Gongsun Ce and Bao Zheng

Bao Zheng just smiled, and when he was about to put the wine bottle into the water basin, Yang Qishan suddenly walked in and smiled at Zhan Zhao, "I just saw you come in with water...haha , What are you going to do?" He looked at Bao Zheng with surprise, "Bao Zheng, what are you doing with the bottle in your hand?"

Bao Zheng said lightly, "It's nothing." After Bao Zheng finished speaking, he handed the wine bottle in his hand to Gongsun Ce. Gongsun Ce smiled slightly, took the bottle and put it back in its place.It seems very careless, and it seems that the wine bottle in his hand is not really an important thing?

Yang Qishan seemed a little dazed, but then he chuckled, turned and walked out of the study.

At this time, Zhan Zhao, who had been suffocating and afraid to speak, couldn't help but want to go up and ask, didn't he say he wanted to fetch water to look at the wine bottle?Why didn't you watch it again?But Gongsun Ce stopped Zhan Zhao with a stern look.Zhan Zhao could only blink his eyes, and obediently stood aside.

Bao Zheng, who had been staring at Yangqishan's back, disappeared, turned around and said to Gongsun Ce in a low voice, "The things are here, we'll come and get them tomorrow."

Gongsun Ce smiled knowingly, nodded to Bao Zheng, and said in a low voice, "Okay."

Zhan Zhao looked puzzled at Bao Zheng for a while, and Gongsun Ce for a while, what happened?

After walking out of the study room, Yangqi Mountain had disappeared, but Meng Fang brought the piano, and slowly stroked the strings, with a look of disappointment. Seeing Bao Zheng and Gongsun Ce walking out, he turned his head and asked with a smile, " Want to hear a song?"

Bao Zheng paused, lifted his hem, sat down on the steps, and said with a smile, "This is our honor."

Gongsun Ce also sat down with Bao Zheng, smiling at Meng Fang, Zhan Zhao wanted to leave as soon as possible to ask about the wine bottle, but seeing that Bao Zheng and Gongsun Ce had both sat down, he had no choice but to sit behind them. Sit down on the steps.

Meng Fang smiled at the three people, turned his head to stare at the qin on his knees, slowly closed his eyes, flicked and pressed his fingers, and a very soft but sad piece of music came out slowly .

The sun was setting, and the sunset was slowly falling, falling on the yard, on the stone table, on the stone chair, and on the man in white playing the piano... Gongsun Ce looked at the man playing the piano, with his downcast eyes calm, but , And there happened to be such a moment, Gongsun Ce seemed to see that flash of sadness.

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Walking quietly all the way to Luzhou City, Gongsun Ce walked behind Bao Zheng, and in his mind were the words that Bao Zheng and Meng Fang had just said over and over again in the academy:

"Meng Fang, are you from the Gayi tribe?" Bao Zheng asked suddenly, which startled Gongsun Ce, he didn't expect Bao Zheng to ask so directly!

"...Yes, I am a Gayi tribe, a surviving Gayi tribe. Did you go to the Gayi tribe's residence?" What surprised Gongsun Ce even more was that Meng Fang replied indifferently, Meng Fang... actually admitted it ? !

"You are the only one who survived?" Bao Zheng continued to ask with a serious expression.

"No, I still have a younger sister." Meng Fang smiled faintly from the corner of his mouth, as if thinking of his younger sister revealed tenderness from his heart?

Bao Zheng didn't speak any more, just got up slowly, and said lightly, "You didn't kill the man." After saying that, Bao Zheng turned around and strode away.

Gongsun Ce stared blankly at Meng Fang who hung his head silently for a while, then turned and left.

Looking up at Bao Zheng who was walking silently ahead, Gongsun Ce couldn't help but stop and shouted, "Bao Zheng!"

Bao Zheng paused, turned around, and looked at Gongsun Ce who was staring at him, "What's the matter?"

"I don't understand!" Gongsun Ce stared at Bao Zheng, and said slowly, "Are you so sure that Meng Fang is innocent?"

Bao Zheng was silent for a long while before he said calmly, "I'm not sure, but I've got seven or eight points!"

Gongsun Ce looked directly at Bao Zheng, and couldn't help but clenched his fists quietly, because Meng Fang admitted that he was a Yi tribe?So... Bao Zheng confirmed that he was not the murderer?But in this case, the information revealed from beginning to end made it hard for Gongsun Ce to believe that Meng Fang would be innocent! !

"Bao Zheng, I don't think Meng Fang is innocent!" Gongsun Ce said slowly word by word.

Bao Zheng frowned slightly, Gongsun Ce's mood was not quite right, what's wrong?He took a step forward to pull the distance between him and Gongsun Ce, stretched out his hand to hold Gongsun Ce's hand, and said in a low voice, "We will see the outcome soon, won't we?" There was a bit of reassurance in his tone, "Okay, let's go back first. .”

Gongsun Ce let Bao Zheng's warm and dry hand hold his hand, lowered his eyes, lowered his head, and slowly let Bao Zheng lead him away.

He absolutely did not believe that Meng Fang was innocent!But... In fact, he hopes that Meng Fang is innocent more than anyone else!

Zhan Zhao looked at the two people in front and told him intuitively that something was wrong with Big Brother Gongsun and the current situation, but Zhan Zhao didn't ask, and just followed behind them vigilantly.

When he arrived at Gongsun Ce's house, Bao Zheng let go of his hand, turned his head and whispered to Gongsun Ce, "Go back and rest first. I'll go to the government office to report to the Eight Sage Kings and I'll be back."

Gongsun Ce looked up at Bao Zheng, nodded slowly, and said in a low voice, "I'm fine, you go, be careful on the road."

Bao Zheng stared at Gongsun Ce for a long time, then nodded, turned and left.

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Bao Zheng hurried all the way, when he came to the government office, he walked into the lobby, cupped his hands and was about to salute, he saw a man sitting under the Eight Worthy Kings, Bao Zheng was slightly startled, he saw that man was wearing a black brocade robe, very He was sitting casually, with sword eyebrows and starry eyes, very handsome, but those eyes were unpredictable and cold, although the sitting posture was casual, but the straight back and faint evil spirit exuded made Bao Zheng faintly guess Come on, is this person a general?

"Oh, Bao Zheng, you're here." The eight sage kings in the first place stood up with a slight smile, and walked slowly towards Bao Zheng, "How is it? But what progress has been made?"

Bao Zheng bowed his hands respectfully, and briefly talked about the affairs of the academy. After finishing speaking, he said in a low voice, "Please come tonight, my lord!"

The Eighth Sage King nodded with interest, "Yes, good."

At this time, the man in the black brocade robe raised his eyes to look at Bao Zheng, and glanced at Bao Zheng as if it was very interesting.

The man in the black brocade robe said that this glance was casual and casual, but Bao Zheng immediately became vigilant, because this glance was like a blade-sharp!cold!

Bao Zheng couldn't help but secretly guess in his heart, what is the background of this person?But the Eight Sage Kings didn't introduce him, so Bao Zheng didn't ask any more questions, and after respectfully saluting, he hurriedly left the mansion.

After Bao Zheng left, the man in the black brocade robe, that is, Pang Tong lazily got up, followed the gaze of the Eight Worthy Kings to look at Bao Zheng's back, and asked with a smile, "My lord, is this person Bao Zheng?"

The Eighth Sage King hummed, and said calmly, "This king is going to watch this good show tonight, General Pang, please do what you want."

Pang Tongtong smiled, "Then why? Dad said that if the prince loses a hair, he will let me raise his head to see him."

The Eighth Sage King frowned, and his tone was very calm, "Then it's up to you." After finishing speaking, the Eighth Sage King turned and left.

Pang Tong watched the Baxian King leave, and slowly shook his head, "It's really..."

but night...

The gate of Songshan Academy was closed at midnight.

At this time, in the academy, Zongbang tremblingly carried a lantern and walked towards the gate of the academy. Behind him, there were several students from the academy, and they also looked quite frightened. One of the students said in a trembling voice, "Zongbang! Or, Let's call the doctor tomorrow!"

"But... Kelun Nikkei has a high fever now, if..." Zongbang's voice was trembling, and he stuttered a little.

"...Really! When Lun Rijing doesn't have a fever, why does he have a fever at this time!" One of the scholars complained.

"Oh! Stop talking! Let's hurry up! Why is the wind so cold!"

"It is! It is!"

Just when the few of them were talking in panic, Zongbang finally walked to the gate, muttering, and opened the gate——

And just when the door was opened, the faces of several people changed instantly! !

Just outside the gate, a male corpse stood in front of them impressively, holding a head in each of his left and right hands!

As a result, screams instantly resounded throughout the academy!

As a result, the originally quiet academy exploded in an instant, and students and teachers ran out one after another:

"What's wrong? What's wrong? What happened?"

"Ah?! What is that?!"

"My God! Who is that!?"

"Die, dead man ah ah ah!"

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Just when the academy was in chaos, a black figure was quietly running into the backyard of the academy—the courtyard of Dean Ying Ming.

After the black figure ran into the yard, he went straight to the study!

The door of the study was opened quietly, and the black figure walked towards the shelf. When the black figure grabbed the white wine bottle, suddenly, there was the light of a candle at the door of the study, and then, a sword soundlessly Without interest, it rested on the neck of the black figure.

"You are indeed here." A faint voice sounded, and Bao Zheng stood at the door of the study, holding a candle in his hand, looking at the black figure, and smiled slightly, "Master Yang! The moonlight is just right now, why don't we come to the courtyard Let's talk."

The black figure, that is, Yang Qishan stared at Bao Zheng with a sullen face. At this moment, Zhan Zhao was behind him, with his short stick against his waist, and above him, Lu Yun's sword was resting on his neck. Under the influence of these two people, Yang Qishan had no choice but to walk out of the study, but his hand was still holding the wine bottle tightly.

In the yard, Gongsun Ce stood beside the stone table with his hands behind his back, staring at Yangqi Mountain quietly, with no surprise on his expression.On the stone chair beside Gongsun Ce, the Eight Sage King folded his arms around his chest, raised his eyebrows slightly, and looked at Yangqi Mountain with a very gentle expression, "So it's you!" Behind the Eight Sage King, Pang Tong stood, He looked at Yangqi Mountain with great interest.

"The heads of Namu Dutong and Wang Song outside are your masterpiece?" Baxian Wang asked, his tone was very gentle, but what he said made Yang Qishan's expression change instantly, "Murder the imperial court official, Yang Qi Shan, after all, you are also the second rank of the imperial court."

Bao Zheng put the candle in his hand on the stone table, and let the candle be blown out by the wind. At this moment, the moonlight was really nice and soft, and the light was enough to illuminate the courtyard.

"Why do you want to do this?" Eight Wise King stared at Yangqishan, with a gentle tone that was sharp, "Since you became an official, you have been quite fair, and you have never formed a party in the court. Why do you want to do this? Kill What good do Mudutong and Wang Song do to you? And that Zhanjun, Yingming? Isn’t that Yingming your old friend?!"

Yang Qishan was just silent. When the Eight Sage Kings mentioned Ying Ming, Gongsun Ce noticed that Yang Qishan's eyebrows seemed to be pulled slightly.

"Actually... the reason is very simple, it is the treasure of the Gayi clan." Bao Zheng said in a deep voice, "Then you were the one who wiped out the entire Gayi clan, Ying Ming, Mudutong, right?"

Hearing the words, Yang Qishan's body shook, and then his face turned pale, and he slowly lowered his eyes.

"Back then, you were the prefect of Luzhou, Dean Yingming was the household registration officer, and Mudutong was the garrison of Luzhou. The Yi people are relatively small, and they like quietness and don't like noise. For many years, they were only stationed in the deep mountains. They seldom communicate with the outside world, but they are kind-hearted and never fight with outsiders. On the contrary, they always help those who are in danger in the mountains. There was a long-lived old man in Luzhou who went to the mountain to collect medicine many years ago, but fell off the cliff and almost fell off. After dying, they survived thanks to the rescue of the Zayi people. They had little contact with the outside world, and they were kind-hearted. The household registration officer who will check the household registration again, the governor of Luzhou." Bao Zheng said slowly, his sharp eyes fixed on Yangqi Mountain, "Although there are very few members of the Kuyi tribe, they have a beautiful legend about treasures. , and one day, this legend was known. People who knew this legend had evil intentions, so, one day, they stretched out their dirty hands to the converts. First, they drugged the converts Unable to resist, and then tortured and interrogated one by one, these poor people don’t know anything about treasures! They can’t say anything through torture, and in the end, they ended up exterminating their clan!”

Staring at Yangqishan with his head down and his pale face, Bao Zheng asked slowly, "And after many years, some of these people went north to the capital and became the second-rank officials of the imperial court, and some of them became officials in this Luzhou city." The dean of the academy in the city...One day, these people who did unforgivable things to the Yi people gathered together. Perhaps because they never forgot the treasure, some people began to review the treasure, so you started fighting, what do you think? Swallow the treasure alone, so you start killing people one by one!"

Gongsun Ce listened, but looked at Bao Zheng with some confusion in his heart. Bao Zheng's deduction was different from the past.Not only did he not tell how Yangqishan killed the man, but on the contrary, he was still confused?Strange……

Yang Qishan slowly raised his eyes, raised the wine bottle in his hand, stared at it for a long time, and laughed. At first the laughter was small, but in the end it gradually grew louder!

Bao Zheng stared at Yangqishan with a very calm expression, until Yangqishan stopped laughing, and then said lightly, "Now, why don't you say it?"

Yang Qishan stared at the wine bottle in his hand and muttered, "What did you say? Did you say that I killed those people in such a frenzied manner? Hehe..."

The Baxian King frowned tightly, and anger began to appear on his face, while Pang Tong looked at Yangqi Mountain lightly.

"It's too late to regret it!" Yang Qishan took a deep breath and smiled bitterly, "That's right. Me, Ying Ming, Mu Dutong, and that blind old Cheng. We knew the Yi people After hearing the legend about them, we wanted to get the treasure. So, we drugged them, tortured them, and finally...burned them to death, destroying their corpses and obliterating their traces! We didn’t get that treasure, but all these years, I know, None of us gave up. I came to Luzhou and took the opportunity to search for the treasure. I found the altar of the Yi people in Houshan. I was very excited. I thought I could get the treasure. Zhan Jun found out, I will kill him! I can’t let anyone discover the treasure! The treasure is mine!” Speaking of this, Yang Qishan’s expression showed a kind of madness, and Zhan Zhao was furious at this moment, But he restrained himself strongly.

"I searched all the altars of the Yi people, but there was no clue about the treasure. I thought Yingming discovered it first, and then swallowed the treasure for himself! I came to question Yingming, but Yingming persuaded me. Give up! Hehe...Give up? How could I give up?! I have killed so many people for the treasure of the Yi people! Over the years, I can hardly sleep at night, and I have nightmares every night! How could I Give up?!... Then, I killed Ying Ming. Then, that old Cheng, he actually came?! He wants to share the treasure with me!? How is it possible?! The treasure is mine! It’s mine!" When Yang Qishan said this, his expression was full of ferocity, "I killed him! I imitated the statues in the altar, I cut off his head! Hidden in the ice cellar of the academy! Unexpectedly, the next day, Lao Mu is here! He is also here to share the treasure with me! It’s disgusting!! I killed him and hid his body in the ice cellar, but that Wang Song saw it! That Wang Song actually wanted to blackmail me with this! What did you say that the grand master already knew! Haha...but he didn't expect that if I killed him, how would the grand master know?!"

"...So, you killed all these people?" Eight Sage King asked coldly.

Yang Qishan slowly turned his head to look at the Eighth Sage King, with a crazy expression on his face, "Eighth Sage King, you say that I am a fair official, but do you know that it is because of the word "justice"! I have no peace day and night! I don't want any fucking justice! I just want the treasure! The treasure!"

But the Eighth Sage King smiled, his smile was friendly but mocking, "Treasure? Can treasure make you sleep well? You have been restless every night since you committed murder and extermination! You still think about treasure ?!"

Yang Qishan smiled strangely, "Eight Sage King...you don't understand, you don't understand! Haha!" As soon as the words fell, Yang Qishan suddenly rushed towards the Eight Sage King——

Gongsun Ce and everyone's expressions changed, "Not good!"

But at this moment, Pang Tong squinted his eyes, sneered at the corners of his mouth, and in a blink of an eye, he saw Yang Qishan, who was rushing towards the Eight Sage Kings, stabbing his chest with a sword, and his eyes widened in disbelief. Eyes, slowly raised his head to look at Pang Tong.

Pang Tong looked lazy, his eyes were deep and cold, and the corner of his mouth smiled softly, "It's a pity that you won't get your treasure."

Gongsun Ce watched Yangqishan slowly fall backwards, his eyes that were still wide open after death were full of unwillingness!Gongsun Ce sighed softly in his heart, but Bao Zheng frowned and looked at Pang Tong. This man... made a move in an instant, and he was still so vicious!

The Eight Sage King watched Yangqi Mountain fall, stared at it for a long time, stood up calmly, and said to Bao Zheng, "I will leave the rest to you."

Bao Zheng cupped his hands slightly, "Yes!"

After the Eight Worthy King finished speaking, he turned around and strode away. Pang Tong followed slowly. When passing by Bao Zheng, Pang Tong glanced at Bao Zheng indifferently.Bao Zheng's heart trembled slightly, but his face was calm.

After walking out of the gate of the academy and looking at the full moon in the night sky, the Baxian King said calmly, "General Pang, this matter is over, General Pang can go back."

Pang Tong glanced at the gradually approaching candles not far away, and said with a smile, "My lord, since the matter is over, I can't stay here anymore, so I'm leaving." After a few steps, Pang Tong turned his head to look at the Eight Sage Kings, and said, seemingly intentionally or unintentionally, "That Bao Zheng... is pretty smart."

The Eighth Sage King looked at Pang Tong and showed a gentle smile, "He's quite smart." He calmly said that the weather is really nice today...

Pang Tong watched, just smiled, turned around and strode away, and soon disappeared into the night. After Pang Tong disappeared, the gradually approaching candle was finally approaching!

Looking at the approaching candle flames, especially the two big lanterns in front of him, and the big "Pang" character on the lanterns... Baxian King couldn't help but frowned.This...how did the old bastard come here? !