Jian Ji Guan looked down and saw that the law enforcement room of the Fang Hall was filled with all the Taoist priests handling the Du Teng meeting. In the middle was Fu Yunzhen, the master of the left side of the Fang Hall, one of the eight deacons of Jian Ji Guan. Next to him was
The deputy deacon of Fangtang, Huan Yunkong, the principal on the right, and Yue Tengzhong, the dianzao on the right of Dianzao Academy.
On both sides, there are five chiefs and eighteen first-level chiefs who participated in the investigation of the case, including five groups of Taoist priests who directly conducted investigations and inquiries. Among them, there are many capable candidates drawn from various nearby prefectures. Among them, Jingzhi Moyidian Zaoyuan
The identity of the master of the right hall is clearly present.
The progress of this case has been extremely difficult so far. After a month of continuous investigation, there has been almost no breakthrough. Most of the people here are veterans of handling cases. At this point, many people actually feel that it is very abnormal.
Because the person who led the charge was Ye Yunxuan in Xuanyuanguandu, Sichuan Province, and the materials provided were extremely detailed, and all the people involved in the case were named, so when they first received the case, everyone thought that the case would soon be solved.
I can ask for the result, but I don't care much about the one-month time limit required above - why should a case that can be concluded in three days need to be delayed for a month?
As for the request from above not to go to Songfan to try the case, no one cared at all - just call the people involved in the case to the general inspection and interrogate them separately. Judging from everyone's experience in handling the case, there is no problem if the people involved in the case are called in and interrogated separately.
If you open your mouth, you can find a breakthrough on the spot, so why go all the way to Songfan? What's more, this is Ye Yunxuan's suggestion. According to Ye Du, Sichuan Province is one, and going there to investigate the case will be thankless.
But the case that was originally full of confidence, the more the investigation, the colder everyone's heart became. The investigation has been carried out for a full month, and 11 people involved in the case were recruited from Sichuan Province to Lushan one after another, and 18 related personnel were not found.
What a breakthrough. So many people actually have the same opinion on key issues. How can anyone investigate this?
Or, so many people, under strict supervision, secretly colluded to confess without knowing it!
Or, Ye Yunxuan is just making assumptions and it’s just hearsay!
Everyone was talking quietly, waiting for the discussion to begin.
Then I heard Huan Yunkong, the leader on the right side of the square hall, cough slightly and said: "Everyone is here, let's get started. Today, Master Fu came to discuss matters in person, mainly to listen to the general situation of the inquiries from fellow Taoists."
Fu Yunzhen said: "I have overworked you all this month. Although I have the overall responsibility for this case, I have not specifically intervened because of my busy schedule. I feel really guilty. The deadline has come today, and I have been entrusted by Sandu to inquire about the progress.
...Of course, the final conclusion has to be written down by Junior Brother Huan. Again, Du Teng will be the Supervisor of Tianhe Palace in the Songfan area, and a Taoist at the level of the three capitals of Xuanyuan Temple in Sichuan. When you say
, you must be cautious, everything is based on empirical evidence. If there is no empirical evidence, do not say it, speculate, possible, and other words, and do not elaborate on it, it is unnecessary."
The first matter was the case of Du Teng's smuggling border trade. The leading Taoist priest in charge of this area stood up and said: "Reporting to Lord Fu, I am taking the lead in this case..."
Huan Yunkong said: "Xiao Gao, please hurry up and say it. I'll save you the polite words."
"Yes. There are three people involved in this case who were recruited to Lushan. They are Zhang Lue, the commander of the Songfan Guards, Xu Zhao, the governor of Baiheguan Town, and Luo Xiao, a member of the Hongyuan garrison. The others are also from the accounting office of Tianhe Palace.
Several Taoist priests made inquiries a total of nineteen times, and the relevant personnel responded that they were not aware of the matter. Zhang Lue said that he had never heard that the Du Teng Society had a caravan under its name, and that the Du Teng Society had never done anything for it.
He was informed about the caravan's clearance. Xu Zhao said that he had never received an explicit order from the garrison asking him to release which caravan. When they guarded the pass, they always pursued a strategy of only entering but not exiting. This was also the case throughout the Ming Dynasty.
They are all following the customs-keeping strategy. As for Luo Xiao, he said that on the basis of the lives of his family, Zhang Lue's involvement in the smuggling case was completely false. Several Taoist priests in the accounting room of Tianhe Palace said that they had no knowledge...
"
Yue Dianzao looked at the case file in his hand, couldn't help but frown, and asked: "Where are those traders that Ye Du talked about? Why are they not on the list for questioning?"
"We have asked Xuanyuan Guanfang Hall to send people to search, and they reported that they have not found these people so far..."
"Where is your family? Find your family!"
"Yue Dianzao and Xuanyuan Guan replied that their families have taken them into custody, but these people have not returned for nearly a month since they left. Their families don't know where they are. They have been away from home all year round to make a living, and they have become accustomed to it..."
Next is the case of accepting heavy bribes from the Tibetan tribe. This case is actually closely connected with the unfair strategy of dealing with the Tibetan tribe. The first to sue Du Tenghui were Long Baibu and Chama from the three Hongyuan Parts.
The two departments complained to Ye Yunxuan, saying that in order to get fair treatment, they had to offer heavy gifts to the Du Teng Society. However, the Du Teng Society did not change after accepting the gifts, and they preferred the Qionghe Department in daily affairs.
"The chieftains of the Longbai tribe and the Chama tribe involved in this case did not come, but several leaders from these two tribes came. After verification, Du Teng would admit that he had received several heavy gifts, but he said
, this matter has been handed over to the accountant and Tieku of Tianhe Palace, and these gifts were handed over to the public property of Daogong. Afterwards, we asked the accountant and Tieku of Tianhe Palace who were recruited to Lushan respectively.
The statements are consistent, indicating that they have indeed received the submission from Du Tenghui and the accountant has registered it."
Yue Dianzao asked: "Since the public property was handed over, why did Ye Du say that he had seen these gifts with his own eyes in Du Tenghui's study?"
"Back to Yuedian Zao, Na Tieku said that because the Tianhe Palace was newly built, the security measures for the warehouse were not strict, so the valuables did not dare to be stored in the warehouse. He suggested that they be placed in the study room of the prison first, and wait for the measures to be taken in the warehouse.
Once everything is ready, move in."
The leading Taoist priest continued: "About the case of Du Teng's unfair strategy against the three Hongyuan tribes..."
Fu Yunzhen raised his hand to stop him: "Don't say this anymore. Remove it from the case. If you say it, you will be laughed at for nothing."
Among the three tribes of Hongyuan, the Longbai tribe is the strongest, accounting for about half of the three tribes, followed by the Chama tribe, and the Qionghe tribe is the last. Treating and supporting the Qionghe tribe well is an important means to check and balance the Fan tribe.
It's not a clever strategy, but if you want to use this to convict people, it would be stupid.
The reason for investigating this item is actually closely related to the previous one, and it can be regarded as an incidental breakthrough of the previous one. Now that the previous one has not been confirmed, there is no need to mention this one again. So Fu Yunzhen directly removed this one, no matter
Most of the people present at the meeting nodded secretly, thinking that this was the right thing to do.
Next, we talked about the case of Du Tenghui selling Taoist priests. After Ye Yunxuan named him, the three Tianhe Palace Taoist priests who were recruited to Lushan all had surprisingly consistent opinions. In addition to scolding Ye Yunxuan for confusing right and wrong, they also denied that they had taken money.
To buy a Taoist position, no matter how earnestly you talk to them, it's all useless. In short, they just don't admit it!
According to everyone's opinion, since they named each other, it means that Ye Yunxuan must have something in mind, but who knew it would be such a result, it was really unexpected.
Yue Dianzao asked angrily: "What did you say that day? You said you had communicated with Ye Du, but now you can't find out?"
The Taoist priest in charge of this group said with a bitter face: "I did talk to Ye Dujiao beforehand. Ye Dujiao said that these people had already admitted to him. At that time, Ye Dujiao asked us to agree, saying that we would definitely protect our rights."
These three people have no worries. But after recruiting people, these three people all agreed that Ye Dudao was coercing them in Tianhe Palace at that time, and that if he did not falsely accuse Du Tenghui, his family would not be able to survive..."
Yue Tengzhong threw the case file he was looking at on the ground with a "pop" sound, and said angrily: "These three people are really rogue. If they want to be investigated, they must be investigated strictly. I don't think it's possible to ask questions like this. It must be
Sentence!"
Huan Yunkong glanced at Yue Tengzhong and said coldly: "The three capitals have issued an edict that no punishment is allowed. Could it be that Yue Dianzao has forgotten it?"