At the foot of the mountain, Huo County.
"Chen Tu, are you sure that no one from the Wang family has been here since that day?"
At Mr. Wang's residence, an old man in regular clothes walked around the residence of Mr. Wang. Even after entering the residence several times, he frowned and spoke softly to the respectful middle-aged man behind him. Open your mouth.
The gloomy look between the old man's brows lingered, but when he spoke, he showed a demeanor of ruling the world.
"Your Excellency, I can confirm that no one has ever been to the Wang family's residence except the government servant Wu Zuo."
"The government officials were astounded by their skills and knew the grudges between the Wang family and the gods in the mountains. Naturally, they did not dare to break in at will. Even those gangsters would have been unwilling to enter the Wang family's residence if the subordinate officials had not forced them in. "
"Your Excellency, you have not seen the scene that day. A white rainbow penetrated the sun, and a figure in the white rainbow breathed flames. In less than a stick of incense, the Wang family's residence became like this."
Behind the old man, who was called the Duke of the State, was a respectful middle-aged man. This middle-aged man was the magistrate of Huo County.
Even though more than a month has passed, Chen Tu, the magistrate of Huo County, can't help but break into a cold sweat just thinking about that day.
Especially after the incident, when Chen Tu sent people to the Wang family's residence to watch, both those who had been working for many years and the county blacksmiths bluntly said that the fire that burned on the Wang's residence was anything but ordinary.
In less than one stick of incense, the entire mansion and manor were turned into scorched earth, and even the copper, iron and porcelain in the house were turned into fly ash. According to the county blacksmith, this kind of flame is definitely not found in the human world. It is probably a divine fire controlled by a god.
"Those residents in the county know that the Wang family has offended the gods in the mountains, and they are even more afraid of being related to the Wang family, so naturally they do not dare to come."
"As for those strong men who come and go, even if they come to the Wang family residence, no one in the county knows about them."
County magistrate Chen Tu wiped the cold sweat from his neck. Facing the person in front of him, there were probably few Song Dynasty officials who did not feel awe.
People of knowledge respected and respected King Shu. Although those high-ranking families wished to eat his meat alive, they did not dare to risk the disapproval of the world!
"That means that dozens of members of the Wang family were turned into ashes in one day due to the fire?"
This is the old man who was called the Duke of the country by the county magistrate Chen Tu. His surname is Wang, his given name is Anshi, his courtesy name is Jiefu, his nickname is Banshan, and his alias is Wang Wengong and Mr. Linchuan. He was the most hated person in the Song Dynasty in the past fifty years, and he was also the most admired person in the world.
During the Xining period, this man lived high in the temples and initiated the mighty reforms of the Song Dynasty.
There are even rumors in the countryside that today's officials are changing their reign names to commemorate this Wang Wen Gong. Although Wang Wengong no longer performed his duties in the temple, he was still granted the title of Duke Shu after he retired and returned to his hometown.
As for Wang Anshi himself, he received the secret order from the current official Zhao Xu half a month ago.
The secret order said that a unicorn was born and a god came to the world in Guishan. Wang Wengong was asked to take a look at the clues. If he is indeed a god, please ask Wang Wengong to meet him on his behalf and listen to what the god has to say about the world today and what the Song Dynasty should be like.
Regarding the theory of gods and ghosts, Wang Anshi's attitude was that of a standard scholar.
After all, this Wang Wenggong said such shocking words that changes in nature are not enough to fear, ancestors are not enough to follow the law, and human words are not enough to show compassion.
But at this moment, Wang Wengong just frowned.
He looked at the mansion in front of him, and even though more than a month had passed, he could still see how terrifying the fire was that day.
The blue bricks on the ground cracked, the porcelain in the house turned into fly ash, even the gold, silver, copper and iron hidden in the house were turned into molten iron and embedded in the ground. Even the water in several wells in the house was dried up.
"It should be true. After all, I entered the mansion, but I didn't see anyone alive in the mansion. Not even the bones were found. Most of them were turned into ashes along with the fire."
Chen Tu naturally knew what Wang Anshi was exploring. Even if he died in the fire, people would still leave traces.
But not even a single body was found in the royal residence. No wonder Wang Wengong became suspicious after observing this.
"You are also reading the books of sages. Do you really believe what the gods and ghosts say about this world?"
Wang Anshi frowned. He was a little unhappy that the county magistrate behind him, Chen Tu, insisted that there was a god in the mountains, and he didn't believe that the fire in the Wang family's mansion was such a simple matter.
"Your Excellency, it's not that I read this sage's book in vain, and it's not that I insist on believing in this theory of gods and ghosts."
"But there are unicorns descending from the mountains, and there are gods and men who emit immeasurable light, but they are seen in several counties near Guishan Mountain."
"Compared to other counties near Guishan, more than 60,000 people in Huo County have all seen with their own eyes the white rainbow volleying in the sky, with a figure in the rainbow controlling the wind and controlling the fire."
"How can I not believe this?"
Chen Tu also knew that the man in front of him didn't like the talk of gods and ghosts, but he just smiled bitterly at the moment.
If he offends Wang Anshi, at most he will not be reused. If he offends the god of the mountain, he will have to live in fear in the future.
The Song Dynasty also said that there is a god three feet above his head. He saw the god in the mountain with his own eyes. God knows whether this god could listen to him.
Based on what that person did to the Wang family, Chen Tu didn't dare to bet that that person was a generous person.
Wang Wengong in front of Chen Tu frowned more and more as he listened to the county magistrate's words. The main reason why his reform was interrupted was that the Song Dynasty suffered from natural disasters at that time, so the ministers in the court said that it was a change from heaven.
It is precisely because of this that the eternal saying that changes in nature are not to be feared and ancestors are not to be feared was born.
Living in an environment like the Song Dynasty, it is naturally false to say that one does not respect ghosts and gods.
This trend spreads from top to bottom among the people, and even people who are born are told by their families that they must fear ghosts and gods.
However, because of the failure of his political reform, Wang Anshi was quite critical of the ghosts and gods. In his later years, Wang Anshi would rather read through Buddhist classics than read a few more Taoist classics. This was extremely unusual in the Song Dynasty where good morals were common.
"S-lord!"
That is to say, when Wang Wengong frowned and looked at the Wang family's residence in front of him, another servant came trotting towards the Wang's residence in the distance, breathing heavily.
Just looking at the sweat on the guard's face, I knew that the guard probably had something urgent to do.
"Why are you panicking? Didn't you see the master here?"
"By the way, what kind of thing is it? If it's just a trivial matter, I will definitely punish you for bumping into a noble person today!"
When Chen Tu saw the servant running towards him, he instinctively scolded him with a straight face. Although the guard's forehead was dripping with cold sweat, he still tried to calm down.
After taking about ten breaths, the guard spoke respectfully to Wang Anshi and the county magistrate Chen Tu.
"My lord, your magistrate, the yellow demon in the mountain has come down!"
"Before I came to report to the nobles and lords, the yellow demon had already walked to the city gate."
"Huang Yaoyan said that he was ordered by his young husband to invite the most noble man in the county to meet him on the mountain..."
After the officer took a deep breath, he told everything in one breath. Especially when he said the last sentence, he couldn't help but cast his eyes on Wang Wengong over there.
It was only at this moment that the county magistrate Chen Tu saw that the officer's legs were clearly shaking.
After Wang Anshi heard what the policeman said, instead of showing any interest, he only showed a sneer. Then Wang Wengong turned his attention to Chen Tu, seeming to confirm something.
You must know that Wang Anshi has only been here for two or three hours in Huo County, and it has only been two sticks of incense since he came to this Wang family residence.
But in such a short period of time, the people in the mountain seemed to know that he was in the county, so they actually sent that yellow demon to invite him into the mountain to meet him?
At this moment, Wang Anshi firmly believed that the birth of Qilin and the birth of gods in Turtle Mountain was just a fake auspicious sign by the local official. Even this matter is probably inseparable from the county magistrate Chen Tu in front of him.
The county magistrate Chen Tu was also an elite official. With Wang Anshi's glance, Chen Tu also guessed what Wang Wen Gong was thinking.
But at this moment, Chen Tu could no longer care about the Duke of Shu in front of him. This new arrival probably didn't know what the Yellow Demon was, but there were many strong men in the county, so he naturally knew what the Yellow Demon in the mountains meant.
"The yellow demon, the yellow demon has never eaten people, right?"
Chen Tu seemed to have lost his temper at this moment. He ignored Wang Anshi's suspicious eyes and just asked the policeman in front of him with a slightly trembling voice. He also understood why this policeman had his arms and legs twitching. Anyone who saw the demon would probably behave like this!
Chen Tu only knew that there was a yellow demon in the mountains, but he had never seen the yellow demon behave like this, let alone a police officer.
However, Chen Tu's performance was related to the nonsense told by those Jianghu people in the mountains.
In the words of those Jianghu people, regardless of whether they saw the old yellow dog or not, they just made up the words that the yellow monster was three feet tall and full of fangs.
Chen Tu was shocked by the nonsense of those Jianghu people who did not dare to enter the mountain.
"When I came, the Yellow Demon was only at the gate of the city, but as I ran all the way, I heard screams of terror from the west of the city. I guess the Yellow Demon has already entered the city. As for whether it is a cannibal, it is not something that a villain can know..."
The messenger lowered his head and never saw the sneer on the noble man's face. He just told everything he knew.
"My lord, don't you question the ghosts and gods in the mountains? Do you dare to go through this with me?"
Chen Tu was also frightened when he heard what the messenger said, but when he was frightened, he couldn't help but be surprised. He also thought of what the messenger said, that the yellow demon had been ordered by Xiao Langjun to go down the mountain to find the most noble man in the county and meet him in the mountains.
And now, isn't this most precious person by his side?
If he goes to meet the yellow demon with the person next to him, he must remember his husband's order even if he is a cannibal, right?
"Why don't you dare to do this?"
"Yellow demon?"
"I want to see who dares to call himself a monster and commit cannibalism under the bright blue sky and white sun!"
Wang Anshi looked at the former county magistrate Chen Tu in front of him, and felt more and more that the other party was playing tricks on him. He also wanted to take a look and see what the county magistrate and the officials around Guishan were planning!
