Ming Dynasty: Evolution from snake to national guardian beast

Chapter 33 Soaring incense and long life extension

"It's snowing! It's snowing! Father!"

Zhu Di was handling official business in the mansion, and Zhu Gaochi stepped on the first snow and walked into his study excitedly.

When Zhu Di heard Zhu Gaochi's words, he put down the memorial in his hand and said with a surprised look on his face:

"Snowing?"

There was still snow falling on Zhu Gaochi's hair. He didn't have time to clean it up, so he said excitedly:

"It's snowing, and it's snowing hard!"

Zhu Di walked into the yard and saw that the yard was indeed covered with snow, and immediately said:

"The weather has suddenly turned cold. Have you bought cotton-padded clothes for Mr. Bai?"

Zhu Gaochi was stunned for a moment and replied a little embarrassedly:
  "Not yet!"

"Confused!"

Zhu Di said, regardless of whether there was snow outside or not, he walked directly to the room where Bai Chu lived.

But he saw Bai Chu wearing a dark red robe and was about to walk out.

"My lord, why are you here?"

Bai Chu was stunned when he saw Zhu Di. Nothing happened during this period, so why did Zhu Di come to his door?

"The weather has turned cold recently, and I would like to customize a set of cotton-padded clothes for Mr. Bai to keep out the cold."

Zhu Di looked sincerely and said word by word:

"Where are you going, Mr. Bai?"

When Bai Chu saw that Zhu Di wanted to buy him clothes, he quickly declined:
  "No need, my clothes are warm in winter and cool in summer, so there is no need to make cotton-padded clothes."

"It's snowing heavily today, and I want to go visit Xishan Village."

Zhu Di woke up from a dream and remembered Bai Chu's identity. However, when he heard that Bai Chu wanted to go to Xishan Village, Zhu Di thought about the situation of the people there and was moved and said.

"In that case, let me go with Mr. Bai."

"Gao Chi, prepare a car for me."

Bai Chu didn't refuse and took Zhu Di directly.

The carriage in Prince Yan's Mansion is extremely luxurious, and it also has a heating cabinet, where you can put some charcoal or coal for heating.

Zhu Di got on the carriage and asked:
  "Mr. Bai, how much incense is there now? Can you save enough incense next year to extend my father's life?"

Bai Chu also looked surprised. He never expected that Zhu Di would be so concerned about life extension.

Thinking of this, Bai Chu focused on his attribute column.

[Host: Bai Chu]

[Race: Dragon]

Level: Primary form

[Talent: Flying, Breathing Wind, Scales, Humanoid]

[Luck: The Yanwang Clan of the Ming Dynasty]

[Belief: One Party]

[Sacrifice: None]

[Cultivation methods: Devouring the sky to practice Qi, devouring transformation and changing luck]

[Mall: Novice Exchange]

After this period of hard work, Bai Chu's popularity has increased rapidly. In just one month, it has grown to one party.

This is mainly because when selling coal, the guys from Prince Yan's Mansion will follow the instructions of Prince Yan's Mansion to deliver a statue of the Dragon God to the people and promote the role of the Dragon God.

Although not everyone will believe in the Dragon God, as long as there are 10% or 20% of believers, Bai Chu's followers will also be a very large group of people.

However, even with a little incense, it is far from meeting the requirements of the longevity pill. Judging from the current situation, if you want to get one, you have to wait for at least ten years. It is really difficult for ordinary people to extend their lives.

Seeing Zhu Di's expectant look, Bai Chu shook his head slightly and said:
  "Although I have many followers, the incense is not enough."

"If you want to extend the emperor's life, you will need at least ten years of savings."

Zhu Di's face instantly turned ugly. Zhu Di seemed to have remembered something. He gritted his teeth and said harshly:

"In my opinion, we might as well demolish all the temples in the city and build new Dragon Temples."

"This way, I can accumulate incense faster and let my father live a few more years."

When Zhu Gaochi heard this, he was immediately startled and said quickly:
  "Father, this is not okay. Grandpa Huang values ​​Buddhism very much. If father does this, Grandpa Huang will definitely blame him."

Zhu Yuanzhang was born in Huangjue Temple in Fengyang. Although he was often bullied in the temple, the temple provided Zhu Yuanzhang with accommodation, so Zhu Yuanzhang still respected Buddhism.

This can be seen from Dao Yan. When Queen Ma died of illness, Zhu Yuanzhang specially found a monk to chant sutras for her.

Each son was also assigned a monk, just to commemorate Queen Mother Ma from time to time.

If Zhu Di dared to touch the temple in the city, Zhu Yuanzhang would probably summon Zhu Di the next day and scold him.

Bai Chu was also frightened. Although the heaven and earth were cut off in this era and the myths were not revealed, it did not mean that these Buddhas and Immortals had died.

People are living a good life in heaven. If Zhu Di destroys their dojo for his own sake, then when he ascends, someone will definitely come to settle accounts with him.

"My lord, you can't rush this matter, otherwise it will be counterproductive."

"Actually, it's not just about offering incense, there is also a way to go."

Bai Chu suddenly thought of another way, that is, offering sacrifices.

Seeing that Bai Chu still had something to do, Zhu Di hurriedly asked:

"What's the explanation?"

Bai Chu shook his head and said nothing.

He hesitated for a moment, but still held back. If Zhu Di went crazy and used the people of the Ming Dynasty as sacrifices, then his life's sins would really not be cleansed.

Seeing that Bai Chu was silent, Zhu Di knew that Bai Chu was hiding something, so he stopped forcing it.

With a long sigh, Zhu Di suddenly missed the old man very much. He didn't know how well he was living in Yingtian City now, and whether he had received the coal he gave him.

Zhu Yuanzhang's life was actually not easy. The weather suddenly turned cold, and Zhu Yuanzhang's illness became more and more serious.

Zhu Yuanzhang has experienced countless battles since he was a child, and he has hidden wounds in his body. When he gets old, these hidden wounds are like a kind of torture, the pain is unbearable, and they often keep him awake at night.

Fortunately, the charcoal brought by Zhu Di can warm Zhu Yuanzhang's body and relieve Zhu Yuanzhang's pain.

At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang no longer read the memorial, but asked Zhu Yunwen to read it by himself, then asked Zhu Yunwen for his opinions, made corrections, and then sealed and issued it.

Zhu Yuanzhang knew that his life was not long, so he was particularly concerned about Zhu Yunwen, hoping that he could take care of the beautiful country he left behind in an orderly manner.

"Grandpa Huang, how are you doing now?"

Zhu Yunwen braved the severe cold, rain or shine, from morning to night to come to say hello, which made Zhu Yuanzhang very satisfied with Zhu Yunwen's filial piety.

Zhu Yuanzhang had been suffering from wind and cold these days, and Zhu Yunwen took care of him day and night.

"Ahem, much better."

Zhu Yuanzhang was sitting on the dragon chair, dressed in royal robes, but he looked a little older.

"The weather is getting colder and colder these days. Does the court have any countermeasures?"

Almost every year, people freeze to death and suffer frostbite. In some places, cities are even closed due to heavy snowfall, and people's houses collapse.

These all need to be relieved by the court, otherwise the people will be displaced and eventually freeze to death in the wilderness.

When Zhu Yunwen heard this, his expression changed, and he slowly came up with a solution.

And this method did make Zhu Yuanzhang, who was originally careless, become murderous in an instant.

(End of this chapter)