A moment later, in the reception courtyard of Dayun Temple in Yangzhou, which was specially designed to entertain guests, Jiang Tian saw the censor Li Xing who came to the door. I saw that he was probably just above the age of 18, with thin downy hair on his lips. He had a very delicate appearance and was dressed in casual clothes. He looked like a traveling scholar who had passed down poetry and calligraphy to his family.
"Strictly speaking, you and I are not directly subordinate to each other, and our responsibilities and jurisdiction are also very different." Jiang Tian took the initiative to get straight to the point: "I am responsible for hunting down monsters, and I should be responsible for secretly investigating the local customs and customs with you. It doesn’t matter much, does it?”
"The third detachment of the Huaidong Supervisory Court under Xiaguan sent Xu Zhiyuan to the censor to go to Xantai to ask for arrest." The moment the other party saw Jiang Tian, he hurriedly raised his hands and saluted: "Suddenly, I have no choice but to stop." Therefore, I hope you won’t give up if you want to catch me, and let me explain.”
"..." Jiang Tian didn't say anything. He just sat upright and raised his hand gently to him, signaling the other party to start your performance/statement. However, Xu Zhiyuan hesitated and asked: "I wonder if this place is clean enough? Can I call someone to serve as evidence on the spot?"
Jiang Tian didn't take it seriously and said "hmm" indifferently. Seeing an apologetic Xu Zhiyuan, he immediately walked to the door and greeted a man dressed as a slave in gray clothes with short hips. However, even though his clothes were old and stained with dust and mud, Jiang Tian could still see some clues.
Because the other party's hands and feet looked dirty, and there were no calluses from frequent work; especially the nails were smooth and clean, like someone who was used to holding pens and turning pages of books. He suddenly kneeled down in the tunnel solemnly and said: "Inspector Lu Guang of the Department of Transportation, please ask for asylum."
"Please forgive me for being incompetent." Immediately afterwards, Xu Zhiyuan, the censor who was dispatched, knelt down beside him and said: "I would like to ask for arrest here. In view of the origin of the same Xantai, I will give you a little help. ; Temporarily sheltering me is like a subordinate, and I will not be harmed by people with ulterior motives."
"Wait a minute..." Jiang Tian waved his hand to interrupt him and asked: "You are the censor Li Xing who has been sued by the imperial court. Even if your identity is revealed unintentionally, you will be monitored by local officials in disguise and sent out of the country with gifts. How could someone dare to take the risk and harm me?"
"But this is how the world is. At the moment, I have lost contact with the prison where I belong." Xu Zhiyuan said with a face full of grief, anger and sorrow: "Several colleagues before this have disappeared. When I arrived at the secret appointment At the meeting point, I found someone secretly watching."
However, he looked at Lu Guang and said: "If I hadn't happened to meet this person, who was in the same year at Beijing University, he pretended to be a beggar and was entangled in the street to warn others. I'm afraid I would have made the same mistake again. Now that I think about it, I'm afraid that It has nothing to do with the Dayun Jiaoxiang Society that I secretly visited in the local area."
"Dayun Sect? Xiangshe?" Jiang Tian was slightly surprised and asked: "What's the origin of this? Is it so arrogant and wanton that it can force the imperial court's official..."
"The Dayun Sect was also known as the Yunxiang Society and the Xiangshe Society." Xu Zhiyuan organized his words and thoughts before slowly recalling: "It was originally known as the Pure Land Lotus Sect of Buddhism, a local branch in Huaiyang, and the name Xiangshe Therefore, the matter of secretly gathering people to burn incense and worship Buddha spread widely."
“It wasn’t until more than 20 years ago that someone accidentally visited the Taoist temple and found out that what was being sung and prayed in the Dayunxiang Society was not the Buddhist scriptures of the Eight Sutras; it was a mixed version of the Great Yun Guangming Sutra. It was claimed that Guangming Buddha was born to save the world; this led to the authorities to ban it."
"I thought that after the execution and exile of their leaders, these great Yunxiang societies would fall apart and spread. But I didn't expect that after many years, the poison has become widespread in the local area. They even became more active after the celestial changes, and they repeatedly There are reports of miraculous and divine manifestations.”
Having said this, he couldn't help but glance at Jiang Tian carefully, and saw that his expression was as usual and he continued: "So after the previous supervisor of this Tao reported the report, he ordered me to wait for several local political trainees. , each took people to the state capital to secretly investigate the Dayun priest."
"However, our investigation has actually caused a lot of trouble and trouble." At this point, Xu Zhiyuan actually showed a frightened expression: "It's not obvious in the city, but in many rural areas , I actually saw the Xiangshe who gathered people in public to act."
"And the various people involved in it include people from all three religions and nine streams, as well as local wealthy families, wealthy surnames, and local officials... Even officials, eunuchs, and family members of aristocratic families in Yangzhou Prefecture are also involved. Yes. Therefore, I dare not ask the local government for help."
"What about you?" Jiang Tian nodded when he heard this, and he had some concerns in his heart. Then he turned to Lu Guang who didn't speak on the other side and said, "What's the reason? , reduced to disguising himself and living on the street as a beggar, thinking he could avoid being persecuted."
"Because, I am secretly being ordered to track down the whereabouts of a huge book deficit related to Donghai Grand Shrine." Lu Guang, who is also young but has a reserved expression, said calmly: "It also involves the Guangling debt market. Someone leaked and manipulated many people. Only major scandals involving debt dance news."
"However, not long ago, the superior officer in charge of my line suddenly received secret news that someone involved in the case was willing to come forward and asked for a special amnesty clause. He rushed to Jiangning Mansion overnight to meet with him; the result has been since then There was no news, and all other evidence disappeared with it.”
"..." Hearing this, Jiang Tian couldn't help but feel moved, and he took the initiative to say: "Is the Shangguan in charge of your journey called Chen Yonglu? The official is the Assistant Director of the Audit Department... I won't hide it from you. When he was assassinated, , I was on the nearby boat and captured a few assassins by the way."
"What... do you dare to ask the constitutional envoy?" After hearing this, Lu Guang's face couldn't help but change, and he asked sadly and expectantly: "Do you know who is responsible for the murder? Who is the culprit behind the scenes? Have you found it yet?"
"The one who took action was the Assassin's Association. One of the Twenty-Four Sections, the Mangzhong Tribe, has been destroyed by me." Jiang Tian nodded, then shook his head and said: "As for the mastermind behind the scenes who bought and killed people, , but we still need to pursue it further. I wonder if you have any potential suspects?"
"..." After hearing this, Lu Guang hesitated again and again before he said: "The late Shangguan seemed to have mentioned something in his past words about a powerful local figure... …”
"But is Yangzhou (Guangling) Prefect himself involved?" Jiang Dan asked after some thought:
"No, it's actually related to the Yangzhou Governor's Mansion." Lu Guang shook his head slightly and said:
"Yangzhou Dudu's Mansion?" Jiang Tian couldn't help but exhale and said: "This is really an incredible target of suspicion!"
Ever since Liang Gong, the predecessor of the time traveler, assisted the emperor in launching the Taixing reform, the Jiedushi envoys that originally caused the country to focus on external affairs and neglect internal affairs, leading to years of internal strife, were gradually abolished. Its overly comprehensive powers were decomposed to the three departments and four envoys of each road and the secondary managers and observers.
But as corresponding adjustments and compensation. In addition to the Governor's Office and the Governor's Mansion in the Yanbian area, the title of Governor of the Early Tang Dynasty was restored in some key areas and key areas in the country; he was considered to be responsible for the military affairs of an area. For example, the Governor of Yangzhou was in charge of the coastal areas of eastern Zhejiang, western Zhejiang, and Huaidong.
Therefore, the Governor of Yangzhou is undoubtedly the highest-ranking military and political officer in the Jianghuai Province; he is on par with the six ministers and the left and right ministers of the Eastern Capital; he is a rank below the third rank. If he wanted to do something, he could indeed cover the sky with one hand in the coastal area.
"In any case, you are right to be cautious at this time. As for your request for asylum, I agree." Jiang Tian shook his head and said again: "Next, I will accept the disguise and change my appearance, and follow my retinue ship. Let's act in the team until the moment we return to the capital and resume our duties."
At the same time, Yangzhou Prefecture Shaoyin in the Guangling City Prefecture Yamen, after carefully listening to the reports from his subordinates, he also took a long breath and asked: "Are you really sure that they... they... have all entered? The envoy’s station in Dayun Temple has never come out again?”
"It's absolutely true. This subordinate secretly followed him and saw it with his own eyes." The subordinate hurriedly beat his chest and swore: "If the governor doesn't believe it, just send someone to investigate and verify it; I dare to risk my life as a guarantee..."
"What do I want to do with your life? I shouldn't be involved in this relationship." However, Shao Yin, who is fat and fat, just smiled at himself and said: "It's just you next I will leave the city immediately and hide in the countryside for a while, waiting for an opportunity to come out again."
However, the shock caused by Jiang Tian is still continuing in the local area; for example, on the night when You Wenyuan was captured in the Panxi Saltworks, several teams of lay sergeants belonging to the Jiangxun Yushi made surprise inspections and sealed several places. A separate business he owned nearby; he brought back some personal and material evidence.
Immediately afterwards, a dozen people including the ambassador of the Rugao Salt Patrol Yuan and the Self-Managed Yuan were also taken away and interrogated. Although the ambassador himself came back the next day, he remained tight-lipped about the whereabouts of the others. ; When asked about it urgently, he complained of illness and hid at home to recuperate.
In the end, this shock wave hit the Feiqian Department of Donghai Grand Shrine, which was set up in the Lianghuai branch in Yangzhou; it was directly ordered by the Yangzhou Governor's Office in Guangling City on the grounds that it was involved in liaison with overseas lawbreakers and trafficking in prohibited activities. Seal all accounts and personnel of Lianghuai Branch.
Immediately afterwards, an official arrest warrant was issued, and a reward was posted at the local Xinjing and Jinghua branches; Wang Baoxuan, the manager of the fugitive Lianghuai branch and Ju Wenyuan's direct superior, was one of the directors of Donghai Grand Society. Of course, according to the information Jiang Tian already had, he had another identity.
It was one of the twelve zodiac signs that Jiang Tian was pursuing and fighting all the way. He was the "Shengguang/Wuma" who specialized in amassing money and selling stolen goods for the secret organization "Wutian". However, at this moment, Jiang Tian received news that Wang Baoxuan intended to surrender to the "Censor of Jiangxun".
(End of chapter)
