Talk about the world of mortals in detail

Chapter 432 The Water God is back

In the old Tutu Temple in Luoxian County, the temple grounds are very quiet at night.

Du Xiaolin, who was sitting cross-legged under a tree in the courtyard, opened her eyes at this moment, and the light from her sleeves flew out, turning into an unopened lotus in her hands.

"Still dead."

After muttering, Du Xiaolin turned her head and looked in the direction of the Earth Temple. He could not come back.

Thinking of this, Du Xiaolin stood up and quickly walked to the temple of the Earth God. At this time, the statue of the Earth God spoke.

"Girl, this is a human matter."

"It's considered my family matter!"

As soon as the words fell, Du Xiaolin hooked her fingers, and a piece of incense ashes flew out from the letter in the hand of the land statue.

At dawn the next day, someone found two people floating by the E River. Because they thought they were corpses at first, someone reported them to the police. Only after they were rescued did they find they were still alive.

The two of them were so lucky that they woke up shortly after they were rescued. However, they had a stress reaction when they saw the officials around them, and they immediately took action and prepared to escape.

It was just that his body was too weak at the moment. After injuring several officials, he didn't run far before his body went limp and fell to the side of the road.

At first, they thought they were just two ordinary people who fell into the water, but now the local government had to pay attention to them, and they were directly arrested and imprisoned in the same way as prisoners in the Jianghu. A few days later, these two people were taken away by the police officers from the Ministry of Punishment.

At almost the same time, a special letter appeared inexplicably at the Luo County Yamen. The county magistrate did not dare to neglect and hurriedly reported the letter to Wuzhou. Of course, it also reached the hands of the people from the Criminal Department and Chengtianfu Yamen.

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Ten miles outside Luo County, there is a place called Chaobei Garden. On the fifth day after the night of Jinyu Gate, Yang Pingzhong, Pei Changtian and others came here.

This is a forest garden with only a few rooms and attics in the center, but there are large areas of flowers and green plants around it. Even in this winter, greenery can still be seen everywhere, and the fragrance of plum blossoms lingers everywhere.

A total of dozens of people searched this forest garden for a long time, but they didn't seem to find anything special, but this was indeed their destination.

Except for an alchemy furnace in a garden and some unknown medicines, there is almost nothing related to "Taoist Baiyu" here.

"I didn't expect that this person is quite elegant!"

Yang Pingzhong, who was standing in front of the house, said this sarcastically, but Pei Changtian on the side was a little emotional, but it was hard to say anything, he just sighed.

"You can see that he is a very careful person!"

Xiao Yuzhi stared at a patch of chrysanthemums planted on the ground in the courtyard. Even in the dead of winter, there were still a few chrysanthemums in bloom, and there was a faint floral fragrance nearby.

"This man is quite amazing. I haven't seen as many types of flowers and plants as there are in his yard. Uncle Yang, aren't people with quirks special and powerful?"

Pei Changtian smiled and asked.

"How can Brother Xiao see you?"

Xiao Yuzhi thought for a moment and said directly.

"Now that I think about it, my master is a weirdo. I thought he just had a bad temper, but he obviously hid a lot of things from me, including the former County Magistrate Lin, who was really powerful. He just left and followed the county annals."

"Oh, by the way, there is also Mr. Yi. Master also said that he is not an ordinary person, but he likes to be a storyteller and travel the world."

Mr. Yi?

When Pei Changtian heard this title, he couldn't help but think of the people Chu Hang had mentioned in casual chats. They were all from Yuanjiang County. Maybe they were the same person as Mr. Yi in Mr. Chu's mouth, right?

Yang Pingzhong grinned.

"Bunny, am I a weirdo too?"

"No way, Uncle Yang, you are much more normal!"

"Are you saying I'm not good enough?"

Xiao Yuzhi scratched his head, feeling that Uncle Yang was looking for trouble, so he stopped talking.

"Okay, you still acquiesce?"

Yang Pingzhong directly raised his fist and rushed towards Xiao Yuzhi, who hurriedly avoided and shouted.

"Uncle Yang, you are being unreasonable!"

Pei Changtian looked at the two police officers fighting and realized that the people in the public house were actually not that hard to talk to.

Looking back at the small building and small pavilion, judging from the contents of the two captured details, it seems that Yan Bo, who was seriously injured, was finally buried at the bottom of the river. Even if he was not, he probably would not come back again.

Although the letter did not leave a signature, but by comparing some of the text found here, it is not difficult to see that it is Yan Bo's handwriting, and he must have despaired of Nan Yan.

I just don’t know who sent the letter. Maybe Yan Bo has a true friend here who is worth entrusting, right? ——

The New Year is getting closer and closer. In the imperial study room of the Chengtian Mansion Palace, Emperor Dayong stretched himself and stood up.

The imperial study room seemed a bit cold at the moment. The emperor did not ask anyone to set up a warm basin in the room. To ward off the cold, he just drank some cold-repelling ginger tea or something like that.

Seeing the emperor breathing heavily, Zhang Liangxi said with some distress.

"Your Majesty, why don't you order people to get charcoal to make a fire?"

"No need, it's too warm and makes me sleepy. My imperial study room is already much warmer than ordinary people's homes!"

With that said, the emperor walked out of the imperial desk and walked to the window. Zhang Liangxi, who understood the emperor's thoughts, took the initiative to open the window and set up the wind-fixing wood for the emperor.

At this time, the garden outside the window was already covered with white snow.

“It’s also good New Year’s news.”

"All of them are His Majesty's wise men, who know people well and make good use of them!"

Everyone likes to hear flattery, even today's Emperor Dayong is no exception. At the same time, he also felt some emotion in his heart.

Rather than dealing with matters such as detailed work, the emperor was thinking about matters that seemed to be relatively peripheral.

Several officials, including the magistrate of Wuzhou, were also involved this time. Of course, they did not collaborate with the enemy and betray the country. They could only accept bribes, but they also provided some convenience invisibly.

As long as power is in hand, corruption will inevitably arise. Wuzhou experienced a purge, but corruption still reappeared more than ten years later, maybe even earlier, and corruption indirectly helped the enemy's secret operations.

Strictly speaking, what happened in Wuzhou can only be a microcosm, but this microcosm is a very critical part.

Now it's Nan Yan who has the problem. If they didn't have the problem, wouldn't it be possible that I would never know about it?

Is the salary not high enough? Is it because the ostentation is not big enough? Are you not afraid of the majesty of the imperial court? I'm afraid not.

It can only be said that the improvement of the system is one aspect, and the sensitivity of the officials themselves is also another aspect. We are not afraid of corruption, but we are afraid of being greedy and incompetent.

Therefore, when the imperial court selects talents, it is increasingly necessary to have more than just poems and articles.

“Selecting talents through the imperial examination is still the top priority.”

Zhang Liangxi on the side didn't know that the emperor's mind had turned many corners. For a moment, he didn't understand why the emperor suddenly said such a sentence.

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Where the Ejiang Water Palace is located, a divine light fell from the sky above the water and merged into the river waves silently.

The water god of E River finally returned from heaven.

In just a moment, Jiang Zhuer and many managers in the water mansion came to see him one after another and reported everything that happened during this period.

Beside the purple mud pool, Empress Yao E, dressed in green clothes, looked petite and exquisite, half a head shorter than Jiang Zhuer. Even if Du Xiaolin had grown up for another two years, she might be taller than her.

After listening to Jiang Zhuer's words, Empress Yao E was surprised and felt magical.

"Yi Daozi actually lives in Xihe Village, Yuanjiang County? Did you even start a fight with him?"

Upon hearing this, Yaksha quickly explained with a sad face.

"My dear, my subordinates didn't know he was Yi Daozi, otherwise they wouldn't have dared to lend me any courage!"

"Mother, Yi Daozi is not as unkind as the rumors say. He is still reasonable. We made an unintentional mistake this time. How should we deal with this thief who stole the lotus?"

There is a person frozen in ice beside the quagmire. It is Yan Bo who is neither dead nor alive now.

Empress Yao E glanced at the quagmire of spiritual lotus roots, then looked at the bud with only one flower left above, and hooked her fingers at Jiang Zhuer, who bent slightly and came closer.

"Did Yi Daozi really say that?"

"I heard what Fellow Daoist Hui said, but he heard what Yi Daozi said."

"oh"

Yao E nodded, closed her eyes for a while, and seemed to be calculating something. After a long time, she opened her eyes and reached out to point on the ice.

The next moment, a phantom stood up from the body in the ice. After just one breath, the phantom went from being confused to being awake, and then a little panicked.

In fact, although Yan Bo was "dead" during this period, he was always conscious and could even hear the sounds of the outside world and feel the coldness of the outside world. When he woke up at this moment, especially after seeing his own body below, he was filled with panic.

"You have always been conscious. Do you know who I am?"

Yan Bo calmed down his excitement and bowed his hands forward.

"You are the Water Goddess of E River!"

"Well, Yan Bo, you deserve to die in the river even if you pick this purple lotus. However, you are compatible with the flower Qi. Maybe you need a flower grower. I will give you a job and let you protect the flowers with your spirit body here. When the flowers bloom, how about I let you go and bring back the sunshine?"

Yan Bo smiled bitterly.

"I'm afraid there is no second choice."

"Yes, if you don't want to, just follow the destiny and die normally!"

Yao E was very calm when she said this. It was not a threat, but a statement of facts. Yan Bo should have been dead.

He had obviously looked away, but at this moment, maybe he still had some expectations, maybe he really wanted to see the flowers bloom, so Yan Bo still hurriedly answered.

"I am willing, I am willing, I am willing to listen to the orders of the Water Goddess!"

Yao E smiled, waved her sleeves, and the ice floated directly up with Yan Bo's body, then fell into the purple mud pool and sank, while Yan Bo's soul appeared with a faint brilliance.

"Zhu'er, and you, come with me to meet Yi Daozi!"

"Okay, ma'am!"

The Yasha was obviously very uneasy.

"Uh, concubine, can I go too?"

Yao E looked back at him.

"How can I apologize if I don't go? Let Yi Daozi strike you to death with a thunderbolt?"

"Go, go, go, why don't I go!"

Yasha didn't dare to say any more.

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In Xihe Village, Yuanjiang County, Yi Abao has returned from Yuezhou Academy and is currently writing at the table, writing couplets and the character "福".

In addition to the Yi family themselves, many villagers in Xihe Village also came to the house with red paper and asked scholars in the village to write couplets and the word "blessing" to create auspicious meanings for the new year.

Yi Shuyuan was happy to watch from the side without any intention of helping.

"Uncle, how is my handwriting?"

Yi Abao was very concerned about his uncle's opinion, but Yi Shuyuan's answer was quite perfunctory.

"It's okay, I can see it!"

"You really think so?"

Yi Abao looked very excited, and his uncle said it was okay. Isn’t it because my calligraphy is very good? Although copying for so long is painful and unsatisfactory, it seems to be effective!

Compared to his great-nephew's excitement, Yi Shuyuan's attention was no longer on the table. He looked outside the door, or rather in the direction outside the door.

By the West River, a small marten scurried past, leaving a series of small footprints on the snow. Suddenly it stopped and looked into the water, only to see several big fish wandering there.

Hui Mian was surprised.

"Why are you still here? I thought you had returned to Kaiyang Canal long ago!"

A big black fish popped out of the water.

"What are you talking about? The Yakshas in Ejiang are so fierce. How dare I leave easily? Let's wait a while."

"Hahahahaha, it's okay, maybe they will apologize if you take advantage of it!"

"Oh, I don't dare to take risks!"

Hui Mian shook his head, and when he was about to say something, he saw a faint divine light approaching in the water over there.

"Look, the Ejiang Aquatic Tribe is coming, you guys run away -"

After Hui Mian finished speaking, there was a strange scream under the water of the Xihe River.

"Ouch!" "Mom!"

"Hua la la la~~~"

The few water tribes just now swam away like flying and disappeared at the other end of the river.