作者	主编：贾先锋
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出版时间	1999-01-01

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片断：InterrogatingaBuddhistStatueFterobtainingthetitle"metropolitangraduate,"LordBaostayedintheimperialcapital,Kaifeng,waitingforanappointment.SoonhereceivedpapersfromthecourrmakinghimmagistrateofDingyuanCountyinFengyangPrefecture,AnhuiProvince.Hepackedhisluggage,tuckedawayhisofficialpapers,andsetoutwithhisservant,BaoXing.OnenteringthedistrictofDingyuanCounty,LordBaochangedoutofhisofficialrobesohecouldobtainsomeinformationfirsthanddressedasanordinarytraveler.Theystoppedtoeatataninn.Justthenamanwalkedinandwaswarmlygreetedbythewaiter."Haven'tseenyoufbralongrime,Mr.Pi!"Themansatdownatthetablenexttotheirs.Thewaiterwentinsideandsoonreturnedwithtwopotsofwineandtwocups.Themanlookedupinsurprise,"Hey!1amalone.Whydoyoubringtwopotsandtwocups?"Thewaiterwasstaggered."1sawsomeonebehindyouwhenyoucamein,"hesaid."Hishairwasallcangledandhisfacesmearedwithblood.So1thoughtyouhadjustdraggedhimoutofafight,andthetwoofyouweregoingtohaveafewdrinkstogether.Butnowhe'sgone!Ormaybe1justgotdizzyintheheadanddidn'treallyseeanything."Atthesewords,theman'sfacechangedcolor.Withoutsayinganything,hegotup,paidforthewine,andwentawayinahurry.LordBao,whohadtakenineverything,askedthewaitertocomeover."Whoisthatfellow?"heasked."That'sPiXiong,theleaderofthe24localhorsepeddlers.1don'tknowwhat'swrongwithhimtoday."LordBaofinishedhismealandtoldBaoXingtogotothemagistrate'sofficetoannouncehisarrival.Thenhelefttheinnandwalkedleisurelydownthestreet.Bythetimehearrivedattheyamen(thegovernmentoffice),therunnersandclerkshadalreadylinedupinfrontofthegate.Heenteredtheoffice,exchangedpaperswithhispredecessor,andacceptedthemagistrate'ssealaswellasallthefilesanddocuments.Heimmediatelysatdownandbegantoleafthroughthecaserecordsofcriminalswhichhadbeenexecutedinautumn.WhenhecameacrossarecentmurdercaseaboutamannamedShenQingchargedwithkillingamonkintheBuddhisttemple,hefoundthejudgmentunconvincinganddecidedtotrythecaseagain.Therunners,informedbyBaoXingthatthenewmagistratehadtraveledincognitototheyamen,allrealizedthatLordBaomustbeaveryastuteandsternpersonandthattheycouldnotaffordtoneglecttheirduties.AssoonasLordBaoissuedhisorder,therunnerswalkedintotheprincipalhalloftheyameninanorderlyfileandan-nouncedtheopeningofthetrialinresoundingvoices.LordBaosatdownathistableandorderedShenQingtobebroughtin.AshortwhilelaterShenQingwastakenfromprison,broughtintothehall,andrelievedofhisshackles.LordBaolookedathimclosely.ShenQingappearedtobeinhisearlythirties,weakinphysique,timidinexpression,andtremblingwithfear.Hedidnothavethelookofamurderer.