Chapter 98 (6) It is said that the West is in Sichuan

After half a year, Ma Chaozhu ordered his ugly cousin to be carried up the mountain in a sedan chair.At this time, there are thousands of people Xiao gathered under Ma Chaozhu's banner.Facing the black crowd kneeling and prostrating, Ma Chaozhu ordered someone to take out a box, opened it, and saw that the box contained python robes, gowns and top hats.Then Ma Chaozhu introduced: This is a betrothal gift from the young master Zhu Hongjin who lives in the West, thinking that the empress is getting married.As he spoke, he picked up the top hat and wanted to put it on for his ugly cousin.At this time, all the people below looked up at the hat, and suddenly someone shouted:

No, that hat is not Western, it is the outfit that was stolen by the troupe a few days ago. Ma Chaozhu was stunned for a moment: talking nonsense, it was obviously sent by the young master from the West. The people below all jumped up: You are talking nonsense!Take a good look, that hat, that gown is still embroidered with the troupe's name: Look, Carnival... It was originally a small troupe, but the costumes were stolen by thieves, making it impossible to sing and hungry I've been belly fat for several days, it turns out that this outfit was brought here by you. Ma Chaozhu was furious: You people are really burning pianos and cooking cranes, which is a big spoiler for the scenery.How dare you doubt my Young Master Western, this is really appalling.By the way, my young master has long known that you are stubborn, so he issued an edict from the clouds, and this edict was sent down on the Yellow Crane Tower. If you don't believe me, just go and see for yourself.

Is there really such a strange thing?Everyone was dubious, so they rushed down the mountain to the Yellow Crane Tower.When I arrived at the Yellow Crane Tower, I saw a thick stack of imperial edicts on the corner of the eaves. When I took it down to read, I saw that it read: To rule over the mountains and rivers, to secure the country, to receive the destiny, and to be prosperous forever. This mysterious edict confused everyone's minds again, and they immediately forgot about the costumes of the theater troupe, thinking that Zhu Hongjin, the young master of the West, still had something to do.

So all the believers went bankrupt, sold their children and daughters, and handed over the money to Ma Chaozhu.When the pile of silver was high enough, Ma Chaozhu and the hill of silver disappeared at the same time. Ma Chaozhu disappeared in the seventeenth year of Qianlong, that is, in 1752. Today, 300 years are about to pass, and no one has seen him again. Everyone has made a fortune, how can you find a reason for it? What's even more strange is that on the night of Ma Chaozhu's disappearance, the governors of Liangjiang, Huguang, and governors from all over the country came in droves.Ma Chaozhu's most powerful assistants, Seng Zhengxiu and Hu Jixiu, and more than 200 activists were arrested, and the rest scattered in the countryside, fleeing for their lives like crazy.

The next thing was that Qianlong sent scouts to look around for the location of Xiyang.The captured believers couldn't help being tortured, and confessed that Xiyang was in Mount Emei in Sichuan.Qianlong issued an edict, saying: The so-called Xiyang refers to the Western Village on Mount Emei in Sichuan, not the overseas land.After careful investigation and visits, I traveled six hundred miles a day to bring memorabilia. This time the governor of Sichuan, Celeng, was in a terrible situation. In order to complete the task, he personally led his people to search every stone on Mount Emei, but in the end they couldn't find any trace of Xiyang.In desperation, Celeng replied truthfully:

According to the pictures and records of the interviewed old people, there is no name of Xiyangzhai.All counties such as Leshan, Hongya, and Qingxi that are connected to Mount Emei, as well as the mountain villages and temples in Emei County, were inspected one by one, and there was no trace of the Western Village. missing?How did this happen without a trace? Qianlong was furious, and ordered a thorough investigation, even if he dug three feet into the ground, he had to find Xiyang... Just as the governors and officials from all over the country were going door to door, trying to find the location of Xiyang, Xiyang actually came. up.