Lu Chen remembered that there was even a bed in the confinement room that Yu Moji had just left, and estimated that she was very weak at the moment, so he asked her to go back and rest for a few days.

Yu Moji shook his head, "I've been resting for too long during the confinement, and now it's time to do something serious." ”

Lu Chen saw that her attitude was firm, so he was no longer reluctant, and cut to the point, "Since you are from Xiliang, have you ever heard of the fairy 'Xuannu Niangniang'?" ”

Yu Moji looked dazed. This name sounds more in line with the vocabulary habits of the Qi people, but at least in Aige, the new temple belonging to the Qi people, there is no such a god.

She pondered for a while and used a more conservative wording, "When I was mourning, most of the people around me were Qi people and Tusu people. In the beliefs of these two peoples, there is no 'Xuannu Niangniang' as mentioned by the teacher. However, there are many ethnic groups in the Xiliang area, and maybe there is this one in other belief systems. ”

Lu Chen was noncommittal, but said, "Recently, a force has risen in the southwest, known as the 'Xuannu Sect', and worships the 'Xuannu Niangniang' from the Chilu Sacred Mountain as the main god, and the missionaries are mostly women, claiming to save the women in the world as their own responsibility. I'm afraid you haven't heard of it either? ”

Yu Mochen was stunned for a moment, not knowing why Lu Chen suddenly began to pay attention to this kind of thing. Just shook his head and sighed, "Naturally not." However, the pretentious attitude of this Xuannu Sect is really a bit nonsense. ”

Improving the status of women in the world is certainly Yu Moji's long-standing wish. But whether in the culture of Qi or Tusu, one idea that is often used to induce women to grow up in the direction of servility is to teach them to wait for the salvation of others.

Yu Mojin was so disgusted by this view that when he heard the word "save", he felt that something was wrong.

"Many people's beliefs sound nonsense, but these beliefs are often the backbone of their lives." Lu Chen said, "It's just that what this Xuannu Sect is doing doesn't seem to be as righteous and bright as they claim." The Criminal Department sent people to secretly investigate, and found that while they were preaching, they were involved in many cases. ”

Lu Chen turned around and took out a few files and handed them to Yu Mojian, "This is the news collected so far, you might as well take it and take a look." ”

Yu Mojin took it and said strangely, "Our Cardinal is subordinate to the Ministry of War, when did you start helping the Criminal Department solve the case?" ”

"That's certainly not our job." Lu Chen smiled, "It's just that the Xuannu Sect's forces are obviously only formed by the women of the southwest region, but their strength actually surpasses the mountain bandits in Juping Mountain in the past. Once the charges of the Xuannu Sect are confirmed, the imperial court may have to send troops to quell the rebellion, and at that time, the cardinal may need to send someone to support it. ”

Yu Mozhen frowned, and said, "The Xuannu Sect also has Yan Armor?" ”

Lu Chen shook his head and said, "Judging from the information we have now, it seems that there is none. But human wisdom is sometimes even enough to surpass the strength of the armor. Even if we have the strongest heavily armored army in the world, we can't be complacent. ”

Although Yu Moji admitted that what Lu Chen said was reasonable, it was difficult to imagine what kind of terrifying scene it would be to defeat Yanjia with fragile manpower alone.

Lu Chen said again, "Although you said that you have not heard of this belief, in our cardinal, the person who is most familiar with the situation in the southwest area and the Chilu Mountain is you and the two of you. So when the time comes, I should send both of you. It's always good to prepare a little early. ”

When Yu Moji heard this, his heart moved, and he said in a low voice, "I thought that General Yuan would stay and perfect the mirage. ”

Since she mistakenly killed Master Xu, Lao Meng has left the Cardinal, and he does not know where he is, and it is impossible to help the Cardinal complete the work of designing and building the underwater armor. Even though the mirage he created was almost complete, which one of the cardinals could match Lao Meng's talent?

"That's what I was going to do. It's just that the matter of cleaning up the Xuannu Sect is obviously more urgent, and the situation in the southwest has always been complicated, no matter what, it has to be sent there. Lu Chen smiled and said, "You don't have to worry too much about the underwater armor. A cardinal has almost gathered the best Yanshi of Daqi. Even if all of them are not as good as Yuan Mengqiu back then, they are not far behind when they are united. Second, Jin Niang will continue to devote herself to it, assisting you Yanshi to test and improve the performance of underwater Yanbei. Brainstorming should always be able to get this done. ”

Yu Moji thought about it, and this is indeed the truth. What's more, there are still figures like Lord Ling in the Cardinal, and his familiarity with Lao Meng's set of rules and regulations has reached the point where he can set up mechanisms to train Ling Ai. Even though many of Lao Meng's designs are extremely capable of being a master, and in Yu Moji's opinion, it is almost impossible for human beings to do it, but he is as knowledgeable as Lord Ling, and he should always be able to understand the key points.

Lu Chen has always had complicated affairs, and there are not many ink marks left, she originally wanted to take it to the study room for reserve use to check it carefully, but this file has a certain level of secrecy, and there are many people in the study, or many are inconvenient. Lu Chen saw that she was embarrassed, so he sent her to Yuan Pingzhi, which happened to be convenient for the two of them to discuss together.

Although Yuan Pingzhi has a separate study, he has always used it casually with Yu Moji and Lu Chen. He happened to be there at the moment, and when he saw Yu Moji coming over with the file, he said, "I heard that the teacher said that he would hand over the file to you, but I didn't expect it to be so fast." ”

Yu Moji nodded slightly, and said, "I have been idle for a long time, and it is my expectation to be able to get back on track as soon as possible." ”

"Your diligence has always been impressive." Yuan Pingzhi smiled, "How is it, do you see any doorways?" ”

Yu Moji actually only had time to roughly flip through it, but she already had some thoughts in her heart, so she replied, "I have never heard of the immortal Xuannu Niangniang, but after looking at these files, I feel a little familiar. ”

The person who wrote this dossier is probably also a figure who likes to get to the bottom of it like Yuan Zhizhi. According to the dossier, this so-called Xuannu Niangniang is considered to be the goddess who gave birth to all things in the world, and the mountains, rivers, plants and trees all grow and mature in her womb until they come out of their mother's body. Thousands of children were born together, and between the pain and struggle, the Xuannu Niangniang tore open the world with her own hands and feet, the splashed tears turned into stars in the sky, the cry turned into lightning and thunderstorms, and the placenta that fell with the mountains, rivers, grass and trees became the continent under the feet of Yu Moji.

Yu Mojin briefly stated this information, and then said, "General, do you remember, when we were mourning, you asked me about a goddess called 'Hemoleng'?" It's the 'old grandmother from the north'. ”

Yuan Pingzhi also remembered this, "I remember, there is a deserted statue in your lamentation, and this goddess is engraved. ”

Yu Moji said, "Do you think that Hemoling is very similar to this Xuannu Niangniang?" ”

Yuan Pingzhi is a person who likes to collect customs and cultures from all over the world, and during the period of his stay in Aige, he has a good understanding of the beliefs of the Tusu people. He nodded, and said, "It's just that you Laegers respect men, and above Hemoleng, there is a great god Gemao who conceived her; The so-called groundbreaking, in the legend of Tusu, is also something that Gemao did. ”

Yu Mochen agreed, "However, in the belief system of the Xuannu Sect, the part of the great god Gemao has been completely deleted, as if the birth of all things is only the credit of Xuannu Niangniang alone. ”

Yu Mojian originally felt that the statement of the main god's creation was quite nonsense, and as for who had accomplished such a great feat as opening the world, she didn't care at all; However, the image of the Xuannu Niangniang described in the dossier is indeed very interesting.

As far as Yu Moji knew, there had never been any faith that had lifted a woman to such a high position; Nor has there ever been a faith that has devoted such a rich pen to the suffering of an all-knowing and all-powerful God.

She thought for a moment and laughed again, "It's strange to say. In the belief systems I have heard before, the Lord God is omniscient and omnipotent, so they always look at the sufferings and struggles of the world with a rather indifferent attitude, without the slightest emotion or sincerity. It is as if as the main god, once he is weak, once he is cowardly, and once he is in pain, he has lowered his godhead. In comparison, it is the Xuannu Sect, a rare female main god, who has a more human smell on her body. ”

"That's a bit interesting," Yuan Pingzhi said, but he smiled bitterly with a little playfulness, "But what this Xuannu Sect has done is very violent. As a man, I look terrified. ”

Yu Mochen also felt that what the Xuannu Sect had done was indeed very mysterious and gloomy.

This force set up Xuannu shrines in various parts of the southwest, where local women could take refuge if they were oppressed by men; Women who have suffered too much tragedy can even pray to Xuannu Niangniang, asking Xuannu Niangniang to take revenge on their behalf to the man who has obviously committed a crime but can be forgiven by the yamen.

For the man concerned, this kind of prayer is really no different from a curse.

This kind of extremely difficult situation for a woman, the ink marks are very clear. Her mother had been beaten countless times in the past, and there was hardly a good meat on her body, but even to this extent, the mourning yamen never cared about it, and even the neighbors around her, who were usually friendly, thought that it was a natural thing for a man to control her mother-in-law in the family, and even if she knew, she would rarely come forward to dissuade her. So things eventually reached the point of no return.

In all parts of Daqi, this kind of thing is probably not uncommon. This has always been a pain in Yu Mochen's heart, and she has always hoped that this concept of women as slaves and livestock can be changed. But after all, she is a person who does not believe in gods and Buddhas, so she has never pinned her hopes on an ethereal immortal.

Because of this, the description in this dossier made her wonderful, because the prayers in the Xuannu Temple were actually very effective. In the southwest region, there have been 38 homicides in the past few months, and the deceased are suspected of abusing women before their deaths, and many of the weak women they hurt when they were alive have records of going to the Xuannu Temple to pray.

"This is strange," Yu Mozhen frowned, "This Xuannu Niangniang, to put it bluntly, is just a clay idol, can she do it to such a point, is it true that she is omniscient and omnipotent, and has the ability to avenge others?" ”

Yuan Pingzhi said, "Listening to what you mean, I'm afraid I also think that someone is making trouble behind it?" ”

Yu Moji nodded.

Yuan Zhizhi said, "After all, the records in the dossier are paraphrases, and there are many places that are not detailed enough. In my opinion, if we really want to fight this force, we will have to visit it in person in advance. ”