Marry Changle in Datang

Chapter 690 Arrival!Meet Yuan Tiangang!

"Later, when His Majesty ascended the throne, he continued to appoint Lord Qin He."

"Until ten years ago, Master Qin He felt tired and thought he was sorry for His Majesty's trust, so he took the initiative to resign his old age and return home. His Majesty agreed after thinking of his hard work."

Qin Wenyuan nodded slightly.

I have an impression of Qin He.

Former court minister, good at fighting in the battlefield, not good at handling government affairs.

In the Ministry of Industry, basically it is to manage things and provide for the elderly.

Qin Wenyuan continued to ask, "My father-in-law said that Qin He took the initiative to resign his old age and return to his hometown? Then when he resigned from his old age and returned to his hometown, did he mean that he has not yet returned to his hometown?"

In ancient times, retiring from old age and returning home was the same as retiring in later generations.

It's all done when you reach a certain age.

And a lot of officials.Even at the age, but for the benefit, he is unwilling to move the place, and often needs the emperor to beat or remind him to give way obediently.

Deshun nodded and said, "That's right, Mr. Qin He retired about five years earlier than usual when he returned home."

"Speaking of which, the servant is also very emotional. It is really rare for a person in such a high position as Lord Qin to retire and return home five years earlier."

"Your Majesty also thinks that Master Qin He has performed very well, and has rewarded him with a lot of things."

When Li Shimin ascended the throne, in order to appease the officials, he continued to reuse Qin He, who was basically useless.

Later, Qin He was able to take the initiative to let Xian, Li Shimin was naturally happy.

After all, this is not the position where he sat firmly and forced people to leave.

It has nothing to do with his personal morality.

Qin Wenyuan asked, "When Qin He left, was he really in poor health?"

Deshun thought for a while, and said, "His complexion was indeed not very good at that time, but the slave doesn't know exactly what happened."

Qin Wenyuan nodded slightly.

Deshun was waiting by Li Shimin's side, so naturally he couldn't pay too much attention to other people.

At this time, Qin Wenyuan thought of something, and he suddenly asked, "I remember that ten years ago, the Temple of Heaven was rebuilt."

"I want to know whether it was before or after Qin He retired and returned to his hometown."

Deshun thought about it carefully, and said, "It seems that after the Temple of Heaven was repaired, he retired and returned home."

Brush it.

In the depths of Qin Wenyuan's eyes, a light flashed.

Han Qian discovered some problems with the Temple of Heaven.

Then it was replaced by fake Han Qian.

As a result, the Temple of Heaven had just been repaired, and the minister of the Ministry of Industry, who had presided over the construction of the Temple of Heaven, retired five years in advance and returned home.

All this, is it a coincidence?
Or... inevitable! ?

Qin He's resignation and hermitage, and Han Qian's restoration of the Temple of Heaven happened in the same year.

Moreover, just after the repair of the Temple of Heaven was completed.

This made Qin Wenyuan very concerned.

Qin Wenyuan believes that if Han Qian wants to repair the Temple of Heaven, he must ask the chief official who presided over the construction of the Temple of Heaven before.

That is to say, no accidents, Qin He is also very likely to participate in the repair of the Temple of Heaven.

Even if you didn't participate, you must have given guidance and will definitely pay attention.

Then, in this case, after the repair of the Temple of Heaven is completed, he will retire and return home.

some of……

It really made Qin Wenyuan have no choice but to think about it.

Qin Wenyuan looked at Deshun and asked, "Eunuch, do you know why Qin He passed away after returning home?"

Just now Deshun said that Qin He passed away three years after returning home.

With Qin He's age and wealth, he shouldn't have died so soon.

Unless, something unexpected happened.

Such as serious illness?

For example... was killed! !
Deshun thought for a while and said, "It should be a serious illness and died."

"Master Qin He returned to his hometown as a minister. After his death, the local government reported to His Majesty in a memorial."

"After His Majesty learned about it, he sent someone to mourn."

"It is precisely because of this that this servant knows the news of Master Qin He's death."

Qin Wenyuan nodded slightly.

In the Tang Dynasty, basically people above the rank of minister, if they retire normally and return to their hometowns, they will be regarded as prominent figures after returning to their hometowns, and they will pay attention to them whether they are local officials or the court.

If he died, the court would naturally need to express it.

After all, this can prove that Li Shimin still remembers these heroes who once dedicated to Datang.

However, for those below the assistant minister, at most, the officials will think about it, so Li Shimin will not be alarmed.

After all, there are so many officials in the Tang Dynasty, if anyone dies, Li Shimin must tell Li Shimin that Li Shimin will not have to do anything else for a day.

Deshun said that Qin He died of illness.

Died of a real illness, or a fake illness? !

Qin Wenyuan needs to confirm this.

After all, it's about whether Qin He knows some secrets.

"When Lu Shisan comes back, let him use the power of the shadow guard to check. Qin He's status is not low, and the shadow guard should have a record."

Qin Wenyuan restrained his mind and continued to look at the other eunuchs and guards.

After questioning one by one, none of these eunuchs and guards gave any useful clues.

Those eunuchs were all in charge of different jobs, and they didn't even know about the missing building materials.

And some of these guards guarded the entire construction site to prevent people from sneaking into other areas of the palace.

There is also one, which happens to be in charge of the warehouse.

So this guard confirmed Zhao Heng's words.

He said to Qin Wenyuan, "Master Qin, the last general was in charge of guarding the warehouse at that time. We guard the warehouse, yes, two shifts."

"At that time, the last general was in charge of the night."

"We have a total of twelve people, guarding the warehouse at the same time."

"During the process of our guarding, we did not find any abnormality in the warehouse. Even if the workers come to fetch building materials, they need to be accompanied by officials from the Ministry of Industry. In addition, we will also make records to ensure that every building material is safe. I can find the source."

"But that's it. In the end, those building materials still disappeared. We all feel very strange and can't understand."

Qin Wenyuan looked at Zhao Heng after listening.

Zhao Heng hurriedly said: "He is right. To build the Temple of Heaven for Your Majesty, we dare not make any mistakes or be careless at all. Any transfer of materials requires the cooperation of the Ministry of Industry, us, and the guards. witness."

"Because of this, no one can fill their pockets and smuggle out building materials, so the disappearance of building materials is so weird."

Qin Wenyuan narrowed his eyes.

He never believed that something strange disappeared out of thin air.

It is impossible for so many building materials to be secretly taken away.

Therefore, if what I expected is correct, there must be someone in the guards, the Ministry of Industry, or the eunuch group who is lying! !
After all, with so many building materials, if you want to operate, it is impossible not to alarm anyone, and it is impossible for no one to respond.

However, who is responding? !
And... where were those materials transported? !

What did you do again? !

This is the most important thing! !

Hundreds of people would need five days' worth of building materials to build a hall.

Qin Wenyuan's heart was like a mirror.

He knew that the so-called weird thing must have been deliberately lied to.

This is what makes this seemingly impossible.

Just like the murder case that happened in Han Mansion.

In fact, it was a very simple case.

It's because everyone in the Han family is lying.

The direction of the case was completely misled, and an impossible crime would appear.

As for the case in front of him more than ten years ago, Qin Wenyuan believed that it must be the case.

All three parties said no problem.

Then there must be a problem! !

Just not sure right now, exactly who has the problem.

Qin Wenyuan's brain was running wildly, but on the surface, he didn't show it at all.

He nodded slightly: "Okay, I know. Next, I will give you some pens and paper. You can write down everything you know. I will check them one by one later."

As he said that, he looked at Deshun, who was very sensible, and said, "Master Qin, don't worry, leave this matter to the servant."

"There is Mr. Lao."

Qin Wenyuan turned around and looked at Fatty Zhang who was inspecting the Temple of Heaven.

Fatty Zhang checked very carefully, stopping from time to time to tap with a small hammer, and then carefully distinguish whether there was any mechanism.

Qin Wenyuan didn't bother Fatty Zhang, thought for a while, and walked towards the main hall behind the Temple of Heaven.

Seeing this, Deshun asked people to prepare paper and pens, and hurriedly accompanied him there.

He said: "Lord Qin, there is a main hall and two side halls in the main hall behind the Temple of Heaven. The main hall houses the tablets of royal ancestors."

"The side shop on the left is a quiet room. Sometimes when His Majesty is upset, he will go to the quiet room to calm his mind."

"Sometimes the princes make mistakes, and His Majesty will let them come to the quiet room to reflect."

"And the side hall on the right is equivalent to a warehouse, where some things used for sacrifices will be stored."

"If Your Majesty wants to use the Temple of Heaven, you can immediately take it out and arrange it."

Qin Wenyuan nodded slightly, and entered the main hall while listening.

Entering the hall, you can see the tablet in front of you.

There are quite a few tablets, arranged in order according to different backups.

In front of the memorial tablet is a table.

There are incense burners and offerings on the table.

Qin Wenyuan looked it over carefully and found nothing unusual.

Deshun said: "During festivals, His Majesty will come to offer incense. This is also the Temple of Heaven, where His Majesty comes most often and is the most popular."

Qin Wenyuan nodded slightly.

He was thinking, if he was a thief, even if he had secretly set up a trap, he wouldn't be in the main hall.

after all.As the most commonly used place in the entire Temple of Heaven, if there is any mechanism, it is also the easiest to find.

At the same time, it is also the most inconvenient.

I thought I was going to the left side hall.

Soon, came to the quiet room.

The side hall on the left is smaller than the main hall.

It is designed as a quiet room facing the wall.

There are several futons on the ground.

The whole room was empty, with no extra furniture.

No frills of any kind either.

Qin Wenyuan looked around, but found no obvious abnormalities.

However, the quiet room is not used very often. If he wants to do something, it is also a very suitable place to hide from others.

"Let Fatty Zhang come and take a look."

Qin Wenyuan turned around and walked towards the side hall on the right.

As he walked, he asked, "Eunuch, you said that the side hall on the right is now a storehouse. How dare you ask, where was the storehouse when the new altar was built?"

Deshun immediately understood Qin Wenyuan's meaning, and he quickly said, "Master Qin is right. The side hall on the right is the warehouse when he saw the Temple of Heaven before. All the building materials transported here are stored there."

"Because it was a warehouse before, it has been regarded as a warehouse since then."

Qin Wenyuan's eyes flashed.

"The warehouse from more than ten years ago..."

"I want to take a closer look at this. I want to see what is the secret of this warehouse that can make so many building materials disappear."

Qin Wenyuan walked towards the warehouse.

He was walking when he suddenly heard footsteps behind him.

Then, I saw Lu Shisan walking quickly and said, "Master Qin, Tianshi Yuan has arrived."

Qin Wenyuan's eyes flashed, and he stopped to look back.

Behind Lu Shisan, there was a Taoist priest wearing a Taoist robe, with a sense of immortality.

This person has a gray beard and holds a whisk.

The temperament is ethereal.

There are really some people who seem to be enlightened.

Seeing Qin Wenyuan looking at him, he turned to Qin Wenyuan and said, "I've seen Mr. Qin."

Yuan Tiangang is a well-known Taoist in history.

So Qin Wenyuan was also quite polite, he cupped his hands and said with a smile, "Fairy Master doesn't need to be too polite, I invited Heavenly Master here today, didn't I cause Heavenly Master any worries?!"

Although Yuan Tiangang is a Taoist, he is also a decent official in the Tang Dynasty, but his official position is not too high, and his main responsibilities overlap with those of the Ministry of Officials, so he is not regarded as an official with real power.

Moreover, Yuan Tiangang is considered to be a master of Taoism, full of immortality, so in order to respect him, under normal circumstances, he is called a celestial master, not an official title.

Yuan Tiangang stroked his beard and said with a smile, "Master Qin is known by everyone as the most intelligent person in the world. In fact, Pindao has long wanted to meet Mr. Qin. Today, if he is lucky enough to meet Mr. Qin, he will not come in vain. Naturally, No words of disturbance."

Qin Wenyuan nodded slightly: "I am going to the side hall to take a look, let's go with the Celestial Master."

Yuan Tiangang would not object.

As Qin Wenyuan walked, he turned his head and asked Lu Shisan, "Have you encountered any accidents on the road?"

Lu Shisan shook his head, "Everything is going well, Tianshi Yuan is very cooperative."

Qin Wenyuan nodded slightly.

He whispered: "Go and help me investigate one matter, find out why Qin He returned home five years early, whether there is any secret in it, and why he died."

"At the same time, go to the Ministry of Industry, find Du Shangshu, and ask him if there are still people who built or repaired the Temple of Heaven in the Ministry of Industry. If so, let him bring it to me."

Lu Shisan nodded without any hesitation, "I understand."

After speaking, Lu Shisan walked away quickly.

Looking at Lu Shisan's hurried figure, Qin Wenyuan suddenly felt that there were fewer people brought today.

I should bring a few more people, lest Lu Shisan be too tired.

But the palace is different from other places. It is a very sensitive place, and it is not easy to bring too many other people. Because Lu Shisan used to be a shadow guard, he is familiar with many people in the palace, so it is easy to get in and out.

Changing to other people may not be able to do things well.

So after thinking about it, he thought that after this matter was over, he should reward Lu Shisan well.

Lu Shisanbai couldn't be allowed to work.

When Yuan Tiangang and Deshun saw Lu Shisan leaving in a hurry, neither of them said anything, as if they were not interested in Lu Shisan's departure at all.

(End of this chapter)