The world of Taoism

Chapter 362 National Thief
Things are in full swing.

There are also many people who moved their families to the north of Yangzhou.

Of course, the governor of Pingnan raised his hands to welcome him, and he didn't even forget to discredit Zhou Xuan.

In the eyes of most landlords, Zhou Xuan is a cruel official

Someone with a background has even handed over the memorial to the emperor to remove him from his official position.

In this regard, the emperor must have ignored it.

Not to mention what he relied on to get rid of his official position, the large amount of taxes paid by Zhou Xuan alone gave the emperor no reason to remove his official position.

Zhou Xuan is not called rebellion, he is clearly a loyal minister.

During this period, many evil gentry tried to confront Zhou Xuan, entangled hundreds of family members, and resisted those who came to demand a reduction in tax burden.

Of course Zhou Xuan was delighted to hear this, and the heads of those who resisted fell to the ground within an hour.

Of course, these are just small things.

Although they are deeply rooted locally.

It looks like a huge force, but it is actually vulnerable, and even rebellion is useless.

Moreover, Zhou Xuan's rule did not depend on these scholars who came from local tyrants and gentry, and they went wherever they liked.

Of course, if someone took the initiative to join him, Zhou Xuan would not be stingy about his official position.

These are just minor details, what Zhou Xuan really cares about is demons and goblins.

These are impossible to guard against. Once some demagogic monsters set off a rebellion, it will be a serious disaster.

Now there are more and more demons appearing, and they are getting stronger and stronger.

Ordinary monsters are fine, Zhou Xuan is most worried about "weirdness".

Half a month ago, a commoner in a certain mountain village died strangely.

All those who entered that mountainous area died instantly on the spot.

She didn't have any evil spirit on her body, nor did she have any wounds, but she died suddenly, and her soul was wiped out in ashes.

Zhou Xuan couldn't find the reason, so he simply asked people to block that area.

There are many places like this in Yangzhou, either caves or ancient tombs, and some of them started a few years ago.

Weird occurrences are often illogical, and sometimes inexplicable.

Some can be eliminated, and some can't find any reason at all, so they can only be blocked by troops and wait until the problem is found one day.

Weird is stronger than average either.

Ordinary monsters can't kill many people, but weird ones can kill thousands of people in an instant, like a small war.

Zhou Xuan walked on the street, pedestrians came and went, and the voices of peddlers on the side of the street were endless.

Now that Yangzhou City has been rebuilt, most of the people are dead, and the rest of the people still have to continue their lives.

The previously vacant population has also been filled from the outside.

It has returned to its former prosperous appearance.

Some vendors on the street still have scars on their faces.

The wound looked like a burn, but it was actually a scar left after the radiation healed.

At the beginning, Taisu Yuguang was infected, turning the survivors into monsters with neither human nor ghost.

Zhou Xuan also paid a huge price to heal these people first.

He doesn't dare to use his true face when standing on the street now, otherwise it will cause a riot.

This kind of battle is comparable to the emperor's tour.

Part of the emperor's tour is fake, and this is all sincere.

At this time, there was a commotion on the street next to it.

There seemed to be shouting and cursing, and the crowd immediately gathered around, causing the entire street to be blocked.

Like a fish swimming, Zhou Xuan easily passed through the crowd,

There were several officials in the crowd, and the officials escorted a young man with a handsome appearance and ragged clothes.

Although the man was unkempt, he had an extraordinary bearing, with his chest straight, as if he was not a prisoner, but an official who came down to inspect.

"It's him?" Zhou Xuan frowned.

Suddenly a group of scholars came in front of him, and the scholars were cursing the young man.

"What's going on? What crime did this scholar commit?" Passers-by were a little puzzled.

A scholar next to him turned his head, his face was flushed, his veins were bulging, and he looked very angry:
"He wrote "The Great Wall Official", "The Carbon Seller", and "The Song of the Autumn Wind Cottage" to slander the imperial court and slander the current emperor, so he was dismissed from his honor and sent back to his original place of care."

Looking at the scolding around, the young man shook his head slightly, showing a mocking smile, and did not speak.

so contemptuous,

"Traitor, eat Daqi's food, smash Daqi's pot, Zhang Wenxiu, you are a gentle scum!"

"What do you mean by the Great Wall officials? What happened to the great project of the Great Wall, how many people died? You are discrediting the Holy One! Who will discredit the courage of the Holy Majesty?"

"You are giving knives to the northern barbarians!"

"Returning the wealthy family's wine and meat stinks, and the road is frozen to death! If you think Daqi is not good, get out!"

"The money must have been collected! They should be thrown into the sky prison, and the family should be ransacked and wiped out."

There was a lot of voices, if they didn't all call themselves gentlemen, I'm afraid someone would have rolled up their sleeves and stepped forward to beat this collaborating scum.

The common people around are just watching the show.

There were also other scholars who wanted to speak for this young man named Zhang Wenxiu, but they were all drowned out by the sound of saliva.

However, scholars can't achieve great things after all, no matter how righteously indignant they are, they dare not step forward to do it themselves.

After all, hitting someone is going to jail.

"A dog with a broken spine." Zhang Wenxiu sneered.

These scholars couldn't bear it anymore, many of them were looking for stones on the ground, and some of them chose to rush up.

"Bold!"

A group of menacing policemen rushed out of the yamen.

In an instant, these scholars who wanted to beat the prisoner were surrounded.

After being yelled at like this, the scholars immediately scattered like birds and beasts.

Zhang Wenxiu was escorted into the yamen, and after a handover, the officer in charge of escorting him returned to Beijing.

The imperial court said whether his punishment was serious or not. Although he was expelled from his meritorious service, he was not exiled to the frontier, but was escorted back to his original place.

It's not jail, it's equivalent to a kind of house arrest, living at home, monitored by the village chief and security chief at any time, and not allowed to step out of a certain range.

Nor can they act as any local officials, and they are not allowed to make any remarks.

Zhang Wenxiu didn't care about that.

Since he dared to speak up, he dared to take responsibility, and the consequences had already been expected, so there was not much entanglement.

At this moment, someone else suddenly brought him behind.

Zhang Wenxiu's heart shuddered, with a bad premonition.

Poisoned wine or Bai Ling?

After a while, he saw a familiar person.

"Master Zhou." Zhang Wenxiu said in surprise.

Of course he remembered Zhou Xuan.

Back then, they were on the same boat and encountered monsters. Zhou Xuan still vividly repelled the monsters with one palm.

When I was in Chang'an, I also heard that there was a state shepherd named Zhou Xuan in Yangzhou.

I didn't take it to heart when I heard this name, it might be the same name and surname.

This is the yamen of the state government, could it be that Zhou Xuan is that Yangzhou shepherd?

"My lord!" Zhang Wenxiu saluted respectfully.

The two talked about the old days and talked about their experiences after they parted.

Zhang Wenxiu then went to Beijing to take the exam, won the test, and served in the imperial court.

Later, seeing the suffering of the people, and not being used to the ethos of singing meritorious deeds in the center of the temple, I wrote a few poems to remonstrate.

I didn't expect to be dismissed directly,

Zhang Wenxiu's face turned bitter, and she laughed at herself: "My lord, did the student really do something wrong?"

After being ridiculed and abused for so long, even the Iron Giant couldn't help but doubt himself.

"They think that there is water before there is a river, but you think that there is a river before there is water. Who do you think is right and who is wrong?" Zhou Xuan smiled mysteriously.

"Can my lord elaborate?"

"You can't say it." Zhou Xuan shook his head slightly.

Boom!

Earthquake.

Everyone looked up immediately, only to see that day turned into night overnight.

The next scene is unforgettable for everyone. Even after many years, it is still deeply imprinted in their minds.

(End of this chapter)