The Moon Over Tang Dynasty

Chapter 199 The Disobedience Case is Furious (includes 200 pink updates)

Outside the gate of the Xizhou Protectorate, the road more than three feet wide became somewhat congested again. More and more people gathered behind the fence gate, peering into the gate and pointing.

Fa Cao Junjun Zhu Que was sitting behind the high desk in the courtyard of the Protectorate, his expression still calm, but when the sweaty official robe on his back was blown by the wind, the chilly feeling seemed to go straight to the bottom of his heart. The police officers standing in two rows beside the table also stood up straight in the face of everyone's gaze and comments, contrary to their laziness yesterday.

Under the high case, the two women were still crying, and the man was begging beside the older woman. The monk who was the focus of everyone's attention just now quietly stepped aside, and the other older monk lowered his voice. While reciting Buddhist sutras, the expression on his face was unclear whether he was relieved or unbearable.

Zhu Que wiped the sweat from his forehead and glanced outside the courtyard door. I hope Pei Changshi was in the city today, otherwise would he really be asked to try this major treason case? After all, human life is at stake...

Looking at the crying family of three below and the crowds of idlers gathering at the door, Zhu Que frowned. Just as he was about to order someone to be quiet, he heard a low question coming from behind him, "Why is it such a fuss?" appearance?"

Zhu Que stood up hurriedly, and Qu Chongyu stood there with a gloomy face. The crimson round-necked robe made his eyes shine like morning stars.

Zhu Que hurriedly took a step forward and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, this case of rent arrears was reviewed for half a day yesterday. The tenant Kong Dalang only said that he could make up for the rent, but he must cancel the lease. The Great Buddha Temple is responsible for this piece of land. The monk Yilang Zeyun said that according to the three-year lease established last year, if he wanted to cancel the lease, he would have to pay double the compensation to the temple. The two couldn't argue, but Master Faqian rushed over and said that it was on the order of the Master. If you are not rich, if you don't want to rent the land for the temple, you can just pay the land rent without any compensation. Therefore, the official ordered Kong Dalang to bring enough money and silk to deliver it to the Great Buddha Temple in person."

"I never thought that Kong Dalang's mother, Lingshi, would also come here today. She only thought that her family had believed in Buddhism for generations and it was a blessing to be able to cultivate land for the Buddhist temple. She was willing to continue renting land for the Buddhist temple. Kong Dalang refused, and finally shouted that the monk Yi Zhao was against his wife Jiang His words were frivolous, and he defaulted on the rent because he did not want to have any more entanglements with him. What he wanted was to terminate the lease. "

Qu Chongyu nodded coldly. Someone had reported this to him a long time ago. He was still shocked at the time. He immediately thought of Pei Xingjian, who was now enjoying himself at home. Unexpectedly... He glanced down and saw that one of the two monks in the courtyard had white hair and beard. Another younger man, about thirty years old, with a tall figure and an upright face, was standing there silently with his head slightly lowered, while the young woman kneeling on the ground was probably scared to death, her hair was disheveled, and she was sobbing loudly from time to time. , his face was covered with tears and tears, and he could no longer see his true face. Qu Chongyu couldn't help but frown in disgust.

Zhu Que continued, "Xiaoguan was also startled. Yi Zhao swore that he was wronged, but Kong Dalang insisted that Yi Zhao's words were unethical. The official then thought that this matter was just a dispute between words. Although it was difficult to resolve, it was okay. There was no need to break up, so she thought of just paying the rent and terminating the contract. Unexpectedly, Ling suddenly said that it was Jiang who had not been a woman and had insulted her many times. Now she was instigating her husband to falsely accuse the eminent monk and wanted to terminate the lease. It would be better than that. During her days of idleness, she wanted to accuse her daughter-in-law of being disobedient."

Qu Chongyu glanced at the crying Ling family in the yard and Kong Dalang who was pleading on the side, and sneered, "Zhu Canjun, how do you plan to hear this case?"

Zhu Que rubbed his hands in embarrassment, "Rebellion is a big case, and I have never been involved in it before. It is said that more witnesses should be passed on before we can reach a conclusion, but their family of three just moved from Liangzhou the year before last." , I usually live in the fields beside the mountain. I have no relatives and no neighbors. I have no one to testify. I am also very embarrassed and have sent someone to look for Pei Changshi. "

Qu Chongyu's eyes turned colder, but he nodded with a smile, "Well, it's better to let Pei Changshi decide this kind of mysterious case." As the saying goes, people are not as good as God, and Pei Xingjian probably would not have expected this. Come out?

The crowd outside suddenly burst into cheers, "Pei Changshi is here!" The crowd roared, and a figure wearing an ordinary blue robe walked through the crowd and walked quickly into the gate of the Duhu Mansion.

Zhu Que couldn't help but let out a long breath, and the sound of crying and pleading in the courtyard suddenly stopped. Pei Xingjian strode behind the desk. Zhu Que hurriedly stepped forward to greet him and was about to reply. Pei Xingjian waved his hand and said, "The guards are already on the way. Tell me roughly, how is the situation now?"

 Zhu Que smiled bitterly, "Kong Dalang has been begging his mother, and Lingshi has never let go."

Pei Xingjian nodded, his eyes slowly scanning the faces of several people in the yard, and there was a chilling air on the usually calm and unhurried faces.

Qu Chongyu smiled and took a step forward, "Chang Shi came so quickly. This case is really unfortunate, but it disturbed Chang Shi Xiumu."

Pei Xingjian bowed his hands and said calmly, "Disobedience is a major case. The prince has been alarmed. How can a subordinate be absent?"

Qu Chongyu looked at his face, which was obviously more gloomy than usual, and the smile on his lips became wider, "I wonder what Chang Shi has to say about this case?"

Pei Xingjian shook his head and said, "How can we talk randomly before the trial is over?"

Zhu Que hurriedly said, "Since Chang Shi is here, you should handle the case. I really don't know what to do with such a big case."

Pei Xingjian did not refuse and sat down after Gao's case. Zhu Que pointed out everyone involved in the case one by one and showed him the recorded documents. Pei Xingjian did not speak after reading it, but looked down condescendingly. Mrs. Jiang suddenly woke up and shouted in a hoarse voice, "Pei Changshi, Pei Changshi, help me! I have never beaten or scolded my family. I am so real." Unjustly accused!" He kowtowed repeatedly.

Pei Xingjian frowned, his eyes fell on Kong Dalang, who lowered his head and dared not speak, and said in a deep voice, "Kong Dalang, your mother accused your wife of disobedience, what do you say?"

Kong Dalang shuddered, raised his head and glanced at Pei Xingjian, then quickly lowered his head, not knowing what he said.

Pei Xingjian's voice suddenly became stern, "Reply loudly!"

Kong Dalang shivered more and more, and after a while he said, "Although the villain's wife is usually a bit impatient, she has a good heart and does not dare to be rebellious and beat or scold her mother."

Lingshi next to him cried again, crying and cursing, "Are you saying that I am evil and want to falsely accuse Ajiang? It turns out that you have a daughter-in-law, so you want to force her to death." willingly!”

Kong Dalang also shed tears. He turned around and kowtowed to Lingshi, "Auntie, please spare your son and A Jiang this time. Can't we change our village to live a good life? We must be filial to you!"

Lingshi paused for a moment, and his voice became more and more sad, "Change the place, you said it lightly! What to do with the house, what to do with the fields? I am so old, I have finally had a stable life, and you want to harass me again? You just Looking forward to my death!"

Kong Dalang said hurriedly, "Mom, please don't worry. My son and Ajaan are both young and strong. Is it possible that I can't support my mother in another place?"

Lingshi put down her sleeves and stared at Kong Dalang. She was about forty years old, with a neat bun on her head, and her brows were usually gentle, but now they were a bit sad. Kong Dalang didn't dare to look at each other and lowered his head.

Pei Xingjian turned to look at Yi Zhao, who was standing silently aside, and his voice slowed down a little, "Master Yi Zhao, I heard that you are often ordered to take care of this field. I think you are familiar with Kong's mother and son, but I don't know if you have ever heard of Jiang's Beating and scolding mother-in-law? "

Yizhao was startled for a moment, then he hurriedly put his hands together and saluted, "According to the long history, Kong Dalang said that the young monk once spoke rudely to his wife, so it is inconvenient for the young monk to comment more on his family's affairs."

 The mage next to him glanced at him and nodded slightly.

Pei Xingjian seemed not to let it go. He said calmly, "What the monk said is not unreasonable. It's just that people's lives are at stake in cases of disobedience. If the monk hears something, it's better to tell the truth. This is also the compassion of Buddhism."

Lingshi and Kong Dalang couldn't help but look up at the monk. Kong Dalang was about to speak, but bit his lip. Yizhao thought for a moment and replied respectfully, "The young monk does not dare to tell lies. The cave where the young monk lives is It is quite far away from the Confucius house, and there is no interaction on weekdays. However, I can sometimes hear Jiang's scolding, and the words are quite indecent, but I never pay attention to who is scolding. "

Ms. Jiang immediately collapsed on the ground and shook her head in panic, "I have never scolded A'jia, and I have never scolded A'jia...er..."

Kong Dalang opened his mouth in a daze at first, then came back to his senses and said angrily, "What nonsense are you talking about! When has my wife ever scolded my mother-in-law?"

Yi Zhao glanced at them and said calmly, "The young monk never said that Dan Yue had reprimanded the elder."

The onlookers outside the door suddenly started talking in an uproar. It seemed that Mrs. Jiang really insulted her mother-in-law from time to time. Otherwise, what guilt did the couple have? There really is no three hundred taels of silver here, but fortunately the monks at the Great Buddha Temple are compassionate and want to save their face!

Kong Dalang stared at Yizhao, his chest heaving, suddenly jumped up, rushed forward in two steps, and put his head on Yizhao's chest. Yizhao was caught off guard and fell backwards to the ground. Kong Dalang rushed forward and punched him. The guards next to him had already reacted. Several people rushed up and grabbed Kong Dalang. They kicked him in the crook of his knees from behind and knocked him down. Pushed to the ground. Over there, Yoshitake also got up, his face turned pale, and he was holding his chest and coughing repeatedly. Here, Mrs. Ling screamed loudly, and Mrs. Jiang saw Kong Dalang's face being pressed into the dust, and she hurriedly shouted, "Don't hit him! Don't hit him!"

Pei Xingjian said in a deep voice, "Let him get up and don't let him move!"

The officers let go after hearing this, leaving only two people standing on the left and right of Kong Dalang. Kong Dalang wiped the dust from his face and still looked at Yizhao hatefully, but he didn't dare to pounce on him again. Jiang and Ling were crying harder than the other. Pei Xingjian looked at the chaos below silently, not knowing what he was thinking.

Qu Chongyu took a step forward and said with a faint smile, "This case is getting more and more interesting. I wonder how Pei Changshi should resolve it?"

Pei Xingjian shook his head and said, "There is nothing more contrary to human ethics than this. What's the point?" He raised his voice and said, "Ms. Ling, what can you say?"

Lingshi slowly stopped crying, fell to the ground and replied, "Reporting to Pei Changshi, the little wife's daughter-in-law, Mrs. Jiang, is unruly and irritable by nature. She often insults me and slanders eminent monks. Today, the little woman can't bear it." , I reported this evil daughter-in-law. The little wife’s son is lazy and doesn’t show much support to the little wife. He also allows his daughter-in-law to be rude. I hope Chang Shi will make the decision for the little wife.” His voice was slightly trembling, but it became more and more sad.

Kong Dalang was stunned for a moment, as if he had never expected that his mother not only did not let go, but instead added his own words and shouted, "Aniang!" His voice had completely changed. Mrs. Jiang also looked at Mr. Ling with wide eyes, not knowing whether it was anger or fear, her whole body was trembling.

Everyone outside the Duhu Mansion said "poof" if they were impatient. In order to protect his wife, Kong Dalang actually attacked a monk. This shows that he is definitely not a filial person!

Pei Xingjian spoke in a solemn tone, "Ms. Ling, are you going to accuse your daughter-in-law of being disobedient and not taking good care of her son? Do you know that disobedience is a capital crime, and failure to take good care of your son will lead to three years of imprisonment?"

Qu Chongyu couldn't help but reveal a hint of sneer on his face. For all the other crimes, this disobedience and unfilial piety were punishable by everyone, even the village men and women. He, Pei Xingjian, still wanted to stop others from complaining?

Ling's face turned pale and he was silent for a long time. He said in a trembling voice, "The little woman really can't survive... In the future, even if she works in the fields to earn a living, it will be better than this kind of suffering! Please make the decision, Chang Shi!" As he said this, he fell to the ground and cried bitterly.

Pei Xingjian looked at Mrs. Jiang, "Ms. Jiang, you..." Before she could finish the question, Mrs. Jiang suddenly rolled her eyes, softened and fainted.

Kong Dalang did not look at Mrs. Jiang, only looked at his mother with his mouth wide open, and suddenly shouted, "Mother, do you really want Ajiang to die? Do you really want your son to be exiled for three years? You..." Lingshi raised his head suddenly and stared at it. He said, "You won't let me live like this? Do you still want to disobey me now?"

Kong Dalang was speechless immediately, and his face gradually turned gray.

Pei Xingjian frowned for a while and sighed, "Someone, please take Kong Dalang and Jiang into custody and keep them under good supervision."

Qu Chongyu looked at his face from the side, raising the corners of his mouth and eyebrows a little higher. He turned to Zhu Que and asked, "The case is so clear, why didn't Pei Changshi decide in court?" People hear.

Pei Xingjian seemed to be unknown, and said to Ling in a calm voice, "Ms. Ling, I will handle this case impartially. Your family originally moved out of the country and has no relatives. The Jiang family is disobedient and will be tortured by the law. Kong Dalang will be in prison for three years, and there is no one in the Jiang family to collect the body. You go back today and prepare a coffin. When the coffin arrives tomorrow, I will make the decision. "

Zhu Que nodded and whispered to Qu Chongyu, "It is better for Chang Shi to think carefully." Qu Chongyu was in a good mood and smiled without saying anything.

Ling kowtowed and thanked her, wiped her tears and walked out. The people watching the excitement outside the door consciously stepped out of the way, and many people even sighed sympathetically. Pei Xingjian's eyes fell on her back, and his expression There was total indifference.

Master Faqian, the master of the Great Buddha Temple, took a step forward, put his hands together and saluted, "Chang Shi, this misfortune has happened to the Kong family, leaving Tan Yue alone and helpless. The Great Buddha Temple is no longer willing to pursue the rent arrears and is willing to withdraw the complaint."

Pei Xingjian nodded and smiled, "Thank you, Master, for your consideration. But since this matter started with a complaint from your temple, I will ask Monk Yizhao to be a witness tomorrow. It will be helpful."

Fa Qian hesitated for a moment, nodded, and left together with Yizhao, whose face finally turned rosy. The crowd once again moved out of the way, and many people bowed their heads respectfully. Seeing that the guards in the Duhu Mansion had already started cleaning up the yard, they slowly dispersed while whispering to each other.

Qu Chongyu withdrew his gaze, his expression became more and more cheerful, he raised his eyebrows and looked at Pei Xingjian who stood up from behind the case, "Chang Shi solved this case cleanly and neatly, which is very different from before." He was dragging his feet on that trivial case. After two days, he settled this major rebellion case happily! But no matter how fast it goes, it can't stop the news from spreading.

Pei Xingjian was a little lost in thought, but after hearing this, he laughed, "This case is very clear, and there are no witnesses to consult, so it cannot be compared with other cases." He then said with a warm smile, "I don't know if the prince is free tonight. ?”

Qu Chongyu was slightly startled, "Is there something wrong with Chang Shi?"

Pei Xingjian nodded, "I got a pot of good wine, but the time and place when drinking it are very particular. If the prince is free, I would like to invite the prince to drink with him."

Qu Chongyu said a long "Oh" and looked at Pei Xingjian, his eyes narrowed slightly and his eyes were deep, "Is it so elegant to keep the promise? I will definitely accompany you!"

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It was nearly May, and the days in Xizhou had become quite long, and it took a long time for the sky to get completely dark. The waning moon has not yet risen, but the stars in the sky are exceptionally bright. The starlight shines on the mountain wall no more than ten miles away from Xizhou, making the dark cave dwellings look like black eyes, all seeming to be silently watching the dim light at the foot of the mountain.

In a cave dwelling more than ten feet above the ground, in the darkness and silence, there was a faint scent of wine floating around. Pei Xingjian and Qu Chongyu were both sitting at the entrance of the cave, each holding a wine bag in their hands, taking a sip from time to time by the starlight outside.

Qu Chongyu's jade lion and Pei Xingjian's mount had already been taken far behind the mountain by the accompanying soldiers, and the wine bag they brought was mostly empty. Qu Chongyu finally sighed impatiently, "Pei Changshi, you are so stupid The wine is naturally good, but Chongyu is slow, but I don’t see the merit in the place and time you chose.”

He was wearing a cloak, but when the night wind blew in the wild, the coolness still seemed to penetrate right into his bones - he came to such a ghost place to drink in the middle of the night, he was really crazy to believe Pei Xingjian's words!

Pei Xingjian said in a firm voice, "My lord, don't be impatient. If you drink here, you will know what's different in the blink of an eye."

Qu Chongyu said coldly, "Pei Changshi is indeed elegant. He can drink cold wine in the night breeze and be leisurely and contented. Chongyu admires him very much." Moreover, instead of taking the main road, he chose to take a sneaky path and entered this cave dwelling. After sitting there for a long time, the fire folds were not allowed to light up. It was almost a ghost to say that he came here specially to drink. It was more like saying that he was a thief. But there is nothing in this place except an orchard, a few vegetable gardens, one family and countless abandoned cave dwellings. Could it be that they are here to steal melons?

In the faint starlight shining in from outside the cave, Pei Xingjian suddenly moved and pointed to a place, "Here we come!"

Qu Chongyu turned his head and looked over in surprise. He saw the door of that house, the light pouring out of the house, and then the door closed again, and the light of the lantern flickered toward the mountain wall. Qu Chongyu couldn't help but straighten up. Could it be that Pei Xingjian made an appointment to meet in the cave at midnight?

As expected, Pei Xingjian stood up and said, "Your Majesty, please come with me." He drank the remaining wine in the wine bag in one gulp, dropped the wine bag, and jumped down lightly.

When Qu Chongyu entered the cave, he knew that the elegant-looking Pei Changshi was quite skilled. Not to be outdone, he turned over and jumped off the rock.

Pei Xingjian lowered his voice and said, "Let's go over and don't disturb them."

Qu Chongyu's heart suddenly moved, his thoughts changed rapidly, and he suddenly understood something and stopped suddenly, "Pei Changshi, you brought me here, but you found something weird about today's case?"

Pei Xingjian turned around and looked at him, "As expected, I can't hide it from the Crown Prince. Why don't the Crown Prince wait for a while and let the subordinates go over and take a look before returning?"

Qu Chongyu sneered, knowing that Pei Xingjian's words meant retreating in order to advance, but a strange feeling suddenly came up in his heart. He was silent for a moment and said calmly, "Since we are here, let's go together."

The path under the cave seemed to have been untouched for many years, but for these two people, it was not a problem. The two of them walked down the mountain wall without making any sound. The swaying lantern soon approached a cave at the bottom of the cliff, and went out silently in the light of the cave.

At this time, Qu Chongyu already understood 80% to 90% of the situation. Thinking of the scene during the day, he felt a ball of anger burning in his chest.

Seeing that the only lighted cave on the mountain wall was only a dozen steps away, Pei Xingjian turned around and made a gesture. The two of them walked softly and quietly approached the window of the cave.

Only the sound of a woman's sobbing could be heard faintly from the window, and a man's voice said, "Okay, I know you are sad, but you also saw today that since you have accused the Jiang family of disobedience, your eldest son Although I am filial to you, I will fight tooth and nail for you."

The female voice paused for a moment before crying, "If you hadn't seen this, would you have thought that I had the heart to ask him to be exiled for three years? That is the son I raised after ten months of pregnancy, and now you look at me like an enemy... all of them For your injustice!"

The man sighed, "My sweetheart, I know your difficulties, and I will treat you well in the future. I will turn around and tell you that you are lonely and pitiful. Without these fields, I am afraid that you will not be able to survive. Your Majesty will definitely allow you." If the lease is renewed, the rent may be reduced. We will guard the land here without any outsiders. We won't have to sneak around like before. Wouldn't it be like a fairy life?" He paused and said, "Neither do you. Tell me earlier, Mrs. Jiang, you can just accuse me of being unfilial, why do you need to accuse me of being disobedient?"

The female voice suddenly became sharp, "Why, you can't bear it? Do you think I don't know what your plans are? If you don't find an opportunity to say a few words to that **** someday, she blushes when she sees you. Do you think I'm blind?" You haven't gotten started yet, so you are naturally worried about it. If you don't want to give in, just go to the government and sue me. How about we exchange two lives for hers? You..." Her voice got louder as she spoke, and suddenly she whimpered twice. , seems to be blocked by something.

After a while, the male voice spoke again, "What nonsense are you talking about? If you don't stop doing anything, what else can you say in this field? I didn't even come to the city today, just to tell you You, no matter what happens tomorrow, you can't be soft-hearted. Even if Da Lang calls out about us, you still insist that he is slandering you to save his wife!"

 The female voice was a little hesitant, "If that were the case, would Da Lang..."

The male voice said harshly, "Falsely accusing your parents is a capital crime for rebellion. Dalang is quite sensible today. I'm just afraid that he will be hanged tomorrow when he sees Mr. Jiang. He will lose his head and fall out if he says anything. But you must not do that." I'm so soft-hearted that I can't let go, and I can't even let my expression show. I heard that Pei Changshi is a very powerful person. He arrived later today, otherwise I'm afraid it wouldn't have been so smooth for you and me."

　　The female voice stopped for a while, then took on a crying tone, "But Da Lang..."

The man said, "I don't want to do this either, but it's just that at this point, if you are reluctant to let him die, then we will never be able to be together. How can you bear it? As long as we get rid of those two, we will be like living gods..." As he talked, the movement inside became weird, and the woman's crying gradually turned into gasping, faintly mixed with "I will just obey you" and "You are such an injustice, who told me that I can't live without you...", The more he talks about it, the more out of tune he becomes.

Pei Xingjian turned around and walked away. After taking a few steps, he realized something was wrong. When he turned around, he found Qu Chongyu standing there motionless, as if he had suddenly turned into a sculpture beside the cave dwelling.

Pei Xingjian couldn't help but frown tightly. He wanted to stay, but the noise coming from the room became more and more unbearable. He wanted to leave, but he couldn't leave Qu Chongyu there. While hesitating, he saw Qu Chongyu's figure gradually disappearing. There was some trembling, and the trembling became more obvious. Pei Xingjian was slightly frightened, and hurriedly walked back a few steps and whispered, "Your Majesty!"

Qu Chongyu had his head bowed deeply, but as if he was awakened by this sound, he suddenly raised his head. Through the light of the cave window, you can see that his face is as pale as snow, but his eyes are blood red.

Pei Xingjian was shocked. He was about to say something when Qu Chongyu suddenly shook his cloak and pushed Pei Xingjian away. He strode to the door of the cave, raised his leg and kicked the whole door down.

The figures in front of the cave dwelling flickered slightly, and in the dark night sky, screams suddenly sounded out.

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As for the article "The Bright Moon of the Tang Dynasty", my current plan is to write more during the winter vacation and strive to finish the article in February next year. What I can guarantee is that it will definitely not end badly. I am the kind of perverted writer who thinks about the ending very early and gets more excited as we get to the end (by the way, I used to have really good long-distance running scores). Haha, don't worry, everyone.

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