What can a great master do
Meng Qi visited the nearby villages and towns 30 miles away overnight.
What a secret room, a cellar, they can't hide from the gerbil's intuition.
Of course, Doctor Mo helped a lot—it would have been better if there wasn't that unsightly horse. They were busy all night, but the horse slept peacefully all night, and when he woke up, Mo carp fed bean cakes.
There is grass everywhere, so you can't eat grass
The horse is still so demanding! Good forage mixed with beans is not cheap, and you can buy several sugar cakes in a pile.
Meng Qi maintained an inscrutable expression, and stared coldly at the horse that was leisurely flapping its tail, but Meng Guoshi's chilling eyes were no longer useful for the horse.
- Get used to being scared.
If Meng Qi continued to watch, the horse would kick its hooves and seek the protection of the ink carp.
"Do you think this looks like a horse?" Meng Qi asked with a sullen face.
Mo Li found it interesting, because Meng Qi's expression at the moment seemed to be throwing the horse over the mountain and over the river.
"It's smart enough, and it didn't run around when we weren't here last night." Mo Li patted the horse's head, then left to buy some water at the tea stall by the roadside.
Meng Qi thought to himself, what did the horse run around after it had eaten and drank
Running elsewhere to have the nourishment of the days here? Stupid to run!
Well, this horse isn't really stupid!
Meng Qi struggled to admit the horse's spirituality.
The caravan they had encountered on the road stumbled away in the middle of the night and arrived at this small town.
It was not long before dawn, and smoke was already rising from the chimneys of people who woke up early in the town. The people were thirsty and tired, so they decided to rest here.
Meng Qi didn't ask about this. As soon as he and the doctor entered the town, he saw a few people greeting the guys in the inn. There wasn't that much food in the inn, so the guys had to find a baker and a bun, and ordered someone to give them away. Bunch of fresh vegetables over. They had a lively chat and inadvertently sold the news of the caravan.
"Hey, it's really unfortunate for the two of you, the shop is full." The guy saw Meng Qi and the two looking towards this side, and hurriedly ran to the inn in three steps and two steps, explaining with a smile.
"There is only one inn in the town?" Mo Li also put on a bamboo hat.
He and Meng Qi sneaked into the city last night to do a lot of work. It is estimated that the nearby county town will not be peaceful today.
"No, our place is small, and we can't receive too many people, but..." The man's voice involuntarily became smaller. From Mo Li's demeanor, he felt that this person might be a bit of a source, so he couldn't say what happened next.
"But what?"
"... uh, it's a foot shop."
When Meng Qi saw the man, he blurted out, and then shivered.
He was very remorseful. The foot shop was occupied by coachmen and coolies, and they all slept in the Datong shop, which could accommodate more than 20 people in one room.
This kind of place is where you can live wherever you go. They all sleep with their clothes on. The snoring and grinding of teeth are trivial, and there is also an unpleasant smell. Some people wear shoes on the bed, because if they take off their shoes, the whole room is full of people. Probably have to wake up.
"Why don't you go to the teahouse in the town to rest? There is a place to live nearby." The man quickly added to make up for his mistake.
Mo Li was noncommittal, and led the horse inside.
It wasn't until the teahouse that he understood what the guy meant.
—Beside the teahouse is a two-story building with red lights hanging on it, with the name of Yihonglou.
There are often merchants in this town, and the brothel Chu Pavilion is naturally readily available.
It's morning, and the door of Yihonglou is ajar. There is only a turtle in a green robe. The man is sweeping the shells of the melon seeds.
"He's right, you can live here." Meng Qi teased.
Mo Li glanced at him helplessly, and led the horse to the side of the road. Instead of entering the teahouse, he chose another route to go to the car and horse shop in the town.
Meng Qi naturally didn't think that Mo Li was going to sell the horse. He followed slowly, watching Mo Li buy grass from the people who bought the fodder and went to the roadside tea stall to buy water.
As for the special treatment for the person he loves, what Meng Qi enjoys is the more bitter medicine.
Others drink tea, he drinks medicine.
Sneaking into the city last night, Meng Qi took out the gold and silver that the local magistrate had hidden in the study compartment, and placed them neatly on the footrest in front of the bed and the low table in the bedroom. Two believers who were suspected to be the Holy Lotus Altar.
As a result, when he turned around, he found that the ink carp passed by the well to draw water, passed by the pharmacy, left money, and took some herbs.
Meng Qi: "..."
What about going to the city to find the ill-conceived person at the Holy Lotus Altar
He suspected that Mo Li already had a prescription in his heart, and he entered the city just to get the medicine and boil it.
***
Chen County, 50 miles away from the town.
All the money that I had saved with great effort was taken out and put in the bedroom. Although there were no scary blood and ink on the walls of the room, the county magistrate who was supported by the concubine and the maid was still horrified. His face was pale, and he slumped on the Grand Master's chair, rubbing his neck.
Being able to touch the secret room where the money is hidden means that he can easily take his head. The county magistrate was terrified, and repeatedly ordered a thorough investigation. He also prepared to urgently dispatch more than 30 yamen and guard troops to work in shifts at night.
Before the people called Qi, bad news came from the county government warehouse. The people in charge of the warehouse were locked in the warehouse for some reason. They screamed for help. Everyone opened the warehouse and saw no one.
I followed the sound to find it again, and it turned out that the person was locked in a cage.
In a box, to be precise.
There was a hole in the side of the big box that originally contained the cloth money and grain, exposing the head of the person. The box was so large that it was more than enough for a person to hug his hands and feet and curl up in it, and there was still room for activities.
It's just that the box is locked, and he can only roll on the ground with the box in vain.
After a few laps, he couldn't move, and he was left with the strength of howling.
Everyone found the key and opened the box with all their hands and feet. After saving people, they found that something was wrong. What about the original belongings in the box? The person in charge of the warehouse said hesitantly that he didn't know, and after a while he affirmed that it was the robber who stole the property and locked him inside.
This person is in charge of the warehouse, but he is not on duty at night. He is a small official in the yamen. He is also related to the county magistrate.
The county magistrate felt that something was wrong, and immediately ordered all the boxes to be opened and inspected, and found that there were some rotten cloth heads and broken copper plates inside.
It doesn't matter if the contents were sold secretly or if someone made a fake account long ago. Now that there is such a commotion, people can't hide it. The county magistrate must take an attitude, and everyone is not a fool. The fabric in the warehouse ran away overnight
Is it easy to carry cloth, or is it easy to hide the gold and silver in the county magistrate's study? A fool can make a choice!
Not only was the incident at the county government office, but there was also a lot of commotion in several gentry township homes in the city. When outsiders asked, they only said there were thieves, but they didn't see them reporting to the officials.
The people only saw the yamen officers running back and forth, the atmosphere in the city was tense, the city gates were under martial law, and there were checks everywhere.
The local ruffians were caught and questioned for a while, asking them to recall whether they had seen any suspicious outsiders.
Every day there are businessmen from other places in the city. Since I asked, I felt that no one was suspicious, so I searched and said a lot.
In the evening, Chu Kuai finally found other strange things in the city.
"What? You said that Master Yin of Xicheng Meng Academy is missing?"
This master has the reputation of being a scholar, and he was in his forties. He was originally from Yangzhou in the south of the Yangtze River. After the fall of the Chu Dynasty, he did not return to his hometown and settled down in Chen County. Because of his fame, he often associates with country gentry, but his family is not wealthy, and he does not marry.
The news of his disappearance was reported by the people in the academy.
Zhu Kuai took a group of Wu Yangyang and ran aggressively.
When I got to the ground, I saw that things were really unusual. The courtyard where Master Yin lived was empty. Not only the Master, but another old servant was also missing, and the door was open.
When I got to the main house, I found that there was a crack next to the bed in the bedroom, which was big enough for one person to come and go.
It turned out that a cellar was dug below, and the area was not small, where food and weapons were stored.
- This is no small matter! Someone is going to rebel!
When the county magistrate of Chen County heard the report, he almost fainted again in darkness.
"... There is a god's case under the cellar, and the title of Lord Ziwei Xing is written on the tablet." Zhu Kuai wiped off his sweat and said cautiously, "I heard that there are some believers nearby who call themselves the Holy Lotus Altar, and they believe in Lord Ziwei Xing. ."
"Damn!"
The magistrate was panting heavily, his expression changing under the candlelight.
He gritted his teeth and ordered to continue the search for Master Yin and the possible remaining parties in the city, and then turned around to discuss with his staff.
"Dongweng, it may be the strife in the chaotic party, Master Yin is 80% dead." The aide rolled his eyes shrewdly and said, "He can kill people, and he can also silently wipe out the property in the county government office. Why? Don't take a penny, just kidnap people? The old man sees that there must be a big conspiracy, Dongweng must not act rashly."
These words were right on the mind, and the county magistrate nodded immediately and said, "Yes, this is by no means an easy case. This officer will call all the people back."
seek. The opposite is too big, and he has to find a way to get rid of his sin of oversight.
The county magistrate walked around the room with his hands behind his back, desperately trying to figure out a way.
If it can be proved that this incident did not happen under his own control, or that the big thing was reduced to a small one, and that it was just a robber, but Master Yin's house was actually a den of thieves, then the case would be settled. As for the chaos of the Holy Lotus Altar, you have to watch carefully and look for opportunities to report them as merits, provided that you pass the current hurdle.
The county magistrate made up his mind and gave instructions to his staff.
He didn't notice a figure flashing past the window.
***
small town.
The people in the carriage and horse dealer praised the horse's steed in admiration, saying that it was five points and five points. In fact, they wanted Mo Carp to buy a good saddle made of cowhide.
"Using it to drive a car is too condescending. There are as many horses as you want, but this kind of horse is rare. Do you want to sell the car, or buy another horse to drive the car for you? Good saddle, don't be too arrogant."
Mo Li has never seen such a stalking and stalking person.
There are not many cars and horses in the town, and there are few guests. It is rare to encounter one, how can you let it go
The people in the car and horse dealership were not fooled by Mo Li Mengqi's ordinary clothes, and they can raise the horses so well. If they are fed this kind of fodder, who would believe that they have no money? Not only is he rich, but he is also a fool who doesn't understand horses!
Mo Li was helpless after trying to understand this reason.
Meng Qi wanted to laugh in his heart, but his face was completely invisible.
- The horse that caused trouble, this time the doctor is going to be angry.
"Otherwise, why don't you change the car? Our carriage can hold a lot of goods! We will never give up halfway. As the saying goes, if the old one doesn't go to the new one, the new one won't come, and a good car is also a good sign!"
The guy from the carriage shop looked at the deep rut marks and suggested attentively.
From beginning to end, the curtains were not lifted. The guy also took a peek at it, not sure what was inside.
The ink carp could only pretend not to hear, bought enough fodder and put it on the roof of the car, and left in a hurry.
"Doctor, what else do you want to buy? We have to leave as soon as possible." Meng Qi said to Mo Li who got in the car.
"Following?"
Mo Li asked in surprise, the movement of the holy lotus altar is so fast
Last night, they met a lot of followers of the Holy Lotus Temple. In addition to ordinary people, those with weapons in their homes or those with suspicious identities, they kidnapped a total of four people.
Except for Master Yin, who was like the leader, everyone else abandoned their martial arts and left them outside the city.
It is expected that the people at the holy lotus altar will react.
This is called leading snakes out of their holes.
"It seems that Master Yin has a high status in the teaching." Meng Qi glanced at the carriage and thought with disgust that he would wash the car later. This is the carriage he and the doctor belonged to.