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In the evening, the old policeman carried a bag into the alley. Seeing that the courtyard door was still locked, he took the key and opened it.[]
When I went in, I saw the monk in the group of four sitting cross-legged and meditating; the big black man was holding up the millstone in the courtyard to exercise his arms and was looking at him eagerly at the moment.
"Where are the other two?" Before the old police officer finished speaking, he heard the door knocking behind him. He turned around and saw the third person, Chen Ke. Chen Ke was a whole head taller than him, and he felt very oppressive.
"There is another brother who is born in the Year of the Monkey and can't stay at home." Chen Ke said: "I don't need to pay attention to him."
"Be careful." The old policeman muttered in a strong Xiang accent as he entered the house. He had lived a long time, how could he not see that Chen Ke and the others were guarding against being betrayed by him?
"My father, please forgive me. We didn't mean anything else. We were just frightened." Chen Ke apologized with clasped fists: "I came to visit relatives happily, but who knew that such an accident would happen."
"Well, it's no wonder that anyone who encounters such a disaster would be shocked out of his mind." The old policeman was about fifty years old and had a yellow and thin face. He took off his futou hat and put his baggage on the table.
Pick up the teapot and fill your stomach with herbal tea.
After he finished drinking the water, Chen Ke asked: "I haven't asked my father-in-law Gao's name yet."
"The little old man's name is Wang Jingui, but unfortunately he is not Jingui at all." The old policeman grinned and said, "My little brother is the Sanlang of Chen Daling's family?"
"How did my father-in-law know?"
"Haha, the commander has been talking about you four brothers all day long," Wang Jingui said with a smile, stroking his entire beard: "Although I have never seen you, your appearance is very vivid in the old man's eyes.
The big black guy outside must be Wu Lang."
"That's right..." Chen Ke looked gloomy and said, "Old man, what on earth did my father commit?"
"Alas, it's a serious matter of losing one's head," Wang Jingui also said sadly: "Ten days ago, the military supplies escorted to Shaoguan were robbed by thieves. Except for the chief official Chen Daling, none of the civilian officials who escorted them came back.
"After a pause, he said: "It turns out that Chen Daling was struck by the miasma shortly after setting off. Everyone was afraid that he would be in danger when he entered the mountains, so they left him in the post station to recuperate. As a result, the commander escaped with his life and was carried back by the civilians and officers and soldiers who escaped.
Back to Hengyang."
"As soon as he arrived in Hengyang, Daliang was imprisoned by the Justice Department, who said they suspected him of colluding with bandits and tipping off the bandits." Wang Jingui sighed and said, "It is said that the Punishment Division has already drafted the death penalty. Hurry up.
It’s submitted to Beijing for a settlement.”
"..." Chen Ke didn't say anything for a long time. He didn't expect that Chen Xiliang would get into such a big trouble. After a long time, he raised his head and said word by word: "My father would never do anything like that."
thing!"
"Of course I believe it, otherwise I wouldn't let you come to my house." Wang Jingui sighed and said, "I'm not the only one who doesn't believe it. Everyone in our county government who knows the order knows that this is nonsense. It's a pity that we are the only ones who don't believe it."
Shit, the people in charge of the punishment department don’t pay any attention to it." He said with some shame: "He also said that anyone who intercedes for him is an ally..."
"Absurd!" Chen Ke slapped the already rickety table to pieces with a heavy palm: "I will go to the government tomorrow to ask them what evidence they have to convict my father!"
"Oh, young master, you are still really bad-tempered." Wang Jingui looked at the old man. His movements were not slow at all. Before the table collapsed, he actually caught the teapot with one hand and the baggage with the other and said, "In this chaotic situation,
Who will tell you the evidence?" Putting the object in his hand on the empty chair, he continued to persuade: "Although we in the Song Dynasty do not want to be implicated, if the government takes you for interrogation for a few days, it will definitely make you a human being.
Ghost or not."
"You're right. It's of no use if I hit the door so confused. Instead, I'll be completely passive." Chen Ke frowned and paced around the room: "I have to understand the whole story first."
He was pacing in circles while thinking about it. When he almost fainted Wang Jingui, he stood still and asked: "How many people are in that baggage team?"
"More than seven hundred civilians and more than four hundred officers and soldiers." Wang Jingui said.
"How can so many people be robbed?" Chen Ke frowned and said, "Are the bandits here very arrogant?"
"No, from Hengyang to Chenzhou and then to Shaoguan, it is the official road into Guangnan East Road. Although there are many mountain roads, over the years, I have only heard of one person who was robbed while traveling, but no one dared to rob the government."
Wang Jingui shook his head and said: "But at this moment, the war is in chaos. If we can't protect everything, robbers will take advantage of it."
"Were there any famous gangs before?" Chen Ke asked again.
"No, I've never heard of it." Wang Jingui shook his head and said, "Why does Sanlang ask this?"
"This deal cannot be done by a small group of bandits." Chen Ke said solemnly: "At least a gang of more than a thousand people dares to do this job."
"Yes." Wang Jingui nodded and said, "I heard from the peasants who came back that there were bandits all over the mountains and plains, so they were so frightened that they dropped their baggage and ran away."
"It has only been two months since the fall of Yongzhou. Even if there are new gangs emerging in these two months, they will not have the strength."
"What you said makes sense." Wang Jingui pinched his beard and said, "This powerful gang seems to have appeared out of thin air."
"There is another question," Chen Ke asked again: "What are the losses of civilians, officers and soldiers?"
"A few were shot to death at the beginning, but most of them ran back with their tails intact." Wang Jingui sighed and said, "Just run away when the wind blows. This is how Guangdong and Guangxi were lost."
"How many civilian escorts are there in total?" Chen Ke asked.
"Not counting the great order, there are five more, but none of them have come back." Wang Jingui sighed and said: "But this is normal, the officials all rode in cars. As soon as the bandits released the rolling stones, the cars were blocked on the mountain road; chaos
As soon as the arrow was fired, the civilians and the officers and soldiers dispersed in a rush, but didn't they leave the officers behind?"
"Then no one should come back." Chen Ke shook his head and said, "It's really unreasonable."
"Then what do you think is going on?" Wang Jingui scratched his head.
"I don't know..." Chen Ke shook his head.
"My feelings were wasted for a long time." Wang Jingui suddenly lost his temper and said, "Stop talking, let's eat. The rice I bought should be cold by now." Then he spread out the bundle, revealing six lotus leaves and said: "This
In this situation, I can’t entertain you with lavish food and meat, so I’ll make do with what I have to fill my stomach.”
"Thank you, father-in-law." Chen Ke took out a dime of silver from his sleeve and said, "I can't let you spend it."
Although prices in the city are high, you can still buy dozens of these pouch rice for a dime of silver. Wang Jingui quickly shook his head and said: "The young master of the Daling family is here, and it is appropriate for an old man to entertain him."
"I never take back the money I take out." Chen Ke shook his head and said, "Take it."
"Hey." Wang Jingui put it away happily and said with a grin: "The commander is really right, Sanlang is a generous man."
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Old man Wang left a bag of rice, and Chen Ke carried the rest into the yard. It was already dark outside, so Chen Ke waved to Monk Xuanyu and said, "Why don't you eat after lunch?" From noon yesterday to now, the young monk has eaten nothing.
None of them were eaten.
Although he was so hungry that he was dizzy, Xuanyu still shook his head firmly and said: "Amitabha, brother, I won't eat."
Chen Ke still threw him a bag of rice and said, "Take it and eat it tomorrow morning." Then he gave it to Wulang and said, "Go and give it to Brother Monkey."
Wulang nodded, got up and left the yard.
Chen Ke squatted on the stone bench in the yard, unfolded a lotus leaf casually, pinched the rice with his hands and put it in his mouth, while he was lost in thought.
The current situation is really too difficult. How can these young people, who are powerless and helpless, save their father, Chen Xiliang? How can they prove that he is innocent, and how can they convince the adults...
...just like a tiger eating the sky and having no clue at all.
"It's annoying..." Chen Ke threw the half-eaten pouch rice far away, holding his head in distress and said: "Can anyone think of a solution for me!"
After a while, I heard a voice saying: "Amitabha, to untie the bell you must tie the bell..."
Chen Ke raised his head in surprise, looked at the young monk Xuanyu and said, "What did you say?"
"Brother, I said that the person who tied the bell must untie the bell." Xuanyu repeated it, fearing that he would not understand, and explained: "One day Zen Master Fayan asked the crowd: 'Who can untie the golden bell under the tiger's neck?'
There was no way to answer it. Master Taiqin arrived at the right time, raised his Dharma eyes and asked, Taiqin said: 'The one who ties it up can explain it.'"
"Oh my god, little monk!" Chen Ke understood immediately. He wanted to kiss his bald head twice and praised wildly: "You don't show your true face!"
"Brother is a fan of the authorities." Xuanyu said modestly, "The monk is just a bystander."
"Too modest..." Chen Ke said, suddenly stunned and said: "That's not right, I didn't say anything, how come you know everything?"
"The young monk has been practicing since he was young," Xuan Yu said honestly, "his ears are sharper than ordinary people's."
"So what we said in the room..." Chen Ke opened his mouth and said, "Did you hear everything?"
"Ten times..." Xuan Yu said.
"Awesome!" The voice he spoke to Wang Jingui was already very low, and the young monk could still hear a general idea. While Chen Ke was amazed, he couldn't help but said suspiciously: "So, what you and I said on the boat, Brother Monkey, you don't understand."
Did you hear that?" It's like those who abducted young monks to 'return to secular life'.
"Amitabha," Xuanyu clasped his hands together and said, "I listened to what I should hear, and I didn't listen to what I shouldn't."
"Hey..." Chen Ke couldn't help laughing and scolding: "You monk, it turns out you seem to be loyal!"
"I learned it all from my brother." Xuanyu narrowed his eyes and smiled, putting the bamboo hat on his head.
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