Xu Wen is a scholar who entered Beijing to take the exam.

The empress ascended the throne, the year was called Shenhuang, the second year of Shenhuang, the state examination was expanded to scientific examination, and scholars from all over the country went to Jianye.

However, he was delayed on the road for some time, but fortunately, the date of the expedition was in March, which was not too late.

Dada!

Xu Wen was dressed in a green shirt, leading a donkey, and wearing a sword at his waist.

Beside him, there is a scholar carrying a book basket.

He was born in the county town, his family was moderate, there was no guard, only a scholar was with him, but he had some martial arts.

I didn't take a small road all the way, only along the official road, and if I had the opportunity, I walked with the caravan, and the rest of the dangers were dealt with cautiously.

There are no strong people who come to embarrass him, a poor scholar.

It's afternoon.

Xu Wen was the master and servant, passing by Songping Township and Songhe Village.

"Young master, here, it's near Jianye, let's finally catch up." The scholar's tone was full of joy.

"yes!"

Xu Wen remembered the hardships of eating and sleeping in the open along the way, and he couldn't help but feel anxious: "Xiao Wu, there is a village in front, let's go buy some dry food." ”

"Hey, young master." The scholar Xiaowu agreed, led the donkey, and followed forward.

At the entrance of the village, there is a small temple, from time to time there are villagers in and out, the expression is pious, and the incense is prosperous.

At this time, the two eldest ladies came out of it, still talking.

"Since we have the land god master, our village has been stable, and we are not afraid to go out at night."

"yes!"

Another lady sighed, suddenly lowered her voice, and gossiped: "Hey, do you know, Aunt Liu in the north of the village has always wanted a son and prayed to the land god, guess what?" There was a reaction yesterday, like there was. ”

"Really? Aunt Liu is not in her forties, this is an old tree blooming! ”

"Isn't it? The land god lord appeared and sent his son! ”

"Also, begging for rain from the land god, it really rained two days ago."

"I see, this year's seedlings in this field are green, and they are growing faster than in previous years!"

……

"Whew!"

Hearing this, Xiao Wu laughed out loud: "Young master, what is it to exorcise evil spirits, ask for rain, and fertilize the fields, it's just that, manifest the spirit and send the son, I'm afraid it's not an evil god!" ”

This sound suddenly stabbed the hornet's nest.

"Go, what do you know about a melon baby?"

"That's it, Lord of the Land God, what can you say?"

The two eldest ladies lowered their faces and stared at the scholar Xiao Wu, as if they dared to say a word again, they would call someone and beat him out.

"Don't blame the two aunts, I am a scholar who entered Beijing to take the exam, this is my scholar Xiao Wu, Fang Cai Xiao Wu has no intention of offending, and I will make amends for my sins in the next generation."

Xu Wen said, clasping his fists and saluting to apologize.

In this world, scholars are still very respected, and with his thorough manners, the two eldest ladies are not so angry.

"That is, we are easy to talk."

"If someone else in the village hears this, they have to beat you......"

"Thank you for your magnanimity, I wonder if you can tell me about this land god?"

Xu Wensu is very strange and has a strong interest in these, so he asked out at this time.

"Lord of the land god, this is a good god......"

"yes, you don't know ......"

The two aunts say a word, I have a mouth, talking about the deeds of the land gods, bless peace, ask for rain and fertile fields, and so on.

"If that is the case, then there is a virtuous and good God."

Xu Wen heard this, and also went in and put on a stick of incense.

Seeing this, the two eldest ladies looked more and more kind, as if they were incensed, and believed that the land god was their own person.

With their help, Xu Wen's master and servant successfully bought food and left.

"Young master, don't you believe in God?" After leaving Songhe Village, Xiao Wu asked.

"It's not that I don't believe it, but in the past, under the verification, it was mostly false, this time it seems to be different, if I have to go to Beijing to catch the exam, I will definitely live here for a while, and investigate it......"

Xu Wen shook his head regretfully: "Moreover, every place you go to, you must respect and be in awe." Respect heaven and earth, respect the people, respect ghosts and gods, and have reverence in your heart, so that you will not break into a catastrophe......"

……

Songhe Village, Land Temple.

Fang Rui's clone was attached to the statue of the land god, high above, overlooking the believers below, listening to the layers of prayers, and having a different state of mind.

The light of the fire flickered, and in the midst of the smoke, the rich incense luck gathered.

Wow!

He stretched out his hand and grabbed it, and the incense turned into wisps of vermilion divine power.

"Although incense is good, it also has cause and effect, and getting a believer's wish is a way to end cause and effect."

These days, Fang Rui has also enabled supernatural powers: exorcism of evil spirits, sending children, fertilizing fields, and begging for rain, giving believers their wishes.

Exorcising evil spirits, the responsibility of the part, needless to say, is to repay the cause and effect of the great sacrifice twice a month; Sending a child, this only increases the probability of pregnancy; Fertile land can increase the yield per mu by one or two percent; Asking for rain, this depends on the season, the weather, and how much divine power is consumed.

Of course, to give believers their wishes, Fang Rui will not do things that are loss-making, collect ten points of incense, do five points of things, don't think about it if the incense is not enough.

As for why it is 'take 10 points of incense and do 5 points of things'?

Don't middlemen make the difference? He is a dignified land god, does he work for free?

For example, to send a child, this requires five wisps of divine power, and only after the believer provides ten incense sticks, Fang Rui will do it.

So, what a temporary cramming, that's useless drops!

"There are also believers who offer incense, and those who do not make a wish, these excess incense and luck must be recorded, and after the believer dies, he will be given a lot of money to repay it."

"Such chores, I am a land god myself, and I don't have time to fish!"

"It seems that we still need to follow the example of the Yin soldiers, form a clergy, and contract out this job."

Fang Rui pondered, his mind moved, and he returned to the Land God Domain.

……

Leave Songhe Village.

Xu Wen continued to hurry, didn't go far, came to a mountain pass, suddenly, there was a faint sound of tiger roaring.

"Young master, isn't there a big worm?" The scholar Xiao Wu whispered.

"I'm afraid so."

Xu Wen thought for a moment, frowned and said, "Let's go, Xiao Wu, let's go back, and tomorrow, hire villagers to go to Jianye together." ”

Recently, for some reason, wild beasts in the countryside often riot and attack passers-by, and he kills many of them.

But when I met the tiger, it was the first time, and I didn't have the confidence to fight.

Who knows, this is the effect of the fall of the dark star, although it is more difficult for the beasts to be treacherous, but they are also affected and become restless.

Xu Wen had just turned around, but an uninvited guest appeared.

"Roar!"

A white-fronted tiger blocked the way.

It was a foot long, with a tail like a steel whip, and a mouth of blood that coveted it, and it was obvious that it had seen human blood.

"Young Master?!" The scholar Xiao Wu fought twice.

"Kill!"

Xu Wen shouted loudly, holding a three-foot sword and pounced.

Turned around before, because of prudence, but now the brave has just entered, but because there is no escape, only the brave will win when they meet on a narrow road.

……

After a big battle, Xu Wen's master and servant died together with the white-fronted tiger, no, to be precise, it was Xu Wen and the white-fronted tiger who died together, and the scholar Xiaowu was just an addition to the evaluation.

Wow!

On Xu Wen's corpse, the soul appeared.

"It turns out that after death, people really have souls?" He looked at his hands with a sense of transparency.

"Young Master?!" Xiao Wu appeared next to him, but his voice trembled, and he pointed to one place.

"Roar!"

It turned out that the white-fronted tiger with hanging eyes also had a soul after his death.

"Beasts are like humans, and after death, will they also have souls?"

Xu Wen muttered, grabbed the sword with his backhand, but grabbed it empty, and in his soul state, he naturally couldn't hold the sword of the yang world.

And at this time—

"Roar!"

The white-fronted tiger with the hatred of his life has already swept away.

"Young Master!" Xiao Wu pushed Xu Wen aside, but his arm was bitten off.

"Little Five!"

Xu Wen turned around angrily and smashed his fists down, but he was swept away by the tail of the white tiger.

"Ahem!"

He clutched his chest, he wanted to get up again but couldn't, and his soul body was unstable for a while: "This bare-handed fist really can't beat this tiger." ”

"Could it be that my master and servant are going to die again today?"

A wry smile appeared on his lips.

That's when --

"Evil animal, how dare you commit murder?"

I heard a loud shout, a red light flashed, and a long knife swept over.

Swish!

The white-fronted tiger with hanging eyes was pierced, its body froze, and it suddenly collapsed, leaving only a long knife, piercing the ground and trembling rapidly.

Xu Wen saw that it was a team of soldiers, with a condensed soul body that looked like a living person, but he didn't need his feet to walk, it turned out to be the same soul as himself.

However, the same soul, the other party is much stronger than himself, and the evil aura on his body is faint, making him feel difficult to breathe for a while.

"Young Master?" Xiao Wu only had one arm left, got up from the ground, and said nervously.

"It's okay, the soldiers are coming, and the water is coming to cover the earth."

Xu Wen looked calm and saluted the person at the head: "I don't know who you are?" ”

"We are the Yin soldiers under the command of the land god."

Su Hu looked over: "Look at your dress, it seems to be a scholar?" Can you know words and mathematics? ”

"My young master, I know." Xiao Wu said proudly.

"Little Five!"

Xu Wen shook his head slightly at Xiao Wu, and the etiquette was thoughtful: "Thanks to the rescue, in Xia Xu Wen, if there is a useful place, I am willing to serve the work of dogs and horses." ”

"Not for us, but for the land god."

Su Hu patted Xu Wen on the shoulder: "You have good luck, the land god is about to select a scribe, if you are selected, it is a great thing, don't miss this opportunity." ”

A group of Yin soldiers returned with Xu Wen's master and servant.

Coming to the Land Temple, going straight through the shrine, Xu Wen only felt a flower in front of him, and the scenery in front of him changed immediately, and a temple similar to the county government layout appeared.

The scholar Xiao Wu was taken away, and he himself was led into it by Su Hu.

"My lord, I found another literate soul, this person is named Xu Wen, who was originally a candidate who entered Beijing to take the exam, and was killed by a tiger." Su Hu knelt down on one knee and said.

"Oh?!"

Fang Rui seemed to see the lush and literary atmosphere on the top of this person's head, and bowed his head slightly: "In this case, let's participate in the exam together with these seven or eight people!" ”

These seven or eight people are all literate people who died of illness or old age in Songhe Village and neighboring villages these days, and they used to be scholars, or they had studied for a few years, or they were old officials in the bookkeeper......

Before, he felt that he had to find someone to share the chores, so he gathered some literate people to take the exam.

This Xu Wen has the highest literary temperament, obviously the most outstanding person, but it is not easy to appoint directly, and he must also take the exam and go through the procedure, so as to convince the public, this is the way to establish a system! ’

Fang Rui thought secretly, flicked his sleeves, and his divine power evolved into tables, chairs, and test papers.

"The god of the land?!"

Xu Wen listened to the voice, secretly raised his head, and took a look, only to see a young man with a face like jade blooming with Dao divine light around him, and his eyes were so dazzling that he almost burst into tears.

'God is as mighty as the sea! Divine power is like hell! The ancients didn't deceive me! ’

He sighed secretly, looking at the tables, chairs, and test papers that appeared out of thin air in front of him, and his heart was even more awe-inspiring.

'I was going to go to Jianye and take the scientific examination, but I didn't expect Zhongdao to die, but after I died, I also had to take the exam. ’

Xu Wen thought to himself teasingly, smiled, calmed down, and began to write.

As a result of the exam, Xu Wen won the first place, and four other people passed the selection.

"Xu Wen, I canonize you as a warden today, and Fu He, Gu Mao, Xu Bai, and Xu Jiang are the four of them, and they will register and make a register for the living people in Songhe Village, and record the ...... of incense."

Fang Ruigao sat on the head, waved his sleeves, and the five of them appeared in the official uniforms of the warden and the order.

"Thank you, sir!" The five people had different expressions, either calm, excited, or regretful, and promised in unison.

"In that case, let's take office today!"

Fang Rui bowed slightly, and used his divine power to derive a partial hall, and asked the five of them to work immediately.

Wait until they're gone.

"Ah, I can finally touch the fish!"

He stretched out and looked around: "It seems, what else is missing?" ”

Less.

"Shine!"

Fang Rui's eyes lit up, and his right fist slammed his left palm: "I thought of it, it's a shortage of two, three, four or five maids, pinch my shoulders and rub my back!" ”

……

Unitary time (approximately 5 p.m.).

Boom!

The bell rang, and it was time to go down.

Out of the Temple of the Land.

"Pawn Xu, let's eat together at night!"

"What's the point of eating it? I invite adults to drink! ”

"No, Lord Xu is new here, I'm afraid that many things are not clear, I will lead the way for the adults and introduce ......"

……

The four colleagues were enthusiastic.

Obviously, it is to see that Xu Wen has a great future and wants to make friends.

But when they saw Su Hu, they retreated one after another, agreeing to another day.

Not only Su Hu, but also the scholar Xiao Wu also came, and his arm recovered as before.

"Little Wu, your arm?"

"Young master, it was Brother Su who took a treasure, with such a wave, I will be fine." The little five scholars danced with their hands.

"Thank you, Brother Su, that treasure must be very precious, I ......"

When he came before, Su Hu saw that Xu Wen was a talent, and mentioned some things, coupled with the grace of saving his life, Xu Wen's master and servant were called so.

"Hey, you're welcome!"

Su Hu waved his hand: "It's just a lot of money, and Brother Xu also has it, but this big money is indeed a treasure, and its effect is extraordinary, but it can ...... We serve the land god lord, not only have a lot of money, but also have other benefits, such as a monthly feast......"

Talking all the way, I came to the entrance of the village.

"Please, everyone, give me a lot of money!"

"Poor poor ......"

"Tomorrow, the seventh day, my family...... Whining! ”

……

A group of people are actually begging here, such as Lu Dong's family, which is among them.

The front, such as Fu and other officials, all dodged.

Xu Wen is not a good person, so he also didn't give it and entered the village.

"Alas!"

Su Hu sighed: "If it weren't for us and others who worked for the land god lord, after about seven days, their souls would be gone...... These people are also helpless, of course, Brother Xu doesn't take the initiative to give, and no one dares to rob it. ”

He led Xu Wen's master and servant to settle down, invited him to have a drink, and informed him in detail about the situation here.

Meal.

Seeing Su Hu away, Xu Wen sat down in front of the window with a sighing expression: "I didn't expect that the situation after death would be so magical." ”

He took out the paper and pen given by Su Hu and recorded it, recording the changes that became a soul after death, the magic of the soul village, and what he saw and heard today.

This article is called "The Story of the Land God", and in the future, under the propaganda of Fang Rui, it is a famous article in the Yang world, and it is still selected as a textbook after tens of millions of years.

It's just that by that time, the meaning had already changed, and it was defined as a fantasy work, a strange thing, what words and sentences were translated, what kind of thoughts and feelings were expressed, and it stifled the brain cells of I don't know how many high school students.

……

(End of chapter)