Chapter Fifty-Eight: Strange and Terrifying

After Duo Bu led the craftsmen to rebel out of the customs, the Qin State strengthened its attention. It was only then that the ministers told the Second Emperor that they must strengthen the management of law and order. One day, the second took Zhao Gao to Shanglin Yuan to inspect and inspect the lieutenant army. This was the first time in the second emperor's life that he had contact with the army, and it was also the last, and he drove back to the palace after his inspection. When I passed by the ancestral temple, I suddenly saw a flock of sparrows flying into the temple. The second thought that the ancestral temple was a sacred place, and the finches would definitely blaspheme the gods if they trespassed without permission, so he hurriedly entered the temple to check. It didn't matter what he saw, he was trembling with anger. Originally, the sacrificial tables, shrines, woks, incense burners, floors, beams and pillars in the temple were full of sparrow droppings. The second emperor was furious and immediately ordered Zhao Gao to bring the officials who were guarding him, and after reprimanding him in person, he killed them. Then he ordered someone to clean up. Officials worked hard for most of the day to clean up the place. At this time, the second muttered in his heart, he wondered if today's events would offend the gods. And he himself went in, burned incense, and bowed down, and prayed silently, that his fathers and fathers would not condemn him.

When he came out after praying, he suddenly saw a group of rats walking up the steps, still in a queue, not afraid of people at all. The second wondered: so the rats dared to be grandiose, so they sent people to drive them away, and then blocked the rat holes, and then walked towards Xianyang Palace. But after walking for a while, I suddenly saw a big white lao tiger walking along the street, and everyone on the left and right screamed in fright. The second was shocked and ordered the samurai to shoot him. The crossbowmen fired their arrows together and killed the tiger. When the second saw that the tiger was dead, he angrily asked Zhao Gao to investigate the matter. There was not much time, so Zhao Gao came back with the people from Shanglin Yuan to report, saying that because of the dereliction of duty of the guards in the tiger circle, the tiger ran out. It turns out that the wildlife park of the Qin Kingdom is in Shanglin Yuan, and they are animals for the royal children to play and watch. The second was furious, so he killed the guards of the tiger pen, and then returned to the palace with palpitations. In the days that followed, many strange things happened:

First of all, an official who inspected the suburbs of Xianyang came to report that on the execution ground where prisoners were often executed, some people saw some headless dead bodies walking at night, looking very strange. There are also many families whose sewing baskets have mysteriously disappeared during the night. After a while, some people found that on the execution ground, some dead bodies were sewing up their wounds, and some even sewed up their heads and bodies. When it was daybreak, some of the brave men came to see the sewn corpses as if they were alive. Some people also recognized that the sewing baskets belonged to whom, or which tailor's shop, but they didn't dare to pick them up again. Therefore, people have spread rumors that Xianyang City is haunted everywhere, and those dead people who were killed went to the tailor shop to get needles and threads, and then sewed their heads and bodies together, just to come back to life.

Another official from Longxi came to report that a village at the foot of the mountain had mysteriously disappeared overnight, and only one person in the village had survived. Here's what the person who reported said: The surviving man usually sleeps, but one day he woke up in the morning and saw that there was no one at home, so he called his family, but no one answered, so he got up and wanted to see what was going on. But when I searched the whole house, I couldn't find a single family member. However, the kettle was still boiling water, and the courtyard outside was only half swept, as if people had just left. The man was very puzzled, so he went out of the house and went out into the street to look, and the street was empty, and the doors and windows of the shops were open, and the stalls were also open, but there was not a single figure, and even more strangely, not even a single livestock could be seen. This man was very puzzled, and ran around looking for living creatures, but there was still no one for most of the day, as if all people and animals had evaporated from the world except for the village houses. The man was so frightened that he hurried home and took a lot of wraps and rations to escape from the place. But when he walked for a while, he found an acquaintance, who was stuck between the branches and could not walk. So the man came and inquired about the situation. But the man's eyes were closed, his eyes were locked, and he didn't say a word, which was quite strange. And he rescued him. It is strange that the rescued people do not say a word, and only care about walking by themselves. And the man followed him. When they came to the intersection in the north of the village, they suddenly found a large ravine. There was no such ravine. At this time, I saw that the rescued person suddenly increased his speed, and jumped into the ravine as he ran. This man was very strange, and when he stepped forward to see it, he immediately collapsed to the ground in fright. It turned out that the whole village was inside, the blood was boiling, the flesh and blood were blurred, and this man was so frightened that he ran away to the north. But he had not gone far, when he suddenly heard a loud sound like the sky cracking behind him, and when he looked back, he found that the whole village had disappeared, only the dust in the sky. Officials from the field went there to investigate the situation, and the stunned man told him what had happened.

There are also reports from officials that there is a white rainbow in Weishui that only penetrates the sky. Where white rainbows appear, there are many eels. And the common people have rumored: the eel is now, and the soldiers are in chaos.

This series of strange things made the second dizzy, and he lost sleep all night. One night, the second remembered a strange incident, and his heart was still terrified, and when he fell asleep in the middle of the night, he suddenly saw a man walking in from outside the temple gate. The second took a closer look, and it was the eldest brother Fusu. The second asked anxiously, "Are you the eldest brother?" The man replied, "I am the eldest brother, do you still recognize me?" When the second saw that it was the eldest brother Fusu, he became nervous, thinking that the eldest brother was already dead? How is he still alive? Did the messenger lie? He wasn't dead at all. Did you come today to settle accounts with me? If he is not killed, Dune's conspiracy will be exposed by him, and my emperor will not be able to do it. Just drink the order left and right, push Fusu out and behead him. Fusu said quietly: "Little brother, you don't have to be afraid, haven't you already given me to death?" The second thought of the death of the eldest brother in a trance, and asked, "Why are you still dead when you die?" Fusu said: "I'm here to ask for my life!" The second was stunned. Fusu suddenly changed color and said, "Little brother, you are such a bastard!" Shouldn't you listen to slander and plot to usurp the throne? Why did you forge an edict to give me death? What a good job you've done! If you kill me, forget it, but why do you kill so many ministers? And all the siblings? You're mad! You are a ruthless and unrighteous dumb king, a tyrant! Give me my life back! After that, his eyes were bloody, and tears rained down. The second was so frightened that he turned around and ran while shouting. But I fell again, and suddenly woke up, only to realize that it was a nightmare.

The second screamed in the nightmare, which attracted many servants of the palace, but the second did not dare to tell them about it. After a while, he fell asleep again. Suddenly, I saw Meng Tian and Meng Yi come to him and scolded: "Faint king! The two of us have made great contributions to the country, but what fault did we give us death? You don't deserve to be an emperor? Your plot will be known to the world, Dumb King! Hurry up and give me back my life, give me back my life......" II shouted, and when he woke up sweating profusely, he hurriedly shouted: "Someone! Come on! Go and invite Lord Zhao here! Zhao Gao rushed to hear the news. The second was sweating at this time, so he retreated left and right, and told Zhao Gao what happened in the dream. When Zhao Gao heard this dream, he muttered in his heart, so he comforted: "Your Majesty, don't be afraid, it's because you're too worried that the matter of the sand dunes will be known to the world, so you have such a dream." You are the Lord of All Vehicles, the Son of the True Dragon, what can the ghost do to you? The minister is by your side now, and the ghosts will not dare to come again! Accompanied by Zhao Gao, the second was caught until dawn.

II spent several days in a state of great panic. One night, he dreamed that Jiang Lu and other fifteen brothers came to his residence together, and they all angrily reprimanded: "Hu Hai boy, if you listen to the bad words of traitors, mutilate flesh and bones, and kill ministers, the inheritance created by your father will be ruined in your hands!" You tyrant! Give me my life back! We died so unjustly! "With that, they all came forward and tore the second. The second was so frightened that he turned around and ran, but he couldn't run. I suddenly saw all the sisters blocking the gate of the palace, some of them wanted heads, some of them wanted arms, and they looked very terrifying. The second had nowhere to hide, and then saw the fifth brother Xinji pick up the inkstone on the case and smash it at him, hitting him right in the waist. The second screamed, and woke up, another nightmare, and he faintly felt a pain in his lower back. The second was so frightened that he asked him to look left and right at his body, but he was in good condition and there was nothing abnormal. The second hurriedly summoned Zhao Gao and told him what happened in the dream. Zhao Gaoye thought it was incredible.

After a few days, the second suddenly felt a pain in his lower back, and the pain became worse and worse, and he also developed a sore. Zhao Gao let the imperial doctor treat him. The doctor sucked out the pus and blood, applied ointment, and the pain slowly subsided. But because of this period of fright, the second slowly fell ill. One day, he said to Zhao Gao in private: "The ministers and brothers and sisters are indeed not guilty, but they have killed them, so the unjust spirits often come to entangle, what can Aiqing do to stop these ghosts?" Zhao Gao thought for a while and said, "The minister has an idea. "The second asked what the idea. Zhao Gao said: "Ask a mage to set up an mandala in the palace, and chant mantras day and night, and the ghosts will not dare to come again." The second urged Zhao Gao to find the mage. Zhao Gao found a wizard named Wu Dan. The sorcerer set up an mandala in the palace, and also posted yin charms, and recited mantras day and night. Zhao Gaoye accompanied the wizard to drive away the ghosts, and the people in the palace also helped in a hurry, and everyone was very busy. In a few days, this majestic Xianyang Palace was made into a miasma, as if it had become the palace of the Hades of the underworld. The ministers were all turned away by the guards.