Daqian Night Emperor

Chapter 351 The Holy Fetus appears in Jingzhou!
"For two days in a row, Ling Fang didn't even close his eyes, didn't eat a grain of rice, didn't drink a drop of water, and rushed back and forth between Tianyuan County and Yunxiu County.

Lin Dongcheng had already brought people to wait outside Tianyuan County. When Ling Fang's team approached the city wall, he went out of the city to greet them. After seeing Ling Fang, he knelt down with a plop.

Seeing this, Ling Fang knew that something must have happened in Tianyuan County after he left. He frowned and asked, "Master Lin, what are you doing? Stand up and talk."

Lin Dongcheng knelt on the ground and said bitterly: "I didn't know how to judge people and almost made a big mistake. Please punish me, General!"

Ling Fang got off his horse, came in front of Lin Dongcheng, and asked in a deep voice: "What happened?"

"General, do you still remember Lin Wenxu?"

"That disciple of the Left Prime Minister, the imperial consort? I remember that you took him into your account as an aide, didn't you?"

Ling Fang naturally remembered Lin Wenxu, and he knew very well that Lin Dongcheng and Lin Wenxu were both in the Left Prime Minister camp. Before, Lin Dongcheng had protected Lin Wenxu a lot, but he just turned a blind eye.

Now that Lin Dongcheng suddenly mentioned Lin Wenxu, it must not be without reason. It seems that something has happened.

Lin Dongcheng raised his head, looked at Ling Fang, and said with gritted teeth: "Lin Wenxu has evil ambitions and colluded with the Salvation Church in an attempt to kidnap Lu Guozhang!"

"Fortunately, I discovered it in time and sent out the government soldiers to track it down. Lin Wenxu and a group of Salvation Church members were shot dead on the outskirts of the city. I also rescued Father-in-law Lu, so that no greater disaster could occur!"

"Lin Wenxu's body is now in the city's charity cemetery, and Lu Guozhang has been imprisoned in the dungeon. Please make the decision, General!"

Ling Fang asked in a cold voice: "Why can Lin Wenxu interfere in the city defense?"

Facing his question, Lin Dongcheng trembled and said in fear: "I am guilty. Lin Wenxu used my power and position to mobilize the city defense deployment, and then found a loophole to take Lu Guozhang out of Tianyuan County!"

Ling Fang snorted heavily: "So, Minister Lin was also involved in Lin Wenxu's kidnapping of Lu Huaishen."

Lin Dongcheng immediately shouted in injustice: "General, it's unfair! I didn't know about this matter, but Lin Wenxu is the disciple of the Left Prime Minister. He has a letter from the Left Prime Minister himself, asking for the military seal. I dare not disobey! But I really don't know what he wanted to do with the military seal. But after realizing it, I made up for it immediately and didn't let him succeed!"

Ling Fang gave him a meaningful look: "You mean... the Left Prime Minister instructed Lin Wenxu to collude with the Salvation Church to kidnap Lu Huaishen? Why would the Left Prime Minister, the Prime Minister of Daqian, do such a thing?"

"Because Lu Huaishen has evidence that Jingzhou officials bribed the left prime minister!"

Lin Dongcheng fumbled around in his arms for a while, took out a booklet, and presented it with both hands: "After this incident, Father-in-law Lu knew that the Left Prime Minister would not let him go, and he was afraid and finally willing to hand over the evidence in his hand, only asking the general to save his life! And I also learned from him that Xu Huawen, the leader of the Salvation Sect, was a good friend of Lin Wenxu in the past. He had given evil pills to Lin Wenxu many times, and Lin Wenxu presented them to the Left Prime Minister Wu Yong, prolonging Wu Yong's life."

"Zuo Xiang clearly knew all of this, but he remained silent and even provided protection for the Jingzhou officials. Now that the Jingzhou bloodbath has occurred, Zuo Xiang ordered Lin Wenxu to come to Jingzhou. His biggest purpose is to silence all those who know the truth."

"This act of deceiving superiors and concealing the truth from subordinates is a heinous crime that is unforgivable!"

"Although I am also a disciple of the Wu Party, I do not want to be associated with them in the face of the interests of my country!"

"Now, the evidence in the hands of Father-in-law Lu is all here, please examine it carefully!"

Ling Fang nodded slightly, and Li Shengtian beside him immediately understood. He walked over quickly, took the booklet from Lin Dongcheng, and handed it to Ling Fang.

He opened the booklet and his pupils contracted slightly for a moment.

But he quickly restrained his expression and said calmly: "This is just one-sided. No wonder Lu Huaishen was unwilling to hand it over before. Just relying on these, it is not enough to overthrow Prime Minister Wu."

Lin Dongcheng replied, "It may not be enough before, but I found a secret letter from Lin Wenxu's residence. It was a letter between him and Xu Huawen, which can serve as evidence! In addition, when Lin Wenxu died, he was followed by many members of the Salvation Church. Many people in the palace soldiers witnessed it and can all be witnesses!"

He took out another letter from his arms and presented it to Ling Fang.

After reading the letter, Ling Fang's face darkened. He looked at Lin Dongcheng, and he had more guesses in his mind.

Lin Dongcheng's words... may not be entirely true.

He is a disciple of Wu Dang and a confidant of Wu Yong, otherwise Wu Yong would not have fought for him to be appointed as the imperial envoy this time.

So what he said was that Lin Wenxu took power from him and did these things privately, and he was completely unaware of it... It was probably a lie.

He might have been involved, but he discovered Lin Wenxu's collusion with the Salvation Church halfway through and didn't want to be dragged into it, so he turned against them.

Or maybe, he knew that the city defenses were mobilized and Lu Huaishen was released secretly, and it was impossible to hide it from his ears. When he returned from Yunxiu County and investigated the matter thoroughly, he would definitely find out about it. Lin Dongcheng was worried that he would become the abandoned pawn of the left prime minister, so he finally decided to turn against him...

No matter which one it was, Lin Dongcheng did uncover the secret of Zuo Xiang and even brought Lu Huaishen back, which prevented even worse consequences.

Even though Ling Fang had a vague feeling that this matter was not that simple, he had no intention of continuing to investigate as no serious consequences had occurred.

Because he knew that once these things in his hands were sent to Kyoto City, I'm afraid... the situation would change!

"Shengtian."

Ling Fang called out Li Shengtian.

Li Shengtian took a step forward, bowed and said, "I will be here."

Ling Fang handed him the booklet and letter in his hand: "Take these and Lu Huaishen with you and go back to Kyoto."

Originally, he wanted Fan Yanhu to return to Beijing.

But now it seems that one General of the Household is no longer enough to escort these people back to the capital.

Even though Jingzhou needed manpower right now, Ling Fang still asked Major General Li Shengtian to go to Kyoto City in person.

Li Shengtian's heart trembled, and he immediately answered: "Yes!"

……

A few days later, when Li Shengtian was still on his way back to Beijing, a piece of news spread across the Kyushu continent.

"The Holy Fetus appeared in the world, right in Jingzhou?"

In the East China Sea, inside a cave on Lingying Island.

A hand so dry that skin and bones were covered was holding a piece of paper, and a hoarse voice echoed in the empty cave.

A hunched figure walked out of the darkness.

He was an old man who was about to die. He was as thin as a skeleton, with deep eye sockets and large dark spots all over his skin.

This person is none other than Dingbo Hou, Ruan Shenxiu!

(End of this chapter)