After sending away the garrison envoy, Mai Shiyu officially became the head of the Zhuocheng District Inspection Department.
How should I put it? It feels pretty good.
After throwing the two doctors out with a smile and looking for the devil's lair all over the city, Deputy Mai summoned the rest of the people from the Prosecution Department.
As the county seat of Riyang County, Zhaocheng has a lot of talents in the local procuratorate. Although Deputy Mai has only half of the people left, his strength is no less than that of Xing Ji's original subordinates. After all, Gao Yuanhou's power in Yunzhou has become more stable in recent years, and the training camp
As the construction became more and more complete, these trained talents gradually came to the fore. The District Procuratorate Department, which was directly under the jurisdiction of the monarch, ushered in great development and could almost keep pace with the administrative officials.
The guardian envoy is very particular about his work. He has taken away most of the senior staff and veterans, and the remaining ones for deputy envoy Mai are the younger generation. They may be slightly less powerful, but they are all under the solid leadership of Mai Shiyu.
The power of movement.
Mai Shiyu summoned everyone not to stay inside the house, but to stay in the courtyard. The original guard of the city was a very particular person, and the courtyard of the government office was very large, with flowers and trees planted all over, and springs surrounding the house. In the spring, flowers were blooming, and fallen flowers were flying.
"Do you know what the guardian envoy led the team to do?"
As soon as Mai Shiyu opened his mouth, everyone was a little stunned.
"Didn't you go to defend the Demon Cave based on Dr. Qingtianji's speculation?"
"of course not."
Mai Shiyu smiled and said: "They have a more important task - to eliminate the demon sect."
"Devil Cult?!"
Everyone was stunned. After all, the headquarters of the Holy Moon Sect is in the southwest. It has only spread to the north in recent years. They can occasionally be seen in the devil's cave. But their style is to come and go without a trace. Most of the inspectors are
Passive defense and active encirclement and suppression are extremely rare.
To be honest, the responsibilities of the Prosecution Department do not include the eradication of demonic religions. It should be dealt with by the imperial government's special administrative office to deal with several major "enemies of the court".
However, the power of the imperial court has become increasingly declining in recent years. The local magistrates can still be reorganized and reorganized by the princes from various places, and they are still relatively effective, but the several large yamen in the central government are hard to describe. Tongming Hall almost stands on its own, and Qingtian Temple is full of people.
The bastards and the Xingtian Department were reduced to the point where they couldn't recruit enough people. Therefore, the demon sect became more and more powerful and difficult to control.
Everyone present was a native of Yunzhou, and less than eleven of them had fought against the demon sect, let alone eradicated it, so they were all a little confused.
Mai Shiyu continued: "Devil Cult? You haven't seen it, have you? I have. The Demon Cult is very cruel and strange. In order to get close to the demon, they will do anything they can, even making themselves look like humans or ghosts.
, to gain powerful and strange strength. Wherever there is a demon cave, they will go there to cause destruction. Now they have extended their tentacles to Haocheng again. If we don’t wipe them out, we will just wait for the demon cave to appear and they will sneak attack on us."
This is definitely true. Everyone nodded, expressing their sworn sworn relationship with the Demonic Cult. There were also a few seniors who were worried: If the Demonic Cult is so strong, wouldn’t it be a problem for the Guardian Envoy?
Not every garrison is good at fighting. The garrison of Zhaocheng is famous for its sophisticated tactics, experience, age... Before Marquis Gao Yuan went north, he was already guarding Zhaocheng, and he was one of the few who was ruled by the prince.
The old man who was retained as the District Inspector had worked diligently to guard the city for decades. He had done everything carefully, had no mistakes, and had not made any dazzling achievements. Moreover, it was said that his strength had declined as he got older.
But if the guard envoy cannot do it, how can this young and outrageous deputy envoy do it? She has only been here for more than a year, and she has not made any achievements. Most people have not seen her strength, only her temper.
——That's too big to mess with.
"But - do you think that everything will be fine if you take out the demon sect's base outside?"
Mai Shiyu raised his voice, raised two fingers, and said: "Two days, only two days left! Could it be that the news of the Demon Cave has been out for so long, and everyone in the Demon Cult is staying in the countryside and not infiltrating into the city?
, Just wait for the day when the Demon Cave arrives before launching full force? There is no such stupid person. We have always paid attention to the Demon Cave, and there will inevitably be omissions in the city's defense. I believe that there must be more than one Demon Cult member in the city, disguised as a commoner, waiting for a sneak attack when the time comes."
"So, not only the outside of the city must be cleaned up, but also the inside of the city must be cleaned up. All the demon cult members who are mixed among the people must be caught!"
Her words were conclusive and her logic was self-consistent, and everyone was unconsciously convinced by her. One person said: "Deputy envoy, the people of the Demon Cult are very cunning, how can we identify them?"
Mai Shiyu said: "That's a good question. This is indeed a difficult problem. I thought of a way. What kind of bullshit moon god does their demon sect believe in? If they don't believe in Dongjun, they will make a fuss here."
"I have called all the temple blessings from Dongjun Temple and told them to hold a blessing ceremony in the temple tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. Those who tell the people to go will get Dongjun's blessings and their families will be safe. Ordinary people will definitely be willing to go, and those who don't will
It’s very suspicious.”
The Director of Public Prosecutions and Prosecutions Department nodded repeatedly when she said this, and said, "Then those who don't go will be arrested?"
Mai Shiyu said: "You can't be so arbitrary. Maybe there are one or two people who don't believe in anything and are willing to stay at home. For those who don't want to go, let's go door to door to persuade them. Ordinary people will not be afraid when they see a businessman with a knife coming to their door.
Believe it or not, they must have gone. If you are still dragging your feet, there is a real problem."
"I think there must be some believers pretending to go there. When they arrive, they will write banners criticizing Hueyue and the devil at the door. Those who have strange expressions after seeing them are also suspicious. There are also people who are shouting slogans to eliminate Huoyue. Those who are not
Those who open their mouths will inevitably have ghosts in their hearts, and..."
She said several things in one breath, all with the same idea, asking everyone to go to Dongjun Temple to attend the Dharma gathering honestly, and those who didn't would have no choice.
Everyone nodded. Although they felt that it was unavoidable to mobilize troops, it seemed to be okay. Because although it was troublesome, there was no danger. If you drove away the people, you would face sporadic demon cultists at most. The people here were at least heavy swordsmen, so how could you be afraid?
Mai Shiyu said: "Everyone, go and prepare. I will make arrangements again and take action this afternoon. Our focus this time is Nancheng. Nancheng is full of ordinary people's homes, and the houses are densely packed. It is easiest to hide traitors and attract thieves. When the time comes, everyone will gather
When we get to Dongjun Temple, everyone should work harder and search door to door again to make sure nothing slips through the net."
Everyone agreed loudly and went separately.
Mai Shiyu stretched out his hand, caught a piece of peach blossom flying from the branch, and smiled:
It seems to be going well.
With the successive actions of the District Prosecution Division, a strange atmosphere gradually filled the city.
Those with a sensitive sense of smell immediately sense something is wrong.
In a tile-roofed house in Nancheng, several men and women were restless.
One of the middle-aged men sat in the middle and tried to calm himself down. He couldn't help but bang his hand on the table and said, "Something's wrong."
Someone on the other side asked: "Flag Master, what did you see?"
The middle-aged man shook his head slightly and said, "There has been something wrong lately, and I always have an ominous premonition."
The premonition was just a blur, that is, they didn't see anything, so everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
An old man stood up next to him and said: "Everyone, let's not scare ourselves all the time. They say that the Yunzhou District Inspection Department is very powerful and we need to be more careful, but we are already careful enough. We were in Zhaocheng two months ago.
Hiding, at that time, the waste in Qingtian Temple had not calculated the date of the Demon Cave. In the past two months, we have pretended to live a normal life as a family, and have become familiar with the neighbors. There are no flaws at all, and we will not be exposed. "
"Qingtian Temple..." The middle-aged man suddenly became alarmed and said: "That's right! Qingtian Temple has been a bunch of trash for a long time. Our Holy Moon Sect has not calculated the specific location of the Moon God's arrival, so how can they deduce it?
?They even went out of the city to set up defenses with great fanfare, it’s clear that something is going on! They... they are heading for the helm!"
Everyone was in an uproar and stood up one after another: "Seriously? Let's send the news back quickly!"
The middle-aged man waved his hand and said: "Wait a minute - it's too late. They set off early in the morning. Moreover, we are hiding here in the deepest secret. We can only take action when the devil's cave comes. This is the order of the incense master. Don't act rashly."
He made up his mind first and then said:
"Don't worry, you guys. I heard that the team was led by a guard envoy, and no woman named Mai was there. Can I not know about the one named Feng? In terms of character, he is not a good thing, and in terms of strength, he is toothless.
He's just an old dog. How many years has it been in Chaocheng? Who doesn't know who he is? And he has many of our people under his command. I'm afraid he has already reported the news. When the time comes, he will be able to wait for work, and he will have the advantage of the home field, and there will be fragrance.
Master, when the time comes, his men will fight back, and Master Xiang will talk to him about the past, maybe those troops will become our strength. Maybe after this battle, there will be no inspection department in Zhaocheng."
Everyone nodded, seeming to feel a little reassured, but not completely reassured.
Suddenly, there was a rhythmic knocking at the door.
This is the secret code agreed upon in advance.
It's a code for emergency contact.
The people's hearts were raised again, and the middle-aged man suppressed everyone and motioned to the white-haired old man to open the door.
As soon as the white-haired old man opened the door, he was surprised and said: "Why is it you..." After saying that, he opened the door and a man in single clothes came in. The old man closed the door behind him.
The middle-aged man also stood up, recognized the person, and said unhappily: "Why are you here? Aren't you allowed to come directly? Why aren't you summoned in the prescribed way?"
The man hurriedly said: "It's too late, it's urgent. I just came out of the Yamen, took off my shirt and came here. Listen to me, someone named Mai is going to search for the Holy Moon Sect in Nancheng..."
He hurriedly repeated what Mai Shiyu had told everyone in the morning, about the various methods used to slander the Moon God to test the Holy Moon Sect. Everyone was furious and cursed Mai Shiyu, a bitch, who would die a good death.
The man said: "In short, everyone puts the overall situation first. In order to welcome the great event of the Moon God, we must endure the temporary humiliation."
Everyone nodded with ugly expressions. The man said: "Then I'll put on my clothes first and go back. I have to move in the afternoon..."
At this time, I heard someone outside say: "Wait a minute, don't wear it yet. The clothes of the Inspector are not for people like you -"
Everyone jumped up, and before they could say anything, they saw lightning flashing outside the window, and then the window pane shattered. A ball of lightning rolled into the room like a ball of lightning falling from the sky, and exploded!
In the sky, a young man with blue and white wings put his hands behind his back and watched lightning-colored fireworks explode from the tiled house underground.