Chapter 64: The Secret of the Sea Beast (Part II)
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Just when Li Chengzong was about to get involved in the Central Plains battlefield and plot against Luoyang, he suddenly found that his Qindao city was crowded with many refugees from other places. The refugees dragged their wives and children and suffered unspeakably, and people inquired to find out that they were all fishermen from Haizhou Shezhou. However, in the past two years under his rule, the wind and rain have been smooth and the grains have been abundant, and most of the people have lived and worked in peace and contentment, and their lives are stable, where will there be people who have fled?
Li Chengzong sent someone to summon some fishermen, investigated the details, and the fishermen led by him cried: "Your Highness, we are all people of Haizhou, and we have lived by going out to sea to fish for generations, and for some reason we have angered the sea beast gods, and the gods have landed for several months, and they have brought disaster to our fishermen, not only robbing all the valuable things, but also burning down our houses and killing our relatives, woo woo woo, Your Highness, you have to be the master for us......
It sounded like nonsense, but Li Chengzong still listened patiently. "You said it was the sea beast gods, who has ever seen the true face of these gods?" Li Chengzong asked unhurriedly.
"Back to His Highness, this god is short and concise, resembling a dwarf, but with a head like eight-legged tentacles and a hard and ugly turtle shell back, it rides a water-sheltering beast, comes from the waves of the sea, holds a knife, makes a terrifying cry, suddenly appears in the foggy weather, attacks fishermen and merchant ships, and now the Yellow Sea, well, especially in our Haizhou area, there are no fishing boats and merchant ships to go to sea!" The fisherman's description of the sea beast is incisive and vivid, and Li Chengzong's mind can't help but have a beating picture, when the sea beast in the picture swings his knife and slashes at the fisherman, Li Chengzong hits a spirit, and he is awake in an instant.
Li Chengzong didn't believe in any Raushzi sea beasts, he firmly believed that this was definitely not a sea beast god, and someone must have used the name of the sea beast to make a demon.
Thinking of this, Li Chengzong asked his subordinates to record the confessions of the fishermen in detail, and settled the residences of these fishermen, and then called Song Zhong, the commander of Jinyiwei, and after explaining to him, Song Zhong called Li Xin, who was the criminal officer of Qindao Prefecture on the face and was actually a senior officer of Jinyiwei, and asked him to go to Haizhou to find out for Li Chengzong who was making trouble in Haizhou.
Qindao was hundreds of miles away from Haizhou, and Li Xin traveled day and night on a horse, and arrived outside Haizhou a few days later. Not far from Haizhou City is the Yellow Sea, Li Xin looked at the Yellow Sea from afar, the sea surface was calm and calm, what was unusual was that there was not a small boat on the huge sea surface, could there really be a sea beast to disturb the people? Doubts floated in Li's confidence.
The sea beast god is a myth and legend that circulates in the mouths of coastal people. Legend has it that the sea beast is a house slave in the dragon palace, it is cunning and sleek by nature, and it is deeply trusted by the dragon king, so it often follows the dragon king to cruise around the world. When the sea tribes saw the sea beast and the dragon king walking so closely, they all thought that the sea beast and the dragon king had an unusual relationship, so they were all afraid of it. The sea beast often sneaks out of the dragon palace to bully other members of the sea clan when the dragon king is napping, which is the earliest fox fake tiger might.
Later, the sea beast felt that it was not interesting to make trouble at the bottom of the sea, so he often went to sea to find trouble. The slightest encounter with a sea beast can lead to ruin, whether it is to destroy ships in huge waves, or to come ashore to slaughter the inhabitants of the coast. The fishermen along the coast were forced to throw sacrifices to the sea, praying that the sea beasts would not kill innocents again, and finally the sea beasts were discovered by the dragon king, who was furious, and in a fit of rage, he locked the sea beast in the deepest cave under the sea, and pressed it on it with the shell of a thousand-year-old turtle, so that the sea beast could not come out again to harm the bottom of the sea and the world.
So the sea beast opened the turtle shell and took advantage of the dragon king's nap to endanger the world again? Li Xin jumped off his horse self-deprecatingly, led the horse and walked towards Haizhou City, the afterglow of the setting sun sprinkled on him, reflecting some gloomy figures on the ground.
Haizhou Thorn Shi's name is Qin Song, and at the moment he is having fun with a few concubines in the back hall. Hearing that Li Xin was visiting, he unhurriedly asked his subordinates to invite guests to the back hall to have fun, Qin Song's uncle was a high-ranking official in the Han Dynasty, and he had attended several banquets with his uncle, and Li Xin had met with him.
The two exchanged pleasantries for a while, and Li Xin cut to the chase, explained to Qin Song the problems reported by the fishermen, and asked if there had been any bizarre incidents in Haizhou City recently.
Qin Song grinned, patted Li Xin's shoulder and said, "Brother Li, why are you still the same?" You see you're too lenient, aren't you? You're just a criminal officer in the Kotojima Prefecture...... Don't say that you listened to the slanderous rumors of a few fishermen and came to my Haizhou to stir up peace, even if there is such a thing, it will not be your turn to take care of it! Isn't it? I advise you to keep your own one-third of an acre of land, and don't meddle around, otherwise you won't be able to stay even on Qin Island! "This guy only knows that Li Xin is the official in charge of the security and justice of Qindao, but he doesn't know that he is actually a Jinyi Wei agent, so he speaks so casually.
Li Xin was so angry that he flicked his sleeves and wanted to leave, but he was attracted by the strange scene in front of him and involuntarily stopped.
Qin Song looked at it, grinned and said, "It's good-looking, right?" How good is it to learn from me, eat, drink and be merry every day, if there is really a sea beast, it can still attack the city? It's the stupid fishermen who are going to die! Come and take a seat! Li Xin quietly memorized Qin Song's words in his ears, Qin Song, Qin Song, are you really mixed enough, don't rest assured that His Royal Highness will explain at all, no wonder there will be problems in Haizhou, with an official like you who neglects government, how can you not be a moth.
Qin Song's concubines were playing a small game, and several concubines were divided into red and white teams, and they rode ponies to pick dates to see which team picked the most dates. The few jujube trees planted in the backyard are short and small, but they are luxuriant, and their long branches extend to all sides, one foot long, and they are full of green and red fruits. If you ask a woman to pick them, you need to hunch over to pick the dates under the branches.
Now the concubines sat on a strange pony, like in a small boat, and the ponies rushed under the branches and leaves of the jujube tree, and the concubines could quickly pick the fruit with their heads raised and stretched out their hands. An hour passed, and the dates on several jujube trees were emptied, and the red team picked the fruit significantly better than the white team.
The concubine of the red team twisted her waist and swung her hips, and was about to drive the pony carrying the jujube basket to invite Qin Song for credit, when suddenly one of the concubines in the white team whistled in her mouth, and a pony under her crotch suddenly lowered her head and rushed over, and put it on the jujube basket of a pony walking in front, the jujube basket fell to the ground, and the dates were scattered on the ground, and the two women in red and white skirts immediately scuffled together......
Qin Song was so angry that he blew his beard and glared, he wanted to show off his beauty in front of Li Xin, who wanted the other party to see the scene of the jealous shrew, he ordered the family to drag the two sluts who didn't know whether they were alive or dead to the firewood room and confined them for two days.
Li Xinle stroked his palms and laughed, "Thank you Brother Qin for your kindness, allowing Li to see such a unique scene." ”
Qin Song said angrily: "I've seen it, I've talked about it, I've sent it off!" ”
"I'll just go, it's just that my horse is too tired to hurry, can I borrow a good horse from Brother Qin?" Li Xin pointed to the pony standing under the jujube tree.
This is the pony that the Goguryeo Kingdom presented to the emperor Yang Guang of the previous dynasty, the name is Guo dismounted, this horse is three feet three feet long, three feet six high, the limbs are short and powerful, and the weight can reach twice its own weight, but they are all playmates of women, children and children. If Brother Li is in a hurry, it is better to take this pony, and I will give my brother a horse! Qin Song's eyes lit up, and by the way, he picked up the belt of a concubine from the ground and handed it to Li Xin, saying, "Using this belt to tie the horse is just right for you, haha!" ”
Li Xin didn't bother to pay attention to him, so he hurriedly took the fruit that had just arrived and dismounted, and ran to the inn. Qin Song looked at his departing back and made a gesture to wipe his neck to the swordsmen in the inner hall.
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