"Have you checked the wounds on their bodies? What weapons were used to inflict them?"
Li Xiang suddenly thought of the day in Tianlong Temple. Most people used sticks. This is also related to some Buddhist ideas. Usually they emphasize not killing, so they will not use swords or other weapons.
"These dozen or so bodies were all killed by the machine gun. No traces of weapons were found, and the surrounding footprints were completely cleared. I've already had people investigate further, but so far there's been no news. My guess is that only a dozen bodies remain because the others may have something that reveals their origins."
Long Jiu thought for a while and said that some of the bodies had obviously been moved to other places, because such traces were found in many places around the scene, but these people were also very vigilant, and only a few traces were left. If you want to continue the investigation, you can only radiate to the surrounding areas.
They can erase traces within a few hundred meters, but what if it is several thousand meters? Unless they send out thousands of troops, these traces will still be left. Chang Sun Ze's men are not weak. Even if their entire army is wiped out, it will cause considerable casualties to the enemy.
Long Jiu also checked the chain crossbows of several people. They were all destroyed at the last moment, but a lot of arrows had been fired. In addition, they were carrying some explosives. Even if the enemy took them down, the casualties this time would not be small.
"May I come inside?"
Just when Li Xiang was thinking about the problem, the voice of Princess Yongping came from a distance. Because Li Xiang wanted to meet Long Jiu, everyone within a radius of 20 meters was blocked.
Li Xiang nodded, and then Long Jiu went out and brought Princess Yongping in.
"If you have any questions, Your Highness, please feel free to ask me directly. I'll just treat this as a gift as promised."
Princess Yongping's understanding of Nanzhao definitely exceeds that of anyone present, and Princess Yongping also realizes that it is better to help Li Xiang to the end than to help him once. Li Xiang is a very sentimental person. As long as he can play a role at the critical moment, if there is any crisis in the future, Li Xiang will definitely not stand idly by.
"Bring me the map..."
Li Xiang asked his men to bring the map, and then simply showed Princess Yongping how to read it. He asked Long Jiu to describe the local situation in detail. Princess Yongping must be a local, so he wanted to see what insights this local had.
"Tianlong Temple has an institution called the Gewufang, which specializes in various mechanisms. However, Tianlong Temple promotes benevolence as its foundation, so the Gewufang is never open to the public. However, I did learn through a chance incident that His Highness should have his own pawns in Nanzhao Royal City. I asked them to go to Shangqing Temple outside the city."
Princess Yongping told everything she knew. Tianlong Temple and Shangqing Temple actually belong to the same institution, both managed by Master Jinghong. However, Tianlong Temple is so large that it can almost be said to be the national temple of the entire Nanzhao. Some things cannot be placed here, as it will damage their reputation.
To put it bluntly, one is upright and aboveboard, and the other is evil and sinister in the dark.
"Send a pigeon immediately and have them investigate. You go down and rest for a while, and be ready to attack at any time."
For the time being, Li Xiang and his people have no other way, so they can only follow Princess Yongping's way. Of course, Li Xiang is not afraid of this woman's mischief. After all, he has investigated this woman clearly. Following a man like Duan Hai will have no future in life. This woman's second half of her life will be tied to her son.
Now that his son has gone to Chang'an City, it means that all his future is with the Tang Dynasty. If he can bring some useful things to Li Xiang, then Li Xiang will definitely not treat the mother and son unfairly.
"General, could you please draw some of the mechanisms?"
When Long Jiu was about to leave, Princess Yongping suddenly made another request. It is not certain yet whether it was done by the people from Tianlong Temple, but there are indeed people among them who know how to operate. If some vague information can be found, Princess Yongping can also make further inferences.
After seeing Li Xiang nod, Long Jiu drew some mechanisms on the side. In fact, these mechanisms were quite simple. They were nothing more than some simple ropes set up on the road, and then some stones rolling down from the mountain. If these people were smart, they could easily avoid them. Unfortunately, as they were about to enter Sichuan, these people became careless.
"What might you find?"
Since the life and death of his men is at stake, Li Xiang is now a little impatient.
"I'm not sure it was done by the people from Tianlong Temple, but if it's this mechanism, I'm sure the people from Tianlong Temple could do it, but I can't guarantee that others can't do it."
Hearing Princess Yongping's answer, Li Xiang was really impressed. This woman never spoke in a final way no matter what the time. According to the meaning of her words, there was at least a 70% chance that it was related to Tianlong Temple.
Thinking of that smiling Master Jinghong, Li Xiang really underestimated this guy...
However, Master Jinghong did have a motive for committing the crime. Although the Tang Dynasty's strategy towards Buddhism was to promote it, it was not the same as that of Nanzhao. It even imposed restrictions at some critical moments. Therefore, if Nanzhao completely turned to the Tang Dynasty, it would not be of any benefit to their Buddhism.
So in this situation, destroying the relationship between Nanzhao and the Tang Dynasty would be extremely beneficial to Tianlong Temple.
Moreover, people are curious. When they saw Chang Sunze walking out of the Prince of Zhennan's Mansion, perhaps they also wanted to know what was going on. If they wanted to do it without anyone noticing, they could only capture Chang Sunze and his group.
Just as Li Xiang was thinking about the problem, the sound of horse hooves was heard outside. Long Jiu brought his men back to report, and Long Twelve brought his men to investigate the surrounding area. It seemed that they should have found some information.
"Your Highness, we have found many of our brothers in a nearby pond, along with some other bodies. However, their clothes and weapons have been taken away, and nothing has been found."
Sure enough, there were discoveries around. Li Xiang suddenly thought of his previous guess. Although those people's weapons were taken away, it was impossible for all of our people to die under the trap. Whether they were knife wounds or stick wounds was also a very important point. If it really was Tianlong Temple, then don't blame me for being cruel...
