togophonebook Chapter 711: King Wu Asks for Advice
Chapter 711: King Wu Asks for Advice
Chapter 711: King Wu Asks for Advice
The King of Wu slept soundly.
The next day, Ma Qingji told him some unfortunate news, saying: "This is the resentment of ghosts and gods, not ordinary ghosts. It cannot be subdued, but can only be resolved."
The King of Wu asked, "How to resolve it?"
Ma Qingji said: "This depends on what promise the prince made to them."
King Wu looked at King Linchuan, and King Linchuan nodded. Then King Wu told Ma Qingji the truth.
Wutong God was plotting to become a legitimate god, and the King of Wu wanted to be king, so they hit it off immediately and naturally had an agreement in place.
When the King of Wu proclaimed himself king, he conferred upon them the title of legitimate gods; when the King of Wu proclaimed himself emperor, he conferred upon them the title of true gods protecting the country.
Although the King of Wu did not claim to be a king, he was doing things that resembled a king, and Wu Tong was killed by the immortals.
Ma Qingji frowned and said, "This is troublesome."
King Wu asked, "Please explain clearly, Taoist priest."
Ma Qingji said: "To resolve this injustice, Your Majesty must fulfill his promise and confer them the title of righteous gods. But conferring the title of righteous gods consumes the country's fortune. Now that they are dead, what remains are only resentful souls. If they want to be reborn, I'm afraid Your Majesty can't afford the price."
The King of Wu naturally refused and asked Ma Qingji for advice, saying: "Wutong was punished by heaven and died. What does this have to do with me? Why should I revive him with my edict? Is there really no way to deal with this evil spirit?"
Ma Qingji said with a serious expression, "Wutong was originally a ghost god with great magical powers. He has built countless temples in the world and has countless believers. The Wutong Temple in Gusu City is even more popular than the Hanshan Temple outside the city, not to mention the City God Temple which has not been restored to this day."
"Even if we kill these ghosts and gods, it is like the roots of a mountain that remain after it collapses, or the valleys of a river that remain after it dries up. We cannot completely erase their existence and influence."
"Whether I practice the Fu Yin Gui Ling method or other magical powers in Xima Mountain, I can only open a road at the root of the mountain and build a bridge over the river valley. I can avoid being harmed by it, but I can't erase the root of the mountain or fill up the river valley."
King Wu said anxiously: "Then please ask the Taoist priest to open a path and build a bridge for me so that the Five-Power God cannot harm me."
Ma Qingji shook his head and said, "Your Majesty is the king of men. He has accumulated endless popularity and popularity, just like a giant elephant. You can't trust my small path and bridge."
The King of Wu was slightly angry: "Since ancient times, there have been countless people destroying mountains and temples and eradicating obscene sacrifices. Are the princes and nobles who presided over these things going to be harmed by evil spirits?"
Ma Qingji glanced at King Linchuan, then at King Wu, and said, "There are two reasons. One is something strange that I don't understand."
"Since I came to Gusu, I have found that the Great City God Temple is in ruins and there is no ghost or god on duty. Whether it is the princes and nobles or the common people, as long as there are ghosts and gods to protect them, they can avoid such harm. The prince is of noble status, and he should be protected by ghosts and gods, but I have not seen a single priest. This Gusu city seems to be a Jedi without the protection of the gods."
The King of Wu's face became visibly stiff, and the King of Linchuan lowered his head and said nothing.
Ma Qingji continued, "Secondly, the prince had an agreement with them beforehand, and the cause and effect are entangled. Unless the ghosts and gods are watching over us at all times, if there are omissions, we will inevitably be disturbed by them."
King Wu said with a gloomy face: "I don't know anything about the Shinto. But is there really no way to eliminate those evil spirits?"
Ma Qingji said: "That is the skill of moving mountains and filling rivers. It is not something that I, with my mere sixth-rank cultivation, can do. I can only ask Your Majesty to find someone else who can do it."
However, Ma Qingji changed the subject and said, "I can't destroy them, but I have some ideas about other methods. Your Majesty, you can ask other experts first. If they can solve the problem once and for all, that would be the best. If not, then consider my method."
Of course, the King of Wu would not put all his eggs in one basket, nor would he believe Ma Qingji's one-sided words. The reason why he asked him for advice was because it was difficult for the King of Wu to explain to the masters of Hanshan Temple or Qionglong Temple why he was colluding with the evil god.
But now that Ma Qingji's words were so powerful, he had no choice but to ask.
The King of Wu successively summoned Master Pobi from Hanshan Temple and Taoist Tiezhu from Qionglong Temple.
When the King of Wu sent his summons to Hanshan Temple, Gong Mengbi was listening to the great monk Jishan chanting sutras. Before the messenger arrived, Gong Mengbi smiled and said, "I am sorry to bother you with an idler."
Monk Jishan waved his hand and said, "It doesn't bother me, but I have to go anyway."
Gong Mengbi left first, and the messenger came to see the great monk Jishan and explained his purpose.
Master Jishan showed regret and said, "It's really unfortunate that Master Pobi and Master Zhanmin have gone down the mountain to travel."
But in a flash, he revealed a mercenary expression and said, "It doesn't matter. I will personally go and give a lecture to the prince."
The messenger refused again and again and almost ran away from Hanshan Temple.
When the King of Wu's invitation was delivered to Qionglong Temple, Gong Mengbi was drinking tea with Taoist Tiezhu. Before the messenger who brought the invitation arrived, Taoist Tiezhu laughed and said, "The person has already arrived."
Gong Mengbi and Taoist Tiezhu bowed and said, "Thank you, Taoist brother."
Taoist Tiezhu waved his hand and said, "It's just a piece of cake."
After Gong Mengbi disappeared like smoke, Taoist Tiezhu poured out his porcelain tea bowl, put aside the good tea that Gong Mengbi brought, brewed a new pot of astringent old tea, and entertained the envoy of King Wu.
The messenger drank a pot of old tea and felt more and more thirsty. Seeing that Taoist Tiezhu wanted to make more tea, he hurriedly stopped him and invited him with kind words. Taoist Tiezhu then reluctantly agreed.
When he arrived at the palace, King Wu asked Taoist Tiezhu how to completely eliminate the evil god.
Taoist Tiezhu laughed and said, "Destroy the mountain, chop down the temple, cut off the incense and sacrifices, and it will naturally disappear."
King Wu said, "I heard that an evil god was punished by heaven and died, but there are still remnant souls that are causing trouble. I wonder if there is a solution?"
Taoist Tiezhu looked at King Wu deeply and said, "That means they are not completely eliminated. We can also eliminate them by destroying all their temples and cutting off all incense offerings."
"Ordinary evil gods destroy mountains and temples. As long as there is no one to worship them, they will naturally die out. Even an evil god like Wutong can be slowly wiped out within three generations."
King Wu suspected that Taoist Tiezhu knew something, but he didn't dare to point it out.
The method proposed by Taoist Tiezhu was even more impossible to accomplish. The Five-Power Divine Energy was rampant in Jiangnan, and it was he who pushed it forward. Their incense had even flowed to untraceable places along with the movement of people.
He did not have the ability to destroy all the Wutong temples, nor did he have a long life or enough time to deal with this matter.
He could only ask: "Is there no other way?"
Taoist Tiezhu shook his head and said, "How can we easily cure the evil spirit's influence?"
The King of Wu sent the great master out of the palace in disappointment, but still invited the great monk Jishan with a glimmer of hope.
Master Jishan offered a third solution, saying: "As long as you become a monk, let go of everything, and practice Buddhism, you can avoid being harmed."
The King of Wu also asked him to leave.
(End of this chapter)