On the downtown streets of Tanzhou City, the people who watched the excitement found that a beautiful Taoist aunt had broken the porcelain vase of loquat dew, and they were just stunned for a moment, and then they began to discuss the various possibilities of killing people again.

Just as Xiaogui leaned over to pick up the debris, a big black thick hand came over to help.

"Brother Gui, it's me."

When Xiaogui raised his eyes, it was the young guy of Shanzitang, who was also a brother of the Bow and Arrow Society, and he was the one who went to Anguo with him and ran to the Shanju Hotel to drink cold water.

"Master, can you help my house exorcise ghosts?" Tip said with a loud voice.

"Okay, what's going on in the house?"

"Let's talk about it in the teahouse."

The two walked to a secluded teahouse nearby, and Fei Datou briefly said where he was staying.

"My cousin Feiyang Valley, who is not handsome in Tanzhou City, is in charge of the security of the city, I finished delivering the prescription that day, and saw that Linquan Town was on fire, and the army slaughtered the town, and I wanted to rush in and fight hard, but I felt that I couldn't change the situation, I ...... I was scared. ”

It's only a half-grown kid.

Xiaogui comforted him: "Big head, it's not your fault. ”

"I wanted to come and go, so I had to come to my brother."

"How is your brother, can you trust him?"

"His character is reliable, he was a bad handsome man in the city during his Ma Chu era, and later Nantang called over and continued to use him. He is not a person from Forsythia Li, in the early years, his son, that is, my little nephew, had colic, and no doctor could save him, and in the end he was saved by the master, he has always accepted this love and wants to be considerate of the master. Fei Datou said.

"Okay, big head, you have been with the Xu family for a few years, I can trust your character, I am in the Kaiyuan Inn two streets away, you go to me tonight, and we will find a way together." Xiaogui said.

Tanzhou prefect Li Sigui is having a headache.

The eldest princess is a person who dances in the middle of the stage all day long to be the center of attention.

And General Zhou is a rough man who is very afraid of trouble.

Both of them don't care about procedural issues at all.

But Li Sigui had to deal with the official documents of Dali Temple, Yushitai, and the Criminal Department (that is, the Three Law Divisions), although the Southern Tang Dynasty was a local power, but once the procedures were inherited from the Tang system, killing a person had to go through a set of procedures.

"Eldest princess, this Xu Zhixun's crime ......"

"You watch."

"Xiaguan hopes that the eldest princess will have an instruction......"

"Didn't I say it, look at it, just want him to die."

"General Zhou, Xiaguan ......"

"I'm annoyed, you civil officials, how can it be so troublesome to kill someone!"

Li Sigui returned to the second hall and sat down, and summoned Master Xing, who was in charge of money and grain, and Master Qian, who was in charge of the criminal name, to discuss.

"The eldest princess doesn't seem to be paying attention to this case, and General Zhou said that it's not his business, and we have to explain to Shangguan, how to prepare this crime, we have to study it carefully." Master Li said to the two masters.

In fact, the three of them have already had a three-day meeting, and since the first day Xu Zhixun was taken to prison, they have been asking for instructions and reporting, but no one paid attention to him at all.

Procedures, like child's play.

The prison accepted people, relying on a handwritten note from Li Sigui, and the drawing was a private detention. It's risky to investigate this.

Everyone knew that the eldest princess was the favorite woman of the Southern Tang Dynasty, so no one dared to raise any objections.

Regarding the relationship between the eldest princess and Li Yu, the lord of the Southern Tang Dynasty, everyone would answer with an ambiguous smile.

"We don't know, and we don't dare ask."

As early as twenty years ago, Li Lianqiao became a royal merchant of the Southern Tang Dynasty, supplying jewelry, during which she also helped provide strategic and magical support, and was considered a court witch.

It is precisely because of this that she had the opportunity to invite the prince Li Hongji to go to the Peach Blossom Garden to watch the mountain ghost festival, and asked him to marry Tian Xiaoqian, but later after Li Hongji really favored Tian Xiaoqian, she became close to the sixth prince Li Congjia, and later Li Hongji assassinated his uncle and was deposed as a concubine, and Li Congjia became the heir to the throne.

After Li Congjia inherited the throne, he changed his name to Li Yu, which is the famous great artist Li Houzhu of the Southern Tang Dynasty.

After Empress Li succeeded to the throne, he announced that Li Lianqiao was his sister of the same clan and named her the eldest princess of Taining.

However, most of the scholars and people think that the eldest princess is the de facto concubine, but they have the same surname and cannot be crowned concubines, so they have to use this way to hide people's eyes and ears.

"Cough, it's not a problem in the Tang Dynasty, Gaozong married his little mother as a queen, Xuanzong also robbed his daughter-in-law to be a concubine, and Mrs. Qiuguo, the face of the Empress Wu......"

Everyone was more tolerant of the emperor's matter.

Especially Li Yu, an artist, knows everything about poetry and songs, doesn't like to fight, and is respectful to Da Zhou, his grandfather is a muscular tough guy, and he has laid down such a big land, and he has destroyed Nanchu when he goes to his father, but it is very good to come to him.

The king of the five dynasties of the Tang Dynasty, a murderer like Zhu Wen, a mentally ill family like the Southern Han Dynasty, Li Yu, as an artist, is a very good lord of the country, but the artist also has a problem, that is, he is credulous and easy to be fooled.

The fact that the eldest princess was able to mobilize troops and horses to destroy Lin Quan still surprised the Southern Tang Dynasty. However, Li Yu was very proud, "Since ancient times, there have been female generals, Yin Shang has good women, we also have Princess Pingyang in the founding of the Tang Dynasty, and my sister is a real heroine!" ”

Of course, the cabinet of the six ministries could not agree to this, and all kinds of advice flew into the hands of the emperor like snowflakes.

This is also why Li Sigui will be very cautious, and if he beheads someone casually, Yushitai will not impeach the eldest princess, but they will impeach the Tanzhou Mansion, and Li Sigui's current official hat is already in jeopardy.

"Enxiang," Master Qian said, "I think the three of us have a meeting, and there are no new ideas for going back and forth, do you want to have an enlarged meeting?" ”

"Don't let too many people know about this."

"Don't have too many people, Xu Zhixun's matter, the tricky thing is that this person is a doctor, and he has money, and he has a high reputation in the local area, the two of us have only been in Tanzhou for a year, why don't we call the bad handsome Fei Yanggu in Tanzhou and see if he has any good ways?" Master Qian said.

"Reasonable, pass on Fei Yang Valley!" The old man commanded.

Fei Yanggu listened to the errand in the yamen, and soon came in, the lord gave him a seat, Fei Yanggu thanked him, and the lord told him about this trouble one by one.

Fei Yanggu had long sympathized with Xu Zhixun, he thought about it, and replied to the master's words:

"Master, this case is not easy to handle."

"What do you find difficult?"

"The eldest princess said that she would condemn Xu Zhixun to plot a great rebellion, if she is convicted of this crime, the master, as a magistrate, is afraid that he will also raise tigers and will not be able to escape the involvement."

"Reasonable!"

"Linquan has always been an important source of tax in Tanzhou, a dry wharf, and it was burned down, and it will be difficult to complete next year's tax."

"Dr. Xu has been practicing medicine in Linquan for 20 years, and he is also famous in Tanzhou City, and if you want to kill him, you don't give enough reasons, and the rebellious people will rebel. We have to try our best to ensure that nothing happens, in addition, we also have to appease the surrounding merchants, the soldiers and horses are gone, we have to let them return to Linquan, and re-pay the grain and taxes, this confidence, if you want to rebuild, it is not easy. ”

"Fei Shuai is reasonable," Master Xing said, "The master's political achievements also depend on the money and grain economy." ”

"General Zhou slaughtered Linquan, Tanzhou City is already panicked, many people have relatives and friends in Linquan, the dead are sold, many people have recently gone to the army to redeem their relatives and friends, what a tragedy, the eldest princess is only afraid that I didn't treat Linquan people as my people in the Tang Dynasty."

"I don't know......" Li Sigui also looked depressed.

"Master, I have a suggestion, we will give Dr. Xu a hanging, this is also a death sentence, but we must send it to the Three Law Divisions of the Criminal Department to approve the execution, if this Dr. Xu really should not die, and the court has his friends to save him, he can escape with his life, and he will not hurt the master's yin virtue. Kick the ball to your superiors and you can't make a mistake. ”

"You can do it, I'll have to reuse you in the future." Master Li looked delighted.

"In addition, since the case is to be handled, the master has to interrogate Xu Zhixun, and he has to ask for a confession." Master Qian said.

"Reasonable, reasonable."

"The case is not against the people," Master Xing said, "It's good to settle an economic crime." ”

"Hoarding goods, disrupting the market, setting up private guilds, and hiding swordsmen."

"Okay, these can be hanged, and there is some evidence."

"Fei Yanggu, Master Qian, the two of you go to the prison to raise prisoners for questioning." Master Li was confident and began to give orders.

"Master Xing sent me an official document and kicked the ball to the Three Law Divisions!"

When he was proud, suddenly Master Li's elder came in with Laiwang to report:

"Master, General Zhou's people have issued a notice in the whole city, saying that Xu Zhixun will be killed at noon tomorrow, and there is also your seal and painting on the notice!"

"Is there ...... Where does this principle come from? ”

"General Zhou led people into the lobby, didn't let the small ones come over, printed the notice and left!"

At this time, Fei Yanggu and Master Qian ran back in a panic.

"Arraigned?"

"What is the trial, the door of the prison was stared at by two guys who are not human beings or ghosts, we were all trembling when we looked at it, and then we met Mr. Yu, the eldest princess's subordinate, and then took those two people away, and the prisoner was severely punished, and I couldn't say anything."

Li Sigui sat down in a chair in a daze.

"Master, what should I do?"

"Give the letter to the Criminal Department, Yushitai and Dali Temple."

"How to write."

"To tell the truth, to impeach Zhou Zhuocheng, let's get out first."

"The eldest princess?"

"She can't help it when she gets angry, she offends the eldest princess and is sent to Chenzhou to guard the border, but if this matter is impeached by the Three Law Divisions, our grandfather will go home to farm."

"Okay." Master Qian hurriedly began to write official documents.

"Fei Yanggu, you take good care of Xu Zhixun in prison, don't let him die."

"Order!"

Fei Yanggu accepted half of the master's words, went out to the prison, and told the section on duty, "The master has an order, treat Doctor Xu well." ”

He went home by himself and went to his wife and brother Fei Datou to discuss.

"Everyone knows that Dr. Xu was wronged," the Fei family lady is a virtuous person, "but we are not capable of saving him." ”

Fei Datou heard that Xu Zhixun was really going to ask for a beheading tomorrow, so he hurriedly told Fei Yanggu.

"Brother, can we let Master Xu meet his relatives?"

"Mrs. Xu and Gongzi are not in prison, they are being held in different places, and I don't know where they are." Fei Yanggu said.

"I mean someone else."

"What else is there?"

"I know the whereabouts of Master Xu's disciple Xiaogui and his daughter Miss Xiaoduo!"

"Where are they?"

"Brother, you're not going to arrest them, are you?"

"Of course not! I persuaded the eldest master to set a hanging for Dr. Xu today, just hoping that there would be time for the people of Longhu Mountain or the Sixth Department to save him. Fei Yanggu touched his beard and said.

"I'll bring them, can you take them to see Master Xu?"

"Yes!"

"Amitabha, if we can help Miss Xu, we will also be in love with Dr. Xu!" Fei Niangzi said.

Xu Zhixun slowly opened his eyes.

The prison should be the prison in Tanzhou.

Although it was a large prison, this cell was clean, surrounded by stone walls, fresh hay, a cotton mat under him, a small window hung high on the wall, and the stars could be seen, and it was dark.

"Lang Zhong is here." Outside the door, the jailer shouted.

"One in Langzhong, one in the medicine boy." Feiyang Valley's voice.

The cell door slowly opened, and outside the door was Xiaogui's handsome face, she was wearing a man's dress, and then her daughter Xiaoduo's round apple face.

"Poor God!"

Xu Zhixun's tears rained down.

Xiao Gui rolled up to the master's knees, hugged the master's legs and burst into tears. Xiao Duo threw herself into her father's arms, only crying.

"Speak well, don't cry loudly, you will be heard," Fei Yanggu said in a low voice, "Doctor Xu, I am Fei Yanggu, I have received your kindness, this time I can't save you, I can only let you see your family." ”

"Master, let's kill it."

"Silly boy, look at it, okay......"

The iron chain as thick as the index finger was worn on Xu Zhixun's pipa bone.

Looking at Master's knee again, the wound has seen white bones, and maggots have grown on the flesh.

Xiao Gui couldn't hold back his crying.

"Fool, you're not as good as your sister. What are you crying about, you are the strongest girl in my family! If you want me to say, you shouldn't have come today! ”

"Birds and beasts are rampant in the court, the law-abiding people are raided and slaughtered, the state affairs are corrupted like this, and the lives of the common people are like mustard, who will end this troubled world? It's up to you young people! Hurry up, or I'll kill you with a flail!" ”

Every sentence is a scolding, but every sentence is a concern.

"Doctor Xu, what do you have to say to the two young ladies, I'll wait outside."

"No, thank you, Fei Shuai, when I saw them, my heart was very warm, very warm."

Xiaogui washed Xu Zhixun's wounds with soju and kapok yarn, fed Xu Zhixun two sips of wine, kowtowed three times, and pulled Xiaoduo out of the door.

"Fei Shuai, Liu Jiejie, the prisoner's wounds have been treated, and tomorrow's execution will not have an impact. We took our leave. Xiao Duo had returned to her normal tone.

The door was tightly locked, and Xu Zhixun let out a sigh of relief.

"My business is over."

Fei Yanggu brought in a portion of wine and meat.

"Dr. Xu, let's have a drink."

"It's tomorrow, isn't it?"

"I'm afraid yes, I've done my best, it's the eldest princess who wants to kill you this time, Tanzhou Mansion can't do anything, I'm sorry."

"Fei Shuai, you are an understanding person, you have wisdom, and you will definitely have a good reputation in the future."

"To borrow your auspicious words, I only hate my mediocre martial arts and have no ability to save you out. But I'll help with the two young ladies going out of town. It makes me sad to see good people suffering and being wronged. ”

"Thank you."

Xu Zhixun ate something again, and Fei Yanggu took down the food and brought him a pillow quilt from Liu Jie.

"Sleep when you can."

"Don't sleep, after tomorrow, I will enter an endless eternal sleep."