Chapter 42 Chapter Nineteen

Duke Di and Wang, Bao, Wen, and Ling got out of the sedan chair and carefully watched the horrific scene.They looked at each other, worried. Di Gongdao: "Where is the jailer?" An old warden with a white beard tremblingly stepped forward to kowtow to Duke Di. "My lord, the humble old man is dizzy, unable to do what he wants, and he can't restrain that group of violent rioters—" Di Gong said kindly: "Is this your fault? How can eight old and weak soldiers resist the tens of thousands of people who are filled with righteous indignation. You have cleaned up the scene and sent people to bury all the monks' bodies."

He turned his face to Wang Wenjun and said: "Lord Wang, it should be the negligence of the lower officials. Just because there are bandits in Linpu County who are causing trouble, they recklessly sent all the town troops to suppress the bandits, which led to today's accident. I have to prepare a detailed document for this incident, and I hope the four adults will sign the certificate!" Wang Wenjun said: "In the case of the monk in Puci Temple, the four of us bowed to each other and witnessed it with our ears and eyes. The people acted violently, and there was a reason for it. Argue with reason. The evidence is conclusive, and I hope Master Di will be lenient and clean up the mess."

Di Gong Xun Xun said: "Thank you four adults for your kindness. It's just because today's sage is a good Buddha, and there are many people in black clothes. Under the temples and above the rivers and lakes, I don't know how many people who eat without farming and wear clothes without weaving." The Puci Temple case happened, not to mention the stench of the Buddhist monks and the dull face of the Buddha. There were many people in the imperial court who defended the monks who committed adultery and corruption. Besides, there are those famous and famous monks who are hot and famous. Sowing right and wrong. In case Shangfeng commits a crime and the subordinate officials have difficulty in distinguishing, I hope the four adults will speak up and argue for the subordinate officials and the people of Puyang. Di will be very grateful. ——Produced by Puci Temple And the floating wealth has been listed in the list, and the registration has not been entered into the official. The remaining forty or so monks also dismissed the old farmers, made them support themselves, married wives and adopted children, and did their best."

Afterwards, Duke Di invited the four adults to go around the city on horseback for a week. They saw that Tongqu Street, the streets and the streets were peaceful, the shops were booming, the crowds were bustling with smiles, and it seemed that no earth-shattering riots had happened. .Di Gong was relieved and went back to the gate of the state government office to say goodbye to the four adults Wang, Bao, Wen and Ling, and rode his horse back to the mansion alone. A sumptuous family banquet has been set up in Di's mansion.Mrs. Di, the second wife, and the third wife had received Hong Canjun's message earlier, and they had just woken up from a dream and solved the doubts. They couldn't help but respect Di Gong even more.Huang Xing and Bi Tao were also invited to the banquet, wearing gorgeous and colorful dresses, jade belts around their waists, and red shoes on their feet.

When Di Gong walked into the front hall, everyone knelt down and saluted, and soon there was laughter and chatter, and there was a lot of noise.Mrs. Di ordered the dishes to be served, and the servants came over—one toasted and handed glasses to the ladies.Tonight, Huang Xing and Bi Tao were beautiful and radiant, and they sat upright on the master's seat, feeling shy and uneasy.Duke Di offered three cups to the two of them to express the gratitude of the government and himself.Then delicacies were served one after another, and the family banquet was full of joy, so I will not describe it in detail.

After drinking for three rounds, Mr. Di raised his glass and said: "This time, the case of the obscene monk in Puci Temple was solved. Miss Huang Xing and Bi Tao made great contributions. I have ordered the yamen to share a portion of the floating property of the temple that was confiscated by the government. As a gift to the two of them, let them prepare a rich dowry, choose a good marriage, escape the suffering of the world forever, and enjoy the happiness of human relationships.” When Huang Xing and Bi Tao heard this, they were both surprised and happy, they hurriedly got off their seats, knelt down before Duke Di, and thanked him endlessly.He said: "The dead wood will bloom again, and the bones will become flesh again. In this life, I will never forget Master Di's kindness like Mount Tai." After speaking, tears burst out of the eyes, falling like beads from a broken thread.

Di Gong hurriedly ate some dishes, thinking about the affairs of the yamen, so he gave Huang Xing and Bitao some good words, said goodbye to his family, took a soft sedan chair, and hurried to the state yamen. ——Now he can gather his strength to deal with the most difficult case of Lin Fan and Mrs. Liang. When Di Gong returned to the state office, he called Hong Canjun, Tao Gan, Qiao Tai, and Ma Rong into the study to discuss. Lin Fan and Mrs. Liang have not seen any movement for two days. The Shipping Department has inspected Lin Kee's cargo ships several times, but has never found a single prohibited item.Di Gong patiently listened to the reports of his followers, closed his eyes for a while, and suddenly remembered something, and said: "Last night I pretended to be a fortune teller, I went to Shengming to observe, and I also saw that group of beggars. The head is Shen Ba. What makes me suspicious is that although the Shengming Temple has been sealed up by the government for two years, I have personally heard the sound of people walking and closing the door in the temple. Shen Ba and his gang believe it is a ghost or a vixen. I think There are a lot of articles in the Shengming Temple. If there are a bunch of adult monks lurking in the Puci Temple, it is possible that there are also villains who are plotting to do evil in the Shengming Temple."

Ma Rong said: "If there are really criminals and villains in Shengming Temple, it's easy to do. You only need to send soldiers to surround them on all sides, and you don't have to worry about capturing them. I'm afraid that there are ghosts from the underworld in Guanyin. The vixen has appeared. I'm afraid the master is still early. It's good to take one step away, so as not to be in a dilemma in the future, and you won't be able to escape." Di Gongdao: "Back then, Master Confucius kept ghosts and gods aside, and kept them at a respectful distance. How dare I rashly assert that there must be no ghosts and ghosts in the temple of sages and ghosts? But regardless of the underworld or the yang world, human beings have the most benevolent heart in their hearts, like the sun shining in the dark, and the flames burning. Evil will not succeed, and demons will not get close. As long as we uphold justice and eliminate harm for the people, how can we be more afraid of vixen as enemies?"

After hearing this, Ma Rong nodded frequently, and said again: "If the master wants to go to the Shengming temple to find out the truth, I'm afraid that Shen Ba and his gang will get in the way." Hong Canjun said: "It doesn't matter, we just need to send the inspector to call out the order first. Shen Ba and his gang are most afraid of the government. If they hear that the inspector leads the soldiers to inspect, how dare they move obediently?" Di Gongxi said: "This is very good. The five of us disguised ourselves as ordinary people and sneaked out of the corner gate of the yamen. Don't forget to bring lanterns, candles and flints."