Yu Xiaoqian answered Li Mingda with a smile: "Li Chen, Mr. Li Guang, I haven't seen you for a long time. I will ask someone to call him right away."

Yu Xiaoqian went down to arrange for someone to pick up the luggage and call Li Chen back.

Speaking of Li Chen, Li Mingda remembered Li Guang. This boy ran from his mansion to become an official in Cheng Yaojin's Jinwu Guard. He followed his brother in Chang'an to take care of each other, and he lived a good life.

If the rope is too long, it will fly uncontrollably. If any trouble occurs, it is still my fault. Naturally, I have to tighten the rope occasionally.

Li Chen and Li Guang naturally rushed over after receiving the news.

Of the two, Li Chen has helped Li Mingda take care of the outside industry over the years, and has lost the youthful Qianniuwei look of the past. His dark face has a hint of competence, he has gained a lot of weight, and his face is a bit fleshy.

It's thick and my belly is bulging.

Li Guang still looks like a soldier. Compared to Qianniuwei, he has also begun to come into contact with various things in the world, and he has begun to overdo it.

Li Chen: "My subordinate, Li Chen, would like to pay my respects to Her Royal Highness the Princess."

Li Guang: "My subordinate, Li Guang, pays homage to Her Royal Highness the Princess."

"Sit down, why are you two here together?"

Li Chen smiled and replied to Li Mingda: "Your Highness, Li Guang and I happened to be together today."

Li Guang nodded: "Yes, some people can't enter the house and have to stay in my humble residence."

Li Chen looked a little embarrassed: "Ha, this person is a little unlucky."

Li Guang looked at Li Chen talking about him like this and couldn't help but shake his head: "You are still very thick-skinned."

Li Mingda narrowed his eyes. Apparently Li Chen, his grandson, had provoked an elder in the family or the head of the family again.

Li Mingda decided to educate him: "Li Chen, are you raising a child outside again?"

Li Chen shook his head: "No, that's not the case."

Li Guang looked contemptuous: "Brother, just do it."

Li Chen waved his hand to shoo away Li Guang like a fly: "Go away, you are talking nonsense, you are trying to smear my innocence out of thin air."

"cut"

Li Mingda scolded Li Chen with a fierce face: "Li Chen, tell the truth quickly. You must know that you are well prepared. If you do something you shouldn't do, the punishment will not be light."

Li Chen scratched his head: "Hey, Your Highness, let me tell you, didn't we meet the little woman?"

"Oh, you two have an affair"

"Pfft...No, no, it's really okay."

Li Chen hurriedly explained: "In the summer, I happened to pass by that road with my people, and saw a young woman carrying heavy objects. I was thinking that the man in that family didn't work and let a woman

So and so, so I stepped forward to help and asked."

Li Mingda: "What then?"

Li Chen: "Who knew that after asking, I realized that the woman's husband-in-law was in jail, leaving her alone with her young son. The family was originally well-off, but because of her husband-in-law's corruption, she had to pay a lot of compensation, and now the family is in ruins.

"

"I went up to talk to that woman and found out that she was quite knowledgeable and well-educated. I helped her find a job in our industry so that she could live a comfortable life, right?"

Li Chen successfully aroused his curiosity. Li Mingda then asked Li Chen: "Oh, so where is this woman's natal family?"

Li Chen: "Don't mention it. As soon as I heard something happened here, I disliked her and kicked her out of the house."

"What about the man's family?"

"The parents of Du Miao have passed away. It would be a good thing if other relatives in the family don't bully me and my son."

“Which jail did this man sit in?”

Li Chen looked a little embarrassed and asked Li Mingda cautiously: "Your Highness, please don't ask this question. If someone says later that my smuggling relationship will affect your reputation,"

"You mean Jin Yiwei's prison, right?"

Li Chen nodded: "Yes, I heard that he is in the Jinyiwei prison."

"Why didn't that woman tell you?"

"She doesn't want me to know that, she knows I'm taking care of your property."

oh

There are still people like this who don't ask Li Chen to help him fish out his husband, is it possible?

Li Mingda looked at Li Chen suspiciously, and then asked Li Guang: "Is it because of this that your sister-in-law and parents don't let him enter the house?"

Li Guang nodded: "Yeah, I think my brother is possessed by a devil, and he arranged for a prisoner's wife."

Li Mingda rubbed his chin: "Actually, I don't blame your brother. Regardless of the matter of being deliberately arranged to be close to him, it's just a coincidence. This has already happened, so we have to find a way to solve it."

Li Chen hurriedly confessed to Li Mingda: "Your Highness, I really didn't think about anything."

"You don't need to explain. This matter needs a suitable solution. The person cannot be released or ignored. Let's check the background of the case first. What is the name of that person?"

"The man seems to be a soldier. He only embezzled the pensions of his brothers. Qiu Houwenzhan"

It was already the end of autumn. Li Mingda called the Jin Yiwei who was waiting in the corner to come out: "Check it according to the conditions Li Chen said."

Jin Yiwei handed over his hand: "Your Highness, this person's information is that I remember that Zhu Jie is a 23-year-old native of Chang'an City. He joined the Jinwu Guards five years ago and later guarded the border between Datang and Goguryeo. During a border inspection, he discovered that he was smuggled to Goguryeo.

traders, and then fought with them, and several border soldiers died in the battle."

"Later, the pension money allocated by the imperial court was used for other purposes by corruption. The corrupt money was supposed to be investment in a failed business. Later, it was discovered by the family members of those who were killed in the battle. He was subsequently arrested after the crime was committed. He was interrogated and executed in the late autumn of this year."

"He has a wife and one child at home. He will still live in Chang'an City before the trial is over. According to Jinyiwei regulations, his family will be notified one month before the execution to prepare for the funeral."

After listening to his subordinate's introduction, Li Mingda couldn't help but smile: "This Zhu Jie is also stupid."

Li Chen: "Why did Your Highness say this?"

"Smugglers who dare to smuggle are not only desperate gangsters, but they must also have some connections with some merchant families. Otherwise, where will the smuggled goods come from? If you are a local snake, will you let those smugglers buy goods from outside? This is just a joke

Meat on the side"

"There are too many twists and turns here. This Zhu Jie must have been tricked, am I right?"

Jin Yiwei, who was asked by Li Mingda, nodded: "Your Highness is right. Based on the clues provided by Zhu Jie, we have discovered the merchants and some local families who were smuggling from Liaodong to Goguryeo. We have already dealt with some of them, and we have some of the rest."

Under the control of the Goguryeo people, some of them are still under surveillance to prevent the Goguryeo people from seeing the clues."

Li Mingda asked Jin Yiwei: "Why does it sound familiar to me? The smuggling hole in Liaodong was discovered on his body, so have you considered giving a lighter punishment?"

"Some people in the Jinyi Guards hope that Zhu Jie's matter will be dealt with leniently, but after all, it involves the border troops and the compensation for the fallen soldiers, so the subordinates dare not open this mouth to avoid giving evidence to those people."

I am familiar with Goguryeo, and I was cheated by those merchant families. I have been squatting too much, and my family also has concerns. It seems that I can transfer it and use it.

"Go and bring this Zhu Jie over."

To be continued
Chapter completed!