After rebirth, I became a national teacher

"Master, I have two things to report."

Huiyun went straight to the point.

"First of all, I should have reported it to you immediately, but I thought that you said such things just after you seized power, which really spoiled my mood. However, this matter is indeed of great importance and should not be delayed for too long. I have to tell you today. I hope the master will not blame me."

Chen Qingzhu knew that smart people like Huiyun always had a lot of concerns, so he didn't blame her.

"It's okay, just say it."

"Master, do you know that the reason why the old nun Ci'an dared to treat the nuns in Jingci Temple as private slaves and set up a secret brothel in the city to force us to sell our bodies is because she has a backer behind her?"

Chen Qingzhu nodded slightly.

Brothels and low-class brothels are all highly profitable businesses, and sometimes they even involve forcing women of good character into prostitution. Most people would not dare to get involved unless they have a backer.

Those who can gain a foothold in this industry, even if they have no backing, will take money and look for a backer in order to gain a foothold.

She was not surprised that Cihang had a backer.

However, in her previous life, she did not stay in Jingci Temple for long and did not know who her backer was.

But according to common sense, Jingci Temple is much lower in grade than those top brothels in the southern capital city, and its backing should not be that strong.

"Do you know the origin of the person behind this?"

The transaction of power for sex and the transaction of money for sex are all inseparable from the word "sex".

As the top performer in Jingci Temple, Huiyun is very likely to have seen that person.

Of course, even if Huiyun didn’t know, it didn’t matter. She could torture Ci’an and others.

Just as Chen Qingzhu expected, Huiyun did know it.

"That man's surname is Li. He is the brother-in-law of the Minister of the Ministry of War in the Southern Capital. He serves as a captain in the garrison camp."

No wonder Ci'an dared to attack her, the concubine of Marquis Jingnan. It turned out that she really had someone above her.

You must know that although Marquis Jingnan is a nobleman, his actual position is the garrison commander of the Nando Garrison Camp.

Although the assistant minister of the Ministry of War in Southern Capital was not comparable to that in the capital, he was only in charge of military affairs in Southern Capital.

But the county magistrate is not as good as the current one. The Nandu Garrison Camp of Jingnan Marquis is completely under the jurisdiction of the Nandu Military Department.

If the truth really came to light, Marquis Jingnan would not necessarily blame his brother-in-law, the Minister of War, for a disliked concubine.

After all, in that era, concubines were just objects. No matter if they were nobles or scholars, it was not uncommon for them to give their concubines to others if they felt like it.

"Got it, what's the second thing?"

Seeing that Chen Qingzhu didn't seem to be worried about Ci'an's backers, Huiyun didn't say anything more even though she felt uneasy.

"The second thing is that Nun Ci'an asked me to pass on a message saying that she wants to see you and has something to tell you in person."

Chen Qingzhu was also curious about the other party's intentions, so he went to the torture chamber in Xiyuan in person.

Even though Huiyun had thoughtfully asked someone to clean up before coming, Chen Qingzhu still smelled some unpleasant odor when he walked in.

But she didn't care. She stood there calmly, looking down at Ci'an and Huiyuan who were huddled weakly in the corner of the torture room.

"If you have anything to do, tell me."

Ci'an was very humble:

"I heard that you want to change the nunnery into a temple, so I will also call you the abbot."

"Before, I was blind and did not recognize a great man, and I offended the abbot. Now that you have beaten me and taken away my power, you should have felt relieved. Can you please let me go back to the East Garden to recuperate because of my advanced age? My wounds hurt and I am hungry. I am afraid that if I continue to suffer, I will die soon..."

As he spoke, tears welled up in his eyes and he looked very pitiful.

Seeing that Chen Qingzhu had no sympathy on his face, she continued:

"Master, if you allow me to return to the East Garden to recuperate, I will pay you five thousand taels of silver to make amends."

Chen Qingzhu smiled:

"Where did you get five thousand taels of silver?"

Ci'an refused to say:

"Don't worry about it. As long as you let me go back to Dongyuan to recover, I will naturally give you five thousand taels of silver."

She thought that she would use the money to stabilize Chen Qingzhu first so that she could suffer less. When Captain Li noticed something was wrong, he would definitely send someone to rescue her.

At that time, the money will naturally return to its original owner, and it will not be too late for her to avenge today's revenge.

Chen Qingzhu sneered:

"But what about the five thousand taels of silver under the bed in the meditation room? Three days ago, that was already mine."

Ci'an was struck by lightning. She never expected that her biggest secret and reliance had already been known by Chen Qingzhu.

She was so angry that she pointed at Chen Qingzhu with shaking hands:

"you you……"

"I...how should I know?" Chen Qingzhu continued, "Of course it's because I'm a divine messenger. How could you hide such a small matter from me?"

Ci'an was shocked and frightened.

Could it be that Chen Qingzhu is really a messenger of God?

Otherwise, how could she, an outsider, know such a secret matter?

Chen Qingzhu didn't care what she was thinking. She felt very unhappy when she saw that she and Huiyuan had the leisure to trick her with such things.

Or maybe they were just being too comfortable.

"Come here, take them to the yard to sweep the snow. If they don't finish sweeping, they will still not be given any food today."

"Yes!"

The two female Taoist priests guarding the door immediately took orders and stepped forward.

He grabbed the two men and threw them into the yard.

Two wooden shovels were thrown beside them:

"Are you deaf? The abbot ordered you to sweep the snow! If you dare to be lazy, be careful of my whip!"

Huiyuan glared at the two of them angrily:

"How dare you humiliate me like this!"

The guard Kun Dao whipped Huiyuan without any mercy, making her already painful wound even more painful. She immediately covered the place where she was whipped and screamed in pain.

Seeing that Ci'an was still there, he whipped her twice with the whip, making the master and disciple scream and cry bitterly. They quickly took the wooden shovel and shoveled the snow with difficulty.

But the two Kun Daoists would never pity them.

This was less than one ten-thousandth of what these two had done to them.

The temple master said that they had to do hard labor and suffer torture for many years before they died, only then could they atone for their sins.

The day before, Master Ci'an and his apprentice had no meal because they had not finished shoveling the snow.

The next day, I didn't dare to be lazy anymore and finally finished shoveling the snow before dark, and only then did I get two bowls of wild vegetable porridge.

In the eyes of the two of them in the past, that was something that even dogs wouldn't eat. But now, they were so hungry that they gobbled it up ravenously. Not only did they finish it all, they even licked the bowl twice.

When they came to their senses, a strong sense of humiliation and hatred overwhelmed them both.

"Master, when the Thousand Household Master comes, I will make sure he cuts these bitches into pieces!"

Huiyuan said with gritted teeth.

Ci'an quickly covered her mouth and whispered:

"Just keep it to yourself, don't tell anyone. If you don't send any gifts to Lord Li's house at the end of the year, he will definitely find something wrong very quickly."

Then, they will be able to take revenge.

Before that, you must try your best to be patient and take care of yourself and not provoke them again.

*

The end of the year is approaching, and although there is still a lot of rice and grain in the mountains, we have not yet bought any New Year's goods.

Chen Qingzhu became the new leader, so naturally he wanted his subordinates to have a good New Year.

Seeing that the snow had stopped for a few days, he asked Huijing to take out twenty taels of silver and give it to Huiyun, asking her to take some people to the Nandu city to buy New Year's goods.

Seeing that she had no other instructions, Huiyun hesitated for a moment and then reminded her:

"Master, before the New Year, the nunnery would send gifts to Captain Li's mansion. This year...?"

By sending holiday gifts, perhaps you can conceal the truth and delay the matter for a long time.

If we don't send it, Captain Li will definitely come to question us after he finishes the New Year's Day. By then, he will know about the changes in Jingci Temple.

Captain Li is in charge of the troops. If he mobilizes a hundred soldiers in the name of training, it would be enough to flatten the Cihang Temple.

They have no backing, and even if they are all killed, no one will speak up for them.

She knew that the abbot had some extraordinary abilities, but these abilities were not that strong, otherwise he would not have been able to defeat the Discipline Hall one by one.

Chen Qingzhu understood what she meant, but said firmly:

"No delivery."

Seeing Huiyun's worried look, Chen Qingzhu explained:

"Don't worry, I have already thought of a plan to deal with it, and I will not let you encounter war disasters."