Start with detective Li Yuanfang

Chapter 121

After sending Pei Xingjian back to the mansion, Li Yan also went back to Duke Wei's mansion, and immediately undressed and went to sleep.

In a deep sleep, in just an hour, his spirit recovered to its peak, and he came to Li Dejian's courtyard.

The Dou family is a member of the Guanlong gentry, and the Duke of Wei's mansion also belongs to the Guanlong gentry. Although they decided to investigate to the end, there are still some things that need to be clarified.

Li Dejian was also disturbed last night. He got the news from his subordinates that the elderly had poor sleep quality, and they couldn't sleep well afterwards, so they just got up and drank porridge.

It was still four o'clock at this time, and Li Yan had never disturbed him so early before. Seeing him walk in, Li Dejian asked solemnly, "Yuan Fang, is there any difficulty in this case?"

Li Yandao: "I already have a clue about the case, and I'm here to learn more about the Dou family."

Li Dejian raised his eyebrows: "You know?"

Li Yan was puzzled: "Know what?"

Li Dejian was taken aback for a moment: "Ms. Dou came to propose marriage. To marry a wife is to be virtuous. Daughters of Dou's family have always been famous. Don't you like it?"

Li Yan's pupils shrank slightly: "My lord agreed?"

Seeing that his tone was different, Li Dejian hurriedly said: "No, only the two families are willing to accept it. I am going to ask your opinion."

Nacai means to propose marriage, which is the first step of the Six Rites. It means Nacai, which means that the two parties have initially made an intention, and the horoscope has not yet been written.

Li Yan breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, his family has a high status, and the prosperity of Duke Wei's mansion is basically due to his reputation.

Otherwise, it would be too embarrassing to have a divorce...

At this time, he refused bluntly: "I am busy with official duties, and I have to drive out the bandits in the west, and I don't want to marry a wife yet."

Li Dejian didn't pay much attention either: "Okay, there's no rush."

The nobles are no better than the common people, and the common people at the bottom do not know when they will die, so naturally they want to get married and have babies earlier.

The marriage and love of noble children are relatively free. For example, Mrs. Yang of Rongguo, because she worshiped Buddhism, did not get married until she was in her forties. marry.

Speaking of this topic, Li Yan took the opportunity to ask: "Is the marriage between the Dou family and various ethnic groups very close?"

Li Dejian nodded: "Marrying a wife is beneficial, seeking virtuous and virtuous, in Guanzhong, the daughters of Dou's family are the most famous, and their family education is excellent."

Li Yan frowned: "Is that so..."

The Shandong gentry is currently in a state of shrinkage as a whole, and only a small number of gentry are active. The status of women with five surnames in the early Tang Dynasty was really not top.

The theory of wishing to marry women with five surnames in the unofficial history did not become popular until the middle and late Tang Dynasty.

In this era, Dou's daughter is a good match and the top of the marriage market.

Li Dejian saw that Li Yan seemed quite dissatisfied with the Dou family, so he directly mentioned another reason: "The Dou family has always married generously, and if you marry a Dou family's daughter, you can also get a lot of wealth, and naturally it is more sought after by people."

Li Yan nodded, "That's what it should be. A key to a woman's status is economic independence."

Using a generous dowry can not only benefit the in-laws, but also increase the daughter's right to speak in the husband's family, which can be described as a win-win situation.

According to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, when the dowry arrives at the husband's house, it is also used by the woman in name, and it can be taken away if it is reconciled.

Thinking about it this way, if Dou's Chamber of Commerce is to be moved, Dou's will have to work even harder.

Maybe Li Longji's fucking dowry will be wiped out...

It's not cursing!
Li Dejian said with concern: "Yuanfang, what are you going to do? Since the former Duke Zhao passed away, the Guanlong family is no different than before. The Dou family has a profound influence, so don't move lightly!"

Li Yan nodded slightly.

In fact, when sending Pei Xingjian back last night, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials also mentioned a lot intentionally or unintentionally along the way.

When Changsun Wuji was still there, he was the leader of Guanlong. At that time, the Dou family relied solely on nepotism, and their status was not considered the core.

But since the death of Changsun Wuji, the major families became a mess and were divided and ruled by Li Zhi. At this time, the Dou family often had marriages with various clans, and they could speak for themselves, so the position became more important.

He originally didn't want to bring the case home and talk about it, but at this time he also wanted to hear the opinion of an elder like Li Dejian who had gone through the storm, so he gave a general account of the matter.

Li Dejian frowned upon hearing the words: "The poison pill of the Jia thief in Liangzhou may have flowed from the Dou's Chamber of Commerce? Nowadays, the scholars are poisoned and the impact is bad. This matter is very involved. If it is confirmed, then the Dou's will definitely be hurt. They will also do everything possible to destroy the evidence, if you want to investigate the Dou Chamber of Commerce, you must have a method!"

After all, Li Dejian is the son of Li Jing, the direct descendant of the Li family in Longxi. Even if he is down and out, he is not an ordinary old man who is cautious. Li Yan's eyes brightened: "Please advise me, my lord."

Li Dejian thought for a while and said: "The four major chambers of commerce, Dou's chamber of commerce ranks first, Zhaojun Li's chamber of commerce ranks second, Lanling Xiao's chamber of commerce ranks third, Xie... Xie's chamber of commerce ranks fourth , There are many frictions between the four chambers of commerce, you can pay attention to one or two."

Li Yan thought of Li Qianru's statement last night, and smiled slightly: "My lord is wise."

Li Dejian said: "It is impossible for Mrs. Dou to accept Jia Thief's poisonous elixir. If it is not an omission, something unknown must have happened. Do you have any sources of information about the chamber of commerce?"

Li Yan shook his head: "The internal guard's responsibility is to secure the internal affairs. We have no information about the Dou's Chamber of Commerce."

Li Dejian frowned: "That's troublesome, I'm afraid you don't know how big Dou's Chamber of Commerce is? In Dongshi alone, Dou's has [-] large shops, all of which are expensive and good, and are loved by everyone. There are also nine Dou’s stores in the city, and Hu people especially like to buy in them, and if you look for a store, the premium doesn’t matter..."

Li Yan's face changed as he listened.

There are only so many large shops in Chang'an, and there are more than one hundred Dou's shops!
Except for those uninhabited ghost markets in the south, Dou's figure can be seen in other poor markets, trying to seize the market as much as possible.

No wonder it can be called the No. [-] in Chang'an, no wonder it can buy a dowry that is extremely generous for a nobleman for each married daughter...

In the business world, it really is a giant.

Li Dejian asked again: "Is there a time limit for solving this case?"

Li Yan said: "Ten days."

Li Dejian frowned: "In just ten days, there are so many shops, if the way of selling poison pills is very secret, how do you check?"

Li Yan took a breath: "I didn't expect the Dou's Chamber of Commerce to reach this scale, tsk, trouble..."

Li Dejian looked at him, hesitated to speak: "Actually...you..."

Li Yan didn't pay attention, immersed in thinking, suddenly frowned, and stood up: "I have a solution, my lord, I'm going to work first!"

Li Dejian was stunned: "Okay, go get busy, and the people in the house can call! But when dealing with the Dou family, it's best not to get involved unnecessary. After all, the relationship between in-laws is no different than others. When it comes to a crisis, other families will have something to do." chosen..."

"understand!"

Li Yan nodded.

Although the Dou family has great power, there are no heroes in the family, and they have always relied on the status of their relatives to rise to power.

It looks like a bunch of flowers, and the fire is cooking oil. Once something big happens, the attitude of other nobles will be a big question mark.

Walking out of Li Dejian's room, Li Yan called Mr. Xu Dahetian, who was also awake, "Do you still pay attention to that spy from the Dou Chamber of Commerce?"

Xu Dao: "I saw her appear a few days ago. This woman has been promoted and is a low-level manager. Her appearance has changed, and she is almost unrecognizable."

Li Yan said: "Okay, bring Shu San."

Mrs. Shu San was quickly called up and saluted, "Ah Lang!"

Without the competitive pressure of Pingkangfang in the house, I am not afraid of being overtaken by other famous prostitutes if I am careless, and I will lose my identity as a well-known lady. Just lie down, her face is fair, even if she is woken up, her complexion is still pretty good.

Li Yandao: "Shu San, your false mother has changed now, according to Xu Da's description, draw another portrait for me."

"it is good!"

Mrs. Shu San didn't quite understand why it took so long to catch a false mother, but she liked the present life, so she followed the instructions and drew another picture.

When the portrait came out, Li Yan took a closer look, and after hearing Xu Da's description, he couldn't help being surprised.

Although the woman's facial features have not changed much, her body is much thicker, her skin has turned darker, her movements, posture, and accent have all changed, which can be called a face-lifting technique.

Li Yan thought of Pang Sanniang from the Tang Dynasty in history.

Pang Sanniang is a singing girl who is good at singing and dancing, and can make up. Once someone saw her without makeup, and the person called grandma and asked where the famous singing girl had gone. You come back tomorrow, but the man comes back the next day, and when he sees Pang Sanniang after the beauty, he doesn't recognize him at all, and he also said that he saw the lady's grandmother yesterday.

Qiao Biluo: Learning is useless!Learning is useless!
Fortunately, at least there was no plastic surgery technology in ancient times, and the facial features could not be changed after all. Li Yan looked at the portrait several times and took it down carefully. The corner of his mouth curled up: "Isn't there information about the Dou Chamber of Commerce..."

Mr. Xu Dahetian was gearing up: "Li Jiyi, do you want us to catch it again?"

Li Yan shook his head: "No, it's okay to monitor occasionally remotely. After the last time, the other party must have taken precautions. Go to the inner guard and cooperate with Di Huaiying and the others to solve the case through regular channels!"

Mr. Xu Dahetian didn't hear what he meant, and took the order to leave: "Yes!"

Li Yan said a few words of concern to Mrs. Shu San to reassure her, and then turned his eyes to Chongrenfang, which is to the north of Pingkangfang.

A Taoist temple that he wanted to go to but failed to make it, he can go.

……

Xuandu Guanli.

Li Yan came to the reception room led by the yawning Xiaodaotong.

Along the way, this Taoist temple is full of poverty.

There are a few peach trees, which grow luxuriantly, with green leaves reflecting red flowers, exuding an elegant fragrance.

Li Yan sat down and admired the peach blossoms for a while, when he heard Ming Chongyan's voice from behind: "Li Shanxin!"

Li Yan turned around and showed a sincere smile: "Master Ming, excuse me!"

(End of this chapter)