The wharf was not far from the Yamen of Linjiang City, and in less than half an hour, the people of the Yamen rushed over.

What came was a head catcher surnamed Zhao and more than a dozen officials.

As soon as Zhao Zhutou came, he found the boss of the boat, and he looked like he obviously knew what he wanted. Walking to the side with the boat boss, the two lowered their heads and said a few words, Wei Yaoqing glanced at it, only to see that both of them had a solemn look on their faces.

"Have you ever heard of Simon Leopard's Zhiye?" Liu Fan said on the side.

Wei Yaoqing was silent, of course she knew. It is said that during the Warring States period, there was an official named Ximen Leopard who governed Yecheng, and Yecheng was controlled by some so-called "witches" to sacrifice to the river god, give the river god a wife, and throw the living into the river to sacrifice.

"Let you save some effort, and I'll tell you first! The river god here is also similar to the one in the story, Linjiang City is doing wharf and water business, and there are boats departing into the river almost every day. This river god is making trouble these days, saying that if you don't feed the river god, you will die. Liu Fan said, "No, just like the boatman who died on your boat, he will die inexplicably, and there will be a tattoo of the 'river god' on his back." If the dead do not return, they will die one by one until there is no living word on the ship. Your ship boss looks fierce and fierce, but he is still afraid, haven't you seen him come back? ”

No wonder the boss of the boat must turn back, but not only because of the heat.

"If you make such a big fuss, why don't you report it to the imperial court?" Wei Yaoqing frowned, very puzzled, "The Yin and Yang Division has never heard of this news. ”

"I've only been here half an hour before you, and I haven't heard yet." Liu Fan crossed his arms and said, "But there is always a reason for everything." I originally thought that someone from somewhere was pretending to be a witch and colluding with the local gentry, but when I saw those charlatans appear, I guessed that it might not be so simple. These charlatans have always been very contradictory, they are affectionate and righteous, and they are also the ones who take people's lives if they don't agree with each other. ”

Wei Yaoqing was silent for a moment and said, "I will investigate the things inside." ”

"How do you check?" Liu Fan asked with great interest.

Wei Yaoqing glanced at him and said, "Smart people sometimes make stupid mistakes. She said as she took out the belt tag from her waist and shook it in front of him, "I'm not the same as you. ”

On one side is the remnants of the previous dynasty, and on the other side is the people of the serious Yin and Yang Division.

On the other end, Zhao Zhutou and the boat boss had finished speaking, walked to the dead boatman and squatted down, stared at the tattoo on the boatman's back for a moment, turned over the corpse casually, and then stood up, and said in a loud voice: "All witnesses and suspects are not allowed to leave!" ”

As soon as these words came out, they immediately attracted everyone's dissatisfaction, the Juque is a ship entering the river, and it is the largest ship in this wharf, and most of the big merchants who come and go from the south to the north, who has time to delay? Originally, a turnaround and half a day's work was already dissatisfied, but now it's good, according to the meaning of this head-catching words, if you don't solve the case, you won't let people go, is this worth it?

Many merchants complained one after another: "Didn't you say what kind of river god it was?" This demon and monster are haunting, looking for the Yin and Yang Division, what are you looking for us to do? ”

"Yes, do you know who we are? Lao Xiangtai Silk Village is our family, this batch of goods can't wait! "Lao Xiangtai is a famous silk village in Dachu, there are semicolons all over the place, there are three in Chang'an City alone, such a centuries-old shop, there must be power behind it, and it is not an ordinary power. Lao Xiangtai Silk Village heard that Xie's had a stake and reported his name, which was equivalent to moving out of Xie's.

Originally, I thought that if I reported the name, this Zhao Zhutou would have another explanation, and the clinker that Zhao Zhutou only frowned when he heard this, and then said: "Old Xiangtai? Lao Xiangtai also has to wait......" As he said this, his tone was obviously a lot softer, and after a pause, he said again, "I will talk about this matter with the county magistrate." ”

It seems that the Xie family's face is still not small.

Seeing this, Wei Yaoqing was silent for a moment before putting away the waist card.

Liu Fan watched her movements and said, "Why didn't the Great Heavenly Master reveal his identity?" ”

"Let's see." Wei Yaoqing said.

The local people in Linjiang City are obviously spreading the word about the "river god", but looking at the attitude of the head catcher and the boat boss, the local officials obviously don't want to link this matter with the "river god".

In the eyes of these onlookers, it is obviously the right thing not to associate this matter with the "river god", and the evil nature of the so-called "river god" appears suddenly, and if the government also concludes that this matter is a "river god", it will inevitably cause panic among the people. But although there is nothing wrong with this, when it comes to this kind of "pretending to be a ghost", the county order here does not report it, which is a bit unreasonable. Wei Yaoqing thought about it, and then put aside the thought of revealing her identity for the time being.

The government wants to suppress the matter, but the other side wants to make a big fuss, and the two parties are obviously holding each other back.

And the boat boss would rather turn back, and even stop the boat and get along with his money, which shows that although he doesn't believe it on the surface, he still believes in the "river god" a little inside.

The strong dragon did not suppress the head snake, and the two principals of Lao Xiangtai discussed for a moment and nodded.

Without Lao Xiangtai coming forward, the merchants complained in their hearts and didn't say more, the group sat on the dock for a while, the scorching sun was in the sky, and they were really panicked, so there were merchants and shipwrights who returned to the Juque one after another, Wei Yaoqing and Pei Zongzhi stood for a while, and Liu Fan had nothing to say, and was about to return to the cabin of the Juque to rest, when he suddenly heard a sound of gongs and drums, looked up, and saw many people carrying a sheep to this side.

Obviously, this is a sacrificial procession, everyone in the team is wearing red auspicious robes, and the suona is also festive, but I don't know why it makes people feel very uncomfortable when they are happy.

"This is what kind of sacrifice to the river god?" A few merchants had not yet boarded the ship, and when they saw this, they couldn't help but say, "I thought these people were asking for some gold and silver treasures!" It turned out to be just one sheep, the boat boss, you might as well say it earlier, let alone one sheep, we will also come out with ten sheep! ”

Merchants deal with interests on a daily basis, and are accustomed to starting from the perspective of interests, although they feel that this is the "river god" and the sacrifice of the ancient strange, and the attitude of the government to suppress it is so obvious, they also think that it is because the sacrifice money here is too expensive, and now they see only a sheep and give birth to the idea of settling the situation with money.

"No...... It's not a sheep! A few of the shipwrights had not yet boarded the ship, and when they saw the nonchalant attitude of these merchants, they couldn't help but tremble in their voices.

Their tones were horrified and their expressions were terrified.

What is not a sheep?

Everyone was stunned for a moment, and when they spoke, the sacrificial procession had arrived here, and everyone involuntarily dispersed to both sides, watching the group of happy people coming.

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