"Ming Chongyan's martial arts skills are definitely among the strongest, and his master is not bad either."
"A person like that, who didn't catch the murderer but still had a shadow in the Jiangnan murder case, even vomited blood and died?"
"Are the murderer who was not caught six years ago and the murderer who poisoned this time the same person?"
"Why did the Ministry of Punishment keep that case secret?"
"What is the connection with Jia Sibo who is far away in Liangzhou?"
Li Yan was riding on the lion's horse, escorting the prisoner and the evidence slowly while thinking silently.
As he said to Li Qiao, the current doubts are not decreasing, but increasing.
But this is a good thing for solving crimes.
The more doubts there are, the more clues there are and the closer we can get to the truth.
What I fear most is a problem that cannot be solved even if I live or die.
"Rokuro, something's not right ahead!"
Just as he was thinking about it, Qiu Shenji suddenly rode up to the side and whispered.
Li Yan looked up and saw a group of people waiting in front of Hanguang Gate.
"Huang Jiyi?"
The leader, Huang Zhen, is an old man in his fifties, with a rigid face and solemn eyes. He is one of the twelve secret agents of the inner guard.
Everyone's faces darkened, knowing that the person who came was not good, because this person was a doctor from the Ministry of Punishment and one of Cui Shouye's closest confidants.
Sure enough, when Huang Zhen saw the crowd coming, he didn't even have the intention to greet him. Only when he was in front of him did he bow his hand to Li Yan and said, "Li Jiyi, I'm here to take over the important criminal."
Li Yan's eyes narrowed, and the sharp cold light that appeared in an instant made Huang Zhen's face change slightly, and he subconsciously held the weapon.
However, when he was ready to prepare, Li Yan's expression had returned to calm, and he asked: "Where is Cui Ge?"
Huang Zhen said: "Leader Cui Ge is meeting the saint in Zichen Hall."
Li Yan asked again: "Has Chief Cui decided on the interrogation plan?"
Huang Zhen reacted very quickly and immediately realized that this question could not be answered, so he directly took out the document: "Li Jiyi, here is the document, please give me the prisoner and the evidence!"
Li Yan took the document.
Seeing Huang Zhen's Wu Dewei riding over, Qiu Shenji and Wang Xiaojie became anxious: "Liu Lang!"
Li Yan just glanced at the words on the document, but carefully touched the seal symbolizing the leader of the inner guard pavilion. He found that it had been dried long ago, and it was obviously not just stamped, and a sneer escaped from the corner of his mouth.
Huang Zhen relied on the official rank to crush the person to death and urged: "Cui Ge is responsible for internal torture matters and the procedures are complete. Li Jiyi can just hand over the person. What are you still hesitating about?"
Li Yan nodded: "From the perspective of the internal defense regulations, there is no problem. I will give the prisoner to you..."
Huang Zhen breathed a sigh of relief, but his expression suddenly changed.
Because Li Yan continued: "But this is obviously a report from outside the Song Dynasty. You guys came here temporarily to grab credit. I will publicize this matter. If you are like you, who in the future will dare to do practical things, waiting to grab the credit of your colleagues?"
That’s all the credit!”
The internal guards under Huang Zhen's command all changed their colors, some were ashamed, some were angry, and Huang Zhen was furious: "You! How dare you question Leader Cui Ge!"
Li Yanqi said: "When did I question Cui Ge? It was you who I questioned!"
Huang Zhen choked, immediately avoided the topic, and scolded: "Li Yuanfang, don't mess around and disturb the laws of the internal guards!"
He knew he couldn't continue talking, so he quickly waved his hand and asked his Wu Dewei to forcefully push Dou Decheng's prison cart over.
Qiu Shenji and Wang Xiaojie's faces were ashen, but they could only retreat. Dou Decheng, on the other hand, was so anxious that he shouted: "Li Jiyi, I am willing to let you do the trial! You do the trial!"
Although Dou Decheng deeply hated Li Yan's resolute behavior and directly came to steal the stolen goods personally, he could also see that this man was more reasonable and really wanted to investigate the case.
But if it falls into the hands of other officials, that may not be possible.
Especially in such an important case, it is difficult for an innocent person to escape, let alone someone like him...
Li Yan was indifferent to Dou Decheng's shrill cries, but when it was his turn to present the Yundan evidence, he said, "Leave a box behind, I want to investigate the case!"
The Wu De guards under Huang Zhen's command didn't dare to question. They quickly left a box and pushed Dou Decheng and other pills back behind Huang Zhen.
"Li Jiyi is indeed young and energetic, I learned a lesson today!"
When Huang Zhen got the prisoner, he didn't say much. He hurriedly dropped a few words to make the situation more interesting, patted the horse and left.
"Incompetent bungler!"
Li Yan watched the group leave, shook his head, and turned to Li Qiao behind him: "Has Mr. Li changed his mind?"
Li Qiaoce immediately stepped forward, but strengthened his determination and said with his hands: "We are willing to help each other with Li Jiyi to overcome the difficulties. It is time for our two families to move around more..."
Li Yan was stunned for a moment, then thought about it, yes, the Li family in Longxi is, to be precise, one of the five surnames in Shandong.
Longxi naturally belongs to Guanlong, but during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the ancestor Li Bao moved his family to Shandong. Later generations classified the Longxi Li family into the Five Surnames and Seven Families, and they were also among the Shandong noble families.
However, at this time, the Li family in Longxi was widely regarded as a member of Guanlong. Because of the existence of Li Jing, Li Keshi, Li Daliang and other meritorious deeds in the early Tang Dynasty, the descendants of the clan and Guanlong were united, and Li Tang
The royal family is still a branch of the Li family in Longxi. I understand the reason why, so they are very skilled in jumping left and right.
There are many such examples. It seems that Manchu officials accounted for 70% of Guanlong, more than 20% of Shandong, and not even 10% of Jiangnan. However, the actual situation is much more complicated, and it is not a generalized geographical analysis like that of later generations.
Li Yan was not interested in this kind of family position. He could be asked to help a group of people from the Duke Wei's government. Don't think about anything else. He said perfunctorily: "It's easy to talk about!"
But Li Qiao came closer and said in a more friendly manner: "We can ask Li Shilang to come forward and get the Criminal Department's case files..."
Li Yan knew he was talking about Li Jingxuan, and asked curiously: "Will Li Shilang be so powerful?"
Li Qiao smiled and said: "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 and I are close friends, so we can still talk to him."
"Sichong is okay..."
Li Yan laughed in his heart and politely refused: "Li Shilang has many things to do every day, so there is no need to bother him with this little thing, let's go!"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! A few years later in the history of Li Jingxuan, he was beaten by Tibet and lost his armor and almost lost his army of 200,000. Li Yan really didn't like this person very much.
I don’t want to owe this favor and it will be difficult to repay it in the future.
"All right!"
Li Qiao felt a little regretful. He looked at Li Yan and thought silently in his heart: "Li Yuanfang has the Holy Heart and is a genius. If there is a girl of the right age in the clan, she must be arranged!"
After all, Li Jingxuan is old, and he doesn't know how many years he has left to live. In comparison, binding this young fifth-grade official will ensure his future is more guaranteed.
This is exactly what Dou thought of.
I wish I could marry a girl with the fifth surname! (X)
I wish I could marry Li Yuanfang! (√)
Li Yan didn't know that he was about to become the top one in the marriage and love market, and he was still telling Qiu Shenji and Wang Xiaojie: "Go back to the inner guard and keep an eye on them, don't let those people who are eager to steal the credit go crazy, but don't contradict the superior officer in person, otherwise it will be reasonable."
It will also become irrational, do you understand?"
Wang Xiaojie nodded repeatedly, and Qiu Shenji also knew what was going on: "Don't worry, Liulang, we will pay attention!"
Li Yan nodded, said goodbye in front of the imperial city gate, and headed to the Daming Palace.
Showing the fish talisman, handing in the application, I quickly received a reply: "The sage has ordered that Li Yan, Li Qiao, and Li Qianru come to the Zichen Palace to pay their respects!"
The three of them, led by the chamberlain, all the way to Zichen Hall.
This time the hall was quite lively, with six veterans sitting on their knees, all looking over.
Li Qiao and Li Qianru were very nervous. Their bodies were tense and their steps were stiff, but they could not hide their excitement.
On weekdays, they would at most be at the court meeting, standing among the ministers, but they were not qualified to come to the Zichen Palace.
Those who can see the saint here are either the prime ministers who have joined the cabinet to discuss the general situation of the world, or the saint's close confidants who have been specially summoned.
Indeed, the six people in the palace at this time were the four prime ministers and two ministers of the Sixth Ministry who were discussing matters with the saint.
Dai Zhide, the right servant of Shangshu, the prince's guest.
Hao Chujun, Huangmen Shilang (men's servant).
Li Jingxuan, Shilang of Xitai (Shilang of Zhongshu), Shilang of the Ministry of Personnel.
Pei Sijian, Minister of the Ministry of War, Prince Zuo Shuzi.
These are the four prime ministers of the current dynasty, who are the third rank of Tong Zhongshu.
There is no doubt that Pei Sijian, who entered the phase last, has the least power.
Although he has the position of Minister of the Ministry of War, it is difficult to divide the power of the three provinces from the three senior prime ministers. On the other hand, there are two ministers of the Ministry of War.
It is not easy to sit firmly.
Even so, entering the Political Hall is a supreme honor.
Just like the other two ministers of the Six Divisions.
Cui Shouye, the Minister of Criminal Affairs, is the leader of the Internal Guard Pavilion.
Pei Xingjian, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, is the leader of the Internal Guard Pavilion.
Not to mention that Cui Shouye was extremely enthusiastic about the position of prime minister, even Pei Xingjian wanted to be the prime minister.
Because of this, Cui Shouye and Pei Xingjian were the most active when the saint recruited them into the palace to discuss how to rectify the impact of the imperial examination poisoning case and avoid similar things from happening.
As a result, the matter was just halfway through the discussion when the chamberlain came to report.
Everyone in Li Zhi's city showed obvious astonishment, then he raised his eyebrows and chuckled: "You can relax now!"
Cui Shouye smiled and said: "What happy event is this that makes the saint Longyan so happy?"
Li Zhidao: "Last night's case happened, not even six hours ago, but Li Yuanfang actually found traces of Du Dan, obtained criminal evidence, and arrested the suspect!"
Cui Shouye's smile slowly faded.
Li Zhi was obviously really happy this time, so he added: "As expected of a detective, good! Good!"
Empress Wu next to her was also very surprised, but when she thought of Li Zhi's attitude last night, she quickly said softly: "Your Majesty has a keen eye and has seen the potential of this child long ago. Only by reusing him can he be what he is today."
Li Zhi patted his wife's hand: "The queen is optimistic about this son. I know it. Don't worry, I won't steal your favorite general."
Empress Wu's smile became softer and softer: "Why did your Majesty say this? The whole concubine belongs to your Majesty, so why should I be loved by my generals and ministers?"
Li Zhi burst out laughing: "The queen said yes, the queen said yes!"
The six ministers listened to the emperor and empress's teasing, which seemed both true and false, and hurriedly looked at their noses and hearts, but they couldn't help but pay attention to the progress of the case.
Therefore, when Li Yan and the others entered the hall, six pairs of eyes looked at them at the same time.
Those two unfamiliar people were under great pressure, but Li Yan was already familiar with them, and it was not the first time he came back and came to the steps to salute.
"No gifts, please give me a seat!"
Li Zhi waited for the palace maid to bring a soft blanket and asked Li Yan to sit down on his knees, and then he couldn't wait to ask: "Yuanfang, where is the prisoner? What did he confess to?"
Li Yandao: "The prisoner was handed over by Huang Jiyi, and will be interrogated by Cui Ge next!"