Chapter 28: A Hundred Years of Blood and Tears
"What is the origin of King Ji?"
"King Ji's name is Zhu Youtong, who is a good person and quite talented; As for why he oppressed the people, most of them were done by his subordinates. Sun Bing said, and then changed his words, "Of course, he also has a certain responsibility." ”
"I've seen him, he lives in luxury, and if it's someone he fancies, he naturally thinks he has a good personality." Li Jianxing followed Sun Bing's words and said, "Maybe this kind of thing is not evil in his eyes, but his ancestors have been like this for generations, and he feels that he should do this." ”
Xu Xuan looked at Ai Xiru and said, "Let your people help me deliver a letter to Chenzhou." ”
"Yes!"
Jiwang's Mansion.
Zhumen is magnificent, two stone lions are lifelike, staring at the door angrily, and on both sides are tall and sturdy soldiers.
When you enter the door, you will be greeted by the beautiful scenery of a Soviet-style garden.
Small bridges and flowing water, carved beams and painted buildings.
The maids come and go, and the family is busy.
The eunuchs of the royal palace commanded the operations inside and outside the palace.
The wealth of the Ming Dynasty for more than 200 years can be seen in this mansion.
The palace has 10,000 hectares of fertile land, that is, millions of acres, plus the tax of the fiefdom, it is really rich.
The granary is full, in stark contrast to the outside world.
At this time, a family banquet was being held in the palace, and many sons and daughters gathered together.
King Ji, who is in his fifties, is a fat-headed and big-eared image in the hearts of outsiders, and is essentially an elegant and handsome middle-aged Confucian scholar.
He sat at the head of the desk, looking at the scene of family harmony and prosperity of his children and grandchildren, and his heart was wonderful, such a prosperous world seemed to be able to be enjoyed forever.
Outsiders say that the Ming Dynasty is in danger, the people are in distress, and the people are struggling to make a living; How could he not feel the hardship?
When he was full of wine and food, the chief eunuch came to report and said:
"Lord Wang, today the shopkeeper Cui had a little conflict with someone and accidentally injured a few people."
King Ji waved his hand and said, "Find Governor Zhang to deal with it yourself, don't come to me about mundane matters." ”
"Yes!" The chief eunuch said, and then said, "Tomorrow is the day when the heads of all industries in the palace come to report, lord, you have to come to this point." ”
"It's boring." King Ji only felt that it was boring, more money was just a number to a certain extent, a little more or less, in fact, there was no difference.
The chief eunuch is well versed in the way of serving people, and immediately found a way to please his master, only to see him smile and say: "It is rumored that Yunlu Guan has a master of magic, it is better to invite him to perform at the banquet." ”
King Ji's eyes lit up, and he instantly became interested: "Okay, okay, you go to the treasury and get five hundred taels as a meeting gift to the master." ”
The next day, Yunlu view.
The chief eunuch led the twenty princes up the mountain and found the lord Li Jianxing.
The little eunuch beside him was holding a tray with twenty taels of silver on it.
"Immortal Li, I heard that there is a master in the temple, King Ji is more interested in him, please recommend him, this is the incense money for the temple."
Although the eunuch said this, his tone was unceremoniously.
The family on the side is eyeing each other.
"Yes, when to go."
At this time, Xu Xuan suddenly walked out at this time, followed by Sun Bing and Ai Xiru.
"You're the Taoist priest." The chief eunuch looked Xu Xuan up and down, and his gaze was quite uncomfortable.
"Exactly."
"Come to the palace tomorrow."
After that, the chief eunuch took the people away.
At noon the next day, Xu Xuan, Sun Bing, Li Jianxing, and Ai Xiru walked on the street.
Most of the pedestrians on the road had vegetables on their faces, corpses could be seen everywhere on the ground, and wild dogs sniffed beside them, their eyes glowing red.
Pedestrians are not surprised by this.
Seeing this, Xu Xuan finally knew why so many people had joined the book meeting, not how cunning the foreigners were, they just gave a little biscuit and recited a few verses.
The key is that these people forced it.
Wang fu.
At the beginning of the banquet, a variety of delicacies from the mountains and seas filled more than a dozen tables.
"I wish the prince a blessed life!"
"I wish the prince a thousand years of eternity!"
The stewards of the grange, shop stewards, money lenders, and so on from all over the country offered generous gifts.
"Sit, sit!" King Ji said with a smile.
Most of these people are related to the royal family, the princess's mother, the former princess's mother, and some brothers.
"Master Li Guan has arrived! Xu Dao is long! Priest Essy has arrived! Sun Ge is old! ”
The eunuch shouted loudly.
Everyone looked at each other.
"Lord Wang, what's the situation?" Steward Cui said curiously.
"I heard that the Taoist priest of Yunlu Temple can do tricks, so let him perform for us."
King Ji didn't expect that Sun Ge Lao and the Western monk also came, it was really strange, just a local monk was missing.
Xu Xuan and several people arrived, and King Ji went out to greet him.
"Old Sun Ge, I haven't seen you for a long time, and you won't come to sit down."
"I've seen the prince!" Sun Bing's face was a little uncomfortable.
King Ji looked at the foreigner and said with a smile: "Priest Ai, I have admired the name for a long time, Li Guanzhu, this is ......"
"Xu Xuan, the trickster." Xu Xuan seemed to be smiling.
"It turned out to be Xu Daochang, please take a seat!"
King Ji is really as Sun Bing said, and his personality looks pretty good.
The group took their seats.
After drinking and eating, King Ji was drunk and said, "Daochang Xu, I heard that you can do spells, why don't you perform one?" ”
"Lord Wang, don't go too far!" Li Jianxing slapped the table.
Ai Xiru's face was gloomy, and the westerners said: Do not tempt the Lord; King Ji's behavior made him, a believer, unbearable.
The crowd was in an uproar.
"The prince will perform if you want to perform, what nonsense is there!"
"That is, I won't sell you grain another day, let you go as beggars!" A grain merchant said.
King Ji came back to his senses, his face was gloomy, and he said, "To be decent, or not?" ”
"You can perform."
Xu Xuan stood up and conjured a stack of rune paper out of thin air.
This move drew applause from everyone!
Finished...... Sun Bing didn't dare to look at what happened next.
One rune paper burns, two, three......
Fireballs appeared in the void at the same time.
The firelight illuminated the surroundings, and Xu Xuan's face flickered brightly and darkly.
The mouths of the people were wide open, and they could stuff an egg.
What's the difference between this and real sorcery?
The next moment, the fire struck.
Boom Boom Boom ......
The fireball fell into the crowd and exploded, leaving stumps all over the ground.
"Youkai!!"
The rest scattered and fled.
It's a pity that the door has been blocked by eight black-robed people, and the next thing is a one-sided killing.
Outside, the personal soldiers led by Xu Yong also broke through the city gate and besieged the palace.
Soon, King Ji was the only one left on the field.
"Immortals! It's none of my business, it's not my business, I've never done evil in my life, it's all done by subordinates. King Ji peed his pants in fright and sat down on the ground.
Xu Xuan approached step by step, and King Ji retreated in panic.
Ai Xiru handed Xu Xuan a piece of paper.
"It's none of your business, because your subordinates helped you do it, the jade pendant on your waist is the ancestral heirloom of Zhang surnamed Xiucai in the suburbs, in order to please you, the chief eunuch assassinated Zhang Xiucai; The sixth princess had a marriage contract, but in order to prevent the prince from bearing the notoriety of forced marriage, the eldest son of the Li family fell into the water and died......
The jade screen of the shopkeeper, the rice shop in Lane 16, the fields of the Li family in Li Village, 156 people who were forced to die by loans, and the citizens who were forced to bankrupt by high grain prices......"
A list of crimes, one life after another.
It wasn't King Ji who did it himself, every one of them was related to him.
Sun Bing was stunned.
Generations of vassal kings and tyrants, generations of blood and tears, and countless crimes constitute today's backlash against Zhu Ming.
Sun Bing finally knew the meaning of Xu Tianshi's smile that day.
Xu Xuan will not support the Ming Dynasty, but he will recreate the Han dynasty.
Flames devour King Ji.
Until he died, King Ji still couldn't understand that he was born like this, isn't it all normal?
There was a bang, and the elite soldiers poured in.
The leader took off his iron mask, and it turned out to be Xu Yong.
"Big brother, it's solved."
"All the people of the Ji Palace, as well as the merchants and gentry who hoarded the strange people in the city, were imprisoned; Announce to the whole city, there is justice for grievances, and there is revenge. Li Jianxing, Ai Xiru, Sun Bing, and Er stayed to assist in the processing. ”
"Yes!"
The elite soldiers arrested people everywhere, and the people in the Jiwang Mansion either begged for mercy or hatred, and the prosperity was ruined.
Around the zombie guards, Xu Xuan walked through the main hall, walked a long corridor, and came to the palace treasury.