Start with detective Li Yuanfang

Chapter 171 Shangguan Wan'er, the future leader of Plum Blossom Internal Guard

According to the development of Feiqian in the Tang Dynasty in history, the initial credit accumulation is a long process.

First, the prefectures entered the Zouyuan, that is, the Beijing office, to start this business on a small scale. Seeing that it was feasible, private businessmen poured in.

There will definitely be corruption and refusal to accept accounts, but because it is inconvenient for merchants to transport money and silk, the risk on the road is greater. In fact, it is the lesser of two evils.

As long as officials don't skimp too much, many businessmen will recognize it. It is unrealistic to want to be perfect.

Li Yan knew that since the non-government already had Feiqian business, the approval rate of this proposal was very high.

But who to ask specifically is a lot of knowledge.

It is most convenient to write to Li Zhi directly, but officials from various places have recently adjusted frequently to balance it. Once Li Zhi decides to let the court promote Feiqian, it will inevitably be an extension of political struggle.

It is not difficult to impress Empress Wu. This empress is in the stage of seizing power, and she will definitely promote it to win the hearts of the people and create momentum for her return to the position of Empress Dowager. However, if Li Zhi is jealous, she will be easily suppressed.

The prince is most concerned about people's livelihood, and he is the most pure in presiding over it. However, the position of the crown prince is sensitive, and this matter is extremely profitable. If it is used, it may harm the prince.

Thinking of this, Li Yan decided to have a bowl of water.

None of these three are suitable, change to another target.

After having an idea, he nodded and said, "I'll try my best!"

Although the nephew was not sure about it, but Mr. Xie knew that there was hope for success in this matter.

After he was very excited: "Then I, Mrs. Xie, can seize the opportunity!"

Li Yan shook his head: "Even if the Feiqian business can be achieved, it must be done slowly. This matter is extremely risky. Once it gets too involved, it will be difficult to get out. Don't try to seize the opportunity."

For Feiqian, the most urgent thing is Shu merchants, because Shu land is really too difficult to travel. In comparison, Jiangnan has developed water transportation, and the transportation is actually very convenient. Xie's followed suit.

Mr. Xie took a breath and regained his composure: "I understand!"

Li Yan said again: "As long as the imperial court has this intention, it will be much easier to announce to the people, hook the hearts of Shu merchants, and let them do things honestly. Don't go deep into the matter of flying money, but you can do it by contacting Shu merchants. The chicken lays the egg, understand?"

Director Xie's eyes lit up: "It's a great remark, I'll tell my sister when I get back!"

Li Yan looked at the extravagant decorations around him, got up and said, "It's not bad to meet each other, it's my own property and I can use it comfortably, but it doesn't need to be transferred to my name, it's all a family, don't be so polite, it's important I'll take care of everything, okay?"

Mr. Xie immediately said: "Good! Good!"

The implication of this young nephew is very clear, don't bother him with trivial matters, let alone use his reputation to go out and show off.

"Uncle, then I will take my leave!"

Li Yan saluted and left, Director Xie hurriedly recruited his confidant in charge, and said solemnly: "From now on, we are not allowed to gossip about the relationship between internal guard Li Jiyi and us!"

The steward was rather disappointed, and said, "Yes!"

After taking care of his subordinates, Mr. Xie breathed a sigh of relief, and couldn't help grinning again.

The steward wondered: "Xiao Lang forbids us to use his name, why is the steward so happy?"

Director Xie glanced at him: "Stupid words! To have such a promising nephew, the future will be long, and I'm afraid that Mrs. Xie won't be able to stand up? Haha, I'm really happy today, bring me some wine!"

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On the other side, Li Yan was riding on a lion horse, looking thoughtful along the way.

At present, there are two major events, to find out the traitors in the imperial court, and to go to Tibet as an envoy.

Compared with the former, the latter needs to be fully prepared.

For example, the tea needed by the Tubo people, the letters from the daughter country, the understanding of Lu Dongzan, the flying money that can receive the hearts of Shu merchants...

Such a variety, be prepared.

By the way, he also has a friend in Tubo territory.

Little Ming King Kumara.

"Rokuro!"

Just thinking about the few people in the world who can tie with the poor monk, a call came from the corner.

Li Yan made a gesture, went to Duke Wei's mansion, handed Shizi Cong to the servants, entered the gate building, and then looked to the side: "Chongyan, what's wrong?"

Ming Chongyan stood in the shadows, with anxious brows: "It's not good, Wang Hongmin suddenly became seriously ill and was in danger of death."

Wang Hongmin was one of the eight suspects who interrogated Jia Sibo. He was a doctor in the Ministry of Criminal Justice.

Li Yan's complexion changed slightly, without saying a word, he climbed over the wall and came out, using lightness kung fu, and started to run.

Ming Chongyan secretly sighed behind him.

It was me who brought Liulang to the ground.

He followed quickly.

The reason why the two of them didn't ride horses was because Wang Hongmin's mansion was also in Pingkangfang, and the straight-line distance was not far away.

They flew over the eaves and walls, and soon arrived outside the mansion, when they heard a commotion and crying.

The sadness of that cry was much more real than when Cui Shouye was seeing him off.

Li Yan asked, "What's going on?"

Ming Chongyan said: "He has a family-renowned Qi disease, which suddenly broke out and came violently. The doctor just judged that he might not survive tonight."

Li Yan frowned: "Wang Hongmin has always been physically strong, how come the sudden illness is so serious, is there any external influence?"

Ming Chongyan said: "I asked Uncle Liu for advice, and he didn't see any signs of poisoning. According to the people in Xu's mansion, Wang Hongmin's health has actually been not very good. It's because of superficial support. This time the illness came like a mountain. On the contrary, the attack was particularly severe, judging from the confession from top to bottom, this is true."

Li Yan had already arrived at the back house at this time, and looking down diagonally, he saw a middle-aged man lying on the couch, surrounded by his family members, and he was already explaining his funeral.

Other doctors may still be wrong, but Sun Simiao's personal disciple Liu Shenwei can't see the poisoning, so the poisoning is very small.

Li Yan's eyes moved: "This possibility cannot be ruled out. Wang Hongmin really died of illness, but the murderer has long been prepared to take advantage of this and put the blame on him."

Ming Chongyan was stunned: "What does Liu Lang mean, that the murderer deliberately chose this seemingly healthy, but actually very poor, doctor of the Ministry of Criminal Justice as a cover for subsequent investigations?"

Li Yan asked: "On what day did Wang Hongmin go to interrogate Jia Sibo?"

Ming Chongyan said: "The fifth day."

Li Yandao: "If the murderer went to interrogate five days ago, Wang Hongmin should be instigated to interrogate him afterwards. If the murderer went to interrogate after the fifth day, there is no need to do extra things at all... Trouble!"

Ming Chongyan's face was ugly: "Yes, once Wang Hongmin dies, even if there is a murderer among the other seven suspects, he can insist on it. Unless we get real evidence, this case will never be heard publicly."

"Aye! Aye!!"

At this moment, there was a mournful cry from below, Li Yan and Ming Chongyan looked at each other, and left the palace quietly.

The two walked all the way in silence, and when they returned to Duke Wei's mansion, Ming Chongyan suddenly said, "It's impossible for the internal guards of Plum Blossom to keep on monitoring the seven suspects. If that traitor never takes action again, This matter may be over..."

Li Yan murmured: "Is it an unsolved case?"

Timetables appeared in his mind.

From the first day to the sixth day, Song Ci, a member of the criminal department, interrogated him many times.

On the fourth day, Huang Zhen and Zheng Jing were interrogated together by internal guards.

On the fifth day, Wang Hongmin, a doctor of the Criminal Ministry, interrogated him.

On the sixth day, Li Qianru, the prime minister of Dali Temple, interrogated him.

On the seventh day, internal guards ordered Shen Juyuan to interrogate him.

On the eighth day, Qiu Ying, the leader of the Cabinet of Internal Guards, interrogated him.

On the ninth day, Xu Hui, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, interrogated him.

On the last tenth day, when Li Yan was interrogated, the consciousness-only energy hidden in Jia Sibo's body exploded, turning him into a living dead, unable to speak anymore.

Song Ci, Huang Zhen, Zheng Jing, Wang Hongmin, Li Qianru, Shen Juyuan, Qiu Ying, Xu Hui.

Regardless of close relationship, Li Yan listed these eight people as suspects.

One is now dead.

Li Yan was not ready to give up, and started to pace: "Now that things have come to an end, we have to start with consciousness-only energy."

Ming Chongyan followed behind: "Master Kuiji is an eminent monk, and even His Majesty respects him very much. He has no reason to participate in this kind of case..."

The Master Kuiji that Ming Chongyan spoke of was Shi Kuiji, a disciple of Xuanzang.

This person is Yuchi Jingde's nephew, he was unrestrained when he was young, he was ordered to become a monk at the age of seventeen, and then he got out of control.

The abbot of Ci'en Temple is Master Puguang, but he also admitted that when it comes to the depth of Buddhism, he is not as good as Master Kuiji.

Li Yandao: "I met Master Kui Ji, an eminent monk who has attained the Tao with all his heart in comprehending the Dharma and compiling scriptures. The secret of passing on, not to mention the difficulty of learning, even if you want to get in touch with it, it is extremely difficult, how did the murderer get it?"

Ming Chongyan said: "This matter is really weird."

Li Yandao: "I originally wanted to learn this energy, but Master Yuji said that it conflicts with the energy I have learned. I have practiced the Baisheng energy, so I can no longer practice the knowledge-only energy. The same is true on the contrary. This shows that the murderer is specialized in Buddhism. A strong man with strength, but none of the eight suspects meets this requirement, Chongyan, what do you think?"

Ming Chongyan put it badly: "Poverty thinks, why don't you forget it?"

Li Yan was speechless: "You have to pay more attention to this matter. You can't pin your hopes on the rebels to die down. If that person accumulates silently and makes a big incident, he will be completely passive by then!"

Ming Chongyan was shocked: "Yes! Yes!"

Hearing his silence, Li Yan frowned slightly, and remembered the situation of the Ministry of Internal Affairs' investigation during the day: "That Rong Niang came from Yeting, did she know the daughter of County Magistrate Qi in the Jiangnan case, Zhang Yang's fiancée? "

Ming Chongyan hesitated to speak, but finally said: "Liulang, she knows the Qi family, not only her, you have actually met the Qi family."

Li Yan was puzzled: "I've seen it too?"

Ming Chongyan said: "The Qi family is also a member of the Plum Blossom Internal Guard, under the pseudonym Ye Niangzi, who lurked in Zhou Guogong's mansion as the inner house manager, and later brought it into the palace, and never came out again..."

Li Yan stopped and murmured after a while, "It's actually her..."

Seeing that his mood was obviously depressed, Ming Chongyan comforted him: "Liu Lang doesn't need to blame himself, the Jiangnan case is clear, Pindao has avenged his master, and Qi's father's grievances have also been cleared, it's all because of you, and we Meihua The inner guard...maybe it will end up like this one day!"

Li Yan thought that Ming Chongyan's original ending was to be assassinated and died, so he sighed: "He Lanminzhi often beat the maidservants to death, and Lady Ye helped the king to do evil. I have no sympathy for her being arrested at that time. She's pushed to that point... Does the Plum Blossom inner guard like to choose among the criminals in the court?"

Ming Chongyan nodded: "That's right, those criminal girls are extremely loyal after being selected for training."

The little lady I met in the palace in the afternoon flashed through Li Yan's mind, and he secretly thought something was wrong: "Since we want to train plum blossom internal guards, the palace should impart knowledge, why go to the lady Su Pi to study?"

He asked: "There is a six or seven-year-old lady in Ye Court, is she also a Plum Blossom internal guard?"

Ming Chongyan asked about her appearance, and said with a wry smile: "She is Rongniang's daughter, she was brought into the court when she was still a baby, she is very smart and eager to learn, she has been selected as the youngest inner guard of the plum blossom, she is very important, usually Together with the Subi women, she even learned Su Pi's language, just to hear if those criminal women have other thoughts."

"Even six or seven-year-old children are being trained to be spies... Wait, they were taken into court when they were still babies?"

In Li Yan's heart, he became more and more disgusted with Mei Hua's inner guard, but he thought of someone again: "Which family is Rong Niang's criminal daughter?"

Ming Chongyan said: "She is Shangguan Gong's daughter-in-law. Shangguan Gong used to be kind to my Ming family. Pindao is in the inner guard of plum blossoms and knows her situation best."

The prime minister, Shangguanyi, sent all the males to copy and behead, and sent the female relatives to Yeting.

Since Rong Niang is Shangguanyi's daughter-in-law, her daughter is naturally Shangguan Wan'er.

Li Yan's gaze moved: "Who values ​​that little lady?"

Ming Chongyan showed apprehension between his brows: "She has to be valued by Shang Gong. Shang Gong is a female official in Ye Ting who specializes in training the inner guards of plum blossoms. She is very old. It is said that the former Zhao Guogong was in power. She was trained by her. They can all be qualified for the post of internal guard of the plum blossom as soon as possible.”

Li Yan thought of Rong Niang.

Whether it's the false mother of Mrs. Dou, or the slave of the Dou Chamber of Commerce, Rong Niang can play the role with ease.

One must know that seven years ago, she was still the wife of the prime minister's son. Was this change made by that Shang Gong?

Ming Chongyan sighed again: "Rong Niang really doesn't want her daughter to be valued by Shang Gong, but in Ye Ting, those who are not valued will die quietly. It's a blessing or a curse, it's hard to say!"

Li Yan intentionally or unintentionally said: "Since Shang Gong is quite old, and the young lady is smart, maybe she wants to pass on what she has learned and train her to be a successor?"

Ming Chongyan frowned: "Liulang's guess is not without possibility. Rong Niang said that when Shang Gong cultivated other sinners, he never bothered so much..."

"Shangguan Wan'er, the future leader of the Plum Blossom Internal Guard?"

Li Yan vaguely understood how Wu Zetian took control of the Plum Blossom inner guard from Li Zhi.

Perhaps Li Zhi would never have imagined that Empress Wu would take revenge and kill Shangguan Yi so much that only the female relatives were left. As a result, Shangguan Wan'er would eventually join Empress Wu.

Things are unpredictable.

The most unexpected thing is that he knew about it.

Although this is just a guess, Li Yan has pulled himself together: "Chong Yan, do you want to change the inner guard of Plum Blossoms so that the tragedy like Ye Niangzi will never happen again?"

Ming Chongyan smiled wryly when he heard the words: "How could it be possible to change? From the moment we became internal guards of the plum blossom, the future is doomed."

Li Yandao: "Sometimes if you don't give it a try, you will never know the ending."

Ming Chongyan nodded perfunctorily: "Okay!"

Li Yan walked into the house, and when Ming Chongyan thought the conversation was over and was about to leave, he saw a light shining over, dispelling the darkness under his feet.

He looked at Li Yan who was holding a candle by the window and smiling at him, and his heart trembled.

A moment later, Ming Chongyan Jishou saluted, and when he escaped into the darkness again, he suddenly had hope.

perhaps……

The future will really be different!
(End of this chapter)