The people quarreled with the officials, and quarreled with each other.

"This is an order from above, and we can only do what we are told." The official frowned. There are very few things happening in Yecheng, and it is the first time that people have made trouble like this, so the officials did not play any tricks and said bluntly.

"There's nothing to do with why you want to uproot our sacred tree, this is going to destroy my karma city!" The storyteller, who was at the forefront and ate by mouth, shouted: "Why do you want to destroy my city? ”

"That's right, why do you want to destroy my industrial city?"

"Why do you want to move our sacred tree?"

……

The noise and shouting can be heard clearly even in the inn.

The officials were angry but helpless: "Whoever can disobey the orders from above, don't make trouble!"

"We didn't make trouble, so why should we take away our sacred tree!" The people would not budge.

The leader of the official was sweating profusely: "How to disobey the orders from above?" Go back quickly! ”

"This is a sacred tree, it can't be moved, if we do, we'll be finished!"

……

This tree was only planted by Zhang Ludao back then, and there is no source of feng shui. But there was nothing special about Yecheng at that time, and Zhang Ludao's story was also a means for the people in the city to survive, so he let it go. After all these years, the people have long been convinced, and now they have spontaneously stood up to protect this tree.

At that time, the people were not educated, and they ruled the people of Yecheng with ignorance, so that the people obeyed their words; Now that this ignorance is facing him, the official's face is pale. At this time, what is the use of saying that this is just an ordinary tree? Will the people listen? I'm afraid you'll think you're tarnishing the name of this tree!

The people here are not educated, they don't like to read, they only look at what they see in front of them, they can only see what they can see, how can they think so much? In a way, these people are amazingly stubborn and will never give in.

At this time, an official fell to the ground with a shovel, and a piece of soil was immediately dug up.

"Don't make trouble, let's disperse quickly!"

"He shoveled the sacred tree!"

"He insulted the Sacred Tree!"

……

Hoes, shovels, and brooms were raised one after another, and the scene was ridiculous and funny, but it made the foreign merchants frown. Although the weapons in the hands of the people are ridiculous, there is a faint tense tense.

Merchants who come and go from the south to the north may not read a lot, but they are also literate and have read two books. ”

No matter how much you talk to these people, it is useless for a while, because they don't understand, they only recognize what they think is the truth, and they have been stubborn for so many years, and no one has taught them, so this stubbornness is a lifetime.

The officials started digging one after another, shouting as they dug: "Don't be stupid, what kind of sacred tree is this, it's just an ordinary tree." ”

"You see, there's nothing wrong with us digging, right?"

The people were stunned and looked at each other blankly.

The official breathed a sigh of relief: since these people believe in the gods, let them be persuaded by the gods. People, if you really have brains, ignorant people are really too easy to deceive.

So, the official smiled again: "If it is really a sacred tree, why do we dig it and it doesn't matter......"

There was a loud bang, and thunder tore through the sky.

This thunder came suddenly, and it was a thunderbolt in the clear sky.

Then the rain poured down. However, in the blink of an eye, the entire industrial city was plunged into a torrential rain.

The sudden rainstorm brought the officials' jokes to an abrupt end, and the people were also drenched by the torrential rain and came back to their senses.

The faces of the merchants in the inn changed greatly, and someone gasped: "This is bad!" ”

Sure enough, with an angry roar of "the gods are angry", the raised hoes, shovels, and brooms were thrown at the officials.

"They insulted Mr. Zhang Ludao!"

"Splash the source of feng shui in my industry city!"

"They're going to kill us!"

……

The sound of noise and shouting resounded throughout the city.

The city of industry, civil unrest.

……

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It has been three days since the news arrived in Chang'an City. The Son of Heaven was shocked: This sudden civil unrest, the total number of dead and wounded, nearly 100 people. This number is not very good, but compared with the number of people in Yecheng, it is a bit shocking.

More than half of the local population was involved in the civil unrest, and the cause was even more ridiculous because of a tree.

"It's inexplicable!" Emperor Mingzong was furious in the court, "Because of a tree, it caused civil unrest!" What kind of tree is this, which can cause chaos among the people? ”

This recital was presented through the new Zuo Prime Minister Pei Xingting, who listed: "A tree, a tree planted by Mr. Zhang Ludao himself in the past, was originally just an ordinary tree. However, over the years, it has been propagated in the city of karma with the theory of the gods, saying that it is the source of feng shui for the entire city. The government wanted to uproot the tree, which caused civil unrest. ”

"Why would an ordinary tree be preached by the gods? Didn't the Yecheng County Order stop it? Emperor Mingzong said angrily, paused, and waved his hand again, "I don't need to wait for you to say that I also know that most of the local officials turn a blind eye and let the people make a living from this god's words." The three of them became tigers, and at that time they let it go, and they became what they are today. ”

It's really a cycle of cause and effect, and retribution is unpleasant.

Pei Xingting responded: "Your Majesty Shengming." ”

In addition, according to the minister's investigation, there is only one middle school in Yecheng, in which there are few students, the people do not pay attention to school, and most of them use the merchants as a source of income, and the officials do nothing, which has caused the current situation in Yecheng. The minister implores His Majesty to order the city to build a county school and educate the people. The people have no ability to discern such a ridiculous civil unrest, and the root cause of it is the problem of people's customs and education. Pei Xingting said.

Emperor Mingzong nodded, and his expression was slightly slow: "Quasi." ”

Another official came forward: "Your Majesty, this matter is obvious, and the local officials have an unshirkable responsibility. Speaking of which, Yecheng County Ling was also born as a Jinshi back then, and he was a protégé of Qiao Xiang. This is not a one-day work, but a matter of accumulation, why have I never heard of it before. If there is no civil unrest this time, we will still be kept in the dark. Qiao Xiang is also responsible for poor supervision. ”

This official was born in Jiangnan and was a student of Pei Xingting, and he was not afraid to stand in the court and challenge Qiao Huan. Since Pei Xingting was appointed as the left minister, he has not made a move, and this is his first shot. As a monarch, he would not be too happy to see the scene of the two sides living together in harmony and walking too close, since this is the case, then he Pei Xingting will jump out.

The rivalry between the left and right has always been the habit of Da Chu in the court for so many years.

Qiao Huan seemed to be a little surprised and glanced at Pei Xingting on the side, moved his lips, but didn't say anything after all.

After retreating from the dynasty, Pei Xingting did not move, but just stood in place and looked at it with a smile.

Qiao Huan took two steps forward and bowed slightly: "Master Pei." ”

"Qiao Xiangye."

After a pause, Qiao Huan said: "It's not strange that you challenged Qiao, but Qiao was a little surprised that you didn't make a big fuss about Zhang Ludao." ”

He had heard of the feud between Pei and Zhang's family for a long time, and this matter was related to Zhang Ludao, and it was not difficult to make a big fuss about it, as long as Pei Xingting wanted to, it was easy, but he didn't.

"Naturally, the feud is not so easy to settle." Pei Xingting paced two steps and said loudly, "But this time I entered the court, my Pei family came to rule the world, and Pei Mou is very clear." ”

"What about you, do you know? Qiao Xiangye. After saying this, Pei Xingting bowed slightly to him and turned to leave. 2k reading web