Seeing the puzzled expression on Yan Shifan's face, Yan Song sighed helplessly and turned to explain.
"I have been officials in the same court as Xu Jie for so many years. Don't I still understand his character?"
"If there is not enough interest in the process, he will never take the initiative to provoke Shang Yanguan for himself, such an extremely difficult enemy!"
After listening to Yan Song's explanation, Yan Shifan was thoughtful for a long time before he spoke.
"What do you mean, father, that Xu Jie has a reason to do this?"
After Yan Song heard this, he nodded and continued.
"Well, yes, combined with what you said before, in recent days, many unidentified people suddenly appeared near Xu Jie's home, and not long ago, these people all received orders to evacuate. "
When Yan Song said this, he paused for a moment and then continued.
"These unidentified people are undoubtedly the royal guards sent by His Majesty to monitor Xu Jie!"
Only then did Yan Shifan react and subconsciously turned his gaze to Yan Song and confirmed to him.
"Father, what do you mean, father, that Xu Jie did something wrong to offend His Majesty, and he took the initiative to confront those officials in order to get rid of his merits?"
Yan Song saw that Yan Shifan understood what he meant, nodded, and immediately spoke.
"Well, yes, judging from the current situation, this is probably the case!"
At this moment, Yan Shifan on the side seemed to have thought of something and suggested to Yan Song.
"Father, we might as well continue to investigate along this line and see what Xu Jie did to anger His Majesty just now. In this way, we can be better prepared. We don't have to..."
However, before Yan Shifan could finish his words, he was coldly interrupted by Yan Song.
"You idiot, you know that this is not a good thing, but you still rush to get involved. Let me ask you, what should we do if His Majesty knows about this?"
"Xu Jie paid such a heavy price and wanted to ask for His Majesty's forgiveness. From this, it can be seen that this is definitely not a small matter!"
"Some things are better not known, do you understand?"
After listening to Yan Song's analysis, Yan Shifan was shocked and could not help but sweat dripping from his forehead.
"What my father said makes sense. This matter has made Xu Jie so anxious that he even went so far as to take the initiative to offend those officials in order to please His Majesty!"
"Therefore, the whole matter must be extremely difficult. If I investigate this matter myself, there will definitely be great risks. If I offend His Majesty..."
After Yan Shifan thought about all this, he immediately put on a learned posture and said respectfully.
"Thank you father for clarifying my child's doubts. My child understands!"
Seeing this situation, Yan Song looked Yan Shifan up and down, then he felt relieved and turned to give instructions.
"Next, you should pay more attention to what's going on over at Yan Guan. If anything happens, report it to me immediately!"
When Yan Shifan heard this, he immediately looked stern and responded in a deep voice.
"Yes, father, the child knows!"
Seeing that the matter had come to an end, the expression on Yan Song's face gradually softened, and he looked away from Yan Shifan and said slowly.
"Okay, it's getting late, you should go back and rest quickly!"
"Yes, father, you should also go to bed early!"
After that, Yan Shifan did not make any stop in the study, but turned around and left.
…
On the other side, next to a long-abandoned temple outside Licheng County in Jinan Prefecture, Shandong Province.
Under the orange firelight, the surrounding people were looking at the figure standing on the steps with enthusiastic expressions, and Hai Rui and his personal bodyguard Xiao Er were also among them.
The matter can be traced back to a few days ago. When Hai Rui was discussing how to deal with the White Lotus Sect with Cao Feng, the governor of Shandong, he took the initiative to go to the areas where the White Lotus Sect was prevalent to investigate the situation.
As soon as this statement came out, it was naturally met with fierce opposition from Cao Feng, the governor of Shandong. Later, under Hai Rui's repeated insistence, Cao Feng had to relent.
After that, Hai Rui took his bodyguards and headed towards Licheng County where the White Lotus Sect was severely overrun.
The journey went very smoothly, and Hai Rui and his party did not encounter any problems.
After arriving in Licheng County, Hai Rui was shocked to realize that the White Lotus Sect was deeply infiltrated. Many people's homes had memorial tablets dedicated to their biological mothers. Not only that, those people worked in the fields during the day and attended the White Lotus Sect's regular meetings at night. of gatherings.
After Hai Rui fabricated the identity of a merchant for himself, he quickly established a connection with the White Lotus cultists and was able to attend the regular meetings held by the White Lotus cult.
At this moment, a burst of extremely pious chanting was heard, interrupting Hai Rui's thoughts: "Vacuum hometown, birthless old mother, the Jade Emperor in the sky, the King of Hell on the ground, the white lotus in my heart, protect my good home..." …”
"The mud comes from the chaos, and the white lotus appears and brings prosperity!"
When Hai Rui turned around, he saw the man standing on the steps before, solemnly inserting the three sticks of incense in his hand into the incense burner placed on the makeshift table.
Behind the incense burner, there is also a tablet with the words "compassion for the world and the innocent mother!"
After doing this, the man standing on the steps turned his attention to the many believers below the steps.
"I'm glad that everyone can come to this gathering. Today, I have been instructed by the young shopkeeper to teach you the spells."
"But before that, anyone who has a disaster can come forward. As long as he drinks this bowl of talisman water, the disease will be cured!"
As soon as the man standing on the steps finished speaking, more than a dozen White Lotus sect members wearing white robes came forward, each holding a bowl of talisman water in their hands.
Many believers below saw this situation and immediately became commotion. After all, this is a rare good thing!
After a while, about a dozen believers walked up. Among them was a father who walked up with his sallow and slender child. For him, the talisman water in the hands of those White Lotus sect believers was the last one. A life-saving straw.
The man standing on the steps couldn't help but nodded when he saw so many believers coming forward, and immediately reminded him.
"When you drink this bowl of talisman water later, you must silently recite the name of Wusheng Old Mother. Only those who are sincere can have efficacious effects. Do you understand?"
After listening to the serious instructions of the man standing on the steps, the dozen believers all nodded firmly. The father who brought his child up even touched his own child. head, warned.
"Huzi, when you drink the bowl of talisman water later, you must silently recite the name of Wusheng Old Mother, do you understand?"
"As long as you drink the talisman water, your illness will be cured. When your illness is cured, dad will buy you candied haws!"
The child named Huzi, after hearing his father's instructions, nodded without knowing why, and immediately responded.
"Ahem, Dad, Huzi knows, ahem..."
Later, under the chanting of many believers on the scene, the dozen or so believers on stage took the talisman water from the hands of the White Lotus cultists. After silently reciting the name of Wusheng Old Mother in their hearts, they poured the talisman water in the bowl. Drink it all in one gulp.
After a while, there was a burst of excited shouting.
"Hahaha, I'm cured, my illness is cured!"
"Haha, the illness that has troubled me for many years is finally cured. See you, old mother Wu Sheng!"
I saw those people who drank the Talisman Water earlier claiming that their illnesses had been cured by the Talisman Water.
The father who brought his child up earlier turned his gaze hopefully to his child who had already drank the talisman water and asked anxiously.
"Huzi, are you feeling better?"
When the child named Huzi saw this, he shook his head and said slowly.
"Dad, I feel so uncomfortable, cough, cough, cough..."
Before the child could finish speaking, he coughed up a large mouthful of blood and fell straight to the ground. (End of chapter)
