Collection of strange powers and chaotic gods

During the Kangxi period, there was a Tongzhi (deputy position of the prefect, equivalent to the current deputy mayor) in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, named Yuan Gongtao.

This year, there was a severe drought in Shaanxi. For the livelihood of the people, Yuan Gongtao took the initiative to ask for help and went to Zhongnan Mountain to pray for rain.

Walking to the side of Zhongnan Mountain, we found an ancient temple.

Yuan Gongtao saw that it was still early for the rain praying ceremony, so he walked into the temple to check.

I saw a statue of a young man standing near the shrine in the temple. Look at that young man, he is as beautiful as a crown jade, wearing a dragon robe and gold mink fur around his neck.

Yuan Gongtao looked at the costumes of this sculpture, which looked like a prince from the Han Dynasty, but there was no such figure in his mind.

So he went to the Taoist priest in the temple and asked, "Who is this worshiper of?"

The Taoist priest replied: "It is Sun Ce, the little overlord of Jiangdong."

Yuan Gongtao thought: This is definitely not Sun Ce. This Sun Ce was the king and hegemon in the Jiangdong area and was running rampant, but he had never been to Chang'an, Shaanxi Province. How could he build a temple for him here?

Besides, Sun Ce is known as the Little Overlord. He has unparalleled martial arts skills and bravery. Even a statue should look majestic and domineering. But this statue looks like a handsome young man, who looks charming and frail. The woman does not match the legendary Sun Ce at all!

Therefore, Yuan Gongtao suspected that this was an evil god!

However, he did not tell the truth. After all, it was just a guess and there was no evidence to prove it.

He wandered around for a while, saw that the time was approaching, and then went to Zhongnan Mountain to preside over the rain praying ceremony.

A few days later, the sun was still high in the sky, and there was no sign of rain.

The superiors believe that if they want the Dragon King to show mercy and send heavy rain, it is no longer enough to just hold a ceremony, but to show real sincerity.

So it was decided to build a Dragon King Temple on Taibai Mountain beside the nearby Yellow River.

Yuan Gongtao's duty was to take orders to build this project.

In order to reduce the burden on the people and save financial expenses, he remembered the temple he saw on his way to Zhongnan Mountain to pray for rain a few days ago. I feel that an evil god is enshrined there, so I might as well demolish it and use the bricks and wood to build the Dragon King Temple.

That night, Yuan Gongtao had a dream. A god came to me in the dream, and he was the beautiful young man from the temple in Zhongnan Mountain.

The god said: "Master Yuan, you misunderstood! I am neither the evil god nor the little overlord Sun Ce!"

Yuan Gongtao asked curiously: "The lower official is stupid! May I ask why the great master is so holy?"

The immortal said: "I was Dong Shengqing, the great Sima of the Han Dynasty. Later, the evil thief Wang Mang rebelled, and I was brutally killed by him. I died miserably! The Jade Emperor felt sorry for me, and when I was alive, although I held a high position, I was deeply respected by the Holy Spirit. He favored him, but he never wanted to murder any scholar-official!

Therefore, after I died, I did not go to hell. Instead, I was granted the title of Dalang God by the Jade Emperor to manage the weather here. "

Hearing what he said, Yuan Gongtao remembered that there was indeed such a person in history. This Dong Shengqing is Dong Xian. However, the record of him in the history book "Xian Zhuan" is not good, and there is a description of "The Theory of Beauty" in it.

The so-called "beautiful theory" is the habit of cutting sleeves and the beauty of Longyang! In modern terms, homosexuality.

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but look down on him, and my eyes couldn't help but stare at the great god.

The god seemed to be able to read minds. When he saw him like this, he said with an unhappy face: "You people in later generations have been deceived by Ban Gu!" It is recorded in "The Chronicles of Emperor Ai" written by Ban Gu: Emperor Ai of the Han Dynasty was impotent and could not have children. But how can he favor me? Isn't this contradictory to the "beauty theory" he wrote about me, Dong Shengqing's "The Legend of the Virtues"?"

Yuan Gongtao thought about it, and it did make sense.

The immortal continued: "I think back then, the relationship between our monarch and our ministers was indeed very good. It was indeed true that Emperor Ai and I lived and ate together! However, during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the relationship between the two generals Wei Qing and Huo Qubing and Emperor Wu was also different. Very good, we eat and sleep together in the palace, why doesn’t anyone say that they are the Long Yang people who favored Emperor Wu with male lust?!"

Yuan Gongtao was speechless.

The god saluted him and said: "In the sky, I am the "Xingchen Star", and this cannot be changed. However, according to historical records, it has been rumored for more than two thousand years that I "use men to seduce you." Sorry. I hope you can vindicate this unjust case for me!

If this can be done, your Excellency will no longer need to build the Dragon King Temple, and I can guarantee that the weather here will be smooth! "

As he spoke, the god waved his arm, and two green-faced and fanged imps appeared out of thin air, leading a prisoner to them with chains.

The prisoner was old, with a bald head, a hoarse voice, and a book in his hand.

The god pointed at the prisoner and said to Yuan Gongtao: "This man is Wang Mang! The Jade Emperor knew that his sins were serious. After his death, he was demoted to Yinshan Mountain and was bitten by poisonous snakes and beasts as a punishment for more than a thousand years. Previous He was pardoned not long ago and was brought to my place to serve, responsible for cleaning toilets and other tasks.

Those brats don't like him either. Whenever they find him making a mistake, even a small mistake, they will beat him with an iron whip! "

Yuan Gongtao was very surprised: "He is like this, why is he still holding on to a book? What kind of book is that?"

The god smiled and said: "This evil thief has done many bad things, but he still believes in the "Zhou Rites" all his life! Even if he dies, he will not let go. When he makes a mistake and is beaten with an iron whip, he will put the "Zhou Rites" on it to protect him. My own body.”

Yuan Gongtao stretched his head and took a look. Sure enough, it was a copy of Zhou Rites. There are also the words "Annotated by Chen Liu Xin" on it.

Yuan Gongtao couldn't help laughing.

He knew that Liu Xin made his fortune thanks to Wang Mang, and that Wang Mang's love of reading "Zhou Rites" was also given by Liu Xin. Later, Liu Xin wanted to murder Wang Mang, but committed suicide after the incident!

The more Yuan Gongtao thought about such a weird thing, the funnier he became. He accidentally coughed while laughing and woke up.

The next morning, Yuan Gongtao not only stopped demolishing Dong Xian's temple, but also used his salary and one hundred taels of silver to repair and protect the temple, and bought pigs and sheep for sacrifice.

At night, the god came to Yuan Gongtao's dream again.

The god said: "I came here specifically to thank you! Thank you for repairing the temple for me! Thank you for using pigs and sheep to worship me! And thank you for rectifying my name in the sacrificial ritual!"

Yuan Gongtao said: "I do this for you out of selfish motives! Since you are the great god in charge of the weather here, please take a look at the severe drought that the people of Li have suffered, and let it rain heavily!"

The god said: "This is my duty! Now that I'm here, I have one more thing to ask for. I wonder if you can agree to it?"

Yuan Gongtao said seriously: "As long as I can do it, I will definitely live up to my trust!"

The god said: "Now in my temple, there is only one little god. There is no one else to accept worship. It is inevitable that it will be lonely."

Yuan Gongtao asked: "Does the great god have someone he likes?"

The immortal said: "When I was an official, my assistant (assistant, staff officer, etc.) Zhu Xu was loyal to me and a righteous man. After I was murdered by Wang Mang, he collected my body without hesitation. Unfortunately, he was also killed. Wang Mang killed!

I felt grateful for his kindness and reported this matter to the Jade Emperor, asking for his blessings for future generations.

The Jade Emperor granted my request and made his son the Grand Sima of Emperor Guangwu.

Now I want to ask you to build a statue of Zhu Xu in my temple so that he can enjoy worshiping it with me! "

Yuan Gongtao agreed and took care of it immediately.

He built a statue of Zhu Xu next to the statue of Dong Xian.

In addition, he made a statue of Wang Mang kneeling on the ground and placed it under the steps.

From then on, in this Dongshen Temple, all requests are answered, the wind gets wind, and the rain gets rain!