Start with detective Li Yuanfang

Chapter 319 "The Mystery of Li Yuanfang Living in Liangzhou"

After everyone finished eating, they acted separately, but Li Yan noticed a breathing sound in a corner.

When he walked over, he saw Xue Chuyu sitting on his knees in an unobtrusive place, sipping food.

Seeing Li Yan appearing, Xue Chuyu was startled and hurried to get up, almost choking on the movement too fast: "Ahem!"

However, although he was nervous, with a stroke of energy, his muscles squirmed, he immediately calmed down his breathing, and bowed his hands sternly: "Li Jiyi!"

Li Yan's eyes brightened: "Your strength has been trained well, and your foundation is quite solid. It seems that you haven't fallen behind after entering the Hongwen Museum."

Xue Chuyu said: "I was born in the general family, as it should be."

Li Yan thought to himself that Qiu Shenji was also from a general family background, let's see how fat he is now, a lot of general students who dislike hard training in martial arts will be caught. Come out, Xue Rengui's tutor is really good.

He also practiced martial arts all day long, and he had a good impression of Xue Chuyu: "Don't be nervous, your father is my Great Tang God of War, a tiger father has no dogs, I believe you will have some achievements in the future!"

If it were someone else, they might not want to live in the shadow of their father, but for Xue Chuyu, he very much hoped to use his achievements to justify his father's name. Hearing this, he immediately cupped his fists and said, "Thank you Li Jiyi for your trust!"

It happened that Xue Rengui's son was recruited as an intern, and Li Yan thought of another person: "Has your family been in contact with Dr. Liu recently? Do you know how the old general is doing?"

Doctor Liu refers to Liu Rengui, who was originally a right minister, but later became an official due to illness, and was added to the Jin Ziguanglu doctor. At present, Liu Rengui has no real job and can only be called a loose official.

Xue Chuyu hurriedly said: "Before coming to Luoyang, Old General Liu came to visit our house, and had a great conversation with Aye. He is in good health and full of energy, so he is very happy!"

Li Yan was a little strange: "Happy?"

Xue Chuyu didn't hide it: "It's because Li Jingxuan, the former servant of Xitai, hid his armor privately, conspired against him, and was spotted by Meihua's inner guards. He ransacked and killed all his families. Old General Liu drank many cups and lamented that this thief practiced nepotism and ruled out dissidents, and finally got his retribution. "

Li Yan suddenly said: "So that's the case."

Liu Rengui and Li Jingxuan were arch-rivals in history, and to the point where they treated people wrongly, indirectly contributed to Datang's defeat at Chengfengling against Tubo. The [-] Tang army was almost wiped out. It is very likely that Li Jingxuan was responsible for becoming an official due to illness.

Not long ago Li Jingxuan ransacked all his families for hiding armor, Liu Rengui would wake up laughing at home even if he was sleeping.

Li Yan smiled slightly: "That's not bad."

Su Dingfang, one of the four famous generals in Gaozong's period, has died of illness, Pei Xingjian is watching Tubo closely, Xue Rengui has not been rehabilitated, and Liu Rengui is recuperating at home.

The latter two are both young and vigorous, and have historically led troops to fight in their sixties.

Li Yan is now at a different level. In addition to arranging his own confidants, he also has the opportunity to let the veteran come out again.

This is not to say that young generals cannot be arranged, but that the prestige accumulated on the battlefield by these generals who have been fighting for a lifetime is an unimaginable spiritual wealth.

Just like the surrounding aliens, until Li Longji, they only recognized Li Shimin's name as Tian Khan. When Xue Rengui finally conquered the Turks, most of the Turkic soldiers collapsed when they heard that Xue Rengui was coming. Liu Rengui also made Baekje flee after hearing the news. exist.

Since the old generals don't want to stay at home, they can definitely arrange for them to come out to shine, not only in Silla, but also in Tubo. After all, the Qinling Mausoleum is still there, and the Gar family is still alive.

Of course, don't be too hasty, Li Yan didn't say much, and pressed his hand: "I interrupted, you continue to eat."

Xue Chuyu knelt down awkwardly, and continued to eat. Li Yan looked at him, although he looked shy as if he had just left society, but he was a good food.

Thinking that Wang Xiaojie and Peng Botong are still in Tubo, and there are not many confidantes around me, so I can investigate a little bit, and waited until Xue Chuyu finished eating, and patted him on the shoulder: "Chuyu, do a good job!"

Xue Chuyu, a college student who just came out for an internship, was motivated by the powerful leaders of the National Security Bureau to work enthusiastically, straightened her waist, and said loudly and authentically: "Yes!"

Li Yan watched him go quickly to the inner prison, continued to target Jin Zhizhao, and smiled in relief.

Then turn around and leave work.

It's noon, go out of the city and go home.

But this time Li Yan left the imperial city, instead of returning home to practice, he went to Nanshi instead.

His second apprentice, the little prince, has been negotiating with the Xie Chamber of Commerce to buy tea after buying the Tuyuhun slaves.

It was a huge deal. As a middleman, Li Yan didn't participate in it because he didn't intend to make a difference, and let them negotiate by themselves.

There has been progress these days, and the two sides invited him to come as a witness, and Li Yan came to the headquarters of the Xie Chamber of Commerce.

From a distance, he saw two people standing in front of the door to meet him, one was the little prince and the other was Mr. Xie.

After entering, the three of them took their seats. Director Xie also knew that this nephew was very important and must be busy and hard, so he didn't dare to waste his time, so he immediately took out the deed: "Li Jiyi, please have a look."

Li Yan took it and looked at it roughly: "Is it the market price?"

Manager Xie nodded: "Yes, all kinds of tea products are at market prices, there is no intentional cheapness, and there is no price increase."

Li Yandao: "That's very good. No matter how high the price is for Tubo's tea, as long as the Tubo people can afford it, Tuyuhun is my Tang dynasty, so if you give it to your own people, it must be an honest price."

The little prince was very happy, and said repeatedly: "Thank you, Master! Thank you in charge!"

With the support of Tang Dynasty, Tuyuhun returned to the country for the third time. With his status, he would be slaughtered under normal circumstances, and he was able to buy tea in large quantities at market prices, obviously because of his master's care.

Director Xie also took the initiative to report the situation of the Gong family's shop: "As for the Gong's shop, we charge a low price, but it is a normal business method, and we did not deliberately suppress them, and the money was delivered very quickly, which can be regarded as helping them speed up their evacuation Luoyang."

Li Yan has seen what Gong Siguang has done, and will not implicate those who do not commit crimes in the Gong family. This also requires the cooperation of the Xie Chamber of Commerce. Li Yan nodded slightly: "Yes, I will trouble you, Mr. .”

Director Xie smiled and said, "What is that? Thanks to Li Jiyi's care, the chamber of commerce has grown a lot in recent years!"

In fact, Li Yan didn't take care of him at all, that is, the Yundan case won Dou Decheng, and the Dou's Chamber of Commerce, which was once the number one in Chang'an, became a thing of the past. Withdrew to his hometown Bianzhou...

Well, this is obviously not his reason, but these people have problems, and the Xie Chamber of Commerce followed behind to pick up the bargain.

After signing the contract, the little prince couldn't help picking it up and looking at it again and again, imagining the scene of him bringing the tea back to the country with a caravan, but Master Xie's eyes moved, and he said a bit embarrassed: "There is one more thing. thing……"

Seeing that he hesitated to speak, the little prince said sensiblely, "Master, I'll wait for you outside."

After the child left, Director Xie said in a low voice, "Yuan Fang, your mother wants to come to Luoyang to see you."

In fact, Li Yan had already guessed when he saw the uncle's reaction just now, but he still pursed his lips lightly after hearing it.

He first made his fortune in Liangzhou, and his status as the grandson of Li Jing helped him a lot, so he later returned to the Duke of Wei.

With the rise in status, whether it is Li Dejian, the Duke of Wei who was once ignored by no one, or a few cheap brothers, life is much easier. When one person becomes powerful, the whole family benefits.

But he didn't benefit from the Xie's Chamber of Commerce at all. Instead, he gave the Xie's Chamber of Commerce a chance to grow and develop, so he had no affection for the mother whom he hadn't seen in more than ten years.

Of course, Li Yan didn't want to have conflicts either. After all, in ancient times, filial piety was the most important thing. Parents are everywhere. Children always suffer when they fight with their parents, so why bother?
So when he heard that Mrs. Xie was coming to Luoyang, Li Yan was reluctant in his heart, but his face was very calm, and he played the responsibility of a child: "Okay, when will your mother come to Luoyang, Uncle will inform me in advance, and I will go to meet her." .”

Mr. Xie took care of people and things all day long, and was very keen in observation. He immediately noticed his indifference, and said awkwardly: "Yuan Fang, your mother has actually missed you very much these years. Don't blame her..."

Li Yan smiled: "Let's not talk about these things!"

These words are already somewhat unquestionable. In the past, Mr. Xie would not have dared to say anything, but this time he gritted his teeth: "Yuan Fang, I know my sister's temper very well. She has always been strong. Xie's Chamber of Commerce The current scale is all due to her grasping the direction, but after all, it is inconvenient for women, so I usually come forward..."

He babbled on about the chamber of commerce, as if to cheer himself up, and finally swallowed his saliva, summoned up his courage and said, "It's not her fault about you, Yuan Fang, I have to get to the bottom of it with you, so that I don't worry about it." When you met, it hurt my sister's heart."

Li Yan narrowed his eyes slightly: "Uncle, you might as well speak up if you have something to say."

Xie Zhangshi said: "Not long after you were born, Duke Wei did something that would put you in danger. Elder Sister couldn't stop her, so she went back to Jiangnan in a fit of anger. She wanted to make peace with Duke Wei. He didn't want to, he came to Jiangnan a few times during the period, and the two quarreled a few times, but there was no result in the end."

"The key is that you at that time are gone."

"We have also inquired many ways, but we couldn't find out your whereabouts at all. Elder sister has never returned to the Duke of Wei's mansion. It was not until you returned to Chang'an a few years ago that you realized that you have been in Liangzhou all these years..."

Li Yan fell silent.

Director Xie's voice was a little trembling, but his attitude was firm: "I'm not trying to speak ill of the Duke of Wei, but it's the truth. Our Xie Chamber of Commerce has not disclosed any relationship with the Duke of Wei's mansion these years. I’m not guilty of developing myself!”

Regarding this point, Li Yan does believe it, not to mention that Li Dejian was in a bad situation before, and he couldn't help anything if he wanted to, but that so far not many people know about his relationship with the Xie Chamber of Commerce, which shows that the relationship between the two parties is not ordinary. secret.

This Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce struggled to survive in the pass, but it had a lot of backbone and never asked for help.

It turns out there is this reason.

It's right to think about it, after all, Mrs. Xie is the wife of a first-rank Duke. Since there is no reconciliation, but she has an attitude of never getting in touch with Li Dejian, which is very strange.

Li Yan was a little tired, it was difficult for an upright official to decide on family affairs, and it was a meal for him to plan to destroy the country outside, but he felt a bit of a headache when he got home, and sighed: "The past, let's go..."

Chief Xie breathed a sigh of relief, as if he had received an amnesty: "It's best for Yuan Fang to think this way. My sister knows that you are willing to recognize her, let alone how happy you will be."

Li Yan thought I didn't mean that, but he nodded and said, "It's still the same sentence, uncle will inform me in advance when Mother will arrive in Luoyang."

Director Xie was very happy: "Good! Good!"

Li Yan talked a few more words about the sales of tea roads, took his leave and prepared to leave.

But when he walked to the door, he suddenly asked, "What year did the thing you just said happen?"

Director Xie followed him to see him off, and replied without hesitation: "I remember very clearly, it was Xianqing's fourth year, and you were only two years old."

Li Yan nodded, walked out without changing his expression, and only after he left the door of the chamber of commerce did he reveal his contemplative expression.

At this moment, the little prince greeted him: "Master, I thought about it just now, is it possible to buy some more tea and transport more tea?"

Li Yan didn't even care about tea, he pressed the little prince's shoulder and said, "Disciple, take the slaves and the caravan back, and when you pass by Liangzhou, check something for me..."

(End of this chapter)