Chapter 189
Lu Heng pointed to the candlesticks lined up in long rows on both sides of the gate, and said, "I just counted, there are fifty-one candles here, and there are a total of 102 candles on the left and right sides, which is the same as the number of missing people in Hegu Village. So I guess , the list behind Qingci also wrote the birth date of one hundred and two people."
Cheng Zhifu immediately cupped his hands loudly and said, "Master Lu is really discerning, wise and martial, and the lower officials admire it."
The windows of the apse were closed, and Cheng Zhifu's exaggerated tone returned to the main hall, which was rather ridiculous. Lu Heng glanced at him lightly, and said, "Master Cheng is wrong. After tossing around for such a long time, I only found a bunch of paper figurines. Other than that, there are no dead or dead bodies. How can there be any wisdom?"
Cheng Zhifu sneered and said: "The time is short, it's amazing that Master Lu can find Qingxuguan so quickly. The Taoist priests of Qingxuguan can make paper figurines, and there are indeed more than 100 paper figurines on display here. There are all human and material evidences, according to the official's opinion, the disappearance of the villagers in Hegu Village and the Taoist priest of Qingxuguan can't get rid of the gang!"
Lu Heng looked at Cheng Zhifu, seemed to laugh, and said slowly: "Master Cheng has figured out this problem for so long, it's amazing. Then, Lord Yizhifu, what do those villagers have to do with Qingxu Guan? Are they still alive?"
Cheng Zhifu laughed, rubbed his hands and said, "This...Xiaguan hasn't figured it out yet."
Lu Heng glanced at the sky and didn't want to delay any longer, and ordered: "Chen Yuxuan, you take a group of people to search Qingxuguan, check each room, and don't miss a single place. Fang Ji, take someone to search the mountain. , be sure to find the traces of those Taoists."
Chen Yuxuan and Fang Ji took the lead, and each led the team out. Seeing this, Cheng Zhifu said, "Lord Lu, you think it's almost time to apply, why don't you go back to the county government to rest first, and let the following people do the search?"
Lu Heng said lightly: "If Master Cheng is tired, you can leave by yourself, you don't have to worry about me."
"Where is it?" Cheng Zhifu sneered, "Lord Lu, what are you talking about?"
Lu Heng was still walking in the apse, not knowing what he was looking at. After a while, footsteps suddenly came from outside the hall. Chen Yuxuan stopped at the door of the hall, and clenched his fists with a taut face: "Commander, my subordinates have found something and are afraid to decide. Please take a look."
Chen Yuxuan's face was serious, and Lu Heng knew that something was wrong, so he immediately turned around and walked out. Cheng Zhifu and others saw this and quickly followed.
Chen Yuxuan led the way, walked straight to a room, and said sideways: "Commander, look."
This is the side hall of the East Road of Sanqing Palace. There are many daily utensils in it, and the seats and sofas are complete. It seems to be the residence of a Taoist priest. However, the owner of the hut was nowhere to be seen, and the originally clean house was turned into a mess, and even the board was lifted. Although Jin Yiwei's actions were a bit excessive, they really found out something from the bottom of Chuáng.
Jin Yiwei lifted the quilt and showed Lu Heng what was underneath. Lu Heng looked at it for a while, then slowly pulled the piece of paper out of the wood.
This is a portrait of a woman, wearing armor, holding two blades, riding on a horse and shouting angrily. Outsiders couldn't hear what she was shouting, but it was conceivable that her voice should be extremely loud and responsive.
Cheng Zhifu saw Lu Heng staring at a painting for a long time and couldn't help but ask, "Lord Lu, what's the matter?"
Lu Heng handed the portrait to Cheng Zhifu and said, "Master Cheng, come and see."
Cheng Zhifu took over the letter, Tao Yiming stood behind Cheng Zhifu and saw this portrait as well. Cheng Zhifu's expression was puzzled at first, then stagnant, and finally frowned deeply: "Could it be, this..."
Lu Heng stood with his hands behind his back, which made him look particularly slender. Lu Heng looked at the two of them calmly, and said slowly, "Yes, this is Tang Saier."
Some officers and soldiers were illiterate and asked quietly, "Tang Saier is..."
"The female bandit leader of the White Lotus Sect." Lu Heng swept his eyes across the crowd, and his tone was terrifyingly calm, "If you don't know the White Lotus Sect yet, you should have known about the Binzhou rebellion during the Yongle years."
In the last years of Hongwu, King Yan launched the Battle of Jingnan, and later moved the capital to Beijing. Shandong was the main battlefield during the Jingnan period. Later, when the capital was moved, hundreds of thousands of people were recruited to build palaces, transport food, and dig canals, resulting in heavy casualties. In addition, in the past few years, there were constant droughts and floods, and the plague was popular, and the people of Shandong were miserable. A Binzhou woman took up the mountain as a camp during the turmoil and led a rebellion. The rebellion once swept across nine counties including Qingzhou, Laizhou, Juzhou, and Jiaozhou.
That woman is called Tang Saier. Later, the rebel army was suppressed by the imperial court, but Tang Saier escaped from the chaotic army. This incident was widely circulated in Shandong and Henan areas. Even if the imperial court tried to suppress it, there were still many people who secretly worshipped Tang Saier. Some people even call her the mother of Buddha. It is rumored that after the war, Tang Sai'er rose to the top of the fairy class, so the court army couldn't catch her.
It seems that the Taoist priest living in this house is one of Tang Saier's followers.
A needle could be heard in the room for a while, and Cheng Zhifu hurriedly said: "Master Lu, you need to be careful. The lower official has a clean family and is loyal to the emperor. There is absolutely no collusion with the White Lotus Sect."
Lu Heng glanced at Cheng Zhifu lightly and said, "Then why did these things appear under the jurisdiction of Wei Hui's residence?"
"Xiaguan doesn't know." Cheng Zhifu held his hand and said anxiously, "Xiaguan is in charge of such a large Weihui Mansion, how can you see it everywhere. Master Lu, don't worry, after you go back, Xiaguan will definitely check it out, and you must take these countermeasures. Catch all the thieves!"