Chapter 280 Slapping the Buddha
At this time, two people were talking in a room deep in the backyard of the home of the Chief Justice. A tall and thin man in a gray cloth robe, who looked like a bamboo pole, was walking back and forth in the room and said: The eldest master asked us to hide in Shu to get silver, but we couldn't transport it out after getting it. Now that the Xinjin case has happened, I'm afraid we will lose everything.
In the darkness, the voice of the Chief Justice said that he was unwilling to give in and would not be exposed unless it was absolutely necessary.
The two were still talking when a crisp "click" sound was heard. Then the Censor approached the dark room door and asked in a deep voice, "Why are you so anxious?"
Someone outside whispered, "Zhao Qi'er's guard suddenly came back from Xinjin. He didn't report to his mansion but moved into the military camp. What does that mean?"
The Censor said irritably, "I understand." Soon, everything returned to calm.
At ease, the Taoist monk muttered to himself thoughtfully: Why did this man go to the military camp instead of going to Zhao's mansion? Did he come back to be lazy?
The Censor said it was impossible because Zhao Qier was extremely strict in disciplining his army, not to mention the guards.
Ma Gan, who wore a Taoist robe, said doubtfully: Could it be that Xinjin has found out something and they have the evidence and are ready to take action?
The Censor shuddered in his heart, and then said it was impossible, as he had not received any news and Ming Chan had not given any warning.
The man in Taoist robe said "please be careful" and left.
In a place with favorable wind, Zhao Yulin asked Dongmei: If the Yishengmi Sect wanted to escape, where would they most likely go?
Dongmei thought that they were most likely to escape to the southwest, because their headquarters was located in the northwest near the city gate. There were garrisons stationed at the south gate and the north gate, and official guards were stationed at the east gate. Their greatest possibility was to escape to the west gate.
Xu Zhiyuan volunteered, saying that Chief Steward Dongmei needed to take care of her health, and he would be the one to carry out the operation.
After everyone left, Dongmei reported to Zhao Yulin: Please ask Manager Wu to come back soon, she won't be able to do this for much longer.
Seeing Dongmei’s face flushed, Zhao Yulin thought she might be pregnant, so he smiled and said let’s finish this class first.
In the city, various groups of people have surrounded the Yishengmi Sect's branch temple and main temple according to their division of labor. The captains of the grain transport ships have also been captured, and soldiers are busy everywhere.
The people around were already panicked and asked in confusion: What happened again?
How did the government troops capture the members of the Yishengmi Sect?
The One Liter of Rice Sect is a good sect that encourages people to do good and accumulate virtue.
The common people quickly associated the Yishengmi Sect with bad things and believed that the government was arresting the bad people of the Yishengmi Sect.
After some of them had been to the Yishengmi Sect, they realized that it was a scam and the brave ones had already leaned over the windows to peek in.
Some poor people who accepted the kindness of one liter of rice became nervous, fearing that if the city gate caught fire, they would be affected and that the soldiers would come to arrest them.
Soon, the garrison team was seen escorting the altar leaders and deacons out one by one, but they did not arrest any innocent believers.
This is Zhao Yulin's strategy. He believes that this kind of deceptive and evil ways are mostly caused by a small group of people who incite the people to create momentum. If anyone is to be arrested, the ones who should be arrested are the scammers who actually profit from it.
The fighting at the Yishengmi main altar on the west gate was fierce. The whole training ground was filled with noise, the clanging of swords and arrows clashing, and the sounds of screams and cries of pain.
There was still a flame in the backyard, and a group of women with disheveled hair and dirty faces came running out.
These people, including their leader, could never have imagined that the Divine Might Army would suddenly attack.
The leader was just meeting with the Chief Justice to discuss what to do next.
He heard that Zhao Yulin's guards had quietly returned from Xinjin, and fearing that the matter would be exposed, he hurried back to the headquarters to convene the key members for a meeting, intending to deal with the aftermath and escape. He was pretending to be a god when he was surrounded by the Shenwei Army that suddenly arrived .
No matter how powerful his fists and feet are, he will have to admit defeat when he meets the Shenwei Army armed with the Shenbi crossbow. What's more, there is a special operations squadron of 30 people transferred from Zhao Yulin's guard.
Seeing the flames all around and the shouts deafening to the sky, the Taoist monk knew that the situation was hopeless. He wanted to take his little beloved concubine and escape, but he had unrestrained sex with the female believers who came to worship him. His body was hollowed out by the rain and dew, and he became a real monk. He was caught in no time.
After daybreak, the Yishengmi Sect in Chengdu was eradicated, and the garrison battalion also sent many troops to Wenjiang, Pixian, Jiangyuan, Huayang and Xinjin outside the city to destroy the remaining branches.
The Chief Inspector was washing dishes when he received the news. He urgently went to the Inspection Bureau to inquire about the situation.
Jiang Ligang said that this was a case that was personally handled by General Cao who was in charge of Shunfeng. There were clues pointing to the salt from the Changping warehouse that was lost in the past. The Yishengmi Sect used the banner of accumulating virtue and doing good deeds, and used the kindness of the common people as a cover to engage in petty theft and sneaky living, which was despicable.
How could this be done by Cao Youwen?
It was clearly Zhao Yulin's big move. The Chief Justice was very clear about it, but he didn't expect Zhao Yulin to act so quickly.
It was also his fault for being too careless. He should have been nervous when someone came from Xinjin. But he thought that Shao Laosan from Xinjin was already dead, and the clues were gone. It was impossible for Zhao Yulin to set fire to the city.
He was so anxious because all the money he had extorted and embezzled over the years was wasted on a liter of rice.
However, the Censor did not dare to act easily, because he had always used his position to quietly protect the underworld gangs and the Yishengmi Sect and never got involved in dirty work.
To put it bluntly, he uses power to make money. Without power, he is nothing.
Now that the Yishengmi Sect has suffered a critical blow, all the underworld gangsters are hiding there and will certainly find it difficult to escape. All their dirty deeds will be exposed, and if he takes action, his identity will be exposed immediately. This will ruin the long-term undercover mission given to him by the eldest young master, and his wealth and glory will be wasted.
He stood in the room anxiously for half the night, worried that the money they raised would be seized, and that Taoist Ma Gan would confess after being caught. There was no news at all, so he gathered his feelings and went to the government office. Lord Ding was going to call them together for a meeting today.
The Censor arrived at the Small Flower Hall, where Lord Ding, Lord Cao and Zhao Yulin were all present.
He immediately smiled and sat down, reflecting on himself for being late.
Lao Cao laughed and said he did not sleep last night. He felt very refreshed after fighting a decisive battle to eliminate the One Liter of Rice Sect. It was also very satisfying to capture the lecherous leader of the One Liter of Rice Sect alive.
The inspector said angrily that he had heard that the Yishengmi Sect was not as good as advertised. He never expected that the seemingly righteous leader had collected more than a hundred women of all ages for his sexual desires. He had already hollowed out his body and was as light as a squirrel. No wonder he couldn't fly when he was caught.
He is also known as the number one master of light Kung Fu in Sichuan and Shu. He is a great master with a Taoist appearance and a fairy-like body, but he only does that thing lightly. How can he have any Kung Fu?
Everyone laughed in surprise immediately, especially Dongmei, who quickly turned around and walked towards the side hall.
Of course a woman knew what Lao Cao meant.
Lao Cao said that this thief was afraid of death and would pee as soon as he was caught. Don't think he is stubborn, he will definitely confess the truth. After the inspection bureau finds out the truth, it will be transferred to the criminal investigation and closed.
Zhao Yulin saw a flash of panic in the eyes of the censor, but he quickly calmed down and agreed with a calm smile. He thought to himself that this man had great self-control.
When Mr. Ding saw that everyone was present, he announced the start of the and asked each department to report on their situation.
After listening to this, Zhao Yulin pointed out the chaos in the garrison of Xinjin and the problem that the garrisons of various prefectures and counties in Shu were still in a state of flux after the rectification. He believed that this was also due to the Shunfeng Department's failure to supervise properly, and the Inspection Bureau saw the factor but did not dare to intervene, and this must be changed.
Lao Cao immediately explained: his military discipline inspectors will go down to rectify military discipline in the near future, the garrisons in various places must accept strict supervision from the Shunfeng Office, and any military personnel found committing crimes by the patrol bureau must be arrested and stopped.
Zhao Yulin said that the Shenwei Army has stricter discipline. If a soldier commits a crime in the street, it is by no means a trivial matter. The Inspection Bureau must take action to stop it, and the criminal must be severely punished during the trial.
Ding Gong hated the Yishengmi Sect and was trembling with anger. He said that hundreds of innocent women were treated as his concubines by Yishengmi and locked up in dark rooms, making them live in darkness. If you don't check, you won't know. Once you check, you will be shocked.
Zhao Yulin said that these people are using feudal superstition to harm people. Our Shenwei Army is atheist and does not believe in idealism or materialism. We must be careful of those who pretend to be gods and catch them if we see them.
After the meeting, Zhao Yulin asked Feihu to lead him to check the main altar of Yishengmi. He had been wondering why there was such a big corruption case in the grain transport industry but no dirty silver was found, and he suspected that this group of people had hidden it somewhere.
He walked into the yard and saw a huge statue of Maitreya Buddha at the entrance. There were many clay and wood sculptures like this in the main altar. It felt like every Buddha statue was laughing at him.
Zhao Yulin saw that the side hall at the back had been burned down, and a Buddha statue with its head missing seemed to have just been sculpted. The huge Buddha body was seriously disproportionate to the height of the statue. He walked around the statue with some curiosity and began to observe it.
He found that the Buddha statues here were crudely sculpted, and each one was covered with more dust than the other, which meant that these statues were sculpted at different times. What if this was where the criminals hid the dirty silver?
He saw the inspector Jiang Ligang looking around, and wanted to play a joke on Jiang Ligang, so he said to the inspector behind him, "The leader of the Paomagan sect has already confessed that the dirty silver is hidden in the belly of the Buddha statue. Go, break it open for me to take a look."
Jiang Ligang was surprised. No one went to the Inspection Bureau, so how did the Third Young Master get the news? He didn't even know about it.
Zhao Yulin was still looking at Jiang Ligang with a smile.
Our inspector was at a loss as to what to do.
Zhao Yulin asked him: They are all clay sculptures and wood carvings, what are you afraid of?
Or is it the Inspector General?
The people of the Song Dynasty were superstitious about gods and immortals, and many believed in Buddha and gods. It takes a bit of courage to smash Buddha statues. Inspector Jiang Ligang himself did not dare to go up, and after searching for a long time, no one was willing to do it.
It was Zhao Yulin's guards who raised the hammer.
He turned to the back of the Buddha statue, pointed at its buttocks and said that this Buddha was helping the tyrant and harming the people, and should be punished by being smashed by him.
Feihu immediately smashed it down with a hammer.
