Chapter Ninety-Three: The Murder Hidden under the Di Gong Ancestral Hall
Lao Meng then said nonsense to Ah Chou, but unfortunately his behavior of seeking pleasure in Huayue Tower made the beauty hateful, and there were ghosts on the side, so he never had a chance to release his previous suspicions.
In the end, he made an appointment with Zigui to take Zhen to the door, and Meng Yishan got out of the car with a hint of sadness to say goodbye.
The thief's temperament is very open, and he recovered from his frustration after a while, and said in his heart, "Anyway, I will have to deal with each other often in the future, and Lao Tzu will grind hard, and I have to let Ah Ugly obey me in the end." ”
Then I thought, "Sister Qing'er can't let it go!" "With the idea of killing two birds with one stone. Lao Meng returned to the inspection department in a happy mood.
As soon as he entered the door, the messenger in the gatehouse reported that the ancient catcher of the prefect's yamen had come and had been waiting for the adults for a while.
"Little White Face is here?"
Lao Meng frowned, and didn't bother to change clothes, so he hurried to the front hall to meet the guests.
Gu Zhensheng was sitting in the hall, dressed in white at any time, chic and dusty.
Meng Yishan smiled as soon as they met: "Brother Gu, why do you have time to come to me, but the head-catching is too leisurely?" ”
Gu Zhutou stood up a little stiffly, "Lord Meng! ”
Each other's identities are different from the past, and they must salute when they see Meng Yishan. This made Gu Zhensheng very depressed.
"Sit down!" Lao Meng gestured. He sat down on the main seat first, and shouted to the entourage: "Hurry up and give Gu Zhutou tea, and brew some good tea from the prince." ”
After a while, someone brewed the tea given by King Yi and served it to the two, Gu Zhensheng was a little jealous in his heart, "It seems that Meng Yishan is very favored by King Yi." ”
As a Shaolin disciple, he became the chief catcher at a young age, and he can be regarded as a young talent. How do you know that you can't catch up with the bandit leader Lao Meng on the official career.
Seeing Gu Zhutou's gloomy appearance, Master Meng was as happy as drinking alcohol, and said with a smile: "Brother Gu came to taste this tea!" I'll stay for dinner for a while, and then go to Huayue Lou to be happy and happy in the evening! ”
Gu Zhensheng said with some embarrassment: "Not busy, not busy, Master Meng, I came this time for a little teacher's business." ”
As soon as he heard that it was a matter of Shaolin Temple, Lao Meng asked, "What's the matter?" ”
Gu Zhensheng pondered his tone and asked, "On the night of the Yongning Rebellion, my uncle Master Zhiwu was lost in the Yiwang Mansion, I don't know what the situation is now?" ”
"I guess I'm not dead." Lao Meng coped with it casually. Master Zhiwu is now locked up in the palace dungeon. Master Meng didn't spit out at all, pretending not to know.
Gu Zhutou pleaded stubbornly: "Can you tell the prince that Shaolin Temple has no intention of going against the palace, if you can release Uncle Zhiwu." Shaolin promised to abide by neutrality from now on and no longer interfere in Guan Luo's affairs. ”
"A few days ago, you broke into the palace at night, kidnapped the king of the little county, and set fire to the city, the prince now hates the Shaolin Temple so much, and when you see the bald man, you want to kill it, I don't dare to say it!"
Gu Zhutou's eyes were red, and he said sincerely: "Can you find a way for me to meet Uncle Shi, when I was studying art in Shaolin, Uncle Zhiwu was the best for me, I just want to see his old man." ”
Lao Mengxin said that if you touch the position of the old monk, those bald heads in Shaolin Temple will have to come over to save people immediately.
Meng Yishan is very aware of the hidden force of Shaolin Temple in Luoyang, which is terrifying. The battle when Xue'an broke into the palace at night, he also knew about it afterwards, this kind of opponent has no way to set up an ambush, and the masters of the ambush are not good enough, and it takes at least four or five people who are close to Wang He's level to completely suppress the entire Bodhidharma Lower House.
He pretended to be embarrassed and said to Gu Zhensheng: "Master Zhiwu is imprisoned there, I don't know about this!" ”
No matter how Gu Zhensheng knocked on the side, Lao Meng also asked him three questions, Gu Zhutou couldn't help but say: "Lord Meng, although I am a Shaolin disciple, I am also a member of the government, I really don't want to see the master and Yiwangfu conflict again in order to save people, and the trouble is out of control." ”
"Now in order to save Uncle Zhiwu, the lower courtyard of Bodhidharma will do whatever it takes, and may also alarm the abbot master and the Diluo monk, and when the Shaolin master comes out ......of the temple, Luoyang City will be in chaos," Gu Zhutou said with some arrogance.
This is already an obvious threat, sending a message that the Shaolin Temple wants to coerce the palace to release people, otherwise it will not hesitate to fight. Shaolin Temple does have the strength to dispatch the three great masters.
Meng Yishan replied worriedly: "What can I do about this, the prince's temper is even worse, I am afraid that Chitose will be angry, and he will transfer the general's cannon to Shaomu Mountain, oops!" It's going to be fucking miserable! ”
Gu Zhutou's face changed, and that bit of arrogance immediately disappeared.
In the end, he was just a character who was sent to watch the wind and watch, and he was insignificant in the dispute between the palace and the Shaolin Temple, and he couldn't ask about Zhiwu's whereabouts, and the threats didn't work, so he was ready to withdraw.
Gu Zhensheng stood up in frustration and said, "My lord will have the situation of Uncle Zhiwu in the future, if I can tell Gu, I am grateful." The yamen still had official business and took his leave. ”
Lao Meng grabbed him and said: "It's a fart for official business, it's not like Lao Tzu hasn't done head hunting, this is nine cold days, what else is going on in the city." Don't be in a hurry to leave, talk to my brother first. ”
Gu Zhutou sat down helplessly and was left behind by Lao Meng Qiang.
"You really want to rescue Master China?"
Gu Zhutou nodded again and again, if Zhiwu can be rescued through negotiation, then his status in Shaolin will definitely be improved accordingly.
"I have a way...... Meng Yishan leaned back on the chair leisurely, "Didn't the little county king be taken away by you, and exchanged Zhu Ju for Zhiwu." ”
Gu Zhensheng's heart moved, this idea is good.
But he was a little worried that Lao Meng's words would not be accurate, and Gu Zhutou asked with some uncertainty: "Is this certain?" ”
"After all, the little prince is the son of the prince, and the prince will not watch him being taken away by the Shaolin Temple."
"Whether the replacement is successful or not depends on the meaning of the prince, I can talk about it for you."
Lao Meng tried his best to make his tone appear calm. He is setting a trap for Gu Zhensheng, as long as Shaolin agrees to change people, his side can take the initiative, arrange the net, and wait for the real opportunity to defeat the forces of Shaolin Temple in one fell swoop.
Gu Zhutou was also thinking in his heart that he wanted to send the news back to the division as soon as possible, with the force of Shaolin, maybe there was no need to change people, and then he could directly snatch Zhiwu over, and Zhu Ju would also remain under the control of Shaolin.
"Everything is mediated by Lord Lao." Gu Zhensheng made a gesture to Lao Meng.
Meng Yishan smiled humbly and shook his hand again and again: "You and I have worked together, and it is appropriate to come up with some ideas." He sighed with some nostalgia, "I miss the days in the yamen a little, but Master Li is a good boss." ”
Gu Zhensheng reluctantly brought a smile on his face, and said against his will: "Lord Prefect is lenient and wise, I really don't say anything to our subordinates!" In fact, he felt very uncomfortable, Li Chongyi was really good to Meng Yishan, but not very good to him, either horizontal eyebrows or cold eyes.
If it weren't for the fact that Luoyang's chief catcher was already a position that was difficult for ordinary people in Guan Luo Wulin to achieve, and Gu Zhensheng couldn't find a better promotion level, he would have resigned a long time ago.
Gu Catcher was depressed and couldn't hide from Lao Meng's eyes, Master Meng laughed and said: "Brother Gu, are you still satisfied with the current head catcher?" ”
Gu Zhensheng didn't expect Lao Meng to ask about this, of course he was dissatisfied with a lot in his heart, but he didn't dare to complain. His lips twitched, and he said, "It's okay." ”
Meng Yishan looked at him and said, "With your martial arts, it's too aggrieved to be a head catcher." You should find a better future so that you can live up to what you have learned. ”
"A good future, that's so easy to find." Gu Zhutou thought with a wry smile, and just wanted to open his mouth to explain to Lao Meng, Meng Yishan preemptively said, "According to the inspector, Lord Xue is going back to Beijing to report on his work recently, and he needs to be escorted along the way. I would like to recommend you to him to go. ”
Gu Zhensheng was stunned for a moment and said, "As the chief catcher, I can't leave Luoyang." "I thought I couldn't resign to be a guard for Lord Xue, just a bodyguard, no matter how I did it, I had no future.
Lao Meng smiled and said, "I can still harm you, do a good job of this mission, Master Xue is happy, and you have a bright future for your brother." ”
Gu Zhutou was half-convinced, couldn't guess how it was like brocade, and looked at Meng Yishan with a puzzled face.
Lao Meng coughed lightly and said, "Let's put it this way, you are now under the control of the criminal department above." My uncle is the retired secretary of the Criminal Department, and there are many old ones in the Criminal Department. As long as someone above is willing to promote you, and there is a recommendation from Master Xue outside, it is easy to transfer you to the Three Law Divisions to receive an official position. ”
The three law divisions are the Criminal Department, the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Dali Temple. The Criminal Department accepts the criminal names of the world, the Metropolitan Procuratorate pickets, and the Dali Temple refutes the correction, and these three yamen are collectively called the six gates. Any part of it is indeed an errand that Gu Zhensheng can't think of in a place like Gu Zhensheng.
Gu Zhutou's heart was pounding, and his eyes changed a little.
Meng Yishan saw that he was a little worried, and said again: "The former official is not as good as the current one, my uncle's face is just an excuse, the key is to see Lord Xue's recommendation, whether the boss can help depends on your performance along the way." ”
"I'll go back and think about it......" Gu Zhutou saw the sweat on his forehead, and said with a shocked face, "I must reply as soon as possible." ”
He had already agreed in his heart, but he didn't dare to agree so quickly, it was a matter of his future, so he had to be cautious.
Meng Yishan said with a smile, "I'm not busy, it's still a month before Lord Xue goes to Beijing." You think about it. ”
Lord Xue returned to Beijing this time, and received a lot of Cheng Yi and gifts, and Lao Meng also wanted to send another batch of jewelry. Someone is needed to escort it.
Luoyang to Jingshi, the road is not very smooth, there are quite a lot of bandits, and there are some areas that do not matter, and there is no master escort who can shake the scene without martial arts.
Xue Jingzhong originally came to see Song Jizu, but Lao Meng didn't want to let him go, and besides, he didn't trust Song Jizu, his wealth was moving, and if he wanted to be safe all the way, the candidate for this guard must be innocent. I am afraid that the white place on Lao Song's body is only the white of the "White Lotus Remnant".
Let him escort Lord Xue and escort a large number of gold, silver and jewelry worth tens of thousands? In case a guard steals himself, he wields a knife and clicks Xue Jingzhong and his party, and escapes with Jinbao......
The Mongol thief spent the belly of the old Song with his own heart, and came to the conclusion that this guy was definitely not a good bird and could not be allowed to go.
Then I can only find another guard with good martial arts skills and recommend it to Lord Xue. Lao Meng has been having a headache for a long time about this, and this time Gu Zhensheng came over, Meng Yishan felt that his eyes lit up and he chose him.
If you want Gu Zhutou to contribute, you have to give some sweetness, and Lao Meng concluded that he couldn't resist the temptation of promotion. He took the opportunity to throw out the conditions for Gu Zhensheng to enter the three law divisions, and he was not afraid that he would not agree.
At this moment, Gu Zhensheng's heart was not calm, he was surprised by Meng Yishan's appearance.
The two originally had a disagreement when they were serving in the prefect's yamen. belongs to the kind of situation where the face and heart are not in harmony, and now Lao Meng actually agreed to introduce him to an official position. This is not something that narrow-minded people can do.
Gu Zhutou had already begun to feel that it was not a fluke that Meng Yishan could be in a high position.
After the knot in his heart dissolved, the expression on Gu Zhensheng's face was obviously sincere, and his demeanor smiled easily with Lao Meng Yan. Meng Yishan can now decide his future, and if he is an ordinary person, he has long been full of words and flattery.
Gu Zhensheng was born in a decent family, but he was young, and he had not yet cultivated to the level of shamelessness. But because he has a good future, that kind of heartfelt happiness is in Lao Meng's eyes.
The thief was also very proud in his heart, and with a sense of accomplishment in helping others, he felt that Gu Zhensheng was not as eye-catching as usual. The heart said, "Xiao Gu, this kid loves to dress up, and he is still a good person." ”
After sending Gu Zhensheng away, Meng Yishan thought for a while, and sent someone to call Qian Lun, who instructed the money tent room: "You take 10,000 acres of land to the station of the Bishan faction in the city, tell the two ghosts, and trade according to the agreement." In addition, Lao Tzu wants to fight a monk! ”
The grass spread, the trees withered, and the cold wind swept across the ground, bringing up a puff of yellow sand and dust. Looking out from the ruins of a temple near the mountain in the north of Luoyang City, the surrounding scenery is so desolate.
There was originally a Di Gong temple here, dedicated to Di Renjie Di Gong, a famous minister of the Tang Dynasty, in the past, the incense was also prosperous, and later because it was far away from the city, and no one presided over it, it gradually fell into disrepair, and the ancestral hall collapsed half, and became a fox squirrel hiding place.
Behind the temple is a mass grave, the poor near and far have no money to bury after they die, usually throw it here, let the bones be exposed in the wilderness, after nightfall the green ghost fire flutters around, the miserable white moonlight shines on the desolate grave, accompanied by the night cry of the crow, it is extremely eerie and terrifying.
"The view is good." The eunuch Wang He, dressed in a yellow brocade robe, stood in the middle of the desolate tombs and said.
"Yes, if you kill someone, you can bury them on the spot!" Meng Yishan sat on the grave of the unknown family, one foot stretched out and stepped on the tombstone of the family, and a few steps in front of him was the Heavenly King Zhiwu whose hands were tied and the acupoints were pointed.
After Gu Zhensheng went back, he sent a secret message to the master and informed Master Xue'an. After consideration, the great monk of Xue'an agreed to exchange Zhu Ju for Zhina.
Waiting for the ancient catcher to pass the news to Lao Meng, Meng Yishan met with Zhu Zhanlong, the king of Yi, that night and formulated countermeasures. In the end, the two parties agreed to change people in Digong Temple, which was not considered a hostage. Each side can only bring two people to prevent the other party from playing tricks.
Lao Meng and Wang He, with Zhiwu, came early, seized a zone with a wide field of vision, and waited for the Shaolin monk to appear.
Meng Yishan originally wanted to hide behind as a supporting role, even if the conflict between Yiwangfu and Shaolin Temple was fierce, he could also clear himself.
However, the prince asked Lao Meng to be the commander of this operation against Shaolin Temple. offended these monks ruthlessly, and added a terrible enemy to the rivers and lakes. At that time, he can only rely on the power of the Yi Wangfu to protect himself, which forces him to be more tightly tied to the prince.
The bright moon rose slightly, and the monks were nowhere to be seen. Lao Meng exhaled depressedly, and a clear Buddha horn came from not far away.
Following the prestige, a person dressed in a white monk's robe and a clear face came from afar, which was the Snow Nunnery of the Bodhidharma Lower Courtyard. The old monk came to the two of them and beckoned, "Two donors." ”
"Great monk." Wang He replied with respect in his mouth.
Meng Yishan behind him also stood up solemnly, the monk of Xue'an is the three great masters of Shaolin, who dares not to buy face in the martial arts.
"Where is Zhu Ju? The master won't break his word, right? Lao Meng's eyes flickered, his heart tightened, and he shouted loudly: "If you want to play tricks, Lao Tzu will slash Zhiwu with a knife!" ”
Xue An was not annoyed when she heard this, and said lightly, "If the monks don't speak, how can they lose their trust." As soon as the words fell, the black-clothed monk Wu Che grabbed the ashen face of the little county king and floated down from a locust tree ten zhang away.
Meng Yishan looked at the Zhu Ju in Wu Che's hand, a fierce light flashed in his eyes, and said, "Start changing?" ”
Xue An nodded, and Wu Che stretched out his hand and quickly pointed two fingers, and he had unlocked the acupoint where the little county king was blocked. Zhu Ju looked panicked, without the arrogance and arrogance of the past, and the eyes that looked like Zhu Zhanlong revealed fear.
Meng Yishan walked to Zhiwu's side cautiously and began to untie the rope for the old monk, and the knots tied by the raw cow tendons were sturdy, and it was very laborious to untie them. finally unbuttoned it, and it took a long time to push blood through the palace to wake up the old monk.
In the process, Wang He's eyes have not left Xue'an and Wu Che, the fingers in his sleeves have long been closed, as long as there is a change, he will send out a thunderous blow, Wang Eunuch is confident that he will be full of his fingers, and in a hurry, he will be as strong as Xue'an to temporarily avoid the edge.
Both sides untied the hostages, and Meng Yishan slowly stood up, signaling that the Shaolin side could exchange.
At this time, Xue'an said to Zhu Ju: "The king of the county, please follow the two opposite." ”
The king of Xiaojun came back to his senses, and when he saw that Wang He and Meng Yishan were opposite, his face immediately turned pale with fright, and he said anxiously: "Master, don't give up on Xiao Wang." As long as you send me to Yongning, I will definitely thank Shaolin for his great kindness. ”
I wanted to go back and fall into the hands of my father, and I would become a monk if I didn't die, so I begged Xue Nunnery bitterly at the moment.
The monk of Xue'an said helplessly to Zhu Ju, "King of the county, it's not that we don't want to protect each other, it's just that the prince wants you to go back to release Senior Brother Zhiwu." After speaking, he made an indifferent gesture.
Zhu Ju glanced at the monk fiercely, staggered towards Meng Yishan, and muttered: "Without Shaolin agitation, why would I be so embarrassed today, I regret it." ”
Zhiwu had just woken up, he had already lost all his martial arts, and he had been imprisoned for many days, his body was so weak that his lips were moving, and he didn't even have the strength to speak for the time being.
Not far away, the black-clothed Wu Che looked at him guiltily, after the old monk Zhi Wu was broken, he was about to be caught by Meng Yishan and others, and now seeing Zhi Wu suffering, Wu Che's heart hurt like a knife, and he hurriedly grabbed it and helped the old monk up.
In the past, the Heavenly King Zhi was not so powerful, and the Golden Yaksha was extremely powerful for a while. Now he is just an old monk who is decrepit and can only stand with the support of others.
Wu Che took his hand and walked towards Xue An, if there was no abnormality, this substitution can be said that both sides have kept their promises.
Just when the two of them turned their backs, Meng Yishan drew his knife and shouted, "Kill!" "Slash at China, who has no power to fight back!