Chang Feng rode a fast horse and galloped in the direction of the Yamen of Beizhili Domain.
All he knows now is that there was an evil case involving a demon fox and a mysterious disappearance of a woman in the feudal government office. The specific circumstances are unknown.
People in the capital are no strangers to demon foxes.
While Chang Feng was galloping on his horse, he was recalling all the stories about the demon fox in his mind.
In the first month of the twelfth year of Chenghua, the emperor followed the old custom and led officials and nobles to the suburbs of Beijing to offer sacrifices to heaven and earth.
In an instant, the wind roared and the sand and rocks covered the sky and the sun. One official was even hit in the head by a flying stone, causing his brain to burst and died.
Emperor Chenghua believed deeply in the metaphysics of destiny. After returning to the palace, he concluded that the strange things that happened during the sacrifice must be caused by evildoers. So Dongchang and Jinyiwei were ordered to conduct a thorough investigation.
Dongchang and Jinyiwei made an investigation but found no results, so they were reprimanded by Emperor Chenghua.
Late one night, a young eunuch discovered that a demon fox as tall as a person was haunting the palace. Emperor Chenghua was shocked and ordered Dongchang and Jinyiwei to capture him. Again to no avail.
Emperor Chenghua, who believed in ghosts and gods, was in panic all day long.
The chief assistant at that time was the famous minister Shang Ren. Shang Ren wrote a letter advising Emperor Cheng Hua that "the son does not say anything about his strange power and confuses the gods".
However, one of Concubine Wan Guifei's confidants, Wang Zhi, the royal horse supervisor, stood up, refuted Shangluo, and swore that the demon fox did exist. And asked for orders to capture the demon fox.
Emperor Chenghua greatly appreciated Wang Zhi and handed over the task of capturing the demon fox to Wang Zhi.
One month later, Wang Zhi caught a demon named Li Zilong in the palace. This person is famous among the people for being good at witchcraft.
According to Wang Zhi's report, Li Zilong wanted to assassinate Emperor Chenghua and replace him. So he used magic to transform into a giant fox and sneak into the palace.
It looks like the demon fox case has been solved. Wang Zhi made a great contribution.
However, Wang Zhi never expected that the suspicious Emperor Chenghua would order the demon Li Zilong to demonstrate how to transform into a giant fox in public the next day.
The night before "turning into a fox", Li Zilong committed suicide in prison out of fear of crime.
Although Emperor Chenghua was superstitious, he was not stupid. He concluded that Li Zilong was not a demon fox.
After some time, something strange happened again in the capital.
There was a wealthy businessman in the capital named Zhao.
Mr. Zhao went to Baoding to buy goods. On the way, he met a homeless beauty with long protruding legs and a beautiful face. One look at her made her want to fight.
It is said that the beauty has the appearance of a fish and a wild goose. In order to prevent the fish and wild geese near Baoding Prefecture from suffering, she covered her face with black gauze for a long time.
When Mr. Zhao met her, he fell in love with her. Take her back to the capital.
That night, hey, it was so exciting. The courtesy of Zhou Gong, the joy of fish and water, the friendship of Guan Bao, the Zhao family bed is really shocking.
But at dawn the next morning, the beauty disappeared without a trace.
Everyone in Zhao's mansion died. The stupid cats and fat dogs they raised all died. All the fish in the pond turned upside down. It is said that even the earthworms in the ground split vertically in half.
There are rumors among the people that Mr. Zhao encountered a demon fox causing trouble. Beauty is transformed into a demon fox.
In the following days, many people saw beauties wearing black gauze in the dark night. If you encounter one, your whole family will definitely die.
However, there will definitely be one person in the family who will survive and tell others the terrifying story of meeting the beautiful woman in black veil.
Weird things keep happening.
"Black Eye" appeared again in the capital. The so-called "black water", in layman's terms, is the black mist transformed by evil spirits.
Anyone who encounters the black eye will suffer from ulcers, blisters, and burning pain all over their body.
There were often strange sounds of weapons clashing in the palace in the middle of the night.
Wang Zhishang reported that the mastermind behind this series of strange events was the demon fox. Heiyi is the black veil worn by the demon fox.
The sound of weapons clashing was because the demon fox wanted to enter the palace and harm the emperor. The souls of famous generals of the Ming Dynasty fight with the demon fox with weapons.
Wang Zhi asked Emperor Chenghua to let him be responsible for hunting down the demon fox.
Emperor Chenghua agreed. But Wang Zhicheng reported that he was short of manpower.
So Emperor Chenghua issued an edict to establish the West Jishi Factory, referred to as Xichang. Wang Zhi was appointed as the first admiral eunuch.
Wang Zhi looked very dedicated. Regardless of the danger, he led a group of school lieutenants to patrol the capital at night, wearing Taoist robes stained with dog blood.
It is said that one night, Eunuch Wang, who was commendable for his loyalty and bravery, and whose masculine spirit could scare away evil spirits, met Hei Yi.
Regardless of his own safety, Eunuch Wang pursued and killed Hei Yi with a mahogany sword for the sake of the stability of the Ming Dynasty and the peace of His Majesty the Emperor.
In the end, Eunuch Wang scattered Hei Yi with one sword.
Hei Yi disappeared out of thin air. After a while, its owner, the demon fox, appeared to avenge Hei Yi.
The demon fox has a fox head, a human body, dog claws, and a huge bloody mouth. It looks super invincible and terrifying.
The upright Wang Eunuch showed no fear on his face and shouted: "Long live His Majesty the Emperor!" Holding a peach wood sword, he rushed forward to fight with the demon fox.
That scene was truly frightening to the Jade Emperor and frightening to the King of Hell. It's bloody, violent, and exciting!
In the end, the brave Eunuch Wang won the battle between man and fox. A mahogany sword pierced the demon fox's chest.
The demon fox turned into a burst of blue smoke and dispersed in all directions.
Since then, the strange things in the capital have disappeared! Emperor Chenghua eats deliciously and walks with energy. Climbing up to the Fengtian Hall, the highest point in the Forbidden City, is effortless.
The greatest contributor to killing the demon fox was Wang Zhi. For a time, he gathered the emperor's favor and trust, and was unparalleled in the limelight.
The popularity of the newly established West Factory has also surpassed that of Dongchang and Jinyiwei.
Wang Zhi took advantage of his overwhelming power to overthrow his political enemies Shang Ren and Xiang Zhong, and made a lot of accusations. In the court, those who followed me prospered and those who went against me perished.
This is the beginning and end of the Demon Fox Case. When Chang Feng was young, he heard some stories from his father and neighbors.
After entering Jinyiwei, he heard another part from the master who had experienced the demon fox case.
Chang Feng has his own understanding of the demon fox case: the cause of the demon fox case - the strange wind during the sacrifice, is just an ordinary whirlwind.
His Majesty the Emperor had preconceptions, and it must not be said that it was an evildoer.
Some people create chaos and fish in troubled waters in order to cater to their superiors. A "demon fox" was deliberately created. This resulted in the murder of Yuan Zhao and several civilian families.
As for the so-called black heat that causes skin ulcers and blisters, green vitriol can easily do that.
(Note: Sulfuric acid was called green vitriol in ancient times).
If you just find someone, squat in a dark corner at night, and pour green vitriol on them, wouldn't you become a black man and harm them?
The biggest beneficiary of the Demon Fox Case is Wang Zhi. He was ordered to set up the West Factory and brought down a bunch of political opponents.
Whether it is the Fusi of Jinyiwei North Town or the Supervisory and Supervisory Department of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, all the experts who handle cases know an iron law of investigation: when a murder occurs, whoever benefits the most will be the most suspect.
The mastermind behind the demon fox case is self-evident.
Chang Feng, who was riding on the horse, said to himself: There are no monsters in this world at all. Even if there are monsters, they are disguised as humans, and if there are demons, they are also disguised as humans.
The human heart is far more sinister than demons.
At present, the demon fox in the vassal government office appears and the woman disappears. It must be someone with ulterior motives who has done evil things.
What kind of demon fox is as tall as a person? It's just a way for people who do evil things to confuse the public!
Chang Feng came to the gate of the feudal government office.
Zhu Ji, the governor of the town, deliberately stopped him. Zhu Ji said loudly: "An evil case involving a demon fox occurred in the Yamen of the feudal lord. Duke Shang and Commander Wan are handling the case inside. No one else is allowed to enter."
Chang Feng and Zhu Ji exchanged glances and pretended to be arrogant: "Messenger Zhu Zhen, I have been ordered by the crown prince to return! Do you dare to stop me?"
