Bu Qiusheng, named Jin Gong, was born in Suining, Sichuan. He was a Jinshi in the fifth year of Tianqi. He served as the Prime Minister of Xinye County and was transferred to Shangyuan County in the fourth year of Chongzhen. , won the respect of Duke Xu Wenjue of Wei, and entrusted him with his family's property and property, and received generous rewards. In addition, Shangyuan County was also a prosperous place, so he gave up the idea of advancement and concentrated on managing Shangyuan County for the Duke of Wei.
In addition to official duties, Bu Qiusheng used these nine years to write the "Six Books Guide" and "Ancient Relics". He was regarded as a rare scholar in the minds of Jiangnan scholars.
Realizing that there was no hope of promotion in this life, Bu Qiusheng came up with the idea of compiling Shangyuan County Chronicles. However, in order to complete such a document, it was necessary to explain the origins of Zhongshan Mountain, Tianyin Mountain, Dajiang, and other mountains. The origin of all waters, as well as the territory, cities, buildings, mountains and rivers, situation, customs of Shangyuan... cannot be accomplished by one person.
However, once such a document is written into a book, it will be remembered for generations.
Bu Qiusheng is rich but has no future. At this moment, all he wants is to be remembered forever.
When the sky was dim and bright, Bu Qiusheng had already had breakfast, came to the study, spread out a piece of white paper, and while he was refreshed in the morning, he took up a pen and wrote "The Return of One Yuan" Four powerful characters.
Among calligraphy, he likes Cai Jing’s Dabaang calligraphy the most, and he also has Cai Jing’s handwriting in his home. Whenever he has time, he invites people to come out and copy them. Now, although his writing power is not as good as Cai Jing’s Gu Jue Zhan Jin, There are few couples who can be regarded as similar to this person.
The words I wrote today were full of energy, thick pen and ink, and dignified fonts. Bu Qiusheng couldn't help but hold it in his hand and look at it carefully, feeling extremely proud.
"Dong dong dong..." A rapid drum beat came, Bu Qiusheng shook his hands, and a big crack suddenly opened on the still-dry calligraphy treasure.
Bu Qiusheng was furious!
Bu Qiusheng, who had changed into his official uniform, came to the lobby with a heavy face. He didn’t care about the Shangyuan County arrester standing in the hall, and suddenly slapped the hall and said: "Who in the hall is complaining? "
He Shaofu, the arrester, quickly raised his hands and said: "Your Majesty, there is a big trouble."
Bu Qiusheng said impatiently: "Are those unruly people making trouble again? What do these losers do? Hurry up and disperse these people."
He Shaopu said quickly: "I am reporting to the county magistrate that it is not the people who are making noise, but the massacre of the family. Eleven members of Ruda's family were killed, their house was burned, and their three sons and one daughter disappeared without a trace."
Bu Qiusheng said indifferently: "A murder case is worthy of your drumbeat. Don't you want to disturb me? The case is out and it's just a matter of solving it. You and the county magistrate and the chief registrar can make up their minds on this matter." After a few hurried instructions, Bu Qiusheng was ready to return to the study and continue. His own great undertaking of writing.
He Shaofu raised his voice and said: "Your Majesty, the murderer is at the scene. He is still drunk and has not woken up."
"Oh? Then he will be arrested and detained in the prison. After I make the decision, I will immediately ask and kill him.. "
"County Lord, the murderer..."
Bu Qiusheng looked at He Shaofu who had finished speaking in confusion, and said irritably: "Finish the sentence in one breath. "
The sweat on He Shaofu's forehead was dripping down, and he stammered: "This matter is related to the Duke of Wei and the Duke of Cheng. "
"What? Is there any evidence? ”
Bu Qiusheng was shocked when he heard this. It was a trivial matter involving the Duke of Wei and the Duke of Cheng, and his slight irritability was immediately thrown out of his mind.
"He Cao, the leader of the soldiers in the Duke of Wei's palace, and Zhang Biao, the guard leader of the Duke of Cheng's palace, were naked and drunk at the scene, with blood on their hands. The bodies of the women who were mostly burned were missing. The younger one thought it was The two leaders are drunk...making trouble..."
"Bring them back quickly, and don't let others know. "
Bu Qiusheng calmed down, and his mind had already begun to swirl, thinking about how to suppress the matter. In the end, the big thing turned into a trivial matter.
He Shaofu said with a bitter smile: " There were hundreds of villagers watching! "
"Idiot! "
Bu Qiusheng roared angrily and said: "Prepare the sedan, forget it, prepare the car, we will go to the scene right now. ”
Shangjiali is not far from the county government office. Half an hour later, Bu Qiusheng arrived at the scene. He first looked at He Cao, who was tied to a tree trunk by the furious villagers and was still naked. Zhang Biao saw that although the two of them were bruised, their lives were not in danger. Wuzi scolded and threatened the villagers to let them go, otherwise he would kill all these poor ghosts. Qiu Sheng's heart finally fell to the ground. He took a casual look at the still smoking ruins, asked the government officials to squeeze out of the crowd, and slowly walked into the scene.
Eleven corpses were neatly placed on the ground, both male and female, except for the men. Apart from the fact that their faces were blackened by the fire, the scenes of broken intestines and stomachs were nothing. Two female corpses But his body was completely naked, his head and face were burned, and his body covered with scars was exposed to the broad daylight. His hands and feet were broken and twisted in strange postures.
The stench of barbecue meat was unspeakable. The smell combined with the stench of feces on the corpse made him want to vomit.
Bu Qiusheng retched, covered his mouth with a handkerchief and whispered to He Shaofu: "Call Li Zheng to come here. "
He Shaofu pointed to one of the old man's corpses and said: "Your Majesty, the Li Zheng family is the one who died. "
Bu Qiusheng looked around and looked at the stupid people who kept shouting at him, "please make the decision for the people, sir." He felt irritated again and said to He Shaofu: "Why don't you go to the coffin shop to collect coffins?" Come here, the bodies of men and women are exposed in broad daylight, how unbecoming they look! "
Soon, two government officials ran away like flying.
Bu Qiusheng pointed to the two people who were tied to the tree by the people and said: "Untie them and escort them to the prison for strict supervision. .
He Cao, who was still tied to the tree, laughed and said: "Bu Qiusheng, let me tell you, this matter is not Grandpa's."That's right. Grandpa was just passing by here drunk. Let him go now. Today at noon, I have to accompany my father-in-law to Zhongshan Mountain to watch the red leaves. It has delayed my father-in-law's leisure time. You know what the consequences will be. "
Bu Qiusheng looked at this idiot who didn't know how to advance or retreat. He wanted to have someone stop his foul mouth, but he heard Zhang Biao who was tied to another tree say: "My father-in-law is the same. I'm going to Zhongshan to watch the red leaves. Bu Qiusheng, let me go quickly and find me some clothes to cover my body. These unscrupulous people took advantage of my grandpa's hangover and took off all my clothes. There is also a jade pendant among them. You have to give me some clothes. I chased it back. "
As soon as the two said this, Bu Qiusheng knew that something bad was going to happen. Sure enough, a stone flew out from the crowd and hit Zhang Biao's mouth accurately, knocking Zhang Biao's head off for a moment. Two teeth.
"The dog officials are used to protecting and killing these two villains to avenge the tragic death of Wang Ruda and his family! "
As soon as he finished speaking, a group of villagers, men, women, old and young, who were watching, picked up stones and threw them at He Cao and Zhang Biao. For a while, stones were thrown like rain.
" Drive away these unruly people! ”
Bu Qiusheng shouted, and He Shaofu and a group of yamen servants picked up the wooden sticks and iron chains in their hands and smashed them at the people. The common people were the opponents of these yamen servants. Their heads were bruised and bleeding, and they fled in panic.
The government officials dispersed the people and did not pursue them. They quickly freed He Cao and Zhang Biao from the trees, only to find that the two men had been smashed by the chaos. He was breathing out more and taking in less air.
He Cao, who finally regained his breath, said intermittently to Bu Qiusheng while vomiting blood: "You're done. "
Bu Qiusheng said angrily: "You took advantage of the drunkenness and lust to rush into people's houses, murder and robbing people. The evidence is conclusive, and you still dare to talk nonsense here. Do you think you will not live long?
He Biao spit out another tooth and said: "We didn't do it, and we don't know why we are here. Bu Qiusheng, I will definitely report this matter to the father-in-law and ask him to help." We are fair. "
Bu Qiusheng became even more angry. He pointed at their bloody hands and the scratches and bite marks all over their bodies and said: "If this kind of evidence cannot convict you, there is no evidence in this world. It’s nothing to say.
Now, shut your mouth obediently. I will inform the two princes to punish you. No matter how much you are valued by the princes, if you commit such a heinous crime, you are really guilty. I thought your father-in-law would still protect you. "
He Cao, Zhang Biao shuddered after hearing Bu Qiusheng's words. Then he looked at the miserable scene and tried hard to recall whether he had done such an evil thing.< /p>
My mind was blank, so I had to put on the clothes handed over by the government officials, and was carried into the carriage. The group hurried back to the county government office.
Peng Guoshu stood in the crowd. , witnessed everything that happened here.
The corpses of Wang Ruda’s family were put into thin-skinned coffins by the government officials and sent to the distant mass graves on an ox cart.
Only a few bold ones remainThe villagers pointed at the remaining ruins of the Wang family, their voices full of false pity for watching the excitement, and no sense of grief and anger for similar people being hurt.
"That's how it happened?" Zhou Guoping felt a little incredible after hearing Peng Guoshu's description.
"The people here have become accustomed to treating the Duke of Wei as God. They know that no matter how they resist, it is of no use, and their desire for revenge has gradually faded away."
Tan Boming frowned and said: "Then let's start the second scene."
Zhang Feng said: "I didn't expect that the Duke of Wei would be so domineering in Shangyuan County, and it would be in vain for us to spend all our efforts. It took a lot of effort to find eleven villains to collect these eleven corpses..."
Zhou Guoping said: "According to the plan, no matter what, Zhang Biao will die today, I will execute it. "
After finishing speaking, he stood up and said to Peng Guoshu: "I want to control a county."
Peng Guoshu looked at Tan Boxing and Zhang Feng, and the three of them looked at each other. Then he said to Zhou Guoping: "What are you doing?"
Zhou Guoping sighed and said, "I seem to have done something wrong and it's time to atone. Thank you brothers for giving me this opportunity."< /p>
Sent Zhou Guoping away, and the other three returned to the room. Tan Boxing said: "What the hell, Zhang Biao destroyed two county magistrates, the county magistrate Zhuoba, the chief bookkeeper was promoted, and Shi Kefa appointed one of us Two people serve as chief registrars of Shangyuan and Jiangning counties. This step should not be a big step."
Peng Guoshu said: "It depends on Shi Kefa's true influence in Jiangnan's generation. We are powerful enough to avenge Wang Ruda's family. It is meaningful for us to do such a thing, otherwise, it will be in vain."
Zhang Feng suddenly said: "Wang Ruda's family is now. Have you gone far? I promised Wang He that his family would be sent to Lantian County safely. "
Peng Guoshu said calmly: "It's okay to go with the caravan! ”