The old servant was under a tree, and he didn't think it was strange that the branches were bare. He was drinking rice wine with a handful of peanuts. Besides peanuts, there was also a roast chicken on the table, which tasted delicious.
At this time, the sky was overcast and the wind was blowing. The window was blowing loudly. The old servant held out a peanut with his chopsticks and threw it into his mouth. After taking a sip of wine, he stood up and went to the window. There was wind outside the window and some rain. Just as he was about to close the door, a flash of lightning flashed.
Two ghost servants appeared without saying a word. They took the chain and locked it. The old servant wanted to call someone, but he couldn't make a sound. He only felt light and confused. When he looked back, he seemed to have a figure. Fell in front of the window.
The old servant was frightened and wanted to struggle, but couldn't exert any strength. He became confused and followed the ghost out.
"Mighty!" There was a sound, and the old servant woke up, sweating profusely. He looked up and saw that the scene had changed. The surroundings were dark and gloomy. There were two pillars on the left and right of the hall, "Filial Brother and Faithful" on the left, and "Property, Justice and Honesty" on the right!
When he looked around in confusion, he saw an official sitting on the desk. Standing next to him was a man wearing the clothes of the chief clerk, with the head of a tiger and the body of a tiger. There were more than ten ghost servants, and he was kneeling underneath.
The old servant looked and felt that the official seemed to have been seen somewhere. He suddenly remembered that the magistrate had seen this official when he was presiding over the sacrifice. This was not an official, but he was clearly a river god.
Just as he was thinking about it, there suddenly came some screams, and there seemed to be some fried smell. When the old servant smelled the smell, he was frightened to death.
Not far away, there were several prisoners with shackles on their bodies, some of whom had their heads and arms broken off. They looked very scary. In the courtyard above, someone set up a wok with oil on the fire, and several people were frying in the oil.
The River God sitting high above flipped through the case files and said, "Bring up the prisoner Chen Gui."
The old servant was shocked. He knew Chen Gui and was still a friend of him. He died of illness a few days ago. When he saw Chen Gui being lifted up, the river god in the hall slapped the wood and said, "Chen Gui, you have been wronged. Are you aware of your guilt? If you report it yourself, you may be able to reduce your guilt!"
Chen Gui was frightened and said quickly: "Master River God, you are wronged, you are wronged. I have a good reputation and I have never done any bad things. This villain is really wronged."
Chen Gui refused to change his tune.
The cold-faced river god opened the book in front of him and said coldly: "Chen Gui, a native of Anji Mansion, is fifty-eight years old this year. He is ruthless and unrighteous. He is seeking fame and reputation. He has committed 108 evil deeds. At the beginning of the year, he killed a beggar with his horse. , Yangshou has been cut off, and he is being tried in the Heshen Temple today, Chen Gui, is what I said wrong??"
"Sir, I have also done good deeds. I have taken care of the widow next door many times, and everyone has seen it." Hearing this, Chen Gui shouted loudly.
The chief registrar flipped through the case file and said coldly: "Chen Gui, two years ago, in the name of taking care of you, you secretly had an affair with your lord, I am guilty, sir, I am guilty, and I am willing to surrender everything to you." Confess all your sins." Chen Gui collapsed and shouted.
"You have committed a heinous crime and have no intention of repenting. You should be sentenced to frying and then to water prison for a hundred years." The river god ruled.
"Lord River God, have mercy on me." Chen Gui begged for mercy repeatedly.
At this time, the ghost messengers shouted in unison, the sound was like thunder, and then a ghost messenger caught Chen Gui in front of the oil wok, which was seven feet high and surrounded by red-hot charcoal, which was already burning red.
Chen Gui was so frightened that he trembled and cried. He had no way to escape. Gui Cha grabbed his hair with his left hand and his ankle with his right hand, and threw Chen Gui into the oil wok.
Hearing the sizzling sound, Chen Gui was rolling up and down in the oil, his skin and flesh were all burnt, and the pain was heartbreaking. The old servant's eyes were sharp, and he saw Chen Gui opening his mouth in pain, and the hot oil poured into his mouth, even his internal organs. After frying for a while, the ghost officer took out the man with a big fork and took him down.
"Li Wu!" The River God brought another person with him, and this person was trembling all over.
"Li Wu, you have been wronged. Do you know your guilt?" The river god slapped the wood!
Li Wu was trembling all over: "Lord River God, I once picked up ten taels of silver and never paid it back."
"Besides this, what other crimes have you committed?" the river god asked.
Hearing this, Li Wu murmured and was speechless. The river god said coldly: "This is just a small offense. It only costs fifty pieces. But fifteen years ago, you and your brothers stole the only thing from the old woman in the village." One pig caused this old woman to commit suicide by jumping into the river. Your crime is very serious and you should be punished by Daoshan Prison."
"My lord, my lord, forgive me, forgive me." Li Wu wailed loudly, and a forest of knives suddenly appeared in the courtyard. The ghost grabbed Li Wu and threw him into the air. As soon as Li Wu fell, the blades staggered into his chest and abdomen. , screamed on Daoshan. Seeing such a tragic scene, the old servant trembled all over and sweat continued to flow down.
"Report the guilty Shi Ji!"
The ghost messenger carried the old servant forward, and the old servant's hands and feet trembled and he collapsed on the ground.
Hearing the clap of wood from above: "You have been unjustly punished. Do you know your guilt? If you report it yourself, you may be able to reduce your guilt!"
The old servant knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly: "The villain knows his crime, the villain knows his crime, and the villain will confess now."
The old servant raised his head and looked at the river god in front of him, his eyes became blurred, and he felt fear and confusion in his heart. He struggled for a while, and when he saw that the river god was about to get angry, he finally confessed: "I helped my master with loan sharking. When I got up, I led others to sell the house, and even robbed my daughter to pay off the debt."
"Last time I captured illegal salt, I helped the master sell it privately, and got 3,700 taels of silver."
"Last time, the master ordered me to send three hundred taels to participate in politics."
As soon as the old servant opened his mouth, he confessed everything.
There were cigarette smoke lingering in the hall, which did not increase the punishment, but several servants knelt on the ground, strangely with their eyes closed, but screamed from time to time, and spoke separately, confessing all their sins.
Some say they took fertile land, some say they killed slaves, and some say they took money.
Scenes from a movie appeared in the mirror. Pei Ziyun looked at the scene and thought to himself: "It's really similar to the movie in the previous life. Many people are confused like this, and there are rumors of all kinds of gods and monsters."
However, this method is easier to deal with mortals than torture. Few people can resist in this situation, and specialized Taoists continue to record their confessions.
Seeing them confessing one by one, Pei Ziyun was not happy but worried. He couldn't help but frowned and said to the girl: "These are actually small crimes. They cannot bring down the prefect quickly. These servants are all old men of the prefect. How could it be possible?" Don’t you even know the inside story of the real stakes?”
"Does this prefect still have some sense of proportion?"
In this era of the world, it cannot be said that the magistrate's activities such as loan sharking, giving bribes, and beating slaves to death are useless. If a superior person were to deal with the magistrate, this crime would be enough.
However, if it is a colleague or a lower-ranking person, bringing up these crimes will feel a bit indifferent. Even if the impeachment is really successful, it may only be a fine of three drinks.
Listening to Pei Ziyun's words, the girl couldn't help but frown. At this moment, a light flashed across the Dharma Mirror, as if there was some intervention. The girl looked up, and her face instantly became happy: "I caught a big fish."
"What?" Pei Ziyun then looked towards the Dharma Mirror and saw a person who was in a dream but gritted his teeth and refused to admit it. A light yellow aura protected him.
"It's the deputy housekeeper Bai Zeng!" A female Taoist said after looking at it.
"It turns out that everyone is going well, not only because of ordinary servants, but also because it doesn't matter much if they give something. And what this person knows does seem to be related to the magistrate's Qi, so the Magistrate's luck comes to protect this Qi. It's really mysterious, how can you automatically protect the people around you from harm?" Pei Ziyun frowned.
After hearing this, the girl snorted coldly: "The number of qi is indeed mysterious. Even the Taoist sect has not studied it thoroughly until now. Hmm, this river god is also cunning. In his temple, he can resist the prefect's qi number for a while, but now he is letting it go Come in."
Pei Ziyun laughed after hearing this: "This is actually reasonable. We only offered some incense. It is natural that the river god would not help us resist the prefect."
"However, I have a way." Pei Ziyun said, took out the crown prince's token and pointed it at the man: "How dare you not retreat yet."
Just with this drink, the magic mirror blurred for an instant, and then calmed down again.
I saw the yellowish aura retreating a few feet from this man's body, seemingly unwilling to give in, hovering and refusing to move away, but he could not move forward for a while.
"Quickly, increase the amount of the incense that confuses the gods!" The girl immediately commanded, and saw that the incense of the deluded gods continued to be inhaled, and the river god in the magic mirror shouted: "You still don't admit it?"
At this time, Gui Cha came forward and lost the protection of the light yellow energy. Bai Zeng suddenly saw a debt collector, his face suddenly twisted, and he looked at Gui Cha in horror and backed away: "Guerrilla general, don't come over, don't, you Don't pester me, it was the master who asked me to kill you, not my own will."
His voice was hoarse and shrill. As soon as he said these words, the yellowish aura hovering in the Dharma Mirror that refused to recede from the magistrate immediately showed signs of disintegration. Pei Ziyun was overjoyed and ordered the female Taoist: "Quick, quick, everyone else can ignore it. Ask him specifically, and increase the pressure on the magic circle, and ask this question clearly, and the truth will come out!"
Following this command, the Dharma Mirror adjusted, and several original images disappeared. Bai Zeng was the only one in the entire bronze mirror, and the entire clarity immediately expanded several times.
Spirit World·River Temple
At this time, five or six movie-like projections were placed on the hall. The River God sat quietly on the throne and watched. The judges and ghosts around him were actually watching, and there were no presiding officers. Seeing this, he was shocked and sighed. He said: "This person does not want to have this previous crime. He will not be able to escape the law of the country."
Seeing that the master was puzzled as he spoke, he pointed and said: "The magistrate's energy is protecting it. Let alone a fake dojo, it is a real dojo. Unless the Yinsi Shinto is a higher-level judge, it will be difficult to hurt with swords and axes, and difficult to read in bronze mirrors."
"It's just that this Taoist has a crown prince badge. He scolded him for a while and left his official spirit. This is still a magistrate. If he were a county magistrate, he would have to retreat altogether."
"Of course, if the governor is angry, the prince's token may not be used to scold him."
"Without the protection of this energy, the incense of confusion can amplify the fear in the soul and make it see the person it least wants to see. That's all. If it is a small manslaughter, it may not be suppressed."
"But as soon as the guerrilla general said these words, the prefect's morale seemed to collapse. I knew that this prefect could not escape the law of the country. I didn't want him to have this crime."
"This time, the Taoist will have a great victory." The River God sighed.
(End of chapter)