Ye Ming had seen the Chenghuang Temple in Yanhua Fucheng many times from a distance, but he had never come in.
I have to say that it is indeed a Chenghuang Temple, quite impressive.
In comparison, even the ancestral hall that my member Lu spent a thousand taels of silver to build was far inferior.
It was daytime at this time, the temple was full of incense, and the pilgrims coming and going brought a lot of popularity and incense to the place.
Ye Ming followed the two men through the crowd and walked into the statue of the City God in the temple.
After passing through the statue, we came to the inner space of the City God's Temple, which is the real City God's Office.
At this time, the undercover people in the department were performing their duties and were very busy.
Those in charge of books and documents were rushing back and forth;
Those who manage the wishes of the people determine whether they will be realized based on their merit;
Those in charge of attracting new ghosts and punishing old ghosts are writing approval documents...
In a busy scene, Ye Ming saw Yao Jiandong leading a group of new ghosts to the back hall.
Obviously, this kind of job of bringing in new ghosts is hard work and requires running around.
It seems that the shoes he wore last time were not in vain.
Ye Ming thought happily.
The two secret agents took Ye Ming directly to an independent room in the back room, where Lord Fucheng Huang worked.
Ye Ming had seen this Lord Fucheng Huang when he led his people to defeat the "Three Thousand Starving Ghosts", and had some impressions of him.
At this time, the Lord City God was burying the first batch of official documents.
I thought he would continue to approve official documents and let himself show off, but Ye Ming was already prepared to wait for an hour.
Unexpectedly, after seeing him coming, this person temporarily stopped reviewing the official documents and directly dismissed the two undercover agents, obviously wanting to talk to Ye Ming alone.
"I am the City God of Yanhua Prefecture, Lu Dingchang."
After Lord Fuchenghuang said something, he stood up from his seat, pointed to the large number of approval documents on the desk in front of him, and said to Ye Ming,
"I have too many things on my hands. I can't handle them all. As a young man, you don't mind helping me approve the official documents, right?"
"Lord City God, look at what you said, how could I, a younger generation, do something so out of bounds? How embarrassing it would be!"
Someone was speaking politely, but actually he had already stepped forward, sat down at Lu Dingchang's seat, picked up paper and pen, and reviewed the official document in a decent manner. I wonder if he really thought he was the city god.
Looking at it from a distance, it seems that handling such a pile of official documents looks very professional.
But after actually seeing the contents of the official document, I no longer felt so.
Take a look at what's included:
Monthly work report from the Erfu County City God;
The land in Xiaohe Village recently found that it was unable to cope with Sneaky and requested an urgent document for support;
A quarrel between two feuding county gods accusing each other;
A man died in the line of duty, a document requesting a replacement...
Looking at these big and small things, I was able to respond with great interest at first.
But after reviewing more than twenty similar documents in a row, it felt boring.
Moreover, there are a large number of duplicate documents, which are messages sent repeatedly by some shady people.
Not only that, when they submit letters, they sometimes exaggerate and create false information, which requires reviewers to identify on their own.
For example, in the land that asked for help, the evil spirits encountered were not very powerful and were completely within the range of its ability to deal with them.
It just requires consuming a lot of stored willpower, and the land is reluctant to part with it, so it exaggerates to ask for help.
There are many similar things, and they are really confusing and annoying.
At this time, Ye Ming had to admire Lu Dingchang's character.
This person's patience is really good. It's amazing that he can persist for so many years in the face of so many trivial matters.
After reviewing for a while, Ye Ming gave up and put the pen down.
When Lu Dingchang saw this, he was sitting and drinking tea and asked:
"There are still a lot of official documents, why don't you read them?"
"It's too boring, too boring."
Ye Ming shook his head, got down from his position, and refused to review any more.
"This is exactly the duty of the City God."
Lu Dingchang said and asked again,
"What do you think the City God is like?"
"Do less and get more, eat for free, take the lead when you have something to do, take credit for nothing, enjoy the charge ahead, suffer and fall behind others..."
Ye Mingbalala said a long list,
"Unfortunately, it seems too boring now."
After hearing his long words, Lu Dingchang laughed loudly:
"With your level of enlightenment, how did you become a Fang Fu Zhengshen? How could Yuanli accept you?"
"Look at what you said, maybe Xuanli also feels that life is too tiring. Is that what I said is also what Yuanli thinks?"
"Haha, interesting statement."
Lu Dingchang laughed for a long time, took out a pile of books from the bookshelf at the back, and placed them in front of Ye Ming:
"Look at these!"
Since the other party has taken it out, someone will not refuse and pick it up to check.
I didn't care much about it at first, but after flipping through a few books, I discovered that these are all methods that can be used for Yin Zai's cultivation.
It seems that there are many such methods in Fuchenghuang's office.
"how?"
Lu Dingchang put down the teacup in his hand and looked at Ye Ming with a half-smile.
"Lord Cheng Huang, since you have so many Yin Chao cultivation methods here, why don't you let all the Yin Chaos practice and don't practice it yourself?"
"Then do you think the power other than the power of Yin Chao's spiritual practice is good or bad?"
Lu Dingchang asked rhetorically.
"It's good of course. Now that Yin Zai has stronger strength, he can do more things. Why not do it?"
"Is this really true? Let me ask you, if I practice these methods, it will definitely take up a lot of time.
Who will approve the official documents here? "
"You have so many people, it shouldn't be a problem to find a few capable ones and take turns to approve them, right?"
"Okay, as you said, if I tell everyone about this method again, everyone will focus on improving their own cultivation.
Then who will patrol the city, who will catch ghosts, and who will manage the villages and counties? "
"You can do these things in turn, just like the various sects."
"Do they take turns? It's much easier for the major factions to replenish manpower than it is for us.
To supplement Yin Cha, you can only choose people with great virtue who can bear the power of wishes. Such people are not easy to find.
Furthermore, how many things can a sect do?
Is it possible to deal with as much matter in one year as there is in one county?
Not to mention a place of residence. "
Hearing what Lu Dingchang said, Ye Ming already understood what the other party meant.
"Is this why the underworld is prohibited from practicing other methods?"
“If that’s all it is, it’s not that big of a deal.
Let me ask you again, now, if you encounter obstacles in your practice, you need a good pill to break through the shackles.
At this time, a monster comes to you with the pills you need.
His request is to use the lives of twenty people under your command in exchange for pill pills. Will you exchange it? "
"I'm confused. He came to me with pills. Kill him. The pills are mine as well."
Lu Dingchang:......
I was just talking about the truth, but I didn't expect this person to suddenly come out like this.
Lu Dingchang held his breath for a long time and continued:
"But the essence of the matter is whether you will do things unfairly and harm the interests of the people under your jurisdiction for the sake of your own cultivation."
"What Lord Cheng Huang said makes sense."
Regarding what Lu Dingchang said, Ye Ming nodded in agreement, it was indeed true.
"Furthermore, although Yin Chai was a person of great virtue during his lifetime, it should be noted that people can change.
Only by letting a person of great virtue control the power of his will, can he in turn use the power of his wish to restrain the person of great virtue.
Such two-way control can ensure that the underworld operates in a clear and transparent manner, and will not be like a temple in the world, where there is intrigue and mutual strife, and eventually the kingdom is destroyed and the world is in chaos.
However, the method of Yin difference cultivation will break this balance and aggravate Yin difference's selfishness.
Now, do you still think that practicing Yin difference is a good thing? "
As Lu Dingchang asked the last sentence, Ye Ming fell into rare silence.
To be honest, he had never thought about this issue before.
Even when he came, he still wanted to preach the benefits of Yincha practice and deceive the Lord City God.
Unexpectedly, this was taught in reverse.
After saying this, Lu Dingchang didn't speak for a long time, just looking at Ye Ming.
After the idea was impacted, our Lord Zhengshen asked again:
"So, Lord Chenghuang, how do you plan to deal with this matter?"
"I have sent people to take away the method of practice you gave me, and the underworld people are still not allowed to practice.
As for you...
I am not an unkind person. Since the method was obtained by chance, it is your own chance and will not be taken away from you. "
Ye Ming was very happy to hear that the other party did not embarrass him.
Just as I was about to thank Lord Cheng Huang for the large amount, I heard something else.
"After all, you are just a small land, the area you manage is small, and the impact is small, so it doesn't matter.
But there still has to be punishment.
First, from now on, you are no longer allowed to teach the cultivation methods to other Yin Chai;
Second, from now on, all your advancement assessments will be cancelled. You will be stuck in one land for life, and you will not be given any possibility of promotion.
How about it, are you willing to accept it? "
If this condition were placed on other lands, it would undoubtedly completely cut off other people's path to advancement.
But some guys with evil intentions don't care at all.
All he wants is a disguised identity, and he doesn't care at all whether he can be promoted or something.
"The little god is willing to accept punishment."
Ye Ming's answer surprised Lu Dingchang.
"I thought you would refuse punishment and directly choose to leave the priesthood and become a free ghost cultivator from now on!"
"Um, why does Lord Chenghuang think so?"
"Aren't you a young person? Young people are the most unstimulated and will do impulsive things when stimulated.
My inference is very reasonable. "
"I'm different, I just like to wait for death in my position.
Besides, mosquito legs are also meat, so having a land position is better than wandering around alone. "
"Hahaha, if you think so, I'm relieved!"
Lu Dingchang looked very pleased and patted Ye Ming on the shoulder.
"Okay, remember these two punishments, don't violate them, make good use of your idle land, and don't cause any trouble again.
In the past few years, my subordinates have been the most diligent in going to your jurisdiction in groups. You should reflect on it. "
"Understood, reflect, must reflect."
That's weird...
All the way out of Fuchenghuang Temple, I was not in a hurry to go back. Instead, I walked around the city and bought some special snacks and a few new books on the market, and then returned to my home area.
Bringing food and things to see, we returned to Miss Wen's courtyard.
Just as I was about to eat and watch with Miss Wen, I saw a beautiful cat with white fur walking out of the house.
This cat is very elegant. It is obviously a cat, but it feels like a human when walking on the road.
She is still like a great beauty among people, walking in a 100% standard cat walk, and her snow-white hair is shining in the sun, which makes her look very comfortable.
After taking a few steps, Maomao transformed into a beautiful woman with white hair, voluptuous figure and natural charm.
Just looking at his temperament, he is much better than before.
Naturally, this is Lei Ling who has gone through the moulting period.
Now, she has swept away the depressed mood of the past few days, her face is radiant, and her whole body is full of extraordinary charm.
Miss Wen smiled and said:
"Lei Ling looks much more beautiful than before!"
Hearing this, Lei Ling nodded helpfully and flipped her hair:
"Thank you for the compliment, Miss."
She now also calls Miss Wen "Miss" along with Lu Yi.
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