Chapter 276: Fortify to Calm the People
The clouds disappeared and the golden sunlight fell on the earth, Tao Heling sat on a big rock, staring at the muddy and dilapidated hill scenery after the torrent, and his mood was depressed.
Take out a bag from his bosom, there is a dice-sized square inside, from the surface, the material is not gold, wood or stone, each side has complex and fine lines, not like carved out, more like emerging from the square, faintly exuding a faint light.
Tao Heling sighed silently, and said secretly in his heart: "Uncle, you entrusted me with such an important thing, I'm afraid I won't be able to protect it at all." ā
Recalling that he was chased all the way and fled in embarrassment, Tao Heling felt powerless. Although he was lucky to save his life at the moment, looking at the barren mountains and remnants of the forest, thinking of his unpredictable future, Tao Heling couldn't help but be confused.
In the past few days, when he was hiding in a cave to recuperate, Tao Heling kept begging Xu Huaiyu to accept him as an apprentice, but the other party did not agree, probably because he disliked his lack of growth.
In the early years, in order to invite a monk to guide the refining of magic weapons, Qianji Pavilion took out a large amount of wealth as a letter of the law, and the scene of gold silk piled up into a hill is still vivid in my mind - three bodies of golden dragon goldfish, jade dragon and jade fish, nine parts of gold and silver rings, nine parts of gold and silver slips, 360 pearls, 1,200 feet of purple brocade and vermilion, 2,400 feet of five-color patterns, 3,600 feet of white silk cloth, and countless other gold and silver utensils and precious pen and ink.
According to the monk's meaning, only by offering a strong belief in the Dharma can we embody the difficulty of seeking the Dharma and the devotion of the heart. If you casually teach the profound and wonderful methods, it will make people despise the subtlety of the magic, lose the sense of awe, and the magic will no longer work.
Tao Heling was still young at that time, so he didn't think there was anything wrong with these words, and later the monk also assisted Qianji Pavilion in creating a Seven Treasure Heavenly Ball that could take pictures of the appearance of the characters and retain the sound and breath of light and shadow, which was cleverly useful.
When Xia Huanggong, one of the Four Immortal Princes, came to visit the Thousand Machines Pavilion, the former pavilion master, that is, Tao Heling's uncle, gave this heavenly ball to Shangjingzong in exchange for a crude method of refining flying swords.
Tao Heling still remembered that at that time, many old craftsmen in Qianji Pavilion felt that their uncle had wasted the Qibao Heavenly Crafting Ball, and that their uncle had wasted everyone's efforts. However, my uncle believed that the Thousand Machine Pavilion should not be done behind closed doors, and the Tiangong Ball was sent out to make friends with the immortal Dao inheritances of Shangjing Sect.
In addition to having dealings with Shangjingzong, Qianji Pavilion's more important responsibility is to build weapons for the court of the Arixiong Kingdom. In addition to spending a large amount of national money every year, the rewards are also very generous on weekdays, so they can take out so much money to support the monks.
Tao Heling, as a member of the Thousand Machines Pavilion, although he couldn't talk about fine clothes and jade food in the past, he was not short of food and clothing, after all, for the Thousand Machines Pavilion, worldly gold and silver property was far less important than exquisite ingenuity.
However, Tao Heling can't take out a lot of wealth to worship the immortal master at the moment.
Is it possible to watch the other party leave?
"The wind and rain have stopped, and the torrent in the mountains has gradually calmed down, and now is the time to leave the mountain."
At this time, Zhao Xiao slowly fell from a high place and asked, "How is Brother Tao's injury?" ā
Tao Heling hurriedly put away the cube, got up and replied: "Thank you Immortal Master Xu for the medicine and rescue, the younger generation's injuries have healed and there is no obstacle to walking." ā
Zhao Xiao nodded and said, "That's very good." However, although the injuries of the muscles and bones are healed, there may be a loss of qi and blood, my little elixir, plus the wild fruit ignited by the spell, is only slightly compensated, and after the little brother goes down the mountain, he still has to take good care of it. ā
Zhao Xiao's tone is warm, making people feel like a spring breeze. He saw that Tao Heling wanted to speak and stopped, so he asked, "I don't know what Brother Tao plans to do next?" Where are you going? ā
Tao Heling hung his head in frustration: "IāI don't know." ā
Zhao Huang was puzzled and asked: "The little brother is in a big disaster, why don't you go to find family and friends to seek refuge?" ā
"I ...... The younger generations are the craftsmen of the Thousand Machine Pavilion, and their parents died early, and they have been sheltered in their uncle's house since childhood. Tao Heling's tone was low: "But my uncle has suffered an accident, and now the younger generation really has no place to live." ā
Zhao Xiao nodded lightly, and then said, "In this way, I'll send my little brother down the mountain first and find a town to settle down and rest." If you want to come to Brother Tao's ability, you don't have to worry about having no way to make a living. ā
Tao Heling now has nowhere to go, so he has to follow Zhao Xiao.
Not long after leaving the barren mountain, the two came to the official road, and saw many fleeing people, dragging their families and mouths, helping the old and the young, and the black pressed a large area, stretching along the official road to the end of the field of vision.
"Ladies and gentlemen! Ten miles to the south is Xin'antun, and every household must bring a bamboo card to verify their identity! ā
On the dirt slope not far away, an errand shouted loudly, and many fleeing people came forward nearby, surrounding several scribes to ask for bamboo plaques.
"What's going on?" Seeing this, Zhao Xiao asked.
"It should be issuing talismans to the fleeing people." Tao Heling replied: "After all, there has just been a flood, and it is estimated that another nearby village has been submerged, so the government has to move the villagers to other places to settle down." This certificate is not only used to verify identity, but also to facilitate the government's re-verification of household registration. ā
"I see." Zhao Xiao nodded again and again, Youxiong Country has experienced so many catastrophes, and the local government is actually willing to send people to come forward and relocate the affected people. This kind of thing is placed in Huaxu Kingdom, and it is estimated that it will not be looked at at at it at all.
"Hasn't the Immortal Master seen these things?" Tao Heling was a little surprised, in his opinion, a master like "Xu Huaiyu" should not be ignorant of caring for the people.
"I ...... In the past, he mostly practiced in the mountains and wilderness, and did not ask about the world. Zhao Xiao dealt with it casually, and then said: "Since there are populated settlements nearby, why don't you go to Xinantun to rest?" ā
"But according to the immortal master's orders." Tao Heling didn't care too much.
Zhao Huang conjured a bamboo basket on his back, came to the scribe who issued the talisman, and just reported his name, the other party saw that Zhao Huang was neatly dressed and looked calm, and asked with a little suspicion: "You are not a citizen of the nearby disaster-stricken village, are you?" ā
"The small people are in the middle of the road, because the flood blocked the way, so they had to turn around and come here." Zhao Xiao arched his hand and said: "I heard that there is a village nearby to house the victims, and I want to find a place to stay." ā
"Lang Zhong?" When the scribe heard this, his eyes lit up: "Will you cure dysentery?" ā
"It's barely ......curable," Zhao Xiao's humble speech was not finished, and the scribe took a bamboo card, carried a pen on it, handed it to Zhao Huang and said: "Recently, many people who have come to Xinantun have suffered from dysentery, vomiting and diarrhea, and we lack medical treatment here, so we just need Mr. to help!" ā
"The small people do their best." Zhao Xiao immediately gestured to Tao Heling beside him: "By the way, Xiaomin still has a companion, I don't know if I can be accommodating?" ā
The scribe didn't ask much, he asked his name very simply, Tao Heling called himself Tao Er, and he also got a talisman.
Perhaps there were many sick people in Xin'antun, and a sergeant arrived in a donkey cart a moment later, urging Zhao and the two to get into the car, and couldn't wait to take them to Xin'antun.
"I wonder how many patients are there in the tun today?" Zhao Xiao asked the sergeant driving: "If there are too many patients, I am afraid that Xiaomin will not have enough medicine in his hands." ā
"Oh, other patients are secondary, our General Song also has a sudden dysentery and is very sick!" The donkey cart was bumpy, and the sergeant's reply was also intermittent.
Zhao Xiao secretly pinched his fingers, making the cart float lightly, the two wheels almost left the ground, and the donkey pulling the cart suddenly felt relaxed, and the speed was three points faster. Tao Heling noticed it, poked his head out and took a look, and was amazed in his heart at Zhao Xiao's cultivation mana.
"General Song?" Zhao Xiao asked: "Could it be that there are thieves nearby?" The imperial court sent officials and troops to clean up? ā
"Probably." The sergeant replied casually, obviously he didn't know the specific situation, but said: "If you can cure General Song, you will naturally be rewarded." Maybe I can even guarantee you to go to the Tai Medical Department for further study. ā
"The Imperial Doctor's Department?" Zhao Xiao fell into thought in his heart, there is a Xiong State to set up a Tai Medical Department, which is obviously following the old system of the Tianxia Dynasty. Among them, there are four departments: medicine, medicine, acupuncture, and mantras, which teach all kinds of medical methods, and the commissioners can only be dispatched after examination.
Among the practitioners of the Tianxia Dynasty, the prescription medicine department and the curse forbidden sheng were originally from the Tai Yi Department, the former concocted medicines and treated the sick, and the latter cast spells to eliminate the evil spirits. After these two families gradually grew and grew, they broke away from the Tai Yi Department and were considered to be independent.
When the donkey cart came to Xin'antun, at a glance there was a large area of low shacks, although simple, but it was neatly arranged, the rammed earth road was horizontal and vertical, obviously with a bit of the military camp pattern, was set up for the resettlement of the affected people.
In the distance, there is a rammed earth barracks, with flags waving, watchtowers, and a large number of strong men on the periphery hurriedly building houses.
Zhao Xiao and the others followed the sergeant to the barracks, and on the way, they could see many people looking depressed, with an unpleasant smell wafting in the wind, mixed with the smell of burning, and the atmosphere was depressing, which was not very comfortable.
"General Song is inside."
The sergeant took Zhao and the others to the camp and saw the Song general, whose face was pale and lying on the sickbed.
"There's Mr. Lao Xu." After a brief introduction, Zhao Xiao stepped forward to check the pulse, and General Song said: "Recently, for some reason, I suddenly vomited and diarrhea, which made it difficult to sleep and eat, and greatly hindered the official affairs of the army. There are also hundreds of similar patients in Xinantun, and even affected the soldiers in the battalion, and I am afraid that Mr. Xu will need to be more busy later. ā
"Xiaomin do their best."
With Zhao Xiao's ability, in fact, he can completely eliminate the use of needles and medicines, and can make General Song recover with a direct wave of the Yushu Treasure Staff. But he was not in a hurry to show it, and after determining the symptoms, he took out a bottle of medicine powder from the bamboo basket, and then asked someone to take a bowl of water and medicine.
But when the sergeant handed over the water, Zhao Xiao made a move, staring at the water in the bowl for a while, and a little impurity was visible to the naked eye to precipitate at the bottom of the bowl.
"Mr. Xu, what's wrong?" Seeing this, General Song asked.
"I wonder where this bowl of water came from?" Zhao Xiao asked.
The sergeant replied, "It is from the well, and it is stored in the vat." ā
General Song seemed to notice something, and hurriedly asked, "Mr. Xu, could it be that there is something wrong with this well water?" ā
Zhao Xiao didn't need to taste it himself, he only used the Ying Xuan Zhaojing technique to see that there was still a plague in the water, and ordinary people would naturally be harmed and sick if they drank it.
"The well water is dirty, and I'm afraid this is the source of dysentery." Zhao Huang asked again: "Could it be that the soldiers and civilians in the Xinantun area all take water from the well?" ā
The sergeant also looked a little uneasy, and nodded again and again: "Exactly." ā
General Song immediately decided: "Immediately seal the wells on the edge of the barracks!" Then send a hundred men to the nearby river to fetch water. ā
The sergeant was about to leave, but Zhao Xiao dissuaded: "Wait, there was a flood just a few days ago, and the river water is even more polluted. ā
"Does Mr. Xu have a solution?" General Song asked.
"It's best to drain the water and then boil it, so as to avoid pollution and disease." Zhao Xiao said.
General Song nodded and said to the sergeant: "Transfer two teams of people, set up a water slurry department, specialize in boiling water, and prepare a large water storage tank." Before the water source disease was investigated, everyone in Xin'antun went to the water slurry to get water. Tell the people of Tun about this, and do it now! ā
The sergeant was ordered to retire, Zhao Huang was a little surprised, although the Song general was sick, but his thinking was keen, according to Zhao Xiao's words, he immediately made corresponding arrangements, without the slightest drag, and he was by no means incompetent and lazy.
On second thought, how could an official who was able to preside over the relief of the people after the flood, and do it in an orderly manner, be incompetent? If you are not lucky, then I am afraid that there is a Xiong Country that can be far above Huaxu Country.
"Hiss-" When the sergeant left, General Song fell on the couch with a pale face, couldn't help curling up, covering his abdomen, and said with an embarrassed face: "Mr. Xu, is there a panacea to save me?" ā
"This medicine can be swallowed without water, but it may hurt the spleen and stomach slightly." Zhao Xiao poured out a few pills, and General Song didn't ask much, and swallowed them directly.
The elixir that was secretly cast by Zhao Huang quickly took effect, and the colic in General Song's abdomen gradually eased, and a little more blood appeared on his face.
General Song, who was greatly relieved, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said with a wry smile: "Let Mr. Xu smile." ā
"Don't dare to be." Zhao Xiao arched his hand.
"The military physician has been treated for several days and has not improved, and Mr. Xu has rejuvenated himself as soon as he comes, and he has broken the source of this disease. General Song praised.
"It's just a fluke." Zhao said: "In other places, Xiaomin has seen people suffer from dysentery after the flood. ā
"I was negligent, after the flood, there are often epidemics, and I thought it would be enough to clean up the drowning, but I didn't expect that the water source was already unclean." General Song put his hand on his forehead, and then turned to ask: "I wonder why Mr. Xu came to Xin'antun?" Could it be that they were forced to evict because of the floods? ā
"Xiaomin is a middleman, who lives in a fixed place, passing by here." Zhao Xiao dealt with it casually.
"Footman?" General Song was puzzled: "Mr. Xu is walking outside now, I'm afraid it's not easy, right?" Some of my scouts patrol the wilderness, and even people and horses are disemboweled, and they are gnawed beyond recognition. Mr. Xu actually dared to walk outside alone? ā
Zhao Xiao was silent for a while, this time it was his turn to be negligent, now in the world, there are many robbers and bandits in the wilderness, demons and ghosts, and lone pedestrians almost abandon their lives, and this identity is the biggest flaw in the eyes of shrewd people.
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