Chapter 88 Harvest
The sky is getting duller and gloomier, like a dead Jieshen.
Meng Yuan first touched the corpse, and then lit a fire with his fingertips.
After burning Jie Shen and Xie Zhongliang in turn, Meng Yuan withdrew the essence fire, only to feel it growing again.
Moreover, Jie Shen is more helpful to Jinghuo than Jie Zhongliang, which shows that this person is stronger than Jie Zhongliang.
But when they were facing each other, Jie Shen was running the fastest. Knowing how good this person was, he was clearly only able to bully others. When one sees blood and becomes afraid, it is like a castrated dog.
Anyway, this trip is complete.
In addition to Jie Shen and Xie Zhongliang, six other people were also killed, including an eighth-grade warrior.
With the help of these people, the spirit fire has grown much stronger, and it is already over half.
Moreover, during this search, more than 200 taels of silver ingots and 3,500 taels of silver notes were found.
As for waist badges and jade pendants, they were all destroyed by Meng Yuan.
Apart from that, there is nothing precious. Naturally, there is no Tianji Tu, but I got a string of rosary beads from Jie Shen.
This is found in both Buddhist and Taoist schools, and Taoists call it Liuzhu.
Generally speaking, most of the Buddhist shapes are 108, which means 108 kinds of troubles. The majority of Taoist gates have eighty-one and one hundred and eight, which means the number of ninety-nine and the stars in the sky.
In fact, the function is the same, which is to record the number of times of chanting and to calm the mind.
There are 108 rosary beads in this string. Each rosary bead is engraved with a simple drawing of an ever-burning lantern. I don’t know what it means.
I can't tell which family of Buddhism or Taoism it belongs to. But the material is Bodhi seed, so it must be a Buddhist thing.
But it is strange that a person like Jie Shen, who has no regard for living beings and is the son of a magistrate, carries Buddhist things.
Jie Shen also said that his mother was fasting and that his brother was kind, but how could such a kind-hearted person raise such a son? Raised a brother like this? Don't you have a Luo mother at home?
Comparing this, Dugu Kang does not love treasures, is not greedy for food, does not commit murder, and does not bully good people. He is simply a saint!
Meng Yuan didn't know much about Buddhism, so he didn't think much about it. He just washed his arrows and knives by the pool and then returned.
Not long after the journey, I changed out of my night clothes and burned them, and put on my regular clothes.
I hurried back to the backyard of the county government office and entered my house. Then I heard a muffled thunder, and then rain came.
After thinking quietly for a while, the rain outside became heavier and heavier.
There were footsteps coming to the door, "Brother! The gentleman has prepared wine and said he would like to invite us to drink and enjoy the rain!"
After hearing this, Meng Yuan stood up immediately.
After the previous incident at the county government, Meng Yuan sensed something was wrong and immediately took Mr. Qi and Mr. Yang to the backyard. After a few tricks, it was found that Mr. Qi had received money from the Li family, while Capt. Yang had only received money from Mr. Qi.
They are just dogs and don't know about Jieshen.
Now that he decided to take action, Meng Yuan showed no mercy and killed Mr. Qi and Yang Captou directly. As soon as the fire burned and the wind blew, there was really no trace.
Then Meng Yuan didn't wait for Chen Shouzhuo to come back, and went directly outside to find his enemies.
Jie Shen and others arrived in Hedong County at noon, but before they could take action, they were pursued by Meng Yuan.
They lived in a garden far away from the crowd, with no one else around, and they, along with Li Tianyun and others, were all turned into ashes. When the heavy rain poured down, there was no trace left.
It was silent and no one knew about it. Even Chen Shouzhuo probably didn't expect that he would go on a killing spree.
Of course, when Meng Yuan just came back, candles were lit in Chen Shouzhuo's room, but he waited for a quarter of an hour before calling for someone, which was obviously a tacit understanding.
Moreover, although warriors have no means of recourse, Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism each have their own magical powers. If you kill people and set fires today, they may be found in the future.
It's not scary if someone comes to your door. What's scary is that someone comes to your door but you can't beat them!
Therefore, the knife needs to be sharpened! You don’t have to wait for anyone to come to me then, I’ll go find someone myself!
Meng Yuan made a plan to practice diligently, opened the door, and saw Tieniu standing outside the door holding an umbrella.
"Brother, I heard about the county government. Where have you been?" Tieniu looked at Meng Yuan curiously, holding an umbrella with one hand and touching Meng Yuan's arm with the other.
"Nothing." Meng Yuan patted Tieniu on the shoulder.
The two came to Chen Shouzhuo's room and saw that he had prepared a small stove with an earthen pot on it, and mutton was stewed in it.
Chen Shouzhuo invited Meng Yuan and Tieniu to sit down and poured wine for them himself, without any airs of a scholar. "These two good brothers sent me along all the way and helped me a lot here. I respect you both."
These were polite words. Meng Yuan and Tieniu didn't put much effort into it. They could only buy some food for others.
"I didn't even try! By the way, where is my brother's case?" Tieniu hurriedly came to ask, "Sir, they are here for my brother, you must handle the case impartially!"
"Captain Yang and Mr. Qi are nowhere to be found. They are probably absconding out of fear of crime. We will post the arrest documents tomorrow." Chen Shouzhuo said with a smile.
Tieniu didn't hear the protective meaning in his words, so he muttered for a long time, saying something like "my brother is the most honest."
"Watching the rain at night while drinking wine is quite unique." Chen Shouzhuo smiled and raised his glass again, "The princess praised you for your literary and military skills, especially your poetry. Do you have any good words for me, dear brother?"
Meng Yuan only knew limericks and could barely sing harmony with Dugu Kang, but he was about to be outdone by Xiang Ling. Therefore, if you talk about poetic talent, it is nothing at all. The third lady is good at everything. He looks good, is generous with his actions, and is kind to his subordinates, but he just has a big mouth.
"I'm really not good at this." Meng Yuan smiled modestly, "But when I went out just now, I saw green mountains under the dark clouds. I remembered a sentence I saw in an ancient book, which made me think about it for a long time, but I saw how charming the green mountains are, This is what Qingshan should do when he sees me.”
"Wonderful!" Chen Shouzhuo immediately touched his palm, and Tieniu also praised it while eating, "Wonderful!"
Meng Yuan meant that when you came to Hedong County to be an upright official, you did justice to the people. When I went out, I also eliminated harm for the people. It was the same for everyone.
And since the other party liked it, there was no need to ask any more questions, and there was a tacit understanding while drinking.
"But dear brother," Chen Shouzhuo said with a chuckle when he saw Meng Yuan pouring wine: "This poem contains the name of the princess, so you can't recite it randomly."
Meng Yuan stayed in the palace for a long time and only knew that the princess's surname was Ying. Today he learned that the princess's real name was Ying Ru.
"I really don't know." Meng Yuan didn't feel rude and just asked curiously: "This name seems to be a commonly used term among Buddhists. Did Ying family ever pay homage to Buddha?"
"No." Chen Shouzhuo smiled and waved his hand, "The princess has three behaviors. Her eldest brother refuses to ask for truth, and her eldest sister refuses to deny it."
Meng Yuan understood that the names of the three princesses and siblings probably reflected some changes in Ying's father's mood.
First, you want to seek "yes". Although you can't get it, you must be strong-minded and vow to find "yes". This is to control "yes". In the end, I still couldn't get it, so I had to compromise, thinking that it was almost enough, because it was like "yes".
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"Mr. Chen, I have been in the palace for a long time, but I know very little about the princess's mother's family." Meng Yuan poured wine for Chen Shouzhuo and asked out of curiosity: "Sir, can you give me some advice?"
"The princess's father and brother Yinggong and her brother Yinggong have passed away, and the few words left behind have been banned. It's unusual for you not to know."
Chen Shouzhuo took a sip of wine, was silent for a while, and then said: "The princess's father and brother are great Confucian scholars in the world. They are role models for thousands of scholars in the world. Even people from Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism respect them both."
"Respected by the three religions?" Meng Yuan was a little surprised.
"When the princess's father and brother passed away, eminent monks from the Buddhist country came to the west, and the three Taoist sects also went to the capital to worship in person, not to mention the Confucianists." Chen Shouzhuo said, "The thing that many people are most unwilling to do in life is not to be able to follow these two people. He died in the service of the public. The princess was no more than a young girl at that time. Why do you think she survived?"
He pointed to the rain outside and said: "Buddhism talks about the equality of all living beings, Taoism says that heaven and earth are unkind and treats all things like civet dogs, and Confucianism also says that the people are valued and the king is ignored. As Confucianism entered the world, many theories and schools came out in response to the time. Confucianism There are countless people with amazing talents in this sect. From ancient times to the present, they all seek ways to create peace for all generations. The same is true for Lao Yinggong."
Meng Yuan heard Master Nie mention before that the princess is the real supporter. He also said that if he wanted to go higher and further, the princess would be a great help.
Meng Yuan couldn't empathize before, but now he understands. The princess inherited the reputation of her father and brother, which was indeed more valuable than any other wealth.
"I wonder what school Lao Yinggong belongs to and what his opinions are?" Meng Yuan became even more curious.
"This court is not allowed to talk about this." Chen Shouzhuo smiled slightly and said, "Please drink."
It seems like a bad idea for meat eaters!
"..." Meng Yuan was tickled, but thinking about the princess's reputation for kindness, he guessed that it had something to do with Mud Legs.
Of course, Meng Yuan himself is also a fool.
Recalling that Master Nie once claimed to be a lackey of the Ying family, Meng Yuan planned to ask Master Nie when he went back.
But becoming more and more curious about the third lady, Meng Yuan poured wine and asked: "Sir, how did the princess get married to King Xin?"
"I don't know either." Chen Shouzhuo smiled, "King Xin has no reputation or power. Songhe Mansion was not originally King Xin's fiefdom. It was moved here later."
"I wonder where King Xin's original fiefdom is?" Meng Yuan asked casually.
"He used to be in Ping'an Mansion, but after his first wife died, he was driven back here." Chen Shouzhuo had no respect for King Xin, and whispered: "It seems that King Xin caused trouble there, I don't know whether it is true or not."< br>
Ping'an Mansion is the only place with Buddhist inheritance in Qingguo, and it is a monk's nest.
For a moment, Meng Yuan thought of Dugu Kang.
It had been nine years since King Xin came to Songhe Mansion. At that time, Dugu Kang was about ten years old and already sensible.
After thinking about it for a moment, Dugu Kang does not like women, is not greedy for money, does not like food, and he had planned to treat himself to a tofu feast before...
For a moment, Meng Yuan felt that Dugu Kang really looked like a monk.
Moreover, he is a serious monk, unlike those who go astray like Big Tail Venerable and Earth Shaking King Kong.
Meng Yuan had long known that Dugu Kang was not normal, but he didn't ask specifically about it. And since the princess doesn't care and Xuan Jizi doesn't care, it can be seen that Dugu Kang can't afford the trouble.
But now that he had obtained the rosary from Jie Shen, Meng Yuan felt that he could find a chance to give Dugu Kang a try.
After all, Meng Yuan was already prepared for someone to come to his door before the matter of resolving the matter was over.
Sharpening the sword is important, but it would be even better if we could find out the other party's background.
Eating mutton, drinking wine, and listening to the sound of rain.
The three of them only chatted about gossip. Most of them were about Meng Yuan asking about Chen Shouzhuo's official travels, which was not very interesting.
Another five days passed in the blink of an eye, and nothing was out of the ordinary in Hedong County. Li Tianyun disappeared, but the Li clan did not say anything.
Meng Yuan also returned to the scene of the crime specifically, but there was nothing unusual. Only the sons of the Li family fought back and forth, and the second son currently had the upper hand.
Of course, the most important thing is that no one comes to explain.
Moreover, Meng Yuanzhong's thirty-three heavens have been fully activated, and they are just waiting to be completed.
(End of chapter)