Murong Mansion, in the evening, Piao Ranzi and the land and other ghost pawns, chatted about idle days, talked about the customs of Shudi, and the affairs of the Chenghuang Yin Division. Piao Ranzi remembered that since he took office yesterday morning, he had not been to the Third Division, nor had he read the official documents of the prefecture, so he let the land go.

"Chenghuang, you rest for the night first, and I'll take you there tomorrow morning. You, the city god, work hard for the people of Shucheng, and it is the first time I have seen you for many years. "Land Road.

"Your old man has won a prize. I am an official for the first time, and I am also an official in the Yin Division, how dare I not be conscientious. When Piao Ranzi said this, he didn't feel sleepy, and the land waited for the ghost pawn to leave. Piaoranzi slept peacefully, but he didn't realize that it was already dawn.

He stretched his waist and went into the courtyard, and looked up at the sky, which was very clear.

The old man of the land also walked out of the door, Piaoranzi asked him to lead the way, and after coming to the City God Temple, he recited the mantra for entering the ground taught by the land last night, which was the mantra for breaking the ground specially for going underground. After it was dark, I really entered the tunnel under the City God Temple.

On the facing gate, a large plaque, like the plaque on the ground, reads "Shucheng City God's Temple". The two ghost guards were not surprised when they saw the arrival of the city god and the land, because since he took office, it was the first time he came to the yamen of the three divisions of the city god temple.

Piao Ranzi walked straight into the door, first saw four rows of rooms, the door said east, west, north and south, out of the door out of a group of ghost pawns, just in time for the daytime Inspector of the four roads with the ghost pawns out of the patrol, they hurriedly stood and saluted Piao Ranzi.

"Brothers, are you in charge of daytime patrols, and in broad daylight, you are not afraid of being seen by mortals?" asked Piao Ranzi.

"I can't see it. The chief inspector replied. "We are all wearing day-time ghost clothes, you see, they are all written on the word patrol, to avoid the sun, choose a cool and hidden place to go, if you meet the immortals, monks, see the ghost words written on the ghost clothes, know that it is the inspection of the Yin Si City God Temple, do not dare to embarrass us. ”

"Oh, got it!" Piaoranzi nodded. "Isn't it a good night patrol?"

"Yes. At night, you can avoid the sun and pass freely. But the night is even harder, and many lawbreakers are committing adultery at night, and we have to record it. The Inspector replied.

"When you encounter a traitor, don't you stop it?"

"Lord Chenghuang, we only need to inspect and record, just like the day wandering god, the night wandering god, the four-value gong cao, and the walking god, regardless of what happens in the mortal world. In the mortal world, things are impermanent, and the cycle of cause and effect is untouched, and we never interfere and let nature develop. The Inspector said.

"What? When you encounter murder and arson, do you stand idly by?"

"Yes, our duty is to make patrols, and this is the law set by Yin Si. We just have to record it and have it handled by the three divisions, or report it to the Yin Division, and the ten halls of Yan Jun and the judges from all walks of life will make the judgment. ”

"Hey, don't you feel sad when you see injustices, let them develop, and settle accounts later, and many families suffer?"

"Chenghuang, it's useless to be heartbroken. The Inspector laughed. "How can we manage tens of thousands of people in Shucheng with only forty people? Even if all the ghosts in the Allure City God's Temple are under control, we can't manage it. Moreover, the things in the mortal world are complicated, that is, we inspect, there are still many omissions, and there are many things that cannot be inspected, like the Shucheng Palace, the demon fox has set up a ban, and we don't know the situation inside. ”

"The East Road Inspector is right. Taoist temples, temples and other places have extremely strong aura, and ghosts rarely can enter. There are also many people who have invited the Manifestation Gate God, but they can't get in. Here, the law of Hades is like this, and the patrol ghosts are not allowed to meddle in mortal affairs. The land said.

"Okay, I hope you will record impartially, you can go!" Piao Ranzi waved at them. Then he continued to walk inside, turning around the four rows of houses, and saw three halls, and countless small houses scattered outside.

The land introduced to him: "Chenghuang, this is the three divisions of our Chenghuang Temple, the place where the affairs of the underworld are managed. ”

Piao Ranzi snorted and asked, "I'll take a look at the official documents first, it's been two days since I took office, and I'll see what instructions the prefecture has." ”

"Your original City God Hall is here. The land led him to a large room and said, "Murong Chenghuang dislikes the heavy yin qi underground, and after buying that mansion, he moved to live on the ground. This is the place where you used to go on business, and a ghost pawn from the Department of Good and Evil sent and received official documents. ”

Piaoranzi entered the City God Palace, which is called the City God Palace, which is actually a large room, with several tables and chairs, as well as bookshelves for official documents.

The ghost pawn saw the city god and the land coming in, and greeted him: "Lord City God, I am the ghost Xiaowu, and I am responsible for managing the City God Palace. Let's take a look at Kumon? It's all here for the past few days. ”

"Why are there so many?" Piao Ranzi frowned as she looked at the mountain-like official document on the table.

"Go back to the city god, this is accumulated over the past ten days. Murong Chenghuang was in a hurry to go to the Heavenly Court, and he didn't deal with it for a long time, so I pressed together. The ghost said.

"Do I need to deal with all of this myself?" asked Piaoranzi.

"Chenghuang, some only need to be browsed, no approval is required, just transfer it to the three divisions. Some of them wrote the reply and transferred it to the Division of Life and Death, and then they asked the ghost pawns who came and went to the underworld to take it to the Yin Division. "Land Road.

Piao Ranzi picked up an official document, with the date written on it, the content was a ghost official who escaped from the Yin Si Ghost Gate, with his name and appearance on it, and hoped that the city gods from all over the country would pay attention to it and arrest him when they met him. Piao Ranzi looked at it, handed it to the land, and asked, "Look, how to deal with this matter?"

"Hehe, don't bother with this. The land glanced at it and said with a smile: "The Yin Si Difu escaped a ghost official, the Three Realms are so big, where can I find it? Not to mention, it may not flee to our Shu City." This is a routine official document of the prefecture, and it is estimated that there are many of them below, so they will be directly transferred to the four roads for inspection, so that they can pay attention to the visit. ”

"Okay, ghost Xiaowu, if you encounter such an official document in the future, just hand it over to the Inspector of the Fourth Road. Piaoranzi said.

"This 、、、、、、 go back to Chenghuang, I can't do this. Ghost Xiaowu scratched his scalp and said.

"Why, aren't you literate?" asked Piaoranzi.

"Lord Chenghuang guessed right. Imp: I can't read. ”

"Oh, I remember. The land nodded his crutches and said: "Murong Chenghuang was afraid that the official document would be lost, so he deliberately let this illiterate ghost pawn take care of the official document." ”

"Well, then send another literate person to watch over it with you. Piaoranzi said.

"Master Xie Chenghuang!"

Piao Ranzi picked up another official document, which said that so-and-so was in a certain place as a city god, corrupt and bribed, bullied men and women, and did misdeeds, followed by the terms of the Yin Si committed, and the punishment was written below, and he had been escorted to the Yama Hall for trial.

"How do I reply to this?" Piao Ranzi took the official document and asked the land again.

"Don't even bother with that. "Land Road. "This is the official document of rewards and punishments for Yin Si, and it is also a routine announcement. A warning to each of the lawless city gods. Severely punish the city gods who commit adultery, and make an example of each one to set an example. ”

"This is an official document on the transfer and promotion of the city god, and there are a few more that degrade the city god, how can I reply?"

"This is the same as the one just now, just look and know. Chenghuang does a good job, and naturally there is a judge assessment from the prefecture, and if he has outstanding results, he will be promoted sooner or later. Like you, the county city god, who works for the people so much, can be promoted to the underworld as an official, or directly summoned by the heavenly court, like Murong Chenghuang, to serve as an official in the heavenly court. "Land Road.

"I don't want to do any of what you're talking about. I just want the prefecture to send Xinchenghuang as soon as possible, and I, the deputy, will step down as soon as possible. Piaoranzi said