Castle Peak Does Not Change [Comprehensive Martial Arts]

There are many surnames Yang and Li in Luohe Town, among which the surname Yang is the most. In addition, Luohe Town is surrounded by mountains and rivers. Yang's ancestral hall with ancestral tablets and genealogy is naturally built very spacious and exquisite.

On weekdays, Yang Yong, as an adult man of the Yang clan, did not fail to come to the ancestral hall to worship with the patriarch and elders, but at that time they often came in groups, and most of them were in the blue sky and broad daylight, like today In this way, it is very rare for the ancestral hall to discuss matters after nightfall.

Not to mention that the ancestral hall is now covered with a layer of blood, there is a bone-chilling mist curling up, and the female voice that is tactful but Yang Yong can't identify it from which direction, all of these make Yang Yong I feel apprehensive.

"Who-who?"

Yang Yong plucked up his courage and asked. He was still calm so far. After asking who the other party was, he looked around in an attempt to find out where the other party was. As a result, he turned around and faced a familiar face. .

Obviously that face was pretty and pleasant, but after Yang Yong saw it clearly, he took two steps back in fright: "Er Niang Qi!"

"Yong Lang, why are you afraid of my slaves?"

Is not this nonsensical?Qi Erniang has been dead for a while, if Yang Yong is not afraid of him, then he is a ghost.

No, now he is going to hell.

Yang Yong wanted to turn his head away, but now his body was a bit disobedient. What's more, Yang Yong suddenly found that when Erniang Qi said this, she didn't open her mouth at all.She was wearing the red dress and was still dripping water on the ground, and it made a crisp sound when it fell on the bluestone slabs paved in Yang's ancestral hall. On the bluestone slab, it turned red, like blood.

Can Yang Yong not be afraid?

But after all, Yang Yong was able to conspire with Cui'er to kill Yang Zhangshi, and he was able to deal with Yang Zhangshi's funeral at Yang Zhangshi's home as if nothing had happened. His scheming and psychological quality should not be underestimated.He didn't look at Qi Erniang, and tried his best not to listen to the ticking sound, he gritted his teeth and said, "Erniang, I know that you died unjustly, but now the aunt who killed you, the patriarch and that Li Your mother-in-law has gone to hell, so you can go to reincarnation with peace of mind!"

After Yang Yong finished speaking, there was gradually no movement in the ancestral hall, and the ticking sound became indistinct.

Yang Yong thought that Erniang Qi was comforted in this way, and he was about to let go of his heart, but in a blink of an eye, he wanted to look at Erniang Qi's position, but he didn't turn his head away, and he didn't know when to come. Qi Erniang, who came to his side, met her eyes, almost cheek to cheek.

In an instant, a cold air rushed into the sky.

Yang Yong retreated again in shock, but this time the retreat was not as smooth as before. He stepped on something under his feet, slipped and staggered, and sat down on the ground.His hand was still sticky, Yang Yong subconsciously raised his hand to see that the sticky red blood was in his palm, and in the blink of an eye, the sticky red blood became like a pond that often floats on the water. That nasty pine green.

Yang Yong: "!!"

"Yong Lang, don't be afraid." Qi Erniang floated over, still saying so, stretching out her hands, as if she wanted to help Yang Yong up.

But her hands still look like normal people, not to mention that they have already become swollen, and there are still corpse spots on them, which looks very scary.

No matter how courageous Yang Yong was, he would be scared away, and immediately waved his hands and growled: "Don't touch me!"

"Why is Yong Lang so unfeeling?" Qi Erniang's gentle voice became miserable, revealing all kinds of grievances and tenderness, as if Yang Yong was the villain in this confrontation, a heartless man, a big scumbag!

But Yang Yong is really innocent. Although he hooked up with Yang Zhang's maid, Cui'er, and the patriarch Yang Wenchang's stepwife, Su Shi, but Qi Erniang, he had thought carefully, but Qi Erniang Er Niang has always been stubborn, and Yang Yong never provoked her after being stabbed a few times.

Who ever thought that after Qi Erniang died, Qi Erniang would dare to reveal her true feelings?

But he, Yang Yong, doesn't want this rotten peach blossom at all!

Yang Yong took a deep breath, and took another deep breath: "Er Niang, listen to me—"

Qi Erniang, on the other hand, made a petty temper: "I won't listen to my family, my family will not listen!"

Yang Yong: "..."

After a moment of silence, Qi Erniang said again: "Yong Lang would rather listen to the servant's words."

Did Yang bravely say "I don't listen, I don't listen"?He didn't dare, and at this moment the pine green in his hand turned back to blood red, and he didn't even have the courage to wipe off the sticky stuff for a moment.

"At the beginning, the parents of the slave family knew that the slave family married to the Yang family for the sake of the officials who were running out of time, but they still sent the slave family to the Yang family for the ten acres of fertile land promised by the mother-in-law. The slave family thought about the slave family's future. After all, the father and mother have raised the servant's family, and if they run away, where can they escape, they will just admit it.

Only the officials left within a few days. After the grief of the slave family, they accepted their fate, abided by women's morality, and respected their mother-in-law... I never thought that the slave family could only find Tweety when the shopkeeper came to Luohe Town to sell groceries. I went out to find the peddler to buy some needles and thread, but was accused of having an affair with the peddler.

I hate it so much! ! "

As Qi Erniang spoke, there was a gust of wind, not only the door of the ancestral hall was crackled, but also the tablets placed in the ancestral hall fell down.The smoke in the ancestral hall became more and more cold, and Yang Yong was blinded by the strong wind. When he opened his eyes again, Erniang Qi came to him again, but her original pretty face was no longer there:

There seemed to be no eyeballs in the eye sockets, two lines of blood and tears flowed down the corners of the eyes, and the flesh on the face fell down piece by piece wherever they went, "I never thought that in the end, it would be Yong Lang who avenged my family. I was so moved and moved." I begged Lord Yama, and Lord Yama promised my family to take Yonglang away so that we can be a ghost couple. Do you think it’s okay, Yonglang?"

At this moment, a piece of meat fell on Yang Yong's face. He was almost out of his body at this moment, and broke down: "I'm not fucking revenge for you, I'm doing it for that old immortal family property, okay?"

But Qi Erniang said: "Yonglang, you don't have to say that I know everything, I will take you back to the underworld, so that we can marry immediately."

Yang Yong: "...Get out of here, don't touch me!"

Hmm... If other elements are not mentioned, the current situation looks like a special version of "a dude wants to dominate the king and rape a woman from a good family": a hungry and thirsty female ghost wants to rape a man in the world.

The unchanging "man in the world" was also struggling. During the struggle, Yang Yong explained everything in order to convince Qi Erniang that he was really not for her.

It turned out that Yang Yong was addicted to gambling, didn't work in childbirth, his family was poor, and his parents and elder brothers were unwilling to help him anymore.He first put his idea on Yang Zhangshi, saying that Yang Zhangshi's only son was dead, and her family's property naturally had no heirs.

It stands to reason that for a widow like Yang Zhang, if the family intends to seize her family property, it is really a one-off.However, because Yang Zhangshi has a chastity archway issued by the court, it is the glory of the Yang family. How dare they provoke Yang Zhangshi for the sake of fame, and it is too late to respect and respect them on weekdays.

If Yang Yong wanted to seize Yang Zhang's family property, it would be really not easy.

After figuring this out, Yang Yong could only give up temporarily and think of other ways to get money.After going back and forth, Yang Yong actually hooked up with Yang Wenchang's successor, the Su family—Yang Wenchang was an old man, and he was inhumane, and the Su family was basically a widow. But they look like dogs, when the two met, it was like dry wood meeting a raging fire, out of control.

As for Yang Yong, he was full of flamboyant things, and he was not dead-hearted, so he changed hands and hooked up Yang Zhang's maid, Cui'er, thinking that he would get money from both sides.Some time ago, Yang Yong was so jealous of gambling with others that he lost a lot of money, and anyone who opened a gambling shop is easy to provoke, Yang Yong naturally tried to raise money. Rumors forced him to commit suicide by jumping into the river. Yang Yong had a flash of inspiration when he heard someone say, "You've committed a crime." The thought of killing Yang Wenchang and Granny Li.

Originally, the person Yang Yong wanted to kill the most was Yang Zhang. After all, once Yang Zhang died, he could inherit her family's property.

But killing Yang Zhang alone is too eye-catching, and after Su knew about this, he also tricked him into saying that if Yang Wenchang was killed together, the two of them would be able to live and fly together, and they would also be able to spend the money of Yang Wenchang's family. Hold it in the palm of your hand.

Now that Yang Wenchang has been added, then do things well and count Li Po who is gossips. You must know that Qi Erniang has an affair with that shopkeeper, the first one to talk about it out of nothing is Li Po.When her upper lip touched her lower lip, she pushed Erniang Qi into the fire. If Erniang Qi wanted revenge, she would definitely not let her go.

In addition, as Xu Wei deduced earlier, Cui'er was also Yang Yong's accomplice.Not only that, but so is the watchman Sun Erhu.

The former was coaxed by Yang Yong with emotion, but the situation of the latter was a little more complicated.

When Gu Qing was in Yizhuang, Jianchang County, he mentioned that there were two people who killed Granny Li. One was as steady as a rock, and it was obviously not the first time to kill someone. Was hesitating, but then made up his mind.The one with dark hearts is naturally Yang Yong, and the novice is talking about watchman Sun Erhu.

He also said that Sun Erhu and Yang Yong had nothing to do with each other at all, but he would get involved because he ran into Yang Yong who was pretending to be a ghost while playing the watch.At that time Yang Yong wanted to kill people to silence him, but Sun Erhu had nothing to do with Qi Erniang being forced to commit suicide. If he died, it was his original wishful thinking, and it would be equivalent to being beaten badly.

But when Yang Yong hesitated, Sun Erhu immediately knelt down and begged the 'female ghost' to kill Li Po.

It turned out that Sun Erhu had an older sister before, and when she reached the age of marriage, Li Po came to tell her about a marriage.At that time, Li Po was full of tongues, and she said how good the other party was. It was like heaven and earth. Sun Erhu's parents were persuaded, but after marrying the young lady in the family, they came to report within half a year Said that the lady was sick and passed away.

It was only later that Sun Erhu found out that the man in that family had a bad temper, and that the mother-in-law was not a good person. The first daughter-in-law had been tortured to death by the mother and son, and that Granny Li came to cheat after taking money from their family. this marriage.Sun Erhu naturally hated the mother and son and Li Po, and wished they would die soon.

It's retribution, just a month after his sister left, the black-hearted mother and son's house ran out of water. At that time, no one from the neighbors went to help put out the fire.

Since the two of them were burned to death, there was still Granny Li who was still unrepentant.

This Sun Erhu's nature is not bad, if he could stop killing Li Po, he would have done it long ago, there is no need to wait until now.But now Li Po used her mouth to harm Qi Erniang again, which touched Sun Erhu too much. He thought that if he killed Li Po soon, there would be no woman like his sister who would suffer again. Unexpected disasters lead to loss of life.

After Yang Yong found out, he simply took advantage of Sun Erhu's thoughts and dragged him into the water, asking him to pull out Li Po's tongue with his own hands.In this way, Sun Erhu had human life on his hands, and he had to keep it secret if he didn't.

So far, the "Female Ghost Murder Case" has been completely solved.

It's just that everyone's mood at the moment is not joyful, but more mixed.

At the beginning of this case, even the people in the Jianchang county government office tended to think that Qi Erniang's innocent soul came to claim her life.In addition to the fact that the deaths of Yang Zhangshi, Yang Wenchang and Li Po were too bizarre, there is also a sense of feeling that this is the only way to relieve anger.Qi Erniang was innocent, but she was forced to commit suicide by such a group of people. If they lived so peacefully and freely, then good people would feel unhappy.

But now, it has been proved that this is not caused by Qi Erniang's wronged soul, but that the villain has evil intentions for money, and then uses her name to kill Yang Zhang and the other three.This is the torture of the wicked, but Qi Erniang has become the most innocent one. No one cares about her, and even her bones have not been collected. The townspeople of Luohe Town may have something in their hearts. Ashamed, but they still care more about themselves, isn't this even inviting masters who do things?

There is also Sun Erhu, a person like Li Po deserves to die, but he used the wrong method and became Yang Yong's accomplice. He is naturally guilty under the law, but logically everyone still tends to understand and sympathize.

This kind of emotional separation makes officials uncomfortable.

Instead, Gu Qing dragged him into the water to help him, but it turned out that Bai Yutang dressed up as a female ghost to intimidate Yang Yong. He had already removed the outfit that frightened Yang Yong, and now he was playing with it in his hands. He used to keep his hands on the obsidian, which he used as a hidden weapon, and said unceremoniously: "Although Sun Erhu is cowardly, he will not lose blood at critical moments. Instead of letting him be imprisoned, why not follow me. Your government I, Jin, don't care about studying the laws of Laoshizi."

"Why do you make it sound like you can take people away from me?" Gu Qing frowned as he spoke, as if he was recalling something, "I remember correctly, you really didn't kill people in the bamboo forest outside the town. pass me."

Bai Yutang: "..."

Gu Qing simply didn't open any pot and carried which pot, and Bai Yutang, who had always been proud and arrogant, was so angry that he wanted to fight him again, but before Bai Yutang became angry with Bai Wuye, Gu Qing put away his relaxed expression and calmed down. Said: "Sun Erhu is only an accomplice, plus he voluntarily surrendered himself and is determined to repent, the Yamen will consider the situation and give a lighter sentence."

Sun Erhu did not surrender himself, but since Gu Qing said so, then the case record records that Sun Erhu would surrender himself. In this way, he was bewitched by Yang Yong, so he can only be said to be an accomplice. When the time comes to judge The death penalty will not be imposed, but capital crimes can be avoided, and living crimes are inevitable, but "living crimes" can also be divided into other crimes, just like exile. Exile in southern Fujian is completely different from exile in Lingnan. He did not die of labor, but died of the water and soil of Lingnan.

Only Sun Erhu's verdict can be finalized later, and now there is another matter in front of us:

"The master who was invited by the townspeople of Luohe Town to do the practice is now living in the Yang family's hometown, and is only waiting for the altar to be opened as soon as the auspicious time comes tomorrow. I think we can talk to him."

Bai Yutang was puzzled, and said politely, "What's the matter? Does Da Dao want to talk to Master about how to fool the villagers?"

The melancholy in Gu Qing's eyebrows was natural, and he said: "I can't let Erniang Qi die without even a grave." According to folklore, since Erniang Qi married into the Yang family, she is the daughter-in-law of the Yang family. However, the only place she can be buried is the Yang family's cemetery, even if her natal family wanted to take her body back, they couldn't find a place to bury her.What's more, since Erniang Qi's natal family can send their little lady to the fire pit for ten acres of land, how can they get involved in such a troublesome matter?

Bai Yutang was taken aback, and immediately understood the deep meaning of Gu Qing's words: "You want to use the mouth of the master to let the Yang family collect Qi Erniang. Hmph, wouldn't it be too cheap to do so? Are there any fools in Luohe Town? In my opinion, the Yang Zhang family, Patriarch Yang, and Mrs. Li are the culprits, but they must be fueled by others!"

Gu Qing said calmly: "Then what do you want to do?"

Bai Yutang thought for a while and said, "Let them kowtow to Erniang Qi to make amends, and offer incense to Erniang Qi every Qingming Festival."

"It's not too much," Gu Qing changed the subject, "You must have an idea, Uncle Mao?"

Bai Yutang really does have it, it just needs Gu Qing's cooperation: "Lend me the outfit you prepared."

Gu Qing said no problem, and asked: "Then do you still need me to dub for you?"

Bai Yutang's face turned dark immediately, he almost gritted his teeth and said, "No, need, need."

Huh?

What's going on here?

In fact, the "outfit" in Bai Yutang's words refers to the set of things they used to scare Yang Yong in Yang's ancestral hall. It looks like the bloody light reflected on the red cloth with tinfoil, and it seems to be made out of dry ice. The smoke, and the water droplets dripping onto the bluestone board turned blood red, etc. These are the two sets of masks that Bai Yutang pretended to be Qi Erniang, the normal one and the scary one, all provided by Gu Qing of.

That's right, it was Bai Yutang who was pretending to be Qi Erniang.

But it was Gu Qing who was dubbing, and Bai Yutang just had to act like he didn't even need to open his mouth, so it would look more scary, but now Bai Yutang seems to dislike Gu Qing's dubbing.

Well, that's understandable.

Not to mention the other thing, when "Qi Erniang" said to Yang Yong earlier, "I will not listen to my family, I will not listen to you", Bai Yutang almost failed, not to mention the later Gu Qing's dubbing of "The Overlord Forces His Bow". "the taste of.

This is completely different from the imaginary ghost interrogation in the ancestral hall, isn't it?

In fact, not only Bai Yutang Bai Wuye was speechless, but also Pang Xie, Xu Wei and others who were outside the ancestral hall to play up the atmosphere, except for Pang Xie, who had been with his young master for many years and had seen his young master dressed up as a little lady , and many other unique things, the affordability is still good, others don't know what to say.

On the bright side, while they were dumbfounded, they were no longer so scared—the atmosphere was so good, and the female ghost's costume was impeccable, even if they knew in advance that the female ghost was a disguise, they were still very scared .

Having said that, Gu Qing and Bai Yutang went to the hometown of the Yang family, and had a friendly evening talk with the invited master.That master is also a man of current affairs, he immediately responded to what Bai Yutang and Gu Qing said, and when he opened the altar the next day, he cooperated with Bai Yutang who was pretending to be Qi Erniang again. It was a tacit understanding and a success Even the entire townspeople in Luohe Town were so scared that they didn't want to talk shit, and their faces were pale.

Qi Erniang's body was enshrined, and a Qi Erniang temple was built next to it, which enshrined Qi Erniang's tablet. The townspeople in Luohe Town worshiped her as a land lord, and only asked her to understand the injustice. If you have a debt, you have a debtor, don't use it to kill innocent people indiscriminately.

Originally, the townspeople of Luohe Town were only forced to do so for their own lives under the coercion of Qi Erniang who turned into an evil ghost.But later, for unknown reasons, some daughters-in-law who had been tortured by their mother-in-law or their own officials at home came to Qi Erniang temple devoutly to worship, hoping that Qi Erniang would bless them.

It's strange to say that any daughter-in-law who does this, the mother-in-law or the man who is evil in the family will suffer bad luck one after another. For the lady, they were all frightened by Qi Erniang's power, either they did not dare to do evil again, or they restrained themselves.

After coming and going, the incense of Qi Erniang Temple has never been cut off, and it has become the patron saint of the little ladies who have been tortured.

Of course, this is all for later, let’s talk about the present now.

Qi Erniang's skeleton was collected, Yang Yong and other intervening criminals were quietly arrested, the "female ghost murder case" was concluded, and it was time for Gu Qing to return to Bianliang, while Bai Yutang was waiting to see Luohe Town Did the people say what they said and did it? After it was over, they had to go back to the empty island.

So the two of them are about to part. Gu Qing thought for a while and said to Bai Yutang: "I think that although Uncle Mao is young and energetic, he has an arrogant temperament. He doesn't care about the law and only acts according to his heart. He also likes to peep on the roof, but This does not cover up your good qualities of being jealous of evil, distinguishing between good and evil, and being a chivalrous hero, it cannot be said that your flaws do not conceal your virtues."

Bai Yutang: "...Speak directly if you have something to say."

Gu Qing said straightly: "I want to be recommended by the court officials to join the court."

Bai Yutang raised his eyebrows, and the arrogance between his brows was fully revealed: "Can't you treat me as rare?"

"I know you don't care, but it's not me—" Gu Qing paused for a moment before he finished speaking, "—hasn't anyone recommended to the government yet? Of course, Uncle Mao, you think you are too good to let me It is not impossible to develop a heart of love for talents."

Bai Yutang: "..."

Without saying a word, Fifth Master Bai gave Gu Qing a cold face, and when he was done, he just walked away without saying hello.

Pang Xie couldn't tell why this Uncle Jin Mao was so crazy. Sometimes his young master could choke people to death when he said something, so he just sighed: "I don't know that this Jin Shaoxia's lightness skill is as good as Yumao's. Which one is better than the hero?"

Although Zhan Zhao arrived in Bianliang City for the first time, but the officials sealed him with a title and gave him a fourth-rank official position, which made Nan Xia Zhan Zhao very popular in Bianliang City. Pang Xie knew about his deeds in the day before he came to Huainan.

"Perhaps you will know the answer soon." Gu Qing said meaningfully, and before Pang Xie came to his senses, he urged him to prepare for the return trip.

Pang Xie couldn't help muttering in his heart, always feeling that his elm head could not get better.

When they returned to Bianliang three days later, they didn't go straight to the Grand Master's Mansion, but went back to Gu Qing's own mansion, and as soon as they arrived at the mansion, Gu Qing got into the study.

While Pang Xie asked the accompanying servants to report back to the Grand Master's Mansion, he wondered what his young master was planning?You must know that on the way back from Jianchang County, his young master was writing something. At first Pang Xie thought it was a memorial to the official family or a letter to the master, but Pang Xie glanced at it and found that it didn't look like it. It's like writing a script.

When did the Pang family need his young master to write story books to make money?

Well, of course Pang Xie knew it was impossible, but he couldn't figure out why after thinking about it.He felt as uncomfortable as a cat scratching his paw, so he asked his young master when he brought tea into the study: "Master, are you writing a storybook?"

"Playbook," Gu Qing said without raising his head, "Go and invite the most popular theater troupe in Bianliang City."

Is this for a play?But the master's birthday has passed two months.

Being confused, Pang Xie went to invite the theater troupe according to his young master's instructions, and not long after, he invited the Tongchun troupe over.

The class leader of the Tongchun class was surnamed Tan. When Tan was brought here by Pang Xie, the class leader was trembling. I don't know why Xiao Da Da asked them to come here.Speaking of which, it's not that those in the same spring class have never entertained officials from the court, but there really isn't a little Pang Daren among them. It is said that Xiao Pang Da is a person who doesn't indulge in pleasure, so how can he invite them to the mansion in a decent manner?

Team leader Tan thought too much and didn't think about the good side, so that when he saw Gu Qing and Gu Qing asked him about the operation of their troupe, he took a while to react.Although he couldn't get his head around it, Team Leader Tan still knew everything, and talked about their performance mode in detail, as well as Qupai, Gongdiao, etc.

Gu Qing listened very carefully, gradually Team Leader Tan also relaxed.

At the end, Team Leader Tan tentatively asked: "Huge man, who are you?"

"Oh, I want to rehearse a play." Gu Qing said lightly, but Mr. Tan never expected that the play would be lined up in the palace, and not only civil and military officials but also officials came to watch. Home.

Fortunately, the Tongchun class has developed a heart of iron recently, and he didn't panic when he saw the officials, he bowed respectfully and respectfully, and then stood aside and waited for the play to begin.

The first Zhao Zhen called the instigator to his side, and asked quietly: "Yuanying, what are you doing this time?"

Gu Qing lowered his eyes and said: "The minister previously talked about the case with His Majesty, either dictating or playing a narrative. I was afraid that Your Majesty would find it boring, so I thought about having this case performed by an actor. It is not aimless."

Zhao Zhen was dubious: "Really?"

"Naturally, I promise that Your Majesty will be refreshed." When Gu Qing said this, Zhao Zhen had a bad premonition, but now that everyone is here, he must not retreat without a fight.Besides, this is all the wish of his brother-in-law, so he has to save face, and who knows when the next time he will have such a wish.

In this way, Zhao Zhen waved his hand vigorously, indicating that it is time to start.

Gu Qing smiled slightly and returned to his seat.

Seeing him sitting down, Grand Master Pang snorted softly, and there was a taste of old vinegar when he opened his mouth: "Dad didn't see you so caring when he passed his birthday."

Gu Qing thought for a while and said: "If dad still says that after watching it, then next year, my son will write a special play for you."

"That's more or less the same." Grand Master Pang didn't hear the first half of the sentence, but only memorized the second half in his heart, and the good show between the father and son had already begun.This excerpt was adapted by Gu Qing based on the "Female Ghost Murder Case" in Jianchang County. The part where Yang Yong joined forces with Cui Er, Su Shi and others to kill people for money was removed, and it was changed to Yang Zhang Shi. Li Po and Yang Wenchang were composed of Qi Erniang's wronged soul came to ask for her life.In addition, Gu Qing not only wrote the script, but also participated in the soundtrack arrangement, makeup matching, and prop production of the entire play, so it must be perfect.

At that time, the operas of the Song Dynasty were still called Zaju. They were developed on the basis of the military operas of the Tang Dynasty. The later Kunqu Opera, Peking Opera and other repertoires had not yet been developed. Most of the performances were puppet shows and shadow plays.

It's just so boring, the audience will have a more sense of substitution if it is performed by a real person, and the story will be more compelling.Looking at the first half of the story of Qi Erniang being covered up by rumors and being forced to commit suicide by the tribe, after being performed by the actors of the rejuvenation class, even a group of big men are angry, and Zhao Zhen is so angry that he wants to throw the teacup. up.

Next, Zhao Zhenzhen lost the teacup.

Because the dead Qi Erniang turned into a female ghost appeared in the red smoke that filled the sky.

In fact, in order not to frighten all civil and military officials and officials to death, the makeup of the female ghost Qi Erniang is still very restrained, unlike the one who appeared behind in the Yang's ancestral hall without eyeballs and had a face full of scars. The flesh still fell off piece by piece, and it was just that the skin was as white as paper, and there were blood and tears on his face.

Just with the melody and the red smoke, the level of fear was abruptly increased from three to nine, scaring the courtiers so much that they almost jumped out of their hearts, and someone definitely howled.

Taishi Pang: "!!"

Grand Master Pang turned pale, then turned to look at his unfortunate child.

Gu Qing was drinking tea slowly from a teacup, when he felt his father's gaze, he raised his head and tilted his head, asking a silent question.

Taishi Pang wanted to beat him, but he didn't make such an announcement on his birthday, otherwise he would have waited for the happy event to turn into a mourning one.

Gu Qing took the initiative to lean over, as if he was whispering to Grand Master Pang, but his voice could not be called soft: "Father, if you don't do bad things, you won't be afraid of ghosts knocking on the door. Why should you be afraid?"

It is as if anyone who is afraid has a ghost in his heart.

As soon as these words were spread in the hall, the part of the courtiers who were afraid to die suddenly stopped their lips trembling, and instead trembled their legs under the court clothes.No, they all put on gestures such as "I am doing well and sitting upright", "I have a clear conscience", "I clear myself", and left without saying that they were looking for excuses, and in order to better prove themselves, they all Continue to turn your eyes to the stage fearlessly, and continue to watch the female ghost take her life.

Isn't it just scaring people to death?Not afraid not afraid.

Isn't it just to scare people into the wind?What's the matter.

Isn't it just slowly pulling out the tongue?I don't say anything strange and chaotic.

The scene was once very sad.

But this is only a small number of courtiers who are as timid as a grain of rice. More courtiers still watched the play with a clear conscience, and fell silent after watching it.They are very clear that this is just a play. Considering that there are no ghosts and gods in this world, the result of this play in reality will not be that the unjustly killed woman turns into a ghost to take revenge, but stays in the place where she is forced to live. Scene after suicide:

Her mother-in-law still complained endlessly at home that she was embarrassing to the clan and damaged her reputation; the tell-tale mother-in-law was still telling the truth, even if she was cast aside, it didn't affect her enjoyment of life; and The patriarch continued to use his wife's life or life to maintain the reputation of his clan.

Such things cannot be said to be due to "troublesome people come out of poor mountains and evil waters", because there are more or less such things in every clan, and it is not to say that the life of the wife in the family is not taken seriously, but it is done for the sake of reputation. Some things are hard to imagine.

It has always been so.

In the Hall of Wende, Zhao Zhen asked Gu Qing after a long silence: "Yuanying, tell me that Lady Qi did not die in vain."

At this time, the play was over, and the courtiers went back to their homes. Zhao Zhen called Gu Qing to the Wende Palace. His expression was not very good, and this was the first question he asked.

Gu Qing sighed: "Your Majesty might as well listen to the original story."

Then, Gu Qing told Zhao Zhen the whole "female ghost murder case".In fact, the original story was not much better. Although Yang Zhangshi, Yang Wenchang and Li Po were killed, which was considered retribution, but it belonged to the wicked who took the wicked, so what does it have to do with Qi Erniang.

Zhao Zhen was silent for a while again, he really felt sorry for Qi Erniang, but he also looked at the whole matter very rationally.

To be honest, the appearance of the chastity archway is not to force the widows not to remarry, nor is it to add glory to the clan, but because of the chaos of war, there are many widows and few chastity. Effective control is why the imperial court issued chastity archways, and it is not a means for the clan to gain fame.

Moreover, the status of women is not as good as that of men. This is not unique to this dynasty. Even if the folk customs of the former dynasty are more open than this dynasty, women's chastity is also considered very important.This is deeply ingrained in the eyes of the world, let alone Qi Erniang, even in the case of the flower picker in Changzhou Mansion, the little ladies who lost their chastity may have a hard time. Some committed suicide, and some were sent to the family temple by their families. Furthermore, those who had originally engaged in marriage were also withdrawn.

Zhao Zhen told Gu Qing about his thoughts, and finally said: "Yuanying, the world is like this, that is, I encourage widows to remarry, but even if they want to remarry, their family members and clans may not agree, and they themselves are not willing to remarry. I'm afraid they don't want to, because in their opinion, fame is more important than anything else." This point can be seen from the case of the Shuanghua Thief, the little lady who was insulted was originally a victim, but she couldn't bear her humiliation and chose to commit suicide.

"Your Majesty, I know that it is difficult to change this situation, but how will I know if I don't try?" Gu Qing didn't put on a look of resentment or ambition, but said these words plainly, But the seriousness in his eyes made Zhao Zhen see it clearly.

Zhao Zhen thought for a long time and said: "You let me think about it."

Gu Qing agreed, and he bid farewell to Zhao Zhen and left Wende Hall.

After he left, Zhao Zhen couldn't help but said to himself: "How can I be persuaded so easily?" He must have been frightened by the previous drama, so thinking about it, Zhao Zhen picked up the teacup and drank a few sips Tea came to suppress the shock, and out of the corner of my eye, I saw something dropped on the chair that Gu Qing was originally sitting on, it looked like his wat board.

Zhao Zhen let out a "huh", walked over to pick up the wat board, turned it over to look at the other side, and then the words on the wat board changed from the original ink color to red, so frightened that Zhao Zhen immediately threw it away come out.

"Pang, Yuan, Ying!"

Can it be better?

Anyway, after this incident, Zhao Zhen didn't summon Gu Qing to Wende Hall for several days, but Gu Qing didn't waver about it. He went to the morning court as usual, went to Dali Temple dutifully, and returned to the Grand Master's Mansion in the evening To be filial in front of his father (this is subject to further discussion), goes round and round.

Zhao Zhen: You won.

Zhao Zhen is so aggrieved by being an official, if there is anything that can make Zhao Zhen feel relieved, then——

Even more frustrating things are on the way.

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Speaking of which, we have to talk about the fact that Zhan Zhao was awarded the title of "Royal Cat".