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Chapter 700: Corruption in Farong Temple

The same went for the other two people. Jiang Youzhen tested their veins and found that they were all dead.

She looked to the side and found a bamboo tube lying upside down on the ground, with the water inside spilling all over the ground.

"Where does this water come from? Didn't we say that you are not allowed to leave the hall and must be under strict supervision?" Jiang Youzhen shouted at the guards who were watching on the side. The man actually died right under his nose.

"Your Excellency, no one has gone out or entered the palace during this period!"

"Then where did this bamboo tube come from?" Jiang Youzhen pointed at the bamboo tube on the ground. She didn't believe that someone in this temple could carry water with them?

One of the guards turned pale and said, "Yes...I poured it for them. They said they were thirsty and wanted to drink water, so I poured water for them. But I didn't poison them."

"Come here, arrest him first!" Jiang Youzhen pointed at the guard. No matter whether it was him or not, he had to be tortured.

The guard just cried out for justice, his face full of fear. After someone stuffed a rag in his mouth, he finally had some peace.

Jiang Youzhen first glanced at the monks who were obviously frightened, then after a moment he looked around, walked around the hall, and then looked at the roof.

"Are all the monks in the temple imprisoned here?"

"Yes! Except for the abbot who are imprisoned in the side room, the rest of the monks are here, a total of 135 people." said another guard.

"What was Jiechen's previous position?" Jiang Youzhen asked Xiang Jingxiu.

"He was in charge of the temple's accounts. He was involved in the temple's daily incense money and expenses. He was literate and had studied for a few years before he became a monk."

Jingxiu's face was solemn. He suddenly remembered that the nobles in the palace sometimes came to the temple to burn incense and listen to Zen. He was so frightened that he broke out in a sweat.

These people are all traitors. If they have evil intentions and attack the emperor, then everyone in the temple will not be enough to bury them with him.

Fortunately, the emperor had only been to Farong Temple twice in the past five years. Both times, the temple was heavily guarded and could not be approached at all.

"Move the temple's account books to the side room. I want to check them. Also call the monks who are in charge of the account books. I want to question them."

"Yes!"

The daily incense money of Farong Temple is not small. There are many halls in the temple, and each hall has a merit box. With so many monks, it is also a big expense every day.

"Sir, these are Jie Chi and Zhi Hui, both of whom are in charge of the account books."

Two people were brought in front of Jiang Youzhen, who looked at them and walked around them.

Suddenly he pointed at Zhihui and said, "Catch him."

The guards followed orders and rushed forward before anyone could react.

A fierce light suddenly flashed in Zhihui's eyes. He immediately took out a dagger from his sleeve and attacked the two guards.

The two guards did not expect the other party to attack suddenly, and one of the guards was cut on the arm by the dagger in Wisdom's hand.

Jiang Youzhen frowned and was about to make a move when the monks in the hall suddenly moved. The three of them acted quickly and soon captured Wisdom.

"It was you who killed Junior Brother Jiechen and the others? Why did you do that? Are you also a traitor?" One of the monks asked in great sorrow.

Zhihui had his hands tied behind his back and he just sneered when he heard this. He looked at Jiang Youzhen, with resentment and confusion flashing in his eyes.

"How did you find out that I was the murderer?"

Jiang Youzhen didn't even ask, he just saw him and was sure he was the murderer. He thought he didn't reveal any flaws, so how did he find out?

Jiang Youzhen smiled, "You have come into contact with Li Yue, right? The scent of Li Yue's makeup is jasmine, and this jasmine scent is very strong. You have been stained with it."

The beams of the hall are so high that it is impossible to drug from above. And it is unlikely that the guards were in collusion, so the murderer can only be in this hall.

She was very familiar with the jasmine scent on Li Yue's body, because it was the fragrance of their cosmetics shop. This cosmetics recipe was made by Jiang Youzhen, and it was added with essence, so the fragrance was very strong and lasted for a long time.

Jiang Youzhen had a guess that the amount of incense money received by Farong Temple every year must be quite large.

Zhihui was shocked. He did have contact with Li Yue last night, but that was last night. Does this man have a dog's nose? He can smell this.

"Please ask a few accountants to come over and start checking the accounts." Jiang Youzhen ordered.

"Put Zhihui in solitary confinement. I will interrogate him personally. Also, this Jiechi must be innocent as well. Arrest him and interrogate him together."

When Jiang Youzhen arrived at the other room, Zhihui had been tied to a chair.

As soon as he saw Jiang Youzhen come in, he pursed his lips and said nothing.

"You killed Jiechen simply because he had been exposed. The money from the incense offerings at Farong Temple is not small, right? You guys really did everything you could to get the money. Where did the money go? Who did Jiechen contact?"

Jiang Youzhen went straight to the point and said that the wisdom was nothing more than killing to silence the witnesses, because Jie Chen must know a lot.

Zhihui was surprised again. Why did he feel that Jiang Youzhen knew everything?

He began to think in his heart that Jie Chen was already dead and there was no evidence to prove his wrongdoing.

"We just embezzled money and did not collude with the rebels."

Qin Yandong happened to come at this time, and he sneered.

"This Li Yue is really dishonest, she is actually hiding something. She has met Zhi Shen, who used to work as a steward in her house. Later, when she came to the capital, Zhi Shen entered the Fa Rong Temple. She usually came to see the child because Zhi Shen contacted her."

Jiang Youzhen snorted coldly, "Master Qin, try again. She also knows this person called Zhihui."

"This woman looks weak and pitiful, but I didn't expect her to be as cunning as a fox. It shows that she is not completely unaware of the situation, but is hiding it. Is she still dreaming of being rescued?" Qin Yandong's face was grim. He said that she should be tortured.

"Take the child over and give her a scare." When it comes to being ruthless, Jiang You will definitely not be a saint.

"I'll leave this to you. I'll go check the account book." Jiang Youzhen understood that the other party was very cautious and he was afraid that he would not be able to completely eradicate the problem this time.

It was another busy night. Jiang Youzhen took a short rest and sorted out the accounts.

"In the past two years, I have earned 50 to 60 taels of silver every day from merit alone. Add to that some money from lighting eternal lamps and performing rituals, and some from wealthy families. I can earn 1,000 to 2,000 taels of silver a month."

Qin Yandong couldn't help but be amazed when he talked about this.

"After deducting the temple expenses and some donations for bridge repair, there should be 7,000 to 8,000 taels left every year. However, according to the account book, they embezzled 3,000 to 4,000 taels every year. Adding the embezzlement from the donations for bridge repair, they are very bold."

"They are really brave. They spend thousands of taels of silver every year. They don't have the guts to do it by themselves. Doesn't the temple check the accounts? I guess there are quite a few people involved."

Jiang Youzhen sneered, how could such a temple have such a huge amount of corruption.