Cheng Zhao sat on the main seat with a solemn expression, while several elders looked panicked and uneasy.
"Sect Master, the massacre of Yunyan Sect's family must have been carried out by the Zhenwu Division. No one except them will take action at this time."
The white-haired old man said nervously.
"That's right, it was the Yunyan Sect last night, so tonight it might be our Xinyi Sect. Sect Master, we can't sit still and wait for death!"
"Sect Master, do it. Even if you die, you will have someone to support you."
"The Prince of Xin'an is in Yunyan Mountain now, we can still stop them if we take action at this time!"
Several elders were like ants on a hot pot, making suggestions one after another.
Qin Wei's guess was correct. At this time, everyone believed that Zhenwusi was responsible for the massacre of the family.
Cheng Zhao also had such suspicions, but he also had some different guesses in his mind.
"Wait." He said in a low voice.
"Sect Master, what are you waiting for? If we don't take action now, we will only become fish meat on Zhenwu Division's chopping board." said the white-haired elder.
Cheng Zhao still shook his head.
"Maybe it wasn't Zhenwu Si who did it. Zhenwu Si has no reason to do this!"
"Zhenwu Division should not use such despicable methods."
At this time, he still had a trace of clarity in his heart, and he always felt that the massacre of the Yunyan Sect would not be so simple.
Although he is not a court official, he is very familiar with all the rules in the court.
"Sect Master, the Zhenwu Division just wants to use this method to intimidate us and make us surrender."
"Indeed, these methods are a bit despicable and inconsistent with the style of the court, but don't forget that Prince Xin'an is not a person who follows the rules. He is an arrogant and domineering person."
The white-haired elder said with a gloomy expression.
Cheng Zhao lowered his head, his mind filled with thoughts.
What the white-haired elder said seems to be correct. Judging from Qin Wei's previous methods of doing things, he is not a peaceful person at all.
Dare to go on a killing spree in Fenxiang Pavilion, which shows how arrogant he is.
Cheng Zhao also began to hesitate.
At this moment, a disciple hurriedly ran into the hall.
"Sect Master, Elder Zhou of the Fengqing Sect is asking for an audience outside the mountain gate." The disciple reported.
Cheng Zhao had a headache and rubbed his eyebrows, "Please come in, Elder Zhou."
Before meeting Elder Zhou, Cheng Zhao had already guessed his purpose.
The Fengqing Sect must have the same idea as them and believe that the destruction of the Yunyan Sect was done by the Zhenwu Division.
Elder Zhou came here at this time, and he must have wanted to join forces with them to deal with the Zhenwu Division.
Just as Cheng Zhao expected, when Elder Zhou entered the hall, he was not polite and said directly: "Sect Master Cheng, our Fengqing Sect wants to intercept and kill Prince Xin'an County. I wonder if your sect is willing to help us."
Cheng Zhao took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Do you know that once you kill Prince Xin'an, we will no longer have a place in Kyoto!"
"If you don't kill Prince Xin'an, we will have no place in Kyoto!" Elder Zhou said.
Cheng Zhao looked straight at him, and everyone's eyes were focused on Cheng Zhao.
Everyone is waiting for him to make up his mind.
For a moment, the hall became extremely silent.
After a long time, Cheng Zhao came back to his senses.
"When do you plan to take action?"
he asked.
"The Prince of Xin'an County is on Yunyan Mountain at this time. All the disciples of our Fengqing Sect have been dispatched. We just need to wait for him to come down from the mountain." Elder Zhou did not hide anything.
Cheng Zhao's eyes flashed, "Okay, you go back first, we will prepare and then lead the disciples down the mountain."
Upon hearing this, Elder Zhou immediately showed a look of joy on his face.
"Thank you so much, Master Cheng, for your help!"
"No need." Cheng Zhao waved his hand.
"Farewell!"
Elder Zhou resigned.
After he left the hall, the white-haired elder couldn't help but said: "Sect Master, I will go and summon the disciples right away."
"Wait!" Cheng Zhao stopped him.
"The sect master has other instructions."
A fierce light flashed in Cheng Zhao's eyes.
"Elder Luo, I need you to go to Yunyan Sect."
"What does this mean, Master?"
Several elders looked at Cheng Zhao in confusion.
"Sell a favor to Prince Xin'an and get a chance to escape," Cheng Zhao said.
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Yunyan Mountain.
Tie Shou has already led people to survey the entire Yunyan Sect.
"Your Highness!"
Iron Hand came to Qin Wei.
"How's it going? Have you found any clues?" Qin Wei asked.
Iron Hand said: "Judging from the crime scene, the number of criminals should be around a hundred. They all use knives, are well-trained, and cooperate with each other tacitly."
"The more than 300 disciples of Yunyan Sect have almost no ability to resist. I guess their cultivation level should be above the fifth level."
"In addition, the sect leader and elders of Yunyan Sect were all killed by a swordsmanship master. They were all killed with one sword. This swordsmanship master must be a ninth-level warrior."
After listening to this, Qin Wei fell into thinking.
Ninth-grade warriors are not a big deal. There are only about fifty or sixty ninth-grade warriors in Kyoto, and most of them are military generals.
"We will check when we get back and see if there are any ninth-grade warriors who are good at swordsmanship in Kyoto."
"Here!" Iron Hand responded.
The Imperial City Division has detailed information on the martial arts masters in Kyoto. It should not be difficult to find the swordsmanship masters among them.
However, Qin Wei was not sure whether the person who took action this time was a ninth-level warrior in Kyoto.
If not, that's trouble.
"Is there anything else?" Qin Wei asked.
"Yes, Your Highness, we took this from Dali Temple." Tie Shou handed a book to Qin Wei.
Qin Wei opened the book and took a look.
When he finished reading, he not only showed a sneer.
"This Jiang Yuan is really brave!"
"Your Highness! Can you show it to me?" Lu Tong was a little curious about the contents of the book.
Qin Wei threw the book to Lu Tong.
After Lu Tong read it, his expression suddenly became extremely serious.
"Damn it, Jiang Yuan, this man who stole his name from the dark world, deserves death!"
He cursed angrily.
In fact, Jiang Yuan's reputation in the court is very good, and many people think that he is an upright official.
Even Lu Tong used to think Jiang Yuan was a good official.
The content of this booklet is about the benefits that the Yunyan Sect has brought to Dali Temple in recent years.
Qin Wei did not make detailed calculations, but he made a rough estimate. In five years, the Yunyan Sect delivered approximately 800,000 taels of silver to Dali Temple. Most of it was given to Jiang Yuan.
Jiang Yuan naturally had to use the Yunyan Sect's money to do things for the Yunyan Sect. This was a typical case of corruption and perversion of the law.
"No wonder Jiangyuan wants to stop us from going up the mountain!" Lu Tong said in a low voice.
Qin Wei shook his head slightly and said: "This matter will never be that simple."
"Are there any other account books?"
Qin Wei asked Tie Shou.
"No other account books were found!" Iron Hand replied.
"What about the Yunyan Sect's legacy?" Qin Wei asked again.
"I found some, but only less than 300,000 taels of silver!" Tie Shou said.
Qin Wei showed a sarcastic smile.
"One Fenxiang Pavilion can find two million taels of silver, but the Yunyan Sect only has three hundred thousand taels. Mr. Lu, where do you think all the silver has gone?"
Although Fenxiang Pavilion has to support many forces, Yunyan Sect, as one of the three sects that dominate Fenxiang Pavilion, definitely earns a lot of money from Fenxiang Pavilion.
According to the account books previously obtained by Zhenwu Division from Fenxiang Pavilion, the annual profits of the dozen brothels in Fenxiang Pavilion should be more than 4 million taels. Even if the Yunyan Sect only takes 10%, it is more than 400,000 taels.
After so many years of accumulation, Yunyan Sect only had less than three hundred thousand taels of silver left.
Where did the other money go?
Lu Tong sighed softly and remained silent.
Where can this money go?
It must have gone into the pockets of the court officials.
Qin Wei threw the book to Tie Shou and said, "Put it away and send it to the palace when you get back."
What goes up must come down!
Dali became powerful thirty years ago, but now Emperor Li is old and the court has begun to decay.
Officials, nobles, and royal families are all trying to make money.
And their way of making money is to collude with martial arts forces.
However, these are not things that Qin Wei considers for the time being. What he needs to do now is to find out the person behind the Yunyan Sect's destruction.