Chapter 176 Wong Tai Sin
Xiao Ye took several women from Hua's family to rent a room and entered the yard. After twenty taels of silver were spent a month, he temporarily lived there and left thirty taels of silver as living expenses. He asked the girls to write a receipt before leaving with Chen Fan and Zhang Yu.
Before leaving, he specifically reminded him not to leave Luoyang without his permission, otherwise he would be treated as a fugitive.
All four girls responded in a hurry.
In fact, in ancient times, a few weak women left the city alone and were afraid they would disappear after a night. Even if Xiao Ye didn't remind him, they wouldn't dare to leave.
After the arrangement was made, it was getting late, and it was only one hour before the closing drum was beaten. Chen Fan and Zhang Yu looked at Xiao Ye with a gaze.
To be honest, as a civilian in the office, I spent the whole day with Xiao Ye and kept writing books. I was exhausted in both physical and energy. I just wanted to go home early and go to bed to have a good sleep after dinner.
However, Xiao Ye said: "Please work harder for the two, follow me to return to Yousu Zhengtai, and interrogate the father and son of the Hua family overnight to strive to close the case as soon as possible."
"grown ups!"
Both of them were about to cry.
Xiao Ye's face slowed down and said with deep emotion: "I am not unkind, but what I do today will spread. If someone makes a bad move and assassinate the Hua family's father and son, not only will we be in vain today, but we are afraid we will be investigated. This case should be concluded as soon as possible, so as not to have too many dreams. Thank you for your hard work. I will ask for leave for you two a day later."
“Oh ~~”
The two sighed helplessly: "Mr. Xiao, we all listen to you, can't it be okay?"
"Let's go!"
Xiao Ye smiled slightly.
Half an hour later, he returned to the yamen and Xiao Ye went to find Zhou Yunyuan, but Zhou Yunyuan was still there.
"Xiao Lang is back? Why are you busy all day today?"
Zhou Yunyuan asked with a smile.
"Sir, I went to the Jiafangsi and took out the Hua family's wife and daughter for temporary placement..."
Xiao Ye reported the incident in detail. At the end, he took out the receipt and the rental contract from his arms and submitted it to him: "The officials spent some money to settle the family members of the suspect, and asked the Chief Secretary to settle the account for me."
"Um?"
Zhou Yunyuan's face darkened.
Xiao Ye went to Jiaofangsi to ask someone to commit a crime. The matter was done without any leakage, and he couldn't even catch him. So Jiaofangsi let him go. It's okay, but now he is here to ask for money again. By the way, does the Tang Dynasty have such a precedent? Is it really his family who opened the Yousu Zhengtai?
But then Zhou Yunyuan seemed to think of something again, his face stretched out and said with a smile: "Xiao Lang paid out of his own pocket for official business. I have really trouble. I will give you a letter and go to the account to collect the money tomorrow."
As he said that, he approved Zhang Tiaozi to Xiao Ye, and then asked, "Xiao Lang is back so late. Are you planning to interrogate the father and son of the Hua family overnight?"
"That's right, this case will be settled sooner."
Xiao Ye hesitated for a moment and said.
Zhou Yunyuan praised: "Our Right Zhengtai requires a talent like Xiao Lang who is brave enough to take responsibility. Well, since you have to handle the case, I won't keep you much. You go back and rest first, and then go for a trial after meals. Don't be too tired."
"Thank you, Lord Zhongcheng for your concern, I will leave!"
Xiao Ye left.
Zhou Yunyuan stared at Xiao Ye's back in a daze, and a glimmer gradually spread in his eyes. He felt that he could no longer let Xiao Ye make trouble. He just used the Tang Dynasty laws at every turn, and no one could bear it. If the interrogation was followed by the formal process, what is the meaning of the Yousu Zhengtai?
Thinking of this, he regretted listening to Lai Junchen's slander and asked Xiao Ye to handle the case of hiding Luo Binwang. The plan was very good at that time, and bullying Xiao Ye was young and had no experience. He could make a big fuss with a little mistake. However, judging from the process of handling the case today, the rules were complete and impeccable.
In fact, the Hua family’s case cannot be considered at all. If you investigate it a little, you can conclude that it is a false and wrong case.
Yousu Zhengtai was entrusted by the Empress Dowager with her confidant and specially divided it from the Censorate to supervise the local area, but it handled unjust, false and wrong cases. What a joke?
What is particularly worrying is that the wrongful and false cases of the Yousu Zheng Taiwan Affairs Office were certainly indulging by the Empress Dowager, but if things can be done and cannot be said, the Empress Dowager also needs shame. If the matter really makes the matter so exciting that the public opinion will be stirred up, the Empress Dowager will take action against the Yousu Zheng Taiwan without hesitation, and I am afraid that no one can escape from top to bottom.
‘This boy is a man from the clear stream, and he is not the same as me!’
Zhou Yunyuan shook his head secretly. He was also a Jinshi, but the ups and downs of the officialdom for twenty years had already worn out his spirits and gradually became degenerate. He was involved in cruel officials. Even if he occasionally reflected on his face, he would turn back and lose his shores.
After walking back and forth with his hands behind his back, Zhou Yunyuan waved back: "Go back home!"
"yes!"
A long follower stepped out and prepared a carriage for Zhou Yunyuan.
The Zhou Mansion is only separated from the Yousu Zhengtai. When Zhou Yunyuan returned to the mansion, the whole city of Luoyang barely beat the door shutdown drum.
"Master, you are back!"
The wife Huang, who was flat, came up with a smile.
Huang was about thirty years old, petite and very beautiful. Because Zhou Yunyuan's wife died of illness four years ago, there was only Huang's wife in the family, and most of the affairs were managed by Huang.
A secret fear flashed across Zhou Yunyuan's eyes and said, "Well, take your husband to see your ancestor!"
"But what happened?"
Huang asked.
"Let's talk about it when you see it!"
Zhou Yunyuan waved his hand.
"Please come with me!"
Huang didn't ask any more questions, and led Zhou Yunyuan back to his boudoir, took the quilt on the bed, lifted the bed board, revealing a black passage.
"Master, please come with me!"
Huang's palm raised the lights and took the lead in drilling into the passage. He climbed down the steps step by step, and Zhou Yunyuan followed behind.
At the end of the steps is a simple stone chamber with eternal lights lit in the corner of the wall. At the end, a small niche is enshrined in a brocade statue of Wong Tai Sin, about two feet high and vivid, especially those eyes, which are pitch black and shiny, and are so vivid that they are vivid.
Looking at the dry blood on the altar, Zhou Yunyuan couldn't help but feel dazed.
Twenty years ago, he was just an ordinary scholar with mediocre qualifications and no excellence. At most, he would be extremely immense to be a child, but his fate changed on a thunderstorm night.
The night before, he met a god in his dream, a beautiful fairy dressed in yellow clothes and claimed that his surname was Huang. He said that a disaster was coming and he wanted to hide him. After he passed the disaster, he would repay him with all his heart and teach him the way to overcome the disaster.
When Zhou Yunyuan woke up from a dream, the more he thought about it, he became more and more real. He arranged it at home according to the fairy's request. He basically arranged it with an eight-immortal table and four benches, and wrote several symbols in his own blood on the table.
That night, the wind was blowing, thunder and lightning flashed. Seeing that heavy rain was approaching, a two-foot-long Huang Daxian suddenly rushed into the room and hugged under the table, squeaking, and the small eyes of mung bean were full of pleading and fear.
Zhou Yunyuan didn’t understand that this Huang Taixian was the Huang Xian Gu who dreamed last night.
There is a folk legend that if you agree to Wong Tai Sin's request, you must not regret it, otherwise you will be punished. At this point, Zhou Yunyuan had to sit on the Eight Immortals table. It was strange that lightning struck into the house several times, but every time it came to his head, it dissipated. After half an hour, the wind, rain, thunder and lightning finally passed, Wong Tai Sin bowed to him before leaving.
Since then, he has always been in a good position in the imperial examination and has been a Jinshi all the way, but he has no talent. For more than ten years, he has always been a minor official in the seventh and eighth ranks.
Until five years ago, Huang came to his house and claimed to be a disciple of Huang Taixian. He wanted to promise him and repay his teacher's kindness. At that time, he was fascinated by Huang's beauty, so he married Huang as his wife. Huang gave him another idea to set up a private secret room at home and worship Huang Taixian, which could ensure his success.
Zhou Yunyuan did as he said, and sure enough, he began to rise to the top. In five years, he was promoted from an eighth-rank official to a fifth-rank chief censor, and the chief censor was also looking at him. However, four years ago, his wife died suddenly and could not find out the cause of death. She seemed to die in her sleep and had no children.
Chapter completed!