The Ming Dynasty took an unconventional approach

Chapter 443

Sanqing Mountain is very large, with high mountains and dense forests. Not to mention that there are only two Jinyiwei, even if 20,000 people rushed in, they would not be able to find Wang Feiyin.

So the two Jinyiwei were so angry that they had to leave with a sigh of relief.

But before leaving, he and the villagers investigated Pan Yun and the people from Sanqing Temple.

The villagers knew even less about Pan Yun. They only knew that "the master from the temple brought him back and said that he was extremely talented in cultivation."

The villagers said, "He is indeed very talented. As soon as he arrived, he was accepted as an apprentice by the mountain god and became a priest in the mountain god's temple."

The Jinyiwei listened carefully to the first point and sneered at the second point, but they also had a general understanding of Pan Yun.

She had not been in Sanqing Temple for long and was later sent to the Longhu Mountain Academy to learn skills, and would only return to the mountain during the Chinese New Year.

She is very accurate in fortune-telling and has a kind heart. She not only often helps her fellow villagers, but also often helps beggars in the city. Even now, she is sponsoring a group of little beggars in the city to go to school and eat.

The Jinyiwei who went to look for Akihito also gained something, and it was a big gain.

Mingren was the one who had seen Pan Yun's indenture, and he had an excellent memory, so he could still remember where she came from.

The master who had taken the indenture to the household registration office to cancel the slavery and register as a naturalized citizen also remembered it. When he saw him deal with the two Jinyiwei, the master could not help but ask, "Sir, the indenture clearly indicated Pan Yun's place of origin. Why did you only point to Xiangfu County in Kaifeng?"

Mingren just looked at him, didn't answer, and turned back to the government office.

When the master saw this, he understood. It seemed that the master also suspected that there was something wrong with Pan Yun's identity and background. He only said half of the words, which was considered to be helping Sanqing Temple and Wang Cong.

The Jinyiwei reunited and searched all the way to Kaifeng Prefecture. They did not find Pan Yun's parents and family, but they did find the Prince Zhou's Palace.

Jinyiwei: ...

Who understands their feelings at the moment? They just wanted to check a small Taoist priest before going out. How difficult could it be?
As a result, the case was traced back to a relative of the clan. This is terrible.

The Zhou Palace is very low-key, and the current King of Zhou is even more low-key because he was once imprisoned.

As soon as the Jinyiwei arrived, he personally came out to receive them, respectfully invited them to the lobby to talk, and treated the Jinyiwei as angels.

The four Jinyiwei had never felt such respect from the county magistrates, and they had a good impression of King Zhou.

So after returning to the capital and reporting the information they had found, the four Jinyiwei unanimously praised Prince Zhou Zhu Zijin in front of the emperor.

"King Zhou," the emperor asked after a pause, "is he filial?"

Wang Zhen poured him some tea and said with a smile, "He showed his filial piety before the New Year and even wrote a letter to pay his respects during the New Year."

Wang Zhen searched his mind quickly and said with a smile, "I heard that the King of Zhou is learning medicine. Like the previous Kings of Zhou, he is extremely talented in medicine, and his son is even more talented than him. During the New Year, many of the medicinal materials in the gifts sent by the Zhou Palace were prepared by the King of Zhou and his son personally."

The emperor was very satisfied and nodded, saying, "Remember to send a box of this year's spring tea to Prince Zhou's Palace."

Wang Zhen agreed with a smile.

Of course it is impossible to give just a box of tea as a gift. You can also give some silk or something like that.

Unless it’s a particularly big deal, Wang Zhen usually handles this kind of gift list.

After talking about King Zhou, the topic returned to Pan Yun. The emperor asked several people, "So you didn't find out Pan Yun's background?"

The four Jinyiwei bowed their heads in shame, "Yes, we only know that she was redeemed by two Taoist priests from Sanqing Temple in Kaifeng, and then brought back to Sanqing Mountain, where she met the Sanqing Mountain God and was accepted as his disciple."

The emperor frowned, very displeased.

Wang Zhen, who was grinding ink slowly, saw that the emperor was unhappy, so he asked softly, "Your Majesty, who is this Pan Yun? The Northern Pacification Office can't find out, so why not let the Southern Pacification Office investigate."

The emperor lowered his eyes to hide the expression in his eyes and said, "She is a young Taoist priest with supernatural powers, so I was curious and asked someone to check it out."

The emperor seemed to be nonchalant and said, "If we can't find out, forget it."

He asked the four Jinyiwei to retreat.

Wang Zhen also smiled and did not mention the matter again, but behind his back, Wang Zhen immediately went to find Ma Shun, the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, and asked him to find someone to investigate Pan Yun.

"When the emperor went to my house, he was accompanied by a little Taoist nun. It must be her. The talisman in your hand must have been given by her," Wang Zhen said with a gloomy face. "The eunuch Cao Jixiang refused to tell us the function of the yellow talisman. We can only investigate from the outside. Once we catch him, we must find out the purpose of the yellow talisman."

Although with his efforts he and the emperor returned to their former intimacy, he knew in his heart that a rift had broken out between them. Not only himself, but the emperor also tested him from time to time and no longer trusted him as before.

Wang Zhen felt that the yellow talisman that made him panic that night was the key.

So he must know what it is. Ma Shun agreed, and then asked, "Where can I find Pan Yun?"

Wang Zhen was furious, "If I knew, would I still need you? I even told you the name, wouldn't you check it out?"

"...But there are so many people in the capital, and how can we find out who it is if we only know one person's name?"

Wang Zhen's face was completely dark, and he suppressed his anger and said, "Pan Yun! Female! Young! Taoist! From Sanqing Temple on Mount Sanqing! Go to the Ministry of Rites and check. It's easy to tell how many Taoists in the capital are from Sanqing Temple. Do you even need me to teach you this?"

Ma Shun reacted and immediately bowed and stepped back.

"Wait a minute," Wang Zhen frowned and said, "Your Majesty seems to like going to the observatory to enjoy the fresh air recently. The four officials of the Imperial Astronomical Observatory are taking turns to accompany him. Aren't they all Taoists?"

"It seems that Xia Guanzheng Yin Song is from Jiangxi. Is he from Longhu Mountain or somewhere else? Go check it out."

Ma Shun agreed and went to check Yin Song first, and found that he was right.

Ma Shun himself didn't expect that things would go so smoothly. It was simply whatever he wished for coming true.

He blinked and asked the official from the Ministry of Rites, "Is the content of this case file true? Is Yin Guanzheng really from the Sanqing Temple in Yushan County?"

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Officials from the Ministry of Rites: ...

His face was serious, and he almost couldn't help rolling his eyes in front of Ma Shun. "Of course it's true. How could the files of our Ministry of Rites be wrong? Lord Ma, if you suspect that our Ministry of Rites is forged, you'd better produce evidence."

What a joke! Yin Song is not dead. Can they still falsify someone's hometown?
Ma Shun also reacted and asked the official from the Ministry of Rites, "Is there anyone else in Yin Song's family? Brothers and sisters, apprentices, nephews, etc. Is there anyone named Pan Yun?"

The official from the Ministry of Rites said lazily, "All I know is that he was orphaned when he was young and was raised by the abbot of Sanqing Temple. He has several disciples under his name, but I don't know the rest."

He said, "These matters are not within the responsibility of our Ministry of Rites. He is an orphan, and the one who adopted him was the abbot of Sanqing Temple. If there is no problem with the abbot, he can enter the court as an official. Over the years, the Ministry of Rites has not received any impeachment against him."

Who would have the time to impeach the people from the Imperial Observatory?

The people in the Imperial Observatory usually don't take the initiative to cause trouble. They have no money, no power, and no influence, so normal people won't cause trouble for them.

To put it simply, those Taoists are officials. To be more specific, they are Taoists who want to use the power of the country to observe the stars and conduct research, and by the way, they can also receive a salary.

If someone is causing trouble for me, I don't have to accept the salary or lend my help.

There are many people who simply resign and run away to the mountains to live in seclusion and practice.

Zhang Zhenren, who was nominally the director of the Imperial Observatory, was not in the capital for half a year every year. He often found excuses to go back to Mount Longhu to practice, leaving things to the deputy directors and officials below.

Officials in the court all suspected that if Master Zhang had not held an official title and had not been forced to serve in the court, he would have resigned long ago.

Like him, there is also Zhang XX who was kept deep in the imperial palace.

It is the real Zhang XX, because no one has ever seen him. Such a person has always existed from the establishment of the dynasty until the capital was moved to Beijing.

No one knows his name, no one has even seen him, but he always exists.

It was only after he became the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard that Ma Shun learned that there was such a person in the palace.

His existence is to prevent people and demons from using magic to harm the emperor.

Unfortunately, so far no one has seen him take action, but senior officials in the court have always known about the existence of such a person.

Under this circumstance, most people kept their distance from the Taoists in the Imperial Observatory.

Don't believe it, but don't offend it, and be respectful.

Ma Shun also had this mentality. When he investigated Yin Song, he hesitated for a moment. Thinking of Wang Zhen's power, he finally took people to investigate Yin's house.

The investigation brought Cao Ye to light.

"Her name is Pan Yun, and she is related to the theft in Lord Wang's house. Since you investigated it, why didn't you report it?"

Cao Ye was about to die unjustly, and immediately said: "I have reported it, but the Lord asked me to report it to Wang Zhangyin in person. Wang Zhangyin has been serving Your Majesty for the past two days and has no time to see me.

Later, he even had someone tell me directly not to investigate the theft case anymore. From the tone of his voice, Wang Zhangyin should know who the thief was, so I didn’t dare to investigate anymore. This matter has been over for a long time. "

Cao Ye carefully observed Ma Shun's expression and lowered his voice. "But I have always felt that Pan Yun's name is familiar, but I couldn't remember it. But when you mentioned Kaifeng just now, I remembered it all of a sudden. About three years ago, I led people to raid the mansion of an official named Pan. He had a daughter who died, also named Pan Yun."

(End of this chapter)