Chapter 28: Offerings
Jiang Chao looked at the items placed in front of him, raised his head and asked the fairy in ancient costume on the screen.
"What's this?"
Wangshu put his chin on his hand and said matter-of-factly.
"Is this an offering to you?"
Jiang Chao asked again: "I mean, how did you get it back?"
Wang Shu was more confident: "Of course I want to get your things back?"
Jiang Chao shook his head: "How can I get the offerings back? Have you ever seen the fruits and vegetarian food offered on the altar? They were either given to monks and Taoists, or they were taken back and eaten by yourself."
Wang Shu looked confused: "Then they still pretended to say that this is an offering to the gods?"
Jiang Chao: "The gods only need to smell the aroma, which means they have eaten it. How can any god actually come down and eat it?"
Wang Shu: "It's really miserable to be a god. When mortals eat, they are only allowed to smell it."
After saying that, Wang Shu looked at Jiang Chao with a smile and said.
"We can't be that kind of gods, can we?"
Jiang Chao was stunned for a long time, not knowing what to say to refute Wang Shu.
However, after getting everything back, sending it back now seems even more weird and may even cause panic.
Wangshu got close to the screen, looked at Jiang Chao with his flawless face after enlarging it, and made an urging voice from a strange angle.
"There is a set of clothes below, the divine robe of Lord Yun Zhong."
"Tear off that piece of hole-in-the-wall cloth on your body and put it on. It seems to be custom-made for you?"
Jiang Chao: "How do they customize it?"
However, he soon remembered that Jia Gui and the two Taoists had seen him before, and they could only say that they knew his approximate body shape, and it could be considered tailor-made.
The clothes were stacked together, and there were many sets, including hakama, middle coat, and socks worn underneath. They felt delicate and smooth, and were made of silk.
There are also black military uniforms with the moon embroidered on them, as well as light single clothes and long gowns.
Especially one of the white divine robes is actually made of Yun brocade material.
Finally, there is a small silver crown, just enough to tie the hair into a ball, as well as shoes made of wood and an embroidered belt.
But when he picked up the robe, Jiang Chao couldn't even put it on.
"That's not how you dress."
"That's it."
"Wear it like this."
"Go through this way."
"..."
Under Wangshu's guidance, Jiang Chao finally put on a wide-sleeved divine robe, stepped on wooden slippers that made him look taller, and tied up his silver crown with a hairpin through it.
Finally, Jiang Chao seemed to have thought of something and hung the radio on his belt. It looked like a strange accessory.
Now, he finally looks a bit like a person of this era.
This is the first time Jiang Chao has put on decent clothes since his health gradually improved.
Jiang Chao made a judgment: "It looks good, but not very easy to use."
This piece of clothing is extremely wide and inconvenient for movement. It is suitable for lazy people who don't move much.
Wang Shu: "Isn't this about you?"
Jiang Chao: "Huh?"
Wang Shu: "I mean someone who doesn't move very much."
Jiang Chao took the remote control and turned off the big screen.
Then he looked at the screen and said: "Turn off the camera too, don't hide behind and peek."
Wang Shu's voice came: "I didn't peek."
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Among the county offices.
"County Honor."
"It has the auspiciousness of the ancient gods appearing, and it also has the merit of recruiting the mountain people. These achievements can not only be reported to the state and county, but also get a good review."
"It can even go directly to Tianting, so that the emperor can also know about our Xihe County."
At this moment, the magistrate of Xihe County was full of fawning and fawning over Jia Gui. This person had only been here for a short time before he made such a noise in Xihe County.
He has a background, has people on his hands, has the blessing of the gods, and has the ability to accomplish things.
In his view, Jia Gui has a bright future.
Jia Gui sat quietly and took a sip of tea before asking the county magistrate to sit down as well.
"This is because my fortune is at its peak, the emperor is benevolent and loves the people, and only then can the gods come and bring blessings to the world, and only then can these mountain people return to the imperial court."
"What achievements have I made?"
Just yesterday, the mountain people and the witches in the mountains also reached an agreement with Jia Gui, the magistrate of Xihe County, and the mountain people decided to break the custom and gradually migrate out of the mountains in batches.
Given time and education, he would come under the jurisdiction of Xihe County under the imperial court.
"As for the matters listed above, it won't be too late to wait until things are settled."
Although Jia Gui talks about his achievements, he understands that this is an excellent opportunity for him to make a comeback.
Jia Gui was indeed planning to go to court, but decided to wait until the matter was settled and everything settled before going to court.
Because he had only been in Xihe County for less than ten and a half days, so he rushed to the hospital at this time, but the effect was not that good.
But Jia Gui is even more convinced that Yunbi Mountain and Xihe County are his blessed land.
Jia Gui did not continue this topic and arranged it to the county magistrate.
"Right."
"As for the elders of the Xihe County clan who are actively collecting donations to build a shrine for Yun Zhongjun, I will leave it to you to arrange it."
The so-called Xiang clan are naturally powerful families in Xihe County, and the elders are not ordinary people. It is not an easy task to get these people to actively spend money. The power of a county magistrate is not enough.
Jia Gui was able to get these people to come up with money, firstly by relying on his worldly connections and official position, and secondly by relying on the power of the gods. He stood up and picked up a stack of paper on the table.
"I have already written the inscription by myself. I will arrange it and have it engraved immediately."
"These two things must not be neglected."
Speaking of this, Jia Gui's face became solemn.
"Remember, there is a god three feet above your head."
The county magistrate knew that Jia Gui was reminding him not to do anything. He had also seen the scene of gods appearing. If he dared to neglect, he immediately went to make arrangements.
And the other side.
Jia Gui and the county dignitaries provided money, and the mountain people and villagers began to build the Yunzhongjun Shrine.
The trails going up the mountain and the avenues connecting the main roads were the first to be built. Only after the roads were built could wood and stones be transported up the mountain.
It is expected that construction will begin on the longevity palace dedicated to Yunbi and the so-called abode of gods, the shrine where shamans live, the triple mountain gate and the pavilion with inscriptions written by the county magistrate.
It seems that the scale of the project is huge. In fact, it only consists of two wooden halls, a few rooms and a small pavilion. However, as a county, this is all it can do.
The recruited carpenters, stonemasons, masons, porters and others performed a small ceremony together, burned incense and prayed to the spirits of the mountains and rivers, Yun Zhongjun and Heaven, and then started to go up the mountain.
Wu Jin also opened the boundaries of the bamboo forest and allowed these people to enter and exit within a certain period of time.
"here we go."
"Remember, you are only allowed to work during the day."
"You must leave as soon as it gets dark, especially before the moon rises. No one is allowed to stay in the Shenyuan."
But when Wu Jin led the craftsmen to the bamboo forest, they found that deep inside the fluttering long flags, many of the sacrifices enshrined in front of the cloud wall were missing.
When the shamans saw this scene, they immediately panicked.
They knelt on the ground and walked forward to the cloud wall. They first looked at the cloud wall and breathed a sigh of relief when they found that the cloud wall was not damaged.
"Yunbi is okay."
"It's okay, it's okay, it's okay."
"Yunbi, just be fine."
"Then what's going on? Why are there no sacrifices?"
They looked around carefully and then looked at the others.
"Who came in and took it?"
"Didn't you see it?"
"How could someone come in? We have been keeping watch."
"That's right, no one has come in at all."
During this time, the guards and mountain people would be so surrounded that no one would come in or out at all.
In this case, it seems that there is only one answer left, but no one dares to say it, but they are certain in their hearts.
"Yun Zhongjun took the sacrifice with him when he left?"
The witches fell into ecstasy.
They are not worried about what Yunzhongjun will do, they are only worried that Yunzhongjun does not exist.
Only gods continue to prove their existence and their power and their connection with witches. This is the meaning of the existence of witches.
Chapter completed!