Daqin Zhentiansi

Chapter 121 Jade Buddha Bodhi Seed, East Territory Xiaoyuan Earl

Feng Cheng's face was solemn, and he lowered his voice, "I've received information that the bandits who robbed those two caravans have backgrounds in Liangyuan Territory. It's very likely that Buddhist forces have infiltrated Liangyuan Territory."

Feng Cheng is in charge of the secret guards of the Wuwei Yamen, and he can find a lot of undisclosed information at the first time.

For Feng Cheng, finding out the news of the martial arts world is more comfortable than wearing black armor and fighting.

Liang Yuanyu?
There was a glimmer of shrewdness in Zhang Yuan's eyes.

The relic in his dantian was becoming more and more dazzling. How to temper it in the future, how to use the power of the relic, and whether there would be any follow-up after the golden body skill reached the indestructible golden body level, all had something to do with Liang Yuanyu.

Yuzhao Temple, he is also known as the Little Buddha.

A moment later, someone came from the government office, and the prefect Yu Hualin ordered someone to invite Zhang Yuan.

When I arrived at the government office, the prefect was already waiting.

"Erhe, a merchant caravan was robbed in Liping County," Yu Hualin said solemnly, handing a document to Zhang Yuan. "Although Liping County is not under the jurisdiction of Luyang Prefecture, it is also in Zhengyang County, and..."

Yu Hualin paused for a moment and said softly, "Liping County Magistrate Jiang Qingguang came here specifically to ask for help. I must help him no matter what."

"We are chasing criminals across prefectures. Liping County borders Liangyuan District. If the bandits come from Liangyuan District, do we need to chase them to Liangyuan District?" Zhang Yuan nodded and spoke.

It’s not that he doesn’t want to go to Liping County, but there are some things that need to be discussed in advance.

Could personal friendship alone make the prefect look for Zhang Yuan?
What exactly is that cargo that even the prefect would pay attention to?
The prefect, Yu Hualin, hesitated for a moment, then lowered his voice and said, "You don't need the other things, but among them are the three jade Buddha bodhi seeds, which must be found."

"A general in the East Territory is injured and needs Bodhi seeds to heal his wounds."

Zhang Yuan knew that the Jade Buddha Bodhi seeds were extremely precious treasures in Liangyuan Territory.

This substance can heal injuries to the soul, and has especially miraculous effects on those who are possessed by demons or have suffered damage to the soul.

The Eastern Territory faces the Wei State directly. The Wei State has magical means, whether it is soul-stealing or inducing evil thoughts, it is difficult to resist.

Especially when many generals have fought their way out of mountains of corpses and seas of blood, and their minds are tense and unable to calm down, they are easily taken advantage of by the evil.

If it was a Jade Buddha Bodhi seed, then the person who robbed the Bodhi seed had most likely already gone to Liangyuan Territory.

Seeing that Zhang Yuan did not answer, the prefect took out a jade token from his sleeve.

"To be honest, it was Peng Yue, the commander of the Pingyun Army in the Eastern Territory, who suffered a spiritual injury during a battle with a powerful warrior from the State of Wei. He needs the Bodhi seeds to suppress his injuries."

"I was born in the same year as Peng Baitao, the heir of the Xiaoyuan Earl family. This time, he personally sent someone to ask for help from my Luyang Mansion."

"This is a letter from Xiaoyuan Bo Peng Yue. If you can find the Bodhi seed, this favor might be useful to you, Erhe."

Yu Hualin was reluctant to hand the letter to Zhang Yuan.

The three highest nobility titles of the Qin military meritorious service, duke, marquis, and earl, were all hereditary, and the family forces behind them were complex and intertwined. The Peng family behind the Earl of Xiaoyuan, Peng Yue, had a profound foundation both in the court and in the army.

But he knew that people like Zhang Yuan were not easy to fool, so it would be better to explain the matter clearly, at least he would be doing favors for both sides.

Since they wanted to ask Zhang Yuan for help, and this was a matter that crossed the government and might even go beyond the Qin Territory, they had to make the benefits clear so that Zhang Yuan wouldn't harbor any resentment.

"Okay, I'll settle the affairs of the government office and then go to Liping County in person." Zhang Yuan took the jade token and said.

"Please write me another letter, my Lord. Perhaps I need to leave the country and go to Liangyuan Territory."

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Half a day later, more than thirty riders rushed out of Luyang Prefecture.

Zhang Yuan personally led the team, along with the acting commander Xu Changzhi, and his thirty elite soldiers, all heading north.

Xu Changzhi is an elite of the Duyuan Sword Sect. During his time in the Wuwei Yamen, he demonstrated excellent learning ability.

The Duyuan Sword Sect is quite smart. At least recently, they have cooperated with Ye Shanmen to manage the Jiulin Alliance well, and the Luyang Prefecture's martial arts world seems to be very stable.

This time Zhang Yuan took Xu Changzhi out for a walk, just to let him gain more experience, and see when he has accumulated enough merits to secure the position of captain.

They rode at full speed and arrived at Liping County, seven hundred miles away, in the afternoon of the next day.

Liping County is located in the north, bordering Liangyuan. Although it is not as heavily guarded as Luyang Prefecture, there are still many soldiers stationed there.

Zhang Yuan had the badge of a captain of the Wuwei Yamen, so he asked a large group of Wuwei to go to the post station, and he took Xu Changzhi all the way to the Liping County Yamen.

Seeing Zhang Yuan, Jiang Qingguang, the magistrate of Liping County, who was in his early forties and looked tired, showed some excitement on his face.

"Captain Zhang, here's all the information we have about this cargo robbery," Jiang Qingguang said, stroking his forehead as he handed a stack of pages to Zhang Yuan. "I'm not very good at dealing with people from the underworld, so I really don't know where to start this case." "I've heard of Captain Zhang's reputation, so I'll leave this to you."

Zhang Yuan was a sixth-rank captain in the Wuwei Yamen of Luyang Prefecture, and his rank should be one point higher than Jiang Qingguang's seventh-rank county magistrate.

However, the civil servant county magistrate who is in charge of a region has considerable weight in the government system.

In the eyes of outsiders, the county magistrate is much more prestigious than Zhang Yuan, a military guard captain who is under the command of the judge in the government office.

Zhang Yuan did not refuse. He took the paper, declined Jiang Qingguang's invitation to the evening banquet, and walked straight out of the county government office.

"Captain Zhang, I've entrusted you with the case of the caravan robbery."

Jiang Qingguang walked all the way out of the county government gate, stood on the stone steps, bowed and shouted.

The yamen runners and passers-by in front of the county government office all turned their heads to look.

"This County Magistrate Jiang must have known that he couldn't afford to offend the forces that robbed the caravan, which is why he was so eager to pass this hot potato to you, sir."

After leaving the county government office, Xu Changzhi turned around and took a look, then spoke.

Normally, as a local official, Jiang Qingguang should be in charge of the investigation and ask Zhang Yuan for assistance.

When Zhang Yuan and his Wuwei team went to Yong'an County to suppress bandits, everything was arranged by the Yong'an County Magistrate and the County Lieutenant, and the Wuwei Yamen was only responsible for attacking the strongholds.

Jiang Qingguang's behavior this time seems to be somewhat of an attempt to shirk his responsibilities.

"He was able to get the badge and allow me to mobilize the county guards and yamen runners, and to check the prisoners in the prison. It was already a favor."

Zhang Yuan walked forward and spoke calmly.

In officialdom, merits are not necessarily merits, and mistakes are not necessarily mistakes.

Sometimes when you want to do something, the first obstacles you encounter are your own people.

Jiang Qingguang was unable to investigate the case in Liping County, so of course he was eager to pass this hot potato to Zhang Yuan.

Xu Changzhi went from being an elite in the martial arts sect to a captain in the Wuwei Yamen. Although his status changed, he still had no idea about the rules of doing things in the officialdom.

After leaving the county government office, Zhang Yuan flipped through the stack of papers and shook his head.

Just as he thought, there was basically no useful information.

They are all obvious caravans, routes, and ordinary goods.

Even the criminals were ordinary bandits.

There was no mention of the Bodhi seeds at all.

"Go find the Wuwei Yamen and summon the Liping County Chief of Police. Together we will interrogate the prisoners involved in the case. We will meet at the post house this afternoon."

"Also, bring the caravan guards and the innkeeper to see me at the inn."

Zhang Yuan turned around and looked around, handed the sign given by County Magistrate Jiang to Xu Changzhi, and spoke.

Xu Changzhi nodded, mounted his warhorse, and turned to head towards the Wuwei Yamen in Liping County.

Zhang Yuan held his warhorse in one hand and walked straight along the street. He turned a few streets and alleys and stopped in front of a small restaurant.

Liyang Tower.

There is a secret mark above the door lintel.

Heibingtai is located in Liping County.

No wonder Qin Yuqing converted Wang’s wood shop into a restaurant. Perhaps Heibingtai has such a tradition.

"Are you here for a quick meal or to stay overnight?"

"The shop has Liping's specialties, as well as various vegetarian dishes from Liangyuan. You must try them when you come to Liping..."

The waiter who came to greet him hadn't finished speaking when he saw Zhang Yuan lift up his outer robe, revealing the black iron badge hanging around his waist.

"Command, Commander, Commander..."

The guy's eyes widened, his mouth trembled, and he muttered to himself.

(End of this chapter)