(The closing chapter of this volume, there is no content, don't order!) ）

Listening to the deaths of these people, Ma Du roughly guessed the cause of their deaths, and where was the evil and the evil was clearly poisoned. Ma Du looked at Chen Yuanwai again, "Is Ling Lang also the same symptom when he died?" ”

Chen Yuanwai touched his tears and replied: "Exactly! The dog can't afford to die, like other villagers, and asks Xingjun to use magic to kill demons and demons, and Chen will build a Taoist temple to worship Xingjun. ”

"It's still Chen Yuanwai's sincerity, and the disciple is willing to recommend himself to be a contemplator, and take care of the incense for the true monarch and the star monarch!"

Who is rare about your wooden clay sculpture, if you are really sincere, you should use pure gold to make a golden body for Lao Tzu to take away, and this liar Lao Dao really dares to see any benefits.

Ma Du asked the villagers, "Where do you buy all the salt you usually eat?" ”

No one answered, but many villagers still subconsciously looked at Chen Yuanwai.

Madu asked him again, "Is it the salt you sell?" ”

Chen Yuanwai nodded and replied: "Chen is just taking care of the villagers, there is absolutely no problem with Chen's salt, otherwise it will not only be the male who died, but the whole family will die." ”

"The salt of Chen Yuanwai's house is much cheaper than the ration of the chief, so we have saved a lot of money, and the immortal should not punish him!"

It turned out to be a smuggling salt dealer, who was arrested by the government and imprisoned for three years, but illicit salt is very common in the countryside, and if it is more serious, I am afraid that many people will not be able to afford to eat salt.

In the fourth year of Hongwu, the imperial court formulated the Chinese salt regulations, allowing merchants to transport grain to the nine borders in exchange for salt, and merchants then relied on the salt to receive salt in the salt field and sell it. The imperial court lost money in transporting grain, and the merchants also lost money, so they simply opened up barren fields on the border to grow grain on the spot, which not only solved the military needs but also promoted the development of the border.

At this time, only a small part of the salt under the control of the salt merchants was still in the hands of the imperial court, and it was a rationing system implemented according to the population of each region, a bit like a planned economy, although it was more expensive, the price was still very stable, and the imperial court was also profitable.

Later, the emperor's relatives and noble officials saw that it was profitable to occupy the nest, destroying the Kaizhong system, and the salt introduction also became a kind of futures in disguise, the imperial court lost the salt tax, and the people ate high-priced salt, only fattening the salt merchants and eunuchs.

"This seat is not an official house, so it doesn't matter where his salt comes from." Ma Du smiled and asked casually, "Where do you usually get water?" ”

Chen Yuanwai replied: "There is a sweet water well in the village, and every household takes water from the well to cook rice, why doesn't Xingjun cast a spell to get rid of demons, but asks about eating and drinking." ”

Lao Tzu is a fairy, how can he question casually, Ma Du ignored him and asked the villagers, "Do you have a mountain spring here?" ”

An old man replied: "There is a small spring pool at the foot of the Lion Rock, where the spring water is sweet, and when you usually go into the mountain to collect firewood, or when you are thirsty while doing crop work, you have to go over and drink two sips!" ”

"This seat is also thirsty, I wait for the immortals to eat wind and drink dew, ordinary water naturally does not make the spring water just right, please let the old man take some to quench his thirst." After Ma Du finished speaking, he pretended to sit cross-legged beside Lao Zhu, and the two small ones were also very eye-catching and stood beside Lao Zhu, and the two of them were wearing primary school uniforms, and they really looked like two boys.

Lao Zhu asked softly, "Why do you think they are poisoned?" ”

Ma Du nodded and replied: "It should have been poisoned, please guess which murderer is!" ”

"Which one else can it be, naturally it's the outsider with flustered eyes."

Ma Du flattered: "The true monarch's mana is boundless, and he is like watching fire." ”

"It's just that this man is so ruthless that he doesn't know what he wants, and even his son is willing to give it up."

"Tiger poison does not eat children, and the son may not be killed by him!"

A young man brought half a bucket of spring water, and he didn't know where to get a few broken celadon tea bowls and handed them to the old man.

"Don't bother!" Ma Du scooped a little with a scoop and spit it out with his mouth, shook his head and sighed: "The old man will be punished for deceiving the gods." ”

When the old man heard this, he panicked and said, "What did Xingjun say this?" ”

"Uncle, you tell me, this spring water is sweet, how can I taste a little salty, and it is a little bitter when I taste it carefully."

"How can this be, the old man in that pool of water doesn't know how many times he has drunk it since he was a child, how can it be salty!"

The half-grown man who brought the water said: "Grandpa, this water is indeed not sweeter than before, and the grandson took a sip of water just now, and it was indeed a little salty!" ”

"The old man hurriedly pulled out the water for your grandson, although a sip of water will not let him die, but it will also hurt his body, those people died after drinking this pool of water, and someone poisoned this pool of water!"

"Seriously!" The old man was shocked when he heard this, and despite his grandson's howl, he pinched his chin and snapped his tongue vigorously.

Ma Du walked up to Chen Yuanwai with the scoop of water, "Come and take a sip of the outsider, after all, you voted for this poison." ”

Chen Yuanwai's face changed suddenly, and he roared angrily: "Nonsense, although Chen is not from this village, he has been here for ten years, how can he do such a thing that is indignant to the people and gods in harmony with his neighbors, not to mention that Chen's son is also dead, will I kill my own son!" If there is no evidence, whether you are a god or a ghost, Chen will not rest with you! ”

The old man also stood up to speak for the surnamed Chen, "Shangxian don't want to wronged Chen Yuanwai, although he didn't have a long time when he moved to us, he did a lot of good things, donated money to school, repaired bridges and paved roads, and many people in Zhuangzi had to accept his favor, and the old man would never believe that he did it." ”

"Hey...... There is no evidence, but you can see that you have a ghost in your heart. Ma Du took out a waist card, "Actually, we are not immortals, I am the Marquis of Jiangning, who is the son of the Holy Lord today, this is the waist card of this Hou, the old man can take it to the county government and invite the soldiers to go to this Chen Yuanwai's house to search, and you will know if I wronged him!" ”

The old man was shocked when he heard this, "You are the Marquis of Jiang Ning, who accepted the young hero as a long-term follower?" ”

The long-term companion of the young hero? Does it mean that the second goods are five or six or that they are greedy and lustful? But it's true that he is Jiang Ninghou, and replied with a smile: "That's right, I am Jiang Ninghou." The old man will find a fast leg to go to the county seat or the inspection department, and ask them to send soldiers to come over. ”

"This thing is easy to do, it means that Chen Yuanwai is definitely not the kind of person you said, Hou Ye should not wronged him."

I only heard that Chen Yuanwai snorted coldly, "What kind of lips does Uncle Jin have to do with him, this demon pretends to be a fairy and doesn't say anything, but dares to pretend to be a marquis, and Chen will take them to the official for punishment." Liu Er, what are you doing in a daze, my words are not good, master! ”

At that moment, seven or eight Zhuang Ding stood up from the crowd and approached Ma Du, and Ma Du flashed directly behind Lao Zhu, "Zhenjun, the dog surnamed Chen jumped over the wall in a hurry, let's run quickly." ”

"Bad seeds!" Lao Zhu cast a contemptuous look at Ma Du, "I'm going to run away like this, and I won't be laughed to death in the future, anyway, I haven't moved for a long time, you come and practice with me!" ”

The first time I saw Lao Zhu fighting, it was worthy of starting from the bottom and there were really two hits on his hands, but it could be seen that he was born in the wild road, and his posture was not very chic, but he was full of killing moves, specifically to the heart and neck, and the seven or eight big men were not his opponents at all, only a few of them were all put on the ground, and they curled up on the ground one by one and screamed, if he had a guy in his hand, these people would definitely be hanging.

Lao Zhu finished beating and twisted and winked proudly, "How is my skill!" ”

Ma Du immediately sent a sycophant, "The true monarch's mana is boundless, and the disciple admires it!" ”

While the two were talking, they saw a team of horses galloping along the country road in the distance, and to see who else they could have besides the Jinyi Guard, the movements of this group of eagle dogs were really fast.

When Lao Zhu saw his dog's leg coming, he no longer concealed his identity and said loudly: "Fellow villagers, I am not an immortal who was invited by a Taoist priest to descend to earth, and it is just a coincidence that I landed here today. Such a thing happened in your village not because of demons, but because Jiang Ninghou said that it was poisoned, and it was this Chen Yuanwai who poisoned him, so you just have to go to his house and search for it...... What to search for? ”

Ma Du was busy reminding on the side, "Search for salt!" The preparation is said to be very similar to salt, but it is not a salt thing, is what Chen shopkeeper Benhou said right? ”

It's really strange to say, these villagers believe that the gods of Ziwusu will fall from the sky, but they don't believe that the emperor will stand in front of them alive, but the cold sweat outside the Chen Yuanwai legs trembled, Jinyiwei was not far away, he couldn't believe it, and knelt on the ground with a puff and didn't say anything, because no matter what he said, he would inevitably die in the end, and if Lao Zhu's temper didn't punish him for the nine clans, it would be considered a blessing.

The flying fish suit is exquisite and gorgeous, I don't know how much higher it is than the green official robe of the county lord, and people who don't understand it still think it is a big official. Seeing that such a group of officials riding horses and knives were kneeling to Lao Zhu, these villagers finally believed that Lao Zhu was the emperor, and they knelt down behind the Jinyi Guard and didn't dare to come out, and they looked even more nervous than seeing any Emperor Ziwei.

Lao Zhu immediately asked Jinyiwei to raid this Chen Yuanwai's home, and this Chen Yuanwai didn't wait for Jinyiwei to come back. Last year, he bought a batch of refined salt and prepared to sell it quietly at home, but who knew that his cook used the salt he bought to make a supper for his son, who died the next day.

Only then did Chen Yuanwai realize that he had been pitted by an old acquaintance with a batch of nitrate, and his son died not to mention, and even his pants were in. I have to say that the businessman's brain is fast, and Chen Yuanwai quickly came up with a new idea, that is, to poison and create panic, and take the opportunity to buy the fields in the village to make up for the loss.

I have to say that the place where he poisoned is very random, and his son is also dead, which makes it difficult to think of him. If it weren't for the fact that his face was full of panic in his eyes, Ma Du would not have been suspicious of him, until Lao Zhu also said so, it was almost certain that he was the best at observing words and looking at people's hearts.

Jin Yiwei successfully found nitrate salt in Chen Yuanwai's house, and his confession was conclusive, Lao Zhu didn't even leave the scene, and cut Chen Yuanwai's family members on the spot and exiled them to Yunnan, and gave all his family property to the villagers.

Although it was generous to others, it moved the villagers, crying and shouting kowtow to thank him, and said that Chen Yuanwai's family property should be offered to Lao Zhu Jianmiao.

It is strange that Lao Zhu did not refuse, nor did he go deep into the masses to sit in the villagers' homes, which was completely inconsistent with his usual style. only scolded Ma Du, "It's all your sins!" Then he immediately took his son on his horse and responded to the heavens.

Lao Zhu said this for a reason, according to Chen Yuanwai's confession, this batch of nitrate came out of the treasury of Hongdu, if you guess well, it is likely that Ma Du boiled it out of dung back then, I didn't expect that there was still stock after so many years.

Ma Du packed up the hot air balloon and returned to Fangshan, only two days later, he heard rumors about Lao Zhu, saying that he was the Emperor of the Arctic Crape Myrtle who went down to save the people from fire and water, which was definitely spread by Lao Zhu.

Such illogical words are actually believed by some people, if he is really Emperor Ziwei, he will be regarded as a Taoist priest when he is a monk, not a monk.