Judgement

Chapter 94 The prefect of the technical town

Chapter 94 The prefect of the technical town

Jiang Meng closed the window and greeted everyone to return to their seats and said with a smile: "The Pang family in Yangzhou Mansion is just like the current emperor, making money like a sea of ​​rivers and spending money like the Yangtze River. But the goblins in Yangzhou Mansion are getting more and more serious. Half a year ago, the prefect Zhu Zijian ordered Zhu Yao closed Yangzhou Mansion. Mr. Pang’s fleet could not sail, and my brothers and I lost our livelihood at once. Just in time for the magistrate to recruit Xiangyong, I wanted to find There is no way out for me, how could I know that several of my muddle-headed Lidi people became the generals defending the city of Yangzhou Prefecture."

Xiang Xiaotian praised: "Brother Jiang, you are too modest. If the Song Dynasty had a few more fierce generals like you, why would you worry about being arrogant?"

"Me? I can't. I'm not as good as any of you here. Oh, by the way, the Chen Brotherhood will be able to get rid of the goblins in the Yangzhou mansion, and that will be a blessing for all people." ah."

Chen Mengsheng said solemnly: "It's my duty to subdue demons and defend the Tao, but right now I'm going to the Zhongyong Temple to bury Miss Ying's ashes and reunite her with her family, then I want to fight that goblin."

"This matter is easy to handle. After dinner, I will take you to the Zhongyong Temple. After the incident, brothers, you should take a car with me to meet Zhu Zhifu. He knows the goblin thing best..."

In the afternoon, four members of Chen Mengsheng from the Zhongyong Temple in Yangzhou Prefecture entered the ancestral hall to pay homage to the stone statue of Ying Tianxiong holding a sword and leaping on a horse.The traces of chiseled stone carvings are still faintly visible. Behind Ying Tianxiong is a three-foot-high archway, which is carved out of Huagang rocks brought in from southern Fujian. .Behind the archway is the tomb where Ying Tianxiong, the governor of Yangzhou, buried his loyal bones. The inscription carved into white marble records Ying Tianxiong's deeds of resisting the gold and killing the enemy in his life.

Jiang Meng said suddenly: "It's only because Ying Tianxiong was plotted against and his whole family was killed back then, and after his death, he was burned beyond recognition. Lord Wang Huai couldn't tell who was Ying Tianxiong, so he wrote a memorial to Emperor Xiaozong Zhao Yan There is nothing Zhao can do, so what is buried in this tomb is a joint burial tomb of dozens of charred corpses moved from the mass grave."

Chen Mengsheng took out the urn of Ying Xiaolian's ashes from the jacket, and used the magic ruler to pry open the granite rock on the grave.The ashes of Ying Xiaolian were buried and the grave was restored.Sighed: "Ms. Ying, today you are finally reunited with your family. The past is gone. I only hope that the girl can find a good family again..." He chanted another mantra to save the dead, and the rainy winter weather unexpectedly fell There was a downpour.

The four of them braved the rain and sat in the carriage accompanied by Jiang Meng, and rushed to the official residence of the magistrate of Yangzhou.An hour later, the carriage stopped in the dark lane of black clothes.Jiang Meng and Chen Mengsheng got out of the car, Jiang Meng slammed the door knocker.There are several copper rivets on the left and right sides of the gold-lacquered gate. Only official residences can have door rivets on the door, and the door rivets are different for different official products.Not long after, the back door opened on the left and right, and it was a boy in Tsing Yi who opened the door.Seeing Jiang Meng, he said: "Jiang Ye, it's unfortunate that you came here today."

Jiang Meng glared and said: "What's the matter? Is Mr. Zhu, the magistrate, not at home?"

"That's not true. The master fell ill because of the demon disturbance, and ordered that he would not see any visitors."

When Jiang Meng heard this, he laughed loudly and said, "Go and report to Master Zhu, and just say that Jiang Meng brought him medicine."

The boy braved the heavy rain and went back to report. He didn't have much time, and he carried a few bamboo umbrellas in his pocket to welcome Jiang Meng and his party outside the prefect's flower hall.

When Zhu Zijian saw Jiang Meng, he snapped his head and asked, "General Jiang, do you have a way to subdue demons?" His face was full of anxiety.

Jiang Meng said: "Responding to Master Zhu's words, I have no way to subdue demons." Zhu Zijian's face suddenly sank when he heard Jiang Meng's words, and his brows twisted into twists.

"You have no good plan, but you come to deceive me. Since I, Zhu Zijian, became an official in Shaoxing 31, I have not been able to prosper the country and settle the country's external worries. Now I can't even afford the people in Yangzhou Prefecture to live in peace. Alas, I am ashamed to face the food king. Zhilu. Cough, cough, cough..." After Zhu Zijian finished speaking, he coughed loudly, his face flushed, and it seemed that he was seriously ill.

"My lord, although I can't help it. But I have invited some experts for you, and their methods are a hundred times better than Jiang's."

"Go, go, go. Over the past year, monks, Taoists, priests and masters have invited no less than a hundred, but in the end, I haven't even seen a shadow of a goblin. Except for the gods in the sky, I really don't know who hasn't invited gone."

"Haha, my lord, the one I invited this time is really a god." Jiang Meng told all about Chen Meng's birth and death of Da Yuan a year ago...

After hearing this, Zhu Zijian was overjoyed and said, "Where is that Chen Mengsheng now? I'll go and see if it's as you said."

"Your Excellency, you don't need to work. I've already invited you here. It's just because they have no honors and can't meet you. Now they are waiting outside the flower hall."

"Please, please."

Jiang Meng got up and opened the door of the hall, and welcomed Chen Mengsheng and others into the hall. Chen Mengsheng saw that the prefect Zhu Zijian was over fifty, and his temples were dyed in plain clothes and casual clothes. He didn't look like a corrupt official and rich man.Chen Mengren neither bowed nor spoke, so Zhu Zijian didn't say anything.Just asked: "How many people really have the method of subduing demons?"

Xiang Xiaotian felt uncomfortable when he heard this, and said displeasedly: "I was originally a hunter in Yicheng, and I don't have any ability to subdue demons. I only have stupid strength, so we won't be ashamed here, brother, let's go .”

"Wait a minute, Brother Xiang, calm down. Master Zhu is also worried about the people. He has invited people to help subdue demons many times. But apart from being cheated of money, he has never even seen a goblin. Therefore, he will be suspicious, so please ask Xiang Brother, show off your skills."

Xiang Xiaotian saw that Jiang Meng's words were sincere and sincere, so he didn't want to get angry with him and stepped back to a corner of the flower hall, slumped down, took off his bow and held his breath.The arrow points to half a stick of sandalwood as thick as chopsticks curling up in front of the window ten steps away.

Jiang Meng hurriedly blocked Zhu Zijian with his body. In "Song Punishment", there was a man who brought a blade to an official and punished him with a stick.That is to say, although Zhu Zijian, the magistrate, was wearing casual clothes, but Xiang Xiaotian was carrying a big bow to meet the officials, Zhu Zijian would be able to punish Xiang Xiaotian for his crimes.It's like some heartless person who goes to court with a kitchen knife. It's reasonable and unreasonable to beat the board first, and then you deserve it. If you don't die, you can have fun secretly.

Xiang Xiaotian shouted: "There is a worm hole on the beam of the small pavilion opposite the flower hall, let me help you fill it up." The people in the flower hall looked through the window, and Chen Mengsheng could indeed see the hole under the beam of the pavilion a hundred steps away from the flower hall. It has insect eyes as small as orange pits.But it's raining and windy outside now, and if you are not careful, you will lose a little bit and a thousand miles away.

The arrow of "Zheng" flew obliquely and shot out of the window, and there was still half a piece of sandalwood on the arrow.Impartially nailed to the worm's eye, the sandalwood is still smoldering.

Jiang Meng shouted violently: "Okay, magic arrow."

The magistrate Zhu Zijian said dumbly: "General Jiang, this is just a good arrow. How did it become a magic arrow?" Xiang Xiaotian's face turned green with anger.

Jiang Meng laughed loudly and said: "Lord Zhu is not aware of something, Brother Xiang used the arrow to break through the sandalwood just now, and then shot it in but the arrow did not penetrate the sandalwood. The sandalwood was over a hundred feet long and was not wiped out by the heavy rain. That means that the arrow is as fast as lightning, and if your lord pulled out the long arrow in the past, the worm's eye must be blocked by sandalwood mud. Isn't such an arrow that lifts weight like a magic arrow?"

Zhu Zijian, a scholar, really didn't understand this skill and shouted: "Come on, bring me a ladder, and I will test it myself."

The servants of the mansion built a ladder and put it under the beam of the pavilion, and Zhu Zijian climbed the ladder to check it himself.At the bottom of the ladder, there are servants supporting him, and beside him are Chen Mengsheng and others.Zhu Zijian had never paid attention to such trivial things as worm eyes under the beam. Seeing that the sandalwood on the arrow was still smoking cigarettes, he pulled out the shaft of the arrow and it didn't move at all. He pulled out the arrow with more effort with both hands, just as Jiang Meng said. It is said that the red fragrant mud blocked the insect's eyes.Just as I was about to go down the ladder, the bamboo ladder under my feet was wet by the falling rain, and I slipped and fell off the two-foot-high ladder...

Zhu Zijian yelled: "Help me..." Before the servants under the stairs picked up Zhu Zijian, Mr. Zhu was picked up by Chen Mengsheng and went to the flower hall.Chen Mengsheng sat Zhu Zijian firmly in the grand teacher's chair in the flower hall, Zhu Zijian laughed heartily and said: "Okay, well, today I am an eye-opener. You are not those people who can only play tricks in the past, and you really have some skills."

Most of the officials Chen Mengsheng encountered since he was defending Xiaolian's grievance were corrupt officials, so he always came to Zhu Zijian because of Jiang Meng's face.He said coldly: "Master Zhu, please tell me about the goblin incident."

Zhu Zijian was overjoyed and said: "Okay, gentlemen, please come to the study with me." Chen Mengsheng nodded and went with Xiang Xiaotian and Shangguan Yanran to the study with Zhu Jianwen.

In the study, Zhu Zijian took out a thick stack of files from a drawer and handed it to Chen Mengsheng.Chen Mengsheng opened the file and saw that there was a pile of autopsy and investigation records in the file.Chen Mengsheng turned around and handed the file to Shangguan Yanran and said: "Junior sister is as careful as a hair and intelligent, please ask junior sister to check if there are any clues?" Shangguan Yanran happily took the file, and went to a corner of the study to examine the file carefully... …

Chen Mengsheng asked: "Master Zhu, can you still remember when the demon riot case in Yangzhou Mansion started? Who was the first person to be killed?"

"Of course I remember this. It turns out that Yangzhou Mansion has always been peaceful. It was at the end of spring last year that this demon case happened. The first person killed was a gardener in Pang Mansion."

"Pang Mansion? Master Pang of Yangzhou Mansion?" Chen Mengsheng asked in surprise.

"That's right, it's Mr. Pang. Since then, there will be murders every few days. The county magistrate Wang Ji finds it hard to investigate the case, so he pushes it to me. Alas, I have no idea what to do."

"Where is the dead body of the gardener now? Can you find anything unusual?"

"No, the corpse has no wounds or holes, and it's impossible to find out why it died. The corpse was placed in the Yizhuang of the Yamen at first, but later the Pang family took the corpse back because they couldn't find anything. .”

Chen Mengsheng thought for a while and said, "Then why do you say it was done by a goblin?"

"After the inexplicable death of the gardener, sometimes the same harmless homicide happened one after another, and sometimes it happened several months apart. The dead were all young and strong men. The family members in the house didn't feel any difference, and the doors and windows were all locked. There are no pry marks, this is not the work of a goblin, I really can't think of anyone who can kill 47 without leaving any clues."

Chen Mengsheng was silent for a moment and said: "Brother, junior sister, let's go to Pang's residence..."