I thought it was just the past and the present

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The beautiful woman showed a bit of helplessness, and sighed: "Cultivation depends on the law, land and wealth. Even in the books of mortals, few of those who have become immortals and attained the Tao are really poor boys. Look, who is there? Where did it come from? His family was exterminated because they had good things, natural treasures, fairy artifacts and secret books, but our family was originally a small family, poor and poor. They came to the population and land of our family. You want Revenge, how to take revenge? Could it be possible to seduce the daughter of the head of the family?"

"How is it possible!?" The young man was suddenly ashamed and annoyed.

"What's the use of being angry? Tell me, how do you get revenge?!"

"I, I..." The young man was forced to blush like blood, but he really couldn't explain why.

The beautiful woman let out a long sigh: "My little nephew, little aunt, I'll see what you think, but you are my own child, so if you put it outside, your aptitude is average even if you are really That rare talent and beauty in the world, our family can only send you to the sect, and can't send you to other places, it can only be Tianyizong..."

"Why?!" The boy blurted out.

"Because it's close." The little aunt finally lost her usual calmness and showed a bit of bitter helplessness, "The other place, how do we get there now? Can we walk there on two legs? My child , Don’t think about revenge or not, little aunt knows you hate, who doesn’t hate? But it’s hard to live, who cares about so much hate or not?”

The hatred still accumulated in his chest, but the young man couldn't find words to refute his last relative, no matter how unwilling he was to agree, he knew that his little aunt was right.

He was no longer the young master of the past. He was kicked out of the gorgeous mansion and lived with those mortals. Because he has no respect for the so-called immortals, he cannot get rewards from the immortals, and his life is even more miserable than that of ordinary people, let alone cultivation.To be a spiritual officer is indeed his only chance and way of life.

"Little aunt, why don't you take the Lingguan exam with me?" The young man had to struggle one last time: You didn't take the exam yourself, why did you let me take the exam?

"I can't go...I'm four months pregnant...So, nephew, you have to work harder."

"Whose child!?"

The little aunt just laughed and didn't speak.

The memories of the past are actually a little far away, but the young man still knows some things. Although his little aunt is not very qualified, she has always been favored at home because she is the youngest daughter. The family is picky.At that time, they all thought that the little aunt would never marry for the rest of her life.

Now why is the little aunt unmarried but pregnant?There are not many handsome and charming family disciples in this place.

The boy's blushing face suddenly turned pale, and his spine, which had been stiff all along, also bent down: "Little aunt...Little aunt, I know...I'm going to take the Lingguan examination..."

His little aunt once laughed and scolded him for being a teenager who doesn't know what it's like to be sad. He was still not convinced. Instead, he felt that his little aunt was heartless and didn't remember hatred.

He remembered the dead relatives, but there were still living relatives. He had to let the living continue to live, and he had to let her live better!Otherwise... Revenge is really a joke, and even the next time he takes revenge, his enemy will be himself.

There are many children like teenagers, and the family is an unshakable colossus to mortals, and the family can do whatever it wants with them.And the sect is to the family, so why isn't it like a mountain, like the sky?

Most of the sects are still unable to copy Xia Guo’s experience, even though they have studied Xia Guo’s affairs clearly in the past few decades, it is because of this that they know that their own disciples cannot do it—— It doesn't matter, most officials in the Xia Kingdom can still do things with their heads down, but even the disciples in the sect are used to raising their heads to practice.To bow your head, you have to take your time.

Therefore, the reform of most sects this time is to change from centralized management to decentralized management.Disperse the spirit officials, give them thousands or tens of thousands of people, and give them a piece of land and some resources.

And the sects recruiting spiritual officials are not stupid. How can high-ranking monks not think of things that low-ranking monks can think of?

All sects have long prepared immortal officials who are physically sanctified, and these immortal officials from non-Xia kingdoms also have immortal seals. Over the years, they have probably figured out how to use the immortal seals.

The greatest use of the Immortal Seal is, of course, to collect merit—you can’t snatch the merit of others, but you can extract the merit of the other party if they are voluntary.If the seal holder is attacked, the opponent's merit can also be deprived, but the reduced merit of the opponent will not appear on the seal holder, less is less.

If ordinary people pray to the sealed clay statue, the statue will gradually accumulate merit and pass it on to the seal.If the seal holder does something righteous, the merits on the seal he holds will also increase according to the amount.If you do something evil, your merit will decrease again.This is the prying of the heavenly way in the dark, which cannot be manipulated by human beings.

The merits and virtues in the seal can be distributed by the seal holder. Even if they are also immortal officials, the seal with the former name has a certain coercive effect on the seal with the latter name.For example, if there are two seals on a statue, the former will get more merit, and the greater the difference in rank between the two, the greater the proportion of merit will be.

Every spirit official, before being dispatched, gets a god statue. In the sect, no matter how much merit they get, but every year, this god statue will gain a certain amount of merit. This is the new fairy tax. That's right, the fairy tax collected by different sects from the spirit officials is set to range from [-] to [-].

On the surface, this fairy tax is very easy to collect. It is enough for everyone to pay one to ten points of merit, not much.But merit seems simple, but it is difficult to get it. Sometimes a casual thank you can add a few merits, and sometimes a large group of people thank you, but the merits do not increase but decrease.

Letting a monk who only knew how to practice in the past manage a group of mortals, or the kind of mortals who have been raised for decades by various sects in a messy way, Xiao Qi himself felt a headache.

In particular, many sects also adopt the last-elimination system, and those who get the least merit every year will be directly expelled from the sect.Those with the most merit will be rewarded with resources.

"This is actually because the high-level monks are bothered." Mu Zhen heard Xiao Qi's words, and his teeth ached, "Just pass the trouble on to the low-level monks, and they will be the shopkeepers. Your Majesty, your contending The plan, it seems, won’t work.”

"Who said that? Do you want to make a bet?" Xiao Qi put his arms around Mu Zhen, resting his chin on his shoulder, "Now is the beginning of a hundred schools of thought. Few high-ranking monks know how our country of Xia handles affairs. As long as [-]% of them are willing to use their brains and concentrate on governing the people, the contention among a hundred schools of thought will begin!"

Mu Zhen was a little confused: "Did your Majesty tell the truth? Why don't you know the situation in Xia Kingdom, and it will be a controversy?"

Xiao Qi said: "Follow the example, do you think they have learned anything good? On the contrary, they don't know anything, they can only keep adjusting according to their needs, instead there will be very interesting situations. Although... in the process Many people will surely die.”

Mu Zhen looked sideways at Xiao Qi, saw that his expression was somewhat stagnant, and asked: "If it's a bet, what would His Majesty want to bet?"

Xiao Qi kissed Mu Zhen's cheek: "It seems that there is nothing to bet on. What's mine is yours, and what's yours is yours. Even if I win yours, it's just left and right."

"Your Majesty didn't say anything against you this time?"

"I never speak ironically about my pillow..."

→_→Turn off the lights, draw the curtains.

The trial of the financial fraud case has been completed, Zhang was sentenced to death, and many others were sentenced to hard labor for life, and more than 60 people were sentenced to more than 20 years in prison.Because the crowd lingered at the entrance of the Judiciary Lingguan Temple, even though the spirit officials would not be harmed, Mu Zhen was still asked to go home for vacation.

At the same time, many land spirit officials held trumpets with sound transmission symbols affixed and preached about the case.

There have been operas and various performing arts in Xia Kingdom.Leisure teahouses and restaurants also appeared.Moreover, the variety of food has become more and more abundant now. After all, only local people know more about local crops and ingredients.

But for common people, spiritual life is still not rich.Therefore, every time the land spirit official preaches, he can gather many people.

"...Actually, there are a lot of people who found out that Zhang did not buy or sell goods at all! Why did only the medicinal material merchant report it? Hey? I heard! Some people say that the medicinal material merchant is jealous of Zhang's money! This is true, Silently, anyway, every time Zhang goes back and forth, he has to benefit some people, otherwise he can't do this job. But! We have to understand one thing, this money will not be born for no reason. Right? "

The land spirit official who made the preaching like a storyteller is still an acquaintance of Xiao Qi——Sun Heng, although Sun Heng was not on the list of immortals, but his work performance is excellent every year, and adding merit to himself has its own benefits. It turned out to be younger than decades ago, with only the appearance of a middle-aged person, and his body is also stronger, and even at such an age, he has grown a little taller.

"Zhang is just tearing down the east wall to pay the west wall. The more money this investor gives him, the more income he can give to the previous batch of investors. But the population of our Xia Kingdom is limited, and not all People would be willing to invest in this. Besides, he didn’t spend all the money on both sides to make up for it. He also spent a lot of money on buying houses, buying land, eating, drinking and gambling. Even if no one sued him, there would be a day when he couldn’t make up Now, everyone, think about it, who will be the unlucky one at that time? So no matter what kind of thoughts this medicinal material dealer has, if he sues, it is better than someone who clearly sees that something is wrong and keeps silent and only thinks about making money for himself. People have to be kind."

The common people whispered to each other. They might be a little greedy and only focus on the present, but they couldn't help but nodded at this time.

After the preaching was over and the people dispersed, Sun Heng beckoned them to the next place.Turning his head, he saw that the faces of the young interns who were with him were full of unhappiness, and the two girls had their mouths pouted.

"What's the matter?" Sun Heng asked with a smile.

"Those people just now, not only didn't take it seriously, some even muttered that those who were cheated were fools, and how they 'didn't encounter that good thing' and so on."

"Some people say, 'Those who are cheated are fools, just invest once, and if you make money, you can leave'"

"Sun Lingguan, I'm afraid our preaching will only remind people with ulterior motives."

Sun Heng shook his head: "You can't say that. For those who are greedy or think they are smart, no matter whether we talk about it or not, they will fall into it themselves. If they are not deceived by this Zhang's scam, they have to be some kind of Li's." , Sun’s scam. We are reminding those who have a conscience. They have heard our preaching, so next time someone uses similar means to cheat, they can be more vigilant, and that’s enough.”

"We only tell good people..."

"Yes! If there is a good person who is not deceived, we are not in vain!"

Sun Heng looked at these young people and smiled more and more kindly. The philistine spirit that was still in Guxian Village back then can no longer be seen in him now. He walks with a straight back and a fluttering white beard. It really seems like a kind old fairy.

"Old Sun? Old Sun!" A young woman ran out suddenly.

Sun Heng took a look and told the interns, "You guys go first, I'll have a word with you." The interns nodded obediently and left, and Sun Heng greeted the woman, "Why is the second princess here?"

"Mr. Sun is going to laugh at me." This woman was the Second Sister Xiao back then, and now she has changed her name to Xiao Yin.Now he is full of sorrow, and Sun Heng hastily waved his hands as he dubbed the second princess.

Xiao Qi came out of the Xiao family, but although Xiao Qi gave the Xiao family better treatment, he didn't mean to take them to heaven.If you want an official position, merit, and immortality, you have to learn it seriously and pass the test.

In the end, only Xiao Yin in the family successfully embarked on the road of Lingguan, and she is now a seventh-rank Lingguan in Chenghuang Temple.

"Mr. Sun, today...I want to invite you to accompany me to the palace. My father is not in good health. Although he won't say anything, I also know that before he leaves, he wants to see my younger brother one last time."

"Can't you go by yourself? You and His Majesty are a family, and Beigen is His Majesty's biological father."

Xiao Yin opened her eyes wide and looked at Sun Heng: "Old Sun, you can directly call my father 'Beigen' now, but do you dare to call His Majesty by his name directly? Old Sun, I just want to find someone to accompany me. Just a guts."

"Your Majesty's majesty is getting stronger and stronger, and it's true that your heart trembles when you see it. If that's the case, you should go with people from the Xiao family. Why are you looking for me?" Sun Hengming pretended that he didn't want to go.

"The Xiao family's... It's not like you don't know. After that incident, no one dared to go with you."

Within the scope of the Xia Kingdom, the clan forces once had the intention of revived, and the Xiao family took the lead.The result was of course Xiao Qi slapped it back, just like slapping a mosquito. The whole process was straightforward, and there was no need to leave a mark in Xia Guo's history. Xiao Qi himself didn't care about this matter. .

But this process of slapping mosquitoes also left behind a slapped "mosquito corpse" - Xiao Qi killed everyone in one go until his calf cramp!

Xiao Beigen begged for love from Xiao Qi, his own mother Tong Shi also begged for love, naturally it was useless.The Xiao family and Xiao Qi, who were already estranged from each other, had almost no contact with each other since then.Even if Xiao Qi would give the Xiao family a last year's gift every year and festival, that's all.

"Well...well, I'll stay with you. However, it will be two days later, look at me, I really can't ask for leave today and tomorrow."

"Okay! Okay! Thank you, old man!" Xiao Yin thanked repeatedly, walked out several steps, and turned her head to keep thanking.

Sun Heng sighed, secretly thinking that his heart really softened.If it had been more than ten years earlier, how could he have taken this muddy water.

When he was chasing after those young interns, Sun Heng felt something was wrong again. Although the suspicious temperament he cultivated when he was young has improved a lot over the years, the root of it has not changed.Is Xiao Yin such a timid person?The Xiao family's courage must have grown from her, right?As for that His Majesty... I don't know if he is a member of the Xiao family.Then why do you have to pull him?

Things are abnormal, it is better to be on guard.

After finishing today's preaching work, Sun Heng went to the Judiciary Lingguan Temple in the neighboring area. He was looking for Mu Zhen. He naturally knew that this abandoned little orphan had great fortune.Although Mu Zhen's current position was won by his own ability, no one can deny that His Majesty's only selfishness was not given to his family, but to him.

Unexpectedly, Mu Zhen is on vacation at this time, and Sun Hengbai will come to visit.

After thinking about it, Sun Heng could only use the messenger bird to directly send a letter to Xiao Qi—these "old friends" who had some personal relationships with Xiao Qi had the personal messenger bird prepared by Xiao Qi in their hands, but they used One less and one less.

Although distressed, Sun Heng still didn't save it. Of course it's good if it's okay, but if something happens, it's a fatal thing, so it's better not to save money.

When the messenger bird was released, Sun Heng suddenly remembered: Xiao Yin must also have a messenger bird. If she doesn't want to see His Majesty, why not use the messenger bird to send a message?Why do you have to ask him to accompany you to the meeting?Could it be that he has been tricked by others?

Horrified, Sun Heng quickly released another messenger bird, explaining his suspicion.

"What's the matter?" Seeing Xiao Qi receiving two messenger birds in a short period of time, Mu Zhen thought something important happened, and couldn't help frowning.

"The old grandson is timid and thinks wildly." Xiao Qi handed the transfer bird to Mu Zhen, "The research institute has to step up its research, the messenger bird is still inconvenient, it would be nice to have a mobile phone whenever, and don't need smart ones, old-fashioned Just call."

Mu Zhen glanced twice: "Uncle is not in good health?"

"Well, within half a month."

"?" Seeing Xiao Qi speaking so calmly, Mu Zhen felt a little strange——Xiao Qi was ungrateful?That's a joke.

"I have chosen a place for him to reincarnate. Liu Xing and the others are the first batch of 'foreign students' who went to Small World, and my father is the second batch. My father is capable and good-natured, but he is almost impulsive. See Can you train him out? If you can't train him out, I will arrange an errand for him in the underworld when he comes back." Xiao Qi held Mu Zhen's hand.

"Hell..." Mu Zhen always felt that that place was also suitable for Xiao Beigen, but let's talk about it when the time comes.He lowered his head and looked at the intertwined fingers of the two, "Second sister...do you really have no bad intentions?"

"Don't worry." Xiao Qi smiled immediately, and sure enough, the big pillow still put his safety first, "She really has no bad intentions, she is just afraid of being summoned, and she is even more afraid of me if I don't go there. But... no matter what No matter what, I won't go."

"Ok?"

"Second Sister is pretty good, but the others are not so good, let them stop thinking about it completely." Xiao Qi's other hand covered the hands they held together, "Do you think I'm indifferent? "

"Your Majesty, you really don't need anyone else... just me."

So the four hands of the two of them clenched into a big fist, pulling back and forth, like two children playing around, and no one wanted to let go.

Two days later, Xiao Yin and Sun Heng couldn't even enter the palace. The two waited outside the palace gate from dawn until the sun went down, and then waited until the lanterns hanging on both sides lit up. The strong Xiao Yin burst into tears immediately: "Xiao Qi! You are not human!"

She stood outside the palace gate, crying and cursing, and spat out a mouthful of spit, poohing on the flat road.Sun Heng hurriedly paid the fine for spitting. Looking at the back of Xiao Yin who left with tears, Sun Heng sighed: Could it be that His Majesty really believed the message he sent?Now it seems that Xiao Yin really has no bad intentions.

Feeling guilty and regretful, Sun Heng followed all the way to send Xiao Yin back home.

There are quite a few people living in the Xiao family, although most of them are not surnamed Xiao...

However, the place of Xiao's house is also big now, and the small courtyard where Xiao Beigen lives will immediately become clean.

"Uncle Sun, you look energetic enough!" Xiao Beigen is more than 20 years younger than Sun Heng. Although both of them have big beards, he now looks older than Sun Heng. Silver and white, but gray and yellow like weeds, and his complexion is also bruised.

Sun Heng naturally knew that it was really bad for him to behave like this: "Pegen, we haven't seen each other for a long time! Why did you retire back then?"

"I'm stupid. To be a spiritual officer, I have to learn this and that every now and then. I can't learn it!" Xiao Beigen waved his hand, "It's better to farm the land, save your brain."

"Hey... When I saw you, I suddenly realized that I haven't seen my old friends for a while. How fast do you think the world has changed? My whole family fell into the river back then, thinking I was doomed Whoever knows, let you save me. Then I thought the days in Guxian Village were the best days for gods."

"Who says it's not?" Xiao Beigen smiled happily, showing his bare gums. He has lost a single tooth. "I also think that the days in Guxian Village were as happy as the days of gods."

The author has something to say: 112 was repaired last night, you don’t need to read it, just know it: Yuwen Zhaoyi is not Taizong’s concubine, but Li Yuan’s_(:з」∠)_