Chapter 49: Evil in the Night
As the proverb goes: The birds are all gone, and the good bow is hidden, and the cunning rabbit dies, and the lackeys cook.
The generals were shocked when they saw that things were not good, and despite their own grief and indignation, they flew forward, held the canopy, and under the unified command of Tianyou, they lightly put him on a marching bed behind the marshal's table. Tianpeng does not have his own palace marshal's mansion, and the marshal's tent is not only his office, but also his bedroom, so that he can get along with the soldiers in the army day and night, share the same fate, share weal and woe, and take care of each other.
Everyone was in a hurry, pinching people, pouring "Huanyang Dan", doing "artificial respiration", and practicing "whole body massage", just tossing, not wanting to cough violently a few times in the canopy, opened their eyes, and actually a "carp stiffened", sat up, and asked in a daze: "You are jumping up and down around me, such a monkey is in a hurry, what the hell are you messing with?"
Everyone was relieved to see that Tianpeng came to his senses. Tianyou told Tianpeng what had just happened. When Tianpeng heard this, he was silent, but his tears were like a flood that burst the embankment, rolling down and gushing endlessly. The boy has tears and does not flick, just because he did not reach the sad place, everyone was infected, and he could no longer bear the pain in his heart, he beat his chest and cried bitterly, the news seemed to come out, one spread ten, ten spread hundreds, and it took a moment to do so, and the crying in the entire barracks was earth-shattering, and the sad wind shouted.
Wang Lingguan and his gang saw that the situation was not good, and they were busy making eye contact with each other, panicking like a lost dog, fleeing with their feet, and committing a murder, thirty-six plans to go up, and then pretend to be heroes, provoking mutiny, these soldiers who regard war as child's play, slaughtering them must be more than slaughtering pigs and sheep in the slaughterhouse, and the means are super perverted.
Seeing the heart that was still bright red, Tiancang's heart was like a knife. Seeing the hardships and the good brothers, and forcibly separating the heavenly palace and the ghost world, he asked why life is suffering? Sitting at home behind closed doors, disaster comes from heaven! Sadness is sorrow, as the marshal of the Tianhe army, the responsibility on his shoulders made him force himself to calm down quickly. Things can't end because of the departure of a life, it's just a ** set off in the whole process, and he has to fight hard to face it, although the future is uncertain, but since he is a warrior, he can only die on the way forward. After thinking for a long time, Tianpeng looked around the marshal's tent, looked at the familiar faces, and said slowly in a deep voice: "The Si people are gone, the demeanor lasts forever, Fengyuan's behavior has practiced the eternal and unchanging military regulations of our Tianhe troops, and it is better to be broken than to be whole! A dignified and upright life would rather die in the radiant flames than fall into the stinking sludge! A good heart produces contradictions, and evil hearts produce hatred; contradictions can be resolved, and hatred leads to evil." We were originally devoted to cultivating the Tao and striving for goodness, but in the end, the wind and frost and the sword were strictly pressing, and the sludge and muddy water were merciless, so that we paid the price of our lives. After learning from the pain, I guess that all this is for me, but I don't have the courage to fight with open fire, face to face with gongs and drums, and have a gentleman's duel with me in a dignified manner, which also makes the whole Tiangong know the truth. It is a pity that the heavens do not fulfill people's wishes, and it is inevitable that a gentleman will die in an atmosphere of witnesses and rumors! A tragedy has already occurred, but the matter is far from over. Just because the dark tide is raging doesn't mean we're willing to sit back. After a while, I will take Fengyuan's heart with Marshal Tianyou to the Lingxiao Treasure Hall to meet Your Majesty, and according to reason, Zhaoxue will clear his grievances. Everyone stay in the barracks, properly place Fengyuan's body, strengthen vigilance, pay attention to any disturbances, and strictly prevent robbery while the fire is fired!"
When everyone heard this, they nodded again and again, burning their eyebrows, and could only look at the moment for the time being. So everyone got busy. Tianpeng instructed the adjutants to choose a delicate brocade box, which was neatly paved with yellow brocade, and then held Fengyuan's heart, and carefully held the brocade box with both hands, and drove the clouds to Lingxiao Palace. Tianyou felt that it was inappropriate and wanted to do it for him, Tianpeng didn't say a word, and shook his head resolutely.
Lingxiao Treasure Palace, resplendent and splendid, the atmosphere is dull. The Jade Emperor had already heard Wang Lingguan's report, and was secretly speculating, not sure if there was anything hidden in it? Suddenly hearing Tianpeng and other generals asking to see him, he hurriedly ordered the Huangmen official to announce it, and when Tianpeng explained what had happened, he was overjoyed in his heart, and urgently ordered the Huangmen official to hold the brocade box on the imperial case and check it himself. Looking at it at this glance, the Jade Emperor's mouth suddenly opened, there was no suspicion, his hand stroked his beard, and he sighed with emotion: "The family is poor and filial piety, and the country is in trouble and loyal ministers, such as today's palace is in crisis, Fengyuan can rather bend in adversity, and sacrifice his life for righteousness, which can be called the moral model of my heavenly palace, and it is also the result of Tiancang's strict management of the army and the result of his own practice, I am very relieved!"
Wang Lingguan cautiously asked, "Since Fengyuan has been proven innocent, is the case over?"
The Jade Emperor's face sank, Long Yan was displeased, stretched his tone, and said: "The real murderer has not been found, the truth is not known, you are delusional to sound the gong in advance to withdraw the troops, such a big thing is perfunctory, what do you want?"
Wang Lingguan blushed and his heart was beating, cold sweat flowed, he knelt down with a "plop", kowtowed like pounding garlic, and pleaded: "Your Majesty is angry, Weichen is speechless for a while, offending Shengwei, it really deserves a thousand cuts! Weichen is not a person who retreats in the face of difficulties and is as timid as a mouse, and he is loyal to His Majesty, and the moon can be learned." The slip of the tongue just now, not Weichen's sincerity, I hope Your Majesty will see it!"
The Jade Emperor waved his hand impatiently: "Get up! I am magnanimous, and I will not pursue it." However, you must not get Longwangshu, sit back and relax, you must know that if this case is not concluded for a day, I will have a restless meal and sleep for a day, and you will be punished for dereliction of duty!"
Wang Lingguan was only resigned, and his face was terrified: "I respectfully follow Your Majesty's teachings, and thank Lord Longen!"
Tianpeng endured his surname, and finally waited for Wang Lingguan's performance to end, hurriedly took a step forward, and said: "Your Majesty, since it has been proved that Fengyuan has been framed, is it necessary for Your Majesty to personally draft a will, describe the entire incident process in detail, publicly rehabilitate Zhaoxue for Fengyuan, restore his reputation, set the record straight, and appease the army and the people, and maintain stability?"
The Jade Emperor pondered for a moment, then turned his head and asked Wang Lingguan: "Aiqing, the matter was investigated by you, and it is normal for the marshal to make this request, I don't know what you think?"
Wang Lingguan understood, and replied: "Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that this matter must not be rushed, although the heart test shows that Fengyuan was framed by the annihilation people, in order to show his innocence, he committed suicide in anger, and it should be shown according to common sense, but because this case has evolved into the current situation, the case is even more confusing and impeccable, and the immortals of the Heavenly Palace are talking about it, and there is no agreement. Before the truth is revealed, rashly showing the snow for Fengyuan's ordinariness is very likely to backfire, causing public opinion to boil, and the crowd is excited, accusing us of going back on our word and disregarding human life, and even worse, fishing in troubled waters, sowing discord, and hyping up this matter to achieve their ulterior criminal purposes. Your Majesty, governing a big country, if you cook a small fresh, think twice before acting, and the ministers are loyal to you, I hope Your Majesty will forgive your sins!"
Tianpeng was furious when he heard this, and was about to argue with reason, the Jade Emperor coughed dryly, signaled the two sides to stop arguing, and concluded by himself: "The two Aiqing, as the pillars of the Heavenly Palace, are reasonable, and I am very pleased! Wang Lingguan, you have to send capable forces and go all out to solve this case in the shortest possible time and comfort Fengyuan under Jiuquan. After speaking, he waved his big hand and told the Yellow Gate official to "Exit the palace!"
Tianpeng stood in place, the six gods had no owner, if it weren't for Tianyou coming over and dragging him, he almost forgot that this was in the Lingxiao Palace. Wang Lingguan was overjoyed, saw the Jade Emperor leaving, knelt on the ground and shouted: "Thank you Lord Longen, the ministers should do their best!"
After Wang Lingguan retired from the Lingxiao Treasure Palace, he changed into civilian clothes, put on a scarf, sneakily, walked around the mainland and walked in the alleys, and slipped into the ghost king's mansion without knowing it.
It is also the "beauty" of the heavenly father, today it is the turn of the sky to lead the night duty, the old gods are kind and kind-eyed, the bodhisattvas are hearty, and the stars are happy to ask for a bargain, and they have to take leave, in groups of three or five, or find a restaurant to drink and have fun, talk about the world, or find a nightclub, find fun, and be happy. Yun Bo knew it in his heart, and he didn't break it, he was happy to send a favor, just to cover people's eyes, and sprinkled the clouds all over the world, layer upon layer, and there was no sky, so that all the heavens of the Heavenly Palace were shrouded in darkness, and he couldn't see his five fingers. This is also to blame Yun Bo for how old he is, and he can't calculate the actual number of clouds, which has brought a lot of trouble to the production and life of the residents of Tiangong. Fortunately, after a long time, everyone has gotten used to it, and they don't think so, they are accustomed to it, and there is convenience where there is inconvenience. At the same time, clouds are also renewable resources, inexhaustible, and no one will be held accountable for using more and less. Besides, Yun Bo is also for the benefit of everyone, at night, all the stars have to be on duty, not to mention the loss of labor and money, it is purely formalism, at best it is an image project, because the distribution is too far away and too scattered, the stars and lights can not illuminate the journey home of the immortals at all, on this function, a Chang'e top thousands of stars, even the hard-working Venus has to be reluctant to do it, the result is to delay the precious time, piggybacking, greatly reducing the quality of life of the couple. Yun Bo's move is a righteous and courageous act, although it is not in accordance with the rules, it is reasonable.
Wang Lingguan turned around the corner, the ghost generally flashed to the door of the ghost king's mansion, there was already a ghost king himself waiting in the shadow in front of the door, seeing Wang Lingguan, he didn't speak, stretched out his hand to signal, and walked in front to lead the way, the two of them went directly into the secret room to talk secretly for a long time, Wang Lingguan left a bag of things, and tiptoed away from the back door, never woke up any living creature in the ghost king's mansion.
After sitting for a while, it is estimated that Wang Lingguan has already walked away, and the strong ghost Wang Fang calmly walked out of the secret room, holding a jar of old wine in his left hand and a "double eye" wine jug in his right hand.
In the middle of the house, there is an octagonal table, which is steaming hot, fragrant, full of seven plates and eight bowls, delicacies from the mountains and seas, birds and animals, everything. The three strange-shaped immortals sat around the table, drowning water, impatient. It's no wonder that it's already past dinner time, not to mention these wine-colored people, even ordinary people, are already hungry.
Of these three, the first two are hidden in the Ghost King's Palace and have not shown their heads for a long time, "Four is not like eight do not rely on" and "If you have milk, you will recognize your mother", and the third is the housekeeper of the Ghost King's Mansion "Hob Meat Three Fresh". At noon, the ghost king privately informed the "three fresh hob meats" that in the evening he would personally feast the two immortals who "endured humiliation and burden", and everyone drank happily in the dead of night, so as not to disturb others.
The Mighty Ghost King put the jar of aged wine he was holding in his left hand on the table, and boasted: "This is the 10,000-year-old wine that the Jade Emperor rewarded me. As he spoke, he opened the wine jar, poured the wine into the wine jug first, and then personally filled it with the three of them, and he did not let it go, and poured a full cup, the wine jug was in the hands of the strong ghost king, and was played with like a delicate toy, a finger jumped back and forth on the two pot eyes, and he was complacent, easily deceived the eyes of the three immortals, and raised his glass and said: "The words are in the wine, there is no need to say more, the two of them went to the soup for my strong ghost king, I have nothing to repay, coarse tea and light rice, a little friendship, dry!" No matter how bad the ghost king is, he dares to fight at the wine table.
Drinking, sitting, eating, and chatting, the four of them were unrestrained, ripped open their cheeks, opened their minds, swept the clouds, and vowed to make up for the losses just now. The Mighty Ghost King asked, "Four is not like eight, and you don't rely on": "Serve me, don't you feel wronged?"
"Four is not like eight, not relying on" wiped a handful of oily thick lips with his hand, and said with a full burp: "This is the son of the gods, I knew it was so, I might as well recommend myself, carry my head to fight the world with you, and use my dead skin to mix with society, be white-faced, and be cheeky as the third grandson?"
"If you have milk, you will recognize your mother" echoed: "That is, I can enjoy the benefits of the gods here, I come to stretch out my hand to eat and open my mouth, and there are all kinds of charming foxes around me, I never dreamed that I could enjoy this kind of treatment, I will follow you in this life, and I will not look back!"
When the powerful ghost king heard this, he poured wine for everyone and persuaded him: "As the saying goes, 'good things come in pairs'. “
"Hob Meat Three Fresh" proposed: "With the words of the Ghost King, we must also be loyal and die." “
Wine over three rounds of dishes over five flavors, everyone drank passionately, competing to show merit, "four is not like eight do not rely on" is even more ashamed, clouds and mountains fog cover, gushing, is getting carried away, only to feel a sharp pain in the abdomen, stunned, busy with his hands to cover, but feel the throat fishy, instinctively a mouth, "wow" sound, a mouthful of blood spurted out, all spit on the "milk to recognize the mother", the body is crooked, the pupils open, planted on the table, "bang" a chaotic sound, the table overturned, plate, bowl, "ping pong pop", smashed. "If you have milk, you will recognize your mother" was shocked, and she didn't know what was going on, "Huo" stood up, and was about to bend down to help, but she also felt colic in her abdomen, and she understood what was going on, and her fingers were strong ghost kings, and her eyes widened angrily: "You ------?" didn't want to open a mouth, didn't wait to speak, a mouthful of blood shot out, and the "hob meat three fresh" sitting opposite couldn't dodge, and the gorgeous green satin clothes instantly "bloomed" full of "red flowers". "Hob meat three fresh" is commonplace, seeing this rushed out: "A good trick to unload the grind and kill the donkey, from the ------" He had the heart to pat the fart a few more times, but when he saw that it was dark in front of him, the soles of his feet were soft, his lips trembled, he just couldn't make a sound, his left index finger pointed to the strong ghost king, and before he had time to express his feelings, his body was already paralyzed, bleeding from his seven orifices, overflowing feces and urine, the whites of his eyes rolled over, and he was dying. This is even worse, he is laughing at his life is not long, how do you know that he is finished, and those who work for the tiger will not die well!