One day the sun swept across the sky and gradually sank to the west, immersed in the orange-red sunset in the city of Zezhou. In the temple of the Daguang Sect, the smoke lingered and the monks chanted sutras. The worshippers were still lively. You Hongzhuo came out of the door with a wave of disciples. It is the "good food" invited from the temple. It is used to satiate one's stomach, and it is better than nothing...
There are many big trees in the streets and alleys near the temple. In the evening, the rustling wind came, and the sultry air seemed to cool. The streets and alleys are crowded with people, and there are also many people who are dragging their families with their families in twos and threes. Parents go out with their children who are running and jumping. If they are from a well-off family, they can buy a bunch of candied haws at the corner of the street and listen to the children's laughter and noise. The carefree sound made You Hongzhuo feel an indescribable tranquility in the hustle and bustle.
At this time, due to the matter of the hungry ghost, Wang Shitong's escort and the arrival of Sun Qi's army, the situation in Zezhou City was tense. The Great Bright Sect preaches that there are thirty-three hardships in the world, and the Buddha of Brightness saves the world. When such a situation is reached, more restless believers gather here.
The wealthy and landlords from wealthy families asked the Zen masters of the Daguang Sect for the inside story, while the common people came to pray to the Bodhisattva, the gods and Buddhas by chance, or hoped that no bad luck would come to Zezhou, or prayed that even if something happened, Everyone in your family can live in peace. After worshipping the Buddha, he threw a few copper plates into the merit box, and received a good meal from the monks. After he left, his mood was relieved a lot. For a time, the surrounding of the temple of the Great Light Sect became a reality. One of the most peaceful and peaceful places in the city makes people feel relaxed.
The Wu Dynasty was originally prosperous and prosperous. If you push it up for a few years, such a peaceful and prosperous scene in the Central Plains can be seen everywhere. It is also because the wars have occurred around everyone in the past few years, and the peaceful atmosphere in several big cities on the Tiger King's site is truly precious and cherished.
Looking around, you can occasionally see some dusty servants, men and women dressed in shabby or capable men and women in the crowd.
At first glance, many of these people who came from other places were Lulin people. Among them, the low-ranking Lulin people licked their blood, but many of them looked shabby and had many ways of hiding, which made it difficult to identify them in the crowd. Only those who are well-dressed and armed with swords are relatively easy to see through martial arts. Whether in troubled times or in times of peace, it is the norm to be poor and rich in martial arts. These martial arts people are either local snakes or rich gentry landlords. , came to the Daguang Sect and made an incision with the monks, and then went to their own places.
You Hongzhuo stayed in this temple for a long time, and found that although there were quite a few people from the Green Forest, many of them were rejected by the monks of the Daguang Sect and had to leave the way to Zezhou. Mr. Zhao once said that Ze The state's Green Forest Gathering was deliberately initiated by the Daguang Sect, but in order to avoid being detected by the government, this matter should not be done so much, there must be something tricky about it.
He had been arrested by the Great Bright Sect earlier, but at this time he did not dare to take the initiative to inquire about the situation with the monks in the temple. For those warriors who left after being rejected, he did not choose to follow them rashly.
The affairs in Zezhou were so turbulent. On the one hand, the army entered the city, and on the other hand, rumors about the remnants of the black flag surged. While the Daguang Sect started in Zezhou City, they gathered people from the Green Forest to support the "Ghost King" side, even though the world is now It's already chaotic, the forces of all parties are intricate, and this thing seems a bit strange.
Although I thought about watching this lively event when I came, but it was Mr. Zhao and Mrs. Zhao who were in the lead. Now that the two seniors have left, he is just a rookie who has just entered the arena. He really wants to mix everything, but he doesn't have the courage. What is really important to him is to find out the whereabouts of the "fourth brother", to inquire about the news of the other brothers and sisters, and then to take revenge or wait for an opportunity to save people, and it is not good to act recklessly.
In the bottom of his heart, after all, he hopes that the brothers and sisters are still safe, and that the fourth brother is not a traitor. Although it is unlikely that there is another inside story, Tan Zheng's martial arts and the power of the Great Bright Sect are better than the seven brothers at the beginning. It is too big, and his escape is just a fluke, but in any case, things are undecided, and there is always hope in my heart.
There are fewer expectations in his heart, and there are fewer things to do. After waiting for this day, Tan Zheng and his party did not appear in the temple, and You Hongzhuo was not anxious, and left with the pedestrians, passing through the noisy city. At this time, the sun was setting, and a group of soldiers could occasionally be seen passing by on the streets where pedestrians came and went. There were more travelers and beggars coming from other places than in some places he had been to.
Returning to the alley of the Liang'an Inn, the aroma of the food in the surrounding rooms has wafted out. From a distance, I can see that the owner and several neighbors outside the inn are meeting and talking, and a stocky man is waving his arms. , the voice was quite loud, and when You Hongzhuo passed by, he heard the man say: "... No matter who they are, they deserve to die. It's better to die in the sun, let me see, these people didn't die bad enough! They... what's wrong, come to Zezhou to join in the fun... "
Following the man's words, several people around nodded frequently, and someone said: "I want to see, the city is not very peaceful recently, I want Nizi to go back to the country..."
"...foreigners dare to make trouble, stab them to death with a knife..."
In these words, the owner of the Liang'an Inn saw You Hongzhuo walking in and said, "Don't block at my door, I'm still not doing business, it's alright..." Then everyone shut up and looked at You Hongzhuo who came over , one of them glared at him, You Hongzhuo nodded as a greeting to them, and entered through the door of the inn.
Listening to the meaning of their words, the group of bandits who were arrested and displayed in the morning were mostly sunburned to death in the square, and I don't know if anyone came to rescue them.
He is just an ordinary person. He didn't come to Zezhou to join in the fun, and he couldn't manage the world's major affairs. He didn't care too much about the slight hostility of the local people. After returning to the room, I thought about what happened today for a while, and then I went to buy a meal from the innkeeper and ate it by the corridor on the second floor of the inn.
The setting sun was red and gradually disappeared. Looking out from the second floor, there was an earthen wall and gray tiles, layer upon layer. Not far away, a yard with a dwarf tung tree was already brightly lit and crowded with people. There were also the sounds of suona and opera singing, but someone was getting married and serving wine.
You Hongzhuo was eating, looking at the peaceful atmosphere, and remembering the restlessness of the people at the entrance of the inn and in the city. When he and the Zhao family came, they encountered the golden caravan and they left from Zezhou City. , and perhaps also felt the inequity of this place. This family is getting married at this time, and I don't know if they want to take advantage of the little peace at the moment and want to get this thing done.
In the past few years, the Central Plains have been swaying, and the so-called unbalanced is no longer an invisible joke.
It sank in the evening, the lights in the inn were also lit, and the air was still a little hot. You Hongzhuo looked at the lights of thousands of houses in front of him in the dim light, wondering if it would be the last peaceful scene in this city.
I have compassion, but I don't care too much.
He has already experienced it.
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After nightfall, the lights of thousands of homes reflect the lively atmosphere in the night sky of the city. With Zezhou as the center, the spots spread, military camps, post stations, villages, paths and mountains that are not crowded in the past are also bright at night. A sparse light came.
Zezhou City has not had such a lively scene for a long time, and the atmosphere inside and outside the city has become tense.
The atmosphere is tense and there are many things going on. Zezhou Zhizhou's mansion, some old country gentlemen who came together to ask the government to close the city gate and not allow outsiders to enter just left, Zhizhou Lu Anmin wiped the sweat on his forehead with a towel, and walked anxiously in this side hall for a few minutes. lap, sat down on the chair.
The requirements of the old country gentlemen Su are difficult to meet, and even if they refuse, it is not easy. But at this time, this Lu Zhizhou obviously still had other embarrassing things. He thought for a while on the chair, and finally patted the chair, stood up, and went out to another reception room.
At the door of the room, there are two guards and a maid guarding. Lu Anmin walked over, lowered his head and asked the maid, "Has that girl eaten?"
The maid shook her head: "Master Hui, not yet."
Lu Anmin frowned, hesitated for a while, and finally reached out and pushed the door in.
The Wu Dynasty was overthrown and the world was in turmoil. Lu Anmin had come to where he is today, but he was once a jinshi of Jinghan for six years. Now that he lives under the Tiger King, guarding a city, many rules have been destroyed, and he has seen many chaotic things with his own eyes, but when the situation in Zezhou is tense, I will come today. The person who visited him actually made him feel a little surprised and troubled.
The door was opened, and in the bright yellow lights, there was a table of food that had long been cold. Sitting under the lights on one side of the room was a nun in a monk's clothes like water. This nun with hair and practice had long hair. Hanging down, he is bowing his head slightly, fiddling with the rosary beads on his fingertips. Hearing the door open, the nun raised her head and looked at Lu Anmin, who sighed in his heart.
In these chaotic times, everyone can't help themselves. Threats to life, corruption of power, people will change, Lu Anmin has seen too many. But only in this glance, he can still perceive that some things still stubbornly survive in the eyes of the female nanny, that is what he wants to see, but he doesn't really want to see here. .
So he sighed and spread his hands to the side: "Miss Li..." He paused: "...have you eaten yet?"
Facing this woman who used to be named Li Shishi, who is now probably the most troublesome and troublesome woman in the world, Lu Anmin greeted him with nothing new or original.
The nun got up and gave him a soft salute. Lu Anmin sighed again in his heart.
Too bad she wasn't just here for dinner...
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Lights, vegetarian food, a little bit of light, there are voices.
"... When I was young, I was in high spirits. After I was named on the Golden List, I became the county magistrate in Fenzhou. The small county town was well managed, but I couldn't get used to many things. At that time, I was upright, conscious of my status as a scholar, read the book of sages, and never felt ashamed of others. My head was broken and I just quit my job. Fortunately, I have spare money at home, my reputation is also good, and I have had a good life for a while. "
"... Later, the Jin people went south and followed their family to hide in the east. I also thought about gathering a group of people to resist. The people gathered, and the noise disappeared after a while. What do ordinary people know? Guopo My family is dead, I have nothing left, get together, want to eat, where can I get it? I have to go and grab it. I have a knife in my hand, and I am very good at the people around me. Haha, it is no different from the golden man. …”
"...In this way, the people dispersed, and then they ran, hid, and hid. My ex-wife took the eldest son... I died in the war, my father died, and I was about to starve to death twice. The concubine's room I left my daughter and ran away with others..." In the light, Lu Anmin, who was talking, held a wine glass with a smile on his face, paused for a long time, and smiled a little self-deprecatingly, "I thought at the time, maybe people are still here. , it's better..."
The female nun on the opposite side brought him a chopstick dish, and Lu Anmin looked at it for a moment. He was nearly forty years old, with a refined temperament, and it was the stage when a man became the most attractive. He stretched out his hand: "Miss Li, you're welcome."
He said and smiled again: "Now that I think about it, the first time I saw Miss Li was more than ten years ago. At that time, Bianliang was still there, Fanlou was still there, and I lived by Yujie. At the next time, I like to go to an Lao Zhou noodle shop to eat soup noodles and meatballs. It snowed heavily that year, and I passed the winter, and I have been waiting for the coming year…”
The female nun opposite also smiled fondly: "What Lu Zhizhou saw, she was still a little girl."
Lu Anmin looked at Li Shishi's face: "At that time, Miss Li was about ten years old, and she was already the top group of people in Fanlou. Among the girls at that time, Miss Li's temperament was the most different from others. Therefore, now everyone has been confused, only Miss Li is still famous all over the world."
The teacher bowed his head: "What kind of name can I be called to move the world..."
Lu Anmin looked solemnly: "Last June, when there was a flood in Puyang, Miss Li ran back and forth, persuading wealthy households around to provide food, porridge for disaster relief, and countless living people. This love will be remembered by everyone in the world."
"That's not what I did." The teacher said in a low voice, "It wasn't me who gave out the food, and it wasn't me who suffered. What did I do? Every household, kneel down and kowtow. It is said that it is a monk, leading a spiritual practice, but in fact, what I do is to entertain people. When I get it, I bear this false name, and I am afraid every day."
The woman spoke calmly, but Lu Anmin was stunned for a while, and then he murmured, "Miss Li... You have achieved this level."
"Everyone has an opportunity." The teacher whispered.
"Yeah." Lu Anmin lowered his head and took a mouthful of food, then drank another glass of wine. The room was silent for a long time, only to hear the teacher say: "Lu Zhizhou, the teacher came today because of something, and I want to beg you..."
Lu Anmin just nodded silently.
"I beg Lu Zhizhou to find a way to close the city gate and save those dying."
Lu Anmin shook his head: "...It's not as simple as the teacher thinks."
"But there is always a way to make innocent people die less." After the woman finished speaking, Lu Anmin did not answer. After a while, she continued, "On the banks of the Yellow River, the ghost king was bound, and 400,000 hungry ghosts were washed away. The killing was bloodshed. Now you have captured the Wang Shitong here and dealt with it with great fanfare, as an example, why bother the innocent. Outside the city of Zezhou, thousands of hungry ghosts are heading here Come here, I beg you to release Wang Shitong, it will arrive soon. If these people come to Zezhou, it is hard to be lucky, and it will be difficult for Zezhou to be at peace. Must kill..."
Lu Anmin sat up straight: "Does Shishi know that you are in Zezhou now, and it is very dangerous?"
The woman looked at him: "I just want to save people."
"The situation is complicated, you don't understand, Master." Lu Anmin paused: "If you want to save people, why don't you ask that person?"
The teacher was confused for a moment: "Which one?"
"...the one with the black flag."
She understood and looked at Lu Anmin: "But... he's already dead."
Lu Anmin put down his chopsticks with a snap, turned his head and stared at her, trying to distinguish the truth from the fake.
The reason why Lu Anmin didn't want to see Li Shishi was not because her existence represented the memory of some good times. The reason why she makes people feel troublesome and troublesome, as far as the purpose of her coming today, and even the current situation in the entire Zezhou, if you want to draw a little bit to the end, Taiban is inseparable from the existence of the "that one" in his mouth. . Although he had heard rumors of the gentleman's death many times before, but at this time, hearing such a straightforward answer from the other party's mouth, Lu Anmin felt a little confused for a while.
Whether this is true or false, he couldn't tell for a while... (.)