"Qian Xi, go see who's here."
Qian Xi stood up and walked towards the door. As soon as he opened the door of the Taoist temple, he saw the yamen runners standing outside.
Qian Xi asked, "What's the matter?"
The yamen runners saw a face they had never seen before. They looked up at the plaque and saw that it was Miaodao Temple. They hesitated for a moment and asked, "Is Taoist Priest Li at home?"
"Is there anything you need from my master?" Qian Xi still had an indifferent expression. He stood at the door and looked at the yamen runners below without giving in.
After knowing that the person in front of him was the disciple of Li Shenxian, the yamen runner did not hide it and said, "There is something I want to ask Taoist Li to come over for."
"Wait a moment," Qian Xi said, turning around and walking inside.
After Qian Xi left, the yamen runner muttered a few words, saying, "The disciple of Li Shenxian has an extraordinary demeanor, not like an ordinary person. Didn't they say before that the child of Master Gao became Li Shenxian's disciple? Who is this person? I have never seen him in Da'an County."
"Say less, there are some things you shouldn't know," said the chief yamen runner. He was also shocked by the aura of the man just now. A man with such aura was not even as good as the county magistrate. He looked like a disciple of an official family or a big family. His clothes were not made of the material that ordinary people could afford. It was obvious that he was not someone that the yamen runners could afford to offend.
The head of the yamen runners said worriedly, "Don't bump into Taoist Li's apprentice later."
"He is the disciple of Li Shenxian. How dare we offend him? Don't worry, boss. We know the seriousness of the matter."
The head of the yamen runners felt relieved when he saw that they had listened to what he said.
After Qian Xi returned to the yard, he told Li Le that the yamen runners had come to his house and asked him to only go once.
Gao Mingli asked in confusion, "Why are they here? What do they want from Master? I hope someone is here to file a complaint and throw dirty water on Master again."
"Since people are here, let's go over and take a look."
Li Le only guessed it in his heart.
The bad thing mentioned in the hexagram has come.
He walked out, nodded to the yamen runner, and asked, "Did something big happen recently?"
The yamen runners were surprised for a while, and their leader nodded and said, "Something big has happened. Taoist Li has already predicted it?"
"I did calculate a little bit," Li Lezhi did not hide it.
The bailiff was terrified, as it was rumored that Li Shenxian was a capable man. Last time, he was even said to be able to predict the future and nothing could be hidden from him.
He originally thought that those people were deceiving him. They were all uneducated and uneducated, so it was normal for them to be inaccurate.
It was not until he came in person and experienced it for himself that he understood what divine divination was and why everyone called this Taoist Master Li "Li Banxian".
With such divine abilities, it is no exaggeration to say that he is a god.
In his heart, he respected Li Le a little more and regarded him as someone who should never be provoked.
"Immortal Li, please."
Li Lezhi also stretched out his hand to let the other party go first. If he walked in front, people who didn't know would think he was escorting a prisoner. It would be better for him to walk behind and follow from a distance.
When he arrived at the yamen and looked at the familiar building, Li Lezhi couldn't help but sigh. It had only been a month and he was here again. He didn't know why County Magistrate Hu wanted to see him again.
Li Le simply stepped over the threshold and walked in, with his apprentice following closely behind him.
A group of people came to the lobby.
Li Le only took a glance and didn't
Ascend the hall,
It seems that no one has sued him.
It was Magistrate Hu who wanted to see him about something.
It's still related to that bad thing.
Didn't let Li Le wait any longer.
"When Magistrate Hu heard him, you already knew what happened. Do you know who the murderer is? Who murdered the Taoist priest?"
"Shouldn't this kind of thing be investigated first? Even if I let it go, how can I convict someone else without evidence?"
Li Le really didn't expect that Magistrate Hu valued him so much that he actually sent someone to invite him to investigate the case. First of all, he was just a fortune teller, not a criminal policeman, and he didn't know how to investigate the case. Secondly, he didn't really want to be involved in such a murder case. He didn't forget that his teacher warned him to keep a low profile.
"I know this will be very difficult for you, Taoist Li, but this case is too big and is bound to alarm the higher-ups," County Magistrate Hu was distressed. The death of a juren had already made him embarrassed, but he did not expect that the Taoist who could predict floods also died in Da'an.
Could it be that he and Da'an are in conflict?
Accidents happened one after another.
If he continues like this, his hair will turn gray.
"Huh?" Li Le was just surprised. He realized that this matter was unusual. Ordinary local cases would not alarm the higher-ups. For example, in the last boatman case, it was still Magistrate Hu who investigated the case and then sentenced the person to prison. But now, this case could alarm the higher-ups, which meant that the capital would also have to intervene.
What kind of case could alarm the higher-ups?
It's just that one person died. Could it be that this person is not an ordinary person?
Li Le only asked tentatively: "Is the deceased person of unusual status?"
Magistrate Hu nodded, his brows knitted tightly with worry, and he lowered his voice and said, "Master Li, did you know that a flood occurred in Qingzhou a few days ago? The person who died was a Taoist priest who could predict the flood in Qingzhou."
At this point, County Magistrate Hu glanced at Li Le and said, "What a coincidence, the deceased was also named Li. Immortal Li, could it be that you and your family were from the same family two or five hundred years ago?"
They all have the surname Li, and they are so good at calculating.
"Since you both have the same surname, Li, Taoist Li, please help me find the murderer so that I can report to my superiors."
Li Le just stretched out his hand to stop Magistrate Hu from speaking any further. He was now thinking that the dead person was the Taoist priest who had predicted the flood in Qingzhou. This reminded him of his own divination that he should keep a low profile or there would be a bloody disaster.
Could it be that the result I calculated earlier was referring to this matter?
If he did not keep a low profile, people would mistake him for the Taoist who calculated the flood in Qingzhou and kill him.
Considering that both of them have the same surname, Li, are both Taoists, and live in the same place, it is entirely possible that they can become each other's substitutes.
Li Le just felt his scalp tingling.
He was just one small step away from death. Fortunately, his teacher treated him well and did not forget to remind him even when he came to another world.
If he hadn't been hiding in the Taoist temple, he would have been the one who died.
No, he really had to get involved in this matter. Who knew the murderer might have a seizure and think he had killed the wrong person, so he would go all out and come back to kill him.
Li Le only thought of this, he said: "Well, since you have said it, then I will do the math."
Who is the murderer?
Li Le was shocked when he calculated that this was a gang crime. There were five murderers, named Lu Min, Jia Qi and
, Tian Xu, Shi Zhang, and Bie Shu. ?
Although we know their names, it is not easy to find these five people in the vast crowd. In those days, there were no cameras, so we could not know the faces of the perpetrators, not to mention that there were countless people with the same name. ?
Li Le only calculated where the murderer lived and whether he was still in Da'an. ?
He was given a small courtyard to live in on the outskirts of the city and had already left Da'an.
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Knowing that the people had left Da'an, Li Le breathed a sigh of relief at first, but then he remembered that people leaving Da'an were like fish entering a river. It would be much more difficult to find the five people in Daliang than in Da'an County.
Li Lezhi had no other options. He told Magistrate Hu the name of the murderer, and as for finding the murderer, Magistrate Hu had to send someone to investigate.
When Magistrate Hu found out about the murderer, he was happy, but then he heard that the murderer had left Da'an County. This made him feel troubled. He couldn't help but sigh with a gloomy face, "Why is my life so miserable?"
He originally thought that knowing who the murderer was would allow the case to be solved, but after knowing the murderer's name, even greater difficulties were waiting for him.
County Magistrate Hu sighed, there was nothing he could do. After asking Li Lezhi about the location of the courtyard, he sent people to search it.
Because of this incident, County Magistrate Hu's brows never relaxed. He looked at Li Le and said, "Master Li, thank you for staying in the mansion for the next few days. I still need your help on this case. I will definitely reward you handsomely when the case is settled."
"Okay, as for the thank you gift, it's not necessary. I just did my best."
Because of this, Li Lezhi stayed in the county magistrate's house. The people sent by County Magistrate Hu to investigate the courtyard came back with nothing, as all traces had been cleaned up.
It is not something that ordinary people can do to be such a veteran.
Such a person must be a wanted criminal.
After County Magistrate Hu learned about this, he began to search among the wanted criminals in various states, but found nothing. Not a single wanted criminal matched the name calculated by Immortal Li.
Magistrate Hu began to have some doubts. It was not that he did not trust Immortal Li, but the matter was so strange. It was not impossible that Immortal Li had made a mistake and had calculated the pseudonyms of the murderers instead of their real names.
But Magistrate Hu didn't dare to ask Immortal Li about this matter.
He hesitated but didn't bite the bullet and asked. Looking at the list in his hand, he asked his master, "Is it possible that the names recorded in the book are wrong? Some of the names here are pseudonyms. Their real names are Lu Min, Jia Qi, Tian Xu, Shi Zhang, and Bie Shu."
Master: “…”
How could the names recorded in the registers of each state be wrong? The names of these wanted criminals are even recorded in the household registers. The only possible mistake is that Li Shenxian made a mistake in the calculation, or the five murderers are not on this list.
As for the county magistrate asking this question even though he knew the list of names could not be wrong, the lawyer understood that it was because the case was too big and the person who died was not an ordinary person. The one who died was a Taoist priest who could predict the flood in Qingzhou. This capable person who saved the people of an entire state and made great contributions died in Da'an.
No matter what the reason is, the county magistrate must be held accountable.
The master thought for a moment and said, "Sir, it would be better to say that the Taoist priest who died was a fake, and that the one who really calculated the flood in Qingzhou was Immortal Li. In this way, the court will not punish the death of an insignificant Taoist priest."
After the master said this, his mind turned over and over. After thinking about it carefully, he thought of a possibility. He whispered, "Sir, is it possible that he died?"
The Taoist priest who claimed the credit was a fraud. The one who actually predicted the flood was Immortal Li. My Lord, think about it. How could there be such a coincidence in the world? There are two Taoist priests named Li who are proficient in fortune-telling in Da'an County. We all know Immortal Li's ability, but we don't know whether the deceased's ability is true or not. Maybe he has some ability, but to predict the flood, he must be more capable than the Taoist priests in the three Taoist temples in Qingzhou. How could such a person be unknown?"
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"Not everyone is Immortal Li, living in seclusion in the city. Moreover, before Immortal Li came to Da'an County, he was also somewhat famous in other places and had read fortunes for many people. But the Taoist priest who died, other than his surname, Li, has never been heard of."
"So I guess that the dead man was impersonating Ding Gong. As for why Li Shenxian didn't stand up, firstly, Li Shenxian is very capable, and calculating floods may not be worth mentioning to him. Secondly, Li Shenxian is willing to stay in Da'an, willing to stay in such a dilapidated Taoist temple, which shows that Li Shenxian is not a person who cares about reputation. Thirdly, someone has already stood up, and Li Shenxian is also reluctant to expose the dead Taoist priest out of consideration for his feelings. Fourthly, I heard that after Li Shenxian returned to Da'an, he never stepped out of the Taoist temple. Maybe Li Shenxian didn't know that someone was impersonating Ding Gong for him until the yamen runners came to look for him. Li Shenxian didn't know it."
"At this time, a Taoist master like Li Shenxian no longer cares about who predicted the flood in Qingzhou, but wants to find the murderer to give justice to the deceased. In the past, Li Shenxian had Gao Dazhuang tied up and sent him to the government office because he predicted that Gao Dazhuang would kill someone. It can be seen that although Li Shenxian seems indifferent, he is still very hateful of evil in his heart, which is why he is willing to help predict the death of the deceased."
The more the master spoke, the more he felt that what he said was right and very beneficial.
After hearing this, County Magistrate Hu nodded repeatedly and agreed with his master's statement in his heart. However, because the deceased Taoist priest kept saying that he was the one who predicted the flood, there was no way to stop everyone from talking about it, making others think that it was Immortal Li who calculated the flood. Unless the Governor of Qingzhou could take time out of his busy schedule to come to Da'an County and personally confirm that Immortal Li was the one who calculated the flood, no one would believe it, especially the people from the Three Courts, who would think that he was shifting the credit to others in order to get away with it.
But if you think about it, you will know that Qingzhou is busy now, and the governor is of high status. How could he rush to Yangzhou just for a Taoist priest and abandon the people of Qingzhou?
This is a difficult matter.
Secondly, he didn't know whether Li Shenxian was the Taoist who calculated the flood. If not, the Qingzhou governor would rush to Yangzhou to meet him after finishing his work and expose Li Shenxian as the one who calculated the flood. Then he would have no chance of keeping his official hat.
All these factors combined made Magistrate Hu not know what to do and he became more and more worried. Meanwhile, another thing that made Magistrate Hu worried was coming.
Magistrate Hu was still looking for clues about the murderer, when suddenly, the lawyer walked up to him and whispered, "Sir, the Third Division is here."
The Three Departments are the Ministry of Justice, the Censorate and the Dali Temple. When a major case occurred in a place, the Three Departments would send the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice, the Supervisory Censor and the Judge of the Dali Temple to the place.
Now, the people from the three divisions have arrived. Magistrate Hu did not dare to be negligent and hurried to greet them. He put on his black gauze hat and adjusted his official uniform while turning back to the teacher anxiously and said, "Go and invite Immortal Li to come over."
After saying this, he trotted to the gate of the yamen to greet the people from the three departments.
This time, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice was named Zhou, and his immediate superior, the Shangshu, was named Yang. When he came to Da'an County, Yangzhou, his immediate superior, the Shangshu, instructed him to go to Da'an County to pay a visit to Taoist Master Li of Miaodao Temple on his behalf.
Speaking of this matter, we have to start from a few months ago, when Yang Shaoyuan's child was replaced. As Shangshu Yang's confidant, Minister Zhou naturally knew about this matter. Taoist Li of Miaodao Temple was a great benefactor to his boss, because the child who was replaced was the Shangshu's granddaughter, the pearl that the Yang family had been waiting for for a long time.
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Because of this favor, Yang Shangshu asked Minister Zhou to visit Taoist Li when he came to Da'an County for investigation. ?
Minister Zhou came down first. He looked at the government office of Da'an County with a very gentle expression. He said to Magistrate Hu, "Jingshan, it's been a long time since we last met. You have aged a lot."
When Magistrate Hu saw that it was Minister Zhou, he was delighted at first, then he politely bowed to the three people, and then said to Minister Zhou: "I am not as good as you. I didn't expect that you would be sent here this time. The last time we met was in the Golden Palace. It has been a long time since we last met."
"I came here this time because the Shangshu knew that you and I are from the same hometown. Has the murderer been arrested?"
When asked about the murderer, Magistrate Hu smiled bitterly. He looked at the three officials who were higher than him. Even though Minister Zhou was there and he knew nothing would happen to him, he couldn't help but look sad and said, "I am ashamed. I feel ashamed of the emperor's grace. Although I know the murderer's name, I can't find any trace of him. I still don't know where the murderer is."
Minister Zhou asked curiously, "If the murderer hasn't been caught yet, how do you know his name?"
"This..." Magistrate Hu hesitated for a moment and said, "All this is thanks to Taoist Priest Li. After Taoist Priest Li learned about this, he immediately took action to calculate and figured out the murderer. Now it is known that it was a gang crime. There are five murderers, namely Lu Min, Jia Qi, Tian Xu, Shi Zhang, and Bie Shu."
"As for why there is no trace of him, the murderer fled Da'an immediately after killing the person and cleared all traces, which is why we couldn't find him."
When the Supervisory Censor heard that it was the Taoist who calculated it, he snorted coldly and said, "If it's a murder case, why rely on the Taoist to calculate it? Can he calculate it accurately? A good government office has been turned into a mess."
"Censor Qiu, since ancient times, Taoist divination has also been a means of investigating murders. You can't conclude that the Taoists in Da'an County are incompetent just because Da'an County is small. You are showing prejudice against a place."
Minister Zhou's tone was gentle, but his words were very irritating, so much so that Censor Qiu glared at him, flicked his sleeves and strode forward.
Minister Zhou saw this and shook his head.
The Dali Temple judge had no objection to the Taoist's calculations, but asked: "Are there two Taoists named Li in Da'an County?"
Magistrate Hu didn't know why he brought up this matter, but since there was nothing to be ashamed of, he nodded.
Dali Temple laughed and said, "So the one who died was really the Taoist who predicted the flood in Qingzhou?"
County Magistrate Hu was not sure what to say. Although he also suspected that the dead person was not real, it was not up to him to decide whether he was real or not.
"Master Li? Is that the Master Li from Miaodao Temple?" asked Minister Zhou.
Magistrate Hu nodded and said, "Master Li is in the government office. Because the case is serious, Master Li has been staying in my house recently and has not returned to the Taoist temple."
"What a coincidence! I was just about to visit Taoist Li, but I didn't expect to meet you here. The Shangshu has always been thinking about you, but I haven't prepared a valuable gift yet. It's a bit abrupt."
Magistrate Hu said, "Master Li is not someone who cares about material things. Master Li has two disciples, one of whom is Qian Xi, the son of Governor Qian."
Minister Zhou smiled even more gently, patted Magistrate Hu on the shoulder, and walked inside without saying anything.
The judge of the Dali Temple also smiled at Magistrate Hu, and then went in together.
Li Lezhi had been waiting in the hall. His lawyer had just told him that the people from the Three Departments had arrived. He didn't know what the Three Departments referred to, so Qian Xi explained it to him in his ear. Then he realized that the Three Departments referred to the Ministry of Justice, the Dali Temple and the Censorate.
I didn't expect that this murder case would alarm the three courts. No wonder Magistrate Hu said before that the higher-ups would send people down. This shows how much the capital attaches importance to this case.
Li Le just frowned. He felt that he still couldn't get involved. It would be too high-profile to show up in front of the three departments and officials in the capital.
I hope there is no bloody disaster waiting for him again.
Secondly, he had no idea about the temperament of the officials of the Three Departments. If someone hiding behind the scenes instructs the people of the Three Departments to target him, his life would be over.
After all, a higher-ranking official can crush a person, let alone an official from the capital. Even if Qian Xi's father makes the other party cautious, if things go badly, distant water cannot put out a nearby fire.
Before Li Le could just take his leave and hide, he saw an official he had never seen before walk in.
It’s over, the three officials are here.
Li Lezhi had no choice but to retreat. Just as he was about to salute, he heard the official say, "Are you Li Lezhi? ?‰???????????"
Li Le was just stunned and was about to nod.
Then the official said, "This is an important government office, not a Taoist temple. Why don't you leave?"
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