The soldiers of the right guard pulled away the angry crowd, and several sturdy lieutenants stood in a line, finally separating the people.

Chang Mingxun fell in a pool of blood, and he was already silent. He went out today wearing an official uniform, and his official robe of the seven-grade county order was trampled on with footprints everywhere, and the head on his head was also crooked to the side, which was very embarrassing.

The lieutenant stepped forward and put his hand against his snort, completely out of breath.

"This man is dead!" The lieutenant exclaimed.

Tang Yun rushed out of the backyard and saw Chang Mingxun lying in a pool of blood, and his face was a little unsightly. Chang Mingxun is a clue, and now the clue is actually broken here!

Lu Pengyuan picked Chang Mingxun up, checked it, and saw that this person was really not saved, so he couldn't help but roar angrily: "Who did it?" ”

When Lu Pengyuan came, he was already murderous, and in order to enhance the majesty of the Zhou army, the general had a lot of hideous beast faces on his armor, and with Lu Pengyuan's fierce and vicious expression, the people in the locust temple were silent and did not dare to speak.

Tang Yun looked around, and the pillars of the main hall were full of people. He suddenly felt that something was missing, and after pondering for a moment, he found that the Taoist priest here was gone!

That's right!

Since it is to worship the locust god, where did the original Taoist priest go here?

Tang Yunke still remembered that when he and Jing Liang first came to this locust temple, there were many Taoist priests outside the door to welcome guests.

Where have all those Taoist priests gone?

Tang Yun's heart was beating wildly, and he had a hunch that he seemed to have found some kind of breakthrough.

There are two situations in total, one is that Chang Mingxun wants to take advantage of Yunyang County's tribute efforts to send the Jade Buddha into the divine capital for some reason.

But judging from Chang Mingxun's grief before his death, it seems that he was framed. Maybe this person really doesn't know what's going on, after all, the empress just issued a decree, and all those who are mixed with the monsters will be decided.

Chang Mingxun knows the consequences, and he will not act like this unless he has some deep hatred.

Lu Pengyuan was in a hurry to go back to report to the empress, he didn't want this matter to be extraneous again, after all, he wanted to keep this credit firmly in his hands. So he hugged his fists and said, "Lord Tang, since the criminal is dead, can you go back to the Ming Sheng?" ”

Tang Yun walked to Chang Mingxun's corpse and looked at his dead eyes, always feeling that something was missing.

Tang Yun scanned the surroundings with his eyes and asked, "Where did the Taoist priest in this locust temple go?" ”

The crowd looked at each other a few times, and an old man said, "There used to be a trail chief here, but he never came back after going out once." ”

After the old man finished speaking, he suddenly smacked on the ground and said angrily: "What kind of Taoist leader is he, a group of bastards, if they dare to break their bones in front of the old man!" ”

Several people were filled with righteous indignation, looking at the corpse of Chang Mingxun on the ground, and there was a tendency to besiege it. However, when he saw the right guards around him, he silently held back the thoughts in his heart.

Tang Yun asked, "Do you know where that Taoist priest went?" ”

The old man thought for a while: "You should go back to the Taoist Temple, it is said that they came from the Taiqing Temple of Mingluo Mountain in the east." Alas, it's also to blame us country folks who don't know how to discern and fall for this liar's way. ”

Tang Yun said: "Do you know where Taiqingguan is?" ”

Several people looked at each other, but none of them knew where the Taoist temple was.

They know Mingluo Mountain, but that mountain is a rolling mountain range, spanning hundreds of miles from east to west, which is the natural danger of the divine capital. With such a vague positioning, it is difficult to find the true location of Taiqingguan.

The people usually only listen to the explanation that Luoshan is too clear, and it sounds like that, after all, people only practice things in the locust temple, who will seem to go to the deep mountains and old forests to worship?

Tang Yun said to Lu Pengyuan: "Trouble the general to send someone to send Chang Mingxun's body back to the Divine Capital, and at the same time thoroughly investigate Chang Mingxun's mansion in Yunyang County to see if there are any clues." ”

Lu Pengyuan clenched his fists and said indignantly: "These are as they should be. Since Chang Mingxun can do such a hurtful thing, it is intolerable. There must be some secret in his house. ”

Tang Yun shook his head: "I'm afraid this thing wasn't done by Chang Mingxun. ”

Lu Pengyuan was puzzled: "Why? ”

"First of all, what to do with this matter, we can think of Chang Mingxun as a madman, but since he has made careful plans, he should think of when he will be arrested one day. But when we rushed in, you observed Chang Mingxun's expression. ”

Lu Pengyuan thought about it for a while, and his expression became more and more solemn: "His eyes were full of disbelief. He never thought that His Majesty would order him to be taken. ”

Tang Yun stretched out his hand and pointed out the door: "Also, where did you intercept that carriage?" ”

A school captain said: "It was on the official road, and there was only one official in Yunyang County at that time, but the other party had already punished himself." ”

"Fear of guilt and self-judgment!" Lu Pengyuan's eyes widened, and he scolded, "Why didn't you say such an important thing earlier!" ”

The captain hurriedly lowered his head and said: "General, this little official was fine when we were caught, but it was our responsibility to commit suicide while we didn't have a spare knife, so please punish the general." ”

"People can't see it well, what's the use of keeping you! When you go back, you will receive thirty military sticks! Lu Pengyuan was furious, but the person was already dead, and there was no way.

Tang Yun suddenly said: "General, don't you think that this matter is a little strange? ”

As soon as he said this, everyone's eyes fell on Tang Yun's body.

"If he wants to send the Jade Buddha into the Divine Capital, it is obviously not a wise choice to take the official path. His flag in Yunyang County was already swaggering, even if he wanted to secretly Chen Cang, he would check it when he arrived at the door. As long as they find out that it is the Jade Buddha, they will not be able to run away at all. ”

Lu Pengyuan was surprised: "Could it be that they have some path leading to the Divine Capital?" ”

Tang Yun said with a solemn expression: "I'm afraid not, I'm afraid this person really wants us to discover them." ”

Tang Yun pointed to Chang Mingxun lying on the ground, and said: "It is he Chang Mingxun who takes the lead in worshiping the locust temple, and the jade Buddha sent to the divine capital also has the flag of Yunyang County. Even if it is a court case, Chang Mingxun is unspeakable. ”

"Someone is trying to frame Chang Mingxun! That's right, he has a small county order, and there is no loss in throwing it out, the key is that he is not noticeable, and it is easy to kill him! Lu Pengyuan suddenly realized.

Suddenly there was a sound of horses' hooves outside the locust temple, and an iron rider walked down with a man covered in blood.

"General, this person is the steward of Chang Mingxun's mansion!" The soldiers pushed the man over.

The man's eyes were full of panic, and the two fingers of his right hand had been cut off and were now wrapped in a cloth. Surrounded by several soldiers, he was still trembling, his lips trembled, and he saw Lu Pengyuan kneeling down directly, unable to speak.

Lu Pengyuan asked sharply, "What's the matter?" ”

One of the soldiers said: "When we arrived at Changfu, we happened to catch a group of people who were assassinating this man. The Assassins had driven them away, but the rest of the Changfu had been killed. ”

Lu Pengyuan raised his hand and grabbed the steward's collar, threw him directly to the wall, and said in a low voice: "General Ben's patience is limited, give you a chance to tell everything you know." If you dare to say half a lie, I will treat you as a fellow party of Chang Mingxun and send you to Sixing Temple for review! ”

The steward's face turned pale, he had just survived an assassination attempt, and now he was in shock. However, hearing Lu Pengyuan's words, he subconsciously knew the seriousness of the matter, especially when he saw Chang Mingxun's corpse lying on the ground, even if he was a fool, he knew that something was wrong.

"I said it all, the general spares his life!" The steward knelt on the ground and kowtowed.

The two soldiers stepped forward and dragged the steward up, the steward took a few deep breaths, slowed down his emotions, and then spoke, telling all the things about Taiqingguan and Chang Mingxun. Lu Pengyuan's face gradually became ugly.

If Chang Mingxun is the murderer, then everything will be much easier, drag Chang Mingxun's body to the divine capital, and everything will be over.

From the words of this steward, it is obvious that this Chang Mingxun is just a small corrupt official.

He, Lu Pengyuan, came here, but he didn't arrest any corrupt officials.

"Where is Taiqingguan, say!" Lu Pengyuan shouted angrily.

The steward was frightened by the momentum on Lu Pengyuan's body, and hurriedly said that he knew, but he just needed to lead the way himself, and he couldn't say it clearly for a while.

"Get on the horse and go!" Lu Pengyuan dragged the steward and got on the horse, pointed to Chang Ming, who was lying on the ground, and said, "Take him away too!" ”

The steward seemed to be very familiar with this area, and turned left and right with the right guard iron horse, and entered the mountain. This is a canyon, somewhat similar to the cottage Tang Yun met outside the city at that time, a forest path leads to the depths, and I don't know where to go.

It was no longer possible to ride horses here, so Lu Pengyuan ordered a few soldiers to lead the horses and set aside a brigade of men and horses to go up the mountain.

To prevent a sneak attack, everyone pulled out their knives.

At this moment, the sky was getting dark, and Tang Yun said to Lu Pengyuan: "General, tomorrow is the water and land festival, and you and I will close the case today." ”

Lu Pengyuan's expression was solemn, and he ordered: "Long Snake Array, enter!" ”

Several soldiers reacted quickly, Tang Yun was also a veteran after all, he followed the right guard and rushed in, and the steward said beside him, as long as he kept walking along this road, he would be able to see that it was too clear.

From a distance, a corner of the arch eaves comes into view, and the red painted walls outside the Taoist temple are very conspicuous.

Lu Pengyuan made a few gestures, and suddenly a few dexterous soldiers touched the wall and went straight in.

The door of the Taoist temple is locked, and it looks no different from other Taoist temples, and the scale is slightly larger, so it should be some years old.

Lu Pengyuan and the others waited in front of the door for a while, and they were opened from the inside. A soldier reported: "General, there is no one inside. ”

Everyone broke in, the whole Taoist temple attic is lined up, a wide door plaque stands in front of the door, and a few gilded characters are written on it, "Taiqingguan".

The scale of the main hall is magnificent, and when the door of the hall is opened, a stream of sandalwood is overflowing. Several sitting statues in the hall have kind eyes and dazzling golden bodies.

"This is a Taoist temple...... Why worship Buddha statues? Lu Pengyuan was surprised.

In this big hall, sit a golden body Buddha statue, for the Buddha Maitreya Bodhisattva, sit south to north, the east and west sides are respectively placed with the statue of the four heavenly kings, mighty and magnificent.

This is too Qingguan, obviously a Taoist temple!

"Who?" Suddenly, there was the roar of the right guard.

Tang Yun sniffed his nose, and he suddenly smelled a strong smell of burnt.