Chapter 35 The Storm of the City God

Huhai Chenghuang, founded in the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty, is located in Songjiang Mansion. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Who is the City God?

Chenghuang, which originated from the ancient water (God) Yong (city) sacrifice, is one of the eight gods recorded in the "Zhou Li". "City God" means to defend the moat of the city, then, the god who guards the city is the city god, which is probably equivalent to the current Huhai mayor level.

Legend has it that in the Tang Dynasty, there was a Sima named Wang Jian, and one day he dreamed of a little ghost who called himself Ding Ying, saying that he came to arrest him on the order of the god of the city god. Wang Jian had no choice but to follow the little ghost to see the city god. Chenghuang ordered him to take the life book to check it and found that Wang Jian still had five years to live, so he let Wang Jian go. Originally, the city god did not have a title, but in the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang set the title of the city god, and the largest knight was as big as the three dukes. In the main hall, the god of the city god is enshrined, and the eight generals, judges, bull heads, horse faces, black and white impermanence, bell and drum gods, and the hell statues of the ten halls of Hades and the eighteen divisions are lined up on both sides. The front of the archway is written "Capital City God's Temple", but the back is written "Are you here", these eight characters are said to be the true handiwork of Yan Zhenqing. The city gods in various places are actually different, the city gods of Huhai are named Qin Yubo, and the others are Wen Tianxiang, Xiao He, and the like.

Why did Zhu Yuanzhang canonize the City God, because he was born in the City God Temple.

Someone is going to ask, who is the eldest between Lord Chenghuang and Hades? It is probably the relationship between the Dragon King and the Jade Emperor.

The Huhai City God Temple includes the main hall, the Yuanchen hall, the God of Wealth hall, the Cihang hall, the city god hall, the Niangniang hall and the patio. Every year, the temple fair is the most lively time, and the temple fair is generally set on the birthday of the city god.

I watched Miyamoto around the clock from Monday to Friday, and around the villa on Saturday and Sunday. Miyamoto is definitely going to go to this matter, so I decided that Miyamoto, as long as I keep an eye on him, I will definitely be able to figure out this matter.

I patiently followed for two weeks, and finally on a Saturday, I found that Miyamoto had changed into low-key black casual clothes, like ordinary Chinese, followed by an entourage of bodyguards.

The two were very cautious and watched at the door for a while before getting into the car. I hurriedly called a car and asked the driver to follow closely.

The driver's face was full of suspicion, and I quickly explained: "Master, that, I'm Guoan, and I'm on a secret mission now, you know." The driver looked relieved and hurried to follow.

Miyamoto's car changed direction after five or six turns around Lujiazui and headed west. I knew I was going to the City God Temple.

At the entrance of the old street, the two got out of the car, and I hung far behind. Miyamoto and Miichi seemed to be very familiar with the temple, walking left and right in the alley, looking behind from time to time, sometimes through the mirror in the store, sometimes pretending to turn their heads inadvertently and suddenly, until they made sure that no one was following them before moving to the next place. Fortunately, I stepped on it beforehand, otherwise I would have been thrown off.

It all seemed to go smoothly and according to the script, but things suddenly disrupted the original rhythm.

Miyamoto was speeding through an alley when he was bumped into by a guy on the other side, who then turned to a side road. When I saw this, I knew that these two people were thieves, so I don't know when Miyamoto will find out, but don't make any mistakes.

I was worried when I suddenly saw Miyamoto pause, say something to Miyichi, and then the two of them chased after the little girl. I quickly followed, at first cautious, but later found that the two of them seemed to have no time to take care of the left and right, and I became bolder, only a dozen meters away from the two.

Suddenly, the eyes opened, and Miyamoto and the two chased straight to the gate of the City God Temple. I stopped in front of a fortune-telling stall and pretended to be interested in his business, peeking at the Miyamoto duo.

But the little guy was gone, and Miyamoto and Miichi seemed to have lost their goal, and Miichi asked the people around him.

"This little brother, I see that your complexion is not smooth, the palace of life is faintly dark, there seems to be some bloody disasters recently, it is better to sit down and I will give you a closer look, you are not allowed to ask for money." The fortune teller said to me.

Fortune tellers are not necessarily Taoists, but they are all dressed as Taoist priests. This man wore his hair in a bun, pinned with a wooden hairpin on the top, and a cyan robe; broad forehead, square mouth and high nose; A few strands of long beard under the chin, fluttering like a fairy. In a word, it's very good-looking. There was a trick next to him, which read, "Mai Shenxiang, the iron mouth is straight".

The common routine of fortune telling is to first say that you have some disasters, and then calculate your past through the handicap, and finally tell you that disasters can be blamed, as long as you give some incense money.

I estimated that Miyamoto would have to struggle for a while, so I sat down, smiled at the fortune teller, and asked, "What does the gentleman want to see?" Palmistry, word measurement or bone touching? ”

"No, sit down and let me take a closer look." The Taoist priest stroked his beard with his left hand and pinched it with his right hand. Then he was amazed in his mouth, and kept twisting his beard until he broke several beards, and then said: "Little brother, your life palace is obscure, sometimes it seems to be unspeakably expensive, sometimes it is lonely, it is really difficult to understand, it seems that there is a master who has obscured your heavenly opportunity." ”

I pursed my lips, thinking to myself that this fortune-teller was not too clever.

The old man didn't seem to sense my disdain, and then said, "Little brother, I'm not sure about your hexagram, so I'll give you four verses, which may be of some help to you." You remember, the koi fish sent the gift, looking for the high wall. If you want to distinguish it, you have forgotten to speak, and the white head does not know each other. In addition, your life palace is dark, I'm afraid that there will be a bloody disaster recently! To ・・・・・・"

I saw that Miyamoto and Miichi had already walked inside, so I quickly stood up and chased after them. The old man shouted from behind: "You haven't paid yet!" Listen to me! Brother! ”

I didn't care about him, and hurriedly chased in, and saw Miyamoto's figure flashing by the main hall from a distance, and when I caught up, I found that there was no one.

I looked at the main hall and saw that there was a small door on each side, which one should I choose? The door on the left says Cihang Pudu, and on the right it says Wealth and Prosperity.

On the left, it seems that it leads to the Cihang Temple, and on the right, it goes to the God of Wealth Temple. Cihang Hall is dedicated to Cihang Zhenren, she also has another thunderous name, called Guanyin Bodhisattva, friends who don't know can go to the mother. The Temple of the God of Wealth is dedicated to the God of Wealth. The world prefers money, and in a short time in the main hall, I have seen several waves of people go to the temple of the god of wealth. I had a gut feeling that I should go to the Cihang Temple, so I stepped over.

Not too far, you came to the Cihang Temple. In the hall, Guanyin held a clean bottle, pinched his wishful fingers, and looked at everyone with a charitable face. The temple was empty.

There is only one door behind the main hall, which is half-hidden. I don't know if I should rush in. Just as he was hesitating, he suddenly saw someone pushing the door out, and it looked closely that it was the thief who had just stolen the bag!

I approached with a lunge and reached out to grab his shoulder. He cried out and shouted, "What are you doing! Let go of me! ”

I dragged him aside and asked sharply, "You just caught my two friends, and you didn't take them out!" ”

The man hurriedly shouted, "I've given them back!" Someone gave me money to lure them over, and my wallet has been returned! ”

I asked, "Who instructed you?" Where's my friend? ”

The man said, "The man covered his face, I don't know!" They, they're in the stele pavilion! ”

As soon as I let go of my hand, I pushed him away with a slight exhalation of my palm, and said, "Get out!" ”

The man touched his shoulder, glared at me, and quickly ran out.

I entered the door, and inside was a winding hallway, with some greens on either side of the corridor. At the end of the corridor, there is a house with the inscription Yingbud Hall, which was originally the place where the abbot lived. The abbot of the Temple is a Taoist priest.

To the west, there is the Yu Garden, and the Hongwu Tablet Pavilion is located in the Yu Garden. At that time, Yu Garden was not open to the public, and I didn't know where the Taoist priest in charge had gone, and now it is empty.

I crept along the path until I heard the sound of fists and kicks, and immediately ducked into the bushes and looked towards where the sound had come from.

Three figures in the stele pavilion are staggered, one is wearing a Taoist robe and his face is covered with a black veil. The other two are Miyamoto and Miichi.

The man in black is an internal boxing method, some like Taijiquan, but the moves are very different from the Taijiquan I usually see, for example, we usually take a single whip behind the tail of the bird, which can not only defend the difficult water, but also attack like a long whip. This person has obviously broken off the barrier, and often pulls behind the tail of the bird to do a tiger fight, or some other move, a bit like a move to use the chaotic ring to make Taijiquan. I look like a refreshed look, I usually use the chaotic circle to draw circles, and the moves are the moves.

Miyamoto uses karate, attacking in a straight line, using both hands and feet, and mostly using hand knives and grappling. However, the combination of hands and feet caused a large gap, and the crook of his leg had been pressed several times in the amount of time I had observed. Obviously, the Dao Robe Man didn't want to kill him, but only intended to subdue him.

Seeing that I actually used Yanqing Boxing, which belongs to the Qingcheng faction's kung fu, I didn't expect it. And it is obvious that he has been immersed in this set of boxing for a long time, and he is extremely proficient. But it was only slightly better than Miyamoto, and after a while, the work was also printed a few times by the Taoist robe.

However, neither of them used the Iga faction's skills, and I was slightly disappointed.

The Taoist robes are obviously far superior to the two of them, and between twenty or thirty moves, Miyamoto and the two of them already have only the power to parry. Suddenly, the robe man took a wrong step, let go of Miyamoto's fist, and then an inverted curl wrapped around Miichi's leg, and then another advanced, and his knee was pressed against Miichi's knee, and Miichi immediately couldn't stand and fell to the ground. Seeing that they fell one by one, Miyamoto was unable to support himself, and he was also put to the ground three or two times.

The man in the Taoist robe obviously pinched his throat and said, "Now you are served?" I just can't make a move! If it weren't for the fact that you were still useful, I would have served you a long time ago! ”

Jianyi said: "You are not trustworthy, instead of being blackmailed by you like this, we might as well fight to the death!" Anyway, we have diplomatic immunity, so it's a big deal for us to go home! ”

The Taoist man said: "If you can't complete the task, I don't need to say the punishment for going back!" I can guarantee that this is the last time! Believe it or not! ”

Miyamoto saw one or two people look at each other a few times, nodded in agreement. The Dao robe man was obviously satisfied with this result, and bowed his head at the two of them and walked towards the back. Miyamoto and the two also supported each other and went back the way they came.

I thought to myself, this is really annoying, just a few hours ago, and I haven't heard any useful information. Just as I was about to go back, a hand tapped me on the shoulder.

Tang Bohu once wrote an inscription for Qin Yubo:

The city clothes to the dragon gon of the diligence,

Lin down to the imperial court.

There are miraculous achievements in life, and there are relics in death.

Huh! Si people also, the mountains and rivers are the same wind, and the eternal ones are Qin!

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