Judgement

Chapter [-]: A Flash in the Pan

Chapter [-]: A Flash in the Pan

Chen Mengsheng looked at Shangguan Yanran and stared blankly at him, if it wasn't for the natural blackness on his face, he would have turned red. "Junior sister, junior sister, what happened to the thing controlled by the flower demon you just said?" Shangguan Yanran was awakened by Chen Mengsheng's repeated screams, her face flushed and she hurriedly crushed the flowers and leaves in her palm, waiting After I calmed down a bit, I told Chen Mengsheng everything about Bihen...

Zhu Zijian, the magistrate of Yangzhou, and Jiang Mengkuai also rushed over not long after, and Chen Mengsheng and others were already in the hall to greet them.Seeing Chen Mengsheng, Zhu Zijian raised his head and asked, "Where is the flower demon that Master Chen sent down? The murder case in the Yangzhou mansion has finally come to light!"

Chen Mengsheng turned his head and said to Shangguan Yanran: "Junior Sister, you go and bring that flower demon to Mr. Zhu for questioning."

Just when Shangguan Yanhong returned to the room, Chen Mengsheng told the story of the flower demon being controlled and harmed. The prefect Zhu Zijian, Jiang Meng and Xiang Xiaotian in the hall were all shocked.Zhu Zijian said with palpitations: "I have been the magistrate of Yangzhou for several years, and I have never heard of the ghost king. This matter is too unbelievable. If it weren't for you, Master Chen, I would never believe it."

Shangguan Yanran entered the hall with the earthen pot in her hands. Zhu Zijian saw a peony with only three or two leaves in the earthen pot. It was hard to believe that it was the culprit who killed more than 40 people in Yangzhou Prefecture.Zhu Zijian asked Chen Mengsheng: "Master, is this the flower demon?"

Chen Mengsheng nodded and said: "Exactly, the flower demon turned out to be a red and green peony with double pedicles in Phnom Penh. It's a pity that one escaped, leaving only this half green peony."

Shangguan Yanran hurriedly said: "Lord Zhu, this green peony is called Bihen, and she has her own reasons for harming people."

Zhu Zijian hesitated and said: "This old man has never encountered such a thing in adjudicating a case. I only heard that Bao Zheng, a direct scholar of Longtu Pavilion in Kaifeng Prefecture, once tried a black basin at night. I didn't expect that today I would also have the honor to follow Xiaosu Bao's example." It's blue sky."

Zhu Zijian went to the earthen pot and looked at the green peony carefully, and said, "Bold flower demon, let me ask you. Let me tell you the truth about the murders your sisters committed in Yangzhou Mansion." But the green peony in half a day Mudan didn't say a word, even if Chen Mengsheng asked questions.Xiang Xiaotian kept yelling for Chen Mengsheng to cast a curse on the flower demon and torture the flower demon, but was persuaded by Shangguan Yanran.

Shangguan Yanran said softly: "Bihen, the magistrate of Yangzhou is here now, I know that it was not your intention to harm others. But those who were harmed by your sisters all have family members and parents. Their families are so sad How many families have been ruined by you since then!"

The green peony in the earthen jar argued anxiously: "Miss Shangguan is not right. The men my sister and I killed were ruthless people who already had wives at home and came to the Xingyue Painting Boat to have fun. My sister and I I hate this kind of person the most, when Sister Epiphyllum was hurt by a man who lost her love, she was so sad."

Zhu Zijian wondered, "Who is Sister Epiphyllum?"

Bihen said: "Sister Epiphyllum is not human. Sister Epiphyllum was originally a flower god in heaven. She blooms every day and is brilliant in all seasons. She also fell in love with the young man who watered her every day and weeded her. When the Jade Emperor learned that, the Jade Emperor was furious. The Heavenly Court forbade them to fall in love and had to break up the mandarin ducks. The Jade Emperor arrested the Flower God and relegated her to an epiphyllum that blooms only for a moment every year. She was not allowed to meet with his lover again. , and sent the young man to Vulture Mountain to become a monk, and gave him the name of Wei Tuo, so that he could forget his past life and concentrate on serving the Lord Buddha, and forget about the flower god.”

Bihen's words shocked everyone, Wei Tuo is the Buddha's Dharma protector.It is said that when Sakyamuni Buddha entered Nirvana, evil spirits snatched the Buddha's remains, and Wei Tuo chased them in time and tried their best to get them back.Therefore, Buddhism regards him as a god who exorcises evil spirits and protects Buddhism.It is often seen in temples holding a vajra pestle weighing [-] catties. The vajra is indestructible, making a great vow, and the Buddha and Buddha are born to support the Dharma.He is majestic and wears a helmet with phoenix wings and pockets on his head.Wear black cloud soap shoes and wear yellow chain mail.The temple is big and the temple is small, just look at the direction of the Wei Tuo Bodhisattva's Wei Tuo pestle. If the Wei Tuo pestle is carried on the shoulder, it means that this temple is a big temple, and you can entertain the monks who travel here for free for three days; If the Wei Tuo pestle is flat in your hand, it means that this temple is a medium-sized temple, and you can entertain monks who wander here for free for one day; if the Wei Tuo pestle is on the ground, it means that this temple is a small temple and cannot entertain monks who wander here Free room and board.

Zhu Zijian shook his head like a rattle, turned around and said to Chen Mengsheng: "Master Chen, this is clearly the flower demon's demonic words to confuse the public."

Bihen said coldly: "Since ancient times, you men have had three wives and four concubines. When you have a new one, you forget the old one. When Wei Tuo became a monk in Lingjiu Mountain, my sister and I were still a peony with two pedicles on the mountain. Seeing Sister Epiphyllum sad and crying every day. Many years have passed, Wei Tuo really forgot Sister Epiphyllum, devoted himself to studying Buddhism, and gradually achieved success. But Sister Epiphyllum can never forget the young man who took care of her. She knows that every year in late spring At different times, Wei Tuo would always come down the mountain to gather morning dew and sencha tea for the Buddha. So Epiphyllum bloomed at that time. She bloomed at that moment with the energy that had accumulated for a whole year. She hoped that Wei Tuo could look back at her and be able to Remember her. But thousands of years have passed, Wei Tuo went down the mountain year after year to collect morning dew. Sister Epiphyllum bloomed silently year after year, Wei Tuo never remembered her."

Shangguan Yanran sighed and said: "Immortals also love such suffering, so what happened later?" After speaking, he secretly glanced at Chen Mengsheng beside him.

Bihen said indifferently: "Later, my sister and I couldn't stand the bitter love of Epiphyllum, so we simply sealed ourselves among the peony flowers and left the world alone."

But Bihen didn't know that until one day a skinny man walked by Epiphyllum and saw the melancholy and lonely feeling of Flower God.He stopped and asked Flower God, "Why are you sad?".Flora was surprised, because mortals cannot see the real body of Flora.If there is a golden light on the head of the Daluo Jinxian, if there is black energy on the head of a demon, if there is no aura on the head of a mortal.The person who just walked by is obviously a mortal, how can he see his real body.Flower God hesitated for a moment but replied "You can't help me".And silently waiting for Wei Tuo not to answer the man's words.

40 years later, the skinny man walked past Epiphyllum again, and repeated the sentence 40 years ago, "Why are you sad?" Flower God hesitated for a moment and replied, "Maybe you can't help me."The skinny man smiled and left.

Another 40 years later, a skinny old man reappeared at Flora's place. The skinny old man looked even more dying.The man at that time has become an old man, but he still asked the same question as 80 years ago, "Why are you sad?".Epiphyllum replied, "Thank you for being a mortal. You have asked me three times in your life, but you are a mortal and are dying. How can you help me? I am the God of Flowers who was punished by heaven for love."

The old man smiled and said, "I am the Yuming family. I just came to end the fate that did not bear fruit 80 years ago. I am sending you a message from the God of Flowers. The origin of origin, the end of fate, and the end of fate, flowers bloom and fall to dust."After speaking, the old man sat down with his eyes closed and the time passed, and the last rays of the setting sun began to streak from the old man's hair to his eyes.

The old man said with a smile, "Wei Tuo is a flash in the pan, why is there anything wrong with this kind of love? God punishes me to accept it, and the sky has no eyes and I will open it." After saying that, the old man grabbed the Flora, at this time the setting sun slipped into the old man's eyes, and the old man immediately Passed away, grabbed the flower god and went to the Buddhist kingdom together.The flower god met Wei Tuo in the Buddhist kingdom.Wei Tuo finally remembered the karma of the previous life, and the Buddha knew the unfinished karma for Wei Tuo to go down to earth.Because the old man of the Yuming family violated the rules of heaven, his soul wandered all his life.You can't ride a crane to the west, and you can't enter the pure land of the eastern Buddhist kingdom. You will be punished by heaven and never reincarnated.A flash in the pan, only for Wei Tuo.So Epiphyllum is also known as Wei Tuo, and because Epiphyllum sees Wei Tuo after sunset.So Epiphyllum is open at night.

Shangguan Yanran was speechless for a long time, but her eyes were already filled with tears.Zhu Zijian said in a deep voice: "You sisters harmed people in Yangzhou Mansion because of this? What about the ghost king?"

"I don't know who the ghost king is. My sister and I fought against him, but he coerced me to suck out the man's brain and give it to him." Bihen said helplessly.

Zhu Zijian closed his eyes and thought for a moment, and said to Chen Mengsheng: "Master Chen, this case is complicated, so please come back to the mansion with me. I have something to ask the master, I wonder if it is convenient for the master now?" Chen Mengsheng nodded and rode with Zhu Zijian. The magistrate of Yangzhou.Arriving at the magistrate's flower hall, Zhu Zijian's face was heavy, and he raised his hand to dismiss the tea-serving maid in the hall, then closed the door and let out a long sigh.

"Master Chen, how do you judge the case? If I judge this case as the work of ghosts and goblins, there will be chaos in the court. The common people can spread rumors about evil spirits, but it is absolutely impossible to report it to Dali Temple. This official has been worrying about it and wanted to ask Master Chen for advice."

Chen Mengsheng waved his hand and said: "I am aware of Master Zhu's concerns. They say that when a country is about to perish, evildoers will be born. Your Excellency is afraid that using evildoers to commit crimes will be criticized by the court. Chen Mengsheng is just a rough man who has no understanding of official affairs. Your Excellency, please I might as well just say clearly what you want me to do!"

"Hehe, the master really hit the nail on the head. Now that it has been found out that the evil ghost king instigated the flower demon to kill people, Zhu just thinks that this matter must be done according to the law, and the matter of eliminating the demon must be entirely up to Master Chen. "

Chen Mengsheng looked at Zhu Zijian, who had white temples, and said, "Your Excellency, I have been working hard on the murder case in Yangzhou Mansion for a long time. I will do my best to eliminate the demon. I also hope that Master Zhu will open the city to navigation. I have seen the people in the city panic all these days." If you don’t use good strategies to live your life, I’m afraid you will have a big change of heart.”

"It's not that I don't know the master's words. The imperial court is afraid that the refugees in Yangzhou will spread the news, and the situation will be even more chaotic. There was a big gold staring at it before, and now the evildoers have not been punished. It is even more troublesome to open the city. Or first Xizhuang He Qingquan's corpse is included in the clan, so I can give an explanation to the people." Chen Mengsheng had no choice but to give up after hearing Zhu Zijian's heartfelt words.

Zhu Zijian went to the door and shouted: "Come here, please invite Mr. Zuo Gongsun to the mortuary..."