Tang Dynasty detective

Chapter 416

"Oh? What are you guilty of?" Li Longji's voice was indifferent, without the slightest ups and downs, but the more this happened, the colder Yang Guozhong was in a cold sweat.

Li Longji just ignored the government, but that didn't mean he was an incompetent emperor.

On the contrary, Li Longji is a talented emperor, otherwise, how could he create the "Golden Age of Kaiyuan"?Although he is now focused on Yang Guifei, it does not mean that he can be coaxed by others.

What's more, with what happened to Li Linfu just now, Li Longji must be suspicious of someone with high authority.

If he touched Li Longji's brow at this time, wouldn't he be courting death?

Yang Guozhong suddenly regretted it, why did he talk so much?
Whatever happened to Li Canghai's love, anyway, this was his business, so what did it have to do with him, why did he want to have trouble with him?

But after thinking about it, Li Canghai originally mentioned this matter, he was clearly digging a hole for himself!

The more Yang Guozhong thought about it, the angrier he became, and his hatred for Li Canghai became more and more intense. He glanced at Li Canghai bitterly, kowtowed to Li Longji, and cried, "Your Majesty, I have no other intentions. Solve your majesty's worries and problems, your majesty!"

Li Tan was still silent, but Li Canghai and Li Yu rolled their eyes at the same time, full of contempt for Yang Guozhong in their hearts.

The majestic prime minister of the court actually has to rely on a few tears every time to win the emperor's sympathy, he is really a hypocrite to the letter.

"Your Majesty, my brother just said something wrong on purpose, not on purpose. If Your Majesty convicts you, please punish your concubines as well." Yang Yuhuan's eyes were red, with a few tears hanging from his eyelashes, weeping.

Li Longji's slightly cold eyes became gentle instantly. He sighed, took Yang Yuhuan's hand quickly, and said, "What did my concubine say? How can I not know Guozhong's loyalty? Alright, Guozhong, Get up quickly!"

He patted Yang Yuhuan's light-white jade hand, and said to Li Canghai, "I promise you that I will give you the right to do things cheaply. This is my seal. With this seal, all decisions you make can be made on my behalf. .”

With that said, Li Canghai nodded to Gao Lishi.

Hearing this, Gao Lishi immediately went to the dragon table on one side, and brought a three-inch chilong seal carved from high-quality emerald green, and handed it to Li Canghai.

"It's not too late, you set off immediately, and you must find out the secrets of the three great artifacts!" Li Longji said in a deep voice.

Li Canghai put away the Chilong seal, and solemnly saluted Li Longji, "I will do my best!"

Li Longji nodded. He took a deep look at Li Canghai and said, "Li Canghai, I believe in you. Don't let me down!"

Li Canghai saluted Li Longji again, then nodded, and retreated with Li Tan and others.

"Your Majesty, do you think Li Canghai can really find out the secret of the three great artifacts?" After Li Canghai and others left, Yang Guozhong asked cautiously.

Li Longji stroked his beard, and said: "During this time, you must have seen Li Canghai's ability. If he can't find it, could it be that you can find it?"

Yang Guozhong quickly shrank his neck and said: "I have little talent and little learning, and I can't share your majesty's worries. Please forgive me!"

"Guozhong, as the prime minister of one dynasty, you belong to our country and society of the Tang Dynasty, so don't follow in the footsteps of Li Linfu!" Li Longji glanced at him and said lightly.

Yang Guozhong was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat. He hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed, and said tremblingly: "I dare not, I dare not!"

"Okay, there's nothing else to do with you, pass on my will, and I'll leave it to you to handle the affairs of Li Linfu's remaining party," Li Longji said.

Yang Guozhong said again and again that he was going to retreat.

"Wait a minute, I still have something to explain. If there is another unjust, false or wrongful case this time, I will only ask you!" Li Longji shouted.

"I don't dare, I must personally supervise the handling of this case, and never allow another unjust case to happen." Yang Guozhong wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said respectfully.

Li Longji snorted, waved his hands and said, "Back off!"

Only then did Yang Guozhong bow his body and slowly exit the bedroom.

After exiting the dormitory, Yang Guozhong's face drooped instantly, and a trace of anger flashed in his eyes.

"The secret of longevity? Li Canghai? Huh!" Yang Guozhong shook off his sleeves, and then walked towards Baiguanyuan's residence.

Leaving the palace, Li Canghai walked side by side with Li Tan and Li Yu.

"Sir, you are really amazing! With just a few words, Grandpa Huang gave you the right to do things cheaply." Li Yu said enviously.

"I want the right to do things cheaply just in case." Li Canghai said disapprovingly.

"I didn't expect Grandpa Huang to let me go to meet the Japanese envoys. This is the first task Grandpa Huang gave me. I must prepare well. Sir, brother, I will prepare first. After dawn, I will be at the gate of the city. See you, farewell!" Li Yu seemed extremely excited, he danced for a while, and cupped his hands at the two of them.

Li Canghai smiled, cupped his hands and said, "My lord, be careful all the way."

Li Tan ignored him with a blank face, and Li Yu grinned a little embarrassedly when he saw this.

"Leave at Chenshi, don't be late." Just when Li Yu was a little disappointed, Li Tan said indifferently.

Li Yu's eyes lit up immediately, a smile instantly appeared on his face, he nodded excitedly, and walked away in a good mood.

Li Canghai looked at Li Yu's back and said with a smile: "My lord, although King Su doesn't know martial arts, he also has a warm heart, which is rare!"

With his hands behind his back, Li Tan sneered, and said lightly, "Going to Yangzhou this time may be an opportunity for us."

"What chance?" Li Canghai asked.

Li Tan glanced at him and said, "Master Li, why bother to ask questions knowingly?"

"My lord wants to use Dongying's envoys to investigate the identity of the person who brought Qin He to Dongying?" Li Canghai frowned. He pondered for a while and said, "Dongying is so big, how could they recognize that person?"

"This king didn't think that the envoys of Dongpu knew the identity of that person, but this was an opportunity. Those who are most familiar with the local people are none other than the non-local people. We can take this opportunity to put forward additional conditions and let them help us carry out the mission in Dongpu. Investigate. Isn't this what Mr. Li thinks?" Li Tan said calmly.

Li Canghai smiled, and said: "My lord's gaze is like a torch, as expected, I can't hide anything from my lord."

The two got together and talked some more before they separated.

When Li Canghai returned to Di's house, it was already three quarters of ugly time.

After hearing the case for a day, Li Canghai felt very sleepy, so he called the housekeeper and asked him to pay attention to the time to wake him up, and fell asleep soundly in bed.

At that time, the housekeeper came to wake up Li Canghai who was sleeping.

Li Canghai rubbed his eyes, yawned and walked out.

In the yard, Di Qing was teaching Xiao Hua how to use swordsmanship, with a pine-haired puppy lying beside her.

Seeing Xiao Huahua's every move and her extremely serious appearance, he couldn't help but smile knowingly.

Seeing Li Canghai, Xiao Huahua's eyes lit up, she immediately threw the wooden sword on the ground, and rushed towards Li Canghai.

"Daddy~."

Xiao Huahua threw herself into Li Canghai's arms, her big eyes flickering coquettishly.

Li Canghai picked her up and said, "Huahua, Daddy is going on a long trip, so you should listen carefully to Master's words at home."

"Is Daddy leaving again?" Xiao Huahua pouted, a little unhappy.

"Hua Hua, Daddy just went out and has something important to do. When Daddy comes back, I'll bring you some fun things." Li Canghai laughed.

"Oh, then dad, be careful all the way." Xiao Huahua said sensiblely, her big eyes flickering.

"Daddy knows, look at you little tabby cat, hurry up and wash up, and then eat." Li Canghai patted her little head dotingly, and said.

The butler came over and took Xiao Huahua to wash up.

"Cang Hai, are you going out again? Where are you going this time?" Di Qing asked.

"Yangzhou." Li Canghai smiled gently at Di Qing, and said, "Qing'er, Huahua will be handed over to you, so you don't want to go."

Di Qing immediately became anxious, and hurriedly said: "That's not okay, I said that I will go wherever you go. Huahua will be taken care of by her second brother, and she will be fine, but if you go to Yangzhou, I must follow. Otherwise, if you What should I do if something unexpected happens?"

"The purpose of going to Luoyang this time is to meet the envoys from Japan, not to fight a war, so there is no need to worry. Besides, I have King Jianning and King Su accompanying me, so nothing will happen." Li Canghai patted her hand, comforting her. road.

"Emissary from Japan? Then I will follow you even more! Have you forgotten Miyauchi Ryosuke and Kuwashima Ronin? They are all from Japan. If you are in danger, wouldn't there be no one to protect you? No, I must go !” Di Qing said stubbornly.

Li Canghai couldn't resist her, so after thinking about it, he had no choice but to agree to her.

Di Qing gave an excited oh, and immediately ran back to the room and packed up her things.

After eating something hastily, Li Canghai took Di Qing, Xiao Wu, and the two brothers Benbo Erba to the city gate in a carriage.

Outside Luoyang City, Li Tan had waited for a long time with his hands behind his back, leading a dozen or so Jianning Iron Guards.

Li Canghai jumped out of the carriage and saluted Li Tan, he looked around and asked, "My lord, King Su hasn't arrived yet?"

Li Tan frowned, seemingly displeased.

During the period of acquaintance with Li Tan, Li Canghai can be said to have some understanding of Li Tan.

In his words, Li Tan is a person with a strong sense of time, he hates being late the most, and he acts very directly, never procrastinating.

He will never wait an extra minute for departure at the agreed hour.

Seeing that Chen Shi was approaching, but Li Yu still didn't come, Li Tan's face was hard to look at.

Li Canghai shook his head secretly, Li Yu didn't want to see Li Yu in the first place, he had clearly agreed to leave at Chenshi, but there was no sign of him until now, didn't this make Li Tan hate him even more?

Just when Li Canghai was worried about him, two luxurious carriages with gorgeous shapes drove out slowly from the city gate.

Li Canghai saw more than a dozen guards beside the carriage, the leader was Qi Yunhe on a fine horse.

The carriage quickly arrived in front of the crowd, Qi Yunhe dismounted to salute them, opened the curtain, and Li Yu, who was dressed like a white-faced scholar, jumped out of the carriage.

"Oh, brother, sir, you guys are here so early?" Li Yu rubbed his hands, blushing authentically.

The corners of Li Canghai's eyes twitched fiercely. He clearly saw several young and beautiful women sitting in Li Yu's luxurious carriage.

"My lord, we are here for business, not for an autumn outing. Why did you move the house out?" Li Canghai said looking at another carriage, which was filled with various things.

Li Yu smiled and said: "This is not the first time this king has traveled far away. I am afraid that the road will be boring. Oh, by the way, this trip to Yangzhou is far away, with high mountains and long rivers, and this king specially prepared some delicious food. Yes, when the time comes, we will be on our way while eating delicious food, how pleasant it will be!"

Li Canghai was speechless for a while.

Li Tan frowned, got on his horse, and said, "Okay, it's getting late, no need to talk nonsense, let's set off immediately!"

Li Canghai nodded and jumped into the carriage.

Di Qing poked her head out of the carriage, looked at Li Yu's two carriages, and at the carriage she was sitting in, she couldn't help rolling her eyes.

Compared with Li Yu's carriage, my own carriage is simply ugly and crude.

"Hey, bastard, don't go side by side with this girl's carriage, do you hear me?" Di Qing yelled at Li Yu's carriage.

Hearing the voice, Li Yu hurriedly opened the curtain of the car. He looked at Di Qing with bright eyes, and said happily, "Miss Qing? Are you going to Yangzhou too? That's great!"

With that said, Li Yu hurriedly asked the driver to pull the car over.

"Go away, idiot! I told you to stay away from us, so why post it?" Di Qing said angrily.

Li Yu said with a playful smile: "Miss Qing, we are all on the same road, since we are on the same road, we need to take care of each other. If we are too far away, how can we take care of each other?"

"Go away...!"

"Don't leave, haha...!"

Li Canghai couldn't help laughing, he really didn't know how Li Longji could have such a teasing grandson.

During the Mid-Autumn Festival, a group of dozens of people and three carriages rushed along the official road towards Yangzhou.

At first, they were still able to follow the official path, so they rushed from Luoyang to Bozhou within a day.

After leaving Bozhou, the official road became difficult to walk, and everyone simply gave up the official road and walked on the small road.

It's autumn harvest, but what you see along the way makes people feel extremely depressed.

This is a small county under the jurisdiction of Bozhou Prefecture. As far as the eye can see, there are flying locusts and abandoned crops everywhere.

Before, Li Canghai had no concept of 'locusts raging', but when he saw it with his own eyes, he couldn't help but filled with grief and indignation.

Large swaths of locusts were bouncing around in the fields like crucian carp crossing the river.

In every field, there are countless locusts.

The crops that the common people worked so hard to plant were eaten, and as far as the eye could see, there was devastation.

This is not locusts invading the world, but human beings intruding into the territory of locusts.

Everyone's face was solemn, no one spoke, and a group of people moved forward slowly in the oppressive atmosphere.

In the evening, the sky actually started to rain.

Everyone discussed it and decided to find a place to shelter from the rain first.

Soon, everyone came to a village.

The village is not big, there are about a dozen families, but the village is indeed very quiet, without any anger at all.

Everyone walked from the village, but did not see anyone.

"It seems that this is a deserted village. Let's rest in this deserted village today and leave tomorrow." Li Tan said.

Everyone nodded, got busy, and started cooking.

Several guards found a relatively clean place, spread hay, and it became a temporary residence for Li Canghai and others.

(End of this chapter)