Next to him, the Minister of Rites, asked quietly: "Brother Lu, where are your ancestors going to sing this song? Let's make a deal with you first. Although your family and I are close to each other, our Wang family can't handle what happened today." None of it has been mixed.”
Lu Ming'en sighed: "Let's see, our Lu family must stand on the same ground as our ancestors no matter what. By the way, are the ancestors of the You family here?"
Wang Zuo'an, the Minister of Rites, shook his head and said: "Our ancestors have lived in seclusion for hundreds of years and will not be tainted by this kind of muddy situation."
"Well, since that's the case, I'm a little relieved." Lu Min'en nodded.
"Don't worry? Why worry?"
"Your ancestor is unfathomable. Since he has a future, it is very likely that Liu Zu will compete for this theocratic order!" Lu Mingen said with a smile.
"You! Your Lu family really has such evil intentions!" Wang Zuo'an exclaimed in shock: "Then I have to tell your majesty!"
"Haha, no matter what I say, who among the officials in Jinjing will believe that my Lu family has no treacherous intentions?" Lu Mingen smiled and said: "Brother Wang, you and I are both people who know our roots. We have supported each other for more than ten years and we have worked with our eldest uncle and uncle. Da Sima and the others have been fighting for so long, I believe Brother Wang still has some friendship."
"Hey~ Okay, since Brother Lu said so. Then I'll wait and see." Wang Zuo'an sighed lightly and closed his eyes silently.
On the road to the shrine, there are hundreds of civil and military officials. On the high platform railings, trumpets are blowing to the sky, and majestic music sounds. A father-in-law stands on the steps, raises the dust in his hand and puts it into his arms, and his high-pitched voice spreads. Come.
"The Emperor Zhao of the Heavenly Sect said: The sages of the ancient Qin Dynasty are infinitely merciful. They are renewed through the ages and the fortunes are everlasting. The princes are in peace and there is peace and quiet. The country is peaceful and the people are safe. The scenery is illuminated by the stars. Propaganda is carried out from time to time. The grass and trees are luxuriant. The people are prosperous and the family is stable. From time to time Fragrance is scattered in ancient and modern times, the rain is falling, the rice is announced, the commune is blessed, the people gather together, all the officials are well-dressed, the construction is unified, Xianding is boundless, and it remains vast.
May we sing and sigh at this moment, so that the kingdom of heaven will last forever, the divine power will be majestic, the history will be remembered, and the generations will praise it. The emperor will always offer heaven's mercy, virtuous wisdom, and remain unchanged through the ages!
Today we have a banquet of hundreds of gods, where all the gods meet and talk together. Respectfully invite the gods to enter the Tai Chi Palace! Welcome the gods! "
The melodious voice echoed in the empty palace courtyard. The eunuch on the next step took three breaths before preaching again: "Welcome the gods!"
After another three breaths, the inner prisoner once again raised his voice: "Welcome the gods!"
The sound echoed in all directions of the palace. At this time, all the civil and military officials turned around and faced the road, bowed and saluted: "Welcome the gods!"
This time, the mighty sound soared into the sky, and then hundreds of gods could enter the temple.
Bai Jun stood among the gods, waiting for someone to take the lead and then followed. Unexpectedly, none of the gods took the lead.
Not only that, but everyone looked at him.
Bai Jun was stunned for a moment, then calmed down and said with a smile, "Why don't you leave?"
The mountain god of the distant mountain said hurriedly: "God, please come first!"
The God of Chishui also said: "It is better for the Lord God to invite you first!"
Everyone said: "The Lord God invites you first!"
Bai Yan didn't know whether he was numb or calm in his heart, he chuckled and said: "In that case, I will go first, don't blame anyone."
"Haha, the Lord God is serious."
"Shenjun, what are you talking about?"
…
A bunch of flattery words left Bai Jun with no other choice but to walk in front of the gods, leading the gods together through the long palace steps and into the Tai Chi Hall.
Looking up, the man in royal robes sitting on the high platform also happened to raise his eyes to look at the gods.
The man in imperial robes was so majestic that he could not be violated, and his eyes seemed to be full of divine power. Even if the gods looked at him, they would give in.
Bai Jin walked to the palace steps, bowed his hands and said, "God of the Mountain, pay your respects to His Majesty the Holy Emperor!"
Unexpectedly, the gods behind him turned out to be different from what Bai Jun thought. They all saluted together and said, "We are waiting for the gods to pay homage to Your Majesty!"
This comparison shows that Bai Jun is very unique and different!
Unexpectedly, there was no change on the face of Holy Emperor Ying Ji. He still said with a faint smile: "Today I can see the gods. It is really a great blessing. Please take a seat, gods. You will have a drink with me today. One game!
Come on, serve the wine! "
"yes!"
After the words fell, all the gods found their seats and sat down, but there was a eunuch who led Bai Jun to sit at the top of the right hand side of the Holy Emperor.
The first person sitting on the left is Elemental Suicune! The rest of the gods sat down in order from the Zhoucheng God to the Fucheng God and then to the God of Mountains and Rivers. But there are also more than a dozen gods of mountains and rivers sitting very close to the front, and their divine powers are obviously not weak.
Bai Yan looked at the Holy Emperor above him and saw that his expression was as good as spring breeze. He felt that there would still be some time before the show would start, so he reached out and picked up the wine glass and started eating and drinking seriously.
The banquet started as soon as it came, and fine wines and delicacies were served like water. The gods took turns toasting and blessing the Holy Emperor. Elemental Water Lord was the first to step forward, holding the wine glass and said with a smile: "Thanks to His Majesty's respect, I decree that the little god is the Yuan." It is truly an honor for a little god to be the God of the River. I am so grateful to see the beauty of the sky today, and I sincerely wish your Majesty a long life!"
"Haha, element, there is no need to be too polite. Over the years, you have managed Yuanjiang in an orderly manner. All freight and water transportation are connected from the north to the south. You have contributed so much to our north-south artery of the Shanxi Province.
Today, I will issue an order and confer you the title of God who carries the heaven and bring fortune to the Yangtze River and Wanze, and you will be promoted to the second-grade priesthood! "
The elemental expression looked overjoyed, and he hurriedly bowed and thanked: "Thank you, little god, for your kindness!"
The expressions of the gods are all different, from the second-grade gods to the heaven-grade priests who are equivalent to the middle realm! Your Majesty, this is too generous, isn't it?
As soon as he opened the door, all the gods stood up and toasted to the Holy Emperor in the hope of receiving another imperial conferment.
Sure enough, most of the Holy Emperors mentioned the issue of the imperial seal, but they all responded verbally. It would take at least several months or even years before the imperial edict was announced to the world.
Bai Jun found a gap, picked up the wine bottle and stood up in the midst of the toasts by the gods. The other City God who wanted to stand up quickly sat back down.
The hall was full of laughter and laughter, and the gods were talking to each other, but everything stopped when Bai Jun got up. All eyes were on him.
"Haha, I am the mountain god of Xiafei Mountain. I wish your majesty a long life! Thank you to the Holy Emperor for the banquet today." Bai Jun picked up the wine glass and bowed to the Holy Emperor.
"God Lord of Mount Fei, haha, I have heard about everything about you a long time ago." The Holy Emperor actually stood up, walked down the steps to Bai Jun, and actually touched the wine glass with him, "You really have a clear temperament. , living immortals.
You control the area thousands of miles around the Hui Mountain. For me and for the Jin Dynasty, you guard the borders. You can also order the demons and humans to make love, and ease the dispute between the human and demon tribes. You should be the lucky star of the Jin Dynasty and the divine king of the Jin Dynasty! Come on, do it! "
Bai Jun drank it down and said with a smile: "Your Majesty thinks too highly of the little god. The little god just lives in a corner and does his job well. He doesn't deserve such ridiculous praise from your majesty!"
"Haha, why should you be humble?" The Holy Emperor smiled and even patted his shoulder, saying: "Shenjun Baijun, I have already drafted an imperial edict for you, and named you the second-grade Chengtian Protector of the World, Hongji Huishan. The emperor is in charge of the good spirits and demons of the Jin Dynasty, who can eliminate demons and protect the Tao, all living beings in the world, and punish the good and evil in the world. I hope you will not let down my good intentions!"
Everyone was shocked. No one expected that facing this mountain god who was obviously rebellious, the Holy Emperor not only did not suppress him, but instead issued an extraordinary edict.
"What!"
"How can this be?"
Elemental Suicune was incredulous in his heart.
Qinanzhou City God Xu Da was also shocked. He really didn't expect this.
Bai Jun said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, the little god is really not worthy of holding such a high position. Please take back your life."
"Okay, the imperial edict has been drafted and the imperial seal has been printed. How can we take it back? I am counting on you." The Holy Emperor said with a smile, turned around and walked back to the high platform.
Bai Jun could only bow and salute, "Thank you so much for your majesty's kindness. Bai Jun will definitely live up to your majesty's trust!"
The Banquet of the Hundred Gods continued, with a group of singers and dancers performing long-rehearsed songs and dances, showing off to their best in the hope of winning the favor of any of the gods.
The civil and military officials were drinking wine in the open air outside the palace, talking in twos and threes, and the atmosphere was relaxed. After all, His Majesty and the Hundred Gods were both in the palace, so it was naturally more relaxed and comfortable for them to be the only ones outside the palace.
After half the singing and dancing, and after three rounds of drinking, the Holy Emperor waved his hand, and the singing and dancing subsided. All the gods knew that the next step was to get down to business.
The Holy Emperor smiled and said: "For more than seven hundred years since the founding of the Jin Dynasty, I have worked hard to govern and keep a low profile. Finally, I destroyed the strong barbarians in the north and the Yue barbarians in the west. I unified the world and civilized the 24 states. I have achieved peace in the world and the well-being of the people. This is indispensable for the world. The efforts of all people are naturally inseparable from the protection of the gods.
However, I also discovered a problem. The palaces of the various city gods are not yet visible, but there are many variables in the territory of the gods of mountains and rivers.
For example, some evildoers who do evil in the human world often flee to mountains and rivers to avoid capture by the City God's Mansion, making it impossible for the evildoers to be brought to justice.
Furthermore, each god has different requests and worships from the people in different places, so that the evil gods can take advantage of them and feed many evil spirits that are difficult to eradicate and disturb the human world.
There are also gods and demons from various places who are colluding to harm the people, hiding the truth from heaven, and evil to the people. It is really abominable. After thinking about it, I feel that the gods still lack a rule of conduct that can be followed, so I specially established the Hundred Gods Division to formulate divine laws to rectify the behavior of the gods and protect all people in the world.
This is the divine law of the Jin Dynasty that I personally ordered. Do you have any objections? "
Before he finished speaking, he saw a group of internal prisoners kneeling down and placing documents on each god's table.
All the gods picked up the documents in front of them and started reading.
Bai Yan also picked it up and looked at it carefully, and found that there were many laws and regulations in it, which not only stipulated that the gods should not interfere in human affairs, but also the scale, content, hierarchical form, responsibilities and obligations of various worship rituals.
These are all secondary. The most important thing is what the government requests. The gods cannot refuse and must show up to help.
There is also the need to be supervised by the Hundred Gods Division, and even to put it harshly, you have to be obedient. If you don't obey, your status as a god will be revoked, and you will even be punished.
Many city gods frowned after seeing this. Isn't this too disrespectful of God? But when they thought that it was like this in normal times, they felt that it was barely acceptable. Although it was excessive, it was still bearable.
But for those gods of mountains and rivers who have always been accustomed to being free and loose, this is tantamount to unacceptable.
Of course, in addition to the gods of mountains and rivers who have been won over and have been won over, such as the old man Suijun of the Elements, he praised: "Your Majesty's plan is really wonderful. If it can be used, it will definitely stabilize our country and the country of Jin." I wish the people of Jin Dynasty a peaceful and prosperous era where all demons and monsters are extinct! The little god is willing to follow this divine law!"
All the city gods bowed and saluted: "The little god is willing to obey the divine law!"
The remaining seventy or eighty gods of mountains and rivers looked grim, but they all involuntarily turned their eyes to Bai Jun.
At this time, Bai Jun was finally too lazy to pay attention to the gazes of the gods, and just sat on his seat drinking without saying a word or raising his head.
The atmosphere was deadlocked for a moment, and finally someone spoke up to break the weird atmosphere. The person who spoke was Duanjiang River God of North Xuanzhou, who was also a fifth-grade priest. Although the gods of mountains and rivers in fourteen of the twenty-four states of the Great Jin Dynasty were newly granted or continued old gods, the God of Duanjiang was also quite important.
He said neither humble nor arrogantly: "Your Majesty, although this divine law is good, we, the gods of mountains and rivers, are the gods of heaven and earth. Although they are granted the title of human dynasty, most of them are demon cultivators. How can we, the demons, immortals and gods apply the same laws to the human world?" Law? Please forgive me for not being able to follow it."
"Oh?" The Holy Emperor laughed, and the temperature in the entire hall instantly dropped by three points. "Really? Then I wonder if Duanjiang God has any better plans? Or what do you think? Let me tell you."
Duanjiang River God is a rather heroic man. It is said that he is a great carp demon with the blood of a true dragon. He has been practicing for more than a thousand years, so he has some reliance on him.
"The little god has an idea, which is more suitable for coordinating the gods. The Emperor of Mount Hidden is the god of heaven and earth. He is in charge of Mount Hidden with a radius of thousands of miles. His Majesty also values the punishment of good and evil in the world, so why don't we accept it? According to the order of the Mountain Emperor, if we, the gods of mountains and rivers, fail in our virtues, ignore the way of heaven, and cause cholera to spread in the world, we can be punished by the Emperor of the Mountain.
I wonder what Your Majesty thinks? "
The smile on the Holy Emperor's face had faded. He glanced at Bai Jun and said, "Since you are not even willing to accept the imperial edict and be imprisoned as a mortal sent by me, how much more are you gods?"
Duanjiang River God said hurriedly: "The little god is willing to obey the emperor's decree!"
Bai Jun could no longer stay aloof. He stood up and asked: "Duanjiang River God, you and I have never met, why did you identify me with just one word? Besides, you are all gods of mountains and rivers, and you control the same land. How can all living things, how noble they are, be subordinate to me?”
Duanjiang River God said sincerely: "Emperor, please don't refuse. You are the God of Heaven and Earth. You are the god of incense and incense. You are also the god of mountains three thousand miles away. Now you have the title of emperor. Regardless of your divine power or personality, you are above us, so we are willing to obey the emperor's decree!"
As soon as he finished speaking, another sudden voice sounded, interrupting Bai Jun.
"Little god, the mountain god of Qinnan Prefecture's Yaoshan Mountain, I am willing to obey the emperor's decree!" After saying that, he bowed to Bai Jun, which was a sign of humiliation.
"Little God, Dongkaizhou, God of Zhushan Mountain, is willing to obey the emperor's decree!"
"Little God, Xixuanzhou, God of Leyou Mountain, willing to obey the emperor's decree!"...
Unexpectedly, in just a few dozen breaths, one after another the gods of mountains and rivers expressed their stance, but they couldn't win more than twenty!
(End of chapter)
