Chapter 119: Chivalry Eradicates Adultery
"Who killed my concubine and why did you kill her?" The patriarch's anger finally broke out. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
In the public hall, there were several big men standing behind the patriarch, and Zhong Wuregret was estimated to be the one who implemented the clan rules.
Among the two people who were arrested, one was already frightened, looking at the patriarch stupidly, and saliva dripped down his mouth. The other person was also half frightened to death, snot and tears flowed all over his face, and he said to the patriarch: "I didn't kill the person, but we killed the person, Lord Zhong." ”
"Who are you, I didn't ask for your life, why are you here?" Zhong Wuregret asked.
"We are Sima's soldiers, our leader heard that he was going to cast a spell here to ask for his life, so he asked us to come over and let us kill the woman when she just woke up, but I didn't expect that as soon as I made a move, I was arrested by you." The rest of the people were so frightened that he would say whatever he asked.
"Tell me who is in the house to pick you up?" Hearing Zhong Wuregret's question, the patriarch was taken aback.
"It's the deputy steward of the house." The man confessed.
At this time, the patriarch immediately called the big man behind him to arrest the deputy steward, and the two big men took the order and left.
"Who killed my concubine and why did you kill her?" The patriarch asked again.
The captor said, "It was the two women that Lord Zhong killed." I don't know why I killed them. ”
"Is there another daughter of a rich merchant that you also killed?" Zhong Wuregret asked.
"That woman was also killed by Lord Zhong."
"Why do some people say that when they hear you call Lord Zhong, a small soldier leader dares to call him Lord Zhong, do you call it that on weekdays?" Zhong Wuregret asked.
The man said, "No, only this time, the boss must be called that, and I don't know why we went to kill people these two times, and every time we had to call out Lord Zhong." ”
Zhong Wuregret just wanted to continue asking, but he saw the two strong men who had gone to arrest the deputy steward come back empty-handed, and they said a few words in the patriarch's ear, and the patriarch's face became very ugly.
He said to Zhong Wuregret, "The deputy steward is dead. ”
Hearing this, Zhong Wuregret pointed to the person he caught and said to the patriarch: "The longer I take this person to stay in the Jin Mansion, the more unfavorable it will be to the Jin Mansion, and it is difficult to explain the cause and effect in the middle. Now that the truth is out, I want to leave with someone first, how about it? ”
When the patriarch heard that the person who was arrested was Sima's soldier, and he knew that things were not simple, Zhong Wuregret said this, he immediately nodded in agreement, and said: "My lord's kindness, I will remember, if there is an effective place to work, my Jin Mansion will definitely listen to the adult's dispatch." ”
"Okay, however, everything said here, I hope that the patriarch will strictly order that half a point must not be revealed, otherwise it will bring trouble to the Jin Mansion." Zhong Wuregret didn't say much, and after giving an order, he immediately led someone to escort the captured soldiers back to the "Orchid Workshop".
What Zhong Wuregret didn't expect was that he was "catching demons" here, but Dr. Pan arranged to catch the "thief" on his side, and caught Zhong Wuregret, the "big lewd thief".
In the living room of Pan's house, the so-called heroes invited by Dr. Pan gathered.
Dr. Pan said to the heroes: "Since I took charge of this capital, I have been worried every day, lest the people's lives be restless, and everyone can see it. ”
This is true. When it comes to civil governance, Dr. Pan is also quite a talent. However, he was a member of the Pan clan, and he did not dare to disobey the instructions of the sect leader Pan Chong. Pan Chong told him that Zhong Wuregret's existence would endanger the Pan clan, and asked him to find an opportunity to kill Zhong Wuregret or destroy what Zhong Wuregret had done when Zhong Wuregret was in disaster relief, list his crimes, and report to Wangcheng.
Pan Chong also told Dr. Pan, who was in charge of the capital, that Zhong Wuregret was extremely cunning and asked him to pay attention to it, so as not to suffer from it. Although he was a little disapproving, Dr. Pan still chose not to clash head-on with Zhong Wuregret, but to use his strength to attack Zhong Wuregret's strategy.
He also saw the ruthless harm of the great drought to the people, and before Zhong Wuregret arrived, Pan Chong asked him to continue to levy taxes, force the people to rebel, and create trouble for Zhong Wuregret's disaster relief.
Although Dr. Pan couldn't bear it, it was worth it to make sacrifices for the sake of the party's interests and for the ordinary people, although it was a last resort, after all, the party's interests were higher than the people's interests. At that time, the party did not refer to political parties, but to relatives.
Dr. Pan also heard that Zhong Wuregret sacrificed to the mountain god and prayed for the mountain god to release grain again, which was a great good thing for the victims and him.
He was also shocked by Zhong Wuregret's ability to call gods and ghosts, and he was afraid that Zhong Wuregret would be retaliated against by ghosts and gods if he died at his hands. However, for the sake of the clan's interests, Dr. Pan had to destroy him.
Therefore, he racked his brains to come up with a way to protect himself, which was to use other people's hands to kill Zhong Wuregret.
He first conspired with the county Sima and used Zhong Wuregret's "obscene name" to commit several rape and murder cases that were indignant to the people.
Sima sent people to rape and kill wealthy businessmen and famous women, and although Zhong Wuregret saw through the matter, it still played a great role. They secretly sent people to spread rumors, which aroused the indignation of the people against the thieves.
The general public was not unaware of the planting, and the victims, such as the Jin Mansion, did not dare to publicize that the county Sima sent people to do it, even if they knew the truth. Therefore, Zhong Wuregret has already recited the "obscene name".
In the eyes of chivalrous people, adultery is the first of all evils, and it is their bounden duty to kill adulterous thieves, so as soon as they heard that Dr. Pan had an invitation, all the people invited came.
Doctor Pan pretended to be sad and said: "Please all the heroes, it is also a last resort, Lord Zhong is my superior, I have nothing to do with him, I rape people's wives and daughters, and kill witnesses in vain, which makes everyone in the capital fearful, for fear of being subjected to this lewd thief****." I have no choice but to ask all the heroes to eliminate harm for the people. ”
"We'll stay in front of his door, and as soon as he goes out, we'll chop it with three knives and two knives." A woman in red said.
"No." Dr. Pan said: "Zhong is a minister in the court, and a celebrity around the king of Chu. If I am killed in broad daylight in the capital, not only will I not be able to get out of it, but it will definitely bring you the disaster of killing yourself, and even your family, so I think that the only way to kill this thief is to do it secretly, so please come and discuss a perfect plan. ”
"We act chivalrous and not sneaky, even if he is a minister of the court, because his fornication has aroused the anger of the people, he deserves to die, and we can find him to face the showdown." An old chivalrous man said.
Dr. Pan immediately retorted: "This thief is extremely cunning, and everyone treats him chivalrous, but he will use all kinds of tricks against you. If you look for him to face him face to face, the last thing you will face is his many soldiers, at this time, how will the hero deal with it? ”
The old knight was dumbfounded by Dr. Pan's question.
"As long as I can kill the thief and keep the party safe, I don't care what means are used." Dr. Pan said.
His meaning was clear, that in order to cut off the thief, the people did not have to be chivalrous, but they could do whatever it took to do so.
After returning to the "Orchid Workshop", Neng revealed her daughter's delicate appearance, pestered Zhong Wuregret and said, "How does the husband know that the murderer will definitely come?" Also, how do you know that there are thieves in the Jin Mansion? And ......"
Neng Yan was originally a diligent and studious talent, but the times did not allow women to come out, she could only hide behind Zhong Wuregret to display her talents, and every time she encountered something she didn't understand, she had to ask clearly before she stopped.
"Okay, okay, you know. For hundreds of years, our Chu people have a strong belief in witchcraft worship of ghosts and gods, and witchcraft prevails.
We live in this world full of supernatural ghosts, and we need to probe the gods and obtain permission from the gods for every move, and we must pray to the gods and ghosts for everything from state affairs to sores and boils. If I can make the rice out of the rice barn, can't I make people ask for souls?
Moreover, I deliberately left a flaw and preached to the outside world that as long as I killed people at the beginning of the resurrection, I could avoid asking for souls, and could the people who were asked not come? I estimate that this kind of elaborate murder is by no means done by small people, and the bigger the official, the more afraid of death, and the result is just like what you see. Zhong said smugly without regrets.
At this time, Neng Yan asked very seriously: "Does the husband believe in ghosts and gods?" Because she looked at Zhong Wuregret pretending to be a ghost, as if she was playing a game, and she was asked to pretend to be a deceased.
"Faith." Zhong Wuregret replied without hesitation.
"I'm pretending to be that dead man in the house, will there be a ghost possessed?" After asking for a long time, it turned out that what I was really afraid of was this question.
"No," Zhong Wuregret grabbed Neng's shoulders and stared at her with both eyes, "Believe me, the demon is one foot high, and the Tao is one foot high." Zhong Wuregret thought that Taoism was a practice called by Buddhism, at that time, Taoism had not been produced, and he didn't know what Buddhism was, so he just said the word "Tao" and immediately changed his words.
Seeing that Neng Yan looked a little relieved, Zhong Wuregret immediately changed the topic and said: "As for the problem of the thief, after watching the scene where the concubine was killed, I know that the Jin Mansion is a famous local family, not only has guards, but also is very tight, but their guards have several dead ends. ”
"What is a dead end?" Neng asked.
"A dead spot is a place that you can't see as far as your eye can see." Zhong Wuregret said: "Being able to avoid dead corners and not alarm the guards, except for internal thieves, it is difficult for ordinary people to do it, and besides, they are in a hurry to kill people, they can avoid the guards so skillfully, and find the patriarch's favorite concubine house, no one leads the way, they can't do it." ”
"Oh, my husband is so discreet." I can say it happily.
"How do you pay me?"
Looking at Zhong Wu's remorseful smile, he pouted: "It's not that you don't know." ”
"Use your mouth today, so that you can relieve your fatigue." Zhong Wuregret said.
"Whatever you want." can make a gesture of letting the king slaughter, but his heart is happy.
"Okay, help me figure out how to raise food." Zhong Wuregret returned to the topic at this time.
Since the rice cangkou grain, more and more hungry people have gathered here, and food has become Zhong Wuregret's biggest headache, but when he was busy, the king of Chu was proud, and he had selected ten alternative concubines from a hundred concubines, ready to set up one as the queen.
Originally, he had already decided to have a concubine, but the process of choosing a concubine still had to be done.
After coming to the concubines, the king of Chu began to be distracted again, he looked left and right, and felt that these ten concubines were all very good, but what method could be used to convince everyone?
Zhong Wuregret is not around to help him with ideas. So, the king of Chu had to come up with an ingenious method by himself, he asked the ten concubines to prepare a gift within three days, and after three days, he would make whoever he was most satisfied with the gift as queen.
So, these ten concubines immediately began to rack their brains, thinking about what kind of gift to give to the king of Chu in order to win his favor.
When the news reached Pan's mansion, Pan Chong immediately summoned Deng Shi for consultation, and he took Deng Shi to his treasure house and asked him to pick a valuable treasure and give it to Concubine Yuan, so that she could present it to the king of Chu.
As long as the king of Chu is satisfied, any treasure can be given up, this time, it can be said that he is buying a country with jewelry, what else is Pan Chong reluctant to give? (To be continued.) )