Chapter Thirty-One
There is only one piece of paper in this yellowed document. The text on the paper does not follow the norms that the criminal document should have, from the format to the wording. It is simply incorrect.
The content recorded on the paper is probably less than a hundred words. After deleting the capture time, process and other records, there is even less useful information.
This content of less than a hundred words made Ye Yian watch for a cup of tea. Then he stood up and walked slowly in the room, walking very slowly, but his mind was rotating rapidly.
There is no need for information in the documents such as height and appearance. It means that he has existed in the black prison only has a cell number.
The record of a detainee is so small, which is enough to show how insignificant Ye Yian is. In the eyes of those who wrote this document, he is like an ant with dust.
Since it is so irrelevant, why should I be arrested and I will be imprisoned?
There are only five words for the reason to catch him, five swords engraved into the heart, five words that Ye Yian is destined to never forget in his life - the disciple of the taboo
This is the first time he has heard of a taboo
Is the Master a taboo?
Ye Yian followed Ye Tianwen for nine years. With his master's lazy temperament and ambitions and hobbies, he never believed that his master would do anything that would harm the will of heaven. So, what taboos did the master violate?
Also, why did the Taoist sect not interrogate after arresting him? According to common sense, even if they just try, they should ask how much information they know about the master, why didn’t they do this? It would be difficult for them to know that they know nothing about the master and the master?
The second message that is now useless but has a very exciting feeling for Ye Yian is the opinion written in the document about his handling of him, with only two short words - in custody
It was these two words that led to Ye Yian's black prison without even interrogation once for more than three years. This understatement opinion, which only had two words, was his mourning letter. In custody means that there will never be interrogation, and naturally there will never be any period of release from prison.
The person who wrote these two words wanted to let him die in a black prison, and he died inexplicably and unknown to others.
Two words, two knives, and the knife were pierced in Ye Yian's heart. It turned out that he was so despicable that his life could be handled so carelessly.
Does this look like an ant that accidentally climbed over in front of him while walking?
Fortunately, there is a signature stamp from the document entrusted by the yellowed paper page at the bottom. The signature is "Qingyun", and there is also a seal next to it, "Lord of Qingxin Hall"
Qingyun is undoubtedly the name of Tao, but I don’t know if he belongs to Guangyuan Temple. Is he the same person as the Lord of Qingxin Hall?
In addition, the name of the Lord of Qingxin Hall is really strange. Since he left the Black Prison, Ye Yian has been paying attention to the Taoist sect and naturally knows the ten directions of the jungle system followed by the imperial construction of Taoist temples.
In this system, the highest leader of each imperial temple was the surveillance, and the following were the three capitals, the eight deacons, the five masters and the eighteen heads, until ordinary Taoists.
The three are all the masters, and the masters are the masters, and the status is second only to the supervisors; the three masters are the masters, the masters of the palace, the masters of the scriptures, the masters of the silence, and the masters of the silence. As for the eighteen heads, they are the masters of the Taoist priests who manage a certain thing more specifically.
Among the eight five masters in the three capitals, the only one with the title of the hall master is the head of the "Five Masters", but its name is not Qingxin Hall.
The seal of the Lord of Qingxin Hall is really inappropriate. Is it that Is the imperially built Taoist temple that has such an institution?
The answer is unsolvable at the moment, and Ye Yian just kept it firmly in his heart. As long as he never dies, he will never forget it.
After reading the document, Ye Yian was in a complicated mood
I originally thought that after I got my documents in the black prison, I would definitely know the whereabouts of my master, but I didn't expect that the useful information involved in the master was only the word "tag". The good clues did not stop, and Qingyun or the master of Qingxin Hall must know the whereabouts of the master.
From being confused to now knowing who to look for, this is truly the biggest gain since Ye Yi'an entered Xiangzhou. At least he has taken a step forward in finding his master.
"Qingyun, wait for me" murmuring almost inaudiblely, Ye Yian slowly closed the document that even his name was too lazy to ask and remember, but only one number had almost made him rot in the black prison.
After reading his own and then opening the document of the Living Dead, Ye Yian felt much more relaxed. The same goes for extremely irregular formats and wording, but there are many records about the Living Dead.
After reading the document, Ye Yian's long-standing doubt was also answered.
When the identity of the living dead man Yan Wuxin was revealed on Fengge Mountain that day, Qingfeng once said in public that the whereabouts of Yan Wuxin from the saint of the Demon Sect, the Demonic Sutra, which was a mystery, was known to have the final move to kill Lin Ziyue's parents.
When he heard this, Ye Yian had wondered whether Yu Qingfeng's statement was true or false. Is it true that the Taoist sect really didn't know that the living dead were indifferent or deliberately concealed it?
Looking at the document in his hand, Ye Yian was able to confirm that Qingfeng said that he had not lie at that time. The Taoist sect really didn't know that Yan Wuxin, who they had been pursuing, had already been in the black prison and had even died in it.
There is no name in the document, only one cell number. The reason why Yan Wuxin was arrested by Taoist sect was because he violated the ban on the use of Dan Power magic in the city. He was first marked by the Danyuan Mirror, and then killed two divine tunnel people who came to arrest him.
According to records, Yan Wuxin was arraigned many times, but never spoke, so his true identity was blank and he didn't even have a name.
In the part of handling opinions, it is written that "the criminal's origin is doubtful, the magic is doubtful, and the origin of the Demon Sect is to be investigated and is under custody."
Ye Yian, the Taoist who signed the signature and congratulated this document, is no stranger to Guangyuanguan Qingfeng.
There are no two Qingfengs in a Taoist temple built by imperial decree. Ye Yian has witnessed this Qingfeng method with his own eyes. He is a very powerful person. Unexpectedly, even if he took action personally, he still couldn't figure out Yan Wuxin's identity.
Living Dead, hey, I really underestimated him before. This is a big deal!
The next day, Ye Yian took these four documents and found Feng Yunshan, the oldest among the state corps, who was responsible for document storage.
"Oh, this is a good wine. Xiao Ye, you are too polite." Feng Yunshan took the two cups handed by Ye Yian to Xiangyang and was drunk, and his wrinkled eyes were smiling together.
Ye Yian originally wanted to bring two cups of wine and chatted with the old detective while drinking, but unexpectedly, Feng Yunshan took the wine and put it away tightly, without any intention of taking it out.
Seeing this, Ye Yian smiled hoarsely and reached out to pat the four documents. "Feng Bantu, I can't understand these documents. The format and wording are all in line with the norms. However, the signatures and slogans are still Taoist priests. Look at this document, Guangyuanguan Qingfeng, when will Guangyuanguan be able to take charge of the state yamen?"
The two wines and the title of Feng Bantou made Feng Yunlong very useful. He smiled and said, "Guangyuanguan naturally cannot control the state yamen, but they have the final say for who is not in the black prison."
"Oh" Ye Yian's face showed a strong surprise, "Please give Feng Bantu's advice"
Feng Yunlong is the oldest among active constables, and his management documents are full of time, so his explanations are very detailed, even to the point of being a bit verbose.
After listening to Feng Yunlong's long-winded smile, Ye Yian listened to Feng Yunlong's long-winded words. In the Xiangzhou area, all cases involving alchemists using magic tricks were uniformly handed over to Guangyuanguan's jurisdiction. In these cases, they had the power to arrest, interrogate, and even give suggestions.
"Isn't this just taking off my pants and farting? Since I can be arrested and tried, I will just set up the black prison in Guangyuanguan. Why should I put it in our Xiangzhou prison? Who will be the one who happens? Speaking of which, the case in my hand is the blame for our state yamen for Guangyuanguan."
Feng Yunlong curled his lips when he heard this, "You are so ignorant of what you said. The power of detention, punishment, or even punishment is the most unavailable power of the court. This represents the majesty of the emperor and even the court. I have never read many books and heard the words of "Is there a lie in the king's minister in the throne?" If a person is a criminal, he is also a disciple of the emperor. If a Taoist priest can detain and punish the emperor's people at will, what kind of thing will it be?"
"In Xiangzhou, the only one who represents the saint emperor and the imperial court to govern the area is our state yamen. Don't think that Guangyuanguan can arrest and examine people, but the criminal must be detained in the prison of the state yamen. In the end, the criminal must be killed or burned, and the governor has the final say. Guangyuanguan has only the right to make suggestions, and it is not their turn to decide."
"Besides, Taoist priests are monks, and Taoist temples are pure lands. What does it look like to build a large prison in such a place?"
Ye Yianshi didn't expect that Feng Yunlong could say such a very insightful word, so he bowed and bowed, "Feng Bantou said it well, I'm sure I'll be taught."
Feng Yunlong was very helpful and smiled.
From this, Ye Yian also understood that although the court gave Taoist sect the power to deal with cultivators, this power was limited. Even if the criminals must be detained in the government office, the criminals must also be punished through the government office, and finally reported to the Ministry of Justice for filing, and even Gouhong.
Such a system design is certainly to maintain the majesty of the emperor and the court, but also to limit the Taoist sects, right?
Moreover, from the design of this system, Ye Yian could clearly detect the court's mentality towards practitioners.
No matter what sect you are, what path you practice, or what level you have reached, as long as you have not yet attained the Golden Elixir, as long as you are still on the territory of the Tang Dynasty, you are a citizen of the Tang Dynasty, and you should be under the jurisdiction of the Emperor and the court.
It turns out that the court’s true attitude towards the world of practice and towards practitioners is actually just one sentence, a classic old saying:
All the kings under the world are the kings, and all the kings are the kings in the shores of the earth!
No one can be an exception
No matter how you manage it, the effect of the management is the same, but this attitude will never change, whether it is the emperor or the court.
After understanding this, Ye Yian found out that it was a very correct decision to come to Xiangzhou this time.
In the world of cultivation, the Taoist sects in the Tang Dynasty were actually invincible. However, in the human world, even if the Taoist sect is a national religion, it can only be the official corpses in various places.
At this point, a doubt that had existed for a long time ago once again came to Ye Yian's heart. The strength of the Taoist Sect is so extraordinary. What force does the emperor and the court use to suppress it, or to balance the Taoist Sect?
Chapter completed!