After rebirth, I became a national teacher

"Don't mention the old lady, my master also worships the God of Deliverance!"

"This is the only deity that has ever appeared in the capital. If we worship it well, we will benefit a lot. Anyway, I have made up my mind that once the statue in the temple is built, I will immediately go and get a small golden statue to worship at home!"

"Yes, me too. The tablets we offer now are still too simple and crude, and they don't seem sincere enough."

After listening to this, Zhang felt completely disappointed.

While she was in confinement, the God of Du'e arrived in the capital city in such a powerful manner.

Now, everyone, including Your Majesty, praises you!

In this situation, do they really have a chance of winning?

Zhang was extremely upset and sent someone to the palace to inquire about Imperial Noble Consort Shuyi.

However, her sister, who was always wise, also had no good ideas and just asked her to wait for Pei Xiao to come back.

Now everything depends on whether Pei Xiao's plan is successful.

The person who returned to Beijing earlier than Pei Xiao was the person sent by Queen Jiang to deliver a letter to Nandu.

Queen Jiang's mother, Lady Cheng'en, came to the palace in person and told her the outcome of the matter.

"The Zheng family didn't give us a definite answer. They said they could only help us find a solution, but they couldn't guarantee whether there would be any results."

Queen Jiang looked worried when she heard this:

"Then this matter will be difficult. If the Duke Dingguo's Mansion or the Zheng family learns of your Majesty's secret order, they might bypass us and report the news directly to your Majesty."

Madam Jiang also sighed:

"Who wouldn't be jealous of a first-rank marquis who can guarantee five generations of wealth? Now, several families are trying their best to find the whereabouts of the God of Du'e."

At this point, they no longer had much hope for this matter.

I never expected that good news would come a few days later.

This matter begins with someone from the Zheng family reporting the news to the Yan family.

Before leaving Nandu, Chen Qingzhu left a message for her more trusted followers, telling them that if they had any important matters, they could look for Qin Dafu, who could contact her.

Among all the believers in Nandu, only the Qin family and the Yan family knew that her temporary residence in the capital was provided by the Yan family.

Zheng Yuannai did not dare to take charge of the matter of the God of Du'e, so he sent someone to deliver a letter to the Qin family, asking him to consult the temple master.

Therefore, this time it was the Zheng family and the second son of the Qin family who went to Beijing together.

Someone from the Qin family delivered Qin Dafu's letter to the Yan family, and Yan Shengzhi personally delivered the letter to the villa. The news was then passed on to Chen Qingzhu.

In addition to telling him in the letter that his clan, the Jiang family, had asked him about the Lord Du'e, Zheng Yuannai also explained what happened after his promotion.

First, he used the imperial sword, which was used to carry out orders from His Majesty, to form a battalion of 5,000 soldiers.

This group of soldiers were recruited from other places. They were generally tall and had much better basic conditions than the local military households. There was no need to worry about the possibility of collusion with Japanese pirates.

These soldiers have just arrived in the army and need some training before they can actually go to the battlefield.

In addition, he did not give up on reorganizing the military households in Jinhua and Ninghai prefectures.

With the example of the previous commander-in-chief of Southern Zhili, Tan Song, as a precedent, the new commander-in-chief acted very restrained and basically did not dare to interfere in his affairs.

Therefore, his reorganization of the two prefectures' guards was very smooth.

As soon as he arrived at the local area, he conducted a thorough investigation into the many crimes that the thousand households and hundred households had committed. Not only did he replace all these positions with people who were loyal to him, he also quickly won over the hearts of the troops.

With the improvement of daily treatment and the timely arrival of military pay, the military households in the garrisons changed their previous decadent and lethargic attitude and their enthusiasm during training increased greatly.

In time, these garrison soldiers will be able to fight.

Now, all the soldiers he has at his disposal add up to 11,000 people.

These are all real numbers.

As of the day he sent the letter, no Japanese pirates had landed in the three prefectures he was guarding.

Chen Qingzhu was very satisfied with the progress made by Zheng Yuannai.

As for what he asked, Chen Qingzhu did not hesitate and directly wrote down an address.

Emperor Yong'an is eager to find her, and sooner or later someone will ask Zheng Yuannai about her.

Except for the former enemies such as the Pang Family and the Jingnan Marquis' Mansion, whoever asks first will get the great merit of finding the God of Du'e.

After all, she also needs an opportunity to show up again.

"Let the Zheng family tell the Jiang family that this is what the Venerable Du'e showed in his dream. If you are in great trouble, you can go here to seek help."

"Yes!"

Yan Shengzhi respectfully agreed.

After returning to Yan's house, he secretly opened the letter.

After all, it's just a piece of paper, without even an envelope. If you open it and put it back together, it won't have any impact at all.

Written on it was the address of Jiqingfang, which was about ten miles away from the Yan family's villa.

This made Yan Shengzhi's heart beat for a moment.

If this is handed over to Your Majesty, will the immense wealth and honor of a first-rank marquis fall into the hands of the Yan family?

But it only took a moment for him to regain his consciousness.

Why didn't the temple master seal the letter? Wasn't it a test for those who handled it?

Some wealth can be obtained by someone you are alive but not enjoyed by someone you are alive.

It is not worth betraying the temple master, a true god who can save tens of thousands of lives with a wave of his hand, for the sake of a first-rank marquis.

Moreover, the temple master deliberately used another address, which might be a way of protecting the Yan family.

After all, if Your Majesty knew that they had known the whereabouts of Lord Du'e for a long time but did not report it, would he not have any resentment in his heart?

Therefore, Yan Shengzhi handed the address to the Qin family honestly, and eventually told it to the Jiang family orally.

The Jiang family was naturally overjoyed.

Not long after, the head of the Jiang family, Cheng En, went to this address with a few trusted servants.

This is a very ordinary residential courtyard with a separate door and house. According to the records of Jingzhao Prefecture, it belonged to a Huizhou merchant.

According to neighbors, no one has lived here for a long time.

Also, I didn't see anyone coming in or out.

Lord Cheng En looked at the gate of this ordinary house and bowed respectfully:

"Duke Cheng'en Jiang Huai, I want to see the Lord of Du'e! Please show up and see me!"

There were no surprises, no response.

Duke Cheng'en had an incense table set up, burned incense, presented tribute, and asked for a meeting again, but still no response.

"My Lord, what if the God is not here at all, and he just left a mortal to look after the house? I'm afraid he can't hear us at all. How about we try knocking on the door?"

The chief steward of Duke Cheng'en's mansion suggested.

The gray-haired Lord Cheng En thought for a moment and said:

"Then go knock on the door, be respectful and don't be impolite."

In fact, he also wanted to knock on the door, but he was afraid of offending the God.

The housekeeper's words just happened to give him a plausible excuse.

The butler obeyed the order and stepped forward.

However, when they were three steps away from the gate of the house, they could no longer move forward.

It was as if there was something invisible blocking the way forward.

Lord Cheng En was shocked at first, then overjoyed:

"It is indeed the place where the gods are! This situation is exactly the same as the divine mist at Huimin Pharmacy! This is definitely the work of the gods."

However, after the ecstasy, worry came again.

The place was correct, but they had no way of asking the Lord of Destiny to show up.

We can't let Zheng Yuannai come and invite them.

Not to mention that Zheng Yuannai is now guarding Songhu and other places, it is impossible for him to leave his post at will.

Even if Zheng Yuannai came and really invited the deity out, who would get the credit for inviting the deity out?

After much deliberation, Duke Cheng'en decided to stay outside for a few more days, offering sacrifices to the gods every day. If it still didn't work, he would report directly to Emperor Yong'an.

Otherwise, if it attracts the attention of other families and they report it first, the Jiang family will get nothing.