Rise From the Humble

Respect ghosts and gods and keep them at a distance - "The Analects of Confucius. Yong Ye"

In the Spring and Autumn Period, Confucius and his disciples traveled around the country to promote his political ideas. They went to Weiguo twice, but they failed to promote his political ideas successfully, so Confucius had to take his disciples to the state of Chen again. Trying their luck, they encountered a disaster when passing through the states of Song and Zheng. First, Sima Niu, a disciple of Confucius, fell seriously ill and fell into a coma several times. Then Confucius also suffered from a similar illness and fell into a coma several times. After he woke up from a coma, his beloved disciple Zilu advised Confucius to pray to ghosts and gods. Confucius insisted on the view that "life and death are determined by destiny, wealth and honor are in heaven", rejected Zilu's persuasion, and said, "respect ghosts and gods and stay away from them." talk.

Respect ghosts and gods and keep away from them. This is also the mainstream view of the ancients towards ghosts and gods.

At this moment, if Lord Zhou Houjie hadn't told him about the ghost encounter in the Yamen, the people in the Hanlin Academy would definitely not believe it. However, the words that came out of Zhou Houjie's mouth could not help but make everyone in the Hanlin Academy believe it.

You must know that Zhou Houjie's character and ability are well-known throughout the capital, and he has no mental problems. In addition, this person has never told a lie.

Zhou Houjie's description was very accurate. Even if Hanlin present had no personal experience, it seemed as if he had experienced it with Zhou Houjie. There was a faint cool breeze behind his neck.

"This" Li Chunfang was speechless for a moment.

"I didn't expect that the usual supernatural and strange things would happen once. I have heard that an unjust ghost approached Mr. Bao to resolve the case. I am afraid that this case is somewhat similar. It seems that Mr. Zhou's reputation for being honest and upright has spread far and wide, even to ghosts. "Yuan Wei held the hot tea and took a sip of tea to warm his body. He could feel chill just listening to Zhou Houjie's description.

"Where." Zhou Houjie shook his head and said with a bitter smile.

Zhang Juzheng touched his chin thoughtfully. He seemed to have different views on what Zhou Houjie said about encountering ghosts in the Yamen, but he seemed a little unsure. After all, what is Zhou Houjie's reputation? The level of suspicion is relatively large. , I didn’t know where to start, so I fell into deep thought.

Zhang Siwei, who was next to Zhu Pingan, was also hesitant, but looking at Zhou Houjie's assurance, and knowing Zhou Houjie's reputation, he probably believed it more than he doubted it.

"I hope your Excellency will think twice. The official has concluded that the witnesses and materials in this case are conclusive. There is no doubt that the prisoner in custody was the murderer. This Dalin has nothing to do with this case." The Wanping County Magistrate sitting under Zhou Houjie handed over his hand. He advised Zhou Houjie.

"Confirmed? How do you explain the pond dirt on the shoes? How do you explain the bloody murder weapon found in front of Zhang Dalin's house?" Zhou Houjie pointed out several issues he discovered during the file review and interrogation.

"Sir." The Wanping County magistrate once again tried to persuade Zhou Houjie.

"Okay, don't say anything more. Nanshan can be moved and Beihai can be filled. This case cannot be overturned." Zhou Houjie refused firmly.

"Master Zhou's case will definitely become a good story." Yuan Wei admired Zhou Houjie's approach very much.

"I'm not seeking fame or profit, I just want a clear conscience and justice for the deceased." Zhou Houjie shook his head, his brows full of clear conscience.

What Zhou Houjie said came from the bottom of his heart, and everyone could feel it. The hall seemed to be filled with awe-inspiring righteousness and positive energy.

However, just when this aura was surging, a very discordant voice was heard.

"Um, Lord Zhou, how did that damn ghost get away?"

Everyone looked along the voice and saw the owner of the voice, Zhu Pingan. Zhu Pingan's eyes were as clean as if they had been rinsed with water. The corners of his mouth were slightly raised as he looked at Zhou Houjie and asked.

Now is the time to wonder about this! Why is this child so ignorant? He ruined the atmosphere. Do you understand? Yuan Wei and others from the Hanlin Academy looked at Zhu Pingan with reproachful eyes, but Zhu Pingan was not affected at all.

"He left over the wall." Although Zhou Houjie was a little surprised as to why Zhu Pingan asked this question, he still answered Zhu Pingan's question.

Sure enough

After hearing Zhou Houjie's answer, the corners of Zhu Ping'an's mouth raised even more.

Different from others, Zhu Pingan didn't believe it at all when he heard Zhou Houjie say about the ghost encounter in the Yamen. Zhu Pingan was a person who had received twenty years of atheist education in modern times. Although he came to the Ming Dynasty for this incident Zhu Pingan couldn't explain it with atheism, and the luck he saw was also very strange. However, his deep-rooted atheism still made Zhu Pingan's first reaction be to deny the theory of encountering ghosts.

In addition, after so many years of personal observation and experience in the Ming Dynasty, I am basically certain that this world is also a world without ghosts and gods, at least there are no ghosts.

Of course, you cannot use atheism to explain it to them, otherwise the day will not be far when you will be tied to a pillar and burned to ashes!

Okay, you dare to say atheism, this is a slap in the face of the Holy One, what is the purpose of our Holy One, Jiajing, to cultivate immortality and refine alchemy! This is treason and heinous, and even gods can’t save you. Oh, by the way, no gods can save you. Aren’t you an atheist?

Although it cannot be explained by atheism, there are always loopholes in pretending to be gods and ghosts, and there are always clues left behind.

Zhu Pingan also got a point.

For example, the question Zhu Ping'an asked Mr. Zhou is the key to solving this ghost encounter. Zhou Houjie's answer did not disappoint Zhu Ping'an, so he raised the corners of his lips clearly.

However, it is obvious that most people here do not understand the meaning of Zhu Pingan's question. For example, Yuan Wei looked at Zhu Pingan with dissatisfaction, feeling that Zhu Pingan was unreasonable and too curious!

However, there are exceptions. For example, Zhang Juzheng's eyes lit up at this moment, the corners of his mouth curled up, and he looked at Zhu Pingan seriously for the first time.

"It seems this ghost is fake."

After Zhou Houjie answered, Zhu Ping'an smiled and expressed his conclusion with great certainty.

What?

Are ghosts fake?

A sound of surprise rang out in the hall. Most people expressed serious doubts about Zhu Pingan's words, and boos broke out everywhere.

"Why did the champion say this?" Zhou Houjie was also full of doubts.

"Ghosts are invisible, erratic, coming and going without a trace. If they are really ghosts, they can just pass through the wall, or float out of the wall. How can they climb over the wall?" Zhu Ping'an said calmly, saying The key points are highlighted.

Zhu Pingan's words were like enlightenment. Zhang Siwei screamed and understood the truth of the matter in an instant.

The others were also thoughtful, and then they all showed expressions of understanding.

"If I'm not wrong, there should be footprints on the wall of the government office where Mr. Zhou is now. It rained that day and the ground was wet. Mud will definitely stain your shoes. If you climb over the wall, there will definitely be footprints. I guess Mr. Zhou Send someone to investigate and you will find something." Zhu Ping'an added another sentence and expressed his guess.

"Excuse me for a moment." Mr. Zhou suddenly woke up after hearing this, apologized, and led Magistrate Wanping out of the hall quickly.

About an hour later, Zhou Houjie entered the Hanlin Academy again with a grateful and smiling face, and made a special trip to express his gratitude to Zhu Pingan.

After Zhou Houjie went back, he found fresh footprints on the wall of the back office, and Wen Wen's footprints were also found on several other walls outside. So Zhou Houjie ordered the suspects released yesterday to be re-arrested and brought to justice. After strict interrogation, it was found that they were The suspect took advantage of his family's visit to prison and bribed an accomplished thief, asking him to pretend to be the deceased, and deliberately staged the scene of a ghost claiming grievance the night before, just to reverse the case.

But it was also because the suspect was too clever and showed his flaws. Under strict interrogation, he admitted to harming others.

"Thanks to Zihou for what happened today, otherwise it would be a small matter for me to be a wise man in this life. If I mishandled the case and wronged a good person, it would be a big crime. I have written a letter to ask for credit for Zihou for what happened today."

Zhou Houjie is really a down-to-earth person, and he can't hold him back. He insists on adding Zhu Ping'an to the application form. No one can say anything.