Chapter 236 The autumn wind sweeps the leaves (3000
There is really not much to say about the process of exploring Mantou An.
With Jia Cong's current strength, he was 30 to 40% sure of escaping unharmed even if he explored the palace, let alone a place like Mantou An where there was almost no security force.
There are a few stout nuns who have some skills, and it is not a problem to deal with ordinary big men, but that's it.
As a Rongfu family temple, Mantou Nunnery is not very large, only about the size of three courtyards.
From what Jia Cong saw, this is really a good place to worship Buddha. It mainly worships Guanyin Bodhisattva. It must be very popular with the female donor.
It is indeed true that the incense of Mantou An is not bad.
In addition to the regular monthly money from Rongfu, many female relatives of other dignitaries in the capital also come here frequently to worship Guanyin, and the money they receive for sesame oil is quite a lot.
Just from the rosy complexions and healthy bodies of the sisters-in-law at Mantou'an, it can be seen that their living standards are not low.
There was no mess in the nunnery. Apparently, the old nun Jingxu also knew how to make a good show.
In short, after walking around Mantou An, I didn’t find any dirty scenes, which is normal.
The nunnery is really going to become a place that is comparable to a brothel. No matter how deep it is hidden, paper cannot cover the fire. Sooner or later, the truth will be revealed.
Moreover, those who come here to worship Guanyin are basically female relatives with a certain status. If something goes wrong or even their reputation is a little bad, it may lead to disaster!
Although it was pitch dark and late at night, Jia Cong could see clearly that there were indeed aunts in the nunnery who sincerely worshiped the Buddha, but they were all middle-aged and above.
In this way, Mantou Temple really has the atmosphere of a Buddhist Zen monastery.
It's just that the young ladies-in-law all have pretty looks, elegant bodies, and rosy faces, which is very unusual.
Although it was a bit unkind to eavesdrop on his sister-in-law's whispers, Jia Cong really didn't care about it. If there was no problem, he wouldn't tell anyone.
These sisters-in-law are still young and ignorant, and do not know the principle that walls have ears.
Their whispers directly ruined the atmosphere of the nunnery.
Things like "Which family has a handsome young man" and "Which young man is gentle and considerate" can easily remind people of a brothel.
Tsk…
Just by listening to the whispers of these sisters-in-law, it can be confirmed that Mantou Nunnery is indeed harboring filth and evil, but it is just that they did not do such shady things in the nunnery.
After listening to the corner for half an hour, Jia Cong basically figured out the old nun Jingxu's method of doing things, which is really simple to say.
With the help of his connections in the inner palaces of powerful people in the capital, he brought his beautiful little nuns into and out of the inner courtyards of these wealthy families, and naturally the masters and young masters looked at each other.
The sisters-in-law didn't know how much it would cost, and they didn't care at this time.
With the young and beautiful sisters-in-law in her hands, the old nun Jingxu thrives in the backyard of the powerful circles in the capital.
In the original work, the old nun Jingxu also has another way of making money, which is to take advantage of it by settling lawsuits for others.
Obviously, the young sisters-in-law don't understand this, and it should be another set of interests.
After all, the old nun wanders around the back houses of many powerful people in the capital. There are many wives who want to make extra money like Wang Xifeng. Isn't this the best business partner?
Looking at the original work, the old nun’s skilled tone and methods of persuading Wang Xifeng were obviously something she had already mastered, and she did not know how many lives she had lost.
Before coming, Jia Cong had already made a plan. If he could hear enough information from his sister-in-law, that would be it. If not, the focus of his investigation would be the old nun Jingxu's meditation room.
For the next three days in a row, Jia Cong would quietly rush to the Mantou Nunnery late at night and carefully keep an eye on the old nun Jingxu.
Obviously, the old nun was used to living a life of smooth sailing. Although the old nun was on guard, she still relaxed her vigilance and showed signs of it.
The Zen room where the old nun lived was not simple. Jia Cong first calculated the area inside based on the building area, and then combined with the actual area of the room, it was easy to deduce that the Zen room had a darkroom or secret room.
During three days of surveillance, Jia Cong also figured out how the old nun took over the litigation job. It turned out to be another very secret channel.
He even saw the old nun entering the secret room of the meditation room with his own eyes and knew how to open the secret room.
Things went smoothly unexpectedly. Just when Jia Cong was thinking about how to sneak into the secret room and check out the situation inside, the old nun took the little nun with him to take over the job.
What else is there to say?
Taking advantage of the dark night, he directly opened the secret room of the meditation room. The space inside was not large and filled with boxes containing gold and silver. In one of the large boxes, he found several account books and a thick stack of notepads.
After browsing through it casually, Jia Cong couldn't help but smile strangely.
It seems that the old nun has hidden a secret. She has clearly recorded the jobs she took the young nun to over the years, as well as the time, place and amount of money. There is even a brief description of the original transaction.
Sure enough, almost one-third of the recorded lists belonged to civil servants, including several of today's so-called confidants.
Damn, they are indeed a bunch of dirty things from Daoan Ran!
It is obvious that the demand for sisters-in-law among civil servants has increased significantly in recent times. Is this the result of being complacent and getting carried away?
I sneered in my heart, just based on this notebook, at least five or six civil servants in the court would be unlucky, and all the civil servants in various ministries and yamen would also be emptied.
In another big box, there are accounting records such as soliciting lawsuits. They are basically the actions of the wives of noble families, especially the wives of families who still have some energy in the family, but whose family fortunes have obviously declined. The number of actions and the
The pursuit of money is very strong, and obviously the money is not abundant.
Wang Xifeng's name is clearly on the list. There have been three or four cases, all of which were solved by her, and the total reward she received was only a mere two thousand taels!
She is really a prodigal woman. The favors from Lian Erhe's house were sold for a few hundred taels of silver. Is she really losing her money?
Although there are no Chang'an garrison or Chang'an Jiedu envoys and other high-ranking officials, it also involves the prefect of a certain place, the Tongzhi and officials such as general judges.
If done properly, through the connections of these officials, the money earned from serious business would be at least tens of thousands of taels, but in the end, the favor was sold for just a few hundred taels.
On the notepad at the back, he also saw the new jobs taken over by the old nun Jingxu, which happened to include the famous case in the original work involving the defense of Chang'an.
It's just that Qin Keqing didn't die, and it wasn't Wang Xifeng's turn to make any comments about Jia Zhen's funeral, so there was no suitable opportunity.
Why……
Putting everything back in its place, he quietly left the old nun's monastery.
When the sky just turned white, Huan San came trotting to the door. When they met, he asked if they had found any conclusive evidence and how was Aunt Zhao?
"Already found out!"
Jia Cong returned home and continued to practice morning exercises according to his usual rhythm of life. He said slowly: "As for Aunt Zhao, her life is quite comfortable!"
This is not a joke, it is true.
When I visited Mantou Temple at night, I also checked on Aunt Zhao's situation.
The result is that I eat, drink and feel comfortable. Apart from eating all vegetarian food and wearing gray monk robes, there are no maids around to wait on me. It is really similar to the days in the mansion.
Of course, he only glanced at it casually during his investigation at night, so he had no idea what was going on during the day.
At least, Aunt Zhao really doesn't have any safety issues at the moment.
"That's good!"
Huansan breathed a sigh of relief and asked directly while eating breakfast: "Boss, when do you plan to take action?"
"It's either today or tomorrow!"
Jia Cong smiled and said: "Brother Lian can't wait too much!"
Indeed, as the current Shi Lang's desire to insert his trusted civil servants into the Ministry of War and become responsible for the inspection and promotion of middle and low-level military attachés becomes stronger, the atmosphere in the court becomes more and more tense.
The first censor became the vanguard of the civil servant group and launched a ferocious impeachment campaign against the official positions occupied by the nobles. The second chain was impeached again.
This time, his anger was aroused, and he was waiting for Jia Cong to give him the conclusive evidence of Mantou An, and then shame some guys.
It doesn't matter even if I offend you for this, let alone the fact that the emperor has not died yet, even the Xungui Group will not let him be captured in vain.
Jia Lian took action immediately after receiving the news. He, the Shuntian Prime Minister, had been having a hard time recently, and his prestige had dropped a lot, but he was still not able to change the officials in the Yamen.
Of course, since it was a family temple after all, he didn't do anything too special.
Before taking action, he said hello to the old lady and took Wang Xifeng to restrain the nun from Mantou Temple in the backyard. A group of Shuntian government officials rushed to the old nun's quiet Zen room and obtained five boxes of gold and silver from the secret room.
The other two large boxes for storing notepads were immediately controlled by Lian Er.
The officials from Shuntian Prefecture arrived and left quickly. After all, there was indeed no problem in the nunnery. The problem was only with the old nun Jingxu who was the host here.
As for Jingxu, just after he came out of the back house of a certain powerful family, he was immediately controlled and sent to a cell in Shuntian Mansion specially for female prisoners.
Lian Er's action this time was decisive and swift, and there was no time for the relevant people to react. As the summons issued by the Shuntian government office was sent to many civil servants in the capital one after another, there were even some
The two censors of the Metropolitan Procuratorate suddenly caused a sensation in the entire capital, especially the court, which seemed to be ignited with gasoline.
At the same time, letters containing targeted impeachment memorials based on the discovered notepads were sent to the cabinet from Chain 2’s office like waves!
"Jia Lian, a small official of Shuntian Prefecture, impeached so many court officials in one go. What is he trying to do?"
Seeing the pile of impeachment memorials with conclusive evidence, several civil servants sitting in the cabinet turned pale and angry.
"We're just doing things impartially, don't you guys still have any opinions?"
Niu Jizong, Minister of the Ministry of War and also a member of the cabinet, sneered...