Chapter 118 Di Pangpang: Oops, I’ve learned my catchphrase!
"Li Jiyi is going to investigate the Dou Chamber of Commerce?"
Just after walking out of the prison gate of Dali Temple, Li Qianru suddenly asked.
"Jasbo's city is very deep, I won't believe everything he says."
Li Yan's expression was indifferent: "But there are no other clues at this time. I will keep an eye on the Dou family to see if I can gain anything."
Li Qianru lowered his voice: "The four major chambers of commerce in Chang'an are headed by the Dou family, and the Li family ranks second. The Li family of chamber of commerce belongs to the Li family in Zhao County. We, the Li family and the Dou family, have had many conflicts in recent years..."
Li Yan glanced at him and smiled: "What do you want to say?"
Li Qianru said: "Li Jiyi should know that I was born as a concubine and was not taken seriously in my early years. I was promoted by solving crimes and meritorious services. This time, many people were implicated in the Zhou Guogong case and were exiled to Lingnan, but I can still serve as the chief minister of Dali Temple."
As a prime minister, my family has contributed a lot, and they kept me here just to deal with the Dou Chamber of Commerce."
After saying these words, Li Qianru simply bowed his hand and said, "But I am more willing to work for Li Jiyi, and I hope Jiyi will take him in!"
Li Yan stopped and scolded in a low voice: "Nonsense, we are all working for the saint!"
Li Qianru hurriedly bowed again: "Yes, we all serve the saint, but Li Jiyi also knows that I have offended many people in the past, and I only hope to do my best in the future to forgive my previous sins!"
Li Yan looked at this guy and felt that he had met someone of the highest quality, who could keep his figure lower than Qiu Shenji.
Is this the sorrow of a concubine?
This kind of person is not necessarily useless, not to mention that when it comes to this, once he refuses, it will really be a deadly feud.
Li Yan said: "If you can get Qiu Wuwei's understanding, our past affairs will be wiped out."
Li Qianru had a bitter look on his face, but when he thought of Li Yan's relief, he showed joy and nodded quickly: "Yes, yes, I will definitely ask Qiu Wuwei for forgiveness!"
Li Yan nodded: "Tell me, what are the frictions between your Zhaojun family, Li family, and Dou family?"
Li Qianru began to tell.
Not surprisingly, it was still the struggle for power between the Guanlong gentry and the Shandong gentry.
Later generations always thought that the Shandong gentry looked down on Li Shimin's Hu heritage, which was why the two sides had conflicts.
In fact, Li Yuan and Li Shimin's lineage originated from the Six Towns Uprising. Whether they were Han or Hu has long been a historical mystery and cannot be explained clearly.
The idea of being half Han and half Hu is just a figment.
The conflict between the Shandong gentry and Li Shimin has little to do with blood, but mainly due to the inadequate distribution of power.
Most of the Shandong nobles originally supported Li Jiancheng, but seeing that they were about to gain something, Li Shimin did not talk about martial ethics, or said that martial virtue was too strong, so he directly carried out the Xuanwu Gate Incident, sent Li Jiancheng back to the west, participated in the coup, and joined the meritorious group of Long Zhigong.
, naturally grows accordingly.
The cake of power is there, most of the heroes who came from Guanlong have been cut off, and the Shandong nobles have stepped aside. Naturally, they are very unhappy, but they are powerless.
So, while taking advantage of the remaining power of the Northern and Southern Dynasties to encircle themselves, they made up little jokes.
For example, at the beginning of "Journey to the West", Li Shimin traveled to the underworld and was scolded by Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji, and bribed the judge before escaping in despair back to the world of the underworld. This passage has a prototype. The original folk version of the Zhenguan period was probably from this group of scholars in Shandong
Made up and spread among the people.
If they really looked down on the Li Tang royal family so much, they would not have supported Li Jiancheng at first, and they would not have continued to serve in official positions after the Anshi Rebellion.
Isn't it just that the power has been vacated and people are swarming...
Of course, not all those who came from the Shandong gentry were not reused in the early Tang Dynasty.
For example, Li Mengchang of the Li family in Zhaojun was one of the six cavalry led by Li Shimin during the Weishui Alliance.
In his early years, Li Mengchang accompanied Li Shimin on his expeditions to all directions, and later participated in the Xuanwumen Revolution. He was also a member of Conglong Zhigong and could be called a confidant.
During the Zhenguan period, Li Jing and Li Ji defeated the Eastern Turks. During the Gaozong period, he worshiped the third-rank Youwei general. He did not die until five years ago and lived for seventy-four years.
Li Qianru is Li Mengchang's nephew. Speaking of this uncle, there is no mention of great honor.
Interestingly, Prime Minister Dou Dexuan, the pillar of the Dou family, also died five years ago.
After Li Mengchang's death, the power of the Zhao County Li family in the court inevitably declined, and the consequences of Dou Dexuan's death from illness were similar.
One is the Dou family in the Guanlong Group, who is connected to various families through relations with foreign relatives.
One is the Li family, a member of the Shandong gentry, who was active in the political arena with his merits as a dragon.
The commercial struggle between the two chambers of commerce is actually just an extension of power.
Li Yan knew that what Li Qianru said must have a lot of partiality, but he didn't care. He nodded slightly and said: "If there is a chance, I will ask for your order and transfer you to the inner guard."
The job of the Prime Minister of Dali Temple is actually quite hard. He does all the dirty work but doesn't get much credit. Li Qianru tries to curry favor with noble people in order to get out of this quagmire as soon as possible.
At this time, I couldn't help but be overjoyed. If I could join the inner guard, and under this man's command, would I be afraid that I wouldn't have the chance to make meritorious deeds?
Immediately, he bowed three times again: "Thank you Li Jiyi!"
Li Yan whispered a few words, watched the Dali Temple Prime Minister leave, and then returned to the scene of the poisoning.
The place was brightly lit with candles, and the four departments of the Criminal Department, Dali Temple, Wan Chang'an County Office, and Internal Guard came in and out to conduct searches.
Judging from their expressions, nothing was found, but we couldn't rest while others were working.
Especially those under Li Yan have the highest fighting spirit.
Pei Xingjian stood on the side with a calm expression and elegant demeanor, but his fingers behind his back trembled from time to time.
Li Yan walked up and said, "Mr. Pei, I just got the information from Jia Sibo."
He briefly explained the process, and Pei Xingjian praised: "Yuanfang is really smart and resourceful, and he lives up to his position. I will meet the emperor tomorrow to show his achievements!"
Li Yan was stunned for a moment, and then after thinking about it, he realized that he had arranged Li Zhi after all.
Although he meant it in the best possible way, with Li Zhi's gentle and gloomy character on the surface, there is no guarantee that he would not have any opinions when he learns about it in the future.
Pei Xingjian wanted to help him avoid future troubles. The old minister was careful and acted flawlessly.
He immediately cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Mr. Pei."
Pei Xingjian stroked his beard and smiled, but thinking of the Dou Chamber of Commerce, he asked in a solemn voice: "The Dou family is no better than others. Are you sure that the Dou family is just based on Jia Ze's words?"
Li Yan shook his head: "I can't guarantee that what he said must be the truth. I can't rule out the possibility that Jia Sibo deliberately leaked information and misled us. But the deadline is the key. We have no choice. We must catch the murderer within ten days and give him hard work."
Read this, and give an explanation to all the scholars in the world who hope to become officials through the imperial examination!"
Pei Xingjian was obviously very decisive and nodded immediately: "Yes, as of now, no matter who is involved, we must strictly investigate to the end!"
Li Yan likes to investigate thoroughly, and with the help of the big boss Pei Xingjian, he became more energetic: "Find everything to the end!"
With the clue, Pei Xingjian let out a tense breath, feeling increasingly tired.
He is a Confucian general, not a warrior with a first-class physique. After all, he is in his fifties.
Li Yan quickly supported him: "Mr. Pei, let's go back to the house and rest. We will also put pressure on our subordinates here, which will not be conducive to the progress of the case."
Pei Xingjian laughed, patted Li Yan's hand, and sighed: "Yuanfang, you are young and promising, and you have the ability to recognize people. Good! Good!"
After sending Pei Xingjian to the horse, Li Yan also climbed on the horse, then wrote a note and handed it to Wang Xiaojie, who was nearest: "Give it to others and circulate it."
"yes!"
Wang Xiaojie looked at what was written on the paper and felt a little confused. He first went to Qiu Shenji and said, "Liu Lang gave this to me. Everyone should read it."
"The source of the poison pill, the Dou Chamber of Commerce?"
When Qiu Shenji saw it, his face suddenly became happy.
At that time, he captured Lady Shu San's fake mother, who was pretending to be a servant of Dou's Chamber of Commerce.
It turned out that the woman who called herself Rong Niang was actually a plum blossom guard, and Qiu Ying had to come forward to send her away.
Of course, Meihua Neiwei Qiu Shenji would not dare to offend him, but he also knew that the group of spies ordered by the saint were also keeping an eye on the Dou family.
In this case, his expression suddenly became fierce: "Okay, I have long seen that the Dou Chamber of Commerce is hiding evil and evil, and I want to check it out!"
At this moment, Di Renjie and Guo Yuanzhen walked over side by side.
After the exchange, it turned out that the oldest and the youngest two men under Li Yan liked each other the most.
In terms of work ability, these two are indeed the strongest.
At this time, Di Renjie discovered the blind spot and came up to them after seeing the two of them: "Qiu Wuwei, Wang Wuwei, these boxes are where Zhang Yang stores the elixirs. I first arrived in Chang'an and I don't know where they came from. I hope you can give me some advice!"
He held several small and exquisite boxes in his hands. They were made of wood and had a light fragrance. There was a piece of silk in the middle. When the lids were closed, you could still see the hollow patterns.
Wang Xiaojie picked up one, and even though he didn't know anything about it, he thought it was quite exquisite. Qiu Shenji also picked up one, played with it, and said with certainty: "This box is from a large store in Chang'an."
Di Renjie's eyes lit up: "Qiu Wuwei, please elaborate."
Qiu Shenji said: "This format is an imitation of the tribute box. During the Zhenguan period, it was only available in the palace. Later, as the people became rich, merchants modified it and used it to raise the price. Even though this small box is enough, it can double the price of goods.
,I...I have a friend who once suffered a loss!"
Di Renjie frowned: "It seems that Zhang Yang's elixir is probably related to businessmen. Next, we not only need to investigate the Taoist temple, but also the shops?"
Guo Yuanzhen also found it difficult: "There are too many large shops in Chang'an. How can we check them out in just ten days?"
Wang Xiaojie smiled and said: "There is no need to check each house, Liulang has set an accurate target for us, look!"
"The source of the poison pill, the Dou Chamber of Commerce?"
Di Renjie and Guo Yuanzhen took the note with surprise on their faces: "How do you know this?"
After so many things, Qiu Shenji was convinced: "Maybe Liulang was a master of opportunity. We endured the stench and searched around the courtyard, but found nothing. Liulang went out and found the exact target."
Di Renjie recalled carefully, scenes flashing through his mind quickly, checking to see if he had missed anything.
The result is not.
As a result, he didn't understand the origin of the clues even more, and couldn't help but praise: "Li Jiyi is really a strange person!"
Everyone looked at the new Pangpang in surprise, feeling a sense of competition, and said in unison: "Li Jiyi is really a strange person!!"