Chapter 711 Five Generals
There was not even any deception involved, because King Wu asked how to deal with the resentful soul of the evil god, not whether it was the resentful soul of the Five-Directional God who attacked him, so Taoist Tiezhu and Zen Master Jishan did not lie.
It was useless to seek help from such a righteous master, so the King of Wu had to summon Ma Qingji again to seek a folk remedy to cure his illness.
Accompanying Ma Qingji was the Prince of Linchuan. As one of the few people who knew the situation, he had the right to offer suggestions.
Ma Qingji saw the King of Wu's expression and knew he was at his wit's end. So when the King asked, he didn't shirk responsibility and said, "Since our Ximashan sect was established, our master was not gifted enough to take the main path, but only the minor one. I don't have the ability to move mountains or fill rivers, only some tricks to deceive the world and bully others."
The King of Wu, not caring about anything else, prayed to the heavens but received no response, and asked, "What is this about deceiving the heavens and escaping the sea, and what is this about the fox taking advantage of the tiger's might?"
Ma Qingji said, "Hidden from the sky and across the sea is fulfilling the agreement we made with them, but it doesn't meet their expectations. "The fox borrows the tiger's might" means we can't deal with them, so we have to use others to deal with them."
King Wu said, "Please speak frankly."
Ma Qingji not only spoke frankly, but also taught them how to do it.
The more he spoke, the brighter the King of Wu's eyes became. Finally, he said, "Please ask Master Ma to preside over the sacrifice!"
Ma Qingji refused directly, saying, "Your Highness, after being conferred the title, they will be truly righteous gods. Your Highness is not afraid of them, but I am. Please ask the ceremonial officials to take care of it and leave me a way out."
He refused, and the King of Wu couldn't force him. The King of Linchuan was still trying to subdue him, but he didn't want him to become a target of public criticism, so he stepped forward to persuade him, "Sacrifices have always been presided over by either the ritual officials or the Chongming Hall. If Master Ma were to show up, I'm afraid it wouldn't be appropriate."
The King of Wu thought for a moment and said, "Then please give me some advice so as not to ruin the sacrifice."
Ma Qingji then agreed: "No problem."
That night, Ma Qingji guarded the King of Wu's bedroom again. After nightfall, Wu Tong really appeared in his dream to force the King of Wu.
The King of Wu was sweating profusely in his dream, but he was stammering and unable to speak in his haze.
It was Ma Qingji who flew over with his sword, blocking the way of Wutongshen and said, "Please listen to your Highness's explanation."
The matter was of great concern to his own safety. Half asleep and half awake, the King of Wu finally responded, "I have prepared a sacrifice to the five gods. I only need to prepare the ceremony, which will be completed in three days."
The Five-Directions God's remaining light and ghostly shadow still flickered as it vanished from King Wu's dream. Only threatening words remained in his dream: "If there is no sacrifice in three days, I will come to repay you!"
In this way, another peaceful night passed.
Ma Qingji secretly gave instructions and handed over all matters concerning the sacrifice to the King of Linchuan. The King of Linchuan also wanted to show his face in front of the King of Wu, so he was more than happy to do so.
All officials in Gusu took action for this sacrifice. To the outside world, this sacrifice was to pray to heaven and earth, pray for good health, and to reassure the people - after the collapse of the City God Temple, strange things often happened in the city.
Although most of these were caused by the evil guests of the Owl House, the number of ghosts was indeed increasing day by day.
The disadvantage of not having the protection of gods is that those demons and monsters, and even evil spirits, that were originally dealt with by gods are now out of control, so that mortals feel the crisis and fall into unknown fear.
This sacrifice comes at the perfect time.
Ma Qingji hadn't interfered with any aspect of the sacrifice at all. The ritual officials had already established a mature ritual for offering sacrifices to heaven and earth, and the Prince of Linchuan had already taken over the conferring of the imperial edict.
Therefore, he was able to take some time out from his busy schedule to quietly observe the entire Prince Wu's Palace and the city of Gusu.
Gusu City currently lacks a guardian deity, but this situation will not last long. Emperor Daqian's edict may not be delivered, but the appointment of the City God of the whole world will not be disturbed.
Even the position of the Great City God has been vacant for a long time. In order to deal with the increasingly serious strange incidents, the King of Wu may even personally appoint the Great City God to protect Gusu from worries. However, this is something that all the City Gods in the world will absolutely not accept.
The position of City God is now vacant because there are still many concerns that have not been resolved, but the entire Gusu City is offering sacrifices to heaven and earth, which has alarmed both the upper and lower parties, and the City God of the world will be forced to make a decision.
This is actually neither good nor bad for Gong Mengbi, but it is a good thing for the people of Gusu.
The sacrifice was held outside the Changmen Gate.
The altar had already been built. The King of Wu set out from the palace, followed by all the officials and the people to welcome him. They all poured out of the Changmen Gate and began the sacrifice with grand rituals and music.
Under the guidance of the ritual officials, the King of Wu ascended the altar and presented a memorial, paying tribute to Heaven and Earth, to express his heart as a shepherd, praying for continued blessings and protection from ghosts and gods.
Then we will pay homage to the Five Mountains and pray for the prosperity of all things and peace for all creatures.
He once again conferred titles on ghosts and gods, placing the title of the Five Gods below that of the Five Mountains.
The ceremonial officer shouted, "Appoint King Tongfu as the Eastern Guardian General of the Ghost Gate of Mount Tai; appoint King Tongyou as the Western Guardian General of the Ghost Gate of Mount Tai; appoint King Tongze as the Southern Guardian General of the Ghost Gate of Mount Tai; appoint King Tonghui as the Northern Guardian General of the Ghost Gate of Mount Tai; and appoint King Tongji as the Middle Guardian General of the Ghost Gate of Mount Tai."
"Pray to the five generals to protect the peace of the five directions, to suppress evil spirits, to guide the souls of the dead, and to harmonize yin and yang!"
The person offering the sacrifice could not see it, but Ma Qingji, who was hiding in the crowd, clearly saw the spirit of Yue Mansion appear, fall on the names of the five generals, and include them among them.
This means that the sacrifice was successful.
The King of Wu offered sacrifices with the rites of a noble, and the Yue family accepted them with equanimity. The karmic entanglement and predestined fate between the King of Wu and the Five Gods were indeed fulfilled at this moment.
Ma Qingji laughed heartily, turned around and disappeared into the crowd.
The Five Gods, the five good brothers of the Great Immortal Jin Ting, have an indelible status as ghosts and gods, and from now on they will be inextricably marked with the Yue Mansion.
The Five Gods are still the Five Gods, of course, but they are more than just the Five Gods. They are also the five generals guarding the Ghost Gate of Mount Tai.
It's really wonderful.
As the saying goes, if you seek benevolence, you will get benevolence. After striving for the fruit of the righteous god, now that your wish has come true, the person behind the scenes must be even happier than Ma Qingji!
The more he thought about this, the happier Ma Qingji became. He was filled with joy and prayed for peace along with the people of Gusu.
After the sacrifice, King Linchuan followed Ma Qingji's instructions and took down the plaque of the Wutong Temple in Gusu City and replaced it with the Wulu General Temple.
Not only that, in all the places in the south of the Yangtze River under the rule of King Wu, wherever there were Wutong Temples, the plaques would be removed and replaced with Wulu General Temples.
Of course, the people's worship of Wutong God will not stop, but Wutong God and the Five Generals will be integrated from then on.
The changes in priesthood and name and reality are beyond words.
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