"Taoist priest, are you going to sleep?"
"about there."
"Do you want to dream with Empress Sanhua?"
"No."
"Okay, then tonight only Sanhua Empress will have fun by herself."
"Have fun, Sanhua Empress."
"OK……"
I don’t know when I fell asleep.
Jingyu's night was rarely peaceful.
Even though Sanhua Empress was quite dishonest at night, running up and down, sometimes catching mice, sometimes drinking water, and playing crawling games under the quilt, Song You had a good sleep.
However, there was some noise outside early in the morning.
Waves of shouts came and went.
Song You got up and leaned against the window edge to look down, and saw a group of people walking from left to right——
The middle-aged Taoists in the front all held whisks in their hands, and the two Taoist boys in the back, a boy and a girl, both in their teens, each carried a flower basket, scattering flowers as they walked. There was a sedan in the middle, which was a sedan with only the bottom and no roof or surrounding obstructions. It was also called Mingyu. It was covered with an animal skin blanket and sat on it was an old Taoist priest with white beard and hair.
Behind them were two more Taoist boys and several middle-aged Taoists.
When pedestrians on the street saw him, they all moved aside, while pedestrians from far away gathered around, either kneeling on the ground or shouting loudly.
What he was shouting seemed to be the Immortal Yongyang.
The group of people slowly walked away from left to right.
The sound also slowly faded away.
Song You didn't know when a cat's head appeared next to him, and he followed him, staring at the group of people, turning his head as they walked away, and even stretched his head out to see them when they couldn't see them anymore.
Song You retracted his gaze and turned to look at her.
The cat also turned its head and looked at him curiously.
"..."
Song You shook his head and didn't bother to ask her.
Cats are like this. They always stare at anything new and strange they see.
I don’t know what I was thinking about when I watched it.
Or not thinking about anything.
"Going downstairs for breakfast." Song You said, "It's rare to enter a big city. This may be the only city in Hezhou that can barely be called prosperous and stable. Is there anything Sanhua Empress wants to eat?"
"Miss Sanhua was full last night."
"Are the mice here delicious?"
“Not as delicious as there.”
"Lan Mo..."
"Yes! Lan Mo!"
Empress Sanhua still misses Lan Mo's mouse.
The rats there were not only delicious, but also fat and big. One was enough for her to eat for several meals, unlike here, where one was not enough for even one meal.
Song You had already left the door and went downstairs.
The swordsman also came downstairs almost at the same time.
The waiter came forward to greet them, very diligently: "Two distinguished guests, what do you want to eat?"
"What's in store for the morning?"
"Steamed cakes, steamed buns, the shop's unique horse meat steamed buns, fat intestine steamed buns, and today there are donkey meat steamed buns, and there are also donkey meat soup cakes." The waiter said to them with a smile, "There used to be snacks in the morning, but this time After all, the past few years have been different, but the chef is here. If you want to have snacks, sir, you have to tell us a day in advance so that the chef can prepare it."
"I don't care, I don't care." Song You said with a smile, "Bring me a steamed bun with fat intestines and a bowl of donkey meat soup cake. Add more donkey meat, and you can count the money."
"Just bring me some steamed buns." The swordsman was also very casual. "If you have any, I'll bring you a bowl of soy milk. If you don't, just bring me a bowl of hot soup."
"okay!"
The guy responded and went down.
Song You looked around——
Before Hezhou was devastated by war and demons, it was still pretty good. The restaurant facilities were still there, but they were a little old and deserted. There are many wooden signs hanging on the wall on the left, with the names of the dishes written on them. Many of them cannot be heard from the names. They are very literary. On the wall directly opposite, there are many calligraphy. I can imagine that this restaurant was also Hezhou. It was an elegant place where literati often gathered. However, this restaurant may still be here today, and many local people have left behind. However, there may not be many elegant people left here at the time.
So much so that for such a big restaurant, a stall is set up at the door selling steamed cakes and buns in the morning.
"I'm coming……"
The waiter came with steamed buns and soup cakes.
There was also a small plate of donkey meat as an extra.
"Thank you very much."
"Please enjoy."
"correct--"
Song You stopped the waiter and asked curiously: "When I was upstairs just now, I heard a commotion outside. I opened the window and saw a group of Taoist priests passing by. It was quite a scene. I wonder what it was about?"
"The guest officer is asking about Yongyang Immortal?"
"It seems like I heard them shouting like this."
"The guest comes from afar, so naturally he doesn't know anything." The waiter stopped and said to him with a smile, "We have a Taoist temple in Jingyu County that is nearly a century old, called Xuanlei Temple. It is very efficacious. Dozens of people in the Taoist temple Taoist masters are all experts in Taoism. The Yongyang Immortal is the master of the temple. It is said that he has lived for more than a hundred years. This Taoist temple was built by him when he was young. Everyone says that he has attained Taoism. He could have ascended to immortality, but the demons in Hezhou were raging, so he stayed in the mortal world to kill demons and help the world."
"Could I have ascended to immortality?"
"That's what everyone says."
"Folk legend."
"Ah yes! It's all folklore!"
"This Immortal Yongyang is very respected by the people."
"Of course." The clerk said to him, "Nowadays, the north is in trouble, and there are many monsters in Hezhou. Our Pu County is more stable. Everyone says that with Yongyang Immortal's cultivation, he can ascend to immortality long ago. However, But he is still willing to stay with us to protect the local people. We, the people of Jingyu, naturally have to respect him more."
"It sounds like the stability of Pujun is probably due to the Yongyang Immortal?"
"this……"
The guy was a little embarrassed: "It's hard to say that..."
"how to say?"
"Pujun is more stable than other counties in Hezhou. Naturally, the county governor has the greatest contribution, but Yongyang Immortal's contribution cannot be underestimated." The clerk obviously knew that Song You was an old friend of the county governor, and also knew that Song You was in the restaurant. The room was reserved by the county guard's staff in person. They had dinner together last night, so they were naturally wary of what they said, "It's like being rid of a demon outside the city. It's usually a thunderstorm night, and you're struck to death by lightning, and everyone knows The Taoist temple where Immortal Yong Yang practices is called Xuan Lei Temple, and Immortal Yong Yang also has a spell to attract thunder from the sky, but it’s hard to say.”
"It sounds like he is also a master who eliminates harm for the people."
"This is natural!"
"Thanks for clearing up the confusion."
"The little man went to work."
"good……"
At this time, the swordsman had already taken the steamed bun and started eating it.
Song You also took out the royal bowl of Empress Sanhua, put the donkey meat in it, picked up the steamed buns with fat intestines in one hand, picked up the chopsticks in the other, and started eating slowly.
It was my first time to eat steamed buns filled with fat intestines.
It was near noon that Sheriff Liu came to see him.
Song You then followed Governor Liu and his staff, walking slowly along the streets of Jingyu County to see the various livelihoods of the people in this troubled time.
"Hezhou is different from our Yizhou. Yizhou has many mountains and rivers, but Hezhou has few mountains and strong winds. If you find a high place, you can see more than ten miles at a glance. When I first came here, I was very uncomfortable. ." Governor Liu walked with eight-character steps and said to Song Yin, "Sir, the journey along the way was pretty good. Going further, when you reach Gui County, it is really flat, and you can't see a mountain for hundreds of miles. .”
"Hezhou is the only one left with Gui County."
"..." Sheriff Liu thought for a moment before saying, "If Mr. Liu leaves Beijing at the beginning of the new year, it will be almost a year since he left."
"It's been three seasons."
"How will we go after this? Do we have to continue going north?"
"nature."
"To the north is Guijun. There is a plague in Guijun. If you want to go from Guijun to Yanzhou, you have to cross the snowfield. It is said that there is a big demon entrenched there, and it is no man's land." Governor Liu said to him carefully , "I heard that there was a period of time where dark clouds were all over the place, and the thunder was raging, and it struck for a whole month. It was rumored that the heavenly palace was trying to eliminate demons, but there was no result. It was just peaceful, but the demons were still there."
"Let's go see it."
"..."
Sheriff Liu couldn't help but secretly took a breath.
I remembered that year again——
He was still the magistrate of Yidu County and followed Yu Zhizhou to see off his husband. He heard his husband casually reply that this trip down the mountain would take twenty years.
Now that he is transferred to Hezhou, he thinks that he has seen more demons and demons, and met more Buddhist and Taoist masters than when he was in Yizhou. However, the distance between the gentleman in front of him and himself seems to be the same as before.
Thinking of his husband's deeds and legends along the way in Hezhou, County Sheriff Liu roughly understood that he must go there. However, after all, it was a great demon king that even the Heavenly Palace could not control, so he was worried that his husband might have something. Something went wrong, but I expected that just like other places in Hezhou, after Mr. Wang passed by, there would be no more raging demon king.
Sheriff Liu quietly looked at each other and his staff, and then glanced at the Taoist beside him with his peripheral vision, only to see that the Taoist had a calm face and was walking leisurely, only looking at the streets around him.
You can vaguely see the prosperity of the past on the street.
"Does the Sheriff have no official duties today?"
The Taoist suddenly turned his head and made eye contact with him.
"Ah, to be honest, Mr. Liu has already received a transfer order from the Central Government and will be transferred to the capital. He has already handed over the county's political affairs to the county prime minister." Sheriff Liu was almost startled, "If I hadn't listened I told you about your husband’s deeds in killing demons all the way in Hezhou. I know that when you come here, you must pass through Jingyu, and I want to wait for you here. Master and I probably left for Beijing half a month ago.”
"Congratulations to the county governor, I will be a capital official from now on."
"They were all promoted by Yu Zhizhou." Sheriff Liu said modestly, "Although Liu is not a great talent, he still wants to imitate Yu Zhizhou. If Liu was asked to return to the capital earlier, Liu would probably be a little reluctant. But now Sir, after walking through Hezhou, all the demons were eliminated, so Mr. Liu can walk with peace of mind."
Although the words were compliments, they were hesitant and hesitant.
Song You keenly caught his emotions and asked, "Does Governor Liu have any concerns?"
"There is only one knot in the heart!"
Song You glanced at him and smiled: "It sounds like I can be of help."
"Oh, I can't hide it from sir."
Sheriff Liu paused for a moment and then said to him: "My master and I originally planned to come to look for you early in the morning. However, Master Yongyang of Xuanlei Temple came to visit this morning, which delayed some time. And my knot is... This is Yongyang Zhenren of Xuan Lei Temple!"
"tell me the story."
Song You's expression remained unchanged, but he happened to be somewhat interested in the grand and impressive Yongyang Master.
"This Master Yongyang is very virtuous and has great magic power. He is known as the Yongyang Immortal. If he were in Yizhou, he might really be worthy of the name of an immortal. However, what is even more powerful about him is his ability to confuse people with his monstrous words.
"Originally, he was very popular among the people in Pujun. Later, there was chaos in the north. With the power of demons, he gathered countless pilgrims and believers in Pujun. When my master and I first came here to take office three years ago, the local people even He does not recognize the government, but only recognizes the real person Xuan Lei Guan Yongyang. He can no longer afford to eat. The government and the court no longer collect taxes, but they still take grain to him as offerings.
"Thanks to Master's assistance and ingenious plan, Mr. Liu has been here for three years, and he has managed to regain the authority of the government and restrained himself a lot. However, when the demons in Pu County were wiped out, the ones who eliminated the demons were mostly Lei Gong, and Xuan Lei Yongyang Zhenren, who was watching, took advantage of this to spread many rumors and took part of the credit on himself. After three years, Pujun became much more peaceful, and he became an immortal among the people.
"In fact, although this Yongyang master has also eliminated the little monsters outside the city, he mostly confuses the public with his evil words, preys on the common people, gathers the crowd to become a force, and excludes dissidents.
"Although Mr. Liu came to Pujun not long ago, it was in troubled times, and Mr. Liu happened to do what he did. Haha, he also has some power in the hearts of the people in Pujun. He can temporarily suppress this Yongyang master. But I'm worried, wait Master and I left Pujun and were transferred to the capital, and this Yongyang master is out of control. By then, the people may be fooled by him again, and Pujun will be in chaos again."
(End of chapter)
