Start with detective Li Yuanfang

Chapter 179 Shangguan Wan'er's Discovery

"It seems that Governor Wei's trip was for nothing. Isn't County Magistrate Wei very nice, talking and laughing!"

Li Yiyan stroked his beard lightly, and responded directly.

The old man took advantage of the reason and never let people.

"Humph!"

Wei Chengqing's chest rose and fell violently, and he gave Wei Zhenxuan a vicious look.

The old man stood up for you under the pressure of the envoys, but in the end you became someone's servant?
Wei Zhenxuan also saw his uncle, and hurriedly said: "Wei Inspector, there is a thief monk in Famen Temple who is so bold as to speak auspiciously, and hides a package in the relic pedestal. The package contains the scriptures and secret biography of the former master Xuanzang, which is related to the important case in the capital. !"

Wei Chengqing was startled when he heard the words: "Is that so?"

Wei Zhenxuan went on: "The lower official was impulsive last night and almost made a big mistake. This morning, after being taught by Deputy Envoy Li, I realized that this case happened in my territory of Fufeng, and I have no shirkable responsibility. I hope that I can work with Deputy Envoy Li to find out the culprit and return me. clean!"

Wei Chengqing understood his nephew's meaning, looked at Li Yan, and his face softened: "I have heard the name of Deputy Li as a detective for a long time, if I can handle this matter, I, Webster, will definitely appreciate it!"

Li Yan said: "Wei Inspector is being polite!"

Wei Chengqing came here originally to exert pressure, and it was inconvenient to stay at this time, so he bowed his hands and said, "Then I will leave!"

Everyone returned the salute: "Send Governor Wei!"

The highest officer here left, Li Yan did not hesitate, and commanded vigorously: "Brother Juyuan, please take Kuanji to the stupa. Brother Zaisi, let the Wu Dewei guards also send the pedestal that was put together last night."

The two went immediately, and Li Yiyan said: "Yuan Fang, you investigate the case quickly, the old man will let the envoys prepare first!"

Li Yan responded: "I understand, all the missions to Tibet are the top priority!"

Li Yiyan nodded and walked away steadily.

Seeing that everyone else had left, Wei Zhenxuan said in a low voice: "Deputy Envoy Li, this matter is very important, please!"

Li Yan glanced at him: "Judging from Governor Wei's reaction just now, he should also know what's in the secret compartment of the pedestal, right?"

Wei Zhenxuan was silent, it was impossible for him to answer this question.

But silence is actually a hint, otherwise it would be a direct denial.

Li Yan asked again: "Auspicious things have happened in all dynasties, and I know it well. Only if you confess to me, I can help you track it down!"

Wei Zhenxuan had clearly made up his mind: "In the hidden compartment of the pedestal, there should have been an ancient glass Maitreya Buddha holding a piece of jade!"

Li Yan raised his eyebrows: "Jade?"

Wei Zhenxuan nodded: "That's a piece of jade picked from Mount Qi, in the shape of a dragon and a phoenix."

Li Yan's heart moved, he guessed the answer, but he still said with certainty: "What's the meaning of this jade?"

Wei Zhenxuan gritted his teeth and said: "The dragon and the phoenix hug each other, and Enlong is very close. This is a sign that the two saints are coming to court, and they will be in harmony with Shangyi."

Li Yan: "..."

After playing for a long time, Webster wants to create momentum for Empress Wu to return to the position of Queen of Heaven?

That's right, Empress Wu lost power because Wu Minzhi's blood stained Tathagata before she died, which caused her reputation to plummet.

Wherever you fall, you have to get up where you fell. Since the loss of power is due to the blow to reputation, auspiciousness is indeed a good way to build momentum.

After confessing, Wei Zhenxuan also came over and said in a low voice, "Isn't Deputy Lieutenant Li also part of the queen's party?"

Li Yan immediately denied: "What kind of Queen's party, I am loyal to His Majesty, Queen and Prince!"

Wei Zhenxuan was stunned for a moment, thinking he had learned: "That's right, we as courtiers are indeed loyal to His Majesty, Queen and Prince!"

Li Yan asked: "Who told you this law?"

Wei Zhenxuan said: "Neiwei is the new cabinet leader, Dou Lu looks forward to it!"

"The unlucky guy still took refuge in Empress Wu, and even did this kind of dirty work of offering auspiciousness..."

Li Yan connected all the lines in his mind, and suddenly understood: "So that's the case, you were so excited last night because you saw that I took the money, and thought that the Doulu Pavilion led a trick, and our inner guards conspired to kill you Webster?"

Xian Xiangrui has an unspoken rule, even if the effect is not good, the emperor will not do anything, at most there will be no rewards, but it must not be exposed before the performance.

That is the crime of bullying the king.

If the auspicious auspicious campaigner was discovered last night, and Kuan Ji proved to be the mastermind, Wei Zhenxuan must be doomed.

The lightest end would be to lose his official position and become a commoner, and Webster would greatly offend Empress Wu.

Therefore, Wei Zhenxuan laughed dryly: "Forgive me, Vice Envoy Li, this matter has a lot to do with it, and the lower official is also in a hurry, thinking wildly..."

Li Yan didn't bother to pay attention to these things, and waved his hands: "Okay, now that the Buddha statue and jade are lost, this matter is going to rage again, what are you going to do?"

Wei Zhenxuan had already considered it: "The lower official wants Kuan Ji to change his words. He has been favored by the lower official. If he overturns the testimony, the matter will be over. No matter who takes the jade, he can deny it."

Li Yan was noncommittal: "This matter won't end so easily, it's useless to talk too much, let's go!"

In front of the stupa.

The moment the guest monk Kuanji saw Wei Zhenxuan, his body swayed and he knelt down with a plop.

Wei Zhenxuan said in a low voice: "Kuanji, do you still have a conscience? Back then when you were imprisoned unjustly, I ordered Fa Cao to retry the case and return your innocence, so you survived. Otherwise, you would have been executed, remember!"

Kuanji kowtowed again and again: "Remember, remember, Wei Mingfu's forgiveness is the manifestation of the Buddha, forcing the monk to say it!"

Wei Zhenxuan was taken aback: "The Buddha appeared?"

Li Yan has deep merit and fame.

That's right, it's next.

Yang Zaisi next to him wondered, "Have you ever committed crimes like a monk?"

Kuanji cried and said: "The little monk used to be a boy in a shop in Fufeng County. He stole some goods from the shop. Unexpectedly, he was accused by the shopkeeper of stealing a lot of money. Fortunately, Wei Mingfu's insight saw it through and allowed the case to be retried. Cleared up, and later became a monk..."

Yang Zaisi glanced at Wei Zhenxuan, a little surprised, he really didn't expect that the unruly county magistrate last night had a fair side.

Li Yan knew that these were not conflicts. Previously, everyone in Fufeng County followed Wei Zhenxuan Chong. Such a high prestige was obviously not just due to family background.

As for major events involving auspiciousness, Wei Zhenxuan should not let a greedy intellectual monk participate casually. The two had this relationship before, which is indeed more in line with common sense.

Seeing that Kuan Ji was still grateful, Wei Zhenxuan calmed down a bit, and hurriedly saluted Li Yan.

Li Yan understood his request, and looked at Kuan Ji: "How did you learn to open the pedestal mechanism? Who taught you?"

Kuanji said: "No one taught me. Once a guest wanted to touch the relics of the Buddha's bone, but the little monk went to stop him. He accidentally fell down and found the mechanism on the side wall. It was somewhat similar to the secret compartment for storing valuables in my shop. I fumbled for it. After many times, I finally opened it."

Just at this time, under Wang Xiaojie's command, the pedestal, which was barely put together with leather glue last night, was carefully pushed over by four Wu Dewei.

A small figure followed beside him, holding on with his small hands, and made a hey, hey, hey, hey.

Obviously didn't use any strength, it seemed like he had done a lot of work.

Li Yan took a funny look at this particularly slippery little lady, and asked Kuan Ji to show the opening situation roughly, and he had a good idea: "What was inside at first?"

Since the Tang Dynasty had not carried out extermination of Buddhas, Kuan Ji had nothing to hide: "It is a shadow bone. In order to protect the relic from harm, it can be replaced at any time."

Li Yandao: "Then you took out the shadow bone and replaced it with Xiangrui. When did that happen?"

Kuanji said: "It happened seven days ago."

Li Yan asked: "At that time, were there any knife marks on the pedestal?"

Kuanji was puzzled: "The knife mark?"

Li Yan thought that when he found the knife mark, he was not there at the time and was summoned later, so he pointed to the place with the largest gap: "There is a knife mark at this spot, which should be cut with a sharp weapon. But at first glance, it matches the pattern of the Phoenix Stone, did you notice it at the time?"

Kuan Ji thought about it carefully: "Probably not, I didn't look carefully, but I touched that spot, and it was still very smooth."

"That is to say, seven days ago you changed into Xiangrui, and then Xiangrui was swapped out again, turning into the package containing scriptures and secret scrolls last night..."

Li Yan asked again: "You know the monks who accompany the guests to look up at the relics on weekdays, do you take care of them all the time?"

Kuanji nodded: "Not only monks who know guests, there are monks standing around the relic pedestal to prevent guests from bathing in the Buddha's light, getting too excited and desecrating the relic."

In fact, I am afraid that customers will touch it with their hands. Being able to talk about low quality with such high EQ is worthy of being a monk who welcomes and sends guests.

Li Yan said: "Then are there any guests that you monks must avoid?"

Kuan Ji frowned: "This... this little monk has never received such a guest, even if Wei Ming's mansion comes, we still have to watch from the sidelines."

Wei Zhenxuan nodded: "The sage once welcomed the Buddha bone relics into Beijing, so naturally we must not desecrate them!"

Li Yandao: "If the guests can't touch the pedestal alone, it means that someone sneaked in secretly, replaced the package, and left knife marks. The underground palace is well guarded, but in the end, there will be a hundred secrets and one omission... But if you track it down, it's like finding a needle in a haystack!"

After thinking for a while, he still had to completely eliminate the suspicion of the guests, and then he considered the situation of the master stealing in, and said, "Call Master Faming over here!"

"The poor monk is here!"

As soon as the words fell, Fa Ming suddenly appeared, with a respectful expression on his brows: "Deputy Envoy Li, please give me instructions!"

Li Yan glanced at him inexplicably, and asked, "During the past seven days, among the guests who came to visit the Buddha bone relic, are there any distinguished guests that monks must avoid?"

Fa Ming nodded immediately: "Yes, Princess Honghua and Tuyuhunqian Khan came to the temple three days ago to pay their respects to the relics. When they made a wish, I stayed away!"

Wei Zhenxuan's face changed, and Li Yan was also surprised.

When Li Jing defeated Tuyuhun and forced Tuyuhun Khan to commit suicide, the new Khan came to power and became the dog of the Tang Dynasty. However, his rule was weak and he was overthrown by domestic forces.

Ever since, Li Shimin kissed a daughter in the past, married the second-generation dog Khan, and helped rule the country. That daughter was Princess Honghua.

And a few years ago, Tuyuhun was invaded by the Tubo army, and the country was completely subjugated. Princess Honghua and the former Khan of Tuyuhun also fled to Datang and lived in Liangzhou, waiting for the opportunity to restore the country.

Li Yan looked at Wei Zhenxuan: "These two nobles are in Fufeng County?"

Wei Zhenxuan nodded: "Princess Honghua and Tuyuhunqian Khan are indeed in the county, could it be they...?"

Li Yan was pondering, thinking, but saw a small hand tugging at the corner of his clothes, and a timid child's voice fell into his ears:

"My lord, I have a discovery, can you tell me?"

(End of this chapter)