novelaction Chapter 409 Reporting
Chapter 409 Reporting
"Why are you so scared?" Jiang Yuanfeng regained a bit of composure at this moment.
"Early this morning, someone from the Dali Temple reported that the true culprit in the unsolved fifteen-year-old murder of Taoist Master Bao Puzi of Xuanyuan Temple has been found, and they've specifically pointed the finger at you, sir. They say you colluded with Master Xu Bai of the temple to eliminate Bao Puzi fifteen years ago, and then single-handedly supported Xu Bai's ascension to the position of abbot. I'm here to inform you, would you like to retreat immediately? Dali Temple Minister Huang Zhiwang will be arriving with his men soon!"
"The vacant position of Dali Temple Minister has now been replaced by Huang Zhiwang? As the Minister of Personnel, how could I not know about this?"
Shadow clenched his cheeks and pulled him along while explaining in a deep voice, "Ever since Xu Jiusi was dismissed from his post and investigated in the Ji family case, the position of Dali Temple Minister has been vacant. Huang Zhiwang was the person hand-picked by the Emperor to be in charge of that case, and since there was no newcomer, he naturally took over the real power that had been previously held by Lord Xu. Now all that's missing is a piece of paperwork for his appointment!"
Jiang Yuanfeng snorted coldly and slowed down his hurried pace. "Then there's no need to worry! Even though Huang Zhiwang has taken on the official duties of the Dali Temple, he's still a Temple Secretary, right? Without my approval, he can't sit in the position of Temple Secretary!"
"He's not a temple secretary, he's a junior minister. The emperor has promoted him once before. But this matter concerns your reputation, and this matter..."
People were coming and going around. Jiang Yuanfeng glanced at him, and Shadow wisely kept silent.
"Who reported this to the Dali Temple?"
He glared at the shadow, his expression filled with impatience. "As for Xuanyuan Temple, Xubai is dead. Baopuzi's former disciples have all long since left. The few older ones who remain are all former second-class disciples, and they can't cause any trouble. It's said that the current abbot is Xubai's junior sister? I've never dealt with Qingchen, the one called Qingchen. Could it be that she discovered this?"
"Of course not." Shadow swallowed and looked at him with some trepidation. "The one who went to report it was... Prince Jin."
"What? Jiang Xing?!" He was extremely surprised, as if he had a premonition of something at this moment. He was stunned for a moment, and the people behind him who were squeezing in after the show almost bumped into him and made him stumble.
He had been injured and in poor health for the past few days, and not only had he lost a lot of weight, but his eyes, which had previously sparkled with brilliance, were now stained with a yellowish hue. Several bloodshot veins were clearly visible on the whites of his eyes, making them look even more ferocious.
"What happened? Tell me in detail!"
He hurriedly pulled his shadow to the less crowded street curb opposite. While walking quickly, he glanced sideways and saw the large canopied carriage of the Duke's Mansion speeding away. General Lu had already avoided the crowd and left first.
The uneasiness that had been in Jiang Yuanfeng's heart since he woke up in the morning became even stronger.
The incident with Baopuzi and the Taoist priest happened fifteen years ago. Back then, this man and Xu Wenshan had discovered something unusual. He had no idea that these two men were from the Shenji Sect, as they were very well hidden.
Unexpectedly, these two people discovered the secret between him and the emperor. Not only did they secretly communicate with each other, they also wrote a letter to inform Yun Xun, intending to let the leader of the sect come forward together to eliminate him and the emperor together.
What these two fools didn’t know that day was that they couldn’t sense Yun Xun with their telekinesis, not because the distance was too far.
But by that time, she had already died of illness while looking for her daughter!
In addition, he had placed people at every city gate, so every letter they wrote fell into his hands.
Yun Xun had sent people to hunt him down before. He thought he had eliminated all the capable disciples, but he didn't expect that there were still two troublemakers lurking under his nose.
Therefore, he acted quickly, first dealing with the nearest Xu Wenshan, and then dealing with Baopuzi.
No one had paid attention to it for more than ten years, but it was discovered at this critical juncture, and it was discovered by Jiang Xing.
No matter how he thought about it, he felt something was wrong.
It was he who had ordered Xu Bai to poison the old Taoist's food that day. Afterwards, he personally went to Bao Puzi's room to check and found that the man was indeed dead, and his soul had long since been reincarnated.
Afterwards, he and Xu Bai handled Baopuzi's body very well.
The old Taoist priest appeared in the state of sitting in nirvana, and in the eyes of all the disciples in the temple, he had died of old age.
Why was it discovered after so many years?
Could it be that the old Taoist priest had some hidden tricks up his sleeve that he didn't know about?
He touched his chin, a fierce and cold light flashing in his eyes.
Or, what did Lu Xuan discover when he went there?
Apart from these two reasons, he really couldn't think of any other way to bring the matter that was done so secretly back then to light.
The crowd dispersed, and the previously bustling Meridian Gate was left with only a few scattered officials from the Ministry of Justice.
Under the execution platform, a low-key and elegant figure glanced at him sinisterly, and then boarded the carriage of the Ji Family Marquisate as if nothing had happened.
The shadow hid behind the thick pillar and whispered, "Sir, what should we do now?"
"Then Jiang Xing reported to the police, did he have any concrete evidence? Could he explain the details of how the murder took place?"
"I'm not very clear about this, so I'm afraid you'll have to ask in person."
Jiang Yuanfeng tucked his hands into his sleeves and twirled his thumbs. His face, which had previously seemed to have regained some composure, suddenly became gloomy.
There are some tricks on Lu Xuan's part.
For example, the backlash he suffered from killing her in the palace was several times more severe than he had imagined.
If she only knew about Baopuzi's death, there would be nothing to be afraid of.
Now he was worried about whether the old man had left behind some other evidence or token that only the Sect Master could open, thus escaping his previous inspections? Had that token revealed the secrets between him and the Emperor?
No matter what, we have to be on guard.
After thinking this through, he immediately looked at the shadow: "Go to Xuanyuan Temple!"
Jiang Yuanfeng was about to leave with Shadow, but before he could even take a step, he heard the sound of armor behind him.
When they turned around, they saw a row of Dali Temple runners with spears in their hands running towards them. In just a moment, they surrounded them in an orderly manner.
Huang Zhiwang followed behind, and after a while he ran in from outside the encirclement, panting, with the heels of his official hat shaking.
He was pleasant and respectful, "Master Jiang, I'm truly sorry for the offense."
"Today, His Royal Highness Prince Jin has come to report a case, alleging that you and Taoist Master Xubai were responsible for the attack on Taoist Master Baopuzi fifteen years ago. Furthermore, His Royal Highness has already presented witnesses, and the documents clearly state the facts. So, Your Excellency, please come with me."
Jiang Yuanfeng looked him up and down, snorted coldly, his face gloomy, and he threw his sleeves behind his back, "Who are you?"
Huang Zhiwang's smile froze, and he quickly bowed. "I forgot to introduce myself first, please forgive me, sir. I am Huang Zhiwang, Junior Secretary of the Dali Temple. I have come here to enforce the law impartially."
Jiang Yuanfeng: "A Taoist priest from Xuanyuan Temple actually claimed to have a connection with me. This is truly absurd! His Royal Highness Prince Jin is a royal relative, and I have no right to comment. But you are at least a junior minister, and you didn't even bother to check the files properly?"
"Fifteen years ago, a disciple of Taoist Master Baopuzi did report him as being murdered, but wasn't the truth finally revealed? Those people were just making empty claims, maliciously filing a complaint because someone hadn't won against Xubai for the position of abbot. Wasn't it already clear that the Taoist master had passed away due to old age? After all these years, the internal strife within this Taoist temple has even brought this official to my attention. Don't you have anything else to do at the Dali Temple?!"
Jiang Yuanfeng usually behaves low-key and well-behaved in front of officials. Apart from being infatuated with the pleasures of the world, he does everything else properly.
Therefore, there has never been a time when official power was used to oppress others.
But at this moment, he was in a hurry to go to Xuanyuan Temple and didn't care about anything else.
But suddenly, Huang Zhiwang in front of him straightened up, and the smile on his face suddenly turned cold. "Your Excellency said it has nothing to do with this case, then why do you remember this minor case from fifteen years ago so clearly, which I can barely remember?"