Therefore, as soon as he returned to the county government, he summoned the head of the third shop, "Drag the people to the execution room, lock them up separately, pry open their mouths, and ask them who are their accomplices in the capital, or who they know are the same as them."
colleagues."
Then he said: "First ask where their family members are."
Sanputou was surprised. Magistrate Tang rarely used torture, and there was no precedent of threatening the prisoner's family members. How could these people make Magistrate Tang break his precepts?
Magistrate Tang glanced at him and said, "Why don't you go quickly?"
Kidnapping and selling the princess was a crime that implicated the three clans, and they would all be caught later, so it was better to make the most of it beforehand.
The subordinates followed the order and left, and then Magistrate Tang walked towards the main hall while thinking about how to report to the emperor when he entered the palace the day after tomorrow to make his mistakes look lighter.
Magistrate Tang worked overtime for most of the night, and he lay down on a chair in the office room just before dawn. Not long after he fell asleep, Bai Shan and the others came to find him.
Magistrate Tang stood up and sat on the chair in a daze for a while before wiping his face and getting up, "Bring me a basin of well water."
I felt refreshed as soon as I washed myself in the cold well water, but my official uniform was as wrinkled as dried vegetables.
Anyway, everyone in the county government office is now his own, so he is not particular about it. After washing his face, he goes out. As a result, when he goes out, he encounters Mingli, who is carrying a food box and was ordered to see him.
Mingli was no longer surprised by her master's sloppiness, but she still muttered a few words, "Master, if Madam knows that you don't even change your clothes, she will definitely be angry."
Magistrate Tang sat on the stone bench in the yard, asked him to put down the food box, and then said to the Yamen servant: "Invite them in."
Then he said to Mingli: "If you don't tell me and I don't tell you, how will she know?"
Bai Shanmanbao and Bai Erlang were invited in. When they saw Magistrate Tang sitting having breakfast, they swallowed their saliva in unison.
Magistrate Tang County paused and stared at them, "You didn't have breakfast?"
The three of them shook their heads together.
Magistrate Tang was in a dilemma, but he still said tentatively: "How about we eat some together?" But the amount may not be enough.
Unexpectedly, the three of them shook their heads together, "No need."
Man Bao said: "We are going to eat on the street."
Bai Shan said: "We deliberately skipped breakfast to save our stomachs."
Tang He lowered his head and continued to drink his meat porridge, and asked directly: "What are you doing here? Tell me."
The three of them sat down. Bai Shan relayed what the prince had said last night, and then said, "The two princesses won't go into detail."
Magistrate Tang expressed doubts about the ability of the two princesses to avoid important matters and asked, "They have no experience, how can they hide it?"
Bai Shandao: "Just keep it simple. With the prince and two princesses here, your majesty probably won't ask in detail."
Magistrate Tang nodded, "Okay."
The fact that the two princesses were "missing" for a period of time can be concealed, but the traffickers and people's stampede last night cannot be concealed.
Magistrate Tang sighed: "One of the two people who were seriously injured last night died. He died a short time after being carried to the hospital. He was trampled too hard and could not be saved."
Manbao's mood also dropped for a moment, and he asked, "Is this a man-made disaster?"
County Magistrate Tang rubbed his forehead and said: "I have many cases to deal with in a while, so I won't keep you here any longer. But please tell Mrs. Liu that I will pay you a visit when this matter is finalized."
Bai Shan: "Visiting my grandmother?"
"That's right," County Magistrate Tang said solemnly: "This year, I will visit all the houses and shops that have lamp sheds at the inner city gate."
Bai Shan and Man Bao Baier looked at each other, responded in a low voice, then stood up and bowed to say goodbye.
Magistrate Tang nodded, "By the way, Man Bao, you have merit in catching the trafficker. I will give you credit later."
Man Bao immediately said: "Don't forget to add Princess Changyu."
Magistrate Tang waved his hand to show that he understood. He glanced at Bai Shan and said, "And your contribution is also there."
In his eyes, Bai Shan's contribution last night was greater than Zhou Man's. After all, it was later opened and he didn't know how many people would die, because there were quite a few injured people carried out last night.
After leaving the county government office, the three of them silently went to lead the horse with Daji and mount it. Bai Erlang asked: "Do we want to burn incense when we go to Huguo Temple today?"
Man Bao: "Are you praying for those people?"
Bai Erlang said: "Just give it your best."
Bai Shan: "It's just that we don't often worship the Buddha. I wonder if the Buddha can honor our vows."
Man Bao said: "I just want peace of mind. Those who believe deeply in Buddhism may not be able to get the blessing of Buddha. Let's go."
The three of them had breakfast at the foot of Huguo Temple before going up the mountain.
It was not the first time for them to come to Huguo Temple, but every time they only played in the commotion under the mountain gate. Not only was there a lot of delicious food down there, but there were also a lot of small carved things, and Buddhist information about Buddhism gathered from all over the place.
things, and various books.
So they like to come here to eat and buy some books and fun things after taking a bath.
Only this time, they only took a cursory look at the Buddhist ornaments placed on the stalls and followed the crowd directly up the mountain.
After crossing the high threshold and entering the Main Hall, the three of them looked up at the Buddha statue that was almost as high as the roof. After admiring it for a moment, they stepped forward and lined up to worship.
There were a lot of people coming to offer incense today, so we had to wait for a while.
When it was their turn, the three of them came forward together and knelt down together. Then they looked up at the Buddha and considered in their hearts how to make a wish for the person who was injured last night.
The three of them solemnly made their wishes, kowtowed, and then stood up and said, "Do you have to come back to fulfill your wishes in the future?"
"If the donor gets what he wants, he will come to fulfill his wish."
The three of them turned around together and saw an old monk wearing a red cassock standing behind them at some point, looking at them with a smile, "Of course, the wish is not for the Buddha, but to make the donors feel at ease."
The three of them didn't know who he was, but they saw that he looked quite old and kind-hearted. The main reason was that the cassock he wore was particularly good, and the Buddha hanging on his hand was also particularly long and round. It seemed that he often played with it and it was not cheap.
, so I concluded that the other party's status must be high, so they bowed together and saluted.
When the old monk saw that they were practicing Confucian etiquette, his smile deepened. He took a step back and asked sideways, "I wonder if the three donors would like to go to the backyard for meditation and talk?"
Bai Shan and the others got entangled and declined: "Master, I should not refuse the invitation. It's just that we are young and don't know much about Buddhism, so we don't dare to talk about Zen."
But the old monk smiled and said: "Donor Bai is joking. The views of the three benefactors on the path of Buddhism should not be weaker than those of Lao Monk and others."
Bai Shan was surprised that he actually knew about them. He couldn't help but glance at Man Bao, and then said with a smile: "This will disturb the master. Master, as long as he doesn't think we are stupid."
Although the three of them still didn't know who he was, since they were called by their names and he stood waiting behind them, they were obviously well prepared.
They didn't want to hide, and they were also curious about what the monk wanted to do with them.