Chapter 328 Strange Disease
Seeing Li Chuan’s sad face, Chang Xiao comforted him and said: "Sir, you will be a god in the future, why bother with these mundane things? My father has said that no matter who sits in that position , the supervisor of Qin Tianjian is still the supervisor of the palace, even if the dynasty changes, it will be the same."
Li Chuan smiled helplessly.
He really doesn't care much about who becomes the emperor. He just wants to prevent evil disasters from happening again. Even if he can't completely avoid it, he hopes that at least the court will take care of and want to take care of these things.
Thinking about it, he sighed and said, "Do you remember Tong Luo?"
Chang Xiao said: "Brother Tong, of course I remember."
Li Chuan said: "Brother Tong is not originally from Yunqiao Township. He and Zhuo Erniang are both from Qingfu Village, one is close to Xuanshui After the Xuanshui Mountain Demon disaster, there were only two of them left in the village."
He told Chang Xiao what happened.
Chang Xiao knew that Tong Luo came to Yunqiao Township from somewhere else, but he didn't know the inside story.
After listening to what Li Chuan said, he said: "No wonder Brother Tong often patrols around. When he hears any monsters making trouble, he rushes there."
"I have heard about the demon disaster in Xuanshui Mountain before. But at that time, I had already started to get sick, so I didn't know much."
Li Chuan said: "At that time, the black horn of Xuanshui Mountain The king is dead. It is said that it is a monster, but in fact it is just a passing little monster. "
"If the big monster deliberately targets the surrounding villages and cities, I am afraid... at least half of the county will suffer. "
Chang Xiao said: "I heard my father talk about the previous demon slayings."
Li Chuan remembered that in the years after the empress succeeded to the throne, she indeed launched many large-scale demon sects. Thirty years ago, there were a few times, and nothing changed in "The Great Demon Collection" after that.
Chang Xiao's father was already a general at that time.
Chang Xiao said: "At that time, there were not so many people in Qin Tian Jian, and there was no monster hunting department. There were only the palace eunuch and his eldest apprentice, as well as some experts raised by the imperial court."
"So it was led by the Ministry of War at that time. The Yunshan Army at that time was the main force in suppressing demons. The palace supervisor and other experts were only responsible for containing the big demons."
"It was only later that There were Taoist monks, folk monster hunters, and some monks who traveled down the mountain. They were organized by the Palace Supervisor, and they became the original Monster Hunting Division."
"The Qintian Supervisor slowly began to work. It has grown stronger. Starting about thirty years ago, all matters involving monsters and ghosts have been managed by the Qintian Supervisor. Gradually, people from the Monster Hunting Department have also been stationed in various places to take charge of these local matters."
Chang Xiao paused and said: "I also heard that the methods commonly used by folk monster hunters today are actually passed down from the monster hunting department. There is also a saying that behind the folk monster hunters is Qin Tian Supervisor."
"Really?" Li Chuan was curious.
Chang Xiao said: "Because the people in the Monster Hunting Department are rotated very frequently. In about two or three years, a wave of people changed. It is said that the previous ones have all become monster hunters."
"There aren't many permanent residents in the Monster Hunting Department, right?" Li Chuan didn't believe it.
Chang Xiao said: "There are not many, but it has been like this for ten, thirty or fifty years. There are still people who go out and take disciples and so on. So Qintian Prison sees that there are not many people, but Once something happens, we can summon a lot of people who are good at magic, plus other monks, Taoists, demon hunters, and Xuanmen monks who volunteer to help, there may be more than 100,000 people.”
"Later, the Palace Supervisor accepted three more apprentices and trained many capable officials."
"As for the big demon...my father said that although the big demon is powerful and difficult for ordinary people to match, a single There is only one big demon and a few demon generals on the top of the mountain. Although there are many other small demons, they will gradually collapse as long as the battle is fruitless and a few companions die around them. Ordinary soldiers, a few together, can hunt them down." Chang Xiao laughed at himself: "So this time, I came to gain military glory."
Li Chuan was not so optimistic. , said: "I don't know about other great demons, but the Black Horn King of Xuanshui Mountain knows how to train soldiers."
"Really?" Chang Xiao didn't believe it.
Li Chuan explained the system of Xuanshuishan to Chang Xiao, and then said: "Also, King Black Horn attaches great importance to cultivating monsters that can transform into human forms. He even raised a white-faced scholar as a counselor. Although the scholar's strategies are not as good as his own. I can't stand listening to it."
"And..." Li Chuan suddenly thought of the demon soldiers and demon futures of Xuanshui Mountain. Some of them went to Suliu River. I don’t know where they went after the death of the demon king. If they were to suppress the demons, they would probably encounter them.”
“Xuanshui Mountain Demon Disaster. They weren't there at that time?" Chang Xiao asked.
"Most of them are not here." Li Chuan said: "The former owner of the Black Horn King was General Golden Halberd of the previous dynasty. He understands this, which is normal. But... the Great Spirit Fish Demon was also from the sky. Fairy, there may be many demons with backgrounds and culture among other great demons.”
“Yes,” Chang Xiao’s eyes became firm after hearing this, he said, “But no matter what their origins are. As long as His Majesty orders the demons to be suppressed, the next "Great Demon Collection" will definitely be half thin."
Li Chuan said: "Okay, I will definitely go to suppress the demons when the time comes. Although I can't defeat a demon, the sound of the Tianyin pot will always be there."
Li Chuan and Chang Xiao chatted all afternoon, but when he wasn't satisfied enough, Li Chuan said, "Let's go back to Sanyi Hutong first. Director Wen may have gone back. When he sees you coming, he might bring out another jug of good wine. Let’s let the kitchen cook a few more dishes and chat while we eat?”
“Okay.” Chang Xiao agreed immediately.
After the two left Qintian Prison and returned to Jin Rong's home, the steward said to Li Chuan: "Dr. Li, a man who claims to be from your hometown comes to you. He looks like an official. I'll invite you." He will rest in the back hall first."
A fellow countryman?
Li Chuan was a little confused. He asked, "Is Master Wen back?"
"He is back," the steward said.
Li Chuan said: "Please take Mr. Chang to Daoist Wen's place, and I will go backstage to have a look."
Then he walked to the back hall, and as he approached, Then he saw a person sitting in the back hall, stood up, walked towards him, and said, "Ah, Dr. Li, you are back."
Li Chuan recognized the person, it was Zhang Zhang Xintong, the clan brother of Yuanwai, is an official in the Ministry of Personnel.
Before Li Chuan could speak, Zhang Xintong held Li Chuan's hand with both hands and said, "Dr. Li, you must help me."
"Don't be anxious, don't be anxious, what do you want to do first? Sit down and speak slowly," Li Chuan said.
Zhang Xintong said: "I know that you have rejected everyone who asked you to take care of the house, but I... I have asked several experts to look at it, but there is nothing I can do."
"What happened?" Li Chuan asked.
Zhang Xintong said: "It's been half a year, and weird things have been happening at my house. First, the food cooked by the cook suddenly became very unpalatable, and then the gardener watered all the flowers and plants in the garden to death... I have already I changed two batches of servants. They were all fine at first, but then they became weird. I was afraid that bad comments would spread, so I didn’t change them again. But starting last month, my little daughter was also infected. After suffering from this strange disease, her family suddenly no longer recognized her. ”
(End of this chapter)