Xiao Qi showed the Jin Yiwei badge in his hand and looked at the monks in front of him expressionlessly. He said coldly: "Jin Yiwei is investigating the case. Someone is suing you for playing in Fu Temple. They said that a certain monk in the temple had something to do with Lin'an last year. It is related to the headless murder case in the city. Immediately ask your host Yunze and all the monks to come out. I will verify them one by one."
The leading monk's name was Fulin. He was a deacon in the temple. He was about fifty years old. Fulin looked at the official badge in Xiaoqi's hand. He didn't know what kind of official the visitor was. However, the name of Jinyiwei was Fulin. I've heard of it. It's a mysterious government office above Lin'an Mansion.
Although the people standing in front of the temple were all wearing casual clothes and most of them were unarmed, the experienced Fulin could tell at a glance that these people were not robbers. The self-proclaimed investigator The young official is full of authority and does not seem to be hypocritical. Fulin did not dare to neglect and said hurriedly: "Sir, please wait a moment. The poor monk Fulin will go and inform the master in charge."
"Okay. Go quickly."
After a while, Fulin returned to Xiao Qi in a panic and said, "Sir, the host is not in the room."
"What?" Xiao Qi said. "Fu Lin, ask all the monks to gather in front of the main hall. Wang Feng, you and everyone will search around. Don't miss every room."
Wang Feng said: "Yes, sir."
"One, two...twenty-nine, thirty, thirty-one, thirty-two." As more and more monks appeared in front of the hall, Xiao Qi counted.
Fulin said with a smile: "Sir, everyone in the room is here."
"The only ones left are Yunze and a monk. Fulin. Where have these two gone? And where is the master Lian Zhen who is on the list in the temple."
Fulin said: "Your Excellency, the monk you sent was named Fu Ping. He disappeared around noon. The poor monk doesn't know where he went. As for the abbot and Master Liangzhen, the poor monk also doesn't know. Eat The poor monk saw them in the abbot's room during dinner."
Xiao Qi said: "What? Don't you have any sect rules here? A monk is leaving the temple. Don't I need to say hello to you?"
"Your Majesty, I don't know. This Fuping is in charge of the people around him. His whereabouts have never been registered."
Yuan Ji on the side suddenly said: "Fu Lin, take us to Yunze's house."
"Yes, sir." Fulin responded and hurriedly took Yuan Ji, Xiao Qi and Wang Feng to Yunze's room. After entering the room, Yuan Ji looked around. Then he picked up a teacup on the table. Seeing that there was still a hint of heat in the cup of tea. Next to the teacup were two empty bowls and some pastries. Yuan Ji smelled it and said, "Is it high-quality liquor. Or is it Chinese Imperial Liquid? Fulin."
"The poor monk is here."
"Fu Lin, do you know there is a secret room in Yanfu Temple?"
Fulin said: "No. The poor monk has been here for ten years. He has never heard of the existence of a secret room."
Yuan Ji said: "Xiao Qi, go and ask other monks if there are secret chambers and secret passages in Yanfu Temple. Wang Feng, go and call Yao Chaohui."
Wang Feng was very fast. Not long after, Yao Chaohui followed Wang Feng to Yunze's room.
"Chaohui. Look, there is no secret room in this room."
"Sir, please wait a moment. I will let my subordinates take a closer look."
Yao Chaohui was good at this. It took about a cup of tea to find the trigger point of the mechanism next to the bed. As Yao Chaohui pressed it with his right hand, a thick secret door appeared on the wall behind the door.
Yuan Ji said: "Wang Feng, tell Xiao Qi that Yao Chaohui and I will go in and take a look."
"Yes, sir. Do you need to find more people to go in?"
"No need. Yao Chaohui. Follow me."
Yuan Ji picked up an oil lamp on the table and walked into the secret door. Under the weak light of the oil lamp, he saw that there were steps extending downwards inside the secret door. The two of them walked down more than ten steps. .I saw a rather narrow secret room. The furnishings in the secret room were almost the same as those in Yunze's house. There were beds, tables, chairs, and bookcases. Except for a passageway when entering, it was surrounded by earthen walls. Yao Chaohui looked around. After some discussion, he said: "There is another mechanism here." After that, another mechanism point was touched. Sure enough, another secret door appeared on the wall directly opposite the entrance passage.
Outside this secret door is a long passage. The passage is very long, downhill, and very low. You can only pass it by half-bowing.
"Sir, judging from the mechanisms and passages here, it seems to be the work of tomb robbers."
"Grave robber. Could it be that Yunze did this? Or he was the previous abbot of Yanfu Temple."
"It's all possible. This passage is at least ten years old."
The two of them talked while walking. It did not affect the speed of their progress at all.
I don't know how long it took. Yao Chaohui suddenly whispered: "Sir, be careful. There seems to be a little light ahead."
"Well, it's moonlight. It should be the exit." Yuan Jiyi was brave. After finishing speaking, he accelerated and walked out.
There was a small forest at the exit. Yao Chaohui looked around and said: "Sir, this place is far away from Yanfu Temple. It is already in the Huanglong Cave area under Baoshi Mountain. This area is open and extends in all directions. It is difficult to confirm their escape. direction."
Yuan Ji thought for a moment and said, "Well, Chaohui, let's go back first."
When he returned to Yanfu Temple, Yuan Ji saw dozens of royal guards in official uniforms walking back and forth in the temple.
"Sir, is there any news?" Xiao Qi asked anxiously in Yunze's room.
"The person should have escaped through a secret passage. I just don't know where he fled. Suo Wuhun. You can bring a few people who are good at tracking or have high qinggong skills to search northward from the Huanglong Cave area of Baoshi Mountain to see if there are any clues."
"Yes, sir."
"Xiao Qi, I'll leave this to your Jin Yiwei. Jun Bao and I will go back to Lion Peak first. Suo Wuji, Yao Chaohui. You and the Longya people are here to assist the Jin Yiwei."
Back to Shifeng. It’s almost midnight.
Yuan Ji reported to me how he went to Yanfu Temple to capture Lian Zhen.
"Master, what happened is roughly like this. When my subordinate walked out of the secret passage, he found that he was already in a bush several miles away."
"It seems that Lian Zhen is really careful. As a detailed worker, he is completely qualified. Xiao Qi, pass on my instructions and order all the checkpoints to keep an eye on them secretly. Once traces of Lian Zhen and Yun Ze are found, attack them in groups. They must be captured. "
"Yes, young master."
Lian Zhen's martial arts is very strong. Ordinary soldiers are no match for him one on one. He can only rely on the advantage of numbers to have a chance to capture him.
It was very different from my expectation. After Yang Liazhenjia left Lin'an, he did not go north to Mongolia, but walked northwest.
After walking a few miles, Yunze gasped and said, "Sir, where are we going now?"
"Yunze. Let's go to Fang Chenqian's Shenggong Cave first."
Yunze was surprised: "Isn't that still within the Song Dynasty?"
"Exactly."
"Sir, although Fuping has been eliminated, the government will definitely discover the secret passage in Yanfu Temple. From what I see, it is better to go north to Mongolia as soon as possible."
Yang Liazhenjia smiled and said: "Yunze, since the secret passage will be discovered, those officials think that we will definitely go north. So the road back to Mongolia is more dangerous. We first go to Shenggong Cave to hide and wait for the news. Let’s make plans when we’re young.”
Yunze praised: "What you said makes sense."
Yang Lianzhenjia looked at the dark sky and said, "Let's go quickly while the night is dark."
Since April, the weather has been getting hotter day by day. Compared with previous years, the hot days this year seem to have come a lot earlier. However, fortunately, the rainy season in Jiangnan has arrived on time. It will rain from time to time, which is okay. Brings coolness to the sultry weather.
On April 23rd, Shouhe and the Queen Mother were registered twice. Fifteen people including Xie Yishi, brother of Bao. The proposal was made. Twelve taels of tin and silver each, and ten bolts of silk. Xie Qubo of Xie Daoqing was granted the title of King of Wei. His grandfather Xie Shenfu and great-grandfather Xie Jingzhi were both granted the title of king to show the emperor's favor. On the same day, the queen received the title of honor. The edict said: Taizhong Dafu Quan Qingfu was born in Confucianism. He sincerely changed his position. It was acceptable to retire. He was specially appointed as the Propaganda Envoy of the Qingyuan Army and promoted the Youshen Guan. He was still invited by the court. Quan Jiu's younger brother Quan Qingfu and the following fifteen people were transferred. The following seventeen people were appointed to replace Cheng Xinlang. Guiyou. The beautiful Yang family was promoted to the title of Concubine Shu.
On April 25, according to the proposal of President Shi Yanzhi of Lin'an Military University, I ordered Jiang Wanzai, Jiang Wanli's younger brother, to return to Lin'an to serve as an academician of the Military Affairs Academy and concurrently as the vice president of the Military University.
Jiang Wanzai, the younger brother of Jiang Wanli. Along with his elder brother Wanli, his younger brother Wanqing was elegantly called Jiang's "Three Ancients" or "Three Kunyus" by people at the time. Because of his tall physique and extraordinary arm strength since he was a child, his grandfather Jiang Lin and his father Jiang Ye had high hopes for him. In addition to teaching him the knowledge of Yi, which was passed down from his family, he also paid a lot of money to hire famous teachers to teach him the art of war and martial arts. He learned the essence of each lesson for ten thousand years. He joined the army when he was sixteen years old. He became a soldier before he reached the age of seventeen. The direct superior of Meng Gong (29 years old at the time). Later he had disagreements with Shi Miyuan, Ding Daquan, Jia Sidao and others, so he lived in seclusion at home.
Because the war between Song and Mongolia was about to break out, and I deeply felt that the generals were insufficient, so while recruiting troops, in addition to training and recruiting young generals, I also began to pay attention to the veteran generals from the Meng Gong era. Under the strong recommendation of Shi Yanzhi. Coupled with Jiang Wanli's persuasion, Jiang Wanzai agreed to return to the army and serve in the army.
At the end of April, the Sichuan Military Region issued another battle report. General Zhang Jue protected the spring plowing in Hezhou. The war payment was made to Longxi. He expressed his merits and the names of the meritorious officers were listed in the edict.
May 1st. Great court meeting.
Before discussing military affairs and government affairs, I once again engaged in superstitious activities. According to the historical process I know, there will be a solar eclipse in May.
After everyone saluted, I first said: "Dear dear friends, last night I received another revelation from the late emperor in my dream, which asked me to start preparing for the battle between Song and Meng. After that, I asked the late emperor how the battle between Song and Meng would end. The late emperor said. God will send down a message this month. If we, the Song Dynasty, win, there will be another sign from the sky, that is, there will be an eclipse of the sun. If not, there will be no sign of an eclipse of the sun. Qin Tianjian will go out."