Zhao Huang stood on the high altar, looked at the dark clouds swirling in the air, pinched the trick towards the sky, and led a wisp of clear qi to descend, and then with the virtual calligraphy, he lightly touched the true picture of Fang Yu on the Dharma table.

The map immediately gave birth to an induction, the surface of the ripples rippled, the true shape of the earth's veins like a seal appeared purple gas, and then there was a rolling muffled thunder in the depths of the rock layer resounding endlessly, inspiring the birds to fly in the forest, and the rats in the caves to run, but there was no way to shake the mountains.

Between the peaks and peaks of the four wild mountains, the clouds and mist are turbulent, as if there is an invisible giant raising his hand to play, and the great power of the sky and earth is swept away, and the turbid yin and yang, the four times and the five elements are instigated together, and they match each other silently.

Standing on the altar, Zhao Huang was a spirit of solitary luck, the void of the gods, the door of the cave behind him suddenly shone brightly, and a cloud seal of the cave sky flew into the air.

Zhao Xiao raised his head and blew out, the purple qi rose and condensed into a pedestal, and the Dongtian Cloud Seal was like a fetus sitting on it, nourished by the clear qi of heaven and earth, rapidly refining and transforming into shape, and it was vaguely seen that an earth god would gradually be conceived.

However, before the earth god was complete, Zhao Xiao felt that the Dharma was difficult to do, as if he had walked on a dead-end road and could not enter again.

"The seven tricks are unknown, and the truth is not made. The spirit is registered, and the edict is to be ordered. ”

Zhao Xiao shouted loudly, as if facing the sky, and then pinched the trick, and the earth god that had not yet been fully formed would turn into a ray of light, return to the cave, and calm the earth's pulse.

After the ritual was over, Zhao Xiao breathed a sigh of relief, slowly walked down the altar, and motioned for the others to pack up their things.

"Promote the qi of Zhou Tian and cultivate the true spirit of the earth." Xu Zhouzi shook his head and sighed: "With such a work of law, it is no wonder that the Tianxia Dynasty Praise Officer can control all gods." If there are ghosts and gods who act in vain and do not obey the laws of science, the celebrant can also destroy them at will and set up another one. ”

"The seniors are overblowing." Zhao Xiao hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Even if it was the heyday of the Tianxia Dynasty, the Praise Officials were all together, and it was impossible to easily cultivate the Earth and Respect the Gods. This kind of thing is very related, and it is harmful and useless to try to force the order of heaven, earth, mountains and rivers with manpower.

What's more, what we have just done did not let the gods of the earth inspire the spirits, but to praise the work of nature, and in the end, we still have to let the heaven and earth create and the common people believe in the will to achieve this god. As the saying goes, the people, the Lord of God, the holy king first became the people, and then devoted himself to God.

The belief of the common people fulfills the gods, and the mountains, mountains, rivers and rivers as their residences, endowed with the qi of heaven and earth, and the blessings and disasters are mastered, so it is natural to respond to the wishes of all living beings, and to benefit people and people, so as to be a righteous god. ”

Xu Zhouzi nodded: "On the surface, the praise official is a special ritual, but in fact, he is to lay the foundation for the national society, know right from wrong, and divide interests and disadvantages, so as to settle the hearts of all the people."

Recently, Xu Zhouzi assisted Zhao Huang in revising the laws and rituals, and read the scriptures of the praise officials like a hunger and thirst, and Zhao Huang gave him guidance from the side, and he was greatly enlightened. In the past, many difficult doubts seemed to be chiseled by an iron cone, and they suddenly felt clear and clear.

"Not bad." Zhao Xiao nodded, paced with his hands in his hands, and said eloquently: "In fact, in the eyes of the praise officer, if the gods are born with selfishness and wisdom, and have desires and desires, they will inevitably be biased, and they will not be able to cover the universe and the ten directions.

The best is to be selfless and desireless, like the emperor and the queen of heaven, covering all things without talking about gains and losses; Like the sun and the moon hanging high, the past and the present are not distinguished from each other. At four o'clock, there is a definite number of life and death; Wufang'an Town, mountains and rivers have been calm since ancient times. ”

When he said this, Zhao Xiao was actually a little ashamed, his respect for the Praise Officer was long gone, and many of the concepts in the past were also shaken with the foundation of the Immortal Dao.

Heaven and earth cover all things, and it is true that there are no gains or losses, but there is no difference between right and wrong. The sun and the moon hang high, and there are always corners that are not illuminated. As for life and death in the world, it may be precisely because there is no definite number that can make things reproduce endlessly. The mountains and rivers seem to be immovable, but in Zhao Xiao's view, they are always moving, and they have infinite potential.

In fact, the predecessors of the praise official are not short-sighted and blind, Zhao Huang himself is in a troubled time, and he knows very well how important it is to correct the world and help the people and suppress chaos. The establishment of the discipline and law by the Praise Officer is also in the hope of maintaining peace for a long time.

It's just that when he reached the realm of Zhao Xiao, he also vaguely found some deliberate intentions of the predecessors of the praise official.

Heaven and earth have no partiality, but set up the emperor Tiantaiyi, Houtu Kunyu, and the five virtues as sacrifices, and all the gods with private desires must wait for them. The Praise Ceremony Officer is known as the Dharma on behalf of the heavens, and naturally has the authority to control the ghosts and gods, and also has the power to override the demons and evil spirits, so as to realize the wish of the people to be the gods and the people to be the foundation of the state.

However, the discipline and discipline set by the praise official are by no means indestructible, and the heaven and earth are vast, and the temporary discipline and discipline are not enough to cover all kinds of things. Just like a piece of cloth that has been beaten by wind and rain for many years, no matter how it is repaired, it will not last for a long time.

"By the way, the talisman seal I saw you summoned just now doesn't feel like it was passed down by the celebrant officer." Xu Zhouzi's words interrupted Zhao Xiao's thoughts.

Zhao Xiao's face did not change, he looked at the cave door not far away, and said: "This cave mansion was a place where an immortal cultivator retreated and cultivated a long time ago, and that talisman seal was formed by the fusion of the relics and the earth's leyline qi after he dissolved. I came here to be aware of the legacy of my predecessors. ”

"I see." Xuzhouzi didn't suspect any more.

Zhao Xiao saw that Xuzhouzi trusted him so much and lied so much, and he was also a little unhappy in his heart. So he asked casually: "I compiled the "Three Days and Nine Qualities Compendium" before, I don't know what advice my predecessors have?"

"I did read it, how do you feel that your "Three Days and Nine Rank Outline" is somewhat similar to the private Nine Rank Immortal Rank of Chongxuan Pavilion?" Xuzhouzi asked.

The rank of the Huaxu State Pavilion from low to high is only four layers: Fu Officials, Sanqing, Dharma Generals, and Spiritual Officials, which is actually the result of the joint discussion of each pavilion, and there may be another order within different pavilions.

For example, Chongxuan Pavilion has a private Nine Rank Immortal Rank, which is also summarized by Liang Tao from the Nine Heavens Immortal Urn, and the name is elegant and wonderful, what "Shangzhang Dian", "Xuandu Zhenshi", "Jinque Imperial Envoy", the name is quite bluffing.

"I did refer to the Nine Rank Immortal Rank, which goes without saying." Zhao Xiao replied frankly: "However, the Chongxuan Pavilion did not implement the Nine Rank Immortal Rank with all his heart, and even gave the Dharma Urn to the Secretary of State to collect money. I thought about it a lot, and I thought that it was because the promotion of the urn was not bound by rules and regulations, which caused the spiritual text to be turbid and the law to be dusty. ”

Zhao Xiao's "Three Days and Nine Grades Outline" set up a number of examinations for the relocation of the products. There are not only the conventions of accumulating achievements in the past, but also the scientific ritual and magic examinations corresponding to each rank. The former is virtue, and the latter is talent.

Zhao Xiao also set many rules for meritorious deeds, ranging from practicing medicine and medicine, sacrificing money to help others, relieving grievances and eliminating nightmares, to praying for rain for the people, driving away insects and locusts, curing plagues, and fighting water and fire. Those who have accumulated merit can enter the book and transfer the products.

On the contrary, indiscriminate killing, blasphemy and perversion of the law, teachers and evil gods, etc., to deduct merit, and even deprive them of their duties, abolish their cultivation, and even have the punishment of killing.

And with the promotion of rank, you can also learn more intelligent techniques, which are not limited to scientific rituals. Zhao Xiao's compilation in this part is not comprehensive enough, and there are no other categories of magic except for scientific rituals.

""Three Days and Nine Grades" is indeed good, but there are still some problems in it." Xu Zhouzi asked, "You said in the book that you want to set up a merit book, but who will verify whether a monk has the corresponding merits and demerits?" Similarly, if a monk violates the rules, who will punish him? ”

"Naturally, there will be another government office." Zhao Huang didn't have much confidence in this aspect, and he compiled and revised the "Three Days and Nine Products Compendium", which could not be implemented by himself. Whether it is the current lord of the country or Liang Tao's human Taoism, this book is used as a program, and there are still many detailed improvements to be made in the specific implementation.

"It's just a matter of setting up a scientific examination school and moving one step at a time, but it's not a big problem." Xu Zhouzi said with a smile: "But if we only test the rituals and rituals, I'm afraid that we will get a big bargain in the Zhenzhen Pavilion."

"Other subjects will be added slowly in the future." Zhao Xiao also smiled: "And who made me good at rituals?" The revision of the law and ritual rules will inevitably be based on this. ”

Xu Zhouzi was naturally very satisfied, and then asked: "But in addition to accumulating merit and setting up a scientific examination school, there are still some people who are superb in cultivation, but they may not be proficient in the subjects they are examining, and they have no profound merits, how should we deal with these people?"

Zhao Xiao spread his hands: "Isn't this kind of person a monk from Qishan?" They didn't intend to join the WTO in the first place, so why bother with their future? ”

"That's right, but I'm thinking too much."

……

Old man Lin exhaled hot air, rubbed his hands again and again, and his fingers that were repeatedly frozen were swollen and red and purple, although they were not as flexible as when they were young, but every winter, they still felt that their hands were as painful as pins and needles.

Pushing open the door, I rarely felt a trace of warmth, and saw my son and daughter-in-law standing by the stove, sitting opposite each other and weeping.

"What's wrong?" Old man Lin stepped forward to bake the fire and patted the snowflakes off his body.

The son of the Lin family wiped away his tears: "Zhuangtou came just now, saying that it was our village's land, and we will plant mulberry seedlings next year."

"Huh? If it's good, why should you change to planting mulberry seedlings? Old man Lin was puzzled.

"I've heard others say that if you want to sell silk, you have to grow mulberry and raise silkworms." The son of the Lin family sighed: "Our family has just returned the first few buckets of rice in the village, and we don't know how to get past after spring sowing next year...... How else is it going? ”

After saying this, the son sighed, the daughter-in-law sobbed, and the child in her arms seemed to sense the sad atmosphere, and she also cried, and the daughter-in-law had to shake and shake.

Old man Lin glanced at it and said, "The child may be hungry, just feed some milk."

The daughter-in-law of the Lin family didn't dare to raise her head, and said in a low voice: "I'm ...... these days There is no milk left. ”

As soon as these words came out, the three adults in the family were speechless, and only the children were left crying.

"The daughter-in-law of the Hu family in the east of the village also just gave birth, so I went to beg their family." Old man Lin stood up on his knees.

The son of the Lin family grabbed his father: "Forget it, the Hu family has always looked down on people, where will they help us?"

"It's just the New Year, it's a big deal to kowtow to them." Old man Lin wrapped himself in thin clothes, hurriedly walked out of the house, braved the wind and snow, endured the cold wind like a steel knife, and finally came to the Hu family in the east of the village.

Compared with their own house, even the fence wall is not neat, the Hu family can use rammed earth walls, much richer than the rest of the village, every day there is hot salty soy sauce mixed with black bean rice, and in summer when the sun is at its peak, you can also drink sour rice milk, which is simply a luxury.

Old man Lin rolled up his sleeves outside the courtyard, lingered and thought for a long time, and finally his face was stiffened by the cold wind, so he had to pluck up the courage to step forward and knock on the door.

"Who?!" The Hu family man pushed open the door with a vigilant face.

"It's me, Old Man Lin."

Seeing that there was no one behind him, the Hu family asked, "Is there something wrong?"

Old man Lin forced a smile: "Didn't my daughter-in-law just give birth to a child?" Somehow in the past two days, the milk is not enough, and the child keeps crying, so、So I want to ask your Hu Dalang's daughter-in-law to help me。 I don't know ......."

Hu Dalang said "oh", but he didn't immediately agree, only to hear someone in the room ask: "Who is coming?"

"Old man Lin, his daughter-in-law doesn't have enough milk and wants our family's help."

"It's winter, let him in."

Hu Dalang was a little disgusted, but he still opened the door, and a hot air rushed out, and Old Man Lin hurriedly entered, and saw that the room was full of dozens of men, all of whom were men from various families in the village.

"What are you ......" Old Man Lin was puzzled for a while, could it be that they all came to pay New Year's greetings to the Hu family? Is it okay to kowtow by yourself?

"Child, you take Da Lang's daughter-in-law and go to Old Man Lin's house." Old man Hu, who was like the head of the family, wore a thick jacket and was burly, and spoke towards the back room, and finally added: "There is a pot of bean rice on the side of the stove, and I will also send it over."

Old man Lin was overjoyed when he heard this, and quickly knelt down to kowtow. Old man Hu waved his hand: "Okay!" Don't fix this, since you're here, stay and talk about things. ”

"What are you talking about?"

"Zhuangtou has come to spread the word, our village is going to plant mulberry seedlings instead." Old man Hu's face was ugly: "The harvest has not been good in the past few years, everyone owes a lot, and many people in our village are about to be unable to open the pot." We don't know how to harvest the head of the village, and we don't know if it can meet the rations, so everyone is not happy to plant mulberry seedlings. It's just that this time the head of the village led more than a dozen Zhuang Yong to come, so I am afraid that we will not be able to refute it. ”

"That's why we're looking for Hu Tou'er!" Someone said: "Hu Tou'er, you also went into battle to kill the enemy back then, and you have more knowledge than us farmers, so you must know what to do."

Old Man Hu was silent for a while: "You also know the power of Master Wang, our village goes out for a day and a night, and it is his territory. Even if you run to the county seat in the east, it is also the territory of another lord Wang. Besides, who is willing to leave their family and business behind these days? ”

"You can't just just look at it, can you?"

Old man Lin saw that everyone couldn't say a word, so he asked, "Can't you find the government?"

As soon as these words came out, there were only a few sneers and sarcastic glances, and Old Man Lin suddenly lost his temper, and simply said: "I was collecting firewood outside the village yesterday, and I happened to meet a group of hunters, and they said that Marquis Zhenming would come to the county seat in a few days. also said that Marquis Zhenming is the best way to administer justice to the common people, those old men are scared like chickens when they see Marquis Zhenming, why don't we ask Marquis Zhenming? ”

Obviously, many people didn't believe Old Man Lin's words, but some people were moved, and they all looked at Old Man Hu. Seeing this veteran who had experienced the battlefield, he crossed his arms and said in a deep voice: "I personally run a county seat." If the news is true, I would rather risk my life to earn a way out for everyone! ”