Chapter 128 List of Gods

There are dozens of temples of different sizes inside and outside the Zhelongfu City, and there are nine large temples in the city.

Among them, there are the Thousand-Eyed Bodhisattva Temple, the Remnant God Temple, the Eyeless Arhat Temple, the One-Legged God, and the Five-Way God Temple, which Li Yuan is very familiar with.

"Not counting the previous dynasty, there are as many as 420 gods and spirits that have been canonized in the past thousand years of the Great Yun. The most common ones are 123, including the Thousand-Eyed Bodhisattva, the Remnant God, the Blood, Flesh, Bones, Tendons, and the Four Gods of Vajra..."

In the teahouse, Li Yuan was flipping through a book, or rather, the List of Gods.

There are many lists in the Yunshu Building, and the types are even more varied. Many of them even require a very high threshold to purchase, which ordinary people can't even touch.

Similar to the list of talents in the outer states.

The List of Gods does not belong to this list, but a book is priced at 20 taels, which is the most expensive of the dozen lists Liu Zheng bought. It lists in detail the 123 most common gods among the people and the distribution of their temples.

"Among all the gods, the one with the most temples is the Thousand-Eyed Bodhisattva, with as many as 4,346 temples, which is also the number of temples in Dayun County..."

Li Yuan read with great interest. On this list, there is a little story for each god. Whether it is true or not, it is very interesting.

...

Red-haired Buddha, 380 temples, distributed in the five roads and 28 states, prefectures and counties..." "Sword Spirit God..."

"Hundred-armed Taoist..."--

Li Yuan read very carefully, mainly because he is also very interested in incense, and it is necessary to understand these.

What made him complain was that the so-called righteous gods conferred by the Dayun court were more like evil gods than righteous gods in terms of name, appearance, story, etc.

"If you want them to believe, you must first make them afraid?"

Li Yuan closed the book, and after Liu Zheng went out, he took all the lists he had bought during this period: "The Oiran List, the Sniper List, the Divine Weapon List, the Secret Learning List... Oh, and the Spirit Beast List, the Spirit Insect List, and the Spirit Fish List. "....... Really comprehensive."

Looking at the sky, Li Yuan took the booklets and stuffed them into his sleeves, but he was not in the mood to read them at this time. "Let's find a place to have a good meal."

There is no shortage of food and delicious food on the mountain, but the variety is definitely far less than that of the city. Every time he goes down the mountain, the first thing Li Yuan does is to reward himself.

Although he has not yet obtained the real method of worshiping gods, compared with the scriptures of worshiping gods, isn't this also considered offering to gods? He washes and bathes every day, eats good food, and doesn't listen to all kinds of elixirs, and spends money like water.

Which believer of God can be as good to him as he is to himself?

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After dinner, Li Yuan sent Wang Peiyao to search for various intelligence, and he himself, in the latter's resentful eyes, and Liu Zheng went shopping.

On the way, Li Yuan went to the shops he often visited and found four pairs of first-level boots, two pairs each in Sihe and Liuhe.

The starting price of boots made of spirit beast skin is twelve taels of silver and above. Ordinary people don’t buy them at all, but most of the time, they can’t buy them. There is no other reason, spirit beasts are rare.

Among animals, spirit beasts are like top-grade bones. It is exaggerated that one in ten thousand is selected, but one in a thousand is still available. It is naturally difficult to catch them.

“There are many people in the city, and there are many famous restaurants. No matter how many spirit beasts there are, there are not enough to share.”

Liu Zheng picked his teeth with an iron skewer, reminiscing about the deliciousness of spirit beasts. In the past, he was reluctant to eat a meal. “Hundred Flowers Pavilion has them every meal.”

“Hmm? "

Li Yuan glanced at him and remembered that he still had dozens of invitations that he hadn't used. "Well, I can pick a few to go and have a look later..."

Li Yuan didn't reject this. The promotion of the sixth level of the military talisman and the combined military furnace were all large consumers of gold and silver. He would not mind more. The prefectural city was good for Zhelong Prefecture, but after more than a thousand years, many industries had already been established, and he couldn't intervene even if he wanted to.

The only way was to cooperate with these big and small families. Small business is also business, and a little bit adds up to a lot. "Some families are quite sincere. They came to treat me to a banquet many times some time ago, and they spent a lot of money."

Liu Zheng was very concerned and didn't hide it. He told the big and small things during this period one by one.

Including which banquets he accepted, who gave gifts, how much was returned, and how much was left... No wonder Liu Bin was able to fill the vacant county magistrate...

Li Yuan nodded in his heart.

The world is bustling for profit, but he never thought of eating alone, nor did he like others to eat alone. "Brother Li, are you going to the Bodhisattva Temple? "

Liu Zheng reported all the way, and when he looked up, he saw the towering temple in the distance. "It's rare to go down the mountain, so I have to take a look."

Li Yuan glanced behind him and had to admit that the inner disciples of Shenbing Valley were quite something. He didn't notice the disciples who followed him all the way.

"It's just right, I've been here before."

Liu Zheng smiled and led the way. He had poor talent and bones, but he got familiar with the environment quickly. In less than half a year, he knew all the districts and forces in the city.

"I don't know if Zhao Yunsheng or the people behind him have set their sights on me?" Li Yuan was very curious and cautious.

This was his first time "fishing, and he didn't know if he could catch a big fish.

He didn't plan to go down the mountain, and he didn't want to go to Sun Zan's birthday party, but with 80,000 Fang Baoluo around, he thought about giving it a try.

It's not a good feeling to be remembered by others. If he doesn't kill a group of people, he can probably calm down and practice martial arts.

The Thousand-Eyed Bodhisattva Temple in the city is much larger than the one in Gaoliu County, and there is an endless stream of believers and pilgrims. There are various stalls outside the temple, and the sounds of hawking are endless, and there is also the aroma of many snacks.

Li Yuan bought some and followed the crowd into the temple.

As soon as he entered the temple gate, the strong smell of incense hit the ground. In the center of the venue, which could accommodate thousands of people, stood an incense burner that was larger than his three combined.

[Incense burner in front of Thousand-Eyed Bodhisattva Temple (third level)]

[Made of wrought iron mixed with iron and copper, it has not changed color for thousands of years... The longings of countless believers have turned into wisps of incense here, and gradually become supernatural... [Conditions to control: Three-layered power of worshiping gods]

[Control effect: Roots standing on the ground (light green) Slight good luck (light green) God worship method incomplete (light green) Treasure appearance solemn (light green)]

"This incense burner..."

Twenty meters away from the incense burner, Li Yuan's eyes lit up. The color of this incense burner was pure, without any trace of blood! "Is this the orthodox method of worshiping gods?"

Li Yuan became interested, but before he stepped forward, he suddenly noticed the commotion in the crowd. "Master of the Palace!"

Pilgrims around him exclaimed and dispersed one after another.

When Li Yuan turned around, he saw a gray sedan parked outside the temple gate, and an elegant old man walked into the temple accompanied by a head catcher.

"The arrester's name is Ren Jingfei. He is one of the six major arrestees in the city. It is said that he has extremely high martial arts skills. The old man is the new palace master Wang Zhaozhi..."

Liu Zheng introduced in a low voice.

It was two years after the death of the previous palace master that a palace master took office. However, it happened that the gate of Shenbing Valley was opened, and no one paid much attention to it.

After all, the master of Liushui Palace is the iron-clad Divine Weapon Valley. "Um."

Seeing the two people being picked up by several monks, Li Yuan couldn't help but think of Magistrate Lu.

Compared with various sectarian forces, the presence of the imperial court is less noticeable in various prefectures and counties, but as the nominal co-owner of the world, there is no doubt about the imperial court's strength.

He suspected that the orthodox method of worshiping gods was under the control of the imperial court. Otherwise, he could not figure out why the imperial court would support so many temples.

"How does the imperial court use the power of incense?"

Li Yuan was very curious, but did not show it. He walked around the temple with Liu Zheng for a few times and then left. "Li Yuan!"

Just after leaving the temple gate, Li Yuan heard an exclamation. When he turned around, he couldn't help but be surprised: "Is it you?"

The person who called him was a stall owner outside the temple gate, but it was the knife catcher who had stopped him before by pretending to be a fortune teller. "Zhang Yuanfang!"

The stall owner said, his eyes full of complex expressions. "Are you really good at telling fortunes?"

Li Yuan was a little surprised.

When they met again, Zhang Yuanfang was still dressed as a Taoist priest and still had a fortune-telling stall. However, Li Yuan's sharp eyes saw that his sleeves were empty.

Zhang Yuanfang shook his empty sleeves and laughed at himself:

"I met a group of strongmen on the road and lost my arm. Now I can only make a living by telling fortunes." "Are you the knife hunter from before?"

Liu Zheng also recognized this person. He had seen this person when the city guards arrested him. "You have eyes but don't recognize dragons. You have become a true disciple..."

Zhang Yuanfang sighed. He never expected that a young apprentice he stopped casually in a small county town would now be a true disciple of the Divine Weapon Valley. If he had known today, he would have lost all his money and would have had to climb onto this ladder...

"Master also values ​​luck and luck."

Li Yuan still had a deep impression on this colleague. Seeing him in such a state of desolation, he couldn't help but feel a little moved in his heart. Taoist priests who are not naturalized are not easy to get along no matter where they are.

"Luck can't be used as a true inheritance."

Zhang Yuanfang shook his head. He glanced at Liu Zheng and whispered, "How about we talk in another place?" Li Yuan nodded.

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In the restaurant, Zhang Yuanfang devoured his food without delaying his meal with one hand. Liu Zheng went back to the forging shop very wisely.

"Is it enough? Not enough to order a few more dishes."

Li Yuan put down his bowl and chopsticks. He had eaten a lot of snacks on the way and was not too hungry. "Thank you."

After wiping the oil on his mouth and drinking another cup of tea, Zhang Yuanfang leaned back on the chair with a satisfied expression. He has never been to a restaurant since breaking his arm.

"It's just a meal." Li Yuan waved his hand:

"Brother Zhang stopped me, but what's the matter?" "Yes."

Zhang Yuanfang nodded and glanced around with his peripheral vision. When he saw that no one was paying attention, he lowered his voice and said, "You are going down the mountain this time for the merit list, right?"

Li Yuan's eyes moved slightly but did not answer.

"I've met the merchant who sent the ranking list to Yun Shulou..." "Huh?"

Li Yuan raised his eyebrows.

Before Fang Baoluo led his people down the mountain, he told him the whole story. The merchant disappeared without a trace, and even the Inspectorate was unable to find him...

Zhang Yuanfang gritted his teeth slightly and whispered:

"Brother Li, can I ask you for a bowl of rice in exchange for this information?" "If it is true, there is no shortage of a bowl of rice for you in the valley."

Li Yuan agreed without thinking. Shenbing Valley raised many people and he didn't care about one more person. Zhang Yuanfang shook his head: "It's not the Divine Weapon Valley, it's you."

"Oh?" Li Yuan was a little surprised.

"That merchant is an outer disciple of Sanyuanwu. "Zhao Bogang is the Zhao family whose family was exterminated by you. "Zhang Yuanfang said in a low voice without negotiating terms.

"Zhao family?"

Li Yuan was a little surprised: "Can the Zhao family worship in Sanyuanwu?" As far as he knew, all the major sects in Huizhou had strict geographical restrictions on accepting disciples, and a clear identity was a must. The Zhao family has been related to the Divine Weapon Valley for generations, so it is impossible to be taken into the family...

"Maybe there are three cunning rabbits in the cave, right?" Zhang Yuanfang was very sure, gritting his teeth:

"That man must be Zhao Bogang! More than twenty years ago, he killed my brother with his horse and turned into ashes. I recognized him!" Li Yuan didn't dwell on this and asked:

"Where are they?"

"Outside the city, Blood Diamond Temple!" "Outside the city?"

Watching Zhang Yuanfang leave, Li Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly and asked with some curiosity: "Did I catch a fish?" After a one-time relationship and no friendship, he naturally would not believe Zhang Yuanfang's words easily.

Even though he gave a reason and talked about how to find out.

But how could an inner strength warrior with a broken right hand have the courage to follow an outer disciple of a large sect? Anyone who dares to sneak into Zhelong Mansion to stir up trouble, Li Yuan estimates, even the outer disciples may be fake. "Maybe it's really a big fish?"

Li Yuan touched his chin. As far as he knew, novice fishermen often make big purchases... "In this case."

Li Yuan thought for a while, then calmly went to the weapon forging shop and took out a second-order long-handled heavy hammer from the warehouse. Before going to find Zhang Yuanfang, he called Liu Zheng and Wang Peiyao.

"Although there are senior and senior brothers here, for the sake of safety, we still call a few more people..."

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It is not easy to live in Zhelong Mansion, but people from various counties migrate here every year.

Some people have established a foothold in Fucheng, some have sold themselves into slavery, and many more people have gathered outside the city.

They have no land. Some of them make a living by fishing, and most of them are servants and waiters from various families in Fucheng, and they are also absentee workers in the mines of Shenbing Valley.

Over time, villages and towns with tens of thousands of households were formed, which were more prosperous than ordinary counties.

"In the eyes of people in Fucheng, we are untouchables who can't survive in our respective counties, but I have to say that it's really good to live here."

After walking a dozen steps along the river bank, Zhang Yuanfang pointed to the villages and towns in the distance.

Except that the town does not have thick city walls, it is really not inferior to Gaoliu County, with a lot of people coming and going. “The transportation is convenient, it’s close to mountains and water, and it’s close to the city. It’s really a good place.”

Li Yuan had some feelings.

This gathering place reminded him of the urban village where he lived. "Still relying on the Valley of Divine Weapons!"

Zhang Yuanfang added: "We are just hanging around here, accumulating from generation to generation, just waiting for the day when our descendants will have good bones..."

Li Yuan nodded, expressing understanding.

In fact, there have been many disciples from Divine Weapon Valley in the past dynasties, and the most famous one is 80,000. It was also a sensation many years ago.

"Perhaps in a few generations or more than a dozen generations, someone from my Zhang family will be able to worship in the Valley of Divine Weapons, right?" Zhang Yuanfang remained silent and led the way.

Not long after, Li Yuan saw a rather deserted small temple built at the foot of a hill. "Brother Zhang, why don't you go to your house first?"

Li Yuan suddenly spoke. "ah?"

Zhang Yuanfang was startled and shook his head: "In order to avoid long nights and many dreams, Brother Li still..." Before he finished speaking, a low roar came from the Blood King Kong Temple:

"Do it!"