Chapter 1,102 The investigation calls out two helpers, one is the land, and the other is the mountain god!
Lu Bing.
This was the highest-ranking Jin Yiwei in the Ming Dynasty's more than two hundred years of history, and he was far more powerful than the more famous Ji Gang.
When he was alive, he gained the trust of the emperor and frightened all the civil and military officials. He was powerful and powerful, but his reputation was not bad. Perhaps the biggest black spot in his life was related to Yan Song's rise to power.
But that is also a posthumous name. In this period, the promotion and demotion of officials in the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of War, the collection and settlement of the Ministry of Household and Work, and even the trial and verdict of the Ministry of Punishment often have to go through Lu Bing's decision. Nearly half of the officials in the imperial court , was his protégé, and most of his five daughters were married to important ministers. One of them was married to the son of Yan Shifan, and the other was married to the son of Xu Jie.
There were many major cases in the Jiajing Dynasty, and Lu Bing often protected some decent officials, including Yu Dayou, Shen Lian, etc., and polite corporals, and did not engage in false accusations. Therefore, even the civil servants who always hated Jin Yiwei often praised him.
Of course, Lu Bing did not do all good things. "History of the Ming Dynasty" said that "rich people were often arrested for minor offenses. They lost their homes, accumulated millions, ran more than ten villas, and had estates all over the world." It can be seen that some of Jin Yiwei's I still haven’t lost some of my special skills.
When such an important minister went south, he was kidnapped by monsters, which was much more serious than the previous inexplicable disappearance of the two anti-Japanese commanders Zhang Jing and Li Tianchong.
Without hesitation, Li Yan collected the little turtles in the courtyard, let the crane fly up, and walked out: "Talking as we walk."
Zhu Twelve was very grateful: "Thank you sir!"
Li Yan walked resolutely and walked out of the yard. As soon as he got on the horse prepared by Jin Yiwei, he asked his first question: "How do you know that Governor Lu was captured by a monster?"
Zhu Twelve said: "It was originally reported by the postman. Three nights ago, the governor was resting at the Suzhou post station. He noticed a strange noise that night..."
When he heard about Suzhou, Tao Yin's face changed slightly.
Then Zhu Twelve continued: "...In the early morning of the day before yesterday, more than an hour after the governor led his team to leave, another guard in Jinyi fled back in embarrassment, saying that they had been attacked by a monster."
"The news reached the Suzhou government office. The government office was so panicked that it immediately dispatched troops and sent out all the postmen to look for it. A few hours later, traces were found only ten miles away from the official road."
"The Governor and his entourage have disappeared, and the horses under their crotches have also disappeared. The bones of the horses were found nearby. The gnawing marks are definitely not like human beings. Fortunately, no bodies have been found yet..."
Li Yan said: "So, the monster first investigated near the inn, and then attacked at the official road. Is it specifically for the governor of Lu?"
Zhu Twelve said bitterly: "That's true!"
Li Yan asked again: "How many people are accompanying Governor Lu, and how strong are they?"
Zhu Twelve said: "There are hundreds of people accompanying us, all of whom are masters of Jin Yiwei, and my third brother and thirteenth brother are also accompanying us. If it were an ordinary army, a thousand people could break the formation, and if they could defeat them in one fell swoop, the only ones who would attack would be monsters." kind……"
There seemed to be no problem with this analysis, but Li Yan shook his head secretly and did not completely agree.
All creatures are bound to bully the weak and be afraid of the strong, and monsters will pick on weaklings. People like Lu Bing are not easy to provoke. Why did the monsters try so hard to catch him? They thought it was Monk Tang who ate his flesh and became immortal?
There is even controversy in later generations about whether eating Tang Monk's meat can lead to immortality. However, leaving aside the discussion beyond the extension of the story, Tang Monk is after all "Elder Jin Chan came to earth, a good man who has practiced cultivation for ten generations, and has not released any vitality."
"No matter how powerful Lu Bing is, it is only in the secular world of the Ming Dynasty...
Li Yan thought for a moment and said, "Has Zhu Qianhu gone?"
The person who asked this question was Zhu Zhong, and Zhu Twelve immediately said: "Second brother has gone, and it was he who sent the message back, asking me to ask the gentleman to come out."
Li Yan said: "In that case, time is pressing. I will ride a crane to Suzhou. You can catch up later."
Zhu Twelve was grateful again and clasped his fists repeatedly: "Mr. Yisuke, everyone in the Jinyi Guard will keep this in mind!"
Li Yan gave Tao Yin a calm look and floated up to Linghe.
The crane was so excited that it spread its wings and flew high into the sky, pushing away the clouds.
But after officially leaving the confines of Hangzhou City, Li Yan took another photo
He patted the crane and made it stop for a moment.
Not long after, a woman in red clothes came over on the wind, it was Chi Lian: "Miracle Doctor Li, why did you call me in such a hurry, what happened?"
Li Yan asked: "Is your snake cave outside Suzhou City?"
Chi Lian said in confusion: "Yes, my Five Jue Cave is in the Hidden Dragon Cave outside Suzhou City. What's wrong?"
Li Yandao: "Lu Bing, the commander of the Jinyi Guards, disappeared near Suzhou. He is suspected to have been abducted by monsters, and your red-scaled python clan lives there."
Chi Lian's expression suddenly changed: "This is none of our clan's business. Why are we going to kidnap the leader of the Jin Yiwei?"
Li Yandao: "There is currently a lack of investigation, so don't make any early conclusions. You have been away from Suzhou for a while, and you don't know what will happen within the tribe."
Chi Lian shook his head repeatedly: "My clan will not touch that high official. Someone must want to harm Lu Bing and use the hands of our demon clan to cover it up!"
Li Yan said: "This is indeed an explanation, but dragging the monsters in, can it really help cover up the murderer?"
Lu Bing's death in history is an unsolved mystery, because he died suddenly, with no signs of illness before, and the current leader suddenly disappeared.
Some say that Yan Song and Yan Shifan conspired to kill him, some say that he participated in the establishment of the crown prince and was forced to death by Jiajing, some say that he was threatened by political opponents with evidence of his crime and committed suicide by poisoning, and some say that he died of phlegm disease due to drinking. Anyway, the most likely speculations have been blurred.
All over the place, it has become a mystery.
Of course, even if there is an exact way of death, it will be eight years later. The distance is too long and it does not have much reference value. Now that Lu Bingnan has come down to invite people, if it suddenly disappears, he will be dragged into it.
Li Yan thought for a while and decided to start with the demon clan first: "You said before that your red-scaled python clan has very little interaction with humans. Humans are very unpalatable and have no aura at all. Is this the reason?"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Chi Lian just spoke decisively, but now his voice is a little weak: "That's what happened..."
Li Yandao: "I believed your words at that time. I felt that ordinary people in this world are not very physically and mentally spiritual. You monsters would look down on them. It is indeed normal."
"Until the Dragon Girl holding the Pearl was struck by the Horror Tribulation, it was determined that all living beings were treated equally for the Nine Tribulations. Even the Dragon Girl, who is no different from an immortal, was affected, and monsters were no exception."
"From the current point of view, the Nine Tribulations are most aimed at strong emotional fluctuations. Monsters have agitated emotions and difficult to control desires. If they continue to eat people all day long, will all such groups be dead?"
After Chi Lian was exposed, he was greatly embarrassed and no longer wanted to save face: "Killing too many lives will lead to disaster. This is the advice passed down by the elders of the clan from generation to generation. I dare not not listen."
Li Yan thoughtfully said: "In this way, the Nine Tribulations are shackles for practitioners, but they are protection for ordinary people..."
Luo Wanxiang said that since the disappearance of gods and Buddhas, demons have taken the opportunity to wreak havoc and the world has been robbed. Many Taoist disciples have the desire to kill demons and eliminate demons. Traveling around to gain experience is only a drop in the bucket. Specifically, in the southeast of the Ming Dynasty, there are many ghosts in the countryside.
haunt.
But according to Li Yan's observations these days, there are no large-scale disappearances of people in various places. This is probably the reason.
The monsters that come out to harm people are the kind of scattered wild monsters that are not systematic and have limited threat. Don't expect "My Tathagata Nephew" to eat up a whole country like the Golden-winged Dapeng Eagle.
Yes, Sin Jie will take action.
Li Yanting liked this kind of protection for ordinary people. Of course, the underlying reasons for the emergence of the Nine Tribulations were not yet clear, so there was no need to be sentimental. He asked again: "Are there any other monsters near Suzhou City?"
Chi Lian said: "We demon tribe occupies the mountain as the king, and we all have our own territory. Our tribe has lived in the cave for a long time, and it has formed a spiritual area there. It is comfortable and comfortable, and there is plenty of food. We will not allow other tribes to approach.
If there really is a turf war, the fighting will be much more intense!"
Li Yandao: "Before you left Suzhou, there were no foreign enemies nearby, so why did you take away your clan's great demon relics?"
Chi Lian took out his fang and licked it on his tongue: "That's right, not to mention that our clan moved to Suzhou a few years ago, and we haven't had any foreign enemies for hundreds of years."
Li Yan knew something in his mind: "In this case, if Lu Bing disappeared outside Suzhou, he would definitely be traced.
When it comes to the red-scaled python clan, if the murderer wishes this, we cannot let him succeed."
"You go back to Wujue Cave immediately, suppress your tribe, and don't conflict with the searching officers and soldiers to avoid further intensification of the situation. Do you understand?"
Chi Lian nodded: "Okay!"
She flew away on the wind, and flew back a moment later, saying in a hateful voice: "Although I met that old thief Tao Zhongwen when I was traveling, he also knew the position of our clan. Is it because my son escaped his control?
You played tricks on that little Celestial Master again, and then you deliberately took revenge?"
Li Yan thought that it was okay to play around, so he said: "I have considered this, but if you don't understand it, you should not set a target and suspect your neighbor to steal the ax..."
"I think he is suspicious!"
Chi Lian was still cursing, looking like he wanted to twist off Tao Zhongwen's head to kick the ball, and disappeared into a red rainbow.
Li Yan was actually quite curious as to how Tao Zhongwen and Chi Lian, a man and a monster, got together thirty years ago. However, the person involved was unwilling to mention such gossip, and he would not deliberately ask, sitting on the back of the spiritual crane.
Go up and start practicing.
This spiritual crane is not as fast as the previous eagle, and can carry "Zuoming" to and from the north and south, moving quickly. Fortunately, Hangzhou and Suzhou are not far away in the first place, and there are no mountains and rivers in the sky to hinder it. In less than an hour, the boundary of Suzhou has been
It's in sight from afar.
Linghe pressed down on the cloud, Li Yan looked forward, and saw the prosperity coming towards him, much better than Hangzhou.
In the middle and late Ming Dynasty, according to the concept of Shang Shu, there were four major first-tier cities in the country: Beijing, Suzhou, Hankou, Foshan, and Nanjing. That is, "there are four gatherings in the world, the capital in the north, Foshan in the south, and Foshan in the east."
Suzhou, and Hankou to the west."
Needless to say, Beijing, Foshan relies on a strong iron smelting industry, Hankou is a prosperous place with merchant ships due to the exchange of grain and salt transshipment in Huaihe River, and Suzhou is the economic and cultural center of Jiangnan. "Everything in the world gathers here."
Suzhou".
A few decades later, two words about Suzhou became popular, which have been passed down to later generations. All new styles of clothing were called "Su-yang", while other new events were often called "Su-yi".
It is a place that leads fashion trends.
Since the Ming army went out to sea to fight, and the imperial court claimed that the Japanese pirates suffered heavy casualties, business in Suzhou has become more prosperous, and it can be said that oil is cooking in a raging fire, and flowers are blooming.
Seeing such popularity, Li Yan pondered for a moment and walked around the outside of the city. Instead of going directly to the government office, he headed towards the Earth Temple outside the city.
Sure enough, compared to the original dilapidation and desolation of the Earth Temple in Hangzhou, people here are offering incense and offering temple blessings. Not only are the Earth Gods being worshiped here, but the nearby mountain temple has also been moved over to offer sacrifices together.
Obviously influenced by the revival of Shinto, more and more people have regained confidence in the land and mountain gods and hope to be protected.
Li Yan nodded slightly, and now he had two helpers. He asked Linghe to perform an invisibility trick and enter the temple.
The golden wire on his wrist turned into a scalpel and fell towards the statue with ease.
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"Has no one explored the snake demon's Five Absolute Cave?"
"We haven't found it yet. Those hunters changed their minds when they heard about Wujue Cave and they didn't dare to approach it."
"Second Master, let's go in and defeat the snake demon. We must rescue the governor!"
Outside Suzhou City, looking at the excited men, Zhu Zhong sighed secretly.
Among the Thirteen Taibao, he is known for his resourcefulness, calmness, knowing how to advance and retreat, and being very measured.
This time he heard that Lu Bing had been kidnapped by a monster. He was also shocked and rushed from Hangzhou overnight. However, he calmed down on the way and felt that something was fishy.
Lu Bing did not go alone, but led a hundred elite troops, including the third and youngest of the Thirteen Taibao.
As the second brother, Zhu Zhong is of course very aware of the abilities of these two younger brothers. Especially Zhu Shisan, who seems to be ranked last, is actually extremely talented and self-taught. Even ordinary practitioners cannot get close to him. That monster
How did you get it?
Of course, there seems to be an answer now.
The Jin Yiwei who went back to Suzhou to report the news is now dying. According to the doctor's investigation
Look, he was poisoned by extremely ferocious snake venom. Even after taking the detoxification pill, the poison still eroded his body tenaciously.
Combined with the snake venom, the red-scaled giant python clan entrenched outside Suzhou City naturally became the biggest suspect.
But if the other party can really capture Lu Bing, Zhu San, Zhu Shisan and other hundreds of elite guards, why should they let back a whistleblower?
This kind of frame-up is very obvious, but it is effective enough.
Because Lu Bing's status is too high, no one dares to conclude that the snake demon in Wujue Cave is innocent based on just guessing. Now that there are clues, they must be traced as soon as possible...
Even after Zhu Zhong became suspicious, he immediately issued an order to find local people who were familiar with the terrain and could lead the way, and prepared to launch a large-scale raid on Wujue Cave.
After the arrangements were completed, Zhu Zhong asked again: "Is there any news from Divine Doctor Li?"
The subordinates reported: "Twelveth Master's people sent a message. When he went to visit, Divine Doctor Li was refining an important elixir. He could only wait until he left the elixir room before inviting Divine Doctor Li here."
Zhu Zhong calculated the time and shook his head slightly: "It's too late."
If Dr. Li could get rid of the snake venom and let the key witness speak, he would be able to find clues, and he would not be like now, where he might be led by thieves...
After taking a deep breath and calming down, Zhu Zhong looked at the anxious officials in the Suzhou Yamen: "Gaofutai, the rescue of the governor cannot be delayed. All parties have manpower, and the situation in Suzhou must be stable.
Living!"
"Yes Yes!"
The Suzhou magistrate was sweating on his forehead. Nuonuo must have turned around and looked at a round-faced official behind him with a stern expression: "He Maocai, you are in charge of punishments. Why don't you count all the people and listen to the second master's dispatch?"
After many people breathed a sigh of relief, He Maocai stood up in despair, knowing that he, who was born with the same Jinshi background and had no background, would have to take responsibility.
In the Nanjing head-changing case, he finally made a great contribution and was transferred from the Qingshui Yamen and came to the prosperous Suzhou to take up a real job. However, when this happened, He Maocai felt so sad and angry that he wished he could hang himself quietly in the Yamen.
mouth.
Compared to other officials, far away from this unfortunate guy, a man dressed as a businessman walked to the side and comforted him in a low voice.
Not far away, Yan Song's godson Zhao Wenhua stood with his hands behind his hands, watching silently, with an expression of watching the excitement.
Lu Bing and Yan Dang were already very close and were political allies. Not long ago, his daughter married Yan Shifan's son, and they became in-laws. If they insisted on building a relationship, Zhao Wenhua could do it.
But at this time, his attitude was more of gloating.
Zhao Wenhua's situation has been getting worse and worse recently, let alone Yan Maoqing. Luo Longwen's status in the Yan Party has come from behind. Seeing Lu Bing's misfortune, he was secretly happy and felt much better.
Compared with this group of local dignitaries with different expressions, Zhu Zhong counted the manpower and shook his head silently.
If you want to get rid of the demon, you definitely can't rely on the soldiers from the local guard station. Who knows when the help will come?
Just as he was thinking about it, a dozen figures came riding on the wind and landed gracefully, led by Luo Wanxiang and Gong Kepei.
Zhu Zhong breathed a sigh of relief and stepped forward to salute: "Thank you all Taoist priests for coming to help!"
Gong Kepei waved his hand heroically: "It is my duty to eliminate demons and protect the Tao, no need to say thank you!"
Since going to sea, the prestige of Chaotian Palace and God's Optimism has been increasing day by day. If they rescued His Majesty's milk brother this time, will His Majesty, Longyan Dayue, not be outdone by them?
Luo Wanxiang was not as excited as she was, and looked solemn.
Lu Bing is no better than others. Of course, everyone is happy if he can be rescued. If he cannot be rescued, His Majesty will be furious. I don’t know how many people will be held responsible...
Everyone gathered together and were about to set off to enter the Five Jue Cave to slay the demons, when they heard the pleasant sound of a crane coming from far away.
Everyone looked up and saw a slender, graceful spirit crane with spiritual ripples rippling around its body flying from a distance.
After arriving in front of him, a figure floated down, his energy was pure and graceful, and he came out of the dust, really like a fairy in a painting.
Everyone, including Zhu Zhong, was overjoyed
He looked over, quickly greeted him and saluted: "Sir!"
Li Yan returned the gift, reminiscing for a moment before getting down to business: "Saving people is like putting out fire. I have prepared two helpers and asked the land and mountain gods to come forward..."
Under everyone's shocked gaze, a rich old man and a burly man emerged from the ground and saluted in unison: "The little god has seen your Majesty!"