In the Duke's mansion, Wu Chengsi told Princess Taiping and Wu Youji that he had been framed.
Wu Youji slapped the armrest and said angrily: "Who is so brave and dares to harm you, second brother?"
Wu Chengsi shook his head and said: "I'm still confused now, but at least it has something to do with Puhai!"
Princess Taiping said coldly: "How can that monk be so bold? Pu Hai has a close relationship with Mrs. Wei Guo. Maybe it is the woman He Lan Minrou who is causing trouble behind the scenes!"
Wu Youji walked back and forth for a few steps and said, "I can't be certain that it's her. Puhai has friends with many powerful people, including princes, princes and ministers. Second brother, do you want me to send someone to arrest him? Is there anyone in my Jinwu Guard?"
If you don’t believe me, you won’t be able to find out the mastermind if you don’t use torture!”
Wu Chengsi did not expect that the two of them would be so active in this matter, and waved his hands and said: "We don't have any evidence against Pu Hai now. If we arrest him casually, the people behind him will definitely not sit idly by and ignore it. Then we will be in the wrong.
And they might even say that we surrendered to defeat!"
Wu Youjixuan frowned and said, "Then what should we do next?"
"Don't worry too much. Di Renjie and Zhuge Nan of Dali Temple are already investigating this matter. I believe they will be found out sooner or later."
He did not plan to tell the two of them the three-day deadline, otherwise Princess Taiping might go to Wu Zetian to plead for mercy.
For a woman with strong opinions like Wu Zetian, pleading for mercy would not only be useless, but it might also make her think that Wu Chengsi was deliberately inciting Princess Taiping, which would be counterproductive.
Princess Taiping stood up and said with a smile: "I heard that Di Renjie is very good at solving crimes. If you have him to help you, it will be no problem. Second cousin, I will go back home first. If this matter is found out, don't forget to tell me.
"
Wu Youji also said goodbye.
After Wu Chengsi saw off the two people outside the gate of the Duke's Mansion, he came to the West Flower Hall where Master Jingyun was placed.
After knocking on the door and entering Master Jingyun's room, he went straight to the point and asked about everything about Monk Puhai at Baiyun Temple.
"Sir, Master Puhai invited the poor nun to give a lecture at Guangyi Temple a few days ago, so the poor nun invited him back. The lecture was the day before yesterday, and the time was two days. During this period, in addition to harassing Xuan Qing,
, He did not behave abnormally." Master Jingyun replied in a low voice.
Wu Chengsi suddenly felt a little disappointed and said, "I'm sorry for the trouble today, I'll send someone to take you back to the nunnery tomorrow." Then he walked out of Jingyun's room.
After returning to the lobby, he felt a wave of fatigue coming over him and sat down on the chair. All day today, he was like a top, spinning around.
It's a pity that although some gains were made, no evidence was obtained.
…
Shangzhou, Lantian Slope, in a valley sandwiched between two hills, Zhugenan glanced around and saw that the valley was narrow, and thought to himself: "What a good place to lay an ambush."
The Zheng family is an ordinary family. If someone really wants to kill them, they can do it anywhere, but the other party chose a place like this. It can be seen that the people who killed them are a group of very experienced people, who are used to ambush in dangerous places.
"Bring the torch!" Zhugenan shouted, and Wang Yan, the leader of Shangzhou, took the torch from one of his men and took two steps forward to hand it over.
After Zhugenan took it, he squatted on the ground and inspected it carefully.
"Zhuge Si Cheng, we have checked this place in detail, and there are no clues. Besides, it has been a month, what else can we find out?" Wang Yan said with a smile, being dragged into doing this kind of thing so late at night,
Naturally, I was full of complaints.
Zhuge Nan ignored him and continued to search the ground. Wang Yan rolled his eyes, walked to a stone and sat down.
About an hour later, Zhugenan stood up with a string of Buddhist beads in his hand and his eyes sparkling.
"Zhuge Sicheng, are you done?" Wang Yan asked with a yawn.
"Okay, thank you for your hard work tonight, brothers, let's go back!" Zhugenan said with a smile.
…
The ancients went to bed early, but it was already the second watch, and the lights in Uncle Anyuan's mansion were still bright. In the study, He Lan Minzhi held a hardwood bow, picked up the bow, and aimed an arrow at a target in the room.
Suddenly, there was a sound of footsteps, and a man in military uniform strode into the study. He cupped his hands and said, "Uncle, my subordinates have already gone to find Gao Long. He does not want to leave Chang'an City."
With a hiss, the long arrow missed the target and hit the wall.
"Why?" There was no emotion in He Lanmin's voice.
"He said that as soon as he leaves Chang'an City, people in the world will not let him go."
Helan Minzhi took out another long arrow from the arrow pot and said coldly: "Uncle Ben has already given him a chance. Since he doesn't know what to expect, it's no wonder that Uncle Ben has it."
"Uncle, then we can only send our own people to take action." The man in uniform said hesitantly.
"Now that the matter has come to this, it is impossible not to take risks. I will order the Jinwu Guards to cooperate with you, and we will take action at the third watch tonight!"
With a sneer, the long arrow hit the red heart this time.
The man in military uniform hesitated and said: "Uncle, in the patrol team tonight, the people in charge of the Gaolong area are all Wu Youji's people. I'm afraid..."
He Lan Minzhi was stunned for a moment and snorted coldly: "If he is lucky, let's do it tomorrow and let him live one more day."
…
The next morning, perhaps because he went to bed early, Wu Chengsi got up early and had a meal of mutton porridge in the mansion, then went straight to the palace.
In the Zichen Palace, Wu Chengsi told Empress Wu about the case of Ye Yuqiu yesterday in detail, and also said a few bad words about Xu Hui and Wang Bin!
"Chengsi, do you feel that I have given you too much time and you still have the spare time to take care of this kind of thing?" Wu Mei said while looking down at the memorial.
Every time he heard her speak, Wu Chengsi felt a pressure coming over him. He didn't know if it was the psychological pressure caused by knowing that she was the future queen.
"Aunt, my nephew is not meddling in his own business, but this matter is closely related to my nephew's case!"
"What connection?"
"It's like this..." Wu Chengsi told one by one the Buddhist beads found in Baiyun Temple, Pu Hai molesting Xuan Qing, and Xuan Qing's death at the hands of a monk from Guangyi Temple.
Wu Mei raised her head and said, "You mean, the person who harmed you is Pu Hai?"
"There are various signs that he was behind the plan, but my nephew thinks that he is not the mastermind, but at most an accomplice!"
Wu Mei stared at him with deep eyes for a moment and said solemnly: "Who is the mastermind?"
"There is no clue yet."
Wu Mei lowered her head again and said calmly: "Then go find out the clues and find conclusive evidence. You can't just talk without proof."
"Aunt, what about Xu Hui and Wang Bin?"
"Okay, I will take care of it, please step back." Wu Mei waved her hand.
Wu Chengsi cupped his hands, turned around and left the hall.
After leaving the palace, he made a special trip to the Ministry of Personnel. Li Yifu, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, was one of Wu Zetian's most important supporters. Although his official position was higher than that of Wu Chengsi, he was very respectful to him.
After Wu Chengsi mentioned Wang Bo's story, he understood Wu Chengsi's intention and vaguely stated that he would arrange an appointment for Wang Bo as soon as possible. Wu Chengsi thanked him and left the Ministry of Personnel.
After leaving Shangshu Province, Wu Chengsi left the city again and went to Baiyun Temple.
The murder that occurred in the nunnery was kept strictly confidential, so the incense at Baiyun nunnery was not greatly affected. After entering, you can see many female pilgrims.
Wu Chengsi walked along the corridor to the east courtyard and walked to the door of the Buddhist hall where the murder occurred. He remained motionless.
Zhang Dong, who was responsible for guarding this place, was about to step forward to speak, but Han Cheng blocked him with his hand: "My father-in-law is thinking about something, don't disturb him."
Zhang Dong responded and stepped back.
Two quarters of an hour later, Wu Chengsi let out a long breath.
After some thinking, he eliminated other possibilities and confirmed the conjecture in his mind!
The question now is, why did Wang Xiuyun do this? How much hatred does it take for her to do such a thing? Judging from his memory, Wu Chengsi did not know this woman at all!
Suddenly, Wu Chengsi's mind flashed.
Could it be...
He quickly left Baiyun Temple and returned to Dali Temple.