Liu Thorn Shi purple robe and jade belt, and the three subordinate officials slowly walked towards the main hall along the straight road between the gardens from behind the wall. Thinking that the guests have arrived, it is time to prepare for the ceremony.

Shu Hui looked at the few bigwigs who were still some way away, and turned his head and glanced at Cheng Huaimo, a rude guy, since he knew that he might be Cheng Yanjin's son, he didn't want to make the relationship too stiff.

Cheng Biting Jin is very evil. Three years ago, as the assassin of Luzhou, and at the same time supervised the military of Lu, Rong, and Rong to suppress the rebellion of the fangs.

It is said that he and Qin Shubao were originally generals under Wang Shichong, but they surrendered when they fought against the Tang army.

It's hard to say how mixed up this person is, and how favored he is now, but two years before the Xuanwumen Change, he wanted to disobey Li Yuan's holy decree to release him and followed Li Shimin to rebel.

After quelling the rebellion of the fangren, Li Shimin gave him a jade belt on his imperial robe. As a result, he was directly tied to his waist in front of the Manchu Dynasty civil and military, and from then on, he had to show off when he met people.

Although Cheng Yanjin is not the founding father, he has made great achievements in the end, and he is a hero from the dragon, and he now has a Duke of Suguo from the first grade. Although Shu Hui's identity in the noble circle of the Tang Dynasty was a god, he was actually inferior to the first-class Guogong (Note 1).

And Li Shimin will definitely find a reason to seal these veterans in the future, just like Shu Hui will also be sealed with age. If Cheng Huaimo can really attack the lord, although his status in the court is far from being comparable to his father, but relying on the identity of the prince of the first grade, he will not be slightly worse than Shu Hui in terms of nobility alone.

"Don't bite the gold in the process, it doesn't seem to be a person from Chang'an, right?"

Shu Hui didn't know that Cheng Yanjin's ancestral hometown of Dong'e County and the fiefdom of Suguo were no more than 100 miles apart, and they were both under the jurisdiction of Henan Province, which was indeed far from Chang'an.

However, he also has a real general of the right military guard of the third grade, who leads a thousand cattle guards in Chang'an. Li Shimin gave him a top-notch mansion in Huaidefang between Jinguangmen and Xishi, and he lived there until his death, and if he didn't care about the location, it was much more generous than Shu Hui's empty mansion in Xingdaofang, Chang'an.

However, in history, Cheng Yanjin can live for at least another thirty-five years, and he is now considering that Cheng Huaimo's identity, status and social relationship between the two parties are a bit too "far-sighted" in case of becoming a knight.

Thinking of Chang'an, Shu Hui suddenly had a flash of inspiration, if Cheng Huaimo is really famous in Chang'an, doesn't Ao Guang know it? He couldn't help but glance at Ao Guang suspiciously.

Ao Guang shrugged his shoulders innocently, indicating that he knew nothing about the person.

Ao Guang's intelligence department is the one in the twelve guards and four mansions, Li Shimin is prepared to serve in the two mansions, and he is in the forbidden palace on weekdays, carrying a thousand cattle knives and ready to cut people at any time, and he is in the barracks when he leaves the forbidden palace, two points and one line. Now he has come out as a secret agent, and he has always been responsible for investigating and delivering news, but no one has shared any information with him.

As a standing army, Li Shimin was able to take full control of it after he ascended the throne, and Ao Guang was sent to Shu Hui as an escort in less than half a year.

At that time, Cheng Yanjin, who was Li Shimin's descendant, took over the general of the Right Wuwei, of course Ao Guang knew, but there was no way to know what idlers were in his family.

Even Ao Guang didn't know, Shu Hui glanced at the red fish, and as expected, shook his head slightly.

Shu Hui touched his chin: "This kid wants to take advantage of me by being a fool, so it doesn't matter." But if you want me to deal with him, it's impossible. ”

Anyway, he is used to being a child, and there is nothing wrong with calling him so unaware of his identity, and most of the people who know are close to him, and they will not kneel down to worship, and over time everything will be taken for granted.

If you don't let others take advantage, then what should you call yourself? According to the age, he will definitely suffer, according to the official grade, because Li Shimin wants to keep the trickle and slowly seal the reward, it is not high at present, and it is not a matter for others to call themselves gods - you must have an honorific title as a god, right? Although Shu Hui acquiesced to the Xuan Turtle's statement, he felt that it was too ugly.

"Make yourself a priesthood? Diablo? The god of theft? Handsome and handsome? Atheistic God? That's......"

Some things always have to be used to, and it is impossible for Shu Hui to say that he will go back because others are disrespectful to him, or go around proclaiming that he is a god. He doesn't deliberately avoid this identity now, but it doesn't mean that he has to use it for daily communication and life, the jump is a bit too big, and the gods are not necessarily more noble than mortals......

As he was thinking so, he saw Liu Tingshi, who was dressed in purple, turned a corner, and led an elegant priest in white and Chen Beijia, Hong Changshi and Liao Sima who had just met him to salute him, and Liu Tingshi said in his mouth: "I heard that the divine spirit body has recovered, I am gratifying." There are gods sitting in Qiongzhou to protect the water and soil, which is the blessing of the people and the blessing of my Liu. ”

He introduced the white-clothed sergeant to Shu Hui, and reintroduced his three adjutants one by one, as if he was very familiar with Shu Hui. Shu Hui, the three state officials, had already met before, and the priest was said to be the owner of the Changqing Study outside the academy, the four scholars in the last years of the Sui Dynasty.

After they finished the ceremony, Shu Hui returned the salute separately, and it was inevitable that they would blow each other.

Liu Tingshi is from the third grade, Chen Beijia is from the fourth grade, and the grade is higher than Shu Hui, and the initiative to come forward to salute at this moment can be said to have done enough gesture. If it weren't for his identity as a god, I'm afraid that this flattery of his subordinates would have become a stain on the official road of the two.

That Cheng Huaimo kept a comical action of turning over from the railing and half-squatting and half-standing, as if he had been spelled.

"Is there any mistake, this assassin actually gave a five-grade boy the first to give a gift, isn't it a bit too shameful! And what kind of ghost stories are they talking about, gods are not gods, bless not bless......"

"Oh, I see! Liu Tingshi is saying that this kid is a god! I believe in his evil ......"

Shu Hui glanced back at Cheng Huaimo, who was full of disbelief and still maintained a half-squatting and half-standing posture, and simply asked Liu Tingshi directly: "Envoy, just call me Shu Hui in the future." Also, where did this black boy behind me come from, he said that his name is Cheng Huaimo, could it be that he is the queen of Su Guogong? ”

Only then did Liu Tingshi bow slightly to Cheng Huaimo, who finally stood up straight after hearing the talk about himself, stroked his beautiful beard under his chin, and introduced: "Bo Hong is the eldest son of Su Guogong, and he came to Qiongzhou with the elders of the family on this trip, and he has something to do with the fangs scattered in the mountains. ”

Shu Hui touched his chin thoughtfully, Liu Tingshi told him this kind of thing, it seemed a little too casual? It seems that his attitude towards himself is surprisingly good......

How did he know, because three years ago he took out Aspergillus gloominus, and as a result, he only reported the joy of Qiongzhou Thorn History, and he was promoted from the third grade to the third grade, not only returned to the Beijing Division, but also served as the head of the household department and became one of the heavenly officials.

And Liu Tingshi relied on the relationship of his family, and his wife was born in the Fanyang Lu family, so he won this vacated beauty through operation. Thorn Shi was originally a feudal official, but his power in his hands was greatly reduced during the Sui and Tang dynasties, so Liu Thorn Shi did not seek to be able to advance to the next level, but he wanted to be able to rub the position of a Beijing official.

After all, his grade from the third grade of Shangzhou Thorn History is too high, and one step further is the rank of the six Shangshu. Therefore, if there is no accident, he can only be transferred between the governors of various states or governors in his life, but Chang'an has no place for him.

But with the magical power of the gods, there will always be a squeeze. He is not in a hurry, he just comes over to rub the good news and wait for good things to come to the door.

Liu Tingshi and the four of them left happily, and Bin, Jie, and Zhongbin were all waiting for them to be invited in the dormitory of the academy.

When the four of them walked away, Cheng Huaimo said a little stupidly: "That, Shu Huixiao...... Hmm, you're really a god? "There was nine doubts and one fear on his face. After all, he is young and his knowledge is too short, and he doesn't learn or know anything on weekdays, but he is a little weak about ghosts and gods.

After the compliments of Liu Tingshi and his entourage, Shu Hui couldn't help but swell a little, and secretly doubted the self-positioning that he had summarized and analyzed on weekdays.

In addition, this man already knew that he was a god, so he had to show a little majesty to make an unforgettable impression on him.

He snorted lightly, stared at Chen Huaimo arrogantly and indifferently, and slowly oppressed in the tone of the middle two anime he had seen in his previous life: "Since you already know, what should you do when you see my generation in the future?" But he suddenly felt that this guy was really a little too cowardly, and scaring him might have a miraculous effect.

As the words in Shu Hui's mouth slowly spit out, Cheng Huaimo only felt as if he had fallen into the cold winter, and his body trembled involuntarily. At first, he thought that he was too angry, and he was so frightened that he was chilled, but in a blink of an eye, he found that the tree where he had just picked and folded mulberry leaves was already covered with hoarfrost, and then he realized that the hot breath he exhaled had already begun to form white pillars in the air......

His legs trembled, he swallowed hard, and suddenly pulled his legs and ran out of the pavilion.

At this time, Cheng Huaimo's throat was dry, and he couldn't say a word, just kicked his legs mechanically with his mouth open, and it took a long time to find that he was still in place. He stiffened his head and saw a huge claw like black jade pinched around his waist, lifting his feet off the ground.

Finding that he was a little calmer, Shu Hui casually threw it on the bench, regretting it slightly: "This kid is even more timid than I imagined, don't scare him." I looked up and down and found that I didn't pee my pants, and my heart relaxed slightly.

Cheng Huaimo lay on the bench in the pavilion in a daze, and the confusion and doubts in his heart made him forget his fear for a while: "This scene seems similar, but why can't I remember?" I seem to have had such a dream...... Will I be able to foresee the future? His eyes widened, and there was even a faint hint of excitement in his expression.

It is also said that Cheng Huaimo was unlucky, and he was negligent to arrest people with this hand twice, and he had him both times.

I didn't know that the other party was falling into a hallucinatory memory that was not an illusion, and Shu Hui, who had really seen it, pinched Cheng Huaimo's big face with dark shelter, and continued the inquiry just now: "Tell me, what will I do next time I see me?" "I don't talk about it anymore.

Cheng Huaimo woke up like a dream, and after some interruption just now, his fear was almost digested. Seeing that the god had not really hurt him, he trembled and probed, "See you...... Excellency...... No, no, when I see the great god, I walk around? ”

Shu Hui didn't think about what to do, but she just felt that this person was so ignorant. The three officials of Liu Tingshi were polite to themselves, but this kid was very arrogant but wanted to run away after taking advantage.

He rolled his eyes, and suddenly had a plan: "You don't have to go around, since you call me a brother, why don't we break our wrists, who wins is the brother?" ”

Cheng Huaimo nodded like pounding garlic: "Okay, good big brother, my brother admits defeat, you will be my big brother in the future!" It seemed that there was no discipline at all, but what he was thinking at this time was completely different.

"I didn't expect this god to be so perverse, embarrassing me for a long time because I was kind enough to cover him? It's all to blame on that Liu Tingshi, if he doesn't reveal his identity, why would he be here today! ”

Shu Hui satisfactorily raised the air conditioner around Cheng Huaimo from minus ten degrees Celsius to twenty-three degrees Celsius, making people feel as gentle and tolerant as a spring breeze: "Go, brother, find a pot of clean tea for my brother." ”

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Note 1: The following explanation is somewhat long, about 1,700 words, and is an analysis of Shu Hui's current position. In fact, it has been mentioned several times before, but it may not be clear enough because of the limitation of the narrative. If you can't understand why Shu Hui feels that her identity as a god is not as good as that of a high-class master, you can take a look at the following content.

Abstract: In the eyes of the ancients, gods are just another form of life, and they are the good names of "ghosts" and "demons", with strong and weak good and evil distinctions, and whether they should be honored or not needs to vary from person to person and from god to god.

The rulers of the feudal dynasties claimed to have given orders to heaven, and many of the gods of Taoism who were worshipped were ordained by them. For example, Li Shimin's Laozi Li Yuan canonized a family in the Northern Wei Dynasty as a wealth and silk star, and became the favorite god of wealth among the people.

Cai Bao Xingjun has been sealed twice in hundreds of years, and they are all first-class ministers. The three walls and twenty-eight houses mentioned in the previous chapter represent the four spirits, and there are also many star officials in them, and many aliases can correspond to the level of the court, most of which are around the fourth grade.

Xuanzang went here to learn the scriptures, and the end point was Nalanda Temple, where there were also many "Bodhisattva Fruit" and "Arhat Fruit" of the living great virtues. In the country of ****, they have a respected status, but this does not apply to the Tang Dynasty.

Li Shimin and Li Yuan did not climb relatives, but his son Li Zhi posthumously crowned Lao Tzu as Emperor Taishang Xuanyuan and began to deify Lao Tzu, the god position of the original ancestor of Taoism is equal to the emperor; When his great-grandson Li Longji was alive, he was canonized as Zhang Guo, an immortal who was said to have lived for 800 years and could perform a few immortal methods or tricks, as the doctor of Yinqing Guanglu, and that was just a literary official from the third grade.

There are roughly three situations in which a ruler canonizes a deity. One is that he himself believed more, and then one day he had a dream, so he took what he saw in the dream seriously, ran to seal a person who did not exist, and then became a real historical figure by others; The second is the worship that the people already have, and the Son of Heaven has turned it into an official religion; The third is to direct and act for political purposes to guide the people's beliefs.

Through the evolution of the years, especially the influence of Ming and Qing novels, the status of these mythical gods has been infinitely elevated. But the emperor of the world is always on an equal footing with the emperor of heaven, and all the stars and gods are like his courtiers, otherwise there would be no such thing as "sealing". In later generations, there are often so-called star officials who go down to earth, and then create a good story of a gentleman and a virtuous minister.

In general, the Sons of Heaven generally believed in ghosts and gods, but they were also very confident in their esteemed status, and boasted that they would not be inferior to any ghosts and gods. If they are allowed to worship, it must be an ancient god like Fuxi Nuwa, and even most of the people who worship Buddha and do not have a firm belief in it are also looking for others to do it for them.

It can be seen that the status of the gods who are generally not old enough but can be called names in the Tang Dynasty also swayed around the second and third grades, and most of them were deified by the emperor himself. Of course, Li Shimin knew the difference between Shu Hui and this kind of canonized god, but he might not be able to distinguish the difference between Shu Hui and other charlatans.

As for the officials under Li Shimin, they simply couldn't make any difference. In addition to the real grade, the only thing they know about Shu Hui is that he knows spells and has magical powers, but he doesn't seem to be particularly powerful, and those charlatans (they don't think they are liars) can do it, and the spells are even more clever than Shu Hui's.

Therefore, the officials of the DPRK and China will have more respect for Shu Hui's identity, but it is all voluntary, and no one will worship him too much.

Three years ago, Shu Hui took out Aspergillus purplea to save the suffering, and it did win the favor of many people, but the favor and respect are not awe. Officials who slightly surpass him in rank will consciously be on an equal footing with him, and if they want to continue to pretend to be forced, they will have to wait for Li Shimin to add him to the rank of knight.

After all, compared to the gods and Buddhas they really believe in worshipping, who are said to have boundless mana and purify all living beings, Shu Hui's means and majesty at the moment are not as good as a drop in the coffin, and they are almost the same level as the land and river gods in the mountains and wilderness, but their merits are greater and closer at hand.

As mentioned above, Shu Hui feels that he is still worse than Cheng Yanjin, which is very understandable. For rulers, the importance of maintaining their own rule is of course much more important than the wind and rain, which is the difference between the roles and status of Cheng Yanjin and Shu Hui. Unless Shu Hui can make Li Shimin immortal, but then he will become a complete demon.

Therefore, the word god is just a symbol, and what meaning it represents is not only different in the eyes of different people, but also in the eyes of the same person. Shu Hui can't be blindly proud because of his understanding of the word, because the ancients were different from what he thought.

Taoist rituals include detention and the dispatch of ghosts and spirits. Chinese mythology was introduced to Japan, and the most frequent period of exchange was the Tang Dynasty, and on the other hand, Japan's names such as "Shikijin" and "Fu Fu God" can probably be seen that the gods are just another form of life in the eyes of the ancients, and there is no need to be more noble and higher than mortals.

The gods can't help but have strength and weakness, as well as good and evil, at least before the Southern Dynasty, the names of several plague gods were widely spread in Taoism. There are so many factors that determine whether a person is in awe of a particular deity or simply ignore it.

Those who believe in the gods do so to gain their protection. For the members of the court, there are too few things to pray, most of the time they are ordered by the emperor to go to various places to help him pray for rain and other things, and most of them are showmanship.

In the end, Shu Hui's social status mainly depends on his grade, and the grade reflects his divine power and merits. And the identity of the gods can gain the awe of some people, but not all. This is true not only in temples, but also among the people, such as the emergence of turtle worship.