Chapter 573: Brought back to Suncheonfu for interrogation
Zhu Sanfu was on the side and glanced at Zhang Fuling.
immediately glanced at Zhang Wanxun, Zhang Wanxun rubbed his nose and hid to the side.
There was no one around, and Zhu Sanfu smiled at Zhang Fuling.
"Your Excellency thinks that bringing these monks back at this moment will dismiss the emperor's face, right?
After all, just a few days after going crazy, Master Jingyi was named the presiding officer of Baohua Temple for the sake of this Dharma meeting with the monks of the Wa Kingdom, if it is unraveled at once, whether it is for His Majesty's prestige or the belief in Buddhism, it will have an impact in the future, right? ”
Zhang Fuling nodded, not to mention that Zhu Sanfu really said that he had the idea, now this is what he is most worried about.
"That's true, if you go to report to Your Majesty now, I'm afraid that it will be suppressed for the sake of face, so ......"
Zhang Fuling's words were not finished, but Zhu Sanfu already fully understood, smiled at Zhang Fuling, lowered his voice and said:
"Boss Xue and I entered the city together, I came to Shuntian Mansion, he went directly to General Su's Mansion, it is estimated that the palace already knows about this at this time, so Lord Zhang doesn't have to worry."
Zhang Fuling nodded and glanced at Zhu Sanfu, obviously these were all arranged by Zhou Heng a long time ago, and it was really difficult for him to think so thoughtfully in such a tight time.
"Come on, bring these fake Japanese people back to Shuntianfu for interrogation!"
As soon as they heard this arrangement, everyone's eyes lit up, and they were more angry, these fake monks came over to a person of five or six, and went to the capital to swagger and deceive, and now it is time for them to show their original form.
In an instant, these fake monks were pushed out of the car, tied their hands, tied into a string, and drove into the city from the south gate quickly, and those people who wanted to leave the city did not leave, and they kept pointing around the roadside, and the city defenders showed a difference on their faces when they saw it.
One of the leaders seemed to know Zhang Wanxun, and leaned closer to raise his chin towards these fake monks.
"Zhang, what's wrong?"
Zhang Wanxun had a smug look on his face, his voice was not low, and he said vividly:
"These Japanese people pretended to be monks, came to my Liang to deceive, just now they knew about the incident and were about to escape, and they were captured by us!"
The man came to his senses and gave Zhang Wanxun a thumbs up.
"Escort Zhang is hard, or we are reliable in Shuntianfu, I am really harming these fake monks, my father also went to donate lamp oil money!"
Zhang Wanxun hurriedly glanced at the man, raised his hand and patted him on the shoulder and comforted:
"Don't worry, the case is closed here, you just go and ask for it back!"
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Half an hour later, Zhang Fuling walked quickly into the imperial study with a stack of testimonies.
The old emperor sat behind the imperial book case with a pale face, and when he saw that Zhang Fuling was about to pay a salute, he hurriedly waved his hand.
"No need to be polite, come forward and tell me what the hell is going on, General Su doesn't know very clearly, just said that Master Xuyun went to Baohua Temple and questioned the identity of Master Jingyi and those monks of the Wa Kingdom."
Zhang Fuling hurriedly said yes, walked quickly to the old emperor, and held up the stack of testimony in his hand.
"The matter is urgent, the minister knows that the situation is serious, and he does not dare to slack off, so he hereby personally follows the interrogation, this is the testimony."
Fang Jizhong hurriedly came down and put this stack of testimony in front of the old emperor, and Zhang Fuling hurriedly said:
"There were a total of 12 of these Japanese monks, and the ministers were all interrogated separately, and among them, only one of them was a real Japanese monk, only 18 years old, who followed his master to Tianzhu, and his master died of malaria just after arriving in Tianzhu.
The remaining eleven people, although they are all Japanese people, but none of them are monks, and the shaved ring scars on their heads are all drawn, and they all fall off when they sweat.
According to them, most of them were merchants and shipwrights, but because their shipwrecked ships were damaged and they were unable to return to the Wa Kingdom, and they had no money on them, so they were collected by the monks Jingyi, posing as monks and learning some Chinese words that needed to be answered.
This time, the discussion between the Great Liang and the Wa monks is just a play arranged by the monk Jingyi himself, and behind these testimonies is a book of Chinese and Wa dialect, and the content of their dialogues is also operated according to this arrangement.
As for the reward, it is to send someone to send them to Tientsin tomorrow, where there are ships to take them back to the Wa Kingdom. ”
After Zhang Fuling finished speaking, the old emperor was silent.
Even if you don't look up, you can know that the old emperor is now going crazy, and in order to welcome this Jingyi monk, he is still holding a banquet in the Baohe Palace, so that there is no one in the court who does not know about it.
Zhang Fuling knew that the old emperor was weighing the pros and cons, but at this time, he couldn't cover it up, so he could only deal with it quickly, otherwise the impact would be greater.
"Your Majesty, when we went to the post house to investigate this matter, these monks separated the people of the post house and prepared to flee by car, they went out of the south city gate, preparing to go all the way to the south, and many people at the city gate saw it, and it was difficult to hide it."
After speaking, Zhang Fuling raised his eyes to look at the old emperor, only to see that the old emperor slapped the tea cup on the imperial book case hard, and the hand holding the testimony was trembling, his face was pale, and his breathing was a little unsteady.
"How can a Jingyi monk set off such a big storm, starting from Fujian to preach the scriptures, all the way to the virtuous people are maliciously disseminated, months to plan these, it can be described as well-intentioned, even if these fake monks want to return to the country, it is not a Jingyi monk alone can do it."
Fang Jizhong shuddered, and quickly knelt on the ground, the factory guard was in his hands, and he also sent people to the side to understand these Japanese monks, and he didn't find anything wrong.
After all, these people were originally Japanese people, and their language and behavior were all in line, so they naturally didn't care much, who would have thought that someone would do this?
"Your Majesty is angry, the old slave deserves death, this is all the old slave's investigation is unfavorable, please punish Your Majesty!"
The old emperor waved his hand and motioned for Fang Ji to be loyal.
"There are many officials from all over the country along the way, and they can make money in all their mouths, how can it be that you can see through the intentions here, get up! By the way, what about General Su? He seems to have said that the Xuyun Master, who had not asked about the world for a long time, went to Baohua Temple, but was it true? ”
Fang Jizhong hurriedly got up and called General Su who was standing outside the imperial study in.
The old emperor's words, he listened to them very well, and he had sweated for Zhou Heng and them before, after all, there was no evidence, so he let himself say such a bunch to the old emperor, if Long Yan was angry, he really died and had no place to be buried, but he didn't expect things to be so changeable, and those few monks of the Japanese Kingdom turned out to be fake monks, which made him a little surprised.
"Your Majesty, the minister has already sent someone to Baohua Temple to see, that Master Xuyun did take a group of people to Baohua Temple, Ning Wang Shizi and Zhou Heng were also present, and the original presiding officer of Baohua Temple, Master Yicheng, came out to see the ceremony, but the Jingyi monk refused to admit that it was Master Xuyun, so he was discussing the law."
The old emperor was stunned, and when he heard that Shizi and Zhou Heng were there, he suddenly felt a sense of being calculated in his heart, and his brows tightened and he subconsciously asked:
"Why are the two of them in Baohua Temple?"
General Su hurriedly clenched his fists and said:
"I heard that Zhou Heng is a closed disciple of Master Xuyun, because he has not finished his dust, so he has not shaved his cultivation, and as for the other generals, I don't know the details."
The old emperor was stunned, paused, his eyes fell on Fang Jizhong's body at once, and he squinted his eyes slightly and said:
"I remember that day in the Baohe Palace, I remember that when Zhou Heng was leaving, he seemed to lift something from his neck, gave it a look at the Jingyi monk, and said a few words, can you really hear it if the distance is too far?"
Fang Jizhong bowed slightly, "The old slave heard it, and said that Zhou Heng also knew a master, but this person has not been alive for a long time, and when the master is busy with business, we can talk together." There is also the Buddha bead, which was given by the master, and I also ask Master Jingyi to remember today's words, there will be a period later! ”
The old emperor realized that he didn't care at the time, it seemed that Zhou Heng had already noticed the problem at that time, but he was in the way, after all, he had named the monk Jingyi as a mage, if he corrected it in the court, wouldn't it be a refutation of his own face.
Thinking of what Monk Jingyi said that day, the old emperor was annoyed, if he was hesitating at the time, maybe he really killed Zhou Heng, thinking of this, the old emperor put his hand on those confessions, and his face became gloomy.
"Such a demon monk can't stay, I also want to see Master Xuyun and drive Baohua Temple!"