This man doesn't look like he's lying...... It's just a small shopkeeper, and most of them really don't know the inside story.

Cheng Ran then asked other details, and he also had a conclusion in his heart.

At this point in the trial of the case, it is time to withdraw from the court.

Su Gongzi sued the national teacher, but there was no conclusive evidence, because the national teacher had not yet arrived, he could only be retried on another day;

The fact that people were poured red sand into the moat in an attempt to deceive the people needs to be further thoroughly investigated;

The fisherman was almost killed, and the murderer has been arrested, but the truth of the confession has not yet been determined;

And this pile, one by one, together with the strange cases that have occurred frequently in the city in recent days, no matter from which point of view, all point to the same person - the great master Jixiao.

No matter how hard the monks under them are and how hard they fight the fire, the fire has already burned, and the suspicion cannot be washed away.

What's more, the trend of discussion in the city is invisibly controlled by some people.

First, the students from Yitong Academy appeared on the streets, teahouses and other places where people gathered, and explained the reason why the moat turned red this time in line with the principle of "breaking rumors and restoring the truth".

The news spread to other academies and sparked a heated discussion.

It's not the first time Ichiki Academy has done such a maverick thing!

In recent years, Yitong Academy can be said to be out of the limelight, and the goodwill of the people and the government is also exhausted...... No, we can't sit back any longer!

Hehe, isn't it just that red sandstone makes the river red, such a simple principle seems to be like who wouldn't say!

As a result, other colleges began to follow suit, and for a while, students in different clothes could be seen running around on the streets.

In just half a day, the government also posted notices around the city, which is the so-called official came forward to refute the rumors.

Of course, there are also stubborn people who can't be persuaded to do it, and they don't care about the reason why the river turns red, but only insist that this is some kind of omen, and the horizontal and vertical are inseparable from the heavenly will of ghosts and gods.

But it doesn't matter.

Ah Li came back from outside and said, "The girl's method is really good! Nowadays, many people have gone to the moat to see 'auspicious'! And guess what, there are still people who have put the river lanterns, and the river is very lively - many people say that the sky is auspicious, and the evil will be exorcised! ”

Zhang Meishou smiled when he heard this.

She talked about this with her second uncle last night, and expected that someone would not be able to listen to the explanation, so she jokingly came up with such a statement - the first month has not been removed, the river is red, and red is auspicious, isn't this a good omen?

It just so happens that the people in the city are panicking now, since they are all tricks, if it can have the effect of appeasing people's hearts, it doesn't hurt to give it a try.

I didn't expect it to be so easy.

Maybe it's because of the advantage of "this is exactly what the people subconsciously want to hear".

"The slave maid also heard that many vendors have also rushed away, and those who have a cold business on the Shangyuan Festival may be able to make up for it in the next few days." Ah Li smiled and said: "Girl, this time, but the big and small goodness are all done." ”

"It's just an emergency." Zhang Meishou said, but his thoughts thought of other places.

These are just superficial actions.

What is not seen in the shadows, there are also those obscure "words".

For example, the monk of Dayongchang Temple killed people - although the monk did not confess that it was related to the turning of the moat and the river turned red, but now most of the wind in the city has fallen to the untold truth.

And because Su Gongzi's case of suing the national teacher for harming people with evil magic has caused a stir, and there is no need to even add fuel to the fire, many discussions have already blown this fire more and more.

In the past, although the great master who was high above and admired by all the people fell into the mud overnight, the white monk's robe that seemed to be unstained with dust, after the old things of the Bai family, was once again stained with a large stain that was not easy to wash away.

And the change of people's hearts can be glimpsed from just one thing -

Today, the number of pilgrims who go to Dayongchang Temple to offer incense has dropped by more than half compared with normal days.

Zhang Meishou estimated that there was still a small half of the left, but I was afraid that there were still some people who didn't have time to hear about this change.

You must know that there are not many people who go out these days, and the business of teahouses and restaurants is deserted, but only the incense of Dayongchang Temple is becoming more and more prosperous.

The more strange things happen, the more I look forward to being blessed by the gods, which is human nature.

And as the second uncle said today, the matter of burning incense and worshiping the Buddha, once the pilgrims cannot get a sense of comfort from it, it will no longer be meaningless.

Monks kill people, national teachers may use evil magic to bewitch the world, so how can there be stability?

Zhang Meishou asked Ah Li to take a pen and paper.

Now the atmosphere in the city is boiling, but there are pros and cons, and in such a situation, the safety of the people needs to be paid special attention.

After listening to Ji Cheng's words, Cheng Ran, who had not slept all night, breathed a long sigh of relief.

Very good.

It's worthy of Yitong Academy, but this time it helped him a lot.

Especially the saying that "the turning of the river red is a good omen...... It can be said that white things turn into red things, wonderful!

Now he can also enter the palace with peace of mind.

Cheng Ran stood up, picked up the notebook that had been sorted out overnight, washed up and went to the palace.

And unsurprisingly, the emperor did not agree to see him.

It's just that this time the reason is slightly different from usual, it's not that he's claiming to be resting, and it's not that he's busy with alchemy, but-

"The Great Master is in the palace at this time, Your Majesty said, let Master Cheng come back another day."

Cheng Ran frowned slightly.

The matter of the national teacher was in an uproar, and the emperor even summoned him to the palace for two days in a row, is this too sick to hear the news outside, or is it selectively deaf?

But no matter which one it is, it can be seen that His Majesty is indeed very sick now—but the difference is that the former is sick with his body, and the latter is sick with his brain.

Cheng Ran looked worriedly in the direction of the inner hall, and inexplicably missed the days when His Majesty was busy with alchemy in the past.

"There is a word from Gonggong Lao that this official is waiting here today for the emperor to summon him."

In the current matter, one more day of delay, one more day of hidden danger - no matter what today, he has to see the emperor.

Many years ago, when he went to Ningtong, he was still uneasy in his heart.

And at this moment, the unfathomable demon monk was in the hall, and he had no fear.

This time, even if he angered the emperor, he would not regret it in exchange for a heavy punishment from the court staff-

cough, after all, if the emperor really beat him, his cousin will definitely come in time to stop him.

Lord Cheng is full of righteousness and awe-inspiring, even if he waits for half an hour in the cold wind, it will not be reduced.

It's just that the emperor's summons didn't wait for a long time, but he waited for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince first.

"Wechen see His Highness."

Cheng Ran saluted the young man, and saw that the young man was tall and tall, his face was calm and calm, and his heart was a lot more stable.

Anyway, there is His Highness here.

This child seems to have always had a calming power.

"And hand over the song to me, Lord Cheng, please go back." Zhu Youzhu stretched out his hand.