Chapter 372: Speculation
Sunset, sunset!
The official roads are heavily guarded, and the patrolling people are even more frequent.
When Yang Shouwen arrived at the place where he was ambushed, he found that the bodies of the warrior monks had been pulled away, but there were still officers and soldiers guarding the middle of the road. The officer in charge of the inspection, Yang Shouwen is no stranger, it is that Wang Haibin.
However, seeing Wang Haibin there, Yang Shouwen frowned.
He stepped forward, "Seventeen Lang, how did you set up a checkpoint here?" ”
Previously, he told Yang Jasmine that after he arrived in Changzhou, he would find Wang Haibin to besiege Puhui Temple. But now that Wang Haibin is here, it means that the officers and soldiers who surrounded the Puhui Temple were assigned otherwise, or they may not have acted at all.
Wang Haibin hurriedly bowed and saluted, "Zheng Shilang, I am on the order of the assassin Shi to guard here. ”
"Then who is the Cui Thorn History Sect to surround the Puhui Temple?"
Wang Haibin was stunned for a moment, shook his head and said, "This last general is not clear...... The last general only knew that the assassin sent me to lead my troops and horses to guard on this road. The rest of the things are not known to the general, and please don't blame the priest. ”
Yang Shouwen got off his horse and stood in the middle of the road.
He glanced around twice, and said in a deep voice, "Does Cui Tingshi have any other instructions?" ”
"That's not true, I just said that if you see the Levy Lang, you must protect the Levy Lang and return to Changzhou County safely."
It turned out that this army of soldiers and horses was waiting for Yang Shouwen to come.
Yang Shouwen nodded, "What about the assassin's corpse?" ”
"I've been sent to the county office."
"In this case, immediately gather the soldiers and horses and follow me back to the county seat."
"Whoa!"
Wang Haibin hurriedly took the order and left. Yang Shouwen was on the horse again.
The group soon came to the outside of Changzhou County. Don't wait for them to enter the city. Seeing Xue Chongjian galloping on his horse, he restrained the war horse in front of Yang Shouwen, and then bowed slightly on the horse and said: "Zheng Shilang, Cui Tingshi, Gao Sheren and Di County ordered me to wait here, if Zheng Shilang comes back, please go to the county government immediately, they are waiting at the county office." ”
Di County Order?
Yang Shouwen was stunned for a moment, and said softly: "Erlang." Which Di County Order? ”
Xue Chongjian said with a smile: "Of course it is the second son of Di Guo, Cui Tingshi has already received a secret decree, and he will pass the decree to him after the arrival of Di County's order." The sage had a decree and ordered Di County to act as the commander of Changzhou County, and ordered him to form a martial arts regiment on the spot and worship the position of Suzhou regiment training envoy. ”
"Oh?"
Yang Shouwen was a little surprised, but soon, he figured out the mystery.
Di Renjie has three sons, and the eldest son, Di Guangsi, traveled to Zizhou at the beginning of the year as a member of the household department, and is also one of Di Renjie's sons. One of the most capable. However, except for Di Guangsi. His other two sons......
When Yang Shouwen was in Luoyang, he heard that Di Renjie's youngest son Di Guangzhao was angry and resentful in Weizhou, and the locals even destroyed the ancestral hall built for Di Renjie because of him, which shows how much trouble Di Guangzhao caused. It is said that Li Yuanfang, the general of Fengchenwei, was ordered to go to Weizhou in person to arrest Nadi Guangzhao.
Di Renjie entered Shangyang Palace and pleaded bitterly, and Wu Zetian pardoned Di Guangzhao's capital crime.
But in this way, there is only one Di Guangsi left in the Di family, and it is inevitable that his strength is weak. This time he went to Suzhou to find the treasure of Huangtai, and it coincided with the murder of Wang Yuankai, Di Renjie wanted to take the opportunity to push Di Guangyuan up to enhance the strength of the Di family.
Everyone knows that once this imperial treasure is raised, it will be a great achievement.
Coupled with the assistance of others, if Di Guangyuan can solve the case of Wang Yuankai's murder, it will be the icing on the cake.
As long as Di Guangyuan can keep to himself, he will ensure that there will be no chaos in Changzhou.
Yang Shouwen predicts that within a year, Di Renjie will try to get Di Guangyuan to return to Shendu and take up a post in the six ministries of the three provinces.
In that case, even if Di Renjie returns to the west, there is Di Guangyuan in the Di family and Di Guangji outside, and he can hold up a piece of the sky.
Thinking of this, Yang Shouwen couldn't help but smile.
He hadn't seen Di Renjie, but from this incident, he could still feel the fireworks on Di Renjie's body. After all, it can't escape the affection of family members...... Di Renjie is not in good health, so he plans for Di Guangyuan like this.
He nodded immediately, "In that case, Erlang will lead the way." ”
Xue Chongjian agreed, and led Yang Shouwen straight to the county office.
After coming to the county office, the two dismounted outside the door, and their own servants led their horses away. Yang Shouwen followed Xue Chong to the front of the lobby, and before he could enter the lobby, he heard a commotion and noise above the lobby.
In the lobby, there is a line of monks kneeling.
The first two are not strangers to Yang Shouwen, it is the Puhui Temple monk who dealt with him outside the mountain gate of Puhui Temple yesterday. Beside Fa Yan is the precept monk Fa Hui. Behind the two, there were more than ten warrior monks kneeling in the hall.
"County Venerable Mingjian, we really don't know the whereabouts of Elder Shenhui, the poor monk is wronged."
"Yes, the poor monk is just a precept monk, how can he control the whereabouts of the master? When he left, he didn't even know about it with the poor monks. ”
"Please respect the county!"
In the lobby, the lights are bright.
Di Guangyuan's face was pale, and he didn't say a word.
At the top of him, Gao Jian, Cui Xuanwei and Li Longji sat upright.
And under Di Guangyuan, Zhou Lizhen and Pei Guangting sat down. The third class of officials stood on both sides, holding water and fire sticks solemnly.
Di Guangyuan slapped the shocked wood and shouted: "Shut up with the official, mess around, make noise, and blame the official for the crime of roaring in the court." You are not allowed to speak, but the judge asks you, and you answer them one by one. ”
Yang Shouwen's eyes froze, and he immediately glanced at Xue Chongjian.
I saw Xue Chongjian nodding at him and walked into the lobby.
"County Zun, Yang Pingshi is back!"
"Ah, Aoyuki is back?"
In the lobby, Di Guangyuan and others got up one after another, and Yang Shouwen walked into the hall.
He glanced at the monks, then stepped forward and bowed, "The county lord arrived in Changzhou today, and the lower officials were unable to go to greet him for some reason, but caused trouble for the county honor, and asked the county lord to forgive the sins." ”
Di Guangyuan said: "Where is the words of the Zheng Shilang, this official has only just obtained the will of the saint."
I never thought that this Changzhou would be so chaotic. In broad daylight. Someone dared to attack the imperial court. It's an unforgivable sin. Aoyuki, are you okay? When the official heard that you had been attacked, he was really shocked. ”
Di Guangyuan looked very enthusiastic, which made Yang Shouwen feel a little surprised.
He hurriedly thanked him, saluted the others, and then sat down beside Pei Guangting under Di Guangyuan's arrangement.
"Qingzhi, after the official got the news of your attack. Immediately asked Cui Tingshi to send soldiers and horses to surround the Puhui Temple.
However, Shen Hui, the abbot of Napuhui Temple, heard the news and fled, and the official had to take down these monks. ”
Yang Shouwen thanked Di Guangyuan again, and his eyes immediately fell on Fa Yan and Fa Hui.
"I don't know if these demon monks have ever asked for a confession?"
"Yang Comment, wronged!"
Fa Hui shouted loudly: "The poor monks and others are just temporary positions in the temple, so what does it matter to the elders?" Where the elder went, I really don't know, and I asked Yang to comment on the matter. ”
"Bold!"
Yang Shouwen shouted: "Today is above the public court." The county has never asked you to speak, why do you dare to shout loudly? ”
Talking. He got up and waved at Di Guangyuan, "Such a demon monk doesn't know the laws of the imperial court, and he is bold. For the majesty of the court, I also asked the county to punish him and slap his mouth twenty. ”
When Di Guangyuan heard this, he immediately said: "That's right, come here, slap your mouth." ”
Two messengers stepped forward, one of them hugged Nafa Hui to death, and the other officer held a bamboo plank, stepped forward and slapped a whip, so that Na Fahui's face was covered with blood, and it was miserable. After the execution, the servant retired, and Fa Hui fell to the ground and let out a painful **. And beside him, the monk Fa Yan was as pale as paper, and his body trembled.
Not only Fa Yan, but also other monks were also colorless.
Yang Shouwen sat down at this time, arched his hand towards Di Guangyuan, and stopped talking.
Li Longji frowned slightly and glanced at Yang Shouwen; Gao Jian and Cui Xuanwei remained silent, their faces as usual.
Di Guangyuan said: "Fa Yan, you just said that you don't know the whereabouts of Shenhui.
The official asked you, have you ever seen Shenhui today? ”
"During the morning class during the day, I saw the elders.
Later, the elder was chanting in the meditation hall, and around the time of Shen, the elder suddenly called a few people and drove away without explaining to the little monk. In the past, the elder also used to visit friends by boat, so the little monk didn't ask, so I don't know where he went. ”
Shenhui, ran away?
Yang Shouwen also heard the situation clearly at this moment, and his brows couldn't help frowning slightly.
Shen Shi, that should have happened before and after he was ambushed, and he had not yet arrived at the Su Family Garden. It stands to reason that the assassins who ambushed were all dead there, and it was impossible for anyone to escape. After all, Yang Shouwen still has a Hai Dongqing in his hand to guard in the air. If there is a fish that slips through the net, Dayu will definitely be aware of it, how can he let him escape?
There was no fish that slipped through the net, so how could Shenhui know that the ambush failed and escaped in time?
Thinking of this, Yang Shouwen inadvertently glanced at Li Longji.
It shouldn't be him...... If Li Longji wanted to harm his life, he had many means, and it was by no means a wise move to ambush him halfway.
But thinking of the 'beware of San Lang' on the note, Yang Shouwen's heart was a little blocked.
He thought of the Baishuitang ambush and the warning note he got in Luoyang, and immediately added a lot of vigilance to Li Longji.
Di Guangyuan repeatedly asked Fa Yan and other monks, but these monks were adamant and did not know the whereabouts of Shenhui.
Yang Shouwen said suddenly: "Fa Yan, this official asks you."
Yesterday, Shenhui said that the night before yesterday, Puhui Temple was attacked by thieves and snatched the Buddha's bone relics, but is it true? ”
"Huh?"
Without waiting for Fa Yan to answer, Zhou Lizhen frowned and said, "Zheng Shilang, these seem to be two things. ”
"Hehe, I'm afraid it may not be."
"Oh?"
"The night before yesterday, it was me who sneaked into the Puhui Temple, could it be that Zhou Sizhi thought that it was the official who stole the Buddha's bone relics?"
"This ......"
Yang Shouwen glanced at Zhou Lizhen coldly, and said to Gao Jian and the others: "Before Xiaguan left Luoyang, my aunt told me that the fearless Zen master who escaped from Guanghua Temple that day should have fled to Jiangnan Dongdao...... All the clues point to Changzhou County. After Xiaguan secretly arrived in Cheung Chau, he naturally suspected that the fearless Zen master would hide in the Puhui Temple.
That night, I saw with my own eyes that someone was being killed at the Puhui Temple.
Originally, I thought that Su Wei was killed, so I hurriedly returned to Wu County and mobilized soldiers and horses to arrest Shenhui...... Unfortunately, Suvay did not die. When I met Su Wei just now, I also told him about it. I don't know if the person who was killed was Su Wei, but I do believe that this Puhui Temple is by no means a pure place for Buddhism. In addition, last night, Yizhuang was set on fire, and the old man who guarded Yizhuang was also killed...... Xia Guan thought that he was afraid that he would also be involved with Shenhui. ”
When Zhou Lizhen heard this, she immediately said, "How can you see it?" ”
"The day before yesterday, when I arrived in Cheung Chau, I heard from the locals that the bodies of several beggars had been found outside the temple...... Hehe, I personally went to Yizhuang to investigate that day, but I found that those beggars all died of corpse poison. ”
When Di Guangyuan heard this, his eyes couldn't help but light up!
"I surrounded the Puhui Temple yesterday, I wanted to take down Shenhui and torture to extract confessions, but I didn't want to be messed up by the things outside Su Weisu. Thinking about it, that Shenhui was also a little scared, so he made such a bold move today.
Saburo, what do you think? ”
"Huh?"
Li Longji didn't expect that Yang Shouwen would suddenly ask him a question, so that he was stunned on the spot.
However, he reacted quickly, and immediately smiled: "Yesterday, Zhengshilang also talked to me about this matter, and I wanted to check Yizhuang today. I don't want to be on fire at that time...... Now that I think about it, Zheng Shilang's guess is not unreasonable. (To be continued.) )