The case that Yu He investigated clearly not long ago was that the ghost king of Juliubu bribed the Yin officials and released the ghost concubine of Juliubu who escaped with a ghost in her arms. The official channel of the underworld that that matter went through is almost the same as the current matter.
However, Gong Mengbi couldn't conclude that this incident was related to the ghost king of Juliubu, because the underworld was not peaceful, and if there was one case of the ghost concubine of Juliubu, a second case might not happen.
The ghost kings of the Juliu tribe have almost infiltrated the power of that Yama into a sieve. It is not known whether other Yamas can be exempted from vulgarity.
It's just that it's hard to say these words to Li Tayun, because although the city god responded quickly, he couldn't get rid of the suspicion of cooperating inside and outside.
Li Tayun now serves in the picket department and talks to him too much, which actually harms him.
Soon Kang Wen came to report back: "I have asked all the foxes. All the ghosts they encountered before midnight were rushing to the gate of hell. There were no ghosts or ghosts scattered outside."
Li Tayun sighed and said, "Thank you very much, Sister Wen."
Kang Wen comforted him: "Don't worry. If you resign from your post at the worst, you'd better come back to Huziyuan. When you get into Tianhuyuan in the future, it won't be any worse than it is now."
Li Dayun laughed: "Don't worry, Sister Wen, if I can't stay in the Chenghuang Temple anymore, I will definitely come back and ask the teacher to take you in."
Kang Wen sent Li Dayun out and sighed: "It seems that he has been very busy recently."
Gong Mengbi found it very interesting just listening to their conversation.
Kang Wen turned around and saw Gong Mengbi's eyes, his face turned red and he quickly ran away.
Li Dayun went back to the city god to report, and the civil and military judges also reported back. Taiqing Temple and Huaguang Temple did not find any lingering ghosts.
The city god then sent them to Wuning County with the little fox and ghost to search to see if they could find any trace. They found nothing until dawn.
This incident caused an uproar and the whole Wuning County was in a state of turmoil for several days before it gradually calmed down.
Not long ago, Li Tayun came again, this time with a message from the City God to invite Gong Mengbi to a banquet.
Gong Mengbi asked Zhongyuan what happened that day.
Li Tayun said: "We searched for several days but couldn't find it. We asked many mountain spirits and wild ghosts but there was no news. Later, the Lord City God said there was no need to look for it. The Underworld Division was already investigating the matter, so he stopped. What happened specifically? I don’t know anything about it, maybe you can find out by asking the City God during the banquet.”
Gong Mengbi took the post and said, "I'll go to the banquet and give you a few nice words."
Li Tayun smiled broadly and said, "Thank you very much, teacher."
Gong Mengbi shook his head and said, "Go ahead and don't waste your practice. Cultivation is your foundation. When you take the exam at the end of the year, if you and the few you brought out fail to pass the exam, you will suffer."
Li Tayun suddenly became solemn and promised: "I will definitely supervise them!"
The fox didn't dare to stay for a long time, fearing that Gong Mengbi would test his practice right then and there, so he fled quickly.
When the time came, Gong Mengbi went to the Chenghuang Temple for a banquet as scheduled.
This time, of course, it was not just Gong Mengbi who was invited to the banquet. Taoist priest Yao and Zen master Faming were also there for the Hungry Ghost Festival.
Gong Mengbi and the others were obligated to do so, but the city god also appreciated his feelings and treated them to a meal as Gong Mengbi said.
We ordered a fine banquet from Yipinju in Wuning County and used the moon dew wine sent by Gong Mengbi.
Gong Mengbi smiled and said, "How did you drink this wine until now?"
The City God smiled and said: "You are poor, and you are not willing to drink the good wine yourself. You want to use it to entertain guests."
Gong Mengbi joked: "I've passed it, I've passed it!"
The City God was stunned for a moment and said, "Have you passed? Alas, I was actually too exhausted to get drunk."
The City God filled the bowls for the three of them and said: "I have worked hard since I took office and dare not neglect in the slightest. However, the reason why I am stable now is because of the help of these three people. Come, I respect you."
The four of them had a glass of wine together, and the city god filled it for them and said: "I am busy with official duties on weekdays, and I have never had time to get together with my three Taoist friends. It is my fault that I bother you when I have something to do, and I am not invited to anything. I will punish myself." One cup."
He punished himself with a glass of wine, poured another drink and said: "Thanks to the three of you for your help during the Hungry Ghost Festival, so that there was no trouble. I would like to propose another glass to you."
When it comes to this topic, Gong Mengbi is not the only one who is curious.
Taoist priest Yao couldn't help but ask: "Have you found the Yin official and Yin soul that were lost that day?"
The City God showed some annoyance and said: "I found it. It's just that I didn't find it in the Yang world, I found it in the underworld."
Zen Master Faming asked curiously: "What is the meaning of this statement?"
The City God said: "The ghost official and the group of ghosts he escorted had long been tied to the boat and floating on the Nai River. They had drifted to other ghost towns and were picked up by people from other ghost towns. And the group that passed through the ghost gate and came to the human world , someone is pretending to be their identity and stealing their seal."
"I reported it to the Shangguan and the Underworld, but in the end I didn't find out the identities of the ghosts who escaped to the world. Instead, I caught many silverfish, which were widely implicated. I was reprimanded by the Shangguan for not discovering it in time. Fortunately, I was able to file a letter afterwards. Come on, make up for your mistakes, and there will be no other punishment."
Gong Mengbi comforted him: "You deliver the goods according to the documents. You are not to blame for this matter. Just a few words of reprimand will be enough to dismiss it."
City God said: "It's good that this is the case, otherwise I, Qu, would have been stripped of his official uniform just after he took office. That would be really ridiculous."
Gong Mengbi said: "Master Cheng Huang has fulfilled his duties since he took office. I believe the superior officer also sees it."
Qu Chenghuang smiled and did not respond. He just said: "Now my yamen is in dire straits and is just trying to survive. Destroying the people's hearts will happen overnight, but it will take who knows how long it will take to win the people's hearts."
The previous city god destroyed the people's hearts, resulting in Wuning County's worship and belief in the city god still unable to recover to their former state. Without enough incense, Qu Chenghuang couldn't even pay his salary and military pay, so it was naturally impossible to recruit more subordinates.
This is because the fox Gong Mengbi sent him was alive and did not require incense. It was enough to give him some money and help attract some moonlight when he was practicing. Otherwise, he would have fewer soldiers now.
Taoist priest Yao said: "Now that the county magistrate is promoting benevolent policies and raising people's popularity, I believe things will improve soon for the City God."
Qu Chenghuang said: "I hope so. It is not easy for the county magistrate of Wuning County now. The previous magistrate, the chief registrar and other county officials embezzled the food provided by Mo Mo. The county magistrate secretly imprisoned the county magistrate, took the seal, and then escaped. The whole situation None of the county magistrates could be used. Fortunately, a Shen family member donated the master book and relied on local reputation to help him gain a foothold."
Taoist priest Yao said: "The Shen family is also a benevolent family. They took the initiative to provide relief during the flood. Later, when they donated money to the officials, all the donated money was used for disaster relief. Although they were born as merchants, they have a high reputation in the local area. , it’s quite rare.”
Gong Mengbi only smiled slightly and said nothing.
This banquet for Qu Chenghuang was very lively, but after toasting him first, he stopped drinking, saying that the wine was not good enough and he did not dare to get drunk. Gong Mengbi, Taoist Master Yao and Zen Master Faming were all practitioners, and they would not force him to drink. They just chatted about some strange things, exchanged news with each other, and finally left happily.
Gong Mengbi was not in a hurry to go back, but went outside the Shen family courtyard. He looked over from a distance and felt relieved when he saw that something was getting better.
In the depths of the night, Gong Mengbi did not disturb Shen Shan's peace and gave him a good night's sleep, so Gong Mengbi returned to Fox Slope.
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