When    opened his eyes for the first time, in the dim red light, the young man saw three people, a bear and a monkey, surrounding him.

   "I finally woke up, this guy can really sleep."

   "Would you like to prepare to ask something later?"

   "Do you still need to think about it? Just ask why this black chicken country has become such a ghost."

   "Just woke up, maybe he's not very awake, he needs to rest for a while."

   Just as everyone was talking about it, the man froze for a moment, pursed his lips, and closed his eyes groggyly. After a while, there was no movement at all.

   "Passed out again? Didn't it make you faint?"

   "Have you ever seen someone so dizzy? I guess he hasn't woken up yet."

   The black bear spirit bowed down to examine it carefully, and the breath from the nose shot directly at the man's face.

   Gradually, the man's face began to look ugly.

  The monkey pointed his finger, and everyone looked at the man's hand. I saw his fingers trembling slightly, and when he took a closer look, his thighs were shaking too.

   All of a sudden, everyone understood what was going on. They straightened up and silently looked at the man lying on the middle of the bed.

After a short while, there was only a scream, and the man sat up, scrambling to the side, shouting hoarsely: "Don't eat me! Don't eat me! I'm too thin, it's not delicious! It's not good! eat!"

   In the blink of an eye, he had shrunk to the corner of the wall, blocking a wooden barrel lid in front of his chest. He stared at everyone with wide eyes, especially the black bear spirit.

   The candle on the table flickered slightly, and everyone looked at him quietly, just like that.

   After a while, Xuanzang shook his robe and took a step forward.

   The man shrank in shock. Turn the barrel lid toward Xuanzang.

   Helpless, Xuanzang had no choice but to fold his hands in a salute, and said, "This donor, the poor monk wants to go to the West to get scriptures, and happened to pass by here. I want to ask the donor, what happened here."

   The man stretched his head and asked cautiously, "Are you... a monk?"

   Xuanzang nodded. He smiled lightly.

  The man swallowed dryly. He asked in a low voice, "What about them? Monk... Isn't the monk eating fast and reciting Buddha? Why are you with the monster? You can't be a monster, right?"

   Xuanzang looked back at the monkey and the black bear spirit and said, "These are the friends of the poor monk, and they will never harm you."

   "Youkai don't eat people? You... how do you prove it?"

   As soon as he finished speaking, the monkey was already leaning on the golden cudgel to take a step forward. Xuanzang wanted to step forward to stop it, but was pushed away by the monkey.

"Don't worry about this. I'll ask, otherwise I won't be able to ask until dawn, it's endless." Said, the monkey used the golden cudgel to hold the bucket lid that the man was blocking his chest, with a smile that was not a smile. "Guess, if I want to eat you, can you run away?"

   As soon as these words came out, the man's face turned purple, and he was about to cry.

   "I'm asking you something." The monkey emphasized it again with a blank face.

   At this point, the man seemed to wake up. Weeping and shaking his head.

   "Isn't this over, what proof do you need? You're still alive, isn't that proof? Now I ask you, what happened here?"

The    man looked at Xuanzang with flickering eyes.

   "Speak! Don't look around!"

   The man hurriedly closed his eyes and shouted, "I...I can't tell. Anyway, it's a mess right now!"

   looked back at Xuanzang, and the monkey said again: "Then tell me, where did you originally live. What kind of business did you do, and why did you end up here?"

The    man swallowed dryly, and replied with a slight trembling, "Little...just to avoid debt."

   "Debt avoidance? Be specific."

The man nodded heavily and said, "Small... Small is originally a merchant, and the family runs a grocery store... The family has a wife and children, and parents are still alive. Although the family is not rich, it can be considered a stable life. The year before last year, when prices soared, His Majesty issued a notice, saying that we must stabilize prices, prohibit bid-raising moves, and set up officials and merchants. If prices rise, they will sell, and if prices fall, they will be sold. Then...then..."

   Having said that, the words stopped. The man lowered his head, opened his eyes slightly, and looked sad.

  Monkey thought for a while, and said, "It's a very good way, it's better than banning price increases directly. Then what?"

The man snorted twice, sucked back all the snot that flowed from his nose, and replied cautiously: "Then... then something happened. The official came to my store to buy a lot of goods, and they gave them low prices. The purchased goods were sold by force, and they all charged a high price... I went back and forth, and the small... not only lost the family property, but also owed a huge debt to the government, which I couldn't repay. My father was angry, and my mother went with him... For the sake of To avoid debt, the youngest took his wife and children all the way to escape, but he met a bandit again..."

   Having said that, a dignified seven-foot man, the man actually burst into tears in front of everyone, crying so hard that his heart was broken.

   Seeing this situation, everyone was suddenly dumbfounded.

After a while, until the man was tired from crying and regained his strength, the monkey asked again: "What happened to the others? There should be a few people who avoid debts like you, why are there no villages we pass by? people?"

   "This... it's a long story, and I'm afraid I can't say it all."

   "It's okay, you know how much to say." The monkey removed the golden hoop, moved a chair and sat in front of the man, saying, "Let's listen slowly."

  Maybe it was an emotional relationship. At this time, the man seemed to be less afraid of monkeys and black bear spirits.

He raised his head and glanced at the monkey, sat on the ground against the wall, and said slowly: "Actually, the weather here was good, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment. Although there were occasional injustices, they didn't make any waves. The origin of everything, It's time to start with the successor as king."

   "Successfully become kings?"

"Well, the original king died, and the old king has no children, because it has been passed down through three generations. By this generation, the royal family will be considered extinct. Because the prime minister has always been honest, and is quite prestigious and loved. So everyone unanimously elected him as the new king. "

"and then?"

   "Then, it was fine at first, after His Majesty ascended the throne. Punish corrupt officials and build water conservancy."

   "It's all good. Then what?"

   "Five years ago, there was a drought in Wuji country... Actually, it was not serious, but some people did starve to death. So, His Majesty ordered the government to open warehouses for disaster relief."

   "The government's food is not enough?"

   "The government has enough food, and every disaster victim has been given food. However, the aftermath of the disaster is the big problem."

   "Go on. Go on."

The man nodded, and then said: "After the disaster, His Majesty issued several decrees, requiring that a household should not own more than ten acres of land, otherwise it would be confiscated, or given to the poor, or beheaded. In addition, no one is allowed to lend. After such a riot, several big families in the town immediately joined the army to revolt. However, it was quickly suppressed, and the officers and soldiers were rewarded according to the number of heads... A relative of mine... was arrested and charged as a head. It's not over yet. No one can lend money, so what do you do when you don't pick up?"

"For this reason, His Majesty issued a new decree, saying that private individuals are not allowed to lend, but the state lends money and only charges low interest. Everyone was overjoyed when they heard the news. But when it was actually implemented, they were dumbfounded. Those officials, Not only do they lend when they are not connected, but they also lend when the grain is full, and once they are released, there will be a lot of money... No matter how low the interest rate is, how can this farmer be able to make profits? I know several honest farmers who owe money like this. Huge debts. They ended up in ruins. I thought it was just their business. Those of us in business would never be involved. I didn’t expect…”

"And then, there were refugees everywhere, all kinds of bandits and robbers, like locusts everywhere. Your Majesty began to recruit soldiers to suppress the bandits. The people who avoided debts, but now there are more people who deserted military service. Take consecutive sittings... this time, the whole village flees... Then, the decrees of Your Majesty follow one after another, and then..."

   Having said that, the man seemed to be at a loss for words. He raised his head and blinked at the monkey.

   There are so many things that have been said, but what I haven't said... After a long time, this place has become such a mess, and it is completely the government's own toss.

   For a while, everyone was silent.

   Such a king has never been seen before.

   After a long silence, Xuanzang walked slowly to the man, stretched out his hand to help the man, and said, "Don't be afraid, the poor monk will go to the King of Wuji, find the King of Wuji, and ask him for advice."

   "Do you have to worry about this kind of thing?" the monkey asked.

   "Since what you're looking for is the Purdue method, you can't stay out of it."

   "Can the master persuade His Majesty?" The man looked at Xuanzang with wide eyes.

   Xuanzang smiled lightly and said, "Let's give it a try."

  The man was skeptical.

  While Xuanzang was talking with the man in detail, the monkey suddenly remembered the case of Wuji Kingdom that he knew.

   Isn't this plot supposed to dream of the old king, saying that this king is a lion? How did this happen?

  Thinking, he pulled the canopy and walked out the door.

   "Do what?"

"Don't you think this king is a little weird? I've never heard of such a character. Why don't I go to the palace first. If the king is no different, Xuanzang wants to enter the palace to persuade him. , it's up to him. If there is anything unusual, you and I can deal with it first."

  Tianpeng glanced at Xuanzang in the room and said, "I'll just go, you'd better stay."

   "Also."

   After the mutual entrustment, the monkey quietly returned to the house, and the canopy quickly ran into the courtyard, one flipped into the air, and galloped away in the direction of the royal capital.

   On this way, the canopy was deliberately lowered to fly over the mountains and rivers. The villages and towns along the way had few fires, and it seemed that it was an encounter with the villages and towns I saw earlier.

   Not long after, he had come to the sky above the capital.

   Compared to the situation along the way, it looks much better here.

   quietly found the location of the palace, the canopy swayed and turned into a moth to sneak in quietly through the night.

  Perhaps because the country is not peaceful, even in the middle of the night, the entire palace is brightly lit. However, the Wuji Kingdom is a small country in the end. With such a country that counts only a few cities, it is impossible for the palace to be so big.

   After walking through the heavily guarded palace for a while, the canopy found a figure who was called "Your Majesty" by everyone.

   However, with just one glance, the canopy was completely stunned.

   "This is... a roller shutter?" (To be continued~^~)

  PS:  En... This chapter feels poorly written...