The ninth master brought back a girl named Huazi, but what he brought back was a girl with flowers. Wearing bright clothes, white and delicate skin, beautiful as a fairy, sinking fish and geese. The officials and descendants were dumbfounded and salivating.

Lord Yang said: "Everyone has seen it, right? This is the flower just now, I don't know if you recognized Niu Er." ”

Niu Er's eyes were straight, as if he was watching a magic show, obviously she was a little flower, how could she be a woman? She did it again, I'm afraid it will annoy the county master, eating the board is a trivial matter, and it is not cost-effective to go to prison. Just pretend to be deaf and dumb, and see an opportunity to slip away.

Seeing that Niu Er didn't speak, Lord Yang knew that he had no more incantations. Then he said to the people,

"Ruled out the suspicion that several of them are flower thieves, now let's talk about this flower child who is said to be an arsonist. As far as the county knows, his name is Lin Feng'er, he was born as a beggar baby, and he was adopted by a down-and-out old showman, who took him to beg along the street since he was a child, eat hundreds of meals, and wear hundreds of clothes. A few years ago in Yancheng, because he offended the wicked because he saved this flower girl, he was burned down by the wicked and burned down the broken temple where he lived, and Lao Xiucai died in the fire. People say, "If a person like this who is scared when he sees a fire knows the serious consequences of a fire, will he still set fire to someone else's house?"

The villagers shouted in unison, "No!"

After Lao Xiucai died, he followed the master of Jinyi Wei to learn art for three years, and this time he escorted this Liang Gongzi back to Beijing. Passing by Qinglong Mountain in Fengcheng, there are 100 bandits on the mountain who are extremely vicious, robbing homes and houses, and doing all kinds of evil. The government and the officers and soldiers had nothing to do with them. It was this wind and this man named Ah Niu who went up the mountain, killed the main and deputy village owners, and forced a group of bandits to surrender, and it was the scene of the county's cleaning with people. The old county of our county ordered Lord Song to be promoted, and the county was transferred here for exactly three days. Just yesterday, I looked through the Linxian County Co-arrest Case Sect and learned that a few days ago in Fuyun Temple, they fell into the calculation of the evil monks, ten merchant masters and servants, as well as Yao Xiucai's scholar and servant, were all killed by the monks and laymen, and it was this Lin Fenger who killed the wicked people and saved Yao Xiucai and Liang Gongzi. With Lin Feng'er's skills, if he wants to run, which of you can stop him? If you want to do it, are you more powerful than the mountain bandits and evil monks? The reason why he doesn't run and don't do it is because he feels that he is innocent, and innocent people will always be innocent, and if they run, they will be stigmatized, and they will not be able to wash them clean. If you do it, you will hurt the innocent, we are all his food and clothing, and you are all his benefactors. To say that he set fire to the fire in order to please everyone and get more begging, he casually found a road intersection and robbed a ticket, which was enough for several years of food and clothing! At the beginning in Qinglong Mountain, he didn't even want the reward given to him by the county, and he would deliberately set fire to beg for more? Is it because your food is delicious, because your face is good-looking, or is your dog not fierce? Although you are calling flowers, you know that you are honest and shameful, if you are not shameless, why do you need to beg? Folks, don't let some people's selfishness confuse everyone's eyes, extinguish their conscience, and do things that they will hate for life. In front of us is a hero, and the arsonist is someone else, not him! What do people say should be done with him?"

Yang Da's mouth is like a river, and his head is the road. The villagers, men, women, and children all fell to their knees and shouted in unison:

"Master Qingtian!

The Ninth Master kowtowed to Lord Yang and said:

"It's all the little old man who is confused, let the future students do such an indecent thing, the little old man will personally release him and give him the guilt. ”

Lord Yang pulled up the Ninth Master and said, "Hey, how can you do this matter, or this county will go and untie the rope for him." ”

Lord Yang approached the stake in three or two steps and untied the rope that bound Feng'er. Ah Niu and Du Ling hurriedly supported Feng'er.

Feng'er said weakly: "Little Huazi thank Lord Yang!"

Lord Yang waved his hand and said, "No need to be polite!"

The Ninth Master came over to make a gesture to Feng'er and said:

"The old man is incompetent, and the little hero suffers. I'm ashamed!"

Ah Niu said: "It's none of your business, old man, it's all Niu Er's ghost." ”

Feng'er said, "Don't be rude!"

Lord Yang looked at the descendants and said:

"You have no law, and you dare to set up a private court to abuse lynching!

The officials received the order and quickly rushed to arrest people. Looking at Niu Er again, he has long since disappeared.

Feng'er said: "Lord Yang, please let them go! ”

The ninth master said: "Lord Yang, it is rare for the little brother of Huazi to be high-spirited, if you want to punish the little old man, I didn't lead the team and teach them well, so this happened." ”

Lord Yang said: "Originally, Wang Fa, who was beaten with iron, could not tolerate private feelings, and read that Feng'er did not care about interceding with the ninth master, and the county spared them, if there is a next time, the crime will be increased by one degree." ”

Ziwei and Yao Xiucai came to see Lord Yang, and the Taoist priest and apprentice also came to pay a respect.

Ziwei told Lord Yang about the martyrdom of the monks and nuns of the Lotus Nunnery.

Lord Yang arranged for several officials to collect the corpse and bury it on the spot.

Daoist Li had a ghost in his heart, so he said goodbye to everyone, supported by Qing'er, and followed the official with a limp.

Lord Yang instructed the Ninth Master: "Feng'er was injured by the descendants, so you can find a spare house for him to recuperate for a few days, and you must provide them with good tea and rice, and all expenses will be paid by the county." ”

The ninth master said: "Lord Yang commanded, little old man dares to disobey his fate? There happens to be a leisure courtyard, and there are two side rooms in it, which is enough for a few little brothers and Miss Du to live." As for the expenses, adults don't have to worry about it, and the little old man can let the whole village share it equally. ”

The Ninth Master called a few villagers and arranged for them to clean up the courtyard and take Feng'er and his party to rest.

Not far away, Feng'er asked Ziwei to invite Lord Yang over, and talked alone for a while. Lord Yang nodded frequently, as if he had something to explain.

Walking on the road, Ah Niu said:

"It was so dangerous just now! Thanks to Yang Qingtian, otherwise I really don't know how to get out. ”

Yao Xiucai said: "Jiren has his own natural appearance. Confucius said: Life and death are fate, and wealth is in the sky. There is providence in the dark. ”

Feng'er said: "Yao Xiucai sacrificed his life to protect him, and Feng'er was grateful to death!"

Yao Xiucai said: "Feng'er's words are wrong! Mencius Ziyun: Life is what I want, and righteousness is also what I want. You can't have both, sacrifice your life and take righteousness. At that time, the people were like tigers, and the gentleman sacrificed his life for justice, so why should he be afraid of death?"

Ah Niu said: "Listen to you talk sourly, you still act like a buddy, Ah Niu admires you!"

Yao Xiucai said: "Scholars must be arrogant. ”

Ziwei asked, "Feng'er, what did you just say to Lord Yang?"

Feng'er said, "I want to wash my innocence." ”

Ah Niu asked, "How can you wash your innocence?"

Feng'er said: "Catch the arson and flower thieves." ”

Ah Niu opened his mouth wide in surprise and said:

"Are you crazy? The government can't find them, where are you going to arrest them? Besides, the whole village is full of people, and it is good to pick hundreds of flowers a day when they set fire to them, and we are all happy to see them, and you still want to eliminate the harm for them!"

Feng'er glared at Ah Niu and said:

"Don't talk nonsense! The villagers' business is our business, and we are involved. The geese have left a voice, and the people have left a name. We can't afford to be infamy. ”

Ah Niu stuck out his tongue and stopped talking.