The fragrance of gardenia is long and distant.
Sun Erkou smelled the fragrance of gardenia flowers in the cellar, which meant that the cellar was not far from the gardenia tree.
Enter the second hall from Yangganggang.
Gu Zhengchen didn't beat around the bush and asked directly: "You were originally a Taoist priest of the Qingzhen Temple, so you should know the environment of the Qingzhen Temple very well, right?"
Yang Ganggang nodded: "This is natural. I have been in the Moslem Temple since the temple was built."
Gu Zhengchen nodded slightly and asked, "Does the Qingzhen Temple have gardenia trees?"
Yang Ganggang looked at Gu Zhengchen with some confusion and replied: "Master County, gardenia is an important medicine. It can cure annoyance, insomnia, and confusion. It is often planted in Taoist temples, and it is also found in Muslim temples."
Gu Zhengchen pondered for a moment, then looked at Yangganggang: "Where are most of the gardenias planted in Qingzhen Temple?"
Although Yang Ganggang didn't understand why Gu Zhengchen was so interested in gardenias, he still replied seriously: "In the past few years, they have been planted in the west wing of the backyard. There is a clearing there for gardenias. Every year, some gardenias are picked and stored. In the warehouses and cellars on the side, there are sometimes some medicines to relieve people's illnesses."
"cellar?"
Gu Zhengchen took out a copper coin, tapped the table lightly, and said seriously: "You knew that the imperial court prohibited divination, but you still took money from people to do divination. It was later revealed that you fled into Wucheng Mountain to avoid being arrested by the county government. You are guilty of this." One more grade. According to the law, you should be arrested and sent to the capital. Now, I have no choice but to arrest you and bring you to justice."
Yang Ganggong nodded bitterly: "Master County, I have suffered so much over the years and I don't want to escape anymore."
Gu Zhengchen shouted: "Come here!"
Zhang Pei, Yang Liang and others walked in.
Gu Zhengchen ordered: "Arrest Yang Guanggang and bring him to justice. Immediately prepare a carriage and go to the mosque with me."
"Going to the mosque?"
Yang Guanggang didn't know why.
Now that I've been arrested, why don't I just go to the prison cell directly? Why do I have to make an extra trip?
Gu Zhengchen chuckled, and a gleam flashed in his eyes.
Although many people tried to dissuade him, Gu Zhengchen still left the county town at night. Wang Liang and Zhao Hailou led ten sergeants on horseback to follow him, as well as Sun Yiyi.
The carriage moved slowly, and Gu Zhengchen leaned against the window and fell asleep.
An hour and a half later, the carriage entered Hezhuang's territory, and Zhang Pei woke up Gu Zhengchen.
Gu Zhengchen got off the carriage and arranged: "Wang Qianhu, take two brothers to guard the entrance of the locust tree. Whoever passes by tonight will be detained."
Wang Liang responded: "Don't worry, Mr. Gu."
Wang Liang and others thoroughly implemented Gu Zhengchen's orders.
After all, when leaving Beijing, Mu Ying made it clear that everything would be at Mr. Gu's disposal.
Gu Zhengchen took people outside the mosque and arranged for two people to guard the back door of the mosque before ordering Yang Liang to knock on the door.
The sound of the iron ring knocking on the door spread far away.
When Guo Ning heard the noise, he stood up and walked to the window. He looked through the gap at the door of the mosque opposite. Under the light, he saw the county government servant!
Suddenly, a pair of eyes appeared in front of Guo Ning. Guo Ning exclaimed, took two steps back and fell to the ground.
"Doctor Guo, it's better to sleep well and don't do anything."
Yao Zhen stood outside the window and said coldly.
Guo Ning broke out in cold sweat and agreed repeatedly.
There was movement in the mosque. A Taoist priest asked inside. Hearing that he was from the county government, he wanted to report it first and then come back to open the door. Who expected that two heads appeared on the wall and stared at him.
Zhao Hailou shouted at the Taoist priest: "If the county government delays the investigation of the case again, you will be punished!"
The Taoist priest had no choice but to open the door.
Zhang Pei entered the mosque first. Gu Zhengchen led the people and went straight to the backyard. The Taoist priest tried to stop him, but was pushed aside.
As soon as they arrived at the backyard, the Geshan native ran out a little disheveled. Seeing that the person who came was Gu Zhengchen, he couldn't help but be startled. He said with an ugly face: "Master, this is a mosque. Why did you bring the government servants here late at night?"
"Investigate the case!"
Gu Zhengchen walked towards Geshanren, glanced at the room where Geshanren was, and waved, "Search!"
"Who dares!"
Geshanren was anxious and blocked the door, looking at Gu Zhengchen and shouting: "The county magistrate broke into the mosque without giving a reason and started searching. Is it possible that he is bullying my Taoist sect? If the Taoist sect is humiliated, he will not remain indifferent if he is optimistic!"
"Is God optimistic?"
Gu Zhengchen stared at him, took out a file, unfolded it in front of the Geshan people, and said slowly: "I know the right rules, and I dare not offend Shen Optimism easily. However, as an official of the imperial court, investigating cases is the duty of the county magistrate, and the concept of innocence is The Taoist priest Yang Canggu violated the imperial order prohibiting divination and fled into the mountains. Now he has been arrested. However, the tools of the crime, the place where the crime was committed, and the proceeds of the crime have not been found out. I brought Yang Canggu to the scene to plead guilty. What is wrong? "
The yamen officer immediately escorted Yang Canggu forward.
Seeing Yang Canggu's expression change drastically, the Geshan people exclaimed, "Master Yang, you, how did you become like this?"
Yang Ganggang stared at Geshanren: "Are you really surprised that I've fallen into this state?"
"What does this mean?"
The Geshan people responded coldly.
There was hatred in Yang Ganggang's eyes. Gu Zhengchen might be right. He was doing a good job in divination at the halal. How could he be exposed? Who exposed him?
Over the years, Yang Ganggang has been wanting to know the answer. Now it seems that after he left, the concept of Islam was completely controlled by the Geshan people.
Gu Zhengchen said that whoever "benefits the most" will have the motive to betray himself.
Now it seems that Geshan people are the biggest beneficiaries.
Yang Ganggang was too lazy to talk nonsense with the Geshan people and looked sideways at Gu Zhengchen: "The county magistrate wants to investigate the case, so I will actively cooperate. However, I have been away from Islam for several years, so I ask the county magistrate to be more patient. This room, it seems, It was what I used for divination in the past."
The Geshan people looked at Yang Gugang and pointed to his room, and shouted eagerly: "Master Yang, the room you use for divination is on the east side!"
Gu Zhengchen raised his hand: "Geshan people, I am leading the prisoners to inspect the scene. If you obstruct me for no reason, you will be regarded as resisting the county government! Come on, search!"
"No!"
The Geshan man was eager and stretched out his hand to stop him. Zhang Pei raised his hand and pushed the Geshan man back a few steps. Then he led people into the room. Soon, more than one woman's voice came from inside.
Zhang Pei led people out of the room and brought out three women: "Your Majesty, we found three women in the room. The three of them were hiding under the bed and were captured."
Gu Zhengchen looked at the ashen-faced Geshan man and said coldly: "In the dead of night, Geshan man still doesn't forget to teach the woman about the balance of yin and yang. It's really admirable. Come on, arrest him!"
When the Geshan man saw what was going on, he wanted to run away. Before he could run a few steps, a noose fell on his neck. He fell backwards and fell heavily. If he hadn't turned sideways, his life would have been hard to save.
Gu Zhengchen walked over, looked at the struggling Geshan people, leaned over and said: "Geshan people, don't panic, it's all business."
The Geshan man's eyes widened and he seemed very frightened.
Gu Zhengchen understood and stood up to give the order: "The Taoist priest Geshan of the Qingzhen Temple raped women and was taken away for interrogation. Also conduct a thorough search of all the rooms in the Taoist temple and bring all the Taoist priests to the county government for questioning."
After the magistrate spoke, the government officials, Zhao Hailou and others worked hard to open rooms and control all the twenty-seven Taoist priests in the Taoist temple.
What is surprising is that not only the "yin and yang" women from Geshan, but also three women were found in the rooms of three Taoist priests.
Gu Zhengchen's face was livid. It was really shocking that these guys wearing Taoist robes, but actually being beasts, were openly doing dirty things in the mosque.
Yang Gugang couldn’t believe this scene. The concept of Islam in previous years was not like this!
"Your Majesty, we found the cellar."
Zhang Pei hurriedly came to report.
Gu Zhengchen ordered people to take Geshanren and Sun Erkou to the north corner of the West Crossing Courtyard. The yamen servants were holding torches, and there were more than 20 low gardenia trees beside them.
After passing the gardenia tree, within ten steps I saw a cellar. When I removed the wooden door above the cellar, it was pitch dark inside.
Gu Zhengchen glanced at Zhao Hailou. Zhao Hailou ordered people to search around and found a three-foot-long wooden ladder behind the house. The wooden ladder was made of bamboo and was made of two bamboo ladders spliced together. Four people started to do it. , before putting it into the cellar.
The sergeant shouted several times, but there was no movement in the cellar.
"Servant!"
Gu Zhengchen spoke.
Zhao Hailou found a rope and wrapped it around his waist. He ordered the sergeant to pull it and slowly let the rope go. Then he held a torch and bit the big knife and got off the wooden ladder.
Yang Canggu looked at the deep cellar and was puzzled: "Before, the cellar was only one foot deep and only contained some sundries. How did it become so deep when some vegetables were stored in winter?"
Gu Zhengchen looked at the nervous Geshan man and said calmly: "Because there is a businessman living here."
The Geshan man lowered his head and did not dare to speak.
Zhao Hailou entered the cellar, waved a torch, looked around, and shouted: "There is no one inside."
Gu Zhengchen looked at Sun Erkou.
Sun Erkou understood what he meant, and immediately went down the wooden ladder to the cellar. He looked around carefully with the help of Zhao Hailou's torch, then extinguished the torch, looked up at the entrance, and shouted: "That's right, at that time I'm locked up here."
Gu Zhengchen looked at Geshanren, his eyes full of murderous intent: "Geshanren, no, it would be more appropriate to call you a businessman, right? All the exiled and imprisoned prisoners bought from the county government were transferred here by you, and then Find an opportunity to send it to Wucheng Mountain, am I right?"
The Geshan native avoided Gu Zhengchen's sharp gaze and argued, "I don't know what you are talking about!"
Gu Zhengchen chuckled: "I don't know, it doesn't matter. It's not just Sun Er who came back. There are quite a few criminals detained in this cellar, right? Besides, in such a deep cellar, only four people are needed to put down the ladder." , I wonder who among these four people, besides Guo Jie’s people, is there anyone else in the Taoist temple, you can’t be the only one, right?”
The flesh on Geshanren's face trembled.
Gu Zhengchen looked at Yao Zhen and Yang Liang and ordered: "Search the mosque thoroughly, especially the places where Geshan people often hang out. If you beat every inch, I believe you will find things like account books. You must know that he is a businessman. Accounting is indispensable.”
