"The inner guards did not come with us..." Unexpectedly, after hearing Xu Zun's question, Chen Taiji actually said, "So... we don't know the specific news in the palace!"
"Ah?" Xu Zun frowned and asked hurriedly, "Did the news we reported reach the palace?"
"Of course, of course," Chen Taiji said, "otherwise, Master Li and I would not have been appointed by the Holy One.
"Now, whether it is the Queen Mother, the Cabinet, or the Three Law Departments, they all know that such a major incident has occurred in Shangyuan City!"
"Master Chen, you still don't understand what I mean," Xu Zun said urgently, "Taoist Priest Qinglan and Marquis Changping have trained a group of young girl killers. These killers may have sneaked into the palace and have their own plans, so...
"
"I understand, I understand," Chen Taiji nodded and said, "This case is of great importance and concerns the safety of the Queen Mother and the Holy Emperor. However, we at the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple really have no way of knowing what is going on in the palace now!
"Ji Ying," Chen Taiji motioned Xu Zun to sit down and speak, and then said, "After receiving your report, our Sanfa Department has inquired overnight about the number of talented women recommended to the palace by Qinglan Temple and Changping Marquis Mansion in recent years.
There are beautiful girls.
"But..." Chen Taiji said helplessly, "It's strange that except for a few talented women who applied for female officers in the name of Qinglan Academy, there are no other recommendations.
"Moreover, these talented women did not make the list."
"Ah?" Xu Zun was surprised, "No?"
"The same goes for Marquis Changping," Chen Taiji added, "Although he has the quota to recommend beautiful girls, he has never recommended a beautiful girl to the palace!
"So... Judging from the surface information, Taoist Qinglan and Marquis Changping seem to have nothing to do with the palace!"
"Is this the case!?" Xu Zun frowned, puzzled.
According to common sense, if Taoist Qinglan and Marquis Changping are aiming at the imperial power, then these young killers must be trained and transported to the palace to pose a threat to the imperial power.
But now there are none, so where did they send those girl killers?
They spend so much time and energy, they can't just train killers, they must have some agenda!
"Of course, no matter what," Chen Taiji said, "Jiying, you have still made a great contribution. I believe you will be heavily rewarded by the Queen Mother and the Holy Emperor in the near future!"
"Sir," Xu Zun first looked at Li Jinlou, and then whispered, "this matter is definitely not that simple. It has been found out that this case is related to the Xuanmen cult that has disappeared for more than a hundred years!"
"This..." Chen Taiji also glanced at Li Jinlou unnaturally.
However, Li Jinlou acted as if he hadn't heard anything and was sitting on the seat in the center, sipping tea leisurely.
"Ji Ying," Chen Taiji said, "Although Xuanmen has been extinct for more than a hundred years, it is still a taboo word in the palace. It doesn't matter if you and I talk like this, but you must be cautious when meeting princes and nobles in the future.
Say it!"
"Oh?" Xu Zun was surprised. He didn't expect that Xuanmen was still a taboo.
But, taboo doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist?
"Sir," Xu Zun said solemnly, "according to my humble speculation, Xuanmen is by no means as simple as a resurgence. I'm worried that they may even have become a threat!"
"Bold!" Unexpectedly, after hearing this, Li Jinlou slammed the tea cup on the table and scolded Xu Zun, "Scaremongering! It's just a small cult, what can it become?"
"You?" Xu Zun said, "Marquis Changping is the Marquis of Daxuan, and Taoist Master Qinglan is also personally conferred by the Queen Mother. They built a secret base, trained Chongtian Temple and other dead warriors, and also secretly trained a group of mysterious
Girl killer! Is this a small cult?
"Furthermore, I suspect that they are also under the instigation of others, and there is a more powerful mastermind behind them, and the threat from Xuanmen is by no means limited to Shangyuan City!"
"Bold! Nonsense!" Li Jinlou glared hard again and said arrogantly, "I think it's because you couldn't catch the culprit, so you deliberately exaggerated to cover up your dereliction of duty!
"You also said that they are already so rampant, but are you, the prefect of Tangzhou and Shangyuan County, all blind men without eyes?
"In my opinion, you are all responsible for negligence! Hmph..."
"Master Li, Master Li, you are wronged!" Li Yan quickly stood up and explained, "The Master Qinglan and the Marquis Changping are of high status. What do they want to do? Do we, the prefecture and counties, dare to ask?"
"Yes, sir," Dong Wanxing agreed, "who in the entire Tangzhou dares to search Qinglan Temple and Changping Marquis Mansion?"
"Okay, okay!" Seeing that the situation was about to get out of control, Chen Taiji hurriedly stopped Li Jinlou and said, "Xu Zun, we only saw the report before and didn't know the details. Now, you will tell the whole story.
Let’s talk about it!”
Seeing Chen Taiji trying to smooth things over, Li Jinlou closed his mouth, but he still looked arrogant and arrogant.
Xu Zun also knew that it was difficult to communicate with officials like Li Jinlou, so he pulled a chair in front of Chen Taiji and recounted the entire incident of the girl's disappearance.
This is not the first time that Xu Zun has told the case. He immediately told it with emotion and vividness, especially the fierce battle in Shangyuan County, which made Chen Taiji's palms sweat.
Li Jinlou also frowned after hearing this, and he did not expect that the case would be so tortuous.
After finishing speaking, Chen Taiji was so fascinated that he praised:
"Oh, during the Iron Coffin Case, I was so shocked that Ji Ying was a heavenly being!
"I didn't expect that this time I would continue to write a legend, and Tangzhou would be promoted to a criminal officer. This position is really suitable for you!"
"Thank you, sir!" Xu Zun said modestly.
"If you hadn't seen everything clearly," Chen Taiji praised, "then no one would have known about the thief's plot!"
"Sir," Xu Zun said, "I have explained the case clearly to you, so from now on, I still rely on you to take charge of the follow-up processing!"
"Well..." Chen Taiji stroked his beard and nodded, "This time, the two of us came in a hurry. The Holy Father only ordered us to know the details as soon as possible.
"So, the two of us are just supervising. We have to wait for the Holy Spirit's will to truly deal with the aftermath!"
"Master Chen," Li Yan asked, "Everything else is easy to talk about, but Marquis Changping is a marquis after all. Do you think the Holy Father has mentioned how to deal with it?"
"Good question, Mr. Li." Chen Taiji continued to stroke his beard. "The incident happened suddenly. It is impossible for the Holy One to issue an order to reduce the rank in such a short period of time. Therefore, the above intention is to temporarily block the Marquis Mansion and detain the relevant personnel until the time comes.
Find out the facts of the case and then deal with them!
"However, don't worry, the Ministry of Punishment has joined forces with the Three Law Departments and the Ministry of War to arrest Chang Pinghou Lu Jinlong, Taoist Master Na Qinglan and others nationwide.
