Facing the unknown situation, Gu Huaian was still a little panicked, but fortunately, they had almost figured out the countermeasures. During today's meal, the two of them must figure out whether this so-called heavenly master was just Do you want to simply kill people and control those in the city who don't listen to you, or do you just want to make money
"Master Liu, how much money does this heavenly master charge you for performing a ritual?"
Before the Heavenly Master arrived, they had to get as much information as possible from Liu Yue before they could decide what they should ask when the Heavenly Master came over.
Liu Yue raised his head and looked at Gu Huaian and Shen Qianshan in front of him, "To tell you two adults, this Heavenly Master only needs five thousand taels of silver to do this once."
Five thousand taels, but only five thousand taels
Is it possible that Mr. Liu really thinks that five thousand taels of silver is a small amount for them
Although Zhenzhou City is a place where merchants come and go, it is just a small town after all. Five thousand taels of silver is definitely more than his three-year salary. Where did he get so much money
Even for this disaster relief, they only brought tens of thousands taels of silver!
"Now that we have said this, I would like to ask, Mr. Liu's annual salary should be only a few hundred taels, so who pays for the extra money?"
"Sir, this is usually provided by the merchants in the city. They have more spare money when doing business. They also do it for the people in the city, so most of them are willing to use their own silver to help everyone pray for rain."
"Most? That means there must still be many merchants who don't agree with this approach, right?"
Liu Yue's face changed slightly, "This... is indeed true, but those people, how can I say, they will be punished by the gods, and they will have to take it out sooner or later, why give up their lives for the money. "
"What do you mean?"
"After they rejected my opinions, they always died suddenly at home not long after. The Heavenly Master told the official that it was because they did not listen to the Heavenly Master's words, and that's why they ended up like that. It’s God’s will, and there’s nothing we can do to interfere.”
"Really? If that's the case, then this angel is really powerful, so why is he still short of money? I really can't figure it out. And whether they died suddenly at home due to illness, or because they made some mistakes , was put into prison by Mr. Liu?"
Gu Huai'an never forgot that the person he brought out at that time kept telling himself that the girl they saw who was killed that day was the daughter of a medicine shop in Zhenzhou City. It was because of that The owner of the medicine shop did not believe in such an act of praying for rain, so he was put in prison. He said that Mr. Liu had nothing to do with that Celestial Master, but he would never believe it.
Shen Qianshan realized that Gu Huaian's words were wrong, and for fear of arousing Master Liu's suspicion, he quickly said, "Master Gu just said that casually, Master Liu, please don't take it seriously."
"Haha, I can't say for sure. After all, praying for rain is a big deal. Maybe the Heavenly Master felt that they were not sincere and reported these things to the God, so they ended up like this. Don't you think so, sir?"
The corner of Shen Qianshan's mouth curled up into a sneer, but he kept cursing the county magistrate in his heart. After all, he was also a parent magistrate. Seeing that so many lives were lost in his jurisdiction, he actually colluded with those heavenly masters to seek wealth. Killing someone is like a joke.
"Of course what Mr. Liu said is right. After all, for the sake of the people, everything is a big deal. The sacrifice of a small number of people is definitely necessary. Then I would like to ask, how did Mr. Liu pay for this matter from the beginning to the end? How much money did you get? There are two of us who also want to ask the Heavenly Master to do us a favor, so we also hope that Mr. Liu can reveal to us which sect this Heavenly Master comes from, so that we can have an idea."
"Two adults, this is embarrassing the official. I really don't know about this matter. But after all, he is a heavenly master. Naturally, he has his own sect. Otherwise, I would not have found him. You are right. Bar?"
"Then it seems that this heavenly master is really powerful and has the ability to talk to gods and ghosts. It seems that when we see him tonight, we will have to ask him for advice."
After Gu Qiang packed up her things, she asked Huang Hao to send a message to herself and Gu Huaian, saying that there were important matters that needed to be dealt with in the capital, and they would return to the capital first, asking them to take care of themselves.
Huang Haohao found it a bit strange. This Gu Huai'an was indeed no ordinary person. Even the guards around him had such a temper and would leave at the drop of a hat.
This heavenly master is indeed mysterious. Even when they sit together to eat, he must wear his own mask and strictly follow the rule of not saying anything when eating. No matter how Gu Huaian and Shen Qianshan ask him, it is simple. reply.
"I heard that the Heavenly Master has great supernatural powers. He just performed a few rituals and alleviated the drought in Zhenzhou and several surrounding towns. It's really amazing." Gu Huaian agreed with a fake smile. The person opposite But it seemed to be a look of disdain.
"Master Liu, you haven't introduced me to these two friends of yours yet. What are their origins?"
"Oh oh oh, look at my brain, I have forgotten. God knows something. These two are from the capital. This is Mr. Gu, the Minister of Rites. This time, he is here to deliver disaster relief funds."
"Oh, it turns out to be the Minister of Etiquette. I'm really rude, but you just came to provide relief. Why are there only two adults here? Didn't you bring a team to escort the relief funds?"
This so-called Heavenly Master's eyes widened when he heard that the two of them were escorting disaster relief funds. Shen Qianshan saw that such people were more common, and looking at his appearance, he knew that he must be He was just a charlatan with some tricks, but he killed so many people for no reason.
"I'm afraid the Heavenly Master doesn't know about it. The two of us, and this is also for Mr. Liu's consideration, how can Zhenzhou look like it has suffered any disasters now? The people are living and working in peace and contentment, and have not seen any drought. If we don't tell the truth, If you report it, the adults who escort the disaster relief funds will see it. If you report this matter back to the emperor, Mr. Liu will be deceiving you."
"This, this, this, what should we do? You two adults should also understand that the lower officials also do these things for the sake of the local people. Now that the people's lives have returned to normal, they should be rewarded, not punished. , but if the emperor feels that the subordinates lied about the drought, I am afraid he will really punish him... "
"It's not that there is no solution to the matter. I just need to ask the Heavenly Master to temporarily collect his magic power. A few days before the disaster relief money arrives, I also ask the Heavenly Master not to open an altar to practice magic. If it is done by those two adults, If we find out, it’s hard for both of us to explain.”
"In other words, as long as you don't do anything these days, it will be fine. We will temporarily postpone the recently arranged mage. After we win, it will not be too late for us to do it again, right?"
"Mr. Liu is really smart, and he immediately understood what Mr. Gu meant. If Mr. Song finds out that there is nothing unusual here, he will definitely not hand over the disaster relief money to you. Therefore, after weighing the pros and cons, you still have to do it yourself. consider."
Now Gu Huai'an and Shen Qianshan can't think of any other good way to stop them from continuing to kill people and sacrifice to heaven. After all, strong dragons cannot suppress local snakes. Now that they are on their territory, if nothing can be done, they can't do it. This is the only way to delay the war.
After hearing this this day, I became anxious, "I have already done the Fa the day before yesterday, and the rain is coming, and now I can't go back!"
"Did Heavenly Master misunderstand what we two meant? What we two meant is that as long as you don't look at the way, how did the rain come? It is purely God's will. We will not tell you if you see through it. But if you continue to do it If the escort is inside and the two adults know about it, I'm afraid things won't be that simple."
After hearing Gu Huaian's words, this fake heavenly master felt relieved. It seemed that his actions during this period had not had any serious consequences. Even the two high-ranking officials from the capital did not care about him. Although he showed no dissatisfaction with his behavior, he was very satisfied with it, so he directly agreed and stopped doing it for the time being.
Liu Yue arranged for Shen Qianshan and Gu Huaian to rest in the post house. After hearing the news that the disaster relief funds were coming soon, Liu Yue also seemed very excited. Gu Huaian did not believe that this matter had nothing to do with Liu Yue. It doesn't matter, we just arrived at the post house this time and sat down together to discuss it.
"Your Majesty, what should we do now? When the two of us left, the false Celestial Master had not left yet." Gu Huaian stretched his muscles. Today he had tested it intentionally or unintentionally. This false Celestial Master and Liu The two of them didn't even know martial arts, which made it easier for the two of them to find out the news.
Shen Qianshan looked at the sky outside, "Huai'an, can you read the sky?"
Gu Huaian was suddenly asked this question. He turned around and looked at Shen Qianshan in a daze, "As for me, I am good at medicine and martial arts. If you ask me about these things, I really don't know how to do them. But I am I can tell you a few pieces of gossip about the world, and if you want to hear it, I can tell you about it."
"Forget it, I'm not interested. I've read it in a book before. I heard that when cirrus clouds appear in the sky, the weather will be cloudy and rainy. I don't know if this is true or not. Fake… "