Chapter 39: Superstition
"How long has it been since the new emperor ascended the throne? Various disasters have erupted in various places. ”
"I heard that the Hu family has a close relationship with the imperial court, you see that as soon as the new emperor ascended the throne, the Hu family was flooded with insects, although this is a separation, but this is also an omen!"
"Yes, yes, there is definitely something wrong with this new emperor."
Rumors broke out about the emperor in Canglan City, especially when the soldiers sent by the imperial court arrived, and the people's dissatisfaction was all expressed in the form of rumors.
On the grounds of suppressing the rebels, as in the Vast Imperial City before, the imperial court sent people to frantically arrest the people who spread rumors in Canglan City.
But Canglan City is not like the vast imperial city......
Boom!
The officers and soldiers broke open the door of the tavern, which was a place for the residents of Canglan City to chat, and it was also one of the important areas for the spread of rumors.
General Hu Weiye personally led the officers and soldiers to sweep through various areas of Canglan City.
"Arrest all the people here!" Hu Weiye said.
Officers and soldiers poured into the tavern and suppressed all the customers directly.
"What are you going to do? We didn't break the law, so why arrest us? ”
"yes, why arrest us!"
"Why!"
The customers just came to the tavern to drink some drinks, and they didn't break the law, so why did this nonsense arrest people? Even if he is a high official of the court, he will not be able to transgress the law.
"Someone reported that there are some rumors that are unfavorable to the emperor here, you are all suspects, you all have to be interrogated, take me away!" As soon as Hu Weiye gave the order, several officers and soldiers surrounded him.
"What! This official, our small shop is just drinking and chatting about ordinary things, how can there be rumors about the emperor? It's all a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding. The tavern keeper hurriedly came over and begged.
"I don't know if it's wrong or not, but it's a fact that someone reported it, and it is impossible to press all these people back to the yamen!" Hu Weiye does not seem to intend to be accommodating.
The woman sitting in the corner stretched, she didn't seem surprised that the officers and soldiers had come to arrest people like this.
"They're finally here, and there's a smell of alcohol everywhere, and I can't stand it anymore." Youxiang didn't like the smell of wine very much, if it weren't for Ye Lingyun's request, she wouldn't have come here.
"Okay, okay, I'll give you a few days off later." Ye Lingyun sat opposite Youxiang.
"That's pretty much it." Yuka said.
Ye Lingyun was not flustered, because the person who reported the tavern for spreading rumors was none other than Ye Lingyun.
"Hey! If you dare to resist and refuse, we can kill you. The officers and soldiers ordered Youxiang and Ye Lingyun to go to the hall of the tavern, and the guests in the tavern were all asked to wait here for escort.
"Come on, stop screaming." Youxiang got up lazily, Youxiang put on a disguised makeup, now she looks like a middle-aged woman, this gray robe can't hide the bewitching figure, even the officers and soldiers on the side secretly said that it's a pity, this ordinary face and this bewitching figure really don't match.
Ye Lingyun also stood up lightly, and he also followed.
The guests of the tavern were all in the hall, and the atmosphere was very oppressive.
The officers and soldiers carried Yuxiang to the hall.
"Hey, do you believe in the Heavens?" Yuka suddenly said to the officers and soldiers who were escorting her behind her.
"Huh?" The officers and men were also stunned.
In the next second, Youxiang fell backwards, and the officers and soldiers subconsciously supported her, and there was a sharp but short-term pain on the arms of the officers and soldiers, but the pain was really short, and he felt that some of the jewelry on this woman's body might have pierced him, so he didn't care too much.
"Oops, I'm sorry." Yuka looks innocent.
"Walk well, don't play tricks." The officers and soldiers urged Yuxiang to continue walking.
After not taking two steps, the officer and soldier suddenly became dizzy, feeling that the heaven and earth were turned upside down and could not stand on his feet at all.
Thump.
The officers and men fell straight down, foaming at the mouth and rolling their eyes, looking terrifying.
"Ahh The screams of the woman, this is Yuuka's acting skills.
"What's going on!"
"Let's take a look." Hu Weiye ordered.
The other officers and soldiers all walked towards Youxiang, and the officers and soldiers who fell to the ground were still twitching, and they didn't know what was wrong.
"What did you do!" The officers and soldiers questioned Youxiang.
"I don't know, I really don't know, he ...... Suddenly he fainted, and he was foaming at the mouth, which was terrible. Youxiang squatted on the side and was pitiful, and when a woman cried, it was easy for people to relax their vigilance, and these officers and soldiers believed her a little.
"Someone!" Hu Weiye shouted.
"The subordinates are here."
"Go find a doctor on the street."
"Yes."
The officers and men hurried to the outside of the tavern.
"What's going on?" The patrons in the tavern also came to watch, after all, curiosity is human nature.
"It seems that some officers and soldiers have fainted."
"How so?"
"I don't know."
"It's none of your business, let me spread it out." Hu Weiye did not allow these civilians to watch, but these civilians were still around, and they only took a few steps back.
That's the plan, Yuxiang attracts everyone's attention, and then Ye Lingyun does the right thing.
Ye Lingyun took the opportunity to walk close to these officers and soldiers, he took out a small bottle, poured out the light white powder inside, and sprinkled it into the air.
No one noticed him, and the officers and soldiers noticed only a faint sweet smell.
"What's the scent of?"
"You smell it too?"
"Why do I feel a little itchy on my body?"
"Me too, ah, it's itchy."
"Ah, on my back, ah!"
After the scent, it was an irrepressible itch, and the officers and soldiers began to roll around, and their whole bodies were itching, as if there were thousands of ants constantly stimulating their nerves.
They began to take off their armor and scratch their skin with their hands, some of them rubbing naked against the floor.
The writhing madness is like madness.
"This ...... What happened to these officers and soldiers? ”
"I don't know, it's evil."
"Then we won't follow the evil spirit."
"Let's run."
The patrons of the tavern were frightened by the scene.
"Huh? I'm fine, alas. Yuxiang, who was not far from the officers and soldiers, stood up, and she showed no signs of madness.
"Why is that woman okay?"
"yes, how is she doing?"
Yuxiang caught the attention of the tavern customers, this woman was so close to those officers and soldiers, why was she okay?
"I'm fine." Ye Lingyun stood up, he was also fine, and he was very close to those officers and soldiers.
Look at the officers and soldiers guarding the door of the tavern, he is far away, but he is also evil, and he is also scratching his skin.
So only those officers and soldiers were recruited? Why?
"Hahaha, it's the sky, the sky can't get used to the behavior of the court, this is the sky punishing them." Ye Lingyun said loudly, for fear that someone wouldn't hear it.
Firmament? Is there really such a thing?
"Isn't this like a plague of insects?" A tavern customer said suddenly.
yes, isn't that the same? The insect plague was also at that time, and only the Hu family, which had a close relationship with the imperial court, was affected.
Sure enough, this is a punishment from heaven.
Some things, once called superstition, three times called legends, after five, six, seven or eight times, that is the oracle, that is the heavens.