Chapter 537: Some twists and turns in the West City Gate (please vote for me!)
"Chen Canjun, how do your City Defense Department do things? Can you afford to delay the progress of the Donglin Giant Buddha?"
At the top of the city, Wang Lengran, who was standing next to the cold-eyed Wei Shaoqi, jumped out immediately, throwing blame and yelling.
Chen You shrank his head and looked panicked:
"Lord Governor, the Buddha arrived suddenly without any prior notice. My subordinates..."
"You mean, it's my fault?"
In front of everyone, Wang Lengran raised his voice.
"Okay. Master Wang, please calm down first. Now is not the time to quarrel and determine blame. Solve the problem first."
Lin Cheng raised his hand to stop Wang Lengran, turned his head and asked seriously:
"Your City Defense Department is familiar with the West City Gate. How long will it take to remove the wooden pillars and beams that are in the way?"
"A quarter of an hour, just a quarter of an hour, Mr. Lin, just take down a few wooden pillars to block the trouble. The slowest is no more than two quarters of an hour, the fastest is a quarter of an hour..." Chen You was so nervous that even his words were a bit incoherent.
Lin Cheng breathed a sigh of relief, and behind him, Wei Shaoqi and Wang Lengran also softened their expressions.
"Then why are you still standing there? Hurry up and lead someone to dismantle it." Wang Lengran was angry.
Lin Cheng also patted Chen You's shoulder before leaving, and spoke in a softer tone.
"Go ahead. Lieutenant Zhu who delivered the Buddha statue downstairs will lead the soldiers and cooperate with you, the city defense department, to quickly demolish it."
"Okay, okay, my lords, please wait a moment. Beizhi and Yan Canjun are going to demolish it right now."
Chen You looked flattered, bowed and hurriedly left.
Wei Shaoqi glanced at Wang Lengran, who also came down from the tower and followed him to supervise.
From the beginning to the end, Lin Cheng and Rong Zhen stood at the top of the city with a wide view, not moving at all.
Li Xian, Li Dalang, Xie Lingjiang and others in the rear saw this scene.
Li Dalang saw his father's expression cold and had no intention of interfering. Since the incident between Wang's mother and son, his father no longer bothered to show his coldness, and did not seek credit for the giant Buddha in Xingzifang. Now he just wanted to greet the Buddha's head.
When going through a scene, you need to have an attitude.
Xie Lingjiang stood behind Li Xian and his son and stared at the backs of Rong Zhen and Lin Cheng from Si Tianjian for a while.
After a while, she slightly squinted her eyes, and from the corner of her eye, she saw a middle-aged female official walking up to the top of the city and coming to Lin Cheng, behind Rong Zhen, with a solemn face and speaking in a low voice.
Xie Lingjiang, with the excellent hearing of a sixth-grade Confucian sage, could only faintly hear some scattered words of Lin Cheng's voice that fell in the west wind:
"...a small delay...nothing to do...ask the teacher to leave him alone...the students will be careful...not give him a chance to draw the sword...over his head...keep watching..."
At this time, Rong Zhen suddenly looked back, and Xie Lingjiang immediately lowered his eyes.
However, as she avoided looking, she could vaguely feel that the female historian's gaze did not seem to be observing her face, but... fell on her body.
Xie Lingjiang frowned slightly and couldn't help but look up, but Rong Zhen had already looked away.
While waiting for the city gate bridge to be cleared, other people on the tower were also idle.
Pei Sanniang and Shen Bingqiang came with Wei Shaoqi and Wang Lengran.
He is different from Shen Bingqiang, who has a proud, arrogant and domineering expression.
Pei Shisanniang lowered her eyebrows and her posture was low.
However, her beautiful eyes were slightly raised, and she was observing the micro-expressions of the nobles and officials on the tower. From some small movements, she could see some of the contradictions in Xunyang City's officialdom, and the general power structure.
As for Yuan Huaimin, he was still in a curious baby state, looking around, and he even asked a childish question that made everyone bored and speechless:
"Your Majesty, Master Lin, and Rong Zhennv Shi, are you ready to build the big Buddha in today's posture? How come it is so fast... Is this the Buddha's head below? Hey, why is there no news about such a big thing being transported...
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Wei Shaoqi sneered.
Rong Zhen's pretty face is cold and cold.
Li Xian and Li Dalang looked at each other but said nothing.
Lin Cheng and Rong Zhen silently observed the gray sky around the city, and said with a smile:
"Yuan Changshi has been managing the Jiangzhou lobby and dealing with people's livelihood these days. It can be regarded as sharing the worries for my statue in Xingzifang. It's really hard work. Oh, and Ouyang Sima too.
"By the way, where is Ouyang Sima, why...didn't you come?"
Lin Cheng let out a soft sigh and looked at the people behind him with some concern, with a curious look on his face.
"I don't know, Brother Lianghan didn't come on duty this morning." Yuan Huaimin shook his head.
Li Xian, Li Dalang, and Xie Lingjiang were all silent. This time, they came like outsiders, focusing on "fast forward and skip".
Other Jiangzhou officials, who had heard more or less rumors about the conflicting ideas between Ouyang Rong and Lin Cheng, remained silent.
Lin Cheng sighed softly: "It's my fault. Maybe it happened last time. I have some objections to me and the court..."
Rong Zhen suddenly spoke:
"Mr. Yu just came to Xun, and he liked the pipa sound of Mrs. Qin in Xunyang Tower. I met Ouyang Sima this morning and asked him to help find Mrs. Qin.
"Your Majesty thinks highly of Mr. Yu, and Ouyang Sima is also sharing His Majesty's worries."
Xie Lingjiang and others couldn't help but look sideways. They saw this female historian who was always brief and shocked. After explaining in public, she said with a somewhat serious face:
"Ouyang Sima is not absent. He is also loyal to His Majesty."
Lin Cheng turned his head, looked at Rong Zhen for a while, and nodded gently:
"Okay. But later on at the Xingzi Lake construction site, it would be better to call Ouyang Sima over. After all, it is such an important moment..."
Rong Zhen suddenly interrupted him:
"Lin Cheng, I heard that there was an accident at the Xingzi Lake construction site a few days ago, and many people died suddenly. However, the governor's office blocked the news in the city. Now the rumors are spreading wildly. Many people and workers privately questioned the Buddha and were dissatisfied.
Backlog...is this true or false?"
The female historian asked this matter seriously in front of everyone in the city, and was very disrespectful.
But Lin Cheng's expression was not angry at all.
Wei Shaoqi on the side interrupted and asked seriously:
"Who did you hear from, Ms. Shi? Where is the source of the information? Can you tell us?"
Rong Zhen asked coldly: "Wei Shaoqi, do you still want to seal it?"
Wei Shaoqi said in a nonchalant tone: "How dare you, but those who spread rumors must be controlled and slapped..."
She took a deep breath:
"Today we welcome the Buddha's head. This is a day that is beneficial to the country and brings joy to the people, but few people go out to watch. Every household has closed its doors... They are all frightened by your violent actions and dare not watch.
“I think back to the time when the Ouyang Simaima Xunyang Grottoes were not even built yet, and people flocked there to enjoy them in the autumn.
"The statues in Xingzifang are just the statues in Xingzifang, but they have made the reputation like this, which is disgusting to everyone and has tarnished His Majesty's holy name. You don't have any reflection at all?"
Wei Shaoqi waved his hand indifferently:
"Reflect? Reflect on what. It's better not to have this chaotic group of people watching, and it can also relieve the pressure on the guards. Since you want to finish the statue as soon as possible, then ignore these noises and trivial matters. Besides, this is not Luoyang, which is thousands of miles away from the capital.
You can still break through the sky, so what are you afraid of?"
"Okay..." Lin Cheng opened his mouth and prepared to break up the fight.
At this time, a series of muffled sounds of "bang bang bang -" suddenly came from the bridge cave below.
The tower beneath everyone's feet trembled slightly.
"what happened?!"
"What happened? Earth Dragon turned over?"
Lin Cheng and Rong Zhen's expressions changed simultaneously. One left and the other right, they jumped up to the eaves of the highest point of the tower.
Xie Lingjiang immediately protected Li Xian and his son. Wei Shaoqi also huddled behind the Xianbei guards.
An official hurriedly ran upstairs to report:
"It's not good, Mr. Lin, Mr. Wang, some pillars and beams were just removed at the bridge opening, and all the new bricks on them fell down, injuring people."
"Where is the Buddha's head? How is the Buddha's head!"
Lin Cheng immediately ignored a certain person's tripod sword that was good at "Going Back" and rushed downstairs.
When we came outside the bridge cave, we saw that there was still a cloud of dust inside, covering everything. After seven or eight breaths, most of it dispersed. A dozen soldiers had their heads knocked out and fainted, or their arms were broken.
He also saw Chen You, Yan Liulang and others also walking out in disgrace.
"Mr. Lin, it's okay, it's just an accident. I didn't expect the top to be so unstable, so I just removed a few pillars. However, during the previous repairs, all the new bricks that were installed fell off. Well...it's okay, it's a small problem, a small problem,
It’s good that the tower didn’t collapse.”
Chen You said with a bitter face. After looking around for a moment, he waved his hands vigorously to show that he was not hurt.
However, although the city tower did not collapse, broken bricks and dust were left on the ground in the dimly lit bridge tunnel. Wang Lengran was hit hard on the forehead and walked out in embarrassment, still spitting out ashes.
With an unhappy look on his face, he questioned Chen You, who looked innocent, and Yan Liulang, who was taciturn.
"Why are you two running so fast? Why didn't you protect me when a brick fell down beside me just now? This is an obligation, how could you two do this?"
Chen You looked a little guilty, but Yan Liulang said nothing and ignored him. He patted his sleeves and went to help other soldiers who were guarding the Buddha's head.
But now is not the time to pursue the matter.
Lin Cheng hurried forward and asked someone to inspect the Buddha's head, and found that it was indeed not damaged. After all, the Buddha's head had been transported all the way with fixed wooden frames and linoleum cloth to protect it from wind and rain. It also blocked the falling bricks.
After a while, the inventory was completed. There was no danger of the bridge hole and the Buddha's head. After inspection, only a few people were injured.
Lin Cheng and others were relieved. The former frowned a little and looked up at the ceiling of the bridge cave where the old bricks were exposed.
Next, he didn't dare to leave the Buddha's head for even a moment. The little accident just now made Lin Cheng, who believed in fate, look a little gloomy. The main reason was that the omen was not good. Why did he encounter such a thing just after entering the city?
After a while, the bridge tunnel was completely cleared and traffic could continue.
Rong Zhen, who was on guard at the city tower, waited for the female officer to come downstairs. Together with Lin Cheng and the soldiers, they closely guarded the carriage carrying the Buddha, entered the city, and rolled to the Xingzi Lake construction site.
Li Xian and others made excuses to say goodbye on the grounds of physical discomfort, and did not continue to the Xingzifang construction site. Lin Cheng politely tried to persuade them to stay, but to no avail, and did not care.
Yuan Huaimin also wanted to run away, but as a long history representative and a representative of Jiangzhou Hall, he couldn't just go without anyone. He had no choice but to follow him like a transparent boy.
While Lin Cheng and his female officers were not paying attention, Rong Zhen glanced back at Xie Ling Jiang's slim and handsome back.
This noble lady of the Xie family is not wearing men's clothing today, but is wearing an unprecedented lady's dress.
"Are you going to the Poetry Club to accompany him..."
With pink lips murmuring, she reached out and touched an orange-red sachet in her sleeve.
There were a lot of people in the tower just now, so Rong was really thin-skinned, so he subconsciously put it away before going up to the tower.
Look now...if I had known she would have been wearing it.
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It's still dark.
Huang Feihong opened the courtyard door and strode off.
He wears a felt hat, which was left by that young man.
Huang Feihong touched his bulging belly and took a long breath.
I'm so happy, I had a full meal of beef with soy sauce this morning.
My daughter is still considerate.
It seems like it's going to rain today, but at this point, the sky is getting dark.
The bearded man carried a small bundle across his body and met his companions at the city gate to go to the Xingzi Lake construction site.
When I arrived at the construction site, I lined up and the guards at the gate of the construction site conducted routine body searches.
"The paper money and drinks inside are to commemorate the first seven of the deceased brothers..."
After winter, the construction site of the Giant Buddha is still working overtime. Although the supply speed in the city is better than that in the wilderness like Xunyang Grottoes, the construction is still difficult in the cold weather. In the past few days, there were more than ten construction site workers, who were killed by the high altitude above the Buddha statue.
The falling object smashed into meat paste.
This matter has been blocked by the governor's office.
But everyone on the construction site knows that morale is a bit low.
In order to prevent the news from spreading, the funeral was kept secret.
However, there are still many people who either sympathize or cannot let go of their friends and pay their respects secretly in private.
After the search, the supervisor came over and inspected the small bundle they had quietly brought, as if they were not surprised by the sacrificial items inside.
He took out several items from the small baggage brought by Huang Feihong and others.
Mainly a few wine gourds and a few wads of paper money.
After turning over the paper money, the supervisor picked up one of the small gourds, opened it and took a sip:
"Fuck, what the hell does this smell like? Why is there blood in the wine?"
"Monkey blood wine, my daughter brought it back to me." Huang Feihong chuckled.
"What's making the noise inside?" The supervisor shook the wine gourd, and there seemed to be a small round hard object inside.
Huang Feihong scratched his head: "There is still a grain of snake gall in the gourd. Brother Yuan, would you like to try monkey blood mixed with snake gall? It's a great supplement."
"Fuck you, taste your ass."
After being secretly stuffed with some sauced meat wrapped in oil paper, the supervisor relaxed slightly.
However, the supervisor known as Brother Yuan angrily seized the paper money and waved his hand:
"No paper money is allowed to be burned today. The higher-ups have ordered that no flammable things be allowed. It seems to mean that it is unlucky to avoid fire today. Don't blame us for being unreasonable."
As he said that, the supervisor poured out a little more wine from the gourd, including Huang Feihong's monkey blood wine. Different from the turbid yellow wine, it was a black-red liquid with some ash floating on the liquid, like the ashes of burned paper.
However, the supervisor didn't pay attention. He just brought the fire stick close to him and tried it. When he found that it didn't burn, he handed the wine gourd back and ordered:
"You take a sip now and then go in.
"Remember, stay away to pay your respects, and don't get too close to the Buddha statue. It's heavily guarded there today, and I can't even get close. You stay away, but if you are seen by the adults, they won't be able to protect you."
"Yes Yes Yes."
In front of the supervisors, each took a sip from the wine gourd, and Huang Feihong and others entered with sacrificial wine.
After a while, Huang Feihong and his friends were in an open space. After kneeling down to pay homage to their familiar companions who died, they separated. Huang Feihong returned to the water room where he worked.
The water house is relatively close to the Big Buddha, but next to it is a fire watch tower.
He found that the number of guards on guard tower had doubled today, and there were also an exceptionally large number of people walking along the way.
Today, nothing happened in the water house. In fact, the workers on the entire construction site were fine. All the workers inside the Buddha statue were also evacuated. No one was allowed to get close to the Buddha statue. However, everyone still arrived on time and stayed at their posts, saying it was as a precaution.
just in case.
Huang Feihong carried a wine gourd soaked in a certain grain of snake gall, walked into a familiar workstation cubicle, and sat on the floor.
The man in the felt hat raised his head and drank, his mouth full of sour taste. From time to time he wiped the corners of his red mouth with his fist and waited quietly.
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