Sui Dynasty: I, Yang Guang, am both scrupulous and stable

Chapter 109 Want to add a crime
Now that we know what happened, the murderer is clear, but the murderer cannot be convicted, and this matter cannot be told to everyone. Instead, how to end this matter now is the biggest problem.

The imperial palace stands in front of you, majestic and solemn, like a huge and ruthless beast standing on the earth. Its high walls extend to the sky, as if connected with the sky. The imperial power is towering, and Yang Guang feels like a child.

What lives in the imperial city is never parents, children, brothers and sisters, but power, overwhelming power.

Yang Guangxing went there and waited outside the main hall, because military affairs were still being discussed inside. When it was over, a group of people walked out, including Yang Shuang.

"Uncle Wang, why are so many generals entering the palace for discussion today?"

Yang Shuang's face was not cheerful: "Another battle was fought on the northern front. I can't say the outcome. The enemy retreated and our army suffered heavy losses. I will return to the northern front to take command soon. King Jin, why did you enter the palace today?" thing?"

"Uncle Wang should know that my father ordered me to investigate the case."

Yang Shuang nodded. This matter was causing quite a stir in the city, and everyone knew about it without asking around: "There is a result."

Yang Guang shook his head: "Not yet, today I will report the progress of the case to my father, the queen and my mother before entering the palace."

Yang Shuang didn't seem to be particularly concerned about this bloody case, so he said: "Then you go quickly, I will leave the palace first."

After learning that Yang Guang asked for an audience, Yang Jianping withdrew and called Queen Dugu to come with him.

"My son, I have seen my father and queen mother."

After saying hello, Queen Dugu first asked: "I heard that you saved a brothel girl by diving into the water yesterday?"

"Witnesses in the case."

Seeing what Yang Guang said about Queen Dugu, he didn't ask any more questions, but said, "Is that woman the murderer?"

"No."

Seeing Yang Guang's denial, Queen Dugu said nothing more.

Upon seeing this, Yang Guang began to talk about what he knew: "Father and Queen, this case involves Shu Guogong Liu Fang. We already know that the affair between Shu Guogong Liu Fang and Mrs. Liang Guang is confirmed, and there is also a woman from Yunya Pavilion present. , saw the entire story of the case, and after investigation, a servant boy named Bai Lun of Shu Guogong's mansion was more suspicious."

After saying Bai Lun's name and looking at his father and mother, their expressions were as usual.

Although I don't think Bai Lun can make up such a story, I have to make sure that he is not lying, and I can't directly ask the two of them if this is a spy arranged by you.

"Is he the murderer?"

Faced with Queen Dugu's question, Yang Guang did not answer for a long time.

After a period of silence, Queen Dugu herself said: "If I can't tell, then he probably isn't the murderer."

Yang Guang then answered: "Most of the suspicions can be ruled out."

Queen Dugu nodded obviously, indicating that she was satisfied with Yang Guang's answer.

Suddenly sighed: "Hey, this matter is too big. It's such a mess. It makes me have a headache just listening to it. If Liang Guang hadn't caused the trouble in front of the palace, he would have suppressed it earlier. I heard that the prostitute was holding hostages in the downtown area and was so fierce. Is she the one who committed the crime? She was the only one present to witness the whole process. If she lied and deceived others, there would be no one to witness it except Duke Shu himself."

Obviously, this scapegoat has been arranged. An unidentified prostitute is indeed the best scapegoat for this incident. As long as they concealed the existence of Bai Lun in the room at that time, there would be no evidence unless Shu Guogong was willing to give up. Everything must be borne out by her. Her identity meant that the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty would acquiesce that her testimony was invalid.

Duke Shu Guogong, who was already behind bars in this incident, would be considered good if he could protect himself, so he would definitely not stand up for her.

Her husband is not as affectionate as she thought. There are so many concubines outside, and she is just a prostitute. Maybe Shu Guogong is looking forward to dragging her out as soon as possible to put an end to this matter.

Shu Guogong didn't cooperate with the investigation, and he didn't hide her identity to protect her. It was just that this kind of thing was too embarrassing, and he couldn't talk about his contrasting side.

Yes, it is the best choice to blame her. She is just a prostitute. No one will stand up for her. No one will redress her injustice. She will just become a joke for others after dinner.

Perhaps it was a good thing that she was not stopped from committing suicide yesterday. All kinds of charges were piled up on her, everything was settled, and no one mentioned it after the freshness had passed.

But she is still alive. Yang Guang's rationality tells him that Queen Dugu's plan is the best plan. Now he will go back and arrange for Miss Qianqian to hang herself and declare suicide out of fear of crime. Liang Guang may not accept this result, but he will not say anything. , but things can always be suppressed. His personal grudges with Duke Shu are their own business.

But the human part of Yang Guang told him that he couldn't disregard human life like this, and couldn't throw dirty water on an innocent girl like this. Although he coaxed girl Qianqian to tell the truth, he never thought of harming her. If he was really like Dugu, As the Queen said, this is really despicable.

"Mother, it's not her. I have already testified her confession, so we can exclude her from committing murder."

Queen Dugu's expression did not change: "The case is difficult to investigate, but we must give Liang Guang a result, give Duke Shu a peace of mind, and find out who the culprit is." "Father, mother, and the culprits have been found. ."

"who?"

"He is not a human being, committing crimes with evil spirits."

Hearing this, the Second Saints couldn't help but be shocked. Through the conversation just now, they understood that Yang Guang already knew about Bai Lun. The case would need a scapegoat. They didn't expect that Yang Guang would actually be involved in such a thing as evil spirits. Obviously, the two of them were not familiar with each other. Satisfied, Queen Dugu still felt that it would be better to let this prostitute bear this matter.

Although he thought it was outrageous, Yang Jian still asked: "Where is the evil spirit? How to commit the crime?"

Yang Guang then said: "According to the confession of the servant boy in Duke Shu's mansion, there is an evil spirit Bodhisattva in the Duke Shu's mansion, who came from the Western Regions. I think it is because Duke Shu has been close to the evil spirit for a long time and was affected by evil spirits. The evil spirit Bodhisattva is the most yin thing, so Duke Shu was He was tempted to do something that was against human ethics. He had an affair with Mrs. Liang Guang and committed evil deeds. Later, he evilly killed someone and Mrs. Liang Guang was killed. This is also the reason why the murderer disappeared in that sealed room. "

After listening to Yang Guang's words, the two saints felt that the story was a bit fantasy, but for people who believe in gods and Buddhas, as long as they believe that evil things are causing mischief, it can be explained.

"This evil spirit kills people, which is too shocking."

"The Duke of Shu made offerings to the Evil Spirit Bodhisattva at his house, and Duke Shu was influenced by it and made mistakes. This can give Duke Shu himself an excuse, at least he did not make the mistake on his own initiative, and it can preserve part of his reputation. It is also a blow to him for supporting the evil spirits at home. "

It is certain that Shu Guogong's reputation will be ruined. Things have reached this level and will never be reconciled. However, this can slow things down a bit. Since the assassination was not successful this time, there should be no chance in a short time. The emperor will not confront them head-on. This would be too bad for the emperor's own reputation, and Yang Jian didn't want to harm the reputation of the hero.

After some careful consideration, staying at home is the best choice for Duke Shu.

Yang Jian asked: "What about Liang Guang? Can Liang Guang accept this explanation?"

"Father, for a man, it is better for a man to think that his wife is influenced by evil spirits and does something that is disgraceful to the family tradition, and that he did not take the initiative to cheat on her. It is better than having his wife fall in love with someone else, work with a prostitute, and even be willing to die for someone else. It’s easy to accept, but we gave Liang Guang an excuse to get rid of being criticized.”

Yang Jian and Empress Dugu realized at this time that although Yang Guang's method forced evil things in, it seemed to be a good explanation for both parties and even the people.

The people are ignorant and believe in gods and Buddhas. No one cares about who is the murderer of this incident. The reason for such a big fuss is just because the incident has twists and turns, the relationship is complicated, and the plot is exciting. The murderer will definitely bring the matter to an end. They can only talk about it occasionally. , maybe leaving an evil unsolved case is not a bad outcome.

In history, the Tang Dynasty left many monster stories. In the ignorant era, if you can't explain them, just blame them on these things.

"If the case is really concluded like this, what are you going to do next?"

"First go to Shu Guogong's Mansion, confiscate the evil spirits, and make a big noise. Cover the statue of the Evil Evil Bodhisattva with a black cloth, so that all the neighbors can see it. This situation will confirm that we have confiscated the Evil Evil Bodhisattva. Let's talk to Duke Shu about everything. They are all influenced by evil spirits. Naturally, he is the one who wants to put things to rest and will not say anything more. In addition, if the evil Bodhisattva's affairs are discovered, then he himself will feel guilty. He has done many bad things in the past, and it is estimated that he will be closed for a while. Can’t get out.”

"Go to Liang Guang's house again and tell him about the evil influence. Let's see his reaction first."

The two saints looked at each other, and Yang Jian sighed: "Since it is evil, that's all it can do. Taking advantage of this incident, we ordered people to rebuild Buddhist temples and Taoist temples in Chang'an City, get rid of evil things, and rebuild the temple. Build people’s faith.”

Yang Guang did not expect that Yang Jian would use this incident to rebuild Buddhism and Taoism.

It has been less than ten years since Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty exterminated Buddhism. After the death of Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Buddhism flourished again. Empress Yang Jian and Dugu all believed in Buddhism. They took this opportunity to revive Buddhism, but it was unexpected and reasonable.

At that time, Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty destroyed Buddhism because there were too many monks and temples with too much money, which harmed the people and society. Moreover, Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty wanted to only respect Confucianism. Now Yang Jian wants to revive Buddhism and Taoism because he does not want Confucianism to dominate.

Any negative factors that affect his rule will be neutralized, and any factors that can enhance his rule will be released.

Wrong and right are not important in this imperial city.

"Amo, the servant boy who confessed Liu Fang's crimes will be handed over to you. Since he is a loyal person, take good care of him."

"My son understands."

Yang Guang resigned first.

Queen Dugu waited for others to leave and said: "Your Majesty, it is indeed right to leave this matter to Amo."

"Well, Amo is calm and considerate. He did a very good job on this matter, even better than we expected."

"Does Your Majesty really want to establish Buddhism and Taoism?"

"My Buddha should be prosperous, and my way should be prosperous."

Queen Dugu asked no more questions. Yang Jian had already given his clearest answer. His Buddha and his Tao should prevail.

(End of this chapter)