Tang Dynasty detective

Chapter 29
In the Luoyang Posthouse, Li Canghai walked in with Di Qing under his veil.

A group of yamen servants in Zhengyang County are drinking lazily to pass the time.

Li Canghai explained the purpose of his visit to Yi Cheng, and asked Yi Cheng to invite the magistrate of Zhengyang County to come to have a talk. He had the order of Luoyang Prefecture Yin in his hand, and Yi Cheng did not dare to neglect, so he hurried to the back hall to find someone.

After a while, a young man in official uniform walked in.
"Lord Liang, the purpose of this lower official's visit is to pay taxes, why did your lord put us under house arrest?" The man walked to the front of the hall and said neither humble nor overbearing.
Li Canghai turned around and looked up and down the person in front of him.
This person is tall and tall, with a dignified appearance and a lot of righteousness.
"Your Excellency is the magistrate of Zhengyang County?" Li Canghai asked.
The man also looked at him, and suddenly frowned and said: "You are not Master Liang Xiuliang, who are you?"

Li Canghai smiled lightly and clapped his hands: "Your Excellency has good eyesight. I am indeed not Mr. Liang. I am Mr. Liang's teacher. Because Mr. Liang was involved in a murder case, I was entrusted by Mr. Liang to ask Mr. Liang some questions. matter."

The man frowned and said with a sneer, "Since you are Master Liang's teacher, why don't you dare to show your true colors?"

Li Canghai didn't speak, he took out his badge and handed it to the man, the man turned it over and over in his hand to see that it was indeed the badge of Luoyang Mansion, after confirming it, he cupped his hands and said: "I'm sorry, sir. .”

Li Canghai took back his badge, sat down on the chair and said, "I want to ask you a few things, and I hope you can answer honestly."

The man nodded: "Master, it's okay to ask."

Li Canghai pondered for a while and asked, "I don't know when my lord was admitted to Jinshi and when he took office?"

The man looked at him in surprise, and said: "All the resumes of the lower officials have been submitted to the Ministry of Officials, and the Luoyang Mansion should also have records. Why do you have to ask me so many times?"

Li Canghai frowned slightly, the other party seemed quite wary of him.
"Your Excellency is involved in a murder case, so I naturally have to follow the procedures. The files of the Luoyang Mansion are not allowed to be retrieved by the governor. I hope your lord can understand my difficulties." Li Canghai's words were watertight. All officials' resumes are confidential, even if they are The governor of Luoyang, if he wants to transfer, he must get the consent of the governor.
The man was silent for a while, nodded and said: "The lower official is a native of Bingzhou, a scholar in the 18th year of Kaiyuan, a Jinshi in the 21st year, and was awarded the post of Zhengyang County Magistrate in the following year. It has not been a full month since I took office."

This experience is exactly the same as the memory that Li Canghai knows, the time when this person took office should be the time when he woke up.
This made it even more certain that the death of his body was definitely not the work of bandits. It was obvious that the person in front of him was very clear about his experience, which made Li Canghai wonder whether the other party had investigated him.
"Cang Hai, why are you asking him these things? Hurry up and ask him what he took from the clan hall!" Di Qing recognized that this person was that person that night, and whispered to him.
Li Canghai told her to be calm, nodded and said, "My lord, may I ask where you were at the midnight of the previous night?"

"On the eve of last night, the officials and the servants brought the tax money and just entered Luoyang City."

"Nonsense! On the eve of last night, you and the yamen clearly went to the Di Mansion, and in the name of investigating the case, took the jade turtle belt from the Di Mansion Clan Hall!" Di Qing said with wide-eyed eyes.
"Everything my subordinate said is true, and all the government servants can prove it. Besides, I didn't know that someone was killed, so how could I go to Di's mansion under the pretense of investigating the case?" The man sat up from his chair. , countered.
Li Canghai calmed down both of them, he stared at that person, and said seriously: "My lord, someone did indeed see you enter the family hall of the Di Mansion last night, and everyone in the Di Mansion can also testify about this, so how do you say that?"

The man was stunned for a moment, then sighed: "This matter, I have heard Yicheng mention it, and I can't understand it."

Li Canghai stared at him fiercely, trying to find flaws in his eyes, but this person looked at him without any fear.
"The murderer Li Er once said that he had a group of accomplices outside to meet him, and his accomplices were the adults who entered Di's mansion that night. Li Er's testimony can prove this point." Li Canghai stared at him intently and paused. He paused and said, "My lord's statement is completely contrary to Li Er's testimony. How can your lord explain it?"

Li Canghai originally thought that he would categorically deny it, but he did not expect him to say with a straight face: "As an official ordered by the imperial court, how could he join forces with the murderer to kill? What's more, when I first arrived in Luoyang City, I didn't know the murderer, how could I?" Will be his accomplice!"

"Master Li, do you really not know Li Er?" Li Canghai asked coldly.
"The lower officials are pure and upright, and they will never do anything wrong. The lower officials don't know Li Er!" The man puffed up his chest and said with a straight face.
Li Canghai rubbed his nose, he sneered in his heart, if it were someone else, he would have been intimidated by him, but it's a pity that this is 'fake Li Gui meets real Li Kui'.
The atmosphere was a bit weird for a while, but Di Qing finally broke the silence. She sneered and said, "The Dishumen can be regarded as a well-known sect in the Jianghu. I didn't expect to dare to do it, but I didn't dare to become it. It's just ridiculous."

"What gopher door?" The man frowned, flicked his sleeves and said, "I am the magistrate of Zhengyang County, appointed by the imperial court. How can Xiao Xiao in the Jianghu be compared with me!"

"Hmph, don't pretend again. Li Er has already confessed all of you. You Goshumen want to steal the tomb of my ancestor Di Qing. It's not that simple!" Thinking of Goshumen trying to steal Di Renjie's tomb, she said Out of breath, he pinched his waist and groaned angrily.

Li Canghai tapped the handrail with his fingers, and said, "Master Li, we are wise people who don't speak in secret. I suspect that you have something to do with the Hamster Gate. I hope you can tell the truth."

"I don't know what the gopher door is, and I don't know their purpose, how do you want me to tell you?" The man seemed a little impatient, but his expression remained serious and serious.

Li Canghai frowned, and after thinking for a while, he got up and said, "I will report today's matter to Lord Liang, but Lord Li is involved in the murder case, and there are still suspicions, before the case is clear, I hope you don't leave. "

The man glanced at him in surprise, nodded and said: "The lower official will prove his innocence here, I will thank Master."

Di Qing wanted to say something, but was stopped by Li Canghai. After saying goodbye to the man, he dragged Di Qing out of the post house.

After leaving the posthouse, Di Qing flicked the back of his hand vigorously, and said angrily, "Li Canghai, why are you stopping me? He wants to steal our family's tomb, why don't you want me to teach him a lesson!"

The back of Li Canghai's hand was numb from his blow. He grinned in pain and said, "This person looks calm and speaks impeccably. He is by no means an ordinary person. You should not act rashly until you find out their real purpose."

"Hmph, do you want to watch them steal the tombs of their ancestors? Li Canghai, you are responsible for this!" Di Qing snorted and said angrily.

"Don't worry, I will definitely find out the truth, so that there is nowhere to hide." Li Canghai looked back at the posthouse, after a moment of thought, he asked a few words to the guards, and then took Di Qing away .

(End of this chapter)