Although everything was exactly as Xu Chu had speculated, the identity of the Xuanyang Daoist made Xiao Qinglang more and more suspicious.

He was a Taoist temple that the first emperor only entered for more than 30 years, and he was only a Taoist priest for 20 years before he was valued by the emperor.

How did he surpass many people who had sought the Tao since childhood and become a master of the Tao in the past 20 years? How did he get into the eyes of the first emperor, so that he could become a Taoist who secretly alchemized for the emperor. If there is no handwriting from others, Xiao Qinglang will never believe it.

Even if he is gifted and intelligent, it is impossible for him to surpass Jingxu Shitai, the true heir of the Danding Sect who has been practicing in Taoism since childhood, in a short period of time.

He squinted slightly and leaned back on the seat, his fingers tapped the paper under his hand, and after a while, he said, "The whereabouts of the Xuanyang Daoist have eyebrows?" ”

After the accident in Lushan Courtyard that day, the Xuanyang Daoist lost his trace. Later, Xiao Qinglang visited the village and learned that there are often guys from restaurants who send food to other courtyards, and according to the guys in the restaurant, Master Dong specially ordered a meal for a Taoist for a year.

Then Xiao Qinglang checked it and found that it was not a meal for one person, if it was connected to the girl who was mutilated and died, the amount would be about the same.

It is also based on these that he can be sure of Dong Ruiyang's behavior of knowing the fate of the girl and even deliberately looking for the girl's alchemy.

Later, the alchemy room of the Lushan Courtyard was bombed, and although the villagers heard the screams of horror, except for the corpses in the dark room, the officials did not find the corpses or the injured people next to them.

So, where did the screaming go? And the person who blew up the alchemy room and the dark room was him, or someone else. And that person, the purpose is simply to expose this matter, or does he want to unlock the secret of the death of the female Daogu, or is he manipulated by the people behind the Jinzhou City case?

Tang Qiao was seeing the prince asking, and he didn't dare to answer vaguely, so he hurriedly shook his head, "Dali Temple and the Criminal Department have sent people to search, but no trace has been found for the time being." However, the lower officials found out that the identity of the Xuanyang Daoist before entering the Taoist Temple. ”

"His real name is Chen Yuan, his family is quite wealthy, and he grew up reading sage books since he was a child. Now the household department member Wailang Liu, who happens to be a classmate with him. According to Lord Liu, when he was at home, he was often praised by his neighbors, so much so that his parents always declared that he was a rare reading material for his talent. It's a pity that after participating in the scientific examination, he failed to pass the examination several times, so he always felt that he had no talent, so that he often borrowed wine to kill his sorrows and lingered between the painting boat restaurant. ”

In the thirtieth year of the emperor, his parents died one after another, and after that, he began to sell his property to make a living. It's just that even though his family is down, he still can't change his temperament of eating and complaining, and even often fights with some sons and brothers. ”

"As for the fact that he was saved by Master Jingxu, it should be when he squandered his family property and caused the thugs in the painting boat to beat him half to death and throw him into the nearby mountains to feed the wolves." Tang Qiaozheng sighed in his heart as he spoke, "Because of the friendship of classmates, after hearing about it, Lord Liu, a foreigner, specially sent someone to look for him, but unfortunately he was not found in the mountains." ”

Lord Liu reported the matter to Jingzhao Mansion at that time, and after Jingzhao Yin sent someone to investigate, he was not found. Since then, he has not seen anyone alive or dead, and he has no relatives, so Lord Liu reported to the official that his disappearance was over. ”

Xia Guan followed the clues provided by Lord Liu to find the neighbors of the Chen family's old house, and they were all able to confirm the matter. Moreover, according to the depictions of the gatekeepers in the Taoist temple and the pictures and shadows drawn, they also identified them, and determined that the Xuanyang Taoist was Chen Yuan. ”

Xiao Qinglang's expression did not change when he heard this, and after a moment, he waved his hand and said: "Tomorrow, you will interrogate Dong Ruiyang again, since he can find the Xuanyang Dao people to refine the pill for him, he will definitely know more things about the Xuanyang Dao people." ”

What's more, when he lied to him at that time, he had tacitly acquiesced that he knew about the Xuanyang Dao people's alchemy for the first emperor. That is such a secret thing, even Dong Guifei was concealed, how did Dong Ruiyang know about it?

At the beginning, the first emperor was obsessed with the idea of Taoist pills for immortality, which only lasted for two or three years, and then the first emperor suddenly woke up and destroyed or disposed of all the alchemic things. Although there are many people who secretly manipulate and take advantage of the fact that the first emperor is seriously ill and the Dong family is a big mess, they smuggle some well-made utensils out of the palace, but how did the Xuanyang Daoist, who is an alchemist, escape from the ascension to heaven?

At that time, the situation in the palace was pressing, and there was an order from the first emperor, so the inner court did nothing in this matter. What's more, the Dong family later had the intention of rebellion, so that no one would pursue the matter of the first emperor's alchemy.

Later, when he ascended the throne and managed internal and external troubles, in the face of state affairs, the affairs of Xuanyang Dao people were nothing to worry about.

After a long time, no one mentioned Xuanyang Daoren, and it wasn't until the accident in the Dong family's courtyard that Xiao Qinglang remembered those pasts again.

In his opinion, the Xuanyang Daoist appeared suddenly and disappeared strangely. And the person who introduced him to the first emperor, and the person who finally let him escape from the palace and escape, is very likely to be one person, and he is the same person as the person behind the scenes.

If it weren't for the first emperor to wake up and no longer take pills for immortality, I am afraid that the final outcome would be similar to that Daogu or the girls, and the golden stone medicine was poisoned and died......

Thinking of this, Xiao Qinglang's eyes dimmed, he pursed his lips, and went through the image of the person behind the scenes portrayed by Xu Chu in his mind. Although he still doesn't know the identity of that person, he probably has an understanding of it, and in the bureau in the capital, he regards him and Xiao Chu as opponents.

Even if that person wanted to get rid of them, he wouldn't easily send someone to assassinate them at the moment. Perhaps, in the man's mind, this series of cases was just a game that had just provoked his interest.

The former has the case of the envoy group, which not only wants to make the royal family ugly, but also wants to slap the royal family in the face. As for Dong Ruiyang's other courtyard, one is to embarrass the present, so that he can choose between the edict of the first emperor and the anger of the people. The second is ...... To provoke Xiao Qinglang, who is now in charge with the Three Law Divisions.

And after this case, I am afraid that the person's methods will be more direct, and even more unexpected.

Of course, these are all later words, Xiao Qinglang knows in his heart that the future will not be something that he can avoid by worrying. However, as Xiao Chu said, as long as that person is still laying out, more flaws will be exposed, and it will also give them more time to dig him out.

"Dong Ruiyang has been cold for a day and a night, and outsiders can't pass on news to him, presumably at this time he is physically and mentally exhausted and panicked, and if you go to interrogate at this time, it will definitely be easier for him to tell the truth." Xiao Qinglang narrowed his eyes to hide the emotions in his heart, and ordered, "Ask him when, how, and how he met the Xuanyang Daoist, and whether anyone recommended this person to him, so that he is so convinced of the Xuanyang Daoist." ”

Judging from the file, Dong Ruiyang has not found one or two Taoists, but only Xuanyang Taoists can stay alone in his other courtyard and enjoy all the conveniences he provides. Even, after knowing that the Xuanyang Daoist was involved in the last years of the first emperor, it was very likely that he would arouse the suspicion of today, and he could still hide people in other courtyards instead of him. Based on these two points alone, it is enough to infer that there must be an inside story in this matter.

Tang Qiao was bowing his hand, and seeing that Xiao Qinglang had no orders, he bowed and said goodbye.

In fact, Tang Qiaozheng didn't want to ask in detail, but his intuition told him that there were some things that he shouldn't ask. For example, he thinks that this case is already eight or nine years old, and as long as he finds the Xuanyang Daoist, he can be arrested.

But the prince had to know the specific situation of Dong Ruiyang's alchemy with Xuanyang Daoren. This Xuanyang Dao person......

Wait a minute, the Taoist priest who became a Taoist priest in the thirty-sixth year of the first emperor...... When he was in Dali Temple, he had heard the head of the inner court vaguely mention that the emperor had taken many pills by mistake, so that his body suffered a serious loss......

Isn't it, this time I found the Taoist priest who coaxed the first emperor to take the pill?

If so, then ...... He subconsciously shrunk his neck, then he still did what the prince ordered. lest when the time comes, he will be involved in the secret affairs of the palace, which will make his future uncertain.

In fact, this is also the reason why Xiao Qinglang is relieved to hand over this matter to him, compared to Xu Chu's fearlessness of power and no care, Tang Qiaozheng and Sikong Han, an old fritter who has been immersed in officialdom for decades, know how to pursue advantages and avoid disadvantages.

If Xu Chu went to check at this time, Xiao Qinglang would probably hesitate. It's not that he wants to hide anything from her, but he knows that this matter is very likely to involve some powerful people, and if it is not handled well, he is afraid that the person who goes to track down will become a thorn in the side of others. Even, without the help of the people behind the scenes, there will be a succession of people who want to take her life.

Outside, the moonlight was murmuring, and the dappled shadows of the trees fell on the steps in front of the study, showing a quiet and lonely atmosphere.

The world says that King Jing'an has a good skin, but he doesn't know about love and pleasure, but he doesn't know that he has his own place of leisure. These four sides are places where books are stored, and it is really not an exaggeration to say that the library is really not an exaggeration, if Xu Chu hadn't seen it with her own eyes, I'm afraid she wouldn't believe that a young man in his twenties had collected so many books.

In the library, there are palace lights shining on all sides, so it is not dim, but between the staggered lights, people have the illusion that there is no end in sight. As far as the eye can see, there are all kinds of books that have long been classified, but the amount of them is enough to make people breathtaking.

After the servant who had brought them to the library, he bowed down and stepped aside, not disturbing him in any way.

Xu Chu rubbed the bookcase as high as the roof and sighed: "It will take decades to read this." ”

Xiao Mingzhu was rummaging in front of the bookcase dedicated to placing ghost mythology books at this time, and after hearing Xu Chu's words, he didn't care and said: "It doesn't take many years, it is said that the third uncle of the books in it has already read seventy-seven, eighty-eight, and eight, only some gossip that he can't look at, and he hasn't read it much." ”