Holy Bone

Chapter 271 The Stone Ox Seems To Live?

"Fatty Li, after talking so much..."

"You mentioned the Captain, the Governor..."

"And talking about the masters from Yujing Jinque, Zhenguo Temple, and Tianshi Mansion from the capital..."

"Only you didn't talk about yourself!"

"Let's talk about you, what is your identity in this court turmoil?"

Jin An looked at Li Huwei calmly. Even if Li Huwei claimed to be a prince, prince, or lord, he would not be surprised if Li Huwei visited the people privately and investigated the cancer in the officialdom on behalf of the current Shengjun.

As soon as he mentioned his identity, Li Weiwei straightened his back.

That smug look.

Does Jin An look familiar?
After thinking about it, Jin An was very happy.

Isn't this just like the old Taoist priest with the peacock spreading its tail and curling its tail?

At this time, Li Huwei said in a very serious and funny righteous speech: "Ahem, I work in the Criminal Prosecution Division of the capital. case."

"The criminal investigation department, Dali Temple, and Yushifu are called the three major judicial departments, which can be regarded as the separation of powers in judicial trials."

"It's like this investigation of foreign spies being inserted into the list of officials. Because the matter is of great importance and the implications are extensive, this case is directly under the jurisdiction of the Criminal Procuratorate of the capital."

Li Huwei continued: "And my main duty in Wuzhou Prefecture is to lurk among the people, secretly support the three major medicinal material merchants, control the flow of medicinal material channels in Wuzhou Prefecture, and picket out those foreign demon monks according to the consumption of special medicinal materials in various places. Hid the traces of evil ways, and then cooperate with the captain to arrest people."

……

"Then what, Daoist Jin'an, Daoist Chen doesn't need to salute when he sees me. I'm approachable and loved by the people, so I don't need to salute. I don't need to salute when I see me."

Ha ha.

Jin An chuckled at Guard Li, who pushed his nose up.

The old Taoist priest who was still holding a broom and dustpan in his hand curled his lips at Jin An: "Little brother, old Taoist, I suddenly want to hit someone."

"Brother, if the goat you raised accidentally overturned the officials of the criminal investigation department, and the nose was bruised and the face was swollen, would it be considered a serious crime for us to attack the court officials?"

Jin An waved his hand directly: "Cut the sword, close the door and herd the sheep!"

Well, this young master of the Five Viscera Taoist Temple didn't worry about Li Huwei's official status at all.

Li Huwei is not afraid of the old Taoist priest, he is not afraid of the sky, he is not afraid of the earth, but he is afraid of the goat that Jin An raises, which is as strong as a calf. When he heard that Jin An was going to close the door to herd the sheep, he immediately sneered cheekily: "Just kidding, just kidding, Second senior brother, you must not take it seriously."

A strong desire to survive.

Let Guard Li put down all his shame.

Before Jin An agreed to accept his disciples, he had already forcibly sought a relationship with Chijian, and even called the second senior brother.

I have seen thick-skinned people, but I have never seen such thick-skinned people who want to survive. Both Jin An and the old Taoist priest have black lines hanging from their foreheads.

Next, Li Huwei roughly explained the relationship between the Criminal Investigation Department, Dali Temple, and Yushifu.

These three are the top three judicial institutions in Kangding State.

Dali Temple is equivalent to the Supreme Court, specializing in all kinds of major cases, important cases, and special cases.

The most powerful.

The temple here is not the temple of the temple.

Temples have never meant temples or Buddhist temples. That is just a misunderstanding among the people. Officially, temples mean institutions.

As for the Yushifu, usually they don't come forward to try ordinary cases, they are only responsible for adjudicating court officials and even relatives of the emperor.

If there is a special case, or if there is an unjust, false or wrong case in Dali Temple, the Yushifu also has the right to come forward to review and clamp down on Dali Temple.

As for the criminal justice department.

Fatty Li sighed when he mentioned the criminal investigation department.

"Hey, our Criminal Investigation Division is at its weakest point now, otherwise, such a special case involving such a large amount of involvement would never be the turn of the Criminal Investigation Division to investigate."

"The officials in Dali Temple and Yushifu are reluctant to leave the capital, the center of the power struggle. They are worried that once they leave the capital, they will be impeached by their opponents or their rights will be emptied."

"And this kind of case is also the most thankless. It is impossible to get a result in a short period of time. The big event more than ten years ago shocked the government and the public, and scared the rich and powerful in the capital. After following in the footsteps, the head fell to the ground, and the family was exiled. Everyone was afraid to avoid it, so how could they have the guts to join in this case. So this kind of thankless case that may cause trouble due to slipping through the net, finally It falls on the head of the criminal investigation department who is the weakest and has no right to speak."

However, one thing is very clear, whether it is the Dali Temple with the most power, the Yushifu, or the weakest criminal investigation department, they are all institutions used to restrict ordinary people or officials.

If there is a special case, the imperial court will send people politely to invite talented folks who live in Yujing Jinque or Zhenguo Temple or Tianshi Mansion to cooperate with the three major judicial agencies to handle the case.Or let the three families mobilize local Taoist temples or Buddhist temples to assist local officials to handle the case together.

Whether it is Yujing Jinque, Zhenguo Temple, or Tianshi Mansion, they are all non-governmental organizations. They are the highest practice holy places of Taoism and Buddhism. The place for exchanging practice experience is not an imperial government institution, and it is not under the command of the imperial court.

Because the capital city is at the foot of the Son of Heaven, it is the place where the world's dragons gather, and there are outstanding people, so Yujing Jinque and Zhenguo Temple are both in the capital city.

As for the Tianshi Mansion, it can be regarded as half an imperial court institution.

At the beginning, there were Yujing Jinque and Zhenguo Temple first, and then there was Tianshi Mansion.

Tianshi Mansion is a place where Fengshui masters gather. At the beginning of its establishment, it also wanted to follow the example of the former two, recruit Fengshui masters from all over the world, discuss their experiences with each other, and promote progress together.

It's just that this Tianshi Mansion gradually changed its taste later, as it performed acupuncture points for the royal family, princes, marquises, and court officials, and got more and more involved with the officialdom, the people in Tianshi Mansion began to suffer from the disease of being an official. .

All of them have plunged into the power of the officialdom, but instead of seeking to practice, they only want to climb up the royal family and nobles, and they have long since lost their original intentions.

All of the above information was obtained by Jin An through the mouth of Guard Li, and Jin An once again had a clear understanding of the structure of the world.

……

Jin An cast a strange look at Li Huwei for the last time: "Fatty Li, where is your real name? You haven't said it yet?"

I don't know if Li Huwei is pretending to be stupid, or if he really doesn't know that there is something in Jin An's words, he replied a little dazedly: "Daoist Jin'an, you forgot, I said last time, whether I, Mr. Li, can change my name and sit down?" Changing the surname, of course the surname is Li."

Jin An glanced at Li Huwei, not knowing whether he really believed what Li Huwei said, or a fake letter, he chuckled at Li Huwei, and then stopped mentioning his real name.

"Fatty Li, since you are acting in secret, if you tell us so many secret things, you are not afraid that we will reveal everything about you, the captain, and the governor?" Jin An has one last thing to think about. clear.

Li Huwei has a big heart: "I believe that Daoist Jin'an, you are not that kind of person."

"I, Mr. Li, can't make mistakes in judging people."

"If Taoist Priest Jin'an and the Taoists of Wu Zang Dao Temple are really the kind of small people with narrow belly buttons, they won't be jealous and avenge those souls thousands of years ago because of some unrelated dead souls in the tomb. This is one of them. one"

"Secondly, I don't know why, ever since I saw Daoist Jin'an for the first time, I, General Duwei, and Lord Fu Yin have all been very optimistic about you, Daoist Jin'an, and think that you are special at first sight... It is different and makes people feel that they have forgotten their old friends and are familiar with each other."

"Thirdly, we also want to join forces with Daoist Jin'an, so that we will never suffer from those evil monks and evil monks from foreign races. We all have common enemies, so cooperation is a matter of time."

Li Huwei raised three fingers, he did not avoid Jin An's gaze, and said frankly.

Well, Jin An smiled and narrowed his eyes. He just likes people like Li Huwei who like to tell the truth. At first glance, Li Huwei is the kind of person who can't tell lies. He is not the kind of pedantic person. Of course he knows what It's called loyalty and slander.

Jin An narrowed his eyes with a smile, and looked at Li Huwei with a kind smile: "I've heard the allusion that good advice is harmful to the ears and beneficial to deeds, Fatty Li, please say more, mainly to talk about me, so that I will think of it every time in the future. Today’s faithful words will continue to be beneficial to practice, and it is a pleasure to help others a lot.”

Li Huwei was dumbfounded: "?"

The correct meaning of loyal words are harmful to the ears and beneficial to deeds, could it be that I was led astray by my teacher since I was a child?Daoist Jin'an, is this the real meaning?
The old Taoist priest with a broom and dustpan on the side, couldn't bear to look straight at him and covered his face, mother, when cheeky meets cheeky, two cheeky ones add one, little brother, you are shameless!

Jin An always felt that Li Huwei had other things to say, but it was fine if the other party didn't want to talk about it, as long as he knew that Li Huwei's identity was a friend rather than an enemy.

Today, Guard Li is willing to tell him these secret things, which is already confiding in him.

As for some other side details, there is no need to get to the bottom of it.

As a human being, one must know how to turn one eye and close one eye at the right time. There is no need to go to the bottom of everything. Some secrets are urgent, and it is easy for father and son to turn against each other and brothers to kill each other. These examples are too numerous to enumerate.

Who doesn't have a few secrets that they don't want to be known?
……

Sun Qiang is a local butcher in Fucheng.

Today, a family member of a large family in Fucheng secretly found him in the rain, saying that the cattle that his family supplied to the tenants below had accidentally drowned.

The servant planned to ask Butcher Sun to go to the mansion to slaughter the cattle that had accidentally drowned.

Butcher Sun is a well-known butcher in Fucheng. The pigs, sheep, cows, and dogs he has handled are countless. The butcher's aura can scare the vicious dogs with their tails between their legs and whimper across the street. escape.Therefore, anyone who wants to kill pigs or sheep will come to him. Even in the business of slaughtering cattle, he has handled seven or eight cattle in private, which can be said to be proficient.

Having been a butcher all his life, Butcher Sun has never seen any scenes, except when it comes to slaughtering cattle, hehe, it is the most interesting.Those rich families who have the least shortage of cattle in their families can always have all sorts of strange reasons for killing cattle every now and then.

For example, a cow has sprained its ankle and cannot bear to see the cow in pain, so it "euthanizes" the cow.

For example, when a cow was grazing, it fell from a mountain with a drop of 20 meters because it was too gluttonous.

Another example is a cow suffering from heatstroke, so the cow was "euthanized" again.

……

This time the reason was even more outrageous.

The cattle drowned?
Butcher Sun followed the servant, and every time he thought of this reason, he wanted to laugh.

Are these people so lazy to even find an excuse to kill a cow?
This continuous drought, the fields are cracked, and there is no dripping water. Not to mention the cattle have gone to the fields to plow the land, even the water in the river has dried up. The water is gone. How could you accidentally drown?
However, these big families are not something that an ordinary butcher like Butcher Sun can afford to provoke, and he doesn't bother to think about whether there is any way in it, as long as the reward is enough each time.

If you meet someone who is easy to talk to, maybe you can rub some leftovers to satisfy your gluttony...

patter.

It was still raining.

Butcher Sun followed the servants of the rich family, casually put on a coir raincoat and bamboo hat, and walked in the market, letting the rainwater hit his face, forming drops of water on his face.

To his dark and rough face, it brought the rare coldness after the drought, and complained in his heart that the drought has lasted for so long, and the prices in the prefectural city have soared recently. down...

Until, a tall stone bull stone statue came into the eyes of Butcher Sun.

The stone ox is mighty, tall and majestic. It lowers its head slightly and raises its front hooves, as if it is carrying something heavy on its body. Come on.

The stone ox is lifelike, and the texture of each tendon muscle is clearly carved out.

The origin of this stone ox, as a local who grew up in Fucheng, butcher Sun naturally knows that it was dug out from the bottom of the river when the Yinyi River stopped flowing more than ten years ago, together with the stone ox. What was dug out was a sarcophagus carried on the back of a stone ox.

I heard from the older generation that the stone ox was very weird when it was salvaged, as if it was carrying a coffin under the Yinyi River, as if it was alive, and kept moving forward under the river until the Yinyi River broke down. Liu Cai was exposed, and the person buried in the sarcophagus was a Taoist priest...

But it's been a long time since.

Many folk tales of ghosts and ghosts of the older generation have become ambiguous, making it difficult to distinguish between true and false.

Maybe this stone ox was really salvaged from the bottom of the river, but no one can tell if there is really a sarcophagus or what kind of Taoist priest is really buried.

It may be a village by the river, or the stone cow thrown into the river is not sure.

There are many villages on both sides of the Yinyi River. There have been legends of the Dragon King since ancient times. Many people prayed for good weather and no floods in the coming year. Rare curios.

For example, during the continuous drought some time ago, many people threw young women into the river and dedicated them to the Dragon King as the goddess of water.

"It's really a crime! These people are so reckless about human life, and they are not afraid of retribution, damn it!"

Butcher Sun sighed unbearably.

Just when Butcher Sun had just finished saying the word scourge and was about to pass the stone ox, he stopped suddenly, his eyes widened incredulously, as if he had seen some unexpected scene and was in a daze.

"Butcher Sun, what are you looking at, let's go." The servant who had been walking in front, saw Butcher Sun behind him suddenly stop still, staring at the stone cow on the square in a daze as if petrified, he was a little impatient walked back and shouted.

Butcher Sun was in a daze for quite a while, until he was called out several times by his servant, then he woke up as if he had been yelled at with a stick, and pointed at Shi Niu with a frightened expression, and hurriedly said to his servant: "Little brother, did you see that just now? This stone ox seems to have come to life?"

The servant looked impatiently at the stone cattle that had been placed on the square for more than ten years.

He has been looking at this stone cow for more than ten years. After so many years of wind and rain, sun and rain, the surface of the stone has become a bit dark gray. He has long been tired of seeing this motionless posture. come out.

The road is not easy to walk in rainy days, the servant just wanted to go back to the house early to avoid the rain, and urged impatiently: "Don't dawdle, it must be Butcher Sun, your eyes are dazzled, isn't this just an ordinary stone cow, how can you live? Let's go, don't waste any more time."

(End of this chapter)