Food Fairy Lord

Chapter 465 Di Jiu
"What's interesting about Zhu Gaoyang?"

"He likes to use other people's names."

"Who?"

"Zhang Siche"

"He said his name is Zhang Siche?"

"Yes." Pei Ye nodded firmly. "We were strangers when we first met, but he insisted on saying this and kept taking things out of his stomach. I suspect he is out there destroying the reputation of the Minister of Justice every day."

"There is such a thing."

"The owner of the museum probably doesn't know about this."

"It doesn't matter whether I know or not," Xu Chuo said, "but I know that Lord Zhang definitely doesn't know."

Pei Ye raised his head slightly.

The two chatted casually, and tonight Xu Chuo seemed to have turned all his attention here, watching the development of the situation with him.

The strict military search in front is still going on. It will take more time than one night to search such a large museum, but it is not too difficult for the Longwu soldiers to find any abnormalities in the target.

Pei Ye saw that the time was almost up, so he picked up his sword and walked forward. The man in black armor who was guarding the door tilted his head to glance at him and nodded slightly, without saying anything or making any movement. Pei Ye nodded and went in. The inside was already occupied by the armored soldiers of the Longwu Army. Pei Ye went straight forward to the deepest part of the Li Pavilion.

Dozens of armored men surrounded them tightly, and some nameless people were tied up and held aside. There was a middle-aged man in exquisite clothes, and a fierce man kneeling shirtless with one arm limp. Two heavy hammers were rolled around on the side.

A dark wall was being dismantled, and a young general in silver armor stood by with a halberd and watched, holding his helmet in his hands, revealing his messy black hair and handsome face.

Pei Ye walked up to him and stood beside him: "So you really are leading troops, so impressive."

The young general sighed softly: "For my Right Dragon Warriors, Shang Lang, who holds a spear, trampling a gang on horseback is not as good as galloping on the battlefield."

".Congratulations on your promotion."

"Unfortunately, my cultivation has reached the eighth level now, and a mere sword can no longer hold me back."

Pei Yezheng turned his head and asked: "Is this where they hide people?"

"I've visited almost every corner of the Li Pavilion, except for a space behind this wall that can't be seen from the outside." Shang Lang held the halberd, tilted his head and looked around, sighing, "What a luxurious place."

"This is just one of their businesses. I never thought a gang could make so much money."

Shang Lang nodded: "You know, I just heard them say that the entry threshold of this place is to spend twenty taels of silver."

He looked at Pei Ye and repeated, "Just think about it, twenty taels!"

Pei Ye frowned and nodded: "It is indeed expensive."

Shang Lang was silent for a moment, then turned back to watch the soldiers breaking through the wall. He sighed, kicked his halberd and picked it up: "Be careful, there may be assassins behind the wall."

Pei Ye nodded and grasped the hilt of the sword vigilantly.

But after a moment, the two were stunned. Shang Lang put the halberd back on the ground, and Pei Ye also let go.

The two looked at the demolished wall together, their faces silent, dozens of people in shackles were huddled in different cages, either in panic or bewilderment. Their food and accommodation were not harsh, the cages were covered with brocade carpets, and there were also cakes and water, but everyone was cruelly created by humans.

There is even a sense of nausea in the horror, as there are scholars, warriors, and young and beautiful women. You don't need to look too much to know that these are the results of careful selection.

Pei Ye pursed his lips and slowly grasped the hilt of the sword again.

"This kind of tamed animal is called a 'human pen'. Cut off its tongue, gouge out its eyes, sever some of its tendons and veins, and then use some tricks to keep it still and tame it, until it's like a wooden man."

The man in black armor spoke without any emotion. Pei Ye and Shang Lang stood beside him. In the distance, at the door of the dark room, a man in neat clothes, with a pale and quiet face was being led out.

Pei Ye was silent for a while: "Why? To use them as ghostwriters? To write essays and poems for you, to take exams and become famous? Can't they just pay for it?"

"Maybe." The black-armored man said, "but it's mainly for fun."

".For fun?"

"It's just like cricket fighting. It's a competition of literary talent. Feihualing, Qushuishang and all other literary plays can be played with people's pens to see who is better and who is more powerful. Different pens have different literary talents and are good at different fields. Some people collect different ones to play." The black-armored man said indifferently, "People like this with a weak figure and a pretty face are the most popular among the girls of noble families."

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"After getting it, they brand their faces with masks or put on whatever decorations they like, often making them very exquisite." He tilted his head slightly and pointed, "The same is true for the warriors. The meridian trees must be locked and the keys are given to the buyers. These fighters are not allowed to have hands. Generally, swords are inserted into their wrists, or they simply remove their limbs and replace them with mechanical limbs from Yangyi Tower. Some are even deliberately made to look like dogs and wolves, so that people can watch them fight and kill each other and make bets for fun."

"These two items can be sold for three to five hundred taels each. Famous knights or beautiful female cultivators are more expensive." The black-armored man withdrew his hand and looked at the last group of women. "These ones that only have good looks are much cheaper."

Pei Ye tilted his head and asked, "Who is buying these?"

The man in black armor remained silent.

"It's hard to say who is buying it," Shang Lang whispered, "It's a fashionable luxury trend."

Pei Ye frowned.

"A bunch of disgusting maggots." The black-armored man said indifferently, "Sooner or later, their heads will be hung on the Vermillion Bird."

After he finished speaking, he raised his gun, turned around, mounted his horse and reined in: "Take all the people back to the Forbidden Garden. Shang Lang will leave fifty people to wait for the arrival of the Jingzhao Prefecture and the Dali Temple."

"Yes!" Shang Lang clasped his fists and bowed his head.

Pei Ye still remembered that when they came galloping, they said that Liguan "secretly stored military weapons". Now, more than ten people really took off the military crossbows carried on their horses and threw them on the ground as evidence.

Two hundred riders came marching down the street, and this big museum was swept away like fallen leaves by the wind without any resistance. The first museum in Pingkang and the first gang in Chang'an did not show any power worth looking at at this time. However, Pei Ye had an inexplicable intuition that this was more of an unexpected advantage, just a prelude to some kind of violent collision.

Pei Ye walked out of the disappeared gate. No one approached him for nearly twenty feet on the street, but a group of people gathered in the distance to watch the fun.

Pei Ye suddenly said: "In fact, to put it bluntly, it is just human trafficking."

"Yes." Xu Chuo replied, "We can guess what Taipingcao does without checking. There won't be much new."

"Then is there anything wrong with mobilizing such a large force for a human trafficking case?"

Pei Ye followed Ding Yukang to investigate here. He was used to stabbing the enemy's heart like a sharp knife. In his mind, there were many ways to deal with women. Whether he was asked to sneak in, send a few people to assist, or let these soldiers attack in plain clothes, it might be a more appropriate way. Mobilizing the imperial guards and heavy cavalry in this way would inevitably awaken too many forces.

"There's nothing wrong with that." Xu Chuo said, "Unraveling the truth is your way of finding it, and tearing off the cover is what I do when I want to see the truth."

She said, "Tell Shenjing that I'm going to attack the Taipingcao Gang. Let's see who will stand up."

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Pei Ye suddenly felt that Xu Chuo was indeed sitting in front of a larger chessboard. After a moment of stunned silence, he looked back at the present and saw his position more clearly: "Then how do we move it?"

"The Tang Code states that anyone who kidnaps or sells people as slaves shall be strangled; anyone who kidnaps or sells people as slaves shall be exiled 3,000 miles; anyone who kidnaps or sells people as wives, concubines, or children shall be sentenced to three years in prison." Xu Chuo said calmly, "We should investigate this case thoroughly."

"Shang Lang said that this is not an isolated case, but a fashionable trend among the powerful people in Shenjing." Pei Ye said.

"Then this wind is forbidden in this case."

".Jingzhao Yin, is he one of ours?"

"An opponent." Xu Chuo said, "But it doesn't matter. This case will be established."

Pei Ye left Pingkangfang under the cover of night.

He gradually began to understand that the Imperial Guards could attack unexpectedly, force their way in, and raze a carp pavilion to the ground, but to push this case forward to the entire Taiping Cao Gang, and even further up and back, of course the Jingzhao Prefecture still had to investigate, and the government orders still had to come from the Southern Court.

Pei Ye remembered that Xu Chuo once said that they lacked influence on the Southern Yamen, so he asked this question. Now he also realized how huge the resistance the woman's next actions would face.

That was definitely not his area. Pei Ye took his sword and returned to the sword training academy. The two roommates did not rest either, but continued to study and practice sword. Pei Ye nodded, ate something, washed his face, and took out the Jade Sword Theory to quietly think about the third stage of the Fusion Move.

The stars and the moon were silent. When the moon was at its zenith, Yan Yang and his companions finally got up and went back to their rooms. Yan Feiqing looked at his roommate who usually went to bed the earliest on the eaves and asked, "Are you so busy?"

"I don't feel like sleeping today." Pei Ye was lying on the roof, reading a book in the moonlight. "You guys take a rest."

Yan Feiqing went back to the house.

Gazing from the rooftops of the imperial city, the ever-lit city of Shenjing looks like a sea of ​​stars. It is huge, prosperous, and mesmerizingly beautiful.

Pei Ye quietly flipped through the book against this background and lay there all night.

The next three days were a rare time without any chores for practicing sword skills and studying. He completed the intensive study of the new sword and also had another lesson on the Qingcheng sword theory. Pei Ye also went to the Imperial College again, but this time Xu Chuo was not there. He stuck to Fang Jidao and listened to a class.

Finally, on the fourth day, Xiuwenguan sent him a message asking him to go to Jingzhao Prefecture.

During the three days, a fierce confrontation broke out in the officialdom of Shenjing. The Longwu Army was held accountable for its unauthorized actions at the first opportunity, but the waves in the army did not spread to the outside world and seemed to be firmly suppressed. The merchants were a part of the army, and the two hundred people's expedition to the brothel ended in vain.

The case of hiding and trafficking people in Liguan was settled on the second day. The Southern Court sentenced the relevant people to death or exile according to the law, but did not mention any further possibilities and was determined to close the case.

But after three days of confrontation and tug-of-war in different directions, the result was just as the woman said that night - the case was finally established.

The Three Courts were established, and Di Jiu, the youngest Shaoqing of the Dali Temple, took over the case and issued a warrant for it.

He moved the Three Departments out of the Southern Court and set them up in Jingzhao Prefecture.

When Pei Ye arrived at the Jingzhao government office, the red-robed official was waiting at the door, and Li Zhao was standing behind him with a sword in hand.

A carriage was parked in front of the two men, and an important official in a purple official robe stood under the carriage with a sullen expression.

"Lord Lu, I am sorry for coming to the court without your permission." The red-robed man said, "Before this case was reported to the court, it was a public security matter under the jurisdiction of Jingzhao Prefecture. Now that the three courts have taken over, they have to borrow the case files of Baodi."

“Di Jiu, some cases are cases, and some are not cases. I advise you to do less stupid things.” The man in purple robe said coldly.

Di Jiu raised his eyes and looked at him directly. "Sixty-seven disabled people were found in the Li Pavilion, but there is no such business in the Li Pavilion. Lu Zhaoyin, where did these people come from and where did they go? These two questions are on your face, but you have no answer. Zhaoyin, you are so sincere, but you tell me that this is not a case?"

Lu Yugu's eyes darkened, and he said in a cold voice: "People say that you, Di Jiu, are stupid and smelly. Today, your reputation is well-deserved."

He lifted the curtain and got into the carriage. The carriage started and he left.

At this time, Di Jiu turned towards Pei Ye, and the first thing that caught his eye was a pair of bright eyes and thick, peak-like eyebrows.

"You must be Inspector Pei Yan." His eyebrows bent down uncommonly at this moment, revealing a polite smile, "I am Di Jiu from the Dali Temple, and this is my deputy Li Zhao. He said you have met before."

Li Zhao took a step forward and said helplessly: "Sir, we have already said that there is a difference in official positions, and I should be the one to introduce them."

Di Jiu waved his hand: "Alas!"

Pei Ye clasped his fists and bowed: "Pei Ye greets you, sir."

"Thank you for your courtesy." Di Jiu raised his hand and walked towards the door. "Inspector Pei Yan, I believe we have all seen the case. I will raise two key points. First, these people are kept in Liguan because brothels often have a constant flow of people and are not conspicuous, so they are used as a transit point. However, although the customers who come and go are wealthy, their status is limited. Therefore, if these people want to sell to higher places, they will definitely not go through Liguan, but another expensive place for distribution."

Pei Ye nodded. He remembered the scene when he first saw it that night. Some people had not yet completed their "transformation" and it was indeed more like a hoarding place.

"Secondly," the group walked into the government office, but it was a bit deserted. No one greeted them, and no one greeted them. Di Jiu spoke in a normal voice, "We don't know anything about this place, so it's difficult to search, and we don't have the power. We're still searching for traces at Liguan, but the most feasible way is to go through the Taiping Cao Gang."

"Ah."

"They have been colluding for a long time, one for cover-up and one for illegality, so they can always be implicated."

"The Taipingcao Gang can't get away."

"Of course I can't leave."

The three continued to walk towards the yamen. There were indeed very few officials on the road. When they occasionally saw them, they looked evasive. Pei Ye watched this scene and suddenly remembered: "Oh, Lord Di, I heard that the Three Departments are the combination of the Ministry of Justice, the Censorate and the Dali Temple. Why are Lord Shilang and Lord Yushi not here?"

Di Jiu smiled: "One is sick, the other is procrastinating - don't think too much, these 'three officials' are probably the three of us."

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"But it's a good thing that we have some peace and quiet. Didn't you see that even the Lu guy has left?" He said in a low voice, "The entire officialdom is avoiding him like the snakes and scorpions. I want to get to the bottom of it."

"Come on." He pushed open the door of the case room, "Today we will sort out all the cases related to Taipingcao."

(End of this chapter)