Hou Tu Niangniang is the boss of the prefectural government, and many people do not believe it. Because the boss of the most widely spread in myths and legends is yama, but in fact, yama is only the executor in the prefectural government, because yama also has ten when Sun Wukong made a big fuss in the prefectural mansion, so yama is not the boss of the prefectural government, and the jizo bodhisattva is a buddhist family, so he does not care about the affairs of the prefectural government, and in the original mythological story, the later tuniangniang is the supreme ruler of the prefectural government.
The name Houtu Niangniang originated from the matrilineal clan society, she was originally the master of the emperor, so her duty was to control the prefectural government, while the public impression of the Jade Emperor was in charge of the affairs of the heavenly court, so her power did not involve the scope of the prefectural government.
It is also because of the influence of Journey to the West that most people believe that the Jade Emperor is the actual ruler, and his scope of responsibility also involves the difu, but in fact, in the original mythological story, when people die, the soul is responsible for driving these souls into the difu, so it can be seen that the houtu niangniang is the big man in the difu. Hou Tu Niangniang was also a transcendent god among the ancient gods, and even the Jade Emperor had to give her three points when he saw her.
People who have seen Journey to the West know that several Yama kings were once frightened by Sun Wukong to drill under the table, and the dignity of a great god was stepped on by Sun Wukong, so it can be seen that the power of Yama is to control the book of life and death, and the power of the judge is to judge life and death, so they are not actually the highest rulers.