After interrogating the people, the man saw that it was still early, so he invited Youshu to drink tea in the apse. After all, he was his savior, although he was afraid that he would be ruined, Youshu also went hard, took the tea handed by the other party personally, and took a sip carefully.

Seeing his pretending to be Sven's elegant appearance, the man couldn't help but laugh, and immediately picked up the teacup and lowered his head to sip to hide his slightly curved eyes. It had been a long time since he had met someone more interesting than Xiao Zhao's county order.

Youshu looked at him directly and asked curiously, "You, how did you drink the tea?" "Isn't there still a mask across the door?

In fact, the man did not wear any mask, and what others saw was just a trick he used. But Youshu's round black eyes, looking left and right, are really cute, and he doesn't want to explain half a sentence at all. He enjoyed the feeling of Youshu putting all his attention on himself, especially when he suddenly appeared, and Youshu could see it but pretended not to know, and then stared at himself all the time with the corner of his eye, as if he was his only focus, the man only felt very happy, and his heart continued to rise with a secret and endless sweetness.

At this moment, the tea in the mouth has completely changed its taste, as if it has been mixed with honey or licorice, and slowly dissolves on the tip of the tongue. The man stared at Youshu and took a sip, and then took another sip, his eyes were obscure, but he never said a word.

Youshu was furious by him, so he also began to fidget, thinking: Could it be that my origin has been discovered? He wanted to say goodbye immediately, but he was afraid that his behavior would be too abrupt, so he had to sit patiently.

"Late at night, never far away, a little coarse tea and light rice, make do with it." The man seemed to see his predicament, and raised his hand on the table to conjure up many delicacies, and the rich aroma instantly spread in the hall.

Sweet and sour pork ribs, pork knuckle in sauce, Longjing shrimp...... It's full of dishes that you love to eat, and there are a few never-before-seen dishes, which should be hellish specialties, not only smelling fragrant, but also more mouthwatering to watch. Since becoming the magistrate of Suichang County, Youshu has not eaten big fish and meat for a long time, and occasionally wants to taste some meat, and only asks the cook to buy the cheapest ingredients such as pig water and poultry offal.

Now, with a table full of men in front of him, he couldn't help but shake his index finger, and then secretly swallowed the saliva that was rapidly secreted in his mouth and was about to flow out of the corners of his mouth.

Seeing that he didn't move for a long time, the man asked in a deep voice, "Lord Zhao, but the dishes are not to your taste?" Do you want to change the table again? He often secretly visits Xiao Zhao County Commander, and naturally knows what kind of hard life he usually lives. is obviously a glutton, but he still forces himself to save on food, which is pitiful.

Youshu's palm was pressed on the chopsticks, but he didn't lift it for a long time, and muttered, "After eating something from the underworld, can I still go back to the yang world?" "I have heard that food in Hades is not to be eaten, and Persephone is a lesson in this.

The man didn't seem to expect him to say this, he was stunned at first, and then he chuckled, although his voice changed a little through the mask, but the rich essence was extremely sultry, making the tips of Shushu's ears crimson, extremely embarrassing. He slowly realized that he was "living the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain", but the other party was not angry, but smiled, which shows that he is broad-minded.

King Yama is really a good god! Youshu's good impression of the other party has risen again and again, and she is about to break through the sky, and her round eyes reveal the brilliance of shame and ardent worship at the right time. This is the instinct of people in the last days, admiring the strong and yearning for the benevolent.

The man in front of him undoubtedly has both.

"Don't worry, this king will personally send you back later." Seeing the whole body comforted by Youshu's burning gaze, the man raised his chopsticks and put vegetables in his bowl.

Although Youshu is afraid of being recognized, she will not doubt King Yama's assurance. What kind of person the other party is, he now has some understanding, fair and benevolent, but he is also decisive and does what he says. He will never lie. Thinking like this, Youshu completely let go, and immediately picked up the bowl and took a big bite of rice, and the throat that didn't have time to swallow too much food couldn't help but make a "whoosh" sound, which caused the man to chuckle again.

However, after laughing, looking at him as if he had been hungry for eight lifetimes, the man was worried for a while. It is really too difficult and difficult to be a good and clean official in the completely corrupted Great Yong Country.

He didn't talk again, but silently helped Youshu pick up the vegetables, and then told him to eat slowly and don't choke. Youshu nodded frequently, but the speed did not slow down at all, and he stopped slightly after killing two bowls of rice and reached out for the teacup. I ate too fast, and I really choked.

The man, however, had already expected him to do so, so he first took the teacup and poured it into his mouth, and then raised his hand to wipe off a few plates of fish. This monkey is anxious, so don't eat fish, otherwise you will definitely get stuck in the throat by fish bones.

The two cooperated tacitly, but they were busy with their own affairs and did not find anything unusual. Youshu continued to eat, while the man supported his cheeks with one hand and admired it silently. A few quarters of an hour later, Youshu was full, but he was reluctant to put down his chopsticks, moved a plate of peanuts to him, and ate and played with them one by one.

The man stood up suddenly, walked to the window and listened, his eyes showing warmth.

"What's wrong?" Youshu had to put down her chopsticks and ask.

"Come and have a look." The man waved at him.

Youshu didn't know why, but he still walked over quickly, looked out the window, and saw that the palace walls that were several feet high were crowded with black and oppressive souls, and shouted in unison, "We want to see Xiao Zhao County Order!" He was wronged! ”

The sound that dispersed the heavy yin qi, the anxious eyes, and the sad and angry cries came from the victims of Lishui. They were eager to get the news of Xiao Zhao's county order, and they were worried that the officials of the prefecture were like Yang Shi, they were all beasts who did not distinguish between good and evil, and who did not know right from wrong. If even Xiao Zhao's county order was unjustly killed, how could there be heavenly reason and human affection in the world? How can there be a clear breeze and a bright future?

Youshu was stunned, and didn't know how to react for a long time. Although he has experienced many winds and waves, it is the first time that he has been loved and supported so sincerely, and he can't help but feel apprehensive and a little flattered.

The man took his slender wrist and led him to the terrace outside the palace, whispering softly, "Let your people see if you're safe." ”

Youshu was pushed to the edge of the terrace, and she didn't know where to put her hands and feet, so she raised her arms and waved stiffly.

"It's Xiao Zhao County Order! And the king of Yama, he's fine! ”

"Great, great! My sons and daughters are still in the yang world, and if Xiao Zhao County Commander is dead, I don't know how they will live. Where can Dayong find a better parent official than Xiao Zhao County Order! ”

This sentence caused many souls to burst into tears, and they shouted Xiao Zhao's county order even more enthusiastically, and then knelt down in unison. No official could make them grateful and admired from the bottom of their hearts, only the breezy man on the terrace. In order to feed the people, he pawned all his net worth, fearless of power, and adhered to justice. Who has such feelings of worrying about the country and the people, and after death?

If Dayong's officials were like Xiao Zhao's county order, there would not be so many unjust souls in the underworld.

"Hurry up and send Xiao Zhao County Order back! The people are still waiting for him! I don't know who shouted, everyone immediately responded in unison, and the momentum shook the sky.

Youshu, who was hit by the sound, unconsciously took two steps back, although her expression was at a loss, a small dimple appeared on her cheeks.

The king of Yama stepped forward at the right time, held him on the back of his waist, and rubbed it a few times without a trace before letting go, and asked, "How does it feel to be bowed down by all the peoples?" ”

If you were to stand here with another person, you would definitely be excited and high-spirited by this spectacular scene, but Youshu repeatedly retreated, and did not talk freely with the souls about what she felt in her heart, but also knelt down, her forehead drooped deeply, against the back of her hand, and after half an hour she straightened her waist, bowed and bowed again, and after three bows, she stood up and said dryly, "It feels very heavy." ”

The man's eyes were puzzled.

Youshu paused, and then said, "If you want to use two words to describe my mood at the moment, it can only be awe and compassion. "Reverence for life, compassion for living beings. Those in power who are not really close to their people will never know what great power they hold.

This is ancient times, there is no mechanical equipment that can change the celestial phenomena and landforms, and there is no scientific and technological power to travel in space. But they have an indelible spirit, a beautiful vision to go from evil to good. With this spirit and prayer, they were able to create a miracle. They can weep the heavens and overthrow the earth; It can make ghosts and gods retreat and dispel demons; It can turn Huangquan Road into a smooth road to justice.

Right and wrong have their own merits, and justice is at ease in the hearts of the people. This is the worst of times, but it is also the best of times, because people's hearts have not changed, good and evil have not changed. When the soul of the dead knocked, Youshu, who had never liked the ritual of kneeling and worshipping, naturally bent her knees. The vast majority of them, who had never even been his people, did so for him. He came from the last days when the good and evil of the human heart were extremely distorted, and he realized more and more the heaviness and preciousness of life.

"Look, Xiao Zhao's county order is returning the salute, and he is also bowing to us!"

"Where is the reason for parents and officials to bow down to the people! Xiao Zhao's county order is really, it is really ......" The rest of the words were drowned in the cries of the dead souls. They have never seen such a good official, and it would be good if they were to be under the rule of Xiao Zhao County Order in the next life, and they would no longer have to worry about the problem of "life is better than death".

King Yama was also deeply shocked by Youshu's words, and was silent for a long time before slowly touching the top of the other party's hair, and said softly, "You are very good." ”

"No, you're better!" Youshu hurriedly stepped back and knelt down again. The reason why the lives of the yang world are miserable is precisely because of the chaos of the reincarnation of the underworld, if it were not for the vigorous rectification of the person in front of him, I don't know how many people would die in vain. When it comes to merit, he is the greatest, and he is just doing his best.

When the king of Yama was willing to accept him, his palm immediately held his smooth head, stopping him from leaning over, and his thumb was placed on the center of his brow, rubbing it slowly. Youshu felt that this kind of behavior was a little too intimate, and was about to take a few steps back, but heard the other party say in a deep voice, "Don't move, this king will send you back." ”

Can you go back by touching your eyebrows? Youshu was secretly surprised, and saw a black light shoot out of his fingertips, which disappeared into his brain, and then a familiar feeling of dizziness hit.

Looking at the empty terrace, King Yama twisted his thumb and didn't move for a long time, but his heart slowly reminisced about the smooth and soft touch of Fang Cai. Touching Xiao Zhao County Order, this is the first time, and it feels really good.

"Lord Zhao has returned to the Yang World, so you all disperse." Hearing the hustle and bustle below, he waved his sleeves to disperse the souls of the dead.

When Youshu opened her eyes again, she found herself lying in a cold cell, and a half-foot square skylight above her head shone - a hazy faint light, and it was almost dawn. He immediately wiped the Soul Separation Talisman from his forehead and half-sat up against the wall. The buttocks, which had been bloody and painful, were now intact, except for the bloodstains on the prisoner's clothes. He groped several times before he bent his round eyes.

At the same time, the prefect of Wang's mansion, the Qincha, the county officials and a cadre of witnesses also woke up one after another, some were covered in whip marks, some had swollen eyes and tongues, and some had abdominal cramps, which strangely coincided with the qiē experienced in the dream.

Wang Zhifu pushed away the concubine who was sleeping in his arms, got up with a grunt, first touched his neck, and then let out a long breath, feeling quite scared in his heart. Fortunately, it's just a dream, not real.

"Master, how can there be a blood line on your neck? It's like being been, like being "cut throat!" The concubine didn't dare to say anything, she pulled the quilt and stepped back a little, and when she saw the prefect of the king raising her hand to touch her neck, she screamed again, "Master, why do you have it on your hand?" Could it be that he has some strange disease? ”

Wang Zhifu couldn't see his neck, but he could see his wrist, so he immediately lifted the quilt, lifted his trouser legs, and went to check his ankles. There were also two blood lines on the ankle, showing signs of twisted stitches, and there was a dull pain. The scene of his head and limbs being cut off and then stitched up in his dream was replayed uncontrollably and repeatedly, which made him feel terrified.

He didn't care about putting on his clothes and shoes, so he hurriedly jumped out of bed and ran to the guest house, where there lived Hao Zuosi, the imperial court's envoy, who was also tried in the underworld last night.

The door was pushed open with a bang, and Hao Zuosi was standing in front of the bronze mirror, flirting with his clothes and checking his back. The skin on his back had festered, showing strips like whiplashes, and his white clothes were covered with blood, which was evident to be in great pain.

"Why don't you ......" The two looked at each other, and then opened their mouths in unison, "That dream last night...... Isn't it a dream? ”

They already had a guess in their hearts, but they still refused to admit it, and called everyone in the dream to check one by one, and there was a match. Until this time, no one was lucky, and they were really sued by Zhao Youshu to the king of Hades and punished.

"What now? I could have lived to be over 70 years old, Wang Xiangcai, you hurt me a lot! Hao Zuosi slapped the table and cried bitterly. In this year, living to more than 50 is already considered a high life, and more than 70 is simply a birthday star, which is the life of Fu Lu Shou Xi in everything, but because of a moment of greed, there is nothing, and after death, he will be tortured in volcanic hell for 800 years, and then enter the hungry ghost road. Thinking about it this way, it is better to live than to die, and death is better than life, and I can't wait for my soul to fly away.

The prefect of the king was also terrified, and he leaned back in his chair, not knowing what he was thinking.

An official who was summoned over said tremblingly, "Why don't you release Zhao County's order and kowtow to him and confess his guilt?" ”

"Fuck you! It was he who ran to the king of Hades to complain, which caused the official to come to this point, and the official would pull him on his back even if he died! Wang Xiangcai really lived up to the name of the living Yama, and shouted with tears in his eyes, "Come on, pass on the order of this official, and immediately pull Zhao Youshu out and divide the body of five horses!" Lao Tzu wants him to taste the taste of his head and limbs broken! ”

Several petty officials were so frightened that their faces turned pale, their legs and feet were weak, and they knelt down in the hall and cried and begged, but they could not make him change his mind. Several officials were unable to do so, so they had to go to the prison with a torture ticket to pass the order.

In the prison, Youshu stared at the skylight above his head expressionlessly, waiting for Wang Xiangcai and others to react. He believed in King Yama, and since the other party said that he would be safe and sound after returning to the Yang Realm, then there would be no accidents. Although he is afraid of the other party, he also deeply believes in the other party, which is very contradictory.

After a while, someone walked in with heavy steps, and when he looked up, he saw that it was a stout jailer with a food box in his hand.

"Xiao Zhao County Order, it's time for breakfast."

"Didn't Wang Xiangcai say that he wasn't allowed to bring me food?"

"I want to send it myself, and it has nothing to do with Wang Beast." The jailer opened the food box, and there was a bowl of rice and a few side dishes inside, although there was no meat and fish, but it looked crispy and delicious. Now that the disaster is severe and there is a shortage of rice and grain, it is good to be able to eat such a meal.

Youshu looked at the past with puzzled eyes, and did not move for a long time.

The jailer took out a key from his bosom and said slowly, "My lord, the king dog official wants to put you to death, but the little one is soft-spoken, and he can't do anything but let you go secretly." You don't know, the villain was originally from Longquan County, and he left his family to come to the state capital on an errand so that they could be fed and clothed. However, the Longquan County Order did not treat them as human beings, not to mention the heavy taxes imposed year after year, and also embezzled the silver taels for repairing the embankment. When the flood came, my mother and my father were gone, and my mother-in-law and a pair of children finally rushed to the state capital, but they were all blocked outside the city gate by the king and dog officials, and they were not given porridge and water, medicine, or clothes and pants, and they were treated as livestock, ants, and dust. ”

At this point, the jailer choked up, wiped away his tears and snot before continuing, "The little one wanted to ask the guards guarding the city to secretly let them in, but the guards asked the little one for two hundred taels of silver. Two hundred taels, where can I find it? Can't we just watch them starve to death? Just when I was in despair, my mother-in-law took her children to Suichang without permission. You know what? Before they reached the city gate, there were officials on the roadside to guide the victims, who had shacks to live in, rice porridge to fill their stomachs, decoction to cure diseases, and clothes to cover their bodies. They survived, they lived well, they had hope, they looked forward to the reunion of the little ones, but the little ones had to watch their savior be killed by Wang Gouguansheng, the little ones were not beasts, the little ones couldn't do it! ”

He quickly opened the copper lock, kowtowed, and said, "My lord, you can go quickly!" Your great kindness and virtue will not be repaid, and you will be a cow and a horse in the next life! ”

Youshu was shocked by his actions and was speechless for a long time. After being stunned for a long time, he slowly knelt down and bowed back cautiously, "I ran away, what should you do?" Everyone's life is equally precious, and it should not be exchanged, let alone given up. ”

The next few cells were all imprisoned by the wronged and aggrieved people, and when they heard this, they couldn't help but cry bitterly, and they became more and more reverent and loving to Xiao Zhao County's order, and they hated Wang Xiangcai and others more and more.

The jailer's persuasion was fruitless, so he wanted to recite Xiao Zhao's county order, but saw him hanging on the cell door and refused to compromise. Because his buttocks were covered with blood, it was obvious that the injuries were extremely serious, and the jailer did not dare to pull hard, and there was nothing he could do for a while. Just as he was hesitating, another jailer hurriedly ran in and hurriedly said, "Hurry up, I heard from the people in the government that Wang Gouguan actually wanted to divide the five horses of Xiao Zhao County!" ”

Only then did the jailer make up his mind to break Xiao Zhao's hands and raise his legs.

How could Youshu trap these two people to death, and immediately struggled violently. Suddenly, there was a commotion outside, followed by messy footsteps. Fearing that they would be discovered, the two jailers had to carry the man back to his cell, lock the door, and run to check.

Outside, at some point, many victims had gathered, all with sticks, hoes, knives and other objects in their hands, and the cells were all surrounded by water, and some people carried logs and slammed on the door, as if trying to rush in. After a little inquiry, the two jailers learned that this group of victims had actually come from Suichang and had already broken through the city gate to drive straight in, with the purpose of saving Xiao Zhao County. If it weren't for Xiao Zhao's county commander's repeated warnings not to abuse lynching, not to mutilate people's lives, and to go to him for dealing with grievances, several people would have been beaten to death.

"Okay, okay, tie people up, if Xiao Zhao County Commander knows that we killed someone, he will definitely be unhappy! Knock on the door, continue to knock on the door, we must rescue Xiao Zhao County Order today, even if the emperor is here, we can't stop! The leader shouted, and the crowd echoed.

Across the wall, Youshu was listening to the sound outside, and before he knew it, he burst into tears. The reason why he avenged the people's grievances and rescued the people was just to save his own life. His starting point is not noble, and he can even be said to be selfish, but everyone reciprocates him with wholehearted love. What can he do?

The heaviness and preciousness of life are far more profound than he realized. He used to live for himself, but now he understands what responsibility is. Recalling the past, he knew why the master liked to stand in the wind, towering at the head of the city, looking down on the Haiqing River and the peaceful and prosperous world, and told him that this is the boundless love and the invincible benevolent.

The king's mind should be like this. The master is, so is the king of Yama, and he is far inferior.

When Youshu hated not being able to pass through the wall, drove all the victims away, and told them not to risk their lives, there was a neighing of horses outside, and someone said loudly, "Stop it!" The official will not be held accountable for the crime of breaking the city this time, you will all disperse, and the official will let Master Zhao go. ”

"What kind of immortal are you?" Someone asked rhetorically.

"This official is the secretary of the criminal department of the court, and he was ordered to come to review the case of Lord Zhao's looting of disaster silver. The available evidence shows that Lord Zhao was wronged, and the emperor has issued a holy decree ordering the prefect of Lishui to release him immediately. The words fell, and the holy decree in his sleeve was taken out and read aloud.

Only then did the victims show a look of ecstasy and hurriedly retreat to both sides of the gate. But Youshu frowned, and said: This criminal department book came too quickly, right? It is equivalent to Hao Zuosi just left Beijing, he set off with the holy decree, could it be that the king of Yama gave the new emperor a dream?

Youshu, who came to this conclusion, suddenly broke through the sky with his favorability towards King Yama.