Chapter 203: Named the Great Heavenly Master
Wen Ling watched as more and more people came here, and the street in front of him was almost blocked.
She concentrated her energy into her dantian and used her spiritual power to make her voice travel further: "Don't worship me anymore. I'm not a deity. It's useless to kowtow to me and make a wish! Instead of kowtowing to me, you should believe that everything is in your hands!"
She was about to tell everyone to believe in science, but then she thought, the people here don’t understand science either.
When the people outside heard Wen Ling's words, they stopped kowtowing and all looked in Wen Ling's direction.
Wen Ling said earnestly: "Please don't make me a myth. I am just an ordinary person with a little ability. I don't have a heart that can hear everyone's wishes, nor do I have a thousand-handed Guanyin that can help all of you.
If you want your life to become better, it is better to take charge of your own life than to pray to God! Only with your own hands can you create a better tomorrow!
All I can tell you is that if the sky falls, I, a tall man, will hold it up. Only if I fail, everyone else will be in danger.
As long as I am here for one day, I will do my best to fight for the next day! ”
Everyone listened to Wen Ling's words very seriously. For some reason, some people started crying while listening.
This kind of crying is not the kind of crying out of sadness, but the kind of crying out of being moved. Even if the sky falls, I have the spiritual master to support it, and I really feel safe!
Wen Ling struck while the iron was hot: "Alright, let's all go. If you all stay here, something bad might happen. If someone falls and gets stepped on and injured, that would be terrible."
Just at this time, Lu Jian followed Wen Ling's words and began to evacuate the crowd on the street outside with his guards.
Seeing that not many people were willing to move, Wen Ling deliberately frowned: "If you continue to disobey me like this, I will really doubt whether you really trust me, and then I will be really angry!"
After hearing this, everyone in the crowd began to disperse.
When they met people outside rushing in, they would convey Wen Ling's words, saying that Wen Ling did not like people to kneel down to worship her, and was afraid that the crowds would cause trampling and injuries, so they asked everyone not to go any further.
This farce finally ended.
Just when Wen Ling breathed a sigh of relief, she heard the news that Tingyin had brought back from outside.
It turned out to be a village at the foot of the North Mountain. After the villagers knew that it was Wen Ling who saved them, they were so grateful that Wen Ling simply erected a longevity monument on a vacant lot at the foot of the mountain, ready to worship it for generations to come.
Unexpectedly, after the news spread, many people from the capital city rushed over to burn incense and offer sacrifices.
The people in the capital also felt that since Wen Ling didn't like people going to Prince Chen's Mansion to worship her, then they could go to the Changsheng Monument in the suburbs to worship her, the effect would be almost the same anyway.
So the Changshengbei area became lively. I heard that there were even tea stalls and snack stalls there.
Wen Ling, who was finishing up the talismans he owed for the past half month in the Wanshiwu, almost spit out his tea when he heard this.
She had no choice but to shake her head helplessly and let them go.
There's nothing you can do about this person who is so outstanding. He was worshipped in his previous life, and in this life he just wanted to be an ordinary person, but he was still worshipped.
Not long after, the next afternoon, the court and the emperor announced the reward for Wen Ling.
It is said that Wen Ling was selfless and had a sense of justice. In order to thank Wen Ling for saving the people in the villages around Beishan and for preventing the capital from falling into disaster, he rewarded Wen Ling with ten thousand taels of gold.
But the reward of ten thousand taels of gold was not the most important thing. The most important thing was that the emperor made a decision that went against his ancestors in the reward this time.
He specially appointed Wen Ling as the Great Heavenly Master of the court with the same rank as the prime minister.
This is also the first woman in history to be named an archangel.
The Grand Heavenly Master was an official of about the same rank as the Imperial Master, except in terms of metaphysics.
The person who came to announce the decree was Qing Ruxu, but now he had changed his name back to Gordon.
The reason why Wen Ling’s contribution could be spread on such a large scale in the capital was because Gao Deng made great efforts in the process.
When Gordon came to announce the decree, his face was filled with a smile brighter than that of the New Year.
He smiled and said to Wen Ling: "Master Ling, come and receive the order!"
This title has been directly changed to Ling Tianshi.
Wen Ling was stunned for a moment before accepting the order. After receiving the order, she was stunned for a moment before asking: "Why did you suddenly appoint me as a Heavenly Master? What happened while I was asleep?"
Gordon said seriously: "When those men did something great, they could be made marquises or prime ministers, or at least be rewarded with official positions. Why did you make such a great contribution but only get a small reward?
With your abilities, you are fully qualified for the position of Heavenly Master. It will only be a blessing for Dayong if you can become its Heavenly Master. ”
Wen Ling: "But..."
"No buts," Gu Chenran took over Wen Ling's words, "You still have a quarter of merit left to accumulate, and you also said that it will be more difficult as time goes by. After you have the position of Heavenly Master, you can participate in more decisions of the court. With your ability to foresee the future and map the celestial phenomena, you will definitely be able to make greater contributions.
By then you will definitely be able to help more people, and you can also accumulate merits faster. ”
"No," Wen Ling asked curiously, "Can the court so easily agree to let a woman like me become a celestial master? It's not that I don't have confidence in my abilities, but when did you, Dayong, become so open?"
At this time, Gu Chenran looked up and exchanged glances with Gordon, smiling without saying anything.
In fact, although Wen Ling had a great reputation, many officials in the court opposed her being named the Grand Heavenly Master.
It was Gao Deng's constant whispering in the emperor's ears, coupled with the insistence of officials led by Gu Chenran in the court, that finally the decision was passed, and Wen Ling became the first female celestial master in the world.
What Gu Chenran didn't say was that not only did Marquis Pingyang and Marquis Zhenbei clamor for Wen Ling to be the Heavenly Master, even Duke Rong, who had just recovered not long ago, was determined to make Wen Ling the Heavenly Master by banging his crutches on the ground with his old bones.
After Gordon left, Wen Ling was alone touching the imperial edict. Although he didn't say anything, he couldn't take his eyes off the edict, as if he could never see enough of it.
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