behind me is the earth.

The gongs and drums are loud, and the firecrackers are all fired.

Ripples appeared in Huaxian Lake, and splashes appeared on the surface of the water, like a fountain gushing out from the bottom.

Numerous colorful big fish rotate clockwise around the water flower, like a beautiful flower.

"It turned out to be a golden loach."

Ren Pingsheng plunged into the water with his thoughts, searched for a while, and saw the source of the mischief.

It was a golden loach.This loach is eight feet long, has a beard, and has golden fins on both sides of its neck. When the fins flap in the water, it looks like a pair of wings.

What's more, the loach actually had two claws under its abdomen, and it seemed that after becoming a sperm, it had become an amphibious animal.

At this time, he was swimming at the bottom of the water, and his huge body set off waves of wind and waves.

"Sacrifice!"

An old man in a long silk gown, with a gray beard and a bookish look stood on the shore of the lake as the host of the ceremony. When he saw the miraculous scene in front of him, he immediately beamed with joy and raised his hands loudly towards the priest. shouted at the people behind.

Over there, six men, six women, and twelve children had their hands bound, and they were sent to the boat.

At this time, some of these twelve children who were only five or six years old didn't know what happened, but felt that the scene was extremely lively, and they were laughing and giggling on the boat that was swaying with the waves.There are also precocious ones who, seeing their parents crying in frustration, have their hands tied up again, and burst into tears.

"stop!"

A loud drink.

Du Wenye, magistrate of Yutai County, strode forward.

He is a child of the Du family in Dongyang County, and he is only in his early 20s. At this time, together with the county lieutenant, he squeezed in with dozens of yamen servants and nearly a hundred militiamen with guns.

"Lord Du!"

The old man bowed his hands to Du Wenye and saluted.

"Mr. Lu, you are also a scholar, how did you murder these children?"

Du Wenye went to the front and directly put the hat of murder on Mr. Lu's head, hoping that the old man would be afraid and achieve his goal without bloodshed.

There are too many people here, Du Wenye doesn't want any bloodshed.

Once a large-scale bloodshed occurs, it will not be a good thing for his political career.

However, if today's sacrifice was successfully completed and the six pairs of boys and girls were really sunk in the lake, then for him, it would not be a simple matter of staining his political career.Once the outline is launched at that time, the official hat on the top of the head will definitely be taken off.

Therefore, his eyes are extremely firm, and he is ready to use force.

"This is a god worship activity. Thousands of people from ten miles and eight villages witnessed it. Even the parents of the child agreed. How can it be considered murder?"

Facing the magistrate's statement, this Mr. Lu said very frankly.

"Foolishness!"

Du Wenye frowned.

A lot of work has been done in the early stage, and he no longer has the illusion of being able to get the job done when facing these gentry and landlords at this last moment.

He took a tweeter from his staff, turned on the switch, and said loudly: "Folks, I am Du Wenye, the magistrate of Yutai County. I took office as magistrate of Yutai County in September last year. , Presided over and completed the first round of the work of organizing the households, measuring the acres, and dividing the fields into households."

The tweeter spread his voice, even suppressing the sound of the gongs and drums.

All of a sudden, cheers erupted from thousands of people.

Obviously, a large number of people have obtained land and benefited from the work of organizing households and distributing land to households. Naturally, they support the county magistrate who allocated land to them.

And Du Wenye also took this opportunity to continue: "I know why the folks gathered here today. It is nothing more than to sacrifice human animals to the Water Dragon King in the lake, to pray for good weather next year, to pray that fishing can return with a full harvest, and to pray Peace and peace."

"The magistrate is right!"

someone shouted.

"But don't you know that?"

Du Wenye asked someone to pull the carriage over, and he stood on the carriage, at a high place, so that all the people present could see him.

He continued: "Your harvest this year is not due to the so-called Water Dragon King. It is His Royal Highness Qi Wang!

It is the fairy seed he brought down from the sky to cultivate for you!

It was he who built the fertilizer factory, sprinkled these fertilizers on the ground, and endowed the earth with aura.

In this way, there will be a bumper harvest this year.

And the good weather is not due to the Water Dragon King in the lake, but His Royal Highness King Qi's protection of the people!
Who is His Royal Highness King Qi?He is a banished immortal from the sky, the most noble immortal in the world. You don't know how to enshrine King Qi, but what kind of water dragon king are you enshrining here?These wild gods and hairy gods, you worship them so grandly, aren't you worried that you will offend the true gods in the world? "

Du Wenbin scolded in a high-pitched voice.

All of a sudden, it actually calmed down the thousands of people gathered here.

For a while, the gongs and drums stopped, and the shore was silent, only the gurgling water splashes on the water surface became more and more churning, and the ripples on the water surface had turned into layers of waves, slapping on the shore of the lake with a "crash" .

Defeating magic with magic, this is what Du Wenbin thought on the way here today.

Don't you believe in gods?
Is there any god in this world more noble than His Royal Highness King Qi?
He looked around at the people who fell into silence, and saw that they were really moved by his words.

Du Wenbin knew that he did this with the help of His Royal Highness King Qi's high prestige among the people, not by his personal ability.

Although Fengqi County just won the county government last year, Ren Pingsheng's influence here is weaker than in Yuntai County and Dongyang County, and also weaker than Changguo County and Fuzhou County.

However, with the real benefits brought to the people by fairy seeds, transportation infrastructure, and the distribution of land to households, as well as the spread of myths about King Qi's killing of demon dragons, the prestige of King Qi has definitely occupied a place in the hearts of the people. Important portions!
What's more, there is the authority of the government here.

Du Wenbin was full of energy, taking advantage of the opportunity of these thousands of people being suppressed by himself, he continued: "Folks, I am here today, and I must not let you make a big mistake!

The law promulgated by His Royal Highness King Qi has a clear explanation. For murder, if it is discovered during the planning stage, the principal offender will be beheaded, and the accomplices will be sentenced to hang, one hundred rods, three thousand miles, and one class. , Three generations of heirs are not allowed to be officials!

Human sacrifice is an act that hurts nature and reason, and it is still used by our own children!

What you are doing is so foolish!

Do you want to violate the laws of the country and the orders of His Royal Highness Qi because of offering sacrifices to this wild god that has never been sealed by the government? "

After Du Wenbin finished speaking in a stern voice, many people in the venue really woke up from the madmen who had just performed the sacrificial ceremony. They were not afraid of Du Wenbin's legal argument. There is a tradition of not blaming the law.

But the law is not afraid, but they are a little afraid that such sacrifices will be held accountable by King Qi.

"This Du Wenbin is a bit witty."

Ren Pingsheng, who was at the edge of the crowd, couldn't help laughing at Du Wenbin who was giving a passionate speech.

Those reserve officials who were also around Ren Pingsheng were looking at Du Wenbin and studying silently.

In fact, for them, this is also a unique teaching of emergency response.

During his career as an official, when he later became a local official, especially a low-level official such as the county magistrate or the mayor, he would never face few emergencies, but how to face and deal with them Emergencies are a direct test of the capabilities of grassroots officials.

"Prove your identity, get closer, gain trust, leverage your power, and explain the law..."

Zhang Huai'an watched Du Wenbin's speech while summarizing, wanting to form a framework to integrate it into his own knowledge system.

"Crash~"

The sound of the water was floating, and the waves rippling on the lake became bigger and bigger, washing the shore of the lake, causing the boat carrying the children to shake violently.

"Pay attention, the 'Water Dragon King' has changed!"

Ren Pingsheng asked Han Jun.

Han Jun nodded and walked towards the lake silently, ready to rescue those children at any time.

"Oh!"

Of the thousands of people who were being attracted by the county magistrate, only a few people noticed that the hemp rope tied to the wooden post by the lakeside boat had collapsed very tightly. With a soft sound, the rope broke instantly, and that moment The small wooden boat rushed towards the fountain surrounded by fish as if attracted.

At the same time, an aide next to Du Wenbin suddenly jumped up, with a horizontal knife out of its sheath in his hand, stepped on the lake water, and the water burst, but after two ups and downs, he caught up with the boat and stood on the bow of the boat towards the fish on the lake. With a single slash, a huge force blasted into the water in an instant, the mouth of the "Gududu" spring was split open, and a lot of blood spewed out from the fish school, staining the water red!

At this time, the fountain that was split by him with a single knife has turned into a bloody vortex, and the suction has become even greater!

Even the boat spun.

The children in the boat were terrified.

The staff member straightened his waist, and stood firmly on the bow of the rotating boat, frowning as he looked at the vortex, flicked his hand holding the knife, and the blade suddenly buzzed, and then he jumped up and moved towards Plunge into the center of the vortex!
As his wrist vibrated, the horizontal knife in his hand stirred rapidly against the direction of the vortex.Under the huge interaction force, he was suspended above the water surface, and the vortex was really stirred by him, becoming smaller and smaller, and tended to dissipate.

"Ok?"

Just when he breathed a sigh of relief, he suddenly saw a golden light emerging from under the water.

The next moment, he only saw a flash of golden light, and he had to put the knife in front of him to protect him. The next moment, a surging force suddenly broke the carbon steel knife in his hand, and hit him between the chest and abdomen.

"puff!"

Blood spilled into the sky.

This scene attracted the attention of countless people. They saw a golden light and shadow appearing on the water surface, shining brightly under the sunlight. A parabola was drawn in the air, and it fell to the river bank.

Someone stepped forward, caught the staff member and stepped back more than a dozen steps, defusing the impact, and put the staff member who was as angry as a gossamer on the ground.

This person was wearing a black moiré brocade robe and a big hat, looking seriously at the surface of the lake that seemed to be boiling.

"Master Linghu!"

Zhang Wenbin, the county magistrate, jumped off the top of the sedan chair and ran to Linghuming's side.

Ling Huming is the captain of the Shenjian Division stationed in Yutai County.

Today, the Divine Arrow Division and the Night Cat Organization, one bright and one dark, have formed the main force for the entire Wuzhou Province against extraordinary forces.This kind of sacrificial activity happened in Huaxian Lake today, and he also brought the people of Yutai Shenjian Division here early.

"Can you handle it?"

Zhang Wenbin looked at his staff first, then looked at Ling Huming, and asked worriedly.

He looked around, and from the expressions of the people on the shore, it was obvious that the people were in an uproar because of the golden fish tail that suddenly appeared.

This water dragon king looks difficult to deal with!
Linghuming shook his head tightly while holding the long sword in his hand.

He didn't know if the Water Dragon King could deal with it himself, but at this moment, the boat on the lake was still carrying the crying children, heading towards the whirlpool of the lake. If he didn't act, he would soon be killed by Huaxian Lake. engulfed.

"My lord, the boys and girls must be sacrificed to the Water Dragon King, otherwise the Water Dragon King will be angry, how will our ten miles and eight villages survive in the future? When the Water Dragon King is angry, what will happen to our fishing villages that rely on fishing? You can't help us Leave a way out!"

Nalu Xiucai complained loudly.

At this time, it also aroused the support of many people.

"Hmph, fool, dare to speak too much, I will kill you and sacrifice this monster!"

Linghuming was irritated when he heard it, and he glanced at Lu Xiucai with his slender red phoenix eyes, revealing his murderous aura, which was much more effective than Zhang Wenbin's earnest words, and immediately frightened the scholar, who was about to raise his arms. He decisively shut his mouth.

The nature of the Divine Arrow Division and the Yamen is fundamentally different.

The Divine Arrow Division itself is a violent department of the army, and there are not as many twists and turns in the Yamen, and the people's livelihood politics have nothing to do with them.They really violated them, and these killers could really risk the world's shame and cut off his head with a single sword.

"Lian Guang, Chang Shu, you two give me a chance, I'll meet this monster!
If someone takes the opportunity to provoke trouble, shoot and kill! "

After Linghuming finished speaking, he took a look at Lu Xiucai, and then jumped directly into the water.

As soon as he entered the water, like an arrow leaving the string, a white line was drawn in the water, and within a few breaths, he was already close to the boat, and the embroidered robe was rolled up, and several children were thrown towards the shore.

Lian Guang and Chang Shu caught the crying children one by one and put them on the ground.

"Disaster, disaster! The Water Dragon King blesses our fishing villages. If it weren't for the help of the Water Dragon King secretly, how could we always catch a lot of fish every time we set off the boat? It doesn't matter if you offend the Dragon King, and we suffer... ·”

Lu Xiucai muttered there.

But because of the two killers around him, they stared at him covetously, so they dared to press him quietly.

"boom!"

As Linghuming dived into the water, a column of water exploded from time to time on the surface of the water, and was blown by the wind, it immediately scattered into the sky, and the lake water dripped down on the faces of the people by the lake, and the people on the shore soon got wet. , a piece of cool and refreshing.

They looked nervously at the lake.

Ten minutes later, red blood suddenly appeared in the water.

"hold head high!"

There was a high-pitched cry, and the next moment a golden shadow rushed out of the water, soared into the sky, and even hovered and rose above the lake, floating in the air. Shooting in all directions, as if being wrapped in a piece of golden light, it frightened thousands of people by the Huaxian Lake at a glance.

A pair of claws are tightly hooked, a pair of golden wings on the neck vibrate, and a pair of eyes are fixed on the blood-colored water surface.

I have to say, this golden loach has become a master, and its appearance is really great!
Suddenly, countless people bowed down.

He shouted "Water Dragon King."

"The Water Dragon King has appeared, if you don't pay homage, there will be disasters afterwards!"

Nalu scholar raised his arms and shouted. (end of this chapter)