Chapter 21 Return to the state and behead the public
The next day, it was dawn.
In the punishment room of the government of the Haozhou Mansion, the jailer lifted a bucket of cold water and poured it on Xuan Zhendao's face, and shouted: "The old beggar should wake up, cheer up, and wait for Lord Cai to have something to ask!"
Xuan Zhen was awakened by the cold water, and couldn't help but shudder, and muttered to himself: "If you want to kill, you have to listen to the Zun, the disciples of the Shangqing Sect are not subject to this injustice, you don't want to get the content of that secret book, hahaha......" After Xuanzhen Daoist finished speaking, there was a burst of ridicule in his mouth.
Burst......
As soon as the laughter fell, a mouthful of blood spurted out.
Splashing the surrounding prison doors and jailers, the jailer was furious, picked up the horsewhip and swung it at Xuan Zhen's body, the robe was torn and tattered after a few whips, and several blood marks were exposed on his body, the scene was dripping with blood, and the smell was very heavy and disgusting.
Half a month ago, the two saints of the Western Regions saw that the Xuanzhen Taoist was iron-clad, and refused to reveal half a word, so they applied all kinds of torture in the torture room to the two of them, Zhang Zhishan's arm was crippled, and the wound had not healed.
Although the Xuanzhen Taoist has strong martial arts and profound internal skills, he was tortured by this torture day and night, and his body was already full of skin and flesh, and his face looked extremely haggard.
After a while, he heard the jailer say, "My lord, I have woken up the prisoner, please come in." ”
In a moment, a fat man in an official uniform walked into the prison, and he raised his right hand to signal the people around him to stand down.
"Xuanzhen Daoist, this official has admired the Qing Sect for a long time, and I really admire you for this Qingfeng Dao bone, and I don't want to be embarrassed with the two of you, but those who know the times are Junjie, so you can hand over the secret book of martial arts, so as to leave a way out for the official!" Cai Pei calmly persuaded.
He was entrusted by the letter of Prince Ning to arrest the two, it was really a helpless move, last night encountered Zhou Yizi and other martial arts masters to tell each other, he heard that the prestige of Puritanism was far and wide, and the people in the rivers and lakes were also in awe.
I thought that if I let these two Taoists go, Ning Wangye would not be able to explain them, and if I didn't let the two of them go, I would offend the famous families in the martial arts and send them to the Puritans.
Now that this hot potato is in hand, it also teaches him to be in a dilemma and hesitant.
When the Xuanzhen Daoist heard him say this, he only said that he was appointed by the two saints of the Western Regions, and he came to seek perfection, and he hated it even more in his heart.
"Hmph...... I can't imagine that under the strict law and discipline of our Ming Dynasty, everyone is honest and upright, there are people who reverse black and white to help and abuse, and they are the ones who should be killed!" Xuan Zhen scolded angrily, and the chain in his hand was already tugged at by him......
At this time, although his body was weak, his eyes were like torches when he spoke, staring at the other party.
Cai Pei was stared at by his sudden sharp gaze, and he was uncomfortable, and said angrily: "You...... You stinky Taoist priest toasts and doesn't eat and eats punishing wine, depending on the bitterness you have in the future. ”
He turned around and walked away.
Inside the main hall of the government office.
Cai Peizheng was sitting at the tea table with anger on his face, and the words of the appropriate Xuan Zhen Daoist were like a sharp knife and sharp blade, stuck in his chest, and he still couldn't calm his anger at this time.
"What makes Lord Cai so angry?"
A short, thin, strangely dressed man approached and asked, it was the Martial Saint of the Western Regions.
Before he could reply, someone laughed and said, "Hahaha...... Master Cai just said that my two brothers will cut off the man's head to relieve the hatred in the hearts of adults. "The person who spoke was none other than the Western Regions Poison Saint.
The two saints of the Western Regions walked in one after the other, but the two of them were dressed in the same way, and their bodies were almost the same, and they looked like siblings to outsiders.
Cai Pei thought to himself, "You two let me get into this trouble, you are the hatred in my heart, and you two will immediately cut off your own head after you say it?"
Seeing that he didn't say a word, the Martial Saint of the Western Regions said: "The hatred in the heart of Lord Cai must also be the hatred in the hearts of the two saints of the Western Regions. That Xuan Zhen Lao Er refuses to tell the content of the martial arts secret book, I have a plan for Lord Cai to advise, see if it is feasible?" After speaking, he looked at the other party and waited for him to answer.
"You tell me about it. Cai Pei said.
"Even if the old man Xuan Zhen knows the content of the secret book, even if he is given a thousand cuts, he will never reveal a word. The Martial Saint of the Western Regions frowned, and Cai Pei nodded in agreement.
The Martial Saint of the Western Regions said again: "I heard that a few disciples of the Upper Qing Sect have recently gone to Haozhou City to inquire about the news of Xuan Zhen Lao'er, why don't we take this opportunity to wipe them out? ”
"High! The Western Regions Poison Saint laughed.
"How can we wipe out all the disciples of the Shangqing Sect?" Cai Pei asked.
"Let's just wait for the rabbit, and I also ask Lord Cai to make an announcement, write that at three o'clock in the afternoon the day after tomorrow, Xuan Zhen Lao'er and Zhang Zhizhi will be beheaded outside the gate of Haozhou City. The Puritan disciples in the city of Nahaozhou will definitely wait for the opportunity to move, let's catch turtles in an urn again. The Martial Saint of the Western Regions said proudly.
"It's just...... Shangqing Sect has a very high prestige in the martial arts, and the Xuanzhen Taoist is also a highly respected person in the sect. Cai Pei said.
I thought to myself, "Your two saints in the Western Regions have done a lot of evil, naturally you are not afraid of heaven and earth, if you cut those two paths, the crime of killing the disciples of the Puritan Sect will have to fall on my head, and I feel inappropriate when I think of this." ”
Cai Pei said again: "This Shangqing Sect is a famous and authentic sect in the martial arts, I heard that the head of the Xuanji Taoist is very prestigious in the martial arts, and he is a figure who responds to all calls. ”
Cai Pei was originally greedy for life and afraid of death, but now he wants to kill Erdao and make enemies of the martial arts people, and he is even more in a dilemma.
Seeing that he was so afraid, the Poison Saint of the Western Regions was angry, so he said: "Lord Cai is in an important position in the imperial court, are you still afraid of that group of stinky Taoist priests? After speaking, his face showed a treacherous look.
When the Martial Saint of the Western Regions proposed this plan, his original intention was not to kill the two ways, but he just bluffed to attract the Puritan people to appear, and when he saw that his senior brother had murderous intent, he knew that he had a stubborn personality and that it was difficult to change what he decided, so he would not persuade him more at the moment.
"Lord Cai, please go and give an order!" said the Western Regions Poison Saint with a smile.
Cai Pei was not angry, but he was afraid of the powerful position of Prince Ning, and the two saints of the Western Regions were even more ruthless and murderous, although he was unwilling in his heart, his face was inconvenient to show, and he immediately called the master of the mansion and wrote a beheading announcement, which was posted in the city of Mizhou.
On this day, the crowd in the city of Haozhou was restless, and everyone gathered under the city wall, talking about the fact that this Shangqing disciple committed adultery in Haozhou.
"Hey, the reputation of the Puritanism for hundreds of years has been ruined on these two people. "Xuanzhen Daoist is highly respected, how can he do something that is not tolerated that day?" "The world is getting worse and even the Taoist priests don't abide by the rules!"
Everyone talked endlessly, one spread ten, ten spread hundred, less than half a day, everyone in the city of Haozhou already knew.