Dali Temple Conspiracy Records

Chapter 18
As a deployment under the Ministry of Rites, the Department of Ancestral Temple is in charge of quite a lot of affairs, including ancestral sacrifices, sacrificial offerings, astronomy, omissions, national taboos, temple taboos, divination, medicine, government orders for monks and nuns, as well as applications for graves and monasteries, monks' account Membership, degree certificate, medical officer's examination, doctor's trial supplement, etc.

Le Yan, the victim of this fire incident, is a member of the ancestral hall, Wailang, and his official rank is from the sixth rank. What kind of intersection will he have with a street charlatan, causing the latter to set fire to the house?Since he was seriously injured and dying, he could not be questioned, and his family members could not think of any clues.

However, after the official sent by Li Quan to investigate Qian Yigua's life experience returned to his command, he had a clue.

According to the investigation, Qian Yigua was from Lantian County, Gyeonggi Province. He had indeed become a monk and a Taoist priest, but he didn't have a formal certificate, so when he came to Chang'an, he declared for a small business.

Li Quan quickly found out the record of the monk's Taoism issued by Le Yan, and as expected, he gained something.After confirming his guess, Li Guan rushed to the Wannian County Prison.Qian Yigua is still being held here.

Knowing that the person who came was an official from Dali Temple, Qian Yigua immediately knelt on his knees, clutching the sill and weeping: "My lord, the grass people are wronged, the grass people are wronged!"

"There is indeed another grievance in this case."

Qian Yigua's eyes lit up, and before he had time to praise him, he heard Li Quan's conversation change.

"But it's not you who are wronged, but Lord Le."

"My lord's words... Caomin can't understand."

"It's just an excuse to make the hexagram come true and create momentum for yourself. You just deliberately set fire to Le's house, trying to murder Mr. Le, right?"

Qian Yigua's complexion changed drastically: "This... Cao Min is wronged! Cao Min and Mr. Na Le have never lived together, and he didn't even know that it was his house. It was just a big mistake made by a momentary fascination. If Cao Min knows that it is a nobleman's residence, give me A hundred guts would not dare to commit such a wrong thing!"

"You may have never met Lord Le, but he is your goal. You once became a monk, but in the eighth year of Wenguang, you were deposed because you failed the exam and did not understand the scriptures. If you can't get the certificate, you have no Taoism." Rong Rong, you just came to Chang'an in the name of doing business and became a fortune teller. Mr. Le is the official in charge of monks' and Taoist accounts, and you are looking for him."

"Absolutely nothing, absolutely nothing!" Qian Yigua was sweating coldly, even shaking his head and waving his hands in denial, "Caomin really just set fire for the sake of fame, and his negligence hurt others. What adults say is just speculation, and Caomin doesn't know Mr. Le at all. , and absolutely no intention of murder!"

"Guess? The southeast wind was blowing on February [-]th. If the fire started at the stable in the northwest corner as you mentioned, it is impossible for the fire to engulf the main house in a short period of time. Therefore, I have asked Wannian County to re-examine the scene. It was determined that the fire started near the study, not the stables. In addition, I also found the fortune-teller of the Dongshi accident, and that person admitted that you paid for him to sing the oboe with you."

After listening to Li Guan's words, Qian Yigua knew that he was hopeless in his sophistry, and collapsed on the ground, his humble and innocent appearance just now completely disappeared.

"Yes... Your lord is really a bright lesson." Qian Yigua sneered, "It's not just the damn exam! In the ninth year of Wenguang, the imperial court ordered a strict investigation of monks who became monks privately, and I was arrested. After a year of hard labor, when I came back, my wife also ran away! Master Le is so dedicated to his duties, of course I have to come to pay my respects."

"How did you find out that Master Le is in charge of this matter?"

"I've been wandering around the streets, and I'm a high-ranking student, so why don't I ask this question?"

"Have you written it all down?" Li Quan ignored Qian Yigua and asked the master book beside him calmly.

"Go back to my lord, and write it down."

"Give it to Lieutenant Xu."

"Yes."

Two days later, the retrial case file was sent to Li Guan's desk again.

In the case of arson at Le Zhai in Anyifang, the principal culprit, Qian Yigua, committed murder, injured three people, and was sentenced to hang.

(End of this chapter)