Chapter 100
Logically speaking, cases that do not involve secret associations should be handled by Beichentang, but Zhang Yuelu is not completely sure now, she just put forward a conjecture, and she still needs relevant evidence to confirm her opinion. And then there is, Tiangangtang's responsibility is external, this concept is very broad, strictly speaking, as long as it is not aimed at Daomen's own people, Tiangangtang can intervene. So even if Zhang Yuelu confirmed that the murderer was not a person who secretly formed an association, as long as she still wanted to investigate, it would be difficult for others to object. Zhang Yuelu can also give a very reasonable reason, he has come here, and it is not good to run in vain with such a big battle.
As for Zhang Yuelu's own thoughts, of course, she continued to investigate, whether she was pretending to be Qi Xuansu, or Qi Xuansu was not dead, it gave her the motivation to continue the investigation.
Because there is a "signal array", the customs clearance record on the side of the "Ghost Pass" was quickly sent to Zhang Yuelu, and because of the special location of the "Ghost Pass", there are actually not many people who have passed the pass, from the day before Wan Xiuwu's death, until today, there are about 100 people.
It is not difficult to check these 100 people, and they are eliminated one by one according to the conditions.
Soon, there were less than ten people left.
In the end, Zhang Yuelu's gaze stayed on one name.
Wei Wu ghost.
This person is very much in line with the above conditions, carrying the "Divine Dragon Handcuff", double swords, and martial arts.
The identity is a personal soldier under the command of Qin Wuxi, the general of Loulan, holding Qin Wuxi's waist card and a customs clearance token issued by Pei Xiaolou, a Taoist priest of Wanshou Chongyang Palace.
Zhang Yuelu fell into deep thought.
Clues floated through her mind.
Qin Wuxi, the deputy capital of Xizhou Metropolitan Protectorate, the future king of Jiangling County, has a close relationship with Shangguan Jing, the deputy hall master of Tiangang Hall who has died, and the two have jointly cleared the secret association of the Gobi in Cuowen Buxi Gobi in Yongzhou, and when Shangguan Jing was attacked by Wu Luo, Qin Wuxian chose not to move, but through the investigation after the fact, it was found that Qin Wuxian had contacted him before Shangguan Jing's death, which should have involved the internal fighting of the Daomen, someone asked Qin Wuxian to stay still, Qin Wuxian revealed some rumors to Shangguan Jing out of friendship, But Shangguan Jing still couldn't escape the catastrophe. Qin Wuxian has nothing to do with Wu Luo.
Pei Xiaolou, the assistant of Wanshou Chongyang Palace, is just mediocre, but his brother is Donghua Zhenren who is in charge of Ziwei Hall, the second person in the real Quanzhen Dao, and the status of her master Cihang Zhenren. At the beginning, she had a relationship with Pei Xiaolou in Shangqing Palace because of Qi Xuansu.
Qi Xuansu and Pei Xiaolou met, and Wei Wugui also met Pei Xiaolou.
Could there be some connection?
But Pei Xiaolou is notoriously cynical and likes to make friends with young people, so he can't conclude that there is any inevitable connection between the two, and other corroboration is needed. But with her current status, she is not qualified to inquire about a second-grade Taiyi Taoist priest, which requires the authorization of Jin Que, or the appearance of Cihang in person.
But even if it is a Cihang real person, he must be cautious, if he is completely sure, it is fine, if it is just a guess, there is no real evidence, it is just a matter of finding out something, if nothing is found out, Pei Xiaolou and the Donghua real person behind him will not give up, and then they will fall into a very passive situation, not only will the case not be investigated, but they will even be held accountable by Jin Que.
Taking 10,000 steps back, even if Zhang Yuelu has real evidence, as long as it does not involve a secret association, he also needs to be cautious. It's best to hand it over to Fengxian Hall, after all, it is a second-grade Taiyi Taoist, not an ordinary person, and the so-called mediocre is only compared to other real people.
Pei Xiaolou's road is not passable, and it is not good to start directly from Wei Wugui, because he is a member of the imperial court.
There was a covenant between Daomen and the imperial court, and this covenant was not a few simple sentences, but a large article, which was finally confirmed by Xuansheng and Emperor Daxuan Gaozu after repeated consultations between Daomen and the imperial court. It's just that for some reason that is not known to outsiders, Xuan Sheng and Emperor Daxuan Gaozu did not form a black and white letter, but a verbal agreement, so it was regarded as an unwritten rule. But in any case, for so many years, both the Daomen and the imperial court have recognized this verbal covenant and strictly abided by it.
Previously, when Zhang Yuelu was arresting the cult demons, he had mentioned this covenant, as long as it involved a secret association, the Daomen could handle it with full authority. There is also one of them, the court has no right to dispose of the people of the Daomen, and the Daomen has no right to dispose of the people of the court, if the people of the court fall into the hands of the Daomen, the Daomen must hand them over to the court for disposal, and vice versa.
Zhang Yuelu can't directly arrest Wei Wugui, which will make Daomen fall into passivity, especially at this critical time, the imperial court is trying to meddle in the internal affairs of Daomen, and Zhang Yuelu can't send a handle to the imperial court at this time.
Although Wei Wugui is just a small personal soldier is nothing, Zhang Yuelu is the descendant of Cihang Zhenren. If Zhang Yuelu really did this, and Qin Wuxian reported the matter to the imperial court, then the imperial court would definitely make a big fuss. If a low-grade Taoist priest or an ordinary high-grade Taoist priest who does not hold a clear position acts in private, the Daomen can also excuse himself by saying that this person cannot represent the Daomen, but he is acting personally, but he is a deputy hall master, and he uses the Daomen public weapon, he can already represent the Daomen to some extent. No matter how the Daomen is convicted and punished afterwards, even if he kills someone directly, it cannot be shirked on the bright side.
This means that she can't interrogate Wei Wuqi directly, she has to go around in a circle, communicate and negotiate with Qin Wuxian first, and ask Qin Wuxian to assist.
What's more, Wei Wugui is Qin Wuxi's personal soldier, which means that he once went to the West Gobi of Cuowenbu, from the West Gobi to Xijing Mansion, there will definitely be some traces on the way, and you can check this part of the traces.
Another thing is very strange, there is a gap of two days between the entry record and the exit record of this Wei Wugui, which shows that he is not so simple as passing by, but has stayed in the "ghost pass" for a period of time, and I don't know what happened.
Cuowenbu, West Gobi, "Yinglong" attacked, Wu Luo, Qin Wuzhi, Pei Xiaolou, Yunjin Mountain, and the flying boat fell.
There seems to be some connection in this, but Zhang Yuelu has been unable to grasp this connection for a long time, as if something is missing.
Pan Cuiqing also saw Wei Wugui's name, and said in surprise: "This person ......"
"Does Auxiliary Pan know this person?" Zhang Yuelu asked.
"This person somehow provoked the 'Heavenly Court', and even provoked the Feng Bo of the 'Heavenly Court' to chase and kill all the way to Xijing Mansion, this person was a little anxious, and detonated a 'Phoenix Eye Yisan', which alarmed the manpower of 'Xiao Tiangang', and only then did he save his life."
"However, the people of 'Xiao Tiangang' are also used to being domineering, probably because this person is not good at talking, so he provoked them, so he had to characterize it as a private fight, but he was caught by Pei Zhenren, who came down from Wanshou Chongyang Palace to inspect, and he was embarrassed. After this incident, Pei Zhenren had some love with this young man, but this was also in line with Pei Zhenren's character. ”
Pan Cuiqing belongs to the Wuxu Palace, not to the Qinzhou Provincial Government, the two families have been together for a long time and will inevitably bump into each other, at this time, they will naturally not cover up for the Qinzhou Provincial Government, not only in front of the orthodox Tiangang Hall deliberately mouthful of a "little Tiangang", but also shook out the "Little Tiangang" bullying others.
"Xiao Tiangang" is not a small name, after all, it is subordinate to the local provincial government, and is under the jurisdiction of the second deputy lord of the Qinzhou provincial government.
Just as the various ministries and offices of the imperial court, every New Year, busy transporting taxes and silver tributes into Beijing, large and small ships blocking the river, officials are afraid of missing the time, scrambling for the river of the canal, and it is also common to fight with weapons, as long as it is not the official of the ministry and the government to end up in person, it is not a big deal.
Zhang Yuelu said thoughtfully: "So that's the case. ”
After a while, Zhang Yuelu instructed: "Deacon Tian, in my name, I will write to inquire about Qin Wuai, the deputy capital of the Xizhou Metropolitan Protectorate, and confirm the identity of Wei Wugui. If there is indeed such a person, then ask General Qin to assist us in clarifying the facts of the case, and if necessary, ask the imperial court to send someone for interrogation. If the identity is indeed fabricated......"
"Not from the court." Zhang Yuelu accentuated his tone, "Then immediately notify the Zhongzhou Provincial Government and the 'Ghost Pass' garrison spirit officer, and ask them to assist in the arrest of Wei Wugui." ”
Tian Baobao took the order and left.
Pan Cuiqing stroked his palm and praised: "Deputy Hall Master Zhang is worthy of being a young talent who once cracked the Jiangnan case, and he has made progress so quickly, admire, admire." ”
"Auxiliary Pan has an overreputation." Zhang Yuelu was not complacent.
Pan Cuiqing's words changed: "But as far as I know, this person has some friendship with Pei Zhenren, do you want to inform Pei Zhenren?" ”
Zhang Yuelu said noncommittally: "Let's see how General Qin responds first." ”