Liaozhai Great Sage

Suddenly, a voice sounded from the roof, faintly drifting into the room.

The candles in the house were flickering, and the surrounding shadows flickered, as if someone had entered the house.

"Who, who is it? Where did the thief come from? Since he dared to sneak into the yamen, he didn't want to die, right?" Fang Tu hurriedly closed the wooden box to hide the money, and shouted.

"You don't need to shout. I'm already in the house, but you can't see it. I'm the city god who came here to take office a few days ago. Today, I saw evil thoughts rising in the government office, which turned into black smoke and covered the roof. I just came to find out, but I didn’t expect the local magistrate to collect bribes here.” A voice rang out from inside the house.

The voice is ethereal and elusive.

Fang Tu narrowed his eyes and turned pale with shock: "You, you are a ghost? What do you want to do, I am not afraid of you."

"Your behavior has been recorded in the City God's Book. If you really take bribes and file an unjust case tomorrow, this crime will be submitted." The voice continued.

"What will happen if I hand in the crime of bribery?" Fang Tu asked tremblingly.

The voice replied: "The sage has a book of life and death in his hands, and everyone's name is on the book of life and death. Maybe at that time, life span will be shortened, and merit will be reduced. I can't know the specific punishment, but please invite the local The county magistrate knows that the money obtained by improper means does not belong to him. Although he keeps it in his hands for the time being, the corresponding merit and fortune will be subtracted later. If it cannot be offset by the end of life, then it will harm the wife and affect the children and grandchildren."

"How many years will the 300 taels of silver reduce my life?" Fang Tu said, enduring the fear in his heart.

"About ten years."

When Fang Tu heard this, his hands and feet were cold, and he froze for a moment. He said in a panic, "If I return the silver taels, I will handle the case impartially."

"Then this is accumulating merit and prolonging official luck. If there is still official luck after death, you can still be an official in the next life. If you don't want to behave properly, maybe you can still be a secretary in the underworld."

The voice replied: "Although I am the local city god, I have no right to interfere with the county magistrate's handling of the case. I can only mention a few points. If the county magistrate insists on taking bribes, I can't stop it. It's getting late now. , I'm leaving, so I won't disturb the county magistrate."

After finishing speaking, a cold wind suddenly blew up in the room, blowing out a few candles.

Fang Tu, who was the county magistrate, saw a corner of the window blow open, and a black shadow disappeared in a flash.

Afterwards, the sound just now was no longer heard in the room.

Fang Tu was already in a cold sweat, and when he looked at the wooden box with 300 taels of silver on the table again, he felt only fear in his heart.

Collecting these 300 taels of silver will reduce my life by ten years?

Maybe it will reduce official luck and dismiss officials.

Thinking of this, he shuddered and hurriedly shouted: "Come here, come here."

After a while, a night watchman came to the door: "My lord, do you have any orders?"

Fang Tu took the box of silver and stuffed it into the hand of the yamen servant: "Send this thing back to the merchant during the day, and tell him that the judge knows how to deal with tomorrow's case, and let him wait for tomorrow's verdict."

"Yes, my lord." The yamen servant responded and sent the box away.

There are still many similar things like this, happening one after another in various counties in Yangzhou.

In human affairs, ghosts and gods can't be too involved, but they can't ignore them. People should know that there are gods above their heads, know awe, and know the price of doing wrong things.

Why are corrupt officials repeatedly banned?

Because the benefit outweighs the harm, it has been banned repeatedly.

If every account of a corrupt official is recorded in the City God's Book, and then the ghosts and gods in charge of the life and death book will make corresponding punishments, this will let them know that even if they are full of corruption, they will not Being noticed by ghosts and gods, pay the price.

However, there are also officials who do not believe in ghosts and gods.

But it doesn't matter, if they want to do anything wrong, they will soon get corresponding retribution, it doesn't matter whether they believe it or not.

It can only be said that those who believe can reflect on themselves and avoid mistakes.

And this is just the first step in Li Xiuyuan's co-government with man and god.

After the governance of Yangzhou was on the right track, Li Xiuyuan was going north to Beijing to report on his duties.

But before preparing to go to Beijing, the blind Taoist in Guo Beicheng seemed to hear the news, and couldn't sit still anymore. He got up and came to Jinling City, and found Li Xiuyuan.

In the early morning of this day, Li Xiuyuan washed and changed his clothes under Xiaomei's service, preparing to gather some guards and go north tomorrow.

However, in the yard, the blind Taoist's voice suddenly sounded: "Teacher, I heard that you are going to the capital?"

"Ok?"

Li Xiuyuan looked around, but saw a crack on the wall of his own courtyard, the gap gradually became larger and formed a passage, and the blind Taoist walked in wearing a Taoist robe and holding a whisk.

After he walked into the courtyard, the cracked courtyard wall behind him closed again, and there were no traces of cracks on the wall.

This is the magic of Taoism, the technique of opening mountains.

Chapter 489 The Waterway

"I've seen the master." Li Xiuyuan expressed a slight difference, and then gave a salute.

Qingmei next to her also bowed gracefully, and said in a pleasant voice, "Dao Chang is well."

The blind Taoist's eyes are now bright, black and pure, like the eyes of a baby, without any impurities. He asked again: "Do you want to go north to Beijing?"

"Yes, master, Yangzhou has been pacified, and now this apprentice is going to Beijing to report on his duties." Li Xiuyuan replied.

The blind Taoist pondered for a while: "If you go north to Beijing, it will take at least a month according to the itinerary and the waterway. If you slow down a bit, it will not be a problem to delay it to ninety days."

"What does the master mean?" Li Xiuyuan questioned.

He felt that the master's personal visit this time must be something important.

Otherwise, with the character of my master, I have to hide as far away as possible, not only afraid of trouble, but also afraid of being contaminated by karma.

In a word, it is timid and fearful.

"Take some time to go to the teacher's gate during these ninety days. After you get the divine power, your power has become stronger and stronger. You need to teach and give some advice, otherwise you will suffer a lot if you enter the capital like this." The blind man said humanely.

"Master, do you mean to return to the master's school to learn Taoism for [-] days?" Li Xiuyuan asked in surprise.

"That's right, of course you don't have to go, this is just my suggestion as a teacher." The blind Taoist said.

Li Xiuyuan pondered for a while and said: "Since the master has spoken, how can I not go? It doesn't matter if the road slows down, and it's a waste of time to hurry. It's the best time to go back to the master's gate at this time. .”

He understands his current shortcomings.

After the Immortal Slayer Knife collapsed, relying on the power of the gods and the ghosts and gods of the four directions under his command, it would not be a problem for the thousand-year-old demon to suppress evil spirits, but he had to fully understand, understand, and grasp the power of the power of the gods.

Otherwise, if you encounter danger, you have no way to respond.

"If you want to go back to the teacher's gate, you can let this paper crane fly, and it will guide you back to the teacher's gate."

Suddenly, the blind Taoist took out a paper crane made of yellow paper from his robe, and the paper crane flapped its wings in his hands, then turned his head and glanced at Li Xiuyuan, and then flew away past.