The Emperor Shun Zhishi

Chapter 16
In order to complete the task assigned by Gao Tao, Xiao Xingxing upgraded the technology of the kiln again.The previous wells were hand-made embryos, which was very inefficient. Xiao Xingxing adopted modern technology to make molds first, and then pour them to form pottery embryos.This not only reduces manual labor errors, but also improves production efficiency. In less than a month, Shun produced half of the planned output of wells, and it usually takes at least half a year to reach this output.

While Shun was working hard, Uncle Wu and Jiu Ke were not idle either.In order to interfere with Shun's firing of wells, Wu Bo set up a blood sacrifice on the bank of a river five miles away from the kiln.

The so-called blood sacrifice is a kind of sorcery that uses the blood of newborn babies to sacrifice.In order to frame Shun, Uncle Wu found nine newborn babies and used their blood to summon the nine-headed bird, the ghost car.Legend has it that this ghost car is very ferocious, with nine heads and nine tails. When flying at night, it always makes the sound of vehicles moving and likes to eat newborn babies, so it is called ghost car.After summoning the Ghost Car, Wu Bo hunted the Fire Rat in the Beacon Forest.The fire rat has red hair all over its body, and it burns easily, and the fire rat is not afraid of fire by nature, and wherever it goes, it will burn when it encounters wood.

Two months later, the task of Jingdeng was about to be completed, but a sudden fire broke out on the day the kiln was opened, and the entire kiln was burned to ashes. Not only were all the wells cracked, but even ten of the workers in the factory died Eighty-nine, a total of more than one hundred casualties.The damage caused by the fire was huge, which attracted Gao Tao's attention.

Najiu knew the cause of the fire, so he secretly laughed and thought: Yao Chonghua, unless God helps you this time, no one can save you.

Under the instigation of Jiu Ke, the relatives of those who died in the kiln went to the gate of the palace to complain.

"Boss, there are hundreds of people gathered outside the palace, they are shouting to execute Yao Chonghua."

Jiu Ke entered the palace to provide information to Gao Tao, but he knew that it was actually the result of his instigation.

Before Gao Tao could speak, Dong Bushi, who was standing aside, quickly defended Shun.

"This, isn't it right? This fire is a natural disaster. How can you blame the person in charge casually?"

"Natural disaster?" Jiu Ke sneered, "I see that your lord is modest and kind, so you will naturally make such speculations. If you knew the details of Yao Chonghua, you wouldn't make such a judgment."

As soon as Jiu Ke's words came out, not only Dong Bushi, Xiong Tao and Qin Bukong, but also Gao Tao was quite surprised.

"You have a basis for what you said, and you must not believe the flood of words of that mountain villager."

Seeing that Qin Bukong was still defending Shun, Jiu Ke was extremely upset.

"If I haven't investigated it, how dare I say such a big thing. If you don't believe me, you can go to the Yu family to inquire about it. 26 years ago, I heard people say that Xi Zhong, the star official of Huaxia, watched the sky at night and saw the Qisha star fall. In the territory of Dongyi, that night, it was said that the wife of Gusou, the leader of the Yu family, and the wife of Beidi Hu Nv Houdeng gave birth to a baby boy with double pupils. Not long after that, the Yu family suffered many disasters. , Earthquake, and plague raged, and the population of the Youyu clan decreased by ninety-nine percent. According to Youyu’s shaman Zhu, these disasters were brought by Gusou’s son. He couldn't get along, so he joined the Huaxia tribe Youxin and became a member of the Huaxia tribe. When Gusou heard about it, he was very angry and kicked him out of the Youyu clan. This person was originally born in Dongyi, but he joined the Huaxia tribe. , How is this different from a traitor?"

Listening to Jiu Ke's words, Gao Tao and the others already guessed who he was talking about, but they still dare not confirm.Na Gaotao then asked:

"Then who is this person?"

"Did the chief not see that Yao Chonghua has double pupils? That's why his name is Yao Chonghua, and Yu's family name is Yao's surname."

Hearing what Jiu Ke said, Qin Bukong, Dong Bushi, and Xiong Tao who had been defending Shun were suddenly speechless.Leaving aside the responsibility for the kiln fire, Shun betrayed the Youyu clan, joined the Youxin clan, and became a traitor to Dongyi, which is a serious crime.In the past, when Dongyi treated traitors, he was directly burned to death. If it was confirmed that Shun was Dongyi's traitor, then he would inevitably be burned to death.Thinking of this, although the three of them were Shun's good friends, they all shook their heads, not knowing what to do.

The shouts outside the palace became louder and more people seemed to join the team condemning Shun. Hearing the shouts of the tribesmen, Gao Tao also became anxious.

"What should I do?"

"Boss, the current plan is to kill Yao Chonghua to relieve the anger of the people."

Listening to Jiu Ke's words, Gao Tao frowned, as if it was difficult to make a decision.

"No, absolutely not. Human life is at stake. If Yao Chonghua is innocent, the chieftain will be accused of murder. If it spreads out, it will be bad for the chieftain and our Dongyi tribes."

When Xiongtao saw Gaotao's hesitation, he hurriedly said good things for Shun, he was worried that Gaotao would be murderous.Then Dong Bushi and Qin Bukong spoke to Gao Tao separately, asking him to think twice.Gao Tao still didn't express anything, just paced around the hall alone, showing an indecisive look.

At this time, the shouts of the people outside the palace became louder, and it seemed that more people joined the protest team.

"Boss, the subordinates know that this is difficult to handle, but now the anger of the people has been ignited. If there is no explanation, I am afraid that my subordinates and I will lose their lives by then."

These words reached Gaotao's heart, now regardless of whether Shun should be responsible for the fire in the kiln, he must be responsible at this moment, otherwise the people will turn their anger on him.

Finally, after a lot of painful thinking, Gao Tao finally nodded, and ordered that at noon tomorrow, Shun should be used to sacrifice to heaven, so as to calm the anger of Dongyi people.

Seeing that Gao Tao had ordered Shun to be executed, Dong Bushi, Qin Bukong, and Xiong Tao could only shake their heads and sigh helplessly. Jiu Ke naturally also expressed regret, but he was overjoyed.

The next day, Shun was tied up and dragged by four big men to the central square of Longshan City.At this time, with Yishun's ability, even if he was tied into a zongzi, he couldn't do anything about it. He just didn't want to use force to get out of trouble until the last moment.Walking on the road leading to the central square, he explained as he walked that there was something wrong with the fire in the kiln factory. It was not like a natural disaster, but more like a man-made disaster. It should be investigated carefully.But these people who had lost their relatives would not listen to his reasoning, and they all regarded the fire in the kiln factory as the result of Shun's negligence of duty.Many angry people threw mud at Shun's face, shouting to burn him to death.

In this way, Shun was treated as a sinner by the people of Longshan City, and brought to the central square amid waves of abuse.Gao Tao shook his head and sighed from time to time looking at Shun who was exposed to the scorching sun, he knew in his heart that the reason why he wanted to kill Shun was actually to use him as a scapegoat, and he couldn't bear it.After suffering painfully, the time came to noon. As long as Gao Tao gave an order, Wu Zhu would set the altar on fire, and Shun would be reduced to ashes in an instant.

Gao Tao couldn't bear to see Shun, and he wanted to order Shun to be released many times.Seeing all this, he walked up behind Gaotao and whispered to him:

"Leader, look at these angry people, whether they are right or wrong, if they don't burn Yao Chonghua to death today, they will burn you to death tomorrow."

Hearing Jiu Ke's words, Gao Tao felt fear and no longer hesitated. He understood that he had to give an explanation to the angry people today.At noon, Gao Yao ordered to light the altar.

Wu Zhu held a torch and danced the Nuo dance to the altar. Shun showed no fear, because he knew that he could escape at any time as long as he wanted, but he firmly believed that the worst moment had not yet come.

Amidst bursts of curses from the crowd, Wu Zhu finally lit the altar, and suddenly black smoke filled the central square, covering the entire altar in black.At this time, a strange thing happened. When Wu Zhu lit the fire, there was a sudden thunder in the sky, and the dark clouds were dense. In an instant, there was lightning and thunder, and there was a downpour, which extinguished the fire on the altar. .

The thunderstorm lasted for half an hour, and everyone in the square was drenched.The people looked at Shun on the altar, and saw that he had a gentle expression, without any fear, and was as mighty as a god.

Those who were still angry before began to talk about this strange rain.

"What's going on here?" A bereaved old man said to a bereaved old woman beside him, "Wu Zhu wanted to burn Yao Chonghua to death, but it rained and put out the fire. Could it be that this young man is protected by God?" ?"

"Yes, how could it be such a coincidence? How could the sky protect the bad guys? Could it be that we blamed him wrongly?"

Not only the people in the square, but also Gao Tao was stunned by the heavy rain, he never thought that God would save Shun's life.

"Is this God's will?"

When Gao Tao said these words, Jiu Ke became a little scared, doubting that Shun really had the blessing of destiny.Seeing Gao Tao's hesitation, Dong Buzhi hastily spoke up, telling Gao Tao to think twice.Qin Bukong and Xiong Tao also took the opportunity to try their best to persuade Gao Tao to release Shun.

Shun walked up to Gao Yao and bowed to him.

"Thank you for the kindness of the big leader not to kill, but Zhonghua is a sinner. As the big supervisor of the kiln factory, so many people have died, so he must give an answer. The big leader can give me some time and let me track down some of them. Fan, it’s better to find out the cause of the fire, if you still can’t find out, it’s not too late to come and get guilty.”

"Okay, then I will give you ten days."

(End of this chapter)