Chapter XXXIV Investigation
The "scolding war" between Zhang Yuelu and Qin Lingge lasted for a long time, attracting enough attention, and finally turned into Shi Dazhen and a great Confucian master who personally ended up, and after each wrote a sprinkling 10,000-word essay, it was over.
This reflects a strange phenomenon, the Taoist sect does not allow the low-level Taoist priests and Taoists to discuss the Taoist sect in vain, but it is always tolerant of the outrageous remarks of the upper elite, allowing dissent, and creating an image of being good at accepting people's words and listening to them. There is no doubt that Confucianism falls within this category, so the Daomen do not silence it, but debate it.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, although Zhang Yuelu failed to find out who was behind the scenes, he had already found out the relevant content of this report letter, for example, the report letter said that Qi Xuansu had an improper relationship with a certain woman, and he could not talk in vain, but should list the specific time and place, if the corresponding details could not be given, or the details given were confirmed to be false, according to the principle of never suspecting guilt, it can be concluded that this content is fabricated.
Zhang Yuelu grasped these few points, and was quickly overturned by the content of the entire report letter, characterized as a false accusation, and then released the news.
The world is not interested, and they don't even bother to know what happened, as if it had never happened, it didn't spread at all, it didn't cause any ripples, and many people didn't even know about it. Therefore, those who are good at fighting have no outstanding achievements, in the eyes of others, this seems to be just a trivial matter, not worth mentioning, but Zhang Yuelu has made great efforts behind the scenes, in exchange for the word "insignificant".
As for the female Taoist priest Zheng Zaishi who "reported" Qi Xuansu, she was naturally taken into custody.
Everyone knows that she is just a pawn, and an outcast, and even she knows this herself.
If you want to open up the situation from her, I'm afraid it's hard.
However, Zhang Yuelu did not give up, but still asked people to carefully investigate Zheng Zaishi's background, and found that Zheng Zaishi's parents died early, and he had a younger brother, and the two sisters and brothers had been dependent on each other for many years, and their feelings were very deep, and not long ago, her younger brother disappeared.
This made Zhang Yuelu realize that the reason why Zheng Zaishi came forward to falsely accuse Qi Xuansu was probably coerced. But Zhang Yuelu went to check the traces of Zheng Zaishi's younger brother again, but failed to find valuable clues. One is that it has been a while, and the other is that the person who shot it is very sophisticated and has not left any traces.
The only thing found out was that Zheng Jae-shi's younger brother was last seen in Taiqing City, Yujing.
This is interesting, Yujing is almost the safest place in the world, and it is not something that ordinary people can do to kidnap people in Yujing. Especially if it is so silent and leaves no traces, it is even more difficult, even if it is a local powerful faction like Wang Jiaohe, it is difficult to do it, it is not difficult to kidnap people, the difficult thing is not to leave any traces.
This also indirectly shows that the mastermind behind the scenes is from Yujing, just in the Golden Gate.
Zhang Yuelu didn't give up, and while letting people continue to trace this line, she combed the whole thing from beginning to end.
On the surface, the fundamental purpose of the people behind the scenes is to ruin Qi Xuansu's reputation and prevent Qi Xuansu from participating in the competition for the Great Palm Sect, and the motive is nothing more than Li Changge, Yao Pei, and Zhang Yuelu, which just correspond to the three major families, and all three families have the ability to plan this matter.
The Zhang family is no exception, some people in the Zhang family can completely hide this matter from Zhang Yuelu, don't forget, the Zhang family has always been wary of Zhang Yuelu, and they are very wary of Zhang Yuelu's help in Qi Xuansu to seize the power of the Zhang family.
Let's not talk about the Li family, the biggest suspect.
As for the Yao family, don't look at Qi Xuansu's biggest helper on the surface, maybe in the eyes of the Yao family, Qi Xuansu is a white-eyed wolf who can't be fed, and the subtle relationship between Qi Xuansu and Yao Shu is a kind of proof. Qi Xuansu believed that Qi Niang was suspicious of the Yao family, and insisted on entering the Lingshan Cave to find out, did the Yao family know nothing, or did they notice it? This is something that no one can say.
In this way, it is difficult for Zhang Yuelu to directly use the power of the Zhang family to investigate this matter, but what she can rely on is Master Cihang Zhenren.
In addition, Zhang Yuelu did not contact Qi Niang, because the report letter clearly said that Qi Xuansu colluded with the secret association, which is a possibility, this report letter is actually a bait, luring Qi Xuansu to use the means of the secret association to investigate the matter, and then catch the current situation, which just happened to confirm this article
Crime, then Qi Xuansu will never recover.
Although Zhang Yuelu and Qi Xuansu are also competitors in a sense, Zhang Yuelu is completely from Qi Xuansu's position at this time.
If Zhang Yuelu wanted to be unfavorable to Qi Xuansu, he didn't even have to do anything, as long as he sat back and let this matter ferment, maybe Qi Xuansu would only be her "virtuous helper" in the future, but Zhang Yuelu didn't do that.
Qi Xuansu can not believe in the Zhang family, or he can not believe in the Yao family, and he will have a suspicious attitude towards the heavenly master and the earth master, but he will only believe in Zhang Yuelu.
This trust goes even beyond the relationship between Taoist couples.
The object of trust is not only based on character, but also on ability. At critical moments, lack of ability will also betray trust.
Zhang Yuelu's independence is not pretended.
Some women always pretend to be full of ability and don't enter the world, but in front of a strong man, they become a well-behaved kitten, gentle and obedient, and they are essentially a silk flower that is attached to a big tree.
Zhang Yuelu's ability is undoubted, no matter who she is in front of, she is Zhang Yuelu, not anyone's vassal, she can shelter from the wind and rain, she can be alone, and she can afford this trust.
Many people can see that Qi Xuansu is very distracted by women, and even a little repulsive, he longs for his parents and children, to make up for his natural lack of family affection, but he doesn't need a partner much, if there is no accident, he should be alone all his life, which is also the norm in the Daomen.
Why is such a person so desperate for Zhang Yuelu? It can be seen that Zhang Yuelu has something special, this is not the so-called husband control technique of the woman in the market, it is too superficial, if you really want to use this method on Qi Xuansu, it will only push Qi Xuansu outward. To put it bluntly, there is only one word for "sincerity" and one word for "truth".
To put it bluntly, Zhang Yuelu treats Qi Xuansu with sincerity and sincerity, and Qi Xuansu naturally treats her with sincerity, which sounds old-fashioned and difficult to do.
Zhang Yuelu was a little worried about Qi Xuansu at this time, but after the closure of Tongzhen Palace, she was isolated from the outside world, and she didn't know what was going on inside. Look at the book
Zhang Yuelu, who was a little restless, was subconsciously pacing back and forth, and at this moment, Ke Qingqing walked in quickly and whispered a message.
After Zhang Yuelu listened, she didn't see too many emotional fluctuations on her face, and commanded very calmly, "Contact Cihang Zhenren."
Ke Qingqing replied, "Yes."
Soon, the mirror was connected.
"Master." Zhang Yuelu said in a deep voice.
On the other side, Cihang Zhenren was sitting behind the bookcase in the signing room, and asked directly, "Qingxiao, what's the matter?"
Zhang Yuelu said, "Master, I just received the news that the case about Tianyuan is a bit eyebrow-raising."
Cihang Zhenren raised his eyebrows and waited for the following.
Zhang Yuelu said: "Zheng Zaishi's younger brother was found, and it was Jiang Dazhen's people who found it."
Cihang Zhenren was not surprised: "Over the years, Jiang Lao has been known to be absolutely neutral, and he can let him come forward, and the weight of Tianyuan is not light, it seems that he values Tianyuan very much. Also, the three always take turns to sit in the village, and the real people will not be reconciled."
Zhang Yuelu continued, "However, the person is already dead."
Cihang Zhenren asked, "Where did you find it?"
Zhang Yuelu replied, "In the Sea of Stars, Jiang Dazhenren's people went one step later and were killed, and the person in charge of his care also committed suicide."
"Dead? It's not as good as it used to be, but it's rare anymore." Cihang Zhenren was finally a little surprised, "This is not the handiwork of ordinary forces, could it really be those few who made a move?"
Zhang Yuelu said: "It can't be confirmed yet, but there are many Bodhisattvas in the temple, and in the best way, it may not be the direct instruction of the third master or the other two real people, or it may be that some people make their own opinions."
Cihang Zhenren naturally didn't have the energy to carefully consider the facts of the case, but he just knew a rough idea, so he asked directly at this time, "What help do you need?"
Zhang Yuelu was also polite: "I want to ask Master to help me check if there are any changes in the people of Kunlun Dao Mansion recently."
Cihang Zhenren understood: "You think it has something to do with Kunlun Daofu.
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Zhang Yuelu nodded and said, "Yes, I think about it, Kunlun Dao Mansion is the most suspicious."
Kunlun Daofu, as the Daofu that directly defends Yujing, plays the role of the central forbidden army, just like many overseas Daofu, directly controlling the force of the spirit officer.
Zhang Yuelu did not suspect that the people in Kunlun Daofu were the real culprits behind the scenes, but suspected that someone used the force of Kunlun Daofu to kidnap Zheng Zaishi's younger brother, which is a line that can continue to be traced. It's just that the status of Kunlun Daofu is too special, Zhang Yuelu, as a member of the local Daofu, is not enough to reach out to Kunlun Daofu without using the power of the Zhang family, but Cihang Zhenren, as the head of Tiangang Hall, directly leads the Lingguan Mansion, but can interfere in the Kunlun Daofu, which has a large number of Lingguan.
Because the Kunlun Daofu is too important, no matter which force can completely control the Kunlun Daofu alone, several forces within it contain each other, which also gives a lot of room for manipulation.
Cihang Zhenren only thought a little and agreed, although she was a member of the Zhengyi family, but not the Zhang family, seeing that there was no hope of competing for the Great Palm Sect, she was likely to become a Pingzhang Great True Man, and she would also hope that her apprentice and son-in-law would become the Eighth Generation Great Palm Sect, and naturally opposed Yao Pei and Li Changge. At this point, the interests of the three are relatively identical.
In general, the Heavenly Master, the Earth Master, the National Teacher, Cihang Zhenren, Donghua Zhenren, Qingwei Zhenren, these six people have their own ideas, and the Donghua Zhenren and Cihang Zhenren should be on Qi Xuansu's side, and the other four are not easy to say, including the Heavenly Master.
In addition to these six people, there are some other forces, such as Jiang Dazhenren, Shi Dazhenren, as well as Zhang Wuliang of the Zhang family, Li Changsheng of the Li family, Yao Yi of the Yao family, etc., which should not be underestimated and are also suspicious.
Now Zhang Yuelu doesn't know who the opponent is, and he is far from counterattacking.
Qi Xuansu on the other side naturally didn't know this, he and Qi Jiaoyao were walking on the way to Lingshan.