However, when the news of the accident at Shangshan Temple (being raided by unknown persons) reached the ears of Li Xiuyuan, the magistrate of Lantian County who was visiting friends from afar and had a banquet in the back office, it was like thunder, and he was horrified.
There was chaos on the spot, and all the wine glasses that were flowing were knocked over.
As the name suggests, Li Xiuyuan's ancestors were from the Yuanzhi clan; but because there were too many generations apart, starting from his great-grandfather's generation, he was automatically removed from the Zongzheng Temple's genealogy and demoted to a commoner who no longer received clan subsidies.
; But as the principal wife, you can still leave your name for three more generations.
Therefore, compared to his grandfather who gave up on himself and ended up drunkenly to death; and his father who tried to revive but failed in management and almost went bankrupt and needed marriage to save him; Li Xiuyuan's luck is undoubtedly better, because he is willing to study and catch up with the three generations of people who have left their names.
Final benefit.
As the Tianjia's benevolence to the descendants of the clan, Zongzheng Temple will specifically fight for a certain number of candidates from the two major universities in the capital, the Imperial College and the Imperial College, to provide them to those poor but willing to make progress in the distant clan, and the descendants of the concubine clan; Li Xiuyuan
It's stuck on the basic line.
Therefore, although he failed to enter the two major universities in the capital (Jingshi University and Military Preparatory University), he managed to catch the last train to the Imperial College, and thus became one of the tens of thousands of candidates for academic officials in the Tang Dynasty. After that, he became famous again.
By chance, he received support and sponsorship from his maternal uncle's family.
After marrying a cousin who was born in a foreign domain, he also had the opportunity to transfer to the official path of becoming an official. Finally, at the age of thirty-seven, he was released to the seven counties of Chi, Ji, Wang, Jin, Shang, Zhong, and Xia.
, the magistrate of Lantian County, Ji County, "Beside the Capital", has been in office for the third year.
Of course, compared to what is known as "Three lives of misfortune, the county magistrate is attached to Guo; three lives of evildoers, attached to the provincial capital of Guo; full of evil, attached to the capital of Guo." In Chang'an, which has huge affairs and great pressure, Wannian County is located in Wuguan, southwest of the capital.
——Lantian County, which is at the heart of Shangluo Road, is much easier.
It is located at the heart of Gyeonggi and has the prosperity of the business travel route, but also has the natural inertia of being stuck with the rules for a long time. It is also relatively far away from the turmoil of the Xijing court. Even if you don't have to pursue political achievements and achievements, you can still rely on being relatively hands-off.
Just do nothing and wait until your term is over.
The only issue that needs attention is the various recreational gardens, forest villas and other large villas built on both sides of the water from Lantian Valley to Wangchuan.
And according to the priority, they are naturally divided into three, six and nine levels.
Shangshan Temple, located on the roadside near Weishan Mountain, is undoubtedly one of the most important places; compared to the ancient temples and temples everywhere in the capital, and the gods and Buddhas fighting in the imperial edicts and imperial dojos; there is only one in Lantian County.
It is a blessing to have a Shangshan temple where the clan makes offerings and fulfills its vows.
Therefore, although there have been frequent incidents in recent years, Li Xiuyuan's tenure has been relatively stable; at most, some deformed beasts that wandered from the mountains to the road were killed. However, someone actually attacked directly and set fire to Shangshan.
Look, this is a big event where the sky is falling and the earth is falling.
Therefore, no matter how unwilling he was, he could only pick up the unfamiliar riding skills again; he summoned the strong squads in the county and the local hunting team to prepare for the beasts, and also sent a message to the nearby regimental garrison and government soldiers.
Junzhuang; invited as backup. Then, with the support from the front and back, they came towards Shangshan Temple.
However, when he reached the halfway point, the news that came back one after another made him hesitate again and again, and he retreated in his heart. Because it was reported that the person who attacked Shangshan Temple was not an ordinary thief, but
A whole team of armored soldiers, fully clothed and fully equipped.
You must know that this is an important place in Gyeonggi Province. Even the Jinwu disciples of the six envoys on the left and right are wearing scarlet robes and light armor. Those who can dispatch armored soldiers are not ordinary beings. Immediately afterwards, there was news that a group of people who saw the fire and went to Shangshan Temple nearby
A team of road guards were also defeated by these unknown armored soldiers.
The road guards and Cao camps have always been under the direct control of the state government, but they are controlled by the various transport departments and supervised by the patrol censors. Those who dare to directly defeat them are not Li Xiuyuan, the mere magistrate of Lantian County.
It was worth provoking. However, when he decided to order a U-turn and turn back.
The fourth wave of informants caught up again. This time they brought him the identities of the unknown soldiers, who were actually people from the Censorship Department/Lixingyuan of Xijing. At this moment, Li Xiuyuan's mind was almost like
After being hit by someone, all that was left was a buzzing sound in my head.
Although he was just a small county magistrate in charge of more than 100,000 household registrations in Lantian, he had often heard of the newly established Anxing Imperial Palace in the imperial court's newspapers, documents, or privately orally.
News from the History Department/Li Xingyuan; basically all are closely related to major events in the two capitals.
But for Li Xiuyuan, whether it is the currently famous Fourth Court of Censors or the clan background behind Master Miaozhendong in Shangshan Temple, whichever side of the situation is affected, it is based on his current rank and
Official position, unbearable consequences. "Quick...quick..."
However, before Li Xiuyuan could think of an excuse to turn around and turn back; several cavalrymen with bright armors came from the front again, and Li Xiuyuan's last bit of luck was gone. "Feng Xijingli Xingyuan Supervisor, Two Capitals
I would like to ask Mr. Baili to explain the order of the post envoy to the Taoist Hall."
After a while, Li Xiuyuan had to bite the bullet and leave a group of subordinates to wait outside. With only a few followers, he walked into the messy Shangshan Temple. Facing the newly built Lixingyuan of the imperial court, he still
You can shirk one or two things, but you can't refuse the supervision of the two imperial emissaries.
Then in the third courtyard, in front of an almost burned-down hall, Li Xiuyuan also saw a tall young official with a clear appearance and deep eyes. He couldn't help but hurriedly bowed his hands and saluted: "Lantian
Order Li Xiuyuan to pay homage to the patrol post envoy..."
"Bailihou came at the right time." The other party smiled faintly and said, "My subordinates happened to make some discoveries. I would like to ask Bailihou to be a witness."
"As you wish!" Li Xiuyuan also responded bitterly: After all, we have reached this point, and there is no room for him to shirk and refuse; not to mention that this happened under his rule. No matter what happened,
It cannot be separated from an oversight or poor governance.
A moment later, Li Xiuyuan saw Mage Dongzhen/Miaozhenzi who was tied up with a big head, his face covered with bruises and swelling, and his mouth was gagged. His purple crane cloak was also burned into strips by the smoke and fire, revealing many burns.
It became more and more ugly, and my mouth became severely bitter.
You must know that this is one of the Lou Guan Dharma lines enshrined by the imperial court. He is the Dongzhen Master of the sixth and eleventh level of Taoism, and the master of the Palace Guan of the third level. Not to mention that Li Xiu is farsighted on weekdays, so he must respectfully call
Say "Miao Zhenren", even if you want to ask for a meeting, you still have to look at the other person's mood.
"Don't be fooled by this guy's name. He's just a decent person." As if he was aware of his vague thoughts, Jiang Tian explained in an understatement: "However, after this guy was caught,
He actually wanted to bite his tongue and kill himself; so he had to knock out his teeth first."
However, Li Xiuyuan could only respond with an embarrassed look of submissiveness and a smile. Immediately afterwards, the ruins of the main hall were completely cleaned up; just after the base of the clay wooden niche of Emperor Xuanyuan (Laozi) was moved away together;
An entrance with stairs going down was revealed.
After a while, Li Xiuyuan, who was invited to go down, staggered due to the stench that hit his face, and almost fell down the stairs. Then, under the light of the lights, he quickly saw clearly the surrounding area.
There were locks and iron bars fixed on the wall, as well as furnishings that looked like torture instruments.
In an instant, Li Xiuyuan's heart sank, but he also felt a sense of relief and relief. Since Master Miaozhen, who is usually well-known for his Taoist and immortal style, hid lynching instruments underground, he just sat down.
Convicted of violating the rules, breaking the precepts, and conspiring to do evil.
At least he didn't have to worry about being involved in a huge dispute that was deliberately framed and framed. Thinking of this, Li Xiuyuan also squeezed out more expressions of indignation on his face: "I never expected that this guy... this thief
To be so heartless and crazy, I am ashamed of myself!"
"Actually, the serious relationship between them is much more than that?" Jiang Tian gave him a meaningful look, shook his head again and said: Then the sergeant who went deep into the search broke out a short noise and noise, and then another
It turned into a few short screams and whines.
I saw Lin Shunyi, one of the four great disciples, already dragging two limp human bodies with his hands, striding out, throwing them on the ground and whispering: "When the disciples broke in, there were these two bitches."
, hiding in a secret cell and attacking with a sword, but we knocked him over."
Li Xiuyuan took a closer look and saw that they were two young Taoist boys. However, they only wore thin gauze clothes and crotch collars, and their faces were smeared with powder. They looked a bit strange and monster. He couldn't help but feel something. Tightly.
Then several more large and small boxes and boxes were lifted out.
After opening them one by one, some of them contained expensive clothing materials, but they seemed to be mostly women's personal belongings; some contained jewelry and accessories used by women; some boxes contained large amounts of gold, silver, money, and scattered gems; and
In the box are stacks of ledgers and letterheads.
After seeing this scene, Li Huaiyuan's scalp became numb again. It was no surprise that despite all the calculations, he was inevitably involved in a huge trouble and dispute again. At this moment, he would rather have nothing.
You may have seen it, or you may have never been down there at all.
But then, there was a loud sound of cracking walls again inside; it was the sergeants who were exploring the four walls; they accidentally discovered and knocked open the secret wall hidden deep in the underground chamber. Then a gray-faced man, described as
The withered woman was dragged out.
Immediately afterwards, Jiang Tian asked someone to come over with a large picture album; he opened one page of a simple portrait sketch, looked at the woman carefully for a moment, and then breathed out: "There are six or seven
The similarity is very close, it should be her, the miko who disappeared back then."