Gu Zhengchen was really sleepy, so he sat in the pavilion and fell asleep.
Zhang Pei found some clothes and put them on Gu Zhengchen and stood guard while Zhao Hailou and Yao Zhen led people to conduct a thorough search of the mosque. I found a secret compartment in Geshanren's room, which contained more than a dozen letters, three Taoist classics, and no account books.
The search lasted for two hours, looking everywhere, but there was still no trace of the account book.
Gu Zhengchen woke up, stretched out his numb legs, looked at the night and asked Zhang Pei: "What time is it?"
Zhang Pei said with concern: "It's just the fifth watch, I can take a rest."
Gu Zhengchen moved his legs, and the soreness and numbness subsided, and he went to the backyard.
Zhao Hailou was so anxious that he was sweating profusely and handed over the ancient letters and books he found: "Mr. Gu, I only found this little thing and no account books."
Gu Zhengchen flipped through the ancient book and couldn't understand it, so he handed it to Yang Canggu: "What kind of book is this?"
Yang Canggu took it and flipped through it, his eyes widened immediately, and he exclaimed: "This, "Mysterious Secrets Directly Speaking", "Meditation Song", "Xuan Yao Jing"? This, this is Zhang's sloppy masterpiece, how come it appears here? "
"Zhang Sloppy?"
Gu Zhengchen looked at Yang Gugang.
Yang Canggu was horrified and shouted: "It's Zhang Sanfeng and Zhenren Zhang!"
"Uh, Zhang Sanfeng is still alive?"
Gu Zhengchen's eyes lit up.
Yang Ganggang stared at the three classics in his hand and said solemnly: "No one can tell clearly what kind of master Zhang is. All the Taoist disciples in the Taoist sect regard him as a first-class immortal, and think that his cultivation has reached the point where the Yang God has unsheathed, but Travel around the world in an instant.”
Gu Zhengchen glanced at Yang Ganggang with disdain, "Swimming all over the world in an instant is not the east wind. Let Zhang Sanfeng try swimming. There are so many things boasted about in the Taoist sect, and the credibility is really low."
It is said that Zhang Sanfeng lived into the Ming Dynasty.
Lao Zhu's family is really looking for him, but it's hard to say whether Zhang Sanfeng is really alive.
Even if a sloppy Taoist priest meets Zhu Chun, it's hard to say whether he's a charlatan who cheats him out of food and drinks, a Taoist marketing campaign.
Regardless of whether Lao Zhang is alive or dead, these three books seem to be quite important.
Gu Zhengchen took the three classics from Yang Ganggang and asked seriously: "Are these books valuable?"
Yang Ganggong's eyes widened and he said angrily: "What do you say, Master? If these books are true, they are the most precious treasure of the Taoist sect. They cannot be measured by money! Do you want me to distinguish the authenticity again?"
"Go aside."
Gu Zhengchen handed it to Zhang Pei and put it away. Zheng was worried that the Jurong industry lacked start-up funds. If these books were true, it would not be impossible to rob Shen Optimism or Wudang Mountain and Longhu Mountain.
More than a dozen letters, none of them anonymous.
Although there is no name, the content is clearly written. There are three things going back and forth, which can be briefly summarized as follows:
One: The county government has the goods, so you can pick them up at your door.
Second: Whether the goods are damaged and whether the receipt is smooth or not.
Third: The money has arrived.
Who is this businessman? He is clearly a courier boy.
Obviously, the person who wrote the letter is the real person behind the scenes.
Yao Zhen walked over, shook his head and said, "I searched the backyard and couldn't find the account book."
Gu Zhengchen put away the letters, looked at the tired people, ordered people to bring Geshan people, and said solemnly: "These letters are enough to prove your crime. Where are those account books? Hand them over."
Geshanren sneered: "I didn't make any account books at all!"
Gu Zhengchen stared at the Geshan man. Seeing that this man was determined, he said to Zhao Hailou and others: "The account book is not in the backyard, but in the front yard!"
Geshanren's expression changed slightly, his eyes were a little wandering, and he looked towards the direction of the main hall.
Upon seeing this, Gu Zhengchen immediately ordered: "Sanqing Palace!"
The people of Geshan were indeed panicked.
Zhao Hailou led people to search the Sanqing Hall, and found a secret door on the back of the statue of Yuanshi Tianzun, with three account books sealed inside.
It is really rare for a guy like this to dare to attack Yuanshi Tianzun...
The Geshan people's account books are very clear, including the time they went to Jurong to pick up people, the time they were sent to the cellar, and the time they were transferred to Wucheng Mountain, including the specific names of the people, the crimes they committed, how much money they spent, and how much money they received. …
One stroke at a time, everything is clearly recorded.
Gu Zhengchen looked at the Geshan people who were slumped on the ground and ordered: "The Hezhuang Mosque is filthy, commits many evil acts, and has no conscience! Its property should be fully investigated and transported to the county treasury for sealing. From today on, the Mosque A seal was affixed, and no one was allowed to enter or leave without orders. As soon as the Taoist priests responded, they were all escorted to the county government for questioning!"
Everyone took orders.
Yang Liang, Yao Zhen and others were left in charge of cleaning up. Gu Zhengchen led the people to leave the mosque first. When they arrived at Huaishukou, Wang Liang had already arrested three people, all of whom wanted to go west to report the news.
Gu Zhengchen didn't hesitate and took them back to the county government office.
There was no time to rest, so the case went directly to the court for trial.
The first people to be interrogated were the three informants. Gu Zhengchen didn't bother with the three people, and went straight to the punishment without giving any explanation. He told them as soon as they were beaten. They were all sent by Dr. Guo Ning to inform Guo Liu and Guo Liang. It is said that something happened to the concept of Islam.
Without saying a word, Gu Zhengchen sent out the hook and arrested Dr. Guo Ning.
Later, the Taoist priests Ge Yu, Sun Zheng, and Guo Jiu of the Qingzhen Temple were successively interrogated. These three men cheated on women. To receive such "treatment", they were obviously the closest people to the Geshan people.
Sure enough, in the face of witnesses and physical evidence, all three people confessed that the Geshan people "sold" people. The three were also cellar keepers and assisted the Geshan people many times to pick up people in Jurong and send them to Wucheng Mountain.
The explanation is clear and consistent with the account books.
Gu Zhengchen ordered him to be detained temporarily, and then promoted other Taoist priests of Qingzhen Temple. These Taoist priests only knew about the treachery of Geshan people and others, but did not know about the cellar. They were afraid of Geshan people, Ge Yu and others and did not dare to Close to the north of the backyard, most of them live on the south side of the backyard.
"I went to the mosque a few days ago, and there was a little Taoist named Ge. Why don't I see him today?"
Gu Zhengchen remembered and asked.
After hearing this, all the Taoist priests bowed their heads. Only one Taoist priest in his thirties bravely said: "Ge Ming was killed by Geshan people because he took the county prince into the backyard quiet room without asking for permission."
"What?!"
Gu Zhengchen stood up slightly and sat back down, with regret and anger in his eyes.
That Taoist priest is still a child!
If the Geshan people don't die, they will feel uneasy!
After the issue of the mosque was clarified, the necessary evidence was obtained, and the bond was written, Gu Zhengchen began to interrogate the Geshan people. Facing the Geshan people who had lost their momentum, Gu Zhengchen said directly: "Geshan people, According to Ge Yu and others' accounts, plus the account books you wrote, from the first year of Hongwu to the present, you have purchased 352 people who were imprisoned or exiled from the county government!"
"Another 46 people including hunters, pharmacists, and merchants who wandered into the mountain were robbed, and 12 people were robbed. All of them were sold to Guo Baijin in Wucheng Mountain. Can you plead guilty to these?"
The Geshan man lowered his head and said nothing.
Gu Zhengchen was stunned and said coldly: "People from Geshan, don't take any chances anymore. Now the mosque has been completely sealed, and the physical and personal evidence are conclusive. Even if you don't say a word, I can still Condemn you to death!"
The Geshan man raised his head and shouted: "Since you are going to die, why do you need to ask more questions? The county magistrate will just make the decision directly!"
Gu Zhengchen took out a stack of letters and threw them in front of Geshanren: "Who wrote these letters?"
The Geshan man snorted coldly: "He is already a mortal man, I have nothing to say."
Gu Zhengchen stood up, walked to the hall, and stared at Geshanren with his eyes: "You have three crimes. One, you are guilty of adultery with women and filthy Taoist temples! Second, you kill Taoist disciples without authorization and treat human lives as nothing! Third, Selling people into slavery is inhumane! The combination of these crimes means that you are destined to die. Now I am asking you because I want to give you a chance to redeem your dirty soul before you die! If you don’t repent, Without any regrets, if a person dies like this, his three souls and seven souls will also suffer thousands of calamities before they can be annihilated, right?"
Geshanren is a Taoist priest who believes in Taoism and cultivates the Three Souls and Seven Souls. He knows that he will definitely die and is no longer afraid of death. However, he is afraid that his soul will encounter disaster after death and will be unable to reincarnate and end up with both his soul and body destroyed.
Gu Zhengchen originally did not believe that this method could break through the psychological defenses of the Geshan people, but Yang Ganggang thought it could and suggested that Gu Zhengchen use it during the interrogation.
Sure enough, as soon as these words came out, the Geshan people who were originally resisting and uncooperative lowered their heads. After struggling for a while, they whispered: "The letter was written by Guo Baobao. He is responsible for contacting the county magistrate Chen Zhong and the prison chief Zhou Hong." , once there is an opportunity, he will write to me and tell me that I will transport him out of the county."
Gu Zhengchen breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the explanation from the Geshan people, and asked: "Why doesn't Guo Baobao do this kind of thing himself, but relies on you to do it? As far as I know, the people behind Guo Baobao are very important. There’s money in money.”
Geshanren shook his head: "The reason Guo Baobao gave was that he was afraid of being punished by God if he did too many bad things, so he hoped that I would take action and promised many benefits."
"Oh, are you afraid of being punished by God if you do too many bad things?"
Gu Zhengchen never imagined that these people who had done all bad things would still be afraid of God's punishment?
If you are afraid, why do you do it?
Doing a lot of evil while seeking peace of mind may seem contradictory, but in fact they are two faces of the same person.
Gu Zhengchen stared: "So, you arranged the pennant formation at Hezhuang at the request of the Guo family, just to make them feel at ease?"
"You actually know about the pennant formation?"
The people of Geshan were surprised. Only Guo Liang, Guo Liu and a few others knew this secret.
Gu Zhengchen said seriously: "I have ordered people to investigate carefully and found that the three residences of Qingzhen Temple, Guo Jie and Guo Liang are connected by a triangle. In Taoism, the triangle with the most triangles is the triangular flag, which is used to suppress evil spirits. , restrain evil spirits, and seek stability and peace."
Geshanren sighed: "I didn't expect you to see this. Yes, I set up the pennant formation."
Gu Zhengchen sat back and said seriously: "Since Guo Liang, Guo Liu, Guo Jie, Wang's Pharmacy, and Guo Ning Medical Center are all in the pennant formation, does it mean that they all have uneasy consciences? Tell me, these people are What is each person's responsibility when selling people into slavery?"
