Chapter 276: Be compassionate
If you are a human being, you should treat animals and birds with kindness, and the world will cultivate good fortune.
- "Introduction"
Whoever prides himself on his manhood, is aggressive and killing, especially the hunter, the butcher as the representative, and some of the animal cruelty is even worse, throughout the ages, the princes and generals have the habit of hunting in the field, autumn hunting, winter hunting, summer hunting, fortunately Zhou Wen Wang Xiande, set the rules, spring shall not hunt, so that it can multiply.
However, from ancient times to the present, there are some unruly people, in the middle of the year at four o'clock are good field hunting, caught poultry alive, and not only for their own enjoyment, must be willful to play and play, Li Shanchang has been in the "Water Jing Note", in addition to the calligraphy and painting to Xiao Mingyue, said that there are people in Shu who love to eat goose paws, the practice is to put the living white goose on the charcoal fire, regardless of the goose's wailing and pain, raw roasted, ready to eat.
"Although the second palm is delicious, it can be for the sake of a momentary appetite, so that it suffers extremely painful, and the heart of the person who is responsible for this matter is like a snake and scorpion! The lord of Wangjun feels the virtue of heaven and can exhort the king to stop the people and villagers from such barbaric acts!" Li Shan was full of joy and indignation, and wrote thousands of sentences.
Sister Xiao Mingyue looked at Li Shanchang's angry words, and couldn't help but feel sorry for the birds and beasts who died tragically.
"There is such a person who kills animals, and he is no different from animals!"
A palace man listened to it and added: "County Lord, you have been in the deep palace for a long time, and you don't know anything, now regardless of the princes and generals, just talk about the princes and princesses of the county government of Nazhou, which one of them doesn't have to go to the paddock several times a year to have fun." Running on the ground, flying in the sky, swimming in the water, none of them are let go, if they are just to fill their stomachs, they are all the children of the official eunuchs of the rich and noble families, idle for recreation, even if they have a tiger and python, for them it is just like stepping on an ant! Slave parents, I heard that someone ate monkey brains!"
When Xiao Mingyue heard this, her heart was as frightened as a needle prick, "What is eating monkey brains raw?" "
Another small palace man pushed the palace man who had just spoken, "How to say these mindless words to the county lord, the Taishi instructed us to take care of the county lord, not to say that there are no these!"
"You just have to say it all, no one will blame you, if you don't say it, I won't follow you!"
Xiao Mingyue said to the palace people.
"When the monkey is alive, tie it hand and foot, pry it open with a hammer, and then pour hot oil into it, for the exclusive enjoyment of the eunuchs and nobles...... Of course, not all rich and noble families are like this, before the slave entered the palace, the brothers of the family helped out in the rich eunuch's house, and they had seen it in person!"
Xiao Mingyue looked at what the palace people said, not as if they were making it up, so she really had to think about it in her heart.
People say that the world is suffering, and there are "birth, old age, sickness and death"!
However, animals and flowers are under the world, and when the world is bitter, they talk bitterly, but when they are good, they forget about their bitterness, and only blindly strip and abuse birds and animals, flowers, birds, fish and insects.
"Miss, these ways of eating, the slaves and maids are all terrified!" Amber was already covered in goosebumps.
"We'll go to the nearest market in a moment, and if that's too much, I'll stop it!"
Xiao Mingyue then asked Amber to bring herself a big wool cloak, and without bringing warm gloves, she called someone to prepare a carriage and go to the market where animals were sold.
Luoyang Chengdong City is the most noisy place, cloth needlework, pastries and fruits, knives and guns accessories, rouge gouache, so it is also the concentration of major restaurants, where there are many diners, natural delicacies are quite a lot.
Xiao Mingyue took Amber and Yiwei, and the three of them came to the largest restaurant here.
"Let's go in and have a look, and see what's on the stack!"
After a few people entered, the shopkeeper came to entertain him warmly, "A few distinguished guests, what do you want to eat!" "
Xiao Mingyue took the two of them to sit down and looked at the stack cards not far away, "What delicacies do you have here?" "
The shopkeeper shook the white sweat towel on his shoulder, "Our signature dishes here are charcoal-grilled venison, braised eight-treasure fish, crispy braised chicken ......."
"Is there a live goose paw and oil-poured monkey brain?" Xiao Mingyue asked.
When the shopkeeper heard this, he was stunned for a while, and then said with a smile: "The girl said that those delicacies, the cook can make them, but this raw material is not easy to have, it is still winter, and the geese sent below are not enough, let alone the shrewd monkey thief." If the girl wants to eat, come back later!"
"Some people in our family want to eat now, since you can't do it, let's go and ask elsewhere, I don't believe that I can't spend a lot of silver and gold in my hand!"
The shopkeeper looked at the silver, and hurriedly said: "Girl, this is a joke, this is Luoyang City, the largest restaurant, our family has all the things!" Don't go, girl, I'll ask the shopkeeper!"
Seeing that the shopkeeper went to find the boss, Xiao Mingyue instructed the two: "This time, I will definitely find out the culprit of catching monkeys and selling them to people for food from the source, and I will definitely teach these people a big lesson!" You two just have to cooperate with me!"
Then the chubby restaurant owner came over and showed favor to Xiao Mingyue in every way.
Xiao Mingyue wanted to ask the boss about the source of the monkey brains, bear paws, and snake gall bladders eaten by the eunuchs and nobles on the grounds of the old grandfather's old health.
And he told Amber to take out a great ingot of silver as bait.
The boss told Xiao Mingyue in detail, saying that the Orion Bao brothers outside Luoyang City are omnipotent in catching tigers and bears, and often send some monkeys, pythons, foxes, eagles, big turtles and the like on weekdays.
Xiao Mingyue asked the ins and outs, and then took the two of them to drive to find Bao Yuming, the residence of Bao Yuanqing's brothers.
It turned out that the Bao brothers, all of whom were sharp-beaked monkey gills, a shoehorn face, and a garlic nose, were considered to have been soldiers in their early years, but they were unruly in the barracks, so they were driven out by the tun chief.
Then he somehow relied on his own skills of knives, guns and sticks, and started to hunt in the mountains and forests, laying traps in the deep forests, specializing in catching tigers, grizzly bears, and lemurs to make a windfall, or selling animal skins, or selling rare animal meat.
Seeing Xiao Mingyue coming, the two thought that they were ordinary buyers, and looked at Xiao Mingyue's official lady's style, as beautiful as a fairy, they couldn't help but look up and down, but when they saw Yi Wei holding a sword and his eyes were like torches, they had to dispel their delusions.
"How many of you came to see the goods?" Bao Yuming asked.
"That's right, if there's anything good, just call it out, and money is indispensable to you!" B said first.
"Come with me!" Bao Yuming took the two to the backyard.
Several people faintly heard the wailing of animals, from far and near.
"Don't be afraid, it's the brutes yelling!" Bao Yuanqing hurriedly walked towards an iron cage, picked up the iron rod next to him and threw it at a wolf in the cage.
"Stop!" Xiao Mingyue hurriedly scolded.
"Girl, what's wrong?"
"I want this wolf, I want other animals here, I need it at home, you can make a price!" It's just that you are not allowed to hurt them, from now on, they will be mine!"
"Girl, are you kidding? There are two six-eared macaques, three peacocks, two golden eagles, and a she-wolf with cubs in her belly, all of which are counted as money! Do you give it? Bao Yuanqing grinned and said disdainfully.
"Bold!" B did not want to draw his sword.
"Don't be impulsive." Xiao Mingyue asked Yi Wei to withdraw the sword.
Amber then took out a silver ticket worth 1,000 taels from his pocket.
handed it to the two, and the two of them just opened their eyes when they saw the money, and their eyes rolled drippingly.
"I'll pay one thousand taels first, and if you send the goods to the Taishi Mansion, I'll pay another two thousand taels!"
As if seeing their father, the two took the silver ticket and hurriedly nodded in agreement.
Then Xiao Mingyue left with the two.
"County Lord, go back like this, don't kill them?" Thought he asked unwillingly.
"Even if you want to kill the wicked, you have to have proof, and you have to call more people to see it! Make an example! I have to let Yu Wendi know!"
The Bao brothers came to Yuwen Mansion with the birds and animals stored at home, and the wolves howled and the monkeys quarreled along the way, so that the people on the street couldn't help but point their fingers.
"There is such a thing that violates the principles of heaven, and such a person must not be allowed to continue to do evil!" Yuwendi got out of the morning court, and when he returned home and heard the detailed descriptions of several people, he couldn't help but say angrily.
"But why did you send the animals to our house? Wouldn't it be better to release them directly and capture the two gangsters alive? Yu Wendi asked.
"In that case, things won't be able to make a big deal!" Xiao Mingyue said.
"County Lord, Childe, the two pickled pours have just sent something!" Ding Fu came in and said.
"Call all the guards in the house, be sure to capture the Bao brothers, and say that the Taishi Mansion will reward rice and grain, and let the people come and see!" Xiao Mingyue said √ Ding Fu.
Hundreds of family guards and soldiers in the Taishi Mansion surrounded the Bao family in an instant, and the two of them were firmly tied up in three strokes and five divided by two.
"Send it to the government! No, send them to the prison of the Criminal Department, and let them explain everything they have done that hurts heaven and reason!" Yu Wendi said to the leading soldier.
There were hundreds of people in the city who came to see the excitement, all of them inquired about what was going on, and they heard that it was the Bao family brothers who had lost their conscience, and they didn't want any rice and flour, so they just clapped their hands and applauded.
Yu Wendi denounced the crimes of the Bao brothers in public, and issued an order that they must be strictly investigated, and no one who bought the "goods" of the Bao brothers should be let go.
The imprisoned wolves, foxes and other beasts and birds were released back into the mountains and forests, and one of the foxes' legs was unknowingly broken by Bao Yuanqing, Xiao Mingyue and Yu Wendi called the best veterinarian in Luoyang City to treat the fox.
For a time, the people who had participated in the buying and selling of rare animals and birds in the mountains were panicked and wanted to go out to hide.
How could Yu Wendi order the city gate to be closed in advance, "Not a single ghost is allowed to be released!"
"In the past two days, after thinking about it, this man and birds and beasts are alive in the world, but they have never been well protected by us, but have been hurt by us again and again, no one is innocent, the white fox fur cloak you gave me before, and the meat we enjoyed without restraint are all sins!" Xiao Mingyue said with Yu Wendi.
"Yue'er, don't worry, the white fox just froze to death in the mountains and forests, I saw that its fur was good, so I made a cloak with you, you are cold, you eat meat very well, nothing bad happens! Besides, the Bao brothers have been arrested, and they can be regarded as killing chickens and monkeys. "
Yu Wendi comforted Xiao Mingyue and said.
"If everybody thinks like you, this matter is still not completely resolved. Today's Bao brothers are just temporary scapegoats, just the first birds to be hit!" Xiao Mingyue retorted.