The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

Hu / Ping was taken to the Tingshe Prison.

He asked many times along the way: "What are you arresting me for? I'm just gambling for money, not a felony murder. Tell me, did you follow Xun Zhen's orders? What did Xun Zhen want to do?" Du Maihe Chen Bao and others ignored him. This made him more and more uneasy, and more and more lost. When he was brought into the prison, night had come, the prison had no windows, it was wet and cold, and it was dark and gloomy.

The Fan family brothers had torches to illuminate the prison. The light of the torches flickered erratically, and as the brothers of the Fan family moved, sometimes it reflected the bloodstains on the wall; sometimes it reflected on a low case placed next to the wall. There were many kinds of torture instruments on the case, and the torture instruments were full of darkness. Red blood stains; occasionally reflected on an iron ring hanging from the beam, which was used to hang prisoners.

In addition to the table, torture instruments, and bloodstains everywhere, there was a brazier beside the wall, but even though it was the middle of winter, there was no fire in the brazier. Hu / Ping was frightened and cold at the same time, and the upper and lower rows of teeth kept fighting, making a "giggle" sound.

Du Mai and Chen Bao supported him and threw him to the corner. Xu Zhong, Jiang Qin and the others also followed, Gao Jia smiled and said, "Look at his useless appearance, how majestic he was when he was drinking and playing gigs just now, but now he can't even stand still, tears, The snot also came out. Lao Du, Ah Bao, even if you ask him now, I'm afraid you won't find anything. In my opinion, it's better to leave him here to freeze for one night. Wait until he is completely frozen and frozen. Understood, it will not be too late to try again tomorrow."

Hu / Ping is a smart person. A smart person sometimes thinks too much, and when he thinks too much, he will inevitably be afraid.

He slumped to the corner, hugged his legs with his hands, and looked up at Du Mai, Chen Bao, Jiang Qin, Gao brothers, and Fan brothers in horror. Like an evil spirit from hell, smelling the peculiar smell of decay, blood, and stench in the prison, he said pleadingly, "Mr. Du, Lord Xu, Lord Chen, Lord Jiang, Lord Gao, Lord Fan, everyone. Gentlemen, it was the villain's owner who offended Xunjun, not the villain who offended Xunjun! Please forgive the villain!"

Du Mai asked Xu Zhong: "Jun Qing, what do you think?"

"Xiao Gao is right, leave him here for one night, and then try again tomorrow."

Xun Zhen said that the trapping and interrogation of Hu / Ping was entirely up to Xu Zhong. When everyone heard it, they all agreed, and turned around and went out. Hu/Ping watched them go, wanting to stop them, but didn't dare. The light of the fire gradually faded away, and the door of the prison was exited. After everyone went out, they closed the door, and the prison returned to darkness again, like ink dyed, with five fingers out of sight.

He was extremely desperate, and he knew that this time he was afraid that he would be doomed. It seemed that all the strength in his body had been taken away at once. The object, subconsciously touched it, it seemed to be covered with a cloth, and it felt like a leg. With his touch, the thing moved and snorted.

As early as in ancient times, Chinese people believed in witches and ghosts. From the former Qin Dynasty to the present, the theory of immortals prevailed. In recent decades, due to the darkness of the government, the people are struggling to live, and the epidemics have continued to spread, so the witchcraft has become more popular, the ghosts have become more intense, and there are many stories of ghosts and ghosts circulating among the people. Among them, because most of the pavilions are located in the wilderness, they are called "wild pavilions", and most of the residents are foreigners who do not know the local customs, so most of these ghost stories are based on pavilions and prisons. for the background.

Hu / Ping has heard many stories of this kind since he was a child. He shouted, his hair horrified, and many ghosts and legends of the prison and pavilion suddenly appeared in his mind, the raccoon monster? Canine? Wrongful soul asks for life? I don't know where the strength came from, I jumped over and rushed to the door desperately, trying to escape this leg-like object. On the way, because of the darkness in the room, I couldn't see anything, and I fell two somersaults one after another.

As he stumbled out, he shouted in panic: "What is it? What is it? ..., where did the legs come from? Where did the legs come from? ..., Xu Jun, Xu Jun! What do you want to ask? Come back quickly , come back! I'll say anything!"

With a "squeak", the door was opened, and the moonlight came in. Hu / Ping rushed over, no matter who it was, hugged the foot of the person who opened the door, burst into tears, and shouted: "There are ghosts in this prison! There are ghosts in this prison! Please, let me out, what am I? Say it all!" Hearing a chuckle, he looked up with blurry eyes and saw Chen Bao. Chen Bao lowered his head, looked at him, and said with a smile, "Where did the ghost come from?"

Hu / Ping wiped his snot, stretched out his hand and pointed back, and said in a trembling voice, "The corner of the wall! The corner of the wall!"

Xu Zhong, Du Mai and others heard his cry, and they all turned back, standing behind Chen Bao, hearing the words, looked at each other, and burst into laughter in unison. Du Mai said, "Isn't this courageous Shuzi treating Wu Gui as a ghost?"

Hu / Ping is inexplicable: "Wu, Wu Gui?"

Everyone laughed even louder, and the laughter spread out of the backyard and spread far into the night.

——This Wu Gui has not been released since he was imprisoned in the prison. Xun Zhen left in a hurry and forgot about him. After Du Mai took over as Chief Ting, he thought about letting him go, but he couldn't find time to ask Xun Zhen for instructions, so it was delayed until now. This cold day, when I remembered it, I threw it to Wu Gui and half-pulled the pancake, and forget it. Wu Gui, who was doing it, was barely holding his breath and was dying, so when Hu / Ping touched him, He only had the strength to bounce and snort, but he didn't expect Hu / Ping to be so timid that he actually regarded him as a ghost.

Chen Bao smiled and said: "This Wu Gui is a blessing to Xun Jun. First, he reported a big case to Xun Jun. Although he didn't get credit for it, it also made us take precautions in advance; and then he frightened him. Hu / Ping, you are willing to say anything before we are sentenced." - The "big case" he said refers to the fact that Wu Gui had told Xun Zhen that Yangzhai Huang's family wanted to save his life earlier. The robbery came to the horse business, and finally proved that this matter was true, but it did not happen locally, and Huang changed the location of the robbery to another place.

Xu Zhong and Du Mai originally negotiated that this Hu/Ping is a capable general of the third clan. I am afraid that he is not a weak stubble. If you want to open his mouth and let him falsely accuse the third clan, I am afraid it is not easy, and severe torture is indispensable. , they all exerted their strength and prepared to attack the fortress, but they did not expect that a Wu Gui would solve this trouble. The two of them felt amused, but they were both relieved and breathed a sigh of relief.

Xu Zhong took two steps forward, stood with his hands behind his back, tilted his head to look at Hu / Ping on the soft ground, and said to himself: "The iron is hot." He said to Du Mai and Chen Bao: "Since Hu / Ping has everything I would like to say that there is no need to freeze him tonight. Abao, take him to the outer hall, and we will interrogate him overnight." Then he said to Jiang Qin, the Gao brothers and others, "Don't go back in these two days. They are all staying in the house, just in case." Jiang Qin and the others held their knives and raised their chests, loudly agreeing.

After bringing Hu/Ping into the hall, according to Xun Zhen's instructions, Du Mai didn't ask anything, just asked, "How many years have you been in the third house?"

"Six years."

"Then you must know the details of his family?"

"Yes."

"I've heard that the Third Clan often speaks slanderous words, and often pretends to be gods and monsters in order to confuse people with prophecies, wishing for a curse, and committing all kinds of wicked crimes, such as killing an innocent family of three, you tell me one by one. "

"Yaoyan? Picture prophecy, Zhujushang? Kill the innocent family of three?"

If Hu / Ping was only afraid of personal safety before, but he didn't know exactly what Xun Zhen wanted to do, then, after listening to Du Mai's words, he had fully understood Xun Zhen's intention, and the ground was completely ashen. . ——Xun Zhen didn’t want to kill one or two people to avenge himself, but clearly wanted to execute the entire third clan!

The crime of gossip and slander are often used together. Slander is to slander the state and government; slander refers to negligent words, that is to say wrong words due to carelessness, which is different from the slander of “deceitful words of ghosts and gods” in later generations. Anyone who is charged with this crime will be punished.

Pretending to be gods, prophecies, and blessings is more powerful than rumors. Anyone who is implicated in them will be called "big rebel" in all likelihood. Once a case is filed, it will be punished by the family, and if the involvement is more extensive , killing thousands of people is not a problem.

"Killing the innocent family of three" refers to the evil deeds similar to exterminating the family, killing a family of three.

These three sins are all "immorality". If it is determined, even a three-year-old child will know that the third clan will be exterminated, and the guests of the third clan like Hu / Ping will also die. He knelt on the ground, his mouth was dry, and he was sweating profusely on such a cold day.

He murmured: "'killing the innocent family of three people', the third clan is indeed guilty of this, but it is not the crime of rumors, prophecies, and blessings, I don't know."

Xu Zhonggao sat in front of him, bent down, stared at him, and said slowly in a low voice: "Yilu: 'First accuse yourself of the crime'. Also, 'Those who create ideas will be punished severely, and those who obey will be punished lightly'. You are just a guest of the Third Clan, not the first evil person, if you are willing to tell yourself, Xun Jun will surely save you from the crime, but if you are not willing to tell yourself,..., do you think you can survive tonight?"

"Intentional" means the first offense. The laws of the Han and Han Dynasties emphasized intentionality and the first sin. Those who fall into this category must be severely punished. If it is not the first sin, after committing a crime, if you can "report yourself first," that is, if you turn yourself in, you can "remove the crime."

After knowing the name of "Xu Zhong", Hu / Ping knew that if he didn't cooperate well, he would have no way to survive. He was scared to death by Wu Gui in prison, and his courage was long gone. Now, he is no longer. Be lucky and no longer have any illusions.

He was paralyzed on the ground for a while, unconsciously remembering some of Xun Zhen's deeds since he served as the pavilion chief and rank. He climbed to the gate of Gao's family alone, subdued Gao Su, and was arrogant; How can someone who can do these two great things be a coward? How could it be a person who is insulted and does not fight back or retaliate?

He thought sadly: "The Third Clan~www.wuxiaspot.com~ You all misread Xun Zhen!"

He finally raised his head and said, "I said, I said. I told myself, I told myself."

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1. Tingshe ghosts.

"During the Qin and Han Dynasties, many social and cultural phenomena were shrouded in the atmosphere of mysticism. Mr. Lu Xun called the characteristics of this era 'Wizard Wind' and 'Ghost Dao'. The saying prevailed, and at the end of the Han Dynasty, witchcraft became more popular, and the ghost way became more and more blazing.'

"When investigating these phenomena with a strong and mysterious atmosphere, we noticed that there were many stories about ghosts in pavilions circulating in the society of the Han Dynasty. According to the author's statistics, there are only 15 stories in "Customs and Tongyi". There are 7 articles in Sou Shen Ji, 3 articles in “Han Han Shu”, and 1 article in “Han Wu Story”.”

In Runan County, not far from Yingchuan, "there was a horrific ghost murder story", and the local Ying Shao (about 153-196) later recorded this in his book: "Runan Ru There are ghosts and ghosts in the Yangximen Pavilion, and there are deaths in the guest accommodation. ——The third year of Guanghe was 180 years, and Ying Shao was twenty-eight years old.

2, I wish you a curse.

"Blessing the curse" means praying to the ghosts and gods to bring disaster on the hated.

3. First accuse yourself of the crime.

According to the case, not all self-capitals can be exempted from guilt. If they are the first evil, they are sometimes unavoidable.

When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty rebelled against the King of Huainan, the important person in the case was Wu Kui. Although "the official told himself to rebel against the King of Huainan", Zhang Tang, who was in charge of the trial of the case, claimed that Wu) Kui was the first to draw a counter-plan for the king, and he was guilty of the crime. He was put to death on the grounds of no pardon.