Chapter 35 The Masters
Qi Xuansu took Gao Mingyin away from the Taiping Inn in Dijing with great fanfare. Tianchen Division immediately got the news, and then they realized one thing, that Du Yuyan had made a mistake.
Tianchen Division was originally waiting for Du Yuyan and others to come back and give an explanation, but they didn't see Du Yuyan and others come back until dawn, which made Tianchen Division realize that Du Yuyan was not just making a mistake, but something went wrong. But the life lamps of Du Yuyan and others were still on, not even dimmed at all, which meant that they were at least not worried about their lives.
This made the people of Tianchen Division puzzled.
Three people stayed in Dijing, and four people went out of the city to pursue. As a result, Qi Xuansu came back in a swagger, but the four people never came back, and there was no news. The key is that these four people did not die.
You know, it is much more difficult to capture four celestial beings alive than to ambush and kill four celestial beings. No matter how powerful Qi Xuansu is, it is impossible to capture four people.
It cannot be said that they are short-sighted. Everyone knows that pseudo-immortals or immortals can easily deal with several celestial beings, but no one thinks that Qi Xuansu can ask pseudo-immortals to take action. Yao Pei or Li Changge would be better.
For this reason, a secret meeting was held within the Tianchen Division.
"I have tried to contact Du Yuyan and others through the mother-child talisman, but the communication of the mother-child talisman was cut off, which means that Du Yuyan and others should be trapped somewhere, such as a cave or a forbidden place protected by a formation. But judging from the current situation, they are not in danger of their lives for the time being." A Tianchen Division chief said.
"I have also sent people to the outside of the city to search within a radius of 100 miles, and there will be results soon." Another Tianchen Division chief added, "But the hope is not great. Judging from the style of this Master Qi, he is a meticulous person and will not leave too many traces for us."
The six chiefs sat together, missing Du Yuyan.
Tianchensi is a typical example of a powerful position with a low position. Its specifications are no different from those of Dubusi and Daolusi. The chief officer is Langzhong, and under him is Zhushi. This is a low position, but there is no need to mention the power, such as the privilege of beheading first and reporting later. Few people are not afraid of them.
In fact, this is reasonable. In the previous dynasty, the eunuch who held the seal of Silijian was only a fifth-rank eunuch, but he was called "internal prime minister" and no one was afraid of him. This is a low position with power. When the cabinet was first established, if there was no other promotion, the only university scholar was only a fifth-rank official, which can also be regarded as a low position with power in a certain sense.
Daxuan inherited some of the old systems of Dawei, and set ranks for many temporary official positions without ranks, turning them into permanent official positions, such as the general military officer, governor-general, governor, cabinet minister, etc.
Nowadays, among the civil officials, if there is no special promotion, the Shangshu is a first-rank official, the Shilang is a second-rank official, the Langzhong is a fifth-rank official, and the Zhushi is a sixth-rank official.
Even though Daxuan has repeatedly advocated a balance between civil and military affairs, and military officers can become generals and ministers, civil officials are still more valuable nowadays. For example, the garrison commander-in-chief is also of the second rank, far from being comparable to a minister of a department. The reason is simple. Regardless of the difference between the central government and the local government, there are only twelve ministers of the six departments, but there are far more than twelve garrison commanders. There are four garrison commanders in Shuzhou alone. Rare things are valuable.
Tianchen Si Langzhong is only a fifth rank, but in terms of status and respect, he can be compared with a minister of a department, just slightly inferior to the Silijian of the year.
His Majesty the Emperor has also considered this issue and made up for it in other aspects.
Daxuan official positions are divided into three types, namely official positions, scattered officials, and honorary officials. Take Du Yuyan for example, the official position is the chief official, the scattered official is the general Zhaoyong, and the honorary official is the light car captain. In this way, her actual official position is only the sixth rank, but the scattered officials and honorary officials are all the third rank. In this way, she can also wear the third-rank official uniform during the court meeting and talk to other third-rank officials on an equal footing.
These officials are not only third-rank officials, but also have the cultivation of celestial beings. They should not be underestimated.
The third official said: "It is already very clear. All the keys are on Qi Xuansu. Just ask him and you will know."
The fourth official sneered: "It is not that easy. He is a fourth-rank Taoist priest of Taoism. Do you know what a fourth-rank Taoist priest under the age of 30 means? Of course, we can kill him secretly. In the past so many years, there are not a few Taoist talents who died prematurely. Unless they have a great family background, they are dead and have no value. But in public, we can't touch him. He is now determined to hide in the Jade Emperor Palace. Can you still force your way in to ask him questions? It is about The face of the Taoist sect, even the Taiping Dao, will not stand on our side. "
The third person in charge immediately said: "Then we will talk to the Imperial Capital Dao Mansion first. Our people are in trouble, and Lord Li must give an explanation. "
"Stupid!" The fifth person in charge spoke, "What reason do you use to talk to the Imperial Capital Dao Mansion? Could it be that our people hunted down the chief Taoist priest of the Imperial Capital Dao Mansion, but the chief Taoist priest of the Imperial Capital Dao Mansion was safe and sound, while our people disappeared? The Imperial Capital Dao Mansion will not answer you, they will only ask why the Tianchen Division hunted down the chief Taoist priest of the Imperial Capital Dao Mansion, what do you say? "
The third person in charge was a reckless man, his face suddenly flushed, and he was speechless.
Yes, why did the Tianchen Division hunt down the chief Taoist priest of the Imperial Capital Dao Mansion? If the person was dead, bullying the dead person would not be able to speak, so naturally everything would be easy to say, and it could be fooled anyway, but the key is that the person is not dead now.
The first person who spoke held his forehead and said, "It's easy to find a reason. The key is that according to what the three people who came back said, this Master Qi has a 'Photo Stone' in his hand, which records some evidence that is very unfavorable to us. If nothing unexpected happens, this 'Photo Stone' has been placed on Shi Bingyun's desk. If we really go to his house, the owner of the Li Mansion will not show up, only this Master Shi will show up. At that time, she will put the 'Photo Stone' in public. Let alone asking for an explanation, I'm afraid we will have to give an explanation to the Imperial Capital Dao Mansion."
The third person in charge was still a little unwilling: "Are we just going to let it go? Those are four celestial beings. When His Majesty asks about it, how can we answer? I won't take responsibility."
The six people in charge looked at each other.
If this were an ordinary small family, they could use coercion, inducement, or even murder to silence the witnesses. But the opponent is the Imperial Capital Daofu, which is a headache, especially that Shi Bingyun. Her senior sister is the True Man of Cihang, and she has a close relationship with a prince, which is also complicated. If she makes a fuss, it may really become a lawsuit in front of the emperor. No matter what the emperor thinks, for the face of the court and the majesty of the law, it must be investigated thoroughly.
This case is not complicated, and there is no mystery. If it is really put on the surface, it will be easy to find out. No one will be good at that time.
After a long time, the sixth person in charge who had never spoken said slowly: "Now it seems that the offensive and defensive situation is different. We can no longer think about asking for an explanation, but should consider how to get ourselves out of it. It will be too late to wait for the doctor to come back. If it doesn't work, we can only push all the blame to Lao Du. Anyway, she is not here, so let's cut off our wrists."
The other five people nodded one after another: "That's the only way."
"Everyone should speak in unison and don't let it slip." Someone suggested.
"I'll go first. We are very shocked by what happened."
"Tianchensi is the imperial court office that protects the imperial city of Dijing. It has become a tool for personal gain. We are very sad."
"We feel deeply sorry for what happened to Dijing Daofu and express our most sincere apologies to Dijing Daofu."
"Du Yuyan is extremely evil and crazy. She took advantage of the absence of the doctor in Dijing and acted on her own. This was not the intention of Tianchensi and has nothing to do with us."
"We are not aware of this. If we want to know the details, the most urgent thing is to find Du Yuyan and let her answer in person."
"Is Du Yuyan's life lamp still "It's bright, maybe she knew the truth was revealed, so she fled for fear of crime."
"We have already arranged for people to search, but the main responsibility of Tianchen Division is to protect the imperial city, so we need the cooperation of local Daofu and Qingluan Guard."
"Of course, we also have to take responsibility. As colleagues, we failed to discover and prevent it in advance, which is a crime of negligence."
"Tianchen Division should immediately launch a thorough self-examination, rectify the atmosphere, and prevent such incidents from happening again."
"For other people involved in the case, we must deal with them seriously and give an explanation to the court and the Dao Sect."
In a few words, the principals have already skillfully coordinated their statements.
The second chief said softly: "And then, Wen Weng..."
The third chief, who was as hot-tempered as fire, slammed the table and said: "Damn it, we have sacrificed four celestial beings for this little thing of his, and one of them is a chief. How can he stay out of it? We have to tell him that this crime cannot be taken by our Tianchen Division alone. He can't escape. If we have to die, we will die together. If we have to bear it, we will bear it together."
This time, the other chiefs did not refute the chief, and all agreed with this point.
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The other side of the Supervision and Capture Division was not as gloomy as the Tianchen Division. Many "capture heads" in the mouths of the people were talking about Gao Mingyin's arrest.
Master Gao was also a top figure in the Imperial Capital City, but in less than a month, he fell into the hands of others.
Although it cannot be said that he was uprooted, Gao Mingyin's defeat was obvious.
This shocked many people, and in addition to being shocked, they could not help but be curious.
Because Xu Feiying had contact and cooperation with Master Qi, many colleagues asked Xu Feiying about this.
Xu Feiying could only answer truthfully, and was also shocked.
At the beginning, she took the risk to help Qi Xuansu find clues about Zhang Fakui, but she didn't have much hope. She said that she hoped Qi Xuansu could close the case as soon as possible, which was just a hope. But she didn't expect that Master Qi actually did it. A few days after arresting Zhang Fakui, he also took Gao Mingyin away, cleanly and neatly, without any drag.
Thinking of this, Xu Feiying couldn't help but feel a little excited.
Gao Mingyin is just the beginning. Maybe this Master Qi can really bring some new atmosphere?