Although on the day of the Youbei Rebellion, Shen Gui, who was standing in white clothes and swords, single-handedly fought against the 'puppet emperor Yan day rebels' on the South Gate Street for more than half an hour, and was also the 'number one hero' in the hearts of the people of Youbei, but in fact, the 'role' he played that day was simply a dispensable supporting role for the entire Youbei situation.

And the people who really influenced the development of the situation, except for Ni Xing and Xu Yanhua, two old men who were highly respected and 'dead', were the only ones who quickly 'attacked' the Zhongshan Road Governor's Mansion Army in Fengjing, and their commander, Xingping Emperor Yan Qinghong.

Although the wind direction inside and outside the government and the opposition is now said to be invincible and unscrupulous by Emperor Xingping, it is definitely not the son of a true dragon that can be blocked by deep ditches and high barriers; But at least Yan Qinghong and the soldiers of the Governor's Army knew the real situation of the day clearly in their hearts.

The most fundamental reason why they were able to quickly attack the solid and towering Youbei capital was that the east gate of Fengjing City was open for some reason; And the siege battle, which had been mentally prepared for a long time, was not staged at all; Even on the way into the city, the army basically did not encounter any decent volleys.

Therefore, the final battle of the three Lou Yizhu in the north had ended ahead of schedule before it had even started; And the 'puppet emperor' Yan Tian at that time, although he was not an outstanding commander, would never have made such a big and shallow mistake at such an important time. Everyone knows that in a siege battle, the most powerful 'weapon' is the 'internal response' that can determine the outcome of the battle! Of course, Yan Tian also knew this clearly, so he also laid several nets outside the East City Gate early, waiting for the 'traitor' Yan Qinghong to crash into the net!

And in order to prevent the appearance of internal response, he also arranged for his 'cronies general' - Liu Zhi, and ordered him to lead a group of good men of the imperial horse supervisor to go to the east gate to act as a commander and supervisor. Because at this critical juncture, only the eunuchs who have their rise and fall, honor and disgrace, and their net worth and life are tied to the king, can make themselves 100% at ease!

It's a pity that thousands of calculations are still entrusted to non-people after all. After Liu Zhide ordered him to leave the palace, the whole person evaporated from the world; And the good hand of the imperial horse supervisor under him, as well as the ambush army and defenders originally arranged inside and outside the east city gate, were naturally wiped out.

And the 'meritorious man' who finally decided the direction of the Battle of Fengjing has not shown his true colors until now. Therefore, whether it is Shen Gui or Yan Qinghong, they all want to find out this person who 'does good deeds without leaving a name', but unfortunately until the third road in Youbei restores the tranquility of the past, no one shows up to claim this great credit after all.

And they actually thought that it might be the willow of the Imperial Horse Supervisor who rebelled before the battle; But after all, there is no direct evidence, and Liu Zhi has no motive to oppose the water, and it is still unknown whether Liu Zhi is dead or alive, so this inference will not be concluded in the end.

But if Mr. Shui Zhu is true, then in other words, that Liu Zhi, who has evaporated from the world, is still alive and well, and it is very likely that he has infiltrated the Northern Yan Dynasty, and may even be hidden in this Yanjing City! So what was his strange behavior of clearing the city gate for himself and evaporating from the world? And what was the purpose of his slaughter of Wang Yutian's family at this time? And what kind of relationship is there between him and his new master, 'Di Ting'?

For a while, Shen Gui's thoughts were also a little knotted, he didn't know how true Mr. Shui Zhu's words were, and he didn't know how many secrets Liu Zhi, a seemingly harmless little fat father-in-law, still hid in his body......

Seeing that Shen Gui was in deep thought, Mr. Shui Zhu also covered his mouth and smiled, and continued to speak:

According to the inference of the slave family, the theft of Wang Yutian's file should be the result of the collusion between one of the officials and Liu Zhi. However, the inner ghost only received twenty taels of silver, and he didn't know who he was working for, and he didn't know the reason for the whole thing; As for the 'returning hometown and provincial relatives' and the land protector who 'went out to visit friends', although there is no news at this time, according to the slave family, they should have been wiped out, and they may even be hidden in a dark corner with Wang Yutian's corpse. ”

was said by Mr. Shui Candle, Shen Gui also temporarily put the past grievances and entanglements with Liu Zhi behind, and only started from the perspective of Wang Yutian's murder case:

"Well, I'm thinking about it...... So what did Lord Luo say about this? ”

"My lord also felt that this matter was very strange, but he didn't have time to take care of this case for a while. Because he had been ill for a long time before, the cases under pressure in the yamen had piled up. The food must be eaten in one bite, and the cases must be investigated one by one...... Although Wang Yutian's case involves human life, fortunately, there is no trouble from the bitter master, so it can be pushed back. ”

Shen Gui turned his head when he heard this, and after whispering a few words with Li Le'an, his right hand shook, and a long silk bag slipped out of his sleeve......

"Dare to ask Mr. Shui Zhu, is what Lord Luo is worried about now related to the multiple cases of missing people in Yanjing Mansion?"

Mr. Water Candle glanced at the 'object' that had slipped from his hand, and nodded:

"The slave family has also received the news, and His Majesty has indeed given you a royal fan, and instructed you to deal with this matter with full authority; But after all, this is also a case that happened on the ground in Yanjing Mansion, and since my lord is the prefect of Yanjing, he is naturally duty-bound. In this way, let's go to the study first, and the slave family will introduce you to the whole case in detail......"

After the three of them came to the study, Mr. Shui Zhu accurately pulled out a few of them from the mountains of official books on the bookcase, and after turning a few pages seemingly randomly, he let out an exclamation, and then closed his eyes and stared for ten breaths, and then said to the two:

"This case is not complicated, and it did not appear out of nowhere. At least the slave family has secretly investigated so far, and there is already a preliminary suspicion of the Huashen Sect! ”

It was the first time Shen Gui had heard this name, so he couldn't help but ask with some curiosity:

"So what is the origin of this Huashen Sect? I have some experience in the rivers and lakes, but I have never heard of this name at all. ”

"You grew up in the Third Road of Youbei, and you are the young master of the Shamanic Sect, it is not unusual for you to have never heard of the Huashen Sect, after all, have you ever seen any sect that can take root in the land of Youbei? As for this Huashen Sect, the time it has been on the rise is actually not very long. Probably more than 20 years ago, the Yu River in the southern Henan region of the Central Plains was broken on a large scale, and countless victims flocked to Luojing, the capital city of the Central Plains. At that time, the permanent population in Luojing City was almost around five million; So in less than a day, the then governor of Luojing ordered the four gates to be closed to prevent the victims from gathering from all directions from pouring into the city. About another month later, no less than six million people had gathered outside Luojing City, and there were not many elderly people, women, and children left among them......

As if thinking of something, Shen Gui unconsciously covered his mouth and did not continue to ask; On the contrary, Li Le'an clenched his fists nervously, and couldn't wait to open his mouth and urge:

"And after that?"

Mr. Shui Zhu also guessed what Shen Gui was thinking, and after pondering for a long time, he continued:

"The slave family thinks that it shouldn't be as terrifying as you thought at the beginning! The physical condition of those old and young women and children is not as good as that of young and middle-aged men, so there are not many left, and there is another possibility...... But what happened next is well documented. A month later, a group of people from outside the city who claimed to be followers of the 'Celestial God Sect' 'hired' no less than 100 refugees, and asked them to push wooden carts full of grain every day, under the banner of the 'Celestial God Sect', to distribute rations to the victims near the Central Plains, and by the way, they also collected a large number of 'Celestial Sect' believers. From that time on, the Celestial God Sect, which originally came from the outer regions of Fanbang, was officially introduced to the Northern Yan Dynasty. ”

Shen Gui frowned after hearing this, he felt that although this matter sounded like a righteous act of accumulating virtue and doing good, it was obviously not an 'accidental event'. First of all, if there are 100 people who are employed, there are at least 100 wooden wheeled carts and 100 banners of the 'Celestial God Cult'. Although these materials are not worth much money, the Yu River has burst its banks, and it is obvious that these things cannot be purchased temporarily; In addition, although the 100 disaster relief wooden wheeled vehicles are not very many, in every year of natural disasters and wars, the price of grain is rolling upwards! So who paid for the money to buy this batch of relief food? And even today, twenty years later, those 'Heavenly God Sect missionaries' who came on a big ship are too 'weird' in appearance, and there are not many believers in Nankang, the birthplace, and they can't be compared with the 'manifest teachings' of the two schools of Buddha and Xuan.

"I've heard of this Celestial Tutor; But Mr. Water Candle, isn't the 'suspect' you just mentioned the Huashen Sect? What's going on here? ”

"Isn't that obvious? Through this act of generosity, the people of the Celestial God Sect made a name for themselves in the Northern Yan Dynasty, especially in the Central Plains; As their followers became more and more, the 'head in charge' who originally belonged to the Celestial God Sect completely separated from the 'Celestial God Sect' in Nankang, and renamed the Celestial God Sect in Beiyan as the 'Huashen Sect'! To this day, this Huashen Sect is still active in the Northern Yan Dynasty, but it has never opened an altar to preach in the city. ”

When Mr. Shui Zhu said this, Shen Gui gradually understood: it turned out that this so-called Huashen Sect leader was just a 'person in charge' sent by the Heavenly God Sect to preach in the Northern Yan Dynasty;

Throughout the history of Huayu Continent, examples like him are not unusual! Let's talk about shamanism, now the entire Huayu continent, and even the surrounding small countries, the unique beliefs that are different and blooming are mostly born from the basic theories of shamanism; Although this move seems to be a bit unkind and unjust, anyone who 'pretends to be a god and a ghost' is doing a business of 'psychological counseling', and there is no difference between truth and falsehood, good and evil.

But Li Le'an obviously didn't understand the truth, and she asked Mr. Shui Zhu with a little puzzlement:

"After all, releasing grain for disaster relief is a real act of kindness, what does it have to do with whether they believe in the Heavenly God Sect or the Huashen Sect?"

Mr. Shui Zhu stretched out his right hand at this time, pinched Li Le'an's small dimple vigorously, and gently twisted it:

"My silly girl, how much grain can they send out when they push a hundred wooden carts with a hundred people? And Emperor Tianyou opened a warehouse to provide grain and repair the river, how much silver did he spend? The work of the court has not been less, but the hearts of the people have been stolen by those who pretend to be gods and ghosts. ”