Start with detective Li Yuanfang

Chapter 586 Li Yuanfang, who has an official position, cuts Tathagata with a sword, and Lin Chong, who has no official position, protects the people
Seeing the opening of the Xuande Gate, a large crowd of people slowly walked out of the palace city, and the common people began to watch.

After all, for the main entrance of the palace, everyone is accustomed to the Nuo dance held on the last day of the twelfth lunar month.

Nuo dance is a ritual for entertaining gods by offering sacrifices to gods, dancing ghosts, and avoiding plagues and epidemics. Every year when the sacrifice comes, the grand team will wear various clothes and masks of myths and legends, dance along the imperial street, and shout "Nuo dance" "Nuo Nuo", "Nuo (nuó)" Tong Nuo, means to let the ghost move away and retreat.

This sacrificial ceremony was especially valued in the Northern Song Dynasty. It was to pray for the prosperity of the population, to protect the children from evil and disasters, and not to die young. However, judging from the birth rate and survival rate of the princes in the Northern Song Dynasty, before Zhao Ji ascended the throne, the Nuo dance obviously did not help.

And with such preparations for the annual ceremony, this prayer is also of similar specifications. The main prayer team of [-] people will go out from Xuande Gate, and then two blessing teams of [-] people will go out from the Left Yemen and Right Yemen.

The main team goes out of Xuande Gate and goes south along the Yudao to Zhuquemen. The teams meet, and the other team goes west to Changhe Gate, turns south along the inner city wall and passes through Yiqiu Gate, and then goes east to cross Chongming Gate to join the main team.

In the end, the three teams joined together and headed towards the Daxiangguo Temple, praying to the Buddha for the official family to recover quickly.

Under such an arrangement, more and more common people followed all the way, talking a lot: "The empress dowager is kind, and the officials are filial, it is really a blessing for us in the Song Dynasty!" "My son is also seriously ill recently. Bless my son!" "Then it's better to see a doctor at the Sui'an Medical Center..."

At first, everyone’s opinions were quite unified. The empress dowager’s love for her son won the simple favor of the common people, but someone suddenly mentioned a name: “I don’t know when Judge Gongsun will come back…”

The crowd was quiet for a while, and the wind direction changed suddenly: "The queen mother is too unfair to the judge!" In charge?"

……

"What's being said over there?"

In the praying team, the Empress Dowager Xiang sat in the imperial chariot, feeling a little stuffy, stuck her head out to exhale, and heard a faint sound from outside, so she couldn't help asking.

Guo Kai, who was accompanying him on the side, had already heard the voices of the people talking about Judge Gongsun, so he didn't dare to speak loudly. At the same time, he secretly sighed: "If Judge Gongsun is still there, why would you let Tong Guan, a thief, stir up trouble and plot evil!"

And Tong Guan, who was hated and feared by him, followed beside the chariot, smiling, his voice sharpened on purpose, and his posture was funny: "The people outside are all praising the empress dowager's great mercy, saving the suffering!"

The queen mother couldn't help smiling after hearing this: "Tong Duzhi can speak, and he praised the old body like Guanyin Bodhisattva. You know your hard work. The blessing ceremony in the palace was well done, and the old body is very satisfied. Wait until the official family recovers. I will definitely reward you heavily!"

Tong Guan's face showed great joy: "The queen mother is really kind to the slaves!"

The Empress Dowager Xiang always thought that she was magnanimous to others and that the people around her should be determined. She accepted Tong Guan's gratitude calmly, looked at the dark guards around her, and felt tight in her chest: "The weather is so hot, so don't surround yourself with so many people." , Let them disperse!"

This time, the guards who left the palace were all the most elite servants of the class, all of them were heavily armored and armed, and their bodies were tall. Guo Kai followed the chariot, and suddenly looked shorter and thinner. Even the burly Tong Guan, in that It seems that against the backdrop of the big man with the pillars supporting the sky, everything becomes ordinary.

After hearing the instructions from the Empress Dowager, a person came out of Banzhili and came to the front of the chariot to report: "Empress Dowager, the capital has been injustice recently, and there have been frequent murders. We must be careful."

Frowning to the Queen Mother, he said: "The old man travels from Xuande Gate to Daxiangguo Temple from Yujie to Daxiangguo Temple. Many of your squadrons are here. Do the thieves dare to offend you? This is too much for you to worry about."

The class leader was silent, Tong Guan's eyes flickered, and he hurriedly said in a sharp voice: "The health and well-being of the Queen Mother is the most important thing. If you spread out, won't you be able to hold the flag and be vigilant in case you don't notice?"

Ban Zhi ignored Tong Guan's scolding, but under the gaze of the Queen Mother, he finally had to accept orders and let the formation loose.

The crowd was no longer crowded, and the Empress Dowager Xiang felt that her breathing was much easier. Through the gap, she could also see the people on the street. Looking here, the eyes seemed unfriendly, which made her feel a little strange.

But I haven't figured out why my prayers are not popular, combined with what Ban Zhi just said about the frequent murders in Beijing, I suddenly asked the Queen Mother: "The Ministry of Criminal Justice and Dali Temple have not caught the leader of the thief in Wuyou Cave so far. Is it?"

Guo Kai had no choice but to answer: "Report to the Queen Mother, the thief is cunning, and indeed he was not caught..."

Empress Dowager Xiang's good mood suddenly disappeared, and she said angrily: "The worry-free hole that caused headaches for the people has been cleared away. The county king of a country has been murdered consecutively. It has been several months, and the murderer is still at large. Could it be that a mere judge, Really can't do it?"

Guo Kai was silent for it, Tong Guan secretly sneered.

Previously, the Empress Dowager Xiang believed that the imperial court would function the same without it. Under normal circumstances, there is nothing wrong with this statement. No matter how capable people are, they can be replaced, let alone a judge.

But now is not a normal situation. Compared with Gongsun Zhao chasing the murderer, it depends not only on ability, but also on the attitude of strict law enforcement. The Ministry of Criminal Justice and Dali Temple also have talents for solving cases, and they also want to track down the leader of the thief in Wuyou Cave. , but they are not like Gongsun Zhao who forgot to eat and sleep and offend the powerful for the sake of justice, the result will be quite different.

The Empress Dowager Xiang didn't know these details, but the facts proved that the leader of the thief in Wuyou Cave had not been caught yet, and she finally thought of that person: "Has Gongsun Zhao not returned to the Kaifeng government office yet?"

Just as Guo Kai was about to speak, Tong Guan stepped forward and said: "There are folk rumors that Judge Gongsun is disheartened and has already abandoned his official position and returned to his hometown..."

Empress Dowager Xiang's face became more and more serious: "Order someone to go to his hometown and call him back. I have to ask him face to face. If I promote him to the imperial ranks, I won't feel any gratitude at all. Is it possible that I have to follow his orders in everything?" Can't make up your mind?"

Tong Guan hurriedly said: "It is rumored among the people that he has returned to his hometown, but according to the foolish opinion of this old slave, this Gongsun Zhao abandoned his official position regardless of the reason. He despised the laws of the Song Dynasty so much that he might not dare to return to his hometown and just fled!"

As he said that, he glanced at Guo Kai, his eyes were full of threats, Guo Kai had no choice but to say: "Tong knows that what he said is not unreasonable, the queen mother is not mean to Gongsun judge, but he is so disappointing to the queen mother, I can't bear it." A little tempering, why should such a stubborn warrior bother?"

Nodding slightly to the queen mother, it is true that the queen mother does not follow the courtiers' principles, not to mention that Gongsun Zhao offended the group of scholar-bureaucrats too hard before, and now his disappearance is accepted by all parties: "Well, let's not mention this matter!"

This judge, who had worked in Kaifeng government office for eight years and was not discovered until recently, was finally completely abandoned again.

She closed her eyes to the Empress Dowager and began to meditate until the imperial chariot stopped. When she opened her eyes again, a group of Zen masters with solemn treasures were already waiting in front of the gate of Daxiangguo Temple.

Seeing that the journey was safe and sound, the Empress Dowager got off the imperial chariot and greeted the Chan Master with a smile, Guo Kai secretly heaved a sigh of relief.

He didn't know what Tong Guan was going to do, but he always felt that the other party was looking forward to the Empress Dowager leaving the palace, so there must be something wrong. Now that the blessing ceremony is going on normally, it would be great.

Tong Guan was in a hurry: "Wu Wuzi has already escaped from Bianjing, concealed his name, and never came out again?"

Reason told him that this possibility is unlikely. If Wu Wuzi could really put aside his fame and fortune, he would have been able to live in seclusion long ago. There is no need to hide in Wuyou Cave.

But guesses are guesses after all, and Tong Guan is not sure, he can only rely on his tall and powerful figure to stand out, standing in a conspicuous position, catching everyone's attention.

at last.

The warrior who has been tempered for thousands of years intuitively sensed that a gaze like a poisonous snake suddenly pierced his body, full of malice and murderous intent.

Tong Guan was both happy and surprised, he couldn't stop clenching his fists, and roared in his heart: "Good time! Today I will finally use you, the leader of the Wuyou Cave thief, to accomplish an unprecedented event!!"

……

Outside Daxiangguo Temple.

A group of straight guards maintained order and kept the common people out so as not to disturb the Queen Mother.

Li Yan and Hua Rong are among them.

Hua Rong took his little sister to the Tianning Festival party and had a lot of fun yesterday, but life must continue after all. Thinking of her mother who has been working as a female celebrity in the camp and doesn't want to waste time going out to play, little sister Hua is also sensible I went back to help my mother with work.

Huarong felt sorry for his mother and sister, but he had no way to improve his life for the time being, and he didn't want to suffer from what came along. He could only practice martial arts harder, but he was surprised to find that Li Yan, who hadn't been busy in the unexpected world a few days ago, came here today.

After Hua Rong followed, he found that the place was just crowded together, and the front was even crowded forward. The common people hoped to get closer, to get a chance to get the blessing of the Queen Mother, and to pray for their family, which is not surprising.

Li Yan looked coldly, and said in a low voice: "If something happens next, protect the people around you!"

Huarong became vigilant: "Yes!"

Li Yan turned his gaze to the direction of the main hall of Daxiangguo Temple, and waited solemnly.

He was not sure what would happen, but judging from the reaction in the palace, there was speculation that a storm was about to come.

This guess was confirmed when he saw the tall eunuch with a beard next to the empress dowager's imperial chariot.

So, after waiting quietly for half an hour, Li Yan's ears shrugged, and he heard a series of old and hoarse screams faintly coming from the temple: "Ahhhh—"

Immediately afterwards, pitch-black spikes suddenly shot out from the temple, avoiding the guards, and stabbing towards the crowd of people, with extremely vicious intentions.

All this happened so fast, not to mention the common people who were praying for their families, even the guards and shop soldiers could only watch helplessly, and the only reaction they made was the look of horror on their faces.

Fortunately, at this moment, one person jumped up, and the Hanji gun in his hand burst into thousands of spears, and all the ghost weapons were bounced away.

"Get out of here quickly!"

Huarong began to maintain order, but the crowd here was too crowded, and there were also people outside, so it was impossible to evacuate in a short time.

When the panicked crying came, and even started to crowd and trample, the loud voice spread throughout the audience, with an indescribable sense of security: "With me, Lin Chong, thieves can't hurt you, everyone don't Panic, the troops quickly maintain order and retreat outside!"

"It's Miracle Doctor Lin!!"

"Miraculous doctor Lin wiped out the Worriless Cave and protected us, great kindness, great kindness!"

"With Miracle Doctor Lin here, everyone, don't panic, get out! Get out!"

The shadow of a famous tree, obviously he has already gained a lot of fame in Bianjing now. When the sound of thanks came one after another, the order in the field finally settled down.

When Li Yan unleashed the Hanxing Soul Seizing Thorn with all his strength, and blocked the even more fierce and cruel weapons of ghosts one by one, the flow of people finally dispersed towards the outside of Daxiangguo Temple.

"Protect the Empress! Protect the Empress!"

At this time, the voices coming from the temple became more obvious, and Li Yan ignored them.

Vaguely, this scene overlapped with the swan song of the blood-colored Buddha in front of the Great Tang Changan Suzaku Gate, but the choices he made were completely different.

At that time, as the inner guard Wu De, he slashed at Xue Tathagata, killing Wu Minzhi, but protecting not Empress Wu, but the Empress of Tang Dynasty, so he could not be murdered by thieves in public.

Now he has no official or job, and is an ordinary commoner in Bianjing City. What he wants to protect is naturally the common people who may face harm at any time, and it is difficult to get fair treatment.

As for the Empress Dowager Xiang, who had already given the other party a chance to see the truth, and Tong Guan was still safe and sound, then at this critical moment, maybe the other party could look forward to Gongsun Zhao's protection?
Oh, Gongsun Zhao has already been given up, so he can only ask for luck!

(End of this chapter)