16. Light the sky lantern

Tan Long knew the hiding place of the two thieves, but he didn't dare to act rashly. He knew that things were by no means so simple, and the two thieves were all over the village, and there must be more than one place. Moreover, the Taoist priest is not necessarily reliable, whether he harms himself or not, helps to find an opponent for him. Also, if the thief leader is not inside, the matter will be exposed. Besides, if you are not safe internally, why can't you catch it? His predecessor must have suffered such a loss. Therefore, you can't rush, but you can't wait, the superiors are always urging. However, the work is hard in vain, the clues are always broken, the harvest is small, and it doesn't matter. But who is Nei Ying? I can't guess, I'm afraid of expanding, causing no one to use, and then turning myself into a single one. But after all, it is a burden, and I should be outreach, and I will not be safe. He thought that the two thieves must have known, and they were guarding themselves and were eyeing them. Once you wait for him to be unfavorable, you will inevitably start, and you are still in the shadows. Therefore, I have to protect myself, so the work is slow, so I don't catch it, I don't say anything, and I look for delicious food. The two asked him, "Why don't you arrest it?" He said, "Fear of retribution." So they laughed at him, and he said nothing. However, in secret, when he was alone, he actively thought: how to catch it, how to plan, and who will implement the plan? It's all difficult, and he's in a hurry. I was anxious but afraid to see it, so I took a vacation and returned to Hutou Mountain alone, thinking carefully.

He thought first: We must not slack off, the two thieves have been doing evil for a long time, and they must seek justice for the people. He thought again: Since the second thief has been vigilant, he must take strict precautions to prevent his dog from jumping off the wall in a hurry. He also thought: It is easy not to move, and if it moves, it will be the enemy's fate, and there will be no chance for the opponent. But how? He pondered for several days, but to no avail. So, he went back first, and then turned, boredom and rambling. When he wandered, he revealed from time to time: life is not good, work is not good. Therefore, being negative and deliberately slacking off is to divert people's attention. After the transfer, he returned to Hutou Mountain, still sticking to his beliefs and continuing to think. He directly thought: how to start, where to catch? Think further: The two thieves will definitely come back, but when will they come back, and where exactly will they live? First there must be a plan, then keep the secret, and finally talk about the arrest, but who will catch it? He had no clue and collapsed. collapsed, and I was nervous and thoughtful, not daring to stop for a while. Suddenly, he opened his eyebrows: Since the two thieves have escaped, there must be a secret way, if they are all found, they will not catch turtles in the urn? He was overjoyed, so he decided to start with the path. So he smiled and said: "Thief, no matter how cunning you two are, but I am a hunter." So he returned, and looked for the two men, and went on his wandering. He thought that there must be two people to protect him, but he was all up to scouting. So, he invited the two of them to go straight to the north thousand households, saying that they were looking at the scenery.

The three of them came to Beiqianhu, the only long street here, in an east-west direction. There are only a few in the north and south, barely forming a cross, and facing a moat in the north. And the first family of thieves lives here, and only their parents are left in the house. This street, which is deliberately different from the South Thousand Households, is transparent from north to south, and you can see it at a glance and go straight to the wilderness. As soon as the three of them entered the village, someone came out in an instant, and then came out, immediately vigilant, looking at them intentionally or unintentionally. Therefore, Tan Long was also vigilant, he understood that it was aimed at himself. So, he lowered his head and talked and laughed with the two. Intermittently greeting people, but unintentionally. However, he grasped the feeling and felt that the people were approaching and walking away, all of which were deliberate, perhaps because of the detention of the Taoist priest. He pretended not to know, and he walked away, still feeling, but walked cautiously, carefully. After a short time, the three of them penetrated the long street, and the village was not large. And when he was gone, he suddenly became clear, and he had reached the wilderness, and it was a vast wheat field. There are no trees in the fields, only crops, which is characteristic of the plains. But there was snow, and the wheat seedlings were very thin, and the snow was very thin, so they divided into black and white. The three of them specially stepped on the fine snow and went all the way to the east, wandering freely, and wanted to be poor at the end of the wheat field. They meander and serpentine, and finally come to the end of the field, which is a shallow ditch in a north-south direction. The shallow ditch is the last upper source of the White Horse River, and the embankment is covered with wild thorns, and there are also thorns below the gentle slope, dense layers. So the three of them stood down and wanted to go down the river and catch pheasants. The river is overgrown with weeds and trees at intervals, making it a good place to hide pheasants. But there was water, but it froze, and the water did not flow much, so it could go down, and the three of them found a way to go down.

went down, Tan Long only fell in love with the slope, the place where Nagano had the most thorns. The two said: "Pheasants are also afraid of thorns, and they are along the river." Tan Long said: "I found out that there is a wolf's den." The two said, "Where is the wolf?" If you don't believe it, let's see. So the three of them went up, and sure enough, it was not, the pit was very shallow, and the three of them came down again. Continuing to walk, Tan Long also found the wolf's den, and the three of them went up again. It was already deep and mysterious, so Tan Long remembered it. Walking like this, the pheasants were alarmed earlier, so no one could catch them, and the two complained. Tan Long said: "Let's go, don't catch it, change places." So the three of them climbed the slope, sat in the snow, and began to rest. At this time, Tan Long turned around and saw that the village was far away. Looking back again, looking at Hutou Mountain, it is very gentle, it is complete snow. So he said: "This is the credit of the mountain baby, after burning the mountain, I want to learn from you, and I also want to grow crops." The two said: "But it's difficult, it's better to be in a big village." Tan Long said: "That's why I learned, and I don't want to worry about eating." And he said, "Behold, we will surely surpass you in the future, and we are the most land." The two laughed: "No wonder, you love wherever you are born." So they were proud, and they were excited. At this time, Tan Long also thought: It's time for Hutou Mountain to have two characters, one is him and the other is Shanwa. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but get excited, so he stood up and was about to leave. The two asked, "Where else are you going?" He said, "Look at the place where the water and the dry fields meet." Therefore, the three of them went north and returned to the Nengyu Land Temple.

When I came to the place where the water and dry fields met, there was a high hurdle in front of me, and then I fell straight down. The three of them stood on the high ridge, and then stared at the vast paddy fields. Therefore, from the south of the Wei River, it is divided into three realms: one is paddy field, the other is the dry land plain, and the third is the mountainous woodland. In this way, Tan Long had better make an excuse to come here. So I looked at my feet first, and it was already ice; To the center, but it is bright and shining, and the water is rippling. Just in the middle of the rippling water, there are a few rows of thin trees, which are water villages, specializing in rice, but there are few villages. Therefore, in the whole scenery, it is the color of the water and the sky, and the birds are dancing in the air, so it makes people sway. Therefore, Tan Long sighed: "Okay, Chengjing Tian Qingmiao." The two laughed and said, "The mirror field is there, and the paddy field is a mirror." But what about the seedlings? I haven't planted rice yet. Tan Long didn't speak, only indulged in himself. The two of them said again: "It's beautiful, right?" It's a different light. But Tan Long didn't respond, and was chanting poetry alone: "Two yellow orioles are singing green willows, and a line of egrets is in the sky; The window contains a thousand autumn snow in Xiling, and the door is berthed in the Dongwu Wanli ship. Wang Shun finally asked again: "Where is the door, where is the window?" Tan Longcai said: "It refers to the eye socket." Zhang Dekui asked again: "But what about the yellow oriole, what about the green willow, what about the egret, and what about the boat?" Tan Long said: "Only in my heart." So the two men could not say anything but retreat, and then retreated, and returned to the wheat field, so they leaned towards the temple of the land. The Land Temple is a solitary temple, not connected on all sides, but it has a long history, so people from both places come to visit it.

However, the land temple is located in an open field, with a north thousand households to the south and a moat in the middle, making it difficult to cross. Therefore, Tan Long guessed: There must be a secret passage at the bottom of the river, otherwise how could it be this place? So, he observed carefully, and also thought: What a pair of thieves, who would have thought? It is convenient to jump out. However, it was also empty, and there was not a single tree. Only in front of the temple gate, there were three willow trees, so he observed the willow trees. He found that there was a hole in the tree, just enough to accommodate people, and he also wrote it down. I looked for the tree again, it was very strong, and there were no loopholes. So he thought that he could only enter the temple, so he entered the temple. The temple is three-roomed, very dim, with three statues of gods, and the middle is tall. But how do you get in? Just thinking. He was so careful that he also made things clear, so he was not afraid at all, and went directly to the temple people. However, Wang Shun said: "The temple people are deaf and dumb, and they are only one person. So he ordered the two men to go in and search, focusing on the kang and the stove, so as to separate them. After the two left, he thought nervously, and then moved the table, which was a huge incense case. But he couldn't move at all, he was fixed and dead, there must be a problem, and he was in a hurry. I was most afraid that the two of them would come out soon, and he wanted to know alone, so he was angry. Just kicked the table, I heard a grunt, so I was excited, and then I urgently climbed in. He groped left and right, found the hidden mechanism, installed it, and so turned and the door opened. He was suddenly excited and thought about it more, but the black hole was bottomless. So I hurriedly thought, can I enter? But finally didn't enter, worried about accidents. First, if the head of the thief is inside, he is a villain; In addition, the people outside are not safe, and they just closed it, and they can't even find the corpse. Therefore, he came out urgently, brushed the dust off his body, and then waited for the two of them. Sure enough, the two of them withdrew, only saying, "I didn't find anything." He said, "I haven't found it either." So, the two said, "How can you hide people like this?" One is that it can suffocate to death, and the other is that there is no way to escape, and it is the most likely to be ambushed. And he said, "Yes." So the three of them went back, as if nothing happened.

However, after entering the village, Wang Shun said: "Then to the west, to the south, and then to check?" Tan Long said: "The south is the center, and the west is the wilderness, and it also depends on the center." But after saying that, he regretted it. Wang Shun also asked: "Why do you still want to enter the village?" No matter how simply, it explained, Tan Long thought, so he said: "Sooner or later, one day, go directly to the thief's house." So the three of them went into the north and south streets, and went to the courtyard of the house of the thief. On the way, Tan Long thought: How should the tunnel go? One is to cross the moat, and the other is to jump into the White Horse River, which is not easy. He thought carefully, thought carefully, and quietly observed in order to verify. He admonished himself that he must not make mistakes, so he should pay attention to the details. Just thinking about it, the evil wife suddenly shouted, "What's the matter? Tan Long was startled, and when he saw that it was the mother of the thief leader, he hurriedly said, "Rest, I want to drink hot water." The evil wife said vigilantly: "No, go to another home." Tan Long said: "Then rest, I'm tired of walking." In an instant, the old man rushed out, his eyes showed a fierce light, and he also said viciously: "That's not good." Wang Shun said: "Why can't you believe it, you don't believe it, and you don't recognize the people in this village?" I'll boil the water. "Anyway, he broke in directly, Tan Long also broke in, and the other party was slow. The other party hurriedly stopped him and also came in, but Tan Long said, "It's so clean." So he watched tightly, turned nervously, and tried to get into the back room, where the thief slept. When he went in, it was no different from the ordinary, only one room, but against a wooden board on the kang wall, he remembered it again. Unexpectedly, the old man turned his face, roared, and immediately shouted: "What can the public do, is it forced into the house, what are you trying to see?" Tan Long was deliberately shocked and asked: "It's two sons, why don't they have a family?" The wife yelled and scolded: "Get out, get out, let you laugh?" Suddenly he came with a broom, and the old man also picked up the stick, and the three of them fled quickly. has come out, Zhang Dekui shouted: "Bold, dare to be so public? Wang Shun said: "The water can't be boiled, let's go to the next one." So I went into the courtyard of the house next door and sat down. The owner had no choice but to boil water and make tea for the three of them. Tan Long sat in the open air, and it was easy to observe.

He found that the wall between the two houses was thick and were two courtyards, separated by a fence wall. It was also found that there was an old apricot tree next to the door of the thief's house, full of tree holes, and many people could hide. It was found again that in the backyard of the two houses, there was an ancient locust tree, which broke in the air, and it was guessed that it was also hollow. Tan Long observed while drinking tea, and also wrote it down. Observe again, how far is it estimated from the moat? I was thinking about it, and suddenly a few people ran over, wanting to get close but not wanting to get closer, so they only probed their brains and left. Tan Long thought that it was to warn himself that hatred was coming, but he was a public man. I was still thinking that Wang Shun's family was here again, it was his father and wife. The father scolded: "Why are you not sensible? When you visit, you don't come to your own home. So he forcibly pulled the three of them, and the three of them had to leave and go to Wang Shun's house. When he got home, his father scolded: "You dare to provoke? Hide, we are after you are gone. Tan Long hurriedly explained and said, "I went there to rest just by going around." His father said, "Hide it from whom?" I saw it early, and I look up to you the most. Tan Long asked, "Why don't the two of them get married?" Wang Shun's wife said: "What's the good thing about starting a family?" Instead, it was tethered. How many illegitimate children do you have if you don't have a family? You don't have to raise it yet, and then you can continue to bully. The father said, "Shut up and talk less." Wang Shun said: "It's in my own home." The father said, "Don't you know?" Their ears are sharp. Tan Longcai quietly asked: "It seems that they are all afraid of him, why do they all help him?" His father said: "It's not helping, it's afraid of self-preservation, it's fear of death." Tan Long was furious, but he couldn't get angry, and the three of them reluctantly returned.

After returning, until the night, Tan Long repeatedly swore that he would get rid of the thief. Therefore, he couldn't sleep, so he got up and interrogated the thief in the middle of the night. He asked, "How do you know that the two thieves are hiding in the belly of the idol?" However, after a period of time, the Taoist priest repented, so he calmly did not say anything. Tan Long's eyes were like an awl, cone him, and then asked, "Are you fighting or being afraid?" The Taoist priest said, "Just like you, you can imagine the fear of the two." Tan Long said: "The fear of the two is still far away, my horror is right in front of you, do you want a witness?" The Taoist priest panicked and asked, "What do you want to do?" Tan Long said: "Just let the people around you know that your story, your family background, this is just the first." Tan Long's eyes glowed coldly, and the Taoist priest trembled with fright. Tan Longcai said: "Can you consider making meritorious contributions for the people?" Otherwise, if you show it to the other party, you still happen to have a child. The Taoist priest was frightened and frightened: "You ask, I say." Although I'm a little minion, I'm quite a sweet little minion. Tan Long said: "That's good, say it yourself, what else can you do?" The Taoist priest said: "Both of them can do martial arts, and the light skills are the most powerful, and they are also different." Hou Wen makes good use of wisdom, thinks about how many days before doing things, and always calculates in advance. Hou Wu is good at bravery, and he is even better at darts, which has become a myth. Moreover, the two are brothers, and they have joined forces, so they have never missed. Therefore, he dared to compare himself with Tian Kui, and even thought that he was better than him. Tan Long sneered: "You are praising him and destroying my prestige." But to tell you, Tian Kui is dead. But I asked you, will Tian Kui harm the people in his hometown? The Taoist priest was shocked: "What did you do? Oh, my God. Tan Long also sneered and asked rhetorically: "Are you asking me, what else do you want to know?" Do you want to ask again, what is my plan, how to catch him? The Taoist priest hurriedly said that he didn't dare, and sighed with emotion: "If I can really catch it, it's worth it for me to die, it's too hurtful." Tan Long said: "Then continue, and the merit will be atonemented." The Taoist priest said: "In addition to the four villages of thousands of households, other villages also have secret roads, hidden lines, and hidden nests, which are buried everywhere, all leading to the wilderness. Therefore, the residence can be old and not fixed, and it is always impossible to grasp it. Tan Long said: "I expected it, what else?" The Taoist priest said, "It's the person around you." Tan Long said: "Why do you have to remind me? It's also a problem. I only ask you, when and what will the two thieves come back? The Taoist priest cried and wanted to be sincere, so he said, "How can I know this, I am also a little minion, and the two of them don't believe in anyone." So I beseech thee, by thy understanding, come and seize both, and I will thank thee for the sake of the people. In this way, this interrogation is useless, Tan Long continued to make difficulties, so he had to take the old way down.

After being put down, Tan Long still has no idea, how can he catch it? He thought that his head was going to explode, and he couldn't help it, so he continued to think, but he hated it so much. Therefore, he asked himself: Is it incompetent, is it willing? But he was not satisfied with the answer. So, he gave himself a vacation again and returned to Hutou Mountain, but he was still restless. After dawn, he ran out the door, but there was nowhere to go. Suddenly, when he saw the land, he thought of the mountain baby, so he wanted to go. According to heard, Shanwa's daughter-in-law was very beautiful and happened to have a child, so she just went. When they came to the door, the little couple immediately greeted them, and the bride was really beautiful, smiling sweetly. He said: "Brother Shanwa, you are not shallow, do you want me to call my sister-in-law?" Shanwa said: "Rare guest, please, sit in the house." The sister-in-law also said: "Just now that I was looking forward to the stars, the moon also came, and I was nervous to welcome her." Tan Long asked, "Is there anyone else?" The sister-in-law said, "It's your credit." So they all laughed again, and then they entered the door and sat down. Tan Long made amends first: "I didn't come to your big joy, it's late, but I can see my nephew." Therefore, the sister-in-law handed over the baby, and he took it, and said with pity: "Very tender, is it past the full moon?" The sister-in-law said, "It's been thirty-five days." So the two sides narrowed the distance again, and the host hurried to cook, first boiling water. But Tan Long said: "Make tea first, I brought the tea leaves." It was meant to be for you, but I gave it first. Shanwa said: "It's too polite, how dare you accept your gift?" Tan Long said angrily: "You want to hit me in the face? I'm going to take it. Therefore, the tea was offered, the tea leaves were opened, and the mountain baby took the child. So I looked at the tea, and then made the tea, and the mountain baby asked: "Why didn't I see you come back for a long time?" Tan Long said: "I've been back several times, but I haven't seen it, and I'm in a hurry to leave." When people are outside, what they miss most is the villagers, or the villagers are the closest. The sister-in-law asked, "What do you want to eat the most?" I'll do it quickly. Tan Long said: "Anything is fine, it just depends on the craftsmanship of the little sister-in-law." The sister-in-law's name is Yezi, and she is tender when she listens to it, and she must be tender when she eats it. The sister-in-law said: "You can't look down on tenderness, so don't think the rice is bad." Tan Long said: "The world's rice is the best hometown food, I will eat what you can do." The sister-in-law said, "Then the slurry water?" Tan Long said: "Okay." ”

However, next, Tan Long sighed again: "Alas, it's better to be home." Shanwa looked at him in surprise and asked, "What's wrong, it's not going well, is there something on your mind?" Tan Long said: "If there is a mouse hidden under the ground, you want to catch it, how can you catch it?" Shanwa only smiled and didn't say a word, Tan Long said: "Say it quickly, how to catch it?" Shanwa said: "You are also an Orion, why can't you guess?" Tan Long was anxious, and Shanwa said: "The underground must be a secret passage, then let the smoke go, and then hand it over to the cat, and let the dog bite it." Tan Long jumped up in an instant and exclaimed, "Wonderful, wonderful." He turned sharply on the ground three times before he sat down and drank tea. Shanwa looked at him with a smile and asked, "What's the matter, tea?" Tan Long smiled: "You can't drink?" Therefore, Shanwa also drank tea, and said, "Okay." Tan Long asked again: "How are you?" Shanwa said: "The land is barely planted, but there is still little." I'm afraid that the harvest will be small, there will be too many mosquitoes, and others will not be able to keep up. Tan Long asked, "Why can't others keep up?" Shanwa said: "There are few tools, and the ground is full of tree roots, so it becomes a repetitive work." Besides, I still have to look for food, and the talent is slow, but the heart is lazy. In addition, there is no harvest at the moment. Tan Long said: "You are insisting, once you grab a big harvest, others will follow." Shanwa smiled: "It's not encouraging me, it's other people." I also want to say that once you meet someone, recommend us here first, in the end there are few people. Tan Long said: "Remember." So he took his leave, and got up. Shanwa hurriedly stopped and said, "Said you have dinner? The sister-in-law also stopped and shouted, "Don't go, the meal is ready." But Tan Long had already gone out, and shouted from afar: "No need, there is really an emergency." The wife asked, "What can he do?" The husband said, "I went to grab the big harvest." ”

When he returned home, Tan Long immediately led the horse, beat the horse like flying, and went straight to the county, he wanted to find the county magistrate's uncle. Therefore, a few days later, all villages and towns received a notice at the same time: urgent rectification, vigorous purge, all officials entered the villages, organized people, forcibly inspected, ordered raids, and arrested all black sheep. The order also added: Those who dare to resist will be killed, those who dare not be effective will be arrested, and those who dare to shield will be immediately removed from their posts and investigated. Suddenly, this unprecedented campaign was spread throughout the county, and the county applied for cooperation. For a time, the villages and towns made a lot of fanfare, stayed up all night, and really put down a few officials who were ineffective. So it forms a situation where everyone is in danger, who is not afraid of losing his position? Therefore, the tension is all entered into a dragnet type of inspection. For this reason, pay attention to pedestrians, strictly check outsiders, rush into the ground, and release water and smoke at the slightest crack in the ground. In an instant, all the thieves were caught, where to escape? None of them are safe. Therefore, the two thieves also came back and lived in the cave, cautiously not daring to show their faces. However, the cave is too dark for ventilation, and it is also a problem to eat, so I always try to show up. But how do you know, this is Tan Long's initial trap, and the big net has been opened. is a good Tan Long, he is excited to count the days all day long, and accurately estimates the good time, waiting for news from all directions. At this moment, he didn't trust anyone, just to be sure that the two thieves were in the village. The news from all directions was summarized, and he concluded that the two thieves were indeed in the village, so he was going to act.

Therefore, he asked the uncle of the county magistrate to borrow more than 100 soldiers, half of whom were archers and half of them were steel swordsmen, and asked him to command them. Therefore, he ordered: the general soldier Zhao Zhen, with a small number of centaurs, surrounded the north of the moat; Guan Wei, the deputy commander-in-chief, led less than half a person and cruised in the area of the White Horse River. He also ordered: Zhai Wenkui, the head of the township, led the people to patrol the central and southwest, and the three roads were equipped with many local people. The distribution has been completed, Tan Long is sitting in the township office, with guards on the left and right, leading the news of the Quartet. The requirements are: from the outside to the inside, squeezing layer by layer, but people must be kept everywhere. Then add an order: The security chiefs of the four villages all led people to play drums along the streets, beat gongs all over the sky, deliberately vibrating, and at the same time went from house to house to check, setting off violent sounds. Suddenly, the chickens flew, the dogs jumped, and the people went even crazier. In this way, from dawn to dark, and then to midnight, until dawn. However, nothing was found. The county magistrate was worried, so he asked: "This can be done, how will it end?" Tan Long said: "It's just time, come with me." So they went straight to the house of the thief. When he arrived, Zhang Dekui came to report: "There is no idol in the stomach." Wang Shun also reported: "There is no area around the White Horse River." The county magistrate said angrily: "Could it be that you can't fly?" Tan Long said calmly: "Don't worry, all the people will not withdraw, still wait." Then he commanded: "Open the kang wall, or let go of smoke." So his men did so, and sure enough, a hole was exposed, so they set off their smoke and fanned it. Suddenly, smoke poured in, and the house was choked. Tan Long said, "Let's go, let's go outside." So he accompanied the county magistrate to come out again and stood in the courtyard. I found that there was a slight green smoke on the apricot tree, and there was also green smoke on the neighbor's ancient acacia. However, the second thief still did not come out. The county magistrate said, "I think it's suffocated inside." Tan Long said, "No, there are other people." He waited and waited, but he still didn't come out. Tan Longcai said: "Go to the moat." "So when we came to the moat, it was a clear clear water, and the surface was very calm, and the banks were frozen. Tan Long then ordered: "Go and smash the ice and spread it out in one go." Suddenly, people smashed it, revealing several holes at once. Tan Long said: "You don't have to go in, just pour water." Just now, I heard the people inside shouting: "Don't pour it, let's come out, we surrender." Suddenly everyone was happy, and the archers rushed up at once, protecting their steel swords from side to side. I saw that the demons came out one by one, a total of seven, and finally the head of the thief, all of whom were tied up with five flowers.

Suddenly, the people were excited and shouted, "The thief has been caught, and he has won a great victory." The people in front were screaming, but the people in the back didn't believe it, so they rushed forward to testify. After witnessing it, he went out and shouted: "It's really caught, the two thieves have been caught." "Run so that everybody knows. Suddenly, the people roared, sending the sound into the distance. However, some people came back, and they were afraid that the thieves had escaped, so they were crowded, stumbled, and cried bitterly, and they couldn't squeeze in. Some people want to beat, the most victimized, for their relatives, what kind of retribution should they suffer? However, the archers were in front and the steel swordsmen were behind, and they coerced the people, but they couldn't move anymore. But I heard the two thieves shouting: "Folks, there is no work in vain, there are so many people sending each other, hahahahaha." Although he was arrogant, he also cried. In an instant, everyone vomited, scolding the thief Wen and the thief, so that he had to be killed immediately, afraid that the thief would run away. Tan Long said: "He can't run away from life or death." "But who believes it, how dare you rest assured? So, the group knelt down and shouted: "Benefactor, it's hard to catch it, just in case, first pick off the tendons and hamstrings of the two." Before Tan Long could respond, he suddenly pounced on two people, risking death, and immediately broke the two thieves' tendons and hamstrings. The two raised their bloody hands to show people, and people were relieved, and only then did they notice that it was Luo Da and Luo staring. Therefore, get up, consciously get out of the way, form a sandwich, and warmly welcome and farewell. This meeting moved Tan Long greatly, and the county magistrate was extremely proud, and the soldiers were also glorious. Finally able to get rid of the hatred, it was suppressed for too long, so the people shouted: "To celebrate in a big way, the four villages will contact, and send the benefactor back to the township office first." However, when I arrived at the gate, I couldn't get in, and I was blocked again, and it was a joyful gong and drum. The excited drummers beat hard, beating all over the sky, twisting into Yangge and jumping, and behind them was the strong sound of cannons. Therefore, people applauded, clapped, and applauded, but they didn't know how to do it. Rejoicing, rejoicing, but the people wept. People from four villages came, and the number of people from thousands of households in the north was the most complete.

Suddenly, a girl shouted at Tan Long in a thick voice: "Tan Long, I love you." Tan Long heard it, it was his classmate, and he fainted in an instant. Why should you be happy? So, the crowd rushed up in an instant, held Tan Long high, and threw it violently. It's not enough, and wear red and flowers, so that it can be publicized again. At this time, the villagers pleaded: "You can eliminate great harm for the public, but you want to see the thief die, so you can rest assured." Tan Long said: "I can't be the master." Therefore, the villagers came to the county magistrate again and said, "Please leave it to the villagers?" The county magistrate was moved for a while, and said: "Special affairs, yes." So, the villagers roared out and urgently delivered the good news. Moreover, it was also urgently decided that the four villages sang a big drama at the same time, and finally came to an end. Suddenly, the gong and drum team set off again, to let every family hang colorful flags and congratulate them warmly. At the same time, another thing was formed, the four villages jointly embroidered the Wanmin umbrella, which was dedicated to Tan Long and wanted to thank the benefactor together. Just when they were busy, Tan Long interrogated the thief, interrogated separately, and asked Hou Wu first. Hou Wu actually sighed: "The world is hot and cold. Tan Long said coldly: "This is also worthy of you?" Hou Wudao: "Although I am evil, I also protect other people, otherwise who would dare to enter the village?" Tan Long sneered: "This is also protection? It's evil. Hou Wudao: "It doesn't matter if you don't like it, but don't know anything." I'm going to die alone, or I'm going to be with a lot of people. Heaven has the virtue of a good life, so save it. Tan Long said: "You are all dead, and you still want some people to continue to be evil?" Hou Wu laughed and said, "Yes, this is the yin spirit that I left in the yang world, so that people can remember me." Tan Long said angrily: "You also have a father? Hou Wu said: "They have already enjoyed the blessings. Tan Long was furious: "You really have lived enough." So he was taken down and tried another.

Hou Wen came up and said directly: "There is no need to interrogate, my death is worth it." See how many sons I have? Even I can't tell. Actually, you and I are the same, but your life is good. Tan Long forcibly suppressed his anger, so he asked: "I don't care how many sons you have, but there is one who wants to recognize you?" And surely, it was they who took revenge and dug up your family's ancestral grave. Also, who will bury your father and mother when they die? Not only will the incense be broken, but you will also step on the bones of your father. "Hou Wen is difficult to be arrogant, so he is also angry. Tan Long continued: "You are alive and hugging, so you have to protect." But I ask you, once you die, who will remember you? And tell you that they are the first to take revenge, to clear their own guilt. So why are you? Don't accumulate virtue for your neighbors. Aren't you afraid? Neither you nor your parents have graves, including the graves of the former ones. Hou Wen was really scared, so he said, "Let me think about it." Tan Long said, "Do you still want to?" When I think that all the wicked have fled, all the above words will come true. So Hou Wen cried and said that he was willing to confess, and only then did he tell the whereabouts of the other dozen or so thieves. Moreover, in order to atone for his sins, he also told a secret that there was a treasure buried under the Fu family's tomb. But Tan Long asked, "What about the officials?" Hou Wen said: "It's too involved, there's no need to say it, right?" It's also that I can't afford to mess with me alive or dead. "I never kept my mouth shut. Therefore, Tan Long ordered again: raid overnight and arrest immediately. More than 20 more people were arrested, and the matter was over and successfully completed.

However, there is still a trial, and a public trial meeting will be held, and the venue will be in the old military hall. So, set up a high platform, set up an execution ground, and set up a big drama opposite the execution ground to express his mood with all his might. Three days later, the public trial began, and the county encouraged everyone to watch it, and almost everyone from the whole county came. Suddenly, it was full of people, outside the village, and they couldn't get in when they were late, so they could only hope. Fortunately, the sky is beautiful, it seems to be an eye-opener, and it is a continuous sunny day, so it can be discussed. Inside, in front of the old military hall, on a high platform, people are allowed to vent their feelings and accuse crimes. Under the high platform, fifty or sixty people were detained, all kneeling, and they were tied up with flowers, and the periphery was guarded by knife and axe hands. At the entrance of the platform, only two thieves were allowed to be tied, and they were nailed and attached to wooden boards. Under the stage, there was an endless crowd of people, black and overwhelming. On this day, Tan Long led the general formation, and then commanded 500 steel swordsmen to patrol outside the village. Near noon, the public trial began, and the county magistrate made a brief speech, followed by countless people who counted the charges. At this moment, the victim was especially crying, and he was no longer afraid of being embarrassed and wanted to complain about anger. As a result, only then did they know: someone's house was burned, someone's leg was broken, and the poor woman did not hesitate to cut off her face. Also, how many people threw themselves into the river, hanged themselves, and committed suicide? I can't live anymore. The narrator is crowded, and he wants to go up, but he can't go up to say the truth, but no one can express the grievances in his heart. Even so, they still dare not elaborate, for fear of hurting the living and the dead. The most violent thing is that when the two raped a pregnant woman, they actually cut her belly open and pulled the baby out alive. "Don't say it, don't listen to it, it's too miserable." Everyone in the audience fell, cried, and went to hell on earth. Suddenly, someone shouted, "Light the thief with a lantern." Suddenly, the people spoke in unison, and the people's resentment boiled. The county magistrate also said, "Okay." Suddenly, the crowd was about to rush up, but there was a crowd of people protecting, afraid that the two thieves would die early. Therefore, line up the field, strip off the clothes, lay the two thieves flat, and show the navel. So, some people nervously sent oil, some people nervously sent mud, and on the stomach of the two thieves, a huge bowl was dished. Then he pulled out the intestines, tied them with cotton wool, made them into a lamp eye, and lit them in an instant. At the same time, the stage sang nervously and became warmly congratulated. But who has the heart to look? May the thieves suffer evil sins and cry to the dead: "When the day dawns, God opens his eyes." ”

In this way, burning, burning, burning, burning for three days and three nights, still unable to understand hatred. In fact, the second thief died a long time ago, and he died of pain in only half a day. But decided, but also to the sun, straight to see the sky lantern lit. Finally, the two thieves fell apart, and it stinked unsmelling, so I remembered the old military hall, and I was afraid of defacement, so I had to drag it away. But where to drag? Life and death are evils, so they do not bury them, but burn them with fire, so that they may be destroyed in ashes. However, there are also places where ash falls, and the land is polluted, so it is dragged far out of the village. Just lit the fire, but someone reported that the father and mother of the two thieves were also dead and hanged. How good it is, a nest was served, so it was dragged and burned together at the upper source of the White Horse River, a depression. After burning, the water was released again, so a stinky pool was presented, and it was named the evil pool. Since then, no one has come near the edge of the evil pool.