Chapter 2 Buying a Divine Throne
is already a hundred years old, and has been lying in bed for more than a month, and now Liu Qing's physical condition is quite bad.
Every word you utter takes a lot of effort.
Say a few words and take a break.
When he said that passage, he felt that half of his life was gone, and he no longer had the strength to say another word.
The words have been spoken, and what should be explained has been explained.
Whether it will be carried out or not, he does not know.
He spoke intermittently, and the people next to him listened intermittently.
After listening to it, they were all dumbfounded, and looked at each other - resurrected from the dead and was crowned the god of the land, this statement is too bizarre.
Mr. Liu has two sons, one is called Jide and the other is called Benevolence, both of whom are over seventy years old, and they are in this room at the moment.
They have extremely rich life experience, and although they were a little surprised to hear the old father say such words, they were not too shocked.
The two brothers looked at each other, and they both had made up their minds in their hearts.
Liu Jide asked Liu Xingshan: "Second brother, you also heard what your father said, what do you think we should do?" ”
Liu Xingshan looked happy and said:
"Big brother, my father has been awarded the throne of God, protecting this land, and protecting the descendants of my Liu family, this is a great joy."
Liu Jide had a smile on his face: "Do you also think this temple should be built?" ”
"Build! And it has to be built right away! Liu Xingshan said, "Awarded the title of the god of the land, this is also a reward from God for my father's lifelong accumulation of virtue and good deeds, and building a temple is in accordance with the will of heaven." ”
Liu Jide nodded: "That's what I mean." ”
The two brothers were in agreement.
Build a land temple.
Even if it's fake, it doesn't matter.
Anyway, their Liu family is not short of those money.
When they said this, they found that the old father, who was lying on the bed, had become much calmer.
Next to him, one of Liu Jide's sons objected:
"Father, second uncle, the Taoist palace has repeatedly ordered that people are not allowed to build obscene shrines privately, and those who build indiscriminately will be punished......"
Liu Jide glared at this son:
"The god of the land, that is the god who protects the land, can the construction of a land temple be called a private obscene shrine?"
His son lowered his head, still a little unconvinced, and said in a low voice, "But...... If it is not approved by the Dao Palace, isn't it a private construction? ”
In this world, in addition to imperial power, there is also divine power.
Imperial power was held by the imperial court, and the ruler was the emperor.
The divine power is held by the Dao Palace, and the leader is named the national teacher.
The canonization of the crown prince and the enthronement of the new emperor must be carried out under the auspices of the national teacher.
The influence of the Dao Palace can be seen.
Each state has a Dharma propagation hall, and the presiding officer is called a mage, which is the same level as Taishou.
However, they do not participate in the governance of the people, and mainly promote the Tao and worship the gods.
All the gods worshiped by the common people in this world are all sealed by the Dao Palace.
The gods recognized by the Taoist Palace are considered gods, and only then can the ancestral temple be established to accept incense offerings.
The gods that the Dao Palace does not recognize, that is, the cow ghost snake god, the ancestral temple dedicated to those cow ghost snake gods, is the obscene shrine.
Once discovered, the indiscriminate construction of obscene shrines must be demolished immediately, and those who participated in the construction will be held accountable.
Exile at the least, death at worst.
Therefore, the people did not dare to build ancestral temples indiscriminately.
There are more than 20 land temples in Liuzhen, and each land god is recorded in the Gyeongju Hongbo Hall Register, not a privately built thing.
Liu Jide's son said this when he knew that the two heads of the Liu family had made a decision, because he was worried that his father and uncle were foolish and filial piety, and built this land temple, which would anger the Dao Palace, lead to death, and ruin the good future of the Liu family.
There is a god in the family, whether it is true or not, he is very generous to say it.
However, it is not worth it to offend the Dao Palace and ruin the entire family for the position of a god who does not know whether it is true or not.
Liu Qing, who was lying on the bed, heard this, and his heart hung again.
I wanted to say something, but at this time, I didn't have the strength to say another word.
Seeing that this son was still not convinced, Liu Jide glared at him again, and said angrily:
"What you know, can I not know? Who told you that we want to build a private ancestral temple? How can we do such lawless things? ”
He looked at a man in the room:
"Qin Kai, you have a friendship with the Linghe Daoist of the Hongfa Hall in the state city, hurry up and ride a fast horse to the state city, and ask him to ask Master Fufeng for an edict, and seal my father as the land god of Liuzhen, and transfer the name to the land register. All the degrees should be from my Liujiazhou City pawnshop. I'll give you a handwritten letter, within 10,000 taels of silver, you don't need to report it, you are in charge. ”
Then he said to another,
"Xu Qiang, you go to find someone now and choose a site to build a temple. My father is a god, and he is the god of the land in Liuzhen, and the ancestral temple can't be small, so it is built according to the specifications of the Chenghuang Temple. Before the mage came, you don't have to say much, just take your own family to work. ”
The Dao Palace has the right to seal the gods, and can canonize some mortals as gods, and include them in the immortal spectrum, and can enter the temple to accompany them and enjoy the incense offerings.
However, those mortals are often people who have contributed to the society of the country, and they have to be discussed by the imperial court and the Taoist palace, the procedures are complicated, the application is difficult, and there is often no one who is qualified for decades.
Liu Qing naturally did not have that qualification.
But all he wanted was a land god.
To be exact, the land god cannot be regarded as a god, and he cannot be listed in the immortal spectrum, so he can only be included in the book of the earth of the Kobo Temple.
If the gods on the immortal spectrum are compared to the princes of the court, the city god can be regarded as a local sesame official, and the land god can only be regarded as a small official, and his status is the lowest among the gods.
This kind of canonization of the earth does not need to go to the Dao Palace, and the Grand Master of the Hongfa Hall can decide by himself.
If Liu Qing asked for not a land god who governed the entire Liu Town, but just an ordinary village-level land god, he didn't even need to go to the state city, and he could find a Taoist who could be the master of the county town.
When his old father was dying, he made such a request, whether it was true or not, he had to meet it, which could be called a filial piety.
Moreover, if such a thing spreads, it will also be beneficial to the Liu family.
Accumulating virtue makes people feel their grace, and the gods make people fear their might.
Enwei parallel, at least can ensure the peace of the Liu family in this land for decades.
It doesn't matter whether a thing is true or not, whether it can bring benefits to yourself and your family is the most important thing.
Sealing a land god is an incredible thing in the eyes of the younger generation, but in the eyes of people like Liu Jide and Liu Xingshan, it is just a thing that can be done with money.
10,000 taels of silver, that was the price he was willing to pay for this divine position.
At the beginning, Liu Qing's official title of a five-grade member foreigner cost 50,000 taels of silver.
The status of the land god is too low, it is not worth spending so much money, but it is also a god position, and it can also bring a good reputation to the Liu family, and it is worth spending 10,000 silver.
The two people Liu Jide designated to do things, one was his son-in-law and the other was his brother's son-in-law, both of whom were capable people who could do the things he designated.
Those young disciples were shocked by the operation of the elders to buy the god position.
Liu Qing, who was lying on the bed and couldn't move, was also shocked by this operation.
He understands power-for-money transactions, and he also understands buying and selling officials.
But in this world, even the god seat can be bought!
Although they hadn't bought this god position yet, from Liu Jide's confident tone, Liu Qing was already sure that they would be able to complete this transaction.
"This dirty world is so exciting!"
He thought to himself.
With a temple, there will be people who burn incense.
With incense, he can become stronger and become a supreme god step by step.
The project to build a land temple has been launched, and he is finally relieved.
As soon as the mind relaxed, the strength of the strong support dissipated.
The eyelids that were originally open suddenly became as heavy as Mount Tai, and they no longer had the strength to hold on, so they slowly fell down and closed their eyes.
The moment he closed his eyes, a thought rose in Liu Qing's heart: "It's so comfortable...... I can finally get a good night's sleep......"
At this time, I heard the voices of Liu Jide and Liu Xingshan ringing in my ears:
"Father!"
"Father!"
Liu Qing wanted to say, "Don't make any noise, I want to sleep for a while", but found that he couldn't open his mouth at all, and he couldn't even open his eyes or move his fingers.
It's like being in a nightmare.
The body is the body, the consciousness is the consciousness, and the body has no connection with the consciousness anymore.
It made him panic.
He used all his strength to earn as hard as he could.
Then, he found himself floating out of bed.
Looking down, there was an old man with a wrinkled face lying on the bed, with a peaceful face, but his eyes were closed.
Inside the room, there was already crying.
Liu Qing understood: "I'm already dead......"