Shi, the director of the punishment department, was sitting in the main hall.
All judges in the Punishment Department wear masks, and Chang Shi is no exception, but his mask is a little special.
The judges' masks only cover half of their faces, with the rest below the tip of their noses exposed.
His mask completely covered his entire face. The black and white colors on the mask outlined a ferocious face, much like the evil spirits in Nuo operas.
Is this the mask of Chang Shi who punishes evil?
Why does it look like it was just bought from the market?
"Jing'an, I didn't expect that such a day would come." Chang Shi's tone was unpredictable, and Xu Zhiqiong couldn't read his expression.
Xu Zhiqiong's affectionate way of calling him "Jing'an" made Xu Zhiqiong's heart tremble. The relationship between the two seemed unusual.
Isn't he willing to bend the law?
Ren Songde's soul sat directly on the ground, looking at Chang Shi with a cold expression, as if he didn't have much hope for Chang Shi.
"Jing'an, what else do you have to say?" Chang Shi asked again.
Ren Songde sneered: "Fate, this is fate! I don't know if this calamity is in my life or in our Taoist sect. I have worked hard for our Taoist sect all my life, but I died in the hands of a shameless little thief."
Chang Shi said: "So, I have wronged you, Ma Shangfeng, what do you say about this?"
Xu Zhiqiong said: "I don't need to tell you, the crime of being two feet six is here."
Chang Shi nodded: "Jing'an, the crime is two feet six, is it possible that you can still deny it?"
"What about sinful karma? Who doesn't have sinful karma? Who doesn't have a horn on his head?" Ren Songde sneered. Sinful karma seemed to be unable to explain anything in his eyes.
Chang Shi said: "We all have horns, but they also have different lengths, right?"
Ren Songde said: "You really don't understand where my sinful karma comes from? I help you manage such a large punishment department. Don't you know how many difficulties there are here?
Unlike you, I put all the blame on my subordinates and keep all the credit for myself. For the sake of our sect's duty, how many sins have I shouldered by myself? Have I cared about it? Now you are blaming me for your sins?
Where is your conscience?"
While talking, Ren Songde kept wiping tears from his eyes and sobbed twice, as if he had been greatly wronged.
Naturally, Xu Zhiqiong doesn't believe this kind of nonsense, but he doesn't believe in the long history of punishing evildoers.
The chief punisher said: "Tell me, what crime have you shouldered?"
Ren Songde said: "If you don't want to talk about anything else, let's talk about the peace negotiation. You know this very well. This should be my biggest sin, right?
They all say that I have wronged Xuan Guo, yes! Xuan Guo has suffered a little injustice! But do we, the judges, only think about Xuan Guo? Isn’t Tunu a human being?
When the two countries are at war, how many people die on the battlefield every day? What's wrong with me when I negotiate a peace to end the war? I used a little land, a little money and food to declare the country, in exchange for tens of thousands of lives in the two countries. What's wrong with me? Why should I be counted?
sin!"
A burst of yang energy hit him, and Ren Songde seemed to have used some kind of skill.
The judge's soul can still use skills before his cultivation is completely destroyed.
What exactly is Ren Songde’s skill?
Why can’t Xu Zhiqiong feel the effect of the skill at all?
The Chief Punisher picked up Ren Songde's crime and groped for every line on the horn.
He seems to have an ability, as if he carries a mirror of evil with him, and he can directly see the crime behind his crime through groping.
"For the peace negotiation, you will be charged one foot and three of your crime." The long history of punishments for evildoers gave the result.
"Listen, listen!" Ren Songde laughed loudly, "One foot three! A full one foot three of sin has been placed on my head! Can you tell your conscience, did I do this wrong?"
The Chief of Punishments said slowly: "Forget your sin of one foot and three, it is because you gave half of Yongzhou to the Tunu people."
Ren Songde said: "What happened to the land? Is land more valuable than human life? When the land is in the hands of the Tunu people, does it stop being land?"
Chang Shi said: "In that half of Yongzhou, there are hundreds of thousands of Xuan people who refuse to move. You know the nature of the Tunu people. They didn't leave a single person alive. They killed hundreds of thousands of Xuan people.
Shouldn't this debt be placed on your head?"
Ren Songde snorted and said: "The man was killed by Tunu, so why should I be blamed? Besides, I issued a notice ten days in advance, telling the propagandists to move away immediately. If they don't leave, do you blame me?"
Xu Zhiqiong laughed, this old dog can really quibble, but his quibble method is not very clever.
Not only is it unwise, it's downright disgusting.
The Chief Punisher said: "You introduced the Tunu people, and you gave the Xuan people ten days to move away. Those who did not move away are farmers, not to mention whether they can move out within ten days."
When you leave your homeland, the land is the lifeblood of the farmers. If you ask them to give up their lifeblood within ten days, what is the difference between this and killing them?"
Ren Songde sneered and said: "Can this be blamed on me? I want to save them, but who can I blame if they don't listen?
Besides, I saved the lives of thousands of soldiers, and I didn’t go to the mercenary department to ask for rewards, so won’t this credit count?”
Chang Shi looked at Xu Zhiqiong and said, "What do you think we should say about this?"
Xu Zhiqiong said: "It is the duty of soldiers to defend the territory and the country. Soldiers fight and bleed on the battlefield just to protect the lives of the people.
With just a piece of paper and a book, you not only killed hundreds of thousands of people, but also lost the blood of countless soldiers, and you still have the audacity to cry out for injustice?"
Ren Songde said angrily: "Huang Kou Shuzi, when will it be your turn to teach me a lesson? How much blood have I seen? How many things have I gone through? Have you ever fought in a war, and you are just talking nonsense like this?"
Xu Zhiqiong smiled and said: "We have fought in battles and shed blood, but there is one thing I have never done?"
Ren Songde sneered: "There are many things you haven't done!"
"Other things are not worth mentioning. This thing is extraordinary. I heard that in front of Tunu, you have a trick of raising your head and wagging your tail. The crotch is raised higher than the head, and the wagging is better than Tunu's hunting dog.
It's still decent. There was a ballad circulating in the capital that specifically praised you.
It is said that praising virtue is good for one's ambition, cutting off silver and compensating for land, raising one's shirt high, kneeling down to welcome Emperor Tunu!
Is this talking about you? You can wag your tail for us one more time in Changshi Mansion and let me see what it looks like with a high buttocks and a low head."
"You, stop talking nonsense!"
Xu Zhiqiong smiled and said: "I know, you must say that this is all to stop the war, this is all to save people, these are all the grievances you have suffered, shake it well and let us see, I'm afraid Chang Shi won't believe it
you!"
Ren Songde was furious and rushed forward to fight Xu Zhiqiong.
Xu Zhiqiong was waiting for him to hit him, and he thought the previous beating was too gentle!
But Ren Songde thought about his situation and did not take action after all.
He can't win, and even if he wins, it will be useless. The key issue now is how to reduce his sin karma and make himself suffer as little as possible.
Ren Songde said: "Don't talk about these trivial things. I saved the lives of thousands of soldiers. This is my contribution!"
Chang Shi said: "This credit is not unjust to you. You didn't go to the Shantou Rewarding Bureau to ask for a reward, but the Shantang Rewarding Bureau wrote it down for you. He reduced your sinful karma by one foot, while yours only increased by three inches.
That’s it, the good doctor is being tolerant to you.”
Xu Zhiqiong was very surprised that the doctor who rewarded good deeds actually rewarded him!
Was it made by Bai Yueshan?
Can a reward be given for such a thing? This kind-rewarding doctor is too confused!
Ren Songde was more surprised than Xu Zhiqiong!
The sinful karma of one foot and three is eliminated by one foot, leaving three inches.
Where does the rest of the sin come from?
Ren Songde felt that he had not done so many bad things!
"Three inches, it shouldn't be..." Ren Songde was a little flustered, "Except for this peace negotiation, I have no other sins."
"Really?" Chang Shi continued to fumble with his horns, "When you were the chief minister in the cabinet, the Qingzhou river embankment was damaged. The prefect wrote a letter requesting to rebuild the river embankment. The Ministry of Revenue allocated one hundred thousand silver, but you misappropriated it for the emperor to repair.
Two palaces, but this matter has not wronged you, right?"
"That's because the emperor wants to stay in the palace. Although he didn't say it clearly, I acted according to his wishes! As a minister, it is always right to be loyal to the king, right?"
"The next year was very rainy, and Qingzhou's embankments burst, killing thirty thousand people. Do you not admit this crime?"
Ren Songde shouted: "This is a natural disaster, why should it be blamed on me?"
"After the embankment burst, you concealed it and refused to report it. More than 50,000 victims died of starvation and nearly 100,000 died of the epidemic. You don't admit this crime?"
"This is all caused by natural disasters..."
"The following year, you increased taxes by 30% in Qingzhou and starved to death another 20,000 people. Is this also a natural disaster?"
Ren Songde said: "The national treasury is short of silver. This is a helpless move."
"In order to eliminate dissidents, you made up accusations and killed nearly a hundred officials in a few years. Is this also a natural disaster?"
"They are not good people. Besides, it was the emperor who ordered their death. This matter cannot be blamed on me."
Chang Shi threw his sins on the desk, shook his head and said: "Feng Jing'an, after all the sins were calculated, I only counted you two feet six, which is really an advantage for you!
If the philanthropic official at that time had not been confused and calculated more merits for you, the sins on your head would have been longer than your body!"
The doctor who rewarded charity at that time?
Xu Zhiqiong frowned.
Wasn't Bai Yueshan the doctor at that time?
It seems that the power of the good-rewarding doctor is far greater than Xu Zhiqiong imagined. He can make people who have committed serious crimes reduce their guilt or even go free of punishment!
Ren Songde laughed and said: "How bold? Do you dare to say that the doctor who rewards charity is stupid? Anyone can say such a thing, but you are not qualified!"
Why is Changshi not qualified?
Ren Songde continued: "The contributions I have made for the Evil Punishment Division are all real. It's useless if you don't accept it! I also tell you that I have my own difficulties in mortal matters, and the contributions I have made for the Taoist Sect are enough to offset them.
These sins."
"What achievements have you made for Taoism?"
For the first time, Xu Zhiqiong heard some emotion in the tone of Punishing Evil Chang Shi.
He was very angry.
Chang Shi said: "How many bribes did you collect while I was away? How many judges have you suppressed? The judges in the capital are almost extinct, how dare you claim credit for your achievements?"
Ren Songde shouted: "Our Taoist sect should strictly abide by the rules when selecting people, can anyone be a judge?
Those judges who behave irregularly should be punished, so why should I suppress them?"
Xu Zhiqiong said: "Then what if you accepted so many bribes? I heard Qian Limu say that every time you introduce a new person, you will be given a lot of money."
Ren Songde snorted and said, "This is all slandering me."
"I heard that many female judges have given their bodies to you just to be taken care of by you!"
Ren Songde said angrily: "This is all nonsense!"
Xu Zhiqiong said: "How about we go up to the evil mirror and take a photo?"
Ren Songde was so embarrassed that he became angry: "Why are you talking about this? Have you not received any money? Have you never slept with a woman? Stop chatting with me here, you are not qualified to convict me! Let's go to the Reward Division, let's go to the Tomb Zaifu, there is nothing to say today. We need justice!"
"Okay, I'll take you to reward the good deeds!" Chang Shi stood up, carried the sin karma, and walked to Ren Songde's side.
Chang Shi's figure is very strong, taller than Xu Zhiqiong, and much stronger than Xu Zhiqiong.
It's just that his walking posture is weird, as if he has injuries on his feet.
Ren Songde was very wary. When he saw Chang Shi coming, he quickly got up and prepared for battle.
"I'm afraid you'll plot against me. If you want to leave, you go first!"
Chang Shi nodded and said: "You know the road, let's go find the good doctor now."
Xu Zhiqiong thought that the punishing evil official was trying to deceive Ren Songde, but he didn't expect that the two of them were actually going to reward the good person.
"Ma Zhonglang," Chang Shi turned around and said to Xu Zhiqiong, "This matter is also related to you, so you can go with me."
I am coming too?
To meet that weirdo Bai Yueshan?
What will he do with Ren Songde?
If he thinks Ren Songde is right and I kill Ren Songde, won't the crime fall on me?
In such a large magistrate's road, the relationships at all levels are so complicated.
What role does Master play in this sect?
If they know the identity of my master, they shouldn't dare to embarrass me.
But at this time, should I reveal Master’s identity? After all, I don’t know much about Master’s identity.
I walked to the Good Rewarding Department with great apprehension.
Down the mountain, by the river, in a small pavilion, Bai Yueshan was playing the guzheng.
The long history of punishing evil did not dare to disturb, so the three of them waited for two moments (more than twenty minutes) beside the small pavilion, and Bai Yueshan finally finished playing the song.
He turned around and asked, "Have you heard the music card?"
He started taking the exam again.
Chang Shi shook his head.
Ren Songde shook his head.
Xu Zhiqiong also shook his head.
Bai Yueshan looked at Xu Zhiqiong and said with dissatisfaction: "They are all common people, can't you even hear the tunes?"
I’m not considered a refined person, am I?
Xu Zhiqiong shook his head and said: "This junior is stupid, I really can't hear it."
Bai Yueshan asked: "Why can't you hear it?"
Xu Zhiqiong said: "This junior has very little knowledge. I really have never heard of this piece of music."
Bai Yueshan sighed: "That's ridiculous! I can't tell because you are too angry and restless!"
Xu Zhiqiong was stunned. Is there any mystery behind this song?
"I sincerely ask you, doctor, to play it again so that the younger generation can appreciate it carefully."
Bai Yueshan took a sip of tea and shook his head: "You can't play it again. You have missed this opportunity."
Xu Zhiqiong bit his lip, feeling a little regretful.
That’s all, I really can’t hear it. If I miss it, I’ll miss it.
Bai Yueshan put down his tea cup and said, "Besides, this piece of music was composed by me, and I forgot what I just played."
A gust of cold wind blew through the small pavilion, and everyone was silent.
Xu Zhiqiong looked at Bai Yueshan with a smile, feeling amazed in his heart.
I'll trap you, I'll trap you to death!
Why are you asking about the music brand you are compiling right now?
Bai Yueshan looked at Ren Songde and said, "Jing'an, why did you become a soul? Who harmed you?"
Ren Songde cried and said: "Doctor, please make the decision for me. I died tragically at the hands of my fellow disciple, Ma Shangfeng!"
He emphasized two words, one is subordinate and the other is fellow disciple.
This points out two sins, one is harming the boss, and the other is harming the fellow disciples.
Bai Yueshan pulled the strings of the guzheng and shouted angrily: "This is unreasonable!"
Xu Zhiqiong tightened his grip on Yilang Yin and was ready to escape.
Suddenly, when the strings of the piano were broken, Bai Yueshan's fingernails flew out and struck Ren Songde between his eyebrows.
Ren Songde collapsed, all his clothes fell off, and some golden beans fell to the ground.
Bai Yueshan walked closer, looked down at Ren Songde and said, "It's really unreasonable to let you, a scum, live for so long!"