Raiders of the Duke and Duchess

Chapter 67 "The Truth" (Part [-])
Ning Xiuyuan couldn't bear to tell the cruel news to the emperor who was sitting in the big golden nanmu chair waiting for him to thank him. The girl picks the rest...

Therefore, Ning Xiuyuan just nodded his head and said good-bye, "So, please trouble Manager Zhang."

"No trouble, no trouble, this old slave will go to prepare now. The third master and His Majesty have a good talk, and this old slave will leave first." Saying that, he took his little eunuch and left the imperial study.

The emperor raised his eyebrows at Ning Xiuyuan, waiting to thank him.

Ning Xiuyuan didn't bother to talk to the emperor who was offering treasures, leaned back in his chair and took a sip of tea before asking, "What kind of result do you want for the prince's assassination?"

"Huh?" As expected, Xie En didn't arrive, and the emperor didn't care. He leaned forward and propped his chin, "What's the truth?"

Ning Xiuyuan raised his eyelids, snorted softly, disgusted, "It's a self-righteous trick of a clown."

Does Lu Jiangjiang really think he is a fool like him?Will you believe that set of rhetoric full of loopholes?Still standing under the stairs and looking up to see the dagger?Can such an assassin be used to assassinate the prince of a country?The Lu family has always wanted to join the prince's camp, and this idea has long been Sima Zhao's heart, and everyone knows it.

Although he didn't say it clearly, the emperor understood it.

At that moment, he smiled with great interest, "There is a reckless guy out of the grass on the wall, but I am a little impressed by it. It's just..."

"No brains."

Holding his chin and thinking for a while, he asked Ning Xiuyuan, "What do you think?"

"I heard that Mrs. Xiao was unwell a while ago. My filial son, Mrs. Xiao, invited a Taoist celestial master to drive away evil spirits. In the past two days, Mrs. Xiao's body has become much healthier." Ning Xiuyuan took another sip of tea and smiled slowly. , as if gossiping about Zuo Xiangfu's family affairs, "Everyone in the city is really religious, and they are rushing out of the city to worship the mountains."

The emperor raised his brows slightly, "Will this... be too obvious?"

"Huh?" Ning Xiuyuan asked indifferently, "Who dares to question the Ming decree to affix the jade seal?"

"That's true." The emperor silently nodded, "It just so happens that Lu Aiqing works in the Ministry of Punishment, so let him take charge of this matter. Come to think of it, if someone really questions this matter, Lu Aiqing can handle it."

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Early the next morning, the truth about the assassination of the prince had already come to light.The assassin turned out to be a follower of the cult party Taoism, and confessed that Taoism had been dormant for several years just to overthrow the Eastern Yao Dynasty.

As soon as the imperial decree came out, Taoism was branded a "cult" directly, causing an uproar from the ruling and opposition parties.The disciples of the sect are all in danger.

Some shouted in disbelief, saying that the opponent arranged to deliberately plant the blame, and some said it was done with hindsight, saying that whether religion has been dormant or risen over the years, it is obviously for today's actions, and there are already traces to follow.

Taoism was originally just a small sect on the hillside of the back mountain outside Yanjing City, with dozens of people.Decades ago, there was a celestial master, who is said to be able to understand the relationship between heaven and earth, know the past, know the future, and cure all diseases to change the fate of heaven.

At first no one believed it, only a charlatan.

However, there are also terminally ill people who have no other way to go to the doctor in a hurry. Without thinking, they are really cured... So, it is not clear whether the so-called destiny can be changed, but the medical skills are not bad, which seems to be true.

The Heavenly Master of Jiaozhong has finally changed from a "charlatan" to an "eminent monk". The original small courtyard on the back mountain has also been renovated many times, and it is much grander than before, and it always receives some devout believers on weekdays. The incense money sent.

But even so, it is still a little-known sect that is only preached in a small area.

Until the second half of last year, Taoism suddenly blossomed all over the country, large and small sects spread all over the country, and there were countless sect leaders who claimed to be "direct disciples of the heavenly master". Taoism had countless disciples overnight.

The imperial court knew about it, but the well water on both sides did not interfere with the river water, and the Taoist religion seemed to deliberately avoid suspicion, and the disciples did not enter Yanjing City to preach, so they have lived in peace so far.

Since the beginning of this year, Mrs. Xiao's body has occasionally felt unwell. It's nothing.

But Zuo Xiang still visited the Celestial Master many times, and it took half a day to go there. The emperor's people couldn't find out what the two talked about in Taoism, but it was obvious that it was not just Mrs. Xiao's illness.

A few days ago, Mrs. Xiao was critically ill. In desperation, Prime Minister Zuo reportedly came up with the worst plan—to exorcise evil spirits.

It was driven.

None of the imperial doctors of the Manchu dynasty could cure the disease, and it was exorcised... This is the great evil!
Since then, the Taoist religion has been listed among the "evil religions" by the emperor, and sooner or later it will be dropped. Unexpectedly, the time came so quickly.

The Sacred Heart is very pleased, as for the truth... what does it matter?

……

But Lu Jiangjiang, who knew the truth, waited for another night after returning home from Dali Temple. After waiting for such a result, he became completely sick.

Father Lu had just received the order, and he couldn't understand why such an important matter fell on him, the head of the small criminal department. Could it be because his son saved the blessing brought by the emperor's son?

Thinking of this, Lu's father came to Lu Jiangjiang's yard with a happy face and prepared to speak sympathetically. Who knows, he saw Lu Jiangjiang with a pale face as if he had seen a ghost.

Knowing son Moruo father.

Father Lu immediately felt that something was wrong, and after repeated questioning, he finally found out the truth, and immediately raised his hand, but seeing his injured, sick and scared son all night, the slap couldn't fall down up.

He sighed heavily, "Hey!"

Lu Jiangjiang was still a little lucky, "Didn't Ning and Ning Xiuyuan believe it? Besides, the assassin also confessed..." As he was lucky, he wondered why he had such a coincidence that he found an assassin at random, and found a Taoist , I don't know if it's lucky or unlucky.

After raising his hand for a long time, he finally dropped it in this thoughtless sentence.

"Snapped!"

A heavy slap on Lu Jiangjiang's head made him dizzy.

Father Lu yelled at him, "You are as stupid as a pig, do you really think that Ning Xiuyuan is as stupid as you are to believe your words?! It's just that he is too lazy to deal with you and our Lu family! Otherwise, why do you think this job will be so stupid? It fell on your father?!"

"Why, why..."

"Because he knows, because I have a son like a pig like you, I will spare no effort to make this seemingly unreliable statement impeccable!"

(End of this chapter)