The war between man and demon, the people are not happy, the lives are miserable, the scholar Dou Wentao has no hope of the imperial examination, and there is no way to serve the country, so he simply gathered a group of heroes and found a dangerous area among the mountains and mountains, and started to do things for the heavens, eliminate harm for the people, rob the rich and help the poor.

In the past few years, Dou Wentao's mountain has long been famous, and the local army has besieged it several times, but it has been defeated. Governor Chang Jinbao was furious about this, and ordered the prefect Yang Yan to take the lead and summon the soldiers of the four counties to attack bravely, so as to break through the mountain and catch the sinus rhythm of the bandit.

Dou Wentao knew that he was invincible, so he didn't let everyone make senseless resistance, the officers and troops came from the west, and they fled to the east, scattering their own birds and beasts. Governor Yang Yan led the soldiers to chase all the way to the vicinity of Cangshan Mountain, thirty miles away, but there was still no trace of Dou Wentao, and he couldn't help but be angry in his heart.

At this time, the master Li Yuchun persuaded Yang Yan and said: "Cangshan used to be a place where grass robbers were entrenched, and Dou Wentao is very likely to escape into Cangshan. ”

After hearing this, the prefect of Yang Yan felt that his master Li Yuchun was reasonable, so he led the officers and soldiers to go straight to Cangshan.

On the fourth watch, in the depths of Cangshan, a burst of fire rushed to the sky, and the soldiers behind did not know the reason, and the people's hearts could not help but be in turmoil, but soon, the news came from the front, saying that the bandit leader Dou Wentao was hiding in a hut in Cangshan, and the prefect Yang Yan took advantage of his unpreparedness to let people block the doors and windows and attack them with fire.

At dawn, the fire was extinguished.

The prefect of Yang Yan sent his cronies to the hut to clean up the bones of the bandit leader Dou Wentao, but unexpectedly found the remains of a man and a woman.

Yang Yan's prefect was startled at first, but then his heart was overjoyed, and he opened his voice and shouted to the back: "The bandit leader Dou Wentao and his wife have been burned to death by the fire. You can go back and celebrate and receive your reward!"

When everyone heard this, they all cheered, and praised the prefect Yang Yan for his wisdom and martial arts.

The smoke of the thieves was extinguished.

In the spring of the following year, a storyteller with great eloquence came to the city, chivalry, public cases, romances, anecdotes, and ghosts...... As long as you open your mouth, as long as you give money, he will talk non-stop, known as "pouring baskets".

On this day, "Inverted Basket" talked about a major case before - Dou Wentao's golden cicada came out of its shell, and Governor Yang's mansion crossed the sea without concealment, attracting many onlookers.

"Inverted basket" said vividly, that day, Dou Wentao knew that he was outnumbered, and he had long been ready to flee for his life, he was usually called "Dou Heihu", just because a black and dense beard was particularly eye-catching, and he hurriedly shaved it that day, this is not enough, he took out a set of uniforms of officers and soldiers from under the bed and changed them on, and when the sergeants and soldiers of the four counties under the mountain were killed together, he did not escape, and found an opportunity, took advantage of the situation to blend into the ranks of officers and soldiers, and came to fish in troubled waters.

Governor Yang chased and fought all the way, intending to catch Dou Wentao, but he didn't know that Dou Wentao had always pretended to be an officer and soldier and followed from a distance. When Governor Yang followed the advice of his master Li Yuchun and entered Cangshan, there was still no trace of Dou Wentao, and he felt that he couldn't explain to his superiors, so he panicked.

At this time, Governor Yang saw that there was a slight candle flame in the depths of Cangshan, coming out of a hut, so he asked his master Li Yuchun who lived in this mountain. Master Li Yuchun replied: "The war between man and demon, the world is in chaos, the people are not happy, they are hungry, Cangshan is now the season when wild chestnuts are ripe, and they live here, eighty percent of the people who came from outside to escape the disaster, temporarily built a hut here, and temporarily lived, specially collecting wild chestnuts to eat, and maintaining their lives." ”

Governor Yang Yan rolled his eyes and said, "Master Li, what nonsense are you talking about? Isn't it the bandit leader Dou Wentao who is hiding in the hut now?"

Master Li Yuchun nodded for a moment, and hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, yes, the prefect has good eyesight! I heard that this bandit leader Dou Wentao's martial arts are strong and extraordinary, what should we do?"

Prefect Yang Yan said murderously: "This is very easy to do, Master Li, arrange for someone to go over, block the doors and windows first, and then attack him with fire and burn him to death." ”

In this way, the people in the hut were burned alive.

At this point, an audience member at the bottom of the stage stood up and retorted: "You are talking nonsense! After the fire was extinguished, the bones of a man and a woman were picked up in the hut. ”

"Pour the basket" replied: "What are you anxious about? I haven't finished talking about it yet." The hut in Cangshan was indeed lived by the fleeing people, but what kind of place was Cangshan? In the past, it was also the habitat of the heroes of the green forest, Dou Wentao has been fascinated by it for a long time, and once, when he had nothing to do, he went there to play. The top of Cangshan is very large, and he wandered around for a long time, so hungry that he fainted, and he couldn't breathe. Seeing this, a young man who fled took out the wild chestnuts he picked from the hut and gave them to Dou Wentao to eat, Dou Wentao was very grateful to the young man who fled, so he took them back to the cottage and became his entourage, and the hut was empty. Later, two homeless people came from other places, an old couple who were homeless and lived there. Therefore, the two people who were set on fire by the prefect back then were the old couple who lived in the hut, and they were not Dou Wentao and his wife at all, everyone knew that Dou Wentao had never married a wife at all......"

"The basket is still talking," when suddenly, a few officials rushed over, and without saying anything, they brought them back to the yamen of the governor Chang Jinbao.

It turned out that when Governor Chang Jinmen heard a report from a subordinate that the "inverted basket" was talking about Dou Wentao's case on the street, he was puzzled and shocked, so he sent someone to bring the "inverted basket" to his eyes and asked him whether he was talking about it or if it was really something. "Pour the basket" replied that it was true.

Governor Chang Jinbao pondered for a while and asked, "How do you know about the twists and turns in this, as a storyteller?"

"Pour the basket" sneered and said: "Your Excellency, I won't hide my wishes from you, in fact, I am not a storyteller, I am Dou Wentao! ”

Governor Chang Jinbao looked up and down at the tall man in front of him, and said angrily: "Who is Dou Wentao? Do you dare to pretend? If you are really Dou Wentao, will you take the initiative to reveal the truth and let the world know that you are not burned to death, but are at large? Doing so will not do you any good at all, just digging your own grave, according to Lord Ben, Dou Wentao, he won't be so stupid, right?"

Dou Wentao said calmly: "Lord Governor, of course I know, when I say this, doing this is a moth to the fire and killing myself. It stands to reason that Governor Yang has closed Dou Wentao's case, and I have been liberated and completely free. However, why do I still want to perform such a play in front of everyone and take the initiative to come to die? Because the old couple who were burned to death by fire on the Cangshan Mountain of Governor Yang's Mansion last year are the biological parents below, the skin of the people, the parents who have received them, the grievances of the two old people, I am their only son, what is the point of living?"

Dou Wentao then explained that back then, the demon world was raging, the world was in chaos, the people were struggling to make a living, and there were many local tyrants and inferior gentry who attached themselves to the devil and took the opportunity to oppress the people, arrogant, and the people made matters worse. Later, he did several great things, his reputation became famous, and his parents knew about it, so they came up to him on the mountain and persuaded him to change his evil ways and go back with them.

Dou Wentao didn't agree at first, saying that he was just punishing bullies, robbing the rich and helping the poor, and doing the right thing for heaven. Helplessly, his parents forced each other to die, and the news that Yang Yan's prefect coordinated the troops of the four counties and was about to storm the mountain reached his ears at this time, which finally made him retreat. However, how can the large amount of money on the mountain be transferred? Dou Wentao thought about it for a long time before he came up with a good idea.

At that time, the young man who had taken refuge in Cangshan had just become Dou Wentao's entourage, and Dou Wentao brought his parents to Cangshan and asked the two old people to live in the idle hut for the time being, so as to hide people's eyes. Secretly, he dug a hole in the hut and transferred the money from the mountain to the cave in batches.

As soon as these things were done, the prefect of Yang Yan led his troops to call. Since Dou Wentao had already made arrangements, in fact, he also successfully escaped. However, the will of heaven is unpredictable, how could he have imagined that Yang Yan's prefect would chase him to Cangshan, and he would be so sincere and ruthless, and he would not hesitate to burn innocent people to put gold on his face?

Due to the death of his parents, Dou Wentao had no joy at his escape. Over the past year, he has never forgotten the grievances of his parents, thought about it, and finally decided to risk his life to seek justice for his parents.

After listening to Dou Wentao's words, Governor Chang Jinbao was stunned.

The next day, under the leadership of Dou Wentao, the governor of Chang Jinmen personally went to Cangshan to check. The hut had burned down, and fresh weeds had grown on the scorched earth.

Dou Wentao pointed to the grass and said, "Lord Governor, those gold, silver and jewels are hidden under here. ”

Governor Chang Jinbao ordered his subordinates to excavate, and as Dou Wentao said, there was countless gold and silver underneath.

Governor Chang Jinbao sighed and said, "Dou Wentao, you could have been a rich man at ease, but now you have become a prisoner, are you really willing?"

Dou Wentao said solemnly: "Lord Governor, as long as the grievances of my parents can be washed away, and a dog official like Yang Yan's prefect can subdue the law, I have no regrets!"

"Since that's the case, then, okay, come here, put Dou Wentao in prison and take care of it. ”

"Yes, sir!"

Governor Chang Jinbao reported Dou Wentao's incident to the imperial court according to the truth, and after the emperor (Tong Qing's doppelganger) reviewed it, he took the case: "What a hot-blooded good boy Dou Wentao who avenged his parents' grievances, during the troubled times, he was iron-clad, and he had no choice but to occupy the mountain as the king, do the right thing for heaven, and eliminate violence and peace, what a crime!" Yang Yan, a dog official, indiscriminately kills innocents, carelessly ignores people's lives, deceives his superiors and subordinates, asks for rewards for his merits, and his crimes cannot be punished, he comes to pass on the decree, Dou Wentao is acquitted, and he is brought back to the imperial court.

"Yes!"