Li Yan arrived in front of the mansion and whistled.
After a moment, a golden and black figure flew over, and then a black shadow also fell from the sky.
The former was Xiao Hei, and Li Yan rubbed its head happily. The cat was getting bigger and bigger, and it became more and more comfortable to pet.
The latter is the falcon he asked An Shengan to select from the Western Market. It has a sharp beak and a sharp halberd, and its starry eyes stand tall on its shoulders. It is really majestic.
Li Yan was very satisfied with the eagle. Li Derjian learned that he had raised an eagle and hired several training slaves from the eagle workshop.
Li Yan didn't say that he was a friend of animals. All the hawk-feeding tricks were his younger brother. After thinking about it, he felt that training was not bad.
After all, he was not at home during the day. Compared with Shi Cong's whole day riding and Xiao Hei's day and night companionship in Liangzhou, the contact time of this later eagle was shorter and the talent bonus he received was weaker.
It's better to let the slaves be trained and raised first.
Of course, some methods cannot be used, such as "Shangsu", which is commonly known as boiling the eagle in later generations.
The eagle does not sleep during the day and will sleep peacefully at night. To keep the eagle awake means that it does not sleep at night and does not even have time to close its eyes.
Under normal circumstances, there is not one person doing the cooking, but three people, who are responsible for the night before, the night after, and the day. When Ying was so tired, he even slept during the day, but he still wouldn't let him.
It is quite a cruel act to keep the eagle from sleeping. In fact, it is to kill its wildness and make it easier for people to control and command it.
What Li Yan cultivates is spirituality. He is not afraid of pets being disobedient. Naturally, he does not want to kill his wild nature. The task assigned to the slave is to train the eagle to avoid arrows.
When he came back every night and had time, he would shoot the eagle for fun.
Although Ying'er couldn't speak, he felt that the other party enjoyed it.
But I'm a little tired today. I slept for an hour last night. I was busy with so many things during the day, and I actually worked overtime for the first time.
Li Yan lost his mind and touched its back: "No shooting today."
The eagle flapped its wings repeatedly and seemed a little happy.
Of course, Li Yan knew this was an illusion.
The amount of training cannot be reduced, as it will be taken to the Tubo battlefield later.
He added: "Double it in a few days and make up for today's amount."
The eagle stopped flapping its wings.
"You really understand!"
Li Yan laughed, felt much better, and entered the house.
After dinner, he came to Li Derjian's room and said seriously: "Sir, I want to know if anyone in the house buys cloud pills?"
After listening to Li Yan's explanation of the medicinal properties and terrible consequences of Cloud Pill, Li Derjian changed his expression and immediately called in the steward, gathered everyone in the house, and asked them one by one.
After a while, he brought Wuzi over, looking frightened: "Say."
Li Wulang, the chief historian of Yulin, said: "A year ago, I was recommended this product by a friend. I wanted to buy it to try, but I was short of money, so I gave up..."
It turns out that there are benefits to being poor.
Of course, this poverty is not for ordinary people, but for high-ranking nobles.
Other noble disciples might not even blink an eyelid when they took out hundreds of gold, but at that time, the Duke of Wei lived a relatively frugal life, and after all, he did not make any mistakes.
Li Derjian took good care of his son, let him leave, and said in a solemn voice: "If this is really what you expected, it will be dangerous!"
Li Yan said: "In fact, it's good. After all, the material of this elixir is precious and the quantity is limited. After all, only a very small number of people will take it."
Li Derjian sighed and said, "But the power those people can influence is unmatched by many poor people. If you want to touch Dou Decheng, you need to be prepared."
Li Yan sneered: "I have a plan on how to kill Dou Decheng. Once I get the account books and see who are the people who took the pill, I can start. I just want this cloud pill to disappear and stop poisoning others. But
Difficult to handle..."
Li Derjian said: "Just do your best. You have done this well enough. There is no need to force yourself!"
Li Yan smiled and said: "It's true that I have to crack down on drugs to solve a case. It's really not a loss for the saint to give me "Fang Lin Yao Lan". There are several ministers who can work as hard as me~"
Li Derjian also shook his head and laughed. The father and son spoke very directly: "You are too young and energetic, but when you work under a saint, sometimes you offend more people, which is really not a bad thing..."
Li Yan thought to himself that you had thought about Li Zhi thoroughly, and stretched out: "I'm going to bed, good night, sir!"
He returned to his room, used Xiao Hei as a pillow, and Ying'er lay beside the bed, and fell asleep together.
That night, countless noble people in Chang'an suffered from insomnia.
That night, he slept extremely soundly.
…
The next day, Li Yan rode his horse and came to work in the imperial city on time.
At the gate of the inner guard, I saw Cui Shouye.
His eyes lit up slightly, and he raised his voice and shouted: "Good morning, Mr. Cui Ge!"
Cui Shouye is old after all. When he first heard the enthusiastic young voice, he didn't react for a while and thought it was a junior from a close friend's family.
The main reason is that she is so affectionate.
When he turned around, he saw Li Yan, dressed in a scarlet robe, walking towards him with a smile. His chest suddenly felt tight, but he couldn't say: "Good morning, Li Ji."
He turned around and wanted to leave, but Li Yan had already walked up quickly. He was almost using his body skills to shoot Tianlang: "Lead Cui, please go slowly. I just have something to ask. What was the result of yesterday's interrogation of Dou Decheng?"
This is a big deal. If there were any results from yesterday's interrogation, Cui Shouye must have gone to his base camp, the Criminal Department. Why should he come here to suffer?
Cui Shouye also saw that Li Yan was deliberately causing trouble for him, so he simply didn't answer and walked inside.
Li Yan continued to follow and said with concern: "Is Cui Geling unwell? You are getting older, so you must take care of yourself!"
Cui Shouye has always been known for being old and strong, so you can't pretend that you don't hear these words: "I am very good, so I don't need to worry about Li Jiyi. The traitor has taken a breather, so he will naturally not confess. If Li Jiyi has any questions,
Go and see for yourself!”
Li Yan nodded slightly: "I think so. It seems that there won't be any big breakthrough on Dou Decheng's side for a while, but the Jiangnan murder case, um..."
Cui Shouye paused for a moment, pricked up his ears, and listened to Li Yan: "I'm going to go do some work, Mr. Cui Ge, take your leave!"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! After that, he went to his office. Cui Shouye listened to the footsteps walking away, but after all, he couldn't help but looked sideways.
It didn't matter, but he saw Li Yan looking back.
The two looked at each other.
One's eyes were clear and shining.
One's eyes were bloodshot and he was irritable and uneasy.
"let me see!!"
Putting on the long-lost invisible glasses, words came from the void.
An emotional villain rose from Cui Shouye's head.
The mouth is open, the eyebrows are raised, the nostrils are dilated, and the whole expression shows a defensive posture.
“Emotional feedback—fear!”
"The reasoning begins!"
"Afraid that the secret hidden in the Jiangnan murder case will be exposed."
"Correct reasoning!"
Cui Shouye immediately looked away, and Li Yan raised the corner of his mouth and turned his head.
"There is indeed something wrong with this old guy!"
Yesterday when the Ministry of Punishment was looking at the case file, Li Yan tried it out. Now he tried again and combined with his talent, he got the accurate answer.
Cui Shouye is inseparable from the Jiangnan murder case.
How deep the case is involved is hard to say.
But he suppressed the case, obviously not for the public good, but for some selfish reasons. At this moment, he was even more afraid that the secret would be exposed.
This clue is very valuable.
Because Li Yan could not go to Jiangnan, the situation in Runzhou could not be obtained remotely.
But Cui Shouye is right in front of him, so checking him is much simpler in comparison.
Li Yan walked to his workstation and found that Di Renjie, Guo Yuanzhen and Peng Botong were not there. It seemed that the fugitives raised by Dou Decheng had not been captured yet.
Qiu Shenji and Wang Xiaojie also seized physical evidence at the headquarters of the Dou Chamber of Commerce to calm their nerves and collect Yun Dan names in the West Market.
Kang Meng and Kang De's father and son in Liangzhou have been tracing the past movements of the rebellious Magistrate Cui during this period.
There was no one available.
Li Yan felt that this was not possible, so after handling official duties for half an hour, he strolled out and headed to Chongxian Hall.
Chongxian Pavilion is one of the two pavilions among the six schools in the Second Pavilion, and later generations better know its name as Chongwen Pavilion.
However, it was only after Li Xian was established as the crown prince that Chongxian Hall was renamed Chongwen Hall to avoid naming taboos. It is still its original name now.
Li Yan walked in and found that the place was quite deserted.
It's not surprising that the imperial examination will be held the day after tomorrow. Whether they are students in the library or teaching doctors, they basically go to the South School of the Ministry of Rites.
Li Yan felt that he had come in the wrong place and was about to leave when he heard a surprised voice from behind: "Li Jiyi?"
Li Yan turned around and said with a smile: "Miao Zuolang, you are here, I am here to find you."
"Ah! Please come quickly! Please come quickly!"
Miao Shenke was quite flattered and quickly welcomed Li Yan in.
The two sat down in front of the couch, and he personally served hot tea: "I heard that Li Jiyi likes tea, please!"
Li Yan took a sip and raised his eyebrows slightly: "It tastes good, and has it been improved?"
Miao Shenke nodded: "It's all Li Jiyi's discerning eye. Who would have thought that tea can have such a taste..."
As he talked, all kinds of feelings came to his mind.
When Empress Wu was in power, he was a bachelor of the north gate, dividing the power of the prime minister, and he was powerful in all directions.
After Empress Wu lost his glory, he was immediately beaten back to his original form and turned into a little writer, and he had to endure the strange looks from his colleagues.
It was difficult to transition from extravagance to frugality. Miao Shenke couldn't stand those eyes, so he simply came to work in Chongxian Hall, out of sight and out of mind.
Li Yan didn't mean to underestimate the North Gate bachelors at all. This group of people were all top-notch in terms of ability and vision.
It's a pity that they were born in a poor family and were too dependent on Empress Wu. When Empress Wu was unlucky, they were naturally implicated and their status plummeted.
The two chatted for a while, and after setting the stage, Li Yan said, "I'm here because of Minister Cui's affairs."
Miao Shenke immediately stood up, looked around vigilantly, and confirmed that there was no ear behind the partition wall, then he came to the front and whispered: "Li Jiyi, please tell me, I will do my best to help."
Li Yan didn't just look for people at random. It was Miao Shenke who initially suggested that Cui Shouye was seeking a position and would do whatever it took to get him.
This person represented Empress Wu's position. Li Yan guessed that Empress Wu probably extended an olive branch to Cui Shouye, but was rejected by the old man.
On the surface, Empress Wu gave people a very strong impression, but in fact, until Li Zhi died of a serious illness, the power within the court against her was huge.
Not to mention that during this period, if Cui Shouye wanted to become prime minister, he would not curry favor with Empress Wu.
Because it doesn't matter what she said.
Otherwise, Empress Wu could just directly promote her own people to become prime ministers. Why would she use Beimen bachelors to divide the power of prime ministers?
It was because she had no control over the appointment of the real prime minister, it was all in Li Zhi's hands, and Li Zhi was willing to let the prime minister have less power.
Li Yan changed his mind and began to talk about Cui Shouye and the Jiangnan murder case.
After hearing this, Miao Shenke pondered: "This matter is indeed strange. Jiangnan Road is not taken seriously except for water transportation. Even if the case is very big, it will be shelved in the Ministry of Punishments and handed over to Dali Temple for review once, and then it will be over.
Why bother covering up so much?"
Li Yan said bluntly: "I suspect Cui Shilang is hiding something."
Miao Shenke said: "Please Li Jiyi repeat the case file."
Li Yan repeated it carefully, and Miao Shenke thought for a while and said: "Li Jiyi has not been able to solve the case. Of course I can't. It's just a little strange. This case file has no beginning or end. The official from the Ministry of Justice who searched the village is
Who? Why is there no record on it?”
Li Yan said: "It would be great if he was an official of the Ministry of Justice. The names of officials are often not found in document records."
Miao Shenke shook his head: "No, because there was no involvement of the county magistrate or county lieutenant in this case, it was all what this official saw and heard. According to the rules of the Ministry of Punishment, for the purpose of subsequent investigation, one must also write his name, not his identity.
Vague."
Li Yan really didn't know this, and his eyes became solemn: "What Miao Zuolang means, the suspicion probably lies in this official. Can this person's identity be found?"
Miao Shenke didn't want to stay here to compile a book, so he immediately seized the opportunity: "It's not impossible. I'm going to track down this person. Li Jiyi will go back first. We'll meet at Hanguangmen after noon."
Li Yan stood up and bowed his hands: "Okay, I'll leave this matter to Miao Zuolang."
Miao Shenke returned the gift with high morale: "I will do my best!"
…
After Li Yan worked hard to investigate the case, he returned to the inner guard and began to practice martial arts with pay with peace of mind.
No slower than yesterday, it feels like the time to get off work today is here in the blink of an eye.
He stretched his body, satisfied with the improvement in strength, and headed outside the imperial city.
From a distance, I saw Miao Shenke waiting at the city gate.
But compared to the high energy he had not long ago, the Beimen bachelor's face looked very bad at this time.
After discovering Li Yan, he actually hesitated for a moment before walking over: "Li Jiyi, we found it."
Li Yan was not surprised but overjoyed. Seeing this look, he knew he must have discovered something. Empress Wu's people are really useful!
Now that Miao Shenke is here, it means that he still dares to speak. Li Yan is not in a hurry and calmly asks: "Who is that official from the Ministry of Punishment?"
Miao Shenke was silent for a while, and said in a very low voice: "It's not an official, it's Li Sichong, a member of the Criminal Department six years ago."
"Li Sichong?"
Li Yan thought for a while.
This name is so familiar.
The words of Chang'an County Lieutenant Li Qiao flashed into my mind:
"Shilang Li is jointly descended from the southern ancestor of my Li family in Zhao County. His son Sichong is talented, talented, and possesses unparalleled knowledge. He is my best friend..."