Chapter 260: Good Help
Chapter 260: Good Help
Walking into the house, You Junda lit the oil lamp and said, "It's a mess. Please take a seat, sir!"
"Captain You's family is not here?" Xiao Xia asked with a smile.
A trace of desolation flashed across You Junda's eyes, and he said lightly: "I have sent them back to their hometown!"
The two sat down at the small table. You Junda pondered for a moment and said, "Let's start from the beginning."
Xiao Xia smiled slightly and said, "Captain You, please speak slowly. I'd love to hear your story!"
You Junda said slowly: "I am also a wealthy family in Dong'e County. I have practiced martial arts since I was a child, learned a lot of martial arts, and made many friends in the martial arts world, but I still want to find an opportunity to serve the court.
Last year, when I saw the imperial court announce the military examination, I went to the capital with several like-minded people from the same county.
"Is there Cheng Yaojin?" Xiao Xia asked with a smile.
You Junda was startled, "Your Excellency knows him?"
"I heard Qin Qiong talk about him!"
You Junda smiled and nodded, "So that's how it is. Brother Cheng is now the coach in Shubao's martial arts school!"
"He didn't pass the martial arts exam?"
"He was just like me. He was fooled by the prince. He returned home in anger and never participated in the martial arts examination again!"
Xiao Xia immediately became interested and said with a smile, "Captain You, why don't you tell us in detail!"
You Junda sighed and continued, "Cheng Yaojin and I were recruited by the prince in Chang'an. We were very excited and thought we had found a great partner. However, we were only happy for two days before the prince dismissed us and asked us to participate in the martial arts examination on our own. We had nothing to do with him anymore.
We were greatly disappointed. Cheng Yaojin had a violent temper and left Chang'an in anger. I heard that he met Qin Shubao on the road, so he went to Licheng County with Qin Shubao. I continued to take the military examination and ranked 27th. "
"and then?"
"Then I was recruited by Han Wang Yang Liang. He arranged for me to come to Luoyang. I was supposed to be the General of Chariots and Cavalry in the Jinjun Mansion, but there was no vacancy, so I temporarily served as the Luoyang Constable.
I thought I had a future, so I brought my wife, two sons and father to Luoyang. Soon after, the Maitreya sect suddenly became popular. They bribed officials with a lot of money, and even I got 500 strings of money, so I turned a blind eye to their various activities. I didn't expect that I would end up hurting myself! "
"why?"
"My eldest son was only fifteen years old. He was deceived by their various tricks and joined the Maitreya Sect, also known as the Mahayana Sect, behind my back and became a formal believer. In order to upgrade, my eldest son actually...actually killed his grandfather who had loved him for more than ten years!"
You Junda covered his face with his hands in agony. He gritted his teeth and said, "My eldest son was already mad and wanted to be promoted to the third level and kill his mother and brother. I had no choice but to cut off his hand with a sword. He lay in bed and refused any treatment. He tore off the medicine that the doctor gave him, waiting for Maitreya to revive him. In the end, he wailed on the bed for three days and died."
Xiao Xia was speechless. He read in the materials about the evil deeds of Mahayana religion, which encouraged its followers to kill their families and to advance one level by killing one person. He did not feel deeply about it, but it was You Junda's tragic experience that made him deeply realize the evil of Mahayana religion.
You Junda's eyes were filled with extreme hatred, and he slowly said, "Then I started to follow Maitreya leader Song Zixian, looking for an opportunity to kill him, but one time I accidentally discovered that Song Zixian was actually having dinner with Luoyang garrison commander Huang Yaokuan in a restaurant. I hid next door and heard an important news that leader Song Zixian was actually collecting money for the King of Han."
Xiao Xia nodded. He now knew the source of the news about the collusion between King Han and the cult. It should be You Junda's discovery.
"Did you meet officials from the Dali Temple later?"
"Yes! The official from the Dali Temple is called Zhang Wenxian. He brought people to investigate the Maitreya Sect and found me. Because I was the head of the police, he wanted to learn about the situation of the Maitreya Sect from me, so I told him the news."
"Are they all dead?"
You Junda nodded, "They have actually been targeted by Maitreya for a long time. I think someone betrayed them. As a result, when they went to Yique County to investigate, they were attacked by Maitreya in the inn at night and all of them were killed. So I advise you to change places quickly. You will definitely be betrayed again!"
"Zhao County Magistrate?" You Junda gritted his teeth and said, "And Huang Yaokuan, he is the confidant of the King of Han. I was so blind that I actually worked for the King of Han. In the end, I harmed my father and son. This is really retribution!"
"Captain You, do you have any more news to tell me?"
You Junda nodded, "There were a total of 21 people in the Dali Temple investigation team, but not all of them died. One was seriously injured and escaped. He came to me for help and I hid him."
You Junda didn't know that actually two people escaped. He saved one, and the other was not injured and fled directly back to Chang'an. That's why Prince of Jin Yang Guang knew about the collusion between Prince of Han and the Mahayana Sect.
"Where is that person from Dali Temple?"
You Junda sighed and said, "Now the government and the Maitreya people are looking for him everywhere. I hid him in a village at the foot of Mang Mountain, where he is recovering from his injuries."
"I want to see him tomorrow!"
You Junda nodded, "I will wait for you in Mangshan Town at noon tomorrow!"
Xiao Xia returned to the inn and immediately called Sun Lei and Li Luming over, saying to them, "Let's move to another place now. We can't live here anymore!"
Everyone immediately packed up their things, led their horses out of the inn, and soon arrived at the gate of the town. It was already two o'clock in the morning, the whole city was under curfew, and the gate of the town was closed. Xiao Xia and others forced the gate open.
The soldiers guarding the gate did not dare to provoke them and watched them leave Jiaoyefang.
After walking a hundred steps out of the square gate, he arrived at the Upper East Gate. Sun Lei stepped forward and shouted, "The Dali Temple is investigating the case. Open the city gate!"
Of course the city gates can be opened at night, otherwise why would soldiers be on duty? Generally, the emperor, princes and prime ministers can leave the city at night. Secondly, they can also open the gates with special passes. Then the city gates can be opened for urgent official business, such as urgent military reports, urgent investigations, etc.
Xiao Xia was an emergency case investigation at the Imperial Censorate, so of course he could open the gate. The county lieutenant on duty checked the Imperial Censor's token and ordered, "Open the city gate!"
The city gate slowly opened a crack, and Xiao Xia led twenty of his men and quickly ran out of the city.
At dawn the next day, County Magistrate Zhao Bolun received news from his subordinates that Censor Pei of Ping'an Inn had left the inn.
"Assholes! When did they leave?"
Zhao Bolun was extremely annoyed. He was just about to inform Song Zixian that someone from the Censorate had arrived, but he didn't expect that these guys were so slippery that they actually ran away.
"The innkeeper said they left at two o'clock last night."
"There's a midnight curfew, how are they going to leave?"
"Your Excellency, I asked the guards at the Upper East Gate, and they said that an official from the Imperial Censorate went out of the city to investigate a case last night."
Zhao Bolun was so angry that he slammed his fist on the table and ordered, "Go find Captain You for me!"
Not long after, You Junda hurried over, bowed and said, "Greetings, Lord County!"
Zhao Bolun suppressed his anger and said to You Junda with concern: "Censor Pei went out of the city to investigate a case last night. I heard that something happened in Xin'an County the night before yesterday. Hundreds of Mahayana people died. Mahayana wants to retaliate against the outsiders who came in these two days. I am very worried about the safety of Censor Pei and his men. You take people out of the city to find them. Split up and look for them. You must find them!"
"I humbly obey my orders!"
You Junda knew it very well, and it just happened that he had an excuse to leave the city, so he bowed and left in a hurry.
(End of this chapter)