One hundred and eighty-ninth chapter hidden lustful power
Gao Qiu had just written a letter to the Minister of Justice when he saw Dang Shiying return.
Looking at Dang Shiying who looked ashamed, Gao Qiu couldn't help but frown and said: "The thief is dead?"
Dang Shiying lowered his head and said: "The general is incompetent and the thief has escaped."
Dang Shiying and Dang Shixiong were Gao Qiu's trusted generals. They were both brave and diligent in their daily affairs.
Gao Qiu didn't have much doubt about the abilities of the two men, and asked curiously: "How did the thief escape?"
Dang Shiying reported: "When the thief saw that the river was blocked, he jumped into the water. I was afraid that he would run away from the other side, so I sent some soldiers who knew the water to catch him. Unexpectedly, the thief did not come ashore.
It was just a man in the water who assassinated the officer who went into the water. In just a moment, more than 20 people who went into the water were killed in the water. Later, when the navy caught up, he killed him so that they did not dare to go into the water."
Gao Qiu didn't expect that after a land expert emerged from the Daxiangguo Temple, there was also an expert in the water. He couldn't help but frown and said: "Then he must come ashore. You can wait until he comes ashore before catching him."
When Dang Shiying thought of the strangeness, he still looked confused and said: "The general also thought so and led his men to guard the shore. However, the thief killed him for a while and when he saw that no one was in the water, he dived into the water and disappeared. I took him
People searched for several miles on the shore, but no trace of him was found. It happened that ten boats carrying Hua Shi Gang were about to enter the city, and the general did not dare to stop them, so he let the river go."
When Gao Qiu heard that he had encountered the ship transporting Hua Shi Gang, he could only shake his head helplessly.
In recent years, the Holy Emperor has been especially fond of Hua Shi. Zhu Meng, who was in charge of Hua Shi Gang, was more favored than these old ministers. Almost all the officials in the southeast came from Zhu Meng's family. Zhu Men was favored by the Holy God, but he was also arrogant and domineering. The ships that transported Hua Shi Gang were not to mention him.
Even when Cai Jing was in power, he didn't dare to stop it.
It's a pity that the thief escaped. Otherwise, when he was caught, he would have been able to trace the thief's traces.
Thinking of the helpless situation, Gao Qiu also waved his hand and said: "I didn't expect that thief to be so good at water. Okay, you can go down first."
Seeing that Gao Qiu did not blame him, Dang Shiying hurriedly said goodbye with gratitude.
Gao Qiu didn't want to do anything else, so he had tea in the festival hall and waited. About an hour later, his disciple came to report that an official from the Ministry of Punishment wanted to see him.
Gao Qiu was waiting for the official from the Ministry of Justice to reply and hurriedly asked someone to bring him in.
Not long after, a capable official came in.
Gao Qiu didn't wait for him to salute and said, "How? What can we find out?"
"Your Excellency, I asked some monks at the Daxiangguo Temple, but the courtyard was occupied by a monk named Deng Yuanjue and five people. Deng Yuanjue once studied Buddhism at the Daxiangguo Temple and was a monk in the temple.
Familiar, I have borrowed that courtyard for many days. According to the monks in the temple, the group of people all have Jiangnan accents. They only said that they came to Tokyo to visit, but rarely left the temple. In the past few days, three groups of people have come to look for them. Today
They gathered together. I asked some of the Imperial Guards who were fighting in the temple, and I heard that during the fight, some spoke with Jingdong accents, as well as Hedong and Huaixi accents."
Gao Qiu was shocked when he heard that Hedong and Huaixi were both occupied by Tian Hu in Hedong and Wang Qing in Huaixi. However, in order for the court to decide on the alliance with Jin to destroy Liao, everyone worked together to suppress the matter.
In their view, Tian Hu and Wang Qing are just two grass bandits. Even if they are allowed to toss for a few years, they will not achieve much success. However, if they are placed in the court, they will be opposed by those who oppose the alliance with Jin to destroy Liao.
It was used to make a fuss, so they tried their best to suppress it.
If it is really them, then the people who conspired are probably giant bandits. The biggest bandit in Jingdong is Liangshan, and I don't know who the people in Jiangnan are.
If there really were Liangshan men and horses, then it must be the Liangshan bandits who kidnapped his son, not Tian Hu. The man driving the boat also spoke with a Jingdong accent. It seems that there is still resentment between these thieves. But Lin Chong
The leader of Liangshan, if his son falls into the hands of the Liangshan bandits, his life will be at risk. The people of Liangshan may kidnap his son so that Lin Chong can take revenge with his own hands.
It has been several years since Gao Qiu adopted Gao Yanei. Although Gao Yanei always did evil things and caused him a lot of trouble, he was raised as his son after all, and his relationship is still very deep. Otherwise, he would not have harmed Lin Chong for Gao Yanei in the first place.
Thinking that we might be separated from each other forever, my vision went dark, I shook my body, and held on to the table to keep from falling.
Upon seeing this, the official from the Ministry of Justice quickly asked with concern: "Sir, are you okay?"
Gao Qiu closed his eyes and calmed down, waved his hand and said, "It's okay."
Immediately, he summoned several close police officers and asked them to send a message to Tokyo to various checkpoints and state capitals in Liangshan to capture the Liangshan thieves.
However, Gao Qiu also knew that he was just doing his best. If his son really fell into the hands of the Liangshan thieves, even if he captured the Liangshan thieves, he might only get his body back.
Gao Qiu sent someone to pass the letter. Seeing that the officials from the Ministry of Punishment were still waiting below, he thought for a while and then said: "Where do you speculate on the origins of Deng Yuanjue and his group? Don't be afraid of being wrong. This is not a court. Tell us your story."
idea."
Seeing Gao Qiu's kind appearance, the official plucked up the courage and said, "Those people like to wear white clothes, and they seem to have some religious rituals. We speculate that they may be Manichaeans in the south of the Yangtze River."
After hearing this, Gao Qiu couldn't help but wonder: "Manichaeans? I heard that the person who assassinated the grand master's son in Jiangzhou was also a Manichae, right?"
The assassination of Cai Jiu was initially treated as a major case by the Ministry of Criminal Justice, but it was later dismissed as Cai Jing's resignation as prime minister.
This official from the Ministry of Punishment also knew about Cai Jiu, and said: "Well, the people in Jiangzhou who wore white clothes and black hats must be Manichaeans, but Deng Yuanjue and his group only wore white clothes, maybe because they were afraid of being caught by the government. They only wore white clothes.
If you're wearing white clothes, you won't be so eye-catching."
Gao Qiu nodded and said, "I heard that the Manichaeans formed secret societies in the south of the Yangtze River and developed many believers. Do you know their details?"
"I heard that Manichaeism has many followers. In order to avoid being noticed, they call it Manichaeism in Jiangnan, Mingjiao in Fujian, Erjuezi in Huainan, Siguo, Vajra Zen in Jinghu Road, and Jiedi Zhai in Fujian.
, but the people worshiping them are all Mingshi, so they should be from the same sect."
When Gao Qiu heard that the Manichaeans were scattered on so many roads, he couldn't help but panic, and immediately asked someone to prepare horses and go to Liang Shicheng's mansion.
When Liang Shicheng heard Gao Qiu's request to see him, he asked someone to let him in.
Gao Qiu and Liang Shicheng met Li and told him everything about today's events in Daxiangguo Temple and his speculations.
Liang Shicheng was shocked when he heard that so many bandits came to Tokyo, and scolded: "How do you control the imperial army? You let so many thieves sneak into the city, and they killed and injured many people. Even your son was kidnapped.
.Tokyo is so unsafe, is it possible for me to live in the palace again?"
Hearing this, Gao Qiu hurriedly said: "Don't worry, my lord, I will have people inside and outside the capital be closely investigated. If there are any thieves who dare to stay in the city, they will not be able to escape the capture of the Imperial Guards. I will send some elite Imperial Guards to protect your safety."
Seeing Gao Qiu's frightened look, Liang Shicheng didn't want to embarrass him too much, so he nodded and said, "I'll do as you say. We must not let the thieves cause trouble in the city again, otherwise I won't be able to protect you by then."
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Gao Qiu said hurriedly: "Yes, sir, don't worry. It's just that the thieves have caused a transaction involving thousands of people in Daxiangguo Temple, and the whole city has spread the news. I'm afraid someone will make trouble in the court tomorrow. Please be careful, sir."
Liang Shicheng nodded and said: "I will let Wang Fu and others evade it for you. Since the princes and ministers have not been hurt, it doesn't matter. It's just that your son has been kidnapped. You must not mess up the situation and let others take advantage of it."
Gao Qiu hurriedly said: "Don't worry, sir. I will definitely deal with it impartially. I only caught the thieves in the Daxiangguo Temple. I will leave the dog's safety to fate."
Liang Shicheng nodded and said: "That's good. If you have nothing to do, you can go back first. Our family also wants to enter the palace. Let's have a chat with the Holy One first, so as not to make the Holy Lord Long Yan furious in the court tomorrow."
Gao Qiu thought for a while and then said: "My lord, wait a moment."
"Anything else?"
"If Tian Hu from Hedong, Wang Qing from Huaixi, Chao Gai from Jingdong and the Manichaeans from Jiangnan cause chaos together, I'm afraid the damage will be huge. We need to make preparations in advance."
After hearing this, Liang Shicheng frowned and said: "I know about Liangshan Chao Gai. They previously robbed Gaotang Prefecture and Dongping Prefecture. I sent Guan Sheng to destroy them. I don't want the whole army to be wiped out. I think there are many thieves in Liangshan. But Tian Hu, Wang Qing
Didn’t you say they were just two bandits? Why did the court still need to be on guard against them?"
Gao Qiu glanced at Liang Shicheng carefully and said: "Tian Hu and Wang Qing have each held tens of thousands of people hostage. If they start making trouble together, I'm afraid the local and state capitals will not be able to resist them."
When Liang Shicheng heard this, he couldn't help but became furious. He picked up a tea cup from the table and threw it at Gao Qiu, cursing: "These are the two little grass bandits you told me. Our family serves the emperor every day, so you are like this
You deceive me like this. There are tens of thousands of people. If the two of them combined make up one hundred thousand people, how many people can you, a lieutenant, manage? If they are just small bandits, who do you think they are?"
Although Gao Qiu was a prince and was favored by the emperor, his status could not be compared with that of Liang Shicheng. After Cai Jing became official, Liang Shicheng could decide ten of the affairs of the DPRK.
In addition to having sex, the romantic emperor also loved calligraphy and painting. He occasionally went to court, and the time was not long. It was difficult for ordinary ministers to meet the emperor, so they could only hand in documents. However, Liang Shicheng was responsible for conveying imperial edicts to the outside world.
No one could tell whether this imperial edict was true or false, and no one dared to question it. As time went by, no one dared to disobey Master Liang.
Gao Qiu was also afraid that one day he would receive the imperial edict of condemnation, so he naturally did not dare to dodge. He was immediately drenched by the unfinished tea in the tea cup, and hurriedly said: "It's really not the lower officials who want to hide the truth from you, but Wang Fu and Tong Guan."
I am afraid that I will miss the chance to join forces with the Jin Dynasty to destroy the Liao Dynasty, so I do not allow my subordinates to tell the truth to you."
When Liang Shicheng heard that it was Wang Fu's idea, he couldn't help but get angry and shouted loudly for someone to call Wang Fu.
Wang Fu was originally from Cai Jing and then from Liang Shicheng. He treated Liang Shicheng like a son to his father and called him "Mr. Enfu". Liang Shicheng, who had been lured by Wang Fu, was planning to give him the position of prime minister recently. (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature