The Devil's Coming [Quick Transmigration]

"Have you heard? A big thing happened in Daxiangguo Temple. Master Chengyuan died suddenly!"

"What? Are you kidding me?"

"How dare I make such a joke? You saw that Daxiangguo Temple was surrounded by people from Jingzhao Yin Yamen early in the morning, and many monks were taken away for questioning..."

"I heard that it was a young monk who discovered this. When he went to deliver breakfast, no one answered. When he pushed the door and entered the meditation room, he saw Master Chengyuan lying on the ground. His body was already stiff!"

"Hiss——! I feel panic when I hear about this. Master Chengyuan was a great monk. He was still energetic when he came to Beijing yesterday. How could he die suddenly in the middle of the night? You say, this can't be related to ghosts, right? Master Chengyuan came here to exorcise ghosts and suppress evil spirits, When the ghosts learned the news, they took the initiative to harm him..."

"I think that's probably the case!"

"So, this so-called monk is just like that. I heard that Buddhist monks are very profound and full of Buddha's light. Ordinary ghosts can't get close to them. If they get close, they will be destroyed by the Buddha's light. How can they be harmed by ghosts? "

"That makes sense. It seems that Master Chengyuan is not worthy of his reputation."

"I don't think so. Master Chengyuan is a world-famous monk. How can he be compared with the charlatans who are not worthy of their reputation? Being harmed by ghosts, there may be some reasons, or the ghosts are really extraordinary and powerful!"

"If you ask me, how can evil ghosts hurt Buddhist monks in a Buddhist holy place like Daxiangguo Temple? It is clear that the ghosts and gods in the underworld took him down."

Early in the morning, the news of what happened in Daxiangguo Temple spread, and the voices of discussion spread all over Shangjing.

Regarding the death of Master Chengyuan, although the answer given by Jingzhao Yin was that he died of palpitations, it is not uncommon for people of older age to suddenly die of such diseases. But the people automatically translated it as "harmed by evil spirits".

How lofty the status of Master Chengyuan in the hearts of the people is, and how unfathomable and fierce the evil spirit that caused him to die suddenly in Daxiangguo Temple is in the hearts of the people. To be more precise, the existence that can do this is no longer an evil spirit in the mouths of the people, but a ghost!

Even the Buddhist monks can't fight against it, who else in Shangjing City can escape from the hands of ghosts and gods? Suddenly, the rumors of ghosts in the past became more and more intense. All the people knew that there were ghosts and gods from the underworld wandering in Shangjing.

And every night, the countless shadows that passed through the sky like a group of ghosts, and the sound of the whistling wind that vaguely echoed in everyone's dreams, seemed to confirm this statement.

For a while, the people of Shangjing City were panic-stricken and uneasy. All kinds of rumors came out. Some said that the evil ghost had green faces and fangs, four heads and eight arms, some said that the evil ghost loved to eat children, and some said that the ghosts in the underworld only punished evil and not good... But no matter what, this prosperous Shangjing could not calm down.

Under the feet of the emperor, the imperial capital of the dynasty, it turned out to be like this. Most of the prosperity of the past was gone, and there were evil cults and rebels who took the opportunity to cause trouble and confuse the people. Even the saying of "the tyrant is unjust and the ghosts and gods punish him" was spread. How could the emperor and the court officials continue to let it go?

If this goes on, if someone really takes the opportunity to incite the people and cause chaos, it will be a big loss even if it is suppressed! This kind of thing is not without precedent. Civil uprisings often occur in various places in Daqi, but because the scale is too small, they are often suppressed by the local area as soon as they are born. If such a chaos happens in the local area, the emperor can pretend not to know. If it appears in Shangjing, how will the court officials look at him? How to write him in history?

"The most important thing now is to reassure the people."

In the court, an imperial censor made a solemn report.

"Now that rumors of ghosts and gods are spreading everywhere, the people are ignorant and believe in rumors that are difficult to clarify. I think that Your Majesty should personally come forward to reassure the people."

Hearing this, Emperor Huiming remained calm: "My dear minister, what do you think...what should I do to reassure the people?"

"Your Majesty is the true dragon emperor, how can evil spirits get close to you?" The imperial censor said solemnly, "As long as Your Majesty goes out of the palace to offer sacrifices to the heavens, or goes to the Daxiangguo Temple to pray for blessings, and tells the people that evil spirits are not to be feared, the emperor's aura will suppress them. . Then bring all the evil cult members to justice. In this way, the people will be relieved and the capital will return to peace. "

The emperor's eyebrows jumped, and his eyes were gloomy for a moment: "Use the power of the emperor to suppress the evil spirits and calm the people's hearts. Is this your opinion? You are familiar with the books of sages. Do you believe in ghosts and gods and believe in the rumors of ghosts?"

-The most important thing is, if this is the case, do you dare to push the emperor out and let the emperor face ghosts and gods for a group of fools? In order to calm the hearts of fools, do you want the monarch to take risks?

The emperor's anger continued to rise, but he saw the censor calmly bowed his hands: "I don't believe in ghosts and gods. But I think that since the people believe that ghosts and gods are causing trouble, we should start with this to calm people's hearts. "What this means is that although the rumors of ghosts are false, the people believe in ghosts. Then Your Majesty, why don't you offer sacrifices to the heavens and pray for blessings? As long as the people believe that the emperor's aura can suppress ghosts and gods, they will not be so panicked.

At the same time, the evil cult demons who are secretly causing trouble should be caught and punished in front of the people of Shangjing. This will have a deterrent effect, and no one will dare to cause trouble for quite a while.

This is indeed a very good idea. At least it is very appropriate to deal with the current situation. It emphasizes both appeasement and deterrence, and it can be regarded as a combination of leniency and gentleness. The ministers immediately responded.

But after Emperor Huiming pondered, he did not agree on the spot, and still asked the ministers to continue to give ideas to see if there were better suggestions. He did not accept any of them and announced his withdrawal from the court, as if he would make a decision after careful consideration.

Two days later, the rumors in the capital had not been quelled, but became more and more outrageous. Finally, the emperor's order was heard in the palace.

——The ghost story was pure falsehood, and it was the work of evil cult monsters. Order Jingzhao Yin to cooperate with the Imperial City Department to catch the evil cult monsters who spread rumors in the capital, but if they resisted, they would be killed on the spot.

This order obviously adopted the suggestion of the censor, but the emperor did not mention a word about offering sacrifices to heaven and praying for blessings.

The ministers had a vague understanding in their hearts: the censor did not believe in ghosts and gods, but it did not mean that the emperor did not believe in them! The ghost storm in Shangjing lasted for several months, and even the second prince's mansion was affected. Only the palace remained stable. It can be seen that even ghosts and monsters did not dare to violate the palace ban. But it was not so peaceful outside the palace. How could Emperor Huiming risk his life for a group of common people?

The experience of the Second Prince's Mansion had made Emperor Huiming alert.

As the Son of Heaven, his life was above all others in the world. If there was a slight chance of encountering a ghost, he would not leave the palace.

Unless someone could prove that everything was a trick. But if it could be proved, people would not be allowed to panic.

Therefore, Emperor Huiming only adopted half of the suggestions.

Stabilizing Shangjing was the common goal of the emperor and all officials. With the concerted efforts of the court, people were constantly pulled out from various places in Shangjing by the Imperial City Department. The people of Jingzhao Yin and the Imperial City Department worked harder than ever before, working all night and without sleep, and the results came out in just five days.

Among the captured people, in addition to the genuine evil cult demons, there were also guys whose backgrounds were unknown but who jumped around and spread rumors. At this time, all of them were labeled as evil cult demons, and they were put in shackles and paraded through the streets by the Imperial City Department.

Wherever the mighty team passed, countless people whispered to each other and looked sideways. When they heard that these were the evil cult demons who disturbed the peace of Shangjing, and someone announced their various crimes, including the beggars who kidnapped wives and daughters, the people all applauded.

When they were taken to the execution ground and executed, the people cheered more and more enthusiastically under the leadership of those who were interested.

After this big show, Shangjing City was indeed much more stable. Without so many troublemakers, the emotions of the people were also released, and the storm was mostly calmed down.

All officials were satisfied, and the emperor was satisfied.

Perhaps the only person who was not satisfied was the person behind the censor who made the suggestion.

This person vented his anger in the mansion, feeling gloomy: "I thought the death of the old monk was a good opportunity, but I didn't expect the emperor to be so cowardly! He doesn't even dare to leave the palace. How can such a person be the supreme ruler of the world!"

The people standing respectfully with their hands down below secretly curled their lips.

If he really left the palace, he would be taken advantage of by the assassins you arranged. You can come up with such a trick of assassination. I think you are the same, and you are not worthy of being the supreme ruler of the world!

He complained in his heart, but he was respectful: "...After all, he is the emperor, so he should have some luck. Since the assassination failed, Your Highness might as well wait for the opportunity."

He didn't think highly of the reckless move to seize the throne. He really couldn't understand why the other party was so impulsive. If he performed well and surpassed other princes, the emperor would choose an heir sooner or later. Even if the emperor didn't like it, wouldn't it be enough to get the approval of all officials?

The person at the top suddenly became irritable: "Wait for the opportunity! Wait for the opportunity! I have been waiting for so many years! If this goes on, there will be no chance--" At this point, he knew he had said something wrong and didn't say anything more. He didn't want to leak the fact that the emperor had raised an illegitimate child, and it would be best if no one knew about it!

However, it was this "wait for the opportunity" that reminded him: "It will be the winter solstice in a few days, right?"

His eyes became brighter and brighter after getting a positive answer: "According to the rules of previous years, the palace will hold a banquet on the winter solstice to entertain the children of the royal family, civil and military officials... With so many people coming in and out, it will be much more convenient to do something."

"Haha." He suddenly turned from anger to joy, "It seems that God still favors me, isn't the time here?"