Blessings come in pairs, and misfortunes never come alone.
Once a person is involved in a bad thing, it will cause many troubles. When a tree falls, the hozens scatter; when a wall falls, everyone pushes it away. At any time, there are always more people watching than lending a helping hand.
The disaster relief officer Yin was robbed on Tangmen's territory, so Tangmen was naturally the most suspicious. This case not only shocked the court, but also caused quite a stir in the world. Among the various factions in Sichuan, some people are frightened, fearing that they will be suspected and investigated by the court; some people are angry, but they are worried about the victims of the Huguang disaster; and some people are regretful, regretting that they did not strike first, but were taken advantage of by others. In short, one stone hits a thousand waves, and the world will never be peaceful from now on.
The Tang Sect will also get into a lot of trouble because of this. In their eyes, the fifth line is the first "trouble" to come.
However, the fifth line is just the beginning of the Tang Sect's troubles, and the real big trouble is still to come.
Tang Mugong has received a tip-off that Fan Yun, the deacon and eunuch of Dongchang, came to investigate the robbery of official silver on the emperor's order and has now arrived at Shunqing Mansion. The first thing Fan Yun did was to put Fan Chou, the police officer who was involved in the robbery, to jail. Tangmen and Dongchang were originally at odds with each other. After hearing the news, people in the Tangmen were even more frightened, and Duke Mugong was also frowning.
Tangmen has always been regarded as a thorn in the side of Dongchang and Shengsheng. If they want to dominate the world, they must first bring down the big tree of Tang Sect, but now is their best chance.
Sheng Lingren of the temple understood this truth, because this situation was originally set up by him; Shi Zhong of Dongchang also understood this truth, and he specifically asked Fan Yun to take the opportunity to deal with the Tang clan; Tang Mugong could not fail to understand this truth, and he had already felt it Be attacked from both sides. Outside, Dongchang and Shengsheng looked at him with eager eyes, and there was also a fifth line who looked like an enemy but not a friend.
But Tang Mugong never thought that their troubles would go far beyond that.
Say Cao Cao, and Cao Cao will arrive.
Talk about trouble, and trouble will come.
When Duke Mu of the Tang Dynasty learned that Fan Yun had arrived, he notified the three elders to discuss matters with the fifth son. In order to show his innocence, Tang Mugong had no intention of hiding anything from Wu Xing, so Wu Xing and Wu Zhizhi were also present. But I never thought that another trouble would come again.
"Sect Master, Murongtian from the Qingcheng sect and Lawyer Mei from the Emei sect want to see you." A disciple came in and reported.
Tang Mugong thought: What are they here for? Is it because of the official bank case? But he said: "Please come quickly."
After a while, an old man and a pale-faced nun came in. The old man was about sixty years old, wearing coarse gray cloth and carrying an ancient sword with pine patterns. Tang Siji and Wu Xing saw at a glance that the man holding the green steel sword behind him was the Murong Jie they met that day. The nun is not young either, about fifty years old. Her complexion was pale, showing that she had been on a vegetarian diet for a long time and had insufficient vitality. Both of them brought several disciples with them, and followed them one by one.
Tang Mugong and the three elders stepped forward to greet him: "Brother Murong, Mrs. Mei, long time no see."
After the greetings were completed, everyone sat down separately. Murong Tian and Mei Lu were the same generation as Tang Mugong and others. They were already the elders of the Five Heroes of the Tang Sect, and they were also distinguished guests from afar, so they sat at the head of the Five Heroes respectively. The fifth line and Wu Zhizhi were the lowest in seniority, so they took the last position.
Tang Mugong asked Murong Tian, "Brother Murong, we haven't seen each other for many years. What kind of wind has brought me here today?"
Murong Tian said: "Master Tang, you and I are quite old. If there is no big event, we don't want to be in the public eye anymore. To be honest, I'm here because of the robbery of Shunqing Mansion's official banknotes."
Tang Siji originally thought that he was here to stand up for his son, but when he saw that he did not mention it, but directly talked about the official silver, he felt bad.
Tang Mugong and the three elders also felt a little bit in their hearts. They felt that this matter seemed to be far more troublesome than imagined, and more and more people were involved.
Although Tang Mugong had already expected it, he still pretended to be confused: "The official silver was robbed in the Qingju Mountain area. If Murong doesn't go there, what's the point of coming to my Tangmen?"
Murong Tian said: "Lawyer Mei and I have already been to Qingju Mountain and found this, so we came to the Tang Sect to explain to the Sect Master." He took out an incense stick from his arms and talked with Mr. Tang Mugong that day. The incense head he took out was the same as the incense head of Nether Soul-Seizing Incense.
Murong Tian handed the incense stick to Tang Mugong, and then continued: "The official money robbed this time was originally used for disaster relief. If it cannot be recovered in time, thousands of victims in Huguang may starve to death. Everyone walking around the rivers and lakes, also It’s all for the purpose of making a fortune, but we, a well-known and decent sect, will be the first to disagree if we make such ill-gotten gains.”
Tang Sitian had a bad temper. When he heard that he was angry, he immediately stood up and shouted: "You mean, the disaster relief official bank was robbed by our Tang clan? What evidence do you have?"
Murong Tian was still unhurried: "Don't be anxious, Tang Erxia. If I have evidence, I will hand it over directly to the government. Why do you come to Tangmen? As we all know, the area around Qingju Mountain is your Tangmen's sphere of influence. If outsiders want to Even if you want to move around, you can't escape your eyes and ears. Now, the place where the crime occurred has appeared again, and the incense head of the Netherworld's soul-stealing incense has appeared. You should give me an explanation!"
Tang Sitian still wanted to argue, but Tang Mu's public servant scolded him: "Don't be rude, don't step down." Then he said to Murongtian: "For this disaster relief, my Tang family also donated 100,000 taels of silver. How could he come up with the idea of Guanyin? As for the Nether Soul-Destroying Incense, although it comes from our Tang Sect, there are people in the world who know how to prepare it. The thieves chose to attack on our Tang Sect’s territory, and deliberately used the Netherworld Soul-Destroying Incense. The purpose is obvious, to frame our Tang Sect and put our Tang Sect in an unkind and unjust position. I promise that this matter will be investigated to the bottom of the matter to show that our Tang Sect is innocent and to give everyone justice."
Murong Tian's son Murong Jie was very disdainful and snorted: "Haha! Everyone has seen the trick of 'Play hard to get, the thief shouts to catch the thief', but it is not that new."
Upon hearing this, Tang Sitian became furious, stood up and cursed: "Don't you fucking fart in the back, come out and speak when you can."
Murong Jie was still angry with Tang Clan because of what happened last time. This time with his father's support, he no longer gave in. He walked to the middle with his green steel sword and said, "Come out as soon as you come out. Is it possible that I'm still afraid of you?"
Tang Sitian was about to step forward to fight, but was stopped by Tang Mu Gong. Murong Jie failed to provoke him, and his father drank him back.
At this time, Tang Muxiang said: "Everyone here knows the reputation of the Tang Sect. Over the years, the Tang Sect has never done anything that goes against the moral principles of the world. So this time, please trust us, the Tang Sect. We will definitely find out the truth and give Jianghu and the court a satisfactory answer."
