Tender Pampering is the Best Strategy

The plague in the capital of Chu was spreading, and more and more people were infected. Chaozhong was still helpless. Shen Ting sent people to secretly deal with the hundreds of people who had been infected before it was dark. He thought that he could sit back and relax, but he didn't want to spring up like mushrooms the next day. Appeared nearly twice as much as the original number.

Until the tenth day, a Taoist priest came to the city, threatening that this plague was a divine punishment from heaven and could be changed without human power.

Within half a day, the Taoist priest named Zhao Tianshi was brought to Shen Ting for spreading rumors.

In the Hall of Nourishing the Heart, sitting on the main seat were Shen Ting wearing a golden silk dragon robe and Queen Mother Feng wearing a phoenix robe. Underneath stood the ministers and the Taoist priest named Zhao Tianshi.

In the main seat, Shen Ting leaned against the dragon chair, slowly raised his eyes to look down, and said lightly: "Are you the Taoist who spread rumors in the city today?"

Tianshi Zhao raised his hand and waved the whisk in his hand, pretending to be Xuanxu and said: "The immeasurable Tianzun, poverty is not spreading rumors, everything is doomed by the heavens, not to be said or not to be said."

Hearing that Tianshi Zhao was pretending to be Xuanxu, the ministers underneath couldn't help but stand out and bowed and said: "Your Majesty, don't listen to the words of this false Taoist priest, what kind of divine punishment, what is destined by God, it is pure nonsense!

Hearing this, the others echoed: "Yes, yes, your majesty is the emperor of the true dragon, don't believe such rumors."

Zhao Tianshi stood only on the side, tapping the whisk in his hand with one hand and another, calmly watching the adults around him scolding him, and he didn't even mean to argue for himself.

After the uproar, Shen Ting said lightly: "Do you know what punishment will be imposed on those who spread rumors in accordance with the laws of the north?"

"Blessed Heaven, Poor Dao is not spreading rumors. If His Majesty is willing to give Poor Dao a chance, Poor Dao can prove himself."

Shen Ting raised his eyebrows and looked over: "How to prove yourself?"

I saw, Zhao Tianshi waved the whisk in his hand, sat cross-legged on the ground, with one hand standing on his chest, his eyes slowly closed, and a word in his mouth seemed to be chanting a spell.

Upon seeing this, all the ministers only lifted their eyes and glanced, sneered.

Everyone snorted coldly: "Pretend to be mysterious."

After a long while, Tianshi Zhao slowly opened his eyes.

Before Shen Ting could speak, Empress Dowager Feng took the lead and said: "I don't know what Tianshi Zhao has seen? If you know that deceiving the king is a big crime, Tianshi said carefully."

Hearing that, Tianshi Zhao nodded slightly: "The poor way naturally knows."

"The teacher said that day."

In silence, Tianshi Zhao waved the whisk in his hand and said, "Pan Dao dare not say."

Hearing that, the minister behind him sneered coldly: "Just say you are playing mystery!"

Shen Ting leaned forward and said, "The heavenly master says it's okay."

Tianshi Zhao frowned slightly and sighed slightly: "The earthquake in Shuzhong a few days ago caused numerous casualties. If the poor Dao is correct, it should be 14,861."

Hearing this, Shen Ting's face changed slightly, and the ministers underneath also took a breath. It was this number that Pei Yunqian reported when he went to court a few days ago.

Shen Ting hooked his lips: "Interesting, what else do you see?"

"Dare to ask your Majesty, but he had a serious illness in his childhood. If he is poor, it should be a heart disease?"

Hearing this, before Shen Ting could speak, Empress Dowager Feng took the lead and said: "The heavenly master is really a **** and man, and what he said is true."

As soon as he said this, the ministers underneath frowned and looked at each other, not knowing what to say for a while.

But Su Yu curled the corners of his lips imperceptibly, with a little joking in his eyes.

After a while, Shen Ting said: "In this case, the celestial master will talk about the plague. What did the celestial master see?"

Tianshi Zhao gently stroked the Dao robe, raised his hand and waved the whisk on his hand: "The Immeasurable Tianzun, the poor Dao watched the sky last night, and learned that the plagues in the capital of Chu were all around, and I knew that this was a divine punishment from heaven. Manpower can be changed, and this catastrophe can only be resolved if God’s wrath is calmed."

"How can God's wrath be calmed according to the view of the heavenly master?"

Hearing this, Tianshi Zhao showed embarrassment, and he hesitated for a long time before bowing his head and said: "Pan Dao dare not say it."

Shen Ting lost his patience, frowning and his tone was slightly impatient: "But it doesn't hurt to say, I forgive you not guilty."

After a long while, Tianshi Zhao said: "Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven. To calm the anger, you need to be sacrificed with the body of your Majesty's closest relatives."

Hearing this, the ministers instantly changed their faces and said sharply: "You demon way, so bold! You dare to commit a demon!"

Shen Ting frowned: "Presumptuous! Who would allow you to be unreasonable to the heavenly master?"

Everyone was taken aback: "Your Majesty?"

Shen Ting raised his hand: "No need to say more! I believe in the heavenly master!"

After speaking, Shen Ting turned his head and said: "My closest relative is the queen mother. Do you want me to be an unfaithful and unfilial person?"

Tianshi Zhao nodded slightly, and said: "I don't dare to be poor, your majesty's closest relatives can also be your majesty's brothers and sisters, as long as they are blood related to your majesty, they can replace your majesty."

Hearing this, Su Yu squinted his eyes, knowing in his heart, what brother and sister fire sacrifices, most of this move was directed at Shen Shu.

Shen Ting chuckled lightly: "My brothers and sisters?"

Tianshi Zhao nodded: "Exactly, it's better not to be a female compatriot of your majesty, because your majesty is the emperor, and a female compatriot who has too much dragon energy can easily collide with gods.

As soon as this statement came out, Su Yu, who hadn't spoken for a long time, finally couldn't help but sneered out: "What Zhao Tianshi said is to leave the few blood of the first emperor on the burning fire. If you really say it, sacrifice But the plague of a certain princess or prince still hasn’t gotten better, but the royal bloodline is something you can withstand?"

According to Zhao Tianshi, every word is tailor-made for Shen Shu, Su Yu's heart is cold, and the Queen Mother Feng's move is a bit too ugly, when they are all fools?

Hearing that, the ministers nodded one after another, the ghosts and gods said that it was nonsense, and the words of this Taoist priest were even less credible.

"The minister feels that what Mr. Su said is extremely true. Now that the plague is everywhere, the focus should be on how to cure the plague, instead of listening to such nonsense and surrendering lives, let alone the royal blood!"

As they said, everyone knelt down: "Your Majesty, think twice."

Upon seeing this, Shen Ting frowned slightly, as if he was in trouble. He didn't believe this, but now the epidemic is difficult to control. Just now, Tianshi Zhao said something that made him have to believe.

Shen Ting lowered his eyes, thought for a while, and slowly said, "You can try."

Hearing this, the ministers instantly changed their faces, and their hearts were chilled.

As soon as the voice fell, Queen Mother Feng closed her hair and said earnestly: "Your Majesty is also thinking about the safety of the people in the city. How can you know if it works without trying."

With that, the Queen Mother Feng paused, then turned to ask: "Who is your Majesty going to let go?"

Before Shen Ting could speak, Tianshi Zhao continued: "Pan Dao just forgot to say that it is best for the person who sacrifices to be born in the same year as His Majesty, so that the greatest effect can be achieved."

"Born in the same year?"

"Exactly."

Upon hearing this, Queen Mother Feng frowned slightly: "If Lai Jia Ji is right, Princess Ling'an was born in the same year as her Majesty, only three months younger than her."

Zhao Tianshi: "The empress dowager can count the princess's birthday to the poor."

"The eighth day of the eighth day of the Gengxin year."

Hearing this, Tianshi Zhao nodded slightly, closed his eyes and pinched his fingers to forget it.

For a moment, he opened his eyes and bowed and said, "Pan Dao has just finished counting. If this is the birthday, tomorrow noon will be the auspicious time for sacrifice."

"If this is the case, then tomorrow there will be the practice of Master Lao to open the altar."

"The honor of the poor."

Upon seeing this, the ministers kowtow one after another: "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother, think twice!"

"Okay, I have already decided, so I will do what the heavenly master said."

Speaking, Shen Ting raised his hand and said: "Come here, go and take Princess Ling'an into the palace to take care of her. Both I and the Queen Mother are exhausted. If nothing else, you can go down."

After that, Shen Ting got up and followed the Queen Mother Feng to the apse, leaving all the ministers in the same place staring at each other and wondering what expressions to make. They used to know that the majesty was incompetent, but he didn't want to be so faint now. It's really chilling to get started.

After Shen Ting left, Su Yu didn't delay for a moment, turned around and left the Palace of Yangxin and rushed to Pei Mansion.

He has been somewhat eye-catching about his handling of the plague with Doctor Chen in the past few days. It’s just that he hasn’t found evidence yet. The most urgent task now is to send Shen Shu away before Shen Ting’s people arrive at Pei Yunqian’s mansion. If he can find the plague before noon tomorrow, someone will do it deliberately. It’s not a natural punishment. Let Shen Shu avoid this disaster.

Su Yu went out of the palace and asked someone to send a letter to inform Pei Yunqian of what happened in Chu Jing, who was doing disaster relief in Shu. If he had help from Pei Yunqian, it would be twice the result with half the effort.

Although he didn't like Pei Yunqian, at this moment, the two had to stand on the same front.

When Su Yu arrived, Pei Mansion had received news in advance that Qin Xun was about to take Shen Shu out of the city.

As soon as Su Yu's front foot arrived, the guards sent by Shen Ting on the back foot surrounded Pei's mansion. Now Pei Yunqian is no longer able to contend with Shen Ting, and the secret guards left by the mansion are just this time. The fraction of the Janitor's number is hard to resist.

"Princess Ling'an forgive me, your majesty has orders to ask Princess Ling'an to go with his subordinates."

Before Shen Shu could speak, the soldiers from outside ran in and interpreted: "Report to the general, the people outside, who don't know where they heard the news, knelt down, ask Princess Ling'an to offer sacrifices outside the gate of Pei's mansion."

Hearing this, the man chuckled and said: "As everyone expects, Princess Ling'an will follow the public opinion."

As he said, the man raised his hand: "Princess, please."

At the same time, the spies installed by Pei Yunqian in Chujing had already informed Pei Yunqian of what had happened in Chujing City.

Thousands of miles away, Pei Yunqian held the letter paper in his hand, killing intent in his eyes.

"Come on! Prepare your horse and return to Chujing!"

The second day.

In order not to have any accidents, under the operation of the Queen Mother, Shen Shu was tied to the altar before noon.

Su Yu and Chen Taiyi just tested the new medicine for the plague on patients. At the same time, Su Yu also found further artificial evidence. As soon as they were about to present the evidence to Shen Ting, they heard that Shen Shu had already taken it. Altar.

Su Yu immediately changed his face, turned and rushed to the altar with evidence.

On the altar.

Shen Shu's hands and legs were tied to the pillar behind him. Empress Dowager Feng, Shen Ting and the ministers stood not far from the altar, and in front of him was Tianshi Zhao who was waving the dust.

For a moment, Tianshi Zhao looked up at the sky, turned and said to Shen Ting: "Your Majesty, the auspicious time is here, you can prepare the fire sacrifice."

Shen Ting leaned on the chair with one hand and said lightly: "Let's light it."

Hearing that, Tianshi Zhao picked up the torch that had been prepared a while ago, and put it on the wood under the altar.

Between the sparks and flints, a sharp sword flew from nowhere.

The celestial master surnamed Zhao screamed in an instant, and the sharp sword fell to the ground.

At the same time, it was the arm he had just held the torch that landed.

Upon seeing this, Queen Mother Feng and Shen Ting instantly changed their faces and got up from their chairs in fright.

After a while, I saw Pei Yunqian bringing a group of people from the gate tower, and then walked under the altar in a moment.

Before Pei Yunqian spoke, the soldiers guarding around him were frightened by the hostility around him and immediately made way for him.

Shen Ting's expression was not worried, and he said in a deep voice: "General Pei is so courageous, he actually started his hand in front of me, do you want to kill the king!"

Hearing this, Pei Yunqian stood up and dismounted, with unabated hostility in his eyes, and looked at him coldly: "If Shen Shu has lost half of his hair today, will the minister demolish Chu Jingcheng. Believe it or not?"

As he said, Pei Yunqian raised his hand and pulled out the sword inserted on the ground, pointed forward, and curled his lips: "Killing the king? Guess the minister dare you?"

"You..." Shen Ting was so angry that his face rose to the color of pig liver. You didn't say a word even after you waited for a long time.

Pei Yunqian stopped and turned around to untie Shen Shu's rope: "It's okay."

At the same time, Su Yu and Imperial Doctor Ling also hurriedly arrived. Seeing that Pei Yunqian had returned, Su Yu was relieved and presented the evidence he found to Shen Ting and Empress Feng.

The Queen Mother Feng raised her hand to take the things in Su Yu's hand, her face becoming more ugly, and now she has missed the best time to get rid of Shen Shu, Pei Yunqian has already returned, if she forcibly kills Shen Shu, Pei Yunqian will not give up.

For a moment, Queen Mother Feng sighed and said: "Since it is a misunderstanding, the Aijia and Your Majesty were also deceived by this Taoist priest, and they were confused and almost hurt Princess Ling'an. In that case, the Taoist priest will be handed over to General Pei. How about disposal?"

Hearing this, Pei Yunqian sneered and said: "The Queen Mother said so, and the minister will rectify the Fa on the spot."

As soon as the voice fell, before Pei Yunqian could do anything, the guard behind him took the knife and cut off the Taoist throat.

Kill the chicken and curse the monkey.

"People are killed too, is General Pei satisfied?"

Pei Yunqian coldly raised his eyes and glanced at the Queen Mother Feng, then turned to protect Shen Shu and leave.

Because the mother and son who contracted the disease at first died long ago, even if someone knew it was deliberate, there is no way to find out.

Half a month later, the epidemic in Chu Capital gradually subsided and resumed its original appearance.