Chapter 258: Trickery
"The people in the village suddenly had a strange disease, and then there was a rumor that the mountain god was arresting people, and I suspect that the villagers' illness may be man-made!" After Jun Qianchen learned that someone was missing on the mountain, he had a guess in his heart.
"The emperor won't let us ask about this matter now!" Bai Linxia saw that he wanted to investigate the matter.
Actually, she agrees in her heart, but the emperor's people are in Wangshan Village, as long as they make a move, they may anger the emperor......
"The captain of the Praetorian Guard and those imperial doctors are in a hurry now, and they don't have the heart to care about this!" Jun Qianchen couldn't afford to let those people go missing, but he didn't ask.
If the villagers are not found soon, they will most likely lose their lives.
With so many lives, Jun Qianchen still couldn't bear it.
"We'll go up the mountain early tomorrow morning to check it out in person!" Bai Linxia sighed.
In fact, she can't turn a blind eye to those who are missing.
If she hadn't encountered it, now that those people had disappeared on the mountain, Bai Linxia also wanted to find out the truth of the matter as soon as possible.
After all, the rumors that the mountain gods are harming people are all nonsense.
They had lived here for so many years, and they had never heard of the monks in the temple talk about it.
"I'm going alone, you wait for me here!" Although Jun Qianchen didn't quite believe in the mountain god's words, he didn't want Bai Linxia to follow him over and take risks.
Those villagers disappeared one after another, whether it was man-made or accidental, and the mountains were very dangerous.
Bai Linxia doesn't know martial arts, and Jun Qianchen doesn't allow her to make the slightest mistake.
"No, I must go, if you don't agree, I'll go secretly!" Bai Linxia is very insistent on this.
She understood Jun Qianchen's thoughts, but she couldn't agree.
After all, if she doesn't go, she can only wait here anxiously, and the hardest thing since ancient times is waiting.
Bai Linxia didn't want to do nothing......
"It's too dangerous in the mountains!" Jun Qianchen tried to dispel her thoughts.
"I'm going to be with you!" It was because of the danger that she had to follow.
Jun Qianchen couldn't resist her, so she could only nod and agree in the end.
So, early the next morning, before dawn, Jun Qianchen and Bai Linxia quietly went to the mountains.
The imperial physician and the Praetorian Guards sent by the emperor were so tired during the day that they slept relatively deeply, and they didn't notice their actions at all......
After Jun Qianchen and Bai Linxia went to the mountains, they followed the footprints to the place where the villagers worshipped.
"The footprints here are very messy, and a lot of fruits and steamed buns are scattered on the ground, obviously they are in some trouble when worshipping the mountain god!" After Bai Linxia saw the sacrifices on the ground, he became more and more sure that this was man-made.
"Let's go over there!" Jun Qianchen's eyes flashed.
After the two walked a little deeper into the mountains, they found traces of a fire burning out, and there were more than one place.
"It's been inhabited!" Bai Linxia saw those burned dead branches and the surrounding chicken feathers, and a glimmer of light flashed in his heart.
"Hmm!" Jun Qianchen used to live in the mountains with his master, so he naturally knew very well that those traces were left by people and had nothing to do with the mountain gods.
"Who the hell is so hateful that you want to arrest those villagers?" Bai Linxia was puzzled.
She had never heard of a grievance against anyone the villagers here.
What's more, so many people want to arrest them and take them away, and one or two people obviously can't do it.
Bai Linxia suspected that someone was deliberately planning this matter behind it, but where did the other party take these villagers and what was their purpose?
Jun Qianchen and Bai Linxia walked around the mountains, and they didn't gain anything other than knowing that someone was secretly making trouble about those things......
After descending the mountain, Jun Qianchen immediately sent someone to secretly reveal the news to the county commander.
It is inconvenient for him to investigate this matter openly, so he can only borrow someone else's hand.
The prefectural order is the most suitable candidate......
"Your Highness, where did you go before?" Seeing that they were not there, the Praetorian Guards were always worried about their safety.
Although the emperor did not let Jun Qianchen interfere in this matter because of some things, he was the emperor's son in the end.
If something happens to Jun Qianchen, they won't be able to cut off their heads.
The emperor's mind is difficult for ordinary people to guess......
"Let's go to the river for a while!" Bai Linxia said indifferently.
"It's not peaceful in the mountains, please don't walk around!" He felt that Jun Qianchen and Bai Linxia did not go to the river, but secretly went into the mountains.
He is a Praetorian Guard, responsible for protecting the emperor's safety on weekdays, and his observation has always been very sharp......
"We got it!" Bai Linxia responded perfunctorily.
Bai Linxia knew that the other party was likely to see something, but she was not afraid at all.
After all, they had already returned from the mountains, and even if the other party suspected it, there was no evidence, and she and Jun Qianchen had no plans to go again at the moment, so the attitude of the Praetorian Guards would not affect them at all......
In the afternoon, the county magistrate received the news, and he immediately arranged for someone to go up the mountain to investigate.
The county magistrate is the parent official here, and if such a big thing happens in Wangshan Village, he has the responsibility to investigate the truth.
Regardless of why the villagers disappeared, he had to give an explanation to their families, otherwise he would be the head of the family.
This incident has alarmed the emperor, if he doesn't make some achievements, tomorrow's evaluation, he is afraid that he will not be able to get excellent.
Although Qinghe Town is a wealthy place, it is not as good as Qidu, but everyone who is an official wants to climb up.
The county magistrate felt that this incident was a good opportunity, if the news he received was true, then it was the grand duke for him to rescue the missing villagers......
After Jun Qianchen learned that he had sent someone to the mountains, he stayed in the village with Bai Linxia.
Before things were figured out, they decided to stay for the time being.
When the Praetorian Guards learned of their actions, they were a little surprised, but they didn't say anything.
After all, the emperor just didn't allow him to participate in this matter, and now that Jun Qianchen is here, he hasn't done anything, so he naturally has no reason to drive people away.
After the people of the prefectural order went to the mountain, they also found some traces.
Therefore, the county ordered an in-depth investigation to find out the missing villagers......
Since he learned that the disappearance of those people was not the work of the mountain god, the prefectural order bureau directly announced the matter.
He didn't want the villagers under the mountain to continue to panic because of the rumors that the mountain god had arrested people, and at the same time, if he told the truth, he would be able to prevent those people from secretly going up the mountain to worship the mountain god, as long as they didn't go up the mountain, they would be fine for the time being.
When the villagers learned that their relatives had disappeared and had nothing to do with the mountain gods, they were angry and angry.
"It's too much, my daughter-in-law went up the mountain two days ago, and there was no one, I thought it was the mountain god who was dissatisfied with us and deliberately punished us, but I didn't expect that someone was playing tricks!"
"I hope that the county magistrate can catch the people who are secretly making trouble, and I will beat them half to death when the time comes!"
"Those people are so mad, we have been living in the village and have no contact with them, why are they going to go out of their way to take our family away?"
"It's all sons who don't fart. Eye-eyed, I curse them to cut off their children and grandchildren! ”
"If my man is injured in the slightest, I will fight for this life, and I will not let them have a good time!"
"That's right, they're just too deceitful!"
The villagers who learned the truth were furious.
They didn't think that someone was secretly manipulating this matter.
Relatives disappeared, and many people in the village also suffered from strange diseases, which made the villagers in several nearby villages panic.
Subsequently, rumors appeared in the village that they had angered the mountain god.
The villagers all believe in ghosts and gods, and after hearing this rumor, they bought sacrifices and went to the mountains to worship the mountain gods without saying a word.
After entering the mountain, some of the villagers suddenly disappeared.
They searched for a long time, but they didn't see anyone, so they thought it was the mountain god.
In the end, they were all tricked.
They were angry, but they had nowhere to vent, so they could spend the day cursing at those people while secretly praying that their loved ones were okay.
The people in the village were very united, and after such a big incident, they were emotionally asked by the Praetorian Guards and the county order to find their family as soon as possible.
Now, the people in their village who have suffered from strange diseases have not been cured, and they are a little anxious, and they all want to find their relatives and leave......
A few days later, Bai Linxia and Jun Qianchen's subordinates bought some clothes and other supplies and sent them over.
Bai Linxia was able to stay here forever, but he couldn't adapt to the days when there was nothing in the village.
So, Jun Qianchen secretly asked people to send some things she was used to on weekdays.
The emperor's people don't care about this at all, Jun Qianchen is a nobleman, and it is extremely rare to be able to live here with the people and eat the same meals.
If it had been someone else, he would have left a long time ago.
In fact, they had also thought about letting Jun Qianchen and Bai Linxia eat other meals alone, not to drink wild vegetable porridge at a time, but they didn't agree.
The villagers were greatly affected by what had happened before, and if they were too maverick, it would only stir up discontent in their hearts......
"Master, it's calm outside, the strange disease hasn't spread, and the medical hall is already giving away medicine and medicine!" His subordinates took advantage of the opportunity to send things over and told him all the truths about the situation outside.
It turned out that Jun Qianchen asked him to come over to deliver something, just to find out the situation outside.
They stayed here, knowing nothing about the outside world, and Jun Qianchen was worried that something would happen, so he let his subordinates keep a close eye on everything outside.
"You go back first, let the shopkeeper of Yafengju beware!" Jun Qianchen waved his hand.
"Yes!" His men soon left.
A few days later, Jun Qianchen and Bai Linxia were asleep when they were suddenly awakened by the sound of a knock on the door.
"Lie down, I'll go out and have a look!" Jun Qianchen put on a robe and hurried out.
"What happened?" After Jun Qianchen opened the door, he saw his henchman Leng Xiong, and a trace of ominous premonition suddenly surged in his heart.
Soon his hunch became a reality.
"A group of black-clothed people suddenly appeared outside, constantly attacking the people in the village, there are few Praetorian Guards, and they have fallen behind at this moment!" Leng Xiong was worried that something would happen to them, so he came over to report the news.
"Mobilize people to help immediately!" Hearing this, Jun Qianchen's whole body exuded a chill.
"Yes!" Leng Xiong flew away.
"Is there something going on outside?" At this time, Bai Linxia had already dressed and came out.
"Go in and hide, and don't come out no matter what you hear!" Jun Qianchen said with a cold face.
"What the hell is going on?" Bai Linxia's heart sank when he saw his expression.