Da Wei Chun

Chapter 443 There are no officials who cannot be investigated, and there are no people who cannot be killed
Several people had different thoughts and fixedly looked at Li Chengzhi.

Yuan Ke's temperament was already suspicious, but this shocking change made everyone look like an assassin's mastermind.Li Chengzhi, who sacrificed his life to save him, could let him relax his guard a little.

Just like this: the rebellion in the imperial temple is no small matter, but the emperor is still thoroughly investigated by Li Chengzhi, and even Sangong can only be supplemented, which shows Yuan Ke's trust in Li Chengzhi.

Conversely, even though Yuan Sengbao has become a monk, he is still connected by blood with Yuan Jia and Yuan Yuan.Not to mention finding clear evidence of his treason, as long as Yuan Sengbao does not get rid of the suspicion of participating in the rebellion for a day, the emperor will regard Yuan Jia and Yuan Yuan, who have military power, as thorns in his eyes, thorns in his flesh, and sleep and eat.

It is not implicated, but as long as the father and son have some self-knowledge, they should report to the emperor to resign from office and be imprisoned at home until the truth is revealed...

But now Li Chengzhi said frankly that "Yuan Sengbao was only deceived by the thieves and should have nothing to do with the rebellion", and the emperor would most likely not question it.Even if Li Chengzhi is ordered to conduct a thorough investigation, it will only use this as the keynote.

Does it mean that Yuan Jia and Yuan Yuan escaped with ease?
Perhaps it was Li Chengzhi who was upright and straightforward, and didn't want to implicate the innocent, let alone make the emperor lose two of his most available confidantes for no reason in this troubled time.But Yuan Yi and others could not help but link this matter with Gao Wenjun who had changed his surname to "Yuan".

Yuan Yong is about to regret it: If he had known today, he should have been completely shameless in the first place, and gave Li Chengzhi a princess.Even if he still wants to take a concubine, Gu also accepts it...

Yuan Yi was quite pleased with Wei, and felt that although Li Chengzhi was sometimes insidious and cunning, he was cruel and ruthless, such as his treatment of Yuan Yi, Yuan Ji, and Yuan Shiwei brothers, which could be called decisive.But it is not like Gao Zhao who persecutes the clan all the time to please the emperor without any limit...

Thinking this way in his heart, Yuan Yi couldn't help looking at Gao Zhao's face, although he saw his face was watery and solemn, but from his dim eyes, it could be seen how unwilling Gao Zhao was...

What if you are unwilling?
The son-in-law, who was about to get it, was disturbed by the emperor. Gao Zhao only hated Yuan Ke...

He let out a long breath, and asked in a deep voice: "Your Majesty ordered us to help him, and it is you who are the main ones. Therefore, how to investigate and deal with it, you just have to say it..."

"Zu Kong and Zu Jue are already dead, and their followers also openly rebelled and slandered His Majesty, and then they all died. It must have been just to bring disaster to the east. At the beginning of the incident, Zu Kong had already sent out the rest of the party in the temple..."

Li Chengzhi mused, "But geese leave their tracks, and people leave their traces. Zu Kong and Zu Jue have been hiding in Baode Temple for more than ten years. It is impossible not to leave any traces. As long as you ask carefully, you can always find some clues.

Therefore, the lower officials want to close the temple on the spot, and then ask Tingwei, Duguan Sicao (in charge of prison affairs), Youshi Shangshu (in charge of judicial administration) and other ministries to dispatch officials as soon as possible to interrogate on the spot..."

Li Chengzhi paused for a while, then clasped his fists again, "Today's change seems earth-shattering, but it is actually like an anticlimax, bluffing. Nine times out of ten, the thieves are trying to hide the truth and hide it from the sky, intending to let us frame Zhongliang. Therefore, the lower officials think that it is not appropriate to get involved Guang, let alone a large prison, implicating innocent people..."

"Are you the heart of a Bodhisattva?"

Gao Zhao snorted coldly, looked at Yuan Yi and Yuan Yong again, "What do you two think?"

After all, they belong to the same clan, and their relationship is very close on weekdays. How can these two not speak to Yuan Jia and Yuan Yuan?

Yuan Yong and Yuan Yi nodded together: "There is absolutely no reason to be led by the nose by the thief, as it should be!"

"Then close the temple and interrogate on the spot!"

Gao Zhao waved his sleeves, "Since you are the main one, we naturally won't talk too much. From now on, the three of us will only sit in the temple. Unless it is an important or unresolved matter, you can handle it yourself... ..."

Yuan Yi and Yuan Yong nodded again and again, and Li Chengzhi knew at a glance that these three should have been instructed by the emperor before leaving the palace.

Up to now, even if he wanted to resign the emperor, he would not agree.Li Chengzhi sighed secretly, said a few polite words reluctantly, and invited everyone into the temple.

As soon as they entered the gate of the temple, several people froze for a moment.

Two big bone mountains?
Seven or eight pedestrians (Wu Zuo) are being placed on the ground, and the corpses of more than ten babies and seven or eight adults have already been placed.And a rough estimate, it seems that it is not even one-tenth of Bone Mountain?
Yuan Yong, Yuan Yi, and Gao Zhao all had dark faces, and even cursed in their hearts.

Before listening to Li Chengzhi's statement of Zongde's crimes to Yuan Jia, they only thought that there were only a few, or a dozen or so.No one dared to think that the bones of women and babies in Baode Temple could be piled up into mountains?

No wonder Li Chengzhi broke Yuan Sengbao's two legs before the trial?
Three years ago, the younger sister-in-law of Ren Cheng Wang Yuan Cheng and the side concubine of Yang Zhou Governor Yuan Song committed adultery with a monk from Jingle Temple and secretly conceived a baby.The emperor ordered the three divisions to conduct a thorough investigation.Afterwards, a scene like this happened in Jingle Temple.

At that time, only a dozen women's corpses were excavated, and only more than [-] babies' bones were excavated.All made the emperor furious, but all the monks involved were executed by Ling Chi, and there were more than [-] people who were tortured since the presidency.

But there are more than a hundred of them in front of you, and what's more, it is at this time when the wind is jittery and the trees are full of soldiers?
It turns out that what Li Chengzhi said in front of the gate of the temple, "It is not appropriate to be involved in a wide range, let alone a large prison", was not just to excuse Yuan Jia and Yuan Yuan.But it is already predicted that the emperor will be furious, and nine times out of ten he will kill everyone and bleed like a river?
I beg the emperor to only punish the monks of Baode Temple, and don't implicate Luoyang Ling, Henan Yin, Sizhou Mu and other government officials and officials. They and Li Chengzhi have to use all their strengths to mediate with Shengqian...

Yuan Yi's horrified voice trembled: "The dignified Buddhist sect, the Buddhist disciples, how could they commit such utterly unconscionable and inhuman evil deeds?"

Li Chengzhi watched coldly, secretly mocking: Did you just know today?
Among the princes, Shu Yuanyi worshiped Buddha the most.

The emperor gave him two mansions in the inner city, both of which were dedicated to Jingle Temple and Baode Temple by Yuan Yi.Worth more than a million gold?

As for donating copper and gold to cast bronze Buddhas, giving golden bodies to Buddha statues, etc., it is commonplace for Yuan Yi, as long as he has...

While slandering, Yuan Yong exclaimed again: "Gold... Jinshan?"

Only then did he know that on the side of the bone mountain, there was a circle of about two hundred tigers on the third floor and the outer three floors, and what was surrounding it.

It is really a mountain of gold: Boxes of copper collars piled up layer by layer are seven or eight feet high and nearly ten feet square, definitely more than ten million catties.

What surprised Yuan Yong the most was the pile of real gold: there were more than [-] boxes of large and small ones, maybe there were [-] to [-] gold?

Yuan Yong can be called a wealthy country, but only for the manors, salt ponds, mines, and houses under his name.Everyone knows that the cellar in his home is full of rare treasures, real gold and copper collars.But compared to what is in front of me, I am afraid it is less than eleven...

"Your Highness, now you know why the imperial court is so short of copper, right? It's here, and this is just a mere Baode Temple... and what is in front of you is just the rest of Baode Temple's extravagance and extravagance. One out of ten..."

Li Chengzhi chuckled, and pointed to a mountain of meat that was four or five times larger than the Copper Mountain, "Your official is well-informed, but it's the first time I've seen so many delicacies in Beijing.

These are all carried out from the kitchens of eminent monks and various halls in the temple dedicated to food supply. The pickled meat such as deer and apes in it can reach a thousand catties, and bear paws, tiger bones, and leopard fetuses are not uncommon... dare to ask two questions His Highness, Sikong, the three households, or even the palace, are there so many good things? "

Have a fart?
Although it is sold in the West Market, the price is comparable to real gold. Even the grandpa, the prince, is willing to enjoy it only a handful of times in a year. In Baode Temple, it is worth a thousand catties?
Zongde really deserves to be killed...

Cursing secretly in his heart, Yuan Yong looked at Li Chengzhi strangely again.

Li Chengzhi treats such a huge amount of wealth as nothing, piled up on the open space in this temple?
He is so calm, obviously he never thought of doing anything... Does he really treat money like dung?

Li Chengzhi just didn't see it, and Chao Yuanyi cupped his hands: "It happens that Situ is here, but I can send someone to Sinong or the internal treasury later..."

As if the faith had collapsed suddenly, Yuan Yi nodded mechanically like a puppet.

Li Chengzhi sneered and remained silent, and continued to lead them forward, intending to show the three of them how luxurious the underground palace under the elephant pond was.

Not surprisingly, the four walls and the bottom of the palace are all made of gold and copper. Compared with the two mountains of gold and copper that I have seen just now, I am afraid that there are only a lot more.

Walking to the back garden, Li Chengzhi stopped again when he saw several Ting Weiping and painters taking pictures of the corpse.

"This is Zu Kong, Zu Jue and the accomplices who rebelled. They have all been killed. When the portrait is finished, the lower officials will post it in various squares in the capital, so that officials and people can identify..."

After replying, Li Chengzhi pointed to the side again, "These three women are Zong De's dark room hidden in the underground palace, and all the sons and daughters beside her are born and raised by her..."

In order to record their physical characteristics in detail, no matter whether it is a monk, a woman or a child, their clothes were stripped and they were completely naked.

Now that it has become a corpse, there is nothing to be afraid of.For the timid ones, Ru Yuanyi just took a glance and then turned his face away.Gao Zhao didn't have the heart to look closely, but Yuan Yong was lustful, staring at the naked woman twice more.

"It's a pity to be so beautiful... Even this skin can be said to be as thick as fat, and it can be broken by blowing bullets. Besides, I have given birth to a son and a daughter, but there is no trace of this abdomen? It can be seen that Zukong, In order to flatter Zongde, Zu Jue put a lot of thought into it..."

Already giving birth, but there is no trace of trace on the abdomen?
Li Chengzhi took a closer look, and it was exactly as Yuan Yong said.I couldn't help but move in my heart: Isn't it the same for the female Taoist priest who stabbed herself with a pen and almost killed herself: Although she was born and bred, she is as white as jade, without any trace?
He was about to ask for advice, but when the words came to his lips, he stopped.

I have never eaten pork, but I have seen pigs run away, so why ask Yuan Yong for advice?

One out of a hundred women who do not leave stretch marks after giving birth may not be able to find one.

Of course, it could also be a coincidence, but what if?
Hitting children on rainy days is also idle...

After pondering for a while, Li Chengzhi shouted: "Yuan Qiao!"

"Subordinates are here!"

"Go to find Fu Yin, and let him first check to see if the concubine Zongde is still alive is also as white as jade, and although he has given birth, there is no trace of his body.

If it is true, let Fu Yin focus on asking about its origin, and ask him to identify the portrait of the female assassin in the palace to see if the two know each other..."

Just waiting, there was a rush of "get out of the way" outside the courtyard, it sounded like it was Yang Jun.

As soon as Li Chengzhi turned his head, he saw Yang Jun rushing into the back garden with a serious face.

As soon as he opened his mouth, everyone frowned in unison: "Zongde's dark room is a kabuki in the abandoned Jingzhao Palace?"

King Jing Zhao, Yuan Yu?

Last autumn, Yuan Yu rebelled, but was defeated and captured.Yuan Ke pardoned his death penalty in order to show his kindness.But on the way to the capital, he was given a glass of poisoned wine by Gao Zhao...

But the rebellion is a fact. The servants in the mansion must be the exiles who were exiled, and those who were assigned by the officials were sold into the official square (like the teacher's square).

Li Chengzhi asked suspiciously, "Could it be a coincidence?"

"I thought so before...but when I asked her again whether the woman who was murdered by Zukong and hid with her in the dark room by Zongde was also an actress in King Jingzhao's mansion, she called that woman Claiming to be the wife of an offender who was implicated by Wang Yuanxi of Xianyang, just like her, she was bought by Zukong from the official square after being an offender...

Until this time, I thought it was a coincidence: because most of the official squares are the wives and daughters of criminal officials.How many officials were implicated by King Xianyang and King Jingzhao?
But the woman also said that a few days ago, she accidentally saw King Jingzhao's uncle and the younger brother of his favorite concubine Yang Wanzhen in Baode Temple, and she was shocked.With the mentality of giving it a try, I asked her to identify it..."

Yang Jun reached into his pocket and took out the booklet: "This is the monk!"

Isn't this the assassin who was stabbed in the neck by Li Chengzhi, who was actually Yuan Yu's brother-in-law?

Yang Wanzhen was sold into the official workshop because her father and grandfather were implicated in Xianyang Wang Yuanxi's rebellion.

A few years later, Yuan Yu ran into Yang Wanzhen by chance, was fascinated by him, and wanted to accept her as a side concubine...Because she was a prostitute, the emperor forbade her, so Yuan Yu started to think:
He gave a great gift to Li Shixian, who was born in the Li family of Zhaojun and was the general of Youzhong Lang at the time, and asked Li Shixian to accept Yang as his adopted daughter and change his surname to Li.Then quietly accepted her as a side concubine.After Yang's pregnancy, Yuan Yu gave the emperor a memorial.

From then on, a rift appeared between the two brothers, which also laid the root of the disaster for Yuan Yu's rebellion and catastrophe...

Yuanyong and the three of them murmured in their hearts: It is King Yuanyu of Jingzhao again, and Yuanxi Wang of Xianyang... and Yuan Yu's uncle became one of the assassins who assassinated the emperor... If there is no connection between them, no ghost would believe it... …

"more than this……"

Yang Jun took a breath, and turned over a few pages of the booklet: "The woman even recognized this woman and said that she went out of the officialdom together with her, but she was bought by someone four or five years earlier than her. Who is the concubine in the prince's house and gave birth to a son for her... But for some reason, it seems that two years ago, Yu was accepted as a female crown by King Ruyang..."

Li Chengzhi's eyeballs almost popped out: Isn't this the female Taoist priest who cheated on him?

He asked urgently: "Have you ever asked, before being accepted as a female crown by King Ruyang, who was this female assassin who gave birth to a concubine?"

Yang Jun shook his head, "The woman said she was about half a month ago, and she remembered a few words when Zu Jue mentioned her. I don't know the details..."

I heard from Zu Jue that it was half a month ago?

Hehehe... It seems that it is almost the same.

Otherwise, why would this bald thief bother to set up doubts?

It seems that he is not only trying to frame Yuan Jia...

"As long as you find King Ruyang, you will find out just by asking!"

Li Chengzhi let out a sharp breath, "It's almost Xu time, the sun is westward, the city gate will be closed, and Ruyang has returned to the palace in all likelihood. Please make another trip, and the next official will borrow Tianzi Jingjie For you, even if I capture you, I will also capture King Ruyang here..."

Without waiting for Yang Jun to agree, Gao Zhao scolded coldly: "Confused: how can the emperor's festival be given lightly to people? Besides, you think your majesty sent me here to watch a play?"

With a wave of his sleeves, Shi Shiran walked towards the driver, "The old man will go in person!"

In addition to his position as Sikong, Gao Zhao is also the son-in-law and Yuan Yue's uncle, so he is easily captured.

Only now did Li Chengzhi remember the sentence that the emperor asked Yuan Jia to repeat: There are no officials who cannot be investigated, and there are no people who cannot be killed...

It turns out that Yuan Ke sent Yuan Jia and others to do this?

I don't know, who is the "prince" in the woman's mouth?
Unfortunately, Yuan Jia and Yuan Yuan were implicated by Yuan Seng Bao, so they could only avoid suspicion first.Let yourself lose two big arms in vain...

(End of this chapter)