Collection of strange powers and chaotic gods

Fengdu County, Sichuan (now Fengdu, Chongqing City), is known as a ghost town.

Folklore is the dividing line between the human world and the underworld.

There is a deep well in the county, and the people go to worship it every year. Burn paper money, paper ingots and other ghostly objects, throw them into wells, and offer them to ghosts and gods.

It costs about three thousand taels of silver each time. The locals call this: "turn over the money and food to the underworld!"

Although it wastes people and money and costs so much, the people dare not not do it.

If you want to save this expense, if you don't pay or pay less of this "money and food", there will definitely be a disaster from heaven and a plague!

It is said that at the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, the new magistrate of Fengdu came to take office.

This person's name is Liu Gang.

He is a very ambitious man.

He is upright and his sleeves are refreshing. I also have the common people in my heart. Since you are here as an official, you must do something good and benefit one party.

It is said that there are three things a new official needs to do when taking office. The first fire in Liu Zhixian County was on this "Yinsi money and food"!

Liu Gang, the county magistrate, heard about this not long after he took office in Fengdu. In order to reduce the burden on the people, he ordered this behavior to be prohibited!

When the people heard about the prohibition issued by the county magistrate, they started talking a lot. Although I am happy to have the burden relieved, I am more worried about possible disasters and plagues.

But when Liu Zhi County first arrived, how could the first regulations promulgated be repealed? !

Therefore, his attitude is firm and cannot be changed!

In order to ease the conflict, everyone recommended several squires to discuss countermeasures with the county magistrate.

Several squires came to the county government office and asked the magistrate in unison to take back their orders.

Magistrate Liu asked: "This is a measure to reduce your burden, but why are you unwilling to implement it?"

A respected old man among the squire stepped forward and replied: "You don't know something! The annual expenditure of three thousand taels of silver brings a lot of pressure to everyone, but it also gives everyone a year of peace!"

If it is cancelled, I am afraid that the ghosts and gods will be angry and bring huge disaster! "

Liu Zhixian Zhengyi said solemnly: "I am a dignified official of the imperial court! Why should I be afraid of ghosts and gods?!"

The old man said: "If you insist on doing this, then you have to negotiate with the ghosts and gods! If the ghosts and gods agree, then you will have no worries!"

Liu Zhixian asked: "Where are the ghosts and gods? How to negotiate with them?"

The old man said: "The deep well in our county is the dividing line between the yin and yang realms. The upper part of the well is our yang world, and the bottom of the well is the residence of ghosts and gods in the underworld."

Liu Zhixian asked again: "As long as we go down, can we find them for negotiation?"

"That's true! But no one dares to go down. If they go down, they probably won't be able to come back!"

Liu Zhixian said resolutely: "I am determined to plead for my life for the people. Why should I fear ghosts and gods if I die? There is no regret in dying! Don't worry, you won't be needed. I will go down in person!"

Everyone admired Magistrate Liu's determination to plead for the people and his courage without fear of ghosts and gods, but they were also worried about his behavior. They all persuaded him to think long term and not to take risks alone.

Liu Zhixian said: "I have made up my mind! No need to say more!"

So he led everyone to the well.

Liu Zhixian looked down and saw nothing but darkness, bottomless.

He ordered his left and right officials to find a long rope, tied one end around his waist, and prepared to jump into the well.

Everyone once again tried to persuade him to stay, making Liu Zhixian think twice before taking action.

Things have reached this point, how could Magistrate Liu back down?

He rejected everyone's good intentions and insisted on going down.

Among the crowd, there was a man named Li Shen, an aide to Liu Zhi County. He has a bold personality and is eager to protect his master.

He stood up and begged Liu Zhixian: "I have never seen ghosts and gods in my life! Please let me go down with you and see them!"

Liu Zhixian knew that there were unknown dangers underground, so he didn't want to take others with him to risk their lives.

But Li Shen was also determined to go.

He took it upon himself to tie the rope around his waist, jumped in front of Liu Zhixian, and jumped for life.

When Liu Zhixian saw this, he could only smile bitterly, shake his head and sigh, and then jumped down.

The two of them fell more than five feet into the well, and they felt that the dark area was slowly lighting up.

After a while, it actually became sunny.

All around, he saw cities, streets, palaces and houses, no different from the real world.

It's just that the people on the street are short and small, as if they have no feet, floating around in the air. The sun shone on them and there were no shadows on the ground.

The two were amazed and discussed with each other: "Do the people here not know that there is an earth? Why are they flying around without touching the ground?"

"Are you an amateur? Only in this way can you show your true character as a ghost!"

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The ghosts were also very curious when they saw the two of them, and they all bowed and saluted.

Some brave souls came up and asked: "Looking at your official uniform and hat, you should be an official in the earthly world! Why did you come to our underworld? What do you do?"

Magistrate Liu said sternly: "I came here to ask for help from the people in the underworld! I want to negotiate with you as officials to exempt the people from the underworld's money and food!"

After hearing this, all the ghosts and gods unanimously praised Magistrate Liu as a good official who made decisions for the people!

The brave ghost put his hand on his forehead, thought for a while and said: "It is useless for you to talk to other ghosts and gods about this matter. You must talk to King Bao Yama!"

County Magistrate Liu didn't know where to go, so he quickly asked: "Where is the King of Hell?"

The daredevil said: "Of course it's in the Palace of the King of Hell!"

Liu Zhixian said: "Xiaguan is new here and is not familiar with Guibao. Can you please take me there?"

The brave man was also a warm-hearted person and agreed immediately.

He took the two magistrates Liu to a palace.

I saw that the building was like a palace in the sun, majestic, magnificent and magnificent.

The lobby is also the same as the human world. There is a person in it, wearing an official hat and a majestic face. He is about seventy years old, sitting behind the case.

The brave man said that the person in the hall was King Bao. And with the help of the two magistrates Liu, they went forward to report to the ghost messenger.

The ghost messengers shouted in one after another: "There is County Magistrate Liu from the underworld asking to see you!"

After hearing the message, King Bao Yan came to the hall.

County Magistrate Liu looked carefully and saw that the other party's appearance was somewhat similar to that of Lord Bao in the play. He guessed in his mind: After Lord Bao passed away, did he go to the underworld and become the King of Hell? "

In a heartbeat, King Bao Yan had already walked down the steps and came to him.

After the two bowed to each other, King Bao Yan led him to the hall and asked him to take a seat.

Although Liu Gang, the magistrate of Liu County, had doubts, it was not convenient to ask Lord Bao in person whether Lord Bao, the King of Hell, was Lord Bao Zheng of the Song Dynasty. I just hope that the King of Hell can take the initiative to explain.

King Bao Yan and Liu Zhixian exchanged pleasantries and did not discuss this topic.

Liu Zhixian was feeling itchy and unbearable when he heard King Bao Yama speak...