Praying to God and worshiping Buddha is the sustenance of mankind’s long-cherished wishes.
If the officers and soldiers are reliable and the people are wealthy, there may not be so many people in need of support. However, people are always dissatisfied and always want more things and better things. In this way, if you have wrong thoughts, you will worship the evil god. But isn’t the imperial court working hard? The original intention is always good, and the ultimate goal of all policies and strategies is stability. As long as people have enough to eat, there will be no trouble. If you want to cause trouble, it is an unreasonable demand. If you still make trouble after you have had enough to eat, then the court has the right to suppress it. But on the other hand, if a problem is encountered below, the top still has to find a way to solve it. Sometimes the solution is late, the response is slow, and no trouble is allowed, so people build temples, burn incense and worship Buddha.
But everything takes time. It takes time for the people's demands to be conveyed and for the court to hear their voices. Then they gathered the smart heads and started discussing, which took time. After a lot of back and forth, we finally came up with a result, and it would take time to send someone to pass it on. Although the tasks below are being carried out intensively all the time, they are either too changeable in a short period of time, sunny or rainy, and as soon as they receive the order to carry out the tasks, someone from above is sent to change the task; or they have agreed to wait for new news. , and then there was no movement for ten days and a half. Resources were consumed rapidly, but nothing was accurate. Maybe, this has been the case in all dynasties, and no one has a magic bullet.
The puppet's matter has not been put on the table, not to mention that it is just a small fight in some places, and it can be suppressed. But the matter of living corpses has already made the court confused. In terms of specific implementation, the most important thing is to strictly control the people traveling to and from various cities. This is relatively simple, but it is difficult to say about animals, especially the birds flying in the sky. In addition, many cities have always had a shortage of meat livestock, so they all rely on long-distance transportation. In animals, the disease remains latent for longer than in humans, and some cases do not attack immediately, making it difficult to treat. So before transportation, people have to lock up the livestock for a while. Animals need food to live, and food also costs money. Poor food will affect the quality of the meat. If it is dead, the flesh will rot quickly. The epidemic quickly spread to all walks of life, and no one was immune.
Dailuan City is a place with stricter restrictions.
This is an unmaintained temple in Dailuan City. It is said to be a temple, but it is actually a shrine, and it is very small. There are no portraits, only tablets. On the tablet, the name of Lin Shanhai was written. In fact, Xie Zhe and the others did not find the name at first because the prefix was too long. It is said that the prefixes are written differently in different places. Anyway, they are all complimentary rhetoric and do not matter.
No one lives here permanently, but the place is kept clean, mostly by pilgrims. When there were few people, some young disciples from Linxiaoguan would come down to sweep the floor. This is spontaneous and there are no such rules in the temple. These words were told to them by an elderly pilgrim. The pilgrim is a kind-hearted woman. She said that she had met Master Lintian fifty years ago and once ten years ago. These years are enough for a middle-aged man to enter old age, but every time I see Master Lintian, he always has a face that belongs to a young man.
At this time, the Shengsi Temple was so busy that the stone steps at the door could be stepped flat. The old pilgrim said that there had been two troubles in Dailuan City before, both related to living corpses. At first, a family in the city went crazy and bit someone. But luckily at the time, the people who were bitten were all wearing thick clothes and no exposed skin was injured, so they escaped unhurt. At that time, no one knew that this was a sign of an outbreak of the disease. It was not until news came from other cities that people felt a sense of fear. Not long after they were afraid, everyone relaxed their vigilance again. The second time was just at the beginning of spring, when a diligent businessman came in sick. He was in good health but fell ill late. Not counting the time spent on the road, he stayed in the city for one night and died in an inn the next day. When the store was worried about what to do with him, he got up dead on the bed and attacked the customers everywhere. The store owner was also very lucky this time. Some of the customers were skilled in martial arts, and they suppressed the restless corpse in a few strokes. As for the guests who were bitten, without exception, they died "peacefully" in their own homes, without any farce of pretending to be corpses.
"At least seven or eight people were bitten at that time, right?" the old pilgrim recalled, "not a single body was recovered. Although Dailuan City is not as vast as many large cities, it is also extremely prosperous and full of people. Many - people's beliefs are also different. Some people say that it is the blessing of Bodhisattva, some say that Laojun has eyes, and some say that it is all thanks to the protective bird of Dailuan City. Naturally, many people think that it is Lin who protects the city. The Heavenly Master has great supernatural powers and protects the peace of his homeland. But this is not a good thing... You should have discovered when you came that it is easy to enter the city and the streets and alleys are lively. Both the people and the officers and soldiers seem to have taken it lightly. I feel that some divine power prefers this city. This... is not a good thing."
"Is this why there are lunatics on the road stoning people?"
Hanshang rubbed his head. Naturally, his physique could not cause any harm, but the sudden behavior of the beggar earlier surprised him. Coupled with the old pilgrim's mention, he thought of this and felt a dull pain in the place where he was hit.
"There are many people who cherish their lives and feel that Dailuan City should strengthen its defenses and not be so lax anymore. But now young people like to run around, and naturally that small group of people can't defeat the majority of people. So, if it's like you, Looking around in the city, one can recognize a stranger at a glance. It is easy to encounter such unreasonable things... Next time we meet, if we can catch it, someone from the Yamen will deal with it. But, These bad guys are not so easy to catch..."
The three of them listened to the old pilgrim in the corner for a while, until she remembered that it was time to go home and cook before leaving. Although she was a bit verbose, what she said was useful information, and they took it to heart. As for the letter to Master Lintian, they had naturally prepared it early, and included her title and identity in accordance with Lord Shuangyue's instructions. There were already a lot of people in this group, and the three of them lined up again. Walking to the altar of incense, he lit the letter on fire and let the ashes fall inside. Then, they paid homage to the tablet.
No one said anything, they just silently offered incense and bowed. They all have their own thoughts, and only at this moment, the common silence is a kind of tacitly approved ritual. Other times, they don't dare to be as quiet as they are now, otherwise bad thoughts in their hearts will spread freely. Only in this kind of place, the scent of incense spreads in every corner and fills the empty body. Some complicated things settle down, making people's heads light and their hearts calm. Even if it is temporary, this rare peace is precious.
As soon as they walked out of the birth temple, they met another acquaintance.
"Kisaragi-kun...?"
Ling Huan thought he had seen it wrong and rubbed his eyes. But she quickly determined that this must be Lord Kisaragi. There are beautiful plum blossoms in her hair, which still looks very fresh. Even in late spring, it is as proud as blooming in the cold winter.
She smiled, just like the plum blossom.
"What a coincidence, we meet again."
"Long time no see." Xie Zhe greeted and asked, "What have you been busy with recently? Are you still investigating... the county magistrate? Or is it Miss Tao's matter?"
Lord Ruyue shook his head, shrugged and said, "Don't mention it, there are more troublesome things to deal with."
The expressions of the three people were slightly solemn. Those two evil angels were already very troublesome characters, but I didn't expect that there would be something even more troublesome. Han Chang thought of something, suddenly frowned and said:
"Since you said so...you are still here. Could it be that it is Dailuan City..."
"Shhh - don't let anyone hear it. If it causes panic or alerts the enemy, it will be difficult to handle." Lord Ruyue's smile looked a little embarrassed, "Have you found a place to live? Let's talk in a place where no one is around. I There’s no rush now.”
That being the case, they quickly found a place to stay. However, the person at the inn counter disappeared somewhere, and no one paid attention to him for a long time. Han Sheng and Ling Huan leaned against the counter and waited. Ru Yuejun said she was going to the backyard to look for someone, so Xie Zhe went with her.
While walking together, Xie Zhe said to Ruyue Jun, "Can I entrust you with something?"
"Huh? That's strange. You have to ask me for help? But tell me, if it's not difficult, I will definitely help."
"Miss Ye's condition... is not very good." Xie Zhe lowered his voice with some hesitation, "We made a friend along the way, but she had an accident, and Ling Huan felt that... it was him who caused it. Although we have no way of knowing According to research, her right arm was indeed attacked by a living corpse. It has now recovered, but after being enlightened by an expert, her spiritual power seems to be too active... She is worried that she will do something bad again. We I have met Shuangyue Jun, and she has used blue amber to help, but in the final analysis, this may not be considered a disease. We don’t know if there will be any accidents. She lives alone in the guest room, so we are not worried. Since you are the Six Paths Impermanence, you must ——Can you cope with some unexpected situations?"
"Oh——" Lord Ruyue nodded as if he understood.
"If you want to know the details, I can take the time to explain it to you."
"It doesn't matter, I probably know it. To be honest, I thought she was a little lackluster at most, and I thought she didn't have a good rest, so she didn't know that such a big thing had happened. But I have to take action tonight, and I'm afraid I can't keep an eye on Miss Ye all the time. Ah... Why don't you guys take a nap before I finish speaking? Wait until night, and I'll ask you to help me."
"Huh? There is no problem between me and Han Shang, but -"
"Don't worry, it's very safe." Lord Ruyue patted his chest, "According to the intelligence, we are just investigating some remaining puppets. There should be no more big fish stopping in Dailuan City."
"Puppet?" Xie Zhe heard this term for the first time.
At this time, Han Chang suddenly opened the curtain of the backyard and shouted to the two of them:
"The shopkeeper is here, let's go upstairs first."
"Hey, okay."
