It was already late at night, and the rier and Douzi next to them had already fallen asleep, but Li Zhang tossed and turned on the bed and couldn't sleep. He kept thinking about the news about the "Divine Bird" I heard today.

According to the news that Huozi and the others heard on the dock, the matter of the divine bird from the sky has not cooled down for several days, but has become more and more intense. Many people on the dock have even said that some people have seen the imperial guards rush to the place where the divine bird landed, and even the county government office has been closed. It was said that the magistrate was not there. People inside the matter said that the magistrate also went to the divine bird. Huozi and Douzi and the others have also found that there were fewer yamen patrolling the dock these days.

In addition, Li Zhang also received a very important information, that is, many people are talking about the rare auspiciousness of the divine birds from the sky, so many people compare the heavenly books discovered by the emperor during Fengshan in the past few years with the divine birds. Looking at the entire history of the Northern Song Dynasty, there is only one person related to the auspiciousness of the heavenly books and Fengshan, which is the Song Zhenzong, who was forced by Kou Zhun to lead the imperial army and then signed the Tanyuan Alliance with the Liao Kingdom.

Speaking of Emperor Zhenzong of Song, you cannot simply say that he was a good emperor or a bad emperor. In fact, during his reign, he opened up his own way of speaking, diligent in politics, clear politics, and increasingly prosperous economy, which was known in history as the "Governance of Xianping". But at the same time, he was committed to the enthronement of sacrifices, whitewashing peace, building palaces and temples, and wasting the people and the money. In his later years, the treasury of the Song Dynasty was consumed, and the internal contradictions of the entire country became increasingly acute.

If the Emperor's demerit is two points, it should be considered a merit and demerit, and it is considered a low-end version of Li Longji. The reason why he is said to be a low-end version is because when he was in power, the Song Dynasty did not reach the level of "Kaiyuan Prosperity", but later it was not bad enough that the "Anshi Rebellion" was about to destroy the country.

Thinking of the actions of Emperor Zhenzong of Song in history, Li Zhang suddenly thought of another possibility. The Emperor Zhenzong was obsessed with Fengshan, but the emperor had the conditions for Fengshan. Either it was a peaceful and prosperous era, the world was ruled, or auspiciousness from heaven. Although the Song Dynasty under Emperor Zhenzong of Song was good, it was still far from a peaceful and prosperous era, so he could only take the path of auspiciousness from heaven.

But the auspicious thing is hard to come by, so the Emperor Zhenzong made a heavenly book by himself, saying that he had dreamed of meeting a god to deliver the book. As a result, a few days later, he found the so-called "the heavenly book" on the roof of the palace.

It was precisely because of this "book of heaven" that Emperor Zhenzong of Song went to Mount Tai to Fengshan, and asked his confidant officials to cooperate with him to make good fortune. As the saying goes, the superiors will have more favors than the subordinates. As a result, when the two priests bought Ganoderma lucidum, even the prime minister stood on the emperor's side, let alone the officials below. So in the next ten years, all over the country competed to offer so-called "auspiciousness", such as white-haired monkeys, two-headed wheat ears, Ganoderma lucidum on the beams, etc.

Of course, most of the so-called auspiciousness above were forged, but Emperor Zhenzong of Song was happy with it. The officials below also regarded their preferences. Auspiciousnesses everywhere emerged one after another. Emperor Zhenzong of Song also used the auspiciousness to play around and built palaces and Taoist temples. The entire Song Dynasty was like being possessed by evil spirits. Later generations called this activity that lasted for more than ten years the "Heavenly Book Movement".

It is precisely because of this that Li Zhang was worried that the so-called "divine bird" might have been forged by some guy with ulterior motives to make Song Zhenzong happy. After all, there was no shortage of so-called "auspicious bird" before. Although the divine bird looked like an airplane in the description of Douzi and others, he did not see it with his own eyes.

"This is possible, but with the technology of this era, can we create a 'shen bird' that can fly in the sky and be seen by countless people?" However, Li Zhang then said to himself with some doubts. Although he admired the intelligence of the ancient people, the huge generational difference between science and technology cannot be ignored.

Li Zhang hypothesized many possibilities, but in the end he could not find a reasonable explanation, let alone what the so-called "divine bird" was? However, in his subconscious, he still felt that this thing was more like the crashed plane he was riding on. If it was really that plane, he might be able to find his own luggage, but he didn't know if there were other people on the plane alive?

"Oh, it's better to go and see it yourself, otherwise you will never know if the divine bird is a plane by guessing alone?" Li Zhang suddenly sighed.

Early the next morning, Douzi took people to sell the discounted baskets, while Chou Niang took several other children to work at Yuefenglou. Although the source of leftover vegetables is no longer limited to Yuefenglou, other restaurants are not as stable as Yuefenglou after all, so this basic building must be maintained.

Li'er had to take care of Li Zhang, so she stayed at home. After Douzi and the others left, Li'er helped Li Zhang to the yard and brought him a chair to bask in the sun. As a result, after the sun was sunburned in the past few days, Li Zhang, who was not white, became even darker.

Li Zhang scrubbed his body with the help of Douzi yesterday. The original Li Zhang didn't pay attention to hygiene at all, and his body was covered with black mud. When he had not solved the problem before, Li Zhang didn't care about this problem. At most, he just asked Li'er to help him wipe it. Now that life is guaranteed, he naturally can't stand it. Even if his feet are inconvenient, he probably washed it. Now his body is light and his clothes are clean, so he is so comfortable.

Li'er carried water and washed Li Zhang's clothes in the yard. Li Zhang was half lying on the chair with his eyes closed. Sometimes he thought about his next plan, and sometimes he thought of the divine bird that landed in the west of the city. If it weren't for his inconvenience in legs and feet, he might have seen the divine bird now.

Just as Li Zhang closed his eyes and rested, he suddenly heard a heavy sound of footsteps outside the yard. They were a charity village, and there were no residents around, and even those passing by were hiding, so they rarely heard footsteps outside. And Douzi and the others should have not closed their stalls yet. In addition, the heavy steps were so heavy that they knew they were adults rather than jumping children.

Li Zhang immediately opened his eyes and just saw the courtyard door being pushed open. Then a middle-aged man wearing a round neck and a narrow-sleeved shirt walked in. He saw the man with a tall and burly figure, a square face and a big beard, and a sword around his waist, looking very majestic.

From Li Zhang's memory, Li Zhang immediately recognized the other party, and hurriedly sat up straight and smiled, "Uncle Wu, why are you here?"

"Uncle Wu!" When Li'er saw the middle-aged man, she immediately cheered and ran up. As a result, she was picked up by the middle-aged man and turned around twice before putting her down. Then she took out a sesame cake from her arms and stuffed it into Li'er's hand. This made the little girl cheer again, and she started to chew on the sesame cake in her arms.

"I heard you were injured. I went out for business a few days ago. Today I will come to see you brothers and sisters and bring you some food!" It was not until this time that the mighty middle-aged man raised a bag in his hand and came to Li Zhang and said.

The middle-aged man's surname is Lu and his name is Wu. He is one of the heads of the troupes in Xiangfu County. The so-called heads of the troupes are actually the heads of the yamen runners, which is similar to the heads of the Ming and Qing dynasties in later generations, but there was no title of heads of the heads of the captains at that time.

"Thank you, Uncle Wu!" Li Zhang thanked Lu Wu very politely. His gambling father didn't know why he had a good relationship with Lu Wu, so their family was usually taken care of by Lu Wu. For example, the reason why they could live in the Yizhuang was because of Lu Wu's relationship. Even if the gambling father didn't have a home, no one dared to drive their brother and sister out.

"Huh? Why are you so old?" Lu Wu couldn't help but look at him with a strange look when he heard Li Zhang's words and said, "He is not Li'er. Douzi's children, since he came in, he felt that Li Zhang was a little different from before."

Li Zhang was also shocked when he heard this. He has been used to getting along with Li'er and his children these days, and he has not deliberately concealed his changes. After all, they are all children, so it would be easier to fool them. As a result, when he saw Lu Wu just now, he forgot this point.

"I'm not hiding Uncle Wu, I was injured before. When I woke up, I felt different. I didn't remember some things. I don't know what happened?" However, Li Zhang's reaction was very fast. He kicked the ball without even blinking. As for how Lu Wu understood it, it was nothing to do with him.

"So that's the case, but it's nothing. When I caught a prisoner, I encountered a guy who fell from the room and injured his head. When I woke up, I didn't even recognize his parents. The doctor said that he had soul absent disease and did not recover until a few months later. If you recover with peace of mind, you will always recover in the future." Lu Wu was knowledgeable and had no doubts at the moment. After all, Li Zhang's appearance has not changed at all. Who would have thought that the soul inside had been replaced by another person?

"By the way, how are your injuries? Have you hired a doctor?" Lu Wu pulled a stool and sat next to Li Zhang and asked again. Li'er had finished gnawing the pancakes at this time, and then poured a bowl of water to bring them over. As a result, Lu Wu was not polite, and he picked them up and drank the water in one breath.

"It's nothing serious. I just fell into a coma for a while, but the injury on my feet is a bit troublesome and I need to take care of it for a month." Li Zhang added with a smile at this time.

"It's good if it's not serious. I met your father a few days ago. Although your father is good at gambling, don't blame him. And he also asked me to take care of you. You are not young anymore. When you recover from the injury, you will go to the county to work as a yamen runner. Although the money is not much, you can support you brother and sister, and you don't have to do those stealing things on the street in the future!" Lu Wu nodded when he heard this, and then spoke again.

"Thank you, Uncle Wu!" Li Zhang was also a little reluctant when he heard Lu Wu ask him to be a yamen runner, because he knew that the ancient yamen runners had a very low status. He heard that he could not even participate in the imperial examination. Although he did not plan to participate in the imperial examination, he did not want to be a yamen runner, but he did not refuse in person. After all, the other party was kind-hearted, and it would not be too late to think of a tactful way to refuse in the future.
Chapter completed!