Pawn Crossing the River

The ultra-long-distance "Yin Yang Gate" goes directly from Luosuozhou to Yujing. This kind of magic has great limitations.

The first point is that a fixed and immovable "Yin Yang Gate" must be built. It is usually in the shape of an ordinary door frame. When used, a light curtain will appear inside the door frame.

Secondly, the earth energy must be connected through formations to provide support for the "Yin Yang Gate". The farther the transmission distance, the larger and more complex the formations required.

Luo Suozhou's "Yin Yang Gate" formation covers an area of ​​a terrifying twelve acres, and Yujing's side is simply located in the Kunlun Cave. And there are many restrictions. Huge vehicles such as flying boats cannot pass, and they are not suitable for transporting bulk goods. The reason why such a "Yin Yang Gate" was established was mainly because Luo Suozhou was used as a place of exile to facilitate the transportation of prisoners. In addition, the cost is too high, and it is destined to be unable to replace Feizhou.

After Feng Xiantang took away Li Ping, he immediately started the process of overturning the case.

Under normal circumstances, this procedure would have taken several days, but now, under Lu Yushu's supervision, it was done in a special way and it didn't take even half a day.

In the absence of internal resistance, it is not that difficult to overturn the verdict.

Because Taoism is different from Confucianism. Confucianism emphasizes the presumption of guilt, while Taoism emphasizes the presumption of innocence.

The difference between the two is also very simple.

Simply put, the presumption of guilt means that a person is presumed guilty first. The defendant must prove his innocence. If he cannot prove his innocence, he is guilty. The presumption of innocence means that there is no doubt that the person is guilty. Sufficient and conclusive evidence must be used to prove the person's guilt, otherwise he is innocent.

This is a major progress made by Taoism in the process of rule of law compared with Confucianism.

Under the presumption of guilt, it is of course difficult to overturn the verdict. There are too many subjective factors and it is difficult to argue clearly.

In the case of presumption of innocence, overturning the case mainly depends on objective evidence. Li Zhuyu can see the loopholes in the dossier at a glance. The situation here certainly applies to insufficient evidence.

According to the principle of presumption of innocence, if there is insufficient evidence, the person is not guilty. Therefore, Li Zhuyu did not need to find any evidence to prove Li Ping's innocence. He only needed to point out that there was insufficient evidence.

This is why Qi Xuansu made a scene to collect evidence before sending Yue Liuli in, just to prevent anyone from making trouble about this matter in the future. The evidence in Yue Liuli's case is complete. It is absolutely impossible not to overturn the case, at least it will not happen overnight.

Under this logic, Li Ping, an innocent man, was convicted and exiled. There were issues of frame-up and dereliction of duty, and each of them must be held accountable.

Therefore, whether Qi Xuansu or Li Zhuyu, what they are concerned about is not the reversal of the case itself, but the accountability brought about by the reversal of the case.

Qi Xuansu and Zhang Jucheng were already prepared, but Li Zhuyu hadn't noticed it yet. Due to their calculations, the outcome was already doomed.

Zhang Jucheng has always paid close attention to Feng Xiantang's movements, and the news from Feng Xiantang reached Zhang Jucheng immediately.

"Very good, keep watching and report to me at any time." When Zhang Jucheng received the communication, Qi Xuansu was also in Zhang Jucheng's detention room.

Zhang Jucheng casually closed the "sound transmission array", turned around and said to Qi Xuansu: "Tianyuan, Feng Xiantang has completed the process, and the next step is up to you."

Qi Xuansu nodded and contacted Li Zhuyu directly: "Is it Danjin? I am Qi Xuansu."

Li Zhuyu's voice came: "What's wrong with Chief Qi?"

Qi Xuansu said: "I heard that you have been busy overturning Li Ping's case in the past few days?"

Li Zhuyu was obviously surprised, but he couldn't deny it, so he could only ask: "Chief Qi, how did you know?"

QI I was very embarrassed with Palace Master Ye, so I kept this matter in mind and gained some preliminary understanding."

"You also know that during the second major Jiangnan case, I had some friendship with Li Cixi, so I thought that when I was free, I would deal with Li Ping's matter, and I specifically asked Palace Master Ye to help me take care of it. I wanted to kill this man and don’t let him die. As a result, when I asked Palace Master Ye yesterday, Palace Master Ye told me that people from Feng Xiantang had taken Li Ping away. I was afraid that someone was going to kill someone and silence him, so I hurriedly asked. After a while, I realized that you were also paying attention to this matter and were working on reversing the case, which saved me some trouble. "

Li Zhuyu could already tell that something was wrong. What did you mean by "saving me trouble"? According to Chief Qi, do you want to take over this case? I plant trees and you pick fruits? There is no such truth.

As expected, Qi Xuansu continued: "Li Cixi is the second deputy head of Jiangnan Daofu. This case also happened in Jiangnan Daofu. I happened to be in Jiangnan Daofu at this time. I will take over the case next, which is also convenient for Jiangnan." Taoist friends from the Taoist government cooperated in handling the case."

After all, Qi Xuansu was his superior. Of course, Li Zhuyu couldn't directly support him. He could only say: "Chief Qi, this is not appropriate. Li Mingping's case has been handled by our fellow Taoists from Hefeng Xiantang. Jiangnan Daofu is so indifferent." It’s inappropriate to take all the credit.”

Li Zhuyu is still capable. She did not blame Qi Xuansu, but emotionally kidnapped her and turned the conflict between her and Qi Xuansu into a conflict between Feng Xiantang and Jiangnan Daofu. She was one step lower than Qi Xuansu, but Feng Xiantang It is not weaker than Jiangnan Daofu, and the relationship between Fengxiantang and Beichen Hall is much closer than the relationship between Jiangnan Daofu and Beichen Hall.

Li Zhuyu is saying that we are both from Beichen Hall, regardless of whether we are inside or outside. Whoever handles this case will be Beichen Hall's case, and it doesn't matter. However, Fengxiantang is our brother unit of Beichen Hall, and Jiangnan Daofu is far away. You, the chief of Beichen Hall, cannot let your brothers feel cold.

Of course, Li Zhuyu would not say it so openly, so she used two "inappropriate" words in a row.

This is also the most appropriate reason to reject Qi Xuansu's request. After all, this is Feng Xiantang's responsibility.

Qi Xuansu couldn't understand the meaning of this, but the power gap was there, how could it be false to say that one level of officialdom would kill someone?

Qi Xuansu said directly: "How can this be a matter of taking credit but not taking credit? Everyone is working together to handle the case and cooperate with each other. The original intention is not to make meritorious service, but to handle the case well. This case is inseparable from the assistance of Jiangnan Province. Ok, deal."

"Chief Qi, this is against the rules." Li Zhuyu's tone also became tougher, "The case of Li Mingping is very complicated and involves many things. It may even involve Li Tianlan, the second deputy head of Jiangnan Province, and Jiangnan Province. , should fellow Taoists from Jiangnan Province avoid it? I think the principle applies to handling cases in other places.”

Qi Xuansu directly denied this statement: "Li Cixi is Li Cixi, and Jiangnan Daofu is Jiangnan Daofu. How can the two be confused? If you have to find someone to represent Jiangnan Daofu, then this person must be from Jiangnan Daofu." Palace Master Zhang, not anyone else."

"If Li Cixi is really involved, then it should be handled by Palace Master Zhang of Jiangnan Daofu personally, and Zhang should report it to Jinque instead of letting you handle it. Your rank is not as high as Li Cixi, you can handle Jiangnan The second deputy master of the Taoist Palace?"

Li Zhuyu was speechless for a while.

This is her weakness. If she is the second deputy head of Beichen Hall at this time, then she can still compete with Qi Xuansu, because the second seat is not the chief's subordinate, but a colleague who restrains the chief. Everyone He is a second-grade Taiyi Taoist priest, and Qi Xuansu cannot rely on his grade, but Shen Mingxin is currently in the Liaodong Taoist Mansion.

As a last resort, Li Zhuyu could only move out his backers: "Since Chief Qi said this, it may involve the second deputy head of Jiangnan Daofu, so in order to take the overall situation into consideration, I think we should ask the real person in charge for instructions."

This answer was expected by Qi Xuansu. Qi Xuansu was not surprised and had been prepared for it: "Although it is just speculation now and there is no actual evidence, I agree to ask the master for instructions so that the master can be aware of it. "

Li Zhuyu was a little surprised. She didn't expect Qi Xuansu to be so easy to talk to.

Qi Xuansu then changed the subject: "However, the incident of burning Zhenwu Temple is still vivid in our minds, and we can learn from the past. I think that no matter who takes over this case, the first task is to control the people to avoid any more accidents, otherwise it will happen again. The situation is still unresolved. Let's go and report it to the real person in charge. I will discuss it with Palace Master Zhang of Jiangnan Dao Palace and get the person under control first, and then we will discuss the issue of who has the power to handle the case. "

What else did Li Zhuyu want to say: "Chief Qi..."

Qi Xuansu interrupted her directly: "Okay, execute the order."

Then Qi Xuansu ended the call.

At this time, Li Zhuyu also knew that Qi Xuansu had played a mantis catching cicada and the oriole behind him. She could only contact the real person Qingwei quickly: "Secretary Shen? I am Li Zhuyu. No matter where the real person is, please be sure to inform the real person that I have Important things should be reported to real people.”

Shen Yuqing's voice came from the other side: "Miss Danjin, I'm sorry, the real person is holding a Taoist meeting. Not only the deputy masters of the Taoist house, but also many people, there is no time..."

Li Zhuyu hurriedly said: "Secretary Shen, it doesn't take a lot of time, just give me a stick of incense."

"Miss Danjin, you are not an outsider. I really don't mean to prevaricate you." Shen Yuqing seemed to be leaving, "This meeting is very important. Many seniors from the Taoist government have already arrived, all of them are sixth-generation disciples. According to the family hierarchy, many people are the same generation as Zhenren, and the pressure on Zhenren’s side is also great, and he really doesn’t have time.”

Li Zhuyu suddenly felt desperate. ..

On the other side, Qi Xuansu said to Zhang Jucheng: "You can take action now, but you must move quickly."

Zhang Jucheng did not waste any time and directly contacted the people he had arranged in advance: "Qingyue? I am Zhang Jucheng. I will immediately lead people to capture Gu Ying, and then send her directly to Putuo Island according to the original plan. , there are fellow Taoists from Cihang’s lineage over there to meet you, and I’ve already made arrangements. If anything goes wrong, I’ll ask you!”