Chapter 64: Sky

The snowflakes floated slowly in the air, and the snow was not dense, but it never stopped for a moment.

The roofs of various places in Beiping City are covered with snow, and the vast white area is white; and it is almost the end of the year, and red lanterns are dotted in it, adding a bit of color.

A group of people walked into the gatehouse of the Yàn Prince's Mansion with umbrellas, and then walked a distance west along the road that had been cleared through the snow.

The old monk holding the Zen Staff in front was Yao Guangxiao. He brought a few people to a door, then put away the umbrella, and handed it to the shady monk next to him.

Neither Xiao Mi nor the other two went in, only Yao Guangxiao walked into the door.

After a while, Yuan Gong and a civil servant came over.Yuan Gong wore black veil and a group collar robe. He was originally a minister, but now he is the chief minister of the royal palace and has been granted an official position.

Yuan Gong and the civil servants around him came forward and bowed together.Yao Guangxiao also gave a one-handed gift to respond to them. His triangular eyes looked at Yuan Gong's face and then at the civil servant next to him.

This is what Master Daoyan has seen.Yuan Gong said.

Yao Guangxiao nodded and asked: Did the monk admit it?

Yuan Gong said: No, he would not admit it no matter how he was tortured, he just said that we had wronged him.

Let's take a look.Yao Guang is filial.

The group of three walked along the narrow aisle.

This is a brick-walled yard, which was not a prison, and there were few rooms. However, after King Yàn raised his army, some important prisoners were inconvenient to send to the government prison, so he chose this sturdy building as a place to temporarily detain the prisoners.

Soon, Yao Guangxiao and others stopped in front of a fence.

I saw the fence made of hard wood as thick as thighs and locked with thick iron chains.

When looking inside again, a bald monk curled up in the corner of the wall, and blood marks on his ragged robe were shocking.

The monk had an iron chain locked on his feet, dragging a round iron ball.

Yao Guangxiao observed it and saw the monk curled up in the thatch moving for a moment. It seemed that he was not dead yet.

At this time, Yuan Gong said: The former chief of the Yàn Prince's Mansion, Ge Cheng, betrayed the prince after being persuaded to surrender.When the prince raised his army, according to Master Daoyan's intention, we did not kill him, and later interrogated him several times.

Ge Cheng was not very strict and he said everything he knew.Unfortunately, he didn't know much, but he just spyed on the inside of the palace of the governor Zhang Bing, and Zhang Bing was killed on the spot when the prince revived.

We originally thought that Ge Cheng was useless, but he showed some clues in his words: Ge Cheng and Zhang Bing met once in Huiju Temple before, and a monk from Huiju Temple arranged a seat in the vegetarian room for them... That monk is the current one, with his Dharma name Xukong.

After hearing this, Yao Guangxiao said: This person may be a traitor under the guise of becoming a monk.

At this moment, the monk inside made a hoarse voice, "I am not a spy, and the governor Zhang Bing is a member of the party. I just received him twice, so how could I become a spy?

Yao Guangxiao did not talk to Monk Xukong at all and soon left the fence gate.

The three of them walked into a room next to them and sat down.

Yuan Gong frowned and murmured: Are we really wronged Xukong?Judging from what I have asked now, Monk Xukong has little relationship with Zhang Bing and others...

Yao Guangxiao raised his hand, and Yuan Gong twitchedly.

There must be spies in Beiping City, and even in the Yàn Palace!Yao Guangxiao said in a very affirmative tone that there are many things on King Yàn, and the people in the capital soon knew about it. You should not take it lightly.

Yuan Gong nodded quickly and said: Master Daoyan’s words are reasonable.However, after King Yàn raised his army, the Peking turmoil was in chaos for a long time and he had no idea for a while.Otherwise, I wouldn't have caught someone who doesn't have much to do with Xu Kong.

Yao Guangxiaodao: Isn’t continuing emptiness the clue?Such people are most likely responsible for delivering messages in temples.If this is true, he would have known more and he would have to pry his mouth open!

Yuan Gong nodded and said: This is the same idea. With this clue, it took a lot of time to renew the air.I sent someone to Huiju Temple to check Xu Kong's official documents; then I checked the files from the Monk Records Department and determined Xu Kong's name and origin before becoming a monk.

Yuan Gong paused and said: So he sent someone to the place where he was from, and had quietly brought his family and was halfway up...

Yao Guangxiao glanced at him, but said nothing.

Yuan Gong said helplessly: The monk was very strict, and what he said made sense. Until now, we cannot be sure that he was a spy.Only then can I come up with this worst policy and use his family to coerce it. What will happen?

He frowned and took a breath and said in a deep voice, fearing that he would really wrongly accuse him, so he would lose several innocent lives... Should I report this to King Yàn first?

No need.Yao Guangxiao glanced at him, neither asking Yuan Gong to continue working nor indulge in the slightest attempt to stop him.

At this time, Yao Guangxiao asked Zhang Dianbu to bring the confession file and took a closer look there.Before leaving, he said, finding a reliable doctor in the palace to show Xukong his wounds.

Yuan Gong hurriedly said: I have also given instructions to ask the people in the yard to stop being tortured, and he had to wait for Xukong's family to arrive, so he had to speak!

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The Chinese New Year is coming soon. Even though the war has just passed, the festive atmosphere is gradually coming. The sound of firecrackers are heard from time to time in the air, and couplets and lanterns can be seen everywhere.

Compared with various etiquettes, Zhu Gaoxu was more willing to feel the atmosphere between the Ming Dynasty markets.

He ordered all the soldiers of the Yi Guard to go back to celebrate the festival, so he found a fur coat to wear to protect the cold and asked Wang Gui to go out.

The cold air was filled with the smell of burning coal, charcoal, nitrate and the fragrance of various foods. Although the streets and alleys were filled with snow, many people were still walking outside wearing cotton jackets and spitting white steam in their mouths.

Zhu Gaoxu and Wang Gui walked along the horse, and the two of them were talking in a mess, while looking at the surroundings.

At this moment, Zhu Gaoxu vaguely heard words such as someone in the palace who accidentally ate Junyingcao, and didn't even hear the words before and after clearly, so he only noticed this sentence!

He immediately stood there: Wang Gui, what did you say just now?

Wang Gui was stunned for a moment and said, "I'm going to go to the palace of the Prince Yàn to walk around with my classmates."

Not this, Junyingcao.Zhu Gaoxu said.

Wang Gui hurriedly said: Oh!Ma He in the palace of the King Yàn was renamed Zheng He. He made great contributions in Zhengcunba, and King Yàn gave him his surname Zheng...

Zhu Gaoxu was stunned again. It turned out that Ma He was Zheng He!Of course, Zheng He knew that the reason for his surname was that he had made contributions in Zhengcunba... But at this time, Zhu Gaoxu wanted to hear about Jun Yingcao, so he didn't say anything.

Wang Gui continued: It’s the New Year, I gave Zheng He some gifts and sat at his house for a while.During this period, Zheng He mentioned something that someone in the palace accidentally ate Junyin grass and was poisoned, but he died of not cure it.

When was poisoned?Zhu Gaoxu asked again.

Wang Gui suddenly said: June is before King Yàn raised an army to rectify the crisis.

Zhu Gaoxu stood there, and suddenly, he felt that many things became clearer in his mind.