Hearing her man's voice, the woman was frightened for a moment, and regardless of the pickled things flowing down her thighs, she threw herself into the man's arms, buried her head in the man's chest, and trembled.

The woman's movements also made the man's hair stand on end: "Look, see, what, what?" ”

"In, in, there" The woman didn't even dare to raise her head, but just pointed her finger and quickly retracted it, for fear of being bitten. The man finally steadied himself and looked in the direction of the woman's finger. Since the sky was dark and the moon was not very bright, and he could not see clearly, he was bold, stepped on a wooden stick and held it in his hand, pulled the woman behind him, and slowly groped in the direction that the woman was pointing. However, after touching for a while, I didn't find anything, so I became a little impatient: "Where?" Nothing! What the hell is a snake? ”

"No, it's not a snake, yes, yes, ah, there!" The woman glared at her frightened eyes and pointed not far from the door.

When the man looked in the direction pointed by the woman again, he saw two puppets with hideous faces. "Ahh This time it was the man's scream, and with the scream, the man ran back to the house, slammed the door shut, leaving the woman shivering outside. Suddenly, the door opened again with a bang, and the man ran out in a gust of wind, picked up the stunned woman by the waist, and rushed into the house, and the door closed again, and in the moonlight, it seemed to make a creepy laugh.

Just as the couple was hiding in the corner of the house, panicking all day long, Daystar slowly retreated, the east revealed the white belly of the fish, and the sky was almost dawn.

The retreat of darkness did not bring life to this giant city, on the contrary, screaming one after another, one after another, and within half an hour, the entire Chang'an City was screaming and crazy.

Whether it is your own family courtyard or a clean and tidy street, there are large, small, delicate, or rough humanoid puppets almost everywhere. The shadow of the witch Gu incident two years ago has not completely receded, and people have not yet gotten out of the fear of witch Gu, and now, the streets and alleys, the villains everywhere, suddenly plunged the entire Chang'an City into madness.

Chang'an Mansion is home to a family of county officials. On this day, the county magistrate, as usual, had breakfast, was reading in the study, and when he entered the government to work, he saw his old housekeeper breaking into his study in a panic: "Master, it's not good, something is wrong!" ”

The study is an important place for oneself to handle official business and rest, not to mention subordinates, even one's wife and children, who are not allowed to enter without their permission.

Now, when he saw the butler break in, he was very angry and shouted, "Get out! ”

"Yes, yes, sir!" The housekeeper knew that he had committed a taboo, so he hurriedly retreated, closed the door, and then, standing outside the door, said in a low voice: "Master, something is wrong!" This morning, when the nursing home was on patrol, he found someone practicing witchcraft. ”

"Who is still so ignorant of life and death, and still dares to practice witchcraft?"

"Back to the master, I don't know"

"I don't know?!" The door of the study slammed open, and the county magistrate looked angrily at the butler who was lying on the side, and asked, "Where did you find it?" ”

"Hui, Hui Master, everywhere, this is found by the nursing home, it is dark, there must be something that has not been found, the nursing home and the family, they are still looking for it." The butler shuddered and put a rattan basket in front of the county magistrate, and there were more than twenty small wooden figures of various kinds.

"Check it for me, check it right away! Once discovered, the county will not tolerate the angry county order, kicked on the rattan basket, the rattan basket flew up in response, hit the opposite wall, and the puppets inside flew around, and finally scattered all over the ground.

In Weiyang Palace, the old emperor Liu Che, supported by two healthy women, knelt on the throne tremblingly, his eyes did not open, and the habit he had developed for decades made a mechanical voice in his mouth: "Zhong Aiqing, who has the right to play." ”

"What about people?!" The old emperor waited for a while, feeling as if something was wrong, and then slowly opened his dim eyes, this look, made him tremble, his eyes widened, the spacious hall, only sporadically kneeling more than ten people, these people are pouting, no one squeaks, compared with the usual hundreds of people in the early dynasty, it seems quite weird, this situation has never appeared, this can make the old emperor frightened, asked sharply.

"Back to Your Majesty" The chamberlain Ling Guo, who had already knelt beside the throne, hurriedly replied: "I was waiting for the hospital just now, and many adults took leave, saying that their families came to report that something big had happened at home, and they went back. ”

"Oh, that's right." When the old emperor heard that he was asking for leave instead of skipping class, he was relieved: "It must be that they went out too early and forgot to eat, and their family called them home for dinner." Why, I haven't served breakfast yet, and I want to starve to death. ”

After speaking, he closed his eyes again, his whole body was shaking slightly, and his head was little by little. Frightened, the two healthy women standing on both sides hurriedly knelt at the feet of the old emperor, straightened up, and clamped the old emperor's body with their bodies to prevent them from falling.

"Yes, yes, the slave will pass the meal" Guo Sui didn't dare to refute, quickly stood up and waved to the back. Immediately, a row of palace maids lined up from the back, holding all kinds of altars and jars in their hands, and after a while, the entire imperial case was full.

"Your Majesty, the meal has been prepared, please eat for Your Majesty." Waiter whispered to the side.

"Oh, oh, eat, eat." The old emperor took the chopsticks and saw that the eunuch was taking out a little bit of each dish and putting it on a silver plate, and then tasting them one by one.

"Didn't I just have breakfast? Why do you eat again, you guys, you want to die! The old emperor finally remembered that he had just eaten breakfast, so he was furious.

"Your Majesty forgives your sins. Your Majesty forgives the sin, and the slave will let people take it down. The eunuch who served the emperor's meal kowtowed in fright.

"Come on, drag this minion out, beat, beat... Yawning" Before he finished speaking, he yawned and lay on a palace maid on the side, and seemed to sleep again.

Yawn? The two eunuchs who came up and were about to drag the kowtow worm out heard that the emperor made the kowtow worm yawn, and they didn't know what to do for a while, but the emperor's words were holy decrees, and they didn't dare not carry them out, so they dragged him out of the door and made him kneel there, yawning constantly.

This poor eunuch, kneeling there, didn't know what to do, joking, the royal duty yawned, this is a big disrespect, the board is light, but he didn't dare to disobey the holy decree, he could only kneel, his mouth was closed one by one, it seemed to yawn, like a fish that was about to die.

After about another cup of tea, the old emperor woke up again, and when he opened his eyes, he saw a minister in the main hall, one in the east and one in the west, and they didn't dare to be flat. Remembering that he was in the early dynasty now, after letting everyone calm down, he said: "Zhong Aiqing, there is something to start, nothing to retreat." ”

Seeing that the emperor finally woke up, the ministers below also hurriedly sat up straight, searched for Sang Hongyang, the commander of Su, and went out to play: "The ministers have this song: there are more than 5,000 hectares of irrigated fields in the east of Luntai, and you can send Tuntian pawns, and put the three captains to protect them, and plant five grains; Zhang Ye and Jiuquan sent fake horses as scouts; Recruit the people to be strong and brave and dare to migrate to the field, benefit the reclamation and irrigate the field, build a little pavilion, connect the city to the west, to Weixi country, and assist Wusun. ”

Sosu Commander Sang Hongyang suggested to Emperor Wu that there were more than 5,000 hectares of land in the eastern part of Luntai that could be cultivated. He asked to send people to build pavilions and barriers, set up captains, garrison troops, and then recruit people to open up the wasteland there. In this way, not only can Luntai grow grains, but also can help Wusun, so that the countries of the Western Regions have some scruples.

"What?! You're going back to dinner, too? Liu Che, who had some ears behind his ears, didn't hear what Sang Hongyang was saying clearly, so he saw him muttering there, and he was a little unhappy: "Eat, eat, I'm also a little hungry, let's talk about it after eating." ”

After the old emperor finished speaking, he didn't care that Sang Hongyang, who was still standing in the center of the main hall and didn't dare to speak loudly if he wanted to explain, put his hands on the shoulders of the two palace maids, and walked away.

"You" Prime Minister Tian Cheng pointed at Sang Hongyang and wanted to say something, but in the end, he didn't say anything, let out a sigh of 'sigh', and got up to leave. Several other people also shook their heads slightly and left one after another, leaving Sang Hongyang standing there alone.

"Father, father, you're back" As soon as Prime Minister Tian walked into the office, his youngest son greeted him with an anxious face.

"Why are you here?" Prime Minister Tian Cheng saw his youngest son appear in his office, and he was a little strange. He just took over Liu Quyu and became the prime minister, and he was very careful in all aspects, and in order to prevent others from gossiping, his family was not allowed to go to the palace. When I saw my youngest son today, I was a little surprised, so I asked.

"Father, something happened at home." The youngest son saw that there was no one left and right, so he attached himself to his father's ear and whispered.

Seeing the mysterious appearance of the youngest son, although there was also a sense of ominousness in his heart, this was the public office after all, and he couldn't lose his normalcy, but he was slightly displeased: "Can't you wait for me to go back to talk about something." ”

The youngest son showed a nervous look on his face, and he attached it to his father's ear, and even his tongue trembled a little: "A witch Gu was found at home." ”

"What did you say?" Tian Qianqiu was startled, his voice was too high, and he quickly lowered his voice again, and asked eagerly, "Who has a witch Gu in the house?" What the hell is going on? Say it. ”

"So, when you go out in the morning, the family members of the house, as usual, remove the lanterns from the courtyard and the gate. When a family member accidentally dropped the lantern and rolled to the grass by the wall, the silk on the lantern burned, and by the light of the fire, a small wooden figure was found on the grass. Originally, everyone didn't care, thinking it was a lost puppet toy for a child.

But as soon as the sky was bright, the housekeeper who cleaned the courtyard and the gardener who cleaned up the garden found that there were small wooden figures everywhere, and then he felt that something was wrong. By the time my mother and I arrived, they had found dozens. Mother has no idea, so she asked me to come to you. ”

The youngest son recounted the whole story, fine sweat oozed from his forehead, wiped it with the back of his hand, looked at his father with a panicked face, and waited for him to get a charter.

"This is someone framing him!" This was the first thought that popped up in Tian Qianqiu's mind. He knows his own ability, he doesn't have a talent at all, but he said a fair word for the prince, and just in time for the emperor to regret that his own son suffered an unwarranted disaster, he found a step for the emperor and was valued by the emperor. It was just in time for Prime Minister Liu Quyu and the Second Division General Li Guangli to plot for the crown prince for the king of Changyi, Li Guangli surrendered to the Xiongnu, and Prime Minister Liu Quyu was beheaded.

This must be someone who sees himself occupying the phase, is upset, and wants to kill himself.

"No, I have to go to see the emperor immediately!" Prime Minister Tian Cheng made up his mind that he must meet the emperor today, and now, not only is his son sweating, but his back is cold. I must resign from this prime minister immediately, thinking about how good it was to guard the tomb for my ancestors, not to invite disasters, not to cause trouble, although I am not high, but I am at ease, witches are flying all over the sky, and I didn't hit my head; Now, Yu Lu is taller, but his neck is also long, I don't know which wind will blow my head away, money is valuable, life is more valuable, otherwise, sooner or later, I will be cut in half if I am not exterminated and will be cut in half.

"Prime Minister, where are you going in such a hurry?"

Just when Tian Qianqiu hurriedly walked out of the door, he almost bumped into a figure, and when he looked closely, it was Sang Hongyang, the commander of Sosu, who almost collided with him.

Prime Minister Tian Cheng saw the person who came, arched his hand, and said:

"Lord Duwei, if you have anything in the future, don't look for me, I, I'll find the emperor to submit my resignation, this prime minister, I can't do it." After that, he walked out.

Sang Hongyang grabbed Tian Qianqiu's sleeve and asked puzzledly, "My lord, why do you say this?" ”

Tian Qianqiu saw that he was being pulled, so he hurriedly said: "If I don't give way again, I'm afraid I will also be cut in half." ”

Sang Hongyang was even more in the clouds, he was in the palace with him just now, in the main hall, no one said anything, the emperor did not reprimand, and no one impeached, how could he break up a few breaths, this one was like the sky had fallen, so he asked: "My lord, what do you mean by this?" ”

"You don't know, my family just said that I, my family, was also tricked down." Tian Qianqiu didn't hesitate and said.

At this time, Sang Hongyang was a little surprised, and asked: "Ah, who is so bold that he dares to give Gu to the prime minister?" ”

"Don't say that, there are people in the palace who dare to play tricks, and the little Prime Minister's Mansion is a fart." Tian Cheng was really anxious, and he didn't choose to speak.

Looking at this prime minister who has almost six gods and no owner, Sang Hongyang has no meaning of contempt, Wu Gu, in the Han Dynasty, it is taboo, those who touch it die, those who touch it die, in front of Wu Gu, no one dares to 'Mount Tai collapses in front and does not change color', frowned, hesitated slightly, and then said to Prime Minister Tian: "My lord, wait a minute, don't you think this thing is strange." ”

"What's so strange about this, I'm the prime minister, which has already hindered the eyes of many people, I still know how many catties and taels I have, and I'm not the prime minister at all."

Sang Hongyang shook his head and said, "I didn't say this strange, don't you think today's court is very strange?" ”

Prime Minister Tian said: "The emperor is old, a little lethargic, and his spirit is not good, which is normal, what is strange. ”

Sang Hongyang said: "I don't mean the emperor, I mean, don't you think that today's early dynasty, there are fewer people, at least six adults did not come, and they all said that there was something at home, so they left in a hurry." ”

Prime Minister Tian was a little reminisced, and he also frowned, and said, "You mean ......"

"Maybe my family is coming soon." Sang Hongyang was a little uncertain at this time, looked out of the door, and said in a sneer.

"You mean ......"

Even when Sang Hongyang was also a little uncertain, Sang Hongyang's words came true, he saw a figure, and hurriedly ran over, and saw the voice still standing at the door, so he said urgently, not even the minimum etiquette: "Master, master, I can find you, the old lady asked you to go back quickly."

"But I also found a witch villain at home." Sang Hongyang asked.

At this moment, the person who came was really stunned, and said with a little stammering: "Ah, master, you, how do you know?" ”