Xing'er looked up and saw the accumulation of resentful spirits, and the yin qi was surging, it was indeed a vision, so he asked the shopkeeper, "What's the matter?" So many people went to the funeral together? ”

"A few people are from other places, no wonder I don't know, these are people on the construction site, I don't know how they died for no reason, I heard that they offended the river god, and they didn't dare to go out of the funeral during the day, for fear that the river god would find out, and now it's dark to go, and I'll die a few days later, and I don't know what happened." The shopkeeper was a thin man in his fifties, with a goatee and a look of pity.

"Is this a strange thing? I really don't know if it's a monster or a monster. Xing'er sneered.

"What kind of construction site?" Ye Che asked.

The shopkeeper saw that a few people were extraordinary, the male Shenjun, the female was beautiful, he was doing the business of sending to usher, and seeing people was his strength, these few were only afraid of what high-ranking officials and nobles might be, so he hurriedly beckoned them to sit down, let Xiao Er pour tea, Xiao Er hesitated for a moment and said: "Shopkeeper, be cautious, remember Zhang San's fate." ”

The shopkeeper waved his hand, "Go ahead, I'm in my own measure." ”

As soon as a few people listened to the conversation between the two, they all became interested, it seems that this matter is really not simple, several masters are good people, two emperors and a demon king, especially interested in folk affairs.

"Tell me about the shopkeeper, what is the matter with the end?" Lin Haihai urged.

The shopkeeper closed the door, closed the funeral procession outside, sat down and said in a low voice: "Speaking of this construction site, everyone here knows it." About half a year ago, the Empress Dowager ordered the construction of the imperial mausoleum in Changzhou, saying that she wanted to relocate the mausoleum of the former emperor Che to Changzhou, so she started a series of land, from the Changzhou River in the east to the sunset city in the west, all in the scope of land acquisition, and most of the people in that area were poor people. ”

"Ridiculous, when did the Queen Mother give such an order?" Xing'er was furious and slapped the table.

"What? Haven't been down? The shopkeeper was puzzled, "No, it was read out in front of the people of Changzhou, and the eunuch also drove a horse around the city, which is a real thing." ”

"Who is Changzhou Mansion?" Ye Che asked.

"Lin Chen, the prefect of Changzhou, has been detained by the Ministry of Industry a few days ago, and I heard that it is because of the issue of compensation, and the people are complaining and miserable." The shopkeeper sighed.

"Eviction, how much money to make up?" Xing'er asked.

"Two hangs of money for one person, all the compensation is paid, and a thousand taels of silver are not used, but the Ministry of Industry Shangshu said that the prefect Lin compensated too much, damaged the national treasury, and imprisoned him. In fact, who doesn't know that the prefect of Lin is honest and honest, and for the sake of land requisition, he went to the court several times, for fear of offending the queen mother and being imprisoned. The shopkeeper said.

"The Ministry of Industry is Shangshu Zhou Boya?" Xing'er asked Ye Che.

"The Ministry of Industry Shangshu is Zhou Boya, the champion of the first emperor or the regent for seven years, this person is from Changzhou, and I grew up watching it since I was a child." When the shopkeeper talked about this Zhou Boya, he kept shaking his head.

"Oh, tell me, how is this man?" Xing'er asked.

"He is a genius, he has been very knowledgeable since he was a child, and he deserves to be the champion. But he is vicious, unfilial, and a complete villain. The shopkeeper said disdainfully.

"How?"

"Early tomorrow morning, you can follow me to the back street to see his parents, brothers and sisters, and see how they are down." The shopkeeper stood up and motioned for Xiao Er to come over to add tea, and he had the posture of telling his heart.

"Lady? He's married? Xing'er asked, some time ago, I saw Concubine Wu come to ask, did she want to marry her cousin to him and let her give her marriage, but she had too many things at that time, and she forgot about it for a while.

Speaking of Concubine Wu, since Mo Yang's death, one night, she came to find Xing'er, hoping to see Lu He, and personally kowtowed to Lu He to ask for sin.

After Xing'er asked Green Lotus, Green Lotus was reluctant to meet, so she only said: "I hope that the concubine will change her mind and change her life." She knelt in front of the Xing'er Gate until dawn and left, and since then she has been a vegetarian and worshiped the Buddha, surpassing the undead who were killed by her.

She knew that she had done a lot of evil, and she did not dare to ask for forgiveness, she knew that what she had done would one day be retributed, so she had a stable heart and took care of her relatives as soon as possible, and she was well without worry. So as soon as her uncle came to find her, she agreed, but Xing'er delayed again and again, and she couldn't remember her entrustment when she left the palace.

That's all in the past, and I won't go into detail now, so as not to procrastinate.

"Why do people die so often on the construction site? Where did the river god come from? ”

The shopkeeper was a little frightened, but he still continued: "The area around the Changzhou River is also within the scope of land acquisition, and the Ministry of Industry has issued an order to first build a dam from the Changzhou River to separate the east and west. But when the construction started, there were frequent deaths, and the foreman said that it was because he did not worship the river god, so he ordered the people of Changzhou to force a piece of money to pay tribute to the river god, and those who had no money went to the construction site to work for free. ”

"A penny and a penny?"

"It's a man who hangs money, and if there are three pieces in the family, it's three dollars. Changzhou is a rich place, and a family can take out a few dollars without hurting the spleen and lungs. But no matter how rich the place is, there are also poor people, and there are many men in poor families, so they have no choice but to go to the construction site to do free work, and if they die, the construction site will give a thin coffin, so that the family can be secretly buried at night. At the beginning, everyone secretly went out of the city for burial, afraid that the river god would see it. Later, the matter became bigger and bigger, and everyone's emotions were sad and angry, so they jointly went to the funeral, which was regarded as a denunciation. You see, fortunately, the people from the government went to the construction site tonight, otherwise it would have been another bloodshed. ”

"The government doesn't allow such a large-scale funeral, right?" Ye Che asked.

"Where's the permission? I don't know what happened when I saw it, alas, people have been panicking lately. The shopkeeper sighed.

"How can such a ridiculous thing happen? The emperor sat on the court, and saw the singing and dancing, while the people were in dire straits. The Demon King snorted.

"In this world, where is the emperor so peaceful? Changzhou has the problems of Changzhou, Guangzhou has the difficulties of Guangzhou, and Tongzhou has the sorrows of Tongzhou. ”

The shopkeeper and a few people have been talking about the dispersal in the middle of the night, and the so-called imperial mausoleum is thoroughly understood, Ye Che speculated that the so-called imperial mausoleum is estimated to be a pretense created by the officials to enclose the land, what they really want is just to circle the money through the rich land, after the war, the world is initially decided, and there will be corrupt officials, which is the law since ancient times.

All night, Ye Che listened to the sad sound of crying outside, he was out of his body, followed the funeral procession out of the city all the way, and was buried on Zimu Mountain. The cry shook the sky, and the evil spirits gathered more and more, and they surrounded him, and because of his purple energy, they knew that he was a noble person, and they knelt down one after another, and begged him to be the master.

He looked back and saw the stars standing in the wind, his clothes and temples flying, perhaps, in addition to living in seclusion in this earthly world, there can be another way to live.

Lin Haihai and Yang Shaolun also came, and the Demon King Long Ying Xuan didn't know when he would come, everyone exchanged a look, this matter is decided!

Early in the morning of the second day, three dark-faced men in the prime of life went to the recruitment office of the imperial mausoleum construction site to sign up as coolies, three of them wore coarse cloth clothes, and the rattan shoes on their feet showed five toes, all of which were pitch black, even the toenails were not spared, and at a glance they knew that they were men from poor people's homes, and one of them looked at the foreman with dull eyes, patted his chest and said: "Look at me, I can bear and carry, and I can do any rough work, give me a better wage." ”

The foreman said rudely: "Ten copper plates a day, do it, if you don't do it, get out, Lao Tzu's job, a lot of people rush to do it." ”

The man looked back at the long queue behind him, thought for a moment in embarrassment, and said, "Okay, our brothers, please help us remember our names." ”

"What's your name?" The foreman arrogantly asked, "Do you know how to read?" ”

The man laughed: "Do you still need to work hard to read and write?" How comfortable it is to be a bookkeeper! ”

The foreman smiled coldly: "It's better to not know how to read, say, what's your name?" ”

"My name is Ah Ye, this is Ah Tian, and the back is Ah Shao." The man patted the two brothers and said, Ah Tian and Ah Shao hurriedly smiled humbly at the foreman.

The foreman registered, and then said, "Go in, pack a meal at noon, eat enough, and you will not have dinner until the beginning of the moon in the evening." ”

"Thank you, Foreman!"

The three of them turned around and went in, on the right is the Changzhou River, the river is surging, there are a few sharp bends and a rapid, the water is violent, one accidentally fell, and the water almost died.

On the right is a big mountain, the ant-like workers are chiseling stones, and then picking up the stones to the river, a line of craftsmen is building embankments, the huge sun is roasting overhead, everyone is sweating like rain, and the night is a little unpleasant, Buddhism Day: Pudu sentient beings, but sentient beings are suffering like this, where is the Buddha?

"What are you guys doing? Let's get to work! A soldier-like person walked over and waved his whip at Ye Che, the whip whistled past Ye Che's ear, and a blood mark was drawn on the right cheek, Ye Che's eyes suddenly darkened, the demon king and Yang Shaolun were stunned for a moment, and subconsciously wanted to make a move, but saw Ye Che respond and said: "Yes, official, do it immediately, do it immediately." ”

The officer and soldier roared viciously: "Still stunned? Go to the mountains and dig stones! ”

The three of them glanced at each other, Yang Shaolun and the Demon King saw that Ye Che had endured it, so they didn't want to ruin his plan, picked up the chisel and hammer, and just wanted to walk up, but suddenly heard a scream, and a man with a gray and coarse cloth fell down the mountain and died instantly.

The three of them hurriedly stepped forward, but saw several officers and soldiers immediately pulling people away, and a burly man rushed up and shouted: "You put my eldest brother down, he is dead, don't drag him like this, please!" ”