Chapter 36 36: The Xian family condemns the crime, and a disaster is imminent
"This toad god is wrong."
When he said this, Chen Jin's tone was calm and determined, as if he was stating something that was beyond doubt.
Taoist Chu, who was sitting at the top, looked livid: he had been slapped in the face again and again by a weak scholar, and he was already furious.
Chen Jiande and his eldest son Chen Guang's expressions changed greatly, and they all looked at Chen Liang.
Chen Liang grabbed Chen Jin with one hand and vigorously pulled him out to talk about it outside.
Unexpectedly, after pulling it, it couldn't move.
Chen Jin stood there, his feet as if there were nails, as steady as a rock. He said slowly: "Chen Liang, you have good intentions and have helped me before. So today, I will help you too."
Chen Liang opened his eyes wide, feeling that Chen Jin must have lost his mind and gone crazy, so he was talking nonsense.
At this moment, I felt regretful: I shouldn't have brought him to dinner. I wanted to apologize to Taoist Master Chu, but I didn't expect that the trouble became more and more outrageous and out of control.
Taoist Master Chu slapped the case and stood up, shouting: "You scholar, do you really think that this Taoist dare not punish you?"
Chen Jin said calmly: "You are a Taoist, and I am a scholar. Even if Yunshan Temple is a Taoist temple approved by the imperial court, it does not have the power and responsibility to enforce the law and interrogate. What virtue and ability do you have to punish me?"
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Taoist Chu was so retorted that he lost all reason and kept saying: "Okay! Good! What a scholar who can show off his rhetoric!"
Chen Liang said hurriedly: "Ajin, please stop talking, be careful of trouble coming from your mouth."
The current situation is not about Confucian scholars debating scriptures, nor is it about Taoism and Zen. What's the use of speaking with an impeccable tongue, no matter how good it is?
If you offend Taoist Chu, if the Immortal family punishes you, something will really happen.
Chen Jin was unmoved and asked directly: "Chen Liang, during this period of time, have strange things happened frequently and various accidents occurred in your family?"
Chen Liang was stunned and subconsciously replied: "Yes."
Since the beginning of winter, his family has not been peaceful, and all sorts of things have gone wrong.
Then he said that last time, Chen Liang went to the city for business and he had several copper coins with him. But when I got to the place and needed money, I realized that the money was gone. I don’t know if it was lost or stolen;
Except this time, the money in the family often disappeared, which made the father and elder brother suspect that there was a thief in the house, and even had a grudge against each other;
Immediately afterwards, grandma, who had always had a strong body, fell ill and became very ill; a few days later, the son of eldest brother Chen Guang broke his leg again while climbing a tree;
Not to mention, the poultry and livestock raised in the shanties were infected with plague, and very few of them died.
Only the mule cart that was lent to Chen Jin last time and the mules used to pull it were still very strong and safe.
Many incidents, if there are only one or two, can be said to be accidental.
However, one thing happened after another, and everyone understood: something evil had happened, and the problem was serious.
Think about the recent disasters in the countryside. First, Chen Wusan died in the house, and then the Daxian Temple incident happened...
Township head Chen Jiande felt something was wrong.
In his opinion, either something unclean has been provoked, or there is a big problem with the ancestral feng shui.
After thinking about it, I could only ask Yunshan Temple for help.
Taoist Chu brought Taoist boys to Chenze Township to sell peach charms. This is an event that happens every year, but this year it was a little earlier.
The reason is that he is here to help Chen Jiande practice Feng Shui and practice methods to ward off evil spirits.
Unexpectedly, Chen Jin jumped out halfway, making the Taoist look pale and very angry.
After listening to Chen Liang's story, Chen Jin said with a firm tone: "The root cause of all the troubles in your family lies with this family god."
Hearing this, Chen Jiande and Chen Guang looked at each other with uncertain expressions on their faces. None of them are stupid people, although these words coming from Chen Jin's mouth seem nondescript and quite unbelievable.
However, considering the context and time of various disasters, they can all be consistent with the matter of inviting a family god to one's family.
It's hard not to be suspicious.
Taoist Chu made a "tsk, tsk" sound in his mouth: "It is indeed a clever tongue that confuses right and wrong. According to this Taoist view, it is just nonsense. You must know that any household god can be used to control the house and live in peace, to ward off evil spirits and calm the mind. How? Maybe it has something to do with the disaster?”
Chen Jin said loudly: "That's good. Then tell me, if this was really the case, with a family god sitting in charge, how could so many disasters happen all at once? Isn't this self-contradictory and a slap in the face?"
"This?"
Taoist Chu was immediately stunned by the questioning. There was a faint sweat on his forehead. He thought for a while and suddenly clapped his hands: "I understand. It's all because the toad god invited by Township Chief Chen's family is the god of literary fortune, and Chen is the one who is prosperous. The young master is talented in writing, but as for exorcising evil spirits from the house, he is unable to control it. ”
Chen Jin continued to ask: "As you said, you invited the god of literary fortune, Chen Liang, do you think your talent, learning and literary spirit have increased?"
Chen Liang sighed: "During this period, the family affairs have been in constant turmoil, which has made me so anxious that I can't read any books."
Taoist Chu argued: "Master Chen was disturbed by foreign affairs and could not read. It has nothing to do with the family god."
Chen Jin sneered and said: "This has nothing to do with it, and that has nothing to do with it. What does this family god have to do with him?"
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Taoist Chu did not answer directly: "In short, in order to eliminate disasters under such circumstances, Mayor Chen should invite another family god."
Chen Jin snorted: "Invite one more family god. It seems that you think the mayor and his family don't die quickly enough."
Taoist Chu sneered: "As a scholar, you may not even understand what the family god is, but you are talking nonsense and scaremongering. If you miss the ritual and lose someone's life, can you afford it?"
Chen Jin looked at him: "As a Taoist, if you knew the rituals of family gods, you wouldn't make a random toad statue to pretend to be the so-called 'Family God of Wen Yun'. Toad Palace won the title, which is far-fetched. The result There is no peace in the house.”
These words seemed to hit Taoist Chu's sore spot, and he said sternly: "What's wrong with winning the title of Toad Palace?"
"What you say is what you say, and what you do is what you do. Toad is a god, and it is mostly used to control the house and collect wealth. You just messed up and whitewashed it as the god of cultural fortune and family fortune, making it look like a god but not a ghost. In the end, What's the difference between doing this and causing trouble?"
Chen Jin made an impassioned speech and took a step forward: "I very much doubt that you are just a Taoist priest in Yunshan Temple. You don't know how to invite family gods at all. You just want to defraud people's money. Then you come to the countryside to deceive and even sell people." A useless peach charm”
"You, you!"
Taoist Chu pointed at Chen Jin, his fat face turned red from suppressing his emotions: "You dare to slander the Taoist Priest of the Immortal Sect, you are bound to be in great trouble."
As he said that, he flicked his sleeves and slammed the door out angrily with the two Taoists.
Chen Jiande and his son were so stunned by this change of scene that they even forgot to call out, "Taoist Master, please stay."
In their minds, they were originally on the side of Taoist Chu, but now they saw Taoist Chu, who always had a superior demeanor, was so angry that they were speechless.
Such a performance makes it difficult not to make people suspicious:
Could it be that we really invited the wrong family god?
However, after the shock, Chen Jiande glanced at Chen Jin and chased him out with his eldest son Chen Guang, shouting: "Taoist, Taoist, please calm down..."
In the hall, Chen Liang did not move, staring at Chen Jin as if meeting him for the first time, and said in a complicated tone: "A Jin, you are not afraid of the Taoism of the Immortal Family, and you have extraordinary courage. But Taoist Chu is not an easy person to get along with, so be careful if you offend him.”
In fact, he also had doubts about Taoist Chu, but he had no choice. He neither dared nor would question the Taoist face to face like Chen Jin.
If you do that, it will be too serious, and both parties will have no way to go down.
As a person, what I fear most is being truthful...
(End of chapter)