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Chapter 452 Incitement

Zhao Yi did not think this was a coincidence and subconsciously thought of Prince Yu.

Could this also be the work of Prince Yu?

Hearing this, Jiang Mu laughed heartily: "These bastards have committed so many evil deeds that even God couldn't stand it and showed his divine power to help us."

Jiang Chao glanced at Jiang Mu and continued to report to Zhao Yi: "I have secretly investigated and found that these rumors came from a Taoist priest. This priest is very famous in Yongqing County. He is not only proficient in feng shui, but also has superb medical skills. He usually helps the people and is deeply respected by the people. He is known as Immortal Liu."

"Immortal Liu..." Zhao Yi pondered for a moment, then asked, "Where is the Daoist Master?"

Jiang Chao replied, "At the city gate."

Zhao Yi immediately ordered Jiang Mu to prepare horses and go to the city gate to investigate.

As the group of master and servants were about to reach the city gate on their fast horses, Zhao Yi reined in his horse and looked out at the bustling crowd.

In the middle of the crowd stood a seventy-year-old man with a long beard and white hair.

He was dressed in a Taoist robe, lean and vigorous, with an air of otherworldly elegance.

This person's identity is self-evident.

Zhao Yi dismounted, handed the reins to Jiang Chao, and was about to walk toward the crowd when he heard the people asking about the rumors circulating in the streets.

"Immortal Liu, was the collapse of the lead mine caused by the prefect's disrespect for the mountain god?"

Master Liu sighed, "Since things have come to this, prepare some offerings to worship the mountain god, and never mine again in the future."

This statement confirms that the rumors are true.

Most people had received kindness from Master Liu, so they believed his words without a doubt.

Moreover, when they first started mining lead, they didn't offer sacrifices to the mountain god, and the mine collapsed once. After that, they offered sacrifices to the mountain god every year, and there were no more accidents.

Since Feng Zhihuan took office in Yongqing County, no sacrificial ceremony has been held, whether for mining or for the annual worship of the mountain god.

Every household had able-bodied men working in the mines. They worried that Feng Zhihuan's disrespect for the mountain god would anger him, so they secretly made offerings to the mountain god at home.

But the thing I feared most still happened.

Thinking of this, the people were filled with rage and wished they could offer the prefect as a sacrifice to the mountain god in order to appease the mountain god's anger.

A minority of people, however, do not believe in ghosts and gods.

They were prominent figures in Yongqing County, and their information network was far better than that of most ordinary people. Before this rumor even began to circulate, they had already heard rumors that Zhao Yi had deliberately caused the lead mine to collapse in order to obtain evidence of the prefect's crimes.

They believed Master Liu more than he said, and they all spoke up: "Master Liu, Lord Feng has been in Yongqing County for more than a year or two. If the disaster was caused by his many evil deeds and disrespect for the mountain god, the lead mine would have collapsed long ago. Why did it take until today?"

Li Yong, Feng Zhihuan's confidant, disguised himself as an old man and mingled in the crowd. Upon hearing this, he seized the opportunity and gave a wink to his attendant.

The attendant immediately chimed in, "Isn't that right? Before the Prince of Guangling came to Yongqing County, everything was peaceful here. After he arrived, either the soldiers in Nanting Garden were killed and the rioters imprisoned inside were rescued, or the rioters blocked the city gates and robbed the life-saving grain sent by merchants. Now, even the lead mine, which had never had any problems before, has collapsed, resulting in deaths. Could all these incidents be punishments from the mountain god?"

These words struck like a thunderclap from a clear sky, resounding through the crowd.

The people, who had initially believed Master Liu wholeheartedly, now looked bewildered. They glanced at Master Liu one moment, then at the people stirring up trouble the next, unsure of whom to believe.

Firstly, Master Liu was incredibly insightful; all the divinations he performed came true.

Secondly, although Feng Zhihuan was a corrupt official who exploited the people, the lead mines did indeed not have any problems during his many years in office...