Chapter 464: What is the relationship between sin karma and evil deeds?
Xu Zhiqiong stepped on Kong Jianchen's head and asked him if he knew he was guilty.
If one day, the imperial court sends an edict asking him to go to the toilet and eat Huanglong soup, Kong Jianchen will not hesitate to have a full meal, and sincerely express that the meal is very enjoyable and nutritious.
As long as he can be promoted to a higher position, he can say anything. If he can't say one thing, that means he is guilty.
He will never admit his guilt.
"Where did you come from, thieves, and why are you talking nonsense here?"
"Don't ask who we are, but ask if you know you are guilty?"
"Where is my crime?"
"Look at the starvation deaths all over the mountains and plains. Don't you know where the crime lies?"
"There is no such thing as a starving death. You can find it and show it to me. After I find out the cause of death, I will talk to you..."
"Bah!" Zhao Wugong couldn't bear it anymore and stepped forward to kick Kong Jianchen, "What a shameless villain. How many people in Zhuzhou starved to death, but you don't know?"
Kong Jianchen was still quibbling: "Under my rule, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and their families are well off! Occasionally, there are lazy people who refuse to work and guard the fertile fields, but starve to death. Can such things be regarded as the sin of this government? May I ask which state or county?
There are no lazy people, let me ask..."
Before he could finish his words, Xu Zhiqiong suddenly raised his foot and crushed his left arm.
Kong Jianchen wailed and immediately peed his pants.
Xu Zhiqiong said: "You said the people who starve to death are all lazy?"
Kong Jianchen gasped for a long time and said: "Even if he is not a lazy person, he is still a fool who does not understand the principles of farming and the solar terms. Under my rule, every county and village has a good harvest. Why are they starving when others are not hungry?"
"Who are you calling a fool? Where's the harvest?" Xu Zhiqiong raised his foot and crushed Kong Jianchen's right arm.
Kong Jianchen shouted: "Last year's harvest was not good. Harvests were bad everywhere, but not in Zhuzhou!"
"Then you still tell the court about the good harvest?" Xu Zhiqiong stepped on Kong Jianchen's left leg and broke it.
"I, I, I..." Kong Jianchen rolled his eyes and fainted from the pain.
When he saw that the prefect Kong was unconscious, Xu Zhiqiong sighed: "I am a soft-hearted person. You said that the prefect was in pain and fainted, and I felt very sorry. Fortunately, I still have medicine with me."
He took out the medicinal powder and drank it for Magistrate Kong. Kong Jianchen took a long breath and woke up again.
The moment of coma was blissful, as he could escape the pain for a short time.
When the pain hit again, Kong Jianchen cried and cried: "Last year, the imperial court ordered the expulsion of the Suzaku cultivators, but is it my fault that the harvest failed? This year, the imperial court wants to allocate grain. Is it wrong for me to send food to the imperial court?"
What a good way of speaking, and he omitted the middle process and captured himself completely.
Xu Zhiqiong stepped on his head one after another: "You knew the harvest was bad, but you still reported a good harvest to the court? You knew the people were starving, but you still plundered the remaining grain from their homes?"
"Other states also had bad harvests. No matter how many people there were in Zhuzhou, after all, more people survived and less people died of starvation. How can it be considered the fault of this government? Why did others starve to death when others did not?" Prefect Kong
I still want to change the subject.
Xu Zhiqiong let him change his mind: "Other states also had bad harvests. Why didn't I deal with those prefects? Why did I deal with you?"
There was a click! Xu Zhiqiong stepped on and broke Kong Jianchen's right leg.
Kong Jianchen passed out again, and Xu Zhiqiong took a pill and poured it into his mouth.
Zhao Wugong asked: "Can this medicine make him wake up again?"
Xu Zhiqiong shook his head and said: "No, it can make him mute."
This is the good medicine that Qianhu left in Mingdengxuan.
Xu Zhiqiong turned to the two guide bookkeepers and said: "Take Magistrate Kong, change his clothes, smear his face with mud, send him to the refugees, watch him in secret, and let him work for a few days
Beggar, after he dies, you must remember to take away his sins."
Zhang Renxia and Xu Xiaosheng hesitated a little, but finally picked up Kong Zhifu.
They are afraid.
Some fears cannot disappear overnight.
But at least they have the courage to overcome fear.
Xu Zhiqiong said to Liu Benxiang and Qu Shaoyou: "You two, go with the two chief clerks so that you can get some help."
Zheng Wuguang said from the side: "I'll go too."
Xu Zhiqiong shook his head and said: "You don't have to go. A hard night's fighting is considered hard work. Go back and rest."
Zheng Wuguang didn't dare to say anything more. His teeth gritted as he left.
A down-and-out Taoist sect, yet he despises me!
Do you really think I care about this door? Do you really think I care about this shabby place?
I have wanted to leave for a long time, but after I leave, you will not have an easy time. I will destroy your sect in Zhuzhou.
…
Xu Xiaosheng took off a piece of clothing from a starving commoner, put it on Kong Jianchen, scattered his hair, and smeared a layer of mud on his face, making him look exactly like a beggar.
They took Kong Jianchen to Zhuyuan City. Before leaving, Qiu Zhixin repeatedly warned: "Be sure to keep an eye on him. When he dies, quickly take off his criminal karma! Such long criminal karma must not be lost in the world."
Mortal world.”
Everyone agreed and left quickly.
Zhao Wugong said thoughtfully: "Ever since I entered the Taoist sect, my master has always told me not to lose my sinful karma that exceeds two inches in the mortal world, but to try my best to remove it.
I thought, this sinful karma contains the soul of the evil person. If it is not removed and the evil person is allowed to walk on the road to hell and get away with it, it violates the duty of the Taoist sect.
But the master said that it is more than that. If this sinful karma is lost in the world, it will cause endless harm. What are the harms? Master has never told me. Qiu Changshi, you are knowledgeable. Please tell me what else is involved in this sinful karma.
What’s important?”
Qiu Zhixin shook his head and said: "Let me tell you, don't call me Chang Shi again. How dare I show off my little knowledge in front of the real Chang Shi."
Zhao Wugong looked at Xu Zhiqiong: "Ma Changshi, would you like to give me some advice?"
Xu Zhiqiong smiled calmly: "Since it is Qiu Changshi's territory, let Qiu Changshi say it."
It's not that he is being modest, it's that Xu Zhiqiong really doesn't know.
Qiu Zhixin smiled: "Then I will show my humiliation. According to what my master said back then, this sinful karma is not born from the prisoner's body, but is inherent in the world, just like dust, it is everywhere."
Xu Zhiqiong's heart tightened, and he remembered a passage.
"Sin karma arises with heaven and earth, just like dust, dispersed between heaven and earth. It does not increase because of crimes and does not decrease because of good deeds."
This is a passage said by Zheweixingjun Liang Xiaoen, and the general idea seems to be basically the same as what Qiu Zhixin said.
Zhao Wugong still didn't understand: "Isn't this crime caused by evil people doing evil things?"
Qiu Zhixin shook his head and said: "Evil people do not produce bad karma when they do evil. The evil deeds of evil people are like a lake of slurry."
"Jiang Lake?" Zhao Wugong was even more puzzled.
Xu Zhiqiong was also puzzled.
Qiu Zhixin explained: "If you boil a pot of slurry and leave it to dry by the door for a day, it will definitely accumulate dust.
Evil deeds are like this lake of slurry. They grow on the top of people's heads, forming a lump of sticky lake, and all the sinful karma is absorbed on the head. The more evil deeds there are, the more sinful karma is attracted. The horns on the head attract more sinful karma.
The longer it becomes,
When this person dies, if the soul leaves the body, the lake of slurry in the sinful karma will disappear, and the sinful karma will be dissipated. The sinful karma less than two inches will return to dust and sink deep into the earth, but these two
Any sins exceeding an inch will be taken away by the sinner."
Zhao Wugong said in astonishment: "Who is the guilty party?"
Qiu Zhixin shook his head and said: "I don't know about this. I'm afraid even Master doesn't know. He must be like a true god, transcending the mortal world.
But my master has said that once you enter our Taoist sect, you cannot let a single sin karma fall into the hands of the sinner. If we kill the sinner, we must take off the sin karma. Even if we are not the ones who killed him, we must try our best to remove the sin karma.
To pick up the sin karma, my master risked his life just to get a piece of the sin karma. This is the duty of our Taoist sect. This is..."
Qiu Zhixin suddenly choked up in the middle of the sentence. He took a deep breath and said to Zhao Wugong: "Zhao Tuiguan, after accepting all these crimes, hurry up and write the verdict."
Zhao Wugong nodded and went to the Evil Punishment Department.
In the deserted village, only Xu Zhiqiong and Qiu Zhixin were left. Qiu Zhixin sighed and a teardrop fell from his mask.
"I heard that a young hero emerged from the Evil Punishment Department in the capital, named Ma Shangfeng. It should be you!"
Xu Zhiqiong did not deny it.
Qiu Zhixin smiled bitterly and said: "I have lived to this age and wasted so many years in Taoism. In terms of scheming and courage, I am still so far behind you.
When the Chief of Punishing Evil in Zhuzhou was about to die, he handed over this Punishing and Punishing Department to me. I agreed in front of him. However, the Punishing and Punishing Department was in my hands, but it became like this. One day I am destined to
I'm afraid I'll be a sinner when I return to the underworld!
Ma Changshi, I know you despise this shabby place. You should pity me and these judges. Come here and make a real long history! If you don't come, the Zhuzhou Evil Punishment Department will be ruined.
I have it in hand, I really beg you!"
While talking, Qiu Zhixin wanted to kneel down, but Xu Zhiqiong held him up.
"Stand up straight and speak, Xuanren's knees will be straight, and the judge's knees will be even straighter!"
Qiu Zhixin raised his head and said, "You promised me."
"I really want to promise you, but I can't stay in Zhuzhou right now. It makes me feel uncomfortable to see the Evil Punishment Department like this, but at least our bloodline is still there! Zhao Wugong, Zhang Renxia, Xu Xiaosheng, Qu Shaoyou
, Liu Benxiang, these are bloody judges, if we leave the bloody nature of our Taoist sect, the bloodline of the Taoist sect will not be cut off!"
Xu Zhiqiong told Qiu Zhixin the key to the door of Zhonglang Courtyard: "If you encounter any difficulties, come to me. I will go to the prefecture first to take care of the funeral affairs of Prefect Kong."
Xu Zhiqiong turned and left.
Qiu Zhixin called out from behind: "Ma Changshi, before you leave, please pay one more visit to our brothers!"
Xu Zhiqiong agreed and disappeared into the night in a blink of an eye.
He returned to Zhonglang Courtyard, changed into a Biao Chi robe, took on a Biao Chi blade, carried a lantern, and went to Zhuyuan City again.
There was a big chaos in Zhuyuan City, and fellow magistrate Ma Jishun was searching around for the whereabouts of Magistrate Kong.
As soon as we found the south of the city, we suddenly heard an official report: "Master Tongzhi, something bad has happened. Marquis Yun is here."
"Yunhou? Xu Zhiqiong? Isn't he going to Yu Xianguo? Why did he get off the ship?"
The Yamen official said: "I don't know either. I have never seen Marquis Yun. A young man, carrying a red lantern, came to the Yamen of the state capital and said that he was the Marquis from the capital.
Of course we didn’t believe it, so we even laughed at him, but he didn’t expect that he would hit him when he raised his hand, and he almost beat the guard to death.”
Ma Jishun's face turned pale. He had heard of Xu Zhiqiong's reputation and his various deeds. According to what the Yamen said, they were somewhat similar to the rumored Xu Zhiqiong.
He mounted his horse and ran all the way back to the government office. When he entered the main hall, he saw Xu Zhiqiong sitting behind a bookcase and lighting the red lamp in his hand.
Ma Jishun's knees weakened and he knelt on the ground. Although he had never met him before, looking at the clothes and the red light, he was sure that the person in front of him was Xu Zhiqiong.
"I know Ma Jishun from Zhuzhou, and I have met the Marquis!" Ma Jishun knelt on the ground and kowtowed.
Xu Zhiqiong sneered and said: "Ma Jishun, you are so bold. Zhuzhou is full of hungry people. How dare you plunder rice grains, lie about the harvest, and ask for rewards from the court?"
Ma Jishun shook his head repeatedly and said: "Master Hou, this has nothing to do with your humble position. This is all done by the prefect Kong Jianchen!"
"What nonsense!"
"Everything I say is true."
"Where is Kong Jianchen?"
"He, this, tonight, the granary, suddenly..." Ma Jishun couldn't understand for a while.
Xu Zhiqiong shouted angrily: "Could it be that he is absconding out of fear of crime?"
"He, he, yes, yes!" Ma Jishun suddenly grabbed the life-saving straw and nodded repeatedly, "Kong Jianchen fled out of fear of crime!"