Strange Tales of Tang Dynasty 唐朝诡事录 Episode 17

Su Wuming asked Pei Xijun to go to prison to listen to Uncle Dugu Xia about what happened in his dream and reality, and drew it on paper to help him recall what was reality and what was dream. Pei Xijun used his own painting skills to paint what Uncle Dugu Xia said one by one into a picture scroll. And one of the picture scrolls stated that Liu Youqiu killed Qinghong, and Lu Lingfeng believed that this statement was completely unfounded. Su Wuming said that Pei Xijun's painting verified that Uncle Dugu Xia's mental state was indeed in question, and he should have been plotted against.

Uncle Dugu Xia in prison insisted that Liu Youqiu killed Qinghong, and under Su Wuming's questioning, he stated the unsaid past events. Two months ago, Qinghong went to the Confucian Temple in the rain to give Uncle Dugu Xia a change of clothes. It happened that Uncle Dugu Xia went out and did not return. Liu Youqiu kindly brought Qinghong into the East Hall of the Confucian Temple to rest. Quietly followed the two of them and misunderstood that the two had an affair when they saw Qinghong helping Liu Youqiu wipe the rain-soaked clothes in the city.

Later, Qinghong frequently came to send and change clothes, and once came to Qinghong to complain that Liu Youqiu had trapped Uncle Dugu Xia in the Confucian Temple. Although the two of them were studying poetry and books, they were obviously wasting their time and had no achievements in fame, which made Uncle Dugu Xia angry. endlessly. Then Liu Youqiu appeased him and made him tea. Uncle Dugu Xia then fell into a coma, and when he woke up, Qinghong had returned home.

Because of this matter, Uncle Dugu Xia suspected that Liu Youqiu was giving him medicine. Later, he looked for an opportunity to test Liu Youqiu. On a rainy day, he asked Liu Youqiu to go home for him to take the numbers for him. Uncle Dugu Xia came to believe that the two had an affair. After Liu Youqiu returned to the Confucian Temple, he questioned him, and the two broke out into a quarrel. Uncle Dugu Xia guessed that Liu Youqiu must have wanted to run away with Qinghong, and he would kill Qinghong only after being rejected by Qinghong.

Su Wuming couldn't judge whether what Uncle Dugu Xia said was true or not, so he had to ask Lu Lingfeng to go to the Confucian Temple to find auspicious verification. Lu Lingfeng met the beggar Dong Lang in the Confucian Temple who stole from the auspicious room. After a few reprimands, Lu Lingfeng drove him away. After Jixiang came back, Lu Lingfeng asked whether what Uncle Dugu Xia said was true or false, but Jixiang said that it was not the case that day. Qinghong did come to the Confucian Temple that day, but broke the secret between the two Juzi. When Lu Lingfeng heard about this, he rushed to the prison and punched Uncle Dugu Xia, saying that there was no situation where Qinghong and Liu Youqiu shared an umbrella that day, but Qinghong discovered the affair between Uncle Dugu Xia and Liu Youqiu. Uncle Dugu Xia learned that this matter was known, and he committed suicide by bumping into a pillar in anger. Fortunately, he was rescued in time by Master Fei Ji.

Su Wuming accused Lu Lingfeng of acting too impulsive, even Xi Jun thought so. Several people pondered over the details of the case, and suddenly the catcher came to Linzhou to report a document to assist in the investigation. Ten years ago, Lingjian had committed many cases, and he was good at using steel needles. The catcher also learned that Liu Youqiu's father set himself on fire at home tonight. Su Wuming came to the Su Mansion to check. Through the autopsy, it was found that Liu's father was killed first and then set on fire. This case may be related to the previous case. Lu Lingfeng and Su Wuming both remembered the details they had missed before.

Jixiang packed his luggage and prepared to leave the Confucian Temple to look for a new future. Su Wuming waited for Jixiang at the door, expressing his appreciation for his mind and intending to recommend him to the prefectural government, but Jixiang refused on the grounds that he did not want to rely on others. Su Wuming didn't stop him any more and let him leave. Lu Lingfeng pretended to be a bandit to intercept Jixiang halfway, to test his status as a professional, and let him recite the "Preface to the Pavilion of King Teng". During Jixiang's recitation, Lu Lingfeng revealed his true identity. Jixiang knew that his identity was exposed, and attacked Lu Lingfeng with an umbrella. With the cooperation of Lu Lingfeng, Fei Jishi and Xue Huan, they successfully captured him.

Jixiang was taken back to prison. Su Wuming identified him as Lingjian, the murderer from a neighboring state ten years ago. Lu Lingfeng had already tested out his hidden weapon. This time, his murder of Qinghong and Liu's father and son is already a capital crime, and he is still burning Before Liu's residence, he had obtained the recommendation documents that Liu's father had prepared for his son Liu Youqiu in the capital, and only wanted to go to the capital to fight for his career.

Lu Lingfeng said that he found the strangeness in Jixiang's way of hitting pheasants, and Jixiang had to admit the crime. He was originally an orphan and was taken in by his master to teach him martial arts and hidden weapons. Later, his master died in the Jianghu Rebellion. After taking revenge, he fled to the rivers and lakes to avoid pursuit and fled to a monastery in a neighboring state and changed his name to Lingjian. After getting tired of his original life, he came to Nanzhou to donate money to build a Confucian Temple. Three years ago, Uncle Dugu Xia borrowed to study at the Confucian Temple. Under the inspiration of Uncle Dugu, he fell in love with reading, and because Uncle Dugu praised him for his talent for reading, he He believed that he would definitely be able to become a scholar in the imperial examination, so that the life of a thief in the first half of his life and the first in the imperial examination in the second half of his life would be exciting enough.