Chapter 125 Conferring the Title of Zongbu God and retreating to Dushuo Mountain
Qionggong is the palace and dojo of Hou Tu Niangniang.
Hou Tu Niang Niang should be the five elements of the central soil position of the Tao, subordinate to the seat of Xuanyuan Yellow Emperor, in charge of the mountains and seas and the underworld.
Since the creation of the mountains and seas in the underworld, the management is very weak, and it is urgent to recruit a large number of talents, and Hou Yi is an excellent candidate, so Hou Tu Niangniang personally led Hou Yi to Qiong Palace, set up a banquet and entertain, explained the reason, and hoped that Hou Yi could help him govern the underworld.
Hou Yi has become a ghost, the next is reincarnation, once reincarnated, the past life is forgotten, the next life is boundless, wanting to reunite with Chang'e is tantamount to a fool's dream, so in order to be able to eliminate the curse of heaven, become an immortal, and reunite with Chang'e as soon as possible, Hou Yi did not hesitate to agree to Hou Tu Niangniang's suggestion.
So Hou Tu Niang Niang presented a recommendation form to Xuanyuan Yellow Emperor, imploring Xuanyuan Yellow Emperor to confer Hou Yi's official position and govern the underworld.
Xuanyuan Yellow Emperor discussed with his ministers for two days, and then accepted the recommendation of Houtu Niangniang, and awarded Hou Yi the title of "Zongbu God", ruling the underworld and suppressing ten thousand ghosts.
Since then, Tuniangniang has only been in charge of the mountains and seas, and handed over the underworld to Hou Yi to manage, and the two ghost emperors of the East China Sea Dushuo Mountain God Tu Yulei assisted from the side.
After Hou Yi took office, he drove the Jianhua cover car, held the Tonggong Suji, and personally traveled to and from various parts of the underworld to suppress evil spirits. The evil ghosts are afraid of Hou Yi's divine might, and they no longer dare to easily leave the human world and harm mankind. In this way, ten thousand ghosts are subdued, the underworld is governed, and the name of "Zongbu Great God" is powerful in the Three Realms, which is not inferior to the prestige of the "Shooting Sun Yihou" in the Yang Realm back then.
The sun and the moon set, the stars shifted, and thousands of years passed.
The mountains and seas and the underworld recruited more and more talents, and the governance of all levels of the domains became more and more refined, and finally when the three schools of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism began to merge, the management system, the area under the jurisdiction of the mountains and seas and the management personnel at all levels, such as the Emperor Xudu, the Five Ghost Emperors, the Ten Palaces of Yama and the judges, etc., and the underworld hell was also relocated to the East China Sea under the Wojiao Stone, and from then on it was called "Netherworld".
Among them, the great god of Zongbu Hou Yi (attributed to the Confucian world) made great contributions, and was named the head of the Netherworld, and Houtu Niangniang (Mountain and Sea Realm) and Taiyi Rescue Suffering Tianzun (Dao Realm) are the supreme symbols of the Netherworld, and they are enshrined in the incense of the Three Realms, and since then they have retreated behind the scenes and no longer ask about things, and the Emperor Xudu is in charge of the affairs of the Netherworld.
This was a happy event for Dahe, but Hou Yi was not happy at all, because for thousands of years, he worked hard in the wind and rain, hoping to be able to make full merits, eliminate the curse of heaven, become an immortal, and reunite with Chang'e as soon as possible, but Hou Tu Niangniang said every time: The curse has not been removed, the fortune has not arrived, and it is necessary to wait a little longer.
Hundreds of years have passed.
Hou Yi's merits are complete, and the punishment of heaven is lifted, but the luck of the waiting enlightenment to become an immortal has not yet arrived, and naturally he cannot be reunited with Chang'e.
This luck didn't come to the end, but it didn't take long for Hou Yi to make him angry.
It turned out that at this time, the human world was in the era of Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, and a prince of Silla, Kim Qiaojue, came from the Korean Peninsula, shaved his ordination and entered the Liberation Gate, practiced Buddhism, and finally proved the Great Dao, which was for the Bodhisattva of Jizo. He made a grand wish that "hell is not empty and vows not to become a Buddha", and was greatly appreciated and praised by the three schools (Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism), so they discussed and decided with each other: to order Hou Yi to abdicate and make way for Xian, and let Jizo Bodhisattva be honored as the "Great Master of the Netherworld" and transform the sentient beings of the Netherworld.
Although Hou Yi was angry, how to fight against the three forces, he finally had to abdicate and make way for Xian, and under the instruction of Xuanyuan Yellow Emperor, he moved to Dushuo Mountain to live.
Dushuo Mountain is in the East China Sea, with undulating mountains and mountains, and the mountains are continuous, with a radius of five or six thousand miles.
Legend has it that when the underworld was first created, Dushuo Mountain was a place where ten thousand ghosts gathered, and they were often born to harass the human race, so Xuanyuan Yellow Emperor sent his troops to guard the gods and Yu Lei town here (later named the two ghost emperors of the East), and awarded a white tiger and a golden rooster to jointly suppress ten thousand ghosts.
In the northeastern part of Dushuo Mountain, a peach tree is naturally created, this peach tree towers to the sky and covers the sun, three thousand miles of bends, there is a huge branch in which it is pressed to the ground, forming an arch facing southwest, where every night comes, ten thousand ghosts can go out of this door to move freely, the world is called "ghost door".
The golden rooster was ordered to stand on the top of the canopy, the duty of reporting the dawn, the golden rooster crowed at dawn, and the ghosts heard the rooster crow and must return to Dushuo Mountain. If there is a ghost who does evil and does not return, he will be captured by the two gods of Shen Tu and Yu Lei, tied it with a reed rope, shot it with a peachwood bow and arrow, and then fed it to the white tiger, so that it can deter all ghosts and dare not do evil. Later legends: The reason why the rooster crows is precisely because of the mutual induction with this golden rooster, in order to drive away the ghosts and leave the human world quickly.
After Hou Yi retreated to Dushuo Mountain, the Yellow Emperor built the Zongbu Shrine for him to show his grace, in fact, this is the result of the Confucianism and Taoism humbly allowing Buddhism to achieve a balance between the three forces, but Hou Yi became a victim in this power struggle.
Since then, Hou Yi withdrew from the Netherworld and lived in Dushuo Mountain, although the two ghost emperors of Shen Tu and Yu Lei were divided under his hands, but the incense of the Three Realms was greatly reduced, and he could not speak the same day as before.
So far nearly two hundred years, Dushuo Mountain because of the arrival of the great god of Zongbu Hou Yi and famous, countless qi refiners and cultivators have come to admire, are willing to belong to the great god of Zongbu, for a time Zongbu Divine Palace is like a city, disciples are like clouds, there is a great trend of the prosperity of the Biyou Palace of the Sect of the year, like a strong new force that has risen, all respectfully call Hou Yi "the great lord", in order to show admiration and awe.
However, most of them have a poor foundation and low Taoism, among which only the two brothers surnamed "Wuzang and Wufu" are the most famous, and the three uncles and nephews of Pang Guang are the three of the "Five Mansions".
Pang Guang's uncle and nephew lived in seclusion on Sanjiao Island in the East China Sea, cultivating behind closed doors, having no quarrel with the world, and living happily, never wanted to fall into the sea and be rescued by Fei Tianjun who was passing by because Pang Guang was drunk, this was to repay the grace of saving his life;
It's a pity that the heavens did not fulfill people's wishes, and the three uncles and nephews embarked on the road of no return: Da Chang was killed by Tan Wenji in front of the Three Immortal Caves of Hanging Hu Mountain, Pang Guang self-destructed and died;
Fei Tianjun clamped the seriously injured Xiaochang under his armpit, escaped all the way from the Three Immortal Caves of Hanging Hushan Mountain, and flew straight to the East China Sea in the clouds.
Before he was inaugurated as the deputy envoy of the Haotian Plague Department, Fei Tianjun had also cultivated qi in the East China Sea, so he knew the general direction of Dushuo Mountain, he ran all the way over the East China Sea, searched everywhere all the way, looked for countless immortal island sacred mountains, and did not find the legendary Dushuo Mountain.
After looking straight east for a long time, he suddenly saw a towering mountain in the distance, covered by a large area of peach blossoms, faintly emitting crimson light.
"Finally found it, the peach blossoms there are shining in the sky, crimson like the glow, it should be the legendary Dushuo Mountain!" Fei Tianjun suddenly caught a glimpse of that scene, and couldn't help but be ecstatic in his heart, and he stepped up his feet and ran non-stop.
Sure enough, the closer you fly, the clearer you look down: it is a big peach tree that rises to the sky, and the peach blossoms are about thousands of miles away, and the peach blossoms are clustered, and the sky is dazzling! It turns out that it is the spring of October at this time, and the heaven and earth are warming, and the peach blossoms are blooming for the second time, but unexpectedly they have made a natural guiding coordinate for Fei Tianjun.
Under the shade of the endless crimson peach, there are several palaces, the buildings are jagged, the eaves are high pecked, and the golden light of the debut is constantly radiated, like raindrops falling into the sky, and the peach blossoms covering the sky reflect each other, it is really wonderful, better than a million fairyland.
Fei Tianjun hurriedly flew into the sky above the high mountain, and was about to descend the clouds, when he suddenly saw a red light like a meteor cutting through the sky, flying down more than ten zhang away in front of him.
The red light spread, revealing a god, two feet tall, only wearing a leopard skirt, covered in blood, with a hideous face, a long sword hanging from his waist, and a long sword in his hand, which is the great divine wind move of Dushuo Mountain.
Feng Zhao pointed at Chang Zhen and threatened: "Who is the Taoist who dares to come to attack Du Shuo Mountain?"
Hearing this, Fei Tianjun was not alarmed, but overjoyed: This is indeed Dushuo Mountain!
So he saluted with one hand and said, "The little god is Fei Jie Fei Tianjun, the deputy envoy of the Haotian Plague Department, and now he has an urgent matter to meet the Great God Zongbu. ”
"Fei Jie Fei Tianjun, the deputy envoy of the Haotian Plague Department?" Feng Zhao said unclearly, "We are only ordered by the Emperor Xuanyuan of the Mountains and Seas, and we have nothing to do with the Haotian Jade Emperor, so what is the urgency of your coming here?"
"The little god is not here on the order of the Jade Emperor of Haotian, but for the three uncles and nephews of Pang Guang. ”
"Uncle Pang Guang and nephew?" Feng Zhao pondered for a moment and asked in surprise, "Isn't it Pang Guang and Da Chang Xiao Chang of Sanjiao Island?"
"Exactly, Xiao Chang is here, but he is seriously injured. Fei Tianjun said, and gently put Xiao Chang down in Yun Er.
"Xiao Chang is seriously injured?" Feng Zhao was very stunned, hurriedly stepped forward, and looked down, it was indeed Xiao Changli of Sanjiao Island, but at this time, his face was pale, his teeth and lips were clenched, and he was motionless, like a corpse, obviously having suffered a heavy blow.
"What's going on!" Feng Zhao was startled.
"This matter is a long story, and it is not clear for a while, maybe someone is chasing and killing behind at this time, and I also ask the great god to quickly lead the little god to meet the great god Zongbu and explain this matter clearly in person. Fei Tianjun pleaded.
"Someone is chasing and killing you two, it seems that this matter is very serious, you come with me quickly!" Feng Zhao was convinced of what Fei Tianjun said at this time, after all, he brought Xiao Chang, who was seriously injured, to see the facts, so he hurriedly galloped to the lower realm in front.
Fei Tianjun picked up Xiao Chang, and then hurried down.
Not long after, both landed in front of the ghost gate in the northwest of Dushuo Mountain.
Feng Zhao told the Pixiu God General who was guarding the ghost gate about the matter, and introduced Fei Tianjun again, explained it properly, gave a resignation, and continued to inspect the Zhouye of Dushuo Mountain.
The Pixiu God General gave instructions to the other three colleagues, and then led Fei Tianjun into the Ghost Gate and went straight to the Dushuo Mountain Zongbu Divine Palace.