Chapter 60: Hundreds of ghosts kowtow! Can it still be like this?
Am I so terrible?
I remember when Yao Yun first traveled to this world, he was frightened by the little ghost.
Once upon a time, little devils would tremble at the mention of their own names.
Before anyone arrived, hundreds of ghosts were wailing, so majestic!
"Is it so scary?" Yao Yun murmured.
Upon hearing this, the royal palaces immediately broke into sweat.
In the past, Xidu also suppressed ghosts in the city, and severely punished ghosts if they were found to be harming people. However, this did not cure the trouble of ghost infestation.
Ghosts are like weeds in the mountains that grow again and again with the spring breeze. As creatures continue to die, new ghosts are born, and they are endlessly killed. In addition, ghosts are violent and vengeful, so Xidu always feels that it is beyond the reach of the control of ghosts.
But since the king promulgated the ghost law, the situation has been beyond everyone's expectations.
Because the king generally does not kill ghosts, and the ghost laws promulgated are not harsh, so most of the little ghosts in Xidu are dissatisfied, but secretly they still restrain their behavior and dare not step into the ghost law thunder pool.
Don’t you see the roar of grinding in the stone mill and the howling ghosts in the mountain mines at night?
Death is not scary. They are all ghosts who have died once anyway. What's the big deal? The little ghosts would rather die than be reborn as ghosts.
Under the in-depth teachings of the old ghost, the new little ghosts trembled, and the image of the king unconsciously became terrifying and taller.
The fart spirit Cangman stood up at this time and said in a very pious tone: "Your Majesty, your reputation is far and wide, and all the ghosts are afraid of you. Now it is peaceful in Xidu at night, and no ghosts dare to come out and do anything.
Bad things, they all put their tails away, for fear of breaking the ghost law and being arrested by the king for mining."
Yao Yun burst out laughing when he heard this. In fact, at the beginning, he had the intention of maliciously retaliating for the "terror" of the ghost that day, but he didn't expect that it would turn into this scene now.
When Cangman saw the smile on Yao Yun's face, he immediately became happy. Sure enough, he was good at flattering, Hu Yi was just like a little brother, so Cangman smiled strangely and said:
"Your Majesty, don't you know, this mine is very busy at night. Hundreds of ghosts howl at night, so shrill and shrill that the sound is transmitted to Xidu. It scares the ghosts in Xidu and trembles, for fear of being caught and sued.
It scares people."
Yao Yun was stunned: "Is there still such a thing?"
Cang Man praised: "No, it's more than that! In the past, when we mined in the mountains, even if we didn't go deep into the mountains, we were always inevitably attacked by wild beasts. But this iron mine has no such problem at all. Good guy, a hundred ghosts howl at night,
The beasts all run away with their tails between their legs!”
Yao Yun was surprised and laughed loudly, and the palace guards also laughed together, enjoying themselves for a while.
Only Hu Yi looked confused. This Cang Man obviously said good things and wanted to flatter the king, but why were there so many differences between people?
While joking, Yao Yun led everyone into the mine.
The iron ore mine is an open-pit mine, making it easy to mine. Not only are there more than a hundred ghosts and slaves working there, but there are also overseers and guards, including Xidu warriors and shaman boys from the witch temple.
Seeing the king's arrival, the witch boy and the soldiers rushed to greet him, while the ghosts and slaves continued to work.
"I've met the king!"
Yao Yun motioned to everyone not to be polite, and then looked around.
The iron mine is halfway up the mountain, with seven or eight wooden fences simply surrounding the exit. Perhaps as Cang Man said, because of the existence of ghosts, the intrusion of wild beasts has been greatly reduced, so the defenses are not rigorous.
Deep into the mine, at the outermost edge are slave workers. They pick iron ore from the sand and gravel, put it into baskets made of bamboo strips, and prepare to carry it back to Xidu.
Looking further inside, there are slaves digging for ore, and there are countless mining tools floating in the air. At first glance, this scene looks very human, but Yao Yun's mental power is strong, and he can also see the true nature of the ghost.
It turns out that there is not much sunlight and there is cover from the mountains, so the ghosts are also working.
Outside, Yao Yun could still hear the sounds of ghosts crying and howling, but now they have all disappeared. The ghosts lowered their heads and worked very quickly.
When Yao Yun walked in, the slaves and ghosts knelt down and kowtowed.
"Get up, you did a good job, I'm so happy!"
The slaves were naturally grateful. There was an opportunity to work hard in winter, which meant they had food rations. If they were idle in the slave workshop, then they would be uneasy.
As for the ghosts, they seemed silent and dared not speak out when they were angry.
Yao Yun could see the thoughts of the ghosts, so he said: "You have done a good job. Now it seems that Gu's labor reform is a very correct attempt and must be implemented in the future.
Don’t be resentful in your hearts. The more resentful you are, the happier I will be. Then there will be no shortage of little ghosts to mine for me. Originally, some ghosts only need to mine for a few years. If they commit crimes again, their labor reform will be postponed!"
When the ghosts heard this, they felt so aggrieved that they couldn't even cry even if they wanted to. Listening to this, they are still alone. It's such a bully to ghosts!
The soldiers and wizards in the palace were frightened when they heard this, and could not help but mourn for these ghosts.
At this time, the angry ghosts jumped up and said angrily: "Tyrant, you are too cruel, you will be punished!"
A pig-headed ghost with a green face and fangs jumped up, groaning and cursing angrily.
When the palace guards and the witch boy heard this, they immediately showed a fierce look, and the witch boy even silently recited the witchcraft spell, preparing to give a good lesson to this little devil who didn't know the heights of heaven and earth.
However, Yao Yun was not angry, but instead showed a look of compassion: "Gu is cruel? So I ask you, if you had committed crimes in Xidu before, attacked the palace, and rebelled, what would have been your fate?"
When the pig-headed ghost heard this, his expression suddenly changed. He thought about it for a moment, with a look of fear in his eyes. He shuddered and said honestly: "The soul... the soul is gone!"
The other ghosts also had a look of sadness on their faces.
Yao Yun grimaced and sighed: "Yes, if you had committed such a heinous crime before this, or in other capitals, you would have been dead long ago. But you are lenient and tolerant and unwilling to drive you all away. This
I just gave you a way out, you really don’t know what to do!"
When the ghosts heard this, they were stunned. What the king said seemed to make sense. They had finished playing in the past, so how could they be here now? Did we really misunderstand the king?
The pig-headed ghost retorted angrily: "Don't be hypocritical, you just want us to do hard work for you and oppress us poor little devils!"
"Have you ever seen the ghost laws issued by Gu? If you don't break the law, how can Gu arrest you?
Furthermore, your reform-through-labour reforms have a limited time limit, and the outstanding ones will receive reduced sentences. If you only want to make you do hard labor, why bother?
The reason why I just said this is just to persuade you not to do evil things and to be a responsible ghost."
Yao Yun is possessed by the drama queen, and his words are frank and sincere, and he has a benevolent demeanor that shows concern for the ghosts in the world.
The ghosts were dumbfounded. What the king said made sense. It seemed that it was really the case. If the king really only wanted to make them work hard and exploit them, then why bother to give them a lighter punishment and commute their sentences?
We are originally prisoners and can only be slaughtered by others, but the king is so persuasive and his words are so sincere that people have to be moved and think deeply.
Have we all wrongly blamed the king?
The pig-headed ghost's green grimace turned red, and he stood there hesitating. For a moment, he was speechless and unable to refute.
However, there are already ghosts in the group of ghosts who keep kowtowing to Yao Yun.
"Your Majesty's kindness touches heaven and earth. I am extremely ashamed of my horse-faced ghost. I am willing to work hard to reform through labor in the future, and strive to live up to Your Majesty's expectations and become an upright ghost!"
After the first one, the ghosts fell to the ground one after another as if they were infected.
The palace guards, Xidu soldiers, witch boys and even the slaves were all dumbfounded.