Ten miles to the south outside Jinming City, there is a place called Luoyang Slope, surrounded by green shade, and the stream is murmuring. There are three thatched huts at the bottom of the slope of the pen & fun & pavilion www.biquge.info and a few vines climb on the wooden fence.

Suddenly, the sound of strings around the beam came from the thatched hut in the middle, and then looked in from the window, sandalwood curled, and an elegant and chic person sat by the piano. I saw him with handsome eyebrows, a straight nose and a handsome mouth, a youthful posture, and an ochre red Confucian shirt. Both hands caressed the piano wire, seemingly gentle but strong and accumulating, I saw him open his mouth and sing: "Sitting alone in the house and reading thousands of books, how many ups and downs are the rivers and mountains?" Strong Qin dominates Chu, and it is desolate in a blink of an eye. A song of spring and autumn to pay the sound of the piano, the dragon chanting and the song of a hundred beasts, the sun and the moon in the world, turning over the hands for the clouds and covering the hands. ”

Mr. Zhu Yao stopped the piano silk in his hand and called: "Ming'er, take out the 'First Bud Tieguanyin' in my cellar, boil it with the new rainwater in spring, and I want to make a pot of good tea for your guests to drink." ”

A boy of about ten years old leaned in from outside the door and said, "Sir, the distinguished guest you are talking about is the high-ranking Inspector Pang who has come every day recently?" ”

"Ah, exactly, what do you mean by your suspicious face?"

"Sir, sir, I have heard children in the neighborhood sing nursery rhymes, saying, 'There is a capital in the realm of Jinming, and the surname of the king of Hades is Pang Bu', which shows that this Pang Inspector is not a good thing. Is it detrimental to virtue for a gentleman to associate with him? Ming Tong pursed his nose and walked up to Mr. Zhu Yao and said.

Mr. Zhu Yao bent his index finger and hit Ming Tong's head hard.

"Oh, sir, am I wrong about what I said? You beat me in anger. ”

"Haha, you baby didn't learn how to write the word 'de' before you learned to bury me. Okay, let me ask you, when the husband dies in Ning Guoguo, the woman obeys the martyrdom, and she will never marry again, can it be described as Deye? Mr. Zhu Yao got up and said with his hands behind his back.

The boy blinked and nodded quickly.

Mr. Zhu Yao smiled slightly and said: "So, what should be the dead wife of Han Guofu? ”

This time he was stumped, just shaking his head slowly.

"Martyrdom!" Mr. Yao's words made Ming Tong's eyes widen in disbelief, and he continued: "There is also Qingguo, the husband and the dead wife marry the eldest brother, which is called Deye; Xing Guo, according to the law, widows need to remarry within three years, otherwise they will be punished according to the crime; Tang country, a woman and many husbands can also, what is the virtue? ”

Ming Tong scratched his head, looking ignorant.

"Water is impermanent, the world is not immanent, and the person who is praised by everyone is not necessarily a sage, but may be a flatterer; A person who everyone dislikes is not necessarily a traitor, but a person who strictly oversees the people. Compared with those who sell fame and reputation, I appreciate people with mixed reputations, how can those who do great things worry about infamy behind them? Ming'er, do you know that he is not Zhou Gongdan? So the gentleman went back to his seat and continued to pluck the piano.

Suddenly, the sound of the gate opening in the courtyard was heard, and the three of them walked back and forth, one master and two servants. The person in the center is a middle-aged man, wearing a purple mink robe, with a giant python with gold thread on it, and a seven-beam Jinxian crown on his head. Sword eyebrows and eagle nose, like torch eyes, two temples slightly white, long beard to neck, majestic and not angry. The two people on the left and right are also fierce dragons and tigers, one holds a purple satin wrapped in this golden shining Taishan treasure ring knife, called "Ji Lei", and the other person holds a brick-sized brocade box. The middle-aged man walked to the door of the house, straightened his clothes and knocked lightly.

Hearing this, Mr. Zhu Yao hurriedly stood up, pulled the wooden door lightly, smiled, bowed to the middle-aged man and bowed: "Zhu Yao, how can he dare to bother the superintendent to come to the cold house several times, Zhu Yaocheng is sincerely afraid." ”

Inspector Pang also hurriedly bent down and helped Mr. Zhu Yao with both hands and said, "Eh, Mr. is very polite." It was the old man who came here several times to bother, but fortunately, Mr. did not hesitate to give him a lot of advice, and Pang benefited a lot. ”

After saying that, Inspector Pang waved his hand at the person next to him, and the person holding the brocade box stepped forward, knelt down on one knee, and presented the brocade box in front of Mr. Zhu Yao.

Mr. Zhu Yao waved his hand again and again: "This ...... The superintendent Zhu Yao received it, but it was useless, and I couldn't accept it. ”

"I am proud of being too modest, as I said before, my husband has given me advice many times to solve my worries. Last time, it was Mr.'s plan that allowed the old man to easily resolve the impeachment of Yushitai, and it was also completely clear that the Confucians in the three religions were dissatisfied with me. This small gift is not a tribute, I know that Mr. loves music, this is a foreign famous music score, the Central Plains is rare to hear, although it is rare but not precious. I also asked Mr. to give the old man thin noodles and accept this score with a smile. Although Inspector Pang replied with a smile, he also revealed an attitude that could not be refused.

"Oh? Extraterritorial songs? ”

Master Pang stroked his beard and said, "Exactly! Last year, the old man sent people to participate in the demon hunting ceremony organized by the 'Shenwu Jun' in the East China Sea, and the loot captured when he went out to the 'Red Pupil Sea Demon' in the East China Sea. Although this 'Red Pupil Sea Devil' is cruel and easy to kill, it is born with the law of sound. In the Shenzhou Travelogue, they must feast every night, with human blood into wine, drink wantonly, and eat human flesh, but the music of playing is melodious and long, fluttering like a fairyland, this banquet is called 'The Wizard of Blood'. There is no reason not to give such a strange song to Mr. ”

"Since this is the case, then Zhu Yao is better to be respectful than to obey his fate." After saying that, he took the brocade box with both hands, turned around and handed it to Ming Tong, instructed him to look at the tea, and said to Inspector Pang with a wave of his hand: "Inspector, please take a seat inside." ”

The two of them sat down, and Mr. Zhu Yao spoke first: "The superintendent usually has nothing to do but go to the Three Treasures Palace, can he not only refer to important matters?" ”

The superintendent was serving a small cup of tea and said with a smile: "If you can't hide it from Mr., then I will say it bluntly." The day before yesterday, there was a mansion of six imperial history in Ruijing Street in the north of the city. Unexpectedly, in this small Liupin Imperial History Mansion, there were actually two superlative first-class masters who made a move, almost razing the street to the ground. One of these two people is Han Qianqiu, the sword evil of the Northern Regions, and the other is the Holy Walker Kongjue who also came to the Northern Regions. I don't know if Mr. has heard of this. ”

Mr. Zhu Yao lowered his head slightly in contemplation, blinked his eyelids a few times and said: "This Northern Regions Sword Evil Han Qianqiu is a celebrity who has written into the Shenzhou Travel Strategy, and the so-called top master of kendo one of the four swords, I naturally know." This holy walker has indeed become famous in recent years, and it is rumored that he fought a decisive battle with the first demon in the Northern Regions, 'Blood Monk Does Not Quit Killing', and the battle ended until the snow mountain collapsed. Although the two sides fought a draw, but if they can tie with a demon like the 'Blood Monk', I am afraid that there will be no ten people in the entire Central Plains, and the strength of this person can be seen. Does the Overseer have any scruples about these two people, or is he suspicious of the imperial history? ”

"Hmph, that little imperial history can't be put on the table yet, I already know the ins and outs of this matter. Although the sword evil acts secretively, it is withdrawn and arrogant, never involved in mundane things, and has nothing to worry about. But this emptiness heard, he ...... He is my old man. Inspector Pang said that Zhikong Jue was a little hesitant, and after a moment of silence, he clenched his fist and hammered the armrest of the seat and said: "He came to my house to look for me that day, I didn't think that I hadn't seen him for decades, he had already been a human being, and I never dreamed that he would actually go to the monk's house." In addition to persuading me to relent, he also threatened me to retry the 'anti-scale case' and overturn the case for Qinglong's anti-party. ”

"Well, the Inspector said bluntly, the West Hall sits to this day, it is all thanks to the name of the conquest of the rebel party, if there is no Qinglong against the party, the Confucian Imperial History Terrace and the Ministry of Rites must require the West Hall to be cut, and the inspector must be restrained everywhere. At that time, the Holy Lord will be in power, and then he will be instigated by others, I am afraid that it will be very detrimental to the position of the superintendent. ”

Pang Zhaoji frowned, took a deep breath and said: "What Mr. said Pang Mou also knows in his heart, but you don't know, this Holy Walker has a lot to do with me, hey, I really can't move him for a while, so I can only sit in the city of sorrow." ”

When Zhu Yao heard this, he also knew the seriousness of the matter, and asked with a solemn face: "This master of empty awakening is single-handedly even if his martial arts are against the sky, after all, Zhu Yao dares to ask the superintendent, what is he capable of making the superintendent so jealous." ”

"He's ...... He is my teacher, Lin Wushuang! ”

Stunned, surprised for a moment around Mr. Zhu Yao, he gasped, this name forced out the most cruel picture in the depths of his memory, Lin Wushuang slaughtered the city like a demon, and let out arrogant laughter...... Cold sweat couldn't help but wet his back. However, he quickly calmed down, stared at Pang Zhaoji and said, "This ...... It is rumored that more than 20 years ago, he died in the Northern Ice Fields under the siege of masters from various countries, how did he come back from the dead? ”

"I don't know why, but he is really my master. At that time, he had already achieved martial arts, but now it seems that he has reached a higher level, and it is not known whether there is a stronger snob behind him, and the price of strong substitution is bound to be huge. If he really wants to be my enemy, it will be really a big trouble, I really can't figure out how he can change like this, and he was the one who handled the Qinglong rebellion case back then. Pang Zhaoji looked up at Mr. Zhu Yao and continued: "Sir, does he have a good way to deal with him?" ”

Mr. Zhu Yao blinked and replied, "According to the Inspector's understanding of him, is he a sincere monk or a means to avoid disasters when he is born?" ”

"Although I felt incredible, I really didn't find anything suspicious from what I talked and observed that day." Pang Zhaoji said.

Mr. Zhu Yao got up and went to the back room to take out the four treasures of the study, put pen to the next page, and presented it to Pang Zhaoji with both hands and said: "There is still a number one in the Northern Regions of the empty awakening, which is called the 'Confession Demon Buddha'. The monks all have a common weakness, they always make it their duty to purify sentient beings, especially a sinner who has been in a bloody debt in the past. If he really took refuge in Buddhism, he could not sit idly by and ignore the news, and he would not be distracted by the internal affairs, and if he was only doing superficial work, it would only be out of profit. The Overseer has nothing to worry about. ”

"Is this news reliable?"

"Has my Zhu Yao's signboard ever been smashed?"

"Hmm...... The plan to drive the tiger and devour the wolf is wonderful! But why didn't the gentleman just say it and write it on paper and pretend to be mysterious? Pang Zhaoji said puzzled after reading the contents of the paper.

Mr. Zhu Yao sat back in front of the piano, stroked the strings from the middle to both sides with both hands, and said with a smile: "The superintendent graciously invited me to enter the west hall to work before, and I told the superintendent that my day has not yet come, and it is not yet the time to make a move. Now ...... "He stroked the strings with both hands, and suddenly luckily plucked the strings so hard that the sound of the piano went straight out of the window like a sharp arrow from the strings, cutting the oriole on the banyan tree outside the window in half. I saw that when the oriole bird landed, it changed into a yellow paper talisman and turned into ashes.

"My nemesis has arrived!"

More than ten miles away, on the Situ Yi Mansion in Jinming City. Situ Yi was sitting on the stone chair under the begonia tree in the courtyard, watching the yellow paper talisman in front of him burn to ashes, looking back at Lin Fu and saying, "There is not much time left for us. ”