Early Tang Dynasty: forge ahead

Chapter 5
"Brother Kuang, sit down and talk!"

Chen Qingsi gave up his wooden pillar to Kuang Zheng, sat on the horse that Xiaodouzi had brought, and said, "It's awkward for me to stand and talk."

Kuang Zheng glanced at Chen Qingsi in surprise. He had a good impression of this fellow countryman. He was honest, diligent, warm-hearted, and almost always responded to his requests.One of his sisters married in Dangtu County. The relationship between the siblings was very good, and all correspondence between the two depended on letters.He himself only knew a few simple Chinese characters, which was far from enough to write a letter. He asked others to write it for him. A letter would cost several Tongbao.But Chen Qingsi never accepted any money from him, as long as he prepared the paper.

However, Chen Qingsi was too honest and not good at talking to others except for those close to him. Today, he felt unusually talkative.

Maybe he saved his life and became more kind to himself.

The thought flashed through his mind, and Kuang Zheng sat down seriously and said: "Brother Xiao Chen, don't be afraid. Everyone in the village knows what you are like. Tell you what you have experienced in detail, and I will tell you. A verdict.”

Chen Qingsi did not hide anything and explained in detail the process of trapping the other party to kill him.His diction was precise and his expressiveness was superb, as if he was discovering it right before his eyes.

Kuang Zheng was stunned when he heard this. Before he came, he had already made a preliminary judgment. The scene was chaotic, and there were Tongbao dropped on the ground. There was no doubt that the robbery was taking place. However, he encountered a tough problem and lost his life. The case was closed and reported to the police.

In this small mountain village where people don't pick up lost items on the road and don't close their doors at night, there is no way that a big, complicated and mysterious case could happen.

The reality was obviously different than what he had imagined.

Kuang Zheng frowned and said: "His surname is Ma? Some people call him Ma Sange? That's wrong. His surname should be Yuan, Yuan Xiang, from Yangzhou. He came to Tongguan Mountain to look for the remains of his ancestors..."

He slapped his thigh suddenly and said: "The road guide is fake! This is a long-planned murder..."

In ancient times, there was far less freedom than later generations. As long as you have an ID card, you can travel around the country as you like.

In order to prevent population loss, local officials strictly control population entry and exit.

Cross-state and county travel needs to be reported to the government, and the government will issue a transfer, which clearly states the identity of the holder, where he came from, and the purpose.

Just like the people in Tongguan Mountain who want to visit relatives in Suzhou, there will be a transfer from Tongguan Mountain to Suzhou. The route will be marked on it, allowing you to bypass Taihu Lake from the north and walk from Wuxi to Suzhou. You cannot go from the south. From Huzhou to Suzhou.Although the destination is the same, as long as the local officials find out, they will be punished, their identities will be re-checked, and if they are relevant, they will be opened to another police station and they will pay the money.Those who lack connections and cannot prove themselves may even be imprisoned and exiled as gangsters.

Tongguan Village is a small village, and several outsiders suddenly arrived. Kuang Zheng, as a local police officer, immediately found them, checked the place, and asked about their purpose.

The name of Tongguan Village comes from Tongguan Mountain, and the name of Tongguan Mountain comes from Yuan Qi, the leader of Yangxian in the Han Dynasty. Legend has it that Yuan Qi loved the people like a son and worked hard for the people. After his death, he was buried at the foot of Nanshan Mountain. His coffin was later stolen. It was lost and found again, and what came back turned into a copper coffin, a gift from God, so the name of Nanshan Mountain was changed to Bronze Coffin.

The identity, purpose and deeds were clearly recorded on the record, so Kuang Zheng would not be embarrassed and allowed this group of outsiders to walk around the village.

Kuang Zheng re-examined the young man in front of him. Seeing the confused look on his face, Kuang Zheng tugged his hair irritably and said to himself: "It doesn't make sense! Just to deal with an ordinary person just to deal with an ordinary person?"

He couldn't sit still, took two steps back and forth, and said to himself again: "It's impossible, it doesn't make sense."

"Brother Xiao Chen, think carefully, who did you offend? Or what strange things happened recently..."

Chen Qingsi pretended to be deep in thought, shook her head, and said with a grimace: "Brother Kuang, you still don't know what kind of person I am? How can I have a grudge with others... As for strange things, does marrying Xiao's daughter count?" He said As he spoke, he paid attention to Kuang Zheng's expression.

Kuang Zheng laughed: "Forget it, why don't you count it? You don't know what kind of virtue you have accumulated in your previous life, but you are so lucky."

really! ! !

Kuang Zheng also felt strange, but he did not think deeply about it.

How could a little country policeman know what was going on in a harem far away?
If you don’t know the cause and effect, how can you analyze it?

"Could it be..." Chen Qingsi seemed to have thought of something, a trace of fear appeared on her face, and she covered her mouth with her hand.

Kuang Zheng saw this and asked hurriedly: "What did you think of?"

Chen Qingsi shook her head violently.

Kuang Zheng shouted: "Brother Xiao Chen, a life has been lost. This is no small matter. The other party has worked so hard and mobilized so many people. I don't think they will let you go easily. Are you really not afraid of death?"

Chen Qingsi struggled for a long time and whispered: "Brother Kuang, remember the Fire Phoenix Temple on Tongcoffin Mountain?"

Kuang Zheng's face instantly turned pale.

Huofeng Temple is dedicated to Our Lady of Chitian.

Who is the Holy Mother of the Red Sky? A rebel, a rebel who claims to be the Mysterious Lady of the Nine Heavens, descended to earth, and revolted in Qingxi County to proclaim herself emperor: Chen Shuozhen.

Kuang Zheng glanced around and lowered his voice: "Why are you related to her?"

He didn't even notice it, and his voice was trembling.

Chen Qingsi also looked frightened, and her voice was trembling: "I don't know, that day, I went hunting in the mountains, and in order to chase a deer, I arrived near the Huofeng Temple. At that time, I was facing the sun and could not see clearly. It seemed that I was in the Huofeng Temple. I saw a figure in the direction of the temple, but it disappeared in the blink of an eye. Maybe I was dazzled. The traitor is in eastern Zhejiang and not in Changzhou. Besides, hasn't the traitor's power been destroyed long ago?"

"Clap clap clap!"

Kuang Zheng actually slapped himself three times in one go, making the corners of his mouth bleed.

Chen Qingsi raised her eyes and thought: How cruel.

Kuang Zheng, who seemed to have woken up, connected the upper and lower parts and said: "This will work, this will work. Presumably the other party also saw you at that time and was worried that you would report the police to arrest them, so they sent a killer to take them." Your life."

"No, we can't handle this matter. We have to report it and let the county send troops to handle it."

"Brother Xiao Chen, you have a good rest. I will go to the county to explain the situation in detail and ask for reinforcements."

He said and rushed out of the yard in a hurry.

Chen Qingsi watched Kuang Zheng go away and put away his frightened expression. If he wanted to break the situation, he could only make the matter bigger.

Chen Shuozhen's uprising was a major event that shocked the world. Only four years after Li Zhi took the throne, a vigorous peasant uprising broke out in Jiangnan, with hundreds of thousands of responders, affecting a hundred miles east of Zhejiang.

However, the rebel army did not take off. There is no doubt about the military ethics of the court during this period.

The imperial court did not even dispatch the central army, and the rebellion was easily put down by the governor of Yangzhou, Shi Fangrenyu, and the governor of Wuzhou, Cui Yixuan.

Before the uprising, Chen Shuozhen used the Gezao Sect and Manichaeism to confuse the people and develop followers from all directions. He lied that he met the Supreme Master in the mountains and was accepted as a disciple. He founded the Fire Phoenix Society and claimed that he was the goddess of the Nine Heavens who descended to earth. , known as the Holy Mother of the Red Sky...

There is also a Fire Phoenix Temple on Tongguan Mountain, but when Chen Shuozhen announced his rebellion, it was immediately destroyed by Peng Qi and became an abandoned temple.

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