The big drum at the gate of the county government office in Lin'an City was being beaten loudly. The county magistrate Zhou An had not gotten up yet. He was cursing and dressing and washing up. Half an hour later, the government officials came to the lobby of the county government office to wait for Mr. Zhou An.
"Hey, who are you? Why don't you kneel down when you see me?"
"Chen Mengsheng, a common man, if you are an upright official, I will kneel down. If you are a foolish official, what will you do if I kneel down to you?"
"If you are a bold and unruly citizen, give him twenty blows first." Four government officials held water and fire sticks and hit Chen Mengsheng on the knees.
Chen Mengsheng chuckled lightly and secretly recited the "Golden Steel Curse" in his mind. Four fire and water sticks hit Chen Mengsheng and broke into eight sticks. There was chaos in the courtroom, and the broken sticks flew around and almost hit Zhou An on the head.
superior.
"You...you, you used magic to disturb the court. I am in a good mood today and will not argue with you. If you have anything to do, please tell me quickly."
Chen Mengsheng took out the paper from his arms, and the servant took it and presented it to Zhou Guan. When Zhou An saw the name of the imperial censor, the prince, and his son, Wang Baoer, written on the paper, cold sweat broke out on Zhou An's neck.
"You are so bold and cunning, you dare to make false accusations against good people. What crime should you be punished for?"
"You are a confused official. You don't argue about right and wrong and don't investigate the whole story. How dare you assert goodness? What crime do you deserve?"
Zhou An concluded for a moment. He had been a county magistrate for more than 20 years, but he had never met such a bold person. Moreover, water, fire and sticks could not hurt him just now. Zhou An was not sure what the strong black man in front of him was.
Here it comes.
"You keep saying in this paper that you are avenging the suffering master Qiu Renxin, but you are relying on your one-sided words. No matter how much I believe you, the dead ghost's words are just nonsense. Where did the wronged ghost come from in this bright and clear world?
Come, let me serve this maniac who is deceiving the public with his monstrous words and serve him to death."
Chen Mengsheng watched coldly as the government officials brought iron shackles and put them on his waist and abdomen. There was a bamboo pulley on both sides of the iron shackles. As long as the pulleys were tightened, no matter how hard they were, no one could stand it.
I know that the county magistrate has a murderous intention today, and the strong black man in the hall will die from this iron torture in a short time. People who have been tortured by the iron can't see any injuries on the outside, but their stomachs are already broken, and it won't take half a day.
He will die of pain alive.
"Pah!" Zhou An slapped the crowd and shouted: "Crazy Chen Mengsheng, if you continue to talk nonsense about cultivating monsters, I will be ruthless."
"Haha, everything I, Chen Mengsheng, said in redressing the grievances of the sufferer Qiu Renxin is true. You, a foolish official, do not distinguish right from wrong and abuse lynching. I don't know how many people died in vain in your hands?"
"Be brave and torture me."
The officials on both sides began to stir the windlass, and the iron chains slowly tightened, but Chen Mengsheng's expression remained unchanged, as if the iron chains were not on him. Cold sweat broke out on Zhou An's back. If it were normal, the person who was being tortured would
Now the pain is excruciating.
"Give me strength." The number of the original two Yamen servants has increased to four. The iron chain trembled slightly due to the force, and the four Yamen servants had veins popping out on their foreheads. They grinned and even tried to suck milk.
Chen Mengsheng grabbed one end of the iron chain with each hand and yanked hard. All four government officials were pulled to the ground. Chen Mengsheng took out the magic ruler from his pocket and slashed the iron chain on his body. The iron chains were scattered on the ground like a sharp knife cutting tofu.
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"You..., you... are so brave." Zhou An was stunned by the man in front of him.
"You are a parent official, but you don't make decisions for the people. What's the point of keeping you as a dog official?" Chen Mengsheng walked towards the public case with the magic ruler in hand. The government officials were afraid that no one would dare to step forward to stop Chen Mengsheng, so they retreated one after another.
"Wait a minute, a good man has something to say. I'm going to capture those criminals right away. Why are you still standing there? Go quickly and bring the shopkeeper Qiu and his wife from Huichun Pharmacy, as well as Wang Baoer, to the court. I want to handle the case impartially.
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Chen Mengsheng said coldly: "Okay, I want to see how a dog like you handles cases impartially." After saying that, he sat cross-legged in the courtroom and ignored Zhou An, and took out a slap from his sleeve.
A large porcelain altar is placed next to you.
Zhou An looked at the porcelain altar on the ground carefully, and only saw a charm stuck on the porcelain altar, but Zhou An felt the yin energy in the court hall suddenly change, and there was a cold feeling on the back of his neck...
Half an hour later, the yamen servants brought Qiu Renxin and Du Lan to the county government hall. "Your Excellency, the shopkeeper Qiu and his wife of Huichun Pharmacy are here." After another cup of tea, another yamen servant limped back.
He hesitated and said: "Report... sir, I went to the censor's house to mention the censor's son... but Wang Baoer was severely beaten by the servants of the censor's house..."
Zhou An glanced at Chen Mengsheng and said, "Hero, what do you think we should do?"
Chen Mengsheng didn't even look at Zhou An, but pointed at a man and a woman kneeling in the hall. "Let's try this case first."
Zhou An looked serious, slapped the gavel and said sternly: "Who are you kneeling on? Tell me your name."
"Young man... Qiu Renxin... I have met the adults." As soon as Qiu Renxin entered the county government office, he was trembling all over. On the other hand, Dulan beside him looked here and there as if nothing had happened. When he heard the county magistrate's question, he smiled and replied: "
My little wife, Du Lan, respectfully invites you to your honor, Jin An."
Zhou An glared and said, "I went to the county government office today. Do you know what happened?"
Dulan said: "Young lady, don't you know? Could it be that someone framed her up?"
"Haha, let me ask you. Who is the person kneeling next to you?"
Dulan's expression changed greatly, but he immediately returned to his normal expression. "Sir, he is the little woman's husband, Qiu Renxin."
"Pa", Zhou An's alarm bell rang, startling the two people in the hall. "You are a bold and cunning woman, you will not tell the truth without being sentenced. Come here, slap your mouth." The yamen servant held a piece of thick bamboo in his hand.
"Pah, pah, pah...". After the bamboo board fell down a few times, Dulan's originally pretty face became swollen like a cake, red and purple.
"Stop, are you willing to tell the truth?"
Dulan's mouth was full of blood at this time, and he opened his mouth and spat out a few stained teeth. "Du...Lan, everything you said...is the truth, and you are aware of it."
"Shut up, you cunning woman. Qiu Renxin is asking you if she is telling the truth?"
Qiu Renxin, who was kneeling in the hall, was trembling. He looked at Du Lan next to him, then at Zhou An, and finally at Chen Mengsheng, who was sitting on the ground with his eyes closed. His lips were moving as if he had something to say, but he paused for a long time without saying a word.
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Chen Mengsheng suddenly said: "There are gods and ghosts three feet above the head, and good and evil must be repaid in the end." Although the words were silent, Zhou An in the hall, Qiu Renxin in the hall, and Du Lan were all shocked.
Dulan said sternly: "Who are you? Why are you spitting blood? I, Dulan, have a grudge against you?"
Chen Mengsheng laughed loudly: "You are a harlot, just because Qiu Renxin didn't like what happened in the house, you seduced his brother and made your father-in-law mad to death. Later, Qiu Renxin discovered the scandal and poisoned him and buried his body in the courtyard.
." Dulan didn't expect that something that he always thought no one would discover would be known to this stranger. His entire body felt as if his spine had been ripped away and he collapsed on the ground.
Chen Mengsheng continued: "You only know that after Qiu Renxin found out about you and Qiu Miaoshou, he poisoned her face to shame. But you didn't know that Qiu Renxin had decided to let you and Qiu Miaoshou live together that day, so you drank that cup of poison.
Sa. After Qiu Renxin died, he still couldn't worry about Qiu Miaoshou and the Huichun Pharmacy. The ghost helped you several times. But you let the Taoist priest calm his soul. Qiu Renxin also knew about your adultery with Wang Baoer but couldn't tell Qiu Miaoshou."
"Brother, brother, Miao Shou is wrong. Brother, Miao Shou is not a human being..." Qiu Miao Shou kowtowed and cried bitterly.
"Come here, go to the Huichun Pharmacy Hospital and bring Qiu Renxin's body to the lobby." The Yamen servant took the corpse and followed the order. Only Qiu Miaoshou, who was crying and kowtowing, and Du Lan, who was shaking like chaff, were left in the lobby.
Just after noon, the government officials carried a reed mat and walked into the county government office. When Wu Zuo opened the reed mat, the smell of corpses filled the entire county government office. Wu Zuo was a lean old man over fifty years old. He looked a little gloomy after dealing with the dead all year round.
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Zhou An covered his nose with his sleeves and looked at Chen Mengsheng beside him. He stood up helplessly and walked down the hall to quickly glance at the dead body that was almost reduced to a skeleton. "Huang Shi, can you verify the cause of death?"
"Replying to the master, the villain has indeed confirmed the cause of death. The man was poisoned by arsenic. The bones all over his body were black in color, and the skull was broken in three places by blunt objects. Based on the villain's observation of the decomposition of the corpse, he should be dead.
It’s been six or seven years.”
As soon as Wuzuo finished speaking, Dulan screamed and fainted from fear. Qiu Miaoshou crawled towards Qiu Renxin's body crying: "Brother, my momentary confusion led to today's big mistake. Brother is
Not a human being”
"Pah!" Zhou An went to the desk, slapped the wood of the hall, and shouted: "You are so bold and unruly, and regretting it now is of no use. Come on, give me twenty boards first, price the Huichun Pharmacy, sell it off, and bury Qiu Renxin."
"Slowly" Chen Mengsheng interrupted Zhou An and picked up the porcelain bottle on the ground.
"Yes, yes, I wonder if Master has any other instructions?" Zhou Anmei asked with a smile.
"You move Qiu Renxin's body to the courtyard outside the court and erect a tent of ten feet. I will save Qiu Renxin and resolve his grievances and save him from reincarnation."
"Why are you still sitting there? Master Snapshot has said so." The government officials found bamboo poles and cloth felts to set up a pavilion, and then carried reed mats outside the courtyard. The people outside the county government office had just seen the government officials carrying
The people sitting on the reed seats didn't know what happened, but many people came to watch the fun.
The ghosts could not see the light and could not enter the court. Chen Mengsheng walked straight to Qiu Renxin's reed mat and silently recited the rebirth mantra. He only saw a puff of white smoke rising from the corpse in the reed mat...