Chapter 34 Investigation

The "war of words" between Zhang Yuelu and Qin Lingge lasted for a long time, attracting enough attention. In the end, Shi Dazhenren and a Confucian master personally participated in the battle. After each of them wrote a long and eloquent article of ten thousand words, it came to an end.

This reflects a strange phenomenon. The Taoist sect does not allow the lower-level Taoists and Taoists to make irresponsible comments on the Taoist sect, but is always tolerant of the extraordinary remarks of the upper-level elites, allowing dissent, creating an image of being good at accepting people's opinions and listening to both sides. There is no doubt that Confucianism falls into this category, so the Taoist sect did not ban speech, but launched a debate.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, although Zhang Yuelu failed to find out the mastermind behind the scenes, he had already found out the relevant content of the report letter. For example, the report letter said that Qi Xuansu had an improper relationship with a woman. It is not possible to just talk nonsense, but to list the specific time and place. If the corresponding details cannot be given, or the details given are proven to be false, according to the principle of presumption of innocence, it can be concluded that the content is fabricated.

Zhang Yuelu just grasped these few points, and was soon overturned by the content of the entire report letter, and was defined as a false accusation, and then the news was released.

People in the world had no interest, and were even too lazy to understand the specific process. It was as if this matter had never happened, and it did not spread at all, nor did it cause any ripples, and even many people did not know about it at all. So, those who are good at fighting do not have great achievements. In the eyes of others, this seems to be just a trivial matter, not worth mentioning, but Zhang Yuelu made great efforts behind the scenes for it, and only in exchange for the four words "insignificant".

As for the female Taoist Zheng Zaishi who "reported" Qi Xuansu, she was naturally taken into custody.

Everyone knows that she is just a pawn, and a discarded piece, even she herself knows this.

It would be difficult to open the situation from her.

However, Zhang Yuelu did not give up, and still asked people to carefully investigate Zheng Zaishi's background. It was found that Zheng Zaishi's parents died early, and she had a younger brother. The two siblings depended on each other for many years and had a deep relationship. Not long ago, her younger brother disappeared.

This made Zhang Yuelu realize that Zheng Zaishi may have been coerced to falsely accuse Qi Xuansu. But Zhang Yuelu went to check the whereabouts of Zheng Zaishi's brother again, but failed to find any valuable clues. One is that it has been a while, and the other is that the person who took action was very experienced and left no traces.

The only thing found was that Zheng Zaishi's brother last appeared in Taiqing City, Yujing.

This is interesting. Yujing is almost the safest place in the world. It is not something that ordinary people can do to kidnap people in Yujing. Especially this kind of silent and traceless, it is even more difficult. Even a local power like Wang Jiaohe can hardly do it. It is not difficult to kidnap people, but it is difficult to leave no trace.

This also indirectly shows that the mastermind behind the scenes is from Yujing, right in the Golden Palace.

Zhang Yuelu did not give up. While asking people to continue to trace this line, he sorted out the whole thing from beginning to end.

On the surface, the fundamental purpose of the people behind the scenes is to ruin Qi Xuansu's reputation and prevent Qi Xuansu from participating in the competition for the position of the Grand Master. The only people with this motive are Li Changge, Yao Pei, and Zhang Yuelu, who just correspond to the three major families. These three families are capable of planning this matter.

The Zhang family is no exception. Some people in the Zhang family can do this without Zhang Yuelu's knowledge. Don't forget that the Zhang family has always been wary of Zhang Yuelu. They are very wary of Zhang Yuelu's seizure of power in the Zhang family with the help of Qi Xuansu.

Let's not talk about the Li family, the biggest suspect.

As for the Yao family, although they are Qi Xuansu's biggest helpers on the surface, perhaps in the eyes of the Yao family, Qi Xuansu is an ungrateful wolf that can't be fed. The subtle relationship between Qi Xuansu and Yao Shu is a proof of this. Qi Xuansu believes in Qi Niang but suspects the Yao family. He insists on entering Lingshan Dongtian to find out. Does the Yao family know nothing or have they noticed something? This is something no one can say for sure.

In this way, Zhang Yuelu could not directly use the power of the Zhang family to investigate the matter. Instead, she could rely on her master, Cihang Zhenren.

In addition, Zhang Yuelu did not contact Qi Niang, because the report letter clearly stated that Qi Xuansu colluded with a secret society. There was a possibility that this report letter was actually a bait, tempting Qi Xuansu to use the means of the secret society to investigate the matter, and then catch him in the act, just to confirm the crime, then Qi Xuansu would be doomed.

Although Zhang Yuelu and Qi Xuansu were also competitors in a sense, Zhang Yuelu was completely considering the issue from Qi Xuansu's standpoint at this time.

If Zhang Yuelu wanted to harm Qi Xuansu, she didn't even have to do anything, just sit back and let the matter ferment. Maybe Qi Xuansu would only be her "virtuous wife" in the future, but Zhang Yuelu didn't do that.

Qi Xuansu could not trust the Zhang family or the Yao family, and he could be suspicious of the Heavenly Master and the Earth Master, but he would only trust Zhang Yuelu.

This trust even exceeded the scope of the relationship between Taoist partners.

Trusting someone depends not only on their character but also on their ability. At critical moments, lack of ability will also betray trust.

Zhang Yuelu's independence is not fake.

Some women always pretend to be very capable and keep strangers away on weekdays, but when they are in front of a strong man, they become a well-behaved kitten, gentle and obedient. In essence, they are still a dodder that grows on a big tree.

There is no doubt about Zhang Yuelu's ability. No matter who she is in front of, she is Zhang Yuelu, not a vassal of anyone. She can shelter from the wind and rain, can stand on her own, and is worthy of this trust.

Many people can see that Qi Xuansu is not interested in women, and even rejects them. He longs for his parents and children to make up for his natural lack of family affection, but he doesn't need a partner. If nothing unexpected happens, he should be alone all his life, which is also the norm in Taoism.

Why would such a person be so devoted to Zhang Yuelu? It can be seen that Zhang Yuelu has her own strengths. This is not the so-called art of controlling husbands by women in the market. That is too superficial. If this method is really used on Qi Xuansu, it will only push Qi Xuansu away. To put it bluntly, there is only one word "sincerity" and one word "truth".

To put it bluntly, Zhang Yuelu treats Qi Xuansu with sincerity and true heart, and Qi Xuansu naturally has to treat her with sincerity. It sounds old-fashioned and difficult to do.

Zhang Yuelu is a little worried about Qi Xuansu at this time, but Tongzhen Palace is closed and isolated from the outside world, and she doesn't know what is going on inside.

Zhang Yuelu was pacing back and forth subconsciously, feeling somewhat uneasy. At this moment, Ke Qingqing walked in quickly and reported a piece of news quietly.

After listening to it, Zhang Yuelu did not show much emotion on his face, and calmly ordered: "Contact Cihang Zhenren."

Ke Qingqing replied: "Yes."

Soon, the mother-child mirror was connected.

"Master." Zhang Yuelu said in a deep voice.

On the other side, Cihang Zhenren was sitting behind the desk in the signing room, and asked directly: "Qingxiao, what's the matter?"

Zhang Yuelu said: "Master, I just received news that there are some clues about the case of Tianyuan."

Cihang Zhenren raised his eyebrows and waited for the next words.

Zhang Yuelu said, "Zheng Zai Shi's brother was found. It was found by Jiang Dazhenren's people."

Cihang Zhenren was not surprised: "Over the years, Jiang Lao claimed to be absolutely neutral. He was able to let him come forward. Tianyuan is very important. It seems that he values ​​Tianyuan very much. Yes, the three paths always take turns to be the boss. The lineage of Dazhenren will not be willing."

Zhang Yuelu continued, "But the man is dead."

Cihang Zhenren asked, "Where was he found?"

Zhang Yuelu replied, "In Xingxiu Sea. Jiang Dazhenren's people were a step late and were silenced. The person in charge of guarding him also committed suicide."

"Death warriors? It's not as common now as in the past." Cihang Zhenren was finally a little surprised, "This is not the work of ordinary forces. Could it be that those families really took action?"

Zhang Yuelu said: "It cannot be confirmed yet, but the temple is big and there are many Bodhisattvas. If we think positively, it may not be the direct instruction of the third master or the other two masters, but it may be someone's own decision."

Cihang Zhenren naturally did not have the energy to carefully consider the case, but only knew the general idea, so he asked directly at this time: "What help do you need?"

Zhang Yuelu was not polite: "I want to ask Master to help me check whether there are any unusual movements in Kunlun Daofu recently."

Cihang Zhenren understood: "You think it is related to Kunlun Daofu."

Zhang Yuelu nodded and said: "Yes, I think Kunlun Daofu is the most suspicious."

As the Daofu that directly guards Yujing, Kunlun Daofu plays the role of the central imperial army, just like many overseas Daofu, which directly controls the spiritual officer's force.

Zhang Yuelu did not suspect that the people of Kunlun Daofu were the real culprit behind the scenes, but suspected that someone used the force of Kunlun Daofu to kidnap Zheng Zaishi's brother, which is a line that can be traced further. It's just that Kunlun Daofu's status is too special. As a member of the local Daofu, Zhang Yuelu is not enough to reach out to Kunlun Daofu without using the power of the Zhang family. However, as the head of Tiangang Hall, Cihang Zhenren directly leads the Lingguan Mansion, and can intervene in Kunlun Daofu, which has a large number of Lingguan.

Because Kunlun Daofu is too important, no matter which force can completely control Kunlun Daofu alone, the forces within it restrain each other, which also gives a lot of room for manipulation.

Cihang Zhenren agreed after just a little thought. Although she is a member of Zhengyi, she is not a member of the Zhang family. Seeing that there is no hope of competing for the Grand Master, she is likely to become Pingzhang Da Zhenren, and will also hope that her apprentice and son-in-law will become the eighth-generation Grand Master, and naturally oppose Yao Pei and Li Changge. At this point, the interests of the three are relatively consistent. ..

In general, the six people, Heavenly Master, Earthly Master, State Master, Cihang Zhenren, Donghua Zhenren, and Qingwei Zhenren, have their own ideas. Among them, Donghua Zhenren and Cihang Zhenren should stand on Qi Xuansu's side, but it's hard to say about the other four, including the Heavenly Master.

In addition to these six people, there are some other forces, such as Jiang Da Zhenren, Shi Da Zhenren, Zhang Wuliang of the Zhang family, Li Changsheng of the Li family, Yao Yi of the Yao family, etc., which should not be underestimated and are also suspected.

Now Zhang Yuelu doesn't know who the opponent is, so it's far from a counterattack.

Qi Xuansu on the other side naturally doesn't know these either. He and Qi Jiaoyao are on the way to Lingshan.