Great Sui Guoshi

Feeling the ferocity coming from the other party, the yamen servant didn't dare to say much, and hurriedly ran to the yamen under the rain curtain with his water and fire stick in hand. Not long after, a hunchbacked county magistrate in official robes followed behind the yamen servant Come over, there are two other people beside them. From the official robes, you can probably guess that they are the county magistrate and county magistrate of the county.

As soon as the three of them came over, the man standing at the entrance of the county government office took off his bamboo hat, took out a talisman and turned the bottom out, and lit it at the three of them.

"I will lead the army from the left of the inner guard of the Imperial City Department, and come here to inspect the two places of Suliu and Liuzhou under the orders of His Majesty and the National Teacher."

Ouch!

The county magistrate, county magistrate, and county lieutenant at the gate looked shocked. If you want to talk about high-ranking officials, the local government officials have seen them before. After a while, those who come down now are the officials of the capital and belong to the imperial city, so they will be the ones walking in front of His Majesty.

The three of them held their breath, bowing down and not daring to straighten up.

"This general, please tell me that the three of us have worked hard in this county for many years, and we will definitely be able to handle it well."

Yuwen Chengdu swept over the three of them, reached out to take the edict from his subordinates, and stood under the plaque of the county government office to unfold it.

"Your Majesty made an imperial edict, and the national teacher issued an order. I heard that in the counties of Suliu and Liuzhou, there are many temples of demons and evil spirits. There are temples of Wutong gods, who practice adultery and evil, harming the village and fooling the people. Now, the national teacher has issued an order. The county will conduct a thorough investigation of all incense temples, and destroy those who are related to the Wutong God, and the land of the temples will be returned to the cultivators!"

The sergeant's killing spirit finished reading this edict, with a different kind of momentum, Yu Wencheng took the edict, held it in his hand, and added a sentence.

"Is there a Dragon King Temple here?"

On the opposite side, the county magistrate among the three struggled to squeeze out his voice and nodded: "Yes."

"The national teacher has an order, and the Dragon King Temple has pushed it together!"

"This, this..." Not only did the county magistrate get anxious, but the magistrates and lieutenants on the left and right also hesitated, arching their hands and saying, "This general, the Dragon King Temple has been standing for a long time, and it's over there at the Golden Lake On the side, it protects the fishermen around the lake, so it cannot be destroyed.”

"Can't be destroyed?"

Yu Wencheng squinted his eyes, he was used to being arrogant in Chang'an, he finally got a job as a national teacher, how could he just give up, grabbed the county magistrate by his collar and held him in mid-air, strode out of the rain curtain, propped himself up with one hand, and turned over Get on the horse and clamp the thin county magistrate under his arm.

"lead the way!"

Then he yelled: "Drive!" The horse galloped out of the city, stepping on the ground full of water, and dozens of cavalry behind them, armed with weapons, followed one by one, and followed the direction pointed out by the county magistrate. Passed the west gate and ran northward for a few miles, amidst the lead-blue rain curtain, on the way, I saw pilgrims coming in and out of a temple from a distance.

Yuwen Chengdu reined in his horse and sat on the horse's back. At a distance of seven or eight feet, he saw the writing on the plaque on the gate of the temple - Wutong Temple, and immediately grinned.

"Tear down one of them first!"

With a big wave of his hand, dozens of cavalry went over to disperse the pilgrims inside and outside, took out the rope wrapped around the horse's buttocks, and put it on the eaves and beams. , With a bang, he kicked down the censer in the middle, the incense ash fell, sparks splashed, and under a pair of thick eyebrows, his eyes swept across the five statues of different shapes on the altar in front of him.

"General, General...No, the villagers have long believed in the Wutong God..."

The county magistrate chased him in, and was thrown out by two cavalrymen crossing his arms. Yu Wencheng never ignored the pleadings from outside, his gaze sharpened, and he suddenly shouted "Ah—" and the soldiers in his hands swept away angrily.

Bang!

The idol burst open, mud splashed everywhere, and the clay sculpture that had been forcibly cleaved toppled to the side. With the huge force of the swing and the inertia of falling, it hit another one next to it. There were several collisions in succession, and the five statues A crooked fell down.

"Fart god!"

Yu Wencheng put away his weapon, turned around and went back outside to mount his horse, looked around at the pilgrims who were standing in the rain and looked at them, and raised his voice: "National Teacher Order, the idol of adultery is not worthy of incense!"

Reining in the reins, he picked up the county magistrate and rushed to the official road. The dozens of riders behind him slammed their whips in all directions. Tight, there was a loud bang from the temple standing in the rain, the eaves collapsed in an instant, the beams were pulled out of the mud wall, and the towering blue tile roof sank in an instant, with the sound of cracking tiles.

The continuous drizzle of rain washed away the five collapsed clay sculptures that were exposed outside, and it lived up to the magic just now.

Chapter 6 Eleven

In the misty and rainy south of the Yangtze River, the official road was covered with water vapor, and the rain curtain that fell vertically from the sky suddenly collided and shot away, and horses stepped on the stagnant water and mud.

"drive--"

The whip crackled in the air. On the undulating horseback, Yu Wencheng lowered his face and looked at the county magistrate hanging under his arm, "How far is it?"

The county magistrate was in pain, enduring the rain on his face, turned his face and blinked vigorously, and saw the surrounding scenery in the misty water vapor.

Immediately, he pointed in one direction: "General, there is one over there."

boom--

The dull autumn thunder walked across the gloomy sky. In the lead-blue rain curtain, lightning flashed out of the clouds, and the electric snake danced wildly and fell to the willow tree by the river in the distance, instantly igniting a fire.

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The horse neighed, and dozens of knights who were rushing in the rain stopped their horses one after another. The horses flicked their manes restlessly, but were still whipped and refused to move forward.

Yuwen Chengdu sat down on this yellow-flowered horse. It was a rare BMW with great spirituality. At this time, he did not dare to step forward. He swayed the horse's head on the spot and breathed heavily, as if there was something extremely dangerous ahead. s things.

"General, this general, it's impossible to go."

The county magistrate who was caught under his arm was crying. The thunder just now scared him a lot, "There is a golden lake here, and it is rumored that an old dragon lives at the bottom of the lake. The Dragon King Temple here was built by the local people. If it works, the general must have just demolished the temple of the Wutong God and alarmed him before sending down thunder and lightning to warn us."

The rain fell drop by drop along the bamboo hat and across the eyelids, Yuwen Chengdu rarely opened his mouth to reprimand him, he pressed his lips together, silently looked at the lake in the distance, for a moment, his lips parted slightly, and he squeezed out a voice: "Let's go back for now, Come back when the sky is clear and the sun is shining!"

After the order was given, dozens of riders turned around their horses' heads and followed the direction they had come. They all returned to the posthouse in the city to stay.

After placing his subordinates under his command, Yu Wencheng took off his shiny chain mail, changed into a warrior uniform with sleeves and sat down at the seat, drank a glass of wine to drive away the cold air in his body, and glanced at the three accompanying people.

"How many temples are there in Huailing County?"

"Report to General." The county magistrate in charge of the people's livelihood of a county cupped his hands and said, "There are seven temples on the list, and sixteen wild temples that are not on the list. Not all of them are Jinhu Dragon King Temple and Wutong Temple, and they also have land. , City God, Mountain God, etc..."

Bang!

Yu Wencheng put down the wine glass heavily, and the table and the lamp stand were shaken by the shock.

"I will only ask the national teacher's instructions, how many more are there in the Dragon King Temple and the Wutong Temple?!"

The county magistrate, county magistrate, and county lieutenant looked at me and I looked at you, and hesitated for a while. The county magistrate slowly raised his hand and compared the numbers.

"There are four Dragon King Temples, two Wutong Temples, and most of those wild temples are Wutong Gods..."

The room became quiet, with the candles flickering, Yu Wencheng took the flagon and poured the wine, without looking at the three of them, took a sip, and then let out a voice.

"It's all demolished!"

His father is a servant, Shaoqing, and he is also the leader of the inner guard left, and now he is working for the national teacher of the dynasty, how can he not do his best, even if he offends someone, there is still his father and the national teacher, so he is very afraid.

He forced the three county magistrates to discuss the matter of destroying the temple after the weather cleared, and asked about other situations in the city, then sent them away, and asked the post office's clerk to find a prostitute in the city to have fun.

wow~~

The sound of rain flowed along the bead curtains of the eaves, and the sky darkened. When the rain washed away the rockery and copper tripods in the courtyard, a gust of wind suddenly blew, and the plants and trees in the courtyard swayed wildly with raindrops.

In the brightly lit room, the curtains swayed, and there was a little panting and moaning. The next moment, the sound stopped. Yu Wencheng raised the curtain, frowned and looked at the window lattice. The branches in the courtyard reflected the light of the lanterns under the eaves, casting Shaking back and forth on the paper window, accompanied by the whimpering wind outside, is like a ghost passing over the long eaves.

"General~~Come again~~It's only half done, what are you doing when you get up..."

The woman's voice in the curtain was charming, and her light white arms were wrapped around the man who was sitting on the edge of the bed. Yu Wencheng pushed her away, put on shoes and stood on the ground in obscene clothes.

"Do not talk."

Hearing that the man changed his previous tone and became serious, the prostitute froze for a moment with a coquettish smile on his face. He hugged the quilt and watched suspiciously as the man took the saber on the bedside table, accompanied by the sound of wind and rain outside. , the swaying tree branches on the window sills, presenting a strange appearance.

It was also the first time for Yuwen to encounter him in Chengdu. In Wuren's intuition, there must be something outside. He squeezed the hilt of his sword so that the woman on the bed would not speak, and walked to the door at a slow pace.

squeak~~

A murmur was drawn from the wooden door, the door was opened, the lantern outside was shaking, and the rain line was blown skewed by the wind. In the silence, Yu Wencheng pulled out his long sword with a clang, and suddenly shouted: "Where did you come from, come out! "

The sound shook the courtyard, but none of the subordinates living in the other three wing rooms came out.

Hehehe...hehe.....

A few sharp laughter suddenly echoed in the courtyard, "Hehe...what a great authority, this afternoon, your Excellency just demolished our temple, why don't you remember it so soon?"

The sharp words seemed to be ringing from all directions, the wind blowing through the eaves, and the lanterns under the eaves were extinguished one by one along the end, only Yuwen Chengdu was still lit, and the other sides of the eaves were pitch black. The light faltered towards this side.

This time, Yuwen Chengdu is a brave warrior. Seeing this strange scene, he felt a little frightened, and hurriedly retreated into the room and closed the door. However, the next second, the only lantern that was still lit outside, along with the lights in the room, The lights went out with a whoosh.

The room was instantly plunged into darkness.

"Ah~~" The prostitute huddled in the quilt screamed, pointing to a window opposite: "There...someone..."

Before he finished speaking, he rolled his eyes and fainted from fright.

Yu Wencheng turned his gaze away, and there was a lot of cold sweat on his face. Outside the window reflecting the blue sky outside, a figure stood there, thinking that his eyes were dazzled, he raised his hand to wipe it, and when he looked again, the figure turned into two Dao, immediately held his breath, and swallowed his saliva.

"demon......"

With force alone, Yu Wencheng is not afraid of anyone, but there are monsters and ghosts in front of him. I heard that ordinary swords can't hurt at all, and he has to risk his life.

Beads of sweat rolled down his cheeks, and when he was thinking about how to deal with it, the figure outside the window sill slowly turned into smoke and seeped in through the window gap. Yu Wencheng gritted his teeth and rushed forward, swiping his long sword across the smoke, The split black smoke closed by itself again, falling to the ground and gradually congealing into a human form... Then, the pitch-black figure suddenly opened its mouth to the extreme, and with a whistling sound, it instantly approached.

Bang!

Yu Wencheng flew upside down, smashed against the wall, knocked down the leaning soldier, and scratched his cheek, breaking a wound, bleeding out.

The black air swirled, and two more black shadows came in through the window, and the sharp voice echoed sinisterly.

"...It's been a long time since I ate the flesh and blood of a man."

"Hey, first avenge the destruction of the temple, and then dig out his heart... Hey, why does he have the power of mana..."

In the darkness, among the shadowy figures, there was a suspicious voice. When he swept across the room and looked at the bed, he screamed suddenly: "Go!!"

At the head of the bed over there, the light suddenly shone brightly, driving away the darkness and illuminating the whole room. The four figures raised their arms to cover their faces, and there was a chi-chi sound coming from the black air all over them, and they slammed into the window to escape outside. .

Yu Wencheng, who was illuminated by the light, only felt that his chest was stuffy and his breath was much smoother. Looking at the light, he knew that it was the imperial edict from the national teacher. ——" roared, kicked open the door, followed several figures flying across the courtyard, swung his arms violently, and threw the long soldier over, pierced through one of them with a puff, and nailed it to the wall .

The other three figures were so frightened that they climbed up the courtyard wall and flew away from here under the control of the evil wind.

At this time, the wind in the courtyard stopped, and the rest of the three side rooms heard movement. Dozens of knights and guards of the post house rushed over with lanterns. In the direction Yuwen Chengdu pointed to, when the lights were illuminated, only a fat head was seen. Pigs are impaled on walls by weapons.

There was a terrified uproar from the crowd.

"It's really a demon..."

"General, what should I do? Do you want to live in another place?"

Under the eaves, Yu Wencheng sat down to the threshold, panting heavily, and looked back at the edict that had faded away, and he suddenly had confidence in his heart, the national teacher really has great abilities.

"Hehehe..." He grinned twice, staring at the wild boar nailed to the wall, "open it up and roast it, and share the food, and tomorrow we will flatten all the Wutong temples!"

He got up and went over, grabbed the long soldier and pulled it out, and smashed it to the ground.

"I'm waiting for the national teacher's edict to protect me, and I'm afraid of who will come—"

Chapter 6 Twelve: Recruiting Land, Seeking Scholar

The wind stopped and the rain stopped, and the long-lost sunshine appeared in the sky, pushing away the dark clouds. The long street was muddy and wet. The news that the county government was going to demolish all the Wutong Temples and even the Dragon King Temple spread early this morning, and the city immediately There was a commotion, regardless of the wet streets and the muddy and watery streets, people took to the streets to inquire about the news.

"...Dare to demolish the temple of Wutong God, our county magistrate is really not afraid."

"I think it has to be dismantled. It is rumored that the Wutong God is not a good god at all, and he specializes in seducing girls from good families."

"Hmph, what do you know, the five-handed god can also bring wealth and fortune, the county master's play can't be sung well, but it will arouse the indignation of believers!"

"Hey, stop talking, come here!"

Someone yelled, and there was a gallop of horseshoes coming from the long street leading to the county government office. In a moment, a group of dozens of knights wearing rare armors galloped across the street with swords and soldiers, followed behind, There are also county government officials and arresters.

Seeing this scene, the disappearance was confirmed. The spectators hurriedly took back what they saw with their own eyes, and excitedly told their neighbors. For a while, believers who worshiped Wutong God and Dragon King Temple shouted and obstructed, and they were rushed The yamen servants and the arresters quickly caught a few batches and put them back in the prison. Only then did they become more honest, but they still gathered in the distance and yelled at the government who started to demolish the temple.

"What are you doing tearing down our temple? You have committed crimes, and you will be punished sooner or later!"

"...Bringing seeds, you also demolished the private school."

"Over there, scold you, don't take it to school, my child is still studying, Mr. Jin is not bad! Don't talk about it in school! Be careful I beat you!"

"Mr. Jin is over there, listen carefully, and continue to scold those who demolished the temple!"

......

The quarrel did not prevent the good temple from collapsing. People who had seen the bustle did not stay. They had to go home for dinner after checking the time. They left in twos and threes. On the way back, they said with interest Start the demolition of the temple.

"Tomorrow, it's impossible to say that the superstitious people in Huaitong Town will come here with their fellows."

"Whoever said it wasn't, the county magistrate just demolished some kind of temple."

"...Don't say that. Didn't you see a mighty general standing next to the county magistrate? It looks like a general under the governor's command, or from the capital."

"Hey, don't talk about it... talk about other things, hey, someone actually said that the school was demolished just now. The temple and the school are two different things. These people are really good at chattering."

"Hmph, I'm impatient. It's just a barking dog. If you really let it go, Mr. Jin will be the first to quit!"

Talking about what they saw and heard today, a few people walked past the willows by the lake, their words stopped, and they heard the jingling copper bells swaying slightly, and a figure leading an old donkey came from the Taoist temple in front of them, and strolled leisurely to the small road by the lake, With his hands behind his back, he was looking at the lotus leaves by the lake and the scenery in the distance.

There is so much kindness towards the scholars here, and those few people saw a scholar in a green shirt and white robe, and they had a good impression of him. When they wanted to miss it, they didn't forget to smile back and bow their hands to each other.