The Four Great Cases of Wu Zetian

Chapter 43

Wang Jintu beat the drums to call out his grievances, and the old adulterer was killed by a knife
However, when Di Gong saw Wang Yushu's saying that if a lord is not afraid of power, he will definitely understand this matter. At that time, he took the case and said angrily: "Although you are not in the official career, you are also a famous scholar. Don't you know that the state establishes officials to benefit the people? Since the appointment of this court, everything has been judged impartially, why did you make such a disrespectful statement? And you will be handed over to the patrol, and the court will visit Ming Dynasty for further verification. If it is not true, you will be severely punished! The rest will be released." Back out.All those common people, when they heard this, all gnashed their teeth and scolded, saying that Huaiyi, a bald donkey, has done things that are too much to be killed on weekdays, because the ministers of the state and the court have no choice but to deceive Wang Yushu's daughter-in-law. Inside, dare to falsely preach the imperial decree, can such a serious crime be tolerated?It's a pity that this old man only controlled him for a while. Mr. Di didn't dare to do it even if he asked him whether it was false or true. Wasn't this a deliberate attempt to protect him?You can't talk about it in private.At that time, Wang Yushu went away with the patrol, and all the peasants saw Di Gong's loss, and they all said to the king: "You are here, please be patient for two days. If you refuse to do it again, we will come back tomorrow." After finishing speaking, they dispersed in unison.

Why do you think Mr. Di said this slack? It's because there are many party members who have righteousness. The matter of Ma Rong and Mrs. Qiao must be completed tonight, and they will be punished tomorrow after knowing Wu. If they are in the hall at this time It's too fractious, full of words to deal with Huaiyi, and if someone and Huaiyi have a party, go to report the letter at that time, and leak the news, which is not beautiful.Therefore, he asked the reason for the accusation carefully in the hall to let the people know, and saw that he refused to avenge Wang Yushu, which was what he meant by prohibiting people from reporting information.At this time, after withdrawing from the court, the accusation was put away, and it was time to light up.He ordered Tao Gan to call Ma Rong, saying that the two of them had already gone, and they would not sleep well that night, waiting for Ma Rong's reply.

Unexpectedly, Ma Rong and Mrs. Qiao had dinner early, left the yamen, and came to the White Horse Temple from the original road. They arrived in front of them at about two drums.The two walked the familiar road until they reached the entrance of the temple, they still pushed the mountain gate lightly, fortunately they did not cover it.The two went in close to each other, covered themselves again, and came to the monk's room.Seeing him coming again, the monk hurriedly said, "When did you go out last night? Zeng Wen understood what happened inside?" Ma Rong said: "I know everything, but I asked you whether the gate of the mountain was closed last night. I was waiting for that Taoist woman who heard it yesterday." You have to say that if you don’t go back tonight, why is the gate of the mountain still open at this time?” The monk said: “I don’t know the hero, she says this every day, and the next day, she goes back by herself. Because her nunnery is also a dirty world, All the nuns have done a lot of harm to the young masters in the capital. When she goes back every day, she still has to do things like leading horses and fighting dragons. She just went out after Zhengzheng today, and she promised to come back at three o'clock. The hero is at this time What are you doing here?" Ma Rong said: "Are you really here?" The monk said: "How dare monks tell lies?" Ma Rong immediately said: "Just sit inside and if there is any noise outside the mountain gate, don't come out and ask, remember. Remember!"

After finishing speaking, he and Qiao Tai went out of the temple and stood at the entrance of the archway.

Seeing that the sky is still early, I went to the surrounding area again and played for a while, about three drums, the moonlight was already in the head, and my heart was full of hope. Outside the pine forest in the distance, there was a bright light, twinkling.Ma Rong greeted Mrs. Qiao and said, "Do you see that the other side is coming?" Mrs. Qiao said, "I can't see clearly because of the branches. Let me go to see and understand." Look, it's a young woman, holding a lantern, coming towards the Taoist woman.Mrs. Qiao hurried out of the woods, came to the front of the archway, and whispered to Ma Rong: "This bastard is here, where are you and me?"

Ma Rong said: "It was in front of this mountain gate that she was killed." At that time, she leaned against the pillars of the archway and covered her body with the moonlight on her back.I just heard the two people in the woods say: "Grandma Wang Dao, how do you know Huaiyi? I heard that he is different from others, he is covered in the whole body, but that thing is like an iron rod. When you hit it twice, it will make your bones weak. Su Ma, is it true? You are so useful every day, but unfortunately I have never tasted this feeling. You will let go one day and give me some benefits. Doesn’t it make me want to send you here every day and not allow me to go in? If you don’t listen to this wonderful story, it’s fine. Now that you know it, you can’t enter it, and you think it’s really uncomfortable.” After hearing this, Grandma Wang laughed and said: “You bastard, two or three men go up and down every day, and you still have to go to bed. I have to look forward to Shu, and I want to eat this fairy meat. It can be seen that even though he is like this, he must have that kind of ability to cater to people. It is interesting to be soft in one place and beach in a pile.

Otherwise, it is meaningless to sing a monologue. "The two of them walked side by side, only talking nonsense in their mouths. Unexpectedly, they had arrived in front of the memorial archway. Ma Rong raised his waist knife, jumped out, and shouted loudly: "Old godly woman, you have done a good job. I met you today. up! "As he spoke, he grabbed her hair from left to right, dragged it casually, and fell to the ground early. The young woman was about to shout, but Qiao Taizao kicked the lantern away, revealing a shining steel knife, and said to the two: "You If you yell, it will kill your dog in an instant. "

Seeing that there were two big men holding steel knives, the godmother suspected that they were thieves who had robbed the road. She had already been frightened out of her wits and said at that time: "My lord, please forgive me. I don't have any money with me. Let me go to the temple, and I will send money to you." You." Ma Rong and the others didn't open their mouths, each carrying one person, they came straight to the pine forest.When he got inside, Gudong fell down, and Mrs. Qiao said to Ma Rong.

"Brother, let's start with the operation. First, we will peel off her leftovers. What kind of image does she have? She is so obscene. Then dig out her heart, hang it on this tree, and let the birds eat it. Then Cut off the head and avenge that fierce woman." Ma Rong deliberately stopped and said, "It's not her fault, she always has righteousness. This dog drilled a bald donkey to do this obscenity. The secret door, where is the key, where is the ambush, and where is the obscene place of righteousness, there are several places, she can explain, as the saying goes, there is a wrongdoer, and a debtor, we still seek righteousness to settle accounts, It has nothing to do with her two." After hearing this, Mrs. Qiao said to Granny Wang: "Can you hear me, you godmother? Grandpa wanted to kill you, but this elder brother begged for you and spared your dog's life. Why don't you hurry up and say it?"

After hearing this, Wang Daopo thought to herself: "Where did these two people come from? Why do they have such hatred with Huaiyi? Let me lie to him, as long as this time passes, tell Huaiyi, and order him tomorrow After entering the palace to know Wu, there was an imperial decree to arrest these two robbers, are you afraid that he will escape to the sky?" At that time, he said: "The king wants to ask him about the cellar. This is my ambush. How can outsiders know? I just came here by chance. Burning a stick of incense, how do you know his dark room?

"Ma Rong sneered and said: "You tricky bitch, you die on the head, and you still come to deceive people, don't you know if you look at the grandpas?Who called for washing water last night, and who was responsible for Mrs. Dongxi? I ​​don't explain, do you think I haven't seen it?Since you are partial to the lonely old man, grandpa is going to take your life, so let me give you something to taste first. "Speaking together, the tip of the knife poked on the godly woman's back arm, and immediately there was an "ouch", rolling all over the ground, blood flowing, and shouting: "Your Majesty, please forgive me, I will just say it." Ma Rong said: "Grandpa told you to tell me, but I wanted to lie to me. If you don't want to tell me now, you beg for mercy."If you want to say it, say it quickly, if you don't say it, you will start! " At that time, he erected the steel knife, resting the back of the knife on his neck, and ordered her to speak directly.

When Wang Daopo arrived at this time, she couldn't help herself. She wanted to wait but didn't say anything. Seeing that her life was in danger, she had to say: "The threshold of his hall has openings on both sides. If you touch it outside, you will fall into the cellar. Plum blossom piles, fish scale nets, etc. are sunk, and even if they don’t die, they are half dead. Once you get your feet from the inside, there are two bricks under the threshold. When I touched the iron rope, it fell down. At that time, two stone slabs were separated from the left and right, and the lean-to was exposed below. From this point, there are more than ten houses underneath, each with its own purpose. I was there that day. It was the second room. , Mrs. Li, is the fifth room, and the rest are where he molested and naughty boys.

After the house is exhausted, there are five other extremely exquisite rooms, which are the bedroom of Empress Wu.

These are all true words, there is no empty words, please forgive your life. After hearing this, Ma Rong said, "Grandpa wants to forgive you, but my partner refuses." "Wang Daopo looked at Mrs. Qiao suspiciously, and begged Mrs. Qiao, "It's this great king who also holds his hand high and spares my life." Mrs. Qiao said with a smile, "he has a buddy, and I have a buddy. Just ask my partner if he will spare you, and it will be fine." "Wang Daopo said: "Your Majesty, don't play tricks. There are only two of you. Where can there be any buddies? " Mrs. Qiao yelled together with the knife: "This is the guy, please forgive me!" " Wang Daopo groaned, and there were already two heads. The young woman saw that Daopo was killed, and she would die if she was divided, so she had to beg: "If the king doesn't kill me, I will take the gold bracelet on my body and share it with you two. Ma Rong scolded: "You bastard, I will not spare you!"Tell me, where is the nunnery, and how many nuns are there? "The woman said: "Three miles away, there is a Xinglong nunnery, which is where Empress Wu used to be a nun.This Taoist woman and Huaiyi have been lovers for many years.Now there are [-] to [-] darkrooms in total, and these [-] to [-] nuns specialize in attracting princes, ministers, and young children to make fun of them inside.Anyone who has ambiguous matters and is not satisfied, also comes here to discuss.I just entered the nunnery last year, and I went in and out with this Taoist woman. Sometimes she couldn't welcome me, so she ordered me to replace her, so I know what it's like.Unexpectedly, I met the king here today, but begged the king to spare his life. After hearing this, Ma Rong scolded: "You bitch, it's not a good thing to keep you!"Since you came with her, go with her again. "At that time, it was also a knife that killed the woman. Ma Rong said: "You and I have finished this matter. Tomorrow Huaiyi will come out and arrest the murderer after knowing Wu.

In front of the corpse mountain gate, isn't there a monk like the gatekeeper?Go in and tell him that my two heads will be sent to the hall of Huaiyi, and I will frighten him first. "As he spoke, he lifted the two heads from the ground with his hands, and ran across the house all the way to the bamboo garden.

When I got inside, I saw someone below who said: "This old thing is not coming at this time. Every night, people must not rest early. If she doesn't come, this one will mess around with everyone." Ma Rong saw no one around. People, holding their feet, walked inside along the path that the Taoist woman said, and gently placed two heads, one inside and one outside, at the key opening, and then jumped into the room, jumping up and down, When we reached the gate of the mountain, we shouted to the inside: "Mrs. Qiao, you and I should go back quickly. The inside became alert for a moment, so we couldn't go." Mrs. Qiao was coming out of the house, and the two of them headed for the city together.Halfway through, Ma Rong asked, "How do you tell him?" Mrs. Qiao said, "I explained to him that it was the governor's yamen. If Huaiyi was looking for the murderer on him, I ordered him to go to the gate to sue, but said that Huaiyi lied to him. He raped the woman and killed two people. Seeing that I was sent by Mr. Di, he was very grateful and said that he had taken the grievance on his behalf.

Although it was his private intention, it is not quite wrong to think about it. "At that time, the two hurried into the city, it was after the fourth watch.

After entering the yamen, Qiao Di just planned to go to the court. When he saw the two of them coming back, he knew that the matter had been settled.At this time, the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs has not yet come, but fortunately Yuan Xingchong has arrived, and Di Gong should tell him about Wang Yushu.Xingchong said: "I'm afraid it will hinder Empress Wu's affection, and it is difficult to punish according to the law. We have to fight for it before we can deal with it." " Di Gongdao: "this court has already thought about it. If there is any violation in the golden hall, I hope that you can also apply for it. "Yuan Xingchong said: "My lord, don't worry about it. It is unthinkable at that time to remove the decree from the Empress Wu. If Wu Sansi, Zhang Changzong and others obstruct it, the lower officials will definitely fight for it. "The two have finished their discussions, and the servants have come one after another. Wait a moment, the Jingyang bell is ringing, and Empress Wu is facing the court. The civil and military officials are standing on both sides. The official on duty has long stepped forward and shouted: "If there is something to do, go to the class to play, nothing to do. The roller blind retreats. " I saw Di Gong bowing down on behalf of the golden steps, and went up to play: "Chen Di Renjie has something to play.This is because Wang Yushu, a Jinshi, threw himself into the giant yamen yesterday to beat drums and appeal for grievances. He said that his daughter-in-law Li was a monk Huaiyi of Baima Temple who deceived people in the temple and took it by force.Because the place is the place where the imperial edict was granted, the minister feared that his control was not true, so he immediately appealed in the hall.Who knows that this matter is well known, and the people hearing the trial clamored together, declaring that if the case is not handled, it will cause a catastrophe.The minister thought that if Wang Yushu made a false accusation, why would the common people speak the same word? If they do not make it clear and strict, it will not only pollute the Buddha's land, but also have something to do with the state system, and it may lead to a civil uprising.I beg Your Majesty to issue a decree to seal the White Horse Temple, and Bichen will lead the officers to search it before the truth can be found out.If there is no such thing, Wang Yushu must be punished for falsely accusing monks and disrupting the Qing regulations. "

Hearing this, Wu Zetian couldn't help being surprised and said: "Huaiyi is the favorite of the widow. It must be because Xue Aocao has entered the palace and he can't come. In addition, the widow hasn't gone for a long time, so I couldn't bear it and made this move." Illegal things are coming. But this matter hinders my friendship, what should I do if I am tried by him?" At that time, I wanted to stop him from doing it, but I couldn't talk about it for a while.

Empress Wu thought about it and didn't know what to say, let's see the breakdown in the next chapter.

(End of this chapter)