Zhang Ping let go of Chen Chou's cuff, and Chen Chou held his arm: "Brother Zhang, have you found something?"

Zhang Ping looked at him again and frowned: "No."

Chen Chou felt empty and slowly let go of his hand. Zhang Ping turned his head and picked up the book "The Strange and Beautiful View of the Wild Village and Wild Shop". Chen Chou's mind gradually became clearer: "Brother Zhang, what does it have to do with investigating the case?"

Zhang Ping said: "Refer to it."

Chen Chou was speechless, and he also took a book called "Shen Sheng Xiaoqing" from the table, and smiled bitterly: "How can these compilation stories really be similar in the world." Turning a page, the preface is written-

"In the fifth year of Tongguang, I entered Beijing from Jiangbei, passed by Xiacai County, and stayed at an inn at night. There was an old man in the hall telling the story of Chen Sheng. When I heard it, I sighed and surprised. The old man claimed to be nameless, but his words seemed to experience the incident. At that time, more than ten years have passed, and Chen Sheng's adventures have been entrenched in his heart, and it is still as if he had heard it. At this time, the Lantern Festival, I drank together with my friend Kong Yu, and I suddenly thought of Chen Sheng's Lantern Festival, drinking alone at the tall building at the Lantern Festival, and seeing the small love of Chen Sheng's snow. The cold moon and beautiful ladies, wearing thin shirts and plain skirts, walking or dancing without traces of snow. Although it is a matter of love between men and women, it is twists and turns and strange, and is particularly romantic. Therefore, I recorded the book. I dare not regard myself as a writer, and I wrote it to an unknown old man. I recorded it.

In September of the 17th year of Tongguang, I looked at Su An Bai Ruyi.

Chen Chou straightened his chin, Bai Ruyi and Hongye Sheng from the West Mountain, were called the Three Saints of Legends. He wrote the legendary heroes of the Jianghu, which is open and magnificent, and bizarre. He did not expect to write such a erotic booklet.

"Hey, Brother Zhang, where did you get it? I have never heard of Bai Ruyi writing this book. I saw that the year was written before the legend was written. Hey, it seems that even Bai Ruyi had to write this to make money when she was in a poor early years. The engraving... The engraving was only released in February of the 18th year of Tongguang. I have never seen it in Beijing Bookstores. I must hide it well and can be sold for a high price in the future! I will lend it to me first to see if it is OK?"

Chen Chou held the book in his hand and turned over and over, then turned to the preface, and laughed again: "The old man Wuming said, Bai Ruyi had played with this hand. What an old man, an old woman from the countryside, doesn't know that they were all compiled by the author himself. He was unacceptable to his life, but I was happy to read it. It seems that Bai Ruyi later figured out that he had never done such a legendary book."

Zhang Ping raised his eyes from "The Strange and Beautiful View of Wild Villages and Wild Shops": "No, even if you really include strange things in rural areas, you will inevitably add fuel to the fire."

Chen Chou said: "Yes, and you can see the truth at a glance. For example, in the notes of a Zhiyi in the previous dynasty, he said that a man went out for business and dreamed of going to Wushan with his wife in the middle of the night. After returning home, he found that his wife was pregnant. His wife said that he had the same dream as him. This is clearly the person who had a spring dream, and his wife was stealing a man at home. What a stupid man who really believed that Qianli Meng would be pregnant. "

Zhang Ping nodded: "The origin can be seen more or less under the ghosts and monsters."

Chen Chou felt aroused in his heart and looked straight at Zhang Ping: "Brother Zhang, what do you want to check?"

Zhang Ping said: "The origin of Gujiazhuang."

He already knew the origin of Gujiazhuang, but because the court avoided taboos and knew about it, it might cause trouble, so it is not convenient to tell Chen Chou for the time being.

The story of Gu Sheng and the fox in the county annals of the Supreme People made him think about it repeatedly.

The upper class compiled the county annals to include this joke in order to make people approve Gujiazhuang. However, Gujiazhuang was only available after the founding of this dynasty. The story of Gu Sheng and the fox is not like a temporary compilation, but it seems that it was originally available, and it can be approved and used. Although it does not specify which dynasty and which era, Gu Sheng felt that the government was unclear and the people's hearts were not old. If it was an allusion to the present dynasty, the people who compiled the county annals would have the courage to include it.

At least founded in the previous dynasty.

Ghosts have their own origins, and false statements implicit the true feelings.

So, where does this joke come from? Which village should it mean?

Chen Chou sighed: "It's still Gujiazhuang..." He felt slightly disappointed. He thought that Zhang Ping asked about this to check his daughter's village.

Gujiazhuang must be related to Daughter Village. If you check Gujiazhuang, you may find the truth about Daughter Village. Chen Chou understood very well. However, Zhang Ping went back and forth, as if he was surrounded by Gujiazhuang. For Chen Chou, it was like a bag biting by a mosquito in his hand, but he only scratched itchy next to the bag, and the place where the bag was loaded became more and more itchy.

Zhang Ping raised his eyelids again and looked at him deeply. With countless connotations in his eyes, Chen Chou shuddered again: "Then you, you can check it slowly first. I can't help much, so I won't cause trouble for you..." He ran away from Zhang Ping's room with the book "Shen Sheng Xiaoqing" in his sleeve.

Zhang Ping held the stack of books and saw it was dark. He found the small section that was most similar to Gu Sheng's fox in "The Strange Beauty View of the Wild Village and Wild Shop". He said that there was a scholar Du who went to Beijing to take the exam and stayed overnight in the Land Temple. The jerky meat in the bag was stolen. Du thought that the land god did, so he took out all the dry food and wine he brought with him to worship the mountain god. At night, he dreamed of a woman, saying that she was a female fairy in the mountain, and she had a night with Du Sheng. Du Sheng went to Beijing all the way, and there were many strange things. When the exam was about to take the exam, the female fairy appeared again and told Du Sheng how to answer the paper.

But this short paragraph ends differently from Gu Sheng’s incident.

Gu Sheng abandoned the exam and returned home, but Du Sheng listened to the female fairy's guidance and the title of the Golden List, but never saw the female fairy again. Du Sheng was an official for several years and became the prefect of the border. Suddenly one day he dreamed of the female fairy again. The female fairy warned him that there would be disaster in the near future. As a result, the enemy country attacked the city and the city was broken. The prefect Du died in the city. The enemy general hung his corpse on the city gate. At night, the guard saw a big fox and hissed at the city gate. The prefect's corpse fell down, and the fox left with the corpse. The soldiers shot him with arrows. At dawn, they followed the bloodstains under the city. When they arrived at a cliff, they saw broken arrows inserted on the cliff, but neither the fox nor the corpse was found.

The foxes Gu Sheng met were male and female, both big and small. Du Sheng met only one mother. Moreover, Gu Sheng met the fox at the Land Temple near Yiping County. The female fox Du Sheng met was in Yangjin County, not far from the capital of the previous dynasty.

The next day, Zhang Ping arrived at the file library, held a few county annals drawings and looked at them for a while.

Chen Chou and several minor officials watched him holding the book in a daze, and then they were wandering around the yard like trapped beasts. The minor officials didn't know how to persuade him. Chen Chou speculated that he was thinking about Gujiazhuang and his daughter's village, but was afraid of excessive care, so he didn't persuade him. He only asked at noon: "Brother Zhang, do you have any food?"

Zhang Ping said oh, but didn't move much.

Chen Chou said, "Then I'll go eat first." Since he first came out of the file library, Zhang Ping turned his head and looked at his back. The little official next to him secretly bit his fingers. After a while, Zhang Ping suddenly left the file library without saying a word. When he returned to the small house, he didn't eat any food, so he changed his clothes and went out to the street.

After about an hour, Zhang Ping came back, holding a stack of books, and had a more sticky note in his hand. He walked around his sleeves. Someone came to the front, or a servant came to hand over tea, or at the fork, he shook the sticky note and pulled out one, and often made unknown sounds in his throat.

The people in the yamen and the house were scared and secretly discussed: "It is said that chronic diseases often occur in spring. Is it winter when a madman is sick?"

After hearing this, Magistrate Shao turned the file library again, patted Zhang Ping on his shoulder and looked at his red eyes and said, "Mr. Zhang, everyone is confused when they are confused. Don't be stubborn. Walk around, and inadvertently, there may be a spiritual tide."

Zhang Ping burst out with a thank you for your care, stared at Magistrate Shao's legs that stepped out of the threshold of the file library, and then shook the sign and pulled out one.

When you are born, you will be very prosperous and you will not meet up halfway. Only by looking at the hexagram of delusion can you regret it clearly.

"Well, the left is a living, and you don't meet up halfway, so you can lift your left leg first."

Chen Chou was also a little worried. When he was about to go to advise, he saw Zhang Ping standing by the window, holding a sign, his eyes were faint. Chen Chou touched his eyes and felt relieved. He turned to another house.

Brother Zhang, don’t blame me for being cruel. This will be good to you and me.

At night, Zhang Ping was watching the pile of books again. The candlelight swayed, and suddenly a snap sounded, and something passed through the broken window paper and fell on the table in front of him.

When the screen was opened, it was a stone wrapped in a note, and the note was written on it, "Come to Gujiazhuang tomorrow."

Zhang Ping put the note on the candle and burned it. The next morning, he rode the donkey in the yamen and was able to leave the city.

When they arrived at the territory of Gujiazhuang, Deng Xuzheng and Liu Tong leaned on the stone platform to check. When they saw Zhang Ping and his mount, they couldn't help but frowned: "No wonder they came slowly, why did they ride an old donkey?"

Zhang Ping bowed and said, "The officials of the lower lords can't ride horses. It's less than two years old, so they are still young."

Deng Xu said impatiently: "No matter whether it is always small, it is not difficult to ride a horse. Hurry up and learn it and less embarrass the court."

Zhang Ping said: "The emperor obeys the order."

Deng Xu sat down on the stone and looked at Zhang Ping's face: "I haven't had a good sleep these days? What have you found?"

Zhang Ping said: "I don't know something if I'm missing, so I can't sort out the clues."

Deng Xu laughed and said, "Oh? Who do you want to check?"

Zhang Ping didn't say anything.

Deng Xu narrowed his eyes: "Don't be afraid. The key to investigating a case is to be careful and bold. Come on, let's talk about it, maybe this temple can tell you."

Zhang Ping bowed: "Thank you, sir. I don't want to investigate people, I just want to see the strange things in the county that are presented to the court every year."

Deng Xu's eyes flashed. Gujiazhuang was in Yiping County, but it was not convenient for local officials to know about secret matters. They did have other arrangements, recorded abnormal trends, and reported to the court. It was not surprising that Zhang Ping guessed these.

"It's not only you, but I want to see these. I have submitted a memorandum. If there is one, I agree to show you."

Zhang Ping thanked him.

Deng Xu said again: "What else? You should pretend to be in trouble in your heart, and it is difficult to get off the ground." Looking at Zhang Ping's gaze that looked up, he smiled again, "This temple has been dealing with a case for so many years. If we don't even have the ability to observe the words and expressions, we should have thrown it into the old valley to feed the bears."

Zhang Ping lowered his head: "There is indeed something that the official is not sure whether he should do it."

He had been hesitating for several days, and for the first time he could not judge whether what he wanted to do was right or wrong.

The only friend who grew up and was very close to him was Chen Chou.

Deng Xu said slowly: "This temple can see that you have ambitions. But should you go on this road? You should take advantage of your youth and still at the intersection. This temple dare not say that you have walked smoothly, but you have been walking on this road for many years and have more experience than you. If you want to go up here, you often want to understand everything. But the more you walk, the more you may find that many things have their own clearness and their own clearness, but you can only choose one and not take into account both. Moreover, if you go on this road, you will have no friends or friends, no relatives or reasons. Because you cannot protect your friends or care for your relatives. Under the law, you are ruthless and unrighteous. Only in this way can you achieve a great innocence."

Zhang Ping was silent.

Liu Tongyi smiled and said, "Sir, I am really strict. First, I said that the lower officials are not suitable for this, and then I said this to Brother Zhang."

Deng Xu twisted his beard: "You are really not suitable. If you have too warm temperament, you will definitely not stay in Dali Temple for a long time. As for...haha~~" As for this kid, it depends on whether he can get out of the way.

Liu Tongyi sighed: "Sir, don't talk anymore, the official is going to cry in the grass."

Deng Xu smiled but said nothing.

Zhang Ping suddenly bowed: "There is something that the official has, and I want to ask for help from the elders."
Chapter completed!