The Return of the Demon

Liang Anzhi shook his head, "I have seen it, but I don't know where the Great God is now?"

Ning Chen's face was as gloomy as water. The people of Qingzhou City have suffered enough. Not only do they have to face natural disasters, but they also have to suffer man-made disasters.

However, natural disasters are inevitable, but man-made disasters can be eliminated.

He would be sorry for the people of Qingzhou if he didn't torture the Great God of the Heavenly God Church to death.

Ning Chen asked coldly: "How many believers are there in the Heavenly God Church?"

Liang Anzhi shook his head tremblingly, "No, I don't know!"

"What are the differences between these believers and ordinary people?"

Liang Anzhi still shook his head, "You can't see it at ordinary times, but believers will go crazy when they hear the bell."

Ning Chen's face was solemn. If this is true, then it will be troublesome!

At this time, Feng Qizheng came back, followed by a general in armor.

"Qin Bai, the captain of the Southern Border Army, pays homage to the prince!"

Qin Bai saluted respectfully, and his eyes were full of admiration when he looked at Ning Chen.

He had followed Ning Chen to fight against Nanyue, and that battle was really cool.

Ning Chen said, "Qin Bai, do you know the Tianshen Cult?"

Qin Bai nodded, "I know. I have heard this name from the people recently... but I don't know much about it!"

Ning Chen said in a deep voice, "This is a cult. You take people to thoroughly investigate Qingxiang Pavilion. All those who are related to the Tianshen Cult will be detained... Let the soldiers be careful. The believers of the Tianshen Cult have taken crazy drugs. Once they hear the bell, they will go crazy."

"Once these people go crazy, they will not recognize their relatives, have infinite strength, and feel no pain. Their weakness is in their heads, and..." Ning Chen picked up the bell that fell on the ground, "Identify this kind of bell. If you find someone hiding this kind of bell, take it down immediately, or shoot it directly. Don't let him ring the bell."

Qin Bai nodded, "I obey your order!"

Afterwards, Ning Chen asked people to take Liang Anzhi and others back to the prefectural government office and detain them separately.

After returning, Ning Chen first went to Liang Anzhi's room in the government office, and then came to Liang Anzhi's study and began to write quickly.

First, he wrote two secret letters.

One was sent back to the capital in an expedited 800-mile journey.

The other was also sent to Zhangzhou at full speed, ordering the governor and prefect of Zhangzhou to immediately transport grain and grass to support Qingzhou.

If it weren't for the collusion between these miscellaneous officials and businessmen to empty the Qingzhou granary, so many people would not have died.

In addition, Ning Chen wrote a notice and asked people to post it throughout the city.

The first was to explain the harm of the Tianshen Religion to the people, and there would be rewards for reporting.

Second, it gave the people two ways to survive, either go to Xuanwu City. Or stay and wait for relief from the court.

After doing all this, Ning Chen did not rest. He looked at Pan Yucheng and Feng Qizhen, "Old Pan, Old Feng, you two will interrogate Zhao Hongyi and Ji Leshan respectively... Let someone bring Liang Anzhi here, I want to interrogate him personally."

The two took the order and left.

Not long after, Liang Anzhi was brought to Ning Chen.

Ning Chen waved his hand, signaling the two Ning'an soldiers to retreat.

In the room, only he, Liang Anzhi and Tan Tai Qingyue were left.

Ning Chen stood up, bent down and helped Liang Anzhi, who was kneeling on the ground, up.

Liang Anzhi looked at Ning Chen in astonishment.

Ning Chen said in a deep voice: "Lord Liang has risked his life to save the people of Qingzhou. I admire you!"

Liang Anzhi looked at Ning Chen in surprise.

Ning Chen walked to the desk and picked up the brush on the table. "This brush is almost like a feather duster, but Lord Liang is reluctant to throw it away... And these papers, he wrote on the front and then on the back, which shows that Lord Liang is not greedy."

Ning Chen picked up a piece of paper and read: "I am willing to serve the fire and burn the filth in exchange for the blue sky... What a courage."

Liang Anzhi looked at Ning Chen in a daze, "Your Majesty, aren't you afraid that your subordinate is just pretending?"

Ning Chen looked at him, "After returning, I went to your room first... The bedding is very new, but it is filled with old cotton that has been used for a long time."

If Liang Anzhi was pretending, it would be another look, the bedding is very old, and it would be filled with new cotton.

Ning Chen continued, "And the most important point... Qingzhou was devastated, and countless people were killed and injured. Shen Min is now without an official position. You have many ways to make him disappear without anyone noticing, and no one will pursue him."

"But Lord Liang chose to report to the court... As a fourth-rank official of the court and the governor of a state, there is no need to report to His Majesty for sentencing a prisoner to death."

Liang Anzhi stared at Ning Chen in a daze, then knelt on the ground, "Your Majesty is very perceptive, and I admire you... Please save the people of Qingzhou."

Ning Chen stepped forward and helped him up.

"Sir Liang didn't say it himself, waiting for me to find out, is this considered... a test?"

Liang Anzhi bowed his head and said, "Please calm down, Your Majesty. It's not that I don't trust you... I've been disappointed too many times."

"Qingzhou is far away from the capital. Every year, there are imperial envoys coming, but it's just a formality."

"When the Tianshen Sect first emerged, I realized the danger... It happened that there was an imperial envoy coming to Qingzhou at that time. I secretly reported the matter, but he didn't take it seriously at all."

Ning Chen narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "It seems that you, the Qingzhou prefect, are also an empty shell."

Liang Anzhi smiled bitterly: "Sure enough, nothing can be hidden from the prince."

"Qingzhou was hit by a disaster, the people were displaced, and countless people were killed and injured... I saw it with my eyes and was anxious in my heart. As the parent official of a state, I was powerless and could only worry. I feel ashamed of the people of Qingzhou and Your Majesty."

"Xiaguan originally wanted to kill Jileshan in exchange for a way for the people of Qingzhou to live... Perhaps God showed mercy to the people of Qingzhou. Shen Min's letter was supposed to fall into Jileshan's hands, but it accidentally fell into Xiaguan's hands. inside."

"It was this letter that gave me hope... If the imperial court really sends the prince here, then the people of Qingzhou will be saved."

Ning Chen smiled and said, "You know that I have a good personal relationship with Shen Min, so you arrested Shen Min... and forced me to come to Qingzhou to save people?"

Liang Anzhi leaned over and said, "My lord, please forgive me. I am really helpless, so I made this move."

Ning Chen smiled and said: "This is not a bad move. You made this move very well... If Shen Min hadn't been imprisoned, I might not have come to Qingzhou."

"It's not easy to deliver this memorial to the emperor, isn't it?"

Liang Anzhi nodded with a bitter look on his face, "All memorials to the imperial court must be reviewed by Jileshan first... It can only be said that it is good luck that this memorial can be sent to the imperial court. The official sent four memorials in total, three on leave and one on holiday." Really, only one person came back alive."

Ning Chen narrowed his eyes slightly, "Jileshan's position is only half a level higher than yours, but he can make you, the prefect, become a decoration... It seems that he has a lot of energy behind him. Is there someone in the court?"

Liang Anzhi nodded.

"who?"

"I don't know...even if there is no one in his court, the lower officials still have to listen to him. Even a senior official with half a rank can crush someone to death."

Liang Anzhi leaned over and said, "Your Majesty, these are not important now... What is important is that the people of Qingzhou are in danger. People are dying every moment. We must first find a way to save the people."

Ning Chen raised his lips slightly and said, "Don't worry, I already have an idea!"