Start with detective Li Yuanfang

Chapter 137 Empress Wu's people are so useful!
Duke of Wei.

Li Yan arrived in front of the mansion and whistled.

A moment later, a golden and black figure flew over, and then a black shadow also descended from the sky.

The former was Xiao Hei, and Li Yan rubbed its head happily. The cat grew bigger and bigger, and it became more and more comfortable to stroke.

The latter is the falcon he selected from Xishi for Anshengan. It has a sharp mouth and bright eyes, and it stands on the shoulder, which is really majestic.

Li Yan was very satisfied with Yinger, and Li Dejian learned that he had raised eagles, and hired several slaves from Yingfang.

Li Yan didn't say that he was a friend of animals, and all eagle-feeding tricks were his younger brother in front of him. After thinking about it, he felt that the training was not bad.

After all, he is not at the mansion during the day. Compared with Lion Cong's all-day riding and Xiao Hei's company in Liangzhou day and night, this later eagle's contact time is shorter, and the talent bonus he receives is also weaker. It's better to let the slaves raise them first.

Of course, some methods cannot be used, such as "shangsu", which is commonly referred to as boiled eagles in later generations.

Eagles don’t sleep during the day, and only sleep peacefully at night. Boiling the eagle means that they don’t sleep at night, and don’t even have time to close their eyes.

Under normal circumstances, it is not done by one person, but by three people, who are responsible for the night before, the night after and the day, respectively. If the eagle is tired, the eagle will sleep during the day, but it is still not allowed.

It's a cruel act. Keeping the eagle from sleeping is actually to kill its wildness and make it easier for people to control and command.

What Li Yan cultivated was spirituality, and he was not afraid of his pets being disobedient, so naturally he didn't want to waste his wildness. The task he assigned to train slaves was to train eagles to avoid arrows.

Come back every night, when he has time, he will play with Eagle Shooting.

Although Eagle can't speak, he feels that the other party is enjoying it.

But I'm a little tired today. I slept for an hour last night. I was busy with many things during the day, and I actually worked overtime for the first time.

Li Yan was not in the mood anymore, so he patted its back: "I won't shoot arrows today."

The eagle flapped its wings again and again, seeming a little happy.

Of course, Li Yan knew that this was an illusion.

The amount of training cannot be reduced, and it will be brought to the Tubo battlefield later.

He added: "Double the amount in a few days, and make up for today's amount."

The eagle stopped flapping its wings.

"You really understand!"

Li Yan laughed, feeling much better, and entered the mansion.

After dinner, he came to Li Dejian's room, and said seriously: "My lord, I want to know, is there anyone who buys cloud pills?"

After hearing Li Yan's explanation of the medicinal properties and dire consequences of Yundan, Li Dejian changed color, and immediately recruited Supervisor Qi, gathered all the people in the house, and questioned them one by one.

After a while, he brought the fifth son over, with lingering fear on his face: "Say it."

Li Wulang, who is the long history of Habayashi, said: "A year ago, I was recommended by a friend. I wanted to buy it and try it. I was too shy, so I gave up..."

It turns out that there are benefits to being poor.

Of course, this poverty is not for ordinary people, but for high-ranking nobles.

The other noble sons took out hundreds of gold, perhaps without blinking their eyelids, but at that time the Duke of Wei lived a relatively frugal life, and after all, he did not make mistakes.

Li Dejian took good care of his son, let him leave, and said in a concentrated voice: "If this is what you expected, it will be dangerous!"

Li Yandao: "It's actually good. After all, the ingredients of this pill are precious and the quantity is limited. After all, only a very small number of people will take it."

Li Dejian sighed and said: "However, the power that those people can influence is beyond the reach of any poor family. If you want to move Dou Decheng, you need to be prepared."

Li Yan sneered: "I have a plan for how to make Dou Decheng die. Once I get the account books and see who is taking the pill, I can do it. I just want this pill to disappear and stop poisoning others. Difficult..."

Li Dejian said: "Do your best, you have done well enough in this matter, don't force yourself!"

Li Yan smiled: "To be ashamed of one's heart is to solve a case and to fight against drugs. It is really not a loss for the saint to give me "Fanglin Yaolan". There are a few ministers who can work as hard as me~"

Li Dejian also shook his head and laughed, and the father and son spoke directly: "You are too young and energetic, but it's really not a bad thing to offend more people when you work under the sage..."

Li Yan thought that you had figured out Li Zhi thoroughly, so he stretched himself: "I'm going to bed, good night, my lord!"

He went back to his room and used Xiao Hei as a pillow, and Ying'er lay beside the bed, falling asleep together.

That night, countless nobles in Chang'an suffered from insomnia.

That night, he slept very soundly.

……

The next day, Li Yan rode a horse and came to work in the imperial city on time.

At the gate of the inner guard, I saw Cui Shouye.

His eyes lit up slightly, and he raised his voice and shouted: "Morning Cui Ge!"

Cui Shouye was old after all, at first he heard that enthusiastic young voice, but he didn't realize it for a while, he thought it was a junior from a close friend's family.

The main reason is that they are so affectionate.

When he turned his head, he saw Li Yan walking over with a smile in his scarlet robe, his chest was blocked immediately, but he couldn't help but say, "Morning, Li Jiyi."

He turned around and wanted to leave, but Li Yan had already walked up quickly, his body skills were almost ready to shoot Sirius: "Leader Cui Ge, please walk slowly, I happen to have something to ask, how was the result of interrogating Dou Decheng yesterday?"

This is which pot is not opened and which pot is lifted. If yesterday's interrogation was fruitful, Cui Shouye must have gone to his headquarters, the Criminal Department. Why come here to suffer?
Cui Shouye could also see that Li Yan was intentionally making things difficult for him, so he simply didn't answer and walked inside.

Li Yan continued to follow, and said with concern: "Is Cui Geling unwell? You're getting old, you must take care of yourself!"

Cui Shouye has always been known for being old and tough, so these words can't be ignored: "The old man is very good, so don't bother Li Jiyi to worry about it. The sinus thief is breathing, so naturally he won't confess. If Li Jiyi has any doubts, he will tell you what to do. Go and see!"

Li Yan nodded slightly: "Thinking about it, it seems that Dou Decheng will not make any major breakthroughs for a while, but the Jiangnan murder case, um..."

Cui Shouye paused at a slight pace, pricked up his ears, and heard Li Yan say: "I'm off to work, Cui Geling, take my leave!"

After all, he went to his office. Cui Shouye heard the sound of footsteps going away, but finally couldn't help it, and looked sideways.

It doesn't matter if you look at it, but Li Yan is also looking back.

The two looked at each other.

A pupil is clear and shining.

One eye was bloodshot, irritable and restless.

"let me see!!"

Putting on the long-lost invisible glasses, words came out of the void.

An emotional villain rose from the top of Cui Shouye's head.

The mouth is open, the eyebrows are raised, the nostrils are swollen, and the whole expression presents a defensive posture.

"Emotional feedback - fear!"

"The reasoning begins!"

"I'm afraid that the secrets hidden in the Jiangnan massacre will be revealed."

"The reasoning is correct!"

Cui Shouye immediately withdrew his gaze, and Li Yan raised his mouth and turned his head away.

"This old guy really has a problem!"

When the Ministry of Criminal Justice was reading the case file yesterday, Li Yan tried it out. He tried again at this time, and with his talent, he got an accurate answer.

Cui Shouye is inseparable from the Jiangnan murder case.

It's hard to say how deep the case is.

But he suppressed the case, obviously not for the sake of the public, but because he had some kind of selfishness, and he was even more afraid of the secret being exposed at this moment.

This clue is very valuable.

Because Li Yan couldn't go to Jiangnan, the situation in Runzhou couldn't be obtained remotely.

And Cui Shouye was right in front of him, and it was much easier to check from him.

Li Yan walked to his station and found that Di Renjie, Guo Yuanzhen and Peng Botong were not there. It seemed that the fugitives raised by Dou Decheng had not been captured yet.

Qiu Shenji and Wang Xiaojie also seized physical evidence at the headquarters of the Dou Chamber of Commerce to calm their nerves and collect the Yundan project in Xishi.

Kang Meng and Kang De, father and son of Liangzhou, have been tracking down the past movements of the rebellious county magistrate Cui during this time.

There was no one available at hand.

Li Yan felt that this was not enough, so after dealing with official business for half an hour, he wandered out and went to the Chongxian Hall.

Chongxian Hall is one of the second halls of the six schools in the second hall, and the name that later generations are more familiar with is Chongwen Hall.

It's just that after Li Xian was established as the prince, in order to avoid the name taboo, the Chongxian Hall will be renamed Chongwen Hall, and it is still its real name now.

Li Yan walked in and found that the place was quite deserted.

Not surprisingly, the imperial examination will be held the day after tomorrow. Whether it is a student in the library or a teaching doctor, basically all go to the South Court of the Ministry of Rites.

Li Yan felt that he had come by mistake, and was about to leave when he heard a surprised voice behind him: "Li Jiyi?"

Li Yan turned around and looked, smiled and said: "Miao Zuorang, you are here, I am here to look for you."

"Ah! Please! Please!"

Miao Shenke was quite flattered, and hurriedly welcomed Li Yan in.

The two sat down in front of the couch, and he personally served hot tea: "I heard that Li Jiyi likes to drink tea, please!"

Li Yan took a sip and raised his brows slightly: "It tastes good, has it improved?"

Miao Shenke nodded: "It's all Li Jiyi's discerning eyes, who would have thought that tea can have such a taste..."

As he talked, all kinds of feelings came to his heart.

When Empress Wu was in power, he was a bachelor of the North Gate, sharing the power of prime minister, and he was majestic.

After Empress Wu's glory faded away, he was immediately beaten back to his original shape, and turned into a small writer Zuo Lang, who had to endure the strange eyes of his colleagues.

It is difficult to change from extravagance to frugality, and Miao Shenke couldn't stand those gazes, so he simply came to Chongxian Hall to work, out of sight and out of mind.

However, Li Yan did not mean to underestimate the Beimen bachelors. This group of people is first-class in terms of ability and vision.

It's a pity that they were born in a poor family and were too attached to Empress Wu. Once Empress Wu was unlucky, they would naturally be implicated and their status plummeted.

The two chatted for a while, and after finishing the preparations, Li Yan said, "I'm here for Cui Shilang's affairs."

Miao Shenke got up immediately, looked around vigilantly, and after confirming that the partition wall had no ears, he came to the front and whispered: "Li Jiyi, please tell me, I will do my best to help."

Li Yan didn't just look for people randomly. It was Miao Shenke who first suggested that Cui Shouye would use any means in order to get a favor.

This person represented Empress Wu's position. Li Yan guessed that Empress Wu might have extended an olive branch to Cui Shouye, but the old man rejected him.

Empress Wu appeared to be very powerful on the surface, but in fact, until Li Zhi died of a serious illness, there were huge forces against her in the court.

Not to mention that during this period, Cui Shouye would not curry favor with Empress Wu if he wanted to become prime minister.

Because she said nothing.

Otherwise, Empress Wu can just promote her own people to be prime ministers, why use Beimen bachelors to share the power of prime ministers?
It is because she has no control over the appointment of the real prime minister, and it is all in Li Zhi's hands, and Li Zhi is also willing to let the prime minister have less power.

Li Yan turned his thoughts around and began to talk about Cui Shouye and the Jiangnan murder case.

After hearing this, Miao Shenke expressed deep thought: "This matter is really weird. The Jiangnan Road is not taken seriously except for water transportation. Even if the case is very big, it will be shelved by the Ministry of Punishment. It will be reviewed by Dali Temple once, and it will be over. Why bother to cover up?"

Li Yan said bluntly: "I suspect Cui Shilang is hiding something."

Miao Shenke said: "Please Li Jiyi to repeat the case file."

Li Yan recounted it carefully, and Miao Shenke thought for a while and said: "Li Jiyi has not been able to solve the case, so naturally I can't, it's just a little strange, this case file has no beginning and no end, the criminal department official who searched the village is Who? Why is there no record on it?"

Li Yandao: "It would be fine if he was an official of the Ministry of Punishment. Officials' names and surnames are often not recorded in the documents."

Miao Shenke shook his head: "No, since the county magistrate and county lieutenant were not involved in this case, the whole process was based on what the official saw and heard. According to the rules of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, in order to trace after the event, the name must also be written, not the identity. Vague."

Li Yan really didn't know this, and his eyes became serious: "What Miao Zuorang means is that the suspicious point is probably on this official. Can this person's identity be found out?"

Miao Shenke didn't want to stay here to compile the book, so he immediately seized the opportunity: "It's not impossible. I'll go and track down this person. Li Jiyi will go back first. We'll meet at Hanguang Gate after noon."

Li Yan stood up, cupped his hands and saluted: "Okay, I will leave this matter to Miao Zuorang."

Miao Shenke returned the gift with high fighting spirit: "I will do my best!"

……

After Li Yan worked hard to investigate the case, he returned to the inner guard and began to practice with pay with peace of mind.

It's not as slow as yesterday's, and today's off-duty time feels like it's here in the blink of an eye.

He stretched his body, satisfied with the improvement of his strength, and went outside the imperial city.

From a distance, I saw Miao Shenke waiting beside the city gate.

It's just that compared to the full energy not long ago, the Beimen bachelor's face is very bad now.

After discovering Li Yan, he hesitated for a moment before walking over: "Li Jiyi, we found it."

Li Yan was not surprised but delighted. Seeing this appearance, he knew that he must have discovered something. Empress Wu's people are really useful!
Since Miao Shenke came, it meant that he still dared to speak. Li Yan was not in a hurry, and asked calmly, "Who is that official from the Ministry of Punishment?"

Miao Shenke was silent for a while, and said in a very low voice: "It's not an official, but a member of the Criminal Department six years ago, Li Sichong."

"Li Sichong?"

Li Yan thought about it.

The name is so familiar.

The words of Li Qiao, Lieutenant of Chang'an County, flashed into his mind:

"Li Shilang is the joint ancestor of my Li family in Zhaojun. His son Sichong is talented and beautiful, and he has true knowledge in the rough. He is my best friend..."

The son of Prime Minister Li Jingxuan?

　Thanks to the book friend "Dongdong_味咚呱" for the reward.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)