Jinyiwei factory flower base love story

Yuan Zhifu led the way and led Gu Huaiqing to the living room, made tea and spread breakfast, and warmly entertained him.

Gu Huaiqing was full of things on his mind at the moment, there was nothing he could eat, but he barely managed a few words, then cut to the chase and said, "To be honest, I came here today for a reason, and I need your help."

Yuan Zhifu was slightly taken aback, then smiled and said: "Your Majesty, you are being polite, if you need it, please just give orders, I will definitely go through fire and water."

Gu Huaiqing was not in a hurry to get to the point, and asked instead: "How long has Master Yuan come to Fenzhou to be the magistrate?"

"Don't dare to hide it from your lord, it has been two years."

Gu Huaiqing nodded and said, "Since you have been the magistrate for so long, Master Yuan must be familiar with the situation here, right?"

In Daqi, the magistrate is a four-rank official who is in charge of government orders. The scope of duties is very wide, including announcing state government orders, governing the people, adjudicating lawsuits, inspecting traitors, assessing subordinate officials, collecting taxes, and other government affairs. He is a veritable parent official, so Gu Huaiqing would say so.

Yuan Zhifu smiled modestly: "Don't dare, but the officials here know a thing or two, but they don't know what Mr. Gu wants to inquire about?"

Gu Huaiqing looked directly into Yuan Rang's eyes, and said coldly: "The Wenxiang Sect, a branch of the White Lotus Sect, is here to confuse the people with evil words, stir up trouble, and confuse the people. I wonder if Master Yuan has heard of it?"

Hearing the name of the White Lotus Sect, Yuan Rang couldn't help but froze, with a look of embarrassment and helplessness on his fat face: "Master Gu, the troubles of the White Lotus Sect have never stopped since the founding of the Great Qi Dynasty, and it has also happened in Jindi." Fortunately, the emperor was wise and was quickly suppressed by the court. Today, the White Lotus Sect may still be active in private, but it is at least under control on the surface.

As for the Wenxiang Sect you mentioned, as far as I know, it is different from the White Lotus Sect in nature.The leader of Wenxiang sect enjoys a high reputation among the people, because he is very good at treating diseases and cured many stubborn diseases, and the people respect him very much.Apart from spreading the teachings, Wenxiang Sect has not had any changes, nor has there been any riots. "

Gu Huaiqing snapped at the case and said sharply: "A church of unknown origin, with hundreds of thousands of members in your jurisdiction, and such a high reputation, is it not enough to cause vigilance? You are not afraid of their sudden riot that day, At that time, His Majesty will blame you, how should you, the magistrate, deal with yourself?"

Gu Huaiqing's words were so sharp that Yuan Rang, an old man in the officialdom, couldn't hold on any longer. He just told the truth: "Master Gu, please calm down and let the official explain. To be honest, Wen Xiangjiao has been here for at least ten years. It's been a long time, long before the next official came to office, the foundation was already solid and powerful.

The former prefect once tried to govern Wenxiang Sect, asked the court for help, mobilized soldiers twice, and sent dozens of large ships to attack Wenxiang Island, but they all returned without success. All the ships and soldiers sank into Fenshui, and no one survived.

Both times, the entire army was inexplicably wiped out, and the magistrate sent troops to the guard again, but he was sternly rejected.What's even more strange is that not long after, the former prefect also suddenly contracted a strange disease, and died violently at home within a few days. He was less than 40 years old when he died.Everyone in the world said that he was punished by heaven because he offended the gods..."

Gu Huaiqing sneered and said, "Ridiculous! As a person who reads sage books, do you also believe in such nonsense?"

"This..." Yuan Rang showed embarrassment. No matter whether the fox fairy is real or not, the former magistrate must have offended the Wenxiang Sect and died for no reason.Who is not afraid of death, he is just a little magistrate, some things pass by with one eye closed, one more thing is worse than one less thing, why is it so serious?

Gu Huaiqing is so smart, observing Yuan Rang's expression, one can guess what he thinks in his heart, it's just prudent to protect himself, fear of death, such a person is not uncommon in the officialdom, but such a murder case, Prince An's son is still strange If he is missing, he will not be allowed to stay out of things and enjoy his leisure!

Therefore, Gu Huaiqing informed Yuan Rang of the tragedy that happened at the Yuelai Inn the night before.

Yuan Rang heard that Prince An's son disappeared inexplicably, and more than a dozen Jinyiwei and bodyguards of the palace were killed. He almost fainted from fright, and cold sweat was about to hang from his forehead.

"How...how did this happen?" Yuan Rang's body was trembling with fat, and he was in a daze, "Then...then what should we do now?"

Gu Huaiqing really couldn't see Yuan Rang's useless appearance, and wished he could kick him over. However, Yuan Rang is the parental official here, and many things still need to be done by him.

"What are you panicking about?" Gu Huaiqing scolded impatiently, "You immediately call Wuzuo and Butou, and follow me to Yuelai Inn. At the same time, send someone to find out about the news of Wenxiang Sect, especially the leader of Wenxiang Sect. I I heard that many boys and girls disappeared strangely from many families, and it is said that they were all kidnapped by the fox fairy."

"Yes, yes! I'll do it right now!" Yuan Rang nodded his head, as if he was in a panic and completely lost his mind.

Instead, the master who had been standing quietly at the side and bowed his head to listen, suddenly said: "My lords, at noon today, the leader of Wenxiang will appear on Wenxiang Island in the center of Fenshui, and climb a high platform to pray for rain."

"Pray for rain? Does he still have such ability?" Gu Huaiqing sneered.

Compared to Yuan Rang's panic, this master from Shaoxing was much calmer.

Generally speaking, only scholars who have failed in repeated trials and have no hope of official career will submit themselves to the yamen as officials.

Although there is only one word difference between officials and officials, the treatment and status are very different.Most of the subordinate officials are just working in the yamen and barely making ends meet, but there are also a few who can win the trust of the upper officials and do well.

Officials are all good at reading, otherwise they would not be able to get ahead in the imperial examinations, but they may not be proficient in human affairs, but the master is slick and sophisticated, making up for this shortcoming, advising for them by the officials, Act as a think tank.

There are many masters in Shaoxing, and this master Yu is one of the best, and he has won the trust of Yuan Zhifu on weekdays.

Facing Gu Huaiqing's questioning, Master Yu replied calmly: "My lord, there has been no rain in Fenzhou for more than a month, and the rice in the fields is about to dry up. If there is no more rain, there will be no harvest in the autumn harvest." The peasants are all anxious, and even Mr. Yuan is so worried that he can't sleep at night."

Gu Huaiqing glanced at Yuan Zhifu suspiciously. It was really hard to believe that a person who can't sleep at night can become so fat, but he was inconvenient to expose it face to face, and asked: "So you let the master Wenxiang do it? Could it be Has he successfully prayed for rain before?"

Master Yu nodded and said: "Two years ago, there was also a drought. Master Wen Xiang took the initiative to invite Ying to perform a ritual on the stage by the Fen River. In front of thousands of people, he successfully prayed for rain and relieved the drought. It is also because of this that Wen Xiang The reputation of the leader of Xiangjiao has risen, and the people regard him as a savior and worship him as a god. We adults are not sitting idly by and ignoring Wenxiangjiao, but public anger is hard to offend. If we offend the people, we may force them to riot. For the sake of stability, The adults did not act rashly."

Master Yu's explanation made some sense, and he really deserved to be a think tank.

Gu Huaiqing said: "Since the leader of Wenxiang will show up at noon, we will also go there to see if he really has such great powers and the ability to call clouds and rain."

Yuan Zhifu came back to his senses and regained some confidence: "Regardless of whether he succeeds in praying for rain or not, I will invite him to the yamen after it is over, so that I can torture him!"

Master Yu reminded with a worried face: "However, I heard that the leader comes and goes like the wind, and his skills are extremely high..."

Gu Huaiqing said disdainfully: "With me here, how can he be arrogant? No matter what, let him come to the Yamen."

The eunuchs in Dongchang practice martial arts a lot, and there are many masters. However, Gu Huaiqing is young after all. Yuan Rang and Master Yu are not sure about the depth of his martial arts, but since he dares to say that, he must have some tricks.

At that moment, the three of them agreed that Yuan Rang urgently summoned Wu Zuo, the head arrester and a group of yamen servants, and a group of people followed Gu Huaiqing to the Yuelai Inn.

When Yuan Rang and his group saw the tragic scene of corpses strewn all over the Yuelai Inn, they couldn't help but gasp.

The inn still remained the same as it was when Gu Huaiqing left, Xiao Er died of blood, the shopkeeper's wife went crazy, the shopkeeper has not returned yet, there are only corpses everywhere, and everyone has weird smiles on their faces.

Wu Zuo stepped forward to check, and the preliminary conclusion was the same as Duan Mingchen's deduction yesterday.

Jin Yiwei, the two heroes of the Bai family, and the servant girl must have been poisoned by some kind of poison, so that these masters passed away with smiles unknowingly.However, the specific circumstances need to be further dissected to know.

As for the poor Xiao Er, he was killed by someone piercing his throat with a sharp weapon.

Gu Huaiqing had calmed down a lot at this time, and with a sullen face ordered the servants to carry the body out, and ordered several people to go to the backyard to look for the mad shopkeeper's wife.

When the yamen servants cleaned up the corpses, Gu Huaiqing went back and forth in several rooms, trying to find clues.It was dark last night and I couldn't see clearly. Now that the sky is bright, it is easier to find clues.

When Yuan Rang saw the corpses all over the place, his face turned pale with fright, and his spirit was disturbed.Gu Huaiqing didn't bother to pay attention to him, and thought he was in the way, so he sent him outside.On the contrary, the young head catcher who accompanied him was quite calm, following behind Gu Huaiqing step by step.

Standing in Xiao Jue's room, Gu Huaiqing glanced over the broken porcelain on the floor and the lyre lying on the ground. The scene of Xiao Jue playing Sauvignon Blanc under the moon the night before appeared in his mind, and he couldn't help sighing. .I don't know where Xiao Jue is now, is it bad or good?

At this moment, the head catcher suddenly exclaimed: "My lord, why are there only candlesticks in this room, but no candles? What did you use for lighting last night?"