"I didn't expect this demon road to really have pomp. Last night's battle pales in comparison to today's splendor of the scene. Shen cuttlefish couldn't help but admire. At this time, Bai Wushou beside him kept twisting his body, as if he was about to break free from the rope. Pei Jingnian hurriedly clicked his acupoint again, just in case. The old shopkeeper sighed lightly and said, "It's late today, if it's early in previous years, you can see that Heavenly Master performing miracles in a good position by the river." ”

Bai Xing said with tears: "To be able to see the style of the Heavenly Master here, my wish is fulfilled, thank you for the guidance of the shopkeeper." After that, everyone bowed and thanked them together, and the old shopkeeper disappeared into the sea of people with a polite word. The ceremony was about to begin, and the people each took a few steps back, out of the way of the Yellowstone River.

Shen cuttlefish squatted on the stone, tilted his feet and looked up at the turbulent Yellowstone River, and said with a sneer: "I want to see what else this demon Dao has to do." "If he really has the ability, that's fine. If he is still deceiving and fooling the people, he will be told to show his feet today!" Bai Xingxian also clenched his fists silently.

The sun hanging overhead swayed the star-like sunlight, shining on the people, but also warm, the Yellowstone River does not freeze at all times, because the river water is yellow-brown, there are many mud, sand, soil and stones, so it gets its name. And look at the surface of the river, the waves are like galloping horses, roaring like lions, the waves crashing on the shore, the rocks piercing through the air, stirring the sky dark, the sky trembling, in the meantime there is like a dragon roaring and a tiger roaring, flying and wandering, the water droplets are like swords, even pieces are like knives, the waves are stormy, the low is the undercurrent rushing, the high is the waves are thousands of feet, like thunder and explosion, like the rumbling of war drums, and there are thousands of troops and horses, the cold and the cold are touching, and the iron horses are neighing.

Anyone who sees this river for the first time is shocked by the magnificent and majestic scenery in front of them. Even Pei Jingnian couldn't help but admire: "This Huangshi River is completely different from the delicate and soft charm of the Qinling River in Anhuai, and it has a bit of pride and courage in the north. ”

When everyone was full of praise, they suddenly saw a car driving in the distance, extremely luxurious and luxurious, two horses driving side by side, dozens of guards, escorting the car to the river, and the people avoided it one after another. Shen Cuttlefish and the others looked closely, and saw a person walking down from the car, dressed in a scarlet official robe, wearing a black gauze hat, fat, full of meat, with a crooked nose and slanted eyes, and a long beard, not at all like the lord of a state in the imperial examination, but like a bully and robber from the mountains.

Pei Jingnian asked the porter beside him and said, "Little brother, I am from a foreign country, dare to ask who is the person who got out of the car?" The porter replied: "Oh, this is our Zhongtian Mansion's Mansion Yin, Chen Guangrui Chen." When Pei Jingnian heard this, he glanced back at the four of Shen Cuttlefish. Bai Xing sneered, and said to himself: "The appearance of being born, in my opinion, is definitely not a good person!"

These words fell on the ears of the porter, and he hurriedly turned around and reprimanded: "You little girl, where did you come from, how can you be so uneducated, if you dare to slander us Lord Chen again, don't blame me for saying that you were sent to the yamen! We, Lord Chen, are good officials who are in charge of the people, with clean sleeves and are not afraid of power!" Bai Xing just wanted to refute, but was stopped by Shen Cuttlefish, and was forced to snort softly, so he had to shut up.

And Pei Jingnian apologized for Bai Xing's tears: "Little brother, just now my friend lost his words for a while, and he was offended, and I hope that my little brother will not be surprised." The porter didn't care, and said casually: "The little girl doesn't know the severity, how can I deal with her?" Pei Jingnian then asked: "Dare to ask the little brother, half a year ago in Zhongtianfu, was there a Master Liu?"

The little brother thought for a while, and then replied: "Oh, you're talking about Lord Yin Liu Cong, the former governor of Zhongtian Mansion, who took office half a year ago. "That's it. Pei Jingnian remembered what the old monk of Guangwang Temple said, and deliberately tried to be truthful: "I don't know why, in just half a year, Zhongtianfu has changed two governors?"

"Well, that's a strange thing. You're a foreigner, and I shouldn't have told you. But there's one thing I'll tell you, don't you spread the word?" the little brother whispered. Pei Jingnian agreed again and again, and the little brother pointed to the sky with his finger, and explained with awe: "Then Lord Liu angered the gods and Buddhas, suffered retribution, and died of heaven!"

Pei Jingnian knew about this earlier, but pretended to be shocked and said: "There is such a strange thing in the world? The porter sighed lightly, and then said: "This matter is well known in Zhongtianfu, if you don't believe it, you can ask others." I believe that whoever will tell you will be no different from my words. That Lord Liu has only been in office for a few months, because he broke the rule that all previous dynasties of the government Yin had to go to the Guangwang Temple outside the city to offer incense, and he also spoke wildly, disrespecting the gods and Buddhas. Therefore, God condemned the crime, and Lord Liu disappeared mysteriously, and then because the corpse appeared in Guangwang Temple, the newly appointed Lord Chen concluded that it was the monk of Guangwang Temple who did it. ”

"But even so, we still want to believe that the group of monks who have no power to restrain the chickens are innocent, and Lord Liu Cong was condemned by the gods and Buddhas before dying mysteriously. ”

What the little brother said was basically consistent with the old monk of Guangwang Temple, and Pei Jingnian concluded that the old monk was not lying. There is only one point, Pei Jingnian personally inspected Liu Cong's corpse, all the joints and meridians of his body were artificially interrupted, and his internal organs were injured by internal force, and at first glance, he was assassinated by a person with strong martial arts, and the so-called gods and Buddhas surrendered their crimes are simply nonsense. That Lord Chen's investigation direction may be right, but he was too anxious and hastily decided the case, so that he harmed the good people.

"Since you think that the monks of Guangwang Temple are innocent people, why do you say that Lord Chen, who has broken the unjust, false and wrongful case, is a good official?" Pei Jingnian asked tentatively.

The little brother of the porter waved his hand disdainfully and said: "Although I am a porter, I have also read books for a few years, and I know that people are not saints and sages, even Bao Longtu has times when he dozes off, not to mention that Lord Chen is a mortal, even if he misjudges the case, it is understandable." It's just that except for the case of the monk of the Guangwang Temple, in the rest of the cases, Lord Chen has never misjudged a single case. The people of Zhongtianfu were blessed by him, and only then did they have justice. We are all willing to call him Chen Qingtian!"

Pei Jingnian nodded slightly, thought for a moment, and then asked: "I have already heard that Lord Liu was also a good official who loved the people like a son when he was in office, is this matter right?" Although Liu Cong and Lord Liu said that he was diligent and loved the people, his methods were too ruthless. The criminal law is quite heavy, and it is very harsh. If there is a petty thief, he must also be killed with a hundred sticks. He was put in prison for one month before he could be released. Fortunately, his judgment of the case can be regarded as fair, otherwise, the people of our Zhongtianfu will suffer. ”

It seems that in the hearts of the people, Lord Liu's reputation is not as good as that of Lord Chen, which Pei Jingnian did not expect. asked about the similar situation, thanked him, and returned to Shen Cuttlefish and the four of them, explaining everything that the porter had said, and everyone was quite surprised. Suddenly, a noisy but familiar sound of gongs and drums sounded, and everyone looked across the river again. But seeing that Lord Chen was already seated, there was a wooden case on the opposite bank, the carriage was parked not far away, and Chen Da was sitting under the canopy, surrounded by guards with knives, quite majestic.

And the sound of gongs and drums was the battle posture of Fang Tianshi's parade last night, and he came to the river. The river has already ordered people to build a high altar, there are three floors, each floor is about three feet high, around it there are dozens of Taoist children, all eleven or twelve years old, dressed in soap clothes, cloaked, barefoot, holding a wooden sword to whisk the dust, pacing on the high platform, staggered positions. On the top layer of the high altar, there is a big drum, and the drum is painted with the appearance of the legendary Huangshi River God, with pale hair, strong body, two horns on the head, and the appearance of a man.

In front of the drum enshrines the tablets of the three Qing and four emperors, full of incense, candles, melons and fruits and other tributes, and the surrounding is according to the direction of the gossip, there are eight soap flags of different colors, fluttering with the wind, quite shocking. The people all held their breath, clenched their fists in their chests, their eyes converged, and they looked at the sedan chair slowly approaching with great admiration, and familiar faces sat cross-legged on it.

The flag is waving, the cold wind is blowing, and the killing intent is rampant. The waves smashed the rocks and stirred the sand, and the red clouds on the horizon burned like fire. The cold light flies, the eagle wanders, and the sky is dark, and the wolf cries. The Taoist priest opened the world with a sword, and he didn't see the turbidity and saw the gray robe. The sedan chair stopped in front of the high platform, and the little boy and the old scholar standing on both sides supported Fang Shen and sacrificed the sedan chair. Today, he also wore a black gossip robe, a bell pinned to his waist, a peachwood sword in his hand, and his bare feet.

After getting off the sedan chair, the priest turned to Chen Guangrui's direction, bowed deeply, and bowed respectfully. And Chen Guangrui didn't dare to slack off, hurriedly got up, bowed in return, as a dignified court official, the lord of a state, in front of the people in his jurisdiction, he was not ashamed at all, but won a lot of admiration.

After the two worshipped each other, the master beside Chen Guangrui walked to the bank of the river, looked up at the sky, put his hands together in his mouth, and shouted: "Noon has arrived, the ceremony is about to begin, please the heavenly master on the altar!" As soon as these words came out, the people of Wuyang and Wuyang on both sides of the strait knelt down together, threw themselves to the ground, and shouted in unison: "Please come up to the altar!" Everyone worshipped, but Shen Cuttlefish and everyone did not bow down and bend their knees, but fortunately, they stood behind and no one found it.

But at this time, in a corner of the crowd, Cen Duan was kneeling on the ground with the people, but when he knelt down, his eyes kept turning, looking around, and suddenly saw five people standing not far away, and he took a fancy to his brother Bai Wushou at a glance, and said secretly: "It's not good! Sure enough, they were bumped into by Shen Cuttlefish!"

I was thinking in my heart and tried to rescue Bai Wushou.