Lonely non-good minister

Chapter 354 Don't You Suspect Me?

The late emperor went on a killing spree to eliminate witchcraft, but Emperor Hongming consecrated the great shaman of southern Xinjiang as the national master. This move clearly told everyone that the late emperor was wrong.

Song Yuan didn’t know how the DPRK and the Central Government passed this resolution, but within half a month of delivery of the document, there were seven or eight more fortune-telling stalls on Zhangye Street, and a few dressed-up magic sticks were on the street doing business. There were many people who were enthusiastic about fortune telling. In the ice and snow, people stood in circles to watch.

"You are destined to have many children and grandchildren, but now you have no grandchildren and your family is poor. Even if there is a villain who can defeat you, it is not difficult to resolve it. I have a way." Shen Guan Shen Shen muttered, and put the person in front of him. The old man looked nervous as he spoke, and he hurriedly took out all the money he had with him and put it on the table, asking him to quickly give him a solution.

"My lord, look, what does this sound like?" Cheng Hui looked at it from a distance, his face livid and extremely unhappy: "These magic sticks are full of nonsense and will only confuse people's hearts. How can the people listen to such nonsense and engage in farming with peace of mind? The days are long. I just want to wait for God to reward me with food."

Song Yuan listened to the talk of the magician and couldn't stand it anymore: "Even if the emperor conferred the title of Imperial Master and recognized witchcraft and divination, how can these magicians be compared with the Imperial Master? Such swindling and cheating must be strictly stopped. Once discovered, he will be punished with fifty sticks in the street to serve as a warning. If there is anyone who deceives the public with evil words and refuses to change despite repeated admonitions, he will be paraded through the streets to show the public."

She was so tough, Cheng Hui was immediately overjoyed: "My lord is wise."

Cheng Hui, who had long been fed up with this group of magic sticks, immediately ordered someone to inform the county captain Chen Bingzhen. Within a moment, a Yamen servant rushed up, lifted the stall, pushed the nonsense sticks directly to the ground, and shouted and asked a few questions. After beating fifty times with the stick, the beating stick cried out for father and mother and begged for mercy. The people watching were also frightened, and they dispersed like birds and beasts in a moment.

Looking at this posture, Song Yuan knew that Chen Bingzhen had been prepared for a long time, and they would take action immediately as soon as he expressed his stance.

"Master Cheng." Song Yuan cleared his throat: "You and Master Chen can discuss such a small matter and handle it. There is no need to ask me for instructions."

Cheng Hui looked stunned and said, "Yes, thank you, sir."

The next day, Chen Bingzhen ordered people to post notices, reminding people not to be deceived by the magic stick, and to guard their property. He also arranged for government officials to patrol the streets and bring the magic stick back to the government office if they found the magic stick.

After this arrangement, although the streets were clean, the divination matters were moved to private rooms. All kinds of masters and capable people appeared. Things that were previously taboo were now openly preached in teahouses and restaurants.

Song Yuan practices the red tassel spear in the Governor's Mansion every day, and can hear a lot of rumors from outside. All the counties in the northwest have sent official documents on this matter, and the county lieutenants are all idle. The national master is the national master, and the magic stick is the magic stick. , hit him when he needed to, without mercy at all, but this kind of treatment did not warn too many people, so that witchcraft and divination continued to be banned again and again.

"Now, not only the northwest, but other places are in chaos. People who were implicated in the witchcraft case in the late emperor's dynasty have appealed for justice. Zhangye County alone has received seven or eight complaints. The lower officials are also having a headache over this matter." Chen Bingzhen came to the governor. Sitting idle in the house, talking about what happened these days, he slapped the table angrily.

Song Yuan sympathized with him very much: "It is really difficult to overturn the case decided by the late emperor at this time. Overturning the case would be a slap in the face of the late emperor, and not overturning the case would be disobeying the holy will. I think other places must have this trouble and difficulty, Mr. Chen It's better to ask Tingwei's Mansion how to deal with this kind of case. I'm sure Huo Ying will come up with a good idea." "I'm waiting for news from Tingwei's Mansion now." Chen Bingzhen was very irritable and held the book at hand. He handed it to Song Yuan: "Look, sir, how long has it been? Even books on witchcraft and divination have begun to be sold in the market. The price is quite high, ten cents a book. They are full of nonsense." .”

Song Yuan glanced at the cover and quickly opened it. The more he read, the more frightened he became: "This is not something that can be compiled in about a month. It is clearly organized and written in detail. Even after I read it, I felt... It makes sense.”

"My official has asked. This is a book that the late emperor ordered to be burned when he was eradicating witchcraft. Now, in less than a month, he has copied it and sold it in the market." Chen Bingzhen looked at Song Yuan with bright eyes and hesitated to speak. end.

Song Yuan closed the book: "Just tell me, what did you find?"

She understood what she meant, and Chen Bingzhen became more energetic: "When the late emperor was eradicating witchcraft, Xiaguan was still a small official, but he also personally participated in the search of books. I can guarantee that there will never be any more in the common people's homes. There is such a collection of books. The content of this book is not something that ordinary people can have. Moreover, the copying speed is really faster. Just pen, ink and paper are a huge expense. How can ordinary people have such a thing? With his financial resources and connections, can he copy so many books at once? Each book costs ten cents, and the profit after excluding pens, inks, and paper is only six cents. This does not include the manpower for copying. If you look closely, your Excellency, you will see that the handwriting of the copied books is very neat. , this obviously cannot be rushed out in a short while, I am afraid that the copying has already started before the court documents are delivered."

"So you want to say that the owner behind these books is not an ordinary person?" Song Yuan held his head and said: "Then let's investigate. You are a county lieutenant and have the right to thoroughly investigate everyone in Zhangye County. There is nothing to be afraid of."

Chen Bingzhen clasped her fists: "That being said, there are some people who are unable to move even if they are lowered, so they have to ask for permission from an adult."

What he said was interesting. Song Yuan tilted his head: "You don't doubt me and my second brother, do you? You can't touch us both in Zhangye County."

Chen Bingzhen acquiesced, and Wei Yan next to him suddenly became angry: "How could your Highness do such a thing?"

"There is a reason why Xianguan has this suspicion. Your Excellency has the financial resources and ability, and also has the channels to obtain information. Moreover." Chen Bingzhen pursed her lips and looked at Song Yuan: "Xiaguan's men have verified the handwriting and confirmed that among the people who copied it, there are I'm a junior official of the provincial governor, please forgive me, but my subordinates have been interrogated in private, and he has confessed, saying that he was acting under orders."

Wei Yan's face suddenly changed: "This is impossible. How could His Highness deal directly with a junior official in the Governor's Office?"

Song Yuan raised his hand to stop Wei Yan: "I understand, if you don't let you investigate this matter clearly, then I will have to take the blame. If I take the blame, no matter how the yamen defends itself, as long as the people Knowing that the books came out of my hands will give me the confidence to confront the yamen. In this way, it will be even more difficult to attack those magicians.

You can check it. You can check me first. Don't worry about the second brother. He is not in the northwest now. My second sister-in-law can't handle such a thing. Don't bother me rashly. If you need my cooperation, you can tell me directly. I just have one request. Since I started to investigate and got to the bottom of it to find out who had wronged me, so that I could understand clearly. "

(End of this chapter)