Chapter 143: Kneel
Tang Zhengfeng, the eldest son of the Tang family, was poisoned and died in front of the public, this happened too suddenly, and everyone present at the banquet was at a loss, looking at Mrs. Tang blankly.
The eldest young master, Tang Ji, threw himself on Tang Zhengfeng's corpse, hugged the corpse and cried bitterly, "Father!"
Today's Tang Mansion has encountered a series of misfortunes, and the old lady Tang lost his two sons in one day, especially Tang Zhengfeng, who died in the banquet in front of his fellow people in the rivers and lakes, his face was full of sorrow, but after all, he was a person who was used to seeing wind and waves, and gave several orders one after another, and then said to Yu Wenshuang, "Miss, there have been accidents in the Tang Mansion one after another today, if the old man is negligent, please don't be surprised." ”
Yu Wenshuang nodded, "Please also ask the old lady to mourn." ”
Mrs. Tang then said, "Heroes, the unfortunate death of the dog tonight must be caused by the traitor, and I hope you can stay in the house for the time being until the truth is ascertained." ”
Chang Yan said, "Old lady, we were originally invited to come tonight, you won't suspect that we killed Brother Zhengfeng, right?"
"That is, the Tang family died, maybe it was done by people inside your Tang family, and we were also implicated, what kind of business is it?"
Tang Shouli said slowly, "I didn't say yes, but I didn't say no. As he spoke, he held back his anger and remained restrained and calm.
The prefect also said, "Could it be that you suspect that this official is not successful?"
Tang Shouli said, "Don't dare, don't dare." However, since everyone is at the same table, I'm afraid I have to be wronged by the adults. ”
"Bold!" the prefect said angrily, "This official is busy with official business, if it weren't for Miss Yuwen coming in person, do you think this official would come to you? Later, this official still has something to deal with, if you delay the important affairs of the imperial court, your Tang family can afford to deal with it!"
As soon as the order was shouted, the accompanying officers and soldiers were not seen entering the venue. Tang Shouli said, "I have ordered that no one is allowed to enter or leave the Tang Mansion. ”
Xiao Jinyan thought to himself, this Tang Zhengfeng's death was mostly related to the bottle of medicine that Veterinarian Cao sold to the chief steward, he glanced at the chief steward, and saw him standing on one side with his hands down, bowing his head and saying nothing.
The garrison opened his mouth and asked at this time, "Have you Tang family gotten acquainted with any enemies recently?"
The old lady said, "My Tang family has always abided by the law, and I am also kind to others in the rivers and lakes, how can I provoke the rights and wrongs of the rivers and lakes?"
At this time, Tang Ao suddenly stood up and said, "I know who killed my uncle, my father, and Xu Jiangshan!"
Everyone looked at Tang Ao one after another.
Tang Ao said, "Three days ago, my father, uncle, and second uncle met with Xu Jiangshan in the Good Hall, Xu Jiangshan died of heartache a few days ago, and today my father and uncle also died, but the second uncle didn't have anything at all, don't you think it's strange?"
Tang Ji shouted, "Tang Ao, what do you mean?"
"What do you mean?" Tang Ao sneered, "Shouldn't you ask your father, originally last night, our Tang Mansion was going to hand over the position of head of the family to Tang Ji, but there were one after another dead people, if this is a coincidence, I'm afraid no one will believe it!"
Tang Shouli said angrily, "Shut up!"
Tang Ao snorted coldly and remained silent.
The prefect said, "Old lady, something like this happened in the family, and you want me to send six doors to investigate this matter?"
Tang Shouli remembered Tang Zhengmao's pen seal during the day, and knew that this matter was not simple, so he politely declined.
The prefect said, "Since it is a family matter of the Tang Mansion, I will not bother the official when I see it." ”
Everyone also said, "That is, the ugliness of the family is not publicized, you can rest assured, we are out of this door, and we will never mention today's affairs." ”
A family member broke in outside the door, "Old lady, there is a guy outside the mansion who claims to be what is expensive, and he declares that he wants to find you, saying that he wants to send three things to the mansion." ”
Where was Tang Shouli in the mood to listen to this at this time, "Get out!"
The family said, "Master, that person is ......"
"What is it?"
The owner of a pro-coffin shop in the south of the city, he said that he was entrusted by others to send three coffins to the house tonight. ”
"How can this be reasonable!" Tang Shouli was furious, "Beat him to death with a stick." ”
The family took the order, and as soon as he went out of the door, the old lady suddenly said, "Wait, let him in!"
After a while, an ox cart stopped at the door of Tingfeng Tower, and a middle-aged man in a black coat walked in with a smile on his face.
The man saw that there were so many people in the hall, so he even took out his name and distributed it to everyone, "Hello heroes, what is the value of the small one is the shopkeeper of a pro-coffin shop, there are activities being carried out these days, and you can get a 20% discount if you take the name." ”
Most of the people ignored it, and some of the good people took the name, looked at it, and threw it on the ground.
He Weigui came to the lobby, knelt down and kowtowed, "Say hello to the old lady!"
Tang Shouli looked at the visitor, only to see that he was five short figures, fat head and big face, with a smile on his face, and he almost squeezed out his eyes.
"What's outside the door?"
He Weigui replied honestly, "Three coffins." ”
Tang Shouli's face was gloomy, and he sent the coffin, which was a naked provocation, and asked, "You tell the old man the ins and outs of this matter word for word!"
He Weigui said, "Last night, a guest officer came to our house, saying that he wanted to order a coffin for two dogs to meet, and gave ten taels of silver, and then bargained with me and asked me to buy two and get one free. The man also told him that someone in the Tang Mansion had died tonight, and that I must deliver it before the first watch. Coincidentally, I had a cold yesterday, two guys went home to marry a daughter-in-law, one went home to mourn, I didn't even sleep, rushed to make a night and a day, only to make three coffins, don't look at the work, you see this paint, this rivet, are all made of the best materials, buried in the ground can be waterproof, and can be insect proof, I dare to say, this whole Chengdu Mansion, can have such craftsmanship, except for my family, there is no one else. ”
Tang Shouli patiently listened to his incoherent words, and his heart was dark, it seems that tonight's incident was planned by someone.
He Weigui said, "The man also said that these three coffins, one is for the Tang family's uncle, one is for the third master, and one is for the third master, just in case of emergency, maybe the old lady can also use it!"
"Bold!" a guard stepped forward and slapped him, "You dare to say such presumptuous words?"
He Weigui covered his face and said, "I'm just relaying, why are you beating people?"
Tang Shouli asked, "What does that person look like?"
He Weigui shook his head, "If you beat me, I won't say it." ”
When Tang Shouli heard this, he glanced at the guard, who slapped himself more than a dozen times in a row, and Tang Shouli said, "I have already taught you a lesson, can you say it?"
He Weigui then said, "At that time, I was groggy and was dragged up by the man, who was carrying a hat, and I couldn't see it at all. ”
The guard who slapped himself said in his heart that he dared to slap Lao Tzu more than a dozen times, and you didn't know a word and sent him away? I can't wait to stab him to death.
"Whether that person is male or female, tall or short, fat or thin, what is the voice, how old is the age, can you always hear a rough idea, right?"
He Weigui said, "The man was a man of medium stature, in his forties, and his voice was a little hoarse, but I suspect that he spoke like this on purpose, and he said something after going out, which should be a normal tone." ”
"What?"
"Too small to say. ”
Tang Shouli said, "If you say it, you can say it!"
He Wei said, "Tang Shouli, this dog thing, tomorrow is your death! Hey, don't beat me, this is the man's original words." ”
The prefect is humane, "According to the official's many years of experience in judging cases, from the psychological perspective of the murderer, like this kind of murder, the murderer will generally stay at the scene and wait and see what happens, what is expensive, if the murderer is in the scene, can you hear his voice?"
He Weigui said, "My lord, that person's voice is unique, even if it turns to ashes, I can distinguish it." ”
"Bastard thing, can you still talk when you turn to ashes?"
He Weigui smiled, "I'm just making an analogy, the little one is famous for his good memory, if he hadn't forgotten to write his name when he participated in the imperial examination, maybe the two of us are still colleagues now." ”
The prefect said to Tang Shouli, "Old lady, since this is the case, I suggest that it is better to let everyone present say this sentence again, first, you can judge whether the murderer is in the scene, and second, it is not early, if the murderer is not in the scene, everyone can also clear the suspicion, how about going back to rest earlier?"
Tang Shouli had no choice but to say, "Everything depends on what Master Ke said." ”
The prefect said to He Weigui, "Let each of them say a word, you listen carefully to me, I'll come first, Tang Shouli, you dog, tomorrow will be your death!
Today, Tang Shouli was trapped in the Tang Mansion, and he was already unhappy in his heart, so he was the first to say first, He Weiguilian shook his head, "That person spoke with Shu Yin, you are an authentic official dialect." ”
"Keep asking!"
So everyone lined up in a row and took turns to say this, Tang Shouli heard it in his ears, full of anger, he was originally the first family in Shuzhong, and the previous prefect was better than death by him, and now he was so humiliated by the new Ke prefect, how could he swallow this breath, after a few people said it, he waved his sleeves, "Enough!"
The prefect said, "Then we can leave, right?"
"Sending off!"
The chief steward walked up to the prefect and said, "Lord Prefect, please!"
He Weigui was shocked when he heard the voice of the chief steward, his eyes were fixed on him, and he said in a trembling voice, "You...... You ......"
Everyone looked at Tang Yuanbing.
"You're the one who went to my store last night to buy a coffin!"
Xiao Jinyan said in his heart, sure enough, it was him.
The chief steward said lightly, "What are you talking about, I don't know you at all, I was in the banquet building all night last night, and everyone in the house can prove this to me, how can I go to your coffin shop?"
Tang Zhenghua said sharply, "What a Tang Yuanbing, my Tang family has treated you well over the years, why did you do such a thing that lost your conscience?"
The chief steward said, "Second master, in order to clear your name, you poured dirty water on me, I'm afraid it's not appropriate, right?"
Old Lady Tang asked what is expensive, "Are you sure it's this person's voice?"
"It's true!"
The chief steward bowed to the old lady and said, "Old lady, your subordinates have been following you since you were seven years old, and you have been loyal and diligent all these years, and you have been born and died for the Tang family, you won't suspect your subordinates because of a word from an irrelevant person, right?"
The old lady said, "Come here." ”
Tang Yuanbing walked to the side of the old lady Tang, and the old lady said in a low voice, "There are too many things happening in the Tang family today, I always have to give an explanation to my fellow people in the rivers and lakes and heroes in the world, you can rest assured, I will bury you and treat your family well." ”
After that, he slapped his palm at Tang Yuanbing.
Tang Yubing seemed to be prepared, retreated a few steps back, and said in a trembling voice, "Old lady, you want to kill me?"
"You broke the house rules and plotted to kill my son, is it wrong for me to kill you?"
Tang Yuanbing looked at the old lady with a frightened face, and had followed him for decades, and he still couldn't guess what was in the heart of the head of the Tang family.
"You...... You're just a madman!"
"You are just a dog of the Tang family, and after raising you for decades, you have learned to bite the owner back. ”
Tang Yuanbing laughed, as if he was suffering from madness, and knocked down the wine and food on the table, "Why did the eldest master and the fourth master die, don't you know yourself?"
"I'd like to hear what kind of teeth you can spit out from your dog's mouth. ”
Tang Yuanbing said loudly: "Forcing his own son to death, raping his daughter-in-law, and killing two sons in order to kill his mouth, in the world, a person who can do such a thing is not a madman, what is it?"
Tang Xiqiu, who had been sitting still, was trembling at the moment, her eyes showed hatred, she lowered her head and looked at the table, as if she was thinking about something.
Old Lady Tang's forehead was bruised, and he said sharply, "Shut up!"
As soon as the old lady raised his hand, he saw a red shadow shooting into Tang Yuanbing's body, and in an instant, Tang Yuanbing's whole body made a popping and exploding sound.
The voice was not loud, but everyone could hear it clearly.
In an instant, more than a dozen blood holes exploded on Tang Yuanbing's body, and blood flowed out along the blood holes, Tang Yuanbing was like a bloody person.
Some people present recognized this secret weapon and exclaimed: "Scattered Flower Heavenly Maiden!"
The Scattered Flower Heavenly Maiden is the exclusive secret weapon of the Tang Sect, the size of a bean grain, entering the human body, seeing the blood split into more than a dozen thin pills the size of a grain of rice, flowing down the blood to more than a dozen important points, and then exploding, blood splattered out, such as the Heavenly Maiden scattered flowers, so there is this name.
On top of this hidden weapon, it contains highly poisonous, and those who are in the hidden weapon will die instantly, and there is no chance of treatment at all. However, Tang Yuanbing still stood still.
"You will be punished!"
Old lady Tang had lost his mind at this moment, and with a volley of palms, Tang Yuanbing's head and limbs were broken one after another, and the corpse was scattered.
Old Mrs. Tang said, "Drag it out and feed the dogs!"
A few subordinates walked in tremblingly, carried away Tang Yuanbing's corpse, and someone came to clean the lobby.
The old lady said, "Today's events have made all the heroes laugh!"
Everyone in the venue was already shocked, this old lady Tang didn't smile and killed people without blinking, who expected what he would do next.
The entire Tingfeng Building was silent, and the needle drop could be heard.
At this moment, someone suddenly said, "Tang Shouli, this dog thing, today is your death!"
When He Weigui heard this, he exclaimed, "It's this voice!"
Everyone followed the prestige, only to see Tang Xiqiu's hand pressed on his throat, his lips tightly closed, and a hateful look in his eyes.
She slowly stood up and came to Mrs. Tang, "Grandpa, you seem to have forgotten, what day is today?"
The old lady saw that her granddaughter, who had always been well-behaved, was like a different person, and her whole body exuded coldness, and said with a smile, "Today is the day for you to compete in martial arts." ”
Tang Xiqiu said sharply, "I'm asking about today, eighteen years ago!"
Eighteen years ago?
Old Lady Tang has long been impressed.
Tang Xiqiu sneered, "Why don't I remind you, eighteen years ago, when I was one year old, there was a woman who abandoned her daughter and hanged herself under a plum tree in Zhengyang Courtyard. ”
Old Lady Tang said, "Oh, you're talking about that slut!"
Tang Xiqiu said angrily, "Old thief, stop talking!
After suffering blows one after another, Old Lady Tang had lost his mind, ignoring everyone present, and said coldly, "Slut, after all, is a slut." If I knew this, I should have listened to the fourth child and threw you to death. ”
Tang Xiqiu said, "At that time, you had nightmares every day, dreaming that my father came to lock the soul and passed on the head of the family to Tang Zhengfeng, and he was locked in the yard every day, if you kill me again, I am afraid that I will not be able to sleep peacefully in this life." ”
There are some old servants in the house, and they seem to remember that there was a time when the old lady almost stayed at home, and in the Zhixing Courtyard where he was, there were often screams, and it turned out that the old lady was a demon.
Old Lady Tang said, "So what? Now that I have cultivated the Sword Heart to perfection, these things no longer bother me." ”
"yes. Tang Xiqiu said, "Your demons have gone, so you are arranging to pass on the throne while killing your two sons, anyway, for you, killing one is also killing, killing three is also killing, killing them all, you take back the position of the head of the Tang family, and continue to be your king in Shuzhong, why not?"
Everyone present was dumbfounded, tonight's events were full of twists and turns, even those storytellers in the tea shop and restaurant, I am afraid they couldn't say such a secret thing.
Even Yu Wenshuang was quite interested in watching the grandfather and grandson in the field turn against each other.
Xiao Jinyan was secretly worried about Tang Xiqiu, this old lady, who was nearly 100 years old, but had a moody personality, and killed people at every turn.
"Hahaha!" Old lady Tang smiled, "It is worthy of being the granddaughter of someone in my Tang, the person who knew the inside story back then has long since died, I am curious, how did you know?"
Tang Xiqiuyin said with a smile, "People are doing it, the sky is watching, over the years, I have dreamed of my father and mother day and night, and it was their ghosts who gave me dreams!"
As soon as these words came out, Old Lady Tang only felt that a yin wind was blowing from behind, and it was cold between his necks, but the ghosts of Tang Zhengzheng and his wife were really still in the Tang Mansion.
He looked back and saw Tang Yang, Tang Ji's son and his seven-year-old great-grandson, blowing cool air behind him, and he was angry in his heart, and slapped him three or four feet away, hitting the wall, and his brain was shattered.
Seeing this, Tang Ji was heartbroken and shouted, "Grandpa, you're crazy!"
Old lady Tang laughed, "Crazy, yes, I'm crazy, so what, over the years, the Tang family has been in turmoil, and I have worked hard for the Tang Mansion alone, but who would have expected to give birth to a litter of unfortunate descendants, no matter what, kill them all!"
As he spoke, his true qi swelled, his robe bulged, his eyes were bloodshot, and his whole body was like a mad beast.
The crowd retreated.
The gray-clothed old servant stood behind Yu Wenshuang to deal with unpredictable variables.
Xiao Jinyan and the three of them also felt this coercion, and couldn't help but take a few steps back.
Tang Xiqiu was trapped under Tang Shouli's true qi, blood flowed from her mouth and nose, she gritted her teeth and took a few steps forward.
"Get on your knees!"
Tang Xiqiu said sharply, "Kowtow to my father and mother!"
Old Lady Tang laughed wildly, "The king wants the minister to die, the minister has to die, the father wants the son to die, the son has to die, this is the rule, since you want to reunite with your father and mother so much, I will fulfill you!"
Old Lady Tang fell into a frenzy, and was about to kill Tang Xiqiu with the power of thunder, when suddenly, his pupils constricted, staring at Tang Xiqiu's hands, and the whole person trembled.
I don't know when, Tang Xiqiu had a black object in his hand, three feet square, long barrel shape, and the front end was a round hole with a black hole.
The world's first secret weapon.
Invincible under the Three Realms.
Rainstorm pear flower needles.