When the sky gets bright, Pingliangdu Inn, located next to Guan Road, becomes lively.
Two postmen stood by the door, taking the post coupons from a person who came through the door. This was a passing businessman. I don't know where he got the post coupons from. He had to eat and drink for free every time. In fact, he didn't.
How much does it cost, but for a businessman, it is a profit to save one.
Because he was a regular customer, the postman yawned and glanced lazily before waving his way in.
"Brother Dashan, didn't you sleep well?" the businessman greeted politely.
"Forget it, a group of people came in the middle of the night. They ate, drank, and took a shower. They only slept for a while at dawn," the postman said.
"Who are you, torturing people like this?" The businessman immediately complained, although what he was thinking was that this is what the inn was supposed to do. People kept coming day and night, so why bother?
"Female family members just have more things to do." Another postman said, while glaring at the postman named Dashan, "I didn't let you work in vain."
Dashan chuckled and couldn't help but touch the big money in his sleeve.
So only rich people can torment people.
The merchant here led the carriage in, and a loud voice sounded from behind.
"Something big happened, something big happened!"
This shout made everyone in the inn look over.
This is a tall and thick man holding a donkey and yelling. The postman has seen his postcard and is a relative of a scribe in Panjiang County.
"What happened? You shouted so early in the morning." someone said.
"Do you know Master Ningde?" the man shouted.
Master Ningde is well-known in Panjiang, and he is also well-known in neighboring prefectures. I heard that the prefect even invited him as a guest.
"Has Master Ningde released a new volume of blessing scriptures?"
"Oh, hurry up and grab one. My mother has asked for it many times..."
Watching the people at the scene start talking, the man coughed.
"Master Ningde was killed yesterday." He continued.
This sound was undoubtedly a thunderclap, which caused everyone in the courtyard to become confused. Even the postmen came around in surprise.
"You must be talking in your sleep!"
"How could Master Ningde be killed!"
The man stopped talking at this time, and allowed the noisy discussion in the yard to get louder and louder, causing everyone in the house to come out and crowding the small inn.
Yi Cheng was also alarmed. He stood outside with four or five people and listened on tiptoe. Someone came up behind him.
"What are you looking at?" the female voice asked.
Yi Cheng turned around and saw a pretty little girl, and immediately put on a smile.
"Girl is awake, what do you want?" he said enthusiastically.
"I want to use your kitchen to cook." Banqin said.
"Oh, it's all done." Yi Cheng said hurriedly.
"No, my wife doesn't eat outside food here," Banqin said.
Sure enough, she is a rich man's delicate daughter...
The postmaster muttered in his heart, the smile on his face did not diminish, and he urged a postman beside him to lead the way.
"What are you talking about here?" Banqin looked back and asked as he was about to leave.
"Master Ningde is dead." Yi Cheng replied hurriedly. Thinking that it was an outsider, he explained who Master Ningde was. "They said he was killed... while trying to prevent yesterday's solar eclipse..."
Banqin said oh.
"He wasn't killed by anyone, he was killed by the Bodhisattva's envoy." The people in front who had listened quickly turned around and corrected themselves, "Master Ningde is not a master either, he turned out to be an evil monk..."
Yi Cheng looked embarrassed when he was told this.
"Go away, what are you talking about?" He waved his hands and said, feeling that such absurd words would make him lose face in front of others.
"What nonsense are you talking about? Master Ningde said he was going to pray for blessings and rescuers during yesterday's solar eclipse, but the envoy there said that he caused the solar eclipse and killed him with one knife." The man said unconvinced.
Yesterday's solar eclipse, Yi Cheng, naturally received the notification from the government and made preparations. He also knew that Master Ningde wanted to rescue. As expected, there was no solar eclipse yesterday. He thought it was Master Ningde's rescue effort.
He was actually killed and called a demon monk!
"Why were you killed?" He couldn't help but asked anxiously.
"What else can we do? The Bodhisattva has descended to earth to slay demons." The man said.
Yi Cheng sighed, this kind of nonsense is not enough to coax women, children and young children.
Before he asked, a female voice laughed behind him.
They turned around and saw that the little girl was about to follow the postman, but stopped again.
"Who asked him to block the road and not get out of the way?" the little girl said, turning around and walking away with a smile.
Blocking the road? Who to say?
Everyone was a little puzzled, but they didn't care. They turned around and continued to listen to the shocking story coming from inside.
The hustle and bustle lasted for a long time, and as more people from Panjiang County joined the discussion, the atmosphere continued to rise. The more they spoke, the more detailed and outrageous they became. When Mr. Han came in with people,
Some people have said with certainty that they saw Guanyin Bodhisattva appear at that time.
"...You didn't see it at the time. After killing the demon monk, when the lady was sitting and drinking tea, there was a golden body of Bodhisattva behind her..."
"Wait a minute, why is the lady here again? Didn't you mean the envoy?"
"Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva has thirty-two incarnations. Can't his messengers turn into little ladies?"
"...Stop interrupting, what's wrong with drinking tea?"
"...That's not tea, that's Bodhisattva's jade bottle of nectar water. It was this that saved the disaster of the solar eclipse."
Mr. Han couldn't listen anymore. He frowned and shook his head. The servants around him stepped forward to drive away the people. Only then did everyone realize that the government officials were coming. Yi Cheng even recognized Mr. Han and hurriedly took him over.
Hearing Daoyicheng's address, the eyes of everyone who were about to disperse suddenly brightened up again.
Lord County Lord! This is the person who knows the truth best! Some people couldn't help but ask loudly, which made Lord Han very embarrassed. Fortunately, there were guards to protect him, and he followed Yi Cheng into the inner hall.
Standing in the hall, looking at the people in the courtyard who refused to disperse and even had the courage to ask the guards, Master Han let out a breath again.
Panjiang County has become famous this time.
"Sir, who are you looking for?" Yi Cheng asked respectfully.
Master Han turned around.
"I checked in last night. The female family has a Jiangnan accent, but the entourage has a Beijing accent. She must be going to the capital." He said, "The young woman is very... very beautiful."
Yi Cheng smiled, knowing who he was asking with this sentence.
"Yes, yes, I came here at midnight last night." He said, hurriedly leading the way, "I'm staying in the upper room."
Master Han did not take a step.
"I'll go by myself," he said.
Yi Cheng stopped awkwardly.
It seemed that this must be a person of great status, he nodded in agreement.
Mr. Han raised his feet to leave, but Yi Cheng couldn't help but call him back.
"Sir, Master Ningde was really killed?" he asked.
Master Han looked back at him and said hum.
"Who was killed? Why? How did it end?" Yi Cheng asked immediately.
Master Han shook his head and wanted to laugh.
"You can't see the mountain with your own eyes. This saying is really true," he said.
What? Yi Cheng was confused by what he said. He waited for Mr. Han to say more, but Mr. Han walked away quickly.
Because the excitement in the front yard attracted everyone there, it was very quiet in the back yard. Master Han came with the people and was stopped by the entourage standing on the corridor.
"This is our County Lord Han." The officer said hurriedly. If they had seen the County Lord being blocked like this at other times, they would have been rude, but at this moment, facing these people, their attitude could not help but be respectful.
That was the man who killed Master Ningde in broad daylight with just one sentence.
How much courage do you have to dare to do this? Killing people is okay, but it is in full view of the public, and those people are still believers, and they are in the name of saving the eclipse. Any one of these three things is enough to make people
I dare not do it, let alone have all three.
The police officers also believed the people's words involuntarily. It was indeed the protection of the Bodhisattva that allowed them to kill the demons so neatly.
The door was quickly opened, and first a maid came out holding a food box, and then saluted Mr. Han.
As he walked through the door, a woman sitting there bowed her head and saluted.
"Madam." Mr. Han returned the greeting, and then he sat down and looked at the lady's description.
At that time, I couldn't see clearly from a distance on the city wall, but I could tell from the appearance and appearance of her body and the descriptions given by the guards that she was a beauty. Now that I saw her up close, she was indeed a beauty.
It was simply unbelievable that such a beauty could laugh and talk sweetly one moment, chop off other people's heads the next, and sit in front of a pool of blood while drinking tea. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he would never believe it...
..
"I'm ashamed to say it." Mr. Han exhaled and said, "There's not much else to say. I'm here specifically to thank Madam for helping us avoid future troubles."
He said and bowed his hands.
Cheng Jiaoniang returned the gift, and her eyes fell on Mr. Han's face, looking at him a bit.
Mr. Han was looked at with some confusion. Although he did not speak, he could tell at a glance that this woman was dignified and polite... Why is she looking at someone so rudely?
"Your surname is Han?" Cheng Jiaoniang asked, "Where are you from?"
Master Han was stunned for a moment, but still answered.
"People from Suzhou," he said.
As soon as he said this, he heard the girl kneeling by the door groan.
"Suzhou! My surname is Han!" she said.
Do you recognize him? Master Han looked slightly surprised.
"Is your wife related to Suzhou?" he asked tentatively.
Cheng Jiaoniang smiled and shook her head.
"Sir, there is no need to be polite. The monk blocked my way, refused to get out of the way and threatened me. Unless it was for your sake or something else, I didn't dare to accept your gratitude." She said, smiling slightly again,
"Besides, if I don't shut him up first, things will be more troublesome. I just don't like trouble."
He avoided his own question and jumped back to answer his original words.
Let him shut up first, he just doesn't like trouble...
Yes, there was no solar eclipse yesterday, and the old monk obviously knew it in his heart. What the lady said to the people, the old monk could obviously say, but he didn't have this chance.
It is conceivable that if the lady had not suddenly killed Master Ningde at that time and had said a few more words, she would still be trapped in Panjiang County now.
He is resourceful, brave, and agile. He is definitely not a child raised by ordinary people.
Master Han nodded.
"Anyway, thank you so much, Madam." He saluted and said, "Last night during the interrogation, all the evil things done by the monks were revealed. I'm really ashamed. I, as a parent official, really can't stand up to the people. This time, I must punish these monks.
The evil power of the evil monk will be uprooted and future troubles will be eliminated forever."
Cheng Jiaoniang looked at him and thought for a moment.
"My lord, are you here just to say thank you?" she asked.
Mr. Han was startled when he was asked, and then smiled.
This lady is very smart.
Although he didn't make a special trip to say thank you before he came, at this moment he decided that he would just make a special trip to say thank you.
"Yes, I made a special trip to say thank you and express my apology, which shocked my wife in Panjiang County," he said.
Cheng Jiaoniang looked at him and smiled.
"As expected, my surname is Han," she said.
Sure enough, the surname is Han? What does it mean?
Mr. Han was a little confused, but without asking, Cheng Jiaoniang spoke.
"In that case, I will give you a chance." She said.
Chance?
Master Han was even more puzzled.
"Banqin, get some pen and ink," Cheng Jiaoniang said.
Banqin responded yes.
Master Han was slightly startled.
Banqin?
It seems like I have heard this name somewhere...but I can't remember it at the moment.
While she was distracted, Cheng Jiaoniang took up a pen and wrote a line of words on the paper and let it dry for a while.
"My lord, you can make good use of this opportunity. I think you will be able to avoid the evil monk's troubles forever." She said, reaching out to push it over.
Mr. Han took it with some curiosity, and suddenly looked surprised and unbelievable.
