Museum of Demons

Fighting on the streets of Chang'an.

Fighting is fighting, fighting is fighting, seeing blood is wounding.

Beating someone with fists and feet, regardless of whether they cause injuries or not, is punished with forty floggings.

After the judgment was made neatly and quite efficiently, Chen Yuan and the fortune-teller named Yuan Tiangang were to be dragged away to carry out the punishment, flogging and flogging. Thirty, forty, fifty, and five grades are still in use today.

Seeing the two unscrupulous people come over with a few instruments of torture made of thorns.

The fearless Ranger's eyes twitched: Hey, hey.

What are you doing? I warn you...

Flogging, bamboo was used in the Han Dynasty, and Chu is used today. Chu is made of this big thorn. The big head is two points, and the small head is two and a half points. You can bear the forty strokes honestly. Chen Yuan's eyelids twitched as the executioner came carrying the barbed instrument of torture.

Seeing the big man smashing his own buttocks with a whip, he yelled out:

Wait, what are you doing?!

You humiliate me!

When the ranger saw Vitex's destination, he was furious:

My parents never beat me there!

The bad guy rolled his eyes, pointed at his back with a cane, and explained: If the spine is tortured, it will be wounded, and it will not heal for a long time, and even stay with you for a lifetime. The buttocks are thick, but the flesh is painful. , I have a note in Tang law that the punishment of flogging is shared between the legs and buttocks.

Of course, if you wish, you can do whatever you want.

Think clearly, do you want to share the pain with your back and legs?

The big man smiled and pointed at his buttocks with a stick:

I'll call here, you can lie down for a few days at most.

If you beat your back, you may lose all your kung fu. Don't lose big because of small things.

You shit! Is this called a small loss? !

The ranger was furious.

A soldier can be killed, but not humiliated!

But after thinking about it, if the spine came up forty strokes, he would finally nod in humiliation and agree to accept the forty strokes of the buttocks. There was a burst of laughter outside the door. There, I couldn't stop laughing.

It was his childhood friend, from Luoyang, who made the list this time.

The ranger was furious: Why don't you let me out sooner?

In the Sui and Tang dynasties, copper can be used as an atonement for the penalty of flogging.

That is to spend money to get people out.

You Xia'er used all his own food, clothing and housing to belong to his brother Chen Xuanzang. He could be said to have a breeze in his sleeves. How could he have the money to redeem himself? This noble young man in front of him is a good friend who has an official status, and he will leave Chang'an soon to take office, and he has never known this ranger since he was a child.

After laughing enough, he took out the money to redeem the ranger.

Saved a meal of thorns on the ass.

When I came out, I happened to see the fortune teller on the opposite side. The latter had already redeemed himself, and he was punched in the eye socket, but he didn't say no, and his demeanor was elegant and ancient. The friend of the ranger stepped forward to salute and apologize, saying: Mr. Yuan, my good friend, I have been used to being rough since I was a child, please don't blame me, sir.

No problem.

The elegant man nodded with a smile, and then stared deeply at the ranger in front of him.

Chen Yuan, is that right?

Yuan...

We'll see each other again.

These words made the young man who was about to be dispatched to be an official feel a little sad. Some of them didn't know why Mr. Yuan Tiangang Yuan, who had a great reputation in Chang'an City, cared so much about his friend, so he was extremely worried.

And You Xia'er directly translated this sentence into the cruel words of those shabby rogues in their hometown after they lost.

What green hills do not change, green water flows forever.

If you lose, you don't lose.

Heh, who am I, the leader of the bad people in Luoyang was beaten to the ground by me.

Afraid of you?

Chen Yuan sneered and said, Really.

I also think that we will see each other again in the future.

Yuan Tiangang nodded with a smile, said his farewell, and then left casually, far away.

His friend could only sigh helplessly, and led the ranger to a wine shop, and introduced Mr. Yuan Tiangang Yuan vaguely, but he didn't care when he saw the latter, so he could only shake his head. Opening it, the young man said: However, Yuan, speaking of which, how is your brother?

You Xia stretched out his chopsticks to eat, and said casually, I'm still thinking about going out.

I heard that I submitted a report to the government, but I was beaten back.

It's normal to call back. How can it be easy to get out these days?

The young man sighed and said: But today the world is stable and everything is waiting to be done, but the Turkic lord came out again. I don't know what method was used last year. The Turkic Khan led 100,000 cavalry directly to the suburbs of Chang'an. turmoil.

The action of You Xia'er picking up vegetables slowed down.

Yes.

Last year, 100,000 Turkic cavalry went straight to the suburbs of Chang'an, and they were in danger.

At that time, the 29-year-old Emperor Datang met the Turkic Khan on his own without a guard.

Make the Turks retreat.

Although it is said that with the bravery and calmness of the Tang emperor, he successfully persuaded the Turkic Khan to retreat.

But this matter still made the whole Tang Dynasty feel angry, and now he is on full alert. The young man who just got the official status took a sip of wine, breathed out a mouthful of wine, and said bitterly: Turk, Turk... Humph, when Destroy their country! Destroy their species! Destroy their heirs!

Kill all his entourage, relatives and friends, capture this Turkic Khan, and become a dancing actor in my city of Chang'an!

really!!

Come, drink!

That kind of overbearing and brave words that may be difficult to hear in the next five hundred years.

But it is the consensus of Datang.

Even the waiter in the restaurant strongly agrees.

The entire empire was in a state of scrambling for troops at this time, suffocating a burst of madness.

Wouldn't it be foolish to want to leave the customs right now?

The ranger had a drink, then made up his knife and said: However, you are a civil servant, and you will go out to be a county magistrate in a while, so I guess it has nothing to do with this matter, but I am different. This knife is here, and now it is useless. Xing, if you get fame right away, what are you afraid of?

snort!

The young man stopped talking, this has always been a wound in his heart.

He is a county magistrate, so he can't bring up a knife.

He held on and said, What's wrong with the civil servants, right?

You still can't beat me?

By the way, I have a good thing here, and I have to send it back immediately. It's rare to have this opportunity. Let me show you first.

The young man is worthy of reading, so he immediately changed the subject.

So Chen Yuan smiled disdainfully.

small sample.

Can't beat you, I can't beat you?

Then I felt a little sad, who is the scholar...

However, he is still very interested in what his friend shows him. He knows that although this guy has a brave personality, he is also very smart and has a very vicious vision. If he can fancy something, it must be good Stuff, worth seeing, worth seeing.

Chen Yuan opened the box and saw a simple token inside.

It seems to have gone through a very long time, the color and luster of the whole body is dull, I don't know if it is official script or seal script, there are a few words written.

Dahan, Captain of Sili.

...?!!

Chen Yuan's eyes froze, and he stretched out his hand subconsciously to hold the token in a trance.

His friend had just poured a glass of wine, was startled when he saw this, slapped You Xia'er's palm away, stopped him, and then sighed: I want to touch everything, what's wrong with you? It’s time to get it right? Besides, if you’re asked to read and you don’t read, you haven’t read a few words for so many years, do you know what this is?”

You Xia'er looked embarrassed, he really didn't know him, but he didn't know why, looking at the badge, an indescribable sense of familiarity emerged in his heart, which made his spirit stable, as if there was a feeling that could not be described in words. Yes, a strong calmness and calmness emerged, making him answer firmly:

Crouching Tiger Order.

Um?

The young man next to him was stunned, and then said in a relaxed tone: I actually recognize it.

Looks like you've read a little.

Yes, this is the order of Crouching Tiger in ancient times, and the certificate of Captain Sili. If you want to put it in ancient times, it is a first-class military commander's badge. Unfortunately, this dynasty does not establish such an official position, so this thing is also It's useless, and besides, this Crouching Tiger Order has lost its spirituality and can no longer be opened.

I don't know which dynasty broke it.

He sighed, and said immediately: But speaking of it, there is still an anecdote. During the Three Kingdoms period, Zhang Fei, Marquis of Shu, Wei Wu of Wei, and even Sima Yi's grandfather were all captains of Sili. , took charge of the Crouching Tiger Order at different times, but Sun Wu never had this official position.

On the contrary, Du Yu who destroyed Wu was a crouching tiger. Speaking of which, it is more or less fate.

The young man sighed, he couldn't stop talking about the relationship between those countries.

He also didn't notice that his friend's face remained unchanged, and he quietly stretched out his hand again, directly holding the crouching tiger token.

At that moment, You Xia'er's eyes widened.

He faintly felt the roar and roar of the tiger in his ears.

As if standing above the nine heavens, looking down at the world, with a tiger walking slowly behind him, after a long time of being absent-minded, You Xiaer turned the waist card over, only to see that the front was a waist card with the words Sili Xiaowei, but the back was empty. Nothing at all.

He raised his head and looked at his friend in front: This thing, is it broken?

It's broken.

Totally bad.

I don't know who can fix it.

The latter took the waist card from You Xia'er, put it in the box, and explained: This is something from the Zhou Dynasty. It is said that it was Mu Tianzi, that is, King Mu of Zhou obtained it from Kunlun Mountain. Three thousand clockworks is needed for Crouching Tiger to guard the evil spirits in all directions, but this is probably just a legend.

Leaving King Mu of Zhou aside, West Kunlun and Emperor Zhou are nothing but illusions.

At this time, You Xia'er had an impulse to snatch the Crouching Tiger Order back from his friend's arms.

But it failed.

reason?

Excuse me.

He can't beat this guy on the opposite side.

The young man clasped the ranger's palm and laughed loudly:

I want it, hahaha, in the future, you will make a breakthrough, so let's talk about it again!

At the end of a good meal, the young man in dark long-distance running breathed out his alcohol, and walked out of the wine shop with You Xia'er shoulder to shoulder. When we parted, the young man sighed: After a while, I will be assigned to do The county magistrate is here, it's really boring.

I heard that you specifically picked a remote place?

good.

The corner of the young man's mouth curled up: The Huangshui of Rongzhou established in the fourth year of Wude is the only place like this where I can show my talents and learning, and I will come back when the time comes.

Chen Yuan said: That place, the original Baiyue land, is chaotic, but I don't think the county lieutenants over there are likely to be your opponents.

The generals in the borderlands can't beat their own county magistrate, it's a shame no matter how you think about it.

The young man said affirmatively: He must not be able to beat me.

As for you, Yuan, sharpen your martial arts well, and when the time comes, go out to fight with General Li Jing and win fame.

You and I will meet again in Chang'an.

Hahaha, good!

Two youths from Chang'an passed each other with high fives.

The Ranger staggered.

Then, Wang Xuance, be your magistrate of Huangshui County and be a civil servant.

Wang Xuance, a young civil servant and a man from Luoyang, was drunk.

You too, don't waste your martial arts.

See you next year.

See you next year.

The ranger's lightness skill is not weak, and he disappeared in a blink of an eye.

But when Wang Xuance got on his horse and left, he didn't notice that the Crouching Tiger Token, which had already been damaged, slowly lit up in his arms.

Then dimmed.

PS: Today's second update... 3,400 words~

Datang, Wang Xuance—you can popularize science in Zhang Shuo, and lie down.