People in the early Tang Dynasty: I compete with Wu Zhao for the throne

Chapter 281

In the backyard of Haorenju, the moonlight is clear and the air is fresh. Li Xuan feels that it is at least much better than the room inside.

At this moment, Gu Tan and the others were all standing on one side, only a twelve or thirteen-year-old boy with red lips and white teeth was standing opposite Li Xuan, wearing a blue-gray blouse and a short blue belt around his head.

After listening to him talk about his experience during this period, Li Xuan said with emotion: "It turns out that you spent these few days in the Confucius Temple, and these few days have suffered for you."

"Thank you, Shangguan, for your concern!" The little book boy looked at Li Xuan calmly, and then asked in a solemn tone: "I don't know when the villain will be able to take my master's body back. I'm afraid of delays, so I won't be able to send it back to Fenzhou in time." Burial at home."

"You don't have to worry about your master's affairs. The government will arrange for someone to send him back to Fenzhou for resettlement. At that time, you only need to go back with him." Li Xuan made a promise in one sentence, this is nothing Difficult things can be settled in one sentence.

Li Xuan glanced at Gu Tan the county magistrate, Kangyao the county lieutenant, Li Dingyi, the chief secretary, Xi Ying who joined the army, Hu Ji, the captor, and the old gangster, and then asked solemnly: "Your master is passing away. A few days ago, was there any unusual behavior?"

"Abnormal behavior?" The little book boy's face showed a trace of pervasion. After a few breaths, his eyes opened suddenly, and he looked at Li Xuan and said, "Yes, the master always counted until midnight those few nights, and he always didn't know what to do. Stop saying, no, no."

"What's wrong!" Li Xuan immediately followed up and asked. At the same time, the faces of several people on the side showed concerned expressions at the same time. The strange thing is that no one looked nervous.

"I don't know." The little book boy showed a bit of bitterness on his face. He shook his head and said, "The master is that kind of person. He always tells me that I don't understand anything, and doesn't tell me anything. He is always there by himself." Counting with your head covered."

"Then what about the manuscript paper?" Li Xuan's face became serious.

"Burn it. After the master's manuscript paper was calculated, he burned it himself, leaving nothing behind." The little book boy frowned and looked at the few people beside him, and said with some puzzlement: "The one who joined the army that day I have already asked me all these, and I have told him in detail."

A trace of coldness flashed in Li Xuan's eyes, he nodded lightly, and said, "It was the soldier who joined the army who forgot to tell us, so can you tell me, what did your master do normally in those few days?"

The little book boy said with a confused face: "What else can I do? I do calculations in the government office with the yellow book of household registration, and I often go down to the fields to check the growth of the rice. After all, the summer harvest is coming. The master also said that after this summer harvest, He can go back to Fenzhou."

When I return to Fenzhou, should I go back to Fenzhou on vacation, or transfer back to Fenzhou directly?
What did Hao Yuan discover?
Li Xuan stood up slowly, looked at Gu Tan, the county magistrate, and said, "So, let's walk around according to Hao Canjun's usual demeanor, first go to the official house, and then go to the field... The things in the field will be tomorrow. Besides, today...today, call together all the scribes under Hao Canjun, especially those who accompany him to the fields on weekdays."

"The Shangguan means that it may be a matter of land taxation..." Gu Tan looked at Li Xuan with some surprise, but his expression was obviously relaxed.

Li Xuan nodded calmly, and said: "Now that the summer harvest is approaching, if Hao Canjun discovers something shady during this time, then it is normal to make some moves. After all, in the eyes of those people, a human life is really not worth it." What, even if it is the life of a court official..."

"What the Shangguan said is even true." Li Dingyi immediately stood up at this time, and said with a solemn expression, "There are quite a few aristocratic families in Dongyang, who have occupied countless acres of land for many years. If Hao Canjun really wants to expose these people , it is not impossible to be secretly manipulated by someone, Huang Canjun, how could he be so careless..."

After finishing speaking, Li Dingyi sighed for a long time and kept shaking his head, as if lamenting the difficulties of the world.

Li Xuan turned her head, frowned and looked at Gu Tan, the magistrate on the side.

The two looked at each other, and a look of horror flashed in their eyes at the same time.

Li Dingyi fell downhill too quickly, Li Xuan just raised a possibility, Li Dingyi didn't question it at all, and completely pinned the crime on Huang Ziming and the Dongyang family, which was a bit too much.

"Then I'll go back now and ask Huang Canjun to ask?" County Wei Kangyao stood up at this time, looking at Li Xuan full of expectation.

Li Xuan looked Kang Yao up and down, shook his head lightly, and said, "Lieutenant Kang, it's been so many years and you still haven't washed away the murderous aura that came back from the Western Regions. No wonder County Magistrate Huang won't let you master the affairs of Facao!"

Although Kang Yao's words were cryptic, there was a murderous look in his words and a look of anticipation on his face, but he didn't hide it at all.

It is not a problem in the Western Regions to shout and kill at every turn, but in Dongyang, it is somewhat inappropriate.

To do things here, there are still some means.

Besides, Huang Ziming's matter, now at most, can only be known and not reported, and people are called to question him. He, who has been in charge of Facao all year round, must have thought of excuses long ago.

In doing so, it is easy to scare the snake away.

If you want to convict someone, the key is to get evidence.

Li Xuan turned to look at Gu Tan, the county magistrate, and said in a deep voice: "Major Gu, you need to be cautious about Huang Canjun's matter. I see, should I send someone to the place where Huang Canjun lives to take a look?" , Also, there may not be only one place where he lives, and there is another place that is unknown to everyone, so send someone to look for it and see if they can find anything."

"Yes!" Gu Tan nodded directly, looked over Li Xuan at Xi Ying, and said in a deep voice, "So, this matter will trouble Xi Ying to join the army."

Xi Ying glanced at Li Xuan, and seeing Li Xuan nodding, he cupped his hands and said, "I'll make arrangements now."

Xi Ying quickly turned around and left, looking at his back, the county Wei Kangyao nodded, and said: "Although Xi Ying has never been to the Western Regions, nor has he participated in the war on the East Island, but he is cautious, delicate in character, and strong in force. It’s quite good, and it’s worth cultivating.”

"It's really good." Li Xuan glanced at Gu Tan, then looked at Kang Yao and Li Dingyi at the same time, and said, "Please go back to the county office first, Kang County Captain and Master Li, and stabilize Huang Canjun first. The official and Gu Xiancheng will stay here for the time being to see if there is anything that has not been found here, and when Xi Canjun finds something, we will interrogate together."

"Here!" Neither Li Dingyi nor Kang Yao hesitated, turned around and left quickly.

Seeing the back of Li Dingyi leaving, Li Xuan's eyes narrowed slightly.

[Li Dingyi, master of Dongyang, native of Muzhou, deputy head of Dongyang Church of Tianyin Sect. 】

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"No one thought that it was him." Gu Tan walked to Li Xuan's side, looked towards the door, and said quietly.

"He appeared in too many places." Li Xuan shook his head slightly, and said, "I originally thought that the person who came to investigate the cause of Hao Canjun's death that day should at least be Lieutenant Kang. Under the jurisdiction, and the county magistrate did not show up that day..."

"It was Mr. Li who offered to go to see it for the lower official. The lower official didn't think much about it at the time, so the person who reported back was a sudden illness and died. The lower official didn't think much about it at the time. It was only later that he felt something was wrong, so he did it quietly. I sent Hao Canjun's body to Wuzhou, but no matter what, I never thought that it was him who was behind the scenes, and even murdered." Gu Tan's face showed a look of incomparable hatred for a moment.

In Dongyang today, Huang Jin, the county magistrate, has been recovering from his injuries, and judging from the injuries, he may not be able to recover well in a short period of time, and even if he recovers well, he may not be able to return to take full power in the future.

This also means that for a day when Huang Jin is in Dongyang, the real control of Dongyang is in Gu Tan's hands.

He was the last person who didn't want to see turmoil in Dongyang.

As long as he can pass this time smoothly, Gu Tan will have a chance to succeed Huang Jin and become the real county magistrate of Dongyang.

But now, no matter if it's Li Dingyi or Huang Ziming, what they want to do is to thoroughly disrupt Dongyang, which Gu Tan absolutely cannot tolerate.

"It's just two clowns. What you should really worry about is the people behind them." Li Xuan waved his hands and said directly: "The official careers of the two of them have been clearly visible and can withstand any investigation, so they The possibility of directly finding the problem on their own is the smallest, which also means that on the bright side, there is absolutely little connection between them and the Tianyin Sect."

"No matter what their real origins are, once they have been out of contact for a long time, no matter how reassuring the people of Tianyin Sect, they will not really trust them, so there must be someone behind the two of them, There is another person who is really controlling the situation in Dongyang." Li Xuan's eyes narrowed slightly.

Both Li Dingyi and Huang Ziming are just the vice-masters of Tianyin Sect Dongyang Hall, and the real head of Tianyin Sect Dongyang Hall is someone else.

"What the prince said is very true." Gu Tan nodded, and said with a serious face: "Now the bait has been put down, now we will see if they can take us to the lair and help us catch a big fish."

"The more the two of us let go now, the more they feel at ease." Li Xuan smiled, he stayed in this courtyard with the county magistrate Gu Tan, and let Li Dingyi do it, the bolder he would get Do something.

"It's almost time, I'm leaving now, I hope the prince will cover up more." Gu Tan cupped his hands to Li Xuan, and then quickly left the courtyard.

Gu Tan is the magistrate of Dongyang County, and he is the biggest controller here at this time.

With his ability, it is actually not difficult to go back quietly.

Li Xuan turned around and looked at the little book boy at the door of the house in the distance, walked over quickly, patted him on the shoulder and said: "This yard, the back yard will continue to be sealed, but you can live in the front yard. , Is there any place where you can hide copper coins? If you can find them, just stay there for a while. After this day, after the matter is settled, I will contact you and send you back to Fenzhou."

"Thank you, my lord!" The little book boy bowed sincerely to Li Xuan, and after glancing at Li Xuan, he said seriously: "Actually, although all the things calculated by the master have been burned, there are many things that the villain has read. I’ve done it, and it’s all recorded in my mind.”

"That is to say, you can write them all silently now."

The mystery of Dongyang Sihu's death when he joined the army is finally about to be fully revealed before Li Xuan's eyes.

As for the matter of the Dongyang County Government, Li Xuan never really planned to intervene.

Whether it's arresting people or killing people, it's all their own internal affairs.

Now, let them kill each other by themselves.

The secrets in this household registration yellow book are what Li Xuan cares most about.

(End of this chapter)