Chapter 349: Belief is Power
In the thirty-second year of Emperor Wen'an, Emperor Xiguo died of illness. The death of the old emperor suddenly stimulated the contradictions in Xiguo, and the palace was divided into several factions at once, and began to seize power with real swords and guns. The general led troops into Beijing, bloodbathed other factions, abolished the crown prince, set up his nephew as the new emperor, took the position of prime minister, and took charge of the government.
This brutal method of struggle immediately angered several other parties.
On the same day that the new emperor ascended the throne, rebellions broke out in many places in Xiguo, and some vassal kings directly denied the status of the new emperor, calling him a usurper and wanted to clear the monarch's side.
In this environment, natural disasters are even worse.
Xiguo completely entered the situation in the last years of the dynasty.
Inside the riverside city.
Lu Chuan, dressed in black clothes, sat in the city lord's mansion, with civil and military forces on both sides below.
It has been seven years since the incident of Heidang Mountain. In the past seven years, since the Dream Incident, the Black Dangshan God and the Dao Man have disappeared, as if they had never appeared.
In the past few years, Lu Chuan, with the advantage of knowing that the chaos was about to start, arranged in advance to seize the position of the county guard by force, and also reported to the imperial court for recognition. During this period, he continued to accumulate personal strength, accumulated grain, and slowly became king. In the name of suppressing bandits, he trained more than 60,000 elite soldiers, and in the Qingzhou area, it is already the largest local force.
In order to appease him, the king of Qingzhou also sent a special envoy to ask him for a reward, and he was just promoted to the third level not long ago. The current Lu Chuan is already Linjiang Taishou.
"My lord, King Ning invited us to attack the Jingshi together, set things right, and promised that if we succeed in getting rid of Kou, we will be on the table of the Son of Heaven and give the title of the third prince of the lord."
A middle-aged scribe presented the document he had just obtained to Lu Chuan.
"Three Princes? Our King Ning is a big deal. ”
Lu Chuan laughed, took the thief and glanced at it and threw it aside.
"The princes of the Twelve Roads, all of them are rats!"
He couldn't be clearer about what the so-called 'loyal and righteous man' was trying to do, after all, he was also one of the 'loyal and righteous men'.
"Tell King Ning that my Linhai County will definitely suppress the thief."
"No."
The scribe stepped back, and a clerk next to him responded.
After dealing with daily affairs, Lu Chuan left the main hall and went to the backyard, and as soon as he entered the door, he saw a man surnamed Fang waiting at the door.
"Lord!"
In seven years, many things can be changed, such as Lu Chuan grew into a prince, and the man surnamed Fang also became a military general under Lu Chuan's name. With Lu Chuan's status today, there is naturally no shortage of ordinary generals, and now his subordinates, the Yuan Shen Realm is qualified to be generals, and those who can be henchmen are at least celestials.
However, generals can be sought, and loyalty is hard to find.
The man surnamed Fang is also very clear about this, so over the years, he is mainly responsible for helping Lu Chuan deal with some dirty work, even if it is only the golden body realm, he still occupies a position under Lu Chuan today, and no one in the entire Linhai dares to underestimate him.
"The Daoist has reappeared."
Lu Chuan, who was walking, paused, and then continued to walk forward.
"Where?"
"Black Dangshan Temple."
Investigating matters related to the Black Dangshan God was the most important matter in the hands of the man surnamed Fang, and it was also the first priority assigned to him by Lu Chuan. Over the years, with the growth of Lu Chuan, there are fewer and fewer old brothers available in the past, either they can't keep up or they die in battle, and he is the only one who has experienced the adventures of Hei Dangshan together.
"Temple? So his purpose is for faith. ”
Lu Chuan muttered to himself.
He has been able to have such a smooth experience in the past few years, and the domino given by the Taoist at the beginning has played a great role, and in Linhai County, who doesn't know that their lord is blessed by the gods.
It is precisely because of knowing that I am even more afraid.
Over the years, Lu Chuan has been trying to find a way to test the purpose of the Black Dangshan God and that person, and the idea of building a temple was something he thought of not long ago. Unexpectedly, not long after the temple was completed, the Taoist who had disappeared for seven years reappeared.
"It's good to ask for something......"
Lu Chuan's heart was settled.
Those who have no desires and no desires are the most terrible, once they have a request, the identities of the two sides will be reversed, and when the time comes, no matter what demons and monsters you have, you have to sit down and talk to him.
At that time, everyone's identity was equal.
"Keep following, no matter what the other party asks, it must be met."
After giving a new order, Lu Chuan entered the house.
Approaching the alliance of princes, he also has a lot of things to deal with at hand, and it is impossible to put all his thoughts on one small matter as before.
Black Dangshan Temple.
This temple was built by Taishou Lu Chuan with the youth of the county, and it took a year to build, and it was really magnificent.
In the temple, a statue of a god is enshrined that is exactly the same as that of Heidang Mountain.
In Rinei, there are also professional Taoists, who are responsible for praying for blessings, unraveling lots, etc., all of which have been completely integrated with the culture of Xiguo. Now this place is a landmark building in Linhai City, and many dignitaries will come here to pray for peace.
Pilgrims kowtow and make vows under the statues.
A graceful beautiful woman kowtows and makes a wish below, with a pious face.
"Bless me with a son."
After making a wish, the beautiful woman got up and offered incense.
Turn away.
"I want to make a lot of money, so much money that I can't spend in my lifetime, Lord Black God bless."
Chubby valley vows and kowtows.
One after another.
All living beings.
As the enshrined god of Black Dangshan Mountain, Wu Chong can clearly hear the wishes in everyone's hearts. If he wants to, he can even raise his hand to help these people fulfill their wishes.
Just, what's the point?
"The temple is quite magnificent, but this offering is a bit redundant."
Wu Chong stood in the Taoist temple, looking at the pilgrims coming and going, with an inexplicable look in his eyes.
He is not cultivating the way of god incense.
The offerings of these mortals had no effect on him at all.
For him, it doesn't matter to him whether these people believe or not, what he needs is 'God', a kind of sign. When countless people feel that his 'Black Dangshan God' is real in their hearts, the corresponding 'Black Dangshan God' will appear in the spiritual world, and at that time, he can be regarded as a real 'god'.
This belief does not work because of one or two apparitions, it takes time and real power. It's as if someone in the real world tells you that an immortal has just passed by your door, and you might laugh it off. But if someone tells you that someone has splashed a basin of water on your doorstep, you won't suspect it.
That's the real and the unreal.
In the spiritual world, this kind of 'belief' is needed!
In the Great World of the First Demon, everything depends on the spirit world.
What Wu Chong needed was the strength of the spiritual realm. It doesn't matter if you don't care about faith and don't know the so-called incense, just take care of this thing.
Lu Chuan thought that he had found Wu Chong's needs, but in fact, what he 'saw' was what Wu Chong wanted him to see, and only Wu Chong himself knew what he really needed.