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19. The Mysterious Case of Huaibei

When Mrs. Pan heard her husband say this, she couldn't help but complain. You all the officials are also lonely and lonely people in the third year of high school. If you get a normal grade, it would be fine. But this time you will be demoted to him. If you are punished by Jingzhao Mansion, you will be killed by the Jingzhao Mansion. Wouldn't that killing someone equal you, your husband?

It turned out that the punishment of the scepter in the Tang Dynasty was one of the "five punishments". It was between imprisonment and flogging, and it had great flexibility. For example, the punishment of the scepter can be used as a punishment for the scepter. Those who were in danger of being punished by the scepter can often stay at home after the punishment for the scepter, instead of the punishment for the scepter or imprisonment. However, the ruler can also augment the number of punishments at will. Usually, the punishment of the scepter is divided into 60 to 15 levels, which can be added to 160, and the maximum must not exceed 200. The "Tang Law Commentary" states clearly that "the torture and prisoners cannot exceed three degrees, and the number cannot exceed two hundred." Therefore, those who were designated as 240 rods are also considered a breakthrough in the history of the Tang Dynasty's laws.

After all, there is a ceiling, so the rulers began to make a fuss about the severity of the attack. If the criminal commits a private crime, the government can bypass the law and knock you to death with twenty rods, causing the punishment of the rod to cause the effect of "although it is not a death sentence, most of it will die". This is the fearful "execution of the pain stick."

Hearing this, Pan Yan sighed heavily and frowned and said to his wife, "Do you think I want this?" But if I always hate people, if I put his list on him, wouldn't I always hate them together?"

Although Mrs. Pan is a bit superstitious, she is a knowledgeable person after all. She directly advised her husband seriously that if the senior high school senior was really killed by the Jingzhao Mansion for being shot, it was not the true intention of the Holy Lord, not only would he always look at him, but you would be responsible!

Pan Yan then pondered without saying a word, then he spread his hands to his wife a little annoyed, "This senior high school is also a scoundrel. He is rogue with two hundred and forty sticks, and I can't help but put his list!?"

"Then my husband, please see if Gao Yue's writings are not too late. I can't decide whether he has a scoundrel. I'm really sorry, so I'll discuss with my father." Mrs. Pan's tone became gentle and took the opportunity to put Gao Yue's writings on the desk.

Pan Yan could only sit down on the mat, "A few days later, Zheng Wenming came to Wenjuan to continue to seek a friend. Today, many colleagues in the court sent a letter. How can Gao Yue's talent in poetry be as good as Zheng Wenming? I previously gave Zheng Wei's first title because I avoided the taboo. This time I should not use the same trick again. I must win him. If I put Zheng Wenming on the sixth place on the list, then Gao Yue didn't know where to line up to convince the public!"

"It seems that the poems presented by senior high school are not as good as poetry." Mrs. Pan poured a cup of tea for her husband and reminded her.

"Oh?" Then Pan Yan saw that Gao Yue had two scrolls, one was thin and the other was thick. The former was obviously a poem.

So Pan Yan first spread the thin axis, and his eyes slowly became incredible, and he didn't say a word for a long time.

"How?" Mrs. Pan was also very anxious.

"These poems and essays are all wonderful!" Pan Yan said, and sweat oozing from his forehead, looking very embarrassed. "It is obvious that his poems and essays were all the same as those of him, how could he make such a rapid progress this time?" Then he pondered silently, thinking, "It seems that there must be someone behind him to help him. Who is this person (your father-in-law)... But if someone else writes on his behalf, I promise him a book and Gao Yue is in the imperial examination again? If someone dissatisfied in the future, and complains to the Holy Lord, what should I do if he wants to cover up and expose the hidden place?"

While he was worried, the lady took the initiative to unfold another axis and asked her husband to look at it again. Pan Yan looked at it, "Hey, isn't this a sketch?"

Only then did he remember that in the imperial city today, Cui Kuan, the chief minister of the Xiantai, and Xiao Xin, the attendant of the Sanqi cavalry, found him one after another, intending to recommend Gao Yue, saying that the other person's knowledge is not only about poetry but also about sketches, so please pay attention to the courtesan.

So Pan Yan looked at the name on the giant scripture and said, "Collection of Suspicious Cases in Huaibei".

"Is it necessary to talk about the suspected case in Huaibei?" Pan Yan was very surprised, because most of the usual sketches were anecdotes of the government and the country, and they were mysterious and strange. I have never seen anyone who talked about cases like this before.

Then Pan Yan and his wife looked at it together: This "Huaibei" should be a fictional person, who was a student of the Imperial College during the reign of Emperor Wu of Wu. He had a marriage contract with Lan E, the daughter of Mao Da'an, the law officer of Jingzhao Prefecture. However, because he was poisoned by an unknown murderer, his body shrank to the size of a three-foot child. When Xue Xianke, a Taoist priest of the Qing Palace, learned about it, he taught him the technique of voice change and gave him treasures such as "Vajra Ju", "Fengxing Boot", "Damp Flying Needle". So Huaibei used Mao Da'an's name to execute the mystery with Lan E, who was still unknown to his identity.

"Oh, interesting, interesting..." These few chapters attracted Pan Yan and his wife. Then they looked at each other in a chapter after another. When they saw the climax of "The Ghost Knife of Xingdaofang Mansion", the last page of the file opened, leaving only two words "to be continued".

"Tsk!" Pan Yan slapped the desk, and his scalp was about to explode, and he was so anxious that he pulled up his beard.

"My husband, don't be anxious. I will see that Master Gao will come tomorrow. It is logical that the book should not only be carried out on one scroll."

"Yes, yes." Pan Yan's hand holding his beard was getting faster and faster, "Then I'll bother Mrs.

The next day, Gao Yue was wearing a shabby deep dress and stood at the back door of Pan Yan's house again, holding the next line.

"Thank you for your hard work, my husband." Mrs. Pan was extremely grateful, took it and expressed her gratitude to Gao Yue. She looked around and then said she would dismiss her and return to her house.

Gao Yue stood under the tree in front of the door, then looked at the closed door of Pan's house and couldn't help but smile proudly...

Two days later, Pan Yan begged his wife to pick up the travel book from Gao Yue.

Although there were many cars and horses in front of the main gate of Pan's house, Pan Yan's mind was not on those poems and essays at all. He also learned from Cui Kuan and threw all the scrolls of others into several large jars. When he was full, he piled them up and stuffed them under the kitchen table to burn them. As soon as he came back, he sat in the middle hall and asked if the third and fourth volumes of the "Collection of Suspicious Cases of Huaibei" were sent.

However, the next two days, Gao Yue was very jealous and said that he went to Zhongnan Mountain to write poems quietly. He was not in Chang'an City at all. He could not find him at Wujiafang and Imperial College.

"At this critical moment, why are you going to write poems in Zhongnan Mountain?" Pan Yan, who was in Xunxiu, was filming the desk, was angry and restless - How should he spend the day in Xunxiu?

At this time, the official hurriedly came to report that there was Zheng Zheng from Xingyang outside the gate to submit the papers.

"No, no!" Pan Yan waved the back of his hand endlessly.

But the official looked embarrassed and said that Mr. Zheng was recommended by Chang Xiang.

In desperation, Pan Yan had to barely meet Zheng Feng.
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