The people rushed forward like a tide. They had been relatively calm before, but after seeing the ship capsize, they exploded. They shouted and made a fuss angrily, demanding that the government drive away the imperial envoy.
Liu Biping, who was sitting in the back drinking ginseng soup to refresh himself, curled his lips slowly and turned to instruct the soldiers around him: "Don't embarrass the imperial envoy too much. If he really falls into the water, wouldn't it damage the dignity of the court?"
Just do what he says in the opposite direction. The personal soldier has been following him for a long time and knows exactly what he means. He smiled and answered with understanding, then turned around quickly to make the arrangements.
At the dock not far away, the people were very excited and some had already started throwing stones at the boat.
Liu Biping's eyes showed a hint of satisfaction without any expression.
This Mr. Hu is really reliable. He said he wanted to intimidate Shen Chen, but he actually gave Shen Chen such a big embarrassment - the people were busy offering sacrifices to the sea god today.
The people of Min rely heavily on the sea for their livelihood. To them, no god is more worthy of prayer than the god of the sea. In almost every prefecture and county along the Fujian coast, there are more than a dozen Mazu temples.
To offend Mazu means to offend all the people of Fujian.
The people of Min believe in witchcraft. Those who do not understand the local culture and customs will be completely blind when encountering such things, and will not even know who they have offended.
This time, Shen Chen is one of them.
He may have done his homework before coming, but he certainly didn't know that because of the typhoon, the risk of going out to sea increased, so many places began to worship Mazu and pray for peace.
He just happened to be unlucky enough to encounter this day, and even more unlucky enough to run into a boat that was used to worship Mazu...
Liu Biping was from Mining and had been in Mining for so many years, so he knew very well what this meant to the people.
The people don't care whether you are an imperial envoy sent by the court or not. They only know that Mazu should not be offended, otherwise it would be disrespectful to her.
Shen Chen has hit a wall.
But as an enemy, he certainly wouldn't pay any attention.
But when the people flocked to him to reason, he still politely said a few words for Shen Chen: "The imperial envoy came from afar to build the Maritime Customs Office, which is also for the benefit of everyone... As for offending Mazu, I believe the imperial envoy did not mean it..."
When he said that, everyone became even angrier.
I heard that after the construction of the Maritime Customs, their people were no longer allowed to go out to sea.
If the people are really not allowed to go out to sea to fish, then what will they eat in this place where there is only water
Everyone was extremely angry, and when they heard that those who went out to sea to offer sacrifices were rescued one after another, and that some people had drowned, their emotions finally exploded.
How important is the ceremony of worshipping Mazu? There can be no mistakes, but now not only has something gone wrong, but someone has died!
This is a shadow that can never be erased no matter what.
The people of Rongcheng will no longer be able to hold their heads up high and will be too ashamed to see the Goddess Mazu. Who will dare to go out to sea to fish
For a moment, the crowd was excited and people kept trying to rush towards Shen Chen's ship.
Xuesong and the others on the boat saw everything and couldn't help but frown: "What on earth is going on? They are inciting the people, what do they want to do?!"
What do you want to do
Naturally it won’t be a good thing.
Wei An calmly tied the belt of his cloak and quickly walked out of the cabin and to the bow.
The boat had already capsized halfway. Han Bo rushed over and was not surprised to see her. He said to them, "My Lord, Princess, a small boat hit a hole in the boat and a lot of water entered... The boat may sink..."
The imperial envoy's ship was about to sink, but the officials in the distance were still sitting still. They all seemed anxious, but they could do nothing about the unarmed civilians. It seemed difficult for them to even take a step forward.
"What kind of ship is this?" Wei An looked at the excited people at the dock with a relatively calm expression: "Have you found out? Why are these people gathering at the dock?"
It can't be to welcome the imperial envoy, right
Shen Chen frowned slightly, took a look at the struggling man who fell into the sea due to the collision, and suddenly understood. He immediately turned around and ordered Xuesong and Hanbo: "Let the imperial envoy and guards go into the water to rescue people! And let the old doctor and others come out to treat the people, quickly!"
Han Bo was a little hesitant: "My Lord, it was these people who hit our ship..."
It’s not that he didn’t want to save her, he was just afraid that if he saved her, she would fall into someone else’s trap again.
After all, I am unfamiliar with Fujian, so how can I fight against these local bullies
Wei An also looked at Shen Chen.
Shen Chen said softly: "The Queen Mother of Heaven... ... These people should be offering sacrifices to the Queen Mother of Heaven, Mazu."
Wei An understood.
On the way here, she and Shen Chen listened to his subordinates talk about the customs and culture of Fujian. They specifically mentioned Mazu, saying that she was the sea god of the people along the coast of Fujian, and that everyone who crossed the sea prayed to her.
Those subordinates also said that in Fujian, the greatest taboo is to disrespect the Goddess Mazu.
The arrival of the imperial envoy's ship disturbed the grand ceremony of worshipping Mazu, causing the ceremony to fail and bloodshed...
They made no secret of their intentions. They wanted to embarrass Shen Chen and make it difficult for him to take a single step in Fujian.
She also ordered Lin Yue with a cold face: "Help save people!"
As soon as the words fell, Liu Biping, who had been very leisurely, saw Wei An standing at the bow of the boat, and could not help but reveal a complicated smile.
It turns out that Wei An, the man who made people hate him so much that they wanted to eat him alive, looked like this. He was like a beautiful hibiscus flower that bloomed gracefully. He was so beautiful that people could notice him at a glance and his brilliance could not be overshadowed by anything else.
No wonder Young Master Lin and Shen Chen fell deeply in love with her. She turned out to be such a beauty.
Unfortunately, Liu Biping did not appreciate it very much. He winked at Mr. Hu who was not far away from him, and Mr. Hu immediately understood - he had been waiting for this day for a long time and had made sufficient preparations. Of course, he knew the origin of this girl who appeared at the bow and could stand shoulder to shoulder with Shen Chen.
Princess Shouning also showed up. Looking at the people who were clamoring for the imperial envoy to pay with his life, he raised his eyebrows, called a personal guard over, whispered a few words to him, and then opened the fan he had been carrying with him and fanned himself.
The weather is going to change, and a typhoon is coming again. I hope this typhoon can blow away these unpleasant imperial envoys and bring him the bright future he has been looking forward to for a long time.