Start with detective Li Yuanfang

Chapter 1104 The investigation calls out two helpers, one land and one mountain god!

Lu Bing.

This is the Jin Yiwei with the highest status in the 200-year history of the Ming Dynasty, far more powerful than the more famous Ji Gang.

When he was alive, he was trusted by the emperor at the top, overwhelmed civil and military officials, Jin Yiwei was powerful, but he had a good reputation. The biggest black spot in his life may be related to Yan Song's superior position.

But that is also the posthumous name. In this period, the promotion and promotion of officials in the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the payment and settlement of the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of Industry, and even the trial and judgment of the Criminal Ministry often have to go through Lu Bing's ruling. Nearly half of the officials in the court , is his protégé, and most of his five daughters are married to important ministers, one of whom is married to the son of Yan Shifan, and the other is married to the son of Xu Jie.

However, during the Jiajing Dynasty, many major cases were launched, and Lu Bing often protected some decent officials, including Yu Dayou, Shen Lian, etc., and respected and virtuous corporals, and did not engage in frame-up activities. Therefore, even civil servants who always hated Jinyiwei praised him a lot.

Of course, Lu Bing did not do all good things. "History of the Ming Dynasty" said that he "has been arrested by the rich if he has a small fault, has no home, has accumulated millions of dollars, has more than ten other houses, and has manors all over the world." Some housekeeping skills are still not lost.

When such an important official went south, he was captured by monsters, which was much more serious than the inexplicable disappearance of the two anti-Japanese commanders Zhang Jing and Li Tianchong.

Without any hesitation, Li Yan collected the little tortoise in the yard, let the spirit crane fly up, and walked out: "Talk while walking."

Zhu Twelve was very grateful: "Thank you, sir!"

Li Yan acted resolutely, stepped out of the courtyard, and just got on the horse prepared by Jin Yiwei, and asked the first question: "How do you know that Governor Lu was captured by a monster?"

Zhu Twelve said: "At first, it was reported by the postman. Three nights ago, the governor was resting at the Suzhou post station. That night, he found strange noises..."

Hearing Suzhou, Tao Yin's face changed slightly.

Then Zhu Twelve continued: "...In the early morning of the day before yesterday, more than an hour after the governor led the team away, another Jinyi guard fled back in embarrassment, saying that they were attacked by monsters."

"The news spread to the Suzhou government office, and the government office was so panicked that it immediately dispatched troops, and all the postmen went out to look for it. After several hours, traces were found only a few miles away from the official road."

"The governor and his party have disappeared, and the horse under his crotch has also disappeared. The bones of the horse were found nearby. The gnawing marks are not human-like. Fortunately, the bodies of everyone have not been found yet..."

Li Yandao: "In this way, the monster first scouted around the post station, and then attacked the official road, and came here specifically for the governor Lu?"

Zhu Twelve said bitterly: "Indeed!"

Li Yan asked again: "How many people are accompanying Dudu Lu, and what is their strength?"

Zhu Twelve said: "The hundred people accompanying me are all good fighters of Jin Yiwei, and my third and thirteenth brothers are also accompanying me. If it is an ordinary army, a thousand people can break through the formation. Those who can take them down in one fell swoop will only be monsters. kind……"

This analysis seemed to be correct, but Li Yan shook his head secretly, not fully agreeing.

All living beings are bound to bully the weak and be afraid of the strong, and the monsters will also pick up the soft persimmons. Lu Bing and the group are not easy to provoke. The monsters try their best to catch him, thinking that he is immortal after eating the meat of the monk Tang?

There is even controversy about whether eating Tang Monk's meat can lead to immortality, but not to mention the discussion beyond the extension of the story. "No matter how powerful Lu Bing is, it is only in the secular world of Ming Dynasty...

Li Yan thought for a while and asked, "Has Zhu Qianhu gone?"

It was Zhu Zhong who asked the question, and Zhu Twelve immediately said: "Second brother has gone, and it was he who sent a letter back, asking me to ask Mr. to come out."

Li Yandao: "Since that's the case, time is running out. I will ride a crane to Suzhou, and everyone will catch up later."

Zhu Twelve was grateful again, and clasped his fists again and again: "Sir, for your help, Jin Yiwei will keep it in mind!"

Li Yan gave Tao Yin a calm look, and floated up to Linghe.

The spirit crane was very excited, spread its wings, soared high, and flew straight up through the clouds.

But when he officially left the area of ​​Hangzhou City, Li Yan patted the crane again to make it stop for a while.

Not long after, a red-clothed woman came over, and it was Chi Lian: "Master Li, why did you call me in such a hurry, what happened?"

Li Yan asked: "Your snake den is outside Suzhou city?"

Chi Lian was puzzled and said: "Yes, my Wujue Cave is in the Yinlong Cave outside Suzhou City, what's wrong?"

Li Yandao: "Lu Bing, commander of Jinyiwei, disappeared near Suzhou, suspected of being kidnapped by monsters, and your family of red-scaled pythons live there."

Chi Lian's expression changed: "It's none of our business, what are we going to do to capture the leader of Jinyiwei?"

Li Yandao: "There is a lack of investigation now, so don't make premature assertions. You have been away from Suzhou for a while, and you don't know what will happen in the ethnic group."

Chi Lian shook his head again and again: "Our family will not touch that high official. Someone must want to harm Lu Bing and use the hands of our monster clan to cover up!"

Li Yandao: "This is indeed an explanation, but can dragging monsters in really play a role in covering up the murderer?"

Lu Bing's death in history is an unsolved mystery, because he died suddenly, and there was no sign of illness before, and the incumbent suddenly passed away.

Some said that he was killed by Yan Song and Yan Shifan in collusion; Over and over, it has become a mystery.

Of course, even if there is a definite way to die, it will be eight years later. The time is too long, and there is not much reference value. Now that Lu Bingnan has come down to invite someone, if he suddenly disappears, he will be dragged into it instead.

Li Yan thought for a while, and decided to start with the monster clan first: "You said before that your red-scaled python clan rarely interacts with humans. Humans are very unpalatable, and you don't have any spiritual energy. Is this the reason?"

Chi Lian's tone was decisive just now, but now his voice is a little weak: "That's what happened..."

Li Yandao: "At that time, I believed your words. I felt that ordinary people in this world are not high in physique and spirituality. It is indeed normal for you monsters to look down on you."

"Until the dragon girl who held the pearl was hit by fear, it was confirmed that all living beings are treated equally in the Nine Tribulations. Even dragon girls who are no different from gods are recruited, and demons are no exception."

"From the current point of view, the Nine Tribulations are most aimed at strong emotional fluctuations. Monsters are emotionally agitated and their desires are difficult to control. If they come out to eat people all day long, will such a group be dead?"

After Chi Lian was exposed, he was very embarrassed and no longer wanted to lose face: "If you kill too many lives, crimes will come. This is the advice passed down from generation to generation by the elders in the clan. I dare not ignore it."

Li Yan was thoughtful: "In this way, the Nine Tribulations are shackles for practitioners, but protection for ordinary people..."

Luo Wanxiang said that since the gods and Buddhas disappeared, demons took the opportunity to rampage, and the world was robbed. Taoist disciples often have the heart to slay demons and demons. Visiting and practicing everywhere is just a drop in the bucket. And in the southeast of Ming Dynasty, there are also many ghosts in the countryside. haunt.

But according to Li Yan's observations these days, there are no large-scale disappearances of people in various places, and this is probably the reason.

The monsters that come out to do harm to people are scattered wild monsters, unorganized and limited in threat. Don't expect "My Tathagata Nephew" to eat up a country like the golden-winged roc eagle. Yes, sin robbery will make a move.

Li Yan quite likes this kind of protection for ordinary people. Of course, the deep-seated reasons for the appearance of the Nine Tribulations are still unclear, so there is no need to be sentimental, and he asked: "Are there any other monsters near Suzhou City?"

Chi Lian said: "Our monster tribe occupies the mountain as the king, and each has its own territory. Our tribe has lived in the cave for a long time, and there has formed a spiritual area. It is comfortable and comfortable, and the food is sufficient. We will not allow other tribes to approach. If there is a real battle for territory, the fighting will be much more intense!"

Li Yandao: "Before you left Suzhou, there were no foreign enemies nearby, so you took away the relics of your clan's great demon?"

Chi Lian took out his fangs and licked his tongue: "Yes, let alone a few years ago, my family moved to Suzhou, and there have been no foreign enemies for hundreds of years."

Li Yan knew it in his mind: "In this way, if Lu Bing disappears outside Suzhou City, he will definitely be traced to the Crimson Scaled Python family. If the murderer wishes to do so, we cannot let him succeed."

"You go back to Wujue Cave immediately, suppress your group, don't conflict with the officers and soldiers who are searching, and avoid further intensification of the situation, understand?"

Chi Lian nodded: "Okay!"

She flew away with the wind, and flew back after a while, and said bitterly: "That old thief Tao Zhongwen, although I met him when I was traveling, he also knows the location of my clan, is it because my son is out of his control? You played with that little celestial master again, and you deliberately retaliated?"

Li Yan thought it would be okay to play around, and said, "I have thought about this, but if you don't understand it, don't presuppose the target, suspect neighbors and steal the axe..."

"I think he's suspicious!"

Chi Lian was still swearing, looking as if he wished to wring Tao Zhongwen's head off for a kick, and disappeared into a red rainbow.

Li Yan is actually quite curious about how Tao Zhongwen and Chi Lian, a man and a monster, got together 30 years ago, but the person involved in this kind of gossip is unwilling to mention it, and he will not deliberately ask, sitting on the back of Linghe , began to practice.

The speed of this spirit crane is not as fast as the eagles before, and it can carry "Zuo Ming" back and forth between north and south, moving rapidly. Fortunately, Hangzhou and Suzhou are not far away, and there are no mountains and rivers in the sky. is far away.

Linghe pressed down on the cloud, and Li Yan looked forward, and saw the meaning of prosperity rushing towards him, which was much better than Hangzhou.

In the middle and late Ming Dynasty, according to the concept of Shangshu, there were four first-tier cities in the country: Beijing, Suzhou, Hankou, and Foshan. Suzhou, and Hankou to the west.”

Needless to say, Beijing, Foshan relies on a strong iron smelting industry, Hankou is a prosperous place where merchant ships gather four times due to grain delivery and Huai salt transshipment, and Suzhou is the economic and cultural center of Jiangnan. Suzhou".

In the next few decades, two words about Suzhou became popular, which have been passed down to later generations. All new clothing styles are called "Su-style", and other new events are often called "Su-yi". It is a place to lead fashion trends.

Since the Ming army went to sea to fight, the imperial court announced that the Japanese pirates suffered heavy casualties, and the business in Suzhou became more prosperous.

Seeing such popularity, Li Yan pondered for a moment, and went around the periphery of the city, instead of going directly to the government office, he went towards the Earth Temple outside the city.

Sure enough, compared to the dilapidated and desolate land temple in Hangzhou at the beginning, there are mighty people offering incense here, and there are also temple blessings. Even the worshipers are not only the land god, but also the nearby mountain temple has been moved to worship together.

Apparently affected by the revival of Shinto, more and more people have regained confidence in the God of Earth and Mountain, and hope to be sheltered.

Li Yan nodded slightly, so he had two helpers, and asked Linghe to use an invisibility tactic to enter the temple.

With a twist of the gold wire on the wrist, it turned into a scalpel and fell towards the statue with ease.

……

"Has no one explored the snake demon's Five Absolute Cave?"

"I haven't found it yet. Those hunters have heard that Wujue Cave's expression has changed, and they dare not approach it."

"Second Master, let's go in and kill the snake monster. We must rescue the governor!"

Outside Suzhou City, Zhu Zhong secretly sighed when he saw his subordinates who were excited.

Among the Thirteen Taibao, he is famous for his resourcefulness, his calmness, his ability to advance and retreat, and his sense of propriety.

This time when he heard that Lu Bing was captured by the monster, he was also shocked. He rushed from Hangzhou overnight, but he had calmed down on the way and felt that something was wrong.

Lu Bing did not go alone, but led a hundred elites, including the third child and the thirteenth member of the Thirteenth Taibao.

As the second elder brother, Zhu Zhong is of course well aware of the abilities of these two younger brothers, especially Zhu Shisan, who seems to be at the bottom, but is extremely talented, self-taught, and even a casual practitioner can't get close to him, that monster How did you get it?

Now, of course, there seems to be an answer.

The Jin Yiwei who went back to Suzhou to report the news before is now on the verge of death. According to the doctor's examination, he was poisoned by an extremely ferocious snake venom.

Combined with snake venom, the family of red-scaled pythons entrenched outside Suzhou City naturally became the biggest suspect.

But if the other party can really take down Lu Bing, Zhu San, Zhu Shisan and other [-] elite guards in Jinyi, why should they release a tip-off?

The traces of this kind of framing are very obvious, but they are effective enough.

Because Lu Bing's status is too high, no one dares to conclude that the snake demon in Wujue Cave is innocent based on guesswork. Now that there are clues, they must be tracked down as soon as possible...

Even after Zhu Zhong became suspicious, he immediately issued an order to find locals who were familiar with the terrain and could lead the way, and prepared to launch a big raid on Wujue Cave.

After finishing the arrangement, Zhu Zhong asked again: "Is there any news from Miracle Doctor Li?"

The subordinates reported: "The Twelfth Master's person sent a letter. When he went to visit, Dr. Li was refining a batch of important panacea. We can only wait for Dr. Li to come here after leaving the alchemy room."

Zhu Zhong calculated the time and shook his head slightly: "It's too late."

If Dr. Li got rid of the snake venom and allowed the key witness to speak, he would be able to find clues, so that he would not be led by the nose like he is now...

After taking a deep breath and calming down his emotions, Zhu Zhong looked at the restless officials in the Suzhou Yamen: "Gaofutai, there is no delay in rescuing the governor, all parties are fully manned, and the situation in Suzhou City must also be stabilized." Living!"

"Yes Yes!"

The prefect of Suzhou was sweating on his forehead, Nuonuo should be, turned his head and looked at a round-faced official behind him, showing a stern expression: "He Maocai, you are in charge of criminal names, and you still don't have all the staff, and listen to the second master's orders?"

After many people breathed a sigh of relief, He Maocai stood up in a daze, knowing that he, who was born as a Jinshi and had no background, would be held accountable.

In the head-changing case in Nanjing, he finally made a contribution and was transferred from the Qingshui yamen to the bustling Suzhou where he took up a real job. As a result, He Maocai was filled with grief and indignation when this matter happened, and he wished he could quietly hang himself in the yamen mouth.

Compared to other officials, far away from this unlucky man, a man dressed as a businessman walked to the side and comforted him in a low voice.

Not far away, Yan Song's godson, Zhao Wenhua, stood with his hands behind his back, watching silently, with an expression of watching the excitement.

Lu Bing and Yan Dang have always been very close and are political alliances. Not long ago, their daughter married Yan Shifan's son.

However, his attitude at this time was more gloating.

Zhao Wenhua has been doing worse and worse recently, not to mention Yan Maoqing, Luo Longwen's status in the strict party has come from behind, seeing Lu Bing's misfortune, he was secretly happy, and his heart immediately felt much better.

Compared with this group of local dignitaries with different expressions, Zhu Zhong counted the manpower and shook his head silently.

If you want to get rid of the demon, the soldiers in the local guards definitely can't count on it. I don't know when the help from the door will come?

Just as he was thinking, a dozen figures came riding the wind and descended gracefully, led by Luo Wanxiang and Gong Kepei.

Zhu Zhong heaved a sigh of relief, and stepped forward to salute: "Thank you all Taoist priests for coming to help!"

Gong Kepei waved his hand bravely: "It is my duty to eliminate demons and defend Taoism, so I don't need to thank you!"

Ever since they went out to sea, the prestige of Chaotian Palace and Shen Optimism has increased day by day, and this time they rescued His Majesty's baby brother, so His Majesty's Longyan Joy, is not even compared to them?
Luo Wanxiang was not as excited as she was, and his expression was solemn.

Lu Bing is no better than others, everyone is happy if he can be rescued, but if he cannot be rescued, His Majesty will be furious, I don't know how many people will be responsible...

The people gathered together, and were about to set off to enter the Wujue Cave to eliminate demons, when they heard a clear and pleasant cry of cranes coming from far and near.

When everyone looked up, they saw a slender, graceful spirit crane flying from a distance with aura ripples all over its body.

After coming to the front, a figure floated down, with a clear and graceful air, elegant and dusty, really like a fairy in the painting.

Including Zhu Zhong, all the people were overjoyed, and they quickly greeted him and saluted: "Sir!"

Li Yan returned the salute, and got to the point after reminiscing about the past: "Saving people is like putting out a fire. I have prepared two helpers here, and I ask the God of Earth and Mountains to come forward..."

Under everyone's shocking gaze, a rich old man and a burly man emerged from the ground and saluted together: "The little god has seen the lord!"

(End of this chapter)