In the cabinet hall, Shoufu Shen Shixing's two white eyebrows were twisted into a pimple, since he was pushed to the position of Shoufu, he had not slept for a day. Although in this position, he tried his best to do everything well, and those words always had to chew his tongue in front of the emperor. Even though the Divine Sect trusted him very much and degraded a few nasty guys, some of his political enemies did not have the slightest intention of relenting.

Shen Shixing put down the fold handed by the governor of Zhejiang, he raised his cloudy eyes, glanced at the bachelor Xu Guo at the bottom, Wang Xijue said slowly: "Wei Zhen, Yuan Yu, I want to hear your opinions on this Jiangnan plague?"

Xu Guo stroked his beard and said: "Elder Ge, this Jiangnan is a heavy tax area, and now it has been affected by the plague, and I am afraid that this year's tax will only be reduced by nearly half." Last year, Shuzhong used soldiers, and the military salary was still delayed. The emperor has also put off the matter of the country again and again. said that he was going to build a mansion for King Fu, and when the mansion was repaired, he would discuss the canonization of the prince.

The money of the household department is all put on this matter, and I am afraid that I will not be able to take out more silver for disaster relief. The great family business of the Ming Dynasty is owned by the emperor, the emperor cherishes the people, and we can also understand the holy will as courtiers. But everything under this has to be done in silver. ”

Shen Shixing said: "What you said is the truth, but now whether there is silver or not, this thing still has to be done?" Wei Zhen, let's complain less and think more ideas." Yuanyu, what is your opinion?"

Wang Xijue said: "Ge Lao, the plague is prevalent in the south of the Yangtze River, and the top priority is to stop the trouble and help the people. The cabinet and the celebrant of the same batch of the governor of Zhejiang issued a letter to the Tai Hospital, asking them to send people to participate in the treatment of the plague.

Second, all parts of the Yangtze River have been affected by disasters, and pharmaceutical dealers should be strictly prohibited from raising drug prices. Third, the caravans stranded in the local area were not allowed to leave, and those who returned to their hometowns from other provinces were temporarily taken into custody. Fourth, all the people and animals who died of the plague were buried deeply. ”

Shen Shixing said: "What Yuan Yu said is true, but there are some excerpts from the governor of Zhejiang, and when it reaches the ears of the saints, our life will not be easy." The old meaning is that Wei Zhen will take trouble and polish this piece again. ”

Xu Guodao: "Okay, what does the elder say I will do." Shen Shi walked outside the hall, and it happened that Zhang Jing, the chief supervisor of ceremonies, was walking towards this side with a few little eunuchs. Zhang Whale said: "Pavilion Elder, our family has passed on the Holy Lord's edict to announce that you will go to the imperial study to discuss matters." Shen Shixing said: "Yes, Weichen received the order." With that, he followed Zhang Whale to the imperial study.

When the plague came, it seemed like an overnight thing. Although local officials and some famous local gentry gave medicine to the people, the death never stopped. Regardless of men, women and children, once they are infected, they first cough, then they have a fever all over their body, and the high fever does not go away, and finally they go to the toilet and die of dehydration.

Xiao Yunfan and Bai Ruoxuan came out of the bottom of Huansha Lake on the water Jiao, and the two planned to have a full meal in the town before saying goodbye. But a group of people dressed in linen and filial piety came from afar, carrying the coffin, and the cry shook the sky. The two of them saw seven or eight such teams along the way, and couldn't help but wonder.

Bai Ruoxuan said: "What happened, why are there so many people at the funeral today?" Xiao Yunfan said: "When we go to the town in front of us to inquire, we must have eyebrows." The two settled in an inn, and the shopkeeper was about to close the store, Xiao Yunfan said strangely: "Shopkeeper, why is it closed in the blue sky?"

The old shopkeeper said with a sad face: "The guest officer looks like a foreigner. Recently, we have had a plague in this area, and people die every day. This inn is also the place with the most people, and the official family issued an official letter yesterday to close the shop. We can't help it. Xiao Yunfan said curiously: "How can there be a plague?"

The old shopkeeper lowered his voice and said: "Young man, it is now rumored that it is evil, saying that the court is a traitor, and the emperor's lack of virtue is a disaster from heaven. A few days ago, an old man in Xiaoyang Village fetched water, but the water did not hit, and a big stone was hit. And on the stone were written those words of disobedience. I saw that you were a foreigner, so I told you the truth, don't talk nonsense everywhere, the people of the provincial government heard about it and arrested and killed the head. ”

Xiao Yunfan nodded and said, "Thank you, old man." But uncle, if you have anything to eat here, give me less money, and the money will be indispensable to you. The shopkeeper said: "I'm sorry for the guest officer, the small shop now only has cured meat, steamed buns and wine, and other things are really not available when every household in the market is closed." ”

Xiao Yunfan said: "Okay, then you can take as much as you want." So saying, he took out a silver ingot, and gave it to the treasurer. The shopkeeper walked outside the door of the store and looked around, and said, "If you wait here first, I will let the guy close the door and go to prepare for you." Later, you two will walk through the back door. Xiao Yunfan arched his hand and said, "In this way, there is a lot of work." ”

An oil lamp was lit and placed in the corner of the table.

Xiao Bai and the two sat down opposite each other, Bai Ruoxuan frowned and said, "Did you say that the government did this?" Xiao Yunfan said: "What the government orders, the people only have to do, how can they speak?"

Bai Ruoxuan thought about the same reason, so she stopped talking. Thinking of saying goodbye to Xiao Yunfan, a trace of sadness couldn't help but rise in his heart, and he said quietly: "Xiao Yunfan, let's go our separate ways when we leave this inn later." ”

Xiao Yunfan said: "Yes, Xiao only hopes that the white girl will do more good things and less evil." Bai Ruoxuan said: "Okay, this girl will promise you." However, I have to remind you that in addition to my Secret Pavilion, the Jin Gongzi of the Painting Hall and Mr. Ye of the Underworld are all powerful characters. They're not as merciful as I am, so you'd better be careful. ”

Xiao Yunfan smiled and said, "Thanks to the girl's concern, Xiao wrote down your words." Bai Ruoxuan lowered her head and bit her lip and said, "Hope, I hope you and your Qing'er girl will reunite as soon as possible." Xiao Yunfan said: "Let you say auspicious words." ”

After a while, the man put the flask and the cured meat on the table. Xiao Yunfan raised the wine jug and poured a glass for Bai Ruoxuan first, and then poured himself a glass. He raised his head and looked at Bai Ruoxuan's eyes and smiled, "Bai girl, we don't know each other. Xiao is very happy to make a friend like you. ”

Bai Ruoxuan said: "Thanks to you, I reluctantly agreed to you." Xiao Yunfan said: "Let's have a drink today, and after drinking, we will go our separate ways." Bai Ruoxuan raised the wine glass and drank it all, and Xiao Yunfan also drank the wine in the glass.

Bai Ruoxuan didn't eat the vegetables, she stood up and said, "Then let's take our leave." Xiao Yunfan didn't look at her eyes because he was afraid of seeing her eyes. He closed his eyes and said, "I finally didn't do anything out of the ordinary, otherwise I would really be sorry for Qing'er." ”

When he opened his eyes, Bai Ruoxuan's figure had jumped to the roof. The young man was startled and sat down on the ground. Xiao Yunfan sighed and said, "I have a fate to meet again." With that, he took another drink. After the third drink, he didn't want to drink any more.

He pondered: "Where will the white girl go? Go back to the ghost door to face her grandmother, promise the family that he doesn't like or go somewhere else?" Suddenly he laughed at himself again: "Xiao Yunfan, Xiao Yunfan, you can't help but have too much affection." She is your enemy, and it is already good that you tolerate her, so why should you care about her affairs? What is Qing'er's whereabouts? Have you suffered, don't you turn a blind eye?"

He flicked a few chopsticks, and then he had no appetite. Standing up, he asked the shopkeeper to pack the steamed buns and meat, poured some more wine, and then left the inn. After walking a few steps, he suddenly heard a chirping sound in his ears, and when he looked up, it turned out to be the swallow that day.

Xiao Yunfan stretched out a palm and said, "Little guy, what's the matter with you?" It turned out that this swallow learned something strange when it was foraging, so he told Xiao Yunfan about it. Xiao Yunfan said, "You mean someone has moved in the well water in those places?" The swallow chirped twice.

Xiao Yunfan couldn't help but ponder, and said to himself: "In this way, it's the handiwork of the ghost Xiangmen again, the white girl is with me, this matter naturally won't be done by her, is it Jin Gongzi or Mr. Ye? I haven't fought against these two people, and I don't know what their strength is."

What is the purpose of their spreading the plague? Bai Ruoxuan is a Tatar, and if she does this, I can understand it. But what is the purpose of the other people in the Ghost Sect to do this?" He reached out and gently stroked the swallow's back and said, "Hey, little one, can you see the faces of those people clearly?" The swallow chirped twice more in his palm.

Xiao Yunfan said: "Oh! It turned out to be them. Okay, I see, the plague is rife here, so you should tell your companions to get out of here as soon as possible. The swallow chirped twice and fluttered into the clouds.

In a ruined temple, two beggars looked panicked, and one of them had a scab on his face, panting and saying, "The lost Lao Tzu runs fast, if it is discovered, the elder will definitely take our lives." ”

Another beggar said, "Yes, I really can't figure it out, what is the purpose of the elder asking you and me to do these things? Let the men, women and children in the town all get the plague, then we don't have nothing to eat?"

His companion said, "That's right, the elders we can all think of naturally think of it. If you want me to say, let's listen to his old man obediently, and in the future, a four-bag disciple will be better than the little cat. The man on the other side said, "Yes, you're right." Born in this world, it's good to be able to eat together.

Although doing this is detrimental to yin morality, if we don't do it, someone else will do it. Then we will never have the day. Being a beggar is already the worst, and what is worse than a beggar for food is a beggar who can't eat, and the taste of hunger is really uncomfortable. We can only ask Grandpa Hades to be gracious and let those unjust souls not haunt us. ”

Before the two of them could speak, a voice outside the window said, "Okay, the soul won't haunt you." The beggar's face changed, and he clenched the bamboo pole and said, "Who is coming out?" Zhang Chengyun flew into the temple, and when the two beggars saw that it was him, they knelt down and saluted: "My subordinates see Elder Zhang." ”

Zhang Chengyun walked over slowly, walked around behind the two of them and sneered: "Since you don't want to let the ghosts be haunted, then Lao Tzu will send you to be ghosts, so that no one will pester you." As he spoke, he grabbed his five fingers, pinched the neck bones of the two of them, and snapped them off.

As he spoke, he clapped his palms and said, "Two brothers, I can't sleep well if you live, and I can sleep peacefully when you die." ”