Time is like water, one green and one yellow is another year.
The summer is scorching hot, and the sun is as hot as fire. The slightest movement will make you sweat profusely.
The teahouse on the roadside is benefiting from the weather. There is an endless stream of people drinking tea and enjoying the coolness. Shaking cattail fans, sipping herbal tea and chatting a little, it is much more comfortable than being exposed to the sun outside.
"This Cattail Fan is so damn useful." A shirtless man dodged a few times and drank all the herbal tea in the copper bowl. "Shopkeeper, give me another pot!"
The man sitting opposite him smiled and said: "Ah Shui, you are too rude, the cattail fan you use and the herbal tea you drink were all created by today's emperor. You must know the word kindness."
"How come I don't know kindness?" Ah Shui patted the bone talisman on his chest: "I was born as a slave. If it weren't for the emperor's holy grace, how could I be free today? Besides, the emperor also allocated fields for us serfs to cultivate. In fact,
There is nothing I can do to repay you. I can only wear this token of gratitude on my chest at all times to remember my great kindness."
The man opposite nodded with deep understanding, while an old man at the table next to him sighed: "The Emperor is indeed very virtuous and is admired by all the people in the world. However, in recent years, he has favored his concubine Su Daji and favored Jiang Shang.
Fei Zhong and other jesters want to kill ministers, which seems to be detrimental to their moral conduct."
Another tea guest said: "You old man, don't talk nonsense! When there is a severe drought in the world, we all suffer from it. The emperor sings and prays for rain, and the Haotian God favors him and rains down the rain.
The Emperor prayed personally for seven days at the Zhaixing Tower, and God was moved. Rains began to fall in various places, and the drought in the world was resolved. How can one say that one's virtues are deficient?"
"Don't misunderstand me. I dare not forget the emperor's great kindness." The old man took out the gratitude charm he carried and waved it at a few people: "But what I said is not lies. I have a relative who opened a place in Chaoge.
Shop, this is what he told me personally when he returned to his hometown to visit relatives - since the old prime minister Shang Rong resigned and returned to his hometown, the emperor started a large-scale construction project to build the Shouxian Palace and Lutai, indulge in beauty, and manage the government affairs. Originally, Wen Tai
The master could still persuade the emperor, but at this time the grand master was in Chongcheng in the north on an expedition against the ghosts and could not look back. Therefore, the emperor became more and more lax and favored the sorcerer Jiang Shang and the jester Fei Zhong. These two people controlled the government. Although Wang Shubigan
He was the prime minister, but he was helpless. He tried to persuade him many times, but was rebuked by the emperor. The emperor also listened to the words of the beautiful concubine Daji and made cannons and tortures, which is very terrible..."
Ah Shui asked curiously: "What is this 'Paolao'?"
The old man replied: "This punishment is about two feet high and eight feet round. There are three fire gates at the top, middle and bottom. They are made of copper, like copper pillars. The inside is burned red with charcoal fire. All lawbreakers will be stripped of their official uniforms.
, wrap the iron rope around the body, wrap it around the copper pillar, and sear the muscles and bones of the limbs with a cannon. In a moment, the smoke will disappear, the bones will disappear, and it will turn into ashes. It is called 'cannon sear'."
Hearing this, everyone in the teahouse showed fear. The old man went on to say: "The punishment of burning with cannons was very shocking. Several princes who resisted the New Deal were burned with cannons in public. Their skin, muscles and bones were burned to the point of being inaudible. Everyone who watched it was terrified.
Later, some ministers who took bribes and violated the law also suffered this punishment. From then on, the ministers of Chaoge were all in panic, fearing that they would anger the emperor and suffer this cruel punishment."
Ah Shui said, "If it hadn't been for the implementation of the New Deal, I would still be struggling for life and death. There would be tens of millions of slaves like me in the world. If not, how could I have a good life now? Those officials may be obstructing the New Deal, or
He is greedy, perverts the law, and oppresses good people. He deserves to be punished by this attack!"
The old man thought for a while and nodded: "The emperor still loves the people. I heard that the Shouxian Palace and Lutai could have been completed in several years. In order not to disturb the people, the emperor granted fifteen years to complete the project. The emperor also made great use of talented people, no matter what.
Origin. Even if a poor serf has talent, he can go to the Talent Recruitment Hall. If he is selected, he will be able to become an official in the court."
Ah Shui's eyes lit up: "Are serfs and poor people okay? Is this true?"
"This is definitely not a lie. There is a man in the neighboring village who is good at civil engineering. Last month, he went to the Chaoge Recruitment Hall and was recruited as an envoy to the craftsman department. He led several people and was very impressive." Someone next to him confirmed the old man's identity.
He said with a smile, "You have a strong body. If you have martial arts skills, you can defeat us all by yourself. You can also go to the Ministry of War and become a military attache."
Ah Shui chuckled when he heard this, scratched his head, and everyone laughed. One person said again: "We are all ordinary people, how do we know what is going on in the court? I only know that now I have three meals a day, my wife is healthy, and I still have a lot of money."
The surplus of grain is all due to the emperor's kindness. This kindness and virtue will never be forgotten. If you tell me that the emperor is like this, will our taxes increase this year? Is there any shortage of land? "
Another person said: "Yes, during the winter festival last year, the emperor personally ordered the distribution of wine and meat to the people. Now we are safe, fed and clothed, and live in peace, which is enough for us. Those important events in the court, the monarch and his ministers are close, and we and the common people are not
What does it matter? Just remember your kindness."
As soon as this statement came out, everyone agreed: "That's right!"
As a result, everyone did not talk about the affairs of the DPRK, but just chatted. The topic turned to the strange incident of water monsters harming people on the Jiuwan River. The Jiuwan River is connected to the East China Sea and has always been calm. Recently, for some unknown reason, water monsters have appeared frequently.
, specializes in taking pictures of young and beautiful women. The whereabouts of the abductees are unknown, which is very strange. The local people were disturbed and reported it to Li Jing, the commander-in-chief of Chentangguan. When Li Jing led his troops to encircle and suppress the monster, there was no sound from the water monster.
, as soon as the soldiers and horses left, the water monster came out to harm people again. As soon as the soldiers and horses came, the water monster fled away again. After repeated repetitions, the commander-in-chief had no choice but to order the people around him to stay away from Jiuwan River.
But the Jiuwan River is a necessity for the people around it. No matter what the water monster is, they have to fetch water for drinking. When the monster cannot find a woman, it will kidnap the man who goes to fetch water and eat it. For a while, the river bank is full of bones.
The people had no choice but to select young and beautiful women to pay tribute to the water monster every ten days in order to obtain the river water safely.
At this time, a child who had just entered the teahouse heard about this and couldn't help but get angry: "This is happening! Where is the Jiuwan River? I'll go and see what happens!"
When everyone saw the boy, he was about seven or eight years old. He was wearing a Taoist robe and was extremely handsome and cute. They all said, "I don't know where you come from, this little Taoist boy! The water monster is so vicious and vicious that even the commander-in-chief is helpless, and the whole village is also at a loss.
I once asked the mage to surrender, but was poisoned instead, how could you go and die?"
The boy didn't explain. He just asked where Jiuwan River was. Everyone was a kind-hearted people, so how could they let the boy go there to die? They all refused to answer, and instead advised him to go home. The boy tried to ask for directions, but after thinking about it, he walked out.
In the teahouse, I found a nearby farmer and asked where the Jiuwan River was. Ignoring the fact that I hadn’t been home to visit my parents for several months, I hurried in that direction.
When we arrived at the Jiuwan River area, we happened to see some local people carrying a wooden board with a young woman on it. Looking at this situation, it seemed that she was going to pay tribute to the water monster as the people in the teahouse said. The boy was very clever and also
He kept silent and followed the team from a distance. After the people put the woman on the river bank, they hurriedly retreated. The woman seemed to know that a disaster was coming, but she did not dare to run away. She just cried on the wooden board.
Not long after, the river water split like a crack of silk, and a monster rose up from the bottom of the water. This monster was quite big, with a face like indigo, hair like cinnabar, and a huge mouth with fangs. When he saw the woman on the river bank, he laughed loudly. Laughing, he opened his claws and grabbed the woman. The woman had never seen such a terrifying scene. She screamed and fainted.
At this moment, a red light suddenly flew out from the side and hit the monster's huge claws. The monster was unprepared and the claws were pierced by the red light. It felt like the entire palm of the hand was burning with fire. The pain was unbearable and he screamed.
He saw a Taoist boy holding a spear, standing in the air, glaring at him. The monster shouted: "Where did you come from, a Taoist boy, and you are meddling in my business!"
The Taoist boy deeply hated him for harming the people and shouted: "I am Nezha, the third son of Li Jing, the commander-in-chief of Chentangguan. You beast, you are such a thing. How dare you do evil here and harm people?"
It turned out that this Taoist boy was Nezha who was returning to Chentangguan from Sanxian Island to visit his parents. When passing by the teahouse, he heard about the water monster, so he came to Jiuwan River to eliminate the monster.
The monster was not afraid when he heard that he was the son of the commander-in-chief. Instead, he said angrily: "I am appointed by the Dragon Palace of the East China Sea to patrol the sea, Yaksha Li Gen. I am the son of the commander-in-chief. How can you call me a beast?"
Nezha sneered: "Since you are the Yaksha of the East China Sea, why are you kidnapping women and killing people here? Is it also the idea of the Dragon King?"
Li Gen was speechless and roared angrily. There was an ax in his uninjured claw, and he struck Nezha with the axe. Seeing how brave Yaksha was coming, Nezha swayed his body and dodged away like a breeze. Li Gen struck him several times with his axe, but could not touch him at all. Instead, he stabbed him several times. His vitality was hurt by the fiery power, and he couldn't help but scream. Nezha thought of Chaoge's great master, who usually talked about advanced nature. Teaching the concept of fighting, he secretly took out an object in his hand and put it towards Yaksha.
The object rose up in the air and turned into two rays of light, like two dragons. The two dragons stood up and down, protected by auspicious clouds. Come to the gate.
Li Gen didn't realize how powerful this thing was. Seeing how fast it was coming, he was about to raise his ax to meet it. Suddenly, he felt a terrifying aura of destruction rushing toward him. He knew something was wrong, and it was too late to dodge. He was choked by the twin dragons and was instantly defeated. Two pieces of the body fell into the river, dyeing the water red.
Nezha took the twin dragons back and said with a smile: "How powerful Yaksha is, but it turns out to be a useless thing. It has polluted the golden dragon scissors that Master gave me."
This golden dragon scissors is a famous magic weapon with incomparable power. In the book, the elite Taoist monk Ran Deng was almost killed by the golden dragon scissors. Even his mount, a sika deer, was cut in half by it. How could he be like Li Gen? What can a small character like this afford? Because this golden dragon scissor was too overbearing, Empress Sanxiao repeatedly warned before leaving that it should not be used lightly until critical moments. Unexpectedly, Nezha was a little killer, and he was tainted with the ring of killing when he was born. , how could he be that peaceful person? Now he hated this Yaksha for harming civilians with the support of Dragon Palace, so he released him without thinking and immediately killed Li Gen.
After Nezha received the magic weapon, he immediately found the villagers and told them that the monster had been eliminated, and asked them to carry the woman back to their home, so that they would no longer have to worry about the water monster harming anyone.
The villagers were dubious. When they saw the red river water and the remains of the water monster, they cheered and asked the "fairy boy" his name. Nezha didn't hide it, and said that he was the third son of the general soldier and came here specially. To eliminate pests. The villagers were so grateful that they gave a lot of food and money to Nezha. Nezha came here to eliminate pests, so why would he want these things? Naturally, he refused. Finally, with the gratitude of the villagers, Look away.
In the Crystal Palace of the East China Sea, a young man wearing silver armor was pacing left and right, as if waiting for something. Suddenly, a soldier from the Shui Tribe came to report: "Your Highness, Third Highness, something has happened! Yaksha Li Gen was beaten to death in the Jiuwan River!"
The silver-armored man was shocked: "This Li Gen is the patrolling yaksha of Lingxiao Palace, who dares to kill him?"
The Shui tribe soldier replied: "The murderer is a boy who calls himself Nezha, the third son of Li Jing, the commander-in-chief of Chentangguan."
Before the man could speak, an old voice came from the side: "Sir, I asked you not to learn that evil technique. How can you clean up after you have caused such a disaster?"
The silver-armored man hurriedly saluted the man with the beard who was approaching, and said in defense: "Father, please forgive me, what the child has learned is not sorcery, and those women and children did not harm him. It's just that Li Gen pretended to be a public servant, taking the opportunity to swallow blood and steal food."
He only caused such trouble because of his good taste, and he deserves it!"
The bearded man was Ao Guang, the Dragon King of the East China Sea. Hearing what his son said, he sneered: "You know he has such bad deeds, why did you let him catch those women?"
The man from Yinkai was Ao Guang's third son, Ao Bing. He was said to have lowered his head and remained silent.
"That's it!" Ao Guang sighed. No matter what, he is his son after all. "It's just a few untouchables, so it's not a big deal. After this incident, you should learn a lesson, cultivate your character, and don't practice those evil pairs again."
It’s a skill.”
Ao Bing no longer defended this "evil magic", but changed the topic: "Yaksha Li Gen is a royal servant appointed by God. If he is allowed to be beaten to death and ignored, wouldn't it be weakening the name of my Crystal Palace?"
head!"
Ao Guang nodded: "Li Jing, the commander-in-chief of Chentangguan, originally studied Taoism in West Kunlun, and I have an acquaintance with him. His abilities are ordinary and there is nothing to fear. He only needs to intimidate his father and he will obey."
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Ao Bing's eyes lit up, and he knew that his father would still protect his shortcomings after all. As long as the Chentangguan general surrendered, His Highness would not be able to get everything he asked for, so why would he need to engage in robbery?