Chapter 20, Yellow Springs
After Taibai brought the Emperor of Heaven to inquire, the second child sent a report to the Emperor, stating his intention to stay in the underworld. The Emperor's reply was as punctual as ever, allowing the second child to stay in the underworld for the time being, and then call it after the underworld Yan Jun was complete.
Probably the Emperor of Heaven has also seen the current difficulties of the underworld, Yan Jun is too few, the seven Yan Jun are really stretched in front of the complicated affairs of the underworld, the second is currently in charge of six cities, his own, the third, the fourth and the eighth, and the future eleven and twelfth. Once the second child is transferred, the pressure on the other Yan Jun will increase greatly.
The boss is the treasure of the underworld, Da Luo Jinxian sits in the Yanjun Palace, the underworld will never be chaotic, after the third and the eighth are gone, he is responsible for the errand of the new ghost, although there is no such thing as the third can flicker, but it is also considered to get a lot of ghosts.
The engineering team has been working in the underworld, and the underworld is still building more cities and towns, and the fifth has been busy collecting and storing materials.
After the reform of the system of the underworld, the underworld has sent judges and ghost pawns to settle in the City God Temple, and the official affairs of the heavenly realm are more numerous than before, and the sixth child has been busy recently.
Lao Qi wants to teach new ghosts, this is the 10,000-year plan of the underworld, although so far only three judges of the earth immortals have been taught, but it still can't be stopped. Teaching people to practice is nothing more than this, leading them into the door, answering questions, and how much they can understand is all in their own fate. Lao Qi is very hard-working, and in terms of work, he has always been Yan Junli's hardest-working.
Yi Zhi has now taken over the affairs of the fourth child, collecting the necessary materials for the prefecture, all of which are materials for alchemy refiners, and is responsible for the taxes of the prefecture.
I was the only one who was a little idle, but no one said that I wanted to do more, and the Emperor didn't say anything, let alone transfer me away.
I know that this is because my method is most suitable for walking in the world, the change of dynasties in the world, the division and integration of the world, and in troubled times, I need an immortal like me to take care of it in the world, although it has no substantive effect, but it still has to be there. I'm not afraid to prepare too much for many things, but I'm afraid that I'm never prepared, so I'm actually left to deal with human affairs. No one would envy my leisure, because to be honest, the Yan monarchs would rather stay in the Yan Jun Palace and not go out, and they would not want to go to the human world. Most of the immortals have some unforgettable things in the world, and they are most afraid of seeing things and thinking about things, which affects the Tao.
I actually don't like to go to the human world, Lu Jian Daojun passed on my spells, so that I saw Huaicheng again. Since then, some dusty emotions have begun to surface again, and those familiar faces will always appear in the memory. I don't want this to hinder my practice, I like the purity and profundity of the Tao, and I am tired of the complexity and tedium of feelings.
The weather in the world is getting more and more chaotic, Yingzheng is now frantically chopping wood in the woods every day, and Hu Hai's failure far exceeds his estimates. Shang Ying and Zhang Yi are more open than Yingzheng, after all, there are always different angles between being a minister and being a king.
Chen Sheng and Wu Guang rebelled in Daze Township, in the name of Gongzi Fusu. After Fusu found out, he drank a few more jugs of wine, and he really didn't know whether he should cry or laugh. There are still so many people in the world who remember him, and so many people are grateful for his benevolence and righteousness. Now the anti-Qin forces in the world are actually branding him as a name.
I was too busy observing the world to comfort him, but Daji relieved him a lot of worries.
Yan Jun still decided to let me go to the world, because the two of them should have died, but they never died. This was discovered by Lao Shi Yizhi when he was reviewing the list of ghosts.
The boss was very angry, and someone actually deceived the underworld.
We are more curious, it is the first time that someone can escape the judgment of the book of life and death, and it is two people at a time, they have successfully found the loopholes in the underworld system, and the reward should be a thousand-year tour of hell.
When I came to the world, the scene didn't seem to be very different from the last time I came, it was still you killing me, I killing you, the war was raging, and the people lived day after day in trembling. The troubled times of the world are in no way inferior to the hells of the underworld, which make people despair, make people miserable, and make people crazy.
checked the location of the two, one was in a small county town in the former Chu State, and the other was on the seashore of the former Qi State.
When I saw Lu Sheng, he was showing people, that person was a little old man who was almost fifty years old, and he did look a little unusual, and he was the face of luck in the world.
"Your Excellency's appearance is different from ordinary people, it is the appearance of great wealth and wealth, but the time has not yet come, and it is a late bloomer!"
Lu Sheng was explaining his physiognomy to this little old man, and the more the little old man listened, the happier he became!
When he was finished, I walked over and sat down across from Lu Sheng.
"Do you want to meet each other?"
I nodded and said, "You might as well give it a try and see what you can do, if it's also a great wealth." ”
Lu Sheng laughed twice, looked at my appearance carefully, and then stretched out his hand to pinch it repeatedly, and cold sweat gradually broke out on his forehead.
"Your Excellency's origin is amazing, and your old decay cultivation is limited, so you can't see Your Excellency clearly. ”
I patted his stall lightly and said, "It's okay, Mr. might as well come with me, there are still a few brothers in the family, I hope Mr. can give each other a face and tell fortunes." ”
Lu Sheng was about to refuse, but I grabbed his wrist. I tried to pull his soul out, but something stopped me.
I looked quite curious, and said, "I didn't think that Mr. still has such a wonderful method of locking the soul, just locking himself in his own body and being a walking corpse, is it interesting?"
Lu Sheng was shocked at this time: "You are from the underworld, do you want to arrest me back?"
I nodded and said, "You and Xu Fu should have died, but they haven't reported to the underworld for a long time, if it weren't for the Ten Yan Jun to review the list of ghosts and find that there is a discrepancy with the life and death book, you would have been concealed." ”
Lu Chang sighed and said: "I knew that this method could only be avoided for a while, how could mortals compete with ghosts and gods, Your Excellency doesn't have to be strong, I will go with you." ”
After that, I took out a piece of black jade from my arms and threw it on the stall, and suddenly my soul left my body, and my body quickly decayed, obviously I had been dead for a long time, I picked up the jade, took Lu Sheng's soul, and went to the coast of the East China Sea.
Observing the black jade on the road, it is a little strange, this thing can actually hide the dead qi and hinder the soul hook.
"Where did you get that? It's kind of interesting, is Xu Fu also doing this?"
Lu Sheng nodded and explained, "This is the two pieces of soul suppression jade that I found in a country in the east, taking advantage of the inadvertent arrival of the main god of the underworld there. Later, he gave Xu Fu a piece. ”
I said: "I said why did Xu Fu go to sea later, it was also to find this thing, you want to use it to extend Yingzheng's life?"
Lu Sheng smiled bitterly: "I thought so at the time, but I didn't expect that after the main god of the underworld there found out that the soul suppression jade was stolen, he strengthened his vigilance and dyed of the serious injuries that Xu Fu and I were beaten, and when the injuries healed, Your Majesty has already passed away." ”
I asked, "Why are you avoiding the underworld?"
"Since it's for cultivating immortals, I didn't have enough time when I was alive, and I didn't become an earth immortal, so of course I hope to continue when I die. And the dungeon in the east is too terrifying, and we don't want to fall into reincarnation. It's just that I still can't hide from it, and think about it, how can mortals hide from the underworld. ”
Lu Sheng sighed a lot, and he silently muttered a lot of words along the way. Most of them are some undeserved, regretting not being at the beginning, etc., he seems to be very worried about the future after he goes to the underworld. Well... He really should be worried, because according to his and Xu Fu's behavior, going to hell is light, and the underworld will not tolerate any dead ghost to drill a leak.
Xu Fu found a good place, it is a hill on the seaside, standing on the top of the hill can see the sea in the distance, which is very suitable for listening to the waves and watching the waves. Xu Fu is really listening to the waves and watching the waves, he is a little different from Lu Sheng, he doesn't like the market so much, he is more like a hermit, and he is more like a cultivator than Lu Sheng.
When I saw him, I really couldn't figure out how a person like him could do such a foolish thing, he seemed far wiser than Lu Sheng.
"I'm here to know I can't hide, but fortunately, my wish has been fulfilled, and I have got what I wanted. ”
Xu Fu's tone was very indifferent, and I didn't see any nervousness on his face.
"If you know you can't hide, why should you hide?"
Xu Fu explained: "I am an outsider, it doesn't matter if I live or die, but I still have some attachment in the world, so I don't want to die." ”
I asked him, "What is your attachment? I can spare you a few days to let you settle the affairs of the world." ”
He shook his head and looked to the west, where there was a small human town, and just in sight there were wisps of smoke.
He smiled: "When I was a teenager, I fell in love with a woman, and later fell out of love for the immortal way. She married someone else in desperation, but I felt remorseful, and as a result, the immortal road and dust were not available. Later, I searched for the elixir of life for the first emperor, and I failed, and I had no shame to see Your Majesty again, so I thought of her, so I hid near her house and lived in seclusion, watching her grow vegetables and carry water every day, which was also comfortable for a few years, and now she is also dying, and I don't have to accompany her anymore. ”
I followed his gaze to the west, and there was indeed a dying old woman, who was waiting in her house.
"Are you not going to see her again?"
"No, back then, it was one separate and two wide, and the rest was all for me to worry about, so why bother to let her too. ”
I roughly flipped through the life and death book and said, "She has a very ordinary life, no evil deeds, and no merits, and she will be arranged to live in the underworld for some years, and then reincarnate as a human again." ”
Xu Fu looked at me and asked with some confusion, "Don't you need to go to hell to suffer? You can be reincarnated without being tortured?"
Lu Sheng smiled bitterly on the side, he was already regretting it at the moment, he had already known that the process of the underworld was similar to that of the human world, and there were not so many suffering procedures, so why bother to stay in the human world. After meeting Xu Fu, he didn't speak, probably because he didn't want to talk about being a fool with his old friend.
"The underworld has a three-class judgment on ghosts, and there are upper, middle and lower third-class evaluations in each class. The Master can practice and be reincarnated. The middle one lives in the local government, and is reincarnated when the yin life is over. The next one goes to hell and is reincarnated. As for where to go in reincarnation, there is another basis. ”
Xu Fu stayed for a few breaths, and smiled bitterly at Lu Sheng: "Lu Sheng, Lu Sheng, why do you and I have to come?"
Lu Sheng hid his face and said: "It's too late to regret, it's too late to regret." ”
Xu Fu also took off the jade on his body, and the soul that had been dead for a long time floated out of his aging body, and followed Lu Sheng back to the underworld with me.
I asked them, "Is the dungeon in the east terrible?"
The two nodded together, and Lu Sheng said: "It is a connected island, and the people who live there are ignorant, and they call the place where the gods live Takamagahara, and the underworld where people go after death is called the country of Yellow Springs. I've been to the Land of Yellow Springs, where the main gods are a group of husband and wife who throw imps at each other every day. ”
I imagined the picture for a moment, and I didn't think it was scary, but it was a little funny. The two immortals have nothing to do, and they use the little ghosts to fool each other's faces!
Xu Fu added: "If they just throw it around, they will always tear the ghost apart and throw it again." Sometimes the nature comes, and the ghost is blown up first and then thrown, in a strange way, it is really terrifyingly tight. ”
No wonder they are afraid, such a lord of the underworld really does not look like an immortal, but more like those ancient gods in the past. Only the ancient gods born of heaven and earth would be so careless, because they don't need to abide by the rules and have no desires like the immortals.
"After a while, you will talk about these things in detail, and the underworld does not know much about other places. I just know that there is such a place. ”
The two of them agreed.
When they passed through the ghost gate, the two ghosts were surprised, and they looked around at the environment of the underworld, and the more they looked at it, the worse their faces became. When they arrived at the Yan Jun Palace, the two ghosts basically couldn't raise their heads.
They exchanged business with the boss and returned to their seats.
Yi Zhi flipped over the laws of the underworld in his hand and said: "The two of you evaded the trial of the underworld, and the crime was extremely heinous, according to the laws of the underworld, you were sentenced to spend 10,000 years in hell and suffer from the distraction of your soul." ”
After listening to Yi Zhi's judgment, I whispered to Lao Qi: "When did the underworld have such a law?"
Lao Qi whispered to me: "When you went to arrest people, we specially added them, this kind of ghost must be resentenced, and if you don't sentence it again, the underworld will have no face." ”
"But the program hasn't been completed, and I haven't agreed yet!"
The boss came in: "Isn't this waiting for you to come back, do you agree?"
I reluctantly said, "Agreed......"
When Xu Fu and Lu Sheng heard the punishment, their faces were shocked, and they knelt on the ground and pleaded: "The two of us just saw the country of Yellow Springs on the eastern island, and the scene was terrible, so I was afraid. ”
I sent a message to the other Yan Jun: "The country of Yellow Springs they saw, I sound quite interesting, you might as well let them talk about it." ”
He took out two pieces of black jade from his sleeve and threw them on the table. "This is what they stole from the Land of Yellow Springs, evading the inspection of the underworld. ”
The second child hurriedly took a piece and flipped it over, the eldest glanced at it, and said, "You guys talk about it, I'll wait to see if there is another decision." ”
Xu Fu and Lu Sheng talked about the country of Huangquan in detail again.
Yi Zhi silently put down the bamboo slip in his hand, and said, "This country of yellow springs, it doesn't sound normal!"
The sixth also said: "Which ancient evil god is this?
Second child: "Do you want to wait for Su Qin and them to come back and go over there?"
Lao Wu: "What are you waiting for, let Yingzheng and the ministers go, I don't believe they are not interested." ”
Lao Qi: "Anyway, Yingzheng's cultivation seems to be growing very slowly, and it seems that he still can't let go of his mind, so that he will not have trouble in the past." ”
Boss: "As long as it's not a mess at home, it's fine, and then this country of Yellow Springs should also have some output." ”
Me: "I think this jade is good, it has the effect of nourishing the soul and calming the soul." ”
Second child: "Just tell Yingzheng and them, we don't oppose or encourage them, let them apply to the Emperor by themselves." ”
Boss: "That's a good idea, I'll talk to him later!"
Yi Zhi: "Off topic, how should these two be judged?"
Sixth: "It's excusable, but it's still a heinous crime, the 10,000-year sentence remains the same, hell will be replaced by a knife mountain, a little lighter than sinking hell." ”
Second: "I agree!"
Lao Wu: "Agreed!"
Boss and Second: "Agreed!"
Me: "No comment, but before sending them to hell, let them meet Yingzheng, and they will talk about it in more detail." ”
Everyone nodded and cut off the transmission.
Yi Zhi patted the table and said, "The two of you are excusable, and it will be reduced to Daoshan Hell for 10,000 years." Later, when you see the old master, you will go and be punished. ”
Xu Fu and Lu Sheng didn't dare to ask for it again, so they had to accept it honestly.
The boss arranged for the ghost to take them to see Qin Shi Huang, and when the two of them left, their bodies trembled a little, and they didn't know whether they were excited or scared!
The boss silently took out the mirror again and threw it into the air.
Yingzheng and Shang Ying Zhang Yi were drinking, there was a map spread out on the table, I don't know which ghost hand-painted the territory of the underworld, several sheepskins were put together, and the swords, guns, swords and halberds were displayed on both sides, a bit of the taste of the Chinese military tent.
Ying Zheng drank a bowl of wine silently, Su Qin and Zhuzi left, he was very happy, he no longer had to listen to Zhuzi brainwash him with all kinds of ideas, he was a loyal supporter of the Legalists, except for Han Feizi, no one wanted to hear what he said!
Hu Hai has done too much mischief in the world, and has killed many brothers and sisters, for which he is angry and bitter, angry at Hu Hai's behavior, and bitter for the empire he has worked so hard to build.
Li Si was killed by Zhao Gao a few days ago, and Ying Zheng went to see him on purpose, and the two ghosts were relatively speechless. Not long after Li Si met Yingzheng, he was exiled to the edge of the underworld, waiting for Yin Shou to be reincarnated.
From the Qin State to the Qin Dynasty, the sixth Yu Lie was slowly corrupted by a little kid, who was still Yingzheng's own youngest son. Ying Zheng's depression is understandable.
Shang Ying and Zhang Yi were still full of energy, completed the official reform of the prefecture, and began to plan to improve the armament of the prefecture. It is estimated that they will have to wait for this plan, because the news of the Land of Yellow Springs has arrived.
Xu Fu and Lu Sheng knelt down when they entered the door, and we also saw Yingzheng's imperial spirit for the first time.
As they sat up, the wine bowl was thrown on the table, their eyebrows were raised, and their faces changed, and Xu Fu and Lu Sheng knelt without objection.
Lao Wu shook his hand in front of his eyes and said, "In broad daylight, don't dream, we can't learn, people have been cultivated since childhood." ”
Yi Zhi: "Don't talk about these things that you don't have, watch the show seriously!"
Lao Qi and I silently ate the fruits in our hands, Du Kang is now not only selling wine, but also doing a big business of fruits, and the ones sent to Yan Jundian are all freshly picked, delicious!
Xu Fu and Lu Sheng finished talking about the country of Huangquan with trepidation, and the ghost pawns escorted them to hell. When the two ghosts walked out of the door, their legs were shaking in disobedience, and the ghost guards insisted on picking them up and walking on the left and right.
Ying Zheng pinched his nose, eased his senses, and said, "The country of Yellow Springs, it sounds a little interesting." ”
Shang Ying said: "Your Majesty wants to start a conquest? I'm afraid that the Emperor of Heaven and Yan Jun will not allow it." ”
Ying Zheng said with a smile: "Shang Jun is too worried, now that you and I have no soldiers and no generals, how can we conquer?" I wonder if I should also communicate like Su Qin and them. ”
Zhang Yi looked at the map, and just now he marked the location of the country of Yellow Springs according to the region of the human world.
"You can give it a try, it's better for me to take General Bai Qi on a trip, and explore first. ”
Ying Zheng nodded.
Shang Ying said: "Then write an application, I'll go and inform Bai Qi to prepare, and then select some ministers with combat power to accompany me." ”
The three of them dispersed, and the mirror was taken back by the boss.
Second child: "Sure enough, my mind is still not pure, it seems that I will have to wait for a long time." ”
Sixth: "Let's keep an eye on Fan Li, I think Yingzheng won't be able to become an immortal in the short term, and Fusu may be faster than him." ”
Everyone nodded.
Cultivating in the underworld is actually easier than in the human world, because the cultivation method is more widely spread, but there are not many people who can cultivate immortals, and it is difficult for a person to get rid of the entanglement of cause and effect before death, earthly attachment, and it is also difficult after death.
Yingzheng still has the ambition to expand his territory and make contributions, under such ambitions, not to mention the heavenly immortals, even the earth immortals can't be cultivated. On the contrary, it was Fusu, who had a lot of clarity in his thoughts, just waiting for Hu Hai to come down and end the grievances of unjust death.
The underworld urgently needs to supplement Yan Jun, on the one hand, because the affairs of the underworld are increasing, and on the other hand, it is in line with the principles of heaven and earth. The position of the twelve Yan monarchs of the underworld is a fixed number, and the closer to this fixed number, the more stable the luck of the underworld will be.
We are all looking forward to the birth of a new Yan Jun, and we do not want to see the old Yan Jun abdicate. We look forward to new fellow Daoists, but we are also afraid that old Daoist friends will become strangers.