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Chapter 23 The situation is serious
Taiyang County.

county seat.

Liang Jin took a sedan chair and went all the way to the county town.

Zhang You and a group of officers and soldiers surrounded Liang Jin's sedan chair on the road, ostensibly for protection, but actually because they were afraid that Liang Jin would escape.

When everyone arrived at the city gate, it was already dawn.

The city gate slowly opened.

A group of people entered through the city gate.

Liang Jin slightly lifted the curtain and looked at the situation inside the county town.

Everywhere I look, I see desolation.

The streets were empty.

Not only are there no people busy getting up early, there isn't even a single breakfast vendor to be seen.

All the shops were closed.

The fallen leaves were floating around in the cold wind.

Occasionally, you can see a few corpse collectors with their faces covered with sackcloth, pushing wheelbarrows to transport corpses.

Large flocks of crows were calling non-stop on the branches and rooftops, and from time to time they gathered together and flew away, like a dark cloud.

It seems that although the county town has been blocked for a long time, the plague is still raging in the city.

Sudden.

A passerby with pus-filled face looked at the sedan chair Liang Jin was riding in with a slight daze.

A yellow wooden sedan chair, the sedan bearer's yellow turban, and the word "Taiping" on the yellow flag on the sedan chair.

"May I ask... is he the Great and Sage Master of the Taiping Dao?"

Passersby hurriedly caught up and asked.

Liang Jin didn't expect that the name of Taiping Dao would also spread to the county town.

As the passerby approached, the officers and soldiers roughly pushed him away.

The passerby fell to the ground and rolled around, with a lot of mud on his body.

But he quickly got up and hurried after the sedan chair, begging:
"Please, Great and Good Master, give me some talismanic water to save my family!"

The man kept approaching, but was kept pushed away by the officers and soldiers.

But his loud shouting had already alarmed more people.

Many people were seen sticking their heads out of doors and windows. When they saw the wooden sedan chair, excitement quickly appeared on their faces covered with pustules.

Wow!
A large number of people gathered around the wooden sedan from all the streets, shouting:

"Great and Good Master, please save us, save Taiyang County!"

"We've heard that you can use talisman water to heal many people. Please heal our illnesses too!"

"There were twelve of us in our family, and now only my two children and I are left. Please be merciful and give me some talisman water, please!"

……

Their shouts spread.

This attracted more people to come and inquire, blocking the streets.

The wooden sedan and the officers and soldiers were surrounded by the crowd and could not move forward at all.

The county lieutenant rode on his horse, whipping the approaching civilians with his whip while shouting:

"Get out of here! Get out of here!"

"Whoever dares to stop me from coming closer, be careful or I'll put you in jail!"

The surrounding officers and soldiers also tried to drive the people away by force so that they could pass smoothly.

However, who could have imagined that these people had gone crazy.

Normally they feared the officers and soldiers like tigers, but now they kept rushing forward without any fear at all.

Zhang You shouted at the top of his lungs, telling everyone about the new decree issued by the county magistrate.

However, his voice was completely drowned out by the crowd's cries for help.

At this moment, the scene was in extreme chaos.

……

far away.

Lu Tianxing and Xu Gui also came to the county town.

They stared blankly at the road blocked by the crowd, and the wooden sedan chairs and soldiers who were surrounded frantically by the people.

"Crazy, these people are crazy!"

"Whenever there is a great disaster, these bewitching demons drive people crazy!"

"Fortunately, we chose to betray the Taiping Dao, otherwise we would have been implicated sooner or later."

Lu Tianxing felt a sense of terror in his heart and couldn't help but sigh.

Xu Guize said:
"These fools are just stupid. The good medicine shipped from the provincial capital to the county government will be distributed soon, and their illnesses will be cured soon." "How can they still believe in such a mysterious guy at this time? What else can they do but be stupid?"

Xu Gui only felt that he and Lu Tianxing were the only sober people in Taiping Dao.

But stupid people are destined to be fooled all their lives.

At this time.

A passerby heard Xu Gui's words.

This made passers-by laugh:

"There's a medicine that can cure the plague? Stop bragging!"

"If there were really medicine being shipped from the state capital to our place, how could I not know about it?"

"Silly, daydreaming!"

Passersby laughed and played, then ran towards the crowded crowd in front and joined the team asking for talisman water.

Lu Tianxing and Xu Gui looked a little embarrassed by the ridicule.

But the ridicule from passersby also made the two of them a little worried.

Myrrh?

impossible!
That was the promise made by the county magistrate and personally guaranteed by Mr. Zhang.

When the two thought of this, they felt a little relieved.

That’s right, how would ordinary people know about disaster relief?
Ignorant people love to laugh at smart people.

……

Here, a group of officers and soldiers were blocked by the people and were beginning to be at their wit's end.

They beat and scolded the civilians, and even drew their swords to injure two of them.

In the past, the people would have been frightened and scattered like birds and beasts.

But today, it was strange. These people just refused to disperse.

And more and more people are flocking in, making the situation even worse.

The officers and soldiers were so squeezed that they could hardly stand.

If this continues, I'm afraid that even the slightest movement will cause big problems!

Zhang You wiped the sweat from his forehead and came to the side of the wooden sedan chair and said:
"Great and Sage Master, how about you come out and calm the people down?"

"Otherwise, if something happens, we won't be able to bear the responsibility."

"Just come out and tell everyone that the county magistrate will soon find a way to treat the disaster and let everyone go home."

At this point, Zhang You could only ask Liang Jin for help.

As Zhang You spoke, the curtain of the wooden sedan was lifted.

Liang Jin finally walked out of the sedan chair.

As soon as he appeared, the people around him exclaimed in surprise.

Wow!
A large number of people knelt down and paid homage to Liang Jin.

This scene made Zhang You and Lu Tianxing and Xu Gui in the distance shake their heads.

Liang Jin looked around at the people around him and raised his hand:

"Everyone stand up!"

"Huang Tian's people should all stand and not kneel!"

Upon hearing this, the people hesitated and slowly stood up.

Liang Jin looked at everyone and continued:

"The talisman water bestowed by Huang Tian can indeed cure the plague."

"Go to the gate of the yamen, set up a large pot, boil water, and prepare yellow paper and cinnabar."

"I will first go to the yamen to see the county magistrate. When I come back, I will pray to Huang Tian for talisman water to cure your illness."

When the people heard this, they cheered.

Liang Jin took a step forward and headed towards the county government office.

Miao Yuanzheng hurriedly followed behind.

The people beat drums and gongs, and happily surrounded Liang Jin as they walked towards the county government office.

Zhang You saw this and became anxious:
"This guy, why doesn't he say what he was told to say?"

"He even gathered everyone at the gate of the county government office. Is he trying to coerce the crowd into forcing the government office?"

Feeling the gravity of the situation, Zhang You turned to the county lieutenant and said:
"Sir, please summon all the yamen runners and mobilize the city defense officers and soldiers to the yamen."

"Otherwise, I feel like this bunch of unruly people might even attack the government office."

The county lieutenant also felt the urgency of the situation, so he quickly rode away.

Zhang You led the rest of the people to follow Liang Jin, fearing that Liang Jin would escape in the crowd.

(End of this chapter)