"Are you sure that the Tiece Army sergeant was not overly frightened and misunderstood?"
"It can't be wrong."
"How can you be sure you won't make a mistake!"
In a dimly lit tent, two officials had a heated argument.
"That's right, that person is indeed Zhou Xuanming."
Another official opened the tent door and walked in, and then said.
This tent is located in a military camp in Yongning County. However, even the highest-ranking official in Yongning County is at least several levels lower than these three officials.
Among the three officials, the official who raised the voice to question and objected was a senior general of the Chinese Army, while the other two were senior officials from the Ministry of War.
As the battle on the frontline becomes more intense, the states and counties in the rear need absolute stability. Among these three officials, Chang Mo, the Ministry of War official who first disputed with the generals of the Su Wei Army, is in charge of Rongzhou, Luzhou, Linzhou, Wanzhou, and Bingzhou.
, to stabilize the six states of Bazhou, mobilize limited troops to exterminate the resurgent horse bandits and the small groups of Northern Wei invading troops that spread into these states and counties.
However, in the past ten days or so, several extremely cruel practitioners suddenly appeared in these states. These practitioners all have the same characteristics. They travel alone without any companions. They are easy to kill, but they do not kill people.
The people who were killed by these practitioners, not for plunder, had a strange characteristic - their flesh and blood decayed much faster than those who normally lost their lives.
These details caused panic among the troops and doctors who went to check.
Some news inevitably spread among the people. In some places, these strange and murderous practitioners were even rumored to be the incarnation of disaster, monsters in myths.
This kind of rumor spread far and wide, and for the stability needed by the Southern Dynasty, it was more terrifying than the rebellion of horse thieves and some noble families.
In many dynasties in the past, there were many examples where rumors spread and civil unrest eventually led to the collapse of the dynasty.
"Why can you be sure it's Zhou Xuanming?"
The last official of the Ministry of War who opened the tent and walked in was Jin Xueyan. He was an extremely stable veteran. In the previous dynasty, he even reached the rank of Crown Prince and Tutor. He was able to reach a high position in the previous dynasty and was continued to be reused in the new dynasty.
There were not many officials, especially they did not belong to the Liangzhou Army lineage. However, at this time, the only Su Wei Army general among the three officials still maintained a skeptical attitude and asked coldly.
Looking at the general of the Suwei Army who was born in the Liangzhou Army, Jin Xueyan maintained humility and respect, and said in a steady voice: "In addition to the Tie Ce Army, we also found the two horse thieves who escaped at that time. Their confessions are consistent with that.
The statement by the famous Tiece Army sergeant is exactly the same."
"Zhi Ming, a traveling monk from Tongtai Temple, took a look and confirmed that Thousand Buddha Thorns were used and not other similar methods." The Su Wei general's lips moved slightly and he wanted to speak, but when Jin Xueyan said these words,
, the Su Wei general fell silent instantly.
After a moment, he just turned pale and gritted his teeth and said, "Why did he do this? There must be some reason."
Killing always requires a reason, especially killing many people.
It's just that even Jin Xueyan, who has seen many strange cases, can't give an answer to this question, or even speculate.
Even in his opinion, among the several murderers at this time, Zhou Xuanming, the only one whose identity had been identified, seemed to have no reason to do such a thing that was outrageous to both humans and gods.
He could also understand the mood of the Su Wei general.
Xiao Yan was a Buddhist practitioner, and he recognized some of the principles of good deeds in Buddhism. Therefore, after he ascended the throne, he established a large number of Buddhist temples. Many monks from Tongtai Temple, Waguan Temple, and Qixia Temple joined him.
There was a close relationship, and he even practiced in these three temples many times.
Although Zhou Xuanming was not as well-known in Jiankang as talented practitioners such as Ni Yunshan and Wang Pingyang, he was still the most outstanding practitioner among the younger generation in Tongtai Temple. Compared with practitioners elsewhere, the practitioners with hair in these temples were better than any other practitioners in Jiankang.
Everyone seems to have a brighter future.
Almost all of them will receive divine grace and directly join the army, or even become the bodyguards of nobles in the palace. Some can even become the bodyguards of the emperor.
Now that Zhou Xuanming was identified as one of the murderers and had massacred more than 200 Tiece sergeants, what made the Suwei general filled with anger and unacceptable was that the emperor's reputation was at stake.
The emperor only respected Buddhism and built temples to preach. However, at this moment, a murderer like this appeared in the three core temples.
"This man must be caught, I want to live!"
He took a deep breath and looked at the two officials of the Ministry of War, Jin Xueyan and Chang Mo. He understood that what he was thinking of, these two people must also want it, so he did not speak particularly politely and left room for maneuver, "
The other unidentified murderers can be ignored for now, but this person must be caught first, and I want to ask myself why he is like this!"
Jin Xueyan nodded, but there was a look of embarrassment on his face unconsciously.
Those murderers are all walking alone, and they seem to be aimless, and their whereabouts are unpredictable. The most important thing is that according to the current information, those murderers are at least at the peak of Ruyi Realm, and according to that person's walking
According to the monk, the state that Zhou Xuanming displayed when he used the magic method of Thousand Buddha Thorns has reached the middle level of the Heaven-bearing state.
In the surrounding states and counties, there are very few people who can deal with such practitioners.
Although the walking monk was Zhou Xuanming's uncle, he felt that he was not Zhou Xuanming's opponent.
And although he could understand the mood of the Su Guard general, in his opinion, he still had to make efforts to find out the identities of the other murderers, because he might be able to get some new clues from the identities of these murderers.
"Don't tell me that you can't do it in a short period of time, and you have to spend time to get people from Jiankang or the border army. If it takes more than ten days to come here, I don't know what kind of trouble it will be." The Suwei general said easily.
Realizing what Jin Xueyan was thinking, his face turned even colder: "Things involving Tie Cejun can naturally be handled by Tiecejun himself! I know someone above has said hello, but is it so urgent?
Do you want them to stay in the city and enjoy their happiness?"
“No one’s intention is more important than the Holy One’s face!”
The Su Wei general added in a cold voice at the end.
Of course Jin Xueyan did not refute.
At this time, in his heart, he felt that this was the best.
What's more, in the court, there will always be changes when the storm arises, and there can never be anything that remains unchanged according to the established plan.
Not to mention the dignity of the Holy One, there is obviously a strange connection between these murderers who have been killing without mercy in the past ten days or so, even some farmers encountered in the village, and are involved in a huge conspiracy.