sleep on pillow

As for what is going on, as long as you have a comprehensive view of the overall situation of the world, you will know the number after all.

As for the so-called corvee, one is the repair work of the Great Wall abroad, and the other is the little emperor's own palace.It was used for him to escape the summer heat, and now it has been built for more than three years, and the number of civilians who died of exhaustion and starvation is incalculable.

I just know it's pretty shocking.

These two boxes of taxes and corvee are like two big mountains, and they are so heavy that they can't breathe.

Shen Yue bid farewell to the old man and went to Daoxianglou. He still put on the robe of Xiaoer as usual. The weather is still cold these two days. But it was still too cold, Shen Yue got some face cloth vests from Lu Xiu early on, and they were extremely comfortable to wear inside.

At this time, the restaurant was also said to be overcrowded, and even the customers he lined up formed a long queue outside the restaurant.Not only the diners from this city, but also people from other cities who come here admiringly. Today, the store manager also cooks himself. He made a carp dish and put it in the center of the second floor, with a small stove underneath.

Cook and steam with slow fire every day, when to move the chopsticks, whoever moves the chopsticks first, the fish will have to pay real gold and silver from that person, if it reaches the best cooking time.

Boss Liang will still take the fish down and sell them for a price, but the price is three times higher than when he was able to recognize the fish with his eyes.

All of a sudden, the store was full of business, and many gentry from the city came to join in on the show, singing and singing day and night, and there was a lot of people's voices. Even at night, they were still as busy as day.

Such a grand occasion, even Shen Yue has been working here for many years, and it is the first time to see him. Even Shen Yue can't help admiring the shopkeeper Liang who came up with this idea.

At night, Shen Yue was also tired. At that time, he was serving at a table.Lanterns have been hung high in the building, taking advantage of the moonlight, revealing a few touches of dim yellow.

Although there were still some people in the lobby, the bustling scene was gone forever. Boss Liang also put away the small stove, and there were some little girls here and there scattered in the lobby.After a busy day, some leaned against the pillars and dozed off.

Shen Yue's eyelids were also clenched, but he was always in good spirits. Although he had just recovered from a serious illness, he could still support himself.

In front of him was a pair of businessmen who seemed to have come from afar. Both of them were dressed in traveling clothes, and the baskets on their backs were randomly placed on the ground.

One is short and the other is fat, if you don't listen to what they say, you might think they are actors in the acrobatics troupe and come here to pass the time after work.

The two of them were talking there, Shen Yue rubbed his sleepy eyes, walked up and leaned aside.Seeing the boy like this, the fat man felt vigilant and kept silent.

But the dwarf took a sip of the rice wine and said, "Brother Zhen, he is just a sleepy guy, so don't take it too seriously."

But the fat man turned his head and took a private look. Seeing that the people around him didn't pay attention to the two of them, he put his heart back a little bit, turned his head and said to the short man, "Brother Chen, let's go for a walk." It is inevitable that the rivers and lakes should be smaller."

"Speaking of which, this place is a place for the elderly. We and the class leader have been here before. At that time, this place was sparsely populated and the folk customs were simple, but now it is slightly different." The fat man said after taking a sip of his wine.

And the dwarf chuckled, lowered his head and said, "You don't know that. We were in Zhuzhou City before, but we heard that because of the merits of suppressing bandits here, the Xiaoxiang Mansion handed over the booklet to him overnight, and the new The little emperor has also issued an order to exempt this place from three years of corvee and military service."

The fat man seemed surprised, and said, "What kind of bandits are there in this landscape?"

"I went to the city in the morning to inquire about it. Before this place, there was a street of five buckets of rice. Fortunately, the Taoist priest of Lingxu Palace was sitting in the city, and the people of Xiaoxiang Mansion were also investigating the traces here. The two parties cooperated to bring down the cult. The world has been turned upside down, and now, those cultists have all been imprisoned in the prison of the county government."

"Even the prison in Ganzhou City is said to be unable to hold so many believers."

"It turns out that this really happened. I don't know how this small town is related to Xiaoxiang Mansion. Now that the military service is exempted, it can be regarded as a breath of relief for the local people. The new emperor has only been in office for three years, and he will go to the amnesty. With so many tax items added, the people are suffering."

"Eat wine, eat wine." The dwarf stuffed the food with his chopsticks into the mouth of the fat man opposite him, and gave the man a wink, and the man just came back to his senses, and said, "Eat wine, eat wine, what are you talking about?" something."

Shen Yue was quite excited when he heard that, if what those two said was true, the three years of forced military service have saved the urgent need, and he is still doing more part-time jobs in the city. After three years, he will be able to replace his father. Guard the Great Wall, and practice the palace.

But in the end, there is still a tyrannical taxation in the court. In the past, it was even more important to calculate carefully. If not, the money that was able to support the family in the past may not be enough in the future.

It's spring in Beijing.

Standing outside the city gate, Shen Wangchao, the peach blossoms on both sides have already bloomed for the first time. The pedantic achievements of the past have been washed away by going to Beijing in the spring, and the new emperor's ascension to the throne has also given this empire, which has been exhausted all the year round, a chance to recuperate.Although in the cabinet, there are still endless disputes over the expedition to foreigners.

But after General Li Yuan died of illness in the frontier, the ministers who were in charge of the battle also restrained a little, and they didn't know whether it was a blessing or a curse for this still functioning empire.

Shen Wangchao stayed in the Imperial Academy in Shangjing when the first emperor was there. Unlike Zhang Zhiding, he was more fortunate to catch up with the arrival of the new emperor. After walking on thin ice for nearly ten years, he finally made himself stand out in front of the new emperor.

Now it is even sent here to meet the guest minister who even the emperor attaches great importance to.

The city behind him was also full of believers and residents who were welcoming the distinguished guests. They gathered on both sides of the road in a black mass. Even though the general guarding the city brought 3000 troops, he couldn't resist the turbulent flow of people.

Every now and then, a resident broke through the soldiers' blockade, got into the road, and made a five-body posture, and then a sergeant took the person down and handed it over to the soldiers on the side.

"Finally, it's still not out of control." Shen Hanlin thought for a while, pressed his head, and didn't know what to do.If I knew it earlier, I would have asked Bing Ma Si to send more people to come, and it would not be so difficult.

Just as Shen Wangchao was having a headache, he heard a loud shout from the crowd behind him. He hurriedly raised his head and tried his best to look into the distance.

On the other side of the horizon, a yellow figure appeared. Upon closer inspection, it was a row of monks. In the middle were twelve bare-chested monks carrying a huge shrine, walking slowly into the city. Come.

Waves of people followed one after another, and Zhao Chenghu, who was wearing armor, strode up to Shen Hanlin and said: "Master Shen, brothers said that there are too many people, so hurry up and recruit people, otherwise, let's go down!" I can't stop it."

Shen Hanlin was about to speak, but saw that the soldiers guarding the city gate had been dispersed by the flow of people, and countless residents of the capital flocked to the official road.

He smiled wryly, "It seems that it is too late to mobilize the troops, General Zhao." Countless people went straight to those eminent monks, but they hadn't reached them yet.

From a distance, Shen Wangchao heard a Buddha's name, and the rushing crowd was frozen in place as if they had been immobilized, unable to move at all.

Afterwards, the shrine suddenly burst into light, and the huge golden light enveloped the entire city gate at once. Those residents who were covered by the Buddha's light gave way one after another, stood aside, and knelt down.

Shen Wangchao looked at the grand scene in front of him in disbelief. He heard the sound of the Buddha and saw the brilliant light of the Buddha. His knees almost went limp, and he was about to kneel down.

At this moment, within the imperial capital, a ray of blue light shot up into the sky, covering the entire capital, and the pressure on Shen Wangchao's body was also relieved. He hurriedly dragged Zhao Chenghu back into the city gate.

On the avenue in front of him, the people were still kneeling and worshiping, and the shrine was almost outside the city gate.I only heard the sound of Buddhist scriptures behind me, and it was a group of people who came out.

He glanced at it, but it was the second seat of Xilin Temple, Zen Master Hongli.The old monk walked up to him and said, "Amitabha, Mr. Shen is being polite."

"The Zen Master is being polite. I'm not good at doing things. It's really a crime to let the Buddha bone chariot drive and disturb the people." Shen Wangchao said with shame.

"It doesn't matter, the people's heart towards the Buddha is very serious, and the Buddha is not bad for me. Brother, I knew this a long time ago, so I sent me to open the door of convenience for the benefactor."

After all, he smiled and did not see any movement from him. The tide-like crowd suddenly stopped, and everyone knelt on the ground, only to see a beam of light piercing through the clouds and shining on the ground On top of that, Shen Hanlin felt that before this cost, it seemed that millions of polo flowers had grown, and there were bodhi trees standing up during the period.

The Buddha walked all the way, as if he was stepping on the auspicious clouds, and he was stable, as if he had entered the Buddhist kingdom of the Western Heaven.

At this moment, I can only see another blue light flying out of the palace, and I can only see that where this blue light passes, there seems to be auspiciousness everywhere, like a shooting star, it penetrates the Buddha's land in an instant, and only the blue light can be seen The light was falling on the center of the buddha land, like a huge green lotus, once it landed, it took root and sprouted, and a pool of clear water grew from the ground.

The lotus blooms in the clear water, which is amazing.And with the spread of the lotus pond, the golden Buddha soil also retreated step by step. At this time, the old monk who was standing leisurely in front of the Buddha's body also had a dignified expression, and patted the Buddha's body lightly. , only a soft sound was heard, and there was no movement.

The spreading trend of the green lotus was stopped immediately, and then it stopped growing, and the Buddha's light could not invade again. In the eyes of everyone, it was a pair of green and gold.

The monk Hongli's expression remained unchanged, he took a string of Buddhist beads from his sleeve, and said a Buddha's name: "Master Shen, now that the Baiyun Sect has arrived, the people are very devoted to the Buddha, so don't go and chase them away."

Shen Wangchao glanced at the kind-hearted monk and nodded, clasped his hands together and saluted: "I will obey the master's instructions." Seeing that the situation was under control, Zhao Chenghu behind him also asked his commander to wave the flag and nodded at Shen Hanlin. nod.

Master Hongli walked up to the Buddha and said, "Master has come a long way, but it is hard work."

The withered old monk moved his lips and said, "It's not bitter." Master Hongli looked at the suffering old monk and nodded.

Then he led the crowd into the city.