Three Kingdoms

  Chapter 2677 Test ghosts before and after

   Just when Xu Shu and Ma Heng were discussing to go to Nanzhong for investigation, Fazheng brought new news.

  Fazheng found out through investigation that it was some people from the Wufang Catholicism who preached the theory of ghosts and gods in Chengdu.

  Strictly speaking, they are not all Taoist priests in the five-party Catholic religion, but the Qiao clan.

  『Qiao Shi? 』Xu Shu was a little surprised.

  Fazheng nodded.

Although Fazheng said that he was not in charge of these counter-espionage matters, he could not turn a blind eye to some things that happened at the local level, so after paying attention, he found out that both Xu Shu and Ma Heng were negligent. Where to...

  Xu Shu and Ma Heng looked at each other, then fell into deep thought.

  Fazheng found a Huadian.

   Xu Shu and Ma Heng may not know what Fazheng said, but the Taoist priests of Wufang Catholicism believe in gods themselves, so isn't it normal to talk about ghosts and gods on weekdays?

   Taoist priests are not allowed to talk about ghosts and gods, what else can Taoist priests say? Therefore, when Xu Shu and Ma Heng received the relevant report, they naturally excluded the Taoist priests from the five Catholic religions.

   This surprised Xu Shu a little.

  Fazheng said in a deep voice: "The Taoist priests of the five directions, the ghosts and gods they talked about, were seeking good deeds. However, the people of the Qiao clan, in the name of ghosts and gods, asked for more wealth and bewitched the people, and they were actually doing evil." 』

  『In order to sell talismans, he spared no expense in killing innocent lives...』 Fazheng said, and then he sighed, 『In the name of the lord, he actually plundered the villagers. The Qiao family used the five-party Catholic religion to harm the people, and in order to make huge profits, they did not hesitate to kill innocent people...』

  Following Fazheng's narration, the faces of Xu Shu and Ma Heng gradually turned serious...

  No one runs to the red line to die in the first place.

  At the very beginning, the members of the Qiao clan didn't even think about committing suicide, but they gradually became bolder after constant testing. Just like in the feudal dynasty, local officials imposed additional taxes, or imposed fines and confiscations. At the beginning, they only said that those who engage in Codonopsis ginseng should be fined. Seeing that there was no movement from top to bottom, he wondered if the next step would be to include garlic in the confiscated list. After all, garlic is also a kind of medicine.

  The process of the Qiao clan’s greed and wealth collection is also full of intimidation, bribery, blood, cruelty...

  But the people of the Qiao family were so bad from the beginning?

   Not really.

  Xu Shu still remembered that in the past few years, the Qiao clan had a good evaluation. It is said that the Qiao family cultivated the land by himself, and he also persuaded the people to do good things. He also did a lot of work on paving roads and building bridges. He is a model of a good country gentleman in the countryside.

  Of course, Xu Shu believed that Fazheng would not lie about this matter, and must have found relevant conclusive evidence. Sure enough, Fazheng then took out a written document, which recorded Qiao's related issues in detail.

  The cause of these problems is nothing but a hunter.

  A plain old Orion.

  …┐(～)┌…

   A few days ago.

  Qiao's Manor.

  Xiao Ming just looked at the books sent by his subordinates, and felt very happy.

  Qiao's upper and lower families have begun to transform from the original family of scriptures.

  Transformed to teaching heirs.

  The five-party Catholic religion is obviously more useful than the divination technique of Jinwen Confucianism that Qiao had learned before.

  The technique of prophecy and weft, the prophecy is a hidden language, predicting good and bad, and the tributary of the weft is the tributary of the meridian, which extends to side meanings.

Speaking of it, the ancestor of the prophecy should be King Wen of Zhou. As an avid divination enthusiast, he left the most famous prophecy, which is the result of divination for the content of Tai Si's dream: "The business is ordered by the God of the Emperor." ". Even in the Book of Songs, there is "Wen Wang You Sheng" which says, "Wen Wang was ordered to have this martial arts; since he defeated Chong, he became a town in Feng." 』

  Prophecy became a knife that King Zhou used to stab ancient wizards, and also provided a legal rationale for his subsequent kingship and construction of the Lingtai, and for his son King Wu of Zhou to perish and unify the world in the future.

  However, sooner or later you have to pay back the debts of King Wen of Zhou, and King Xuan of Zhou paid it back.

  During the period of King Xuan of Zhou, there was a rumor among children that "Yihu Jifu, the state of Zhou died in reality", which alluded to Baosi...

   One prophecy was born and one prophecy died, the Western Zhou Dynasty seems to be so absurd.

   But in fact, everyone knows that history is a little mushroom who can be dressed up by others.

  So Chenwei is the same thing, it depends on whether you want to wear a skirt or a thong...

  Now that General Hussars has eliminated the prophecy from the Confucian classics, the Qiao family is not very easy, but they have found a new way, and then found that this new way is even more useful than the previous study of prophecy!

   Make more money!

  Just like this time, none of the farmers dared to refuse the "Five-Party God's Blessing" charm they offered. There was naturally some bargaining, but they were all within the allowed range.

   Qiao Ming was very careful not to push the farmers too hard.

  This farmer knows how to say that leeks need to be cut one by one, and they can be pulled out directly. Isn’t that killing chickens to get eggs?

   "God's Blessing of the Five Directions" is nothing more than a talisman paper for ghost drawing talismans, and the cost is almost negligible. At most, it is just a little paper money and paint money. The pre-carved seal, brushed with vermilion ink, and pasted on the paper, is a "painted" spell.

  That’s right, it’s more troublesome to draw, but it’s better to use and print.

  After all, there may be one more stroke or one less stroke in the drawing, but it will be basically the same when printed, and the magic power of "Five Fang God's Protection" is naturally the same.

  So this business, um, it’s not a business, it’s a blessing, er, wrong, it’s a spell, it’s great!

  This year's income, tsk tsk...

   Sure enough, after changing the name, it is much easier to use.

This is a benefit that I never dared to think about in the past. In the past, those unscrupulous people always wanted to renege on their debts all day long, and the taxes collected from Zhuanghe were often insufficient. Every now and then, we should show mercy, be kind and so on.

  Don’t say that compassion is rare, most people don’t have it, even if they really have it, if you post here and move there all day long, how much can you have left?

  It's better now, even the Taoist priest who went down to deliver the spells was greasy.

  However, when Qiao Ming looked behind, his complexion gradually became gloomy.

  He put down the booklet in his hand, then frowned, wondering what he was thinking about.

In the hall, one of his personal attendants saw Qiao Ming's expression, and quietly moved aside. The attendant knew that Qiao Ming was a little unhappy, and it might be a sign of losing his temper. Naturally, he quickly hid Stay farther away, so as not to suffer from the disaster.

  『Call the lame Zhang! ’ Qiao Ming ordered.

   Lame Zhang is a little lame. I don’t know why when I was young, but I have been lame for a long time. He always had a smile on his face, he didn't open his mouth when he saw anyone, but he smiled a little first.

  Dahan does not have any protection system for the disabled, although Mr. Dai said very early on, "The way of the road is also, the world is for the public, select the talented and capable, and build a harmonious relationship." The old man is not alone in kissing his relatives, not only in his sons. Let the old have a certain end, the strong can be used, the young can be strong, and the reserved, widowed, lonely, lonely, disabled and sick can all be supported. Men have points and women have returns. Goods are evil and they are abandoned on the ground, so there is no need to hide them in oneself; power is evil, since they do not come from the body, there is no need to do it for oneself..."

   But in fact, let alone widows and loneliness, even the simplest evils and evils are difficult to eradicate for thousands of years.

  So the current disabled people of Dahan have to pay more if they want to survive.

  The lame Zhang paid more for his conscience.

  He ingratiated himself with Qiao and asked for an errand to go to the countryside, so he had a firm grasp of the tricks of the errand, and that first of all was to "strike hard". Orphans and widows knelt before their eyes and begged, but they still had to do it. The old, the weak, the sick, and the disabled were about to die, and they had to make up their debts first.

  Secondly, you have to "be able to afford it". It is common to go to farmers in the countryside to collect taxes. It is common to travel back and forth. Sometimes, if you miss the trip, you have to eat and sleep in the wild. He just gritted his teeth with a deep foot and a shallow foot.

   Then, because he is a lame man, he has to do more than normal people. Otherwise, why do you need a lame man to do things? Dirty work is naturally his, don't care about the rules or not, anyway, only when the nobleman's account is done well, his ability will be more evident, so no matter what the job is, the **** Zhang will rush to do it, and he must do it better. It is more in line with the nobleman's wishes...

  Probably because of his disability, the **** Zhang has a particularly strong desire to climb up. Of course, because of his health, it is impossible for him to get a better position, and the so-called upside is almost non-existent. After all, in the traditional customs of the Han Dynasty, appearance is also an important criterion for judging whether an official is responsible. Pang Tong has suffered in this regard, so the small goal of the lame Zhang is to treat the dog's legs first, and make the dog's legs the first , and then seek the position of steward of the manor, which is basically the end.

   Qiao Ming also felt that the lame Zhang was easier to use, so he called the lame Zhang.

  The **** Zhang saw Qiao Ming's uneasy expression, and immediately said, "Master, do you have any orders?" 』

  Qiao Ming hummed, and then said: "Hougang Zhang Orion, still don't invite "God's protection"!" 』

   Hearing this, the **** Zhang already knew what was going on.

  Recently, there have been rumors in the market that gods, gods and ghosts are actually mostly released by members of the Qiao clan. Most of those idlers who follow the trend are just looking for a verbal pleasure, while the Qiao clan is for real gold, silver and copper plates.

Most of the peasant households are illiterate, and the farthest way from birth is probably to go to the market, so they don't know what the outside world is like. As long as a few more people say the same thing as the peasant households, these peasant households will believe it is true, don't worry about it How outrageous it must be.

  But some people are different, such as Zhang Orion from Hougang.

This family member of Zhang Laizi, perhaps because he often ran in the mountains, or was used to going to the county town to exchange prey furs for money and goods, so he did not believe the rumors spread by the Qiao clan, nor did he think that there were any ghosts in the mountains. Even if there were any ghosts, Zhang Orion didn't think the "God's Protection" ghost charm sold by Qiao's could resist it.

  Therefore, Zhang Orion did not buy it, um, according to the Qiao family, it was "please", not the charm of "God's protection".

  『This Zhang Orion is so ignorant...』Qiao Ming sighed and said, 『I asked someone to lower the price, but he still refused...This is really ignorant! Think about it, all the people in the ten miles and eight villages have the protection of God, but he doesn't have it here. Isn't this a loophole? If the ghosts in the mountains find a loophole, wouldn't it harm the villagers? 』

   As for the shelter, the loopholes are basically bullshit. If there are ghosts, Qiao can run up and down faster than anyone else.

  The reason why Qiao Ming is dissatisfied is because if Zhang Orion is allowed not to buy it, then if Zhang Orion is safe and sound, it may drive more people not to buy the new "God's Protection" charm. How will this business be done in the future?

  How to continue doing it?

  How to carry forward, for a long time?

  『The gods of the five directions, this is what the generals of the hussars believe in! Qiao Mingyu said earnestly, "What does this Orion want to do?" Don't invite the spells that the Hussar generals believe in? What does this mean? This thing is very bad...」

  The lame man bowed his head and said, "My lord, this matter...let me handle it with you!" 』

   Qiao Ming glanced at the lame Zhang, "You understand? Know what to do? 』

"Understand! ’The **** Zhang laughed, ‘Your Majesty, don’t worry…’

  When cutting leeks, there should be no hard stubble.

  …(▽)/…

  The Qiao clan was not so arrogant at the very beginning.

   Now, the people of the Qiao clan already feel that it is normal to be arrogant.

Because the Hushi General "believes" in the five-party Catholic religion, and the Qiao family also "believes" in the five-party Catholic religion, just like A=B, C=B, so the Qiao family also feels that he has the authority of the Hushi General , at least it represents the general of the hussars exercising jurisdiction and grazing the people in the countryside. It's like shouting out at every turn that I represent so-and-so, but it's not just a beautiful girl, and it's not just the moon that is represented.

  Zhang Orion didn't even realize that something was wrong.

  The reason why he didn't buy any "God's Protection" is very simple. He doesn't believe in any gods and ghosts, whether it is the five gods or other ghosts and gods, he doesn't believe in them. He only believes in his own hands.

   Over the years, no ghosts and gods helped him when he was in trouble. When he was sick, no ghosts and gods gave him food. He dragged his sick body up the mountain to hunt, and finally survived.

  Zhang Orion has no wife, let alone children.

  He knows the hardships of hunting and the exhaustion of life, so why should he find another wife to let his children continue the suffering and exhaustion?

   It’s not that he never thought about going down the mountain and changing his career, but he has been hunting for more than ten or twenty years, so he only knows how to hunt.

  Go down the mountain and learn how farmers farm? Or do you want to go to school again?

  Zhang Orion also tried to join the army. But he was brushed off, and there were younger people rushing to go, and he couldn't compete.

   Not all hunters are marksmen.

  He himself is already in his early thirties, and he has passed most of his life. When the day he can no longer hunt, he will die of old age on the mountain. Or you don't even have to wait to die of old age. When you encounter tigers, leopards, and wolves that day, you just close your eyes and kick your legs. It doesn't matter where you die.

  So Zhang Orion is very open-minded.

  The more you see it, the more you don't believe in ghosts and gods.

  Zhang Orion killed a wild rabbit two days ago, ate the meat, peeled off the skin, and brought the fur accumulated a while ago to Nanshi for money.

  There are two restaurants in Nanshi, one is expensive and the other is more expensive. It's like the two trees in front of Mr. Lu's door. Naturally, Zhang Liehu couldn't afford big restaurants, but it was still possible to find a small restaurant to eat something good to reward himself.

Now in Chengdu, there are more and more venues in the form of a big stage, and restaurants are just beside them, even with only a few seats and benches, and there are many hot pickle stalls at one end. Xilihulu eat a bowl of hot soup cakes, and then Shaking your head and listening to it for a long time is one of the little joys in life.

   Zhang Orion ate a bowl of hot soup cakes, then entered the big stage and found a seat to sit down.

  Someone was singing a tune on the stage, and while singing, they were also banging on the tambourine.

  Zhang Orion recognized that this is a new track called Rap.

  There were such rappers before, who sang various popular songs in addition to persuading people to be kind and religious stories.

  True and popular song.

  The rappers even talked and performed, and the people in the audience laughed and made noises from time to time, which was really lively.

  Although there is no blatant description of Xiasanlu in the song, it still tells that point vividly, not only with rich voice and emotion, but also with branches and leaves in the story. What about sneaking up the wall into the boudoir in the middle of the night, hiding under the bed and waiting for anxiety, etc. As for the various content that I like to hear and see later, there are so many tricks, which made a group of audiences salivate crookedly.

  Zhang Orion also laughed.

   Little common people.

  The rap singer beat the tambourine, sang a song, then went down, and changed to a few jugglers. Pushing a plate on top of a big vat, swallowing a knife and sword with cartilage kung fu, it also attracted bursts of applause from the audience...

  Zhang Orion was also watching attentively, but he didn't notice that someone on the side cast a bad look.

   Zhang Laizi and a few people were staring at Zhang Orion's back.

  『Head, do you want to do something here? A person next to Zhang Laizi asked in a low voice.

  『Are you stupid? Zhang Lizi scolded in a low voice, "If you do something in the downtown area, if you are caught by the patrol, even if you don't pay for your life, you will have to work in a labor camp for the rest of your life!" 』

  『Then it’s all right if you don’t get caught? ’ The man said, ‘I hid a knife in my sleeve, walked over, stabbed me to death, and then took advantage of the chaos to sneak into the alley, I don’t believe anyone can find me? ! 』

   Lame Zhang pondered for a while, shook his head, and said, "What if I didn't stab him to death all at once? Forget it, let's go first, go to his house and wait...』

   It’s not that the **** Zhang didn’t trust his subordinates’ handicrafts, but because Qiao Ming clearly ordered that if the “ghost” killed Zhang Orion! If he stabbed Zhang Orion to death here, he would not only challenge the arrest of the inspector, but also fail to fulfill Qiao Ming's intention. It is necessary to let Zhang Orion die miserably, so that others can know that without the spell of "God's Protection", it means that "ghosts" will come!

  (end of this chapter)