It has been nearly a hundred years since Shuiyue Temple was built by the first generation Ningrong Ergong and has gone through three generations.
There are only three sisters-in-law in the temple who are serious or not, namely Jingxu, Zhijier, and Zhishan, and the rest are only three or five miscellaneous maids.
Such a large nunnery looks like an elegant place from the outside, but the shady activities behind the scenes are almost as disgusting as those of the Qin Tower and Chu Pavilion.
Shuntian Prefecture also knew that Shuiyue Temple was the family temple of Ningrong Jia's family, so naturally they would not send just government officials here.
Qin E, the accompanying official of Shuntian Prefecture, breathed a sigh of relief after seeing Jia Cong's attitude. Fortunately, it was Master Yumao who came. This second master Bao of Rongguo Mansion was a bit too stupid.
Isn’t it said that the second master Bao of Rongguo Mansion is naturally smart?
"I'm going to recommend Qin E to the Shuntian Prefecture to pay my respects to Lord Yumao."
The push officials of Shuntian Prefecture are one level higher than the push officials of ordinary prefectures. They are in the sixth rank and are in charge of criminal names and praise plans.
Judging from his appearance, Qin E is only in his twenties. To be able to become an assistant official in the capital government at this age, one must either have passed the imperial examination or come from a noble family.
Jia Cong did not underestimate this young official, and bowed in return as a Confucian scholar: "Master Qin, you are so polite. My cousin has a pure and kind temperament, but his excessive behavior has caused trouble to Master Qin. I hope you can respect him."
"Where is it? It's the official who didn't explain it clearly, which caused Mr. Bao to misunderstand. It's the official who should apologize."
Qin E smiled bitterly and said: "Master Yumao, to be honest, the evidence in Shuiyue An's case is solid, so I have to come..."
It turns out that Shuntian Prefecture has received a lot of cases related to Buddhist temples these days, most of which are crimes such as encroaching on private land, raising money and debts, and soliciting lawsuits.
Shuiyuean is the "best" among them. How outstanding is it?
In the name of Wang Xifeng, Shuiyueyuan lent money and loans all over the prefectures and counties in Gyeonggi Province. The profit from the pledge and the son received were much higher than the five-fifth profit set by the court.
After one year of compounding interest, the debt borrowed has more than doubled. For those who borrowed money, all their properties and houses were turned into silver coins and pocketed by Shuiyue An. What's more, it's just an ordinary thing to pawn off your wife and sell your daughter.
The brothels in the capital have almost become Shuiyue'an's big customers. From the second year of Yuanyou to the present, in just three or four years, more than ten women have been sold into brothels by Shuiyue'an Jingxu. people.
And Jingxu had already planned it, so these crimes would not fall on her. All her actions were done in the name of Rong Guofu, specifically in the name of Wang Xifeng, the second mistress of Lian.
After all, Shuiyue Temple is the Jia family's temple, and Wang Xifeng is the nominal steward of Rongguo Mansion.
Jia Cong listened to Qin E's story quietly and looked at the plaque hanging on the door of Shuiyue Temple with cold eyes.
This plaque was personally inscribed by the first generation Rong Guogong. In those days, the old Duke killed too many enemies on the battlefield. In order to eliminate karma, he built a nunnery to collect blessings and eliminate disasters for the Jia family.
Who would have thought that decades later, the Jia Family Temple would do such an outrageous thing.
"Master Qin, is there any evidence for the case Shuiyue An is involved in?"
Jia Cong's indifferent question made Qin E feel happy, but his face was full of regret: "Master Fu Yin is very concerned about the case involving Shui Yue'an, and ordered the government to investigate with all his strength. In just one day, only Daxing and Wan Ping and Liang counties have already found out that Shuiyue An’s crime has conclusive evidence!”
Ah……
"The moon in the water is the moon in the water. What is the moon in the water? It is empty."
Jia Cong suddenly thought of this sentence and asked sadly: "Master Qin, my ancestor built this nunnery just to leave a pure place. Why has it become so dirty?"
Qin E asked back: "Master Yumao, you are confused. The original intention of Rongguo was to leave a pure place, but has this Buddhism ever been pure?"
"Master Qin is wise, Cong has learned a lesson!"
Jia Cong bowed to him and thanked him. He put on an indifferent expression again, looked at Jingxu who was leaning on the porch and sweating coldly, and scolded: "Lending money and debts, soliciting lawsuits, disregarding human lives, trafficking in people, secretly harboring evil intentions, such The filthy Shuiyue Temple is actually the temple of Ning Rongjia’s family. Mr. Qin, investigate if you need to, and arrest if you need to..."
"Master Cong, no!"
Jingxu finally saw Jia Cong's determination. She originally thought that the Jia family would suppress the matter for the sake of reputation, but unexpectedly Jia Cong would let Shuntianfu into the nunnery without any scruples.
Are there tens of thousands of taels of silver buried under the nunnery? Those account books were all kept in a secret compartment in her room.
Qin E's eyes showed a glimmer of light. No wonder the Second Saint doted on Master Yu Mao so much. With his situation... Tsk tsk, the reaction of Duke Li Guo's Mansion was worse than Master Yu Mao by several Zhengyangmen Streets.
The officials of Shuntian Mansion moved quickly. Qin E personally led the team and began to search carefully from room to room.
Nothing was found in the main hall and side halls where gods, Buddhas and bodhisattvas are enshrined. However, in Jingxu's house, several boxes of various account books and letters were found, and the piles were almost more numerous than the Buddhist scriptures placed in her room. many.
Jia Cong flipped through a few pages at random, and when he looked horizontally and vertically, he saw two words: cannibalism!
It's really ironic that Buddhists actually engage in cannibalism.
Snapped!
Jia Cong turned around and slapped Jingxu on the face. The tied up Jingxu actually lost the fear he had just now, and instead said with a sneer: "Master Cong is really selfless, but what will Master Lian think when the news of Master Cong's righteous act of annihilating relatives reaches Jiangnan?"
Snapped!
Jia Cong slapped her again, and Jingxu's pretty face that was still charming suddenly turned red and swollen.
"Do you think that by doing these evil things in the name of my second sister-in-law, you can blame the second sister-in-law for the crime? You underestimate me too much."
Jingxu seemed to be in a state of madness. She looked at Jia Cong with a big smile, her lips trembling and trembling. She said sinisterly: "Master Cong, where do you think the poor nun will get the capital to loan usury? And third master Cong thinks that the poor nun's Why did no one dare to make a fuss after the loan sharks had been sitting there for so long? Where could Mr. Cong have thought of where the money he received had gone? The poor nun went to jail in Shuntian Mansion, and neither Mistress Lian nor Rongguo Mansion could escape the blame. .”
"Brother Cong, Master Jingxu...this old thief actually sent the money into the house and handed it over to Sister Feng!"
Jia Baoyu, who had been languid and silent, flipping through his account books, suddenly exclaimed and handed the account book in his hand to Jia Cong.
I saw that this account book clearly recorded the flow of gold and silver in the third and fourth years of Yuanyou. Among them, nearly seven or eight thousand taels of silver were sent to Rongguo Mansion when the accounts were reported at the end of the year.
And the person who knows how to manage the house is Wang Xifeng, Jia Lian's daughter-in-law and the head of the Rongguo Mansion.
There was also a simple reply from Wang Xifeng at the end of the third year of Yuanyou, saying that since the incense in the nunnery was good, more incense, candles and other items should be prepared for pilgrims to worship Buddha.
As for the name seal that Jingxu requested, Wang Xifeng actually sent a post with the first-class general's and his own private seal in order to facilitate Shuiyue'an's ritual.
It seems that Jingxu has left all kinds of escape routes for herself. She even turned the Jia family's temple into a popular nunnery. Not only did she often go out to perform Buddhist rituals for people, but she also accepted Buddhist rituals from believers. Incense.
Then the dirty silver was sent to Wang Xifeng in the name of incense money, and at the same time, he defrauded Rongguo Mansion and Wang Xifeng's posts.
If Wang Xifeng found out that the post she sent gave Jingxu the confidence to do these dirty things, he would probably vomit to death.
The shrewd Wang Xifeng was actually fooled by the seemingly honest Jingxu. Jia Cong could imagine what Wang Xifeng would be like when he learned about this.
Jia Cong glanced coldly at the crazy Jingxu and sneered: "Do you think you can force Rongguo Mansion to deal with the aftermath for you? Ha..."
"It doesn't matter whether the nun is alive or dead. Isn't Mr. Cong worried about the reputation of Ningrong Jia's family and the reputation of Second Mistress Lian?"
Jingxu seemed to feel that she was sure of the Jia family, and she felt proud thinking about her next moves.
Unfortunately, Jia Cong just sneered and walked towards Qin E who was directing the search with the account book.
"Master Qin, look at this..."
Qin E took the account book and looked through it carefully. When he saw the place about Wang Xifeng, his expression became solemn.
However, after reading the letter of greeting inside, I felt relieved.
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The numbers don't match up, they're far different. "
Not only did the numbers not match up, but there was something in the account book that frightened him: Du Taiwei controlled the Wang family of the county uncle's house.
He breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It seems that there is something hidden behind this case. Fortunately, the official is here today. If it had been delayed for another year or two, it would not have been a crime."
Jia Cong raised his brows, cupped his hands and said, "Master Qin has a keen eye. This case requires an in-depth investigation by Master Qin to restore our family's innocence. We need the Jia family's cooperation, but please give me your orders!"
"Master Yumao is joking. This case is so big that no one can make the final decision."
Jia Cong's words were beautiful, and Qin E would not shirk the blame. However, as Qin E said, this case is no longer something he, a sixth-grade judge, can decide, and it might turn out to be another shocking case that will be tried by three divisions at the same time.
"Sir, there is a secret room down there, and there are nearly 70,000 taels of silver hidden in it."
Qin E smiled bitterly. He closed the account book with a snap, cupped his hands and said, "Xia Guan checked three Buddhist temples in the past two days, which is an eye-opener. Does Mr. Yumao know how much money Xiaguan has confiscated in the past two days?" "
"More than a hundred thousand?"
The amount that Jia Cong blindly guessed was off by a hundred and eight thousand miles. Qin E stretched out five fingers, shook his head and said: "Including the silver here, the total is 530,000 taels. This does not include the property named in the temple. , Sometimes I feel that I am not as good as the monks and nuns in the temple, at least they are richer than me!"
People from Shuntian Mansion come and go in a hurry.
The carriages formed a long queue, pulling the account books, letters, gold and silver and other items found in Shuiyue Temple and leaving quickly.
Qin E got the hint from Jia Cong and secretly sent people to Ningguo Mansion to find Mr. Jing, the old patriarch of the Jia family. .c
From Shuiyue'an's master Jingxu to the maidservants, they were all tied up and taken away by the people from Shuntian Mansion.
Baoyu sat slumped on the dirty ground, looking depressed.
The young man Mingyan wanted to say some words of comfort, but he shrank aside and took a peek at Jia Cong, who had a cold expression on his face. He opened his mouth but did not dare to speak.
Jia Shiyi stepped forward and whispered: "Little Third Master, Grandma Rong is here."
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