Chapter Twenty-Three: Don't Ask the Commons
In the sixteenth year of Yongli, on the third day of the fourth month, the noon gate of the imperial city.
In the imperial history, Zhong Yunyi, kneeling on the stone steps, his tongue was full of spring thunder, and his words were heroic: "The imperial court spends excessively, the government is greedy for ink, the people are not happy, the sky is angry and the people are resentful, the famine has been repeated for many years, and the wars are frequent. ”
"Now the treasury is empty, and Your Majesty wants to build the Ziyang Dao Palace, and he is angry with the sky and thunders and fires, this is a warning from the sky!"
"There is a great drought in the north, a great flood in the east, and a great movement in the west, which is not a good place!"
"In the southern provinces, the peasants have changed to mulberry, the price of grain has skyrocketed, the victims have changed their children to cannibalism, and anti-thief uprisings have emerged one after another, which is unhumane!"
"The sage said: The time is not as good as the location, the location is not as good as the people, if all three are lost, the society is in danger!"
The words were passionate, echoing throughout the center of the noon gate.
Zhong Yunyi looked up at the imperial city, and there was no movement at the high gate.
A team of eunuchs came out of the side doors on both sides, and the leader was so angry that his face turned red, and his fingers trembled and he pointed at Zhong Yunyi: "Who taught you to say these words to the saint?" ”
Zhong Yunyi disdained to be in the company of eunuchs, and his body was full of righteousness, as if he was about to bloom again.
Seeing that Zhong Yunyi's oil and salt did not enter, Zhang Changzhi sighed helplessly, took the holy decree from the little eunuch behind him, and preached in a scream: "In the imperial history, Zhong Yunyi slandered and slandered, attacked the government, did not think about reforming, gave the court staff twenty, and dismissed him!" ”
Zhong Zhongcheng...... No, it's Mr. Zhong, we admire you as a great Confucian, but you really shouldn't slander Your Majesty, Your Majesty hasn't closed your eyes for several days for the sake of state affairs. ”
"These twenty court staffs, I hope you can understand the painstaking efforts that Your Majesty has included in them!"
Zhong Yunyi did not resist at all, and let the eunuch press him to the ground, his eyes were distracted, and his face was pale.
Zhang Changshou took the court staff and hit Zhong Yunyi fiercely, and there was a happy look on his face.
The next day, Zhong Yunyi was disheartened and wrote a book begging for bones.
The emperor was gracious, but ordered Zhong Yunyi to enter the palace before resigning.
It's night.
"Does Zhong Qing have any regrets?"
The emperor was dressed in a gorgeous Taoist robe, sitting on the dragon bed, with a completely lazy posture.
"The guilty minister does not dare, the minister is old and overwhelmed, I hope that His Majesty will allow him to return to his hometown."
Zhong Yunyi's lips were pale, and he read this sentence without a little emotion.
"Hmph, I don't know what you're saying? But are all these things to blame? If the ministers are thinking about how to understand state affairs and do less corrupt things, how can the situation be corrupted to such a point! ”
The Emperor scolded coldly.
Zhong Yunyi's lips trembled, and he said, "Your Majesty has ignored the government for more than ten years......
"Bold!"
Zhang Changzhi shouted abruptly from the side.
The emperor raised his hand to signal Zhang Changzhi to be quiet, and then said: "I also have my own difficulties, and I also know that Zhong Qing is dedicated to the country and the people, but the situation is like this, and I can only use those treacherous and loyal people, so I can wronged Zhong Qing." ”
Zhong Yunyi closed his eyes in pain, the world was dirty, and it was a mistake to be sober alone.
The emperor sat up straight, but asked another thing softly: "How far is Zhong Qing from that third realm holy master?" ”
Zhong Yunyi sneered: "If the thoughts are not accessible, you will not reach the realm of the Holy Master in the end of your life, and if the thoughts are connected, you can become a Holy Master day and night." ”
The emperor closed his eyes and sighed: "Except for Zhong Qing, no one in Confucianism can set foot in the second realm. ”
"Those who are traitors or traitors, or those who sell straight, if they can enter the great Confucian realm, Confucianism will die." Zhong Yunyi sneered.
The emperor nodded slightly, looked at Zhong Yunyi again and said, "Zhong Qing see if I have a chance to enter the Supreme Realm?" ”
Looking at the emperor with a face full of hope, Zhong Yunyi did not speak.
"Okay, you go down, give Zhong Yunyi a hundred gold, and reward five horses of silk and satin."
After Zhong Yunyi left, the emperor sighed lonely.
"Zhang Ren, you go and ask Song Xiang how the deal with the West is going."
"Yuwei!"
……
On April 15, the orange finally brought Lin Shou's first prey, a python in the [Kailing] realm.
This python is also an immortal, and Lin Shou didn't have to work hard to refine the other party.
On the spiritual platform in the body, the [wood] word tablet was filled with one-fifth again, reaching a total of two-fifths, and the amount of true qi reached a higher level.
He also obtained a spell, [Qi Looking], which can detect people with good luck.
With that [Sealing Technique], Lin Shou's cultivation in the second realm can be regarded as eyebrows.
In the early morning of the next day, Lin Shou walked down the street refreshed and went to the tea shop to have some breakfast.
Seeing the endless flow of passers-by on the street, all walking in one direction, Lin Shou was a little puzzled and called Lao Liang.
"What kind of day is it, why are you running over there?"
Lao Liang looked at Lin Shou's remaining pieces of osmanthus cake, and smiled and picked one up and put it in his mouth.
"Today, April 16th, is the Jade Spring Festival, so we all go to the City God Temple to burn incense."
Lin Shou nodded and said, "It's interesting, Poor Dao hasn't been to the City God Temple yet, you should take a look." ”
Lao Liang said with a smile: "Daochang Lin should really go to worship, your house is indeed a bit evil, those two stinky boys told me, I don't believe it yet, but it seems that Daochang Lin is really a master, I should visit in a few days." ”
Lin Shou smiled lightly, he went to the city god to worship, can the city god stand it?
But he still said: "Then I will definitely sweep the couch to greet you." ”
"By the way, Chief Lin Dao, what do you sell in your shop? If it's a talisman or magic weapon, I can still hold it. ”
Lao Liang's eyes narrowed, and he had his own look, the person who lived in it safely had never lived for five days, and Lin Shou lived in it for half a month but was safe, thinking that he had some real skills, and buying a few talismans was also considered to be safe.
Lin Shou smiled: "It's better for you not to cheer, the poor road sells coffins." ”
Lao Liang choked suddenly, and then waved his hand with a smile: "Then I really can't hold your field, hahahaha." ”
Lin Shou laughed and stepped out of the tea shop, followed the flow of people, and walked towards the City God Temple.
Lin Shou used the [Qi Lookout Technique] all the way, but found that most of the people had mediocre white qi luck on their heads.
A few of the green ones are also rich and noble families dressed in fine clothes.
Lin Shou was not discouraged, after all, there were so many people with great luck.
Looking at the City God Temple, there were a few thin green clouds inside, and a blue cloud.
Lin Shou guessed that the blue cloud should be Chenghuang, and the others were all yin.
Outside the City God Temple, there was a crowd of people, and the god of Riyou stood aside, finally with a smile on his face.
But at this moment, Riyoushen's face froze, and he saw an unexpected figure.
Lin Shou saw the god of Riyou from a distance, arched his hand with a smile, and walked into the City God Temple.
The people next to him watched Lin Shou arch his hand to a vacant lot, and they were shocked, and hurriedly left with their companions.
The main hall of the City God Temple was full of people, burning incense in front and urging in the back.
Most of these people worship the god of wealth, the god of sending children and the like.
But Lin Shou could naturally see that those fragrances finally drifted into the statue of the City God, and then they were evenly distributed to the Yin Difference of the City God's Yin Division.
It's a good city god, Lin Shou commented in his heart.
Seeing that today was a day of great harvest for the people in the City God Temple, Lin Shou decided not to disturb the other party, and chose another time to inquire about the Lin family's extinction back then.
I was about to leave, but I saw a side hall, which did not worship the God of Wealth, etc., and set up a separate statue of a Confucian saint.
In the side hall, there was a middle-aged man in a Confucian robe, looking at the statue alone at the moment and muttering to himself.
"Pity the front seat in the middle of the night, don't ask the common people to ask the ghosts and gods."
Lin Shou looked at the Haoran righteousness that lingered on the other party's body with some curiosity, he had never seen a Confucian monk before.
Performing the Prospective Qi Technique, there was a purple cloud lingering on this person's head, Lin Shou's face was happy, didn't the Atmospheric Fortune Carrier come?
Walking into the side hall, Lin Shou smiled and asked, "Your Excellency is from the capital?" ”