The people have always been in awe of the sea god, and after hearing the provocative words, they didn't know what to do. The imperial envoy's ship was getting closer and closer to the shore, but no one threw stones at their ship anymore.
The guards began to help the rescued people to the shore one by one.
Those among the people who had relatives rushed out to help them.
Liu Biping's personal soldiers did not give up and began to rescue people and evacuate the crowd.
But today is the grand ceremony of Mazu after all, and some elderly people began to frown and stamp their feet: "Now that the worship of Mazu has gone into such a mess, who will bless us with peace in the future?!"
Immediately, the people stared at the imperial envoy's ship with complicated eyes.
Those old people started crying and making a fuss again. After the Maritime Customs was built, their private boats would be restricted from going out to sea. In this way, they would be afraid that their livelihood would be cut off.
And what will they do then
The arrival of the imperial envoy actually stopped them from offering sacrifices to the Goddess Mazu, which made them feel both ominous and hateful. Some of the older and more conservative people were about to faint from crying.
Liu Biping calmly came up and said a few polite words, asking the people to put aside their grudges and that this was just an accident.
But for some reason, the more he spoke, the angrier the people became.
The goodwill that had previously been there because the imperial envoy and his men were busy rescuing people disappeared in an instant. Many people took their anger out on the imperial envoy and Princess Shouning on the boat, and yelled at the girl on the boat in a panic, telling her to go back and not to get off the boat or pollute Mazu's territory.
Shen Chen's face darkened, and he looked at Liu Biping with a hint of cold murderous intent, and asked loudly: "Why do you say that Princess Shouning is a witch for no reason? I don't quite understand the reason behind this, I wonder if anyone can explain it to me? If it is true that Princess Shouning affected the sacrifice and angered Mazu, we naturally dare not say anything."
He paused, looked at the people who were booing, and suddenly smiled: "If you can really make sense, we will not get off the boat."
Not getting off the boat?!
Mr. Hu's eyes immediately lit up, and then a hint of sarcasm appeared at the corner of his mouth.
I am really young and frivolous, and I really don't know my own weight.
Did they think this was a trivial matter? Did they think that they could just talk the people out of it? Ignorance is fearless. They had no idea what this meant to the people.
He even dared to say that if the people could give him reason, he would not get off the boat. That would be a huge joke. No one would have to do anything, Shen Chen would have to return to the capital in disgrace.
After waiting for so long and preparing for so long, he finally met such a mediocre opponent. Mr. Hu felt quite lonely and slightly disappointed.
Liu Biping also raised the corner of his mouth, thinking that this young man Shen Chen was so crazy that he couldn't tell the directions and even wanted to challenge the gods worshipped by the people. When faced with such a thing, the people would not be reasonable.
Anyone who dares to disrespect their gods will be killed on the spot.
It was not without imperial envoys who had been embarrassed in the past.
It's so funny that Shen Chen dared to speak for himself.
He was waiting to see how Shen Chen was going to end it.
The common people rushed towards Shen Chen's boat like a tide, surrounded Shen Chen's boat and prevented the guards from helping people down. They pointed at Wei An excitedly and sneered: "That's a witch. When we offer sacrifices to Mazu, no women are allowed to be present! If it weren't for her, our boat wouldn't have been in trouble! She angered Mazu!"
Shen Chen raised his eyebrows, moved his feet calmly, blocked part of Wei An's sight, and asked coldly: "If you just say that because a woman happened to be here, you offended Mazu, then it's a bit too far-fetched."
An old man couldn't help but raise his voice to refute: "What nonsense are you talking about?! We have been offering sacrifices for so many years, and there has never been a woman who dared to be in the middle of the sacrifice! It was the woman who ruined it!"
Shen Chen raised his eyebrows, and laughed instead of getting angry: "Women are the bad guys?! If women are the bad guys, why are there so many women standing on the shore today? You must say that it is because they did not participate in the sacrificial ceremony and were just watching, but did the princess participate? Even if we take a step back, Mazu Lin Mo is also a woman, and you are sacrificing to the goddess, why do you think that Mazu would look down on her own kind? Are you angry because of this?!"
The people were stunned and didn't know how to react for a moment.
At first glance, what Shen Chen said seemed to make sense.
But they always felt something was wrong.
Wei An also stood out from behind Shen Chen, facing the sun and coldly glanced at Liu Biping who was watching the joke with interest behind him, and said softly but firmly to Xue Song: "Tell them that this ship collision was not God's will, nor was it the anger of the sea god, but was caused by human beings."
How could such a coincidence happen? The imperial envoy's ship would arrive today and the local authorities should have been informed, but the authorities did not prepare in advance, and the incident happened to clash with the sacrificial ceremony and the ship.
Who would believe that the local government had no plans to deal with the imperial envoy
Her eyes were cold but her expression was calm, which made people calm down involuntarily.
Xuesong shouted out in full force as she said. Seeing that the people were stunned, he followed Wei An's instructions and said, "The Imperial Envoy said that this matter was not caused by ghosts or gods. The Imperial Envoy must investigate this matter thoroughly and give an explanation to the people! An explanation must be given to the victims and the injured in this incident!"
After saying this, Wei An ordered the guards to dock without hesitation.
Then they began to help the injured off the boat one by one in an orderly manner, followed by the imperial envoy's guards, and finally Shen Chen, Old Lady Wei and others got off the boat.
Liu Biping had already put on his official uniform and tidied up his appearance, then led the local officials in paying tribute to the imperial envoy.
Shen Chen stood there coldly, his bean green robe making him look even more handsome and elegant. He waited for Liu Biping to bow to the bottom, then he helped him up with a fake smile: "I dare not, I dare not, Your Excellency the Governor is too polite."
He said that it was polite, but the movement of his hand was just a vague one and then he retracted it, and he didn't mean to touch Liu Biping at all.
Liu Biping stood up and looked at him with a smile, and said gently: "Your Excellency the Imperial Envoy has traveled a long way and has been tired. With the princess by your side, I have prepared a banquet in the restaurant to welcome you. Please give me some face and let me do my best to show my appreciation."