Chapter 41 Two-color lotus 13(1/2)
As soon as Bo Ruoyou said this, everyone's eyes fell on her.
Huo Weilou stared at him, "Tell me more carefully."
Bo Ruoyou pondered for a moment and said cautiously: "There were two murderers back then. We have speculated before that, if Lord Feng was also the murderer, he would have hurt Master Jingkong with a sharp weapon. In this way, only one murderer is left now. However, the bone examinations in the past few days, and the fact that the female girl felt that her previous inference might be wrong."
After a pause, Bo Ruoyou said, "Just just now, Lord Wu and Lord Wang invited General Yue to see the pagoda together that day, but General Yue looked at the sky and refused. If the sky had not changed that day, maybe there was nothing, but it rained that day. The Marquis should remember that when we met the two masters in the Sutra Pavilion in the afternoon, their hair was still wet, because they were wet when we went to see the pagoda."
Lin Huai frowned, "What do you mean is that Yue Mingquan will look at the celestial phenomena? And the person who stole the relics also knew how to look at the celestial phenomena, so he expected that it would rain that day, so he decided to steal the law?"
Bo Ruoyou nodded, and Lin Huai was a little suspicious, "But Yue Mingquan and Wu Yu didn't have a good relationship, so it might be just a coincidence that rejection."
Bo Ruoyou said, "What Lord Lin said is reasonable may indeed be a coincidence, but the Marquis said just now that Master Jingkong was not necessarily Feng Lun and Wu Yu. Not only that, he might also have doubts about these two people, but instead went to General Yue and Lord Wang, who were not familiar with him on weekdays and seemed to have nothing to do with stealing Buddhist things."
"General Yue is a military general. Although Lord Wang is a civil servant, he was in his prime and it was very common to use some swords and sharp weapons. This is quite consistent with the situation when Master Jingkong was killed."
Huo Weilou stared at, "Do you still doubt Wang Qingfu?"
Bo Ruoyou nodded again, "I only realized today that Lord Wang is from Qiangzhou. Qiangzhou is a hometown of tricks. Although not everyone in Qiangzhou can do tricks, Lord Wang grew up in Qiangzhou since he was a child and should be very familiar with tricks. If he had stolen relics at that time, he would have really used the tricks of Tibetans in the organization. The women of the people thought that this method might have been thought of by Lord Wang."
Eunuch Fu was shocked, "One understands tricks, and the other knows how to see the celestial phenomena. It is indeed possible, but... they are not familiar with each other. On the contrary, Lord Wang and Lord Wu have been close friends for many years."
Bo Ruoyou shook his head, "This is just an appearance. When the young woman came to the temple with the Marquis, she saw Lord Wu and Lord Wang expressing their friendship. Not only that, General Yue was a little dissatisfied with this-"
Huo Weilou narrowed his eyes and remembered that the Night King and Wu emphasized that they were traveling together, which made Yue Mingquan, who had no one testified, more suspicious. At that time, everyone would think that the King and King of Wu were in the same spirit.
"But today, General Yue's words made the folk girl feel very strange."
Bo Ruo's eyes were calm and calm, "The Marquis ordered the three of them to go to the yard where the mortals were tried. After the three of them arrived, General Yue was the first to enter. After he came out, he felt resentful. Later, Lord Wu said that the Marquis's questions were mostly because the civilian woman had a clue to the autopsy. After that, General Yue suddenly said that the method of the civilian woman's autopsy was very powerful, but he did not ask how the civilian woman tested it. At that time, Master Jingkong's bones were steamed and roasted, and the bone color had changed. However, only General Yue did not follow him to the birch forest. Since he had not followed him, he naturally did not know how the civilian woman tested his bones-"
"Later, Masters Lefan and Lejue came. At first sight, they saw that Master Jingkong's bones had changed, so they asked him what was going on. In this way, General Yue's words seemed even more strange, just as if he knew how the folk girls tested their bones."
"After the civilian girl went to the birch forest to put the bones into the cellar, the Marquis and the two adults left. After that, did the Marquis meet General Yue?"
Huo Weilou stared at him, "No."
He had understood Bo Ruoyou's meaning and continued: "We have never seen Yue Mingquan. At that time, only Wang Qingfu and Wu Yu returned to their yard. There was two hours between them. In between, some of them had seen Yue Mingquan and told him how you tested the bone."
Bo Ruoyou looked at Huo Weilou with bright eyes, "That's right! Lord Wang and Lord Wu seem to have a good relationship, but it is very likely that one of them had known General Yue for a long time and had an unfamiliar appearance in front of others. In this way, no one would have thought that they were the ones who really colluded with evil."
Eunuch Fu frowned, "But is it impossible for Lord Wu? He is doing laundry every day and his martial arts are not bad..."
Bo Ruoyou said: "The young girl still remembers the first night she came. During the autopsy, Lord Wu was the first to gagging and then went out. Later, he talked about his laundry, and said that he liked jie. Some people in the world really have a habit of being clean, so it is not the biggest doubt based on washing. Moreover, Lord Wu was told about washing clothes by Lord Wang."
Huo Weilou suddenly raised his eyebrows, "Wang Qingfu seemed to be talking to Wu Yu, but there were quite hints in his words. When he interrogated later, he emphasized that Wu Yu liked Buddhism and Jingkong to get close. If he followed the previous guesses, he would naturally doubt Wu Yu even more."
Huo Weilou's words further affirmed Bo Ruoyou's inference. If Wang Qingfu really had a good relationship and wanted to cover up Yue Mingquan, then it was the smartest way to get along with him on the surface, but privately lead the finger at Wu Yu. Unfortunately, Bo Ruoyou and Huo Weilou saw clues.
Lin Huai's expression was refreshed at first, then frowned and said, "But there is no evidence at the moment..."
This time, it was mostly inference. If there was no proof, Yue Mingquan and the others would naturally try to argue. However, Huo Weilou raised his lips coldly, "Since he suspected him, it would not be difficult to prove it."
As he said that, he ordered Lu Ke, "Go to check Yue Mingquan's origin, and check that there were abnormalities in him after the relic ceremony ten years ago. He was the general of Luozhou before. If he really knew how to look at the celestial phenomena, he would definitely have revealed it in the army at that time. He was very close to the garrison in Luozhou and could travel back and forth in one day."
Most people who march should look at the time of the weather. If Yue Mingquan wants to show his performance, he will definitely not hide this skill.
Lu Ke took the order and took the people down to Qixia Mountain. In the house, Lin Huai said in confusion: "But if it were Yue Mingquan and Wang Qingfu, why did they steal relics?"
Huo Weilou's narrow eyes, "The relics are the most treasures of Buddhism. There are too many legends about them. If you really believe in them, even if you don't believe in Buddhism, you will take a chance. You have been through the officialdom for a long time, and such things are not uncommon."
Lin Huai's expression was a little complicated for a moment. Huo Weilou pondered for a moment and said, "Wang Qingfu was the Shaoqing of Taichang Temple back then, and later promoted to Taichang Temple back then. It took at least five or six years of effort during this period, which is not surprising."
Lin Huai also pondered: "Mr. Wang has always been introverted and unpretentious in the capital, and he can't see that he wants to steal relics to seek wealth or uninvasive people."
Huo Weilou scrubbed the black jade ring on his thumb, "Since the biggest possibility is that the two of them collude privately, they only need one of them to tell the truth."
A slight light flashed in Huo Weilou's eyes, and he quickly ordered: "When Lu Ke comes back and discusses it, there is no need to mention this matter to others." As he said that, Huo Weilou looked at Huo Qinghong, "No need to mention Gui Lan."
Huo Qinghong immediately raised his hand and sweared, "Don't worry, brother, I will never say much!"
It was too late, but Huo Wei felt confident on the floor. He slowly asked everyone to retreat and rest, and also increased his supervision of Yue Mingquan and the other two. Tonight, these three people must not step out of their respective doors.
Yue Mingquan and the other two were officials in the court, at least the fourth rank, so it was not easy to treat them indifferently. Therefore, even if the embroidered clothes guard was polite and not rough. But on the afternoon of that day, there were dozens of embroidered clothes envoys in the courtyard of Yue Mingquan and surrounded the house, and even the food was delivered by the embroidered clothes envoys in person. Seeing this, even those who had ghosts in their hearts were not ghosts in their hearts, they felt a little panic. Emperor Jianhe gave Huo Weilou the right to kill first and then report. If something really happened, Huo Weilou wanted to deal with them. That night, none of Yue Mingquan and the other two could sleep peacefully.
The guards were kept tightly until dusk on the second day. The three of them could not leave the door. Although they had food, the embroidered clothes changed their previous respectful attitude. At this moment, they treated each other coldly and asked questions, which made the three of them feel even more distressed. If it weren't for some major clues, Huo Weilou would not be like this? Thinking of this, the three of them felt even more ominous premonition.
When the night fell, Lu Ke entered the Famen Temple from the foot of the mountain. When he arrived in front of Huo Wei Tower, he said excitedly: "Marty, General Yue can indeed observe the celestial phenomena! When he was young, he had been a disciple of a Taoist You Fang for two years and learned this technique. When he first entered the military camp, he was highly valued because he could see the celestial phenomena. Later, he became a general and was very popular because of his skill. He wanted to come to the Zhenxi Army and use this technique to march and fight."
If there are such talented people in the army, Huo Weilou will take him under his command. He was not surprised to hear this, "After you have obtained the empirical evidence, you will be unreasonable."
Lin Huai was waiting by his side and heard this, "What if he still refuses to admit it? Although he looks brave and reckless, he is a soldier in the army, and his temperament is mostly firm. If he insists that it has nothing to do with the matter back then..."
Huo Weilou mentioned slightly, "If he was the only murderer in the world now, it would be difficult to deal with it, but now there is Wang Qingfu, and Wang Qingfu is his weakness."
Lin Huai frowned, "If this Lord Wang really has something to do with the incident back then, then he is also a very difficult person..."
Wang Qingfu was always calm when he came to Famen Temple this time. Later, he led the suspicion to Wu Yu without any trace, as if he had been in love with Wu Yu for many years to make him a scapegoat. Thinking of this, I couldn't help but feel that Wang Qingfu was not only calm, but his thoughts were even more unfathomable and terrifying.
Since this is the case, if there is no direct evidence of guilt, how can he confess and commit suicide?
Huo Weilou looked at Lu Ke with phoenix eyes, "Do you know how to do it?"
Lu Ke nodded, "I understand."
...
As night fell, Yue Mingquan was waiting anxiously in the house. For some reason, a huge panic arose in his heart, as if something must have happened tonight.
The night sky outside the window was pitch black, with no stars or moon, which made the more gloomy the heart. The embroidered clothes outside the house guarded him for a day and a night, and at this time, it did not loosen a little. Yue Ming held the short dagger at his waist in his hands, but his fingertips trembled slightly. Even if he had martial arts or weapons in his hand, how could he be the opponent of the embroidered clothes outside?
Thinking of this, Yue Mingquan pressed heavily on the short dagger.
Keep your breath, it's not yet this time.
"Bang--"
Suddenly, there was a loud noise that scared Yue Mingquan so much that he stood up suddenly. When he looked at the door, more than a dozen embroidered clothes hit the door and Yue Ming's body stiffened, "What are you... doing?"
The embroidered clothes on his head made him look at Yue Mingquan coldly, "The Marquis asked General Yue to go and ask."
Yue Mingquan felt a little "splied" in his heart, but he was compelled to calm down, "Ask him if he asks, he is a general, after all, appoints to the court, so why should you be so rude?" After saying that, he pretended to be calm and brushed his robe, and walked out without hesitation.
However, when he passed by the leader's embroidered clothes, he was stopped by raising his hand.
The embroidered robes touched his waist and took off the dagger from his waist. Yue Mingquan hesitated for a moment before he looked angry, "What are you doing? This thing will always be worn on his body, it's just something you can do."
The embroidered clothes sneered, "General, don't say much. If you have anything to say, come to the marquis."
Such behaviors have almost regarded him as a prisoner. Yue Mingquan's face was a little ugly, but he had to turn around and walk out. His steps were a little fluent, but his back was straight. As soon as he walked to the door of Huo Weilou, he saw Lu Ke coming out from the inside with his embroidered clothes envoy. Looking at the direction they were going, it seemed to be the direction of Wu Yu and Wang Qingfu Zen Temple.
Yue Mingquan's eyelids hopped hard.
The embroidered clothes man pushed Yue Mingquan, "What do you think? Master Wu and Wang have asked you, General Yue."
Yue Mingquanru fell into an ice cellar, "Have you asked?"
The embroidered clothes man pushed another hand, but no longer answered. Yue Mingquan walked into the yard with heavy steps.
The yard was brightly lit tonight, and dozens of embroidered clothes were guarding the yard, each with a knife with a cold expression. Just looking at this formation, I felt quite terrifying. Yue Mingquan gritted his teeth and slowly walked into the main entrance.
As soon as I entered the door, the door was closed from outside.
The room was also bright and bright. Huo Weilou had a cool face and sat in the main seat with awesomeness. Eunuch Fu and Lin Huai were standing by, but there was no sign of Bo Ruoyou. If there was a woman, the atmosphere in the room might be softer, but now Huo Weilou is full of cold and murderous attacks. Lin Huai and Eunuch Fu also had cold faces, which made Yue Ming breathing hard in an instant.
"Meet the Marquis—"
Yue Mingquan bowed carefully and said, and he bent down, looking quite respectful, but when he bent down, Huo Weilou did not speak without mercy. The more uneasy Yue Mingquan felt, and this posture was exhausting, and soon, he felt sweat on his forehead.
"Yue Mingquan, a native of Cangzhou, joined the army at the age of fifteen. He successively stationed troops in Cangzhou and Wenzhou. Later, with his excellent martial arts skills, he was able to distinguish the celestial phenomena and become the general of the Luozhou garrison. He can be said to have a smooth career."
Huo Weilou finally spoke, his voice was cold and every word was firm. Yue Mingquan couldn't help but raise his head. As soon as he met Huo Weilou's gaze, Yue Mingquan's pupils trembled and lowered his eyes. Huo Weilou's cold eyes were like a knife. For a moment, he would be peeled from his flesh and bones, and he missed all kinds of mistakes.
"Thirteen years ago, you, who entered Luozhou to garrison, learned about the existence of the secret treasure of the Famen Temple. You are in Luozhou and naturally know many rumors about the relics. Not only that, you rely on the position of general and inquire from many ways, and also found out that the Buddhist scriptures recorded the method of unlocking the treasure chamber. Later, you asked you to enter the Famen Temple to buy the Buddhist scripture privately."
Hearing this, Yue Mingquan raised his eyes suddenly, "Marty——"
"You bought Buddhist scriptures and took advantage of your position to find a juggler before the relic ceremony and hid him in the lotus platform. On the day of the ceremony, you would have to rain heavily when you observed the celestial phenomena, so you asked the man to steal the relics silently using the mechanism inside the lotus platform when it rained and covered the umbrella."
Yue Mingquan was sweating coldly and wanted to defend himself, but Huo Weilou did not give him a chance to interrupt.
"You thought this traveler was unaware of it, but you didn't expect that Jingkong finally knew the sale of Buddhist scriptures. Wu Yu and Feng Lun were both people who worshiped Buddha. He was suspicious of the two, so he came to you and told Wang Qingfu, the young minister of Dali Temple at that time."
"But he didn't expect that you colluded with Wang Qingfu in this matter, so under your coercion, Wang Qingfu had to work with you to deceive Jingkong into the Buddha-Sculpture Workshop at that time and kill him."
"You are very skilled in martial arts. You have learned some medical principles from Taoist priests earlier. You know a lot about human bone veins. You dismembered Jingkong in a few seconds. Later, in order to destroy the corpse, you two hid the dismembered corpse in the Buddha statue."
Yue Mingquan's face was as white as a ghost, and his lips twitched a few times, and he couldn't help but say, "Mr.... What does the marquis say? Where did these come from? The official is really not clear about a word!"
Huo Weilou continued to say coldly: "Jingkong disappeared, and this matter was covered up. You took the relics privately and comforted Wang Qingfu with money. As the official of the capital, he knew that this matter was of great importance, so he naturally did not dare to reveal a word until Jingkong's corpse was discovered. After ten years, he was tortured by regrets and pain every day. But you, after learning that Feng Lun had some insight into what happened that year, killed Feng Lun. Yue Mingquan, you are really cunning and cruel."
Yue Mingquan moved the corners of his lips and actually smiled bitterly, "Why should the marquis behave like this? If the marquis is the murderer, how can he be calm in the past few days? The marquis is looking forward to the marquis finding the real culprit, and he will not be the marquis in any case. Jingkong was not familiar with the marquis back then, and even if he knew about the Buddhist scriptures, he would not be able to come to the marquis."
Yue Mingquan said, as if he had really found confidence for himself, and suddenly stood up, "Marquis, the lower officials know the truth that soldiers never get tired of deceitfulness, but the lower officials are open-minded and have no guilt. Even if the marquis cheated, the lower officials will not be able to get the truth."
Huo Weilou's eyebrows and eyes didn't move for a moment. He looked at Yue Mingquan coldly, as if he had a reliance that he didn't know. No matter how much quibbling he could make, Huo Weilou tapped his fingertips on the arm of the chair, and the black jade ring and the lacquer nanmu made a crisp sound. He asked slowly, "Don't you know where this marquis got all this from?"
Yue Ming's back was soaked in cold sweat. Although his face looked strange, he still maintained his calmness on the surface. "No matter where the Marquis learned, there was someone who wanted to frame the officials. Please tell me!"
Huo Weilou's phoenix eyes were narrow, and at this moment a trace of regret appeared from his cold and ruthless eyes. He said, "I am a marquis, who has made great achievements in the Zhenxi Army. I am a marquis who are all in the world, but only those who defend their families and the country are more generous and kind. However, if you don't know how to be polite, this marquis will be in vain."
Yue Ming's fingertips began to tremble, subconsciously trying to hold the short dagger on his waist, but later he realized that the short dagger had been confiscated. He gritted his teeth, "The Marquis does not have to do both soft and hard. How should the subordinates recognize what they have never done before? The Marquis does not believe in the subordinates, and the subordinates do not know how to prove themselves. If they have to convict the subordinates, the subordinates have to prove themselves by death-"
He clenched his fists tightly, with a look of righteousness on his face, but Huo Weilou's eyes were sharp and he had already seen through the panic under his righteousness. Huo Weilou narrowed his eyes and looked at him for a few moments. At this time, a sound of footsteps suddenly sounded in the courtyard outside the door.
Huo Weilou's eyes turned, and Yue Mingquan's heart was also thumping. Soon, Lu Ke's voice sounded outside the door, "Mr. Marquis, Lord Wang has arrived--"
To be continued...