Father's Day Apocalypse

Chapter 5 What did you wish

After traveling for seven days, and still three days away from Nanzhou, Lu Shiying suggested that the horses and chariots should rest for a while, and Meng Duo agreed.

There was a brook where they rested, and the cold water tasted a little sweet. When Meng Duo asked the deer, he said, "Can the drought in Cangqi be alleviated?"

Lu Shiying told him that Cangqi is a large prefecture with a large number of people affected by the disaster. After two years, many victims were homeless and the disaster was serious. The imperial court transferred the official food relief near Cangqi, but it was still not enough. It was hot summer, and there were many floating corpses of hungry people. Mosquitoes, another serious epidemic, the situation is not optimistic.

"What if the granary in Yubei Town is opened?"

Lu Shiying said: "It can provide a better relief, and the imperial court had plans, but the local grain merchants took the opportunity to raise prices, and the road was far away, and the Cangqi county government was overwhelmed with dealing with the victims. The imperial court allocated funds for disaster relief three times, and opened them successively The nearby small granary, the price of Yu Bei’s granary is high and the road is far away, and there is no emergency for now. After I go to Nanzhou to solve the banditry, I will go to Yu Bei to negotiate the price with the grain merchant. I must bring Yu Bei’s rice grain to Cangqi. "

After hearing what he said, Meng Duo said, "I will only charge a flat price, and the granary will still be open."

When Meng Duo saw the deer, Ying was slightly surprised, probably because he didn't expect that Yu Bei's granary was also the property of the Meng family. Lu Shiying said, "Master Meng is indeed the number one wealthy businessman in Dachang."

Meng Duo said that you are welcome, and at the same time politely complimented Lu Shiying, saying that Master Guoshi has a kind heart for the world.

When passing a temple on the side of the road, Meng Duo yelled to stop, "When I came here before, I heard people said that this place is very spiritual."

"Is there anything you want to ask?"

Meng Duo said, "There are some." When Meng Duo went to the temple, Lu Shiying got out of the car too.

The temple is a small temple, dedicated to the Buddha, there is incense on the table, Meng Duo took the incense, put money into the merit box, then lit the incense with the candle on the table, knelt on the futon, held the incense in front of his chest , close your eyes, and bow to Buddha solemnly.

Lu Shiying also chanted sutras devoutly in the national temple, and promised the abbot of the national temple that one day he would return from the court to the gods and Buddhas, shave his hair and put on his robes, and convert to Buddhism.

Lu Shiying looked at Meng Duo who was kneeling in front of the gods and Buddhas. With a pure heart, he glimpsed the seven emotions and six desires in the world, and tasted a little joy.

"What wish did you make?" Lu Shiying asked when Meng Duo inserted the incense into the incense altar.

Meng Duo did not shy away, saying: "May the people of Cangqi survive the severe drought."

"Any more?"

Meng Duo smiled, his eyes were big and watery, and there was a hint of innocence when he smiled, "I wish you two to be named on the Gold List, Mr. Zhong, and your wish will come true."

The joy was quickly diluted, and Lu Shiying tasted the pain.

Arriving at the border of Nanzhou, Zhang Wen, the magistrate of Nanzhou, had been waiting for a long time, "I will see Mr. Lu."

Lu Shiying: "Talk while walking."

Zhang Wen told them that the mountain where the bandits are entrenched is called Daimei Mountain, and there is a Daimei tree on the mountain. The Daimei tree is normal, but in summer, the tree will produce misty smoke, which is poisonous, and people will feel dizzy after smelling it. Dazed and hallucinating, the bandits set up camp on the top of the mountain, and the mist on the mountainside was like a barrier, stopping the officers and soldiers who suppressed the bandits.

Meng Duo asked: "How do bandits enter and leave the mountains and kidnap people at the foot of the mountain?"

When Zhang Wen saw Lu Shiying, he asked who this person was, and Lu Shiying only told Zhang Wen that his surname was Meng.

"Young Master Meng doesn't know that although these bandits are made up of refugees fleeing from Cangqi Town, there is a wandering doctor among them who knows some witchcraft. Meishan."

Mondo: "I see."

Zhang Wen said that the national teacher and Mr. Meng were tired from the journey, and he had already prepared meals in the restaurant. Please have a banquet first, and then think of a way.

It was getting late, and after dinner, Zhang Wen arranged for them to rest at the inn. Meng Duo stayed in the room for a while, and A Luo came in and told him that Jiang Xing's father, Jiang Changzhi, had been found.

Jiang Changzhi lived in a thatched hut at the foot of the mountain. Several people in the same room were victims of bandits. There was a fire burning in the house, and the flames danced like ghosts.

Knowing Meng Duo's intentions, Jiang Changzhi thanked Meng Duo and told him that they believed that the Nanzhou government was in collusion with the bandits, so the bandits always failed.

"Do you know the mist of the black eyebrow tree?" Meng Duo asked.

Jiang Changzhi said in a low voice, "I know, but a few colleagues and I climbed up the mountain late at night, and we didn't get poisoned. We saw—"

A sharp arrow suddenly pierced through the darkness and stabbed at Jiang Changzhi. Meng Duo quickly blocked him with sharp eyes and hands. In a blink of an eye, A Luo was entangled with several masked men in black.

Mundo said, "Keep alive."

A Luo took down the man in black, but before Meng Duo wanted to ask anything, he bit his tongue and killed himself.

Blood flowed from the mouth of the corpse, Meng Duo took a look, and asked Arlo to take one with them back to the inn.

Originally supposed to be sleeping in the brightly lit, empty hall of the inn, when Meng Duo saw the deer, he should be sitting at the table dressed in white, and Mr. Zhang Wen, the prefect of Nanzhou, was kneeling at his feet.

"He has something to say to the national teacher." Meng Duo gestured to Jiang Changzhi, and Jiang Changzhi pulled up his robe and knelt down.

In the inn lit by candles, Meng Duo saw the side face of the deer Shiying was covered with a layer of hazy gold by the flames. He remembered what Zhong Qiyan said was "as holy as the legendary gods and Buddhas", and thought that when the people commented on the deer, It should be true.

Jiang Changzhi's words made Zhang Wen keep begging for mercy from Lu Shiying, but there was no response. He threatened Lu Shiying again, saying: "My cousin is the son-in-law of the second princess. If you dare to touch me, the son-in-law will not spare you. Neither the princess nor the emperor will let you go!"

Lu Shiying said: "Kill him." A sharp knife instantly cut off Zhang Wen's head.

The blood spattered from his head was blocked by the broad-handled knife, and not a single drop fell on Lu Shiying's white robe.

Jiang Changzhi groaned in shock, Lu Shiying saw Meng Duo standing beside him from the corner of his eyes.

Meng Duo was immersed in the bloody scene in front of him. When he noticed the gaze of the deer, Shi Ying's eyes moved slightly when he saw the decisive deer.

Lu Shiying lightly shook the hands in his sleeves, not sure if it was proper to do so in front of Meng Duo.

Maybe Meng Duo shouldn't be allowed to see it, but he should think quietly when he is deer.

The attendants took away the corpses and dealt with the blood on the ground. Lu Shiying explained: "The victims from Cangqi in Mount Daimei are not bandits. After the disaster, there was a great plague, and the plague spread rapidly. Li He, the magistrate of Cangqi County, brought the children and women who were not infected by the plague here, and asked Zhang Wen, the prefect of Nanzhou, to take them in. He asks for disaster relief money, and if he fails, he will report it to the imperial court."

Meng Duo asked: "Why did Li He hide the epidemic?"

"Natural disasters and man-made disasters are not handled properly, the court will hold them accountable, and if more than half of Cangqi's people are infected..." Lu Shiying paused for a moment, as if hesitating, Meng Duo saw this and said: "National teacher don't need to say more , Mr. Meng is not talented, I have heard Mr. Zhong's lectures, so I know about it."

Severe disasters, major epidemics, more than half of the casualties, the city will be closed, attacked with fire, and the source will be wiped out, and then it will be better.

Li He, the magistrate of Cangqi County, was afraid that the imperial court would slaughter the city with fire and exchange a small Cangqi for the stability of the Dachang Kingdom, so he risked his life to hide the epidemic and left a way out, first sending the uninfected people out of the city .

Lu Shiying said that Zhang Wen died in an attempt to embezzle disaster relief money. Meng Duo found it interesting that Lu Shiying explained to him, because no matter what Lu Shiying did, he didn't need to tell Meng Duo, or Meng Duo needed to understand.

Fortunately, the plague in Cangqi was not so serious that the city was closed. Li He did a good job and isolated the sick people from those who were not infected. OK.

A few days later, the property of Zhang Wen, the magistrate of Nanzhou, was seized, and the dyes of Jiang Changzhi and several material merchants were found in a farm in the suburbs. When the magistrate took office, Meng Duo took the first step and went to Yu Bei, intending to settle the accounts of the farmers and merchants before the arrival of the deer hour.

After riding in the carriage of the Lu Mansion, and then the carriage of the Meng Mansion, Meng Duo found that he was not used to it. The cushions were not soft enough, the interior was not spacious enough, the ride was slow and bumpy, and the ride was fast and dizzy. The body is delicate and expensive, but he didn't realize it himself.

"Ah Luo, go back and change a carriage." Meng Duo closed the ledger and rubbed his eyes.

"Call-"

A Luo saw a carriage running fast, from far to near, and stopped at the front of the team. The boy from the Lu Mansion got out of the car, and he panted and said to them: "A Luo, my lord has something to say to Mr. Meng." explain."

Meng Duo lifted the curtain, and the servant said with a smile, "Master Meng, the car from the Lu Manor is here for you. My lord said that Master Meng needs to read the account books in the car, so it's not easy to get dizzy with the car from the Lu Manor."

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This article focuses on the emotional line, thank you.