The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

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A person rushed into the house and shouted, "It's not good, it's not good!"

Huang Zhong greeted him and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Wang Tu, the meat seller, was killed!"

Xun Zhen was stunned for a while, wouldn't she be so unlucky? When you first came to office, within half a day, you encountered a murder case? The person who reported the crime in front of him was very familiar, but wasn't he the one who just gambled with Chen Bao?

He asked, "What happened? Don't worry, you can speak slowly. . . . What's your name?"

"The villain Shi Juxian..., the villain went to buy meat just now. In Fanyang Pavilion, Wang Tu sells the best dog meat, so I went to look for him. As soon as I arrived at his meat stall, I saw Xu Zhong kill him."

The man who claimed to be "Shi Juxian" probably ran in a hurry on the road, gasping for breath from time to time, and finished the killing process he witnessed in a few words, exclaiming excitedly: "A Bao, A Yan, this Xu Zhong is really a man. Must go!"

Xun Zhen was at a loss, "Why was this Wang Tu killed?" Before he could understand, Cheng Yan had already echoed Shi Juxian's words and praised him loudly. Although Chen Bao didn't say anything, but looking at his expression, he also looked very admirable.

He became more and more strange, knowing that "Xu Zhong" must be the key, and immediately asked, "Who is Xu Zhong?"

Cheng Yan opened his eyes wide as if he had heard something strange, and asked, "Master Xun doesn't know who Xu Zhong is?"

Huang Zhong said: "Xunjun has only come here, and he is not a local person. Of course he does not know this person."

"What? Is this 'Xu Zhong' very famous?"

"I don't dare to say it from afar, only the surrounding village pavilions, there is no one who doesn't know him."

Xun Zhen immediately understood and thought, "It must be another country chivalrous man." Ask Shi Juxian, "Where did the crime happen?"

"The big city."

"Where's Xu Zhongren?"

"Ran!"

Just now, when he came to Ren Tingchang, he encountered a major case, which should not be taken lightly.

Xun Zhen stabilized his mind, entered the role, and said calmly: "According to the law, there are thieves in the pavilion, and those who do not know about it or do nothing, will be punished. It appears more than three times a year, up to the county ruler, The county magistrate and the county lieutenant must all be dismissed. In broad daylight, there is a murder case, we have to hurry to the scene. ..., Cheng Yan, help me bring my luggage."

In the luggage were long gowns and law enforcement tools, all brought from the county. Time was running out and he didn't have time to change his clothes, so he only took off the scarf and put on a red scarf representing the position of "pavilion chief". He also took the wooden board and rope. He asked, "Is the big market far away?" There are laws, and ropes are used to bind people. These two are necessary items for the pavilion to enforce the law.

"Not far, leave the pavilion and go south, less than two miles away."

"In that case, gentlemen, let's go to the crime scene and take a look?"

Huang Zhong and others all agreed.

Chen Baolingli, when Cheng Yan was going to pick up her luggage just now, brought Xunzhen's horse too, asked him to ride on it, shouted back and hugged, and went out of the house.

"There can't be no one in the pavilion. Mr. Huang, you don't have to go. ... Chen Bao, there is a murder case, and 'begging for robbery' can't be at the scene. You can find Du Jun and ask him to go quickly. ..., Ayan , Shi Juxian, you two show me the way and go with me."

A few words were dispatched.

Huang Zhong stayed behind, and Chen Bao went to find Du Mai.

Shi Ju led the way, and Cheng Yan followed the horse. Xun Zhen stepped on the horse and ran to the scene of the crime, Da Shi.

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Before crossing, Xun Zhen was also in the society, but he had never seen a murder case. After crossing the border, although the folk customs are fierce, but killing people is only heard at most. Now, not only has there been a murder case, but he has to rely on him to solve the murder case. Rao is a man of two lives, mature in mind, and involuntarily slightly nervous, and his palms are sweating.

He recalled the police and bandit dramas he had watched in his previous life. The background of investigating criminals was very important, so he asked Cheng Yan: "You said that Xu Zhong is famous in the local area? Is he from our Ting? How old are you? How does your family make a living?"

"He is not from our Ting, but from Dongxiang Ting. There should be twenty-four or five this year, and his family makes a living by farming."

Dongxiang Pavilion is to the south of Fanyang Pavilion, and the two pavilions are connected, under the jurisdiction of the same township.

Xun Zhen said "Oh" and said to herself: "It turns out that he is not from Benting, no wonder he didn't hear Zheng Duo mention it." Then he asked, "Since he is from Dongxiang, but he came to Benting to kill,... Then Wang Tu has something to do with him. enmity?"

Cheng Yan said carelessly, "God Xun, he does have a grudge against Wang Tu."

"Why feud?"

"Dongxiang Pavilion is smaller than our pavilion, and the items in the market are not as complete as ours, so people from their pavilion often come to the headquarters to buy things."

"But they had an argument when they were shopping?"

"Yes and no."

"how do I say this?"

As the sun moved westward, there were fewer pedestrians on the official road.

Cheng Yan was about to answer when a few women approached on the road, in rough clothes, not dragging on the floor, all wearing apron-like "knee-covering", or holding or holding, holding a few. Pottery pot.

Xun Zhen rode on a horse, looking down from a height, and could see clearly that the basin was full of clear water, which should have been scooped from a distant river to drink for the Tian slaves and Tufus who were working in the fields.

Seeing that Xun Zhen and the others were riding horses and carrying knives, these women hurriedly hid under the road.

One of them accidentally stumbled on something, screamed and almost fell, and the pot fell into the field.

She didn't care that the skirt was splashed, she bent down sharply, picked up the pottery pot, and carefully lifted the crushed wheat seedlings, revealing a section of wheat-colored waist and high buttocks, facing the road.

Shi Juxian, who was leading the way, laughed, gave a whistle, took two steps, patted her on the buttocks, withdrew his hand, put it under his nose to smell it, and exclaimed, "It smells so good! It smells so good!" The women all laughed. The arrested woman probably knew Shi Juxian, but instead of turning her face, she threw a wink.

Xun Zhen glanced at the woman, and saw that she had an ordinary appearance and shabby clothes, but there was a style between her eyebrows and a young woman's charm.

Shi Juxian looked back and smiled and said, "Master Ting, what do you think about these women? They are all the disciples and maids of the Feng family. Which one do you want to be attracted to, I'll tell you!" Impact!

Xun Zhen smiled, stretched out his hand to call him in front of the horse, and asked, "Ayan is telling me about Xu Zhong and Wang Tu's feud, do you understand?"

"Why don't you know! Chief Ting, you came late, come three or five days early, and you will know the beginning and the end."

"Oh?"

"Did Ayan tell you? The reason why Xu Zhong and Wang Tu became enemies is because of his mother."

"Because of his mother?" Xun Zhen immediately understood what Cheng Yan had just said, and said, "...But his mother and Wang Tu had an argument at the market?"

"It can't be called a dispute, it can only be called a humiliation."

"Tell me in detail."

"We have a big market in Fanyangting once every five days. Five days ago, Mother Xu came to buy something, and accidentally bumped into Wangtu's meat stall and lost a piece of meat. Wangtu was rude, so he stepped forward and pushed and insulted. Poor mother Xu, who is almost 60 years old, was pushed to the ground by him in front of the villagers, and cursed with foul language for a long time. . . . You say, how can Xu Zhong not be angry?"

The Han Dynasty ruled the country with filial piety, and the first book that children read after literacy was "The Classic of Filial Piety". It is strange that Xu Zhong is not angry when his mother is humiliated.

"That's it! ... Killing for his mother, this Xu Zhong is a dutiful son."

Killing a mother because of her humiliation may sound unbelievable, but it was not surprising at the time.

When the world was not long ago, the folk customs were simple, and the wind of revenge prevailed. Revenge was not only limited to blood relatives, but even the cases of revenge and murder for teachers and friends were not uncommon.

More than a hundred years ago, Huan Tan, a famous scholar, once said something about this custom: "Today people kill each other, even though they have subverted the law, but they have private grudges, their descendants will repay each other, and later they will be deeply angry, and as for destroying households. He lost his job and is commonly known as Haojian, so although he was timid and weak, he insisted on doing it.”

Shi Juxian shook his head and said, "It's not just about killing your mother!"

"Any other secrets?"

Cheng Yan said: "When Xu's mother was humiliated, Xu Zhong was not at home. When he came back the next day, he saw his old mother crying alone in the house. He only found out after inquiring, and immediately went to look for Wang Tu. But unfortunately, because the night before While sleeping in the hospital, Wang Tu fell ill."

"sick?"

The story of "Xu Zhong murdered" has twists and turns, which relieved Xun Zhen's nervousness when he first encountered a major case. He asked, "What should we do?" He vaguely guessed, "Yes, Xu Zhong killed Wang Tu until today, but Wang Tu begged for mercy at that time. Is it?"

"Wang Tu didn't know Xu's mother, but he knew Xu Zhong and knew her reputation, so after Xu Zhong came to the door, he begged for mercy. But Xu Zhong let him go at that time, but not because of his begging for mercy."

"Why is that?"

"Because Xu Zhong believed that killing Wang Tu when he was ill would be a breach of benevolence and righteousness, and a gentleman should not take advantage of others' dangers, so he let him go and made an appointment with him, and when he was healed, they would fight fairly."

"That's actually the case!" Xun Zhen tutted in amazement and said to herself, "It's worthy of the word 'Qishi'." He asked, "What's next?"

Shi Juxian said: "Then it's today. Since Wang Tu can sell meat at a stall, it means that the disease must be cured. Now that the disease is cured, Xu Zhong will of course do what he says." If you go out, you must do it.

After hearing the ins and outs of "Xu Zhong murdered", Xun Zhen could no longer simply regard him as a murderer. Xu Zhong's move clearly has the style of an ancient ranger.

He glanced at Shi Juxian and asked, "Do you recognize Xu Zhong?"

"Recognize."

"I think you seem to admire him?"

"Who doesn't admire such a man?"

"Then why did you come to the pavilion to report the crime? Aren't you afraid that Xu Zhong will be taken by me?" Xun Zhen shook the wooden board in her hand and said, "According to the law, he was intentional murder.' If you admire him so much, do you have the heart to watch him get caught and killed? His body is exposed on the street? I see that you still have the heart to molest women, and you don’t seem to be worried at all?”

Shi Juxian grinned and said with a nonchalant smile: "Master Ting, I won't hide it from you. Xu Zhong already has many friends, but now that he has done such filial deeds, his reputation will surely grow further and further, and the nobles in the county will welcome him. , treat him like a distinguished guest, and take the initiative to help him hide his whereabouts. As long as you don't catch him on the spot, you will never catch him in the future."

In today's world, it is a common sight for tyrannical families to hand over rangers and hide lawlessness. Xun Zhen's clansmen had hidden "illegals". Although they were not light heroes like Xu Zhong, but celebrities wanted by the court, their nature was always the same, they were all wanted criminals.

Xun Zhen knew that he was not talking nonsense, so he remained silent.

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Not long after, the three came to the big city.

There are many people in the "market", most of them crowded in front of Wang Tu's meat stall. Stars are holding the moon around a few teenagers who are "light chivalrous" at first glance, listening to what they say loudly and excitedly, and Shi Juxian before. The man who had come to buy meat was among them.

Shi Juxian separated from the clamorous crowd and shouted loudly: "The pavilion chief is here, let's get out of the way, get out of the way!"

Xun Zhen got off the horse, was guarded by Shi Juxian and Cheng Yan, squeezed into the crowd, and went inside.

There was a clearing among the crowd, in which a corpse lay.

Perhaps it was influenced by the reason for Xu Zhong's murder, but when the scene came to the front, Xun Zhen calmed down instead, squatted down, and used a wooden board to remove the body's short coat. uukanshu.com The aorta was punctured, and the blood was all over the place.

Under the pressure of Cheng Yan and Shi Juxian, the surrounding crowd gradually quieted down, and the noise turned into whispers.

"Is this the new Tingchang? You're not too old."

"It's a pity that he was unlucky. He encountered Xu Zhong's murder the day before he took office. Look, he definitely won't be able to catch Xu Zhong, and he might be dismissed in a few days."

Xun Zhen stood up, looked around, and said loudly, "Xun Zhen, the new head of Fanyang Pavilion. Are you all from Benting?"

Some say yes, some say no.

"Do you know Xu Zhong?"

Everyone should be.

"Who witnessed the incident when it happened?"

Several more people should be.

"Come here if you saw it. I have a few questions to ask."

No one answered this time. Everyone just whispered, and no one moved.

Shi Juxian volunteered and went up to pull people.

Taking advantage of this free time, Xun Zhen asked Cheng Yan, "Why aren't Wang Tu's family members?" The onlookers were obviously watching the excitement. If Wang Tu's relatives and family members were there, it wouldn't be like this.

"Last year, most of Wang Tu's family died of the disease, leaving only one wife and one young daughter."

Last year, the epidemic was rampant and many people died. To this end, the imperial court also specially sent regular attendants and mid-visitors to patrol and deliver medicine.

Xun Zhen pondered for a moment, then said, "... Well, let's take the corpse first, and then go to inform his home."

The case is very clear, Xu Zhong murdered because of revenge, and there is no need to investigate the scene. People are already dead, and corpses cannot always stay on the ground. Since Wang Tu's family had only one wife and daughter, and no man, the work of cleaning up the corpse was done by Tingzhong.

Cheng Yan agreed.

Shi Juxian dragged the two people who had responded just now and waited for Xun Zhen to ask questions.