Zhao Wenhua, who was lying on the ground, suddenly felt that something was not right about what he heard.
"This woman should indeed be on the flower boat."
What do you mean? I was supposed to be here, so that means I’m not here now?
If you put it this way... the test of people is not accurate? Has Xiao Feng not lost yet?
Zhao Wenhua got up from the ground, sat on the chair again, and patted his legs under the surprised eyes of everyone.
"My legs do get cramps when I get cold!"
Ju Ren was also stunned and looked at Xiao Feng: "What do you mean, sir, when you said it should have been on the flower boat? Did the student's test be wrong?"
Xiao Feng glanced at Ju Ren and said, "You only know one thing but not the other. If the art of measuring words is as easy as you think, everyone in the world will learn it and know it."
The judge laughed and said, "Sir, there is no need to be alarmist. Please explain clearly what the differences are, otherwise students will not be convinced."
Some people in the hall also began to support Juren: "That's right, can this word have other meanings?"
Xiao Feng glanced at the young man solemnly, with an unbearable look on his face, but he did not decipher the word, but looked at Yingtian Fu Yin.
"Please ask the governor to send someone to Fanjiazhuang immediately and go straight to Fan Wu's house. If you are late, I'm afraid this woman's life will be in danger.
Just before the calligraphy test, some people left in a hurry. I am afraid they were people from Fanjiazhuang who went back to report the news to Fan Wu.
Nanjing garrison, bring patrol soldiers, surround the Huachuan Pier, and search the boats for women whose origins are unclear. Remember, move quickly to prevent someone from killing someone and silencing them!
As for how to measure words, I can explain slowly. Human life is at stake, how can we delay it by winning or losing?"
Ying Tianfu Yin was shocked, although
However, I don’t know how Xiao Feng knew it, but at this time I would rather believe that it exists than believe that it does not exist. Even if it is to please Xiao Feng, I will never delay it.
Immediately send someone to call the arrester, take the arrester, and go straight to Fanjiazhuang!
After the police officers set off, everyone looked at Xiao Feng in awe, wondering how he could get such an accurate result from this word.
Juren was full of disbelief: "Your Majesty's actions are indeed unpredictable. But now, it's time for your Majesty to explain it to us."
"The word 'hidden' starts with the prefix grass, which is correct. You interpreted it as 'the minister under the flowers', which is also correct.
It's just that character testing does not come from the characters alone, it must be based on time, place, and events. Otherwise, it will be like a glue pillar, a drum, and a harp. You can only see one, but it is difficult to see the other.
What is Tianji? Tian is the time, opportunity is the event, and there is a place between the current events. This word refers to where the woman hides, and the woman is the subject.
The ‘subject’ of ‘female’ is also ‘ji’. This woman has fallen into the hands of others as a plaything;
The left half of the character ‘Zang’ is in the shape of the character ‘PIAN’. ‘PIAN’ refers to a part of an object, not the whole. ‘Zang’ itself resembles a ‘city’ rather than a ‘city’, so it is a piece of city.
What is a small city, it looks like a city but not a city? It should be Dazhuang. Dazhuang is surrounded by high walls to resist the bandits and bandits, and the villagers are the guards, so there is a statue of soldiers on the right side."
Cold sweat broke out on Juren's forehead, and he said hoarsely: "Even if the woman falls into the hands of a villager, how can she be sure that she is from Fanjiazhuang?"
"Since a woman has been hidden and fell into the hands of others, she must be a concubine. This must be a violation of the law. If you add the word "offender" under the cursive prefix, it is in the form of "fan".
What's more, I said that the test of words should be based on the time, the event, and the place. The only thing I heard about the village in the past two days was yesterday.
It’s just the Fanjiazhuang case.”
Ju Ren supported the table, gritted his teeth, and looked straight at Xiao Feng: "Even so, how can you be sure that you are from the Fan Wu family?"
Xiao Feng pointed to the word "Zang": "The periphery of the word 'Zang' is actually the word 'E'. Now that I have found the word "Zang" in this case, the case will be solved and this matter should be stopped.
Adding 'Zhi' below 'Wu' becomes the word '武', not to mention 'Wu' has the same pronunciation as '武'. I just met Fan Wu yesterday. He has a wrong heart. Do you still want me to teach you about such a simple thing?
!”
Xiao Feng's last words were so stern that he was so frightened that his legs went weak and he almost fell to his knees. He knew that he had offended Xiao Feng severely this time, and what he said before was too full.
But since the results haven't come out yet, he still feels that the situation is undecided and he might still be a dark horse, so he works hard to stand up straight and argue with reason.
"My lord, why are you doing this? The outcome is unknown at this time. Even if your lord wins, there is no need to be so angry. It would be disrespectful."
Xiao Feng's eyes burned with anger, and murderous intent suddenly emanated from his body. Juren was so frightened that he took two steps back. Ying Tianfu Yin was worried that Xiao Feng would lose his temper, so he quickly persuaded him kindly.
"Sir, this person is a crazy person and has lost his etiquette. All I need to do is give him a lesson. It seems that there is no need to be so angry, lest people with ulterior motives spread the word about your rudeness."
Xiao Feng looked at Ju Ren coldly: "Am I one of those small-minded people who cannot be questioned?
I am angry because this woman's life is not in danger, and if we investigate slowly, we can always find her.
Even if I have to take a calligraphy test, as long as it is not in public, no matter if I test it now at Fan Wu's house, or if I test it as he did in a few days,
, sold on a flower boat, they can always be saved.
But in order to win or lose for himself, he despised the word test and publicly tested the word and bet to win in public, disrupting the secret of heaven. By the time I discovered something was wrong, it might already be too late!"
The judge was still dissatisfied and argued: "Your Majesty, what you said is wrong! Measuring words can disturb the secret of heaven? Is the woman's safety related to the unpredictability of words?"
Xiao Feng took a deep breath: "The word 'chen' in 'Zang' means obedience. As long as a woman obeys, she can still live as a 'Ji'.
But if ‘Chen’ is added with ‘Bu’, it becomes ‘Lie’, and because of ‘Bu’, it becomes ‘Lie’. Today’s character test is the reason that killed this woman!”
As soon as this statement came out, everyone was shocked. Juren's face was pale and he was sweating like rain. He just murmured: "No, it's impossible, it's impossible!"
Without saying a word, Xiao Feng returned to the main case and sat down, closing his eyes and concentrating, tiredly recuperating the energy he had lost due to the word test, and did not even look at Ju Ren.
Juren picked up the piece of paper without giving up and looked at it over and over, but he couldn't see anything more.
The young man looked at Xiao Feng, then at Juren, at Juren, and then at Xiao Feng. How much he hoped that Juren would win, how much he hoped that Xiao Feng's test was wrong!
The officials in the hall and the melon-eaters in the hall were also enveloped by a huge sense of solemnity, and their voices gradually became quieter and became extremely silent.
There were only very small voices arguing secretly in the silence.
"Zhang Deaf, you can't count the money during this period. Look, you haven't said a word yet."
"It doesn't make sense. I charge based on my time, not how much I talk.
They charge less for talking, but if they don’t say anything, can you blame me?”
"Why are you so unreasonable? Besides, you have the nerve to charge based on your time for your translation accuracy? If it weren't for the old scholar, no one would be able to understand what you're saying!"
"What I call transliteration, do you understand transliteration? Transliteration means not caring about the meaning of the other party, but only translating the pronunciation of the other party. Whether or not you can understand it is none of my business!"
To prevent anyone from criticizing me, I would like to declare three things.
The first thing: There are two ancient Chinese characters for "Fan": one is "Fan" and the other is "Fan", which have different meanings. The first one is used here, it is not made up.
The second thing: There are also two ancient Chinese characters for "wo": one is "wo" and the other is "wo". They are just written in different ways, but the meaning is the same.
The third thing: Deaf Zhang also relies on lip reading to listen to other people's speech. Don't think that I forgot to write it just because the dialogue is smooth...
After an unknown amount of time, the rapid sound of horse hooves broke the silence of the whole place. The onlookers struggled to make way for a passage, allowing the Yingtian Mansion's detectives to escort the prisoner through the crowd and to the lobby.
There were two prisoners, one was Fan Wu, and the other Xiao Feng had never seen him before, and was not among the people in Fanjiazhuang who complained yesterday.
Fan Wu received eighty blows yesterday. Although the beating was not serious, he was still limping. He was kicked on the head and kneeled in the lobby. The other one received the same treatment.
"Sir, I'm late to wait. Fan Si was watching the excitement in the crowd today. He saw the young man coming on stage to test the calligraphy. He expected that the governor would be able to test the calligraphy accurately, so he ran back to the village to report to Fan Wu!
After Fan Wu learned the news, he jumped over the wall and killed all the three women he had hidden in the cellar with Fan Si. They also pulled down the shack in an attempt to
Cover the cellar.
After careful investigation, the villain discovered something strange, dismantled the shack, dug up the cellar, and found the bodies of the three victimized women..."
Juren's legs went weak and he couldn't hold himself up any longer, so he collapsed on the ground.
The young man let out a shrill howl and rushed forward desperately, clawing and biting Fan Wu.
The detectives finally managed to pull the young man away. Fan Wu's face was covered with blood, his eyes were closed in despair, and he said nothing.
Xiao Feng opened his eyes, looked at the two people in the hall coldly, and said in a calm voice: "Tell me, how did you kidnap someone else's girl."
Neither of them spoke. Xiao Feng gave a cold smile that made people's hair stand on end: "You think it's enough not to be afraid of death, don't you? Are you willing to try the method of imprisonment? I carry it with me!"
Fan Si trembled and said: "It's Fan Wu, he got me here by tricking me. I'm a villain. I'm just an errand boy. I don't have such skills!"
Fan Wu sighed: "Sir, the villain is bound to die. I just want to suffer less. The villain often travels around as a salesman, craftsman, etc., waiting for opportunities to commit crimes.
The villain is handsome and popular with women, and he has learned the art of enchantment from others. Therefore, many women fall into the trap of the villain and do shady things.
After the villain succeeds, he first threatens to tell the family members, and when the woman is in a panic, he then uses gentle words to persuade the woman to elope with the villain, takes her home, and imprisons her in a cellar.
Fan Si was good at painting. He painted a portrait of a woman and negotiated the price at a specific flower boat hook. After the price was agreed upon, he took the woman out at night and sold her.
Because the small family is located on the outermost edge of Zhuangzi, there are no neighbors nearby, and the small family
People always flatter their clan leaders, so among the four gates of Zhuangzi, the villain is in charge of one of them, which is very convenient.
However, among the women brought back, some had strong temperaments. Although they were temporarily charmed by the villain, they committed suicide after being locked in the cellar. The villain had to dig deep into the cellar and bury them on the spot.
Therefore, Fan Siyi said that if the adults want to test the characters and find someone, the villain will know that it is over. Even in the clear sky and in the clear day, there is no way to take those three women away. And these three women know that there are dead people buried under the cellar.
If the three of them were found, the villain would be dead, so the troops were in danger, so they simply killed them all and pretended that the shed was in disrepair and had collapsed long ago, filling up the cellar."
After Fan Wu finished speaking, Xiao Feng looked at Fan Si: "Since you are responsible for selling women, tell me, which flower boats have you sold to Goulan?"
Fan Si hesitated and said the name of the flower boat, and Xiao Feng nodded: "If you tell the truth honestly, I can give you a good time.
At this time, the Nanjing garrison has led people to surround the Huachuan Pier. If the people you sold are found from other ships that you did not explain, I will delay you!"
Fan Si was so horrified that he named two more flower boats in one breath, and then kowtowed desperately.
"Sir, I really only have business with these three flower boats. After all, there are not many boat owners who dare to buy people from unknown places. Although we forced the woman to sign a deed of sale, there is always a risk.
As for brothels and goulan, we don’t dare to sell them. Only places like flower boats with high liquidity and easy government inspections can dare to do this kind of business.”
At this time, the Nanjing garrison also came back to resume his duties. He searched the ships one by one and asked each girl to meet alone. Sure enough, he found out that the kidnapped
The woman who was sold was indeed the three flower boats that Fan Si told her about.
Xiao Feng nodded: "Detain the owners and mothers of the three flower boats and check whether the number of people abducted by Fan Si is consistent with the number of people on board. If it is less, it means there is suspicion of past murder!"
Xiao Feng turned to Fan Wu: "Where did you learn the charm technique? Is it from the White Lotus Sect?"
Fan Wu suddenly raised his head, looked at Xiao Feng, and slowly lowered his head under Xiao Feng's gaze: "Sir, I am not from the White Lotus Sect."
Xiao Feng nodded: "Buying and selling people, killing lives, is just a death. If it is the rebellion of the White Lotus Sect, then the three tribes will be killed. You have settled the account clearly.
I am not a bloodthirsty person. If you tell the truth, I will kill only one of you, and you will die anyway. If I wait until you are punished, I will not only be unjustly showing mercy, but I will also delay you!"
Fan Wu was startled and knew that Xiao Feng was warning him. Since Xiao Feng had promised not to be implicated or to be late as long as he gave an explanation, he quickly took the initiative to prevent Xiao Feng from going back on his word.
"Sir, the villain has indeed not joined the White Lotus Sect. He has only been doing things for the White Lotus Sect. This is also a last resort. Years ago, the villain only did business with the White Lotus Sect.
Before the Pill of Paradise was banned by the court, a villain saw that it was extremely profitable, so he found a local medicine seller to run errands and sell medicine for him.
Because the villain is good at selling medicine, the medicine seller told the villain that he is from the White Lotus Sect and wants to recruit the villain into the religion. The villain knows that the White Lotus Sect is rebellious and will kill the three tribes if he joins, so he refuses to agree.
It's just that the villain made money selling bliss pills. Naturally, he wanted to enjoy it on the flower boat, so he opened it.
Started taking the Bliss Pill.
Although selling medicine makes money, taking medicine also costs money. The purchase price is getting higher and higher, and the villain can no longer bear it.
Later, the medicine seller told me that as long as I was willing to work for the White Lotus Sect, I would be able to significantly reduce the price of the Paradise Pills without joining the sect. I agreed.
One day a man came, very handsome and graceful. The villain always thought he was handsome, but he felt ashamed in front of him. The medicine seller called him the Holy Messenger and was extremely respectful.
That man taught me the art of seducing women, and asked me to look for young, beautiful, and frail women in the countryside. I was puzzled, but he told me that I didn’t need to understand, just follow him.
He said that youth, beauty and frailty are all indispensable. After I found her, I tried to find a way to give her the Paradise Pill.
If the reaction is much smaller than that of ordinary women, or even there is no reaction, the medicine seller must be notified, and I will not need to worry about the rest.
It's just that this kind of woman is extremely rare. Most women will ask for sex from me after taking the elixir of bliss. I am naturally lustful, so naturally I will not refuse. I will go along with the flow and then secretly abduct her.
Therefore, over the years, I have not found many suitable women, but I have abducted many women myself. Fan Si happened to come to me to buy Bliss Pills before, but later he could no longer afford them and would often kneel down and beg me for some.
I hired Fan Si as my assistant, secretly dug a cellar, and imprisoned these women for my pleasure. When I got tired of it, I asked Fan Si to find a reliable buyer. Fan Si had worked as a thug on a flower boat in his early years, and I knew some of them very well. The evil and ruthless ship owner.
Especially after the imperial court banned the Pill of Bliss, local drug sellers were worried about being investigated and hid it everywhere, and their goods became less and less.
On the contrary, human trafficking has become the main way for villains to make money."
Xiao Feng nodded: "Do you know where the local medicine seller is now?"
Fan Wu said with a sad face: "The villain really doesn't know that he has not contacted the villain for several months, and the medicine in the villain's hand is almost finished.
Without the Paradise Pill, we can only relieve the pain by tormenting those women. Sirs and villains are really forced to do so. Everything is to blame for that Paradise Pill!"
Xiao Feng waved his hand and ordered people to pull Fan Wu and Fan Si down and kill them in the street. The onlookers were so frightened that they backed away, but they could not bear to watch.
Deaf Zhang stared at the two prisoners very dedicatedly and translated the prisoners' last words to everyone.
"What they shouted was 'Ah!'"
"You don't need to interpret this sentence. Their screams were so loud that a deaf person could hear them!"
"What do you really want? I didn't explain it, and you thought I said too little about the hourly fee! I explained it, and you said even the deaf can hear it!"
Xiao Feng looked at the Juren who was paralyzed on the ground and said coldly: "Do you know why I asked you before when you were selected as a scholar and when you were selected as a candidate?"
Ju Juren raised his head and looked at Xiao Feng, shaking his head in despair.
"Those who do divination suffer backlash and damage their luck in order to mend heaven's secrets. You regard fortune-telling as a trivial matter and divination as child's play, but you don't know that your luck has already been backlashed by heaven's secret.
Your talent and luck are unusual. You were selected as a scholar at the age of twelve, and as a scholar at the age of sixteen. Now you are thirty-two years old, but you have made no progress. Don't you think about why?
You tested this word today, and because of your madness about winning and losing, you killed three people. You made an unintentional mistake, and I will not punish you. I am afraid that God will not tolerate it, and you are lucky.
Damage, no future, get out!"
Juren left in despair, and the onlookers avoided him for fear of contaminating his bad luck.
Xiao Feng bowed to everyone and walked into the back hall with a desolate expression. He looked at the worried face of Princess Chang An who came up to her, and then he forced a faint smile.