After walking out of the study, Magistrate Wang led everyone to the backyard. There were only a few old houses in the backyard. In addition to the servants' residence and warehouse, there was also a stable. There were two horses tied in the stable, one white and one white.

A yellow horse. Li Zhiyun

Asked: "Wang County Magistrate, what do you plan to do with these two horses?" Wang County Magistrate replied: "According to the provisions of the law, before the murder case is solved, this house must be sealed. Therefore, I plan to let people

Take the horse to the market and sell it."

"No," Li Zhiyun frowned, "Until the case is solved, any items in this house may be physical evidence and must not be handled without authorization."

"Then, if there is no one to feed the house, won't the horses starve to death?"

Li Zhiyun pondered for a moment and said, "Let's do this. I'll take it back and raise it for you first, and then return it to the official house after the case is solved." Upon hearing this, County Magistrate Wang nodded and said, "Then I'll take care of you, Prince Lao."

After everyone returned to the front yard, the chief clerk had already found Li Zheng, a man in his forties. Li Zhiyun asked him to look at the bodies one by one. After Li Zheng looked at them, he said hesitantly: "It seems

There is a maid missing."

"Maid?" Li Zhiyun said, "Can you be more detailed?"

Li Zheng nodded and said: "This matter must have started three months ago. One day, the building guard brought a woman to the villain and said that he wanted to hire the woman as a maid. According to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, a slave must have

Guarantor, but the woman came to her on her own, saying that her hometown was destroyed by war and she was living here, helpless. Where could she find a guarantor? The villain thought she was pitiful, so he gave her a guarantor."

"How old is that woman? What's her name?"

"About seventeen or eighteen years old, my name is Aunt Liu."

Li Zhiyun thought for a moment and said, "Did that woman always stay in the Lou family, or did she leave later?" After hearing this, Li Zheng shook his head and said, "This little guy doesn't know."

After surveying the scene, everyone left Loujiazhuang and returned to the city. After entering the city, Li Zhiyun separated from Magistrate Wang at a fork in the road and took his entourage back to King Chu's Inn.

A total of dozens of them came this time. Although there were many guest rooms in the King of Chu Inn, there were not many empty rooms. We couldn’t kick other guests away, right? Therefore, except for Li Zhiyun and Liu Hong who stayed in single rooms, the others

People usually share a room with two people, or even three or four people sharing a room. The inn also cleared out several old warehouses and put up beds. Even so, it was still not enough to live in. Fortunately, they brought tents and set them up in the yard.

The tent was set up and everyone was finally settled.

Li Zhiyun returned to the guest room to rest for a while, then went to Liu Hong's room. As soon as he entered the door, he saw Liu Hong sitting next to the desk, talking to a person opposite. He was a young man in his twenties, who looked smart and capable. He

His name was Gao Lu, and he was recommended to join the army by the Prince of Chu. Li Zhiyun arranged a part-time job for him, that is, he was the general manager of the Pizhou Business Department. Several inns and wineries in Pizhou were under his control.

When Gao Lu saw Li Zhiyun coming in, he quickly stood up and saluted, and then said: "Your Majesty, you have something to talk about. I will take my leave now. I will report to you another day." After Gao Lu left, Li Zhiyun sat down opposite Liu Hong and said

: "Master Liu, Magistrate Wang and I went to the scene of the crime. The family outside the building was indeed killed, and their treasures were also robbed."

"Then what should we do?" Liu Hong said, "Should we stay in Pizhou or go back to Chang'an?"

Li Zhiyun thought for a moment and said, "Let's stay here for a few days. It just so happens that there are still some things to deal with in Pizhou."

At night, Li Zhiyun was thinking about the day's events in front of the candlelight. There was a butter candle burning on the candlestick on the table, and the light was dazzling. At this time, Liu Yinglian opened the door and walked in. She and the maid lived in the next room.

Liu Yinglian saw him sitting there meditating, so she asked: "What are you thinking about?"

What?" Li Zhiyun stood up and said, "I didn't think about anything." After that, he stepped forward and held her hand, pulled her to the bed and sat down. Liu Yinglian turned to look at him and said, "I heard from my father, you guys

Is it true that the man who came to discuss business was killed?" Li Zhiyun nodded.

"What should we do?"

"It's okay, I will take care of this matter." Li Zhiyun said, reaching out to hug her slender waist.

Liu Yinglian gently took away his hand, tilted her head and looked at him and said: "Sit tight and don't hold your hands dishonestly." The candlelight in the room was swaying, and it was very interesting to look at the beauty under the lamp. The two of them were so close.

, the fragrance emanating from Liu Yinglian went straight into his nostrils. It was an orchid fragrance mixed with a girl's body fragrance, which made him intoxicated. How could his hands be free?

After the shocking scene in Gaoling County, their relationship took another step forward. The two of them were as inseparable as honey. They were really in harmony with each other and were inseparable. Therefore, Liu Yinglian hugged and even kissed Li Zhiyun.

It’s also a half-promise, half-acceptance, and if you want to reject it, you welcome it...

After Liu Yinglian left, Li Zhiyun began to rethink the Lou family murder case. First of all, he had to find out who committed the crime. He thought there were three possibilities. One was that it was a robber who came from afar as shown in the scene where the crime was found. They took advantage of the opportunity

Sneaked into the building's house at night, used a steel knife to force the building member Wai to open the secret room, snatched away the treasure, and then killed the building member Wai's entire family.

The other is done by local acquaintances, who intimidate the building staff to open the secret room and then kill people and silence them. The last one is that there is a mole in the building's family. The mole found out the mechanism to open the secret room, colluded with outsiders, and stole the building's house late at night.

The treasure. They didn't want to kill anyone, but they didn't expect that they would alarm the Lou family when they committed the crime. They had no choice but to kill and silence them.

Li Zhiyun came to Pizhou originally to discuss cooperation matters with Lou Yuanwai, but now the plan was completely ruined. The tragic scene of Lou Yuanwai's murder lingered in his mind, could the murderer be allowed to go free? He didn't know Lou Yuanwai

domestic

Where has the treasure gone now? If he can detect the case and recover the treasure, then the Lou family will be killed and the treasure will be turned over to the treasury. As a reward, he can also get a part of it, and the Lou family will not be in vain.

die.

Thinking of this, Li Zhiyun couldn't help but feel his heart beat. It would be of great benefit to him to find out the truth about the Lou family murder case. Therefore, he could not stand by and watch, both in public and private matters. He decided not to return to Chang'an for the time being, but to live in Pizhou first.

Let's spend some time together to see if we can find any clues to solve the case.

At midnight the next day, Li Zhiyun was practicing calligraphy in his room when Zhang Zheng came in and reported: "Your Majesty, Pizhou Biejia and the marching general are asking for an audience." Li Zhiyun put the langhao pen in his hand on the pen holder and said: "Please come quickly."

After Zhang Zheng went out, he soon ushered in two people. Li Zhiyun quickly stood up and greeted him. One of the two people was a civil servant. He was about forty years old, with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks. He was thin and his official uniform looked empty on his body.

The other one is a military commander, who is exactly the same as a civil servant.

On the contrary, he was born with a round waist and a thick back, a broad face and a square mouth. He also had sharp eyebrows and starry eyes, a straight nose and square cheeks, and a random beard. The contrast between these two people standing side by side was very strong, which was very funny. When they came to

In front of Li Zhiyun, the civil servant cupped his hands and said, "Farewell to Junjun in Pizhou and pay homage to His Royal Highness the King of Chu."

Biejia is an important assistant officer of the governor. Because of his noble status, the governor takes a post car to accompany him when he goes out on patrol, so he is called Biejia. The official position of Biejia has been around since the Han Dynasty. In "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", the "Pictures Presented by Zhang Song"

Zhang Song is the best friend of Yizhou, because

With his contribution, Liu Bei was able to enter Xichuan, which was difficult to climb to the blue sky, and established the Shu Han regime. In the Sui Dynasty, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty changed Biejia to Changshi. In the early Tang Dynasty, Li Yuan changed Changshi back to Biejia.

During the reign of Emperor Gaozong of Tang Dynasty, Biejia was changed into Changshi.

The general cupped his fists and said, "Sang Xianhe, the general manager of Pizhou's march, is here to see the King of Chu." Li Zhiyun nodded and said, "Thank you for your hard work, please take a seat." He asked Zhang Zheng to make tea for the two of them, and then stood on the opposite side.

He sat down and said with a smile: "I came to Pizhou to handle some personal matters. I don't want to disturb you two. I'm sorry." With a flattering smile on his face, Jun Song said: "Your Majesty is a member of the royal family.

, with a distinguished position and heavy responsibilities, it can be called the Optimus Pillar of the society. Now that we have taken the time to visit this remote state capital, we should pay homage to the king and listen to the king's instructions. However, the governor of Zhao left three days ago to inspect the county, and the official has already

Send someone to inform him and ask him to return to the state city as soon as possible to meet the King of Chu." Li Zhiyun smiled and said: "Master Du, since Governor Zhao is busy with official duties, there is no need to disturb him."

Sang Xianhe was a rough warrior, unable to speak such refined words. He stared at the side and opened his mouth, unable to say a word. Li Zhiyun turned to him and said: "General Sang, I am listening to Wang County

Ling said, he has informed you of the murder of Loujiazhuang building members and his family, and asked you to help set up checkpoints. Is there any detection?" Sang Xianhe hurriedly said

Said: "Back to your lord, after receiving the notice, the general immediately sent soldiers in all directions. Checkpoints were set up at the official roads and ports, surrounding Pizhou like iron barrels. They strictly interrogated the passing merchants, but the thugs who committed the crime were not found.

And the gold and silver that was robbed from the Lou family." After hearing this, Li Zhiyun nodded and said, "Then let the brothers work hard for a few more days and continue the investigation."

"yes."

After Du Song and Sang Xianhe left, Li Zhiyun packed up the pens, inkstones and papers on the desk, then left the inn with Zhang Zheng and Cai Hu, and went to Xinping County Government Office to find Magistrate Wang. They entered the county office and happened to meet each other.

Wang Chuang. As soon as Wang Chuang saw him,

He said: "Your Majesty, I have already found a painter and asked him to draw a picture of the maid in the house based on Li Zheng's description. He will post the picture in four gates and shops, and send officers to visit various villages and towns.

, let’s see if we can find this woman.”

Upon hearing this, Li Zhiyun secretly praised that Magistrate Wang was quite efficient in his work, and his ideas coincided with his own. In addition to two steel knives and a flag with the word "Liang" printed on it, the Lou family murder case included

No useful clues have been found so far, and the mysteriously missing maid Liu Gu may be the only breakthrough. Therefore, the top priority is to find her as soon as possible.

"Magistrate Wang, do you still have the portrait? Bring it over and let me take a look."

Wang Pang hurriedly ordered a government servant next to him to get one. Li Zhiyun took it and took a look. The portrait was painted on a piece of yellow paper. The paper was one foot five inches high and one foot wide. The woman in the painting was very young and had long hair.

An almond-shaped face with delicate eyebrows. Painting

The artist's skills were very good and he didn't have many strokes, but his paintings were vivid and lifelike. The appearance and expressions of the characters were vivid on the paper. After reading, he raised his head and said to Magistrate Wang: "Do you have any more? Give me a few more, and I'll

Take it back and let the guards help search for it."
Chapter completed!