The Record of Swordsmen in the Late Sui and Early Tang Dynasties

Chapter 219 Two Hundred Eight
In the morning of the next day, Duan Wuji and Tieniu had just woken up, they had just practiced boxing twice, and they were about to go for a long-distance run.

There was a booming sound of drums above the lobby.

The two were taken aback for a while, and when they didn't know what was going on, a police chief ran over in a hurry.

"Boss Duan, my master is going to be promoted, and the master ordered me to invite you two to listen in and see if there are any deficiencies in my master's trial. I hope you can make supplements.

Two, let's go now. "

Duan Wuji smiled and said: "Is your master anxious enough? It's a bit too early to start asking questions so early!"

Tieniu listened to Duan Wuji.

"Brother, what nonsense are you talking about? Didn't the prefect's young master lose it?

Can this old man not be in a hurry?

Let's go, let's take a look.

Let's hear how the old man's questioning skills are. "

"Well, that's fine, then let's go quickly, the old man should pick our brothers' presents again if we go late."

After finishing speaking, the two of them followed the chief catcher and walked straight to the lobby.

Entering the lobby, I saw the prefect Wu sitting in the middle wearing official clothes, and a young master standing beside him.

There were more than 20 guards standing on both sides of the hall, all of them stood on the two sides of the hall with water and fire sticks, ho!Is the scene powerful enough?

There were two chairs placed by Wu Zhifu's hanging hands, and two tables in front of the chairs. Needless to say, these were prepared for that Tie Niu and Duan Wuji.

After the two came to the table and sat down, they watched how the prefect Wu asked questions.

Wu Zhifu looked at the two people and smiled and said: "My two friends, let's try the case of my youngest son being kidnapped first.

Come, bring Wu Liangcheng, the servant of Third Young Master's family.The government is going to ask questions in the lobby. "

A yamen servant heard this and shouted loudly: "Bring Wu Liangcheng to the hall."

Before long, the man named Wu Liangcheng was brought up.

Duan Wuji looked down, and saw that Wu Liangcheng was a 27-year-old young man, wearing a white silk gown, sea-blue silk trousers, and powder-soled soap boots. good.

When Wu Liangcheng came to the lobby, he quickly knelt down.

"Little nephew Wu Liangcheng pays a visit to the magistrate."

"Wu Liangcheng, let me ask you, how did the third young master lose it? Why don't you tell the truth?

If there is half a sentence of falsehood, be careful of the pain of flesh and blood. "

The magistrate slammed the gavel on the table, it really seemed like that.

Wu Liangcheng blinked his eyes.

"Second uncle, the thing is like this. The morning before yesterday, I took the third young master to study in the library. On the way back from studying, two young people suddenly appeared from the side of the road. Ah, I didn't think I was a good person when I saw it. Both of them had long swords in their hands.

These two people claimed to be the flying flower Yanfeng in the waves and the phantom magic step. The villain became anxious when he heard it. Didn't fighting also hurt them?

Second uncle, don't believe me, take a look? "

As he said, this young man named Wu Liangcheng took off his shirt, and sure enough there was a scratch on his arm, which was still wrapped in a white cloth, and a dark red bloodstain seeped out from it.

Wu Zhifu looked at it and nodded in distress.

"Well, Wu Liangcheng, this injury is not light. Although the third young master was not protected, there is still some hard work.

Well, you go down and rest first.Let me figure out a way to solve the case and catch the murderer. "

"Yes, my lord, the little nephew is going down."

After speaking, the kid went down to the hall.

The prefect Wu looked at Duan Wuji and the two of them with a sad face.

"Boss Duan, you see that the government has already interrogated, you should find a way to catch the murderer, after a long time, will my child still survive?
You see it's been two days. "

Duan Wuji smiled.

"My lord, this is called an interrogation? My lord, is this how you ask questions?"

"Ah? How can I ask the answer if I don't ask the answer like this? Do you have a better way? If so, you can teach me today, and I will learn from you?"

The prefect Wu was not happy when he heard it.

Duan Wuji laughed and said: "My lord, it is not difficult to try this case, it depends on whether you have the determination."

"Ah? I didn't clear the trial just now? Well, I'll go all out today, so I don't want to be so old. How about letting you preside over the trial today?"

Duan Wuji laughed when he heard this.

"All right, my lord.

Now that the adults have said so, then I will submit in front of you today, but let's agree first that I will try the case and no one is allowed to intervene, otherwise the case will be unclear. "

Wu Zhifu smiled awkwardly.

"Boss Duan, are you talking about me? Well, I won't interrupt today. I'll see how you do the interrogation. It's best if you can clear it up, and save me from worrying here."

Duan Wuji laughed and said: "Well, when I entered the hall, I found a big willow tree in our backyard, which is now in full bloom, who will go to the back hall to get some willows back?
The wicker only needs to be as thick as a thumb, not too thick or too thin. "

The two catchers laughed and said, "Isn't this easy to handle? Just the two of us go, and we'll come back with you in a while."

After hearing this, the prefect Wu ordered loudly: "Then hurry up and get it, hey, two friends, how many wicker sticks do you want?"

"Just get us six first, maybe we won't need so many, but there's no harm in having a few more."

Wu Zhifu laughed and said, "Why don't you two rush to get it? What are you waiting for?

Hey, two friends, are you using that willow stick to ask questions?This thing is so new!

Let's take a closer look at the government today, and let me see what methods you use to clarify the case today. "

Duan Wuji laughed and said: "My lord, when we are asking questions, you can't be in this hall, you can hide in the back hall to drink tea, or you can go back to the back yamen to rest for a while, but anyway, you don't need to go through our brother With your permission, you are not allowed to appear in this front hall."

"Okay, okay, alas, to be honest, the mansion is really sleepy now, I'll go to the back office and sleep for a while.

Hey, Promise, how long did it take you to understand this case? "

"How long? It must be eight o'clock. I'm afraid I can't ask clearly if the time is too short."

"Well, it's not too long. It's good if you can interrogate them clearly. Then I'll go to the back office and order the kitchen to cook for you. Why do I have to serve you the dust-cleaning wine today?"

"Hey, magistrate, how old is your son? What's his name? Why don't you introduce me to these things?"

"Oh, the dog's name is Wu Yingxiong, and his pet name is Xiongxiong. This kid just looks a little dark. For some reason, the people in the yamen slowly turned him into a raging bear, and became him. The mother is so blind, alas, it makes me angry.

The child will be five years old this year, exactly the age for fun.Alas, this brat is gone now, this is really hard for the old man to accept. "

Duan Wuji smiled and said: "Why is it gone? We can look for it if it's gone! Can't you find it? I think this kid is all right, my lord, just watch."

"Hey, I hope it's as you said. He was kidnapped by those two murderous demons. Is there any way for him to survive?
I think by now I'm afraid I've been killed and thrown into the wilderness. "

Duan Wuji laughed and said: "Your son's name is Xiong Xiong, think about it, that black blind man has a lot of lives! How could he be killed like that? I guess he will be fine."

The prefect Wu rolled his eyelids and said nothing, and said to himself: Why does this kid also regard my son as a blind man?Oh, there is no other way!His mother's black blind is black blind, as long as he is alive and fine!

At this moment, the two young men came back with a dozen selected willow sticks.

"My lord, here are the willow sticks. We have chosen a few more, so you can choose and use them."

Wu Jifu laughed and said: "Wuji, then I will avoid it. You watch the trial, I will wait for your good news."

Duan Wuji laughed and said: "My lord, wait a minute, wait for Wu Liangcheng to go to court, you can tell him a few words before leaving."

"Say a few words? So what can I say? Well, okay.

Bring Cheng'er to the court, then I'll tell him a few words. "

The two guards brought Wu Liangcheng to the hall again, and Wu Zhifu looked at Wu Liangcheng and said with a smile: "Cheng'er, didn't uncle ask you just now, these two are the newly appointed bannermen by the old prince of Dengzhou Prefecture. Master, they think the government didn't ask clearly, they have to ask in person, you have to answer their questions truthfully.

These two friends of mine said that the willow sticks can be used to ask questions. Uncle, I chose a few for them, and you can let them use the willow sticks to ask questions.

Uncle, I went back to the back hall. After asking about the case, go back to the back hall for dinner. After dinner, I can help uncle and me solve this case! "

After finishing speaking, the prefect Wu turned around and left.

Duan Wuji looked at Wu Chengliang and smiled.

"Wu Liangcheng, your uncle has already left. Tell me, what happened to losing the third young master? Why don't you tell me the truth!"

"What's the matter? Didn't I just say it? Didn't you two hear it just now? Do you need me to repeat it again?"

After hearing this, Duan Wuji handed a wicker stick to Tieniu, and picked up one by himself.

"Don't tell the truth, right? Well, then we have to use wicker to ask questions."

After finishing speaking, that Duan Wuji jumped up from his seat with a bang, and with all his strength, he shone three wickers on Wu Liangcheng's back.

"Pa, pa, pa" three times, and Wu Liangcheng's clothes on the back were opened three times, and the flesh on his back immediately swelled up.

Tie Niu saw it and smiled and said, "Brother, so this is the way Liu Tiaoer asks questions? Well, that's good, then I'll give him a few questions too."

Hey, this Tieniu beats people harder than that Duan Wuji, with just a few slaps, Wu Liangcheng crawls on the ground and screams like a ghost.

Duan Wuji and Tieniu don't ask questions now, holding Wu Liangcheng is a violent pumping, and every time he smokes, Wu Liangcheng screams.

Wu Liangcheng was so pumped that he kept crying and shouting for his mother, and everyone on both sides couldn't help covering their ears. The cry was too miserable, and it could be heard far and wide at once. .

The two of you pumped up and down endlessly, pumping your back and legs. Look at Wu Liangcheng again in a while, hello!The gown was also torn, and the trousers were also torn, needless to say the tragedy.

In the end, the kid couldn't stand it anymore.

"Hey, two uncles, don't hit me anymore, if you hit me again, I will be killed, can I recruit you?"

After hearing this, Duan Wuji and Tieniu stopped fighting.

Duan Wuji grinned and said: "Shouldn't it be over if I said it earlier? Why do you have to be beaten up for no reason? Have you been itchy recently? Do you want us brothers to give you Shushupi?

Where else is itching?No matter what you say, today we two brothers will work for you to the end. "

Now Wu Chengliang dares to be angry and dare not speak out, because these two people are ruthless by nature.

"Hey, two uncles, please be merciful, I can tell you everything."

Well, just for a while, this kid was scared.

"Masters, I lied just now. The day before yesterday, I was in a hurry to lose because I went to the casino to play two small coins. I also forgot to pick up the young master. After the gambling was over, the sun was already in the west. up.

When I went to the school to inquire, alas, they had been out of school for a long time, so I looked around, but I couldn't find it after searching for a long time, and finally realized that it was not withdrawn, so I came up with such a bad idea.

Two uncles, how did you see the flaws? "

"Hmph, for the nonsense you said, I wanted to beat you at that time, if you told the truth, how could you be beaten?
If you really ran into those two robbers, wouldn't it be as simple as piercing your arm with a sword?

Tell me, how did you hurt your arm?Not to be honest? "

"Oh, don't mention it, this injury was indeed done to find the third young master. There is a small river on the way from the government office to the school. I am afraid that the third young master will go to play in the river, so I will I went to look for it by the side of the aquatic plants, and unexpectedly, a big green snake sprang out from the grass. The snake was three or four feet long. Throw a nail on the ground nearby.

My wound was scratched by that nail. It was not a serious scratch. It was half an inch deep, and it hurt me to death.

In the end, I really couldn't find the third young master, so I thought of such a cruel trick, but I didn't expect you to see through it at a glance. Alas, I'm just unlucky. "

Duan Wuji laughed and said: "Master, have you written it all down? Let him sign it and pledge it."

The master showed him what he had just recorded.

"Let's have a look. If there is nothing wrong with it, you can sign and pledge here."

The kid looked over the grass, and finally signed the bet.

Duan Wuji looked at Wu Liangcheng and said: "Oh, brother Wu was seriously injured just now, come on, take him to the prison to recuperate for a few days."

"Ah? I'm going to jail right now? My lord, I'm really wronged! My lord, I beg you, can you let me go?"

"Hey, brother Wu, I'm doing this for your own good. Think about it, Mr. Wu heard that you cheated him, and he is now in such a rage, what if he wants to beat you again?

So it's safer to go to that big prison, you'd better live there for a few days, and come out after the limelight passes. "

Duan Wuji looked at the crowd and said: "Let's end the trial here, and leave the court."

(End of this chapter)