Li Shimin's reception room was empty and simple, and there was not much except for tables and chairs.

The special feature is that one of the walls of the room is all glass, through which you can see the planting room next door, and the hanging shelves are full of various plants, and the green and tender colors are refreshing.

"I'm sorry that I've caused you trouble because of some personal obsessions, Mr. Li." Xuanzang sincerely apologized for what happened just now.

"It's just a small thing, and to be honest I don't really like those believers, but you can't deny that the Dharma has a certain effect on maintaining stability. Let's have tea. Li Shimin made a gesture of invitation to the cup on the table.

Xuanzang picked up the cup made of clay, smelled a fragrance, took a sip, the moist tea slid into his throat, feeling very comfortable, he couldn't help but praise: "Good tea." It is incredible that Chang'an can still grow tea. ”

"As a supervisor, there are always some privileges, and that's one of the few things to enjoy today." Li Shimin said with a smile, then changed the conversation and said, "And Mr. Xuanzang, who is a messenger, must have enjoyed more good things than me." ”

Xuanzang put down the teacup and said, "I have suffered a lot. It seems that Cheyenne has already told you. ”

"Not bad. Thanks to you this time, Chang'an was able to save the day. It's a pity that this reactor accident is kept secret from the outside world, and your exploits cannot be announced. But during Mr. Xuanzang's temporary stay in Chang'an, no matter what requirements he has, as long as he can do it, we will do our best to achieve it for you. Li Shimin said.

Mr. Li was polite. Since I know this skill, I should also help. If the miracle refuge of Chang'an is destroyed by a reactor accident, this sin is enough to be thundered by the sky. Xuanzang said, thinking that if he said a few more polite words, he should ask for the reward.

However, Li Shimin asked with a complicated expression: "Why did Mr. Xuanzang come to Chang'an?" ”

Xuanzang glanced at the other party's eyes imperceptibly, and then said with a normal expression: "I thought Xia An had already told Mr. Li." Because he was attacked by a youkai nearby, he lost his equipment, but he managed to survive, and he happened to find the radio channel of the shelter, so he wanted to rest here for a while. ”

"Isn't it really on purpose?"

"Why did Mr. Li say that?" Xuanzang sat up straight and said with a straight face.

Li Shimin sighed inexplicably, and the majesty gradually faded, revealing a trace of confusion and helplessness. He said, "You've come by coincidence. To tell you the truth, if you come one day later, the immigration plan will be officially rolled out and the first advance team will be dispatched. ”

Was that the reason? Xuanzang remembered that in the chat with Lao Zhang, he learned some about Li Shimin's immigration actions, but they all ended in failure. It seems that the supervisor is very obsessed with immigration.

"Ah, Mr. Xuanzang, don't get me wrong, I'm not blaming you." Li Shimin waved his hand, stared at the swaying heat on the teacup, and said with a slight distraction, "You are well-informed, you should understand that this refuge can be supported for so long, and it has reached a terrifying level. ”

Xuanzang agreed: "Indeed, I admire it. ”

Li Shimin pursed his lips and said, "No, didn't you hear, what I just said was terrible." Every day my fear deepens, for too long, Chang'an has been crumbling, but the people here refuse to leave. ”

"I know what you're up to." Xuanzang said, "Although it is not good to criticize the supervisor's decision-making, I can't help but want to ask, why didn't Mr. Li go by himself?" Bring a team you can trust to immigrate, and Chang'an can be managed by a new overseer. Of course, I don't know much about the mechanism here, is the election of the supervisor an inheritance, a concession or an election? ”

Li Shimin shook his head and said, "It can be appointed by me, or it can be elected, as long as that person is capable enough and can convince the public." This is not the crux of the matter...... I actually have something I want to ask you. Every time a messenger came, it always opened my eyes and made me understand a lot of things. But it's been a long time since the Messenger has come, and this time I met you. ”

He stopped suddenly, as if hesitating for something. After a short period of silence, Li Shimin looked at Xuanzang, lowered his voice and said, "Mr. Xuanzang, have you ever heard of something similar to people coming back from the dead?" ”

"I've heard a few examples, but the types vary." Xuanzang replied truthfully that he himself was a living example, but the information provided to Li Shimin depended on the next situation.

"The soul went to the underworld, and finally returned to the human world, and retained its memory?"

Xuanzang thought for a moment and recalled: "I once heard from a person in the town that one of their scholars was thrown into the river by robbers, but his body sank to the bottom of the river. Later, because the scholar was pious enough on weekdays, he moved the immortals, and the immortals hacked the bad guy to death with heavenly thunder, and retrieved the scholar's soul from the underworld. His body surfaced in a golden light, intact, and after his resurrection, he remembered everything and told the people of the town about the adventures of the underworld. But when I got there, he was at the end of his life, and he just listened to the story. ”

Li Shimin slowly rotated the teacup, listened carefully to Xuanzang's words, then took a sip of tea and said, "So, you believe that there will be such a possibility." ”

Xuanzang replied: "Many people there swear that there is such a thing, and their words can also confirm each other, and it should be true." ”

"Well, maybe you can listen to my story and not just treat it as a ridiculous nightmare like everyone else." Li Shimin drank the cup of tea, pursed his lips, and began to tell his experience.

Two years ago, after sleeping one night, he died without warning. But his consciousness remained awake and he witnessed the whole process of his entry into the underworld.

On the Senluo Palace, the king of Hades loudly accused him of his crimes, accusing him of being indisciplinary, saying that Chang'an's soul in the underworld was full of evil and dirty.

After all, Li Shimin is a supervisor, and after experiencing the initial panic, he has stabilized his mind. He asked himself that there was no fault in governance, and tens of thousands of people in the shelter lived and worked in peace and contentment, and the level of civilization was not much higher than that of the surrounding areas. And on weekdays, he did not forget to issue decrees to restrain the behavior of residents, and anything that was detrimental to yin morality was strictly forbidden. So he dared to defend himself.

Hades, however, said that his rule was superficial, and he only saw that they seemed to live their lives peacefully, but he could not see the truth in their hearts. Although the residents of Chang'an rarely have killed and fought, they often have despicable thoughts in their hearts, and the long-term closed underground life has made many people depressed and uneasy, and their mental problems have become more and more serious.

Li Shimin thought of the increasing number of suicides in the years of the shelter, several serious cases, and the cloudy faces of many people, and had to admit that it was indeed true.

Hades also pointed out that the number of newborns in Chang'an is decreasing year by year, and as an open refuge, the mobility of the population is also below standard, and the age structure is significantly unbalanced. And by counting the souls of the dead population, the analytical indices are unsatisfactory.

He asked me, if Chang'an is really as safe and comfortable as I said, without the pressure of survival, and everyone lives and works in peace and contentment, why does everyone not feel happy? I myself have actually seen some signs before, if the situation worsens, Chang'an is likely to face collapse. Li Shimin said heavily.

Two hundred years ago, there were actually omens, and since then, every once in a while, there will be some turmoil in Chang'an. The management relied on strong means and was always able to suppress it. But with an aging population and widespread mental illness, these phenomena will eventually grow to the point where they cannot be stopped.

"So Hades said to me, regain your faith. For many years, Chang'an has been technologically supreme, and we have relied too much on material civilization and neglected the construction of the spiritual level. Chang'an's chanting machine is only used by full-time personnel in order to complete the task, and Chang'an's prayers are basically routine. As for the spontaneous prayers and so-called beliefs of the population, many times it is for their selfish desires, such as chips and power. ”

Speaking of this, Li Shimin smiled self-deprecatingly and continued: "This is the people under my governance, who have favorable conditions, but they don't need to be on the right path, and the root of all problems is people's hearts. But Chang'an really can't find the right people to help everyone build faith and educate the people with noble character, after all, we have abandoned those things for hundreds of years. ”

Li Shimin told the king of Hades about his difficulties, and showed that he attached great importance to the future of Chang'an, and also wanted to bring Chang'an back to the right path, and begged the king of Hades to give him the opportunity to convey this information to the world to warn all sentient beings.

To his surprise, the king of Hades said that he had not yet reached the end of his life, and that he had come to the underworld this time, but he had let black and white impermanence lure him in and give him a warning. In the end, the king of Hades let him return to the human world and find a way to lead Chang'an out of the predicament. If the problem is not solved by the time of his death, he will be thrown into hell and punished forever, and he will not be reborn.

"And then I'll be back." Li Shimin recalled with a strange feeling, "It was already noon the next day, and the guards discovered my abnormality and sent me to the intensive care unit, and my heart stopped beating for several hours. So when I sat up, I scared everyone half to death. ”