Chapter 403 Sins
After leaving the shop, Wusheng stopped when he was passing by a pavilion.
He has now changed his identity and should not use the magical powers of Buddhism as much as possible. In this way, all he can use is sword technique. If the Buddha's sword cannot be revealed, he needs a magic sword. It doesn't need it too much, just do it in one go.
He bought an ordinary magic sword and went to the restaurant at the end.
The dish served today was a small bowl of soup, the soup made from Ganoderma lucidum, fresh, fragrant and mellow.
A pot of water is not tea, but clear water, slightly sweet.
After eating, Wusheng left a golden leaf and said goodbye.
In the inn, Li Zheng looked at the antidote in his hand and was hesitant.
"What if the poison is fake?"
After all, he is a man who refined Gu. His body has been soaked with special medicines and has taken some medicines in order to accidentally be poisoned and not lose his life after being bitten by a poisonous insect. It can be said that he is invincible to all poisons.
He is not afraid of poison, but the most feared thing is poison. Only by removing it or practicing this method can he know the terribleness of poison. Once it occurs, it will cause pain and life is worse than death.
"Tomorrow is the day when the deadline is over, wait a little longer." He carefully put away the antidote and decided to wait a little longer.
The next morning, Wusheng greeted Li Zheng and left the inn. Then he came to the street near the Ding Mansion, found a teahouse, picked a place by the window, ordered a pot of good tea, and looked through the window at the large and huge courtyard outside.
Near this street, no house is higher than that in the house. All he can see is the people coming out of the house outside.
"This won't work, you have to find another way."
While thinking, I saw a person coming out of the gate and being sent out. Judging from the attitudes of the Ding family, I was very respectful to him.
"Ye Qionglou."
This is the person Wusheng met on the snowy day not long ago.
"It seems that he should be the guest of the Ding family, so he can think of a way out of him."
Wusheng looked at the direction he left.
"Or else do you make another chance encounter?"
The sky is still a little gloomy and the wind is very cold.
The people of Jiangning City counted their fingers and thought to themselves that they hadn't seen the bright sunshine for many days!
Everyone thinks this year is very strange.
Wusheng, who was preparing to create a "accidental encounter", was blocked by two people in an alley, one in front and one behind, looking a bit ferocious, with a shaky knife in his hand.
Wusheng looked at the two of them. They were both men over seven feet tall. They were in their thirties, with healthy limbs and their bodies could be said to be "strong".
"Take out all the valuable things on him," shouted the man in front of him.
"Take off your clothes!" The man behind him added.
"With your hands and feet, what's wrong with learning? Learn to rob."
"Bastard, why are you talking nonsense? I'll stab you to death with one knife!"
The sound of stepping on the snow came from not far away, very light, but Wusheng could hear it very clearly.
Someone is here.
"Where are your knife?"
"What knife?"
Well, the man who was blocking him looked down and saw that the knife in his hand was gone.
"Where is my knife?" He hurriedly searched around.
"Where is here!" A shout came from behind Wusheng. He jumped and saw that the knife in his hand was piercing on his companion's shoulders at this moment, blood flowing.
"What, what, what?" The man looked at his palm, then looked at Wusheng.
"You, you..."
Wusheng waved his hand and others flew out and hit the wall, making him dizzy.
"This time I suffered a little injury, and I will die next time I encounter it."
"Hey, hey!"
The two of them hurriedly rolled and crawled away, leaving behind a bloodstain.
Wusheng sighed as he looked at the figures of the two people fleeing in a panic.
The world is getting worse and worse, but people's hearts are not as good as ever!
Wusheng sighed,
He stepped out of the alley, turned his head slightly, and saw a person walking over not far away. It was Ye Qionglou who came out of Ding's mansion. The other party was also a little surprised when he saw Wusheng.
"I just heard someone sighing, I don't want to be a brother, it's such a coincidence!" Ye Qionglou looked at Wusheng and was quite surprised.
"It's not a coincidence, I'm waiting for you specifically." Wusheng said in his heart.
Wusheng didn't look at Ye Qionglou, but Ye Qionglou found that Wusheng was staring at him. He looked down at him, then reached out to touch his face, and wiped his mouth.
"Brother?"
"Are you Ye Qionglou?"
"It's right now that we just met two days ago."
Well, Wusheng nodded, thinking about how to make a fuss next.
"I haven't asked you what to call me?"
"Wang Sheng."
"Brother Wang."
"Brother Ye." Wusheng bowed.
Alas, there are some hypocrisy, sins, sins.
"Where is Brother Wang going?"
"I saw that this majestic city was in a state of twilight, and for some reason, so I walked around and looked around." Wusheng said.
"Brother Wang is not from Jiangning?"
"No, I passed by and heard of this heroic city, so I wanted to stay for a few more days."
"I am not from Jiangning either. You and I are both guests from other places. Meeting here is a fate. Why not find a place to have a drink together? How about it?"
"Okay." Wusheng nodded. He wanted to ask the other party to speak, but he didn't expect the other party to speak first, which saved him some effort.
The two of them found a restaurant, chose a seat by the window and sat down.
A few side dishes, a pot of sake, and a chat.
Ye Qionglou's temperament was extraordinary in his conversation. After a few words, Wusheng could tell that he was a well-educated man, not a nerd.
"Brother Wang has been to Jiangning all the way, and there must be a lot of places he has passed by, but what do you think?"
"Impression? The snow falls in October and the thunder in winter. Wherever you pass, the cities and towns are like this Jiangning City. The dusk is so slump and the people are in trouble. If you continue like this, I'm afraid..." Wusheng shook his head.
"What should I do if my brother thinks we should deal with this situation now?"
Wusheng looked up at Ye Qionglou after hearing this.
"It's just what officials in the current dynasty should do, Brother Ye is also an official?"
"No, I'm just a scholar, I'm just a chat with Brother Wang."
"How to deal with it is based on the court and officials from all over the country. If you serve as an official, you should benefit the people." Wusheng looked out the window.
"This is a cold day, guess what the officials of various prefectures are doing? Holding the beauty, drinking wine, and listening to the song, how many people care about whether the people outside have food, and they won't freeze to death? In the past few days in Jiangning City, I have seen people who are frozen to death on the roadside!"
After hearing this, Ye Qionglou was silent for a while, picked up the wine glass and drank it all.
"But today the disaster has emerged and the people are in trouble. In theory, the court should lighten the taxes and pay less taxes and rest. But on the way I came, I heard the news that I would add taxes to the next year?"
"Yes, the order issued by the court will increase the tax by 20% next year."
"Twenty percent? It really doesn't matter how the people live or die!" Wusheng attracted a sip of wine and felt it was a bit spicy.
"Now in this world, chaos has arisen, internal and external troubles, but I just feel sorry for these people." Wusheng sighed, and these words were indeed inspired.
"There are also well-educated people in the court, and people who care about the people."
"A drop in the bucket." Wusheng said four words.
He went down the mountain more than once, and he had been to many prefecture cities. He had seen and heard, and had never seen many good officials who were sincere in serving the people.
Thinking about it, the emperor in the capital ignored the government affairs, was devoted to seeking the truth, and was determined to live forever, and became an eternal emperor. I heard that there were several ministers who were dedicated to the country who submitted advice, but some were directly beheaded, and some were exiled to the frontier. Who would dare to give advice?
The emperor ignored the government and killed loyal and kind people indiscriminately, and the result was naturally the treacherous and slanderous.
The white jade cannot be flawless in the large dyeing vat.
"You and I are just empty-sighing here, just to have a taste of my mouth." Wusheng said with a smile.
"I went down the mountain this time, and I saw devastated people and the people were living in poverty. If this continues, officials will inevitably force the people to rebel, and the country will not be the country, but that person..." Ye Qionglou sighed.
The two were saying this, and snowflakes floated outside again.
"This day is really strange. I don't pray for good weather, but I have caused disasters." Ye Qionglou's face changed when he heard this, looking at Wusheng.
"Brother Wang seems to know something?"
"What? Brother Ye didn't hear the rumor that the emperor in the capital sacrificed to heaven, but was punished by heaven, which led to disasters in the various states under the rule of the Great Jin Dynasty!"
After hearing this, Ye Qionglou didn't say anything and looked out the window.
Chapter completed!