangye Pavilion, which has a beautiful scenery.
Gong Mengbi is not interested in drinking. It is the same wherever he goes.
Then he invited Zen Master Faming to Shuangye Pavilion to have tea and discuss Taoism. He drank tea made from moon dew and served with a few tea snacks, and passed the time enjoying the beautiful scenery of Shuangye Pavilion.
Taoist priest Yao said: "Autumn has not yet entered, and the Shuangye Pavilion is not at its most beautiful yet."
Gong Mengbi said: "Now the green shade is like clouds and the mountain flowers are blooming. It is already extremely beautiful."
"When autumn comes, the red leaves are burnt by frost, and the mountains and rivers are all red, which is an extremely rare beauty." Zen Master Faming smiled and sipped tea, and said: "When that time comes, let's get together again."
Gong Mengbi also smiled and said: "Okay. Fortunately, after the flood, the relief was properly provided and the fertile land was reclaimed, so we can have such peace."
Speaking of floods, the two of them also had a lot of emotions.
Even without the city god killing people, the population of Wuning County is much smaller now.
Gong Mengbi said casually: "Thanks to the two of you for your hard work in extraditing the dead souls and eliminating disasters, we can have peace and harmony of yin and yang."
Taoist priest Yao waved his hands repeatedly: "My little friend, what you say is really embarrassing."
Zen Master Faming said: "They are all responsibilities, how can we turn a blind eye? It is tiring, but I am willing to accumulate good deeds. But now it is better. The new city god has taken office and reorganized the yin and yang. We don't need to bother anymore."
Gong Mengbi said in surprise: "Oh? So the new city god has already taken office? I wonder if he is the god?"
Taoist priest Yao said: "I only heard that he was a founding hero and received incense sacrifices. Now he fills the vacancy and takes office. He is the city god of Wuning County."
Gong Mengbi was really surprised now: "Have you succeeded in founding the country and become a city god in our little Wuning County? Isn't it too condescending?"
Zen Master Faming laughed and said, "Instead of the kind of founding general you think of, he may be a junior general, an auxiliary minister, a member of the army, etc. The founding generals either serve as officials in heaven or on earth, or they serve as city gods. Why? You have to be the city god of the state to be worthy of it.”
Gong Mengbi laughed: "I have lived in the mountains for a long time and am ignorant. I don't know about such things. I haven't even paid a visit to the new city god since he took office."
Taoist priest Yao said: "I just took office today. Even if you go, I'm afraid I won't be in the mood to receive you."
Zen Master Faming said: "We will go together in a few days. After all, the righteous god has taken office, so we cannot be rude."
Gong Mengbi said happily: "Well, then I, a wild fox, will still benefit from you."
"You are a great fox fairy, why are you making fun of us?" Taoist priest Yao twirled his beard and shook his head with a smile.
Gong Mengbi asked again: "The City God has just taken office. Has the county magistrate ever taken office?"
Taoist priest Yao said: "Okay, I think your visit today is fake, but your inquiry for information is real."
Gong Mengbi said with a smile: "Who told you to live in the city? I live in the countryside."
Zen Master Faming shook his head: "Slippery, slippery."
They said this, but in fact neither of them cared.
Taoist priest Yao said: "The county magistrate took office earlier. After the imperial mission to provide disaster relief, the newly appointed county magistrate came. He maintained benevolent governance from the beginning. I heard that he was a good official recommended by King Wu."
Gong Mengbi laughed: "It's good to be a good official. If the people's livelihood is in decline and hundreds of industries are waiting to be prospered, if you are not a good official, I'm afraid the people will be sad."
I was filled with emotions all of a sudden.
After inquiring about the information, Gong Mengbi did not leave. After all, tool workers also need to take good care of themselves. If they are annoyed, it will not work well next time.
I still accompany Taoist Yao and Zen Master Faming to talk about Buddhism and Taoism, talk about what they have seen and heard, and their insights from practice.
Gong Meng's cultivation of the beast body is different from that of human beings, but they mirror each other and seem to lead to the same destination through different paths.
They also agreed to visit the City God together three days later, and then they parted.
Three days later, Gong Mengbi came as promised, and the three of them visited the Chenghuang Temple together.
It's not easy to come during the day, so it's night when I come.
It turns out that the ruins of the City God's Temple have been rebuilt. This time, the reconstruction is much simpler and far less luxurious than before.
In fact, the popularity of the City God's Temple is not as good as it used to be. After the good deeds of the previous City God, it is far from simple to restore the people's support.
However, Gong Mengbi and the others still showed basic respect to him, and did not become arrogant just because he was now in a small position.
When they arrived, the little guard immediately went to report them, and the city god came to pick them up with the civil and military judges in person.
The previous judge still had three divisions and six divisions, but this time, there was only one division of civil and military affairs, the Yin and Yang Division.
"It turns out that an expert is here, and the flowers are shining brightly." The city god greeted them with a smile and invited the three of them into the temple.
The City God's Realm, which was re-established at the junction of Yin and Yang, is not as large and luxurious as before. The palace is majestic, with only one courtyard and several deep houses.
The City God smiled and said: "Taoist Master Yao from Taiqing Temple and Zen Master Faming from Huaguang Temple, do I admit my mistake?"
Taoist priest Yao said: "It's me waiting for you."
The City God looked at Gong Mengbi, and was shocked, and then asked: "Who is this immortal friend? Forgive me for my poor eyesight, I never saw it."
Gong Mengbi said: "I am Gong Mengbi, a member of the Tianhu Academy. He is now in charge of the foxes in Wuning County. He is just a little wild monster."
Gong Mengbi is so self-effacing, but the City God dare not look down upon him. The students of Tianhu Academy are serious practitioners, and they cannot be called mountain monsters.
"It turns out you are a friend of the Palace Immortal." The City God asked the three of them to sit down and said, "My mansion is new and very poor, but it made the three of them laugh."
Gong Mengbi said: "Where, the Lord City God has been busy sorting out the yin and yang since he took office, but the three of us are causing trouble."
The City God sighed with emotion: "If it weren't for the previous one...that's all, let's not mention him. Now I have to start all over again, and it's even more difficult. Even the little ghost who looks after the door was recruited temporarily. If it weren't for the two evil ghosts who surrendered on the way, , I am afraid it will be even more embarrassing if I reluctantly serve as the civil and military judge of the Yin and Yang Division."
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