I, the ninth grade county magistrate, scare the empress to tears at the beginning!

"Guan Gu, do you recognize what this is?"

Ning Xiaoyu took out a jade pendant with carved dragons and phoenixes on it. The five-clawed golden dragon and phoenix were lifelike. The officials holding swords beside them felt that the jade pendant exuded an inexplicable majesty, which made them feel terrified.

"Are you from the royal family?" Luo Yangqiu, the official of Youzhou Prefecture, asked. In the Zhou Dynasty, only members of the royal family were qualified to wear jade plaques carved with real dragons and phoenixes. Others who wore them without authorization were regarded as treason and deceiving the emperor, and everyone could be punished.

He would not think that the jade pendant was fake. As the governor of Youzhou County and the highest official in charge of a state, he had to go to the palace every month to meet the saint and attend the morning court in person. He could recognize Ning Xiaoyu's hand at a glance. The jade pendant is definitely not a fake or imitation, and the aura of a real dragon and a real phoenix cannot be faked.

Moreover, people of different status and levels in the royal family also wore different jade pendants. The closer a person was to the emperor, the stronger the aura of a true dragon or a true phoenix contained in the jade pendants they wore. The jade pendant in Ning Xiaoyu's hand had such a strong aura that he had only seen it on a few princes and grandsons.

"Guan Gu, to tell you the truth, we are His Majesty Jiang Linglong's people." Ning Xiaoyu said majestically.

"This official has eyes but cannot see Mount Tai. Please spare my life, Mr. Lu." Knowing the identity of the other party, Luo Yangqiucheng moved his seat in fear and invited Lu Yuan to take a seat. The other party was indeed a member of the royal family, and he couldn't afford to offend him.

Lu Yuan strolled around the courtyard and sat on the grand master's chair. The aura he usually cultivated suddenly enveloped the entire government office.

Luo Yangqiu was horrified that Lu Yuan's momentum actually exceeded that of the emperor. The soldiers in the hall couldn't help but kneel down. Even though he was a great master, they could hardly bear to pay homage to Lu Yuan. He had never felt the pressure of such momentum when he met with the late emperor.

Xiao Xuewei asked on her behalf, "Luo Yangqiu, you are the parent official of Youzhou, and you should uphold justice for the people. Let me ask you, how many villages have been massacred by the Shura Palace recently, why did you ignore them? Will you report them to the official? The people arrested him and tortured him severely."

"Mr. Lu, madam, I really have a problem. The master that the little girl killed just now was sent by Prime Minister Su Quan to supervise me in handling government affairs every day. If I don't follow his wishes, I will be punished. Killed me."

"Oh? So, it has nothing to do with you to imprison those people who came to report to the government? It was all done by that master?" Xiao Xuewei asked.

"Yes."

Luo Yangqiu touched the cold sweat on his forehead and immediately took Lu Yuan and his party to the dungeon.

Luo Yangqiu did not lie. In the dungeon, everyone saw many people imprisoned inside, but they were in good spirits and showed no signs of being tortured.

"Every time Master asked me to arrest and execute these troublemaking people, I would secretly imprison them in the dungeon, then submit a fake execution list, and get away with it." Luo Yangqiu then said: "Master Lu, Madam, I am the official The purpose of arresting them in the dungeon was actually to protect them. A few days ago, I deliberately let go of a couple who came to report to the police. They had just left the city when they were assassinated and their bodies were exposed in the wilderness. "

Xiao Xuewei muttered: "Someone is always watching your office."

"Yes." Luo Yangqiu explained: "The official knows that Shura Palace massacred several villages, killed hundreds of villagers, and committed a heinous crime. He also wants to send troops to encircle and suppress it, but I can't make the decision. Today, the Shura Palace and Prime Minister Su Quan are colluding with each other, and I am powerless."

After understanding the situation, Xiao Xuewei made a decisive decision: "Luo Yangqiu, now in the name of His Majesty Jiang Linglong, I order you to send troops to encircle and suppress the Shura Palace." "The Shura scholar is one of the top ten masters in the Great Zhou Dynasty. Among these people, the highest level is only a talent." The great master in the middle and late stages is far from his opponent." Luo Yangqiu expressed the biggest concern in his heart. The top ten masters of the Great Zhou Dynasty are all at least at the Grand Master level, and reaching this level, one person can defeat an army of hundreds of thousands.

Lu Yuan waved the cattail leaf fan in his hand and said calmly: "He can't even defeat my wife, and he is even more vulnerable in front of me."

"Luo Yangqiu, leave Shura Scholar to me, you just order to send troops." Xiao Xuewei said. With Lu Yuan as her backing, she was not afraid of anyone.

"Will Prime Minister Su Quan be blamed?" Luo Yangqiu also has another concern. Once Youzhou sends troops to besiege Shura Palace, Su Quan will definitely be blamed. At the least, he will be dismissed from his position, and at worst, he will be killed. .

"Luo Yangqiu, do you still want to remain neutral? It's time for you to choose your side. Either follow His Majesty Jiang Linglong and completely eradicate the forces cultivated and supported by Su Quan, or follow the traitor Su Quan and die without a burial place. It all depends on you. How do you choose?" Xiao Xuewei analyzed the stakes for him.

Luo Yangqiu pleaded: "After all, this matter is related to the lives of Xianguan's family. Mr. Lu and his wife, please allow me to think about it and ask the Netherworld Cult Master to point out the direction for me."

"Who is the leader of the Netherworld?"

"The Great Lord Netherworld is a local ghost and god in Youzhou, and all the people in Youzhou are his followers." Luo Yangqiu's tone became very pious.

Ning Xiaoyu laughed and said: "Governor Luo, after all you are a master in the early stage of a grand master. Why do you still believe in these superstitions? You don't ask the common people about ghosts and gods, ghosts are obsessed with you!"

Luo Yangqiu did not respond to Ning Xiaoyu, but walked all the way to the end of the dungeon. On top of the huge table, there is a dark statue with a rough appearance. It doesn't look like a human or an animal. On the altar table, there are incense burners, oil lamps, and the cooked heads of various livestock, giving people a mysterious and eerie feeling.

Luo Yangqiu knelt at the foot of the statue devoutly, kowtowed and worshiped towards the statue. Not only him, but also the government servants following him. There were also the people who were imprisoned in the prison, kneeling on the ground one after another, with their heads lowered, and their expressions were extremely pious.

"Husband, the name Youzhou comes from the legend of the Netherworld. It is said that in ancient times, Youzhou was a ghost city, the entrance from the Yang world to the underworld. There were often ghosts and evil spirits, causing trouble in all directions." While Luo Yangqiu was still going on During his ceremony, Xiao Xuewei introduced Lu Yuan about the Nether Cult Master, "Later, a god appeared, named the Nether Cult Master, who drove away disasters and protected the people of Youzhou. Later generations made statues and enshrined them in their homes. Seeking peace…”

After about half a stick of incense had passed, Luo Yangqiu stood up and said, "Mr. Lu, madam, I just asked the leader of the Netherworld Cult and disagreed with the government's attack on Shura Hall. Oh, I'm really sorry."

"Is the prediction accurate for this statue?" Lu Yuan asked.

"Correct!" Luo Yangqiu replied decisively.

"I want to see who is pretending to be a ghost." Lu Yuan flicked his finger and shattered the black statue. (End of chapter)