In the past two days, Xu Zun and others interrogated all the relevant persons captured this time, but the gains were not very great.
The Taoist nuns who were captured knew very little. According to their accounts, the entire secret activities of Qinglan Temple were arranged by the master of Qinglan Temple and several of her close disciples.
Especially the training of the girls and the chanting of the mantras are basically done by Taoist Priest Qinglan’s close disciples!
After the incident, the few close disciples disappeared together with the temple master.
The Taoist nuns also know that all illegal activities are carried out in the underground palace, but these Taoist nuns are similar to the gangsters in Chongtian Temple. They are all recruited from all over the country by the master of Qinglan Temple.
They were either convict wives who had committed crimes, beggars begging on the streets, or homeless people on the border. Qinglan Temple took them in, so none of them dared to disobey orders.
Moreover, they said that the rules of Qinglan Temple are very strict and the punishments are also very severe, so no one dares to escape.
Xu Zun asked them if they had seen any suspicious persons in Qinglan Temple? Especially the Marquis of Changping, Lu Jinlong himself?
The Taoist nuns replied that they had never seen Mr. Hou in the Taoist temple. If they were talking about suspicious persons, they had only seen Luo Yu occasionally.
Based on this statement, it can be inferred that Luo Yu is indeed a relatively important figure, but it is a pity that he is dead.
Next, Xu Zun also asked about Timur Ani and Lu Xiaofeng. The Taoist nuns unanimously denied it, saying that they had never seen Yuanzhou women in the underground palace.
However, regarding Lu Xiaofeng, the Taoist nuns knew that what Aunt Hong said was true. Lu Xiaofeng only stayed there for a few months before she became delirious and crazy, and was finally taken away by Luo Yu!
It is conceivable that Lu Xiaofeng was taken to Chongtian Temple by Luo Yu. Then Ani might also have gone to Chongtian Temple at that time!
If you look at it this way, maybe that Yuyangzi didn't do anything to these two women, right?
Finally, Xu Zun asked about the Xuanmen secrets.
But these Taoist nuns unanimously claimed that they had no knowledge. They only knew that Master Qinglan and the few close disciples could recite the mantras, and so could the brainwashed girls.
But none of them knew exactly what they were chanting, and they didn't dare to ask questions. They didn't even know what Xuanmen was!
The Taoist nuns were like this, and the servants of the Changping Marquis Mansion kept crying out for injustice.
No matter how the jailers interrogated them, these people always claimed that they were unjustly accused.
According to careful investigation, it was found that the number of people Zhao Yu counted that night was wrong, and several guards from the Hou Mansion were missing that night.
It is said that these guards are all direct disciples of Wei Beihui. It is very likely that they escorted the Changping Hou family out of the city...
After the case was investigated here, Xu Zun felt uneasy again!
Needless to say, both Changping Hou himself and these disciples of Wei Beihui have probably now regarded themselves as sworn enemies, right?
Marquis Changping's happy life and the life of Daoist Wei were ruthlessly taken away by him!
but……
Damn you bitch. As the saying goes, you can't live without your own fault. These people clearly brought it upon themselves. If you want to live a happy life, then don't engage in these conspiracies?
cut……
Looking at the external situation, the governor of Tang Dynasty, Shi Dong Wanxing, was very capable. He not only united with the military camps of counties and counties in Tangzhou to arrest Changping Marquis and others across the state. He also cooperated with Shen Xinglian to send soldiers from the garrison.
Go to all directions in Shangyuan City to inquire about news.
Although there is no news so far, it is certain that it will not be easy for Changping Hou and others to escape Tangzhou safely.
In addition to handling these tedious investigations, Xu Zun also took time to deal with personal matters.
Taking advantage of his power, he asked Zhao Yu to stab Wei Beihui's body and chop it on the neck, creating the illusion that Wei Beihui died under the knife.
Xu Zun did this just in case, and didn't want too many people to know about Ku Niang.
On that day, besides Xu Zun and others, there were two people who knew that Ku Niang had removed Wei Bei's tracheal tube. One was Timur Ani and the other was the county governor Taimin.
However, Tai Min was dying and passed out at the time, and did not know what exactly happened.
Therefore, the only thing Xu Zun has to deal with now is that Ani.
He had to find a way to prevent Ani from telling anyone about Ku Niang.
Although Ani wants to die now and refuses to say anything, the internal guards will come sooner or later. When the internal guards come to interrogate, I am afraid that Ani will not be able to withstand it!
Once Ani tells the internal guards about Ku Niang, she may be in trouble.
So...we still have to think of a way...
Who would have thought that before Xu Zun could think of a good solution, someone would come from above!
When Xu Zun returned to the Shangyuan County Yamen, he found that there were two more luxurious carriages at the entrance of the County Yamen, and there were also many more officials inside the Yamen.
After he entered the inner hall, he saw the governor Li Yan and Tai Min with bandages on his shoulders, warmly welcoming them.
One of them, Xu Zun, knew exactly the censor from the Ministry of Punishment—Chen Taiji!
However, the person who came with Chen Taiji this time was not Cai Kun, the leader of the Neiwei Pavilion, but a middle-aged man wearing a black official robe and a goatee.
"Ji Ying," Chen Taiji saw Xu Zun and greeted him hastily, "I didn't expect that we would meet again so soon!"
"Master Chen!" Xu Zun quickly stepped forward, bowed and saluted, and praised, "That's great! Now that you are here, we have a backbone!"
"Haha, I heard that you, the newly appointed Tangzhou prosecutor, solved several major cases when you first came to Shangyuan City," Chen Taiji praised, "At this rate, I think you and I will soon become colleagues.
Here you go!”
"snort……"
Unexpectedly, after Chen Taiji finished speaking, the man in black robe next to him snorted coldly, with a look of contempt in his eyes.
"Oh, Xu Zun, let me introduce you," Chen Taiji pointed at the man in black robe and introduced, "This is Mr. Li Jinlou, the inspector of Dali Temple. He was appointed by the Holy One to personally supervise the case!"
"I've met Mr. Li!" Xu Zun bowed and saluted again.
"Hmm." However, Mr. Li was so arrogant that he just said "hmm" in response and even clasped his hands behind his back.
Depend on!
Xu Zun cursed secretly, "What a great official authority!"
The inspector of Dali Temple, as the name suggests, is here to supervise how Xu Zun and others handle the case. To put it bluntly, he is here to find faults.
However, this fault-finding person is really not easy to mess with. Dali Temple is located at the head of the Three Legal Divisions, which is equivalent to the Supreme Court.
It would be a big deal if this person made a small report!
"Master Li," Li Yan was afraid that Li Jinlou didn't know Xu Zun's origin, so he immediately introduced him, "Xu Zun's father is Xu Changlin and Xu Siqing!"
"Yeah, I know!" Li Jinlou snorted angrily again, "But now the minister of Dali Temple is named Liu, not Xu!"
this……
Li Jinlou's words were obviously provocative, making the atmosphere instantly awkward.
"Um...hehe..." Finally, Chen Taiji resolved the embarrassment and said, "Come on, let's get down to business first!
"My lords, the saint has sent an oral message, ordering Lord Li and I to come to Shangyuan City to find out the evil plot of Qinglan Temple and Changping Houfu. Now, tell us!"
"Master Chen," Xu Zun asked on the spot, "Tell me first, what is going on in the palace now? Are those girl killers really in the palace?"
