After rebirth, I became a national teacher

Captain Li fell to the ground uncontrollably, but he was still conscious and could hear other people's voices.

"Oh! Captain Li committed suicide out of fear of punishment!" someone among the people exclaimed.

"Call a doctor quickly. He is the key figure in this major Japanese pirate case and cannot be allowed to die!" This was the voice of the young commander.

"We must have hit upon something important, and he was afraid that he would not be able to withstand the interrogation and be exposed, so he committed suicide out of fear of the crime!"

"It seems that the one who colluded with the Japanese pirates was indeed Minister Qian. As soon as we mentioned Minister Qian, he swung his knife and chopped his own neck!"

Captain Li was lying on the ground, feeling anxious and angry. He wanted to curse and explain himself, but because his throat had been cut, he could not speak at all and could only make wheezing sounds.

Not long after, the sound of running footsteps was heard.

"Commander, these are the gold and jade items found in the Li Mansion's storehouse. They are all printed with the words 'presented to Cihang Temple'. I'm sure they were stolen from Cihang Temple by the Japanese pirates!"

Captain Li was furious when he heard this.

Bah, those were clearly offerings given to him by Cihang Temple, how could they be the property looted by the Japanese pirates!

and many more!

Since the third time Cihang Temple sent him offerings, all the gold and jade items were engraved with the words "Presented to Cihang Temple", which made it difficult for him to spend the gold and even more difficult to sell the jade items.

He asked Zhang Liu to mention it to Cihang Temple, and the temple said that it was carved intentionally by believers and it would be a bad idea to interfere, so as not to make it seem like outsiders cared too much about money.

He thought it made sense, so he had to bear with it and planned to deal with them all at once later.

Now it seems that it is possible that the man named Chen had already prepared to take these things back, which is why this happened?

That’s right, the Japanese pirates said that a group of Taoist nuns knocked them unconscious, brought them into the city, and dumped them in front of the gate of Li’s mansion.

Therefore, the woman surnamed Chen had actually made up her mind early on to take back all the offerings, and the current situation was also deliberately designed by her to take his life, and even wanted to involve the Qian family behind him and catch them all in one fell swoop!

Then, was the fact that he suddenly couldn't speak or move just now also the work of that Chen...

Yes, she can cure all diseases and injuries instantly. What's so strange about being able to use such a strange method!

If that’s the case, can hundreds of Japanese pirates really do anything to her?

At this moment, endless regret finally surged in Li Qianhu's heart.

How could he possibly control someone with such scheming and ability!

He was totally unaware of how terrifying the temple master was, and he thought he could hold some leverage over her to control her forever and make her his cash cow.

His brother-in-law, Minister Qian, had long ago warned him not to covet things beyond his ability, as that would only lead to his own death.

He never listened.

Now, it’s too late to regret!

Captain Li closed his eyes in endless hatred, regret and unwillingness, ending his sinful life.

Zheng Yuannai led the yamen runners to pack all the property of Li Qianhu's family into boxes and seal them up, and then carried them to the government office.

The newly appointed Tongzhi, who was promoted by Yan Qingzhi, personally went to court to try the case and ruled that all offerings to Cihang Temple should be returned. He also allocated two thousand taels of silver from the property confiscated from Captain Li's home as compensation to the victim.

Before each offering was returned, it was displayed in front of the audience and only returned after being confirmed to belong to Cihang Temple. The handling was impeccable.

The common people who were listening to the speech, apart from feeling that they had participated in a major event and had a sense of accomplishment, were also amazed at the wealth of the Cihang Temple.

It is hard not to be shocked and discuss that a Taoist temple that is considered to be poor in the secular world has so many precious offerings.

"It's so easy to make money from rich people! They actually donated so much money to a Taoist temple!"

Some people secretly laughed at the believers in Cihang Temple for being stupid and having a lot of money.

Some people say:

"Don't those rich and powerful people have better brains than us common people who have accomplished nothing? The Cihang Temple must have something extraordinary to be praised by those people!"

Maybe the gods and Buddhas there are particularly effective.

I secretly decided that when I have time in the future, I will go to Cihang Temple to burn incense.

Chen Qingzhu wore a veiled hat and hid in the crowd, listening to everyone's discussion without taking it too seriously.

In order to get back the offerings belonging to Cihang Temple with interest, and to eliminate Captain Li with justification, this matter had to be put in front of the people, and it was inevitable that it would be discussed.

Besides, Nandu City would be her birthplace sooner or later, so it was not entirely a bad thing to let the local people gradually have some impression of the specialness of Cihang Temple.

As for the others, the few remaining Japanese pirates were fatally injured during the arrest by the yamen runners. They died before they reached the government office and had no chance to tell others that Cihang Temple had brought them into the Nando city.

They were genuine Japanese pirates. Even if they all died, it happened in public. No one could hold Zheng Yuannai and the officials and runners who handled the case accountable for their mistakes.

With such a great achievement as annihilating more than a hundred Japanese pirates, as long as General Zheng makes an effort, Zheng Yuannai will have an excellent place to go.

It is unlikely to truly control the Five Cities Army, but it is no problem to be a general in the fight against the Japanese pirates.

In short, there will be no shortage of troops at hand.

After the trial of the case in the government office was over, Chen Qingzhu returned to Cihang Temple with the offerings that had been away from home for a long time and the overjoyed Kun Taoist priests.

The Wucheng Bingmasi and the Ministry of War had already learned that Zheng Yuannai, the honorary commander, had single-handedly led the Kundao of Cihang Temple and the people of Yangfeng Town to kill more than a hundred Japanese pirates. They had sent people to follow the Cihang Temple team to count and receive the heads.

Killing more than one hundred Japanese pirates was a brilliant achievement that had not been seen in the anti-Japanese war for a long time.

If we report this to him, His Majesty will surely be very pleased.

Therefore, the two government offices, which have always been lazy in their administration, responded extremely quickly this time.

The person who came from the Ministry of War was a minister named Zhou (Minister Qian was not qualified to come because he was involved in collusion with the Japanese pirates.)

The Wucheng Military Division even had its highest authority, Commander Yang, come directly.

Although this man and Zheng Yuannai are both sixth-rank commanders, their status in the Five Cities Military Department is completely different. One holds great power while the other holds an honorary position.

The officials from the two yamen were all shocked when they saw the messy ground behind the main hall of Cihang Temple and the corpses of the Japanese pirates lying in all directions in miserable conditions.

I have already started thinking about how to report it so that I can get a share of the credit for killing the Japanese pirates.

Everyone was very polite and enthusiastic towards Zheng Yuannai, who was nominally in command of the battle.

Chen Qingzhu watched from the side, nodded slightly to Zheng Yuannai, then left the scene and returned to Dongyuan.

The reason why she killed all the Japanese pirates in such a high-profile manner was because she had seen through the behavior of these court officials.

Such a great achievement, how could we not grab it?

Given Zheng Yuannai's background, the credit will definitely not be taken away from him.

But other civilians who are actually involved should forget about getting involved.

After the matter of killing the Japanese pirates was reported to the imperial court, the name of Cihang Temple would not even appear in the report, except for being described as "the unlucky Taoist temple that was robbed by the Japanese pirates."