The more everyone listened, the more strange it became. They couldn't understand what Qin Tianming was talking about Shi Ma.
Did the palace guards commit the crime?
is it possible?
Absolutely impossible!
Although Qin Tianming based his evidence on the possibility that the murderer might be a palace guard or a master in the palace, what does this have to do with the Taoist temple not far from the exit of the dark cave?
The Taoist temple is a pure place, could it not be harboring murderers? !
This person's judgment surpasses all of us, and it is even harder to keep up with him than to reach the sky!
But even so, everyone still didn't believe what Qin Tianming said.
Seeing everyone's faces full of questions, Qin Tianming said:
"Don't you believe it? In fact, you don't know something. When Gao Yanjiao and I rode back to the county government, I paid special attention to all the ruts on the road. Although the ruts on the road seemed to have disappeared after the wind and rain, but in the Taoist Temple At the door, I still found a very wide rut mark. God has eyes. The wind and rain did not remove the rut, so I was lucky enough to find it!"
If the rut at the cave exit really goes to a nearby Taoist temple, there may be something really wrong with the Taoist temple.
In the past ten years, no one had doubted a Taoist temple until Qin Tianming appeared.
The master asked in surprise:
"Did you really find the wide rut mark at the entrance of the Taoist temple?"
Qin Tianming nodded and said:
"Would I still lie to you about this matter? Because of the rain at that time, the rut marks were very deep, and the marks left on the ground after drying were very heavy. I judged that this was probably because of the heavy objects on the car. Because this wide rut is very conspicuous and easy to distinguish from ordinary ruts, I discovered it!”
If it is really discovered that those mysterious vehicles have really gone to the Taoist Temple, we will be very close to catching the real culprit!
Magistrate Gao was surprised and happy, and stammered:
"That said, Qin Tianming, you have discovered where the criminal is hiding? Isn't that right?"
Qin Tianming has learned a lot about Gao Buwei, a brainless county magistrate who has no reasoning ability at all, lacks logical thinking, and likes to ask direct answers.
This person only knows how to jump to conclusions and does not know how to arrive at the conclusions by carefully considering them.
He is the kind of man who only cares about harvest and not about hard work.
Qin Tianming was helpless, waved his hand and said:
"Although I found that the car rutted into the Taoist temple, I may not necessarily conclude that the murderer is inside the Taoist temple. If we want to find out what the mystery is inside the Taoist temple, we still need to explore the Taoist temple at night!"
"We can sneak into the Taoist temple quietly and see where it is?"
Qin Tianming emphasized again.
Visiting a Taoist temple at night? !
The master frowned for a moment and finally said uneasily:
"Qin Tianming, you don't know something. The Taoist temple you mentioned is more than ten miles away from our county government. In fact, it is not an ordinary Taoist temple at all, but a Taoist temple with a plaque awarded by the royal family. The Taoist temple here is different. It is called Qinglong Temple. Ordinary people are not allowed to enter on ordinary days. Only royal people are allowed to enter. The management is very strict! If ordinary people enter, they will be punished. "
oh?
Qin Tianming asked in surprise:
"Isn't it an ordinary Taoist temple? Ordinary people are not allowed to enter Qinglong Temple?!"
Gao Buwei walked up to Qin Tianming and said seriously:
"We all know the Taoist temple you are talking about. It is called Qinglong Temple. What you don't know is that Qinglong Temple is a Taoist temple founded by Prince Zhen, the grandfather of Prince Xia An of Bei'an Prefecture. It has a history of hundreds of years. It belongs to the royal Taoist temple and is one of the most important Taoist temples in Bei'an Prefecture. The territory of Prince Anfu and Prince Jing'an is not a place that ordinary people can enter."
Qin Tianming didn't expect that this ordinary little Taoist temple would actually be the prince's territory? !
What a coincidence?
This matter seems a bit difficult to handle.
Li Shitong, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly spoke:
"I have no opinion on Qin Tianming's judgment. He said that he found a wide rut entering Qinglong Temple, so he suspected that Qinglong Temple was harboring criminals. However, Qinglong Temple is a royal Taoist temple, and the prince often drove into Qinglong Temple, so this cannot be explained. The murderer is inside Qinglong Temple."
Yes Yes Yes,
Everyone nodded in praise and said:
"Li Dayinyang's analysis is correct. Qinglong Temple is a royal Taoist temple and the place of King Jing'an. Isn't it unusual for royal vehicles to enter?"
Because no one wants to visit Qinglong Temple at night and provoke the prince.
Faced with everyone's suspicion, Qin Tianming sneered and said:
"Your suspicions are not unreasonable, but what I pay attention to is the evidence. I can judge from the depth of the ruts sunk into the mud that it was not the prince's vehicle that entered the Taoist temple, because,"
Magistrate Gao immediately asked:
"How do you say this? How do you judge that the rut is not the prince's vehicle?"
Because this matter concerns the prince, the ruts may really be left by the prince's coming and going, not necessarily by the murderer.
It is very important to understand this issue clearly.
Qin Tianming ignored Magistrate Gao and said loudly:
"You don't understand. Under normal circumstances, the carrying capacity of the prince's vehicle is usually not much, because only the prince or two people can ride in the vehicle. Such a wide vehicle can only carry one or two people, and the ruts will not be as deep as the mud, so I still doubt it. There should be some ulterior secret in this Taoist temple!"
Li Shitong sneered and said:
"Not necessarily. The prince's vehicle may not be able to carry eight people, don't you think so?"
Everyone echoed and appreciated Li Shitong's analysis.
Qin Tianming shook his head and said:
"Li Da Yin Yang, don't you know the custom of the prince's travel? When the prince travels, for the sake of safety, he is usually the only one in the car. Those followers, concubines and others should have special cars! Isn't that Master?"
The master did not dare to offend Li Shitong, so he just said vaguely:
"Yes, but there may be exceptions."
"exception?"
Qin Tianming laughed loudly and said:
"According to my judgment, there are almost zero exceptions for the prince's car to be filled with more than a dozen people! Even when our magistrate Gao set off, it was impossible for the vehicle to carry more than a dozen people, wasn't it magistrate Gao?"
Magistrate Gao nodded and said:
"What you said is indeed true, but I can't explain this clearly."
Li Tai, Han Meng and others were anxious head catchers. Listening to these people arguing and analyzing here, the two of them were extremely impatient. The two of them almost said at the same time:
"Why are you talking nonsense here? Why don't you sneak into the Taoist temple tonight and see what's going on inside?"
Gao Yanjiao, who had been watching with cold eyes, also said:
"That's right, what's the use of all your noises here? Why don't you go to Qinglong Temple tonight and the problem will be solved? If you are afraid of the prince and don't dare to go, then I will go and see what happens tonight!"
Magistrate Gao was most worried that his adopted daughter would cause trouble, so he hurriedly stopped him and said:
"Jiaojiao, don't get involved! Haven't you caused too many things for my father? Qinglong Temple is the royal Taoist temple of King Jing'an. You can provoke anyone, but you can't provoke this person! You can't mess with anyone. go!"
Just as Gao Yanjiao was about to refute her father, Li Shitong beside her suddenly said:
"Magistrate Gao is right. King Jing'an is the emperor's uncle. The emperor thinks highly of him. He leads the Bei'an mansion in a distant place and is also the prince in charge of the Ministry of War. This shows his high status. We don't dare to intrude on his territory! What if? No one can afford to cause trouble! Don't you think so?"
Most of the police officers in Qiandong County supported Li Shitong's statement and opposed the night visit to Qinglong Temple.
Qin Tianming looked sideways at Li Shitong, snorted, and then said:
"Then according to Li Dayin Yang's wishes, we will not solve this case?"
Li Shitong hurriedly defended and said:
"The case needs to be solved, but the prince doesn't dare to offend him. It's the best of both worlds!"
Qin Tianming said directly:
"Li Da Yin Yang, what a best of both worlds! What you said is like fart! If we don't investigate the Taoist temple in depth, how can we solve the case? If we don't offend the prince, if the case cannot be solved, we have to offend the emperor. You don't even know which one is lighter and which is more serious?"
Li Shitong was speechless by Qin Tianming, his face turned red and he stopped talking.
Qin Tianming mentioned the emperor, which made Gao County Magistrate instantly regain his senses. He finally made up his mind and said:
"Qin Tianming is right. This case is a case that the emperor personally intervened in. In order to solve the case, the Taoist temple can investigate, but you need to disguise yourself. You must not let people know that we are officials from the Qiandong County government, otherwise the prince will blame you. Come down, it’s too late for me to die!”
Qin Tianming said seriously:
"Please rest assured, County Magistrate Gao, I, Qin Tianming, am not so reckless in doing things, I will arrange everything!"
Magistrate Gao hesitated for a while and finally said:
"Then it's settled. Don't go too far. We only need three or four people to explore the Taoist temple. We have to wait until it's late at night and don't disturb the Taoist priests inside!"
…
At midnight, the night wind was shrill.
Qin Tianming wore night clothes and hurried to the Qinglong Temple Taoist Temple with a few people.
Before setting off, he had an ominous premonition in his heart.
There must be experts in the Taoist temple, and they might be killed!
So he was fully prepared.
The people he brings are all candidates who have been carefully screened by him:
Gao Yanjiao, the heroine of Daxia who can save him at the critical moment, no one can take him with him. This girl must take him with him, because at the critical moment, she is the only one who can save Qin Tianming's life.
According to Qin Tianming's judgment, the Taoist temple at Qinglong Temple is not simple and is as dangerous as the battlefield.
In addition to Gao Yanjiao, Qin Tianming also brought two major arrests, Li Tai and Han Meng.
These two men are extremely powerful and often arrest powerful and brutal criminals. They have rich experience and are not rookies. They can give it a go at critical moments.
With the two of them, Qin Tianming felt confident.
In addition to these three people, Qin Tianming also specially brought Master Tan and Li Shitong with him.
There are considerations in bringing along Master Tan.
Master Tan is a failed scholar in the Kingdom of Daxia. He is very knowledgeable and belongs to the Living Dictionary of the Kingdom of Daxia. Since Qin Tianming traveled through time, although he has excellent case-solving abilities, he still needs the guidance of Master Tan regarding the laws and humanities of this strange country.
As for the night visit to the Taoist temple, Qin Tianming also brought Li Shitong with him. Qin Tianming's intention was very clear. This person was nothing special. He was just a bystander, letting him see how Qin Tianming captured the murderer!
With these people, Qin Tianming came out of the county government office in an ox cart and headed towards the Qinglong Temple Taoist Temple under the moonlight.
Qin Tianming's inability to ride a horse is equivalent to a modern person's inability to drive. Unfortunately, there are almost no decent carriages in the county government, so Qin Tianming can only borrow an ox cart for the time being.
Several other people were good at riding horses. They followed the ox cart on horseback and moved forward together.
The night walk was very fast and quiet. Within an hour, they had arrived in front of Qinglong Temple.
Under the moonlight, the seemingly small Qinglong Temple was shrouded in a layer of cyan mysterious light, looking strange and unusual.
Of course they can't directly knock on the door of Qinglong Temple, because this is a royal Taoist temple. Even if the Taoist temple opens, they don't have an imperial decree and dare not enter directly.
They put on makeup so that they would not be recognized as officials of the Qiandong County Government. The purpose of their trip was to climb over the wall and enter, so as to explore Qinglong Temple without anyone noticing!
