A knife in love

Chapter 1208

Li Qiufeng, Xiao Dong and Zhang Shi heard Qin Lao Wuyue's words getting further and further away, and they didn't know what he was going to say, and they were all a little surprised and uncertain.Qin Lao Wuyue talked more and more excitedly, and finally, he even danced while talking.

"After the Tartars entered the Central Plains, they levied violently and oppressed the Han people. However, the Hu people had no luck for a hundred years. I rebelled against the Emperor Taizu and defeated the Tartars. The capture of Jiangnan is not counted. Xu Da and Chang The two generals of Yuchun commanded the Northern Expedition, and their fronts were directed at Dadu. The Tartar emperor fled in a hurry. General Xu Da captured Dadu and forced the commander of the Yuan army stationed in Liaodong to surrender. However, some Tartar soldiers refused to surrender. Occupy Motian Ridge and fight against the army of our dynasty. These Tartar soldiers are extremely ferocious. They have threatened tens of thousands of people and forced them to build a city on Motian Ridge. Unexpectedly, our army came very quickly, and the Tartar city had not yet been built. The army has already gathered under Motianling. The two sides fought a big battle, and the whole army of Tartars was wiped out.

"These Tartar soldiers killed the people and killed thousands of people to build the city. When the battle was defeated, the people rose up and attacked them. It is said that at the top of Motianling, more than a hundred of the Tartar soldiers who fled were captured by the people. , was cut to death by thousands of knives, and even the flesh and blood were eaten into the stomach by the people. The scene was so tragic that it can be said that it has never been seen before.

"Everyone may wish to think about it. For thousands of years, Motianling has fought many times, and the number of soldiers and civilians killed in the battle is 10. Is there any reason why it should not be haunted? But since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the Holy Emperor reigned Mobiyi, Motianling also fell silent, and nothing strange happened again. It’s just that a few years ago, Dongliao County used the top of Motianling as the execution ground for beheading and killing prisoners, and it turned out to be haunted again.”

When Qin Lao Wu said this, he wiped the cold sweat off his forehead with his hand, and continued: "However, Motianling was haunted by ghosts a few years ago. It was nothing more than ghosts crying and howling in the middle of the night. As for what the ghosts looked like, no one saw it. The people of Dongliao County Although I was a little frightened, I didn't take it to heart. It's just that after dark, no one dared to walk on the ridge. This Motian Ridge is the throat from Liaoyang Prefecture to Dongliao County. Business travelers, as well as supplies The grain and grass equipment stationed in the east of Dongliao County had to go through Motianling when they were transported. After news of ghosts came out of Motianling, there was some threat to pedestrians and the grain and grass that were transported. Not too big.

"Just a few months ago, Dongliao County caught a Jiangyang thief. Not only did he steal and rob property, but he also killed the owner of the goods, abused women, and took more than a dozen lives. Dongliao County concluded the case and reported it to Liaoyang Prefecture The magistrate's yamen and Liaodong governor's yamen, and finally the Liaodong governor sent the case file to the capital's Ministry of Criminal Justice and the Metropolitan Procuratorate for reference, and Dali Temple made a detailed draft. It is said that according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, except for treason and major treason cases, Dali Temple will draw up a decision In addition, the rest of the cases will be judged at most one after the autumn. But this case is too bad, Dali Temple sentenced a beheading, and it was played before the imperial court. The emperor punished severely and ordered Dongliao county to behead the criminal.

"Because this case is known to everyone in Liaodong, so on the day when the murderer was beheaded, there were crowds of people from all over Motianling to see the murderer on his official business. The prison in Dongliao County was sent to the execution ground at the top of Motianling. All the way, he talked and laughed happily without any fear. He also blatantly said to the people onlookers, saying that 'I will be a good man again in 20 years'. In addition, he pointed to the sky He cursed at the ground and threatened that after he became a ghost, he would kill all the officials and people in Dongliao County to avenge himself.

"The arresters of the magistrate's yamen heard what he said was vicious. In order to prevent him from talking nonsense, they first tied a wooden stick to his mouth. When this man was tortured in prison, he had already knocked out more than a dozen teeth. , but got angry, even bit off the wooden stick with the remaining teeth, and still yelled. Moreover, he sneered and said a lot about the county magistrate and the people in Dongliao County who he heard and saw when he was stealing. Dirty incidents in the homes of rich businessmen and big families. After hearing this, the common people burst into laughter. The county magistrate who was in charge was furious, and wanted to arrest the boss and the master to find a way. In desperation, these people stabbed the murderer's mouth with knives. , almost cut off his tongue, which made him unable to yell anymore.

"After arriving at the execution ground, the magistrate reluctantly got out of the sedan chair. But he didn't dare to step up to the stage that was set up just the day before. He just asked the master to read the official document of execution sent back by the Ministry of Punishment and ordered the criminal to be executed. Executioner He raised the ghost knife and chopped off the murderer's head with one blow. The head flew several feet before falling to the ground.

"Who knew that the head was rolling around on the ground, and for some reason, it actually reached the feet of the magistrate, and was frightened to learn that the magistrate retreated repeatedly. It is strange to say that the magistrate staggered back, and the head followed. Rolling, finally reached the county magistrate, opened his mouth wide, and firmly bit the toe of the magistrate's boot..."

When Qin Lao Wu said this, Xiao Dong snorted, and said with a sneer, "As long as the executioner's knife is fast enough to cut off the head of the condemned prisoner, it is not uncommon for the condemned prisoner to die in an instant. Dong Liao The people in the county are ignorant and think that evil spirits are causing trouble, which is really ridiculous."

Qin Laowu swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and then said: "Master Xiao, the common people told me this matter, and the villain just relayed it. If Master Xiao is not willing to listen, the villain will stop talking."

Xiao Dong saw Qin Laowu's unconvinced expression, and thought to himself, these rough people who run the boat only like to hear these nonsense folk rumors.It's just that we need to win over this person right now, he likes to talk nonsense, so let him talk.Thinking of this, Xiao Dong forced a smile, and said in his mouth: "It's Xiao who made a slip of the tongue, please don't blame me. I'd better tell you the news I found out in detail. Let's listen carefully."

Only then did Qin Laowu go on to say: "The county magistrate saw the murderer's head biting his boots fiercely, looking at him with extremely vicious eyes, he was so frightened that he almost fainted, and shouted for help. Standing beside him The masters and arresters around rushed forward one after another, only to see the distorted face of the head, which was extremely terrifying. Everyone was terrified, how could they dare to step forward? In the end, it was the arrester He from the yamen who was bold, with both hands After a pause, he jumped up high and kicked down on the head viciously.

"He catcher's feet fell down and was kicking on the head. There was a 'click' sound, and the head burst into several pieces. Immediately afterwards, the magistrate uttered a scream and fell to the ground on his back. It turned out that He The head catcher kicked with all his strength, not only smashed the murderer's head, but also stepped on the county magistrate's instep with both feet, breaking several of the county magistrate's foot bones immediately.

"The people helped the county magistrate up in a panic, and saw that the magistrate was pale and almost fainted. He first scolded He Butou, and then ordered a fire to be set on the top of Motianling, and the murderer's head and body were put on fire Incineration, the ashes were thrown into the valley. But what happened on the day of beheading the murderer was widely spread in Dongliao County. Some people said that the murderer was so vicious that even though his bones were filed and his ashes were scattered, the ghost would come back to take revenge.

"At the beginning, it was just some common people chatting about this matter after dinner. Later, the whole county spread the news that the murderer turned into a ghost and wanted to seek revenge from the county magistrate and the masters in the yamen. He could only stay in the mansion to recuperate. Naturally, no one dared to tell him these strange talks. It's just that the master's book office and the head catchers in the yamen were frightened, afraid that there would be ghosts seeking revenge on them.

"It's just that the more I fear something, the more it will come. Ten days later, a farmer went to Shenglong Town to help his husband's family with work. Shenglong Town is more than ten miles north of Motianling. It was getting dark. My father-in-law advised him to stay overnight and return to Dongliao County early the next morning. But the farmer relied on his quick feet, and only said that he would be able to cross Motianling before dark. Did the father-in-law take him for granted? The only way is to let him go.

"Unexpectedly, three days later, the daughter suddenly returned to her natal home to find her husband. It turned out that the farmer had not returned home, so the daughter went back to her natal home to look for someone. The father-in-law was shocked and took the whole family out to look for him, but there was no sign of his son-in-law? In a panic, he went to the magistrate's office of Dongliao County to report the case. The magistrate of the county was recuperating in the mansion. The famous master of punishment didn't take it seriously when he first heard about it. He just heard that the farmer disappeared when he crossed Motianling, and his face changed drastically. He Wanted He Butou to take the Tolerance to search on the Motian Ridge, and found the headless body of the farmer in the deep valley next to the top of the ridge."

(End of this chapter)