Chapter 280 Stepping Through the Iron Shoes, There Is Nowhere to Find

Luo Qinghan is quite satisfied with Xiao Xixi's current affairs.

He went on to talk about Zhu Yuan.

"Zhu Yuan came to Shengjing with his father a month ago. His father was a Taoist priest with a lot of ability. With his superb acting skills, he flickered a lot of dignitaries and dignitaries. His father also created a sect, It's called Dushengjiao."

Xiao Xixi opened her eyes slowly, her face full of surprise: "Zhu Yuan is Zhu Quankun's son?"

Luo Qinghan nodded: "Yes."

Xiao Xixi: "This is too coincidental!"

Luo Qinghan: "It's just a coincidence."

They searched all over the world for Zhu Quankun, but couldn't find anyone. Unexpectedly, Zhu Quankun's son actually slammed into their hands.

What is this called?

This is called stepping through the iron shoes and finding nowhere, and it takes no effort to get it!

It is not difficult for Xiao Xixi to understand that a Taoist priest has a son. There are many factions of Taoism. Among them, the Taoist priest Huoju can marry a wife and have children.

However, Zhu Quankun may also be a fake Taoist priest.

Everything has to wait until Zhu Quankun is caught.

Luo Qinghan said: "People from Jingzhao Mansion held Zhu Yuan to parade through the streets this morning, in order to force Zhu Quankun to show up."

Xiao Xixi: "What if Zhu Quankun's heart and heart refuse to show his face?"

"According to Zhu Yuan's confession, Zhu Yuan is the only son of Zhu Quankun, and he is also his old son. He values ​​Zhu Yuan very much. Even if he travels thousands of miles to Shengjing, he will not forget to take Zhu Yuan with him. I believe he will not have the heart to see his precious son suffer."

It is precisely because of Zhu Yuankun's over-pampering of his son that Zhu Yuan has become a lawless rogue.

This is his retribution.

The facts were indeed as expected by the prince. When Zhu Yuankun saw his precious son wearing a shackle and dragging a broken leg, he panicked immediately.

In order to rescue his son, Zhu Yuankun took the risk to seek help from his followers.

Who would have guessed that he had just appeared, and was caught by the official who had been waiting for a long time!

Since the followers of Dusheng Sect were all natives of Shengjing, and the main culprit was a civilian, the case was transferred from the Ministry of Punishment to Jingzhao House.

The carriage stopped at the gate of Jingzhao Mansion.

The name of the governor of Jingzhao Prefecture is Mei Guangtao. He is only in his early thirties this year. At this age, he can become a leader of a major city in Gyeonggi, and he can be called a young talent.

He wore the official uniform of the fourth grade, and brought a group of officials to greet him.

"Wei Chen greets His Royal Highness the Prince!"

Luo Qinghan signaled that they don't need to be more polite.

The group entered Jingzhao Mansion.

Mei Guangtao knew that the crown prince didn't like those vain heads, so he didn't do anything wrong, and let him go to court, ready to do business.

"I also invite His Royal Highness to take the seat."

Luo Qinghan said: "Gu is only here to listen, you just need to follow the procedures."

After saying that, he sat down beside him.

Xiao Xixi sat behind him.

Mei Guangtao bowed his hands to the prince, and then sat on the main seat, motioning the yamen to bring the prisoner to the court.

Zhu Yuan was brought up first.

After a lesson last night, this kid has changed from a flower rooster to a sick rooster. He is covered in injuries and looks sick and shriveled. He looks very embarrassed.

Mei Guangtao just frightened him a few words, but before he could use the punishment, Zhu Yuan shook out all the cases he committed in one breath.

From abducting and selling women from good families to stealing chickens and dogs, the number of cases he has committed is quite staggering.

Even if he didn't commit the murder, it was enough for a death sentence.

Mei Guangtao asked Chang Shi to write down all his confessions, and he signed and stamped them, and then brought Zhu Quankun up.

Zhu Quankun was a middle-aged man in his forties. He was born with a decent appearance, with a goatee beard under his chin. He was wearing a blue-gray Taoist robe, but he looked well-dressed.

He straightly knelt down and kowtowed, and then asked earnestly.

"I don't know what crime the grass people have committed, and will they be arrested by the officials?"

Mei Guangtao looked serious: "This official asks you, do you know Mrs. Xue, the wife of General Zhongwu's residence?"

Zhu Quankun said frankly: "Caomin knows, she is a believer of Dusheng Sect, and Caomin has calculated for her."

Mei Guangtao asked again, "Do you know Mrs. Lin, the wife of the Minister of Punishment?"

"I know, she is also a believer of Dusheng Sect."

Mei Guangtao stared into his eyes, not letting go of the slightest change in his face, and asked in a deep voice, "Did you know about Lin's disappearance?"

"Never."

Seeing his denial, Mei Guangtao was not in a hurry, and turned to ask about other things.

"You have only been here in Shengjing for more than a month, but you have already built three houses in Shengjing and bought hundreds of servants. You are just a Taoist priest, where did you get so much money?"

Zhu Quankun: "These funds are all donated by believers."

Mei Guangtao: "Is there any evidence?"

Zhu Quankun frowned and said, "This is Caomin's private matter and has nothing to do with this case."

Mei Guangtao smiled: "This officer suspects that you kidnapped the hostages and extorted a huge amount of ransom from the hostage's family. If you can't explain the source of the money for purchasing the servants in the house, this officer can only think that you are using the ransom to buy real estate and servants. of."

"If your lord wants to say that, then please ask someone to check it. The money that the Caomin bought the house and the servants were donated by the believers. You just need to send someone to ask those believers to find out."

He paused and added.

"There are many followers of Caomin. Among them, there are many aristocratic families, and they are not short of money. Caomin can live a comfortable life with their donations, so why take the risk of kidnapping for ransom?"

His remarks are well-founded and candid, as if he is not afraid of being investigated at all.

Mei Guangtao couldn't help frowning, thinking that this time it was a tough time to deal with!

"You write down all the names of the followers of the Dusheng Sect, and this official will ask people from house to house. This official will not wrong a good person, but he will not let a bad person go."

Zhu Quankun was very cooperative.

He immediately picked up a pen and dipped in ink and wrote down a long list of names.

Mei Guangtao asked his officials to take the yamen from house to house to inquire.

This inquiry process took a lot of time, so Mei Guangtao asked Zhu Quankun and Zhu Yuan to be temporarily put back in prison.

Zhu Quankun suddenly spoke at this moment.

"I beg your lord, for the sake of Gouzi's youth and ignorance, spare his life and give him a chance to reform himself!"

Mei Guangtao sneered: "Your son has already passed the age of the weak, is it embarrassing to call the young ignorant? Since Zhu Yuan has broken the law, he must be dealt with according to the law!"

Before Zhu Quankun could speak again, Mei Guangtao waved his hand, motioning to pull the man down.

The two suspects were dragged away.

Mei Guangtao stood up and cupped his hands towards the prince sitting next to him: "I'm afraid that this case won't come to a conclusion in a short time. I also asked the prince to move to the tea room, have some refreshments, and take a break."