Today is the day of the decisive battle between Zhou Fei and Wanghuan.

It just so happened that this morning, the snow also stopped and the sun came out.

The people of Chang'an, who had been stuffy at home for several days, took to the streets one after another to enjoy this rare warm winter sun.

Although it is already spring.

Of course, while enjoying the warm sunshine, there are more tragic weeping voices on the street.

Less snowfall is a landscape, and more snowfall is a disaster.

Many of the poultry and livestock raised in captivity by farmers have frozen to death, and the grain seeds that have just been sown in the fields have also frozen to death. For the peasants, this is even more terrifying than stepping on the sky.

Perhaps only children do not feel this sadness, they laugh and play in the snow, they have snowball fights with each other, and when they are tired, they go home and shout that they are hungry and want to eat.

But many people don't have anything to eat at home.

What's even more terrifying is that even if you have money, you can't buy food now.

The granaries of Chang'an have been emptied.

The common people are in panic all day long, if there is no more food, Chang'an is afraid that there will be a situation of changing children and eating.

At noon, the royal granary opened.

Grain is sold to the common people at a price that is more than double the market price.

But even so, it won't last a few days.

After all, in these years, the emperor's family has no surplus food.

It was under such circumstances that Meng Zhulu took his Meng family army to Yuncheng, which can be said to have pinned the hopes of the people of Chang'an City, and if he couldn't bring back the food, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Li Hong dressed up in disguise, left the palace, and came to the streets of Chang'an City.

Looking at the ordinary people with yellow faces and thin muscles, and looking at the powerful and wealthy gentry who were still extravagant and wasteful in the face of the national disaster, Li Hong felt a strong killing intent in his heart.

"What's going on with the natural residence! Why can't the people in the whole city afford to eat, and he can still take out so much food for others to squander!" After coming out of the natural residence, Li Hong was furious, and he didn't have the slightest imperial dignity on his body, like a rough man on the street who was splashing.

The officials accompanying him trembled and did not dare to speak loudly.

"You're all regular customers of Natural Residence, tell me what's going on with this shop, and who's behind it. Li Hong's eyes swept over the faces of these officials one by one: "Don't think that you didn't see it when you tried your best to cover it up just now, a lot of food in the natural residence is official food, which is for the common people to save their lives! How did it fall into the hands of the boss of the natural residence, give me an explanation!"

"Your Majesty. Seeing that the situation was a little dignified, the personal eunuch stepped forward and said, "The contest between General Zhou's son and Wanghuan is about to begin, let's go over first." The matter of natural residence will be handed over to Zuo Xiang for investigation, and I believe that Zuo Xiang will definitely give His Majesty a satisfactory answer. ”

Li Wuji immediately took over the conversation and said, "Your Majesty, rest assured, the minister will do his best to investigate this matter, and will never let those who wantonly embezzle state property go unpunished." ”

Li Hong glanced at Li Wuji meaningfully, "Okay, I believe that Zuo Xiang will give me a satisfactory answer, and the last thing I want to see is that Chang'an City is full of hunger." Ladies and gentlemen, Datang has reached an important juncture of life and death, and I hope that you can put aside some past grievances at such an important moment and work with me to overcome the difficulties. ”

"Yes. The accompanying officials immediately saluted and loudly promised.

Li Hong rubbed his temples and asked the eunuch, "Has Marshal Meng been pulled?"

"It's already gone. The eunuch replied.

"Okay, let's go, go to Lake Suzaku. Li Hong said.

The eunuch hurriedly motioned for the dragon to come over, Li Hong was already very tired after walking all the way, and naturally he couldn't let him walk on his own for the rest of the road, otherwise where was the royal dignity and majesty?

"Go to the palace and take the queen out too. When the dragon started, Li Hong said with his eyes closed.

Eunuch: "Whew." ”

......

Forget to tidied up the monk's robe, feeling that he was in good shape.

He knelt on the futon, kowtowed to the Buddha statue three times, and said: "Buddha, the disciple is going to get rid of the demon today, I hope that the Buddha's spirit in the sky will bless the disciple, can get rid of the demon entrenched in Chang'an, and return me to Chang'an a bright and clear sky." ”

When he turned around, he found that the host of Xinlu was standing at the door.

"Master Host, are you still going to stop me?" said Wanghuan.

Master Xinlu: "I don't want to see you drag the entire Buddhism into the abyss of sin! Xinglong Temple has not developed to this day, and the presiding masters of the past generations have exchanged their lives for the situation, and the old man really doesn't want to see you bury it single-handedly." ”

Wanghuan said: "Master's words are wrong, it is my generation's duty to eliminate demons and defend the way, if there are demons that do not come out, are we worthy of the Buddha? Are we worthy of thousands of Buddhist believers? If we let the demons rampant in the world because we are worried about future retribution, this Buddha cultivation is also a vain cultivation." The presiding master can rest assured that the poor monk will do things by himself, and will never drag down Buddhism. ”

"Forget it, forget it, haven't you forgotten the true meaning of the previous presiding master giving you this Dharma name?" Xinlu said bitterly: "That's hoping that you will forget the world, don't lie in the collusion of the red wall high court, I thought you had understood this truth after kowtowing in front of the Buddha for 20 years, but I don't want you to let go after all." ”

Wanghuan's face was calm, and he said, "I'm only here to get rid of demons, not for anything else." Master Xinlu doesn't have to insult me like this. ”

The heart deer presided over and said, "If I don't let you go today, what do you want?"

Forget Huan said indifferently: "Kill." ”

Master Xinlu sighed: "Very good, this is your choice." Come on, let me see what you've learned in the past 20 years. ”

Wanghuan frowned: "Master Host, why are you suffering?"

"If you are the presiding officer of Xinglong Temple, you will be responsible for the hundreds of Buddhist disciples in this temple. If you want to bring them to destruction, the old man must stop you!" said Master Xinlu.

Wanghuan said, "In this case, the poor monk is offended." ”

Half a column of incense after the time.

The host of Xinlu sat against the wall, blood dripping from the corner of his mouth.

Wanghuan's face turned slightly yellow, his left hand covered his chest, and his brows were tightly locked.

But the picture is clear.

He won.

The host of Xinlu opened his mouth, his eyes were particularly complicated, shocked, stunned, sad and angry, and so on.

Yet he couldn't utter a complete sentence.

Only a few syllables of unknown meaning can be pronounced.

"Mo ...... Mo ......"

Forget to fold his hands and chant the Buddha's name, then turn and leave.

After a while, other disciples of Xinglong Temple poured into the courtyard and helped Master Xinlu up.

However, Master Xinlu was already dead, and his corpse began to harden.

One of the hands of Master Xinlu was clasped on the snow, and when the monks picked up Master Xinlu's body, they found that there was a word there.

An unfinished word.

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