462, The Golden Carp's Longevity Ends at the Judgement of the People's Court (Requesting Full Order)

The first day as Cao Guan.

at night.

When Bai Gui was refining Cao Yuzhi, he sensed that someone was calling him with the help of Cao Yuzhi, and his consciousness went inside to explore. The next moment, they came to a blessed field.

Futian is the residence of minor gods such as the Earth God, the City God, and the Mountain God.

Usually it is in another space in the place under its jurisdiction.

Within Futian.

There are numerous fields of rice and small streams.

Beside the lush green rice fields, stands a two-story house. The plaque reads "Hezhong Prefecture Yongji County Earth Temple." A pair of couplets hangs on the red lacquer door painted with tung oil. The first line is "golden treasure born from earth" and the second line is "white jade treasure born from earth".

"Hezhong Mansion? Are you in Jin Dynasty?"

Bai Gui recited the name of the place and instantly understood where he was.

He walked to the door.

Then I sensed the strange feeling in the house.

In the house, a short old man with a long beard, holding a dragon-headed cane, stood at an altar table, bowing continuously and muttering, "If you don't come to the immortal, this Earth Temple will be demolished."

There is a god tablet on the altar table, with the inscription "Taishan God" written on it.

"It seems that Emperor Dongyue sent me, Cao Guan, here to deal with the incident after sensing the situation."

Bai Gui said clearly.

He walked into the main hall and revealed his true form.

Suddenly there was a breath in the Futian, and the landowner of Yongji County immediately sensed it. He turned around and saw an official in green robe standing outside the door. He used his magic power to see a ball of golden light wrapped around the jade object. The green-robed official was floating in the mourning platform. He quickly bowed and said, "Young man, I have seen the Immortal."

"No need to be polite."

"I am a human minister, patrolling the human world on behalf of Heaven. I wonder why your land prays to Heaven?"

Bai Gui waved his hand and asked.

"Reporting to the Immortal, the little old man is the god of good fortune in Yongji County. In Yongji County, there is a villain named Chen Dahu. He is idle on weekdays and specializes in bullying men and women. He takes advantage of his younger sister to marry him. She took the second master of the sixth house of the Wang family in Jinyang as a concubine, so she was unscrupulous..."

"A month ago, the daughter of the Zhou family in Xiaohe Village went to Xiao Lao'er's Tutu Temple and cried, saying that she was secretly ruined by Chen Dahu. She said in the temple why God didn't have eyes to make this villain rich..."

"The man surnamed Zhou in Xiaohe Village was a descendant of Xiao Lao'er. Seeing that this villain had done all kinds of bad things, Xiao Lao'er secretly sent two imps to ruin his luck and deprive him of his blessings."

"Originally, according to the little old man's estimation, Chen Dahu would die of a sudden illness in three months, but unexpectedly, he used money and found a wandering Taoist priest. The Taoist killed the little devil I sent and gave Chen Dahu a branch. He took the initiative and provoked the tribesmen to cut down my temple and destroy my statue."

When the landowner of Yongji County talked about the latter part, he smiled and felt a little embarrassed.

The Lord of the Land, also known as the God of Fortune and Righteousness.

Bai Gui was enlightened after hearing this.

The Tudong is a minor god, even if the Tudong of Yongji County is the Tudong of one place. But if it is not among the immortals, it will be the lowest among the lowest. He only has the ability to send imps to do things. Now that Chen Dahu has the help of wandering Taoist priests, he will be killed if he sends an imp again.

And the kid's evil deeds are not necessarily so upright. At least after the wandering Taoist priest killed the kid, he obviously wouldn't be punished.

Now Chen Dahu wants to use his plan to break down the mountain and cut down the temple, and destroy the temple of the Tuigong in Yongji County.

The landowner of Yongji County was helpless, so he could only report to the gods and ask the gods to come and deal with the matter.

“Don’t believe one-sided words.”

After a moment of silence, Bai Gui said in a deep voice.

He is a human official, with power over human affairs. Emperor Dongyue asked him to come to the Earth Temple in Yongji County, not to favor the Earth God of Yongji County, but probably because he was a human being who could handle the interactions between the human world and the immortals. In other words, let him handle the matter impartially.

If you want to help the land lord of Yongji County, you can just send the generals directly.

He won't be allowed to come here.

The landowner of Yongji County was anxious and prepared to defend himself again, "Little old man, little old man..., Shangxian, every word of what little old man said is true."

Bai Gui ignored him and pushed the landowner of Yongji County aside with a flick of his magic power.

Then he recited the incantation silently, "Honorable Heavenly Thunder, dragon and tiger fighting each other. Lingbao talisman, nine-day imperial edict, yellow scarf warrior, come quickly! Hurry like a law!"

Suddenly, two big men with faces like ruby ​​and beards like soap velvet appeared in the Tutu Temple. These two big men wore yellow scarves, embroidered jackets and iron armor. He seems to have a body of ten feet and a strength of a thousand kilograms vertically and horizontally.

This is a Taoist soldier with infinite power under the hands of immortals and gods to protect the law and subjugate demons. As long as they are immortal gods in heaven or Taoist priests with background, they can be summoned by divine spells.

"Capture the souls of Chen Dahu from Yongji County and the clan leader of Xiaohe Village."

he said.

The two yellow turban warriors obeyed the order and escaped from the blessed land.

"You follow me out of the blessed land first."

"Create a court in the Earth Temple and come to interrogate these two people. If what these two people say is the same as what you said, I will uphold justice for you. If what they say is wrong, this matter..."

Bai Gui glanced at Tu Gong and said calmly.

Tu TuGong did not dare to disobey the will, so he had to obey the order and followed Bai Gui out of Futian to the Tu Tu Temple in the underworld.

As the largest earth temple in Yongji County, this Tutu Temple is not small in size and is different from the rural wild temple.

There was another temple in Tutu Temple, and Bai Gui also summoned him.

The main temple became a public hall.

After more than ten breaths of time, the Yellow Turban Warriors captured the souls of Chen Dahu and the Xiaohe Village clan leader.

The two were detained and knelt down.

The God of Land of Yongji County stood aside.

Common people bowed to officials, but as an official, the God of Land only needed to stand.

Bai Gui sat in the middle, slammed the gavel, and shouted, "Chen Dahu, you robbed the woman, committed many evils, and committed heinous crimes. Is this true?"

His shout was the sound of Tao.

Ordinary little demons could not resist, let alone a mortal soul.

There is no need to use any strategy to deal with such things. Just be straightforward and handle the case impartially.

Chen Dahu was about to defend himself, but somehow he couldn't control his mouth and spilled out the evil things he had done.

When he was a child, although he had the intention to do evil, his family was humble, so he could only be careful and be kind to his neighbors. But when his younger sister grew up and became more and more beautiful, she had evil thoughts and introduced him to the second master of the sixth branch of the Jinyang Wang family. The second master was an official in the Sui Dynasty. He was now over 60 years old, but he was still young at heart. He took Chen Xiaomei as a concubine.

And with this, the Chen family became close to the Jinyang Wang family. He also began to do evil, and ruined the Zhou daughter, which was just one of his numerous crimes.

Bai Gui asked the Zhou clan leader of Xiaohe Village again, and the information he got was consistent with Chen Dahu's confession.

The certified physical evidence is all there.

Although the land god of Yongji County had selfish intentions, he did not deceive him. Also, the more you know, the more cautious you will be, and the more careful you will be in doing things.

There may be such things as deceiving superiors, but it is definitely not common.

"Invite the county magistrate of Yongji County."

Bai Gui said to the Yellow Turban Warrior.

Chen Dahu is a heinous sinner, but it has nothing to do with him as a human official. This is something that the human dynasty should deal with, and he cannot cross the line.

Soon, the soul of the county magistrate of Yongji County was invited to the land temple by the Yellow Turban Warrior.

"I have seen... the immortal."

County magistrate Liu bowed and looked up. He saw the immortal official in front of the hall with golden and purple light. His face was blurred, and he could only feel that he should be very handsome. He was puzzled, but he still maintained a calm and elegant appearance.

The land god repeated Chen Dahu's crimes.

The land god alone could not lead the county magistrate's soul here. At most, he could sneak into the dream of county magistrate Liu to meet him. But it is obvious that a small piece of land cannot persuade the county magistrate.

Small land in the local area is often named as land after the death of famous local gentry because of their good merits. No matter how small the county magistrate is, he is also a big official that they dare not touch when they are alive.

"Chen Dahu's crime is proven, County Magistrate Liu can deal with him on his own."

"We gods will not care about human affairs. But you must know that there are gods above your head. Don't deceive others. Good and evil will be clear in the end."

Bai Guiyan said.

The implication is very clear. As a fairy god in heaven, it is not easy for him to cross the line to deal with Chen Dahu. But if you, the county magistrate, are partial, the underworld will record a crime for you. When you go to the underworld in the future, it is self-evident what will happen to you after your death.

"I understand."

County Magistrate Liu's face turned pale, glanced at Chen Dahu, and made up his mind.

It's not that he didn't know that Chen Dahu was evil, but the person behind Chen Dahu was the Jinyang Wang family. In the whole Jin land, who dared to offend the Jinyang Wang family easily. But at this time, he saw the fairy god and this incredible scene, and it was obvious which side the scale in his heart leaned towards.

If you offend the Jinyang Wang family, at most you will lose your job or be dismissed. Besides, punishing Chen Dahu would not necessarily offend the Jinyang Wang family that much.

But if he offended the immortals and gods..., he dared not even think about such a thing.

"Today's matter is over, you all leave."

Bai Gui waved his hand to dismiss the crowd, and the souls of County Magistrate Liu, Chen Dahu, and Clan Chief Zhou returned.

In the temple, only the land god and the temple priest were left.

"The land god of Yongji County has disturbed the yin and yang, and is guilty! But considering that Chen Dahu has committed many evil things, there are reasons for it. This official, in accordance with the will of the Great Heavenly Venerable, punishes the land god of Yongji County to have no salary for three years."

He said.

Being an immortal god in the heavenly court also has a salary. For example, merits, immortal pills, peaches, etc. are all salaries in the heavenly court.

"Thank you, the immortal."

The land god of Yongji County was delighted and thanked him.

Three years, for him, is just a moment. This fine is more of a warning according to the rules. It does not mean much real punishment. Of course, the three-year salary also made him feel painful. But compared to destroying mountains and temples, he was satisfied with such a result.

"Don't leave in a hurry, Immortal."

"I have something important to report..."

The God of Land in Yongji County waved his hand, asked the temple keeper to withdraw, and stopped Bai Gui.

"Oh?"

"What's the important matter?"

Bai Gui smiled in his heart, calm and relaxed.

After being an official for a long time, some things can be understood without saying.

He followed the God of Land into the blessed land again.

"This is the best millet in Hezhong Prefecture, so I will give you a stone as a gift for this time. You have worked hard to come to Hezhong Prefecture..."

The God of Land took out a blue cloth bag and handed it to Bai Gui, smiling.

The millet in Jin Province is good for people.

Millet, that is millet.

Bai Gui thought of someone who studied in Japan with him.

But after thinking for a while, it was only a stone of millet, and he frowned slightly.

Take this bribe to the cadres, which cadre can't afford such a bribe. This Yongji County God of Land doesn't know how to behave.

But he didn't show it, and took the grain bag casually.

But the moment he took the grain bag, his heart turned to joy. It's not that there is "gold and silver" hidden in the grain bag, but that the millet is not ordinary millet.

It is the spiritual rice that represents blessings and virtues.

Eating this spiritual rice can increase blessings and virtues and improve Taoism.

"If there is something next time, you can summon me again."

Bai Gui said with a pleasant face.

Being an official, serving the people and accepting bribes are not contradictory. Besides, this was given to him by the land god after the event, strictly speaking, it is not a bribe. At least, before it was given, he enforced the law impartially.

It should be considered... food and drink for the people.

"Thank you, the little god."

The land god had a smile on his face.

The county magistrate is better to manage it now.

Bai Gui is a human official. This is not an immortal god who occasionally descends to the world, but an official of the heavenly court who has been stationed in the world for a long time. He will have many things to deal with Bai Gui in the future. Even if other immortal gods from the upper world are invited this time, it is not certain whether they will come next time.

...

Return to Chang'an in a dream.

Bai Gui found that he had only slept soundly for half an hour.

"Thirty minor merits for passing the assessment."

After returning, such words appeared on the jade edict of the human affairs. His merits in the dark have accumulated a little.

"Thirty minor merits?"

"One merit is equivalent to one hundred minor merits. To become a celestial being, one thousand two hundred merits are needed. I have accumulated four hundred and thirty merits. If there are more such things, I will have the merits to become a celestial being."

He thought to himself.

But he thought that such things should not happen often. This time, it was probably because he had just taken office, so the matter of going to Yongji County to judge the case was found on him.

However, even if it was small, it was still a profit.

"But... Is the pass in the assessment because I gave the land god some favoritism?"

Bai Gui was a little puzzled.

However, in an instant, he put this matter behind him. Regardless of favoritism or not, seeking everything is a transparent mind. If he insists on passing the assessment, he will be trapped instead, which may not be a good thing.

With all things hidden in his mind, he meditated in his study.

Soon after, it was dawn.

He ordered his servants to boil some corn for good fortune given by the God of Land.

After taking it, his magic power grew a little, and his luck also became a little richer. Although it was not conspicuous, he would not despise such things as luck, no matter how much.

"I told Yuan Tiangang yesterday that I would go to his uncle's place to buy two golden carps today."

"I will go there today and meet Yuan Shoucheng..."

He put on his Confucian clothes and walked out of the Baizhai.

After a while.

Ximen Street.

A Taoist priest in a blue robe set up a fortune-telling stall with a banner erected, which read: "Master Yuan Shoucheng of the Divine Lesson".

On the stall, there were Duanxi inkstones, pine smoke ink, and wolf-hair brushes. On the side, there were several tortoise shells of different shapes, and two bundles of yarrow.

The Taoist priest in a blue robe had a beautiful appearance, with a few strands of clear beard attached to his chin, and he looked very immortal.

There were not many people gathered in front of the stall.

There were only two or three people.

Bai Gui waited for a while, and when there was no one in front of him, he stepped forward, bowed his hands, and said "Mr. Shen Ke", then lifted his skirt and sat on the Hu stool, "I have heard that Mr. Shen Ke is the best in Chang'an. I am not talented, please tell me a fortune."

"Oh? What do you want to tell, you scholar?"

"I can tell marriage, official career, good fortune, death and life, and I know the geography of heaven and earth, and I know the feelings of ghosts and gods. I wonder what you want to tell?"

Yuan Shoucheng knew Bai Gui's identity when he saw him for the first time, but Bai Gui didn't want to confess, and he wouldn't deliberately reveal it.

The two of them were playing tricks.

"Tell me when my merits will be fulfilled?"

Bai Gui thought for a while and said.

He asked Yuan Shoucheng to tell his fortune, but it was just a sudden impulse. What he wanted now was the immortal path. But he didn't ask about his immortal path directly, but asked about his merits. Ask him when his merits will be fulfilled.

If his merits are complete, he can become a celestial being.

And now he is a human official, so it is reasonable to ask him about his merits.

Being a human official means accumulating merits.

"This hexagram... I can't tell it."

Yuan Shoucheng shook his tortoise shell a few times, and after a while, he shook his head.

He didn't ask Bai Gui's birth date, but he could still tell it. But when he told Bai Gui's future, although he saw the purple light, when he looked at it again, it was a fog.

"But I can assert that as long as Bai Shiyi sticks to the right path, there will be a day when the clouds will clear and the moon will shine."

Yuan Shoucheng pointed out Bai Gui's identity and smiled.

Revealing Bai Gui's identity is a move for him to save face.

"Thank you, Mr. Shen Ke, for your advice."

Bai Gui shook his head and smiled back.

Yuan Shoucheng can tell the Dragon King of Jinghe River, but that doesn't mean he can tell all the immortals. He has the Kunlun Mirror to cover his tracks. If Yuan Shoucheng can tell it, it would be a ghost. However, his actions this time were not without purpose. He also deliberately tried to test Yuan Shoucheng's ability.

When it comes to divination, he is actually not bad.

Guishan Strategy, Fuxi's power, Kunlun Mirror, etc.

It's just that his divination is more used to "know the past and know good and bad luck". It's not as comprehensive as the calculations of Yuan Tiangang and Yuan Shoucheng, the uncle and nephew.

"When I returned home yesterday, my nephew said that Bai Shiyi would come today."

"But the fisherman has not delivered the golden carp today. Bai Shiyi can sit down and wait for a while. I just made a divination. He will be here in a quarter of an hour."

Yuan Shoucheng stood up, led Bai Gui to sit down, and said slowly.

Sure enough, a quarter of an hour later.

A middle-aged man dressed as a fisherman came over, holding a golden carp in his hand, and delivered it to Yuan Shoucheng's stall.

"This golden carp..., it's a pity that it won't survive tonight."

When Yuan Shoucheng handed the golden carp to Bai Gui, he smiled.

"Why do you say that, sir?"

"I see this golden carp is very lively and energetic, and it is more lively than the golden carp I caught before. If you take this golden carp home, you can keep it for several years without dying."

The fisherman was surprised.

He had been fishing for a long time and had the ability to observe fish. He could see that this golden carp was extraordinary and could be said to be the most energetic one he had caught in recent years.

The Tang Dynasty also had regulations that prohibited the consumption of golden carp. Because carp is related to Li, and Li Tang worshipped Taoism, it was impossible to cook and slaughter carp.

"It's nothing else. The golden carp's life span has already ended..."

"It is a blessing for it to have lived these days by chance."

Yuan Shoucheng said lightly.