chewing dragon

Chapter 173
As soon as Ding Chengyuan said this, even though everyone in the pavilion was shocked and angry, they couldn't help but looked at the young man together, most of them had a bit of sympathy in their eyes.

Qi Jingzhi frowned slightly, and after thinking about it, he asked Zang Hailiang, the commander of the county army: "Dare to ask Zang Dutong, is there any casualty in the team of soldiers who went out of the city to find the body of Captain Ji in the evening? The people who entered and left the county today Can the number of people increase or decrease significantly, have they ever been intercepted and interrogated outside the city?"

Zang Hailiang was taken aback when he heard the words, shook his head and said: "The soldiers under my command didn't even touch the shadow of the thief, so naturally there is no damage. As for the common people, although no one pays attention to it deliberately, they haven't heard of anything outside the city. Abnormal."

Qi Jingzhi nodded, then looked at An Fenghou and said, "Ding Hou Mingjian, those people with evil plans can intercept and kill the captain of the town demon, and even assassinate the city god's underworld first, but it is unlikely that they will besiege the entire county. It’s like an iron bucket, otherwise they would attack the city directly from the east gate, and there would be no point in spreading rumors and committing a bloody crime.”

"Therefore, you don't need cavalry or masters to send a letter for help. The adults selected a few confidantes who don't know how to practice, pretending to be ordinary people and sneaking out of the city. Although the pace is slower, they can still deliver the emergency documents."

Ding Chengyuan's eyes flashed, he nodded and shook his head: "I have already sent people, but you also said it yourself, ordinary people walk slowly, so it is impossible to wait for the reinforcements from the state city and the counties to arrive. People collect the corpse!"

He paused, and said with a hint of self-deprecating and reminding: "Others may still try to get out of the city, but all of you present are well-known figures in the county, so don't keep such thoughts in your heart."

Hearing what An Fenghou said, the county guard Han Songde immediately patted the armrest of the seat, and said awe-inspiringly: "My generation, the lord of Meng, has been kind enough to me. In this time of crisis, I should do my duty faithfully, calm the land and calm the people, and never dare to fear death and avoid death." Disaster, shame for thousands of years!"

Zang Hailiang, who is a warrior, spoke slowly, and could only say in a muffled voice: "The same is true for the capital, the only one in the county army died to repay the country's favor!"

Cui Zitao's face seemed not very good-looking, and he also expressed his opinion: "As the magistrate of Changle County, Cui also has the responsibility of guarding the land, and I would like to follow all the adults!"

As a result, everyone's eyes once again focused on Qi Jingzhi.

By this time, Qi Jingzhi had figured it out. He had been ostentatious in the city for a whole day, and he had already been seen by interested people. He was by no means the right person to break through the encirclement and deliver the letter. Ding Chengyuan called him to come, and it was not his idea.

"Actually, not to mention being a messenger, even walking alone in the city may encounter accidents. Cui Zitao and I rushed from the county government to the Marquis of Anfeng. We must have made bait again along the way, but the people behind the scenes never Just bite the hook."

"Hey, Cui Zitao wants to revive the family. It's not as simple as what Ding Chengyuan said just now. Perhaps in the future memorials to the king of the Anfenghou Mansion, Cui Zitao has already had a credit for being a bait at all costs. As for Whether or not I, an insignificant detective, can get a fortune depends on the mood of Marquis Anfeng."

With this thought in his mind, Qi Jingzhi became a little more vigilant when he looked at Ding Chengyuan, the Marquis of Anfeng with a deep city and a cold heart.

He doesn't care for any merits, and he doesn't like being coerced by others, but the current situation is really dangerous, even if it's only for his own life, he has no choice but to be tied to the people in this pavilion first.

Having figured this out, Qi Jingzhi no longer hesitated, walked straight across to Cui Zitao, and sat down at Zang Hailiang's seat.

This move can be seen as his statement on behalf of the Town Demon Institute, so everyone present looked relaxed, and they all nodded to this criminal who didn't even have a rank.

"So good!"

Ding Chengyuan clapped his palms and smiled, stood up immediately, and looked around the pavilion: "Everyone must have known it well, the last few days are the most dangerous time in Jiuzhen County, maybe those thieves are going to launch tonight, Benhou then invited a few of you to this pavilion to discuss with each other after dark."

After all, without waiting for everyone's reaction, he suddenly walked quickly to the huge bronze incense burner in the center of the warm pavilion, and lifted the lid of the burner.

All of a sudden, there seemed to be a golden light emitting from the incense burner, which was so bright that it dazzled the eyes. At the same time, the strange fragrance in the Nuan Pavilion suddenly became stronger.

Qi Jingzhi took a closer look and saw that there were many pieces of incense burning slowly in the bronze incense burner, which was the source of the faint fire light from the previous burner.

These coils of incense surround a bird's nest, and the branches of the nest are all made of gold, which looks lifelike and extremely rich and beautiful.

In the golden nest lived two different birds, which were shaped like sparrows, with soft golden feathers all over their bodies.

Ding Chengyuan took the stove cover and moved away two steps, and motioned to the people in the pavilion: "Look, everyone, this warm pavilion is called Pihan Pavilion, and this stove is called Wenxiangwu. These two are the offerings of my Ding family for generations. The coughing golden bird!"

When everyone in the pavilion heard the words, even though their hearts were heavy at the moment, they couldn't help cheering up and rushed to look at the pair of coughing golden birds.

The prefect Han Songde even blurted out and asked: "But the origin of the Donghai tribute 'Bihan Gold'?"

Seeing Ding Chengyuan nodded slightly, he continued: "That's right! The coughing golden bird is a rare treasure in the Burning Continent overseas. It is most afraid of frost, snow, wind and cold. It is placed in the warm furnace on weekdays, and then fed with heavy iron, pearls and Turtle brain, this bird spits out gold flakes like millet every day, the grains are bright and gorgeous, warm jade and fragrant, so it is called "pihan gold", and it has always been loved by the nobles in the palace, and it is used as a hairpin for body decoration."

Ding Chengyuan paused, then hooked his mouth suddenly, and added: "Because the output of this kind of precious gold is very small, all that is produced is sent to the palace every year. Don't say that the people can't see it, even me, Marquis Anfeng, is the same." Don’t dare to keep it for your own use.”

As soon as these words came out, the officials of Jiuzhen County looked at the large golden embroidery on Ding Chengyuan's clothes, and then at the golden bird's nest in Wenxiangwu, they couldn't help nodding their heads, praising An Fenghou for being a loyal country, a country of integrity Sincerity is actually a model for the officials of Jiuzhen County.

At this moment, the two coughing golden birds in the golden nest suddenly uttered a few pleasant chirps, and then made a strange coughing sound.

Every time they cough, they will spit out one or two grains of gold, which are slightly larger than corn, from their mouths, and they will fall into the gold nest with a tinkling sound, and a small pile will be accumulated in a short time. Nor can it be said that the production is limited.

After the pair of coughing golden birds vomited out the golden millet in their stomachs, and lay down quietly back in the nest, Ding Chengyuan stepped forward to cover the Wenxiangwu, returned to his seat and said to the crowd: "At this time, it is not the Marquis who returned to the nest. I'm in the mood to show off, but I just want to ask everyone to see is believing... Recently, the diet of the pair of birds has not changed at all, but the production of Pihanjin has increased several times, which is really weird."

As soon as this remark came out, everyone in the pavilion was thoughtful, after all, they were all officials in the East China Sea, and they knew more or less about the golden spirit and golden evil.

The so-called "dock" refers to a mountain with high mountains on all sides and a concave in the middle, or a place surrounded by water. The incense burner for raising the golden bird is not surrounded by four sides, but it is called Wenxiangwu, and there are only people around it. This is the richest gold gas in the East China Sea.The sharp increase in the production of Bihan Gold is mostly related to this.

Sure enough, I heard Ding Chengyuan continue to say: "Early this morning, the Marquis recruited the meritorious officers from the Zhenmodu Lieutenant's Office, and asked carefully about the evil spirits in the county. I never heard everything. According to what the other party said, most of the evil spirits that have been emerging one after another recently are born of the two evil spirits of metal and tiger, and most of them are metal evil."

Hearing what he said, Cui Zitao's complexion changed abruptly, and he said, "If that's the case, this incident is probably not limited to Jiuzhen County!"

"Huh? How do you say it?" Even Ding Chengyuan, who knew the most about the situation, was taken aback.

This is a major matter related to the situation in the East China Sea and his own safety, Cui Zitao did not dare to be negligent, and immediately said seriously: "Ten days ago, my father wrote a letter, saying that the autumn flood of fish and tigers along the coast of Laizhou is much longer than usual, and there is no sign of ebbing so far. "

"There are groups of fish and tigers in the sea, and there are many incidents of besieging fishing boats and even landing to disturb the shore. The soldiers and civilians of Yecheng guarded the tiger embankment day and night, and even killed a dozen of extremely rare sharks and tigers! "

Hearing this, the county guard Han Songde couldn't help interjecting: "As the saying goes, a tiger with a horny head, a tiger among fish, a rhinoceros, a dolphin, and a timid fellow!"

"I have also heard about the tide of fish and tigers in Laizhou. Every autumn there is a big or small flood season. It is not surprising that this year is more violent. This has nothing to do with the Jinsha event in Jiuzhen County. ?”

Cui Zitao's expression was quite serious, he immediately shook his head and said, "The lower officials didn't take it seriously, but I only thought about it after hearing what Ding Hou said just now."

"According to my father's letter, the autumn flood of fish and tigers this time is not only quite violent compared with previous years, but also the teeth and spines of fish and tigers are sharper, and the scales are also harder. It is much more difficult to cull. Thinking about it now, it is not It's just that the tiger in the sea is causing trouble, but the influence of the golden evil is greater!"

When Ding Chengyuan heard this, his eyebrows were already furrowed.

Others may not know, but the details of the Cui family in Yecheng cannot be hidden from him. The so-called tide of fish and tigers is inseparable from the ancestors of the Cui family. Fighting for one's spirit gradually became a disaster in the sea.

He pondered quietly for a long while before he opened his mouth and said: "The Cui family of Yecheng lived in Laizhou, and they are most familiar with Yuhuchao. Since my nephew has doubts about this, we have to think a little deeper. If it is true There is something involved, the six prefectures of the East China Sea and the counties of Liaozhou all have Jinsha as a disaster, I am afraid that the reinforcements will be less than we expected, and they will come later!"

Hearing this, Han Songde and Zang Hailiang's expressions were not very good, and they turned their heads to discuss with their respective entourages in low voices, obviously they also felt that this matter was quite difficult.

Apart from Cui Zitao and Ding Chengyuan present, it was Qi Jingzhi who knew the Cui family in Yecheng the deepest. He was startled when he heard about the so-called fish and tiger tide. , What is this fish tiger, shark tiger?"

Cui Zitao also knew that this young man already knew about his "Picture of Chi Tiger Fish", and he would think about it without telling him, so although his expression was a little unnatural, he answered straightforwardly.

"The fish tiger is a strange fish in the sea. Its head is like a tiger, and its back skin is like a hedgehog with thorns. All fish dare not attack it. Although it is named after a tiger, and it is said that the fish tiger can really turn into a tiger when it lands, but the big ones But six or seven inches, the two are really far apart."

"As for sharks and tigers... it is a kind of sea shark, with a tiger's head and black stripes. The big one can weigh more than two hundred catties. It likes to go ashore between mountains and seas. It falls and rolls at the foot of the mountain. After about ten days, it can turn into a tiger. Shape, but fish fins are the most difficult to change, it takes a month to form claws, and from then on you can roar proudly in the mountains and forests."

"The seaside of Laizhou is built with anti-tiger dikes, all of which are in the shape of hills. When sharks and tigers come ashore, they cannot walk on the ground because they are not fully formed on four legs, let alone climb up. Only the strong men need to stab them with spears on the embankment. , you can kill it!"

The more Qi Jingzhi listened, the weirder the expression on his face became. Suddenly, an idea popped up: "It turns out that the legacy of raising tigers seems to be inherited from Cui's family?"

Cui Zitao looked away from the boy, as if he wanted to explain a few words, but in the end he just let out a soft sigh.

At this moment, Ding Chengyuan suddenly closed his palms together and made a crisp sound, which immediately attracted the attention of everyone in the pavilion.

Just for a moment, this Marquis of Anfeng's complexion is normal, his brows that were knit together before are relaxed, and he can't see the slightest joy or anger: "Everyone should understand now, why this Marquis advocated that the corpses of the Wei family and his family should be taken away. It stopped at Baiyun Palace. After all, the Wei clan has a special physique, and their death conditions are quite miserable. If they are left alone, it is inevitable that something bad will happen due to the abnormal movement of the golden evil spirit."

Zang Hailiang, the governor, nodded immediately after hearing this: "After all, the Baiyun Palace is suppressed by the statue of the God of Autumn. I also heard that Lord Hou's concubine is doing Qingxiu in the palace. It is more appropriate to have him take care of it!"

Ding Chengyuan shook his head lightly: "My younger brother has no self-cultivation, and he is the scripture master in Baiyun Palace. He only cares about chanting scriptures in the scripture hall, but he doesn't care about ordinary affairs."

"I put the corpses of the members of the Wei clan there because I wanted to fish. After all, those thieves committed such a serious crime, and they used evil means. If they don't make the best use of the more than 100 corpses, wouldn't they Too wasteful? Or... those corpses are the bait they laid, trying to lure us into the bait!"

Ding Chengyuan paused for a moment, and finally showed a bit of a sharp edge that he had never seen before: "As for who is the fisherman and who is the fisherman in the end, it depends on each person's ability!"

Not long ago, Qi Jingzhi witnessed Cui's old servant fishing with two lives in the back office of Changle County. He didn't want to meet another Marquis Anfeng who liked fishing even more.

"At this moment, he is still in the mood to show the golden bird to everyone slowly, as if he is not in a hurry. Maybe what he is practicing is the book "Heart is like a flat lake, the wisher takes the bait" by Zhenmoyuan. '' method."

"It's just that I don't know how good his fishing skills are. If he is not good at learning and is caught by those thieves behind the scenes, it will hurt others and himself, and it will be too late to regret."

Ding Chengyuan naturally couldn't guess Qi Jingzhi's slanderous words.

He looked at the young man, twitched the corner of his mouth, and asked with a smile: "Qi Ji is very kind to the Wei family, I wonder if I would like to go to Baiyun Palace as bait?"

(End of this chapter)