Chapter 14: The Holy King Teaches Shinto (I)
Qi Jingzhi smiled when he heard this, picked up his previous words and asked, "Master, about Lu Ao, Chi You, and Wuyun Ersi, you haven't explained the students' doubts yet." ”
Seeing that he still hadn't forgotten this stubble, Meng Fuzi shook his head helplessly, raised his hand and pointed to an empty seat next to him, and said, "Sit!" ”
Qi Jingzhi hurriedly went over and sat down, his back straight, his eyes not squinting, and his hands honestly placed on his knees, as upright and respectful as when he was enlightened.
Meng Fuzi has revealed his identity in front of the young man, but he doesn't mention anything about "respecting ghosts and gods and staying away".
He said bluntly: "The horns on Lu Ao's head are due to the revival of the ancestral bloodline. Nowadays, the people of Daqi often confuse surnames and surnames, but in fact, in ancient times, surnames and surnames were separated. The Lu family is derived from the surname Jiang, which can be called the Jiang surname Lu. ”
"This surname Jiang originated from the Yan Emperor among the ancient emperors, and legend has it that the Yan Emperor's law is the head of the ox. Oh, the statues of the Three Emperor Gods enshrined in the front halls of the Heavenly Emperor Temples in various parts of Daqi have been made into the appearance of mortal kings because they are for mortals to see. ”
"Among the descendants of Emperor Yan, the most venerable person with the bloodline is surnamed Jiang, and there is a vein in Shennong's family, who is good at identifying herbs, and the horns on his head are jade-colored. It is not surprising that Lu Ao revived this bloodline, and two jade horns grew on his head. ”
Qi Jingzhi nodded clearly, and said secretly in his heart: "Dong Mao's Yanhuang bloodline, Saint Jiang Yanzong, originally meant this. Hey...... Is it up to the ancestors to have horns on their heads? ”
The young man was born in Orion, and his ear power was a little stronger than that of ordinary people, and Dong Mao deliberately lowered his voice for a few words, which actually gave him a half-claw.
He thought about it for a while, and couldn't help asking: "Master, Daqi takes the god of the eight lords as the main sacrifice of the court, and the great god of Chiyou enshrined in the temple of the soldier lord is the appearance of a bull-headed human body, is he also surnamed Jiang?" ”
Qi Jingzhi said, and suddenly reacted: "Soldier master Chi You, Chi You Si? ”
Meng Fuzi groaned slightly, but did not answer positively, but said: "The three ancient holy kings of the Great Qi royal family respect Taiyue, Wucheng, and Jiuhe as the ancestors of the lineage, and it is said that the gods of the eight lords were enshrined by the Holy King of Wucheng himself, so they will be enshrined as a formal sacrifice by the Great Qi court. ”
"However, for thousands of years, the eight masters have never shown miracles, and the soldiers still have the name of Chiyou, but the remaining seven masters only have the god title announced by the imperial court, but their own names seem to be taboo, and they are rarely circulated in the world, which is a bit ......"
Meng Fuzi paused, seemed to have some scruples, and swallowed the second half of the sentence back.
"On the contrary, there are some sects on the rivers and lakes and even in the cultivation world, claiming to be the blood descendants of a certain master or the inheritance of the Dao system. On the contrary, the ancestors worshipped by these sects all had names, and they were often not the same, and they regarded each other as heretics, and often fought and fought each other. ”
"It's far away, you just need to know that the so-called God of the Eight Lords is a Shinto religion set up by the Holy King, which is intended to educate the hearts of the people in the world, and the rest does not need to be delved into."
"The royal family of Daqi has the method of sealing the gods inherited from the holy king of Wucheng, and the lord of the human kingdom can seal the three gods of the city god, the mountain lord, and the water monarch, these are also the gods who are truly holy in the territory of Daqi today, and they are not the same thing as the gods of the eight masters. Although the Bing Master Temple and Chi Yousi have a relationship, they are also not the same thing. ”
Meng Fuzi refused to explain more, and changed his words: "Speaking of Lu Ao, people like him are called natural aliens, together with people who cultivate the day after tomorrow, if they want to serve the imperial court, most of them go to the three divisions and one hall under the jurisdiction of the Demon Suppression Academy, that is, the Hun Tian Supervision Division, the Chiyou Division, the Wuyun Inspection Division, and the Fu Demon Palace. ”
"The responsibilities of the three divisions and one hall are different, and they also have their own emphasis on Taoism and bloodline. Dong Mao's red eyes were like fire, obviously close to the bloodline of the Five Elements Fire, and he was even the so-called descendant of the Xia God, so he could be the Jinyun Envoy of the Five Clouds Division. Jinyun, that is, the crimson cloud, is the symbol of the god of Sixia. ”
Qi Jingzhi's eyes were bright, and he interjected and asked, "Is it the Xia God under the seat of the Four Masters of the Eight Masters?" ”
Meng Fuzi nodded with a smile: "Yes, it is the god of Sixia, also known as the god of fire and the god of the South China Sea, who rules the fire of the world and bathes the sun and the moon to open the hot sky." ”
Qi Jingzhi nodded thoughtfully, he had noticed the red auspicious cloud pattern on Dong Mao's cloak before, but he didn't expect that there would be such a meaning, from this move, it is not difficult to imagine what the scene is like in the Wuyun Inspection Division.
"It seems that although the origin of the eight masters sealed by King Wucheng is doubtful, most of them have not even circulated their names, let alone appeared saints, but their impact on Daqi is very far-reaching."
Qi Jingzhi turned this thought in his heart and asked, "The ancient saint kings that Master just mentioned are the three enshrined in the apse of the Heavenly Emperor Temple, I remember that they are also surnamed Jiang?" If the Great Qi royal family did not recognize their ancestors indiscriminately, it should be Jiang's surname Qi, presumably it is also the bloodline of Emperor Yan and the saint Jiang Yanzong in Dong Mao's mouth? ”
Speaking of this, the young man's eyes were full of excitement and expectation: "I am also a Qi clan, even if I can't grow horns on my head, I can always practice, right?" ”
Speaking of which, Qi Jingzhi's Qi is not only the name of the country, but also the surname of the country, maybe thousands of years ago, the grandson of the Qi family and the lord of the Great Qi were still relatives, and this bloodline must not be said to be bad.
But in the territory of Daqi, there are so many people with the surname Qi, in addition to the bloodline inheritance, there are also those who are given by the royal family, those who change their surnames to avoid disasters, and those who take the country as their surname, unless the royal family genealogy is recorded, even if it is surnamed Qi, it will not be taken seriously, and the classic history and Chen Er are proof.
Meng Fuzi smiled dumbly, shook his head and said: "Emperor Yan is the emperor of the ancients, and his descendants are all over the world, and there are hundreds of branches of the Jiang surname, and the Qi family is indeed one of them. But when it comes to bloodlines and descendants, only those like Lu Ao are qualified. ”
"You see that the two brothers of the Lu family were clearly born to the same father, and even if the entire Lu family is traced up, only Lu Ao can grow a pair of horns on his head, and its rarity can be seen. As for the practice......
"Inhumans rely on blood, this can't be forced, monks rely on their hearts, most of them are cultivated, and they have little to do with their surnames. In addition, with your mental talent, if you are willing to take the path of career economy, he will be a very popular minister in the future, and after his death, he will be crowned by the lord of the country, and he can easily get a god's position, which is also a right path. ”
Seeing that Meng Fuzi was going to talk about it again, although this time he added the saying of sealing gods for the first time, Qi Jingzhi pursed his lips and still didn't think so.
"Master knows, I didn't want to take the road of studying and becoming an official, first, my grandfather is old, and he is gradually unable to hunt in the mountains, and I can't bear to see him work hard. Second, I don't want to go against my heart and be in the company of those who are flies and dogs and oppress the people. ”
"The way of the lord of this country to become a god, not to mention how he was alive, he got the god position after death, and it is just a change of place to become an official! Just looking at the appearance of the wandering god being called by the master that day, we know that the gods of this great Qi have to meet the officials, work hard, and follow the rules and not be free. ”
"Such a god, don't do it!"
Meng Fuzi was stunned when he heard this, and immediately laughed and scolded: "You little monkey who is used to being wild in the mountains, you really don't know how thick the sky is!" The gods shepherd one side, hold the power of life and death, get the incense in the world to worship, enjoy dozens of hundreds of years of longevity and yin blessings, so many benefits, how come it is worthless in your mouth? ”
The resident ghost reprimanded the student a few words, and suddenly felt a little emotional: "You say that ghosts and gods are not free, but who is not born in shackles and trapped in a cage, and how many people can break free and be free and truly free?" ”
Qi Jingzhi naturally couldn't answer this question, so he asked again: "Master, what is a heart bone?" ”
Meng Fuzi came back to his senses, looked at this student who knew nothing about cultivation but was full of desire for knowledge, and said with a smile: "Vulgarity is immortal bones, and affection is the heart of the Buddha!" ”