"Cousin, check the fugitives from thirty years ago. They should be from the year when the biggest incident happened in the capital." Qu Moying said gently, and then looked the abbot up and down for a few times, and commented, "At that time, she should be around fourteen or fifteen years old. She might be a lady from a noble family, or a maidservant of the master."
After saying this, she no longer looked at the abbot, turned around, picked up the hem of her skirt, and walked out lightly.
The abbot's face turned pale and his body trembled.
“The opening of the coffin will also be carried out at the same time.” Yue Wenhan nodded and followed him out, leaving the abbot shivering on the ground alone. How could Yue Wenhan not understand by now that this abbot's original background was not legitimate, and all the things he said before about his life must have been lies.
Thirty years ago, or more than thirty years ago, the most famous event was the Rebellion of the Three Kings. After the Rebellion of the Three Kings was quelled, a large number of officials in the capital were punished. They were all related to the rebellious three kings. The most famous one was the Duke of Qi's Mansion. The original Duke of Qi and his wife Princess Xian'an were implicated and beheaded after that incident.
At that time, the Duke of Qi's Mansion was searched from top to bottom, and only a few people from the second branch, which is now the lineage of the Duke of Qi's Mansion, were left intact.
"Why did my cousin suddenly think that her background was suspicious?" Yue Wenhan walked outside, caught up with Qu Moying, and asked in surprise.
"This nun is lying. She said she is from another place, but she knows nothing about her hometown. She was even nervous when asked about it, even more nervous than when she was asked about this case. It is obvious that her life experience is shameful. At her age, even after so many years, she must have some memories of her hometown."
Qu Moying said slowly, "She said she couldn't read, but her words just sounded wrong. This nunnery is in the countryside, and the people who come and go are all villagers. They don't have much knowledge, and they are not as picky about words as she is. So I thought of deceiving her, but I didn't expect that it was really related to what happened in the past."
"The events at that time involved too many people. Many people were beheaded, but some people escaped. There were too many people at that time. After dealing with a few main culprits, there was no time to punish the criminals, not to mention the servants like maids." Yue Wenhan said.
He had just followed Qu Moying in threatening the nun, but actually this matter was not easy to investigate. On the one hand, those cases were not something that the Dali Temple could easily investigate. On the other hand, there were not enough people at the time and the case was too big to be involved. If a few servants escaped, it would be impossible to investigate the matter.
"It's okay. I just said that to scare her and make her feel that there is no escape. Then it will be easier for her to ask. It will also be easier for my cousin to open the coffin." Qu Moying said indifferently.
She didn't really care about the nunnery abbess's identity back then, she just wanted to intimidate her so that she wouldn't talk nonsense. She also said that even if the coffin was not opened, some of her past events could be found out and she could not escape the blame.
Most people would think that since it is difficult to escape the blame, there is no need to run away. If you stretch out your hand, you will be cut off. If you hide your head, you will also be cut off. There was indeed less evidence when the coffin was opened. Few people would believe Wang Wu's identity as a scoundrel. Even the pilgrims at that time would think that Yu was more suspicious than the nun.
Opening the coffin requires more and more solid evidence.
As soon as Qu Moying said this, Yue Wenhan completely understood and smiled. "I understand what my cousin means. This is a good way to start. The more panicked she is, the harder it is to cover up. In other words, if she takes care of this side, she won't be able to take care of the other side."
, there are always times when you can’t take care of both sides.”
It takes some skill to investigate the case. It is easier to open the nun's mouth than before. In fact, the gap is already there and it only needs to be opened up a little bit at a time.
"Cousin, I'll leave the matter of the nun to you!" Qu Moying stopped and smiled slightly, saying meaningfully. She believed that after a few words today, her cousin had understood the direction and would have no problem dealing with this cunning nun.
"Okay, you want to go back now?" Seeing her stop at the intersection leading outside, Yue Wenhan asked, "Aren't you going to see those two?"
"No need to go and see, there will be another chance later!" Qu Moying reminded with a cold look. Since Yu had entered the Dali Temple, she would not let her get out again. "Cousin, you still need to pay attention to Yu's safety. It's best to move her to a few more places to avoid any trouble if something happens."
Yu hasn't confessed anything yet, and Yue Wenhan cannot escape the blame for the incident at this time.
Yue Wenhan was stunned for a moment, then immediately understood what Qu Moying meant, "I'll arrange it in a moment!"
It is the worst time to let anything happen to the Yu family. If anything happens, Yue Wenhan will be implicated. Qu Moying is afraid that Yue Wenhan will not notice it.
Yu was nothing, but her daughter was King Jing's concubine, so this matter was very calculated.
The plot was against King Jing, or it was King Jing who plotted. Of course, there could be other people trying to take advantage of the situation. This is the best time to do it, and no one knows what will come out...
Yue Wenhan sent Qu Moying to the gate of Dali Temple. When he saw Qu Moying's carriage leave, the smile on his face slowly faded. His eyes became deep and he was silent for a long time at the gate. Then he nodded and called the guard on duty to come over to talk.
After giving a few instructions to the guards at the gate, he went straight to see Lord Zhang from the Dali Temple. While the two men discussed in the room for a stick of incense, Yu's place was changed, and the change was done without anyone noticing. Except for a few of their trusted confidants, no one knew that the place where Yu was imprisoned in the Dali Temple had been changed.
The sudden incident happened shortly after dusk: the Dali Temple was on fire!
The Dali Temple was on fire. Just after the events of the day, when everyone was talking about the Qu family's favoritism towards concubines and the murder of their wives, something happened in the Dali Temple where Yu was imprisoned.
And I heard that the first place where the accident was discovered was where Yu was imprisoned.
When the fire filled the sky, it alarmed the entire capital city. Fortunately, the Dali Temple had a lot of manpower and support from other places, so the fire was put out in a short time.
But even though the fire had been put out, the Dali Temple was still in chaos.
At the court meeting, the censors had a lot of things to do today. One was to impeach Qu Zhizhen for favoring his concubine and killing his wife, and the other was to impeach the Duke of Qi for being ignorant of etiquette, not only for being disrespectful at the palace gate, but also for beating up an imperial official. As for what would happen next, it would be the Dali Temple's business. They impeached the Dali Temple for sending the imperial consort to jail without clear evidence, for taking human life lightly.
It seems as if the existence of Dali Temple is to disregard human lives.
Next, there are sporadic reports from the Crown Prince and King Jing, all of which are related to the affairs of the Dali Temple.
Qu Zhizhen's eldest daughter is now in Prince Jing's Mansion, and she was born to Yu. It is possible that Prince Jing's Mansion did something. As for the Prince's Mansion being involved, it was because Prince Jing was in trouble, so the Prince became better.
The two sides have been arguing over things. No matter what the matter is, if it involves the crown prince, it will also involve King Jing.
, if King Jing is involved, the Crown Prince will also be involved.
No matter which direction, the two of them have always been linked, and the officials in the court are no longer surprised.
Of course, this will not be said very directly, after all, there is no evidence. Everyone has their own reasonable projections, projected onto these two people, and it is good enough if you can understand it and hear it.
The prince in front of the stage was as calm as usual. He just looked quietly at King Jing opposite him with his head lowered, looking very calm.
There was another quarrel in the court. In the end, those who had originally only criticized the Duke of Qi and those who had criticized Qu Zhizhen started quarreling. Then, even the two groups of people who had criticized Prince Jing and the Crown Prince started quarreling.
The quarrel naturally ended in nothing. The Crown Prince and King Jing were reprimanded again. The incident involving the Duke of Qi was also true. It happened at the palace gate. They were fined and reprimanded. However, the Duke of Qi did not come today. They only asked his son to submit a letter of apology, saying that he was sick with anger yesterday and was still lying in bed.
The emperor had the memorial presented to him. When he saw clearly that it was from the Duke of Qi requesting to pass the title to his son, he frowned and coughed lightly twice. He was not in good health.
Immediately the court became quiet, and the officials no longer dared to present memorials in a disorderly manner.
After the emperor read it, he had the memorial passed on to the two prime ministers. After reading it, the two prime ministers both thought it was a good idea. The matter of the Duke of Qi had actually been in the works a long time ago. Requesting for the title to be passed on at this time was also meant as a punishment for himself, which happened to be in line with this matter.
As for the reason why the Duke of Qi took action against Qu Zhizhen, it was clearly stated in the memorial. The Yue family in Jiangnan had a good relationship with the Duke of Qi. They had once saved the Duke of Qi and asked him to take care of their two daughters in the capital. The elder Yue family really died of illness, so there is naturally no need to say more. As for the younger Yue family, it was said that it was Qu Zhizhen who favored his concubine and killed his wife.
The Duke of Qi had always been a man with a bad temper and he was also a military general. After hearing the news, he could no longer control himself and angrily chased to the palace gate. He happened to meet Qu Zhizhen, and he was so angry that he immediately stepped forward and hit Qu Zhizhen twice. After returning, he felt more and more sorry for his old friend, and he knew that he had made a mistake, so he simply asked for resignation to put the matter to rest.
In fact, it was just a formality. The Duke of Qi was old, and the Emperor agreed to let the Prince of Qi take his place in attending court. Although the Prince of Qi had not formally inherited the title, he had actually been doing what the Duke of Qi was supposed to do. The Duke of Qi himself seldom attended court, and only attended essential large court meetings. At other times, the Prince of Qi always attended court.
No one would object to this situation at the moment, and seeing that the emperor did not say anything, the two prime ministers naturally agreed.
Even the two prime ministers didn't say anything, so even if the others wanted to jump, they didn't dare to.
The matter ended with the Duke of Qi being punished and ordered to pass the title to his son. From then on, the son of the Duke of Qi became the Duke of Qi, and the original Duke of Qi became the old man of the Duke of Qi's mansion.
The matter of the Duke of Qi was considered resolved, but the matter between Prince Jing and the Crown Prince had always been a case of you biting me and I biting you, and no one could do anything to anyone without solid evidence. What happened next was that Qu Zhizhen's so-called favoring his concubine and destroying his wife was exposed in front of the emperor. Qu Zhizhen, who was standing in front of the stage, broke out in a cold sweat on his vest.
Although he had a plan, now that other things had been solved one by one, he was the one who was in a mess...
"Minister Qu!" The emperor's voice came from above. Qu Zhizhen's heart was shaken. He hurriedly walked out of the steps and knelt respectfully under the Danque...