Even though Xu Tong held back his strength, when everyone came to their senses, they found that the bearded man had flown ten meters away and hit his head on a rock, cracking his head on the spot.
Now not only the gangsters like He Shensi were dumbfounded, but even Guo Yi couldn't help but his pupils jumped suddenly.
That bearded man was fat and strong, weighing at least 200 pounds. He could not have done this slap even if he had thrust it ten meters away.
For a moment, he looked at the prince in front of him, his eyes full of strangeness. Is this the prince he knew who only wanted to be an official?
But Guo Yi had no time to think. Seeing the prince moving his hands, he immediately shouted: "Hit me!"
Having said that, Guo Yi had already taken the lead and rushed forward. With Guo Yi's loud roar, the other followers woke up and drew out their swords and rushed forward.
What kind of thing is He Shensi? To put it bluntly, they are just a group of temporary workers, and they are also outsourced.
There are neither serious official positions nor any professional training. They recruit only those idle gangsters from Yuyang City, whose purpose is to bully the people and let them take money.
These people are usually good at bullying the common people, but when faced with well-trained followers like Guo Yi, it's like an egg against a stone. In a matter of seconds, they were beaten to the ground and screamed in agony.
"You... we are the River God Division... ah..."
The man who had led Xu Tong and the others here before was regarded as a key target of Guo Yi's care. Seeing that he could not be beaten, he immediately began to report his identity.
These people are used to being domineering and tyrannical on a daily basis, and when they suddenly encounter a tough situation, they still don't realize it in their minds. Xu Tong dares to kill even people, so he doesn't care about the dog skin on their bodies.
"You're such a bastard, you're using chicken feathers as arrows. I hate you, you idiot!"
Guo Yi spoke a classic Sichuan greeting, rounded his arms, and thrust his two big mouths down, making a crackling sound. In a blink of an eye, the man's face was swollen like a pig's head, his mouth was full of blood, and his front teeth were knocked out.
go out.
"Keep it, find a rope to tie it up, and you guys go catch those by the river, don't let them escape."
"promise!"
Several followers turned around and left. Although their strength was not high, they could not be considered third-rate masters in the arena in the late Qing Dynasty. They were naturally able to deal with these ruffians, and in a short time they killed a group of people on the river embankment.
He was caught in a big way.
Also coming with them were the workers digging channels on the river embankment.
These people also felt strange that these were people from Heshensi, how could anyone dare to touch them!!
Rather than being curious, I feel a bit of hope.
After a while, people were already standing around, staring at Xu Tong and others with blank eyes, obviously still suspicious of the identity of Xu Tong and his party.
"Your Majesty, what are we going to do..."
Guo Yi walked up to Xu Tong and spoke in a much softer voice than before. Looking at Xu Tong, his eyes were less worried and more awe-inspiring.
That slap left a deep impression on him. With his strength, it would not be a problem to punch an ordinary person ten meters away.
But I definitely can't be as understated as the prince.
Xu Tong did not answer Guo Yi, but walked up to the tightly tied people in front of him, squatted down, and carefully examined their faces.
"I ask you how Ma Liuzi died."
After hearing this, several people looked at each other for a moment, and then lowered their heads.
Seeing that these people still refused to talk, Xu Tong didn't talk nonsense and gave Guo Yi a look.
Guo Yi immediately understood. As the guards of Prince Gong's Mansion, they were not good at torture and extorting confessions.
However, Guo Yi still didn't believe how capable they were of dealing with these ruffians. He stepped forward, grabbed the hand of one of them, and then twisted it hard.
"ah!!!"
Screams rang out, and several people's eyes widened, but no one spoke.
"Hey, you guys, why are you so stubborn?"
Guo Yi became a little angry when he saw this. The prince was watching from behind, wondering how he could not even do such a small thing well.
As the saying goes, ten fingers are connected to the heart. If you break it down one by one, they won't speak if you don't believe it.
They immediately continued to twist down, and screams continued for a while, but these people's mouths seemed to be sewn shut and they refused to say a word.
"It's useless for you to do this."
An old man came over and said to Guo Yi.
Guo Yi and others looked back and saw that this was the old man who had been whipped by them just now by the river.
"The Lord of the Land!"
Xu Tong took a quick look and knew that the old man was possessed by the land without opening the Mingyan Qimen.
I saw Di Tui walking in front of Xu Tong, bending down to bow to Xu Tong, and then continued: "Yuyang people are very aggressive and fierce. They are all people who have been beaten by knives. They are not afraid of this!"
These gangsters can enjoy a good life and get along well in Yuyang, not because they can fight but because of their ruthlessness.
In the past, when there was no Heshensi, these bastards would always go to restaurants and eat as soon as they were full, and no one would dare to ask them for money.
why?
Because the shopkeeper wanted money, they took out their knives and cut off their own ears and treated them as silver.
The name is also beautiful, this gold ingot is worth ten years of your meal.
What?? If it’s not enough, then keep going. I’ll give you the knife and you just cut. If he screams in pain in the middle, he won’t hang out here anymore.
But if you use a knife, even if you hurt someone with a knife, he will still blackmail you for the rest of your life.
If you kill him, you will be involved in a life lawsuit.
Killing in full public view is an ironclad rule that cannot be changed by any dynasty or generation.
If you don’t dare, then you won’t be able to ask for money if he comes to eat here from now on.
If you think about it, if someone opens a small restaurant business, it will not be able to withstand such hardships. Most of them will be treated as a waste of money and disaster relief.
If someone is really killed, can the restaurant continue to operate? Even if it means not paying for it with his life, he can't escape jail time.
Doing business means being friendly and making money, so when I met them, they all chose to make peace with each other.
What? What should I do if I really encounter someone crazy?
What else can I do? I'll give you my life.
So even though these people in the Heshen Division are all gangsters, it is not something that ordinary people can do.
They are not afraid of broken arms and hands, let alone a few fingers.
When the Tutu Gong said this, the people of the River God Division on the ground, even if their noses and faces were bruised and swollen, they could not help but raise their heads, with a look of arrogance in their eyes. I can't beat you, but I am not a coward. If you let me live, If you live today, I will kill you another day.
Now Guo Yi was in a bit of trouble. These people were obviously cutthroats and they were not afraid no matter how hard they tried.
Seeing that they didn't say anything, Xu Tong turned to look at Tu Tu Gong: "How did Ma Liuzi die?"
"Old Bangzi!! Don't talk nonsense!!"
Seeing the old man standing up suddenly, several people suddenly panicked.
Although they did this very covertly, there was no guarantee that anyone would know anything.
Everyone was glaring at them, with the attitude that if you dare to say nonsense, we will kill your whole family.
But the old man in front of them was not the one they had just beaten, but the landowner of Yuyang City.
The landowner didn't care about the revenge of these people, and he couldn't get revenge on himself anyway. When Xu Tong asked, he couldn't help stamping his feet, and looked at the spacious river behind him with resentment: "Isn't it better to be tied to the boat by these people and sent to the river?"
He went into the river to feed that bastard."
It turns out that Jiang Zhen and the others established the River God Division in order to make money, and asked fishermen to pay silver in order to protect peace.
If they don't have money to pay the silver and go fishing, they won't care if the river god eats them.
As time went by, those fishermen and farmers who had no money no longer dared to go fishing. Now what should the river god do if he is hungry and doesn’t have enough to eat?
So the River God Division used the excuse that they didn't pay the silver to arrest them and build the river channel. In fact, they tricked the people into tricking them, knocked them unconscious at night, and threw them into the river to feed the River God.
Hearing this, everyone was angry. In the past, these bastards were nothing but common people. After all, they had the support of the government, but they dared to do such a sinful thing. It was simply crazy.
"Beasts! You actually feed your own countrymen to the bastard!!"
"Young dog food guy, fuck your uncle!"
Seeing that everyone was completely angry, Heshensi and the others began to feel scared. If this matter was spread, it would be an exaggeration to say that they would be reduced to ashes.
So someone hurriedly defended: "Nonsense, it's all nonsense, we don't have it!"
After speaking, he glared at the earthly master: "You old man, you have no money to pay the tribute, and you are lazy at work. At this time, you are clearly deceiving the public with your lies. Just wait until the prefect knows that you dare to commit the following crimes. You will be punished.
I’m going to sentence you to being exiled from the army!!”
"snort!"
Seeing that they still dared to deny it, the landlord did not argue with them, but said meaningfully: "You have done all the bad things, but you don't know that there is a god three feet above your head."
Unexpectedly, as soon as these words came out, it seemed to be a reminder to them, and they cheered up: "Yes, we are the people of the River God. If you do this, you will be punished by the River God!!"
"You are so brave. We have the River God at our back and the prefect above us. Who are you? You dare to fight us!!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone who was still full of anger suddenly became silent.
Heshensi, this is backed by gods and officials.
One is in charge of life, the other is in charge of death.
How can these people fight?
"Oh, let's put it this way, the magistrate has tacitly approved of your disregard for human life and throwing people into the river to feed the river god!"
Xu Tong crossed his arms, looking like he suddenly realized something.
"No, don't talk nonsense about things that don't exist!"
These hooligans are not stupid. They are all veterans. When they realized that this was a trick from Xu's fairy tale, they immediately denied it.
Seeing how stubborn these people were at this point, Xu Tong couldn't help but sneer.
In fact, if he is willing, he can just let Daya use the charm to make them confess their sins obediently.
Even when it comes to torture to extract confessions, Xu Tong is much more professional than Guo Yi and others. A small knife can make them understand how beautiful the meaning of life is.
But Xu Tong didn't do this because it seemed too amateurish.
As an official who is devoted to serving as an official and hopes to be the character of Lord Qingtian, Xu Tong hopes that he can play the image of Li Zheng well in such details.
Instead of simply treating yourself as a player or a tourist.
Only by truly going deep into the script and immersing yourself in the character of this identity can you experience the fun of script killing.
This is why I love the script world so much. Only here can I fully play every role.
So Xu Tong continued to ask with narrowed eyes.
"You just said that you are the River God, and you are backed by the River God. Let me ask you, this River God has a royal decree and an imperial edict from the emperor! Did your so-called River God have any report to the court?
Official document!"
This sentence was like hitting a snake seven inches, and it immediately got to the point. However, some people didn't understand what Xu Tong meant, so they just continued to shout:
"Why is it appointed by the imperial court? The River God is a god, a spiritual creature of heaven and earth, and protects a place. There is no need for an imperial court to appoint him!"
"This is what I've been waiting for!"
Xu Tong's eyes turned cold. After he got the information he wanted, he no longer wanted to entangle with them. His voice suddenly turned cold:
"How can mountain spirits and ghosts dare to make gods without authorization from the emperor or the imperial court? This is an iron law. Anyone who violates it will be punished by causing trouble and evil!"
Xu Tong's voice was powerful and sonorous, shaking the void.
He actually doesn't know whether there is such a rule in this era, but he read a lot of books when he was in Qintian Prison, and there is indeed such a rule in it.
Since there is a Huntian Prison in this world, and the Huntian Prison and the Qintian Prison are the same institution, then this rule must exist.
Whether there is or not, most of the people present are illiterate, let alone whether anyone understands the law.
Even these gangsters from the Heshen Division were shocked for a moment. Even if they wanted to make strong arguments, they didn't know how to argue.
This is the law of the country, and there is no room for arguments like these idiots.
After Xu Tong said this, he immediately pointed at the people of the Heshen Division: "Since it is an evil spirit, you neither reported it nor found a way to eradicate it. Instead, you acted as a helper and harmed the villagers. According to "Tang Lu Shu Yi", those who create evil writings and evil words will
Hanged! Anyone who acts as an aide to a tiger or uses monsters to create chaos... beheaded in half!"
When the last two words were spoken, everyone present felt chills all over their bodies.
The faces of everyone in the Heshen Division suddenly turned pale. There were many eloquent people among them, but this was a national law and an iron rule, and they were not allowed to argue.
I struggled in my heart for a moment before I wanted to use the name of the prefect.
But Xu Tong’s next words destroyed their illusions:
"If you want to say that this matter was approved by the magistrate, then we will go to the magistrate to ask clearly. According to the "Tang Lv Shu Yi", officials who condone evil spirits to dazzle the village will be executed, the whole family will be exiled, and the three generations of descendants will be
A slave is turned into a prostitute, but I want to see if it is his official position or this Dharma position!"
Even a fool should understand that Xu Tong's words were clearly telling them not to count on the prefect. He would never admit it even if he died.
"Who on earth are you!"
Someone finally thought of the key issue, and as soon as these words came out, everyone focused their attention on Xu Tong.
If this young master had some status and could expose this matter, it would be okay.
But if this person has no identity...
Xu Tong looked at the eyes around him, both hopeful and worried. Seeing this, he turned around and opened his hand to Guo Yi beside him: "Give me the document!"
"promise!"
Guo Yi quickly took out the documents he always carried close to him and handed them to Xu Tong.
Xu Tong opened the document and said: "I am Li Zheng! I am the river inspector appointed by the current saint, and I am ordered to inspect the river. The affairs of your River God Department happen to be within my jurisdiction. I want to kill you, even if you are the governor.
It’s useless for adults to intercede with you!”
"Boom!!"
As soon as these words came out, there was a thunder in the sky.
"It's over!"
Everyone in the Heshen Division broke out in cold sweat on their foreheads, as if their backbone had been taken away. Their whole bodies were so weak that they felt a faint chill running down their spines.
"Greetings to the master, please make the decision for me!!"
After hearing this, everyone knelt down and began to tell everyone about the crimes of the Heshen Division one by one.
"Sir, I saw with my own eyes that they carried away those who were weak and put them on the ship. I didn't know where they were sent to at first, but the people who were sent away never came back. They must have been tortured by them.
Feeding the River God, no, it’s the Bastard!”
As the Earth God said, God is watching what people do.
The people of the Heshen Division thought that they had done a perfect job, but little did they know that someone had noticed their abnormal movements long ago. It was only because of the support of someone behind the Heshen Division that they did not dare to come forward rashly.
Now that someone is supporting them, the pressure suddenly disappears and they immediately jump out to identify them.
Seeing everyone criticizing him verbally and verbally, the faces of everyone in the Heshen Division turned frighteningly pale.
"You still haven't confessed your guilt!"
Xu Tong glanced at them. Now everyone in the Heshen Division no longer dared to quibble anymore. They nodded obediently and confessed. However, while confessing, they would inevitably have to bring in a scapegoat.
"We were ordered to do this by the prefect Song's relatives and friends. He said that if the River God is full, we will also get rich, so he ordered us to do it!"
"Yes, we don't want to either, but the prefect Song Qinpeng said that if we don't do it, we will be thrown into the river to feed the river god. We are all forced!"
Don't say you are not afraid of death. In reality, murderers often say the same thing. But when it comes to a critical moment, no one is not afraid.
These people usually act arrogant and domineering, and the viciousness in their hearts has long been smoothed away.
At this time, knowing that there was no way to escape, he simply said something and told everything in detail about the prefect's establishment of the Heshen Division and the affairs he had with the Heshen Lord.
Everyone was heard gnashing their teeth, wishing they could skin all these beasts and cut them into pieces.
Seeing their confession, Xu Tong continued to ask: "You said that bastard eats people every two days, so how did you find him?"
"The prefect told us that there is a reed bush in the middle of the river and a reef inside. We send people up there every time before the second watch, and we don't have to worry about the rest."
"Yes, the River God is always in contact with the prefect. The prefect even said personally that he and the River God are sworn friends and brothers in life and death. After the River God becomes enlightened, he will definitely take him to practice together!"
At this time, these ruffians were talking about the prefect, and they wanted to throw all the blame on the prefect's head.
However, it seemed that the effect was indeed good. When everyone listened to their words, they were annoyed and hated the Yuyang Magistrate's crimes to the bone.
"First watch!"
Xu Tong looked at the time: "It just so happens. Since this is the case, I'm sorry for the injustice. Please take me there to have a look."
"What are you going to do!!" Heshensi and others had a bad premonition.
"Your Majesty, you must not take any risks!"
Guo Yi stepped forward and persuaded.
He knew that the prince was hiding something secret, but a monster like the River God was definitely not something that mortal bodies like them could handle.
In this matter, the only way to go about this is to inform the imperial court and order Huntian Supervisor to send someone.
Xu Tong knew that Guo Yi cared about him, but he had to kill this bastard today. Only by killing this bastard could he gain a firm foothold in Yuyang.
So he patted Guo Yi on the shoulder to reassure him.
Then he picked out the thorny heads in the Heshen Division and threw them all on the boat. The rest were tied up in big strips, signaling to everyone to keep an eye on them and not let anyone beat them to death.
These are all important certifications.
"Your Majesty! I will go with you!"
Guo Yi wanted to follow him, but before he could get closer, Xu Tong glanced at him coldly.
Just one look made Guo Yi's heart tense, and an unprecedented sense of oppression came over him, making him unable to move.
"Come on, I'm not going to the underworld. Why do I need you to accompany me? Wait for me here!"
Xu Tong grinned at Guo Yi and others, jumped into the boat, and walked toward the lake.
"Brother Guo, just let the prince go on his own!!"
The other attendants watched the prince go away, then walked to Guo Yi and asked.
Guo Yi came to his senses after being asked by them. Looking at these brothers who had followed them all the way from Sichuan and Sichuan, Guo Yi's eyes gradually turned cold: "The prince is naturally absolutely sure. Only we can do it."
Guess, just wait here."
After saying that, he ignored them and sat directly on the stone beside him, waiting quietly.
At the same time, three people slowly walked out of the woods in the distance.
The three of them were wearing cloaks and hats, wrapping their bodies tightly.
The three of them raised their heads and looked in the direction Xu Tong was leaving.
"What do you think?"
"It's reasonable and well-founded, not mediocre!"
"Where's the strength?"
"I can't tell yet whether I want to enter the river or not."
"No need, remember!"
The two of them took out a booklet and charcoal pencils at the same time. The difference was that one was a red booklet and the other was a black booklet.
The red book will be kept for filing, and the black book will be issued.
I heard the leader whisper in a low voice: "In the second year of the Holy Calendar of Shenzhou, Li Zhengchu, the crown prince of Prince Gong, came to Yuyang to set up a city god to judge evil and evil. He entered the river alone and waited for the results tomorrow!"
After the two men wrote down the same content verbatim, they took out the seals from their waists, confirmed that they corresponded to each other, and stamped their seals.
"Remember it again!"
"The governor of Yuyang, Song's relatives and friends, took human life seriously, plundered the people's wealth, built false temples, and allowed evil spirits to dazzle the people, making it difficult to repair the river and causing people's resentment to boil. He ordered Jiang Zhen, the governor of Yuyang, to investigate and deal with it immediately!"
The two of them wrote down the contents, stamped and branded it after confirming that it was correct, and then lifted up their cloaks, revealing a wooden cylindrical box around their waists.
The box was opened and inside was a homing pigeon.
These two pigeons are one size larger than ordinary pigeons. They have sharp claws and hooked pecks. They have a handsome posture and look a bit like an eagle.
"Stab it..."
After the contents of the two pages in the black book were hidden on the homing pigeons' ankle rings, the two raised their arms, and the homing pigeons immediately flew to the left and right, with one flying to Yuyang City and the other to Luoyang, the divine capital.