"Actually, Dongdu Jingmen has long known about Tatargan's private sale of salt. We probably know about those houses that store private salt. However, it's just that the Jingmen and the Persians did not interfere with each other before, so it was inconvenient to expose it." Ding Kun Said, "But the young sect leader said that since the case has been investigated under the nose, Tatar's gang of troubles will be eliminated. The young sect leader also said that these people are psoriasis, disgusting and cover their eyes, so we can only get rid of them all." Only when you have dealt with it thoroughly can you find what you can really find.”
Hua Yitang interrupted helplessly, "No need to talk nonsense about asking for credit, let's talk about business."
Ding Kun: "Well, in short, in short, the young sect master said that the location of this deserted garden was strange, so he ordered me to take Qixing to check it out. As soon as we entered the garden, the little beggar swooped out from the young sect master. When he came down, he shouted something about Sister Xueer, and disappeared in a flash. The young sect leader chased him out, and he was gone in a blink of an eye. Oh, you think this person is so anxious! I called all the disciples of Fujiafang over. , there were dozens of people inside and outside, but no matter how hard we looked, we couldn’t find them. Later, we got lost and couldn’t get out. Ms. Lin, Hanashiro, you two are well-informed. Do you think we encountered a ghost? Hit the wall?"
Hua Yitang flicked his fan open and shook it twice, "You bullshit is beating the wall. There is a formation in this garden."
Ding Kun was shocked and looked around: "What formation? Where is it?"
Tianshu frowned: "Could it be that Huashiro is talking about these strange rocks?"
"It's a lake stone, not a strange stone." Hua Yitang knocked on the rockery stone that was half a person's height beside him. The stones in the garden were almost this high, and yellow and withered grass came out of the holes and gaps in the stone. Like a bunch of crazy straw-headed dolls, "It's not a great formation. To put it bluntly, it just disrupts the line of sight, causing misdirection and making it easy to get lost. You think you have been walking around in this garden for a long time, but in fact you are just here." I wandered around a small area, but didn’t go to far places at all.”
Ding Kun was overjoyed: "So, Shiro must have a way to break the formation, right?"
Tianshu: "Whenever you break the formation, you must choose your way of life according to Qimen Dunjia. Huashiro, you say how to go, we all listen to you."
Hua Yitang raised his eyes slightly and shook his small fan, very confident, "Don't be anxious, don't be anxious, wait for Hua to take a look."
In the eyes of the stars that everyone was looking forward to, Hua Yitang swaggered out, turning to the left, gliding to the right, climbed up a strange rock, shaded the sun with a fan and looked at it for a moment, jumped down, and walked along the way he came. Come back.
Everyone: "How?"
Hua Yitang put on a business smile, "Simple, simple," he said as he moved to Lin Sui'an and stretched out his hand to tug on her sleeve. Lin Sui'an raised his eyebrows and glanced at him sideways.
Hua Yitang covered his mouth with his fan and groaned, "This formation is a bit evil. Ordinary methods cannot break the formation. Extraordinary methods must be used."
Lin Sui'an: "..."
In other words, you are a half-assed person and can’t break it?
Hua Yitang sighed heavily, closed the fan and tapped his palms, "Ah, it was Hua who made the decision. This formation is called the Ox, Ghost, God, Snake and Hundred Evil Formation. It is by no means comparable to the ordinary blindfold formation. Fortunately, everyone who entered the formation It doesn’t take long, if it exceeds two hours, you will definitely be eroded by the evil energy in the formation, have hallucinations, lose your mind, at least go crazy, or at worst die!”
Everyone was shocked, and Ding Kun shouted: "What should we do?"
Hua Yitang waved his hand, "Don't be anxious, don't panic. Although this formation is difficult to break, there is a magic weapon to break it right here and now. It can be said to be a blessing among misfortunes."
Tianshu and others looked at each other, "There are only weeds and rocks here. How can there be any magic weapon?"
"Of course -" Hua Yitang unfolded her fan with a snap and whirled twice towards Lin Sui'an, "What our Lady Lin is holding - Qian Jing!"
Everyone: "Huh?"
Lin Sui'an looked at Hua Yitang dumbfounded.
"Thousands of purifications, thousands of evil spirits, can be purified." Hua Yitang said, "How can a mere cow, ghost, and snake god be righteous?!"
Lin Sui'an couldn't hold it back and let out a puff.
Everyone in the Jingmen looked at Hua Yitang with expectant eyes, and their eyes turned into dead fish eyes. Are you kidding us? !
Hua Yitang, who had his lie exposed, not only did not feel ashamed at all, but instead held up a fan and swore an oath, "Every word Hua said is true and every word is sincere!"
"Okay. Got it." Lin Sui'an shook his head helplessly, stepped forward and pulled out Qianjing and flicked it with his backhand. The light of the sword turned into a thin green line, splitting the lake stone into two halves like a laser cutting. Everyone in the Jingmen's jaw dropped. , that strange stone is so hard that ordinary swords cannot break it. Qianjing is naturally a famous weapon, but what is even more amazing is Lin Sui'an's strength and angle. It seems casual, but in fact it is quite particular. Only the top who have experienced hundreds of battles Only a master can use it.
Hua Yitang shook his shoulders, with a sullen expression like "Look, I said that right?"
Lin Sui'an shook his wrist and felt that the strange stone felt very good when chopping it, and he became more interested. He stepped forward in three steps and two steps at a time, sweeping, vertically, diagonally, reversely, thrusting, and then sweeping again. He slashed all the way, the wind of the knife passed by, and the green light shocked the sky. Hua Yitang waved his fan and followed Lin Sui'an. Everyone in the Jingmen followed Hua Yitang with tuts, walking deeper and deeper.
This garden was larger than expected. Ding Kun and others soon discovered that they had arrived at a place they had never been before. The grass here had almost never been stepped on. It seemed that they had left the "ghosts beating the wall" area. , suddenly, Tianshu squatted down, put his head against the grass roots on the ground and looked at it, "Someone has been here before."
Lin Sui'an split a strange stone and turned around, "Is it Jin Ruo?"
Tianshu looked a little annoyed, "My tracking skills are not very good, so I can't tell who it is."
Ding Kun scratched his head, "It would be great if the young sect master is here. The young sect master's tracking skills will definitely find the young sect master!"
Lin Sui'an: "..."
Tenth Elder, you are really smart.
Hua Yitang: "It means the direction is right, keep walking!"
The further forward, the taller and taller the grass, but the fewer and fewer strange rocks. In addition to chopping rocks, Lin Sui'an also had the task of mowing grass and clearing the way. After walking for about an incense stick, a low-lying area appeared in front of him. In the area, Lin Sui'an stopped, stood up on his toes and took a look. There seemed to be a huge lake stone hidden in the grass. He turned back and said, "There are changes ahead."
Hua Yitang came over and took a look, "There is too much grass and I can't see clearly."
Lin Sui'an nodded, Qian Jing made a circle in the palm of his hand, then swung it out, swept it around like a spiral lawn mower, and returned it to his hand. The grass was shaved off, revealing the strange rock standing in the center. , as tall as a person, with a base more than five feet wide, with a rugged shape and a faint air of chilling.
"Cut it?" Lin Sui'an asked.
Hua Yitang shook his head, "It's probably the center of the formation, don't move rashly." He motioned for everyone to stay where they were, and stepped on the low-lying areas with his toes. Seeing that there was no danger, he picked up his robe, stepped to the side of the strange rock, and walked around it. After a circle, his expression suddenly changed. He looked like a gecko lying on the lake rocks, his ears pressed against the stone wall for a moment, then he jumped up and shouted, "There is a sound!"
Everyone rushed over with a shout, and stuck it to the lake rocks like plaster. They held their breath and listened. Sure enough, they heard a faint sound: "Dong-dong, dong-dong--dong--dong-dong-dong--" "Dong dong - dong - dong dong dong -"
Tianshu: "It's the secret code of Jingmen!"
Ding Kun: "It came up along the stone, and it's underground!"
Hua Yitang didn't care about the dirt anymore. He threw his hands on the ground and carefully touched the base of the lake stone. He pulled out a few grass roots and dug a small hole. He rolled up his sleeves and put his hand in to explore, " There are iron tools below, which may be the mechanism of the secret door!"
"Get out of the way!" Lin Sui'an slashed at the lake stone three times, dividing the lake stone into three layers: upper, middle and lower. He kicked three times, and most of the lake stone flew to the ground. He inserted his hands under the base of the lake stone. In the soil, it was lifted up suddenly, turning the remaining stones to the side together with the base.
Everyone swarmed over, using their knives as shovels, and started digging wildly. Soon, he found a rusty iron ring, which was exactly what Hua Yitang had touched just now. He dug down more than a foot deep and revealed a rusty iron plate. The iron ring was embedded in the iron plate. The surroundings of the board and the ground are rusted to death.
The knocking sound became clearer and clearer, and it was obvious that there was someone under the iron plate. Lin Sui'an used Qianjing to cut off four rings of rust, lowered his waist and dismounted, grabbed the iron ring with both hands and pulled it up, and the iron plate creaked open a crack. Everyone helped with all kinds of help, and it took a lot of effort. Finally, it was opened, and it turned out to be a three-inch-thick secret door, with a dark hole underneath, bottomless.
Hua Yitang took out a luminous pearl and threw it in, shouting loudly, "Is there a human or a ghost inside? Make a noise!"
The dim light of the night pearl fell straight down and soon disappeared into the darkness. After a long time, there was a click.
Immediately afterwards, Jin Ruo's voice came from the cave, "Hua, you hit my head!" The voice sounded energetic and energetic.
Everyone was overjoyed, and they all lay down at the entrance of the cave and shouted "Young Master".
Lin Sui'an breathed a sigh of relief, and then realized that he had exerted too much force and his arms were shaking a little now. Hua Yitang sat down on the ground and bared his teeth at Lin Sui'an.
Ding Kun ordered everyone in the Jingmen to twist the thin hemp ropes they carried into a thick rope and put it down in the dark hole. The rope shook, as if something heavy was tied up. Everyone shouted chants and worked together to pull up the rope. The rescued things were revealed little by little, and their expressions became more and more surprised.
It was not Jin Ruo, but a thin girl with disheveled hair, holding the little beggar tightly in her arms.
Lin Sui'an hurriedly stepped forward to untie the little girl and the little beggar, took Hua Yitang's handkerchief, and carefully wiped the girl's face. The little girl has a delicate appearance and is about fifteen years old. Her cheeks are sunken from hunger, but her eyes are sharp.
The little beggar hugged the girl's neck tightly with both hands, showing her white baby teeth, "Flower Fairy, I found Sister Xue'er!"
Hua Yitang was stunned: "Are you——Zhong Xue?"
The girl nodded.
"Come out, come out! Another little lady!" Ding Kun shouted.
The second person to be rescued turned out to be a Hu woman. Her clothes were in rags, her face was covered with dust, and she was almost exhausted from hunger. Then came the second, third...and tenth person. Except for Zhong Xue, they were all very old. A young Hu girl.
The eleventh one was Jin Ruo. He grabbed the entrance of the hole and jumped up with great skill. He spit out the dirt in his mouth and said, "I was almost buried alive, but luckily I was lucky." He walked up to Zhong Xue in two steps, He slapped the little beggar on the butt and said, "Next time you get into a dog hole, I'll smash your ass!"
Lin Sui'an slapped Jin Ruo on the back of the head, "Next time I run around again, I'll use you to practice breaking concentration!"
The little beggar covered her butt and felt aggrieved, "I saved Sister Zhong."
Jin Ruo covered his head and felt aggrieved, "I saved many people!"
Lin Sui'an stared, and Jin Ruo didn't dare to speak.
Ding Kun was the most discerning and hurriedly came over to smooth things over, "Young Master, what's going on with these girls?"
Jin Ruo spat, "That Tatargan who killed a thousand people is actually selling people!"
Dali Temple Prison is located in the Dali Temple in the imperial city. It is one of the most famous central prisons in the Eastern Capital. It has more than 200 cells and can accommodate more than 500 prisoners. According to the division rules of "noble and unworthy, and different prisons for men and women", it is divided into Men's prison, women's prison and third grade hospital. There is no need to explain the men's and women's prisons. Only the third-grade courtyard is special. It is a special prison for giving preferential treatment to high-ranking officials above the third-grade. A separate piece of land is set aside to build cells. They are said to be cells, but in fact they are no different from ordinary houses. They have gardens and wing rooms. There is also a garden. Except for the restriction of freedom, the high-ranking officials and dignitaries in custody have the same diet and daily life as those outside the prison, and they are given preferential treatment. It is a veritable "noble prison" and can be regarded as the unique feature of Dali Temple Prison.
The jailer, Lao Liang, was afraid and helpless towards these noble prisoners of the third-grade courtyard. Those who had not been convicted had to be carefully punished. Who knows whether they might suddenly turn over. Those who were convicted should not be offended. As the saying goes, A skinny camel is bigger than a horse.
I thought that the Third Grade Courtyard was already a headache, but I never thought that a group of more troublesome prisoners would be ushered in today. The first criminal was Li Zhengta Targan from Fu Jiao Fang, a Persian. According to convention, prisoners with foreign status are collectively called "foreigner prisoners." According to the process, foreigner prisoners must first verify their nationality and identity and be sent to the prison under the jurisdiction of Honglu Temple. Honglu Temple, the Ministry of Punishment, and Dali Temple jointly Discuss the verdict.
After all, foreign-related criminals have special status and must be treated with caution to avoid any diplomatic incidents. What's more, the prison of Honglu Temple is not far away. They are both in the imperial city. After exiting the Chongguang North Gate, you can reach it by walking south through Zuochunfang. It takes up to half an hour's walk. But today, the minister of Dali Temple, Chen Gong, was determined to detain these Persians in Dali Temple Prison.
The jailer, Lao Liang, was worried. He had expressed it and hinted at it several times. Not to mention that Mr. Chen ignored him. Even Zhang Huai, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple who was usually the most talkative, turned a deaf ear to him. Lao Liang had no choice but to bite the bullet. Follow the rules of Dali Temple, clean up the torture room, prepare the torture instruments, and pray that this unfortunate case will be brought to a clear conclusion as soon as possible.
Lao Liang has been in prison at Dali Temple for sixteen years and has never seen any kind of formation, but today's trial lineup is really quite strange, and everything is out of tune.
Chen Gong, the minister of Dali Temple, is the chief judge, and Zhang Gong, the young minister of Dali Temple, and Zhiling Gong, the chief minister of Dali Temple, are the assistant judges. This is quite normal, but these people who are listening are too strange. Lang Jun, a young lady with sharp eyebrows, actually carried a knife with her, and there was also a Lang Jun with a dark face, as if he had just crawled out of a mouse hole. The three of them were sitting side by side and had snacks to eat. Judging from their postures and expressions, they didn't look like they were here to listen to a case, but rather like they were here for an autumn outing. Lao Liang glanced at him several times and finally recognized him. The most flashy one was the famous Hua Family Shiro. No wonder Mr. Chen was so arrogant and pretended to be blind. Looking at the Tang Dynasty, who would dare to provoke the Hua family?
Only when the Tatargan trial officially started did Lao Liang understand why Mr. Chen refused to send the case to Honglu Temple. This Persian was really indifferent to human affairs, smuggling salt and tea, raising thugs, and bullying. The common people, privately increasing taxes, human trafficking, and all the witnesses and physical evidence are all heinous crimes. It is estimated that even eight heads are not enough to be beheaded.
Tatargan seemed to have accepted his fate. He knelt on the ground and huddled in a ball, confessing to all his crimes. Until Mr. Chen asked a question, he was stunned.
Chen Yanfan: "Quickly tell me how you killed Chen Sanniang, Qu Siniang, Feng Erniang and other fifteen women!"
Tatargan: "I have never killed anyone! I have never killed anyone!"
Ling Zhiyan: "Didn't you abduct Zhong Xue?"
"Zhong Xue?" Tatargan was startled for a moment, "Ah, this, this - the conscience of heaven and earth, I used to do business in the orchid business, this is the first time I do business in the business of a good family from the Tang Dynasty, I haven't had time to sell it yet When I got out, people from Dali Temple investigated me. Is this considered an attempted abduction?"
"I'll beat you until you're paralyzed!" Chen Yanfan spit foam stars and sprayed Tatargan in the face.
Tatar kowtowed repeatedly, "Yes, yes, I have committed a heinous crime. But I have never done anything like murder! But I did all this for money. These girls are all money in my eyes. How could I Kill them. If I kill them, I will lose money! Those Sanniang, Erniang, and Fourth Niang you are talking about are rumored to be all done by Xiang Liu. You can’t catch Xiang Liu, and you can’t find him either. I am the scapegoat! You are wronged! You have learned from me!"
"Is this really your first time abducting a Tang Dynasty woman?" Hua Yitang suddenly asked.
"I can provide information about those orchid buyers in the past, please go check it out, adults!" Tatargan raised his hand to make an oath, then paused, "My lords, does this count as making amends for your merits?"
"Forget it, of course." Chen Yanfan's shiny forehead reflected the cold candlelight in the torture room, "You were originally going to die eight times, but now you only need to die once."
Tatar screamed like a pig, "I am a Persian, and your laws of the Tang Dynasty are not qualified to judge me. I want to see the people of Honglu Temple, and I want to see the Persian envoy to the Tang Dynasty!"
Chen Yanfan stared at Tatargan coldly: "I don't care which country you are from. As long as you do business and live in our country of Tang, you must abide by the laws of our country of Tang! If someone comes, put him in a cell until-"
"Mr. Chen, wait!" A shout came from outside the torture room door, and a group of people hurried in. The leader was a young official in a red robe, followed by a blond Persian with gorgeous clothes. Looks arrogant.
"Honglu Shaoqing Sima Yan has met Mr. Chen and Mr. Zhang." The red-robed officer clasped his fists and introduced, "This is Shashamu, the Persian envoy to the Tang Dynasty. If you have something important to do, please see Mr. Chen."
Shashamu briefly saluted Chen Yanfan and said something in Persian to Tatargan. No one present understood it, except Hua Yitang who said "cut".
Lin Sui'an: "What did he say?"
Hua Yitang: "He said - Don't worry, Tatargan, no one in Tang will be able to convict you.":,,
