[Comprehensive] The Giant of the Red Chamber

When the magistrate of Yangcheng received the report from the yamen servant, he was so shocked that the teacup in his hand was knocked over. He didn't care to deal with the wet clothes, and eagerly confirmed: "Who do you think is here?"

"My lord, it's His Royal Highness King Yong."

"Oh, why is this person here? This is the master who doesn't rub the sand in his eyes. I..., what should I do? Sweat beads.If there is someone easy to talk to, such as a virtuous corporal and a gentle master like Ba Ye, he still hopes to beg for mercy and beg for mercy, and will not be involved too much.But His Royal Highness King Yong's method is iron and blood. If it sounds good, it is impartial, but if it sounds bad, it is cold and ruthless.The prefect was so panicked that he went around the inner government, not knowing what to do for a while.

It has to be said that Ba Ye's reputation has been maintained really well, even the prefect who has been released outside knows his temper. If the emperor knows about this, I'm afraid he will be even more disgusted with Ba Ye.

Suddenly, as if thinking of something, he turned around and grabbed the yamen servant's hand and asked: "No, my official's memorial should have just been presented to the imperial court. Why did King Yong come so soon? Could it be that he had already heard the news." If so, he What's more, he has to bear the responsibility of concealing and failing to report.I originally thought that the prefect of Yangcheng was a fat job. He spent a lot of effort, entrusted a lot of human relations, wasted money, and flattered him, so he squeezed out the previous Mr. Qian during this change of office. It took half a year for this kind of thing to happen, and now he can't escape the charge of being unfavorable to the supervision. In addition, he concealed it and failed to report it. He reckoned that he could go home and grow sweet potatoes.The magistrate of Yangcheng was about to cry and faint in the toilet.

"According to a report from the soldiers guarding the Puji Temple, it was said that His Royal Highness King Yong came with his subordinates on a big bird and landed directly outside the Puji Temple. At first, the common people thought it was a manifestation of the gods, and knelt down one by one. Visiting. Later, I saw His Royal Highness Yong come down from the top, and now there are rumors in Yangcheng that His Royal Highness Yong was entrusted by the gods to investigate the case of Puji Temple. By then, none of the evil monks will be able to escape. He also said ..." At this point, the yamen servant quietly glanced at the magistrate, not daring to continue.

"What else?" Yangcheng prefect asked.

"And said..."

"You should speak quickly."

"I also said that you are timid and afraid of getting into trouble. You dare not make decisions for the people. After accepting the complaint, you only dared to surround Puji Temple and dared not take people directly. If it weren't for the gods, you would have sent down punishment and let the monks of Puji Temple Without the power to resist, I am afraid that the evil monks have already fled without even a shadow left." The yamen servant closed his eyes and said all at once.

"Hey, how do a group of ignorant people know the suffering of my lord? They only know that arresting people immediately and making judgments can make them feel bad, but they don't know that they can affect the whole body without the emperor's personal instruction. How dare I go directly to the court?" Ruthless means." In case of offending the forces behind it, it is a small matter, but offending the entire Buddhist sect is a major matter. The Buddhist sect of the previous dynasty is really powerful now, and it is not something that he, a mere prefect, can do without authorization.In addition, the ancients believed in the cycle of karma and retribution, so he was really worried that if a bodhisattva on his head would be dissatisfied, it would not only be him, but even his grandchildren would be implicated.In fact, the magistrate of Yangcheng can be regarded as a relatively practical person. His ability to win this position is not simply the result of relying on connections and stuffing money, but because his political achievements in other places in the past few years are not bad, and he is not a person who has no money.

Speaking of this, the magistrate of Yangcheng didn't dare to delay any longer, ordered people to clean up the government office, and at the same time ordered people to prepare horses, and ran to Puji Temple outside the city.Since it was Prince Yong who came down, it meant that the emperor was determined to rectify and thoroughly investigate this matter, so he also knew what attitude he should have when facing this master.

So there was the Yangcheng magistrate in front of him, with his chubby body upside down, facing the sun, and greeted King Yong from afar as if he had met his own father.But along the way, the magistrate looked around for a long time and didn't see where the so-called big bird was, which made him feel like a cat scratching in his heart. Legend has it that it can carry five or six hundred people and five or six hundred horses What does the big bird look like?The doubts in his heart were all doubts, and they did not affect his actions. His small thick legs moved extremely fast, and he could be called a nimble fat man.

The magistrate of Yangcheng walked up to the king of Yong, and made a great gift with a plop. Regardless of the ruggedness and harshness of the ground under his knees, he cried out with snot and tears: "Your Highness, you can be regarded as coming here!" Well, I don't eat well these days, I don't sleep well, I really don't know how to deal with the matter of Puji Temple. The official is very sympathetic to the plight of the people, but the official sent people to investigate for many days without finding anything If there is solid evidence, it is not good for the lower officials to just rely on the marks on their faces to convict directly. If someone pretends to be a ghost behind the scenes and wronged the disciples of Buddhism, the impact will be even worse. I have to order people to surround the temple first, and hurry up. Your Majesty, please judge. Since you are here today, I will have the backbone, how will I investigate and listen to you in the next step, I am willing to do my best, and I will do my best before I die." After finishing speaking, he kowtowed his head again.

After these words, he expressed his loyalty and dismissed the suspicion of his own inaction.The magistrate of Yangcheng only hoped that these words could touch the black-faced king above his head a little bit, and if he didn't come up, he would be dismissed and investigated.Little did he know that the phrase "pretending to be a ghost" just hit the unremarkable Jiang Yingrong standing next to him. If he knew that all of this was caused by the little doll with a short stature next to him, he would definitely not dare to use such an excuse to defend himself in front of the righteous master. absolve.

"Ahem..." Although King Yong didn't know the whole story, he guessed that most of these things were secretly arranged by the little real man. Before he left, his father also told him in private. The main purpose this time was to reduce the temple and confiscate the temple. Wealth and enrich the national treasury, if there are some blind dignitaries rushing in front of you, you can do it directly, if some smart tails are cleaned up, you can put it away first, record this account first, don't worry.Therefore, the purpose of King Yong's trip is not to investigate the people behind the scenes, but to clean up the Buddhist sect, leaving eminent monks who are truly dedicated to the Buddha, and cleaning up the moths who fish in troubled waters.So the prefect of Yangcheng worried a little too much, not to mention that he was not involved in Puji Temple, even if he got involved, as long as it is not irreparable, he can get through this time safely.So when I heard him talking about pretending to be a ghost, I specially reminded him not to say any more, lest I offend the person next to me unknowingly, and then I can't save people by myself.

"Okay, get up."

The magistrate of Yangcheng had prepared a whole bunch of excuses on the way here, but this is the end?so easy?Or was he hallucinating?The magistrate was stunned, didn't he say that His Royal Highness King Yong is the most cold-faced and ruthless, and loves to enforce the law most impartially?This ignorance directly caused him to kneel on the ground and forget to get up.

"Why, are you still waiting for this king to help you in person?" King Yong's face turned cold, a gust of wind blew out of nowhere on a hot day, and the magistrate of Yangcheng shuddered. That's right, it must have been his illusion just now .The magistrate of Yangcheng consciously saw the real King Yong and was satisfied, so he got up quickly.

"Thank you, Your Highness, thank you, Your Highness."

Jiang Yingrong, who was watching, almost laughed out loud. The magistrate of Yangcheng is also a talent, and he is also a talent who likes to be abused.It was not easy for King Yong to be kind, but in the end, he was suppressed by his reaction. Therefore, King Yong's cold face is not entirely due to himself. I am afraid that there are countless unknown people who are similar to the magistrate. .Crazy to force out.It's uncomfortable to show a good face, and you have to be ruthless to be comfortable.

King Yong didn't say any more at this time, he lifted his robe and walked towards Daying without even looking at the magistrate of Yangcheng.

On the contrary, the magistrate had a smiling face, followed like a Maitreya Buddha, and said with a half-bow: "Your Highness, the government office has been cleaned up. If you move to the government office to work, your daily life will be comfortable and comfortable." Well, it's hot outside, you are precious, you must not suffer here." The magistrate said while wiping the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve, but he knelt too hard just now, and his robe took up There is a lot of loess, and this rubbing directly makes a big face, but I don't know it, and I keep rubbing it happily.

"My king was ordered to investigate the case of the Puji Temple. Matters need to be prioritized. Naturally, it is more convenient to handle the case here. Prepare yourself. The public hearing of this case will start at the end of tomorrow's morning. It is good luck to arrange for the people who have submitted the complaint to come over. I missed one. The king saw that many people gathered here today, since it is such an insult to the important place of Buddhism, allowing each family to send a representative to come and watch is also an explanation to the people." Just now Jiang Yingrong had communicated with King Yong Qi, she has a way to make every monk confess to the crimes in public, so she just let the common people come over to watch, and it is also to further prove that there is indeed a scum in Buddhism, not because someone is behind the scenes. self-examination.

The magistrate of Yangcheng thumped in his heart. Could it be that His Royal Highness King Yong is too eager for quick success.There is no evidence, and there is no severe punishment. It depends on how the label on his face makes people admit it in public.Calling so many people over without checking, and then creating an embarrassing situation of anticlimactic behavior, will lose face to His Royal Highness King Yong, who has never heard of such unreliable virtue in the rumors.

In the end, he was worried that he would vent his anger by questioning himself afterwards, so the magistrate of Yangcheng bit the bullet and made an opinion: "The people who appealed live in various places, and it may be difficult to gather all of them overnight. Why don't you arrange the most serious grievances first? Your highness will listen to their complaints first, and then it will not be too late for a public trial." This is because I didn't dare to say directly that you are too impatient and prone to accidents, but try to delay it for a while. At that time, when you realize that the evidence is not easy to obtain, you will know to plan for the long term.

"Your magistrate, don't worry. As the saying goes, there are gods who stand three feet above their heads. Since ancient times, the laws of heaven have been manifested and retribution is not good. When I go to court tomorrow, there will be many Bodhisattva witnesses. Gods are by my side. Those who have committed crimes naturally dare not speak nonsense." Jiang Yingrong Finally spoke.

The villain who was used as a background board by the prefect opened his mouth, and his mouth was full of bodhisattva gods and other vain remarks. Although the prefect has a little belief in the existence of gods and Buddhas, you are a little baby, okay? Like a monk or Taoist pretending to be a ghost, even if you wear a full set of Taoist equipment, people can't ignore that you are a three-headed little doll.

"This is a real person, don't be rude." King Yong at the front stopped the magistrate's thinking of running a horse in time. If there is a big boss, even if the magistrate doesn't believe it in his heart, he still shows a lot of respect on his face.