Fengtiansi seems to be a yamen that specializes in dealing with the Red Lotus Sect and evil spirits...
In Jiang Wuji's memory, there was very little news about Fengtiansi. After all, he was just a cowherd boy in Qingyu Village, so how could he know these things.
But according to the current reaction of this group of officials, Fengtiansi has a very high status.
The guards dispersed, and everyone nodded and bowed to welcome the two to their seats. Jiang Wuji also took the opportunity to take a look.
The man had an ordinary appearance, but his pair of sword-shaped eyebrows gave him a bit of heroic spirit. He was holding a long sword that was all black. As for his cultivation, Jiang Wuji couldn't see through it.
As for the other woman, she looked to be only fifteen or sixteen years old. She was at most 1.6 meters tall. She was wearing a light-colored skirt and had a silver bell tied to her anklet. Her facial features were very delicate and she was a beautiful woman, but when she looked down, she looked ordinary.
strange.
Murong Yue bowed and asked: "I wonder why the two adults are here?"
"Find out the source of the plague." The sword-browed man said in a deep voice.
Murong Yue hissed, "Is this what Master Fengtian meant?"
"You have nothing to do with this," the man said.
As for the man's attitude, Murong Yue, the county guard, did not show any displeasure, but continued to ask in a humble manner: "Is there any clue?"
"You have nothing to do with this."
Just when Murong Yue wanted to ask something again, the sword-browed man said impatiently: "Okay, okay, you guys talk about your business. Fengtiansi does not interfere in the affairs of the government. I came here to ask you about the Red Lotus Sect."
matter."
"But there's no rush. You guys talk first and we eat first."
Having said that, the sword-browed man wanted to get a piece of pastry, but found that the pastry on his desk had been eaten by the girl next to him!
"Zhu Yao! You...you didn't leave any for me!"
"Ah? Do you want to eat?" Zhu Yao's cheeks were bulging, she blinked her big eyes and asked inarticulately.
When everyone saw this, they were all ashamed.
The sword-browed man covered his face silently, "I shouldn't have brought you here. If master knew about it, he would definitely kill me..."
Jiang Wuji suppressed his laughter and reached out to touch the cakes. As a result, the cakes on his desk had already been eaten by his sister!
"Brother, these pastries are really delicious, burp~"
"..." Jiang Wuji silently held his forehead, his eyes just meeting the sword-browed man.
The two nodded sympathetically...
Fengtiansi's little interlude ended quickly, but it wasn't until now that Jiang Wuji realized that Murong Wanfeng was not here at this dinner.
Next, under the arrangement of the county governor Murong Yue, a group of dancers began to dance gracefully.
The jade feet are twirling lightly, the figure is graceful, the skirt is dancing, the willow waist is swaying slightly, and the silk and bamboo clothes are dancing.
When the veil of the leading dancer slipped away, her beautiful appearance eclipsed the whole world.
"Miss Yingxue is like a goddess from heaven descending to earth, good! Good!" County Sheriff Murong Yue took the lead in cheering, and others also echoed.
All kinds of compliments came out in endless streams.
It turns out that she is Liu Yingxue.
Jiang Wuji looked at him again and found that the latter was impeccable in both appearance and figure, especially the amorous blue eyes under his dark eyebrows. I felt pity for him, which made me feel pity inexplicably.
However, Jiang Wuji felt indescribably uncomfortable at this moment.
The city is prosperous and peaceful with singing and dancing, but outside the city there is suffering and corpses litter the fields.
For Jiang Wuji, who came from a peaceful age, what he saw along the way from Yong'an County to Lecheng left a deep impression on him.
But maybe, this is the rule of this world.
Before he knew it, Jiang Wuji had drunk a lot of wine, and his head began to feel dizzy, but Jiang Wuji knew that he was not dizzy because of a fever.
But because of alcohol, because of the plague, because of the seizure of bodies, because of the unfairness of the world! Because of setting people on fire! Because I am about to be regarded as an out-and-out mentally ill!!
"Brother, drink less..." Xiaoyu stretched out his hand to stop him, but was pushed away by Jiang Wuji.
"Leave me alone, your brother and I will never get drunk after a thousand cups of wine!"
"elder brother……"
"Where's the wine? This county governor's mansion is so big, it doesn't even have wine!"
Murong Yue, who originally wanted to toast Jiang Wuji, couldn't help but shake his head when he saw this scene.
After drinking for three rounds, they, the officials, finally started talking about business.
"Lord Sheriff, our county is willing to provide 10,000 taels of silver to help the Taoist priests of Tiandao Temple refine elixirs!" said a man with a beard.
"Tsk, Mr. Zhang, how many pills can you refine with 10,000 taels? I, Dayuan County, am willing to help with 50,000 taels!"
"Master County Sheriff, our county is poor, but we are facing a severe epidemic, and we are willing to help with thirty thousand taels."
"Our county is willing to help you with fifty thousand taels."
"Our county also has fifty thousand taels."
"Tianning County is willing to help with one hundred thousand taels!"
Jiang Wuji saw Qiu Weiliang's expression as if he had eaten shit, and he wanted to laugh for some reason.
How much silver can you spend to buy Qingling Pill in a place like Yong'an County with its ravines?
Yes, isn’t this just buying the Qingling Pill?
I just don’t know how if I buy it like this, it will get into the hands of the people.
Jiang Wuji smiled and shook his head, continuing to drink his own wine and eat the delicious meat on the table.
Murong Yue pressed his hands and said: "Everyone, everyone, what are you doing? Do you think that I want to sell Qingling Pill to you?"
"If this is where you are, Lord Sheriff, we are just trying our best."
"Yes, yes, in this year of great epidemic, if money can save people, why not do it?"
"We just hope that our Leping County can come out of the haze of the plague as soon as possible."
"Yeah yeah……"
The county guard nodded, but then frowned and said: "Actually, the money issue is easy to solve, but the distribution of the Qingling Pill is difficult. Almost everyone in our Leping County has been infected with the plague to some extent, and the Qingling Pill cannot cure it.
It can only be suppressed temporarily."
"But even if we have endless silver coins, Tiandao Temple still won't be able to refine so many Qingling Pills in a short period of time."
"That's the problem!"
Everyone was melancholy again. At this time, someone looked at Qingxuanzi and asked respectfully: "Master Qingxuanzi, how long can this Qingling Pill suppress you?"
"A Qingling Pill can suppress you for about a month, but in the end it varies from person to person." Qing Xuanzi replied.
"If you have enough money, how many Qingling Pills can you make in a month?" the man asked again.
Qing Xuanzi sighed: "In the year of the great epidemic, the people were in dire straits. The demons of the Red Lotus Sect took advantage of this to cause trouble, bewitching the people and killing innocent people indiscriminately."
"You all don't know, but I actually started refining the Qingling Pill a few months ago. I went down to the mountain to provide relief and exhausted the Spiritual Pill before the end of the month, in order to appease the people and prevent people from having other thoughts at night."
"Right now Master Wuwei is already looking for a cure, and I believe he will be able to refine a cure-all pill soon."
"As for the Qingling Pill, if you have enough money, you can go to the surrounding counties and cities to purchase medicinal materials and refine 200,000 Qingling Pills in a month."
"Two hundred thousand pieces?"
"This is not enough..."
"No, that's enough!"
The bearded Master Zhang, who had just said that he would pay 10,000 taels, said: "Isn't it enlightening for you to come to Lecheng?"
Seeing everyone's confused looks, Mr. Zhang continued: "You must have taken the Qingling Pill, right? The people in the county where you live have also taken it, right? That means we all have one month left.
time."
"Don't you think it's strange why Lecheng can maintain its former prosperity? Let me see, it must be the cleverness of our county governor!"
"Send troops to surround the city, and search for people infected with the plague both inside and outside the city. This is a two-pronged approach to ensure the safety of the city."
"Taoist Priest Qingxuanzi also said that two hundred thousand pieces can be refined in one month! Then as long as we can wait for a radical cure, isn't that enough?"
Everyone was speechless.
At this time, Chief Qiu frowned and said: "Mr. Zhang, I don't understand. What do you mean, send troops to guard the county and then use Qingling Pill for the people in the county? Wait until Tiandao Temple refines it to cure the disease.
Pill?"
"What do you think, Master Qiu?" Master Zhang asked back.
Chief Qiu: "What about those people outside the county who cannot take Qingling Pill?"
Master Zhang: "Didn't we send troops to stop them?"
Upon hearing this, Chief Qiu's eyes widened and he said in disbelief: "Abandon them? Let them live or die?!"
Master Zhang smiled and said: "Master Qiu, looking at ancient and modern times, which plague has not killed people? Why don't you and I lose our soldiers to save our carriages? Besides, only if everyone here gets through it can Leping County be rebuilt!"
"Absurd! Ridiculous! What nonsense!"
Chief Qiu was furious and yelled: "How many people can there be in a county? How many people can there be in tens of thousands of villages? What a bad idea you have!"
Not to be outdone, Mr. Zhang slapped the table and shouted: "Mr. Qiu, you are so brave! This is how Lecheng avoided the plague. Are you questioning the governor! If you are kind-hearted, you can open the city.
Door, accept more people! Why are you slandering me here!"
"Besides, even if this is a bad idea, it's better than losing the entire Leping County! It's not shameful to lose soldiers to save chariots!"
"You!!!" Master Qiu's whole body was trembling.
"How many people can a county accommodate? Even if the 200,000 elixirs are used up, there will still be at least 300,000 people suffering from the plague! Aren't you afraid of their rebellion?"
"Rebellion? Who dares to rebel?"
Lord Zhang sneered and said: "Why did the Taoist priests from Tiandao Temple go down the mountain to provide relief? To calm the people's hearts! The Qingling Pill can only suppress things for a month, only we know! If there is someone who rebels in life, we can send troops to kill them! Rebellious people
What’s the use of keeping such a person!”
"you you you!……"
At this time, Murong Yue interrupted what Chief Qiu wanted to say, "Master Qiu, please calm down. Master Zhang is also thinking about Leping County and Dali."
Chief Qiu: "What?!"
Murong Yue's face darkened and he said: "In the current situation, we can only appease the people's hearts first, and then throw away soldiers to protect the carriage. If the people know the truth, they will definitely flee to other counties. By then, the plague will most likely spread to the entire Dali."
"If the plague spreads, the consequences will be disastrous! You and I both serve the imperial court. Even if we bear infamy, we cannot let the national movement destabilize!"
Chief Qiu took a few breaths and sat down on the ground, looking as if he was a walking corpse.
But at this time, Mr. Zhang knelt before Murong Yue and said loudly: "The magistrate is righteous! Even if we bear the infamy and be infamy for thousands of years, we cannot let the plague spread, let alone let the movement in our country of Li be destabilized!"
"Sacrifice oneself for the country, this is the way to be an official!"
Seeing this, other people also knelt down and shouted in agreement.
"Sacrificing oneself for the sake of the country is the way to serve as an official."
"Sacrificing oneself for the sake of the country is the way to serve as an official."
This is what they came up with...
The drunken Jiang Wuji glanced at the two Fengtiansi people. They had been eating and had no intention of expressing their opinions.
Are all these possible? Can all these plans be passed? This Fengtiansi is a shit-eater, right?
Murong Yue nodded with satisfaction. Just as he was about to speak, he heard a sarcastic voice.
"Is this considered the way to be an official? What kind of bullshit?"
Jiang Wuji carried the wine bottle and staggered to the middle, and the anxious Xiaoyu couldn't stop him.
Seeing this, Mr. Zhang frowned angrily and shouted: "Who are you! How dare you insult the imperial official!!"
"Official official of the imperial court? Just you? You guys?"
Jiang Wuji, who was already drunk, pointed at the bureaucrats sitting in front of the case, "You are just a bunch of shit, hahaha..."
"Be bold! Be bold!" Zhang Da popularly jumped to his feet.
At this time, Cao Li, who had come with Chief Qiu, crawled out, knelt on the ground and kept kowtowing, "Forgive me, Lord Sheriff, forgive me, Lord Zhang, the little Daoist is drunk, drunk."
"Master Tao?" Mr. Zhang looked at Qing Xuanzi who was standing aside. The latter did not express his position, so he was in a difficult situation.
After all, in the current situation, no one can be offended by the Taoist priests of Tiandao Temple.
At this moment, everyone's eyes were focused on Jiang Wuji, including the two people from Fengtiansi, and the oiran Liu Yingxue.
"Master Zhang, this man is my little girl's savior." Murong Yue said.
Master Zhang trembled all over and quickly retreated to his seat.
Looking at Jiang Wuji, who was so drunk that he couldn't even stand still, Murong Yue asked with a half-smile: "Since you said that our way of being an official is bullshit... then what do you have to say?"
"You're asking me, what is the way to be an official?" Jiang Wuji pointed at the county governor and said.
"I'd like to hear the details." Murong Yue smiled softly.
"Hehe, hahaha..."
Jiang Wuji laughed and drank a few more sips of wine.
"Okay, okay, okay, then I will tell you today what is the way to be an official!"
"Little Taoist Master, stop talking, I'll take you back to the inn!" Cao Li bared his teeth and his forehead was covered with beads of sweat.
"I'm not going back! I'm not drunk either!" Jiang Wuji pushed Cao Li away and roared loudly as he was drunk!
"The ancients said!"
"Water has a source, so its flow is endless! Trees have roots, so their growth is endless!"
"The movement of the big roc is not as light as a feather! The speed of the Qiji is not as strong as a single foot!"
"A cold foot hurts the heart, and a cold people hurts the country!"
"The world belongs to the people of the world. Only when the government is in harmony with the people can all things be prospered!"
"Although I haven't studied much, it doesn't mean I don't read!"
"Although I have never been an official, it does not mean that I will not be an official!"
"The Mingtang depends on only one pillar, but all the talents are attached to it, and it is established! The great honor relies on only one person, but all the people can help!"
"You are in a high position, but you don't think about the people. The first thing you discuss is silver?"
"I would like to ask if this Qingling Pill Wentian Taoist Temple bought it, will it be sold to the people or given to the people?"
"What? Give it to the people?! You lunatic! It's so ridiculous!" Mr. Zhang couldn't help but sneered.
As a result, Jiang Wuji sneered a few times, drank all the wine in the jug, and then smashed the jug directly towards Master Zhang!
"Fuck you!"
"The Leping epidemic left hundreds of thousands dead! Go outside and take a look! Take a closer look!"
"You can't see anything when you go out, the plain is covered with bones! There is a hungry woman on the road, her baby is abandoned among the grass!"
"There are tens of thousands of refugees outside, and they don't have enough to eat. They even eat each other! But you, you are here enjoying fine wine and food, singing and dancing in peace!"
"Not talking about buying and selling elixirs, but in a few words, you actually want those three hundred thousand people to fend for themselves!"
"Three hundred thousand!"
"Three hundred thousand!!"
"Do you know how long it will take for three hundred thousand corpses to be burned? Ha... you definitely don't know, and you don't know how many people can be saved if these things you eat tonight are taken outside!"
"I don't know how you became officials, and I don't know what kind of court this court is!"
"You and your corpses are eating nothing. It's hard to face the sky, but you are ashamed of the people!"
"You know, your salary and salary are all due to the people's blessings!"
"You know, the people below are easy to abuse, but the heaven is hard to bully!!"
"You ask me what is the way to be an official?"
"I will tell you now what is the way to be an official!"
"Whoever is above ten people must be below ten people! Whoever is above a hundred people must be below a hundred people! Whoever is above the world must be below the world!"
"An official!"
"You should establish your mind for the sake of heaven and earth! You should establish your destiny for the sake of living and the people!"
"Continue the unique learning for the saints! Create peace for all generations!!!"
The sonorous sound is heart-stirring.
Everyone was talking and the hall was completely silent!
When the sound disappeared around the beam, Jiang Wuji fell to the ground with a thud.
Lying on the ground with his legs in the air, he was already drunk and his voice became softer and softer.
"These days, dogs can also be officials, hahaha..."
"What is the way of being an official, what is the spread of miasma, what is the evil spirit, what is the cultivation of immortality..."
