Paper Maker: This is the end of the Ming Dynasty in Liaozhai

Chapter 53

"Brother Su will arrange the family affairs first, and then we will set off."

Hearing Su Hao's decision, He Liu nodded and said.

"The three brothers are going too?"

Su Hao was taken aback for a moment, he thought he was the only one going to this assessment.

"The three of us are the invigilators for this assessment."

He Liu said in a deep voice: "The three of us will not make a move easily. Once we make a move, Brother Su will fail the assessment, and if Brother Su passes this assessment, he will also join our team."

This is the tradition of Jin Yiwei. If other people are invigilators, it is inevitable that they will be favoritism, but if people from the same team are invigilators, no one will dare to favor others, because Jin Yiwei's yamen assigns tasks according to their strength.

Just like Yan Yong last time, the Jinyiwei Yamen sent them there after a strict screening process, thinking that the strength of the three of them could be dealt with by Yan Yong. If Su Hao joined them, then Jinyiwei Yamen will issue tasks according to the two hundred The strength of the household and two test hundred households was issued.

Helping Su Hao cheat is tantamount to committing suicide, no one would do such a stupid thing for money!

"Then we can go now."

Su Hao said indifferently, he has already hidden treasures such as gold and silver, tiger bone wine and tiger bone ointment in a safe place, and he himself is alone, so there is nothing to arrange.

"If that's the case, let's go."

He Liu nodded. It would be a good thing to save some time. It has been three days since the news from Shandong arrived in Henan. If the delay continues, there is no guarantee that He Tao will not notice something is wrong.

"Let's go."

Su Hao nodded.

Soon, four fast horses rushed out of Shangqiu County and galloped towards Dongchang Mansion.

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Shangqiu County is not far from Dongchang Mansion, and there is only Yanzhou Mansion in Shandong in the middle. The four of them rode their horses all the way, changing horses at every post, and finally stepped into the boundary of Dongchang Mansion before dark.

"There is a post station ahead, let's rest for one night first, and then go to Chaocheng tomorrow."

He Liu opened his mouth and said.

"it is good!"

Jiang Shizhong, Gan Yang and Su Hao nodded in agreement.

At this moment, Su Hao only felt that the bones in his whole body did not belong to him anymore, and had been completely shaken apart. He was no better than He Liu and the other three warriors. For warriors, this level of jolting was only a warm-up. For him, this is a terrible job, if it is not for Uncle Fu secretly controlling the horse, he will not be able to ride for so long.

After entering the inn, Su Hao immediately took a sip of Tiger Bone Wine, and then activated Yang Yuan Jue to speed up the digestion and absorption of the medicine. Under the mild medicine, the pain all over his body improved a little.

The next day, just after dawn, the four of them rode to Chaocheng again.

.........

In just over two hours, the four of them rushed to Chaocheng.

Outside the Chaocheng county government office, the four got off their horses and walked towards the county government office.

"Who are you waiting for?"

Seeing that Su Hao and the others went straight to the county government office, two government servants guarding the door quickly stood in front of the four of them.

"Jin Yiwei, we want to meet the county magistrate."

He Liu took out the hundred-household token and said calmly.

"Guys, please come inside!"

Seeing the Jinyiwei Hundred Household Token in He Liu's hand, the yamen servant quickly bent down and smiled flatteringly, while the other hurried to the back yamen to report to the county magistrate.

Not long after sitting in the lobby of the county government office, I saw a middle-aged man wearing a seventh-rank official uniform walking quickly.

"Several people, I look forward to the stars and the moon, and finally I have you here."

As soon as he stepped into the lobby, Yang Yongkang said with a smile on his face, it would not be so flattering to meet Jinyiwei Baihu in his capacity, but now there is a demon from the White Lotus Sect in the county, and the rebellion in Juye is now Just like the fire is in full swing, more than a dozen of his colleagues have died at the hands of those White Lotus Sect monsters, and he doesn't want to follow in the footsteps of those colleagues.

He Liu is also an old fritter who has been in the officialdom. Naturally, he will not be arrogant. After some politeness with Yang Yongkang, he asked: "Yangzhi County, we just arrived here, and we don't know much about the specific situation. Please trouble Yang Zhixian. Clear it up for us."

"He Baihu, the thing is like this. Ten days ago, a villager in Jiuligou under the county came to complain, saying that there was a monster in the village who bewitched the people and killed his son."

Yang Yongkang said with a bitter face: "In the past six months in Yanzhou Mansion, Xu Hongru led the Bailian disciples to rebel. When the lower officials heard about this, they sent the county's headhunters to secretly go to Jiuligou to inquire. The ditch secretly propagates the White Lotus Sect and accepts believers."

"Later, it was confirmed through Fucheng that it was Xu Hongru's third disciple, He Tao, who taught the White Lotus Sect in Jiuligou, so Fucheng asked you for help."

"He Tao is preaching in Jiuligou, and Yang Zhixian didn't notice it in advance?"

He Liu frowned. This was not mentioned in the files sent by Dongchang Mansion. The White Lotus Sect has a lot of methods of demagogy. If the other party encourages the villagers to resist when they are arrested, not only their mission may fail, but their lives may also be lost. Save.

"He Baihu, that monster's tricks were so cunning that he bewitched Lizheng and the chiefs of the two big clans in the village. If someone hadn't come to report the case, the officials would have been kept in the dark."

Yang Yongkang said with a bitter face.

Hearing Yang Yongkang's words, Su Hao didn't think it was strange. The ancient times were no different than modern times. The transportation in ancient times was inconvenient, and the imperial power only came to the county towns. The countryside is ruled by the family. The family rules are bigger than the king's laws. Most of the crimes committed in the countryside are caused by the family rules. Disposal, if the family rules can't be dealt with, it will be brought to the county.

The other party used illusion to confuse Lizheng and the patriarch of the big clan in the village. Not to mention just promoting the White Lotus Sect, even if they rebelled and proclaimed themselves emperor, the county might not know about it.

"Yangzhi County, where is the person who reported the case?"

After thinking about it for a while, Su Hao asked, what he wants to know now is what kind of heresy techniques the other party knows. The White Lotus Sect has been passed down for hundreds of years and has never been broken. There are not many heresy techniques taught. Knowing the details of the other party, he can also take precautions in advance.

"It's in the county government office."

Hearing this, Yang Yongkang hurriedly said, "I'll ask someone to bring him here."

After speaking, he asked the yamen servants outside the hall to take them away in a hurry. After a while, an old farmer in coarse clothes walked into the hall under the leadership of the yamen servants.

"The villain pays homage to several Qingtian masters!"

Seeing He Liu and the others in Jinyiwei official uniforms, the old farmer knelt down and cried bitterly: "I beg the masters of Qingtian to be the masters for the children."

"Get up and talk."

He Liu said calmly, then glanced at Su Hao, indicating that it's time to ask questions.

"Let me ask you, where are you from? How did your son die at the hands of that monster?"

After thinking for a while, Su Hao asked, since the other party has controlled the people in Lizheng, they will naturally guard against the people in the village, and the other party has chosen to preach, so it is even more impossible for the other party to kill people casually and attract the attention of the government, but now It must not be that simple to be sued by the old farmer in front of him to the county.

PS: The content here has been changed from "Volume [-]: The White Lotus Sect".

original:

A certain member of the White Lotus Sect, a native of Shanxi, whose name is forgotten, is probably a follower of Xu Hongru.The left way confuses the public, and many people who admire its art learn from it.

One day, he was brought to the hall, and a pot was placed in the hall, and another pot was poured over it, and the doormen were asked to sit and watch, not to look at it.After leaving, the doorman opened it, seeing the basin as a store of clear water, weaving grass on the water to make a boat with masts.If it is different, move your finger and tilt it casually; if you support it urgently, it will still cover it.When Er Ershi came, he said angrily, "Why did you violate my order?"The master said: "When the boat is capsized in the sea, how can you deceive me?" On another night, he burned a huge candle in the hall, and kept the precepts strictly, not to be extinguished by the wind.Leak two drops, the teacher will not arrive.However, I was dying, so I fell asleep in bed for a while; when I woke up, the candle had already gone out, and I was anxious to light it up.Not only to be a teacher, but also to be responsible.The disciple said: "I never slept, how can I get rest by candle?" The master said angrily, "It's suitable for me to travel in the dark for more than ten miles, is it still possible?" The disciples were horrified.Such a miracle is beyond description.

Later, there was a concubine who communicated with the disciples.Feel it, keep silent.Send the doorman to feed the hog; the doorman enters the circle, and immediately turns into a hog.A certain man ordered the butcher to kill him and sell his meat.People are ignorant.The father of the door said that his son would not return, so he intervened, and his resignation took a long time.I have visited all over the house, but there is no news.Those who have the same teacher know what is going on secretly, and tell the fathers of all the sects.The father of the door told the governor of the city.The slaughter is afraid that he will run away, and dare not arrest him; when he reaches the upper official, he invites thousands of soldiers to surround him, and all his wives will be arrested.Close the cage and solve the capital.Passing through the Taihang Mountains, a giant came out of the mountains, as tall as a tree, with eyes as big as ounces, mouth like a basin, and teeth about a foot long.The soldiers stood stunned and dared not move.A certain said: "This monster is also, my wife can get rid of it." As he said, he got rid of his wife's shackles.His wife Ho Ge went.The giant was angry and swallowed it.The crowd became more and more frightened.A certain said: "If you kill my wife, you must have my son." But his son came back, and was swallowed again, just like before.Everyone looked at each other, not knowing what to do.A certain wept and said angrily: "Killing my wife and my son, how can I be willing to do it! But I have to go by myself."The giant turned against him in arrogance.When the fight moved, the giant grabbed the entrance, stretched its neck, swallowed it, and went away calmly.

Translation:

Someone from the White Lotus Cult was from Shanxi, I don't remember his name, but he was probably Xu Hongru's apprentice.He has a spell that can confuse people.Most of those who envy his spells worship him as their teacher.One day, a certain person was about to go to another place, put a basin in the middle of the main room, and buckled it with another basin. He asked the disciple to sit there and watch over it, and warned him not to open it.After the person left, the apprentice opened it and saw that there was clear water in a basin, and a small boat made of grass was floating on the water with a mast and sails.The apprentice found it very novel, and fiddled with it with his fingers. Following his fingers, the boat tilted and fell over.After a while his master came back and scolded him angrily: "Why didn't you listen to me?" The apprentice immediately argued that he didn't peek.His master said: "The boat capsized in the sea just now, how could you deceive me?" Another night, he lit a big candle in the main room and told his disciples to watch it carefully so that it would not be blown out by the wind.Two or more days later, the master hadn't come back yet, and the apprentice was really tired, so he went to bed and took a short nap.When I woke up, the candle was already extinguished, so I hurriedly got up and lit it again.Soon, the master came back and scolded him again.The apprentice said: "I have been staying awake, how can the candle be extinguished?" His master said angrily: "Just now you made me walk more than ten miles in the dark road, and why did you keep watching?" The apprentice was terrified. .Such strange behaviors cannot be written one by one.

Later, when someone's concubine had an affair with his apprentice, he found out, but he pretended not to know and didn't say anything.Once, he asked his apprentice to feed the pigs.When the apprentice entered the pigsty, he immediately turned into a pig.He immediately called the butcher to kill him and sell the meat.No one else knows about this.The apprentice's father came to ask someone because his son hadn't come home, and he answered that the apprentice hadn't come for a long time.People from the apprentice's family visited everywhere, but there was no news at all.There was a person who was learning art with a certain person secretly, and secretly told the apprentice's father about it.The apprentice's father reported to the county magistrate.The county magistrate was afraid that someone would escape, so he did not dare to arrest and deal with him easily, so he reported to the superior officer and asked for 1000 armored warriors to surround his house.In this way, he was arrested together with his wife and son, locked in a cage, and sent to Kyoto.

On the way, I passed Taihang Mountain, and a giant came out of the mountain, about the height of a big tree, with eyes like tea bowls, a mouth like a basin, and teeth more than a foot long.The escorting soldiers were frightened and stopped daring to move forward.Someone said: "This is a monster, my wife can defeat him." The escort followed what he said and untied his wife.His wife went forward with a spear, and the giant, enraged, swallowed her up with one breath.Everyone was even more frightened.Someone said: "Since I ate my wife, my son must go." Then he let his son go, and was swallowed again just like before.People look at me and I look at you, but they don't know what to do.Someone cried and said angrily: "I killed my wife and my son, how can I be reconciled? But I have to go up by myself." Sure enough, they released him from the cage and gave him a Give him a knife and let him go forward.The giant came up aggressively, and the two fought for a while. Suddenly, the giant grabbed him and put him in his mouth, stretched his neck and swallowed it, and then walked away calmly.

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