Chapter 28: White Lotus
Since Zhou Kui followed, Xiao Mo continued to go outside the city with Zhao Guanying.
Zhou Kui patted Xiao Mo's chest and promised that he could follow the man and find his residence, which was enough, after all, when Xiao Mo first arrived in Shen County, many things were not very clear, and his family was being followed, and he couldn't arrest people indiscriminately immediately.
First of all, he had to find out the identity of that person, so Xiao Mo asked Zhou Kui to follow.
When I came to the tent where the victims gathered, it was time to distribute porridge in the county, and the victims all consciously lined up, Xiao Mo found that the number of victims here was still quite a lot, about 300 people, that is, these 300 people, in addition to the old and weak, there were no less than 200 people, who were young and middle-aged.
These are all labor!
Xiao Mo nodded with satisfaction, being able to have two hundred people to work greatly exceeded Xiao Mo's original expectations, and in this way, it would be easier to resettle these victims.
The current three towns of Shen County, in addition to the lack of water, are also lacking in labor!
After crossing the road with some stagnant water, Xiao Mo finally saw Li Ji, and Li Ji was with him, in addition to Lu Lu, the county government chief bookkeeper, there was also an official wearing an official uniform, about forty years old, Li Ji stood next to the official and kept explaining something, and the official also listened carefully, and nodded from time to time.
Xiao Mo was still in a wheelchair, so it was very eye-catching, and when Li Ji saw that Xiao Mo was also coming, he beckoned and said, "Ziheng, you came just in time, come and see Lord Futai!" β
Futai-sama? Xiao Mo was surprised at first, and then he thought, this is the mayor of Luzhou?
So Xiao Mo hurriedly stood up and saluted the official: "Student Xiao Mo, I've seen Lord Futai!" β
Seeing that Xiao Mo was in a wheelchair and claiming to be a student, Luzhou Mansion asked Li Ji: "Governor, who is this?" β
The governor is Li Ji's word, and Li Ji replied: "My new household chief, Ziheng, is quite talented, and the idea of draining the water this time was conceived by this person, but it has not yet been implemented...... Oh, Ziheng, are you here for something? β
Li Ji answered casually, and seemed to have a good relationship with Lord Futai.
This also made Xiao Mo a little puzzled, judging from the previous military service in Shenxian County and the drought and many refugees, I am afraid that the Futai of this Luzhou Province deliberately embarrassed Li Ji, why did I see it today, it seems that Li Ji and this Futai Lord have a very close relationship?
Seeming to see Xiao Mo's doubts, Li Ji smiled, and then whispered in Xiao Mo's ear: "This is my father's proud protΓ©gΓ©, a bachelor of Longtu Pavilion, who has just been transferred to Ren Zhizhou in Luzhou, with the surname Zhou, the name Chang, and the word Boyuan!" β
Xiao Mo then understood, it turned out that this Lord Futai had just been transferred! Xiao Mo glanced at Li Ji, and saw that Li Ji's whole person seemed to be a little tired, but his eyes were shining, although he understood, it turned out that the rescuers were coming, and the Zhizhou who had made things difficult for Li Ji before was transferred, so Li Ji did not continue to endure it, but was ready to do a big job in Shen County!
In this way, I can be regarded as lucky, if I had come to An Dynasty a few years earlier, when I met Li Jizheng who was about to forbear and protect himself, I was afraid that even if I had the heart, I would not be able to complete the matter of draining the water, let alone being this household!
Xiao Mo thought for a long time, but didn't speak, Zhou Chang thought that Xiao Mo was inconvenient, so he said: "Governor, this is not the place to talk, I'm afraid that this Sihu of yours has something to discuss with you!" β
When Li Ji heard this, he said: "Since this is the case, it is better for everyone to go back to the yamen first." After finishing speaking, Li Ji said to Yan Eighteen: "Those charred corpses, you go and deal with them, so as not to cause a plague, as for this fire, the official will give you three days, within three days, even if you turn Shen County over, you must find out the arsonist, understand?" β
Yan Eighteen's face was a little embarrassed, but he still gritted his teeth and nodded, and then took the order.
The arsonist? Xiao Mo was shocked when he heard this, so he asked Li Ji, "My lord, are you saying that this fire is man-made?" β
"Humph!" Li Ji didn't speak, but Zhou Chang snorted, and said with a very unkind face: "The White Lotus Sect demons have even stretched out their hands around the capital, this time, this official will definitely kill these people in Shen County!" β
After that, Zhou Chang and Li Ji both got into the carriage, and because Xiao Mo was unable to move, Li Ji also pulled Xiao Mo into the carriage, and handed over the wheelchair to Zhao Guanying.
After getting into the carriage, Xiao Mo learned from Li Ji's mouth what the White Lotus Sect was like.
Like the White Lotus Sect that he knew, in the An Dynasty, the White Lotus Sect was also a 'cult' that was suppressed by the imperial court, because the White Lotus Sect advocated going against the imperial court, and spread rumors everywhere to develop its power!
After knowing about the White Lotus Sect, Xiao Mo asked, "Are the two adults saying that the person who set the fire this time is a disciple of the White Lotus Sect?" β
"Not bad!" Zhou Chang nodded and said: "This time, the Holy Lord asked this official to come to Luzhou, just to thoroughly investigate this matter, it is rumored that the Holy Mother of the White Lotus Sect haunted Luzhou some time ago, and the official guessed that the White Lotus Sect is likely to take advantage of the drought in some counties in Luzhou to make a fuss, and then develop its power!" β
After listening to Zhou Chang's words, Xiao Mo asked puzzledly, "Since this is the case, then why did the White Lotus Sect set fire to the place where the victims were resettled?" If the victims of the disaster knew, wouldn't they have smashed themselves in the foot? β
Since the White Lotus Sect wants to carry out activities in Luzhou, then the peasants who are at the bottom of the society and have no culture must be the targets of the White Lotus Sect, but the White Lotus Sect actually attacked the victims in distress, which made it seem a little elusive, after listening to Xiao Mo's words, Zhou Chang realized that he didn't expect this layer!
Indeed, what is the intention of this White Lotus Sect to set fire to the victims?
There was silence in the carriage, Zhou Chang looked at Li Ji, Li Ji looked at Xiao Mo, Xiao Mo looked at Zhou Chang, the three of them fell into deep thought, and gradually, Zhou Chang turned his head and also looked at Xiao Mo.
According to Li Ji's words, Xiao Mo had a lot of ideas in his head, and they were also very wonderful, so this time, Zhou Chang also looked at him with an inquiring gaze.
Seeing that the two adults were staring at him, Xiao Mo was a little speechless, so he opened his hands and said, "If Lord Futai is right, this White Lotus Sect really intends to infect the people of Luzhou, then there is only one possibility for them to attack the victims regardless of their reputation!" β
Hearing Xiao Mo's analysis, Li Ji's eyes lit up, and he nodded involuntarily, while Zhou Chang asked directly: "What is the possibility?" β
Xiao Mo thought for a moment, and then said three words: "Feng closes!" β
Sure enough, hearing Xiao Mo's words, Li Ji let out an 'ah' in surprise, and then asked, "Why did you get Feng to close the position?" β