Chapter Seventy-Seven: Between Life and Death

After reading the people, I looked at the environment again, and Simao, who entered the Caobang Xiangtang for the first time, paid attention to the details of the Xiangtang. I saw that the offering table was set up in the middle of the head facing south, and the tablet was not the shrine in his imagination, but a tablet engraved with the five big characters of "Heaven and Earth Monarch and Master", which had been smoked to dark red.

There is a distance of about a few feet to the south along the tablet, and an offering table is set up in the middle of the side-by-side, and there are Bodhidharma, Shenguang, Jinzu, Luozu, Luzu, Weng Zu, Qian Zu, Panzu, Wang Jianzu and the shrine of the left and right protectors, some are clay tires to paint gold statues, some are tablets carved from red sandalwood, the tributes are complete, all kinds of melons and fruits are dazzling, the mist is shrouded in the copper rusty green incense burner, the four hairs pass through the crowd, go straight to the offering table, kneel down and kowtow to worship the five-character tablet. Then he got up and walked to the shrine, picked up the three pillars of sandalwood, lit the candle, respectfully knelt on the ground again, and read aloud: "Kneel down in the dust, burn incense towards Wutai, and the disciple invites the grandfather, come to the altar and open the way." ”

By the time Simao knelt down and bowed, Liu Heipi had already taken his place. Simao got up and stood quietly beside him, standing with his hands down, neither humble nor arrogant, obviously waiting for Liu Heipi to introduce and introduce him one by one.

"The boss of the Cao Gang Xingzi generation, Master Yan...... Cao Bang Xingzi Liu Baye ........" With Liu Heipi's roll call one by one, Simao also greeted him one by one, which can be regarded as turning around and recognizing his face.

The ceremony that followed was that Liu Hei led everyone to recite the gang rules aloud: "The first is not allowed to deceive the teacher and destroy the ancestors, the second is not allowed to despise the predecessors, the third is not allowed to climb the ashes and fall into the cage, the fourth is not allowed to commit adultery, the fifth is not allowed to be chaotic, the sixth is not allowed to jump on behalf of the law, the seventh is not allowed to disturb the gang rules, the eighth is not allowed to respect the humble, the ninth is not allowed to open the floodgates and release water, and the tenth is not allowed to bully the weak and ........." There are a total of four major items: "Ten Rules", "Ten Prohibitions", "Ten Precepts", and "Ten Demands". Finally, under the leadership of Liu Heipi, everyone sang in unison: "The ancestor grew up in Hangzhou, and he took the Taoist ginseng outside the martial arts gate." The three patriarchs walked in the head, and the disciples kowtowed behind." At this point, the ceremony ended, and the Simao Public Judgment Criticism Conference officially entered the link.

There are two crimes listed by the Cao Gang for Simao, the first is to frame the children of the gang, blame others, and damage the reputation of the Cao Gang. The second is to instigate internal and external strife between the Cao Gang, slander and disregard for the righteousness of the rivers and lakes. After reading it in black and white in his hand, he said to Simao: "Cao Gang Zuxun must not bully others, although you are a hollow man, but you are also a person in the rivers and lakes, we follow the rules of revenge and revenge in the rivers and lakes, and it is not too much to do you according to the rules of revenge and revenge in the rivers and lakes, but the elders are young and do not want you to be a fool, and teach you the truth of being a man before you die, so you made an exception and opened this incense hall to give you a chance to confess, if you can talk about the ugliness, everything will be closed, otherwise........ Can you tell the weight of this? ”

Liu Heipi's over-the-top voice was actually waking up Simao so that he could seize the opportunity, deal with it carefully, and answer, if he was not careful, he would die without a place to be buried. Simao glanced at Liu Heipi with grateful eyes, then made a quartet, and said slowly: "This is the first article to frame the children of the gang, and I admit to it, Xu Sandao and Liuzi are against the three lepers and Liu Scarzi, and it is the bureau I set up." As for the second point, although it was not my intention to provoke internal and external strife between the Cao Gang, it was caused by me, and saying that I was the culprit did not mean that I was wronged, and I also admit it. ”

"You are more bold than the sky, since you dare to do it, you have to be able to bear the matter, go down to the underworld, don't complain to Lord Yama." The red-faced Liu Ba, who was sitting under Yan Xingji, took the lead in making trouble, slapped the armrest of the chair, and said loudly: "Brother Blackskin, don't lean on, this kid has recognized it himself, and we will disperse early." ”

"Zhang Simao, you have thought clearly, the rivers and lakes pay attention to a mouthful of spit and a nail, and there is no reason to recycle it if it is spit on the ground." Liu Heipi reprimanded in a fierce voice.

"You are all seniors in the rivers and lakes, can you allow the juniors to finish speaking, if I don't pay attention to what I say, even if I am sunk in the river, I will never complain......." Simao said with a stiff neck.

Liu Bagaomen interrupted Simao's words in a loud voice: "I thought you were a hero, but you were also afraid of death, yes, no, no, how could there be so many twists and turns." ”

"Eighth master, this is Xiangtang, in front of the ancestral master, let people speak according to the rules." Liu Heipi said a word, although Liu Ba has always been arrogant, but he still seems to be afraid of this taciturn deacon in the gang, his mouth moved, and finally he didn't speak.

"I'll have something to say." Liu Heipi saw that Liu Ba was no longer interrupted, so he turned his head to look at Simao and said briefly.

"There is no rootless wood in this world, and there is no sourceless water, Xu Sandao in order to force me to go to his treasure bureau to be a treasure official, and the three lepers and Liu Scarzi partnered to make a bureau pit My father signed the IOU, and in order to save my father, he joined his gang. I am filial piety to save my father, and Xu Sandao is forcing good to gamble. This is my father's slip of the head, after the silver is repaid, Xu Sandao gave me this piece, and every time I repay the bill, Xu Sandao gives me a receipt, and the seal of the painting that he has passed is here, everything has a first come, first come, I and Xu Sandao are not a gang, from the root, is he framing me or am I framing him? All the seniors have been my uncle of Simao in turn, putting aside the rules of the rivers and lakes, I have to ask your uncles to comment on Simao's reasoning, what is wrong with the way of life in black and white? As he spoke, Simao took out a stack of strips from his arms and handed them to Liu Heipi, Liu Heipi took it and took a look, and sure enough, it was clear all the way to the white paper, black and red characters, and then it was sent to everyone to circulate.

Simao watched coldly from the sidelines, Yan Xingji was expressionless, Liu Ba was indifferent, and the others were talking to each other, whispering something, but they didn't speak, but inquired about Yan and Liu with their eyes. Simao already knew very well in his heart that among these people sitting in the incense hall, the two of them really had weight, and the rest were just soy sauce at best.

After seeing the situation clearly, Simao didn't leave any respite for the other party, and attacked again: "I have one more thing here for you seniors to see." As he spoke, he took out a thin account book from his arms and handed it to Liu Heipi.

Liu Heipi opened it and took a look, only glanced at it, Rao is he had been through the wind and waves for a long time, and he couldn't help but change color in horror, and said in a lost voice: "Yin Golden Book." As soon as this sentence came out, everyone present was moved, and they all looked sideways at Liu Heipi, Liu Heipi's face sank like water, and without saying a word, he handed the booklet to everyone to circulate it one after another.