Reincarnation of the powerful minister

Next to the gate of the official office of Dali Temple, a stone tablet of "Joint Investigation Team Office" was erected.

Zuo Shaoqing heard that Zhengyin was standing beside the stele, squinting at the words written by the imperial pen, and said sourly: "Youth is lucky to make a big splash."

"What is Master Wen talking about?" Su Yan's voice sounded faintly from behind.

Wen Zhengyin immediately turned around with a smile on his face: "Master Su has a wonderful idea, this joint investigation... The idea of ​​the task force is unprecedented."

"It's good if someone comes later. I'm going to handle the case, so I'll go first." Su Yan cupped his hands, took dozens of imperial guards behind him who were ordered to protect him, mounted his horse and left.

As soon as he left, the smile on Wen Zhengyin's face disappeared, and he said to Guan Pan, the Minister of Dali Temple who came down the steps: "Master Guan, you see, Su Shaoqing is really busy. He is careless about the affairs of our yamen. They are all important cases appointed by the government. Not to mention my peer, he didn't even pay attention to you, his immediate boss."

Guan Pan said "huh" indifferently.

Wen Zhengyin knew that Guan Siqing was an honest person who didn't like to cause trouble, but Su Yan acted so arrogantly, he couldn't believe it, even a clay figurine was not even a bit earthy!

Jianwen Zhengyin looked at him, as if expecting a satisfactory answer, Guan Pan moved the belt on his waist, and asked, "Did you not go to the court meeting on the sixth day?"

Wen Zhengyin said, "It's gone."

"Go, don't you understand?"

"Understood, especially understood, Su Shaoqing is the best at catching people, and he can punish whoever he wants to deal with."

Guan Pan asked again: "Since that's the case, what are you arguing with him for? For the position of Dali Temple Minister in the future?"

Wen Zhengyin was a little embarrassed: "I don't have such intentions, I'm just complaining for Mr. Guan..."

Guan Pan patted him on the shoulder, and called him earnestly: "Lin Zhong, do you really think he can take the position of Minister of Dali Temple?"

Wen Zhengyin was startled.

"Don't look at Su Yan's elegant appearance. In fact, he acts resolutely, and is prone to sideways and strange tricks. This kind of person can either climb high or fall hard. In any case, he is not the same as you and me .”

Before getting into the sedan chair, Guan Pan put down the last sentence: "It's better to learn from the old man and stand on the sidelines. If you don't get up when the building is up, you won't get tired if the building collapses. It has nothing to do with me."

Wen Zhengyin stood there thinking for a moment, thinking: It makes sense!If it's not pleasing to the eye, it's not pleasing to the eye, so why should I argue with him about this.If he can climb up, I might as well give him a hug; if he falls down, I'm happy to step on it.Guan Tianbian, the old cabbage clapper, saw that the three sticks couldn't fart, and he still had a set of wise and safe ways of doing things.

When Su Yan walked to the intersection, he saw Shi Yanshuang and Wei Ying coming out of a side alley from Jinyiwei Qianhu, and they met each other.

"How are you getting ready?" Su Yan asked.

Shi Yanshuang rushed to answer: "Everything is according to the adults' orders, and there will be no mistakes."

A few days ago, they started with a foreign grain merchant who bought flour, and traced the source of the funds to a bank. After digging deeper, they found that the big boss of the bank was the brother-in-law of Feng'an Hou Weijun.

Although Wei Jun is a lustful and hungry ghost, his wife is virtuous and sensible, so he was not sent down.His wife and younger brother were born in merchants, and they are quite close to Feng'anhoufu.

"According to what the adults said, we quietly kidnapped Wei Jun's brother-in-law Wan Xin, and imitated his handwriting to leave a letter to the Hou Mansion, saying that we were going to Tianjin to discuss business. So the Wei family hasn't found out yet." At that time, Wei Ying replied, "People are put in the secret prison of the Imperial Prison, which is enough to avoid people's eyes and ears."

Not to mention the eighteen punishments in prison, just a few whips, Wan Xin confessed everything with snot and tears:

The money was paid by him, and it came from the instruction of the two masters of the Wei family.As for what to buy so much flour for, he didn't know.

He himself also joined the Vacuum Sect, and donated a huge amount of money to a "Xiangchang". "Xiang Chang" can be regarded as the second-level leader in the sect, the general congregation is below, the "passing head" is above, and the leader is above.

He has never seen the leader Zunrong, but he has seen one of the three "passing heads" from a distance. The other party is wearing a red robe and his face is covered with a mask. It is difficult to distinguish between men, women and children.

This kind of description coincides with Ah Zhui's description, and it reminds Su Yan of a person—the leader of the Seven Killing Camp.

And the relationship between the Seven Killing Battalion and the Vacuum Sect became clearer.

Wan Xin is a personal certificate. On the one hand, it can prove that there is another black hand behind the explosion in Baizhifang, and on the other hand, it can prove that the Wei family is related to the Seven Killing Camp and the Vacuum Sect.But his status in the church is too low, and he knows very little; while the Wei family only needs to sacrifice Wei Jun's wife and family, "knowing nothing, heartbroken, and killing relatives righteously" three times in a row, and the relationship can be cleared.

In short, the weight is still insufficient, and the evidence is not conclusive enough.

Shi Yanshuang and Wei Ying became worried.

Su Yan said: "What are you worrying about? A person like Wan Xin who was born as a businessman in the market is not qualified enough in the church, and he doesn't get along well with others? Thousands of church members are thousands of business opportunities. If I were him, I could Make every congregation limping to buy crutches."

The two thousand households didn't understand the stalk of "flickering and limping", but they understood Master Su's meaning-the upper layer couldn't reach it, so they dug down. The congregants are indeed minions, but they are also the root of the sect.

The interrogation of Wan Xin continued. According to Su Yan's words, "His soul was hollowed out by both soft and hard methods."

I got a lot of miscellaneous and bullshit information.

Shen Tongzhi, who is good at intelligence screening and classification, is recuperating at home, so Mr. Su had to go to battle in person, and he was divided into three categories according to the importance level.

One of the seemingly inconspicuous messages caught his attention——

Wan Xin was ordered by the church to spend money from the Ministry of Rituals to buy a certificate of "Jiyao" from the Ministry of Rites, and gave it to a monk who had just arrived in Beijing for more than three years.

... The demon monk Jiyao is also a member of the Vacuum Sect?

Jiyao came to the capital more than three years ago. After gaining a firm foothold in Lingguang Temple, he found an opportunity to enter the palace. With his good appearance and illusion skills, he climbed onto the big ship of the Queen Mother.

If it wasn't for his eagerness for quick success and quick profit, he wanted to make himself a "living Buddha descended into the world", and Shen Qi exposed the truth about his begging for a son in Lingguang Temple, thus killing Beizhen Fusi, maybe even the empress dowager's rudder would be diverted by him .

At that time, how Jiyao will make trouble in the palace is scary to think about.

——At the same time, it also means that in addition to the court and the public, the Vacuum Sect is also eyeing the harem, and has already nailed the hidden stakes in!

——Fortunately, Shichiro pulled it off neatly!

- No wonder the Vacuum Church hated Shen Qi so much, and sent a group of blood-eyed killers to surround him and beat him to serious injuries.

Su Yan thought about connecting the previous and subsequent events, and Mao Sai suddenly realized.

This is another ironclad proof that the Vacuum Sect is plotting something wrong.

In addition, there were a lot of trivial matters about the congregation, and Su Yan also found a breakthrough point, selected a batch of lists, and handed them over to the two thousand households.

Wei Ying looked at the list and said, "My lord, these... are all common people, can they really come in handy?"

Su Yandao: "The Vacuum Cult has formed secret associations among the people and spread widely, relying on these ordinary people. You should understand the truth that water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it."

Wei Ying clasped her fists and said, "The humble official understands. Let's go find someone."

Su Yan warned: "Don't be rough, just speak the truth, and if you can't make sense, give them money and money. They are all deceived sufferers and victims."

Wei Ying and Shi Yanshuang nodded: "Lord Su, don't worry."

After several days like this, all aspects were properly arranged. In the name of "Joint Special Investigation Team", Su Yan set up a high platform at the most prosperous Dongshi Street in the capital.Notices were posted all over the city, informing the common people to come and visit the "public trial meeting", saying that they would expose the truth about the explosion in Baizhifang.

This strange event, which is very fresh from the name to the style, quickly aroused the curiosity of the people in the capital.

The entertainment life of the common people is really scarce, and any movement in the government on weekdays, whether it is a parade of Jinshi or the beheading of a death row prisoner, will cause thousands of people to come to watch the excitement.

This time, the "public trial conference" was more than an hour before the scheduled start time. The venue was surrounded by common people three floors in and three floors out.

The guard of honor blew the gong to clear the way, and the official sedan chair entered the venue.The chief judge Su Yan and the other two deputy judges took their seats on the stage, and the much-anticipated "public trial conference" finally began.

The strange thing is that it was said to be a public trial, but the suspects were not escorted out. Instead, they played tricks on a large open space that had been cleared.

The green gauze cabinet made of white paper pasted on the wood is like a translucent floor-to-ceiling screen on all sides, forming a two-foot-square cube in the center of the open space.Then the soldiers entered the green yarn cupboard and poured a thick layer of white powder on the ground.

Someone who has something to do asks loudly: "What is that?"

The soldier picked it up with his fingers and licked it, then grabbed a handful and handed it to him.The man tasted it and said with a smile, "It's flour!"

Immediately, many people asked for it.Su Yan signaled the soldiers to try it on a dozen people, and it was confirmed that it was indeed flour.

Amid the lamentations of "what a pity, the good flour fell on the ground", the soldiers finished pouring out several sacks of flour, and then put a lighted oil lamp in the center of the green yarn cabinet.

Then, a layer of white paper was pasted on the top of the green gauze cabinet to form a relatively closed interior space.

The more people looked at it, the more curious they became—the fence-style furniture used to enjoy the cool in summer, even the top is covered, so how can they enjoy the cool?There is flour and lights inside, is it for cooking?

Hey, why did everyone evacuate, and there is a pipe connected to the bottom of the Bisha cupboard, which leads to the large bellows used for blacksmithing several feet away... What kind of medicine is sold in the gourd?

The people were discussing a lot, the drummer beat the drum three times, and there was a sudden silence inside and outside the venue.

Su Yan got up from the presiding judge's seat, and raised his voice: "I would like to remind all the folks, that after a while the bellows will blow, there will be a thunderbolt, and please be mentally prepared, and don't run away in fear. "

Many people laughed, and some said, "I only heard that those who pray for rain and sunshine are asking for thunder." If you really can call the wind and thunder, what kind of official should you be, and you will be promoted to immortality."

One of the deputy judges is a doctor of the Ministry of Justice, and the other is the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. The more the audience talked, the more shameful they became. He frowned and was about to order someone to stop him, but Su Yan comforted him with his eyes.

Su Yan said loudly to the crowd: "You can see everything clearly? There are only flour and lights in the bisque cupboard. The wind is starting to blow. Everyone backs away. Be careful not to be struck by lightning if you do something wrong."

Everyone laughed again.The pawns dutifully pushed the wall back until it was beyond the painted red line drawn in advance on the field.

Several strong men worked hard to blow the air, huffing, huffing, huffing, and the air flow rushed into the green yarn cabinet through the pipe, gradually blowing up the flour on the ground, filling the entire confined space one after another, like an artificial light snowfall inside.

What exactly are they going to do... Everyone held their breaths in curiosity.

In the silence, there was an astonishing thunderbolt!

There was a sudden explosion in the green gauze cabinet, and the flames shot into the sky. Paper scraps and thin wooden strips splashed to the surroundings, and the flames were still burning when they fell on the ground.

"——It exploded!" The crowd screamed, subconsciously covered their faces with their sleeves, and backed away in panic.

There were a few more heavy drums, and the soldiers slammed their whistle sticks to the ground, shouting repeatedly in unison: "Calm down! Calm down! It's all right!"

Seeing that the green gauze cupboard was blown to pieces and the area around the open space was in good order, the common people gradually regained their composure and began to discuss with each other in an unbelievable way.

An old man in a Confucian uniform square scarf couldn't help coming out of the crowd, bowed his body and cupped his hands to Su Yan on the stage, and said, "There is no gunpowder in the green gauze cupboard, only flour and candles, how can it explode when the wind blows? Could it be that my lord Really has the power to reach the sky, can it attract thunderbolts with divine power?"

Su Yan cupped his hands and said, "It's not that I have supernatural powers, it's actually a small dust explosion."

He explained the principle and consequences of the dust explosion in a simple and simple way.The common people seem to understand, but the facts are in front of them-a large amount of dust permeates a closed or semi-closed space, and it will explode when it encounters an open flame, with great power.

Su Yan said: "A small green gauze cupboard is like this, but what if it is the warehouse of the Gunpowder Bureau?

"Indeed, the results of the investigation by the censors are that no one has entered the gunpowder storehouse, let alone ignited the gunpowder storehouse. Therefore, rumors spread everywhere, saying that the explosion in Baizhifang was a thunderbolt from the sky, a sign of catastrophe. And this official also made a report today. A 'thunderbolt' for everyone to see, to see whether it is God's will or man-made!"

The old man wearing a Confucian scarf seems to be quite popular among the neighbors, and asked again on behalf of everyone: "Your Excellency, what do you mean, the explosion in Baizhifang was also caused by this dust explosion?"

Su Yan said: "It's very simple. You just need to sneak into the empty room next to the gunpowder depot and create a dust explosion ten or twenty times larger than this, so as to ignite the powder depot and cause a chain explosion. You heard that night Is the first explosion not too loud, the second the most deafening, and then a series of explosions gradually weakening?"

Everyone recalled and nodded in agreement.

"Because the first explosion was a dust explosion, followed by the igniting of the [-]-ton inventory of the gunpowder depot, so the subsequent explosions were only a few miles away, and the last series of small explosions were scattered inventories outside the main warehouse were also implicated. "

"...My lord's analysis makes sense." The old man nodded with his beard, "In this way, the explosion of Baizhifang was man-made. Who is so vicious and commits such evil deeds? What is his reason? "

"Then we have to ask these people who bought flour in large quantities before the incident happened." Su Yan ordered someone to bring up a string of grain merchants and stand side by side on the stage.

The grain merchants cried out for injustice, saying that they only did a business for others, and used the money to buy flour, and they didn't know anything else.

"Do business for whom?"

"Tongji Bank!"

"Who is the big boss of the bank?"

"It's Wan Xin, Boss Wan... the brother-in-law of Marquis Wei."