Just like the first day when I entered Chang'an, I lived a fulfilling and friendly life.
After experiencing some minor frictions, I saved a victim, averted a tragedy, and witnessed the murder of the murderer. Finally, I ended up drinking tea, sleeping for three hours, and woke up refreshed.
I had a dreamless night and slept soundly, but because of my sharp hearing, the sound of Zheng Rentong beating the child faintly reached my ears.
Considering that Zheng Hui was still bedridden, it was obvious that Mrs. Zheng had been beaten again.
In fact, Li Yan still has some things to ask Mrs. Zheng. Now it seems that he can only wait for a while.
While having breakfast with the tired Zheng Rentong, another servant announced.
Soon, Gong Siguang was brought in front of him, with tears streaming down his face: "Li Jiyi! My second brother was imprisoned by my third brother, and Cao Shangfei was killed by him in order to protect his second brother! Wuwuwu!"
After Li Yan asked carefully, his expression became solemn. Zheng Rentong was also shocked: "Did it get to such an extent overnight?"
Li Yan thought for a while and said: "The reaction was so intense, which shows that Gong Siye's involvement in the case is deeper than expected."
Gong Taoguang was silenced, which made him feel that something was wrong.
At this time, Gong Siming was actually imprisoned and seized power. Such extreme behavior allowed him to verify his guess and immediately asked: "How much of their conversation did you hear?"
Gong Siguang wiped his tears, shook his head and said: "I slept in the room next to the middle hall last night. When I woke up, the third brother came back from outside, and then went into the middle hall to quarrel. Later, my grass was flying.
Throw it into the yard and stop moving..."
Li Yan likes cats very much, but he is still a little helpless because he never leaves the cat.
However, he also understood that Cao Shangfei's death was witnessed by Gong Siguang with his own eyes. As for the quarrel in the hall and Gong Siming's fate under house arrest, it was only speculation from the observers.
If you think about the worst, Gong Siming may not be imprisoned, but may have been killed.
He then asked: "If your third brother wants to take charge of the Gong clan, can he do it in a short time?"
Gong Suguang shook his head: "It can't be done. My eldest brother died young. Since more than ten years ago, my second brother has been handling the affairs of the clan. His prestige is unmatched by anyone in the family."
Li Yan looked at Zheng Rentong, and Zheng Rentong also stroked his beard and said: "Gong Erlang is the Sima of the state. He has always been meticulous and thorough in his actions. After being deposed by the Ministry of Civil Affairs, he was already the best candidate to be the next Luoyang order. There is really no one of Gong's generation."
Achievable."
Li Yan nodded slightly and said, "Then he should still be alive..."
The word "huan" frightened Gong Siguang, and he said in a trembling voice: "Is the third brother... is he going to kill the second brother?"
Li Yan said seriously: "When things have reached this point, Gong Siye has no choice but to retreat. He will do anything."
Gong Siguang finally stopped caring about his flying grass and bowed his head and said: "Please Li Jiyi, please save the life of my second brother, Governor Zheng!"
Zheng Rentong didn't mind that he was in the back. Thinking about the Gong clan killing each other, he felt very comfortable and said coldly: "I'm also saving the lives of your entire Gong clan!"
Li Yan stood up and helped him up, pressing his shoulder and saying: "Now recall carefully what they said between them. Don't miss a word. It doesn't matter if you didn't hear it clearly."
Gong Siguang sat down, took a few deep breaths, and calmed down a little. He frowned and said: "Their voices were not loud, and I was far away. I really couldn't hear what they said specifically. It just didn't last long, so that's all."
In less than a quarter of an hour, the second brother called people in."
Li Yan said: "Calling someone?"
Gong Siguang said: "Six healthy slaves, including two Kunlun slaves, were bought by me. They were trained for three months. They are stupid and disobedient. They just look a bit scary, but they can usually be counted as good."
Li Yan said: "So, it should be your second brother who was going to take the person first. Did Gong Siye bring his servants with him when he entered the hall?"
Gong Siguang said: "No, he went in alone."
Li Yan asked again: "Then he has been practicing martial arts since he was a child, and he is very strong in martial arts?"
Gong Siguang said: "We all practiced when we were young. Aye forced us to practice. After we won the championship, we basically stopped practicing. They are busy with official duties, and I can't bear the hardship..."
This is also a common problem among most children of wealthy families. When they were young, they practiced physical fitness under the supervision of their families. When they reached adulthood, they were either busy with official duties or indulged in enjoyment, and their martial arts skills were quickly wasted.
If Li Yan really focused on the internal defense work all day long, he would have no free time, so he used his working time to practice martial arts, achieving a win-win situation.
Regarding this kind of thing, Li Yan also has the best say: "During the fight in the hall, did you hear the screams next door?"
Gong Siguang said: "There were some sounds, but no screams."
Li Yan asked a few more points in detail and concluded: "Six healthy servants, plus your Cao Shangfei, did not take down Gong Siye, but were killed by him instead. Either this person was hiding deeply, or he was
He is protected by strong people, and currently it seems that the latter is more likely."
Even if the cat died, Li Yan still used the nickname.
Not only are lynxes fast, they are also very aggressive. They hunt prey with ease, and they are not easy to deal with at close range.
With the help of six powerful servants and strong men, seven to one were killed in reverse, and they couldn't even scream. Jianghuzi without a follower couldn't do it so neatly.
Zheng Rentong listened and his eyes became serious: "Is this the person who killed Gong Taoguang yesterday and pretended to commit suicide to apologize?"
Li Yan nodded: "It is precisely because of this confidence that Gong Siye dared to act so wantonly! Mr. Zheng, you must be on strict guard in the past few days. There must be no slack in the house. The thieves are already jumping over the wall in a hurry."
Zheng Rentong was immediately ready to arrange manpower, and said with concern: "Li Jiyi should also be careful!"
Li Yan was not careless: "I have two apprentices in the post house. Please help Mr. Zheng protect me. As for myself, if the thieves don't come, I will go find them..."
Zheng Rentong nodded: "Okay, I will send someone to the post house to pick him up immediately."
After the arrangements were made, Li Yan said seriously: "Is the assassination one way, or the other way is water transportation."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "The Gong family is rooted in water transportation, and most of the grassroots staff at the terminal were trained by them."
"Although the Beishi Pier is now well organized, it doesn't seem to be a difficult job. If a new group of people are brought in, the efficiency will be different immediately."
Zheng Rentong's face also darkened: "This is indeed troublesome!"
Li Yan said: "These people can't move, and there can't be chaos at Beishi Pier. Gong Wulang, this time it's up to you!"
Gong Siguang's face froze: "Li Jiyi, I don't care about things at all, and I don't understand these things. I'm afraid..."
Li Yan comforted him: "Don't be afraid. You don't need to do anything specific. As long as you ensure that there is no chaos in Bei City and stabilize people's hearts, it will be a great achievement."
"We will rescue Gong Sima and break the thief's conspiracy. His Royal Highness is kind and will not be implicated. Whoever is guilty will be blamed."
Gong Siguang wiped his face, gritted his teeth and said, "Okay! Let's go!"
Zheng Rentong went to arrange manpower, and the two of them set off immediately.
The northern and southern cities of Luoyang, like the east and west cities of Chang'an, are only open to the public after noon.
When Li Yan and Gong Siguang arrived in Beishi, they saw that shops were loading goods and preparing for the afternoon business. However, the water transport terminal was still so crowded, with ships lined up so densely that it was impossible to see the end.
Li Yan's face darkened: "It's too crowded here. If there's a fire, wouldn't it burn down the whole boat and destroy it? Has anything like this happened before?"
In ancient times, because there were too many wooden structures, fires could not be stopped and were often extremely tragic.
Just like Famen Temple, it was a first-class royal temple in the Sui Dynasty. However, due to a fire, the temple was completely destroyed and almost became a wasteland. Even the stupa enshrining the Buddha's bones was burned down and it was abandoned for dozens of years.
It was gradually rebuilt over the years.
Gong Siguang thought for a while and then rode forward: "It seems that he was burned too much. I can't remember clearly. Go up and ask!"
When they saw the familiar horse, Gong Siguang, arriving, the officials at the dock hurried forward to say hello: "Good morning, Wulang!"
Gong Siguang went straight to the point: "Is there anything in the cargo of these ships that is easy to catch fire?"
The officials looked at each other and said, "Hui Wulang, we have always been on fire prevention, and nothing like that will happen."
Seeing that he couldn't get anything out of the question, Li Yan simply stepped forward and quickly observed.
Eyes, ears, and noses work together to check the conditions of the boats, listen to the boatmen's conversations, and smell the strange smells.
Soon, Li Yan locked a ship and asked, "What is being transported inside?"
Gong Siguang shouted: "Go and check quickly."
The officer checked really quickly and reported the goods list one by one. The first part was fine. When it came to the last item, Li Yan's expression suddenly changed: "Shiqi? Confiscate this kind of goods. Don't follow them."
These ships come together."
Gong Siguang said: "Go and pick out the ships containing stone paint, unload all the goods and confiscate them!"
Officials do not dare to neglect and follow orders to do it.
Soon the ship owner came over and said sadly: "Alang, we are all merchants. These goods have been parked at the dock for many days. They are finally coming ashore. How can they be confiscated? I hope you can be lenient..."
Gong Siguang shouted fiercely: "I don't care what happens to your goods! Come on, get them all for me!!"
The officials exchanged glances with each other: "This dude is messing around again..." "Just accompany him to mess around, we don't have to worry about this!"
At this time, you can't be slow to reason, being rude and unreasonable is the fastest way.
Li Yan inspected the ships one by one and picked out all the ones with potential safety hazards. Gong Siguang spoke and captured them one by one.
Awed by Gong's authority, the unlucky ones who were caught did not dare to resist, and the cargo ships came out one after another and headed to one side.
As he watched, Li Yan's expression became serious.
Because these cargo ships carrying flammable materials faintly surrounded the rice cargo ships in the center, this was no accident.
He was originally on guard against a fire that was accidentally caused, but with his current posture, he was afraid that the thief was deliberately planning to burn it, which made him afraid of what would happen next.
These are life-saving grains and rice that are going to be transported into Guanzhong to provide disaster relief to various places. If they are burned, the consequences will be disastrous!
Li Yan smiled as he watched Gong Siguang walking around, shouting and urging dangerous ships to leave the dock.