chewing dragon

Chapter 279 The Holy King sets out to benefit all people and return to virtue
"If the king wishes to benefit the people of the world, he must first set his sights on their own interests and come to them on his own. This is like the sun in winter and the shadow in summer. If the people come without calling, this is called virtue."

Dean Gouchen Shi Shoubaan was sitting on the tower of Lumen, staring at the steaming iron teapot in front of him, and suddenly these words came out of his mouth.

Qi Jingzhi, who was standing by the city wall, raised his head when he heard the words and looked at the early winter sun hanging in the southern sky. It was bright but not blinding, warm but not harsh. It was indeed a very suitable metaphor for the holy king's virtue and governance.

He lowered his head again and looked at the people, old and young, who came out in droves to watch Gouchenyuan kill the evil spirits at the entrance of Dongguo Caishi Market. He couldn't help but laugh: "Is this considered a sage king seeking benefit and all people returning to virtue? "

"Haha, the Demon Suppressing Academy has not done anything like this for several years. In their view, killing a few demons in public like a monkey show will not help the overall situation at all. On the contrary, it will be looked down upon by the government and the public because of grandstanding."

Shouba didn't even raise his eyelids and said leisurely: "But Grand Sima and I both believe that since the people like to watch the fun, we should give them fun. At the same time, it can also make them feel that the world is peaceful and they can feel a little better. To share peace and joy, what is this if not virtuous government?"

Qi Jingzhi frowned and thought for a while, then finally shook his head helplessly: "Shou Changshi's words don't sound right to me, but after thinking about it carefully, it makes some sense."

"At the time of the Jiuzhen Incident, Taoist Taoist Tiger Lord from the Heavenly Clothes Sect pretended to be a Heavenly Dog and smashed the city gate, and then there was a lady to slaughter the whole family of the Wei family with the Golden Sword. At the same time, rumors spread in the city, saying that the king ordered the Demon Suppressing Academy to raise him The evil ghost Tie Tie, who has dog skin and iron claws, takes the livers of living people to bribe the tengu, causing panic throughout the city and shaking people's hearts..."

"When people's hearts are in chaos, Shengjiang's humanistic principles, which rely on King Wu Chengsheng's way of conferring gods, are no longer stable. The Jin Qi of the East China Sea and the God of Siqiu who were suppressed by him are turbulent, and the Tianyi Sect and the Ding brothers are in danger. Take advantage of the opportunity.”

"Just look at how these powerful people in the fourth realm want to accomplish something, but they still have to disturb the world's people's hearts first. Then you will know whether the people are beheading and beheading to see the excitement, and whether they are peaceful and happy in their hearts. It seems insignificant, but in fact it is quite important. important."

Qi Jingzhi walked to sit opposite Shouba and stared absently at the rising and dissipating water vapor above the iron teapot: "Linzi is very rich and substantial, and its people all play the Yu, the harp, build, play the piano, and fight cocks. Running Dog, Liubo, Cuju..."

"I saw this kind of scene when I entered the city a few days ago. I secretly felt something was wrong. I didn't understand why the king and the princes allowed the people in the capital to enjoy themselves. Is there such a deep meaning in it?"

Hearing this, Shouba finally raised his head in surprise: "Compared with your extraordinary talent in cultivation, Shou actually appreciates your exquisite thinking and your ability to draw inferences from one instance and see the subtleties. It's just..."

Shouba paused for a moment, then reached out to pick up the iron teapot. After washing the tea set, he poured a cup of hot tea and handed it to the young man. The smile on his face was very playful: "It's just that the atmosphere is exaggerated and the people are keen on enjoying themselves. That's not what it means." People deliberately indulge, but it is human nature."

As he spoke, He also poured himself a glass, fanned it with a big ear of a cattail leaf fan, took a sip with pleasure, and then raised his head and drank it all again, letting out a contented sigh in his throat.

The dean of Gouchen, Shi, put down his tea cup and pointed towards the west side of the tower: "According to the ancient system, five families are divided into two groups, and five families are divided into three groups. A single Lu Lane is composed of 25 families living next to each other. In those days, this place was called When Linzi was three hundred years old, it was already amazing."

"However, when King Huan came to the throne, he appointed Guanzi to govern, and set up seven cities in the palace and seven hundred women's palaces, and recruited Yehe's resources to support the military. Hehe, although this palace is not that palace, the number of seven hundred is still astonishing to the world. And in those years, the military resources were indeed sufficient and the country was growing... It’s hard to tell what this man’s nature was like.”

Suddenly hearing words such as "Seven hundred girls" and "Yehe's wealth", the 16-year-old boy's face suddenly felt hot.

He raised his tea cup, lowered his head and took a sip. He felt the soup was smooth and smooth, leaving a fragrant aroma on his lips and teeth.

Thinking back to the way Shouba drank tea just now and even what the other party said about the government of King Huan, the young man suddenly realized that the God of Shougong in front of him also liked liveliness and enjoyment. Otherwise, he would not keep carrying it with him for official business. I gathered a charcoal basin and a complete set of tea sets and came to the gate tower to make tea, talk about ancient times, and have fun with the people.

While the two of them were sipping tea in silence, there was a sudden loud noise below the tower, with gasps, screams, and cheers coming and going, deafening.

Qi Jingzhi stood up and looked around, and saw a group of demons bound by gold chains kneeling in a row in the middle of the market entrance. Among them, the beautiful young woman in a white dress had her head removed and blood was flowing all over the floor.

Geshu Dashi stood next to the beautiful woman's body, holding a long black knife in his right hand, and holding the beautiful woman's head high with his left hand.

Under the warm sunshine of early winter, the beautiful head suddenly changed and turned into a ferocious and ferocious white wolf head.

"This kind of monster is called 'Zhi Nu'. It is a hundred-year-old wolf transformed into a spirit, taking the form of a beauty. It specially recommends itself to young and strong men. Once a man is seduced by the beauty, not only will he enter the belly of the wolf, but also Relatives at home will inevitably be poisoned!"

Every time Geshu Dashi said a word or two, the people watching the excitement would exclaim.

By the time he finished telling the story of this "knowledge girl" wolf demon, the women around him were already filled with indignation. Scenes of mothers lecturing their sons, sisters lecturing their brothers, and wives taming their husbands were staged one after another. Some were slapped on the head, others pulled their ears, and some pinched their arms. There are people who are twisting their waists and twisting their waists, and there are people who are making noises and setting up rice seedlings next to them. It is really lively.

"This shows that the female wolf demon behaves somewhat like the black donkey demon from back then."

Qi Jingzhi thought to himself, but his eyes were attracted by the Geshu sword that exuded a sad sword aura.

After boarding the spiritual platform and surrendering, the green-feathered crane with angry eyes became more powerful. Qi Jingzhi did not need to use the Yinsha Fengmu candlestick, but could see clearly the subtleties of the candle with the ding of the heart candle.

He could see clearly just now that at the moment when Zhinu's head showed its true appearance, the sword ghost of Geshu's sword had flashed away, pulled out a shadow from the white wolf's head and stuffed it into his mouth.

"At the beginning, Geshu Dashi used himself as a sheath to swallow Chen Taiqiu's sword and subdue him, and renamed it Geshu sword. He jumped from a layman into the second realm and started the meal with the sad sword energy. Xia Xiu, this is already very unreasonable."

"But now it seems that as long as he can withstand the backlash of the sword ghost, he will have a smooth journey with his heart and soul..."

In the middle of the market entrance, Geshu Dashi, who cut off Zhimu's head with a knife, didn't think so much. He raised his hand and threw the century-old white wolf's head at Dongguo Kunyu's feet: "Young general, look carefully, this is the one you called for several times just now." Sheng’s sister!”

Dongguo Kunyu lowered his head and looked at the white-haired ears, wolf-kissed fangs, and was speechless for a moment.

Geshu Dashi was too lazy to pay attention to him anymore, and turned to the onlookers and loudly announced to the soldiers and civilians: "A few days ago, some demons from a cult gathered evil spirits and caused chaos in Jiuzhen County, Liaozhou. They not only killed innocent people indiscriminately, but also spread rumors and slandered the king in the city. As a result, Jiuzhen was in chaos, Liaozhou was in turmoil, and many soldiers and civilians died."

"At the critical moment, I, the Grand Sima of Gouchen Academy, personally took action to kill all the evil spirits, bring order to the chaos, and save the people of the East China Sea from the fire and water. I also issued a critical order and ordered our Gouchen soldiers to set out from the East China Sea to capture the evil spirits and evil spirits along the way. The great city shows the canonical punishment, and the power spreads far and wide."

"Today we are escorting these five evil spirits into the capital to kill them in front of the elders in the capital, to serve as a warning to others and to calm people's hearts!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Geshu Dashi quickly took two steps to the side, raising the black knife in his hand high and slashing it down.

The old woman in black brocade robe didn't say a word, her head was smashed to the ground, and her bones rolled towards the feet of the crowd.With Zhi Nu in front of her, the onlookers in that direction jumped to avoid her like snakes and scorpions, for fear of touching the dead old woman's head and provoking the evil spirit of the monster.

Unexpectedly, the head was rolling, and suddenly it collapsed into a ball of black gas, exuding bursts of watery smell, and soon dissipated in the sunlight.

A large mass of black air also gushes out from the neck cavity of the dead old woman, and gradually disintegrates and disappears in broad daylight, except for the slightest trace of blood.

"This evil spirit is called 'Xing Zha Po'. It has a shape of black energy and is entangled in the air at the mouth of the well. Anyone who sees it will fall into the well and die!"

Upon hearing Geshu Dashi's introduction, Qi Jingzhi secretly comforted Tiandi Xuanjian, and at the same time felt pity in his heart: "If this Xing Zha Po is detained for refining, I'm afraid it will be another deception that is not inferior to General Sha Yujian's. Qibao.”

He looked at the ferocious sword ghost that was suspended in mid-air, sucking in the black energy of Xing Zha Po, and found that there were more than a dozen palm-sized shadows floating around its feet, all of them were monsters, monsters, and evil shapes. , a woman with a wolf head and a white dress stood out.

"The green ox bearded slave, warding off evil spirits and ghosts, hiding a heart with a sword, and swallowing a boat's belly... This method is really weird and overbearing, and the dangers involved need not be mentioned, but I don't know that Xing Zha Po was swallowed by Ge Shu Dao's sword ghost. , and still retains some power to confuse people’s minds..."

When the black air in everyone's eyes dissipated, Geshu Dashi laughed loudly and strode towards the dark-skinned, short and fat monk at the end of the team who took the blame.

At this moment, the people standing east of Caishikou suddenly started to make a commotion. The crowd separated into a lane, and an old monk with a solemn appearance and gorgeous clothes walked out. He was also holding a gold-painted, colorful, A wooden ball that always smiles.

"Everyone, get out of the way! This is the first Zhenjue Master of Zhike Monk in Fuya Temple!"

"Master Zhenjue? It is said that he is an eminent monk who practices closed-mouth meditation!"

Some knowledgeable people in the crowd exclaimed in surprise. Even those who had never heard of this Zen master, just by the appearance of the old monk and the three words "Fuya Temple", they all showed their respect.

Therefore, wherever Zen Master Zhenjue passed by, everyone was in harmony and bowed his head.

Dongguo Kunyu hurriedly kicked up and kicked the century-old white wolf's head back to Geshu Dashi, so as not to collide with the Buddhist monk.

He himself hurriedly tidied up his appearance, went up to him with a face of surprise, and saluted the old monk respectfully.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Zen Master Zhenjue did not speak through the wooden ball messenger in his arms, but just smiled and nodded to Dongguo Kunyu.

Even so, the young master from the Dongguo family was still a little flattered.

He followed Zen Master Zhenjue step by step, his eyes fell on the monk who took the blame, and he suddenly understood: "Zen Master is here for that...that..."

At this time, Dongguo Kunyu naturally did not recognize the scapegoating monk as a kind monk, but in front of Zen Master Zhenjue, he really couldn't say the names "demon monk" and "evil monk". It's stuck.

Unexpectedly, Zen Master Zhenjue smiled and shook his head, then stopped at the front of the crowd, showing no intention of saving the monk who took the blame.

Geshu Dashi naturally noticed the movement here, but he just glanced at the old monk who seemed to be quite popular. When he saw that the other monk was not causing trouble, he immediately looked away, raised his knife and chopped off the head of the monk who took the blame. down.

"A monk from this mountain goes down to the people's houses. When he hears people's voices, he falls down on the ground and worships. When he gets up, he goes into the house and kills people and eats them. His favorite thing is to eat raw human brains!"

As soon as Geshu Dashi finished speaking, the mountain monk revealed his true form. The silk clothes on his body were torn, revealing a horrifyingly large ape limb. The head was even more green-faced and had fangs, making it look ferocious. Compared with Zhidv and Zhinu, Xing Zha Po was much more fierce and frightened the onlookers into retreating.

As a result, Zen Master Zhenjue, who was standing motionless, became more and more conspicuous.

Geshu Dashi looked over and said straight to the point: "Master is a monk, and he only comes to this killing field. He has no compassion, and he does not recite sutras for salvation..."

Before he finished speaking, he saw Zen Master Zhenjue's eyes falling on the Geshu knife in his hand, and the next words were not spoken.

The souls and evil spirits of these dead ghosts on the ground have been swallowed up by the Geshu sword. How can there be any need to recite sutras for salvation?

So Geshu Dashi knew that the old monk from Fuya Temple in front of him was a real person, so he stopped talking and asked directly: "Why are you here, Master?"

Zen Master Zhenjue then stepped forward, pointed at the last remaining pair of boys and girls, then held the wooden ball in his hand and bowed to Geshu Dashi.

Geshu Dashi frowned when he saw this: "Although these two human foxes have less evil deeds than those who died before, they have also had human lives on their hands, and they have already confessed their crimes and are willing to submit to the law. Please forgive me. It cannot be as the master wishes."

After saying this, he turned around with the knife in hand and walked towards the boy and girl.

Zen Master Zhenjue quickly raised the wooden ball in his hand and shook it down. Suddenly, several gold bricks fell out of the mouth of the wooden ball.

These golden goodies fell to the ground, dazzling the eyes of everyone around them. Even Dongguo Kunyu was dumbfounded.

I have only seen monks begging for alms, but have I ever seen a monk taking out money?

Geshu Dashi was also stunned, and then he saw Zen Master Zhenjue pointing at the mouths of boys and girls, and then continued to shake out the gold bricks.

Dongguo Kunyu on the side blinked his eyes and spoke in support: "Even if he has committed a capital crime, the prisoner must be allowed to cry out twice for injustice and several times for mother before execution, right? You, Gouchen Yuan, have sealed their mouths and prohibited them from speaking out." The sound is a bit inhumane..."

(End of this chapter)