Chapter 17 Chapter Seventeen
Di Gong walked into the ancient pavilion with everyone, took a cup of new tea, and then leaned on the railing to enjoy the scenery of the cliff.In the canyon under the cliff, there are several rushing streams, and the loud sound of "imam" can be heard very clearly even in the ancient pavilion hundreds of feet above.From time to time in the empty valley, clouds and mist steam up to cover people's sight, and when the clouds and mist fade away, the farmland, small bridges, houses, etc. under the canyon can be clearly seen.
Zhang Lanbo said: "I came here when I was ten years old. At that time, there were people jumping off the cliff on this ancient pavilion to meet my Buddha's call. Everything in front of me is so beautiful. I want to write a poem to express the beauty of this place. The landscape is painted."
Shao Fanwen smiled and said: "I have already carved poems on this pavilion. I wrote a five-character poem when I accompanied the prime minister to visit here. The craftsman made a poem plaque and hung it on the eaves of the pavilion. Everyone looked up, and sure enough, there were more than a dozen poem plaques hanging in the pavilion, and one poem plaque engraved with ancient official script on a black lacquer and mud gold bottom was exactly the seal of Shao Fanwen.
Shao Fanwen said proudly: "When the prime minister came here, a group of scholars from the court followed, and everyone wrote poems according to the rhyme. The prime minister said that this emerald jade cliff is like a cloud, and today this victory will be called the sun' cloud Zhonghui'bar: I think our elegant meeting today will not lose the atmosphere of the past, I wonder who can write an elegant title?"
"Meeting in the fog." Master Ruyi blurted out.His voice was hoarse and his expression was grim.
"Okay!" Zhang Lanbo shouted, "It's really foggy today. There is a layer of white mist everywhere in the pine forests and on the high cliffs. The deep valley under the ancient pavilion is even more foggy. This 'Fog Meeting' is very Interesting and relevant."
"The ancient Chi You created a five-mile fog, but today the fog reaches ten miles. His heels are floating in the fog, and his body is all lost in the fog. What do you expect to see clearly?" Master Ruyi said with a treacherous expression.
Seeing that there was a sound in his words, Di Gong was afraid of missing the secret, so he hurriedly interrupted: "Let's wait for the bright moon to come out of Dongling!"
Luo Yingyuan ordered the servants to put on the banquet, and brought many fruits and moon cakes, which were prepared in the pavilion.
Luo Yingyuan invited Master Shao and Master Zhang to sit on his left and right sides, and asked Master Ruyi and Miss Yulan to sit on both sides of Duke Di, and Tuantuan sat at a table.Thick brocade cushions have already been placed on the stone benches in the pavilion, and wooden piers for feet are pressed down in front of each stone bench.The food and wine came to the table one after another, and the banquet was steaming.Outside the pavilion, there is a cold mountain wind blowing from time to time, and sometimes you can hear the wailing of mountain birds and the long chants of autumn insects such as crickets.
Master Ruyi said: "When I climbed halfway up the mountain just now, a black-haired fox ran out of the cave, stood up and cried at me, as if full of grievances."
Yulan smiled slightly and said, "Master Ruyi, I would like to hear some anecdotes about foxes from you tonight. The story of the black fox you told me in Xin'an last time made me feel so creepy that I dare not walk at night. Let's see you tonight." Could there be a more fascinating story to tell."
"Miss Yulan, this fox is not an ordinary beast. It has the same inspiration and wisdom as a human, and it is more sensitive and stronger. It will turn into a beautiful woman to confuse people, but its heart is kind, so it is often deceived and deceived by others. Abandoned and slaughtered by others. But its ghost is not for human beings, it will entrust the dream to the upright officials to punish the evil and restore the righteous, to avenge it..."
Shao Fanwen interrupted Master Ruyi: "Let's talk about the poems of County Magistrate Luo that we haven't finished talking about. The poem "The Infatuated Man" in the collection of poems is a portrayal of County Magistrate Luo himself! Haha."
Yulan said: "Master Luo's song "The Infatuated Man" is not true. He has loved many women. Only when you love someone all the time, be happy for her, feel sad for her, live for her, and die for her, this is worthy of being called "infatuated." Lang 'ah!"
Luo Yingyuan's face turned pale, and he was very unhappy.
Zhang Lanbo said: "Miss Yulan seems to have the intention of boasting, and offended the Luo county magistrate, but the Luo county magistrate didn't care. Miss Yulan has a sincere and passionate love for him, joy for him, sorrow for him, life for him, and death for him. Could it be an "infatuated girl" - Miss Yulan was punished here to write a poem "Infatuated Girl", which was generously apologetic and recited into a good sentence, which was combined with Luo County Magistrate's "Infatuated Man" and will forever shine on the poetry world. The foolish men and foolish girls felt ashamed, and never dared to write poems indiscriminately and shed tears of love."
"Good idea!" Master Ruyi agreed loudly.
Miss Yulan took a sip of wine, took advantage of the wine, asked for pens and inkstones, approached a vermilion lacquer pavilion pillar, and ordered the servant girls to hold the inkstone and hold the candle.Seeing her thinking for a while, she moistened the pen, picked the smooth and unscarred side, and swished it.His speech goes:
Think hard, search for poems and chant under the lamp,
Sleepless nights are resentment.
Zhilang chases new lovers from court to court,
The new title of the letter is "Concubine's Poor Life".
Shao Fanwen, Zhang Lanbo, Master Ruyi, Di Gong, and Luo Yingyuan approached the pavilion pillar together, chanted softly, couldn't help sighing frequently, applauding in their hearts.Luo Yingyuan ordered the servants to rub Miss Yulan's poems down and hired craftsmen tomorrow to prepare two poem plaques, and hung the two poems "Infatuated Man" and "Infatuated Girl" in this pavilion respectively, chatting about the momentary victory, and hope To stay for future generations.
Seeing that Miss Yulan was sitting, Mr. Di went up to him and said, "Miss Yulan, I have read a transcript of the Bailuguan case, and I feel that this case is not without its strangeness. Miss Unknown, would you like me to draft a statement of defense? The Ministry of Rituals and Punishments has made a clear sentence."
"Thank you, Mr. Di, for your trouble. If I think it is necessary to make an argument, I will choose my own words, and I don't need to work hard."
Yulan obviously doesn't want Di Gong to intervene in her case.
Di Gong said again: "I've looked at the whole case carefully, and the most puzzling thing is the anonymous letter that denounced you. How did the person who denounced you know so well what happened in Bailu Temple? The maid died only three days ago. Now that the matter has happened, doesn’t Miss think this is something to think about? Don’t Miss really know the whole thing about the person who wrote the anonymous letter?”
"If I know, I will tell the government." She raised her glass and drank it, and said, "However, maybe I won't tell them."
Master Shao, Master Zhang, and Master Ruyi returned to the wine table, and everyone proposed to drink three cups for Miss Yulan's poem.There were a huge number of guests, and none of them lost their composure.However, Miss Yulan's eyes were already shining with frenzy, and her spirit was excited and frantic by the high-grade fragrant wine stimulated by the poetic thoughts when she was inscribed "The Infatuated Girl", and by the provocative words of Mr. Di.The ups and downs of the chest, the sound of panting, and the beating of the heart can be faintly heard by Di Gong.He thought that at this time, he had to be more aggressive in teasing Yulan. Just now, Yulan's last sentence had already implied that she knew the person who wrote the anonymous letter, but she just didn't want to name it.
Duke Dee asked again: "The anonymous letter denouncing you reminds me of an anonymous letter denouncing General Modling's treason eighteen years ago. These two letters may have been written by the same person."
Miss Yulan looked at Duke Di in amazement and asked, "I was only twelve years old eighteen years ago. What does this have to do with me?"
"Of course it's an indirect relationship. I met the son of General Modling's concubine surnamed Song in Jinhua, and he was also looking for the person who wrote the anonymous letter." Di Gong said and glanced at all the guests.
"You mean that scholar named Song? I heard that he was killed the day before yesterday." Yulan said.
"Because this anonymous letter is related to the murder of a scholar, the Magistrate Luo and I have specifically investigated the case of General Modling."
Shao Fanwen said: "Mo Deling followed the Ninth Prince to seek rebellion. At that time, the emperor sent an imperial envoy to execute him. I was the governor of Jinhua at that time, and I have been assisting the imperial envoy to arrest the rebellious party day and night. This Mo Deling's case cannot be overturned." And he has evil intentions and slanders the imperial court, even though he has made many military exploits."
Zhang Lanbo interjected: "I have also heard about General Modling's treason case, but I don't know how he is involved in the death of Song Xiucai?"
Duke Di said loudly: "I would like to add that Song Xiucai's mother, that is, Mod Ling's concubine surnamed Song, was an unfaithful woman who had an affair with an adulterer and gave birth to a daughter. This daughter also lives in Jinhua. Song Xiucai came to Jinhua to find the half-sister when he learned of this, and wanted to find out the name of her mother's adulterer from her mouth. He believed that the adulterer was writing Anonymously believed that his father, General Mo, was dead, and the adulterer got the information and killed Song Xiucai. He is afraid that his adultery eighteen years ago will be exposed, ruining his career and reputation."
Shao Fanwen asked: "So magistrate Di, have you found the murderer?"
Di Gong continued: "By chance, I met Song Xiucai's half-sister. She is the witch of the desolate Black Fox Temple outside the south gate; she is dressed in rags, half hungry, and keeps company with the fox day and night. , the scene is very dire.”
"So, Master Di, do you know Zhu Hong? You have already met her?" Master Ruyi asked in surprise.His pair of big toad-like eyes all protruded.It was covered with blood, and a big mouth that was chewing was opened in shock.
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