Chapter 1423

It started five years ago.

Five years ago, shengshang's 40th birthday coincided with the drought in the south of the Yangtze River. In order to show that he was suffering with the people, the emperor ordered the officials not to give a big feast. All things were simple, and the surplus gold and silver were spread all over the country to resist the drought.

The emperor loves his country and his people. Naturally, ministers like this, but at the same time, they feel that the emperor's longevity should not be too simple. Then they make some small plans and make some interesting programs to please the emperor.

Ji Nan Zheng didn't return to Beijing often since he returned to Nanjing, but he went back to the birthday feast five years ago.

At that time, he passed through Mingyue Town.

Mingyue Town is connected with the official road. From the outskirts of the capital to the East, you can see the bustling Linzhong town half a day away.

It's no surprise that there are many businessmen in the town. After all, the outskirts of Beijing belong to the imperial land. There is no way to lose money if you do business here.

Ji Nanzheng knew that there were different downtown areas around the outskirts of Beijing, but Mingyue Town was the first time for him to come back. Thinking that there was still ten days to live, he simply stayed.

What happened to Liu Xiniang at that time.

At the beginning, there was a group of soldiers in Beijing who came to look for 16 to 18 young women. They said that the queen had arranged a group dance for the emperor's birthday. The group dance required one dancer, ten dancers for the second time and 89 dancers for the accompaniment. They made up a song of hundred birds for the emperor.

The first dancer and the second dancer had been chosen for a long time. However, even though they had all the girls in the dance houses in Beijing, they were still short of more than ten dancers. So the queen ordered the people to search for them, and the imperial army came to meet each other personally.

There are many young women in Mingyue Town, but none of them can come to the palace to dance. At this time, someone heard that Liu xinniang from the next town chose to perform before the emperor.

Ji Nanzheng heard a funny story at that time. He was worried that his birthday would come in ten days. Now he hasn't chosen a good person. Is it time for the dance?

Then the next day, he heard the news of Liu xinniang's death.

It's the same thing that the idle guest said before, that is, Liu xinniang's father and stepmother offered a sacrifice to the water devil, but they did it secretly to sacrifice the living people. Several people kept their mouths shut, and the government didn't have any way to deal with them.

But Liu xinniang is not unknown. She was listed in the Queen's choreographer list yesterday. Today, she died. How can I explain to the imperial court?

Ji Nanzheng thought that things would start to stir up, but after all, he had no relatives and no reason. The army who came to meet him was angry for a while, and thought that his birthday was near, so he did not dare to delay, so he had to look for another girl in a hurry.

As soon as the imperial army left, it was intended that Liu Xiniang's death would be in vain.

Ji Nanzheng has been a teacher all his life. It's hard to be calm when he sees such a bad thing. He is angry for a moment and goes to the next town directly.

I can't remember the original name of the next town, but since Mingyue Town was built and became a famous downtown town in ten li eight townships, the name of the next town has been changed. In the light of Mingyue Town, it has taken a Qingfeng town.

When Ji Nanzheng went, Liu Xiniang's death was said to be on the streets.

It was the Liu family who carried the outsiders to sacrifice the heaven. Naturally, not all the people in the town supported such absurd means of sacrifice. Those who had a strong sense of righteousness poured dog blood directly at the gate of Liu's house, saying that their family had lost all their lives.

But most people are still indifferent to their own affairs. There's no reason for them to be nosy about their own affairs.

Ji Nanzheng is going to ask the squire in the town. There is no one in the town to take care of it? But at the gate of mayor Liu's house, I found a strange thing.

"It's their youngest son." Ji Nanzheng said: "he tied a rope on the plaque at the door of his house, and sprinkled lime powder on the lion's head at the door."

Liu Wei frowned, hugged her hands and leaned back against the guardrail of the stairs: "what does that mean?"

Ji Nanzheng said: "it's a folk saying. It's said that the rope is to stop the evil spirits in front of the door, so that the evil spirits can retreat. Lime powder is to stimulate the ferocity of the beast in the house, so that they can see the evil spirits, and fear to retreat."

Liu Wei frowned and asked, "they are afraid of the ghost of Liu xinniang. Go back to find them?"

"That's what it means, but..." Speaking of this, Ji Nanzheng held his hands tightly, as if he thought of the scene at that time: "after the rope was hung, the rope head suddenly started to shake from the left to the right without wind, and the more it shook, the faster it became. The lime grain on the lion's head didn't move, but the position of the lion's head was more than a hand stamp."

Liu Wei raised her eyebrows. "What did you see with your own eyes?"

Ji Nanzheng nodded: "it's what he saw with his own eyes."

Liu Wei frowned again.

Ji Nanzheng said: "at that time, I thought I was dazzled, and then I found the squire in the town. After a tough talk, the squire asked them to punish Mayor Liu. The squire agreed, but said it was not so easy. After all, I had to go to the capital city, and I couldn't stay in Qingfeng town more. Then I went to the capital to have a big dinner. I remembered this. When I returned, I went to Qingfeng town. It was half a month later, When I passed by Mayor Liu's house, I bumped into a girl whose surname and name I don't know. But as soon as she passed by me, she was ten steps away from me, suddenly hit by a flowerpot falling from the upstairs. Later, she died. "That's the first girl who died in vain due to an accident after Liu Xiniang's death. It's also the first girl who was borrowed by Liu Xiniang.

"She died right in front of me, hit by the flowerpot on the top of her head, and then died, but..." Ji Nan Zheng pressed his lips tightly, then said, "her legs are bleeding."

Liu Wei asked, "but in the event of an accident, the leg hurt?"

"I thought so at the beginning, but when I arrived at the government office of Jingzhou Prefecture, after the autopsy by Zhu, I said that the girl's leg had no scar, no bone damage, no wound, even the flowerpot was broken on the ground. When she fell down, her leg was not pierced by the flowerpot fragments. But at that moment, I was sure that I was right. Her leg must have been bleeding, but why did she later period? I don't know how. "

Liu Wei looked at her grandfather funny: "so you also think that you are the devil of the day?"

Ji Nanzheng gave her granddaughter a quiet stare and sighed: "it sounds like nonsense, but I feel that there is nothing impossible in the world."

Liu Wei went to take his grandfather's arm and comforted him, saying, "well, since you have been worried about this for many years, I'll go with you. Is Qingfeng Zhenyuan? Is there time to go tomorrow morning? "

Ji Nanzheng's eyes brightened and nodded: "it will be an hour in time."

Liu Wei smiled and said, "OK, I'll go tomorrow morning."

Liu Wei was still tense in front of her grandfather, but when she went back to the room to meet Rong Ling, she laughed. Rong Ling asked her why, and she said something about Qingfeng town.

"Allow Leng to listen to also Leng:" haunted

Liu Wei doesn't care. "What kind of ghost is there in the world? Do you and I see much less in Qingyun? Which of them are real ghosts? They are just some tricks to fool people. Go and have a look tomorrow. Always let my grandfather get rid of this knot. Otherwise, he is a very old man. He is afraid of ghosts and doesn't make people laugh. No wonder he had to let his brother-in-law take Shifu away in an official car before he went out. He was afraid that he knew that he was afraid of ghosts. Shifu was afraid that he would be able to laugh until next year. "