Chen Xiaomu thought for a moment and continued to ask He Jiugu, "Madam, I would like to ask, what is the real name of this old Taoist called Uncle Qi? Is he from Zheng or Qi?"
He Jiugu was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then she shook her head and said she didn't know!
Chen Xiaomu felt that He Jiugu was simply making a fool of his IQ. He couldn't help but ask: "You have been with this old man named Uncle Qi for so many years, and you have even given birth to two children, and you don't even know his real name. What about that?" Don’t you and his two children need to be named?”
He Jiugu said blankly, "He asked the two children to take my last name first, and said that he would change it back when he becomes a marquis and a general in the future."
Chen Xiaomu couldn't help but feel shocked when He Jiugu mentioned that he was a Taoist priest! No matter how high his status in the Taoist temple is, he can't be named a lord or general! Unless he is preparing to rebel, it seems that now it is not that the ministers want to use the Taoist priests of Sanqing Temple as thugs to help him ascend to the throne of emperor, but that the prince who was deposed by Qi in Sanqing Temple is determined to be evil. , want to use some of the ministers in the Zheng Kingdom who are obsessed with profit to make a comeback in the Zheng Kingdom and seize the throne of the Emperor of Zheng! "
He Jiugu's unintentional words made Chen Xiaomu immediately figure out the whole conspiracy and identify its core characters. However, he suddenly thought of another key question, and then asked He Jiugu: "Last night, he led this gang of Taoists in black to sneak attack on the princess." Is this old man named Uncle Qi in charge of the house?"
Upon hearing this, He Jiugu immediately shook her head and said: "No, I heard him say before that he is in charge of everything except the abbot and prison in Sanqing Temple, but he is only responsible for dealing with the government. Generally, he is responsible for dealing with the government. The killings outside are all handled by the hall masters below. The leader last night was the master of the Shifang Hall in Guanli. His name is Shen Qi. He was the one who was shot by you when he was with me. The one who shot him."
Chen Xiaomu paused for a moment and suddenly asked: "Logically speaking, based on your relationship with the old man in the temple, you shouldn't have appeared in the group of people who were preparing to attack the princess's mansion last night? Besides, you are still a prostitute, so in the There are two children in the temple."
Hearing this, a wry smile appeared on He Jiugu's pale face, and she replied: "I'm afraid you won't believe me if I tell you. I just heard that the old Taoist summoned Shen Qi, the master of Shifang Hall, to his residence, saying that he was ordered by the prison to let him When I went to Princess Qingfeng's Mansion in Xinjing City to snatch some treasure, I came here on my own initiative."
"Oh!" Chen Xiaomu suddenly laughed and said: "You wouldn't say that you came to the princess's house specifically to inform us, right?" "
He Jiugu nodded without hesitation, "You really hit the mark. I actually wanted to come to the Princess Mansion to take the opportunity to report the news to you!"
"Can you tell me why you did this?" Chen Xiaomu had actually been quietly observing He Jiugu's behavior. He believed that He Jiugu was telling the truth, but he couldn't figure out why she did this, because according to her personal experience, she should hate the Zheng Kingdom's court very much.
He Jiugu's eyes couldn't help but flicker, and she said sadly: "I am not doing it for this court, but I don't want to see the people of Zheng State being killed for no reason again. When the soldiers of Chu State captured Xinjing a few months ago, you These officials all fled early in order to survive, leaving the people of Zheng State behind and being killed by Zheng State's beast soldiers. Corpses were everywhere. I remember that for several days at that time, dozens of people were sent out to Sanqing Temple every night. A Taoist priest came out to bury the corpse, otherwise over time, the Taoist temples on the mountain would smell the stench of the rotting corpse."
Chen Xiaomu wondered: "Did Sanqing Temple not be attacked by Chu soldiers at that time? Besides, I just heard you say that the name of Sanqing Temple was inscribed by Emperor Zheng Guo!"
''No. He Jiugu said lightly: "When the Chu State first attacked the Zheng State, people all over the Zheng State were panicked. My father and mother came to see me in Sanqing Temple and begged me to ask the old Taoist to remove my brother from the government office again." I had to let him out of the prison, otherwise I wouldn’t be able to run away when the rebels came. I had no choice but to shame myself and beg the old man to go to the government to find connections to release my brother. Who knew that the old man had asked someone to release my parents from prison? It cost him a lot of money to release him from prison, and he was unwilling to spend any more money to get my brother out of prison. He swore to me and assured me that Sanqing Temple had already joined forces with the Chu army responsible for attacking Zheng. Marshal Ma contacted him and said that if the soldiers and horses of the Chu State came to attack, not only would they not embarrass Sanqingguan, but he also asked Sanqingguan to provide a list of people who needed protection. As long as the names are on the list, the Chu army will protect them all. , the old Taoist told me that he would definitely add my brother’s name to the list, and said that when the Chu people come over, he will definitely find a way to release my brother directly from prison! "
"Haha." Chen Xiaomu sneered and asked, "Then when the Chu army invaded Xinjing City, did they really release your brother?"
He Jiugu nodded and suddenly couldn't help crying and said: "Yes, my brother was released home the day after the Chu army entered the city. But after the Chu people retreated, the new Bai Zhifu of Xinjing Prefecture They took him back and added another charge to him, saying that he was a spy left by the Chu people! Otherwise, why were so many prisoners in the prison not released, but he was released, thus adding more crimes to the crimes? , sentenced him to beheading, and I heard that he will be beheaded in public in just these two days!"
Chen Xiaomu smiled and said, "I think it's true that instead of coming to the princess's house to report the news, you should be looking for a chance to rescue your brother from prison, right?"
He Jiugu lowered her head and remained silent, as if she agreed with Chen Xiaomu's statement. Chen Xiaomu glanced at her and continued to talk to himself: "You want to snatch the treasure from the princess's mansion, cause chaos in the city, and then take advantage of the chaos to go to Xinjiang." If your brother is kidnapped from the prison in Beijing, you can kill two birds with one stone!"
"No, it's not what you think!" He Jiugu raised her head, stared at Chen Xiaomu and argued: "Before leaving Sanqing Temple, Lao Dao and Shen Qi did discuss the method you mentioned. But after entering the city, Shen Qi and I gave up this plan. The reason was that the insiders in the city told us that the Royal Forest Army suddenly added many soldiers to patrol the city. Fortunately, one of his confidants was in charge of Princess Qingfeng last night. The night patrol here in the mansion, let us seize the time, snatch the treasures from the princess's mansion and immediately withdraw from the new capital through the secret passage, and be sure not to stay too long in the city to avoid unnecessary complications."
"Oh!" Chen Xiaomu said oh, then remained silent for a moment, and then asked: "Have you seen the prefect himself?"
He Jiugu shook her head, "No."
Chen Xiaomu knew that if he continued to ask, he would not be able to find out anything from He Jiugu, so he stood up from the edge of the bed, put his hand on his mouth and took a breath of hot air, and prepared to walk outside. At this time, He Jiugu suddenly "thumped" from the chair and knelt upright in front of Chen Xiaomu. She begged in a trembling voice: "Master, I think you have extraordinary bearing. You must not be an ordinary official. The slave family begs the master to save his younger brother's life. The slave family was originally The young master acts like a cow and a horse to repay the young master for his great kindness!"
Chen Xiaomu was startled by He Jiugu's sudden kneeling. He quickly bent down to help her up, and at the same time comforted her: "Don't worry! If it is as you said, I guarantee that your brother will not die!"
"But...!" He Jiugu looked at Chen Xiaomu and felt that she had asked the wrong person. After all, the face in front of her looked like that of a young boy. She looked younger than her younger brother, so how big of an official could he be in the government? ! There must be no official official like Bai Zhifu! Can he save his brother? "
At this time, even Wang Wu on the side could see that He Jiugu was hesitating, and hurriedly came over and said angrily to He Jiugu: "Jiu Gu, what are you doing standing still? Why don't you thank the prince-in-law quickly!"
He Jiugu suddenly realized it and quickly knelt down again. Chen Xiaomu was made to laugh and cry, so she hurriedly held her up and persuaded her: "You are covered with injuries, so stop caring about these vulgar etiquettes!"
He Jiugu persisted for a moment and had no choice but to give up. Chen Xiaomu quickly called Wang Wu over and helped her sit on the chair again. He Jiugu looked at Chen Xiaomu and hesitated for a moment, then said softly: "Prince-in-law, there is one more thing I don't know what to say." Shouldn’t you say that?”
Chen Xiaomu smiled and said: "But it doesn't matter."
He Jiugu nodded and said: "About a few days ago, I took Hu'er and Qiu'er to the back mountain to dig winter bamboo shoots in the Sanqing Palace. I happened to encounter a pair of women who looked like mother and daughter being raped by a group of Sanqing Palace. The Taoist priests were guarding us, and they were also digging winter bamboo shoots on the back mountain. When our mother and daughter were still far away from the mother and daughter, we were stopped by several Taoist priests who were responsible for guarding us, and they kept telling us to go elsewhere to dig bamboo shoots. At that time, I thought that the status of the old Taoist in Sanqing Temple was not low, so I argued with them for a few words. It happened that Shen Qi, the master of Shifang Hall, was also here as a guard. The sound of our quarrel attracted him over. Because he has a close relationship with Lao Dao, I wanted him to come forward and say something fair for our three mothers, but he pulled me aside without saying a word and whispered for us to leave quickly. I was not convinced, so I thought I told him what happened and asked him to comment. Unexpectedly, he became anxious with me and said that these two women were the women of Sanqingguan Zhicheng Abbot. If we got into trouble, we would be in trouble. Walk!"
"What happened next?" Chen Xiaomu listened, suddenly becoming interested. To be honest, it would be too common for a Taoist priest in a Taoist temple to look for a woman outside, but in front of him, the abbot of Sanqing Temple was actually there. Guanli openly raised women, and he raised two women at once, which had to attract his attention.
"Later, when I heard what Shen Qi said, although I was scared in my heart, I didn't want to admit defeat, so I bluffed and said, aren't they all women with one nose and two eyes? There is nothing to be afraid of!" In fact, My voice was not loud at the time, but it scared Shen Qi so much that she looked around like a thief, and then whispered to me in a low voice, "Do you know who they are?" I said I didn't know, and Shen Qi was right I said mysteriously: "They are the wife and daughter of uncle Zheng Guoguo. Now they have been subdued by the abbot's magic. What will happen if Zheng Guo's spies catch their eyes!"
"What! Who do you think they are?" Chen Xiaomu trembled when he heard this and could hardly control himself! His eyes were full of shock!
He Jiugu looked into Chen Xiaomu's eyes, as if she was afraid that he could not hear clearly. She slowed down her speech and repeated: "I mean the two women next to Abbot Sanqingguanli are the wives and daughters of today's Uncle Zheng Guoguo!"
Now Chen Xiaomu could hear clearly, and after being silent for a long time, he couldn't help but lament in his heart: "Poor Lu Jun, a tough-minded man, is still looking for his missing wife and daughter all over the world, but he has nothing to do with it. What he never expected was that his wife and daughter were actually in Sanqing Temple with the abbot of the temple. Chen Xiaomu estimated that if Lu Jun knew about this, he would risk everything to rush into Sanqing Temple to general the abbot, who was also the abbot of Qi State. The deposed prince was chopped into pieces and then committed suicide!
