In the first year of Xianqing, September 30, three o'clock in the afternoon.

On Jinhua Road in Wuzhou City, Wu Kang ran wildly, saw a familiar figure, and stopped in an instant. The young monk, stopped in the middle of the road, wearing a purple robe. The monks of the Tang Dynasty wore robes on a par with the officials, and respected the emperor with purple and red.

The monk hung a rosary in his hand, folded his hands, and recited the Buddha's name: "Amitabha, dare to ask the Wudu Governor, do you decide to be robbed?" ”

Wu Kang sighed and clasped his hands together: "What the master said is true, my murder will eventually come." I will commit a great sin, and no one will be able to save me, not even the Queen. The catastrophe can be avoided, but in the dark, there is a force that pushes me to deal with the disaster. ”

The monk bowed and saluted, and said in a low voice: "Good will be rewarded, evil will be rewarded, and good and evil will be rewarded in the end." It's not that you don't report it, the time has not come. The Buddha will bless you, and the poor monks will also pray for blessings. ”

I'm afraid that the almighty Buddha can't save my life, Wu Kang laughed miserably. Bow down, run past you, follow Dongming Road, and go straight to the South City Gate. The wind was whistling in my ears, the shops were retreating layer by layer, the noise was getting louder and louder, and the city gates were slaughtered.

In the alleys of each square, the Jinhua militia was ambushed; High on the wall, the arrows and crossbows are ready to fire; Inside the wide gates, the spearmen were on standby; A sturdy human-shaped wooden frame, with a spear inserted diagonally into the horizontal wood, the head of which pointed straight at the city gate; The Wu soldiers were silent, and the outside of the city was deafening.

Walking up to the city gate, the flail soldiers lined up, the archers were in place, and the shield soldiers blocked the battlements. Firecrackers thumped, rubble fell on the city, and it was a mob attack. Colleagues surrounded the hourglass, waiting for the attack time, and when they saw the big guy appear, they came over to salute.

Wu Kang sighed lightly and instructed Yu Hongzhi: "Withdraw the sword and shield hands, and the militia will go down to the city, guard the gates of each square, and monitor all the streets." Qian Shun put the hanging basket and sent the official down to the city, and I negotiated with the homeless. Shut up, don't want to hear anything, and carry out the order. ”

Everyone was anxious, but no one dared to speak. In less than half a minute, Yu Hongzhi gave an order. Orders were passed down layer by layer, the soldiers lined up to go downstairs, and the money was placed in the hanging basket. The flying stones gradually stopped, the noise gradually decreased, Wu Kang came to the battlement, turned around and continued to order: "I will go down by myself, you don't follow, you are ready to be sent at any time." ”

Di Renjie wanted to persuade him, but Wu Kang waved his hand to stop it. Climb the notch of the female wall, stand in the hanging basket, and overlook the heads of the people. When the homeless people saw the purple robe, they knew who the person was coming, and then they looked alone, and gradually stayed in place. The lower the hanging basket becomes, the quieter the homeless becomes; The hanging basket was off the ground, and the homeless people were silent.

Open the waist pocket, take out the gloomy scissors, untie the gold and jade belt, and take off the purple robe on your body. Holding scissors in his right hand and a purple robe on his left arm, he glanced at the crowd and said: "The right general of the inspection school, the governor of Yuezhou, and the assassin of Wuzhou, Shi Wukang, promise here today to let everyone enter the city." ”

The homeless people were incredulous, and soon there was a lot of chatter. Di Renjie went berserk and shouted loudly, and his colleagues spoke in unison. However, in less than half a minute, it was drowned out by the cheers of the masses, and the cheers resounded through the heavens and the earth. Wu Kang raised his hand and pressed down, and for about ten minutes, the scene was silent again.

raised the official robe in his hand, and the volume was turned to the highest: "The people of Wuzhou know that this purple robe of mine was worn by a saint." Before the saint ascended the throne, he was the crown prince and the king of Jin, and the old clothes were stored in the Shangyi Bureau. Because of my meager merits, the saint gave me an old robe, and the queen sewed it day and night, so that I had this official robe. ”

pulled out a thick wry smile and raised the scissors in his right hand: "Please don't be impatient, I will use scissors to cut this robe and distribute it to the villagers as a voucher for entering the city." After entering the city, all the officials of Wuzhou will arrange for you to stay in the homes of the people in the city. And the fragments of the robes were given to the masters of each house to cover the food and lodging expenses. ”

When the words fell, thousands of people sighed together, the needles could be heard, and Wu Kang was miserable: "The saint is the true son of heaven, with the breath of a true dragon, and all the things used by the emperor can bring happiness." The sage's intimate clothing, perennial infiltration of dragon energy, can be used as a family heirloom. Folks, please rest assured, the people in the city are willing to exchange some rice for ready-made heirlooms. ”

The officials were all shocked, Di Renjie was struck by lightning, turned around and ordered Qian Shun: "Lead all the security guards, all the bad people, all the militia cavalry." Mobilize all forces and inform the people of all fangs: the Wudu Governor cuts the official robe, and the holy robe in the hands of the displaced people is the reward for the reception. The more you place, the more robes you get. Zhang Hu ginseng, Luo Fa ginseng, you also go. ”

The two of them were pale, and they promised in a deep voice, and Zhang Cambodia's words were convincing: "Please rest assured that Di Gong has fifty squares in Wuzhou City, with more than 5,300 households, and each household will be notified." If there is a household that does not know, if there is a person who does not know, Cambodia will take the blame and resign. ”

The official was silent again, Di Renjie smiled bitterly and waved his hand helplessly. Luo Bingwang was in tears, hurriedly went downstairs, and everyone acted. I wondered in my heart, why did the big guy do this, what did he pay a huge price for? King Bin does not accept anyone, and from today onwards, he will only serve Wu Kang alone.

Qian Shun ran down the city gate, handed over the task to Zhao Sheng, and ran to the governor's mansion in one go. Meet Mrs. in the backyard, report on 1510, the words are not finished, listen to the voice. The teacup was torn apart, and the lady's face was pale, her body was shaky, and she rolled her eyes and fainted.

In an instant, chickens flew and dogs jumped, the concubines and maids were in chaos, and Qian Shun hurriedly looked for someone to find Wu Yuan's wife. pinched people again, put a towel on it, and finally woke up leisurely. Qing burst into tears, trembling all over, didn't care about putting on her shoes, and ran to the chaiyuan crying.

Qian Shun's consciousness is not good, and he tends to follow step by step, and his forehead is full of question marks. Soon came to the Chai Courtyard, the gate of the courtyard was locked, and Pinglang blocked the door. When he saw his wife, he knelt directly on the ground, pulled the horizontal knife on his waist, and put it on his throat: "The big guy confessed that before he came back, he wouldn't let you enter the firewood courtyard." The subordinates dare not stop it, if the wife forces each other, the subordinates can only die. ”

Qing couldn't cry silently, and roared in the courtyard: "What happened to you and your husband, why did he do stupid things?" He is your own flesh and blood, why did you force him to die? Now that your family is ruined, you are finally satisfied, what does my family owe you? ”

Qing sat paralyzed on the ground, crying hoarsely: My husband is so ruthless, how should we live as orphans and widows. The crying became louder and louder, and the maidservant came in a hurry, and the three concubines wept and kept comforting the mistress.

Qian Shun was puzzled, why did he want to die or live, what was going on? Thinking of the expressions of the Wuzhou officials on the tower of the city gate, as well as the tears of King Luo Bin, it was like being struck by lightning in an instant. His legs went limp, he collapsed to the ground, and he quickly sweated profusely at the thought of that possibility.

Suddenly, hearing Pinglang's exclamation, Mrs. fainted again, and Qian Shun quickly got up. The wing room lifted out the soft bed, such as smoke and Qin Niang held hands, and carried the lady back to the bedroom. Qian Shun's hands trembled, glared angrily at the ward of Chai Hospital, and held the handle of the knife tightly, what kind of evil has this created?

The old man in the ward, his eyes were dull and blank, and he shed two lines of tears. His lips twitched, and blood spilled from the corners of his mouth, drip down his beard and on his chest. He heard what he said just now, and every word was reasonable, and every word was heartfelt.

Qian Shun let go of the handle of the knife, full of remorse, he should have killed him in the first place. I have long had a premonition that this old immortal will harm the big guy. Looking at Pinglang, he turned to look in the direction of the city gate, and he really couldn't understand why the big guy did something stupid.

The crowd of displaced people was excited, and Wu Kang's face was bitter: "You shouldn't know what my behavior today means." The "Famous Examples" of "Tang Law and Discussion" lists dozens of heinous crimes, and the sixth of them says: great disrespect. Etiquette is the foundation of respect, respect is the carrier of etiquette, and it is disrespectful to overstep the saint. ”

Shaking his head slightly, he raised his voice: "Tang Law sparsely stipulates that reprimanding public opinion is reasonable and harmful, and it is disrespectful. This means that slandering and slandering a saint is the most serious transgression and is punishable by beheading. The official cut the holy robe, which is more serious than slander. ”

The atmosphere began to be depressed, Wan Dao looked at it, and Wu Kang smiled painfully: "That is, the moment the scissors are opened, my life will be gone." The relief grain of the imperial court arrived in Wuzhou seven days later, and during this period, you accepted the care of the main family as guests. Therefore, folks, you must abide by the way of hospitality. ”

Clasped his hands into fists, bowed and saluted, almost pleading: "Be a guest, be cautious in your words and deeds, and obey the arrangement." Don't embarrass the master's house, don't let the master's house get bored, and don't become a villain. Please, folks, abide by the law and don't let Wu Kang die in vain. ”

The scene was silent, and after half an hour, an old man slowly looked at him. The old voice, shouting "Wugong Wanfu", radiated to the surroundings. The homeless people fell down one after another, like the wind blowing wheat waves, and like dominoes. The blessings of the people are neat and sonorous.

Wukang scissors pressed down, and the hanging basket slowly slid down until it touched the ground. The city gate slowly opened, the security guards moved away to reject the horse guns, and the swords and soldiers stood opposite, and the snowy horizontal knives formed a long road. The homeless people got up one after another, standing quietly in place, their eyes focused.

Di Renjie shouted loudly, and the displaced people flocked to the outside of the moat as he was told, forming a long line. Wu Kang shook his purple robe, opened the scissors in his hand, and forcibly suppressed the remorse in his heart. Abandoning the last hesitation, the scissors fell on the neckline of the purple robe.

laughed miserably, this life is really gone. A piece of cloth the size of a copper coin was handed to the nearest homeless. The young man received the cloth piece, with tears in his eyes, and bowed to the end. Then he walked into the city gate, under the dense bow and arrows, held high the purple rag, and entered the sword and soldier road.

Cut off the second piece and hand it to the white-haired old man. The old man took the cloth, pointed sideways behind him, and choked in his throat: "They are old and decaying family members, there are seven old and young people, you can just give a piece." The old man swears here, if he has the life to go home, he will give the martial arts public merit card. ”

There was no need for this, Wu Kang was dumbfounded and shook his head helplessly. It doesn't matter if you have one household or one cloth, there are tens of thousands of displaced people, and this robe is not enough. Di Renjie signaled for release, and the old man held up the cloth piece high, and led the whole family of seven into the Yongdao.

Repeating the movements in the hands, the scissors opened and closed, and the victims walked by. Thinking of Xiucai's dream, he told him not to be rash, but he still failed him. I am ashamed of my good intentions, but I will not regret it, the regret of my previous life, the guilt of my father, make me feel painful.

In this life, my aunt died under my knife, and my father hated it in the end, I would be better off than dead. Nightmares, remorse, and self-blame weren't the life I wanted, and I had enough of it. Cleanse away all sins and be completely liberated, even if you lose your life.

Suddenly heard a strange voice, slowly looked up, stunned for a moment, and pulled out a light smile. Di Renjie stood opposite, also took off his official robe, and also found scissors, imitating the behavior of the big guy. Lao Di is interesting enough, you moved me and wanted to help me share the blame, but unfortunately it was useless.

You cut your official robes privately, and at most you will be reprimanded, but I will die without life. Now I can only hope that the credit of saving Li Jiu, the credit of abolishing Wang Liwu, and all the merits of the past can save my life. If you think about it carefully, you think it's unlikely, so let's do it later.

I don't know how long it took, the scissors became more noisy, the corners of my eyes swept away, and I couldn't cry or laugh. All the officials of Wuzhou, the city gate is lined up in five horizontal and four columns. Each of them holds scissors and cuts their official robes, just like the ticket window of the station. Seeing that the eldest grandson is listed, it is a little unbelievable, you should wish I died.

After looking at each other for a moment, the eldest grandson retracted his gaze and continued to move in his hands. Wu Kang collected his thoughts and handed out the cloth in his hand, but he heard a sincere voice: I don't want the cloth in Han Wu, let me go into the city. I have all the strength to sell coolies to eat. Wu Gong is a good official, there are a lot of people behind him, and you don't have enough clothes.

The five big and three thick young people do have the strength, and that's all you can help me. Wu Kang nodded slightly, looked at the dense crowd, and pondered for a moment: "You go to the Zhang family in Xinglanfang, the one with the highest courtyard wall." When you see Zhang Qilang, report my name, and he will arrange for you. ”

Han Wu said twice, clenched his fists and bowed to the end, and strode into the city gate. The man in black greeted him, took him to the side of the road, explained a few words to the soldiers, and signaled that he could pass. The moment he stepped into the corridor, the soldier was murderous, the blade was cold, and he felt his legs tremble.

It's easy to get out of the road, but I was stopped by bad people and asked why there was no cloth. Quickly tell the truth, the bad guy stopped talking and led him into the alley next to him. There were armed soldiers everywhere, there were many archers on the walls, arrows aimed at him, and Han Wu was sweating.

When he came to the gate with difficulty, the bad man pushed him in, turned around and strode away. Han Wu stabilized his body and found the highest courtyard wall, which was at the end of the street. As he walked past, he passed the first house, and a woman rushed out of the door and grabbed him by the sleeve.

dragged it to the door of the house, and walked as he walked: "It's the victims of the disaster in Kuozhou, my family is engaged in candle trading, and I need help." I had two full meals a day, slept in the workshop at night, and looked after my home. Don't worry, my family is honest and won't treat you badly, so give me the holy robe. ”

The last sentence was the point, Han Wu hurriedly stopped, scratched his head and said embarrassedly: "I didn't ask for a holy robe, Wu Gong asked me to go to Zhang's house and work hard to beg for food." The conditions given by the lady are good, and I can live in your house. I have a lot of strength, I can do anything, just fill my stomach. ”

There is no holy robe, the woman immediately coldly faced, let go of her sleeves and disdainfully: "Stupid or not, you don't want a holy robe, it is a saint's clothes, stained with fairy energy." If you put a sachet and wear it with you, you will definitely be able to be a big official, a big official like the governor. You fool, go to Zhang Qi's house immediately, don't delay the old lady's business. ”

At this time, three people walked into the door, and the woman slipped away, still leaving just now. Soon the deal was negotiated, and the bad guy laughed: "My sister-in-law Lu, this is the fourth, can your family settle down?" Don't ruin the reputation of Duke Wu, when the time comes, Duke Wu will spare you, and I will not spare Ye San. ”

The woman took the piece of cloth from the hands of the couple and stuffed it into her arms, and said with a smile on her face: "Ye Langjun smiled, the emperor's grain will come in seven days, and I will believe the words of the governor." It's just four more, and my sister-in-law can raise it, so you can rest assured. My sister-in-law is not greedy, and if she collects five holy robes, she won't rob people. ”

The bad guy snorted and laughed, and said with a lot of trouble: "Then you have to take care of the people, don't fall into the reputation of the governor, otherwise I really won't spare you." But old sister-in-law, to tell you the truth, they are not taking the holy robe, but the official robe of Di Gong. ”

The woman's face changed slightly, and she was entangled for a moment: "That's nothing, the governor is the first good official in the world, and Di Gong is the second best official." Di Gong's official clothes are left to my wife, and she will marry a good family in the future. Brother Ye family, sister-in-law wants to entertain guests, so I won't talk to you. ”

The husband and wife thanked them and followed the woman into the door, Han Wu regretted a little, regretting that he didn't ask for the holy robe. turned around and continued walking, but was stopped by the household, who also asked for holy robes, and took care of three meals a day. It was easy to explain clearly, but he was stopped by the third family, so he simply ran away, shouting that there was no holy robe.

Ran to the end of the alley, and when I came to the door of Zhang's house, there was an ox cart driving out. Han Wu Daoming's origin, the middle-aged man in Chinese clothes is the main Zhang Qi. He ordered someone to take the rice cake, Han Wu gobbled it up, and Zhang Qi said lightly: "If you have something to do, follow us, don't run around." ”

Han Wu nodded in agreement, and followed the ox cart, which stopped next door. Zhang Qi negotiated with the head of the household, and he actually wanted to buy a holy robe, and he opened his mouth to be five times. Han Wu was dumbfounded, five guan is enough for my family to eat for five years, even if it is a saint's clothes, it is not worth five guan, right?

The deal was quickly reached, and the owner took out three pieces of cloth and put them in Zhang Qi's bag. The servant opened the curtain of the car, and the car was full of copper coins, and Han Wu began to move the money, and fifteen times sent it to the master's house. Then he went door-to-door, buying the neighbor's holy robes, and soon bought dozens of them.

Han Wu was even more puzzled, the main family bought so much, did there be many children in the family?

I didn't say anything all the way, and I came to the Fangmen woman's house. When the woman learned of her intentions, she directly sneered: "I don't sell it for any amount of money, the old lady's family has money, and the holy robe is left for the children." Zhang Qi, Zhang Qi, your wishful thinking, don't think that the old lady doesn't know. Want to borrow the robe and rob my business? ”

Zhang Qi shook his head, unusually pleading: "Let's make ash, we can't forget our roots, you should also know that the ash tree was introduced by Wugong." At the beginning, I couldn't open the pot, but now the brocade clothes and jade food are all thanks to the wax tree, isn't this the reason? ”

The woman pinched her waist and roared in her voice: "The old lady has not forgotten her roots, go to my house to have a look, there is a merit card of the martial master." During this year's Mid-Autumn Festival, I sent him fifty balls of wax, but he didn't want anything. I, Zhang Qilang, what do you mean, does this have anything to do with the holy robe? ”

Zhang Qilang shook his head: "The woman's family doesn't understand anything, and Wu Gong himself committed 'great disrespect', not to deceive people, but to be true." Wu Gong is kind to me, even if he goes bankrupt, he will buy all the holy robes, sew them up again, and give them to Wu Gong to atone for his sins. ”

The woman lowered her face, her hands no longer pinched her waist, and she muttered for a moment and said, "Are you coaxing me, such a good official, the court will kill your head?" If so, how much can you buy? You see how this is, let's go to the wax club now, gather all the members, and work together to find a way. ”

Everyone gathered firewood and the flame was high, Zhang Qi immediately agreed, arranged for the servant to buy cloth, and left in a hurry with the woman. Looking at their backs, Han Wu was puzzled and pondered what he had just said. Wu Gong is such a good official, is Wuzhou a blue sky, will he really be killed?

At dusk, all the victims entered the city, arranged everything, and Wu Kang hurried home. Hurriedly came to the Chai Courtyard, Qian Shun and Pinglang greeted him, and their eyes were red. Pinglang bit his lip tightly, Qian Shun's face was full of determination, and he patted his chest and swore an oath: "Don't worry, big guy, I will take my brothers to squat, and the Qincha of the imperial court will not be able to enter Wuzhou alive." ”

Die, you, Wu Kang rolled his eyes and reprimanded with a black face: "Don't talk nonsense, that's a crime, that's a catastrophe." Don't worry, that monk still has a chance of life. In this way, you and Pinglang go to the capital, go to the princess of Xincheng, and ask her to report to the queen. ”

The two hesitated for a few moments, and Ying Nuo turned to leave. Wu Kang walked into the firewood courtyard and took out the bag of rice in his arms, feeling related for a while. Saving tens of thousands of victims and washing away all sins, I feel very relaxed.

Your lifelong wish, I have helped you make it happen. Forced a smile into the door, and in an instant, he froze in place, with four blood words on the wall: Shame on Kang'er.

Hehe twice, tears flowed, and the quilt was lifted. Daddy is already gone, and I didn't wait for me to come back, but I was still one step late. Lie down with Daddy in your arms, wipe the blood from the corners of your mouth, and cover with a new quilt. Untie the red string of the purse, pour the rice grains into your mouth, and keep chewing... WeChat pays attention to "excellent reading literature" to see, talk about life, and find confidants~