Song Zhiming's Jiwu Division listened to the scenery and watched the pomp, but it was really not an easy errand. Every time he encounters a difficult case, Song Zhiming can't help but complain, if it weren't for the fact that the court has the first assistant Wang Mingyang behind his back, he himself would have been caught and dismantled, and there would not even be a bone left. Looking at Song Zhiming's current status, he really responds to the old saying, such as drinking water and knowing that he is warm and cold. In the past year or so, he has almost offended almost all the powerful and famous families in the DPRK and China, and he does not know how much abuse and criticism he will suffer behind his back.

It's a pity that this is an errand given by the emperor, and I have to do it hard. As if he was tired of being scolded for the emperor, Song Zhiming could only comfort himself like this.

There was an extremely cruel murder case in Jinzhou City, and when the Yamen did an autopsy, he couldn't tell what kind of weapon the wound was injure, so he reported to the capital to ask for the assistance of Jiwu Division, and when the matter was dealt with, he rushed back to Tai'an from Jinzhou overnight, but Song Zhiming couldn't even sleep peacefully. After the late autumn, the weather was dry, the tower building in the south of the city somehow encountered a fire, after the clean-up stopped, the yamen as usual to ask about the fire was recorded, who knew who raised the private soldier to block, Tai'an City at the foot of the Son of Heaven actually dared to go against the government, when it was really evil, the civilian private sword soldiers since the establishment of the Jiwu Division was expressly prohibited, so the Yamen immediately thought of calling the Jiwu Division to go to this thunder first.

After listening to the deputy who rushed over, he briefly explained the situation, what was Yin Huai's mind in Jingzhao Mansion, how could Song Zhiming not think of it, but it was indeed the responsibility of the Jiwu Division, so he immediately summoned people to rush to the south of the city.

A team of people galloped on the city road, and before they reached the tower, they could smell the pungent smell of burning, and when they arrived at the tower building with a seven-story pure wooden falcon structure in front of them, there were only black ash and broken tiles left in the courtyard, and there were some people in the courtyard who were cleaning up the mess, and there was a team of saber families standing outside the courtyard. It was just right that the Jiwu Division came, and the civilians who violated the ban and wore swords and soldiers were under their jurisdiction, so they let them be in front, saving worry and trouble.

Yin Zhenghu of Jingzhao Mansion saw Song Zhiming leading the team over from a distance, and hurriedly greeted him first.

"Lord Song, you're here. ”

Song Zhiming strangled the horse's hooves, turned over and dismounted, and bowed to Zheng Hu.

"Lord Zheng called me here in a hurry, what is the problem?"

"Lord Song is really embarrassed, the official knows that Lord Song just came back from Jinju and didn't even touch the edge of the bed, but the incident happened suddenly, and the official had no choice. ”

Zheng Hu didn't say anything else, first be polite to Song Zhiming, everyone knew that Song Zhiming was behind him, but there was the first assistant Wang Mingyang in charge, and this sad drudgery pulled him in, and he deserved to say a few good words.

"Since it is a matter of Jiwu Division, it is naturally incumbent on the lower officials, and you don't have to be polite. ”

Although he has been an official for less than a year, Song Zhiming is now the appearance of an old fritter in the adjutant officialdom, and he can handle it just right, and even Wang Mingyang has praised it more than once.

"So the official will make a long story short, this tower building is a private asset is true, but in the capital suffered a fire Jingzhao Mansion naturally has the responsibility to inquire about the detailed registration and filing, but the people sent to them have stopped them at the door, the small ones said that it was the government to handle the case, they still have a tough attitude, and they actually showed the sword soldiers, you look at this our Jingzhao Mansion Yin originally had few manpower, and the conflict was afraid of affecting the left and right, and the procedures for transferring troops to the Imperial Forest Army were too complicated, and it happened that they had violated the ban with swords and soldiers, and this matter was under your control, so I quickly asked people to invite you。 ”

Zheng Hu repeated the words he had explained to his subordinates word for word.

"Xia Guan knows. ”

Song Zhiming nodded and then asked the others to wait outside, and walked to the courtyard alone.

This is Tai'an City, if the owner of this tower still knows this, but still dares to let the private soldiers of the palace block the investigation of the government, then he is either a madman or has a great background, and may even be involved in the palace. For the sake of safety, Song Zhi ordered a person to go in first to check.

The further you go, the smell of burnt paste gets stronger, and in addition to the normal smell of burnt wood, there seems to be a strong smell of cinnabar.

The high courtyard walls were burned and collapsed in several places, and those that did not fall were smoked into pitch black, and the courtyard of the gate was even more miserable, and there was almost nothing left in a fire.

Every few meters, a burly and sturdy man stood guard in the courtyard, and at a glance, there were about twenty people in total.

"May I ask if you are Lord Song of Jiwu Division?"

As soon as Song Zhiming entered the courtyard, a tall man with a knife came over and asked respectfully.

"Exactly. ”

"My lord was waiting in the backyard, and he told him that if Lord Song came, he would invite him over. ”

"Which powerful person in the capital is your lord?"

can guess that Zheng Hu will go to him to visit Lei if he is uneven, it seems that the old man in this person's mouth is by no means an idle person.

"You'll know when you see it. ”

"Lead the way. ”

In that case, there is no need to ask, and we will find out when we meet. Song Zhiming said and let the man lead the way.

There are six similar tower buildings in the capital, all of which were built in recent years on the edge of the city wall, and it is not casual to build a house in the capital, and the expansion of the new urban area often needs to be planned by the workshop, and the building specifications and heights have strict regulations, and the tower building is obviously out of line, which is why Song Zhiming will feel that the lord in the mouth will be involved in the palace.

Bypassing the shattered tower, we reached the backyard, which survived the fire.

The whole small backyard is a total of one main room and two side rooms, the main room is full of sandalwood smoke, only in the middle there is an incense case, which is enshrined in the Taoist god of war Zhenwu Tianzun, next to it are two boys holding swords and supporting jade. A tall and slender figure in front of the incense case had his back to Song Zhiming, who had just put on a few pillars of incense, kneeling on the mat with his hands folded and chanting words.

Song Zhiming's master inherited Su Shiyu, the heavenly eunuch of Qin, and it can be regarded as a branch of Taoism if you really want to talk about it, but he advocates entering the WTO and is a Taoist vertical and horizontal, which is quite similar to the set of Confucian masters. However, Su Shiyu has never seen much of a door, and he also bowed to the portrait of Zhenwu Tianzun a few times.

"Let Lord Song come over in person, it was the old man who was abrupt. ”

The man stood up after the prayer, then turned around and politely saluted Song Zhiming with one hand.

"Yunzhongjun?"

Seeing the person standing in front of him, Song Zhiming really didn't expect it to be him.

"Lord Song didn't expect it?"

Yun Zhongjun straightened his robe, and then made a gesture of please.

"I really didn't expect it. ”

Song Zhiming nodded, and then followed Yun Zhongjun out of the main room.

I didn't expect it, but there is one thing that Song Zhiming guessed correctly, Yun Zhongjun and the palace are indeed very related.

Emperor Li Xian broke the rivers and lakes to turn the fortunes of the country, and the first person to start the operation was not someone else but the Buddha Emperor Sha. Religious sects and martial arts rivers and lakes are always inextricably linked, if the emperor is hard-hearted, first the Buddha country, and then the Taoist Confucianism can't run. However, since the fall of the Emperor Sha for nearly ten years, there has been no new movement from the emperor. I only know that the queen mother in the palace has a heart, and the relationship between the emperor and Zhang Mingjun, the current head of Wudang, is also worth pondering, and even the national teacher was invited from Wudang Mountain.

Yun Zhongjun is considered a poor worshipper, and he gave a special lecture to the Queen Mother in the palace and said, I heard that he is very trusted by the Queen Mother, and he is an old man with some skills.

Since Song Zhiming became the secretary of Jiwu Division, he has entered the palace more and more times, and occasionally met a few times, at most he can be regarded as a nodding friend.

No matter how much a poor worship is appreciated, it is estimated that there is no money to build a tower, unless it is a noble person in the palace, or directly instructed by the Queen Mother?

"There are seven such towers in the capital, and the names written on the title deeds are all below. ”

While speaking, Song Zhiming was taken to the side room, and then Yun Zhongjun took out a thin booklet and handed it to him.

But Lord Song must know very well in his heart that with this little savings, let alone seven, a tower building cannot be repaired. ”

"Seven, so these seven towers were all built at the behest of the people in the palace?"

Looking through the thin booklet, the seven title deeds are clearly written, all of which are in Yun Zhongjun's name.

"It doesn't hurt to tell Lord Song directly, these seven towers are built for Qiyuan, for the Queen Mother, and for His Majesty. If you don't believe it, you can go to the Queen Mother to verify. ”

"Since it was the Queen Mother's instructions, why didn't you tell Jingzhao Mansion Yin to cause so much trouble. ”

Yun Zhongjun's oath is not like a fraud, since he dares to let the Queen Mother go to verify, it is estimated that it is right.

"Building a building to pray for blessings is a matter of luck, Lord Yin Zheng of Jingzhao Mansion may not believe it, and when the time comes, it will be known to the whole dynasty, and I am afraid that the queen will not be able to pass it. Master Song is a teacher of Mr. Su, the Heavenly Supervisor of Qin, and it will be clear and easy to explain. ”

Then Yun Zhongjun said some apologetic words, and Song Zhiming didn't say anything to Zheng Hu too clearly after he went out, but vaguely revealed something. After returning to the house, Song Zhiming was tired for a long time, and finally had time to rest for a while.

But when he took off his clothes and lay on the bed, Song Zhiming couldn't sleep at all, and he always felt that Yun Zhongjun seemed to have something to hide from him.

But what the hell is, I thought about every word the two said during the day, and I didn't come up with a clue.

The construction of seven towers in the capital is used for prayer of blessings? Yun Zhongjun seems to be in and out of the palace from time to time, but it is clear that there are very few people who are detailed in this person, and how credible are the words of a person who is unpredictable from top to bottom?

Towers, seven towers, prayers?

These words repeatedly appeared in Song Zhiming's mind, and suddenly a flash of inspiration flashed, and Song Zhiming jumped up from the bed at that moment.

"Biluo, go get me a map of Kyoto!"