Datang: Hiding private money, exposed by Xiao Sizi

As he struck the gong, he said in a clear voice: "The goddess of the North Star is appearing. If you worship her devoutly now, your wishes will come true!"

And behind him, there were many people following.

The people all had pious looks on their faces and followed closely.

At the same time, those diners in the inn who had just been bragging were all happy at this moment.

"The goddess Beidou appeared?"

"Great, let's go!"

"The Goddess of the North Star rarely appears once a year, but every time she appears, it's very magical, making many people's wishes come true. Let's go!"

"Okay! Go!"

As these people talked, they walked out.

Soon he would join the crowd of people.

Qin Wenyuan's eyes moved, and he murmured, "Empress Beidou...what's going on with this strong sense of déjà vu?"

He suddenly looked at Tianji and said, "Don't tell me, this lady of the Big Dipper has something to do with your Big Dipper Society?"

Tianji seemed a little surprised. She said, "I really don't know about this, but hearing the name, it seems that there is indeed some connection."

Qin Wenyuan narrowed his eyes.

do not know?
He absolutely did not believe what Tianji said.

In his opinion, Tianji has made so many arrangements in Nanzhao. Although he is in the Tang Dynasty, he is always aware of the developments here.

Wouldn't she know?
However, Qin Wenyuan was too lazy to talk nonsense with Tianji at this time.

He stood up and said, "Let's go and take a look."

"I want to see what the so-called Beidou Niangniang's apparition is all about."

"Apocalypse?"

He chuckled: "I have never seen a miracle in my life!"

Qin Wenyuan is the kind of person who is curious about everything.

If he didn't have this kind of curiosity about everything and the desire to know everything, he wouldn't have the detective skills he has today.

So when I saw something that I had never experienced in my previous life, how could I not take a look?

Not to mention, he suspected that the so-called Beidou Goddess had any connection with the Beidou Society.

Therefore, without any hesitation, Qin Wenyuan took Sishe and others out of the restaurant and mixed into the group of people.

In the crowd of people, he found that they were all reciting something devoutly as they walked.

Qin Wenyuan listened carefully...

"Goddess Beidou, please bless me and let me give birth to a big fat son this year!"

Qin Wenyuan glanced at her. She was a 70-year-old grandmother...

"Goddess Beidou, please bless me and make me rich overnight!"

Qin Wenyuan took a look at the man and saw that he was a beggar.

"Goddess Beidou, bless me and Sister Lin, and let me be together forever."

Qin Wenyuan looked in the direction of the sound and found that it was a pretty girl.

Qin Wenyuan had nothing to say.

He couldn't help but look at Tianji, and said with a strange expression: "Are there no normal people among the followers of your Beidou Society?"

Tianji also heard these prayers and his expression was equally strange.

However, compared to Qin Wenyuan's curiosity, she actually felt a sense of shame.

Even though she has betrayed now, she was still a member of the Beidou Society after all.

So she felt ashamed that Beidou had these believers.

But at this moment, Tianji suddenly thought of something. She widened her eyes and said, "I don't know if the Beidou Goddess is related to the Beidou Society, so I don't know if the followers of the Beidou Goddess are followers of the Beidou Society."

Qin Wenyuan glanced at Tianji and said dimly, "Your reaction is too slow. You have been with me for such a long time, but your reaction speed has not improved yet? You are so easily affected by the things around you. Tianji, this won't do!"

"If this goes on, you really won't have a chance to deceive me again."

Tianji: "..."

Tianji had nothing to say.

Qin Wenyuan said everything.

And she also knew that she really couldn't deceive Qin Wenyuan at all, and it would be even more ridiculous to explain it now.

So, just be a quiet handsome man.

Seeing that Tianji didn't say anything, Qin Wenyuan laughed and didn't say anything else. There were so many people around, and if he said too much, he would easily be exposed.

He just followed these people all the way.

After walking about two streets, we finally stopped.

As soon as he got there, he found many people kneeling there and kowtowing continuously.

And in front of them is a huge statue.

The statue is about ten feet tall and all black, and looks as if it were carved from a huge piece of stone.

At this time, a small half of the statue was buried in the soil, while the other half was exposed.

The statue is of a woman with a slim figure and beautiful face. At this moment, she is looking forward gently. Not to mention... she really does give people the feeling of being the mother of the country.

"Tianji, have you seen this statue?" Qin Wenyuan asked.

Tianji frowned and looked at it for a while, then shook his head: "I haven't seen it, I have no impression of it at all."

"Have you ever seen this statue? Is it carved based on the appearance of someone in your Beidou Society?"

Qin Wenyuan said: "Such a concrete statue would definitely not be carved randomly. Even if there is no such person, it must have been referenced by one or more people, otherwise it would not be carved like this."

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"So do you have any ideas? Feeling familiar?"

"You don't need to be familiar with the whole picture, it can be a certain detail, such as the eyes, the nose, whatever."

Tianji looked at the statue in front of him for a long time.

Then she frowned, was silent for a moment, and shook her head again.

“Still have no impression.”

Qin Wenyuan glanced at Tianji, squinted his eyes, thought about it, and shook his head.

He believed that Tianji couldn't be completely ignorant.

But Tianji deliberately concealed it, and Qin Wenyuan had no choice.

He doesn't have mind reading skills, even if his insight is amazing, he can't detect everything.

Qin Wenyuan took a deep breath and stopped thinking about it.

With his investigation, he can always get to the bottom of things.

And now, he just wants to see what is going on with this so-called heaven and earth empress.

Qin Wenyuan stepped out of the crowd and walked to the side of the street.

Because these people are all believers of the Big Dipper Empress.

When they saw the black statue, they all knelt down and prayed.

So if Qin Wenyuan was still standing there, with everyone else kneeling and him being the only one standing, he would be too conspicuous and too special.

So Qin Wenyuan took this opportunity and went straight to the street. There were many people pointing and talking on the street, and they did not kneel down like the believers, which made Qin Wenyuan not so obvious.

Obviously, no religion can convince everyone. After all, there are always people who don't believe in it.

"The Goddess of Beidou has appeared!"

At this moment, a voice suddenly rang out.

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice.

Qin Wenyuan also looked over.

Then, standing beside the statue was a man in a sun and moon Taoist robe, who was singing something to the statue in a trance.

After a moment, he suddenly turned around, faced the believers kneeling on the ground, and said loudly: "The Goddess of the North Dipper has sensed your piety and your faith, and is about to appear!"

"And at the moment when the Queen Mother Beidou appears, the hope in the letter is also the easiest for the Queen Mother Beidou to sense and realize!"

"So everyone must be pious, and must not harbor distracting thoughts. With a pious heart, pray for the favor of the Goddess of the North Star!"

The believers seemed to be brainwashed at this time. They knelt and kowtowed again and again, shouting: "Please ask the Goddess of Beidou to show her power!"

Finally, it seemed that I really felt the faith of the believers.

At this moment, the black statue suddenly moved!
That's right, without anyone touching it, it moved on its own.

This scene was seen by all the believers.

In an instant, these believers became even more fanatical.

"The Queen has appeared!"

"God bless you!"

"Please bless me, my Goddess!"

The believers shouted loudly.

The statue of Beidou Niangniang seemed to have really heard the words of the believers and it actually grew taller and taller.

No...it's not that the statue got taller.

Instead, the statue that was originally buried in the ground suddenly automatically struggled upwards from the ground.

It looked as if it was about to break out of the ground.

This scene deeply shocked the believers, and they became more and more fanatical.

Even the common people who were watching the excitement from the sidelines at first knelt down and began to pray after seeing this scene.

Qin Wenyuan and others standing by saw this scene clearly.

At this moment, Sishe and others were also shocked.

Snake couldn't help but ask, "Is it really a miracle?"

Tianji frowned, not knowing what he was thinking about.

But Qin Wenyuan sneered.

"Apparition? Interesting!"

He turned his head to look at Tianji, and seeing Tianji frowning, he asked, "Have you figured out what the trick is?"

"Trick?" Snake was stunned.

Qin Wenyuan laughed and said, "Do you really think it's some kind of divine presence from the Goddess of Heaven and Earth?"

Snake frowned, still couldn't figure out what was going on.

He saw it very clearly.

There was no one near the huge statue, so there was no possibility of it being elevated by being touched by someone.

Moreover, you can tell at first glance that the sculpture is very heavy, and it is not something that can be lifted by one or two people.

So now he really doesn't understand what is going on and why the statue can move by itself.

"Tianji, can you explain it to Sishe?" Qin Wenyuan said to Tianji.

Tianji frowned, was silent for a moment, and then said: "There must be something buried under the stone statue."

"What was buried?" Snake was stunned.

Qin Wenyuan smiled and said, "It could be something like beans. These things will sprout automatically as long as you add water."

"Don't underestimate bean sprouts. The power of nature is great, and the power of these little bean sprouts is also terrifying."

"And as long as the temperature is right, it is entirely possible to estimate when the beans will germinate quickly and on a large scale."

"So, all we need to do is bury the beans under the stone statue in advance, water it regularly, calculate the time, and then call the believers over, and naturally..."

Qin Wenyuan looked at the pious scene in front of him and said with a smile: "Naturally... you can see the so-called Goddess of Heaven and Earth appearing."

After hearing Qin Wenyuan's explanation, Sishe suddenly understood.

"So that's how it is, Master. I was almost deceived."

Qin Wenyuan smiled and said, "It's too easy for people who don't understand to be deceived. Look at all these believers. They are probably deceived over and over again, and finally they completely believe in it."

He glanced at Tianji standing beside him and said, "Why don't you Beidou Society fool people like this in the Tang Dynasty?"

Tianji spoke this time.

She said: "The Tang Dynasty is different from Nanzhao. The Tang Dynasty has thousands of years of cultural heritage and its own spiritual heritage. It is the most difficult for such people to believe in anything."

"But Nanzhao is different. The founding of Nanzhao is still short, and the culture has long been interrupted. The people have no cultural and spiritual inheritance, and need some beliefs to live, so naturally in Nanzhao, promoting these is very effective."

"But in the Tang Dynasty, this trick won't work. Not only will it not work, but if you do this, you will be caught by the government, and the loss will outweigh the gain."

Qin Wenyuan smiled and nodded.

Indeed, the Tang Dynasty and Nanzhao were two completely different countries.

The Tang Dynasty has the cultural heritage of various schools of thought, the teachings of Confucianism, Taoism and Legalism, and the perseverance of generations of talented and ambitious people. Even the most ordinary people, who have never been to school, will not change what is in their bones.

These are the areas where so-called religions are most helpless.

Flies don't bite seamless eggs, and the Tang Dynasty is truly seamless.

Spirit, heritage, and culture are sometimes the most powerful weapons!
Qin Wenyuan said: "This is the sadness of not having a legacy!"

The Snake is silent.

Tianji did not remain silent either.

Gradually, the sculpture of Beidou Niangniang stopped moving.

The man in the front wearing the sun and moon Taoist robe opened his arms and said, "If we want our wish to come true, we must let Beidou Niangniang feel our piety, so now for Beidou Niangniang, let's dedicate everything we have!"

As he spoke, people dressed similarly, carrying boxes, walked into the group of believers.

Then, we saw these believers generously donating money and putting all the good things they had with them into the box.

Qin Wenyuan looked at this scene, his eyebrows slightly raised, and said with a half-smile: "You Beidou Club is really good at collecting money. This is much simpler than doing business. There is no cost, no need to make much preparation, it's just like picking up money."

"You have received so much money, and these believers are thanking you!"

"It's incredible, it's really incredible!"

Tianji curled his lips and said, "I don't like it when people cheat money from ordinary people."

"If it were me, I would only plunder money from the wealthy merchants, or even the imperial court, and would not cheat these ordinary people who already have a hard life!"

Qin Wenyuan was amazed: "I didn't expect you to have such a noble idea. I am almost moved by you."

Tianji said calmly: "A gentleman loves money, but he gets it in a proper way. Qin Wenyuan, although I am a girl, I also have my own set of principles."

Qin Wenyuan smiled.

He could tell that Tianji was not lying now.

This also shows that Tianji really thinks so.

This is interesting. (End of this chapter)