Gao Xi stared at Wang Shichong coldly, and there was a murderous aura in his voice: "Not only that, but the wife of the Duke of Yue Guo also fell under a curse, and the line is full, I heard that the warlock Zhang Qiu Taiyi of the East Palace is your master, and he is proficient in this way, is there such a thing?" ”

Wang Shichong's brain "boomed", and he couldn't be more clear about the origin of Qiu Taiyi in this chapter. Zhang Qiu Taiyi is a native of Hejian, and when he was seven years old, he could recite thousands of words of ancient Chinese every day, and the people in the state considered him a prodigy. ”

When he was a little older, he read a lot of books, but what he liked to read was not the Four Books and Five Classics, the "Historical Records", and the "Book of Han", but astronomical divination, miscellaneous books such as gods and ghosts.

In the early years of the emperor's reign, this person once cultivated in Wutai Mountain, and also studied a lot of Buddhist classics, collected medicinal materials, and accepted a lot of apprentices, before and after seventeen or eighteen years.

Wang Shichong Ping Suri also likes the method of witchcraft to win, and he wants to prolong his life, Zhang Qiu Taiyi can be described as a master in this regard, whether he is a half-immortal I don't know, but he can refine a large number of small pills that enhance the various potentials of the human body, that is a true thing.

A few years ago, when Wang Shichong was idle at home, he once went to Wutai Mountain and gave Zhang Qiu Taiyi a million dollars, which was regarded as the cost of apprenticeship, plus Wang Shichong himself was smart and studious, and his talent was superhuman, Zhang Qiu Taiyi was very satisfied with this apprentice, and almost taught what he had learned in his life.

A year ago, Yang Yong, the prince of the East Palace, heard the reputation of Zhang Qiu Taiyi and hired him with a lot of money. Roll it to the East Palace. Serve as an archmage. And since Zhang Qiu Taiyi entered the East Palace, Wang Shichong has not had contact with him for more than a year in order to avoid suspicion, and only sent someone to send a box of snacks on his birthday.

This time, I heard Gao Xi say that Queen Dugu was cursed and fell, and Gao Xi bluntly said that Zhang Qiu Taiyi, Wang Shichong's soul is about to fly, this is a big crime to destroy the nine clans. If it was really Zhang Qiu Taiyi's doing, then maybe he wouldn't be able to get rid of it, thinking of this, Wang Shichong's forehead began to sweat.

Pei Shiju rarely saw Wang Shichong lose his temper like this, and hurriedly said: "Okay, don't panic, the teacher didn't say that he did it, you just need to answer the teacher's questions well." ”

Wang Shi calmed down, wiped the sweat on his head, and it was best not to play any tricks in front of Gao Xi. This is his experience over the years, so Wang Shichong saluted: "Go back to the high servant and shoot." Zhang Qiu Taiyi does have a master-apprentice friendship with his subordinates, does this matter have anything to do with him? ”

Gao Xi stood up, his face was as cold as frost: "It's only been half a month since this matter came out, and the two people who fell, one is Queen Dugu, and the other is the Duchess of Yueguo, you say, now inside and outside the government and the opposition, who will have an enmity with these two at the same time, and will be bold enough to curse these two at the same time?" ”

Wang Shichong only felt a chill on his back: "What does Gao Servant mean that this matter was done by His Royal Highness the Prince?" How can it be! Although the prince has an impulsive temperament, he has also been suspicious of the Second Holy House all these years, how can he curse his biological mother? ”

Gao Xi said coldly: "Now only the prince is the most suspicious, Xingman, you first tell me about this witchcraft to hear, the old man doesn't know much about this kind of side-door technique, since you are a disciple of Zhang Qiu Taiyi, you should know a little bit about it." ”

Wang Shichong nodded and said:

This witchcraft is a kind of magic that curses people, that is, a small puppet made of paulownia wood, with the name of the cursed person, the birth date of the eight characters, etc., written on it, and then cast a magic and curse, and bury it in the residence or near the cursed person. The practitioner believed that through such magic, the soul of the cursed person could be charged or ingested.

This evil spell existed in ancient times, and it was also seen in history books many times during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, but the most famous is the three witch cases of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

First, after the queen Chen Ajiao fell out of favor, she bought the witch Chufu and cursed her rival Wei Zifu with witchcraft, and after the defeat, Chen Ajiao was deposed, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty established Wei Zifu as the queen, and the witch Chufu and the palace people were killed as many as 300 people.

The second is the second year of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty (91 AD), someone reported that Gongsun Jingsheng, the son of Prime Minister Gongsun He, did witchcraft and cursed the emperor, this Gongsun He and Empress Wei Zifu were brothers-in-law, and they were also friends of the famous general Wei Qing at that time.

The third is the most influential prince witch Gu incident, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty got sick in his later years, and the favored minister Jiang Chong took the opportunity to say that Emperor Wu's illness was caused by the witchcraft of the prince Liu Ju and Empress Wei, and also found a bunch of Hun witches to search the prince's East Palace, and finally found some Tong puppets and silk books with spells.

The prince was framed for no reason, unwilling to sit still, angrily beheaded Jiang Chong, raised an army to rebel, and finally caused a tragedy of father and son cannibalism, the prince committed suicide when he was finally defeated and fled, and Empress Wei was also forced to commit suicide. Tens of thousands of dead people were implicated in this case, and even the prosperous capital Chang'an also experienced a military disaster.

Gao Xi heard this and nodded: "The old man also thought that it would be a witch Gu in this matter, but for a while, he has carefully searched near Queen Dugu's bedroom and the residence of the Duchess of Yueguo, and even dug three feet into the ground, and there is no such puppet. ”

Wang Shichong nodded: "After the witch Gu case of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, there are fewer people who use this kind of witchcraft technique, and the officials of previous dynasties often hunt and kill warlocks who curse others with witchcraft as soon as they find it. So the curse spell that is popular now is mainly a terrible spell called a cat ghost. ”

Gao Xi's eyes lit up: "Cat ghost? ”

Wang Shichong nodded and said: "The cat ghost, also known as the cat Gu, is a kind of animal Gu in the witch Gu, and it is also a kind of demon art that curses people to death, even in the Gu arts, it is one of the most vicious, and it has become popular in recent years.

The so-called cat ghost, refers to the ghost after the cat dies, it is said that the person who is good at tricks can manipulate the cat ghost to harm people, not only take people's lives, but also secretly steal the deceased's property to their own homes, and now there are a group of people who specialize in secretly raising cat ghosts.

Legend has it that the person who keeps a cat ghost will first perform an evil ritual, after reciting a spell, kill the old cat prepared in advance to get the cat ghost, and the older the cat is killed, the stronger the spiritual power. In the future, this cat ghost must also be sacrificed at midnight every day. ”

When Pei Shiju heard this, he suddenly asked, "Why do you want to sacrifice at midnight every day?" Is there anything special about it? ”

Wang Shichong breathed a sigh of relief, now that it was night, even if he recounted the matter himself, he felt his heart beat non-stop: "The reason why I chose midnight is because the genus of "Zi" is a rat, and at this time the sacrifice contains the meaning of sacrificing the rat to the cat, and this kind of sacrifice must not be interrupted, otherwise the cat ghost who is raised will harm the person who is raised.

As long as the person who is entangled by the cat ghost, the limbs will ache like a pinprick at first, then the pain will slowly spread to the whole body, and the person will also pass out, and finally when the pain is transferred to the heart, the person will vomit blood, and eventually die of blood. ”

Wang Shichong's already somewhat rough and low voice reached the ears of Gao Xi and Pei Shiju at this time, but there was an indescribable horror, although these two were well-informed ministers, their faces turned pale when they heard this terrible story, and their hearts throbbed for a while.

After Gao Xi listened, he spoke for a long time before he spoke: "Can Zhang Qiu Taiyi know this spell?" What are the requirements for this method? ”

Wang Shichong thought for a while and said: "This matter involves both the Duchess of Yue Guo and Queen Dugu, I am afraid that the person who manipulates the cat ghost will have a relationship with both families, not only to know the victim's birthday, but also to some of the victim's personal belongings, such as underwear, hair, etc." ”

When Gao Xi heard this, he suddenly said loudly: "What, Xingman, you say it again?" ”

Wang Shichong then repeated what he had just said word for word. Gao Xi's almost all-white beard swayed slightly in the wind: "It seems that this murderer is related to the Duke of Yue and Queen Dugu at the same time, the prince and the Duke of Yue have always been at odds, it is unlikely that he will have the birth date of the Duke of Yueguo, could it be that person?" (To be continued......)