Start with detective Li Yuanfang

Chapter 276 Take the initiative to attack and stop the murder

"What kind of shape is this, it's very unique!"

Li Yan walked out with two apprentices.

What I thought I saw was a man who was undressed and barebacked, carrying a large bundle of thorns, allowing himself to be punished to stand upright.

In fact, what I saw was a neatly dressed Gong Siguang with two crossed thorns on his back, huddled in a corner, and half of his body protruding.

The little prince didn't understand, so Wan'er glanced at it, then whispered: "Master, his flowers are gone."

Li Yan also noticed that Gong Siguang was still wearing the original clothes, but the ornaments on his waist and the flowers on his head were gone.

Looking at the faint footprints on the robe, is this kicked back?

Counting the time again, Li Yan had an idea in his mind, and waved: "Mr. Gong, come here."

Gong Siguang kept hiding in the corner, but the post house was already full of people, so when he came and went out like this, he would inevitably attract the attention and pointing from all directions.

His face was swollen like a pig's liver, and when he heard Li Yan's call, he felt as if he had been pardoned, and rushed over in three steps at a time.

As a result, he didn't stop in front of him, and he staggered and fell forward. Since there were thorns on his back, he wanted to throw himself on the ground.

Li Yan couldn't stand it anymore, he stretched out his hand to help him back up again: "Come in."

Gong Siguang broke out in a cold sweat, if he jumped down just now, he would be ashamed to stay in Luoyang, so he hastened to follow.

When he arrived in the house, no one else was present, he immediately pulled out the two thorns on his back, and offered them with both hands: "Xiaomin has eyes but doesn't know Mount Tai, and offended Li Jiyi, I hope Li Jiyi will forgive him."

Li Yandao: "A few words conflict, it's not like this, put down the thorns."

Gong Siguang said: "I think so too... Ah no, what I mean is that Li Jiyi is generous and won't care about Xiaomin."

Li Yan's target has never been this kind of dandy, he is interested in the whole Gong family, he nodded and said: "Sit down, don't call yourself a small man."

Gong Siguang sat down carefully: "Li Jiyi, my brother commented that I only have a playful heart. I usually fight chickens and run dogs, and like to talk nonsense. I really didn't recognize you when I offended you before. It was definitely not on purpose. Of."

Li Yan said peacefully: "Of course I know, but it's not really offending me. I don't care about small things."

Gong Siguang smiled: "Li Jiyi is really generous, I have prepared a small gift, and I hope to accept it."

Li Yan shook his head: "That's unnecessary."

Gong Siguang hurriedly said: "Let me explain, my Gong family will also give gifts to various prefectures every year, and all prefectures will return gifts. This is completely a normal exchange and there is absolutely no other intention."

Li Yan raised his brows slightly, thinking that Qiu Shenji said before that Qiu's family will receive gifts from Mrs. Gong in the past few years, it seems that it is really true.

This wealthy family in Bianzhou licked Li Zhi angrily in the early years, and in recent years has shown filial piety to all ethnic groups in Chang'an, even the Qiu family, which shows that the leader of the family has vision and courage.

Li Yandao: "Since that's the case, let's communicate with Duke Wei's mansion as before."

Gong Siguang said with a dry smile, "Good! Good!"

Li Yan said: "Is there anything else, I can leave without you."

Where is Gong Siguang willing to leave? He came here to inquire about the news, not to really admit his mistakes, so he immediately said: "I can't go, I can't go, Li Jiyi first arrived in Luoyang and lived in a post house, it's so simple, since I saw Now, how can you not do the landlord's favor and let me accompany you to visit the Eastern Capital?"

Li Yan looked at him: "Do you want to be a tour guide?"

Gong Siguang chewed the meaning of his words, clapped his hands and smiled, "It's the tour guide."

Li Yan was noncommittal: "Let me think about it, you guys continue to eat."

Wan'er and the little prince let out an oh, and began to eat in a proper manner.

Gong Siguang was left on the sidelines, feeling uncomfortable all over.

According to his usual temperament, if he was so neglected by others, he would have walked away long ago, and even lifted the table.

But today, in order not to go back, he was skinned, so he stayed in a shameless manner.

After fidgeting and waiting for a long time, the three of them finished eating, and Li Yan finally said, "Since Mr. Gong has a heart, I will not refuse people thousands of miles away. We are going to Beishi tomorrow, please guide the way."

Gong Siguang was overjoyed, but he was afraid that he was just making excuses, so he hurriedly said: "Why wait until tomorrow, you can do it now!"

Li Yanqi said: "It's getting late, and the curfew is about to come, isn't it appropriate to go at this time?"

Gong Siguang smiled and said: "Li Jiyi doesn't know something, there are some differences between Luoyang and Chang'an..."

Under his explanation, everyone tidied up a little, and quickly left the post house, heading for Beishi.

After crossing Luoshui from Xinzhong Bridge and coming to the north of the city, the environment here is obviously higher.

The floors face each other and look at each other. The building is based on the grand style of the Tang Dynasty and has an outstanding aesthetic feeling.

Seeing that the sky was getting darker, pedestrians still flowed in an endless stream, planning to flock to several big squares, Beishi was one of them.

After actually entering Beishi, Li Yan also found that Gong Siguang was not only not exaggerating at all, on the contrary he was a little modest.

It is indeed very different from Chang'an.

The lights in Chang'an are all lit by the houses on the street, no matter how dense they are, it will inevitably be cold at night.

And Beishi is connected to the Cao Canal in the east, where boats and boats from all over the world gather, and more than ten thousand boats often come and go, filling the river.

At this time, the streets were blocked by cars and horses, and there were many boats on the river. It seemed that there was an agreement long ago, and the lights were all lit up in a short period of time.

For a moment, it seemed as if the stars of the Milky Way were reflected into the human world, winding away, stretching as far as the eye can see.

"Wow!"

Wan'er's mouth widened when she saw it. Even though the little prince had seen it, she still couldn't hide her shock.

Only Li Yan frowned slightly as he watched the boats gather.

Gong Siguang showed his arrogance as a Luoyang native: "Street curfew, carnival in the square, and Pingkang Square in Chang'an are the same, but the flow of people is far less than here. Li Jiyi, please see, there are mostly wine and food on both sides. No matter where the food is, you can find it in Beishi, so you can relieve your homesickness."

Li Yan nodded: "That's not bad."

When Gong Siguang came here, his confidence returned obviously, his waist was straight, and he led the way in front: "Please!"

Near the Cao Canal, there seemed to be officials inspecting the manifest of the ship. The ship owners were nodding and bowing, full of flattery, when they suddenly found that the officials disappeared in front of them. Guang bowed and said, "I've seen Goro!"

Gong Siguang shook his hand: "You guys go to work, I have a distinguished guest here to entertain!"

The officials were very respectful and responded in unison: "Yes!"

When Li Yan saw it, his eyes flickered slightly: "These are the officials of Luoyang Household Caoxia?"

Gong Siguang smiled and said: "Li Jiyi is really astute, they are officials under my third brother's command."

Li Yan nodded: "It turns out that Brother Ling is the Luoyang Shaofu who assigned the householder Cao."

This position corresponds to Chang'an. The same Hucao is Li Qiao, a direct descendant of the Li family in Zhaojun. No small trouble.

And Luoyang's Hucao has much greater power than Chang'an, and the management of Caoqu alone is very important.

Li Yan has basically determined that the biggest advantage of the Gong family is that it is rooted in water transportation.

Think about the distribution of officials of the Gong family in history. This family rose in Bianzhou and flourished in Luoyang. Later, the governor of Puzhou was also a member of the Gong family.

But Puzhou and Bianzhou are located in the upstream and downstream of Luoyang respectively. The Gong family controls these three places, and they are almost the same in terms of water transportation. Not to mention that they can easily get stuck in the necks of merchants from all over the world. important political leverage.

After all, the most important role of Luoyang in the Sui and Tang Dynasties was to serve as the hub of the Grand Canal and the lifeblood of water transportation.

Goods from all over the world can be gathered by water, and the transportation cost and time paid are far less than that by land.

If the water transportation in Chang'an was done properly, the disaster situation in the customs would not have reached that point at all, and the grain would have been transported in earlier.

In history, after the outbreak of the Anshi Rebellion, the central government's control over various places has been greatly reduced. If there is no Jiangnan to transport blood by water, it will be difficult year after year.

"It's not enough to suck blood on the canal, and you want to invade the sergeant's fields?"

Li Yan's eyes are slightly cold, and it is still uncertain whether the latter is true. If it is true, this kind of greedy family must not stay.

Without knowing how many respectful greetings Gong Siguang exposed the family's strategic secrets, he was still excitedly looking for a place, planning to arrange some good dinners for the evening to entertain the distinguished guests.

There is Pingkangfang in Chang'an, and Luoyang naturally has a place to bear heavy responsibilities, and as a child of the Gong family, returning there is like returning home, very professional.

I just don't know which type this person likes, Han girl or Hu Ji, Gong Siguang didn't dare to ask, his eyes rolled, and he was going to find Mrs. Duzhi.

This trip is to find out why Li Yuanfang came to Luoyang in advance, and he himself is not used to groveling, so it just happened to let Mrs. Duzhi do the trick.

These famous prostitutes with excellent color and art skills are not only proficient in poetry, calligraphy and painting, but also know how to please customers. It is easiest to inquire about news when they are intertwined with each other.

"Li Jiyi, please follow me!"

With an idea, Gong Siguang led the way, and the destination became much clearer.

Soon, everyone was led by him into an alley with less traffic but a higher grade.

There is even vaguely Jiang Huzi guarding the crossing, preventing idlers from approaching.

Arriving at the courtyard at the end, a unique courtyard appeared in front of us.

There is no smell of rouge and vulgar powder, but the scenery is picturesque, and the decoration is elegant and dusty.

Gong Siguang walked over with a smile: "Is Lady Yan there? Gong Wulang is here to visit!"

Li Yan was originally expressionless, but now his eyes suddenly moved.

The talent bar has changed.

【Apprentice Reaper (effective)】

"Are you here again?"

Li Yan pondered for a while, took the initiative to dismount and walked over.

Gong Siguang was overjoyed when he saw him, and felt that he finally found this person's favorite: "Please don't worry, Li Jiyi, I will definitely let you have a good time tonight!"

Li Yan ignored him at all, thinking of Guo Wulang's misfortune.

The dead are dead, no matter what, they cannot come back to life.

Then why not take the initiative to stop the murder?

(End of this chapter)