People are among the Eight Immortals, starting from Painted Skin Ghost

Chapter 182 Zhong Kui marries his sister, the heavenly master blesses and congratulates, Xu Er and others love each other for a hundred years! 【Subscribe】

Just as he thought, these people were all captured by Celestial Master Dongxiao Guangji.

Seeing his way of pretending to be a living person, the people present could not remain calm, they were stunned and petrified on the spot.

The people outside the hall were even more exclaimed and sighed.

Zhong Kui, on the other hand, looked calm.

The Vajra Indestructible Dahong Robe he was wearing was also extraordinary, it was bestowed by Emperor Zhenwu, not to mention pretending to be a living person, even filling the Yue River is no problem.

Not long after, Master Wen, Peng Maochang and others who fell on the ground woke up one by one. At first, everyone was still a little dazed, and they just fell asleep for a long time.

After figuring out the situation, I realized that I was actually in the lobby right now!
"My lord, why are you kneeling under the hall?"

Master Wen opened his eyes and was taken aback when he saw County Magistrate Yan beside him.

After speaking, I wanted to help him up.

Clinker glanced at him, and saw Du Ping standing in front of the hall, looking at him jokingly.

Not only him, but others also cast strange glances at him.

Immediately, Master Wen looked around like a glow on his back.

Seeing this, he was terrified!
The person sitting under the plaque of "Mirror Hanging High" is a majestic man with a square face, straight nose, protruding eyes and thick eyebrows, dressed in a crimson official robe.

On the left and right stood two Taoist priests, one with iron face and curly beard, leopard head and eyes around him, and the other with loose crane bones and slender eyebrows.

"My...my lord, who are they?"

Master Wen was frightened and asked in a trembling voice.

"This is the court, you can't wait to make noise here!"

Here, Cui Shilang, after reading the file, saw the noise in front of the hall, so his expression became serious, he looked at the people in the hall, and shouted.

His voice is loud and penetrating, and he is a high official of the imperial court, so he has a certain momentum.

Therefore, after this drink, the lobby suddenly became quiet.

Even the people outside the venue dared not speak up.

Seeing the solemn atmosphere, Cui Shilang said in a deep voice:

"Let me introduce to you, my official is Cui Changlin, Minister of Rites. This is the grand-nephew of Mr. Changli, Dongxiao Guangji Tianshi Han Xiangzi, and the other is the former number one scholar in the Golden Palace, who is now expelled from the town house canonized by His Majesty." Demon Saint Zhong Kui!"

"Earlier, I looked through the file of the Shuangwei Yupei case, and found that there are many strange things in it, so this case will be retried by this officer!"

"Now, bring the plaintiff, Peng Maochang!"

After the words fell, Peng Maochang in the hall quickly knelt down and replied:
"Report to Master Cui, Xiaosheng is here!"

"I ask you, do you have evidence to sue Du Ping for poisoning Dai Heng?"

Cui Shilang's majestic eyes fell on Peng Maochang and asked.

"There is no evidence."

Afraid of Cui Shilang's prestige, coupled with the fact that Han Xiangzi, the master of Dongxiao Guangji, is here, there is no need for Peng Maochang to hide the matter now.

Then he confessed honestly.

After he finished speaking, County Magistrate Yan's heart sank and he fell to the bottom of the valley.

"Peng Maochang, since you have no evidence, why did you sue Du Ping for poisoning Dai Heng before? Could it be a false accusation?"

"How did Dai Heng die? I haven't reported the truth!"

Hearing this, Cui Shilang frowned and said angrily.

"Master Cui, Xiaosheng planned to frame Du Ping because he was greedy for Zhong Li's beauty."

"That night, Xiaosheng invited him and Dai Heng to drink in the house. After drinking for three rounds, he poisoned Dai Heng's wine, but the poison was slow in onset and hard to detect for a while."

"Xiaosheng calculated that Dai Heng had a fit on the way back after drinking, so he got Du Ping drunk first and blamed him."

Thinking of what happened that night, Peng Maochang expressed regret.

At that time, when Zhong Kui heard that Peng Maochang coveted his sister Zhong Li's beauty, he could not help but see fire in his eyes and was furious.

Fortunately, he still had some sense of propriety and didn't make trouble in court.

"Since you are greedy for Zhong Li's beauty, why did you frame Du Ping?"

Facing Peng Maochang's answer, Cui Shilang immediately asked the key point.

"To tell the truth, Mr. Cui, Xiaosheng and Du Ping are good friends. Knowing that he often takes care of Zhong Li, we gradually develop a good impression. Miss Zhong Li also loves Du Ping. The two of them can be said to be in love with each other, but they don't speak to each other."

"Therefore, Xiaosheng thought that once Du Ping was imprisoned, Zhong Li would definitely come to me for him when he learned about it, and then he would be able to force him to submit."

Peng Maochang glanced at Du Ping and Zhong Li, before speaking to Cui Shilang.

Hearing this, Zhong Kui in front of the hall was shocked for a moment, and looked at the two with a complicated expression.

Seeing that both of them were ashamed, they lowered their heads unconsciously, as if a little embarrassed.

In an instant, Zhong Kui understood clearly.

I am afraid that what Peng Maochang said is probably true.

At the moment, he didn't say much.

"Peng Maochang, you are still a scholar in vain, you never thought you were so sinister!"

"Kneel aside, and I will punish you later!"

After listening to what Peng Maochang said, Cui Shilang hated him for being shameless, and couldn't help cursing.

After interrogating Peng Maochang, Cui Shilang looked at Yan Wenzhao who was kneeling in the hall:
"Magistrate Yan, I want to ask you, there are many doubts in this file. How did you conclude that Dai Heng was killed by Du Ping? Have you examined him in detail?"

"Whoever kills people must first pay attention to the motive. Tell me what is Du Ping's motive?"

"This... I don't know."

County magistrate Yan racked his brains for a long time, but couldn't answer, so he had a look of anxiety on his face.

"I don't know!"

"Come here, take off his black gauze hat, take off his official robe, and have no intention of showing compassion to the people, what use is it for you?"

Cui Shilang was furious, looked to the left and right, and ordered.

As soon as the words fell, two yamen servants stepped forward, took off the black gauze cap from the head of County Magistrate Yan, and took off his green robe.

In this way, the county magistrate Yan became white.

Watching the black gauze hat being taken off, he suddenly remembered the day when the strong wind blew it off.

Thinking about it now, in the dark, everything was preordained long ago.

"Peng Maochang, according to Master Dongxiao, you escaped from the city with your whole family a few nights ago, and were almost killed by Master Wen on the way. Is there such a thing?"

Cui Shilang asked Peng Maochang again.

"Reporting to my lord, there is indeed such a thing."

"This master Wen said that he came to kill me in the name of Yan County magistrate!"

Peng Maochang suddenly stared at the county magistrate Yan desperately, and said through gritted teeth.

"Wen Tang Jing, Peng Maochang's words, can it be true?"

Cui Shilang looked at the shivering Master Wen again.

"My lord, it's true!"

"The little one did follow the order of County Magistrate Yan to ambush Peng Maochang outside the city. I thought that if the case of the twin-tailed jade pendant came to light, there would be no proof!"

"In addition, the magistrate Yan did this for the Peng family's property!"

At this moment, Master Wen was so frightened that he dared not hide anything, and replied directly.

He wished he could reveal everything he knew in one breath, in order to excuse himself.

"Humph!"

The county magistrate Yan couldn't help but sneered when he heard the words.

"Yan Wenzhao, why are you laughing?"

Cui Shilang frowned and asked.

"Returning to my lord, since ancient times, cunning rabbits have died, and lackeys have cooked them. This is a plan to kill people with a knife, but Master Wen and I planned it together. Unexpectedly, he got a little bit worse and blamed me for the crime. I am ashamed, so I laughed .”

Yan Wenzhao replied.

"You...you are bloody. It is obvious that you have taken a fancy to the two-tailed jade pendant of the Dai family, so you and Peng Maochang made a plan to frame Du Ping."

"I am a master, not a county magistrate, so I have to obey your orders."

Master Wen was eloquent and argued.

Seeing that the two were shirking each other, Cui Shilang couldn't help but slapped the gavel and said loudly:
"Stop quarreling!"

"The two of you committed this crime, and you will surely be held accountable by the law!"

"Yan Wenzhao, explain clearly the ins and outs of your conspiracy with Wen Tangjing and Peng Maochang to frame Du Ping."

"If something is wrong, the two of you can make it up."

Speaking of this, Cui Shilang looked at Master Wen and Peng Maochang again.

Seeing this, the county magistrate Yan knew that he was going to die, so he didn't struggle anymore, so he said truthfully:
"Back to Mr. Cui, the thing is like this. A month ago, Peng Maochang came to the county government to look for me with a heavy gift..."

At the moment, he told the whole story of how he and Peng Maochang conspired to frame Du Ping in court.

It can be said that Yan County Magistrate and Peng Maochang are two people, one is for wealth and the other is for sex.

It's collusion and collusion!
It's a pity that people are watching and the sky is watching. The case that was thought to be a sure win will be messed up because of Zhong Kui's coming to Lantian County, resulting in a total loss!

Accompanied by County Magistrate Yan's narration in front of the hall, all the people outside the court hall were shocked when they heard it.

If Master Dongxiao Guangji hadn't come to punish him for his crime today, the people of Lantian County would still be kept in the dark, not knowing that he lost his virtue because of this!
The crowd was furious when they heard this, and could not help cursing:
"Pooh!"

"This dog official is really not a thing. For the jade pendant passed down from his family, he killed the son of the Dai family, and even asked Du Ping to be an unjust ghost!"

"So corrupt and perverting the law, and engaging in malpractice for personal gain, he deserves to be hacked to death!"

"Lord Cui, the grassroots also have grievances!"

"Last year, my farmland was invaded by Liu Yuanwai, and I sued it to the county government. I didn't expect the grassroots to have the land deed, but they lost the lawsuit and suffered [-] boards. Now that I think about it, it is estimated that this dog official got Liu Yuanwai. the benefits of!"

"Master Cui, please be the master of the grassroots!"

"I beg Dongxiao Guangji to be the master of the people!"

"..."

There are also some common people who, thinking of their own grievances, suddenly fell to their knees and shouted at the court.

You must know that Yan County Magistrate is about to fall, and there are high-ranking court officials here, and it is most effective to appeal for grievances at this time.

In Han Xiangzi hall, when he heard the words of the common people, his heart was also touched.

After glancing at Cui Shilang, he said to the outside world:
"You don't need to disturb me. When the case is over, you can write the pleadings and hand them over to the yamen, and someone will accept them."

With Han Xiangzi's words, everyone felt a lot relieved.

"Thank you Dongxiao Guangji Celestial Master!"

For this, thank you all in unison.

After Na Yan County Magistrate and others finished explaining the case, Na Zhong Kui sat aside and drew up the pleadings.

After stopping the pen, I handed it to Cui Shilang for a review.

This Zhong Kui deserves to be the number one scholar. Cui Shilang looked at the paper, not only was it organized and detailed, but his writing was also sophisticated and refined.

"Since you have pleaded guilty, then sign and pledge!"

After the review was correct, Cui Shilang handed the pleading paper to the Cui family members beside him.

Seeing the case, the latter hurriedly spread the paper on the ground so that County Magistrate Yan, Master Wen, Peng Maochang and others could draw on it.

Not long after, the signature and deposit were completed, and the pleading paper was handed over to Cui Shilang again.

"Now all the people in the hall are being imprisoned in the prison, and the sentence will be pronounced at another day!"

"Remove Yan Wenzhao's status as the county magistrate, but Lantian County cannot be left alone for a day. Before the new appointment, Du Ping will be in charge."

After collecting the pleadings, Cui Shilang looked down at the crowd and said in a deep voice.

Thinking of Yan Wenzhao's imprisonment and the fact that the magistrate of Lantian County could not be vacant, he thought about it and arranged for Du Ping.

Anyway, the latter was also a Jinshi, so it was more than enough to be the head of a county.

Cui Shilang spoke too quickly, Du Ping wanted to refuse, but it was too late, so he could only give a wry smile.

"Retire!"

After the trial of the case, it was already dark outside.

Cui Shilang patted the gavel again and preached.

Soon, someone detained Yan Wenzhao, Peng Maochang, Master Wen and others.

And he, Han Xiangzi and Zhong Kui also left the hall.

As everyone left, the people watching outside the lobby gradually decreased.

But everyone knows that Lantian County is not peaceful tonight.

The dignified county magistrate was imprisoned in embarrassment. Those wealthy businessmen who colluded with him before may find it difficult to sleep peacefully.

After the trial of the case, Cui Shilang was already very hungry.

As soon as the county magistrate Yan was imprisoned, the welcome banquet was gone, so Cui Shilang had to go to the restaurant to deal with it tonight.

When I came back, it was almost the second watch.

In the hotel, Han Xiangzi, Zhong Kui and others did not rest.

Seeing him coming back from dinner, he called him into the house.

"Cui Shilang, you must have seen the situation outside the courtroom today. This Yan Wenzhao is an official, corrupt and accepting bribes, and not strictly governing. "

"I will return to Chang'an poorly, and I will speak a few words of kindness for you in front of His Majesty."

After Cui Shilang came here, Han Xiangzi was not polite to him, and said directly.

The implication is that he wants him to deal with the mess left by Yan Wenzhao.

"No matter what Daoist Dong Xiao said, it's just some cases, it's okay. When I was not an official in Beijing and served as the Minister of Rites, I was the magistrate for several years."

"What's more, there is such a good talent as Du Ping."

Cui Shilang couldn't help but feel happy when he heard that Daoist Dong Xiao wanted to say something nice in front of the Holy Master.

Regarding these, he didn't find it troublesome, so he waved his hands and smiled.

"By the way, Zhong Zhuangyuan, wasn't this Du Ping a Jinshi before? Logically speaking, he should be an official in the court, why is he still in vain now?"

Speaking of Du Ping, Cui Shilang seemed to have something to say, he frowned and asked.

"Maybe it's because of my sister that I resigned."

Zhong Kui sighed.

"I met Du Ping. He is imposing, and his conversation is extraordinary. He and Lingmei are also a good match. As the saying goes, the male college should be married and the female college should be married. Has Zhong Zhuangyuan considered this marriage?"

Cui Shilang remembered what Peng Maochang said today, and suddenly proposed to Zhong Kui.

"Cui Shilang's words are reasonable, Zhong Daoyou, from a poor point of view, the two should be married."

When Han Xiangzi heard the words, he also persuaded him.

"To tell you the truth, a certain family also intends to betroth Zhong Li to Du Ping."

Zhong Kui laughed.

As Zhong Li's elder brother, after he returned to Lantian County this time, he realized that his sister's affection for Du Ping was unusual, beyond the usual brother-sister relationship.

Needless to say, for Du Ping, Zhong Li would rather go to prison and die with him.

So affectionate, how can we not be moved.

Besides Du Ping's character, Zhong Kui also knows that he is upright, has a chivalrous heart, and has a family, country and world in mind, which is definitely worthy of Zhong Li's entrustment for life.

"With the words of Daoist Zhong, the matchmaker will be made by the poor Taoist." Han Xiangzi opened his mouth casually as they chatted speculatively.

"It's a blessing for the two of you to be able to have brother Daoist Han as a matchmaker for them to witness their marriage."

Zhong Kui smiled and agreed.

……

……

In the next few days, Cui Shilang and Du Ping hardly had any free time.

Because Yan County Magistrate was not a clean official before, he misjudged many cases.

Since he was imprisoned, many people found the Yamen with pleadings.

Faced with these, several people cannot ignore them, and they will accept all pleadings.

At the same time, Han Xiangzi also came to the prison and started the ideological work of the magistrate Yan.

This Yan Wenzhao, knowing that he was corrupt and accepting bribes, not only killed Dai Heng with Peng Maochang, but also killed Quan Yong, it would be a dead end no matter what.

Therefore, after being imprisoned, he simply kept doing badly.

Anyway, he is dead anyway, no matter how kind he is, it is impossible to pardon him.

When Cui Shilang and others came to ask about the previous case, he hardly said a word.

This also caused everyone to be extremely passive in handling the previous cases.

In addition, most of the people who conspired with magistrate Yan were profiteers and wealthy businessmen, and they were very smart.

Unless there is irrefutable evidence, there will be no action at all.

These people are very good at manipulating public opinion to make a big fuss.

You must know that the county magistrate Yan was imprisoned. Once the news came out, it had a great impact on the people.

Some people have to doubt the prestige of the imperial court.

In short, without Yan Wenzhao's voluntary confession, the previous unjust and wrong cases would not be overturned for a while, so everyone's time will be wasted.

Knowing the predicament in front of him, Han Xiangzi did his part and chose to deal with Yan Wenzhao.

"County Yan, do you mind if the poor Taoist comes to your prison for a while?"

In the dark dungeon, Han Xiangzi, led by the jailer, came to the cell where magistrate Yan was being held.

Seeing him, Han Xiangzi asked a question.

After the words fell, Yan Wenzhao did not respond.

In this regard, Han Xiangzi walked in on his own, and he didn't need the jailer to open it. He just walked through the cell door.

Seeing this scene, the jailer couldn't help but widen his eyes.

And Yan Wenzhao seemed to have seen it too, and was startled.

I have to say that being in prison is quite uncomfortable.

Han Xiangzi hadn't seen Yan Wenzhao for a few days. The latter had lost weight, his eyes were dull, his beard was unshaven, his complexion was very bad, and he looked very tired.

Watching Han Xiangzi come in, Yan Wenzhao said weakly:

"You Dongxiao Guangji Celestial Master came here to persuade me?"

"I advise you to give up this idea. Anyway, I can't escape death. I can't live anyway, so why tell you this?"

Suddenly, his eyes changed, bursting out with a look of hope:

"Unless you let me live!"

"Yan Wenzhao, you committed a major crime, even if you were given a chance to pay off your merits, you would not survive."

Han Xiangzi shook his head and said.

"The Dongxiao Guangji Celestial Master should go, there is no need to waste time here."

Hearing this, Yan Wenzhao's face suddenly became depressed.

When the words fell, he turned his back.

"Yan Wenzhao, do you really think that death is the end of everything?"

Seeing his stubbornness, Han Xiangzi couldn't help asking.

"What does the celestial master mean by this?"

Yan Wenzhao frowned slightly.

Han Xiangzi explained:

"After a person dies, the soul will go to the underworld. Whether you can continue to be reincarnated in the next life and be a human or an animal depends on your current karmic retribution?"

"A person like you who is corrupt and violates the law, oppresses the people, and takes a photo on the evil platform of the underworld, is also a person full of sin karma, and most of them will go to hell after death."

"This is going to hell, which is your real hard life."

"Right now, there is a good chance of getting rid of the crime. If you can cooperate with me and other good students in the investigation, and tell the truth about your previous wrongful judgment, maybe you will go to the underworld, and you won't have to go to hell and suffer endless pain."

"That's all for the poor talk, it's useless to talk too much, it all depends on whether your heart is good or evil?"

As soon as the voice fell, his figure suddenly disappeared into the cell.

He has already said what he should say, and if the latter doesn't listen, he won't persuade him any more.

At this moment, every word of Han Xiangzi exploded in Yan Wenzhao's mind like thunder.

Although he said that he is studying and becoming an official, he also knows that there are really immortals and Buddhas in this world.

There are immortals and Buddhas, so naturally hell also exists.

If not, where did Dongxiao Guangji Tianshi's ability to shock the world come from?

Thinking of this, Yan Wenzhao's heart was no longer calm.

If he really wants to go to hell after death, then he will suffer!

According to legend, in the underworld, there are mountains of swords and seas of fire, and the punishment of pulling out tongues in oil pans.

The more he thought about it, the more flustered he became, and finally he couldn't bear the suffering, so he stood up suddenly, grabbed the cell door with both hands, and shouted desperately:
"Tianshi, I am willing to recruit!"

……

"It's still true Dong Xiao has many ways to do it. He went to the prison and persuaded Yan Wenzhao. This guy immediately obediently confessed all the mistakes he made before."

"With his testimony, those tricky cases will be solved immediately!"

The county government office, the inner hall.

Cui Shilang had just returned from the dungeon with a full load, and when he saw Han Xiangzi, he couldn't help praising him.

"It's just a few words of heart attack. If it were someone else, they wouldn't be able to endure it."

Han Xiangzi laughed

In the blink of an eye, three days passed.

In the past few days, many people have been imprisoned in the prison in Lantian County, especially those wealthy businessmen.

And with the Qingming of Lantian County officials, its folk customs are becoming more and more simple.

After a few more days, the burden on everyone gradually disappeared.

At the same time, Yan Wenzhao, Peng Maochang, Master Wen and others were also executed!

At that time, the imperial court had sent the new magistrate of Lantian County to Lantian County.

After that, Du Ping moved out from the Lantian County Government Office and returned to his residence.

As early as the day Yan County Magistrate was imprisoned, Cui Shilang wrote the document and asked someone to send it to Chang'an quickly, and report it to the Holy One.

When the Emperor Tang learned of this, he was very angry, and immediately sent the Ministry of Officials to select a suitable person and rush to Lantian County to take up the post of county magistrate.

For Du Ping, who was wronged in this case, the Emperor Tang also rewarded Han Xiangzi and Zhong Kui for their sake.

He was granted the title of Ande Gong in Lantian County, with a food town of [-] hectares.

……

On this day, Han Xiangzi had nothing to do, so he came to visit Du Ping's house thinking about his relationship with Zhong Kui some time ago.

After the two exchanged a few words, he straight to the point and asked:
"Du Ping, what do you think of Zhong Li?"

"Zhong Li is beautiful and intelligent, gentle and virtuous, daring to love and hate, she is a woman of temperament."

When asked by Han Xiangzi suddenly, Du Ping felt a little embarrassed, but he still answered seriously.

……

(End of this chapter)