Judge of the Lamp

Chapter 22 Female Push Officer

A nine-foot-high bronze mirror is the legendary Nie Jingtai.

A bronze mirror of such a large size must be very valuable, but Xu Zhiqiong stood in front of the mirror and looked at it for a long time, but he didn't see anything special.

In this era, bronze mirrors are considered a luxury. Xu Zhiqiong doesn't have mirrors at home, but there are mirrors in the academy, but Xu Zhiqiong has no chance to look in the mirror except for fighting and taking exams in the academy.

It has been a month since he came to this world, and Xu Zhiqiong hasn't had a good look at his face yet.

Xu Zhiqiong's appearance is still good, he is in his early [-] meters, with a slightly messy but more unruly long hair, matched with this slightly vicissitudes of life copper mask.

If two strands of frosty white hair can be added to the sideburns, wouldn't it be an ordinary thing?
Xu Zhiqiong was admiring his own beauty, when the female pusher suddenly yelled: "Have you seen enough? Are you afraid of losing your soul? I asked you to take care of him, but why do you take care of yourself?"

It turned out to be a black dog.

The evil mirror reflects the sins of evil spirits.

Xu Zhiqiong brought the black dog over, and in front of the Nie Jingtai, the "black dog" couldn't stand up in fright, but Xu Zhiqiong only saw a trembling soul and nothing else.

The female pusher got a little impatient: "Is this your first time to punish the criminal?"

Xu Zhiqiong said frankly: "It's really the first time."

"Take the sin karma and take a photo together. If you only take a photo of a soul, what can you see?"

Xu Zhiqiong swallowed secretly, and took back the horn from the pushing officer.

Relying on the rank of official, but came to bully me, a newcomer.

Can't you say the whole thing at once?
Xu Zhiqiong guessed right, the female pusher did not tell the whole story on purpose, she wanted to find out the details of Xu Zhiqiong.

Judging from various performances, Xu Zhiqiong not only knows nothing about punishing criminals, but also knows nothing about the way of judging officials.

Of course, the possibility of Xu Zhiqiong deliberately hiding his clumsiness is not ruled out.

Holding the horns and leading the black dog, Xu Zhiqiong stood in front of the mirror. The originally clear mirror surface suddenly became blurred, as if covered with a layer of mist.

When the mist cleared, pictures appeared in front of Xu Zhiqiong's eyes.

In the first picture, the black dog is biting a boy servant who is feeding the dog. Looking at the black dog in the picture is not big, it should be a crime committed in the early years, and the boy servant was only slightly injured.

In the second picture, the black dog killed a chicken and ate it.

Is this a crime?
In the third picture, the black dog killed a puppy and ate all the bones...

The following scenes flashed one by one, all trivial things, until the black dog reached the prime of life, finally one picture caught Xu Zhiqiong's attention.

He killed a person, who was supposed to be a servant girl by clothes.

During the biting, the maid was struggling, but no one came to rescue her from the beginning to the end.

After killing the maidservant alive, the black dog began to nibble on the maidservant's body.

Xu Zhiqiong knew the main source of the crime, this black dog has eaten people!

The picture ended here, and another picture appeared. The black dog was devouring the body of an old man. Judging from the clothes, he was a beggar. Judging from the scars on the beggar's body, he was also bitten to death by the black dog.

It took more than one life.

The following scenes were similar, the black dog ate four people successively.

The last three pictures are very special. In the first picture, the black dog is biting a pair of beggars, and is kicked by a man. This man is Xu Zhiqiong.

In the second picture, the black dog stepped forward to bite a man, and was knocked to the ground by the man's punch. This man Xu Zhiqiong knew. He was Lu San, the servant of "Ms. Zhang". Lu San had a ninth-rank cultivation. , Dealing with a dog is no problem.

In the third picture, the dog went to bite the pair of beggars again, and was beaten to death by Xu Zhiqiong.

After presenting the last scene, the bronze mirror returned to normal.

"Black Dog" knelt on the ground and kowtowed desperately to the female pusher: "Master Pusher, please allow me a word!"

The female pusher was stunned: "How do you know I'm a pusher?"

"Black Dog" said: "The Yin Division knows that I am not a big evil person. Before I was reincarnated, I was allowed to leave the memory of my previous life. I have come to punish the evil division, and I have seen the officials. My lord, I am really wronged. I am wronged in this life. You are a beast, and the various crimes you committed were firstly driven by your nature, and secondly, at the instigation of your master!"

Xu Zhiqiong sneered, "What's the use of saying that?"

The female pusher said: "It's still useful. Bloodthirsty is the nature of ferocious beasts, just like tigers in the mountains. It doesn't count as a crime whether it eats other wild animals or people."

Xu Zhiqiong said in astonishment: "What's the reason? A tiger who eats people is not guilty?"

The female pusher said: "Don't use the laws of the world to reason with me. That is the law of the emperor's family. The judge's ruling follows the principles of heaven."

The judgment of life and death depends entirely on the principles of good and evil.

This is what the Taoist priest said, and it is also the working principle of the judge.

The rules must be mastered proficiently, Xu Zhiqiong sincerely asked the pusher for advice: "Is there any clause in the law of heaven, can you use my humble post to read it."

"Articles?" The pusher was stunned, and asked back: "Who brought you in?"

Xu Zhiqiong didn't dare to mention the Daoist priest, seeing that Xu Zhiqiong didn't want to answer, he didn't ask further: "If you can't even distinguish the laws of heaven, why are you still a judge?"

distinguish?

Could it be that there is no provision in the laws of heaven, and it is all up to the judges to judge by themselves?
What is the basis for the judgment?
Crime!

The black dog's criminal karma is more than three inches long, and it is held in his hand.

Criminal karma, which grows on the head according to certain objective laws, is an objective existence and an important basis for the judge's decision.

The judge's judgment is not subjective, but objective.

But the question remains, where does the sin karma come from?

Xu Zhiqiong thought for a moment and asked, "It's not a crime for a beast to kill someone, so why is it a crime for a human to kill someone?"

The official said: "Humans have spiritual intelligence, they are different from animals, and it depends on why they kill. Killing innocent people is naturally a felony. To do justice for the heavens, killing thieves and eliminating harm is not only a crime, but also a merit. It is a merit to be rewarded by the leader of the good department." reward!"

Where is Shangshan Division?
While Xu Zhiqiong was still in a daze, the "black dog" seized the opportunity to defend himself, pointed to Xu Zhiqiong and said, "Master Tuiguan, I was born as a beast, trapped by my nature, and was forced by my master." The coercion and the crimes I committed were not my intention!"

The female pusher looked at the black dog: "Your soul is a human being, and you still have memories. Even if you were reincarnated as a beast, you still have intelligence. You ate four people in total, and you were all coerced?"

"Black Dog" said: "I have no intelligence. After I become a dog, although I still have human memory, I can only live according to the nature of a dog. Dogs love to eat meat, and I can't restrain myself. Besides, if I don't Cannibalism, the master beat me to death, and the ants still steal their lives, all my actions are due to helplessness!"

What's the situation, this black dog wants to overturn the case?Want to reverse the case with just a few words?

There are only two grounds for his sophistry:

One is that he turned into a dog, lost his human nature, and his behavior was out of control.

The second is that everything he did was coerced by his master.

In short, the crimes he committed were not out of intention.

This seems to be easy to verify.

Xu Zhiqiong looked at Nie Jingtai: "Whether it's from his original intention or not, you can tell when you take a look in the mirror."

The female pusher shook her head and said: "The evil mirror can only reveal the sinful karma, not the cause and effect."

"Black Dog" hurriedly called out: "My lord, I am really wronged. Although I was wrong, it is by no means an unforgivable crime. In the next life, I am willing to be an animal to atone for my sins, but I can no longer go to the underworld to suffer! Your lord is a clear lesson!"

The duty of the judge is to convict the guilty dead.

If the black dog is indeed innocent, even if Xu Zhiqiong's trip was in vain, he won't get any merit.

The female pusher said: "Let me ask you, why did you eat that maidservant?"

"The beauty of that maidservant seduced my master, and my wife ordered me to kill her."

"How do you explain it when you eat a beggar?"

"The beggar blocked the road to beg and stained my wife's clothes. It was my wife who ordered me to bite him to death!"

"Why did you sneak attack on the servant?" She was referring to the servant Lu San.

The black dog explained: "That servant covets my wife's beauty, and has repeatedly acted frivolously. My wife holds a grudge, so she ordered me to kill him. It's a pity that he has cultivation, and I am no match for him!"

Xu Zhiqiong smiled and said, "What a loyal dog, are you a dog or an assassin? Why does your wife always order you to do it when she wants to kill someone?"

The female pusher nodded: "You are very smart, but you hit the nail on the head."

The black dog said sincerely: "My wife really trusts me!"

The female pusher tapped the table and said: "Since you refuse to tell the truth, I will give you a strict sentence. There is criminal karma here. I believe my sentence is good. Even if the sentence is wrong, it is only five meritorious deeds missing!"

Five meritorious service?

She also has meritorious deeds?
Xu Zhiqiong was thinking about the operating mechanism of the judge system, but was interrupted by the shout of "Black Dog":
"I'm wronged, my lord, everything I said is true..."

Before she finished speaking, the female pusher waved her finger, and the two lips of the black dog closed immediately like glue, and could no longer make a sound.

The female pusher finished the ink, took a pen and wrote the verdict, sealed it in the letter box, sealed it with lacquer, and handed it to Xu Zhiqiong.

Xu Zhiqiong was taken aback, this is the sentence?

Judgment on the spot?
The efficiency of pushing officials is so high!

The female pusher looked at Xu Zhiqiong and said, "What are you waiting for?"

Xu Zhiqiong held the letter tube and said, "Then I'll go and receive the reward!"

"What reward? Have the prisoners been sent?"

"Where are you going?"

"Send Yin Division! Do you still need me to teach you?"

Xu Zhiqiong licked his lips and said, "I don't know the way to the Yin Division."

"Do you want me to send it for you?" the female pusher smiled, "It's easy to say, give me all the crimes and dead souls, and the meritorious deeds, and I will send them for you."

Give you merit?
Is it a waste of time for me to run all the way?

If you don't go to the Yin Division, you can't get meritorious service, and without meritorious service, you can't be promoted. Xu Zhiqiong doesn't want to be a ninth rank for the rest of his life.

"Can I receive a reward if I go to the Yin Division?"

"I went to the Yin Division and waited for the Yin Er to check it. The verification was correct. After I took the voucher, I went back to the Punishment Division and went to the Shangxun Tower to receive the reward."

This procedure is really complicated, and I have to come back again.

"How should I go to the Yin Division?"

"Follow the road in front of the gate and go north to the courtyard wall. There are three gates. The first gate on the left leads to Shangshansi. This is the place where ghosts are rewarded and sins are eliminated. Don't go easily. The gate in the middle leads to Go to Zukazaifu, I dare not go here, the gate on the right is to the underworld,
Go straight out of the gate, don't turn around when encountering anything, and don't talk to the road, you can see the Yin Division after a short walk, the policemen in the Yin Division are very kind, and they will never make things difficult for you, go at ease, I've said everything I need to say, if you remember this friendship, next time you are guilty, you will send it to me! "

The female pusher brought tea to see off the guests, and Xu Zhiqiong still had another question to ask: "Which way is north?"

The female pusher held back her cough, swallowed her tea, and pointed behind her: "This is Bei!"

Xu Zhiqiong thanked again and again, and left the Judgment Pavilion with the ghost.

All the way to the north, until I reached the courtyard wall, I saw three gates. The ghost pointed to the leftmost gate and reminded: "Go here, go here."

The one who lost the reward and exonerated him here, really thought Xu Zhiqiong had a bad memory?
The door on the right is to the Yin Division.

After leaving the gate, a small road stretches into the distance. Both sides of the road are shrouded in fog, and the visibility is almost zero.

The ghost sat on the ground, crying and yelling, refusing to move.

Xu Zhiqiong walked forward clutching his horns, while the ghost staggered and crawled behind him.

The soul cannot get rid of sins, as long as the horns are grasped, the ghost has to follow.

Not long after walking, a man's voice came from Xu Zhiqiong's ear: "Friend, show me the way. I've been stuck here for decades, and I want to go to the underworld."

The voice came from the left, and "Black Dog" also heard it: "Help him, they are all lonely ghosts, if you help him, it will be counted as merit."

Xu Zhiqiong ignored it.

After walking not far, a woman's voice came to my ears: "Master, please help me. My leg is broken and I can't move. If I miss the hour, I will be punished in the underworld."

"Black Dog" said: "Just give her a hand, if it's really late, she might not be able to reincarnate."

Xu Zhiqiong still ignored it, and walked for a long time. A pair of red lanterns loomed on the side of the road, and a woman stood under the lights. It was foggy and her face could not be seen clearly.

The woman said with a smile to Xu Zhiqiong: "Master Judge, you have worked hard all the way, come to my teahouse for a drink of tea."

Xu Zhiqiong looked at the black dog: "Can I go to this place?"

"Black Dog" looked at Xu Zhiqiong: "This is a flower tea house."

The scented tea house is not a place to make scented tea, but a place to drink scented tea.

The so-called drinking scented tea is somewhat similar to drinking scented wine.

Daxuan’s tea art is so exquisite that it is unparalleled. There are too many tea houses of various colors. For example, the inspection tea house is suitable for reciting poems, the Cuqiu tea house is suitable for discussing Cuju competitions, and the Qingle tea house is suitable for literary youths to learn musical instruments and play music Creation, flower tea house, is a place for lonely men to realize their dreams.

A daughter is easy to get, but a confidant is hard to find. Not every man is so lucky to find a confidante with similar interests.

But in Flower Tea House, this dream can come true.

The water on the tea stove has just boiled, and the charming beauty will smash the tuancha (tea cake) into small pieces for you, grind it into powder with tea, and then sieve it with Luohe, and you can make tea.

First add a small amount of boiling water to make the tea foam into a paste, and then add a large amount of boiling water to blend with the tea paste. During the process of brewing tea, patterns of flowers, birds, fish and insects can even be formed in the teacup. This is Daxuan's superb tea ordering and tea distribution skill.

A cup of fragrant tea soup, the beauty will drink with you one sip, the rich tea fragrance lingers between your lips and teeth.

To recite a poem or compose a fu, the poem may not be neat, and the words may be rough, but the beauty will not mind, she understands your feelings.

She understands you.

After the gentle and elegant romance, there is also the fusion of the storm, and everyone understands the part of the storm.

Who doesn't want to realize this dream?
On the banks of the Wang'an River, Qilang Tea House is the most famous flower tea house, and Pan Shuihan is the first beauty of Qilang Tea House.

Flower Tea House is a good place!
There was also a scented tea house in front of him, which reminded Xu Zhiqiong of the unique fragrance of Pan Shuihan.

"Black Dog" asked from the side: "Do you want to go in and drink tea? It requires a lot of money. If you don't have money, I can help you find a way..."

I have no money?

Look down on me?
I did not.

Xu Zhiqiong lowered his head, dragged the "black dog" and continued on his way.

Even if I had money, I wouldn't go to that kind of place.

I'm not that kind of person!
After walking for about an hour, Xu Zhiqiong wiped his sweat and saw a city gate.

There was a city ahead, shrouded in fog, Xu Zhiqiong didn't know how big the city was, but judging by the size of the city gate, it was much larger than the gate of the capital city.

There are two words engraved on the city gate: Fengdu!

(End of this chapter)