White Bone Monkey King

"Fat Li, after talking so much..."

"You talked about the captain and the governor..."

"Also talking about the masters from Yujing Golden Tower, Zhenguo Temple, and Tianshi Mansion from the capital..."

"Only you didn't talk about yourself!"

"Let's talk about you. What is your role in this turmoil in the court?"

Jin An looked at Li Huwei calmly. Now even if Li Huwei claimed to be some kind of prince, prince, or prince, he would covertly visit the people on behalf of the current sage and investigate the cancer in the officialdom. Jin An would not be surprised.

As soon as he mentioned his identity, Li Weiwei straightened up.

That smug look.

Does Jin An look familiar?

After thinking about it, Jin An laughed.

Isn't this just like the old Taoist priest with a peacock spreading its wings and raising its tail?

At this time, Li Huwei said in a very serious and funny way: "Ahem, I work in the Criminal Investigation Department of the capital. This time I came to Wuzhou Prefecture incognito to investigate a spy from a Wuzhou Prefecture official. case."

"The Criminal Investigation Division, Dali Temple and Yushifu are collectively known as the three major judicial divisions, which can be regarded as the separation of powers among the three judicial jurisdictions."

"Just like this investigation into the list of officials planted by foreign spies, because the matter is of great importance and has wide implications, the case is directly under the jurisdiction of the Criminal Investigation Department of the capital."

Li Huwei continued: "My main responsibility in Wuzhou Prefecture is to lurk among the people, secretly support the three major medicinal material dealers, control the flow of medicinal materials channels in Wuzhou Prefecture, and detect those foreign monster monks based on the consumption of special medicinal materials in various places. Hidden traces of evil spirits, and then cooperate with the captain to arrest people."

…

"What about that, Taoist Priest Jin'an, Taoist Chen doesn't need to salute when he sees me. I'm approachable and deeply loved by the people, so you don't need to salute. You don't need to salute when you see me."

hehe.

Jin An smiled at Li Weiwei who was rubbing his nose and face.

The old Taoist priest, who was still holding a broom and dustpan in his hand, pouted at Jin An: "Little brother, Taoist, I suddenly want to hit someone."

"If the goat you raise accidentally knocks over an official of the Criminal Investigation Department, little brother, and causes a bruise and a swollen face, will this be considered a serious crime of attacking an official of the imperial court?"

Jin An directly waved his hand: "Sharp the sword, close the door and let the sheep go!"

Well, the young master of the Wu Zang Taoist Temple was not at all afraid of Li Huowei's official status.

Li Huwei was not afraid of the old Taoist priest. He was not afraid of heaven or earth. He was only afraid of the goat that Jin An raised, which was as strong as a calf. When he heard that Jin An was going to close the door to let the sheep go, he immediately smiled shamelessly: "Just kidding, just kidding. Second Senior Brother, you must not take it seriously."

Strong desire to survive.

Let Li Weiwei put down all his shame.

Before Jin An agreed to accept a disciple, he had already forced a relationship with Xiejian, even calling his second senior brother.

I have seen shameless people, but I have never seen anyone with such a shameless desire to survive. Both Jin An and the old Taoist priest had black lines hanging from their foreheads.

Next, Li Huwei roughly explained the relationship between the Xia Xingcha Division, Dali Temple, and the Yushi Mansion.

These three are the three highest judicial institutions in Kangding State.

Dali Temple is equivalent to the Supreme Court, specializing in hearing various major, important and special cases.

The greatest rights.

The temple here is not a temple of a temple.

Temple has never meant a temple or a Buddhist temple. That is just a folk misunderstanding. Temple Tongting officially means an institution.

As for the Censor's Office, it usually rarely tries ordinary cases. It is only responsible for trying court officials and even relatives of the emperor.

If there is a special case, or if there is an unjust, false or wrong case in Dali Temple, the Yushifu also has the right to review the case and clamp down on Dali Temple.

As for the Criminal Investigation Department.

When he mentioned the Criminal Investigation Department, Fatty Li sighed.

"Hey, our Criminal Investigation Department is at its weakest now. Otherwise, such a special case with such huge implications would never be investigated by the Criminal Investigation Department."

"The officialdom of Dali Temple and Yushifu are reluctant to leave the capital, the center of the power struggle. They are worried that once they leave the capital, they will be impeached by their opponents or have their rights emptied."

"Furthermore, this kind of case is also the most thankless. It is impossible to obtain results in a short period of time. The major incident more than ten years ago shocked the government and the public, and frightened the powerful people in the capital. They were deeply afraid that if they did not do things well, they would After following in the footsteps of others, with their heads on the ground and their families in exile, everyone was afraid to avoid it, so how could anyone have the courage to get involved in this case. Therefore, this kind of thankless case that may cause trouble due to slipping through the net, finally ended It falls on the head of the Criminal Investigation Department, which is the weakest and has no say."

However, one thing is clear. Whether it is Dali Temple, which has the most power now, or the Yushifu, or the Criminal Investigation Department, which is the weakest, they are only institutions used to restrict ordinary people or officials.

If a special case is encountered, the imperial court will politely send people to invite talented folk who live in Yujing Jinque, Zhenguo Temple or Tianshi Mansion to cooperate with the three major judicial agencies in handling the case. Or let the three families mobilize local Taoist or Buddhist temples to assist local officials in handling the case.

Whether it is Jade Capital Golden Tower, Zhenguo Temple, or Tianshi Mansion, they are all non-governmental organizations. They are the highest holy places for spiritual practice of Taoism and Buddhism. They are a place where masters from all over the world can gather to discuss Taoism and Buddhism, and interact with each other. A place for exchanging practice experiences is not a court institution and is not under the command of the court.

Because the capital city is at the feet of the emperor and is the place where dragons and dragons from all over the world converge and where outstanding people and places are located, the Jade Capital Golden Tower and the Zhenguo Temple are both in the capital city.

As for the Tianshi Mansion, it can be regarded as half of the imperial court.

At the beginning, there were Yujing Golden Tower and Zhenguo Temple, and then Tianshi Mansion.

Tianshi Mansion is a place where Feng Shui masters gather. When it was founded, it wanted to imitate the first two and recruit Feng Shui masters from all over the world to discuss their experiences and make progress together.

It’s just that the Tianshi Mansion gradually changed. As the royal family, princes, marquises, and court officials searched for the shady houses, it became more and more involved in the officialdom. The people in the Tianshi Mansion began to contract the disease of being an official. .

All of them are involved in the officialdom and power, instead of pursuing spiritual practice, they only seek to climb up to the royal family and nobility. They have long since lost their original intention.

All of the above information was obtained through the mouth of Li Weiwei and Jin An gained a clear understanding of the structure of the world.

…

Jin An gave Li Weiwei a last look with a strange look on his face: "Fat Li, where is your real name? You haven't said it yet?"

I don’t know if Li Huwei is pretending to be stupid or if he really doesn’t know what Jin An is saying. He replied in a daze: "Taoist Master Jin An, you have forgotten. I told you last time that I, Mr. Li, will not change my name unless I change my name." If you change your surname, of course it will be Li."

Jin An glanced at Li Huwei and didn't know whether he really believed Li Huwei's words or whether he was a lie. He laughed at Li Huwei and then stopped mentioning his real name.

"Fat Li, since you are acting in secret and you have told us so many secrets, aren't you afraid that we will tell everything about you, the captain, and the governor?" There is one last thing that Jin An can't think of. clear.

Li Huwei was very considerate: "I believe you are not that kind of person, Taoist Jin An."

"I, Mr. Li, can never be wrong in judging people."

"If Taoist Master Jin'an and the people from Wuzang Taoist Temple are really the kind of villains with narrow navels, they will not hate evil and avenge those souls who were wronged thousands of years ago because of some unrelated souls in the tomb. This is one of the reasons. one"

"Secondly, I don't know why. Ever since we first met Taoist Jin An, I, General Duwei, and Mr. Fu Yin have all been very optimistic about you, Taoist Jin An. I feel that you, Taoist Jin An, are special at first sight..." It’s different and makes people feel like they’ve known each other forever.”

"Thirdly, we also want to join forces with Taoist Priest Jin'an to end the evil ways of those evil foreign monks who have harmed the world forever. We all have a common enemy, so cooperation is a matter of time."

Li Huwei raised three fingers. He did not avoid Jin An's gaze and spoke frankly.

Well, Jin An narrowed his eyes with a smile. He just likes people like Li Huanwei who like to tell the truth. At first glance, Li Huanwei is the kind of person who can't lie. He is not the kind of pedantic person. Of course he knows something. It is said that loyal words are offensive to the ears and slanderous words are pleasing to the ears.

Jin An narrowed his eyes with a smile and looked at Li Weiwei with a kind smile: "I have heard the saying that good advice is hard on the ears but helps the deeds. Fatty Li, please say more, mainly talk about the good things about me, so that I will think of it every time in the future. Today’s words of advice will continue to be beneficial to your practice, and you will be happy to help others.”

Li Huwei was confused: "?"

The correct meaning of "loyal advice that offends the ears but helps the deeds" is that I was led astray by my teacher since I was a child? What is the real meaning of Taoist Jin'an?

The old Taoist priest holding a broom and dustpan on the side couldn't bear to look at him and covered his face, "Mom, shameless meets shameless, two cheeks combined together, little brother, you are so shameless!"

Jin An always felt that Li Huanwei had something else he didn't say, but it didn't matter if the other party didn't want to say it, as long as he knew that Li Huanwei was a friend, not an enemy.

Li Huwei was willing to tell him these secrets today, which was a sign of his confidence.

As for other minor details, there is no need to get to the bottom of it.

As a human being, you must know how to turn a blind eye at the right time. There is no need to get to the bottom of everything. When some secrets are urgent, it is easy for father and son to turn against each other, and brothers to kill each other. There are countless examples.

Who doesn’t have a few secrets that they don’t want others to know?

…

Sun Qiang is a local butcher in Fucheng.

Today, a servant of a large family in Fucheng came to him secretly in the rain and said that his family's cattle that supplied the land for the tenants below had accidentally drowned.

The servant planned to ask Butcher Sun to go to the house to slaughter the farm cow that accidentally drowned.

Butcher Sun is one of the most famous butchers in the city. He handles countless pigs, sheep, cows, dogs, etc. He carries a butcher's aura that can even frighten street dogs with their tails between their legs and whimper even across a street. escape. Therefore, anyone who wants to kill pigs or sheep will come to him. Even if it is a business of slaughtering cattle, he has probably handled seven or eight cattle in private, which can be said to be a skillful way.

Having been a butcher all his life, Butcher Sun has never seen any scenes, but when it comes to slaughtering cows, haha, it is the most interesting. Those wealthy families who have no shortage of cattle will always have all kinds of strange reasons for killing cattle every now and then.

For example, a cow has a sprained foot and cannot bear to see the cow in pain, so he euthanizes the cow.

For example, when a cow was eating grass, it was so greedy that it fell from a mountain with a height of 10 to 20 meters and died. In order to relieve the cow's pain, the owner of the cow couldn't bear to "euthanize" the cow.

Another example is that a cow suffered from heat stroke, so the cow was "euthanized" twice.

…

This time the reason is even more outrageous.

The cattle drowned?

Butcher Sun followed behind Jia Ding. Every time he thought of this reason, he wanted to laugh.

Are these people so lazy to even find an excuse to kill cows?

In this continuous drought, the fields are cracked and there is no water. Not to mention the cattle going to the fields to plow the land, even the water in the river has dried up. If the water is gone, how can you accidentally drown?

However, these wealthy families were not something that an ordinary butcher like Butcher Sun could afford to offend. He didn't bother to wonder if there was any secret here, as long as he gave enough rewards every time.

If you meet someone easy to talk to, you might be able to eat some leftover beef offal to satisfy your cravings...

The pitter patter.

It's still raining.

Butcher Sun followed the servants of a wealthy family, casually wearing a raincoat and a bamboo hat, and walked in the market, letting the rain hit his face and form drops of water on his face.

His dark and rough face brought a rare cold feeling after the drought. He complained in his heart that the drought had lasted for so long. Prices in the city had soared recently. God finally rained. If it doesn't rain, the people will really not be able to live. Went down...

Until, a tall stone cow statue came into view of Butcher Sun.

The stone bull was tall and mighty, with a majestic momentum. It lowered its head slightly and raised its front hooves, as if it was carrying something heavy, as heavy as a thousand pieces of stone... There was a deep aura of vicissitudes, loneliness and sadness of historical years. Coming at you.

The stone cow is lifelike, with the texture of each tendon and muscle clearly carved out.

As a local who grew up in Fucheng, Butcher Sun naturally knew the origin of this stone cow. He heard that it was dug out from the bottom of the river when the Yinyi River was cut off more than ten years ago. Together with this stone cow What was dug out was a stone coffin carried on the back of a stone bull.

I heard from the older generation that the stone cow was very strange when it was salvaged. It looked like it was carrying a coffin under the Yinyi River. It seemed that it was alive and had been struggling under the river until the Yinyi River was cut off. Liu Cai was exposed, and the person buried in the sarcophagus was a Taoist priest...

But this matter has been in the past for a long time.

Many folklore and legends of the older generation have become ambiguous, making it difficult to distinguish between true and false.

Perhaps this stone cow was really fished out from the bottom of the river, but whether there was a real sarcophagus or what Taoist priest was buried there, who can tell.

Maybe it was from a village by the river, or the stone cow thrown into the river.

There are many villages on both sides of the Yinyi River. There has been a legend of the Dragon King since ancient times. Many people pray for good weather and no floods in the coming year. People in the two rivers often worship the Yinyi River and throw some clay pots, stone turtles and other things into the Yinyi River. of curious curios.

For example, during the continuous drought some time ago, many people threw young women into the river and offered them to the Dragon King as the Water Goddess.

"What a crime! These people are so careless about human life, and they are not afraid of retribution, God's punishment!"

Butcher Sun sighed unbearably.

Just when Butcher Sun finished saying the word "God's Punishment" and was about to pass the stone cow, he suddenly stopped and his eyes widened in disbelief, as if he had seen some unexpected scene and was in a daze.

"Butcher Sun, what are you looking at? Let's go quickly." The servant who had been walking in front saw Butcher Sun behind him suddenly stopped and stared at the stone cow in the square as if it was petrified. He was a little impatient. walked back and shouted.

Butcher Sun was in a daze for a while, until he was called out by his servant several times, and he woke up as if someone had slapped him on the head. With a panicked look, he pointed his finger at the servant and said hurriedly: "Little brother, did you see it just now? This stone cow seems to have come to life?"

The servant looked impatiently at the stone cow that had been placed in the square for more than ten years.

He has been looking at this stone cow for more than ten years. After so many years of wind, rain, sun and rain, the surface of the stone has become a bit dark gray. He has long been tired of seeing this motionless posture. He can even describe it with his eyes closed. come out.

The road was difficult to walk on a rainy day. The servant just wanted to go home early to take shelter from the rain. He urged impatiently: "Stop dawdling, you must be dazzled by Butcher Sun. Isn't this just an ordinary stone cow? How can it survive?" Let’s go, let’s not waste any more time.”