Song Yi

Chapter 353

The beautiful scenery of Emei, the unstoppable heat at the foot of the mountain, and the coolness and pleasantness on the mountain made Du Wenhao and the others linger on.

A few days later, the dispatched spies reported that Wuzhi County had found nine corpses from nowhere, incited the villagers to attack the escort team, smashed the corpses beyond recognition with stones, and did not know what they were doing.Du Wenhao smiled and said to Lin Qingdai: "This Wu Zhi County is really famous. He will let someone report this matter to me."

Lin Qingdai said: "As long as I can find an excuse to evade it."

Sure enough, one day later, the Jiazhou Yamen officials went up the mountain to find Du Wenhao, and reported the accident during the escort, claiming that when the escort team passed by a village, the local people said that the people in the White Clothes Club were evil spirits, and if the demons were not exorcised, the local people would die. will suffer.So these fools attacked the prisoners of the White Clothes Club escorted by Wu Zhizhou with rocks. Wu Zhizhou led his troops to protect them, disregarding their personal safety to dissuade the angry villagers, but there were too many villagers, and many officers and soldiers were injured, including Wu Zhizhou and Lieutenant Liu County was injured, and a total of nine imperial prisoners were beaten to death by the angry people.Wu Zhizhou asked Du Wenhao what to do.

Of course Du Wenhao would not express his opinion, he just lamented that the people's eyes are sharp, and the White Clothes Society is unpopular.Let Zhizhou Wu handle it by himself.

Wu Zhizhou did this only to report the situation, and he also hoped that Du Wenhao would not interfere too much at this time, so that he could cover up the situation with one hand.Therefore, Du Wenhao did not express his position nor pursue investigations, which was exactly in line with his wishes.The officials said goodbye with satisfaction and went down the mountain to return to their orders.

After a few more days, everything was peaceful, and Du Wenhao and the others got tired of staying on the mountain, so they went down the mountain and did not return to Jiazhou, but set off straight away to continue their medical visits.

Although it is considered exhaustive, Du Wenhao is still a little worried that the court will ignore his meritorious service and send people to arrest him. In order to facilitate his absconding abroad, they patrol the border states and counties all the way. This is exactly what he originally thought. Patrol at the Place of Exile.It's just that except for the garrison, there are relatively few people in this area, and they live scattered, and he doesn't go to the cities where the prefectures and counties are located, so this medical tour is carried out in mountain villages.

Du Wenhao is a dignified fifth-rank imperial doctor, and he was ordered to patrol the frontiers. Naturally, the officials along the way did not dare to neglect. Every time he went to a place, the local officials would welcome him along the way and accompany him all the way. .Du Wenhao naturally would not refuse the people's cream given by these corrupt officials. He used the money to buy a lot of rice and grain, and gave it to poor families along the way. The people were grateful to him and praised him.

On this day, he was visiting a certain mountain village with money not accepted and Yan Miaoshou, accompanied by local officials.The yamen came to report quickly, saying that the imperial decree would arrive soon, and asked Du Wenhao to prepare to receive the decree.

Du Wenhao's heart skipped a beat. Unexpectedly, the imperial court knew his whereabouts like the palm of his hand, and he could be found even in such a remote mountain village.

He hurriedly called Lin Qingdai, and Lin Qingdai made preparations in secret. If she was arrested, she would have to fight hard and flee abroad.

Du Wenhao set up an incense table in the village, changed his official robes, and greeted the imperial edict at the entrance of the village.

An hour later, a group of people came down the mountain. Du Wenhao saw that there were not many people coming, only a few guards, and no local soldiers. When he got closer, the first person was the old acquaintance, the emperor's personal eunuch Eunuch Ning, seeing that this posture doesn't look like he's coming to grab someone, his suspended heart suddenly fell.

Du Wenhao went down the mountain to meet him. When Eunuch Ning saw him, he dismounted from his horse and came to meet him. With a big smile on his face, he cupped his fists and said, "Congratulations, my lord, congratulations, my lord!"

Du Wenhao was overjoyed: "As long as you see Eunuch Ning, there will be good things in the humble position. Eunuch Ning is really a lucky star for the humble position!"

The two looked at each other and laughed, walked into the village arm in arm, and came to the Lizheng court, where the incense table was already set up.

Eunuch Ning stood in the middle, holding the golden imperial decree in his hand, looked around, and said, "Where is Mrs. Madam? Please come out to receive the decree."

Du Wenhao was both surprised and delighted: "Clumsy Jing is in the inner hall, and I will call you for a humble job."

Du Wenhao hurried to the back hall and told Pang Yuqin about it.Pang Yuqin hurriedly obtained the official robes of the imperial wife, and the husband and wife came out together and knelt down in front of the incense table.

Eunuch Ning nodded, and then slowly unfolded the imperial decree, coughed lightly, shook his head and recited: "The Emperor Zhi said: Du Wenhao, the official servant in front of your palace, with the word Yunfan, has a bright arms, is loyal and pure, and arrests the white clothes. The food and vegetables in the society are the devil's rebels. Take care of the Qianli in the safety of the seats. The foundation of the clan is as solid as gold and soup. The skin skills are played, and the Zhanwo Yisong is useful. Grant Er Xuanwei General, Xun Qingche Duwei, mention Order the doctor to go to the prison. Tin's edict.

Tweeting back the legacy of accumulation, carrying Yang Zuze.Afterwards, your father was granted the title of General Zhongwu and Captain Qingche; and your mother was awarded the title of Gongren.

Gaifu is more expensive than the court, and women are honored in the room, and they are the strong ones who pick weeds; sitting on the tents and planning, there must be sages living in the boudoir, and there are no different virtues to reward concentricity.Erdu Wenhao's word Yunfan's wife is tired and named Du Pang, a pleasant man, with a gentle body and a prudent body.Feng Er is a respectful person.

In opera, eating vegetables is a disaster for the devil, and Shang Si is still thinking about Cuan in sparrow charms.Yihong Yuanyou, with Xu's future life.Qin Zai!"

Du Wenhao had never received such a long imperial decree, and it was full of literary words, many of which he couldn't understand, but it sounded like he was praising himself for being loyal and capable, and praising Pang Yuqin for his kindness and virtuousness, and he was very happy.The official Feng understood it. Medical officials in the Song Dynasty used martial ranks, and General Xuanwei was a military official. From the fourth rank, he was one rank higher than his previous five-rank official servant doctor.He also won the honor of Captain Light Vehicle.It's nothing, the most important thing is to designate myself as a criminal officer, and to make some medical visits to various prisons!
The criminal officer here is the dispatcher, who has real power, and a lot of power.In the Song Dynasty, criminal divisions were set up in various districts, mainly in charge of criminal and prison affairs, and in charge of criminal and prison affairs, approval of death sentences, etc. of the prefecture, government, and army under their jurisdiction. They also had the right to supervise other officials in their respective districts and subordinate state and county officials .The emperor's appointment of Du Wenhao's official position this time is different from the general criminal officers from all walks of life. He is not limited to a certain route, but he has the right to mention some prisons in every route along the way. That is to say, as long as he wants to inspect Everywhere can be inspected.This is actually equivalent to the imperial envoy inspecting prisons in various places.

As the tide rises, when he is promoted, his wife Pang Yuqin's imperial wife will of course also be promoted, and she will be regarded as a fourth-rank respectful person, and her parents will posthumously posthumously posthumously.I thought that my father and mother in 1000 years would know that they were canonized by the emperor of the Song Dynasty, and they didn't know what it would be like to be successful.

Du Wenhao and his wife Pang Yuqin shouted long live three times, Xie En accepted the order, stood up, and led Eunuch Ning to the main room in the village where he was staying to talk.

Du Wenhao naturally took out a large stack of banknotes and thanked Eunuch Ning for coming all the way to deliver the decree.Make Eunuch Ning laugh from ear to ear.

Ning Gonggong said: "Master Ti Xing, this time you are really very dangerous!"

Du Wenhao was taken aback: "Huh? Please give me some advice from your father-in-law."

"Last time when you presumptuously exercised military power, the admonitors were a little bit relentless. After the White Clothes Society, which eats vegetables and demons, was sealed up by the court, they rebelled brazenly and killed officials. These mobs were vulnerable. Before the army arrived, they had already The birds and beasts have dispersed. The imperial court issued a document to capture the culprits of the White Clothes Society. The admonition officials wrote to the emperor again, saying that you had cured the leader of the White Clothes Society, Jingci, and that the White Clothes Society had set up a memorial archway for you. The whole society is grateful to you Said that you must be in collusion with the White Clothes Society, you should be arrested and punished.”

Du Wenhao was so angry that he gritted his teeth: "Damn! I didn't mess with these admonitors, why do you always target me?"

"Hey, these admonishers are all veterans of three dynasties or more. They think they are concerned about the country and the people, and they don't like everyone. It seems that others are disorderly officials and thieves, and only they are virtuous officials who are loyal to the emperor and love the people."

"What happened later? Did the emperor listen to them?"

"This matter is very difficult. The empress dowager and the empress dowager discussed with the emperor together. They felt that you were too popular in the White Clothes Society. They must arrest you and bring you back to Beijing to deter the traitors of the White Clothes Society. Therefore, the emperor is here According to the decree, Dali Temple will send a team of patrolling officers, together with the local soldiers, to arrest your whole family and bring them back to Beijing for punishment!"

Du Wenhao knew that this matter would definitely fail, but he broke into a cold sweat from fright. He hurriedly got up and looked to the north, bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, the empress dowager, the empress dowager, I have been wronged by this humble minister. I am so loyal to you. There was never any connection, saving Jingci was just treating her as a patient, and the White Clothes Society hadn't rebelled or been banned at that time."

Eunuch Ning waved his hand with a smile, motioned him to sit down, and continued: "Your Majesty knows it clearly, but you have too much influence in the White Clothes Society, and you have never had an attitude. The Emperor can only do this. You don't know, the court There are also many people who have close contacts with the White Clothes Society, and they have all been sent to prison this time. You are no exception. Fortunately, you can distinguish right from wrong, and you have captured Tang Zhonghuai, one of the leaders of the White Clothes Society, and captured more than a dozen wanted backbones of the White Clothes Society , showed your attitude. After your eight-hundred-mile urgent memorial was delivered, the emperor Long Yan was very happy, and the empress dowager and the empress dowager tried their best to ensure that you had no ambiguity, so the emperor immediately issued an order, retracted the order, and passed the decree The eunuch and the Dali Temple police came back quickly. The Empress Dowager said that you are a talent for solving crimes, and the emperor also agreed that you were successful in solving the case of the absconding personnel from the White Clothes Club, so I ordered you to be sentenced to prison, which is why we The family came to issue the decree. Tell me, isn’t this a false alarm?”

Du Wenhao was indeed in a cold sweat, and secretly felt ashamed. If Lin Qingdai and the others hadn't predicted this result, judged it accurately, and took appropriate measures, the whole family would have already been escorted to Beijing by this time.

Hearing Eunuch Ning's words, it seems that the emperor didn't notice the fraud, but he still has to ask: "Eunuch, these rebels from the White Clothes Club...have you revealed any new accomplices after arriving in the capital?"

Eunuch Ning shook his head and said: "No, you also know that nine of the thirteen imperial prisoners who were escorted to Beijing were beaten to death by the enraged civilians, and the corpses were almost rotted when they were transported to the capital. Fortunately, the first criminal, Tang Zhonghuai, was still alive. , but was also beaten into a living dead. But the face can still be recognized, it is indeed him, and the other three alive also confessed to be him. This has already made the emperor very happy, and he kept praising you for your ability. Dali Temple is right Those three people tortured and tortured them to extract confessions, and what they said was what was said in your memorial, and they failed to reveal anything new. The emperor decreed that the four of them had been beheaded in the street, and the nine backbones of the White Clothes Club had been decapitated. The rotting corpses were also hung for public display."

Du Wenhao breathed a sigh of relief when there was no proof of death: "The emperor is wise."

Eunuch Ning nodded and said: "Yes, but when the White Clothes Club was banned, its congregation had reached tens of thousands, covering all states and counties. The emperor asked you to patrol the doctor and at the same time, mention various prisons, the main ones are Capture the escaped backbone and congregation of the White Clothes Club."

"Yes, the humble official must strictly investigate and visit."

The two continued for a while, and set up a banquet for Eunuch Ning and his party.It's just that there's no fun in this backcountry. Du Wenhao had no choice but to visit the doctors. Eunuch Ning didn't want to stay longer. After the banquet, he said goodbye and left with the guards.

After that, all the daughters of the Du family cheered happily. They just thought that the daughters were happy for Du Wenhao's promotion if they didn't accept the money.Of course Lin Qingdai is the happiest among them.

In this way, the haze in his heart was swept away, and he didn't have to go to the border all the time. After all, there were relatively few people who needed medical treatment in these places. What's more, he still had some tasks in various prisons, so , Du Wenhao decided to go to the cities and towns of various states and counties to inspect the doctors and inspect them.

Du Wenhao mentioned that the official documents of the Ministry of Criminal Affairs of various criminal prisons have been distributed to all states and counties across the country, and the courtesy he received was much more than that of a visiting doctor who was an imperial doctor.Because the result of the medical tour has little to do with the local officials, their courtesy is only because of Du Wenhao's status as an imperial physician, but now it is different, as the prison officer, while mentioning various prisons, he also pickets the local officials Political achievements are related to their respective vital interests, and the natural attitudes of these officials are even more different.

It's just that Du Wenhao didn't want to mention prison at all.

After all, it is easy to offend people after reviewing a case, not to mention worrying that it will be difficult to handle the case of the White Clothes Society.So, wherever you go, just put on a show.The main focus is on visiting doctors and offering paid training.This attitude of being a good old man who doesn't make trouble naturally won the support of the local officials. The local officials all praised Du Wenhao for being an official.

On this day, they came to Hengzhou at the foot of Hengshan Mountain in Nanyue.

Naturally, the local officials deliberately flattered them. Du Wenhao spent more than ten days discussing medical skills with local doctors, consulting difficult diseases, and focused on organizing and training local medical officers. There is still an endless stream of trained doctors.They also identified agents for drugs such as anesthesia and disinfection, and Pang Yuqin and the others also trained local stable women and female doctors.

After the training, Du Wenhao decided to take his family to Hengshan to have fun.

Nanyue Hengshan is one of the Five Sacred Mountains, consisting of 72 peaks, known as "Qingtian 72 Furong", and also known as "Nanyue Unique Beauty".Lush forests and bamboos are emerald green all year round; exotic flowers and grasses are fragrant all the year round, and the natural scenery is very beautiful.

People who have never been to Hengshan will not appreciate the beauty of Hengshan. This is true for all the monks with clean roots in the world of mortals, probably because they know this truth. The local people know that most people who go to Mount Heng will not leave immediately, so they opened some inns on the mountain, and the business is constant throughout the year. Not bad, one of them named "Buddha Inn" is full of guests and there is an endless stream.

Du Wenhao and the others heard it from others when they were at the foot of the mountain, but as the imperial doctor who brought the prisoner to see the patrolling doctor, he didn't have to worry about staying in. The local officials had already arranged it.

The innkeeper's surname is Leng, with one word and one word. He is only in his early thirties, but he is a cheerful and straightforward person. He laughs and laughs all day long. Everyone he sees is a smiling face that welcomes guests, but this smile does not look fake at all. After many residents left, they introduced it to other friends. After a long time, Lengmu's business is naturally booming.

Du Wenhao and the others have been visiting doctors for two months, and it's autumn now, but the tiger is still very fierce in autumn, and the heat is unstoppable.

When I went up to Mount Heng, I felt a little cold. When I went down the mountain, I only needed a single coat. When I went up the mountain, I just wore a jacket. I couldn’t help shivering in the autumn wind. On the night of staying in the Foyin Inn, Du Wenhao and the others hurriedly added clothes. clothes.

After dinner, Du Wenhao took a group of people to go out to have a look. He had heard that the night scenery of Hengshan Mountain was also very beautiful, so everyone naturally didn't want to miss it.

When I went downstairs, I saw Leng Mu, the shopkeeper wearing only a single shirt, cheerfully greeted me: "Master Ti Xing, is the meal tonight still to your liking?"

When Leng Mu smiled, he showed two sets of neat white teeth, and his eyebrows and eyes were also curved into a crescent shape.

"Not bad, thank you for making ginger soup for us. Otherwise, it's too cold on the mountain, and I'm really afraid of catching cold." Du Wenhao said.

Leng Mu chuckled twice: "That's right, many of the guests caught cold as soon as they went up the mountain. They came here to play, but whoever thought they were busy seeing a doctor and taking medicine on the mountain. ——Master Ti Xing, are you going to where?"

Du Wenhao: "Walk around."

Leng Mu hurriedly turned around and asked the assistant to bring two lanterns, and said: "Your Excellency, it's better not to go too far, it's colder on this mountain at night, bring two lanterns to explore the way."

Du Wenhao thanked them, and Leng Mu sent Du Wenhao and the others out of the door, and after repeatedly instructing them, he watched them leave in peace.

A group of people followed the moon along a relatively wide path. The moonlight was alluring and the autumn wind was gentle. This feeling was very pleasant.

Du Wenhao and Li Pu walked in front, Yingzi and another servant girl were holding a lantern behind, and the two of them were laughing and laughing at the back, and the lantern shook from time to time.

Pang Yuqin scolded from behind: "You're playing wild when you come out. It's time for the young master and General Li to carry the lantern by themselves. How can you carry the lantern like this to show the way for the people in front?"

After hearing this, Yingzi and the maid beside him covered their mouths and did not dare to laugh. Du Wenhao turned his head and couldn't see Pang Yuqin's face clearly, and said: "I just came out to play, don't be too reserved, such a beautiful scene, Could it be that if we want everyone to be bored, it would be meaningless."

(End of this chapter)