The reason why Wang Jian was asked to investigate instead of going through the normal channels of Xuan Qingwei was that it was kept secret, and Shen Hao didn't think he could find anything useful. Because he had rummaged through it before and never found a single word about the existence of Lingxiao Palace. A general statement is that Lingxiao Palace has been completely destroyed and no longer exists.
Lianxiang did not tell everything to Shen Hao, and Shen Hao did not want his relationship with Lianxiang to be affected by these external forces. Besides, Shen Hao didn't feel that there was no need to verify what Lianxiang said. The habit of twisting and twisting around him kept him from relaxing at all.
But Wang Jian has the means to investigate. For example, if he kills the intelligence channels in the city, he may be able to gain something. Because only in vain could the city be able to hide it from most people and cause the destruction of Lingxiao Palace.
"Replying to your Majesty, there is no news yet, but the spies in Fusi City are already making preparations. There are informants over there, so it's not difficult to get the news. It just costs money and money."
It's really not that Wang Jian is taking the opportunity to ask for subsidies, but that the cost of obtaining information in the City of Waste is indeed much higher than other places covered by Blackwater, not even a little bit higher but nearly double. This makes Wang Jian, who has always been wealthy, always complain unconsciously. Because as far as he was concerned, he no longer advocated playing the "informant" trick in the City of Death, and felt that it was the best option to train or corrode some people from the City of Death to switch jobs.
Hearing this, Shen Hao glanced at his mouth and snorted: "How dare you cry about being poor? How much money does Black Water have? The pills are also allocated by the Zhenfu Envoy Yamen, and there are some profits in the accounts. It is estimated that in the Xuanqingwei system of the country, You, Blackwater, have the fattest pockets, right? Did you deliberately say something sarcastic to remind me to reduce your financial power?"
"No, no, no, my lord, you have misunderstood. My subordinates are just complaining. They feel that the informants in the city are too hungry. Are you thinking of a way to make them suffer?"
Shen Hao shook his head and said: "The pain? Do you think that the City of Wasted Death is within the territory of the Kingdom? It is so chaotic that even the super sects dare not set foot easily, let alone us? Informants have their own way of survival, outsiders like us It's best not to have any evil thoughts, either not to find an informant, or just follow their rules. It's best to curb your overbearing habits in the City of Fusi.
I know you want to cultivate your own people, and that's right, but the city of Fusi is no better than other places. There are too many monks, and it is difficult and time-consuming to cover them like elsewhere.
So, what I mean is that you don’t touch the informant, and don’t be stingy with money or pills, as long as it’s not too outrageous. The training of your own people can also continue, but remember not to rush, everything is safe and hidden as the first priority. Do you understand? "
"My subordinate understands."
Shen Hao took a sip of the herbal tea on the table and asked, "Is there anything else?"
"My lord, there is something else. The spies who were sent out to remote places in Jingxi according to your instructions have returned with first-hand information. I asked the four departments to analyze it and felt that something was wrong but I couldn't tell what was wrong, so I would like to ask you, sir, to take care of this."
Check? It was put euphemistically, but based on Shen Hao's understanding of Wang Jian, he would never have hastily brought the matter to his side if he was not sure.
"Tell me, why can't even the people in the Fourth Department make up their mind about something?" Shen Hao was also curious. The Fourth Department of Blackwater has now established a document system that can be said to be suitable for Blackwater. Although it is not perfect yet, it is one of the largest document libraries in the old Jing Dynasty, and it should be the only one that has such a system. at. Isn’t there a definite direction to use this kind of document library?
"That's what happened. Because you said you wanted to go in front of the black flag camps in various places, your subordinates arranged for some traveling doctors to go to remote villages in various places to understand the situation. Traveling doctors are available everywhere, and Blackwater The traveling doctors are all familiar faces with many years of traveling medical experience. They all have some ability to treat diseases, and some have unique recipes for soups and medicines. Therefore, they are not afraid of being suspected and are best suited to go to remote villages to explore the situation.
I visited seven places this time, all of which were the most remote villages. The larger village had seventy households, while the smaller village had only about twenty households. According to the news sent back by the spies, it was one word: poor. The main reason is that it is greatly affected by the mountain roads. There are many good things in the village, but they cannot be transported out. They can only use them themselves, and things from outside cannot come in. This has been the case for generations, and they are extremely poor.
But these extremely poor villages have a similar custom, which is to worship gods regularly, and there are many very complicated worship etiquette and rules. Although the names of the gods worshiped in these villages are different, the etiquette and rules used are very similar..."
Shen Hao waved his hand: "The custom of worshiping gods existed all over the Jing Dynasty, from south to north. You took this as an example, but found something strange?"
"Yes, sir, there are similar legends in the village. It is said that those who are sincere can obtain the power given by the gods and can cure all diseases and live forever. At first glance, this seems to be the same as the vain tricks of worshiping gods elsewhere, but the villagers are not only convinced that Undoubtedly, there are many concrete examples. Some people even say that a relative was favored by God and lay dying in bed, only to return to life and sit up, and then followed God."
"It's just a legend. There are things more outrageous than this. Why do you feel there is something wrong with it?" Shen Hao asked with a frown.
Wang Jian quickly continued: "Let me tell you, because almost everyone in the villages where so-called gods are enshrined is sick. The better the body is, the easier it is to get worse. Generally, after getting sick, you will either feel dizzy or suffocated. In severe cases, it will last for half a day. If you don't get it, you will be as angry as a gossamer.
But if the seriously ill person believes in God, he will be carried into the divine cave. When it is opened a day later, the person inside will disappear, but an "immortality tablet" that was originally lying flat in the cave will be erected. It is said that It means that the person who was supposed to die in the cave was picked up by God to enjoy eternal life.
Therefore, people in these villages take illness very lightly, and don't even have much respect for the doctor. They hope that the doctor will check whether the animals are sick, rather than looking at people. "
"Is this the case in so many villages?"
"Yes sir."
"You can't die if you push into the hole?"
Wang Jian shook his head and said: "Not everyone is like this. Most people die after a day. It's good to have one out of ten. It is said that this has something to do with piety."
"This kind of strange things in the countryside are often accompanied by blinding techniques. It is possible that the monks are causing trouble. But the motive is indeed very strange. Do you suspect it is related to the evil monks?" Shen Hao thought for a while, and this matter indeed needs to be figured out. . When it comes to the custom of worshiping gods, it is really easy to harbor evil and evil.
