Peach Blossom

Chapter 56:

The county magistrate who refused to join forces with others died violently.

When they set off from Guanyi in the morning, Lu Shangshu sent a team to the county where Quxian magistrate is located, and invited him to Dongcheng County.

Lu Shangshu told Han Wang about this.

However, he died suddenly.

Lu Shangshu’s expression was extremely ugly: “The undercurrent in Dongcheng County is turbulent and the waves are treacherous. Your Highness needs to be very careful these days.”

How can a good person die suddenly, he must be silenced. Zuoshu has been sent to Beijing, and His Majesty ordered the only imperial younger brother to be the imperial envoy, leaving the capital to help the people, and ordered the Minister of Punishment to be the deputy envoy to handle the case. Under such circumstances, they dared to kill and silence their mouths, and they were simply insane!

It’s always windy and rainy.

No matter how ignorant the King of Han was, he knew that the death of the county magistrate must have an inside story. She originally thought Ji Wen was a bad person, but she didn’t expect him to be worse than she could think.

Han Wang frowned and said angrily, “It’s really lawless!”

Lu Shangshu sighed, and after thinking about it carefully, he also understood that Ji Wen and others committed a capital crime, horizontal or vertical death, it is better to fight hard, not sure Still earn a chance. Fortunately, His Majesty sent a thousand feather forests to go with him. He and His Highness have armored soldiers to protect him, so he thinks his life is safe.

The weather was already hot, and the noon was even more dull. The continuous cicada chirping outside the window was disturbing. Lu Shangshu raised his hand and wiped his sweat, thinking about what to do next.

The King of Han picked up the pot, poured herbal tea into the tea cup, and pushed it to the case in front of Lu Shangshu. Lu Shangshu hurriedly thanked him: “His Royal Highness, I have killed the old minister.”

Seeing him being so respectful, the King of Han felt a little embarrassed and ashamed, so he could only smile reluctantly: “I don’t know anything, the rest is up to the old Shangshu, if you have anything to send, but you Say it.”

She really had no clue, she knew that the death of the county magistrate was murdered, and she knew who the murderer was, but how to find evidence to convict him, but she had no idea. .

Her fair face was full of shame.

Lu Shangshu shook his head and said, “How dare you call me a dispatcher? This minister is only a few decades older than His Royal Highness, and has more experience.”

He then wondered where to start.

When they left Beijing, Lu Shangshu entrusted his colleagues to send a copy of Nengtuo, the evidence that Qu county magistrate sent to Beijing. Colleagues took down the evidence and memorials, and sent them 800 li in a hurry.

There are very few evidences, and the important things are written in the memorial. Zuo Shu described in detail how Ji Wen teamed up with the large and small officials of the two counties to extort and extort money, and how the magistrates of the counties may not necessarily join forces with them. It’s a pity that Ji Wen acted cautiously, and he didn’t give any clues.

Lu Shangshu thought for a while, and said, “Since the Quxian magistrate died violently, we will investigate the cause of his death. He died in a strange way, and there must be traces left, and the Quxian magistrate can hide it. Numerous eyes and ears have sent memorials to Beijing, which shows that he is meticulous and cautious, and he may not have left any other evidence.”

Also, Han Wang thought it was feasible, and she told her plan: “They can’t make the whole county lie with them. There are always people who can tell the truth.”

Lu Shangshu nodded as he listened, and praised: “Yes, after all, the city is where the county government is located, and the people live under the watchful eyes of the county guard, and there are some who dare not tell the truth, and the people in the city are actually richer. , being exploited by Ji Wen will not hurt their bones. Life goes on, and they dare not fight against the government. The more desolate villages are different. It is resentment. Now that someone can call the shots for them, they will naturally tell the truth. Your Highness thinks it well.”

Han Wang was praised, and suddenly became shy, very shy.

After Lu Shangshu finished speaking, the two went their separate ways.

It was late when I said something. When the King of Han turned into the inner room, he saw that the princess was taking a thin shirt from the box and came out.

Han Wang walked over and looked at it curiously, and saw that it was an ordinary red shirt, only the material was extremely precious.

“I changed this shirt?” Han Wang took the red shirt and looked down again.

Just now I talked to Lu Shangshu, the princess was in the inner room, and she could hear every word and word. The princess smiled and said, “The common people are exploited, and they may not necessarily trust the official family. Your Highness might as well pretend to be a family member who travels around to study.”

Han Wang often went to the East and West markets to buy books, and he walked in the market, surrounded by many servants, and he never tried to pretend to be a son of an aristocratic family. She was in high spirits, changed her clothes, took off the crown, put on a warm jade crown, and looked like a noble and innocent boy.

“Does it look good?” Han Wang tilted his head and asked.

The princess nodded: “It looks good.”

Han Wang smiled and said, “Ayao, I’m going.”

The princess hung the bag on her waist as usual: “Go, bring more people.”

Han Wang agreed and strode out of the inner room.

The sun outside seems less dazzling than noon, but the temperature is hotter and stuffy, as if the sun will make you sweaty.

The King of Han paused for a while, remembered something, turned back, grabbed the corner of the princess’ clothes, and asked, “Yao, if I settle this case, the evildoers will suffer and suffer. If the person is righteous, can it be regarded as doing good deeds?”

The princess didn’t expect her to come back to ask about this, remembering that she only asked how to become a fairy a few days ago, she couldn’t help but soften her expression: “It’s natural, there are more than 100,000 people in the two counties. , Your Highness relieves them from hunger, cold and hardship, which is a great merit to benefit all sentient beings.”

Heard that it was a great merit, Han Wang was slightly relieved, and appeared very happy: “Then I’ll go.” After taking two steps, he ran back and said: “You have to kiss before leaving. .”

It’s not early, I’m going to take a night out tonight, and I won’t be able to catch up with the kiss at night. The King of Han raised his face and wanted to kiss him.

The princess chuckled lightly and lowered her head slightly on her lips. The king of Han was delighted, put his arms around the princess’ neck and hugged, and left with a smile.

It’s just that His Highness does more good deeds, and in the next life, he can be reborn in a family of wealth and happiness, and live a smooth and peaceful life.

The King of Han rode a horse, led a staff, ordered more than ten vigorous servants, and rode out of the city.

The staff knew the world situation, and inquired about the tea shop beside the official road outside the city. The group of them were dressed in brocade and jade crowns. They seemed to be from a wealthy family, which made people feel vigilant. They were born to the young man in the middle. He was beautiful, but he was very gentle and pure, like someone’s young son who went out to play.

Seeing her, no matter how much vigilance is needed, most of them have to be relieved. The staff are smooth and very human. After speaking, I have already talked to the owner of the tea shop.

“If you want to talk about a place to play, it’s a city. The young master is a rich man, and he likes to be prosperous if he wants to come. It’s just…” The host hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and lowered his voice, “A few of you are coming from afar. It was a guest, and he was with the little old man, so the old man said a lot. It is best not to go to the city these days. There is a big event in Dongcheng, I heard that two envoys came today, and the rulers of the government have to dismount. Bye. I’m afraid that some of you are from outside the country, but something big happened in Dongcheng County a while ago…”

Hearing him say this, King Han and his staff were all heartbroken, but the host stopped abruptly, a trace of fear flashed on his face: “Look at me, I almost missed my mouth. I was afraid that the guests would find it strange, so I quickly explained, “It’s not that you can’t trust a few nobles, it’s really that the lord of the government sent orders to the whole county early, and you are not allowed to talk too much with foreigners.

The staff laughed: “Who said no? In these years, if you listen to the officials, you can still live a few days of peace.”

The host smiled bitterly: “It’s also that the young master doesn’t look like an official, so the little old man dares to say a few more words. If the young master wants to play, there are many good places in the county besides the city.”

The staff knew that he was speechless, so he led him to introduce all parts of Dongcheng County.

When he retired, he and his staff agreed on a small county, and then set off towards that place.

The small county is not far away, but because most of the land is covered with mountains, there is nowhere to grow crops, so it is poor.

Han Wang was fast all the way, and if he rode for two hours, he could see mountains everywhere.

Summer days are long and dark late.

Fearing that His Royal Highness was tired, the staff proposed to dismount and rest in front of a small temple.

The king of Han was really tired, so he dismounted and entered the temple according to his words.

In a remote area, the small temple is also very dilapidated. King Han had been to a magnificent ancient temple like the White Horse Temple, but he had never been to such a ruined temple where even the Buddha’s body was mottled.

She found a futon to sit down, and unexpectedly found that although the temple was small, the five internal organs were complete, the Buddhist shrine was not stained with dust, and the futon was worn out, but it was clean, and it could be seen that someone took care of it.

The staff also noticed: “There are people who take care of this place. If you want to come within ten miles, there must be people. It’s not early, and it will be dark after half an hour. According to the minister’s opinion, it is better to find a family and rest for a night.”

The King of Han listened to him and looked up to see a few incense sticks scattered on the altar. She stepped forward and picked up the three best. Rao was a clever aide, so he couldn’t help but be stunned for a while. After a while, Fang regained his senses, took out the fire book from his arms, and lit the incense.

The King of Han knelt in front of the Buddha and bowed respectfully for two times, making a silent vow in his heart: “This time I came here to investigate the case and help the people. Talent, it is difficult to be a big responsibility, it all depends on the princess’s advice, and there are some eyebrows. There is a spirit in heaven and earth, if the morality is clear, the credit goes to the princess.”

She doesn’t quite understand how to make a wish in front of the Buddha. Can the gods and Buddhas hear it? If it is said that a larger Buddhist temple is more spiritual, she should go to the White Horse Temple after returning to Beijing. But by then the dust had settled, the case had been investigated, and the people had been slaughtered. I don’t know that it was too late to say that it was the princess’s credit.

Han Wang thinks of the princess and feels that he has been very happy every day since he got married. Since there is a saying of merit, maybe she has done good deeds and accumulated virtues for many lifetimes, and it took her several lifetimes of cultivation before she was allowed to cultivate a princess who knew and stayed with her.

The king of Han thought that the princess was a demon, fearing that the gods and Buddhas would have prejudice against the princess, and said in his heart: “Although the princess is a peach tree, she has never done evil, but she is always kind to others. The best person. Xiao Yuan was born ignorant, ignorant and ignorant. If there is no princess, I am afraid that my life will be lost, and I will spend my life in a hurry. If you are lucky enough to have merits and virtues, all of them will be recorded on the princess, and the gods and Buddhas will be perfected.”