As luck would have it, a few decades later, Emperor Taizu was dissatisfied with the tyranny of the previous dynasty, so he revolted and established Daqi.
Immediately, someone revealed what happened years ago and said that the incident that year was actually a warning given by God to the previous dynasty, but they did not pay attention to it and were eventually replaced by Da Qi.
But because this incident was so old, Li Zian had not connected the two incidents before.
At this time, Shen Tianshu reminded me that when comparing the two things, there are really many similarities.
Although this strange phenomenon is currently limited to Lujia Village, who knows whether it will spread to other places in Huguang in the future?
If Shen Tianshu can connect two things, there must be others who can think of it.
In the fiefdom of the Prince's Mansion, something like this suddenly came out. If someone were to take a copy of it, at least it would be blamed for his lax governance, or at worst, he would be blamed for comparing himself to Taizu, then I am afraid that he is full of mouths. Can't explain clearly.
Throughout the dynasties, what the emperor is most afraid of and annoyed by is such strange power and chaos. If it is connected with any change of dynasty, it will be difficult not to feel grudge.
So in just a few words, Li Zian's attitude towards this matter immediately changed from doing more than doing less, to that it was necessary to get to the bottom of this matter, and it was best to solve the problem from the source.
"So is this a disease or what?" Li Zian asked, "Can it be cured?"
Shen Tianshu actually didn't know much about it. His grandfather did think that this matter might be a disease similar to nymphomania, and he even wanted to study it.
However, this incident occurred in the previous dynasty, and many evidences and testimonies have long been lost in the long river of history.
Relying only on some incomplete scrolls and incomplete and untrue records in folk tales, it was really difficult to get a glimpse of the truth, and in the end I had to regretfully give up.
Although Shen Tianshu remembered the several directions and general treatment ideas he had speculated at the beginning, he did not dare to overdo it. He only said: "I have never encountered such a situation. Anyway, I'd better go and take a look first. Let’s talk to the patient!”
While I was talking, the sound of ping-ping-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong was heard downstairs, mixed with some strange noises like the roars of wild animals.
Shen Tianshu went downstairs and saw that the soldier named Shi Tao was tied to a chair. His eyes were wide open, bloodshot and protruding. The muscles all over his body were tense. He was constantly struggling and twisting, trying to break free. But the restraint of the rope did not work, and he was so anxious that he let out a random roar that did not sound like human speech at all.
There was no way to diagnose his pulse in such a situation. Shen Tianshu asked for help from the soldiers who were on guard around Shi Tao: "Please help me hold down his hands and feet and try to stop him from moving."
It stands to reason that if several soldiers attack together, it will be enough to suppress Shi Tao tightly and prevent him from moving at all.
But the scene in front of him subverted everyone's understanding.
Instead of being suppressed and unable to move, Shi Tao struggled more and more fiercely, and the muscles in his arms were so tense that they almost exploded.
"Let him go first." Shen Tianshu said, "If he continues like this, he may break his arms and legs alive."
After saying this, Shen Tianshu took out a porcelain bottle from the medicine box, poured out a round pill, and asked someone to put it under Shi Tao's tongue.
As the pills dissolved under his tongue, Shi Tao's struggle gradually became less intense, and he finally relaxed and fell into a drowsy state.
Shen Tianshu placed the pulse pillow and was finally able to diagnose his pulse normally.
Shi Tao's pulse is like a harp string when pressed, straight and long, straight under the finger, and the pulse string can be counted.
Although there is indeed something wrong with his pulse condition, it is not enough to explain why he suddenly behaved strangely today.
Shen Tianshu put away his pulse pillow and said, "If you want to understand the situation in the village, you must start with Yang Fuming, who is in charge."
It was already late at night, and it was not convenient to go find Yang Mingfu.
Li Zian decided to stay put for the time being and told everyone to be careful. If anyone else suddenly fell ill like Shi Tao, he would immediately subdue the person and make him sleepy before he could think of a solution.
Early the next morning, according to the original plan, Li Zian and his party were supposed to leave Lujia Village after having breakfast.
When Yang Fuming was about to see everyone off, he was invited into the house by Li Zian.
"Yang Lizheng, I want to ask you something."
Yang Fuming didn't know Li Zian's identity, but seeing that Yan Laosan was very respectful when facing him, he knew in his heart that he must be someone with some status, so he held his hand and said, "If you need anything, young master, just give me your orders."
"May I ask Yang Lizheng, how long have the villagers been doing this strange thing of starting Nuo opera in the middle of the night?"
Yang Fuming was startled when he heard this, and his first reaction was to ask angrily: "Didn't I tell you not to go out at night? How did you know...Brother Yan, I kindly took you in, and you also said you would abide by the rules of our village." How can you say one thing and do another?"
"We didn't go out yesterday. The reason why we know about this situation in the village is because one of us suddenly became ill last night, making strange sounds and doing strange actions. That's why I want to ask you, what is this? what happened."
After hearing this, Yang Fuming immediately lost the momentum he had when he questioned him just now, and his face turned visibly gray.
Have people who stayed overnight in the village actually been infected?
If you put it this way, will everyone in the village gradually become infected?
He squatted directly on the ground, holding his head in his hands, feeling extremely painful.
Upon seeing this, Yan Laosan advised: "Brother Yang, why don't you tell the matter and let everyone help you read the details, maybe there will be a solution!"
After a while, Yang Fuming couldn't squat anymore, so he simply sat down on the ground and said: "This matter started on the eighth day of April when worshiping the Cow God..."
The Dong people are a nation that respects cows. Every year on the eighth day of April, they sacrifice to the cow god.
Not only do the cattle have to rest that day, but they also have to be bathed. Chickens, ducks and other tributes are placed next to the cattle pens to set up sacrifices. The people in the village also gather in the village temple to make black glutinous rice to feed the cattle.
After making black glutinous rice last night, everyone is not in a hurry to go home. Instead, they will stay in front of the village temple, watch the Nuo opera, and pray that the Cow God will still protect Lujia Village this year, so that the village’s cattle will be healthy and the fields will have a good harvest.
This is a tradition that Lujia Village does every year, and everyone is familiar with it, so Yang Fuming doesn't need to worry too much.
So he drank a few more bowls of wine with the old people in the village at night.
In the middle of the night, he was drowsily woken up by his son. When he went out to take a look, he found that his younger brother, who had been drinking with him that night, was somehow wearing a Nuo opera costume and mask, and was doing weird things in front of the village temple. There was a villager playing drums and accompaniment for him next to him.
At that time, Yang Fuming thought that his younger brother was acting drunk and was not aware of the seriousness of the problem. He stepped forward to interrupt their strange behavior, only to realize that something was very wrong with them.