Chapter 495: Deal, Give Me a Peaceful and Prosperous World.
Shanhe City is in chaos, with little rice and food, and people eat each other. (-_-) (-_-)Going down to the inn lobby, there are all kinds of people, drinking or eating.
After asking around, I found out that the inn had already bought all the food for today. It didn't matter if Li Changxiao didn't eat or drink. However, he took care of the people around him, and as a mortal, three meals a day were indispensable.
So I went to the street and looked around, but there were places selling food. However, there are many people selling knives and ironware, but there are no food shops. If you are elsewhere, there are many varieties of pancakes and sugar cakes on the street, which are already delicious. However, in this mountain and river city, the main colors are the stench of burning iron and blood.
In desperation, Li Changxiao looked for a seemingly kind-faced person and inquired about the situation in the city.
Even if there was chaos, it would not mean that there was no food at all. The kind-faced man ignored him at all, but his eyes hurriedly passed over the room and immediately fixed on the king Ruyi. He looked up and down, and his eyes became greedy.
Although he couldn't see his figure, his facial features and skin seemed to be watery. But when he looked carefully, his expression changed again, and he turned to look at Li Changxiao.
"Official official?" He obviously recognized that Wang Ruyi's clothes were a body-covering robe.
Rumor has it that those who cover themselves with robes must be repeat offenders of the imperial court, and those who commit repeat offenders are naturally the officers responsible for escorting them. There is no flaw in this idea.
Li Changxiao smiled and nodded. Seeing this, the man cursed inwardly that it was bad luck. It was a pity that such a beauty was hidden under that covering robe and could not enjoy her.
The man looked kind-hearted, but this mountain and river city was in such chaos. People were killing people in the streets, and no one could control them. How could there be any kind people? Li Changxiao didn't know that this man was very famous in Shanhe City and was nicknamed the "Smiling Tiger". If you chatted with him, you might be stabbed at any time.
The man looked up and down and told Li Changxiao what was going on in the city.
It turns out that the mountain and river city is short of food but not money. The reason is that the farmland outside the city cannot grow even a grain of grain or vegetables. The only source of food is that one has to travel more than ten miles to hunt in the mountains.
After hearing this reason, Li Changxiao finally understood, thanked the smiling tiger, and left with Wang Ruyi.
The Smiling Tiger suddenly sneered. The moment the two turned around, he pulled out his knife and stabbed Li Changxiao. Li Changxiao pressed lightly, and the knife split in response.
The famous smiling tiger flew backwards and hit the road. He lost his breath instantly. Passers-by on both sides of the street were stunned. I never thought that the swordsman in white would be such a master.
When he came back to his senses, the two people had already disappeared from the street. I don't know who it was, but it was the first person to rush to snatch the corpse of the smiling tiger. A stone stirs up a thousand waves, each wave higher than the other. The living person was turned into broken limbs and was scattered everywhere.
Shanhe City is not like a town, but more like a bandit den. I originally wanted to stay for half a day, but in this case, it is better to rush on the road that night. Li Changxiao and Wang Ruyi returned to the inn. On the way, Li Changxiao saw that she was thoughtful and knew what she was thinking about, so he asked: "If you are restored to the throne, how do you plan to govern this city?"
Wang Ruyi thought for a moment and replied: "If he is restored to the throne, he will first arrange troops to suppress the bandits, establish government offices, and open up new roads..."
This answer was really clear and logical, taking into account many details and people's hearts. Li Changxiao was quite pleased, and he followed all the way to save this woman.
After hearing this, he was sure that the praises along the way were not in vain. Wang Ruyi was indeed a wise king. With her here, the people of Dayu were blessed.
Back at the inn, the rent money was not refunded. Li Changxiao packed up his clothes and bags, went to the stable to pick up the horse, then picked up Wang Ruyi on the horse, put on the pedals, and drove away.
When we left the city, the sky was getting dark. There were many jackals and tigers and leopards that night, and people's hearts were evil. Those who had just left the city at this moment were all bold people.
After leaving the city, Li Changxiao glanced back, his brows were slightly unnoticeable, and he wrinkled slightly, then released his grip and clamped the horse's belly, speeding up a bit faster.
The city of mountains and rivers is a place without temples. You see it is surrounded by mountains and the city is named after mountains and rivers.
Today in Dayu, it seems that this is the situation. It is not the imperial court that controls the mountains and rivers, but the mountains and rivers that have surrounded the imperial court and the people.
After all, aren’t the gods in temples and immortals in mountains just humans?
Incense and chaos. The Dayu Dynasty was even more serious. Li Changxiao had been to many places and had seen hundreds of incense gods.
Because of seeing the gods and knowing their rhymes, Dayu's god of incense and fire is different from other places.
"Ruyi, what do you think of the Four Directions Gods and the Twelve Mountain Gods?" Li Changxiao held the reins in one hand, reached to his left waist with the other hand, took out the wine gourd, opened the lid with his thumb, and suddenly asked.
"snort."
Wang Ruyi snorted coldly, obviously very dissatisfied with the various temples.
She said: "The gods of the four directions and the gods of the twelve mountains are full of incense and protect the peace of one place. They seem to be very useful."
"However, from my perspective, based on the belief in incense, the extension of the God-seeking Day, the Incense Festival, and many other festivals have greatly consumed a lot of financial resources."
As a monarch, she did not want her people to indulge too much in worshiping the gods of mountains and rivers. However, in the current situation, the gods of Dayu's mountains and rivers are almost outside the control of Dayu's court.
On the surface, humans and gods rule together, but the existence of the gods of mountains and rivers made Wang Ruyi feel a lot of blind spots in his vision when he was in power.
This is only the surface.
If you dig a little deeper, you will find that the deeds between the gods of mountains and rivers are even more frightening to think about. Just being disrespectful will cause thunder and anger and punishment.
They are competing for each other's incense again, and they are using tricks one after another.
Even Wang Ruyi has never sorted out the surging undercurrents and the complex relationships. However, she has tried to change the situation and set up three temple laws and fifteen temple rules.
But it was all useless.
Finally, Wang Ruyi murmured: "Maybe other places need incense and gods, but Dayu Kingdom doesn't."
"So you think highly of Tianji Dao?" Li Changxiao asked.
"Huh?" Wang Ruyi was stunned. She never thought that Li Changxiao knew all this.
She nodded and said: "Of course, there was a messenger from Tianji Dao who came to the imperial court to lobby. It was very much in line with my heart, so I strongly supported it."
"This move seems to have angered the mountain and water gods. According to Dayu etiquette, on August 8th every year, I need to hold a banquet to invite the four gods, the twelve mountain gods, and the remaining various minor gods to report to the city."
"However, since I supported Tianji Dao, only a few people came to the banquet that year, and a few minor gods were conferred."
"I lost face that day. Since then, no matter how the ministers in the court advised, I have never held a banquet to invite gods."
Wang Ruyi frowned slightly when she said this. Now when she thinks of it, she is still angry.
"You are quite impressive." Li Changxiao joked.
Wang Ruyi's anger faded, and her expression became more innocent and proud like a girl, "Of course, as the king of a country, how can he not be impressive?"
It seemed that she could only release her liveliness in front of the man in white.
"Then... how about making a deal?" Li Changxiao's eyebrows were slightly curved, and he smiled, gently covered the wine gourd and tied it around his waist.
"What deal?" Wang Ruyi was curious.
Li Changxiao said slowly: "One day, I will help you kill all the gods in the temple and the gods in the mountains."
"How about you give me a peaceful and prosperous world?"
Wang Ruyi's body trembled, her eyes were as soft as water, and she nodded gently, "Okay!"
(ps: First of all, I admit that it is indeed a bit short. Secondly, I will quibble. It's almost the New Year, and there are too many things to do, such as wedding banquets, spring cleaning, and buying New Year's goods. I have to come to write in the middle of the night. And there is no stock. So... Please forgive me for my forgiveness. ଲଇଉକ covered my face... ）
(Also, I have something to say about this plot. It is indeed late, because the situation in Dayu is a bit complicated. I overturned my original idea and was a bit entangled. In addition, as I said before, there are many things to do during the Chinese New Year. I might even be dragged to a blind date. I am a bit short of energy. Please forgive me.)
(Also, I will still update during the Chinese New Year. If nothing unexpected happens, I will update twice a day, all year round... I would like to ask for a small gift. I wonder if it is okay (｡・//ε//・｡))