Old and nowhere to go
Taibai Lao'er called and said, Marshal, can you do me a favor?
I'm very curious, why does the old man Taibai, who has no worries about food and clothing, good health, and no worries, want my old pig to help me now? However, he didn't ask much about the affection he had always treated me well, but just asked him what was wrong? What do you want the old pig to help you with?
Taibai Lao'er said that the personnel treatment of the heavenly court has changed again, and the pension that the emperor Lao'er promised to allocate to Taishang Laojun seems to be going to be in vain, and it has not been received as scheduled for several months, and it has also been reduced again and again in the provisions of the relevant articles, Taibai Lao'er said that it can't be reduced anymore, and if it is reduced, all the old people will have to go to Nantianmen to drink the northwest wind.
But the Jade Emperor also had his grievances, and said to him with a face full of grievances: Uncle Jin Xing, I don't want to do this either, maybe I will be laid off tomorrow.
These changes in the Heavenly Court are not only starting now, but we have all heard about them before we reach the Western Heavens, so we have made another plan in our hearts. I originally suggested that the master go back to the house halfway, but Brother Monkey said that we have to insist on finishing this "Journey to the West", otherwise many people will have nothing to do, and then we will become historical sinners. It's not that I don't know the importance of dedication, but other people are dedicated and have lunch to eat; What about us? Walking on an empty stomach is a common thing, so I don't think it's worth it. Or will Senior Brother Sha comfort people, saying Second Senior Brother, don't be discouraged, when you get to the West Heaven, if you come back to human form, won't you get everything back? I still heard this sentence from Senior Brother Sha, and it came to my heart.
Indeed, most of the beliefs that support me to overcome all difficulties come from here, and when my old pig turns back into human form, they will never laugh at me again for my ugly appearance.
If you don't mention it, don't worry about it, and I'll be angry when I mention it. At that time, Guanyin did say this when he persuaded me to follow the master, and I heard that this is what Nyolai meant. What now? "Style" is still there! All of this has to start with the changes in Heavenly Court.
When I was still Marshal Tianpeng, Heavenly Court implemented a succession system. Sons and daughters can take over the position of their parents, apprentices can take over the position of master, brothers and sisters can also replace each other, and if they perform well, they will be promoted to the rank of knight; Therefore, the heavenly court at that time seemed very humane, and it was full of spring everywhere he went; It's kind of like the old social system. Before the master took the scriptures, he promised him that when his merits were completed in the future, he could serve as the abbot of Leiyin Temple and worship the Buddha devoutly. Later, I heard that it was out of the need for form, and the "arranged" appointment system of Heavenly Court had to be changed to competition for posts, so as to disintegrate some problems left over from history. Therefore, later on, Master's abbot was not successful, and my desire to change back into human form was also disappointed.
The reason for coming to me is that now the most powerful is no longer me, but thousands of heavenly soldiers and hundreds of millions of people, and your appearance must be approved by them, otherwise even if I can help you, they will not let me go.
In his words, it's called public opinion.
I don't know if the ridicule and ridicule I am experiencing now is the prototype of public opinion.
This is the aspect of personnel appointments and dismissals. In terms of salary, the salary of the new immortals is no longer as "humane" as before, and they need to be careful to save some books, so many knowledgeable immortals have found a second career in their spare time to supplement their families; The more representative is Rulai, which has become a well-known publisher in the Three Realms. Of course, there are many other similar examples, which cannot be listed one by one, so we can only stop there.
In addition, there are many who quit their jobs voluntarily. For example, Sister Chang'e, such as Guanyin Bodhisattva, such as clairvoyance and Shunfeng Ear, and many heavenly soldiers and generals; Of course, some of them were forced to resign due to the situation, and some of them were unaccustomed to resigning, with different motives but the same purpose.
Let's go back to Taibai Lao'er's business.
Taibai Lao'er said that the heavenly court promised him that his pension was enough for him to live happily, but then suddenly a notice came down, saying that the pension in the future would only be paid at half. Lao Er once asked the Jade Emperor and Rulai, and their statements were the same: expenses increased, income decreased, and salaries had to be cut. Taibai Lao'er said angrily, it is really getting more and more unpresentable, this is obviously eating from the mouth of a dead man! In the past, I only heard that there was a phenomenon of "one-dollar pension" on the ground, but I didn't expect that now it is our turn to come to heaven.
So in the end, Taibai Lao'er said, Marshal, when you have time, show me a façade with a good terrain by the way, and my old bones have to come out to beg for a living.
Taibai Lao'er's plan is to come down to be a doctor, and to use a more professional word, he is to be a doctor. But Taibai Lao'er doesn't like others to call him a doctor, he thinks that the word "doctor" does not show the skill of medicine, only those who can cure death are more skilled, referred to as "medical death".
In the past, Taibai Lao'er helped me a lot, and he was once my life-saving benefactor, that is, when I was in the Heavenly Court, I "unconsciously sexually harassed" Sister Chang'e after drinking, was belittled by the Jade Emperor, and almost beheaded me.