On July 14, it was the time for Zhu Youxiao to determine the time to kill the locust god.

Before this, Zhu Youxiao, Wang Zheng, Sun Yunqiu and others had secretly tested it three times, and if they didn't observe it carefully, they could really be confused with the real.

In order to better create the effect of public opinion and achieve his own goals, Zhu Youxiao even made a "god cutting axe" weighing 1,000 catties with great fanfare.

Early this morning, the entire vicinity of Chengtianmen was blocked, and Wang Zheng and Sun Yunqiu were just after choosing the best place to watch and finding a good location. According to the principle of the Five Elements Bagua, the two of them took great pains to set the viewing location as the kun position and the god beheading location as the dry position.

The fact that Zhu Youxiao wanted to kill the locust god was already in Beijing, and it was spread in many parts of the empire. This day was definitely a remarkable day in the history of the empire, and even many people rushed to Beijing from other places to see Zhu Youxiao slaying the locust god.

"Xiao Er, why is this Chengtian Gate sealed? Didn't Your Majesty say that you are allowed to see it when you slay the locust god? ”

"Guest officer, you are from out of town, although this locust god can be watched, but there is a limit on the number of people, it is said that only nine hundred and ninety-nine people are allowed to enter the scene, not one more, otherwise, the locust god will not be able to be killed."

"I came from Jiangnan, and I heard that His Majesty had slaying the locust god, and I came here to see it for a long time, but I don't know why I want to limit the number of people who watch? Tell me about that? ”

"Nine is the extreme, nine hundred and ninety-nine people is already the limit, if there are too many, it will disturb the locust god."

"Have all nine hundred and ninety-nine people been elected?"

"It was elected before yesterday, and there are ninety-nine officials and nine hundred people from the capital."

"But who doesn't want to go? I'm willing to pay a premium for a spot. ”

"I can't buy it, and no one will sell it, it is said that anyone who buys and sells quotas will be cursed by the locust god, and the family will be ruined, and the Jinyi Guard is also strictly investigating this matter. The guest officer really wants to see it, so he can wait outside the Chengtian Gate, and maybe he can see the locust god after being beheaded. ”

"Then I'll go and see the corpse of the locust god."

"If the guest officer wants to go, it will be early, and many people will go to Chengtianmen early this morning."

……

By the time you arrived, everything had already been arranged, and the entire Chengtian Gate looked like a dojo, full of charms.

"Your Majesty, everything is ready." Wang Zheng said softly.

"Well, there's still time, double-check again, there can't be the slightest mistake." Zhu Youxiao admonished.

"No." Wang Zheng nodded.

……

A quarter of an hour before the hour, the people who were allowed to visit the locust slayer had already entered. Among the nine hundred and ninety-nine people, there are a few seats in the House of Nobles, a few ministers in the imperial court, ordinary people, and of course, Li Xiangjun. As for the concubines in the palace, it was really difficult to arrange, so Zhu Youxiao simply didn't let them visit.

At the end of the day, the first drum sounded at Chengtianmen.

As soon as the drum sounded, a small amount of "ghost fire" suddenly floated out on the Chengtian Gate, although it was daytime, but at this time the sky was already a little dark, and the ghost fire loomed in the air.

"Ghost Fire!" Someone in the crowd exclaimed.

"It's really a ghost fire!" The sudden appearance of the ghost fire made the audience, who was already a little nervous, even more nervous, and even a little flustered.

"Don't panic, people, I'm here to sit in battle." Zhu Youxiao sat in front of him with the sword of the Son of Heaven in his hand, looking extremely majestic.

Zhu Youxiao's words quickly stabilized the somewhat flustered crowd, and Zhu Youxiao said coldly when he saw this: "Wait a minute, no matter what happens, don't panic, don't disturb me to kill the locusts, otherwise, the Son of Heaven Sword in my hand will see blood." ”

After another quarter of an hour, a second drum beat sounded at Chengtianmen.

As soon as the second drum sounded, a large number of "ghost fires" floated out of the Chengtian Gate, and at this moment the sky seemed to be darker, and the ghost fires in the air could be seen more clearly. The crowd at the scene was even more nervous, and they didn't even dare to breathe. Li Xiangjun covered her mouth tightly, she felt that her heart was about to jump out at the moment, but she didn't dare to gasp for breath, as if she was afraid of alarming these ghost fires.

"Don't panic, don't leave the kun position. I will protect you. Zhu Youxiao told again.

Hearing Zhu Youxiao's words, the number of onlookers crowded even tighter, but Li Xiangjun had no one to rely on, and she stood alone at the front. Seeing Li Xiangjun's nervous appearance, Zhu Youxiao had the urge to laugh, he knew that Li Xiangjun must be too scared.

"Li Xiang, you are behind me." Zhu Youxiao said.

Li Xiang heard Zhu Youxiao's words, and without saying a word, he trotted all the way behind Zhu Youxiao.

Although in the Southern Song Dynasty, a few people already had an understanding of the "ghost fire", but the artificial creation of the ghost fire was already at the end of the 17th century, and it was inadvertently created by Westerners. In the era when information is very underdeveloped, the vast majority of people still do not understand the "ghost fire".

In the third quarter of an hour, the third drum beat sounded at Chengtianmen.

As soon as this drum sounded, more "ghost fire" floated out on the Chengtian Gate, and then a gust of wind suddenly blew, blowing the "ghost fire" all over the sky, and the entire Chengtian Gate seemed to be shrouded in ghost fire, and at this moment even the people outside the Chengtian Gate could see the "ghost fire" in the sky.

"Ghost Fire!" The crowd at Chengtianmen exclaimed.

"This is the ghost fire, I've seen it in mass graves."

"This must have been the result of those who died in the plague of locusts." Someone immediately added to his mind.

"Yes, definitely." Someone immediately chimed in.

……

As he spoke, someone knelt down, and when one person knelt, a second person knelt, and soon there were people kneeling outside the Chengtian Gate.

This ghost fire in the sky made Zhu Youxiao decide to look very good, but other people didn't think so, and some even regretted coming to see this locust slaying activity. Li Xiangjun is sweating now, her clothes are soaked, I don't know if it's cold or scared, Zhu Youxiao can feel that she is trembling.

"Don't be afraid, I'm here, no demon can hurt anyone." Zhu Youxiao shouted loudly.

As soon as Zhu Youxiao finished speaking, he suddenly asked a strong urine commotion, and Zhu Youxiao said angrily: "You are not allowed to pee here, you are holding back with me, and you will soon behead the locust god." ”

After Zhu Youxiao finished speaking, he hurriedly walked forward more than ten steps, the smell was too bad, he couldn't stand it, Li Xiangjun saw Zhu Youxiao walking forward, she hurriedly followed, although she was a little unsteady when she walked now, but she felt that it was safest to follow Zhu Youxiao.

After the three-way drum, the ghost fire in the sky had not yet dissipated, and suddenly a layer of ghost fire appeared on the ground of the God Slaying Area of the Chengtian Gate, turning the entire area into a miserable green.