Chapter 37: Liu Chenghuang

Zhao Xiaolei hung up the phone angrily, and touched the direction, NND, the southeast direction is the Heping Police Station.

From where he got the task, to where he called the police for help?

Candle Dragon cautiously asked Zhao Xiaolei, what did Zhang Tianshi say?

Zhao Xiaolei said angrily: "Let's cool down your skills." ”

The sun outside is like fire, the sun on dog days is scorching the earth unscrupulously, and the trees on the road are as listless as Zhao Xiaolei's mood.

The air conditioner in the noodle shop was blowing very well, and Zhao Xiaolei said in his heart that he couldn't wait for the leftovers to move before leaving, right? The girl waitress in the ethnic headscarf was already a little unrecognizable.

Zhao Xiaolei sighed and got up, and resolutely rushed into this melting pot with the candle dragon.

Southeast......

Zhao Xiaolei tastes this location, the Heping Police Station is the police station in the city center, the surrounding is very prosperous, and the commercial streets in the old city have been renovated and transformed, forming a city core business district with the City God Temple and the old overpass as the center.

It is said that the city god temple has a long history, and it should have a history of hundreds of years, and it has been full of incense for hundreds of years.

It's a pity that in that decade, the City God Temple was smashed by a group of guards wearing red armbands, and later planned a commercial area, and the dying City God Temple was razed to the ground, and the original site became a towering Xiongxin Building.

In this city, the "City God Temple" only leaves a place name that will live forever in the hearts of the people.

When I think of the City God Temple, I think of the task assigned by Fan Caishen to Gou Fugui - to rebuild the City God Temple. Zhao Xiaolei sighed, how easy is this?

Another important business district in the city's business district is the Old Flyover, which is more than 100 years old, and during the colonial era, the great powers built a port and a railway in the city to transport coal mines.

The year before last, there was news in the city to demolish the old overpass, which made the people in an uproar, this old overpass is not like the City God Temple, it has been remembered for a long time, it carries the memory of the growth of a generation in the city.

When Zhao Xiaolei was young, the old flyover was where his happiness was, and this flyover was like a kind elder, smiling and watching Zhao Xiaolei and his friends grow up.

So the people have to the old overpass to take a group photo, circle of friends, Weibo all kinds of tears, and then the city does not know whether to consider public opinion or other reasons, the old overpass not only did not dismantle, but also carried out repairs to maintain the original appearance, and built two squares in the extension of the old overpass, last year's Spring Festival also held a temple fair in these two squares.

This made the common people cheer.

Around this old bridge and not far away the City God Temple, it has become the most prosperous place in the city.

Zhao Xiaolei decided to believe that Zhang Da blows once, and eighty percent of what this old god stick said is an old flyover.

Despite the hot weather, Zhao Xiaolei didn't drive, and it wasn't far away, besides, how could you find a parking space in the business district?

The two of them each swept a shared bicycle, sweating in the heat wave, and struggled to move forward.

The breeze in the flyover square is blowing, the trees are shady, and it is actually very cool, which makes Zhao Xiaolei, who is sweating, feel comfortable, lock the bicycle, and walk with the candle dragon.

Tianqiao Square is very lively, probably due to a temple fair this year, which has become a gathering area of three religions and nine streams on a small scale, with those who sell antiques and jade, those who sell fortune tellers, those who sell flowers, birds, fish and insects, as well as those who remove scabs, athlete's foot, cockroach medicine or sell their own insoles......

From time to time, the two of them will be dragged by some bearded and overcoat-wearing scholars who say that Xiaoyou has a hexagram today, and they are tired of it.

The two of them were bored, and the candle dragon squatted down from time to time to look at the so-called antiques on the stall, and was still full of interest at first, but later he was not interested.

Walking around, I saw a hexagram stall, which was quite chic.

There is a couplet on the left and right of the hexagram stall:

The upper link is: "Stand, what are you doing behind your back?

The next link is: "Think about it, which one should I spare lightly here? ”

Side-by-side: "You're coming"

……

Hey, it's a little interesting, but Zhao Xiaolei seems to have seen this couplet, but he can't remember where he saw it.

The owner of the hexagram stall is a black-faced man, his face is unbearable, and he has a special story, which makes people feel as if they want to sit down and listen to him tell his inhuman experience.

You say he's black, right? Not that thick lips and double eyelids, but if you say he's yellow, you're going to get beaten.

The owner of this hexagram stall squinted his eyes, and he was not dedicated to the hexagram at all, so he actually fell asleep at work.

The candle dragon glanced at this couplet, looked at the owner of the hexagram stall again, and suddenly shouted softly: "Wake up!"

The owner of the hexagram stall was excited, and looked at the two people in front of him in a daze: "The two of you want to count the hexagram...... Huh?"

Yes, he got up, and pretended not to climb well, he actually knelt down, and said softly in a voice that only Zhao Xiaolei and Candle Dragon could hear: "Xiaoxian has seen the gods, the immortals ......"

Candle Dragon hurriedly helped him up, frowned, and said, "Why is Chenghuang so down?"

"Chenghuang?" Zhao Xiaolei didn't know why.

The black-faced man got up in a hurry, hurriedly cleaned up the hexagram stall, and said as he cleaned up: "God, God, God, this is not the place to talk, let's go over there......"

The three of them came to a shade of a tree with few people in the square, and sat on a chair for visitors to rest, the black-faced man was about to kneel again, and the candle dragon stopped him very unceremoniously: "Okay, let's not do this, let me introduce, this god is the director of the Heavenly Court Resident Office, Director Zhao Xiaolei." ”

The black-faced man clenched his fists again.

Candle Long then introduced to Zhao Xiaolei: "Brother Lei, this is our local city god ......"

Zhao Xiaolei finally remembered the couplet - when the City God Temple was not demolished, he saw the couplet on the lintel when he was a child.

Zhao Xiaolei thinks it's very interesting, these folk immortals all appeared?

Candle Dragon's handsome face was a little angry, and asked, "Dignified City God, what kind of system is the street fortune telling?"

Chenghuang had a bitter face and explained: "Shangxian doesn't know, since the local Chenghuang Temple was smashed, no one has worshiped it, and then it was demolished, and the little immortal has no fixed place to live, so he has to live a difficult ......life with the cheap hexagram stalls and stalls."

The candle dragon asked again, "Where is Lady Chenghuang?"

Chenghuang pointed to a prosperous place and said, "Hello...... The insoles that I sew at home and sell them there. ”

Zhao Xiaolei: "......"

The candle dragon sighed and said, "What about the military judges and the Eight King Kongs under your command?"

Chenghuang only promised: "Uh...... The civil and military judges are not bad, one works in the court, the other is in the patrol police, and there are six brothers in the six branches, and the seven masters and eight masters are mixed with society......"

Candle Dragon asked again, "Then are you still in touch?"

Chenghuang nodded and said: "Yes, the connection is very close, we have always hoped that there will be immortals in the heavenly court to come down to make us the masters, God, you are finally here......"

Zhao Xiaolei is not very clear about the responsibilities of the city god, but he probably knows that it is equivalent to the mayor of a city, and he also knows that a virtuous person can serve as the city god, so he is very interested in the background identity of this city god, and asked: "City God, which dynasty and generation are you?"

Chenghuang took out a box of crumpled Hongta Mountain, sprinkled smoke, the candle dragon waved his hand to signal no, and Chenghuang helped Zhao Xiaolei light it again, took a sip, and said slowly.

It turned out that this city god was Ming Zhengde during the Jinshi and the first, named Liu Minghui, at that time the city was still a county seat, Liu Minghui became the local county order, there was a year of flooding, starvation all over the wilderness, Liu Minghui led the government service, the people Zhuang flood relief, and finally protected the county, but he accidentally fell into the water and died, the local people read their merits, built a small temple to commemorate.

Later, he went to the palace of the king of Hades, and Yama remembered his merits to the people, so he reported to the Jade Emperor and appointed him as the local city god, rebuilt the small temple, expanded the scale, and became the city god temple.

In addition to the original duty of protecting the country and protecting the people, Liu Chenghuang is also responsible for managing ghosts, supervising merits and demerits, cutting off evil and eliminating evil, judging life and death, and giving people blessings and longevity.

"I see, but he is also a good official...... Zhao Xiaolei muttered in his heart.

Candle Dragon is still being held accountable, no matter what kind of official he was when he was alive, now he has lost all the business in this city, in his eyes, this is dereliction of duty.

"Liu Chenghuang, even if you don't have an office space, don't you even care about the most basic business? Look at your governance, landslides, child trafficking, natural disasters, and man-made disasters abound, can you be guilty?"

Liu Chenghuang was very frightened, and was about to kowtow to ask for sin, but he was embarrassed to see tourists coming and going.

It's the first time Zhao Xiaolei has seen Candle Dragon so tough, all along, Candle Dragon has always been a handsome and shy big boy, I can't imagine that there is still such a character in the fairy world.

Zhao Xiaolei gently persuaded: "Xiaolong, Liu Chenghuang is also more than willing but not enough, don't blame him, this is our work is not done well." He turned his head and said to Liu Chenghuang: "Lord Chenghuang ......"

Liu Chenghuang hurriedly waved his hand and said: "God can't help it, can't help it, just call me Xiao Liu......"

"Okay, then don't call me any gods in the future, you can call me Director Xiaolei or Manager Zhao, what do I want to say?"

Liu Minghui: "......"

Zhao Xiaolei patted his head and continued: "That's the case, what about Heavenly Court, I plan to rebuild the City God Temple, but you know this thing in the mortal world, there must be difficulties, let's insist on persevering, but this basic daily work should still be carried out." ”

When Liu Chenghuang heard this, he was overjoyed, wiped his eyes with some excitement, and said in a rambling voice: "I will summon the civil and military judges, the six sections, and the two generals, and recruit another class of officials......

Zhao Xiaolei interrupted him and said, "Zhang Dazhui you know, right?"

Liu Chenghuang was surprised: "Director Xiaolei, are you talking about Zhang Tianshi?"

"Oh, okay, Zhang Tianshi, just Zhang Tianshi, that old god stick asked me to come to you and give you a task. Zhao Xiaolei pondered, this big blow said that there were people in the southeast to help, and eighty percent said that it was Liu Chenghuang.

"Director Xiaolei, please command. Liu Chenghuang was sincerely frightened, and secretly said in his heart, this Director Xiaolei is really strong, and he dares to call Zhang Tianshi "Old God Stick"......

"You are limited to two days for the cases of abducted children, you can handle it!" Zhao Xiaolei said loudly.