Chapter 30: The Opposite

Wang Su looked at Liu Ming, his eyes were full of appreciation-the Xuzhou Post Station interception and murder case was very well designed, and hundreds of soldiers were mobilized. Even people like Wang Su, who have been a member of the imperial court and experienced the ups and downs of the Huan Sea, can't help but sigh when they hear the details of this post station interception and murder case, and they can't help but sigh at the treacherous and thrilling situation. Fortunately, this Liu Ming was witty and resourceful, and while dealing with the enemy, he sent someone to report to him, so he escaped death.

"It's okay for you to talk about it." Wang Su said gently.

"Students think...... This Cangzhou Zhizhou must also be related to this post station interception and murder case. Since there are so many officers and soldiers in this station, since they are not from Xuzhou, they must belong to the neighboring Cangzhou. Without the support of Cangzhou Zhizhou behind his back, he would not be able to manipulate so many post officers and soldiers...... The student felt ......" Liu Ming got up and said, "I must report to the peak and arrest the ...... of Cangzhou Zhizhou."

When Wang Su heard this, his eyes were gloomy and he said: "Liu Ming's words are indeed reasonable. The old man sent someone to inform the governor of Cangzhou last night, and wanted to ask why. However, when my men arrived there, the magistrate had already committed suicide in fear of sin......"

"Huh?" Liu Mingru's thick eyebrows raised, and he immediately said, "That student implores the adults to immediately interrogate those leaders of the officers and soldiers......

After the Cangzhou Zhizhou committed suicide, there was one less clue.

Wang Su didn't answer, rubbed his eyebrows with his hands, showed a sense of sleepiness, sighed, and said haggardly, "I'm afraid those people won't be recruited." ”

"It's really not recruited, adults can only use torture." Liu Ming said.

"Torture...... I'm afraid it won't be either. Wang Su patted his chest with his hand, and after straightening out his anger, he said gloomily, "Those leaders of the officers and soldiers all crashed into the wall in the middle of the night and died. ”

"All?" Liu Ming clenched his fists. He's been muttering, where did he provoke the sacred? These thieves and rebels have such strict discipline, I'm afraid they can't be trained by ordinary people.

Wang Su said: "Overnight, the suicide of such a coordinated movement shows that he has undergone special training. His face condensed, "This kind of execution is not as good as the forbidden troops of the imperial palace that I met when I was in Beijing. ”

As we all know, in order to suppress the rebellion of the generals, Song Taizu transferred all the elite combat effectiveness of all the states to the Beijing Division and formed the forbidden army, and only the old, weak, sick and disabled army with general combat effectiveness remained. Therefore, the Great Song Forbidden Army can represent the highest combat effectiveness of the Song Dynasty.

In Wang Su's mouth, these soldiers who are only on errands at the post station have stronger execution than the forbidden army, which shows how powerful the forces behind them are.

"Then ......" Liu Ming looked up and asked, "What about Chunniang?" ”

"Chun Niang......" Wang Su reacted after a few seconds, "You said it was the female leader?" Fortunately, our people found out early and sent someone to control her, so she failed to commit suicide. Therefore, this woman can be regarded as our last breakthrough. The other post officials didn't know the same, they only knew that they were sent by this woman. ”

"Oh......" Liu Ming's heart was a little relieved, if this Chun Niang also died, then there would be no clue to the interception and murder case at this station. It's just that all those officers and soldiers crashed into the wall in unison and died, which was beyond his expectations.

Liu Ming showed a hint of worry and said, "My lord, I'm afraid it's not easy to let this Chun Niang speak." ”

"Liu Ming, you also ...... those who know me," Wang Su nodded, "Don't look at that Chun Niang as a woman, but it's very difficult to let her speak." Several of our criminal officers took turns to interrogate, and later almost used the punishment, but we didn't dig anything out of Chunniang's mouth. Such a resolute woman, if she votes for the Bright Dao, I am afraid that even compared with that Ban Zhao, she may not lose a few points. ”

Hearing this, everyone's faces were filled with regret.

"That'...... What does Chunniang mean? Liu Ming asked.

Wang Su scooped away the floating tea powder with a tea lid, and said with a headache: "I'm afraid...... She only wanted to die. ”

When Liu Yong and Su Shi heard this, they all took a breath, although they had fallen into a life-and-death crisis because of this Chunniang before, but when they heard her various chastity performances in prison, they couldn't help but admire.

"So what's next, sir?" Liu Ming asked.

"This mansion is at a loss now...... Wang Su put his hands on his knees, "In order to make the woman speak, a criminal officer suggested that I use the torture of the previous dynasty, but I vetoed it......"

During the period of Renzong of the Northern Song Dynasty, the emperor ruled the world with benevolence and abolished many of the old tortures, and ministers like Wang Su would not like to use torture.

"My lord......" Liu Ming thought for a moment and said, "Can you let the students give it a try?" ”

"Oh?" Wang Su turned his head to look at Liu Ming, "You said that you would interrogate that Chunniang?" ”

……

The two criminal officers in charge of the trial received Wang Su's order and took Liu Ming to the state prison.

No matter how many flowers bloom outside, this prison is also like a hell on earth, after passing through two heavy iron doors, I heard the sound of gurgling water, several prisoners soaked in the water prison, the skin of the upper body has been soaked white, and I looked at Liu Ming and the two criminal officers behind him weakly.

At the end, Liu Ming saw Chun Niang, who had been beaten all over her body, the whole person was locked to a wooden stake, her legs were already trembling, she couldn't stand straight, and there were traces of blood on the ground.

Na Chunniang no longer has a human form, her head is lowered, and her scattered bangs cover her forehead, quite like Sadako in the TV series in her previous life.

Liu Ming looked sad, thinking that this Renzong period could be regarded as a rule of officials, but he still retained this kind of punishment.

He looked back at the two criminal officers and asked, "Can you remove Chun Niang's torture equipment for the time being, I want to go to the prison and talk to her." ”

The criminal officer looked at Liu Ming, and said with a hesitant face: "Liu Xianggong, that Chun Niang is the leader of the assassins, if you remove the torture equipment and you go to prison again, if she has bad intentions, in case you have any three strengths and two weaknesses, we really can't afford it." ”

Liu Ming's eyes looked at Chun Niang, and squeezed out a few words from his mouth and said: "It's all like this, don't say it's me, even if it's a child, she can't help it." ”

"Two ......," Liu Ming turned around and said, "Please cooperate......"

"Okay, Yoo Sang-ko. Come! Remove all the torture instruments and shackles from the woman's body. A criminal officer said in a loud voice.

Liu Ming lowered his head and walked into the prison, the Chun Niang had been removed from the shackles, and the whole person leaned against the wall weakly.

"Drink it." Liu Ming handed a bowl of water to Chun Niang's mouth.

Chunniang opened her eyes slightly, licked her chapped lips with her tongue, and closed her eyes again.

"Drink some, you have to be strong, and not for a while. If you don't have the strength, you won't be able to play a heroine. Liu Ming sent the bowl to Chun Niang's mouth again.

Chun Niang glanced up at Liu Ming, took the bowl with the pair of water full of blood bubbles, and drank it violently.

"Kill me." After drinking the water, Chun Niang smashed the bowl to the ground.

"I'm not here to kill you." Liu Ming squatted beside Chun Niang, and seemed to be carelessly lowering his voice: "You...... Want to go out? ”

Chun Niang had an unbelievable expression on her face, and she stared at Liu Ming with doubts in her eyes.

"I know you didn't plan to go out from the moment you came in." Liu Ming squatted beside Chun Niang, "But I want to...... Since no matter how you try it, you won't be able to recruit it, so instead of killing a person, it's better to let you go back. ”

Although the logic of Liu Ming's words was really a bit strange, after hearing this, Chun Niang's eyes instantly ignited a glimmer of hope, and then she returned to cold and said, "If you want to exchange information about the master behind me by letting me go back, it will be impossible." ”

"I know......" Liu Ming nodded, "That's why I said it in advance...... You won't be recruited. ”

"What about you...... Why did you let me go back? Chun Niang's eyes were full of puzzlement.

Liu Ming said softly: "Repay you for saving your life." ”

Although this sentence was extremely light, after Chun Niang heard it, her body shook. She adjusted her mood and said, "Liu Xianggong, I am an assassin who has come to kill you, how can I have such a life-saving grace?" ”

"It's not to save my life...... Liu Ming said warmly, "It's to save Fakong's life......"

At the mention of Fakong, Chun Niang's eyes showed a trace of entanglement, and she was silent.

Liu Ming glanced at Chun Niang's expression, and already understood nine times out of ten in his heart, and continued: "Chun Niang, you know that Fakong is the number one master of our dart team, why didn't you just poison him with poison in the first place?" ”

"I ......" Chun Niang was speechless for a while.

"Did you let him go because he was a child?" Liu Ming fiddled with the chains on the prison floor. "I think that's one thing. But on the other hand...... If you are a Buddhist monk who has received the initiation...... It is impossible to kill a little bhikkhu like Fakong. ”

Chun Niang's heart jumped suddenly, and she suddenly felt that her master wanted to send so many people to assassinate Liu Ming, and it really made sense. The young man's insight -- it was terrible.

"You have the jade pendant of Guanyin around your neck...... Fakong also told me before he fell unconscious that he heard you whisper a vow in front of him......" Liu Ming stood up, his hands behind his back, and a ray of sunlight shone in through the skylight on the roof of the prison and reflected on his handsome face.

"A Buddhist disciple...... Why are you forced to kill...... There is only one reason......" Liu Ming bowed his head and said, "You were coerced!" ”

Chun Niang's head hung down weakly, two strands of hair covered her forehead, and she said weakly: "Kill me, don't talk nonsense." ”

"Amitabha, good, good." In prison, there was the sound of Fakong's milky voice.

"Fakong ......" Chun Niang saw this little monk, and her emotions were mixed and chaotic for a while.

"All the laws are born because of the causes, all the laws are destroyed because of the conditions, and the understanding of impermanence is the root of the cultivation of the law." Fakong's big eyes looked at Chun Niang, "This senior brother, through the eyes of the Buddha, I have seen that you have no intention of harming the monks. Why do you have to disguise cruelty? ”

At this time, after being hit in the center, Chun Niang only felt that the hot current in her chest was rolling, her throat was sweet, she spit out a few mouthfuls of blood, and said miserably: "What joy is life, and what is the pain of death......"

Fakong clasped his hands together and said, "I am willing to help the donor get out of the sea of suffering as soon as possible......"

Chun Niang's eyes were blurred at this time, because of the serious injury, her mind was also a little blurred, and the law in front of her seemed to have a golden light behind her. Chun Niang smiled sadly and said: "All laws are impermanent, and all leaks are suffering." Please don't let those officers and soldiers continue to torture me, I can die at the hands of the little master, and I can be regarded as at ease. Please give the little master a happy one. Father...... Mother...... The child will report in the next life! With that, Chun Niang closed her eyes.

The Dharma air transports the dantian, recites the Buddhist scriptures, urges the internal strength, poses as a tiger roaring and the dragon chanting, and "snaps" two palms.

With a "boom", Chun Niang closed her eyes tightly, but found that she was unharmed. She felt a cool breeze behind her, and she opened her eyes to look at herself, still living in this world, while a half-man-high hole appeared in the prison wall behind her.

Fakong nodded, he was about to help the frail Chunniang, but thinking of whether men and women could kiss or not, he recited the scriptures himself, "Sin...... Sins, men and women do not give and ......"

Time was pressing, Liu Ming saw that Fakong was detouring again, and he was anxious, and snapped his fingers on the door of his head, "Stupid, at such a time of crisis, what else do you talk about whether men and women give or receive kisses, have you forgotten what the next sentence is?" Men and women do not kiss, and etiquette is also; Sister-in-law gave it a hand, and the right was also. ”

Fakong covered his head, nodded violently, picked up Chunniang and walked out.

"Liu Xianggong ......" Chun Niang's eyes were full of autumn water, and her voice finally softened, "He will repay this kindness every day." ”

"Let's go, let's go." Liu Ming urged. After seeing the two of them walking away, he wiped the blood on the ground on his body, looked at the wall, made up his mind, hit it hard, felt pain in his forehead, and suddenly swollen a bag.

Now Liu Ming, covered in blood and water, with a bag on his head, he was lying on the ground and shouted,

"Hell robbery! Hell robbery! Someone has robbed the prison! ”