"Report, there is still a living person in the cellar. It looks like he was beaten badly. I don't know how badly he was injured." The soldiers who went to the side room to search the cellar came back. The people behind were holding up a dying wounded man.
"What's going on?" Yin Hu walked over.
"Who are you and why are you here? Who beat you like this?" He asked the man covered in blood under the firelight.
"Well... who am I? I am a good citizen. I am a good citizen who is sitting quietly and guarding my own life. I was captured. Wuwu... my wife was beaten to death by them. I want the official to make the decision!" The man groaned first. , after hearing the question, it took a while to recover, and then he started crying and begging Yin Hu to make the decision.
"What did you do? Why did they beat your wife to death? Who were they?" Yin Hu continued to press.
"Master, we haven't done anything. They want to rob my family's land. It is the only land in the pass left by our ancestors. It cannot be donated. They... they are the monks of Qianming Temple... Official Master... you have to make the decision for me... ugh..." The injured man cried miserably, and even though his words were incoherent, Yin Hu could understand him clearly.
Knowing that the couple had a piece of land in Guan Nei, they made up their mind. They must know that the land price in Guan Nei is not at the same level as that in Dingxiangcheng.
"You live in Dingxiang? How come you have land in Guan Nei?" Yin Hu was a little surprised. Usually people would not leave their own land. What's more, it is still the ancestral land.
"I am from the Tang Dynasty. I was captured and worked as a slave at first. Later, I ran away. I went into hiding in Dingxiang. Ahem... After I got married, I became a Buddhist. Ahem... During the war, I still relied more on hard work. Ming Temple gave us a place to hide so we could survive. However, I donated everything I could. I really can’t donate my ancestral land. So... I was caught here. They asked me to hand over the land deed and then buy and sell it. Put your fingerprints on the contract. Demons... they are the biggest demons. Fortunately, the land deed allowed me to hide, otherwise I would have died long ago. My poor wife..." The injured man began to cover his face and cry.
Yin Hu had infinite sympathy for him, but he really didn't understand why he would die if he didn't hide in the temple during the war. What's the truth?
As soon as he was asked for questioning, the doctor arrived. As soon as the injured man was brought up, he asked his subordinates to call in a nearby doctor. This was an important witness, so nothing happened.
The injured was temporarily taken away for treatment. He looked at the three monks who were arrested. Sure enough, they were all wearing makeup and wigs. If you weren't paying attention, you really couldn't tell that they were monks.
The small courtyard was brightly lit by torches. Yin Hu was waiting for the pursuers to come back. There had to be a response whether he could be caught. In fact, now these plus the confessions of those in the prison, it was possible to search Qianming Temple. , not to mention that His Highness the Prince also found a country squire who had been doing good deeds in the local area for many years to testify.
Regarding this squire, Li Chengqian originally planned to invite someone to cooperate even if he had to pay a "price". Unexpectedly, this squire, a good man with the highest reputation, had already known the inside story of these temples. However, his personal power was limited, so he could not I can only watch those monks doing evil and have no choice.
Now that the Grand Governor actually wants to deal with them, he is naturally happy to cooperate. This is also a great honor for him.
Not only did this squire named Lin not want any of his benefits, he also took the initiative to contact some local good people who knew the details of these temples and came forward to testify against these monks. This made Li Chengqian very happy, and it proved that the rich people of the Tang Dynasty
There are also many kind-hearted people, and many people are just powerless. Now that I... uh... Su Lie is supporting them, there will be no problem at all.
Li Chengqian knew that they were taking action tonight, so he waited restlessly in the governor's mansion. Su Lie was sitting in a corner. He was relatively simple. He only planned to change the governor's mansion into a governor's mansion, and did not plan to build another one.
"How about you sit down and have a rest?" Qin Wei was dazzled by Li Chengqian. How long will he keep walking around? If there is news, the servants will naturally report it. There is no point in being anxious.
"Oh, why aren't you worried at all? You are sitting so firmly, don't you have any intention?" Li Chengqian was in a very irritable mood. No one would be able to please him if he messed with him now.
Su Lie sat quietly aside, wisely keeping silent.
Facing Li Chengqian's vicious attitude, Qin Wei began to regret it. He really said that if he was dazzled, he could just shut up. Why bother with him?
"If you're really worried, just go and have a look. Why are you struggling here? Is it useful?"
Li Chengqian, who was irritated, his eyes lit up when he heard these words. Yes, he could obviously go and have a look. It's not like he couldn't get out of the palace.
"Come on, let's go take a look." Li Chengqian immediately walked out excitedly.
Qin Wei was stunned for a moment, and then glanced at Su Lie, but he was met with a reproachful look. Qin Wei smiled helplessly. Why was he so easy to make mistakes today?
"Still stunned, follow quickly!" Su Lie pushed Qin Wei when he went out. This boy's ability to light fires is much better than his grandfather's, but his ability to put out fires is not good.
On the night of the curfew, 50 guards protected Li Chengqian, Qin Wei and others as they rushed to the small courtyard.
"Report, the two men have been caught. The tunnel leads to an abandoned well behind the second street." The soldiers who went to visit the main house finally came back.
"Just catch it, haha, everyone, hurry up and search, today's credit will not be lost." Yin Hu stood in the middle of the small courtyard with high spirits.
At this time, Li Chengqian and the others walked in. A soldier reported a message to Yin Hu first. Yin Hu walked over with a smile on his face, but when he arrived in front of Li Chengqian, the pride was gone and only humility remained.
The uninformed soldiers looked at the scene in front of them with doubts, but no one dared to ask. They just guessed that the leading young man must not be simple, to have his superior officer be so respectful, and even Governor Su standing behind him.
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"What's going on?" Li Chengqian was full of momentum and went straight to the point. He was eager to know whether he had succeeded or not. He couldn't fall short.
"Hello... Hu suddenly didn't know whether to call him Prince. If people don't want to reveal his identity, wouldn't he be flattering?
"Young Master, just call him Young Master." Li Chengqian nodded approvingly. Fortunately, this boy was quite smart and did not reveal his identity. Otherwise, he would be in trouble.
"Master, we captured three monks and two others who are the owners of this small courtyard. We also found a slave in the cellar. He was seriously injured, but there was no fear of death. There was also a female corpse in the cellar.
It's the wife of the victim who was beaten to death." Yin Hu reported clearly and neatly, allowing Li Chengqian to immediately understand the situation at the scene.
"Cellar? Take me to see it." Li Chengqian wanted to know if it was a place like a private prison. These people are really brave. Prisons are only available to the government. What do they want to do by exercising this power in private?
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How to put this kind of thing into perspective? If you want to be big, be big, if you want to be small, be small. The question of determination depends on Li Chengqian's mood.
"This... Young Master, it's so filthy inside. It's better to let the soldiers go." Yin Hu mustered up the courage to stop him. The soldier who just went down had to endure it for a long time, but couldn't hold it back and still vomited. He didn't need to describe it, he knew what was going on.
It's definitely not going to be any better down there. A person with the prince's status cannot go down there.
Li Chengqian frowned, was it dirty? He hated dirty places, but if he couldn't get out of there, his heart was itching again. He really wanted to know what these people had done.
"I'll go down and take a look, you wait for me." Qin Wei stood up, he was equally curious.
Li Chengqian nodded, and then he observed the small courtyard and the busy soldiers, and waited for Qin Wei to come up.
In fact, the small courtyard is not big, but because Yin Hu asked for a careful search, they did not dare to let go of any place. Even some clay pots and jars, they had to break open them for fear of having oil paper bags or the like stuffed inside.
It would be a big mistake to miss many things. They even used a knife to split open the boxes and beds to see if there were any compartments. Being so careful, they really found some things.
The two soldiers found a box in the dark under the bed. They opened it and took a look. They found some jewelry and some papers inside. It looked like a house, land deeds and the like. They didn't dare to take a closer look, so they just came out.
, and handed it over to Yin Hu.
Yin Hu didn't even open it, but stepped forward and respectfully handed it into Li Chengqian's hands.
Li Chengqian opened it and took a look. Two goose-egg-sized luminous pearls were shining brightly and rolling gently back and forth in the box. After taking the luminous pearls away, he discovered that there were still a few black pearls.
Next to it, the luminous pearl was so big that it completely covered the inconspicuous black pearl. Although the pearl was small, black pearls were very rare. There were some papers underneath, but Li Chengqian casually handed the box back to Yin
Amber.
"Look what they are all about? How much are they worth in total?" It would be too embarrassing to have to calculate such a small thing by yourself. If there was no one around, Li Chengqian would definitely count his trophies with a look of wealth on his face.
But now that there are so many people, he can only maintain his grace.
Hu took it and carefully calculated the price of each property or real estate.
"Ugh...you...yuck..." Qin Wei started to vomit when he came up and couldn't even speak.
Li Chengqian was so shocked that his eyes popped out of his head. How terrible was it down there? It made Xiao Wei look like this.
"Quick... get some water." Li Chengqian hurried over and patted Qin Wei on the back. The poor child's face turned pale.
Su Lie frowned slightly and walked directly into the wing without saying a word. Now he was interested in knowing what it looked like below.
Qin Wei vomited out everything he had eaten at night. It was really scary down there. Not to mention the rotten smell, just the blood-stained instruments of torture frightened him, not to mention a real rotting corpse.
, he is a ghost if he doesn’t vomit.
After going down and walking around, Su Lie came up quickly. He didn't find anything special. He hadn't seen many such private cells, but there were at least two or three. Regarding Qin Wei's reaction, he
It can only be attributed to the fact that a spoiled child has not seen much of the world, so he just needs some exercise.
As for Li Chengqian? Su Lie thinks that the prince does not need to undergo such training. It is enough for his subordinates to do these things!