Chapter 74 Wu Ling

The county magistrate of Wu County has forgotten his name and is upright.

Wu's customs, the most respectful city god god, carved portraits of gods with wood, dressed in brocade, lifelike. Every birthday of the gods, the people pay for a party, pull the wooden statues of the gods in a carriage to celebrate, gongs and drums are played together, and colorful flags flutter, which is very lively.

Once when the county magistrate went out and was just in time for the parade. Seeing the luxurious and extravagant of the party, he couldn't help but be furious. The finger statue scolded: "You are a god. If you are stubborn, then you are a faint ghost and not worth worshipping. If it is effective, you should cherish the people's power. How can you squander and waste people's fat?" After saying that, he ordered his men to push the statue to the ground, and the staff blamed twenty. From then on, there would be no custom of sacrificing to the gods.

The county magistrate was a selfless official, but he was young and playful. Before long, he climbed under the eaves to dig out the bird's nest. Unfortunately, he fell down, broke his thigh, and soon died.

After the death of the county magistrate, the people heard the endless noise in the city god temple. It seemed that the county magistrate and the city god had a dispute and had been quarreling for several days. Wu people did not forget the merits and virtues of the county magistrate. They made statements and mediated one after another, and built an ancestral hall for him, which was worshiped day and night, which calmed the dispute.

The ancestral hall built for the county magistrate is also named City God Temple. It is a spring and autumn sacrifice, which is very effective.

There are still two City God Temples in Wu County.