The Beacon of Kyushu

Chapter 47

Before I knew it, it was already noon.

Murong Yunyao visited a few more families, but the answers they got were all the same, that is, there was no such person as Jiang Shan in Qingping County, and the so-called Old Man Liu's family had moved out ten years ago.

For a moment, she felt confused, as if she had fallen into a cloud.In the past three months, she has experienced countless inexplicable and strange things, whether it is the mysterious old man who can't distinguish between friends and foes, or the old man Jiang Shan and Liu who disappeared out of thin air, or even did not exist at all, it is enough to make her feel unprecedentedly incomprehensible with fear.

"Little lady, what did you find out?" When Murong Yunyao was at a loss, Duan Siming's voice suddenly sounded in her ear, she turned her head and said, "Looking at your gloating appearance, you must have guessed that I The result of the inquiry, now you are happy!"

Duan Siming said displeased: "What makes me happy? You don't suspect that this king bought all the men, women and children in Qingping County together to deceive and cover up things that don't exist at all?"

"Huh?" Murong Yunyao's eyes suddenly lit up, and she quickly grabbed Duan Siming's collar and said, "I'm not kidding myself! You must have been a guilty conscience for revealing such an ulterior secret by accident." ? Say, where did you tie Uncle Jiang to!"

Duan Siming pointed at Murong Yunyao, and said speechlessly: "You...you are simply unreasonable! Talking to you is like playing the piano to that...that thing! Every time I say a word to you, I worry that my life will be shortened by ten years !"

Murong Yunyao smiled and said: "How many words have you and this girl said? According to your logic just now, you should be dead now, but why are you still alive and kicking like this?" Then she looked at Duan Siming and said in amazement: " By the way, your lifespan should not be calculated by the limit of a human being. As the saying goes, a thousand-year-old king is 8-year-old tortoise. We have talked so much. It seems that you are getting closer and closer to the limit of the bastard. You should try to be a shrinking one. A turtle with a head can live longer!"

Duan Siming couldn't bear it anymore and said: "Smelly girl, this king has had enough of you! If this king is with you again..." Before he could finish his sentence, he quickly covered his mouth, snorted coldly and turned his head away.

Murong Yunyao smiled and said, "Why did you say a word? What if you talk to me again?"

Duan Siming endured it for a long time before he said: "You...you must think that this king is rich enough to rival a country, so you want to murder for money! This king is so smart, how could he be fooled by you?"

Murong Yunyao cast a sideways glance at Duan Siming, and said, "I still have business to do, so I don't have time to chat with you." As she spoke, she walked quickly towards the alley to the east.

Duan Siming hurriedly followed and asked, "Where are you going? You don't want to find someone to assassinate the king in this remote area, so that you can steal the king's precious golden dragon yourself? I warn you, it's about Dali Even if this king dies, he will turn into a ghost to protect the golden dragon!"

Murong Yunyao strode forward while making three gestures with her hands, "My surname is Duan, you said three more words to this girl, and you will lose another 30 years of life!"

"You!" Duan Siming said in dissatisfaction: "You are so hateful, you actually plot against me again, even if I really have a thousand years old, I can't afford such a reduction! By the way, what do you want to do, tell me clearly. "

Before Duan Siming finished his sentence, Murong Yunyao stopped in her tracks, pointed to the majestic county government in front of her and said, "This girl is going here, do you want to go together?"

Duan Siming looked up at the lofty plaque, and said softly: "Qingping county government office?"

Then he said loudly: "What are you taking me to the county government for? Don't you still plan to sue me, the majestic Prince of Dali, to your Song State government office!"

Murong Yunyao shook her head and said: "Who told you to sue you? This girl wants to ask how the case of extermination of the family was solved, so as to find some clues from it and clarify all the strange things that happened in the past three months."

Duan Siming was taken aback and said, "Do you know the county magistrate here?"

Murong Yunyao said: "Of course I don't know him."

Duan Siming said puzzled: "Then why did he tell you the details?"

Murong Yunyao patted the sword behind her back, then pointed at Duan Siming, and said, "What's so difficult about it? As long as I hold you hostage to see him, I think he is a parent and officer, and he won't put people's lives at risk for a case. Am I right, Prince Duan?"

"Help!" Duan Siming yelled, his toes flew backwards a little bit, and he wanted to jump on the roof behind him.But when his body was just in the air, he suddenly felt that the clothes behind him seemed to be caught, and then he pulled down hard, and the whole person fell heavily to the ground.

Duan Siming fell to the ground, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses, "Stinky girl! You have evil intentions, hidden evil intentions, ulterior motives, evil schemes, evil intentions, ulterior motives, committing troubles, and destroying the nine races..."

Murong Yunyao bent down, looked at Duan Siming curiously, and said: "I used to only hear that Dali people can speak Chinese, but I didn't expect that the prince of Dali can speak idioms better than me. You continue to talk, I want to see How many more can you name!"

Duan Siming got up from the ground, and strode into Qingping county government office without hesitation.Murong Yunyao was startled when she saw this, and hurriedly said: "You just barged in like this? Are you not afraid that the county magistrate will punish you?"

"Don't be afraid!" Duan Siming said without turning his head: "It's best to sentence me to a death sentence, so that I don't have to be tortured by your stinky girl anymore! I miss my father, and I want to reunite with him!"

Murong Yunyao shrugged and said: "I didn't expect that my girl's martial arts improved so much in three months, and she turned a good prince into a lunatic who treats death like home? I want to see, who will dare to mess with me in the future?" !" Thinking of Duan Siming's cowardice, she found it funny, and couldn't help but slow down.

Suddenly, Murong Yunyao heard Duan Siming's heart-piercing screams coming from the county office. She was about to rush in when she heard him shout: "Bold dog official! This king is the majestic prince of Dali Kingdom, how dare you How dare you spank my ass with such a heavy board!"

Murong Yunyao smiled slightly, and secretly said, "Who told you to barge in so recklessly, I really think this is your Dali country! It's no wonder if you don't hit you!" She thought that her pace became faster and faster, and in the blink of an eye, she was already dead. Arrived at the main hall of the county government.She saw that Duan Siming in the hall had been stripped of his shirt by the yamen servants, and was lying on a bench being continuously tortured with a cane, his buttocks had been beaten to pieces.

Duan Siming yelled: "Smelly girl, help me! Tell this dog official to stop, or I will really be beaten to death!"

Murong Yunyao nodded slightly, looked at the magistrate with a savage face in the hall, and shouted: "Officer dog, why did you hit someone without asking indiscriminately! I order you to let him go! It's not your turn to hit him!"

"Oh, is that so?" The county magistrate sneered, looked at Murong Yunyao contemptuously and said, "I don't know who this little lady is, she dares to yell in front of this county magistrate, do you think you are the princess of Song Dynasty! "

Murong Yunyao rolled her eyes slightly, and said coldly: "This girl is the cousin of the Eighth King Qiansui, if you dare to disobey this girl's order, I will let you try the power of the concave gold mace someday!"

The county magistrate was slightly startled when he heard the words, and then laughed loudly: "Hahaha, this kid claims to be the prince of Dali, and you claim to be the cousin of the Eighth Prince. Xiaoxian is really flourishing today! But pretending to be the royal family But the death penalty, this kid is from Dali who doesn't understand the rules of the Song Dynasty, so don't you understand, girl?"

As he spoke, he took the command arrow from the table in front of him, threw it heavily into the hall, and shouted: "Come here, strip this little girl who pretends to be the emperor's relatives, strip her clothes and beat her to death with a stick, and let her dare to be here again!" Rampant in front of this county!"

"Yes!" Seeing that the little lady in front of her was as beautiful as a flower, all the yamen servants surrounded her with malicious intentions.The servant who was closest to Murong Yunyao reached out to untie her blouse.Murong Yunyao subconsciously dodged backwards, and then the sword was out of its sheath, and the right hand of the man was cut off at the root with one sword, and blood spurted out immediately.

The yamen servant rolled on the ground with his arms folded, screaming continuously, all the yamen servants were stunned when they saw this, and no one dared to take another half step forward for a while.Seeing that the situation was not good, the county magistrate slapped the gavel heavily, and shouted: "What are you still doing, take this guy who resisted arrest and assault to this county!"

Murong Yunyao held the sword to her chest and questioned: "Dog officer! I came here to ask you a few words, why did you execute me for no reason? Could it be that human life is nothing to you? Wouldn't it be better?"

The county magistrate snorted and said: "This county has always enforced the law impartially and cared for the people. But you must be severely punished for those troublemakers who pretend to be the royal family and disturb the court!" He waved his hand and ordered: "Hurry up!" , Take her down to this officer!"

Murong Yunyao sneered coldly and said: "Officer dog, since you want to kill innocent people indiscriminately, don't blame me for being ruthless. Today I will take the head of you, official dog, to eliminate harm for the people!" She said With a sharp sword, the killing intent on the sword is like a river rushing to the sea, magnificent and endless.

Relying on the strength of their numbers, all the yamen servants rushed towards her with water and fire sticks in their hands.When Murong Yunyao swung the long sword in his hand, it instantly turned into a frightened dragon, attacking the rushing crowd.Duan Siming seemed to have forgotten the pain at this moment, and kept clapping his hands to cheer.

Just when the two sides were about to fight, a young man's voice suddenly came from in front of the yamen, "Everyone, stop! The magistrate of Yongzhou is here!" All the yamen servants seemed to be a little strange to the visitor, but Murong Yunyao and the county When Ling heard that the person who came was Lord Hou, the magistrate of Yongzhou, he stopped as he said.

As soon as the words fell, the two men in official uniforms walked slowly to the lobby of the county government office.Among them, the person with a slightly higher status is nearly forty years old, shrewd and brave.The other was just past the age of the weak crown, he was born with a gentle manner, and even though he was dressed as an official, he could hardly hide his handsomeness.

When Murong Yunyao saw this young man, he quickly ran over and said kindly: "Brother Pingzhong, why did you come here? I remember that you were conferred into Cheng'an by the emperor three years ago, how did you get to Yongzhou? coming?"

Before the young man could speak, Zhizhou Hou Renbao asked first: "Brother Kou Xian, is this girl your friend? Why have I never heard you mention it?"

The young man smiled and said: "To be honest, my lord, she is the daughter of Murong Hualong. Three years ago when I went to Beijing for the imperial examination, I was bothering her at her residence. I was lucky to have met her a few times. Later I heard that Lord Murong died in the battle. , and I often have official duties, so I haven't seen each other for several years."

Hou Renbao nodded, "So that's how it is. I've heard that brother Kou Xian has a lot of friends, but I didn't expect that he has some friendship with Mr. Murong's daughter. It's really unexpected!" He looked at the county magistrate and said, "Tao Rong, my official I just heard that you are going to capture Miss Murong, may I ask where and which one she committed?"

Tao Rong tremblingly said: "My lord...Your Excellency, Miss Murong... She pretended to be a relative of the emperor, claiming to be the cousin of the Eighth King Qiansui, it was really difficult for the lower officials to tell, so I ordered her to be captured and taken to Yongzhou, I wanted to rely on your wise decision, my lord, but you came to the small county in person, what a great honor to our county!"

Hou Renbao snorted coldly, and said, "Tao Rong! You really don't hear what's going on outside the window, and you only read flattering scriptures!"

Tao Rong quickly knelt down in front of Hou Renbao, and asked: "Lord Hou, I dare to ask, does this Miss Murong really have anything to do with the Eighth King Qiansui?"

Hou Renbao nodded, "That's natural! A few months ago, Bawang Qiansui ran into his cousin Yun Zixiao and Miss Murong on Bianhe Street. Qiantose also recognizes this Murong girl as his cousin, do you understand?"

Tao Rong scratched his head, and said with a smile: "This... This lower official still doesn't understand, but since Master Zhizhou said so, there must be nothing wrong! This Murong girl must be the cousin of the Eighth Prince." He As he spoke, he hurriedly walked in front of Murong Yunyao, and bowed to the ground, "Miss Murong, just now you are a low-ranking official with blind eyes, and I hope you have a lot of lords. If you forgive me, I will forgive you!"

Murong Yunyao snorted coldly, pointed at Duan Siming and said: "Magistrate Tao, if you beat a dog, it depends on the owner, let alone this girl's friend, you can decide for yourself."

Tao Rong was taken aback for a moment, then quickly helped Duan Siming up and said: "Mr. Duan, the lower official deserves to die. You have a lot of adults. I beg you to spare the lower official!"

Duan Siming stood up slowly, grinning his teeth and said: "Young Master Duan, I am the prince of Dali, prince! As an official of the Song Dynasty, you have injured this king for no reason, and you have seriously challenged our dignity in Dali. If you don't want to let The two countries are at war, and you have only one way to go!"

Tao Rong said in a panic: "Prince Duan, tell me, as long as you are an official, you can do anything."

Duan Siming nodded with a smile, and said with a little calculation: "You just let the yamen servant beat me ten times, and I will pay you back ten times, even if I lose even one!"

"What!" Tao Rong panicked and said, "Ten times? That's one hundred boards. If the one hundred boards go down, will I still be alive? Either way, I'm dead. Please show mercy and give me a hand." Let's be an official and have a good time!"

The young man also persuaded: "The law of the Song Dynasty stipulates that the punishment cannot be punished by a doctor. It is indeed too heavy to punish Mr. Tao with a hundred boards. It is better to cut it in half to fifty boards. I don't know what the prince wants?"

Duan Siming thought for a while and asked: "Is there a mace here? Jinding Zaoyang lance is also available. If these two things are used instead of boards, I can consider it, otherwise it will be unnecessary."

"This..." The young man was startled, looked at Murong Yunyao and said, "Miss Murong, Tao Rong is not worthy of death. Prince Duan is your friend, please persuade him to be merciful, otherwise Master Tao will definitely die today. !"

Murong Yunyao said: "Brother Ping Zhong, you care about Master Tao's life and death, but Master Tao doesn't care about other people's life or death at all! Such a stupid official, I don't know how many innocent people died in his hands, if Brother Ping Zhong must protect His life, let Lord Hou demote him to a commoner and never hire him, otherwise I will not be able to persuade Prince Duan!"

The young man was very embarrassed when he heard the words, but Hou Renbao said solemnly: "What Miss Murong said is true, how can such a stupid official keep the people safe! This state will definitely demote him to the people and never hire him! If Duan The prince and Miss Murong were still angry, so they fined him fifty bucks." He looked at the servants and said, "Why are you still standing there, take this dog official to Benzhou!"

Tao Rong usually bullies the superiors and the inferiors, and the government servants have had enough.Hearing the words, they rushed up, pressed Tao Rong on the bench with all hands and feet, and beat his butt with the board, every time he was beaten, his skin was torn apart, and he cried like a ghost.Duan Siming couldn't care about the pain anymore, bent over and stood by the bench, and laughed loudly: "Hahaha, good fight! Give me a hard hit, and I will reward the hardest!"

Murong Yunyao tugged at Duan Siming's sleeve and said, "My surname is Duan, don't forget your identity, thanks to the fact that you are still a prince! Do you know what it means to be complacent? It seems that memorizing idioms is not very good!"

Duan Siming nodded emphatically, "Of course I'm happy that this king has revenge, and it's understandable to get carried away for a while! It's a pity that there is no good wine here, otherwise we must celebrate!"

Hou Renbao heard the words and hurriedly said: "Prince Duan, you have come from a long way, and you have suffered such wrongs. Benzhou is very sorry. I intend to invite you to a banquet in the county government office. I have the right to clean up the dust for you. I don't know what the prince wants?"

Duan Siming laughed and said: "Okay, the king is willing!"

(End of this chapter)