Gu Huaian sighed helplessly. It is normal for the people in Zhenzhou City to think this way. The loopholes of these witchcraft people are nothing more than the ignorance of the people. The officials in the city are still colluding with these witchcraft people. These people also There was nothing else I could do, so I could only watch helplessly.
"General Feng, what do you think we should do now?"
Since they only have so few manpower, it's best not to act rashly. Now they can only stand still for the time being. Looking at the next thing, it may not be able to be solved so easily.
Shen Qianshan has never faced such a situation. It is almost impossible for him to come up with a countermeasure immediately. They all understand the principles of celestial phenomena, but how can they explain it clearly to the people? If they are not careful and clear, people will still believe in the wizards but not in them.
People will show awe of unknown things, so even if they have official seals in their hands, the people may not trust them. This is the most difficult thing to deal with.
"I can't think of any other way for now, but we can't just sit here and wait for death. We must go to the city first to find out the specific situation. At least we must get in touch with the officials in the city first."
The key issue is that even if Zhuiyun gets rid of the second-guessing people in the team, who can guarantee that except for the army led by Huang Hao, there will be no other forces in the team. Where are people
"Let's see, General Huang, Qiang... Zhuiyun, and Mr. Song will stay here temporarily. General Feng and I will go to the city first to find out what's true and then decide what to do." Gu Huaian almost let it slip. He opened his mouth and said Gu Qiang's name. Fortunately, he reacted in time and stopped.
Gu Qiang tugged on Gu Huaian's sleeve, "Can I go with you? I don't trust you."
"No, you stay here, and you are not allowed to go there." Shen Qianshan was still worried about what happened just now. If the people in the city really have become so scary, Gu Qiang following them would be equivalent to joining them. If you are in danger, if you stay here, at least there will be so many people, so it will be safer.
After Gu Huaian and Song Yu discussed everything, Gu Huaian entered the city with his token. The guards at the city gate seemed to have been replaced by new people. No one knew Gu Huaian and Shen Qianshan. Face, it seems that no one has gone to find out where the original guard went.
Gu Huaian shook his head helplessly. It seemed that everyone in Zhenzhou City was seriously bewitched by this heavenly master. Even if someone disappeared, no one would care.
"Then what should we do now?" Gu Huaian held the token in his hand. In fact, he was not much higher than the county magistrate of Zhenzhou City. If there was a real confrontation, he might not be able to suppress it. If the county magistrate who lives in Zhenzhou City really has no effect, the two of them will probably be in danger.
"There shouldn't be any problem. After all, this is just a county town. After all, they are officials from the capital. They don't dare to do anything excessive to you." Although Shen Qianshan couldn't tell for sure, Zhenzhou The city is not too far from Kyoto. No matter how bold the magistrate of Zhenzhou City is, he would not dare to be disrespectful to the Minister of Rites, right
But after all, Shen Qianshan had witnessed something like that with his own eyes. The county magistrate didn't care about such things. No one could tell what would happen after the two of them entered the city.
"Then should we go to the county government first?" To be on the safe side, Gu Huaian also brought his official seal in addition to the token. It was really a bit heavy for the two of them to walk on the street like this, and it was indeed a bit eye-catching. .
Shen Qianshan looked at the inquiring eyes of the people around him and nodded, "Then let's go to the county office to take a look. After all, you are also an official sent by the court, so they should not do anything excessive to you. "
Gu Huaian still trusted Shen Qianshan, and after hearing his words, he felt a lot more relieved.
The guards at the city gate were replaced, and the other guard who was knocked unconscious by them did not know where he went, so they did not encounter any obstacles when they entered the city, and no one noticed them at all.
The drought affected a wide range of areas. Not only Zhenzhou City, but also several surrounding small cities were also affected. However, when they passed by, they only found that this place had been exploited by witchcraft. It seemed that The county officials in Zhenzhou City are not good people either. Either they are colluding with these so-called heavenly masters, or they are out of their minds and allow these people to take advantage of the loopholes.
Shen Qianshan is a member of the royal family. In fact, even in the palace, the emperor, ministers, and concubines in the harem all believe in these so-called Taoist priests and alchemists. They are also treated very well in the palace, but Although the general royal family believes in this, they will never have the influence they have today. If every time there is a drought, someone needs to be sacrificed, then sooner or later the Bei'an Kingdom will be killed by them.
Not to mention that the person who heard these things now is Shen Qianshan. Even if the position is changed and the person standing here now is the murderous Shen Zhongbai, he will never allow these so-called heavenly masters to deceive the public and harm people. own people.
Shen Qianshan and Gu Huaian quickly walked to the gate of the government office. Unexpectedly, the government office was originally set up for people to redress their grievances. When they walked to the door, they were stopped by the guarding government officials.
"Who is he? What are you doing here?"
The yamen officer at the door had a look of contempt on his face. While talking, he stretched out his hands towards the two of them, obviously just wanting them to give them some money before he would let them in.
Gu Huaian looked at this government official and felt angry. As a public official, he did not protect the people, and even helped those so-called wizards and heavenly masters, harming so many people in the city. He was simply stupid!
Gu Huaian was too lazy to meet them, so he directly took out his official seal and token, "Then I would like to trouble you two to pass it on to your county magistrates and see if we can get in with these two things." yamen?"
Although the yamen servant at the door was short-sighted, he still knew how to read. As soon as the order from the Ministry of Rites came out, he realized that he had just said something wrong. Looking at the two people in front of him, they both had extraordinary bearings and definitely had a lot of background. He also Not daring to offend them, I had no choice but to run in dejectedly.
"Second Young Master, wait a moment, I will go in immediately to report."
Although the government officials looked down on others, they also knew how to assess the situation. The person at the door was holding a token from the Ministry of Etiquette, which meant that he was probably a high-ranking official from Kyoto, and he was definitely not someone he could afford to offend.
"Sir, there are two people outside the door who want to see you."
The county magistrate of this town is currently lying on his soft couch. How can he listen to the words of this government official? "Tell them that the master will not handle official business today and come back another day!"
"But..." The officer quickly placed the token in front of Liu Yue's eyes, "Sir, this is the token that the young man at the door asked me to show you."
The name of the magistrate of Zhenzhou Prefecture is Liu Yue. He has dealt with Shen Qianshan for a period of time before. When Shen Qianshan lived in the villa, he came to Zhenzhou several times and met Liu Yue several times. However, At this time, Shen Qianshan was wearing a human skin mask on his face, and Liu Yue couldn't recognize Shen Qianshan's identity at all.
What's more, Liu Yue has already done such a thing, and Shen Qianshan doesn't want to admit that he once knew him.
"Have you ever heard of this county magistrate?" Although Gu Huaian had been to this place before when he was doing business, it was just a transit, staying for one night at most, and he had never had any fight with these officials. I don't know much about him, so I don't know what kind of person this Zhenzhou Zhizhou is.
Shen Qianshan shook his head, "I don't know how to answer you now. I have indeed been in contact with him for a while and know him a little bit, but you don't know much about him. All I know is that this person passed the formal imperial examination." An official who passed the imperial examination, but according to common sense, if he is really an official who passed the imperial examination, how could he be as ignorant as those common people? As for why he would do such a thing, I don’t know much about it, but I’ll see you later After meeting, maybe we can figure it out.”
As soon as Liu Yue saw the token, his eyes opened immediately, "This seems to be the token of the Minister of Rites. Did the person who came say his name?"
No matter who the person is, this is an official who is often sent here. How could he not go out to greet him
The officer shook his head, "The person who came here didn't say his name, he just asked me to give you this token."
Could it be that the new Minister of Rites is really here
Liu Yue had no time to hesitate. He hurriedly put on his official uniform and hurried to the yamen gate. When he saw the two people at the door, Liu Yue almost understood in his heart. These two people were indeed from a good background. He is really someone sent by the imperial court.
"Your Excellency, Liu Yue, I would like to pay my respects to the two adults. I wonder if these two adults are here this time, but what important matters do you have? Do you need your help?"
When Liu Yue saw people coming from the capital, he was actually a little panicked. It was difficult to explain what was happening in Zhenzhou City now, both emotionally and legally. Now two more officials from the capital were here. What if they were I went back and reported it to the emperor. If the emperor knew what he had done, he would definitely be dead.