After being dressed as Wu Zetian's daughter, she was favored by the group

The Taoist temple was destroyed and the believers were killed. For a moment, Lingyun and other young Taoist priests were all at a loss and panicked. They didn't know what to do next.
Li Lingyue had no choice but to stand up and take charge of the overall situation.

Although she has not officially entered the Taoist sect, she is nominally the master of the Taiping Temple. If the Taoist temple is in trouble, she cannot let it go.

So while arranging for people to go to the Yamen to report the crime, they also organized people to clean up the broken bricks and tiles, and at the same time sent people to count the casualties.

For those Taoist priests who had been killed, Li Lingyue asked Lingyun to prepare some white cloths to temporarily cover the bodies. After investigation by investigators, they would be moved to the back mountain for burial.

Just after arranging everything, the little Taoist priest in charge of reporting the case hurried back:

"Princess, it's not good! A large number of officers and soldiers have appeared outside and have surrounded the Taoist temple!"

"Why are you panicking!" Li Lingyue scolded: "Wouldn't it be better to have officers and soldiers come? Is there a purpose for asking questions?"

The little Taoist priest scratched his head and said with shame: "The disciples were driven back before they even got close. They said they were looking for the culprit and no one was allowed to go out!"

"Go! Go out and see!"

As Li Lingyue said this, she was about to go out to check the situation. At this moment, there was the sound of rapid horse hooves in the distance.

A hundred steps away from them, a middle-aged man wearing a governor's robe, riding a war horse and a dozen flying cavalry, galloped towards him.

The sharp-eyed Li Lingyue quickly recognized that the middle-aged man was Wen Deju, the governor of Luoyang. She had met him twice.

The first time was at the welcoming ceremony in Luoyang City, when he was standing behind Zhao Fumu; and the second time was in Luoyang Palace, when he was summoned alone by Empress Wu!

From this, Li Lingyue could conclude that the third person in charge in Luoyang City must be his mother-in-law.

When the two sides were more than ten meters away, Wen De raised the reins, dismounted, walked quickly to Li Lingyue, and bowed in greeting:
"Wen Deju, the governor of Luoyang, has met the princess!"

"You don't have to be polite, governor!" Li Lingyue raised her arm and responded softly.Then I heard the other party say:
"Wei Chen heard that there was an assassination in Taipingguan, so he personally led the government officers to come to protect him. I came late, which put the princess in danger. Please punish me!"

Li Lingyue talked and laughed, and realized that this was a flattery that the other party said deliberately to show goodwill. After all, he was a minister of a state, and she was just a harem princess. Except for her high status, she had no right to punish the ministers.

He simply waved his hand hypocritically and said politely:
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. The governor came at the right time. We must find out the real culprit and give the deceased an explanation!"

Wen Deju smiled and said, "That's natural! On the way Wei Chen came, he sent people to notify the county guards to set up checkpoints, and they must find the murderer!"

At this point, Wen Deju paused and continued: "Princess, you don't know something. Murder cases also occurred in other Taoist temples in Luoyang City last night!"

"What!" Li Lingyue was shocked and asked immediately: "You mean, at the same time, the murderer started killing all the Taoist temples in Luoyang?"

Wen Deju nodded and said: "Exactly, the current situation is critical, and it is very dangerous for the princess to stay here. I also ask the princess to temporarily return to the government office to live with the minister!"

Li Lingyue did not respond immediately, but pondered for a moment and said to Wen Deju:
"When my mother-in-law left Luoyang, she told me to consult with Governor Wen if anything happened. Now that such a big thing has happened in the Taoist temple, I happen to have something I need to consult with Governor Wen alone. Is that okay?!"

The wrinkles at the corners of Wen Deju's eyes shrank, then returned to their original appearance. When Li Lingyue mentioned the title of Empress Wu, he knew he couldn't escape, so he pretended to be calm and said:

"Don't be afraid to ask for advice! Whatever the princess has to say, just say it, and the minister must know that you will say it without hesitation!"

As he said this, he made an invitation gesture: "Princess, please come this way!"

The two walked to an open field one after another. Li Lingyue glanced around and asked directly: "Prince Wen, tell me honestly, did you receive the news about this assassination operation against Tiandaomen early in the morning? information?!"

Wen Deju's expression changed, and he quickly denied it: "Princess, please don't joke! If I had known the news earlier, I would have risked my life to stop the killing and protect the safety of the Taoist temple!"

Seeing the other party's denial, Li Lingyue rolled her eyes and had no intention of doing Tai Chi with him:

"Stop pretending. I know you are my grandma's son. Don't worry, I have no ill intentions towards you. On the contrary, I can still help you. As long as you tell me the truth, I will pretend that nothing happened!"

Wen De raised his hands and smiled awkwardly: "Princess! Wei Chen... Wei Chen doesn't understand what you are talking about!"

"If you don't understand, just don't understand!" Li Lingyue shrugged indifferently and said to herself:
"According to time calculation, the murderer should have committed the crime last night. It would be fine if he only targeted the Taipingguan family. However, you said that the same murder happened in other Taoist temples in Luoyang City. This makes people suspicious. Well, for such a large-scale assassination operation, Governor Wen didn't learn the news until dawn. It was too late. He could sneak into Luoyang City without anyone noticing, and escape unharmed after killing people. This would have been possible if it hadn't been for the tacit approval of the government. After the massacre, then all of them are gods, Governor Wen, what do you think?"

After Li Lingyue finished speaking, she kept looking at Wen Deju's expression. Although she talked about conspiracy theories in front of the other party and pretended to see everything, but after careful consideration of her words, it was actually untenable. She was just Deliberately tricking the other party!

Of course, there is another point that Li Lingyue did not mention, that is, these killers only targeted the top leaders of Tiandao Sect. Not only did they not hurt her as a princess, they also allowed her to sleep well with peace of mind. At least from this point of view It can be seen that the murderer is very close to the royal family.

So, who is behind all this, and who is having trouble with Tiandao Sect?Two figures appeared in Li Lingyue's mind unconsciously.

"The princess is very considerate and I admire her very much!" Wen Deju complimented and continued: "But the current matter is to find out the true purpose of these murderers. In my humble opinion, they destroyed Taoist temples and persecuted Taoists. Come for the princess and empress!"

"Oh? How can you see it?" Li Lingyue was shocked by this conclusion.

Wen Deju stroked his goatee and said firmly:

"Now the entire court knows that the princess can only successfully become a Taoist monk and stay in Luoyang to observe the filial piety for the empress, and then the empress can return to Chang'an and the court. The murderer committed a murder and destroyed the Taoist temple. The thief's intentions are clearly exposed. The ministers guessed that the court will decide There are other forces that are preventing the princess from joining the Tiandao Sect and preventing the empress from controlling the court!"

Why!This old guy can lie without blushing!

Li Lingyue glanced at him with disdain. She didn't believe Governor Wen's explanation at all. If nothing else, even if the murderer really came for her mother and daughter, why would he be so gentle to her and kill her with one knife? , all the problems have been solved, so there is no need to spare such a big circle!

Since he couldn't ask the reason, Li Lingyue didn't bother to talk nonsense with him anymore, and immediately said clearly:

"If you have nothing else to do, Governor, please urge your subordinates to arrest the murderer as soon as possible. Since I am the master of Taiping Temple, there is no reason to escape alone. Governor, please come back!!"

Wen Deju opened his mouth, and seeing Li Lingyue's decisive attitude, he gave up trying to comfort him and said goodbye:
"Now that the princess has made up her mind, Wei Chen has no choice but to leave a team of troops to protect the princess' safety. Princess, take care, Wei Chen retires!"

After saying that, he took a step back and turned to leave. Li Lingyue looked at his back with a thoughtful expression.

It wasn't until he jumped on the horse that Wen Deju breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't help but curse in his heart.

What's wrong, old man?Being looked at by a female doll made me go crazy.

His self-deprecating smile was hiding something, so he inevitably felt guilty.

On the afternoon of the day when Empress Wu was sent away, he actually received a secret letter, which simply said: Invite the city guards to come home for a drink!
He had always been a heavy drinker, and he had gone to great lengths to get his colleagues drunk that night.

To be honest, he didn't know the purpose of doing this at the time!
But he knew that this was a matter assigned by Empress Wu, and he must do his best to handle it! (End of chapter)