Chapter 288: The Occupied Temple
He only said that it was to protect me, but he never mentioned that Luan Lu was threatening my life.
I shook my head and sighed, "It's really boring, fighting and killing all day long." What is the imperial sister thinking, she is so perverted, why is there such a master loyal to her? ”
Xiao Wuhua: "I haven't finished yet." The people you just asked are much more powerful than Sha. Kill people invisibly, quietly, or disguise as accidents, or refer to a deer as a horse......"
Me: "How many are there?" ”
Xiao Wuhua: "If we knew, we wouldn't be so afraid." ”
After talking for a long time, except for knowing that the enemy is very powerful from Xiao Wuhua's fear, he didn't seem to get any substantive content.
Bidding farewell to them and leaving the courtyard, I got dressed in red and headed to the two temples.
The Yanju Palace is about to expand two circles, and the residents living around the Imperial City have been driven out. Luan Lu deliberately used the tiger talisman to transfer back the soldiers guarding the nearby military camp, and let the troops wearing armor patrol the city every day.
The remaining residents kept a low profile with their tails between their legs, not daring to anger the soldiers again.
This is not in line with the rumors I heard in the Red Clothes Village.
The people spread this decree to the gods, saying that the decree had summoned an army and drove away all the inhabitants of Yanju City. It can be seen that they are very dissatisfied with the current emperor, otherwise they would not dare to exaggerate the holy decree like this.
Go to Zeshui Temple or Moyun Temple first?
I pulled my horse and stopped at a fork in the road.
It is more likely that the priests of the temple were aware of the existence of the edict. Zeshui Temple is an old religion, in the past, the royal family worshiped the heavens and all looked for Miao Hong, the high priest, he was born in Zeshui Temple.
Consistent with what Xiaowan said, Zeshui Temple is overcrowded. Some of them were like beggars, while others were dressed in coarse cloth and sat on the steps basking in the sun. Others played chess in the shade of a tree, surrounded by many spectators.
These people are in the prime of life, but in broad daylight, they are not working, but staying here idlely. What do they want to do?
I led the horse into the Zeshui Temple.
A priestly apprentice dressed in white led the red robes to the stables.
I asked him, "Little master, is there a wing room in the temple?" ”
The priest's apprentice hurriedly waved his hand, looking very distressed: "No, I'm afraid there won't be one in the next few days, and this temple really can't accommodate more people." ”
"How so? Are these the inhabitants of Yanju City? ”
The priest's apprentice said, "Exactly." ”
These are the people who have been driven out by the decree and have nowhere to settle down for the time being, so they resort to the temple. When the high priest heard of this decree, he did not collect money from the inhabitants at first. It is precisely because of the free food and lodging that it encourages them to live here for a long time.
The priest's apprentice said, "The believers may wish to go to the Moyun Temple, for there may be one there." ”
I passed by the courtyard where the wing of the Zeshui Temple was located, and found that there was also chattering there. A group of women were sitting in the courtyard, munching on melon seeds and sewing clothes. The ground was covered with melon seed shells and peels, and flies were flying everywhere.
Zeshui Temple has always liked calm, how can it go on like this?
I left the Zeshui Temple and decided to go to the Moyun Temple again.
The same situation is true of Moyun Temple, and the liveliness of Bize Water Temple is even more than that. The doctrine did not prohibit drinking and eating meat, and these civilians let it go. In broad daylight, a table was set up at the entrance of the temple, and dice were rolled to drink, and wine fists were drawn.
In front of the stone carving in front of the temple, several children found paint brushes out of nowhere and scribbled on the stone carvings of the priests.