Chapter 236: Seeing Crow Again (Two Chapters Combined into One)
And before the Dengwen drum was struck, there was an even stranger thing.
It is a sunny day today. The morning sunshine is bright and dazzling, with a slight chill, just like a boy of sixteen or seventeen years old, young but full of energy.
The two yamen runners standing at the gate of the Dali Temple were standing there as usual. The young man was at the age when he was prone to sleepiness, and so were they.
At this moment, they were standing straight with blank expressions, suppressing the urge to yawn.
Suddenly, their eyes went dark and they both rubbed their eyes at the same time. Crows, they saw crows!
Countless crows hovered in front of the Dali Temple, forming a large black net.
The two were surprised and happy. It was crows. The last time the crows were making trouble in the capital, they happened to be off duty and were catching up on sleep at home. By the time they heard the news, the crows had already dispersed.
This incident has become a lifelong regret. Whenever someone talks about it, they don't even have a chance to interrupt.
But now, they saw the crows!
God loves them and knows the regrets in their hearts, so he lets them witness it with their own eyes.
If they were not on duty, they would definitely kneel down and kowtow to express their gratitude to the Infinite Heavenly Honored One, Namo Amitabha!
At this moment, these crows also attracted other people. Whether they were going to the nearby yamen to do business, or coming out of the yamen to deliver documents, they all stopped and looked at the Dali Temple not far away.
Flocks of crows were flying towards this side, which had already alarmed the people in the capital. When the crows flew in the sky, they chased them on the ground, running breathlessly. Some people lost their shoes, some dropped the vegetables they had just bought, and some people simply ignored their children, who were so anxious that the children had to run after them with their short legs.
In the blink of an eye, Liubu Street was already filled with people, including officials, yamen runners, and ordinary people.
Everyone's attention was focused on the crows. Flocks of crows meant something big was going to happen, and it must be related to filial piety. What was it? Could it be that an old mother was killed by her son and she appeared in a dream to the crows?
Yes, that must be the case.
Those with good memories immediately recalled a case that happened not long ago where a mother was starved to death by her son.
"That case hasn't been judged yet. That old lady must have been impatient, so she asked the divine crow to redress her grievances."
"Then you should go to the Ministry of Justice to find Master Yan. Why come to the Dali Temple? The Dali Temple doesn't care about these things."
"The Dali Temple is also responsible for solving and investigating cases. Why are they just not doing anything about it?"
"Of course they don't care. The Dali Temple only handles cases involving officials, not ordinary people."
However, there were far fewer crows today than last time. Just when everyone was looking forward to more crows flying to help, the crows that were originally hovering in the air suddenly flew away in all directions.
The huge black net suddenly split into countless pieces and disappeared without a trace.
"What's going on? You flew away before you even wrote anything. Hey, Crow God, don't go! Finish writing first!"
Unfortunately, the crows could not hear his words and did not stop. In the blink of an eye, they turned into small black dots and disappeared from sight.
Everyone felt sorry that the crow that came this time was uneducated and couldn't write, as it wrote the word "filial piety" last time but didn't write anything this time.
Yes, it must be!
"Hey, look, is that a person?"
"It's a person, what is that person going to do?"
"Why is he lying on the Dengwen drum? Is he crazy?"
"He's probably a lunatic. Otherwise, how else can we explain him lying on the drum?"
Lin Sen woke up at this time.
He heard sounds coming from all directions. He wanted to open his eyes, but they seemed to be blocked by something and he could not see anything!
how so?
When he saw Lord Hei Wuchang, his eyes were still able to see, but now, why couldn't he even open them?
He remembered the feeling of the furry thing pressing against his eyes, and suddenly his hair stood on end.
His eyes were under a spell, so he couldn't open them!
He became blind?
How can a blind man marry a princess and become her husband?
No, this can't be!
He suddenly realized that he was holding something in his hand, but he couldn't see it. However, his intuition told him that this was the thing that could save him.
He swung the thing in his hand and smashed it hard, with a bang, which scared him.
The sound of drums, this is the sound of drums, not in the underworld. How can there be drums in the underworld? He is still in the human world!
He can call for help, but his mouth still doesn't obey him, but he can beat the drums!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
When the deafening drumbeats rang out, the yamen runners in front of the Dali Temple were still looking up at the crows flying away.
Three consecutive drum beats finally saved them from the regret of the crows flying away.
"Dengwen drum, someone is beating the Dengwen drum!"
What good luck they had today! Not only did they see flocks of crows, but they also encountered such a big event as beating the drum to report crimes.
Finally, I don’t have to regret for the rest of my life. This life is worth it!
You really can't blame them, because not only did they miss the amazing sight of the crows covering the roof, they also missed the old couple's visit to the drum to report the incident. It happened to be their off-duty time, and they heard about it from someone else. They were so angry that they wanted to bang their heads against the wall.
Today they finally caught up with me, and the two of them almost had a fight in public. This really wasn't a dream.
One of them immediately went in to pass on the message, while the other cautiously walked to the drum stand and looked up at the brave man who was beating the drum to report the incident.
Unfortunately, he was disappointed.
At this time, the man was lying on the Dengwen drum, and from his angle, he could only see the man's butt.
At this moment, the man was still beating the drum under him frantically, fighting until he died.
The bailiffs were stunned, and so were the onlookers. How much injustice must this man have suffered to risk his life to beat the drum.
At this time, another yamen runner had come out with his men. The official who came out was named Zheng, and he was the one who dealt with the old couple last time.
Although he did not hold a high official position, he had heard some rumors. The case of the old couple last time was related to a certain prince, and the old couple was sent by the prince's rival.
Lord Zheng was very angry. The old couple was being used to beat the drum, and he dealt with the old couple according to the law. Although he did not have to take responsibility, it was obvious that he was also involved and was being used.
This incident made him look like an easy-to-use fool.
And today someone came to beat the drum to report the incident again.
A nameless anger welled up in Lord Zheng's heart. He was just idle, all of him had nothing to do. If he really had been wronged, why didn't he go to the capital government office or the Ministry of Justice, but instead came to the Dali Temple where he would be punished with a beating.
Why else?
It's because the people in the Dali Temple are easy to talk to. They are not as mercenary as those in the Beijing government, nor as murderous as those in the Ministry of Justice. To put it bluntly, the people in the Dali Temple are gentle and polite, so they are treated like fools.
Lord Zheng put himself in his shoes and became even angrier.
When he got closer and saw clearly that the man was actually lying on the Dengwen Drum, he was furious and ordered his men to pull Lin Sen off the Dengwen Drum. Lin Sen's body suddenly lost weight and he fell to the ground.
And in his hand, he still held the drumstick tightly.
"How dare you lie on the drum of denunciation! You don't take the Dali Temple seriously. Beat him! Forty lashes of the cane! Beat him hard!"
You can appeal for justice by going to the court, and your grievances can be heard by the gods, but there is a price to pay.
The drum for reporting was struck, and forty lashes of the cane were given first. After the execution, if the person was still alive, the petition would be accepted.
The last time the old couple came to beat the drum, the old wife didn't hold on and died on the spot under the stick, but the old man survived by chance and filed a lawsuit. When this case came out, it shocked the court and the public.
Today, it is Lin Sen's turn to receive the forty lashes.
He didn't even have time to cry out for justice before he was dragged down from the drum and made to lie on the torture bench like a dead dog.
It wasn't until the board landed heavily on his body and the intense pain hit him that his mind finally became clear.
What did he just hear?
Dengwengu?
Dali Temple!
Could it be that he just struck the drum to report the incident?
Lin Sen didn't have time to think deeply or verify his guess before he fainted from the pain.
Faced with the young and strong Lin Sen, the yamen runners of the Dali Temple showed no mercy. Every blow was made with real force. After forty blows, Lin Sen lay there, motionless.
A yamen runner put his hand under Lin Sen's nose in disdain and said, "He's still breathing. He's not dead."
Lord Zheng snorted coldly, "This kid is lucky. Throw some water on him to wake him up and let him redress his grievances! Someone, go get Li Shaoqing!"
Li Shaoqing is the Shaoqing of Dali Temple.
If it was an ordinary case, one would go into the yamen and submit a petition, but beating the drum to report the case was different from other cases. One had to tell the grievance and submit the petition in public.
Therefore, if Lin Sen wanted to wake up, he had to ask the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple to come out of the yamen.
When Li Shaoqing arrived, the yamen runners were pouring water on Lin Sen.
Basins of cold water were poured on the seeds, and they were about to sprout, but Lin Sen remained motionless.
"Could this guy be faking his death? He's pretending to be dead even when he's here to beat the drum for public opinion. What's he thinking?"
Not only were the yamen runners whispering to each other, but the crowd watching were also talking about it.
Anyway, they didn't get hit by the forty lashes, so they just watched the fun.
It was not until the fifth bucket of water was poured that Lin Sen's body finally moved. The yamen runner walked over, turned his body over, exclaimed, and pulled out a roll of white cloth from Lin Sen's clothes.
Lin Sen's clothes were all soaked with water, but the roll of white cloth was pressed under him and fortunately did not get wet.
"Sir Shaoqing, there seems to be a complaint here."
Li Shaoqing hummed, "Bring it here, let me take a look."
The roll of white cloth was handed to Li Shaoqing. He unfolded it and found that it was indeed a petition.
What surprised Li Shaoqing was that the defendants in the lawsuit were a couple, and the plaintiff in the lawsuit was actually the couple's son.
"Lin Sen?" This name seemed to have been heard somewhere before. Li Shaoqing thought about it for a moment and then remembered it.
He looked at Lord Zheng standing beside him and asked, "Is the Jinshi who ranked 35th called Lin Sen?"
Li Shaoqing had seen Lin Sen before, but it was only because of the recent arranged marriage that he matched the person and the name.
But since it concerned the princess, it was not convenient to say more in this situation, so Li Shaoqing avoided the main point and talked about Lin Sen's ranking.
Lord Zheng also remembered that the lucky man ranked 35th, that is, the last one, was the future consort of Princess Shang.
Yes, that person is called Lin Sen.
When he heard the name just now, he snorted coldly: "This person is probably missing the wood element in the five elements."
Therefore, I remembered this future prince consort whom I had never met.
Although Lord Zheng didn't know what the content of the petition was, Li Shaoqing mentioned Lin Sen. Could it be that the person being sued in the petition was Lin Sen?
Interesting, really interesting.
Don’t ask why Lord Zheng thinks this way. The reason is that this is the kind of people he despises the most.
A poor scholar, after twenty years of hard work, finally made it to the top and was about to serve his country and speak for the people, but he turned around and became a royal consort, as if he had read so many books just to please women.
It would be fine if they were second-generation rich kids born with a jade spoon in their mouths, but most of the princes-in-law came from ordinary families, and some even had to rely on the whole village to support them.
Looking at the bloody pool of rotten flesh lying on the ground, Lord Zheng fell into deep thought.
Li Shaoqing had already recognized that this person was Lin Sen.
Li Shaoqing had met Lin Sen, a young, handsome, and talented new scholar. Although he was the last one in line, he was also the luckiest one. Therefore, Li Shaoqing took a few more glances at him and was deeply impressed.
And now, if you look closely at the dying person lying on the ground, you can see the shadow of Lin Sen. When you think about this petition, this person is none other than Lin Sen.
According to the rules, Li Shaoqing handed the petition to the clerk beside him. The clerk took the petition, cleared his throat, and read it aloud.
When he was halfway through reading, the people watching started talking.
It turned out that the son was suing his parents!
"These parents are beasts. They actually robbed the property of an orphan and a widow. They are really worthless. No wonder even their own son can't stand it."
"That's right, this is a case of a sister forcing her own sister to death, and in order to grab the property, she even forced the poor niece to give birth to a child. Oh my God, how can there be such relatives?"
"Of ten people who have lost their entire family, eight are relatives."
This is the voice of ordinary people.
The officials who had come out to do their work on Liubu Street were all silent at this time.
Like Lord Zheng, they had heard of Lin Sen's name even if they didn't know him personally.
The main reason was that this person was extremely lucky. He was ranked last in the second class and almost became a fellow Jinshi. Moreover, his name was also very special and easy to remember.
What's more, not long ago, this man was married to Princess Huixin, and he suddenly became the future prince consort.
Some people envy him, while others look down on him. But no matter what, most officials in the capital, especially those of lower ranks, know Lin Sen.
There was also a person with good eyesight who could recognize from a distance that the person who had just been beaten was Lin Sen.
Lin Sen actually sued his parents. Does this mean he doesn't want his own future anymore?
The Lin family is worse than beasts. Although Lin Sen reported his parents, he was also the one who benefited. He relied on the Luo family's money to study and have famous teachers to guide him, and he also had two children. Looking at this matter carefully, Lin Sen was the one who benefited the most.
He actually has the nerve to come out and sue his parents?
Does this person want to show off, or does he want to die?
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