Gui Yuan

Chapter 57

Lin Suiqiong bowed and bowed, "Caomin has seen you adults."

Wei Yao nodded slightly, and asked He Guan: "There are so many people here, why don't we find a place to talk about the case in detail."

This was beyond He Guan's expectation. Although such a lord and eunuch traveled long distances for the purpose of investigating the case, as usual, he would have to rest and recuperate that day. It is rare to be charged directly and neatly like this.

When he was thinking about how to answer, Lin Suiqiong volunteered: "The small merchant ship worker who was rescued a few days ago is currently being raised in the Caomin's mansion. When he came out just now, the Caomin also ordered his servants to prepare the tea and fruit. Why don't you please move to the mansion. Just ask him if you have anything to say."

He arranged it in such an orderly manner that people had nothing to say, so he naturally agreed.

Ning Qing smiled and complimented: "Master Lin is thoughtful, no wonder he can take care of such a large family business."

Lin Suiqiong took a look at him, thinking that he was an official with him, and thanked him: "Your Excellency, you are too proud."

The Lin Mansion is upright and magnificent, just like its owner, reserved and restrained, without those bells and whistles.

Everyone entered the front hall, and the servants had been waiting in the hall for a long time. As soon as they sat down, two people came forward, one brought tea and the other served them. Lin Suiqiong put a lot of thought into training his subordinates, the rules of the female history guards in their mansion are not inferior to those in the imperial capital's official family.

After drinking the tea, Wei Yao put the teacup aside, and began to pick up the topic: "Master Lin just said that the witness is in your house?"

"Exactly, he's not seriously injured, and he's fine now. I'll let someone bring him here." Lin Suiqiong put down the teacup that reached his mouth and replied to him, and whispered a few words to the servant, and the servant immediately I went out, and soon brought back a man with some scratches on his face, who was still walking unsteadily.

The man knelt down and bowed to them: "The villain is Feng Wang, a boatman from the Lin Merchant Gang, and I have met all of you adults."

Wei Yao said: "Get up, sit down and answer."

"Thank you, sir." The servant helped him to sit down and returned to Lin Suiqiong.

"I already know the matter, you just report back what you saw that night."

Wei Yao was sitting facing him, there was an unspeakable oppression from top to bottom, Feng Wang had never seen a powerful official, and he was a little nervous at first, but when he remembered that night, the nervousness dissipated immediately, and he was surrounded by endless Pain looms.

"That day was the Mid-Autumn Festival. Our merchant ship was returning from the imperial capital. It happened to encounter a typhoon, but it was already close to the port at that time. The boatman said there was nothing serious. At some point, a big ship came behind, and there were people standing on it, but There was heavy wind and rain, and the sky was dark. We couldn't see clearly. We thought it was a merchant ship sheltered from the wind, so we didn't care. Later, when the ship got closer, we found out that it was a thief, and the weapon was a Hongyue knife! The villain will never forget what happened after that , those pirates boarded the boat and killed everyone on board..."

At the end, his eyes were full of horror, as if he hadn't woken up from the nightmare that night.

Ning Qing asked: "How do you know they are using Hongyue Saber?"

Fengwang was taken aback for a moment, as if he didn't expect him to ask this question, and he took it for granted: "We have a lot of business contacts with Dongyi, so we naturally know it."

Ning Qing nodded approvingly and stopped talking.

Then Wei Yao asked some more questions, Fengwang responded one by one, and the contents were all reasonable.This case is simple and simple, there are all witnesses and material evidence, although the prisoner is not clear, but there is a general direction, but the problem is that Dong Yi is involved, which is what makes this case difficult.At present, there is only one witness and one wrecked ship, and everything that can be investigated by digging three feet into the ground. The rest is really difficult for He Guan, a governor, so it seems powerless. This is also the reason why the imperial court sent Wei Yao.

He Guan found out the files that had been sorted out earlier and showed them to Wei Yao. Looking at the old one was a bit scary, but the actual contents were nothing more than those things that everyone knew. It didn't matter whether you read it or not.

In the evening, Wei Yao declined Lin Suiqiong's persuasion, and went to the inn found by the government. After dinner, he could finally relax. After a long journey and half a day's work, everyone was a little tired.

Although Fei Tian didn't do anything, he was really tired after being restrained for a whole day. He stretched his muscles and said, "What else is there to investigate in this case? It's useless to delay in Huangzhou. Go directly to Dongzhou." Wouldn't it be a one-time trip?"

"Hehe, Mr. Fei has become enlightened, and you know all of this?" Ning Qing pretended to be exaggerated and surprised.

"Isn't this something I've learned by being with you two for a long time?"

Ning Qing nodded with a smile: "Yes, then tell me how close we are, why should King Ren Dongyi talk to you?"

This time Fei Tian was in trouble, but his mind was bright, and he quickly thought: "Dongyi has no quarrel with Da Wei, and there has always been a trade in goods. If the court asks, the king of Dongyi should not refuse, otherwise, wouldn't it be true?" Do you have a guilty conscience?"

Such an answer is quite reasonable, and Ning Qing stopped embarrassing him, and said: "Although that is the case, Dongyi and Nanman have a very close relationship. The current situation is unstable. This matter can be done peacefully. If Dongyi is allowed to The king of Yi was dissatisfied, which really made things worse."

Hearing this, Wei Yao, who was originally quiet, said, "I'll write a letter and send it to Dongyi. I'll make plans after I get a reply from there. Before that, I can only wait."

"Wait?" Fei Tian asked puzzled.

Ning Qing said: "If you are too busy to panic, you might as well go for a walk around the street a few times, and come back and talk to us about the customs and customs of Huangzhou."

During the speech, Wei Yao glanced at Fei Tian, ​​that look was definitely warning him that Hugh would continue to chatter, so scared that he swallowed back what he was going to say, didn't dare to stay long, and slipped away after finding something to say.

Early the next morning, Fei Tian and Lin Rong had dinner together, if not for the two of them talking a lot, the meal would have been deserted.As for the others, Tian Cheng sent a letter to Wei Yao, and now he is on the way, and there are two other people who are close to each other recently. From now on, the king will not go to court early."

After dinner, the two upstairs were still quiet, so Fei Tian simply took Lin Rong out. After walking around the market, he went to the Longzhu Temple recommended by the waiter in the inn. He heard that the abbot of this temple was a good The Taoist monk is very trusted by the people in Huangzhou, so his incense is very strong. When he went to the place, he was really extraordinary.

Unlike other temples that are mostly built in deep mountains and old forests to show the cleanliness, this temple is built in the city, and the area and appearance alone are far better than other Taoist temples.Among the people who came, the local people naturally accounted for the majority, but there were also many high-ranking officials and nobles who came from other state capitals in horse-drawn carriages or sedan chairs.

Fei Tian exclaimed, "This temple is really magnificent. With so many people coming, there must be something special about it."

After finishing speaking, he dragged Lin Rong into the gate of the temple.

The main hall is only used to worship the Buddha, and the messy and trivial things such as fortune-telling and horoscopes are placed in the side hall not far away, so the Buddhist hall is particularly quiet, and only the dull sound of the monk knocking on the wooden fish can be heard. People will not be able to help themselves when entering such an environment Calm down, offer incense, and concentrate on offering three prayers. The faint sandalwood refreshes the heart and makes people feel happy.

Fei Tian still didn't think about the marriage, he couldn't bear Lin Rong's impatience, the side hall was crowded with people, Fei Tian didn't want to catch up with the excitement, so he asked Lin Rong to squeeze slowly, while he walked along the small stone path to the garden behind the main hall To pass the time.

The temple is beautifully built, even the garden is unusual, and there are many flowers and plants that he has never seen before, and the colors are mostly light and elegant, without those bright colors of red and purple, so it is not obtrusive in Zhuang Su's temple, but adds to it. Some elegance.

After walking a few steps, he felt that something was wrong. There were mostly women in the garden. Seeing Fei Tian appearing suddenly at this time, he was a little cautious, especially some older women kept the little girl behind him, as if he was What a scourge, made Fei Tian dumbfounded and embarrassed.

At this moment, a young monk passing by relieved his urgent need. He performed a Namaste salute and said, "Benefactor, the male benefactors are all in another courtyard. Let me take you there."

Finally rescued from that embarrassing situation, Fei Tian followed the little monk, and the more he looked at him, the more he felt that he was like a real Buddha descending from the earth, with Buddha's light all over his body.

When he came to the round arch, the little monk stopped and pointed forward: "Go straight ahead and turn right and you will find the courtyard. I still have the errands ordered by my senior brother, so I won't send the benefactor off."

Fei Tian hurriedly thanked him, "I don't dare to delay my little master's business, I thank you just now."

"Where, the benefactor is polite." After saying that, the little monk left.

Fei Tian walked straight in the direction he said, and when he was about to turn a corner, the closed door of the Buddhist hall opened without warning, which startled him, and he didn't want to take a closer look, but he was still someone he knew.

Lin Suiqiong and a monk were about to come out. When they saw him, they were surprised and said, "Your Excellency is also here to burn incense?"

Yesterday he just followed Ning Qing, without saying a word, unexpectedly being recognized.

Fei Tian was overjoyed, and didn't intend to explain this wonderful misunderstanding, and replied, "I came here because of the name, I didn't want to meet Master Lin by such a coincidence."

"Abbot, this is the adult who came to handle the case from the imperial capital..." Lin Suiqiong remembered that he had never heard his name before, so she turned around and asked, "I don't know how to address you, sir?"

"Fee Tim."

Lin Suiqiong nodded: "The one next to me is Abbot Wuyou from the temple."

The waiter in the inn talked about the hype, but he has never heard of this dharma name, it seems that he is not a well-known figure in the whole country.

Fei Tian smiled and said, "I have admired your name for a long time."

Lin Suiqiong rolled her eyes and had a sudden thought: "Abbot Wuyou rarely sees pilgrims. He never thought that he would run into Lord Fei as soon as he went out. It's also a fate. Why don't the abbot take a look for your lord?"

What kind of access is this?The monk... Can you still tell fortunes by reading astrology?

Fei Tian was still thinking wildly, when he heard Abbot Wuyou respond: "It's fate to meet, it's okay, Master Fei, please come in with me."

After finishing speaking, Wuyou and Lin Suiqiong turned and went back to the Buddhist hall, Fei Tian hesitated for a moment and then bit the bullet and followed.

A low table and three futons were placed on the floor, Wuyou sat on the inner side, and Fei Tian could only sit beside Lin Suiqiong.

"Benefactor Fei came from the imperial capital, and he is handling a case for Huangzhou. I have no other skills, but I can consecrate Buddha statues and utensils, so that my family and house will be safe, so I will send a peace talisman to Donor Fei to do my best."

Wuyou took out a small wooden box from the ladder, and pushed it in front of him: "This old monk just opened it not long ago, and gave it to Master Fei."

Fei Tian opened it and saw that it was a ruby ​​pendant carved into the shape of a pomegranate. It was very delicate. He said curiously, "It turns out that the jade pendant can be used as a talisman. I've never heard of it."

Wuyou said: "Jade and other things can support people, and there are many styles. They are more popular than Buddha statues. They can be hung around the neck as a decoration on weekdays, so more people use them."

Hearing this, Fei Tian thought of his pendant, curious, pulled the white jade pendant out from under the clothes around his neck, and asked, "Abbot, what do you think of my pendant?"

Wuyou stared at the white jade pendant and said, "It's too far away, so I can't see it clearly. I wonder if Master Fei can take it off for the old monk to take a closer look at?"

Fei Tian immediately took off the pendant and gave it to him.

Wuyou rubbed his thumb on the pendant, thought for a moment and said: "This carving is superb, it is not an ordinary thing, and the style is also unique, it does not seem to be the craftsmanship of this dynasty."

This is strange, Fei Tian exclaimed: "It is true, how did the abbot know?"

"I traveled around 20 years ago, and I learned a lot after seeing a lot." Wuyou returned the pendant to him, "This is a good thing, and the person who gave it to the benefactor must be very concerned about you."

"I don't know much about these things." Speaking of this pendant, Fei Tian remembered what Qi Yu said, and became cautious, not daring to mention it.

At this time, Lin Rong's loud voice came from outside the door: "Mr. Fei, where are you?"

Wuyou smiled, stood up and said, "Since someone is looking for a benefactor, I won't keep any more. This pomegranate pendant is a wish of the old monk. Although it is not as good as the one worn by the benefactor, please don't dislike it."

Fei Tian stuffed the white jade pendant back into his clothes, got up and clasped his hands together to thank him, "Thank you for your kindness, Abbot, I'll go first."

He took the box on the table, saw Lin Rong as soon as he went out, stepped forward and asked, "You asked about marriage so soon?"

"Hey, don't talk about it, the Taoist said that my marriage has not yet come, let me look at it..."

The two of them drifted away, and the conversation became quieter.