Start with detective Li Yuanfang

Chapter 302 Cui Shouye was beheaded in a busy city, forget it!
"Male slaves must be in good health, clean and decent, and smart enough to handle things. Stupid Kunlun slaves are not allowed. That's a scam."

"Didn't there be a group of down-and-out aristocrats in the past few days? It's a pity that they didn't train well, otherwise they would be sent to Li Jiyi. Li Jiyi was born in the Li family of Longxi. He must like to use these down-and-out nobles from other countries..."

"A female slave must not only have a pretty face, but also be good at singing and dancing. Choose from Korean maidservants and Silla maidservants. Turkic and Tibetan female slaves have rough hands and feet and can only do heavy work."

"Don't worry, doctor, everything has been arranged properly!"

Duan Da, the governor of the capital, watched a hundred carefully selected slaves come out, stroked his beard and smiled: "I feel that Li Jiyi has just arrived, and there is no suitable servant in the house. This preparation is really prescient! "

The capital lawsuit is affiliated to the Ministry of Punishment and is one of the four divisions of the Ministry of Punishment.

The Ministry of Punishment, Bibu, Duguan, and Simen, Duguan ranks third among the four divisions, and their status is not high, but the errands are fat and vacancies, and the oil and water are extremely rich.

The officials and their families in charge of exile alone are a great opportunity to receive benefits.

Officials in this era are either high-ranking gentry or poor and rich. Officials commit crimes. Unless they involve treason, a large family will be executed, otherwise there will always be relatives. In order to take care of relatives and friends, those people are very willing to manage money. of.

And slaves and prisoners of war are often a lucrative business with huge benefits. If the slave meeting place wants to operate stably, lawsuits are the departments that must be filial.

Of course, there are advantages and disadvantages in everything. After being in contact with these slaves and sinners for a long time, it seems that they have also suffered from bad luck. However, it is difficult for officials who have been involved in the capital lawsuit to be promoted again.

Duan Da has been an official doctor in the capital for almost ten years, and he has made enough money, so he naturally wants to make progress.

Nowadays, who doesn't know that Li Yuanfang is the minister appointed by the sage to oversee the country, and the crown prince, even under his advice, even reactivated the party members of Empress Wu. If he can curry favor with this person, then his future can be expected, Qian Quan Two wins, simply not too beautiful.

Seeing that he was about to arrive in front of the mansion, Duan Da dismounted directly, straightened his clothes and appearance, and then walked up.

Xu Daying went up: "By Xiaolang's order, welcome Duan Langzhong into the mansion."

Duan Da smiled: "Thank you, Manager Xu."

The seventh-rank official in front of the prime minister's gate, although this is not yet in front of the prime minister's gate, there is nothing wrong with treating him like this.

Duan Da followed Xu Da all the way into the mansion, scanning his eyes and constantly observing. Most of the servants he saw along the way were disabled, sick and weak.

He was not surprised at all, because he had heard that the Duke of Wei's mansion had taken in veterans, and he was even more determined.

People always like beautiful things, and when they are used to seeing these incomplete old things, and looking at the healthy servants and maidservants he presented, Li Jiyi naturally has a preference.

When Ai Wu Ji Wu, his position will be stable.

In the hall, Li Yan was reading a letter. As soon as Duan Da arrived at the door, he quickly stepped in, bowed his hands and said, "Li Jiyi!"

Li Yan stood up and returned the salute: "Mr. Duan is here, sit down."

Duan Da sat down respectfully, looked back at the past respectfully, although he had seen this person long ago when he was in court, but when he saw him now, he couldn't help but praise: "Li Jiyi is handsome and elegant, even better than before! "

Li Yan smiled: "Mr. Duan has won the prize."

The two exchanged a few words, and after laying the groundwork, Duan Da hurriedly got to the topic: "Since His Royal Highness the Crown Prince brought hundreds of officials to Luoyang, each family has settled down. It is always inconvenient for newcomers. Li Jiyi also knows that I am a capital official, and there is no one else. If you don't have the strength, you can only send out some servants to serve the nobles."

Li Yan's face was indifferent: "Mr. Duan is really worried."

Duan Da took out the list of slaves he had prepared long ago: "These are carefully selected and specially prepared for the Li family, please have a look at them!"

Li Yan looked at it once, and raised his brows slightly: "I'm afraid this group of slaves are worth a lot, right?"

Duan Da avoided the value of being a slave, and put on a smile: "It's their blessing to be able to enter Li's residence and be bathed in Li Jiyi's kindness!"

Li Yan's face paled.

Duan Da's smile froze.

It seems to be possible, Li Jiyi is not happy, could it be that he kissed the wrong ass?
Li Yan thought to himself that you have arranged a spy for my family, and said coldly: "I have a letter here, please read it to Mr. Duan."

Duan Da took it, swept it hastily, and his expression changed slightly: "Someone reported the Chengyi Chamber of Commerce for selling Tang slaves?"

Li Yandao: "There are rules in the Tang Dynasty. Those who rob and sell their lovers as slaves and maidservants will be hanged! Those who are part of the song will be exiled for three thousand miles! Those who are wives, concubines and grandchildren will be imprisoned for three years! Duan Langzhong is a member of the Ministry of Punishment. Regarding these laws, we should Is it clear?"

Duan Da nodded hurriedly: "Of course, of course, but the Chengyi Chamber of Commerce has always done its duty and never dared to sell Tang Nu privately."

Li Yan nodded: "The largest slave meeting place in Beishi is the Chengyi Chamber of Commerce. It seems that Duan Langzhong is very familiar with this chamber of commerce."

"But what is said in the letter is that the Chengyi Chamber of Commerce will sell my Tang people to foreign countries as slaves, and especially likes to choose those craftsmen with skills. Once sold, they can make huge profits. This is an act of funding the enemy country!"

"Duan Langzhong is willing to guarantee them that this will never happen?"

Duan Da broke out in a cold sweat, he was too aware of the nature of those slave traders: "I have absolutely nothing to do with the Chengyi Chamber of Commerce, how can I make such a guarantee?"

Li Yandao: "I believe in Doctor Duan, but this matter is quite serious. Since someone specifically reported it to me, it can be seen that he doesn't trust Duan's lawsuit. I leave this matter to Doctor Duan. I don't know how long it will take for an answer?"

Duan Da rolled his eyes: "Li Jiyi, there is a possibility that the chambers of commerce may compete for each other's interests in such a report, and the investigation is very complicated."

"I plan to find the whistleblower first, ask the source of the information in detail, and then thoroughly investigate the slave meeting place of the Chengyi Chamber of Commerce in Beishi."

"No matter what, I will go all out in the lawsuit, and I will definitely not let my Tang people become slaves to foreign countries!"

As soon as Li Yan heard it, he knew that it was a procrastination formula. If he procrastinated until the end, he didn't bother to talk nonsense with him, so he directly set a deadline: "Within ten days, you will give me a preliminary result."

Duan Da's face changed: "Ten days? Li Jiyi, this is too hasty. The slave meeting place is huge. There are dozens of caravans transporting slaves alone. We won't have time to investigate in ten days!"

Li Yandao: "I investigate a case with a lot of clues, and it usually takes only ten days. The Chengyi Chamber of Commerce is in Beishi. If there is something illegal, I can always find clues in ten days. What I want is the preliminary result, not the final conclusion. Duan The doctor can't do it?"

Duan Da hesitated: "This... this..."

Li Yan waved his hand: "If it's inconvenient to sue, the inner guard will take over, so I won't send it away, please!"

Duan Da got up helplessly: "Yes! Li Jiyi, I'm resigning!"

Go in smiling, come out crying.

The key is to think of this person's method, and then calculate how much benefit he has received from those slave traders over the years, Duan Da's face is cloudy and uneasy.

He thought about it all night, but decided not to investigate further.

Regardless of whether the Chengyi Chamber of Commerce sells Tang people, this chamber of commerce involves many interests and must not be touched.

Otherwise, it might be okay for others to lift the lid. He has received so many benefits over the years, how can he get away safely?
Day two.

Duan Da entered the Ministry of Criminal Justice, and instead of going to the place where the lawsuit was filed, he went directly to a room.

The goal is clear, which is to find another Internal Guard Ji Yishi, Huang Zhen who is also a doctor of the Ministry of Justice.

On the surface, both of them are doctors of the Ministry of Justice, but there is a huge gap in terms of power and status.

So much so that when Duan Da walked in, Huang Zhen took a look, and didn't even make a superficial effort to get up and salute: "What's the matter, Mr. Duan?"

Duan Da hated this arrogance deeply, and thought about when he would be able to climb up to Huang Zhen's head and be his superior, showing off, but a smile immediately appeared on his face, and he didn't use Lang Zhong as his address, but used his wit : "Don't bother Huang Jiyi if you have nothing to do! Haha!"

Huang Zhen talked to him casually, still busy with official documents, and quickly became impatient: "Mr. Duan, if you have something to say, just say it. The officials are still very busy when they first come to Dongdu. Let’s talk about the past, let’s talk about it another day!”

Duan Da thought that you were so busy that you disappeared at noon every day, and he had never seen you work overtime, so he said in a low voice: "I just visited Li Jiyi's house... It seems that I accidentally offended Li Jiyi... "

After hearing the first half of the sentence, Huang Zhen's expression changed. He immediately put down the document and listened carefully.

In the second half of the sentence, he lowered his voice and shouted: "Are you crazy? Li Yuanfang doesn't usually take care of things, thank God, you dare to provoke him?"

Duan Da was probing on purpose, but he didn't expect that this person, who was also an envoy of opportunity, would have such a big reaction, so he hurriedly explained: "How dare I provoke him, it was Li Jiyi who received a report letter and suddenly wanted to investigate Chengyi. Chamber of Commerce……"

After he explained the matter, Huang Zhen was stunned: "Chengyi Chamber of Commerce? The chamber of commerce that runs the largest slave meeting place in Beishi? Has it done you a lot over the years?"

Duan Da rolled his eyes and said: "I didn't receive any benefits, but I have been involved in the lawsuit. There are two principals, nine Lingshi, twelve Shulingshi, and four Zhanggu. These people are all related to Chengyi. Chamber of Commerce is familiar with..."

"These people are all in charge of handling lawsuits, and Li Jiyi obviously doesn't know about it, just because of an endless letter, he only gave ten days to check the Chengyi Chamber of Commerce, how can he do it! "

"If this breaks out, it will make everyone in the Ministry of Criminal Justice look bad!"

Huang Zhen understood that the chamber of commerce that specialized in slave trading was full of lawsuits.

However, the one who took the most must be the doctor Duan Da, who was also the least willing to touch the cornucopia of the slave meeting place.

Huang Zhen sneered, and said resolutely: "It's about Li Yuanfang, you're asking for more blessings, I can't help you! But I can give you a piece of advice, so that things don't get worse, and our Ministry of Criminal Justice is really involved—"

He leaned close to his ear, and with a low growl, Duan Da's whole head was buzzing: "Forget about the scene where Cui Shilang was beheaded in the downtown area!!"

(End of this chapter)