"The Queen Mother knew the governors of various states very well, organized the Jianghuai land on a wooden screen, and presented it to the saint. She also revealed that Laiheng was cultivating cronies, and the saint was angry..."
Li Yan was watching the daily briefing from Eunuch Gao, and happened to see Li Derjian and Mrs. Xie walking into the hall. He put the letter away and stood up to greet them.
Xiao Hei, who was leaning next to him, slowly stood up and came to Mr. Xie to comfort him.
Mrs. Xie now spends more and more time at home, raising a few lynxes. After almost being scratched, she fell in love with Xiao Hei even more. She hugged him and stroked him gently, showing a satisfied look: "So good!"
Li Derjian smiled and said: "Yuanfang, I heard that General Xue has resurrected?"
Li Yan nodded: "Yes, yesterday we discussed the strategy against Tibet in the palace. He is in good spirits and his sword is still young."
Li Derjian sighed: "During the Zhenguan period, Rengui came to my house to learn the secret of Gongxian Jin. Aye spoke highly of him. So many years have passed in the blink of an eye..."
Li Yan listened to him talking about past memories without disturbing him.
But Li Derjian came back to his senses, smiled and shook his head: "As I get older, I often recall things from my youth... Yuanfang, we are here to talk to you about life-long events."
Ms. Xie stopped petting the cat and looked over with a solemn expression.
Li Yan looked calm: "The Queen Mother intends to betroth the eldest princess, but I am still not suitable for getting married recently."
Li Derjian said: "The eldest princess is less than ten years old this year. Normally, it takes twenty-eight years to get married. Is it possible that you have to wait six years? You are almost reaching the age of weaklings and you are in a high position. Since you have established a career, you should start a family as soon as possible.
Already."
Li Yan noticed something: "Whose noble girl is she?"
Li Derjian stroked his beard and smiled: "She is Pei Zhongshu's young daughter. You have been under the care of Pei Gong since you were young in Liangzhou. If we can get married this time, wouldn't it be a match made in heaven?"
Li Yan raised his eyebrows slightly. Pei Sijian, the governor of Liangzhou, did take good care of him. Qiu Ying brought him into the inner guard. The Qiu family had few connections in the court, but the Pei family seemed to be inconspicuous, whether it was with the Crown Princess or not.
The relationship between the uncle and the nephew of Pei Xingjian, the Minister of Civil Affairs, all played a big role in helping him gain a foothold in the first place.
During these years, there have been frequent visits between the two families during the holidays. If the other party asked, it would be really difficult to refuse. But Li Yan thought of the Pei family's prominence now and shook his head slightly: "The Pei family in Hedong now seems to be the first family in this dynasty.
With such power, if we marry the Duke of Weiguo again, we will really secure this position. It will not be a good thing for our family..."
Li Derjian frowned: "You have been with Mr. Pei a lot in court. Even if you don't marry his daughter, aren't you a political ally?"
Mrs. Xie said: "According to Yuanfang's intention, is it to marry a daughter from a poor family?"
She didn't have any objections to this. After all, although her ancestors were the extremely prominent Xie family in Wu County, they were now from a poor family. She only wanted a virtuous wife for her future daughter-in-law.
Li Yan said: "Allies are allies, but the Pei family is already a relative, so the relationship will be different... I don't have a strong family background when marrying a wife, but I don't have to deliberately choose a poor family. I still hope that I can be in love with my wife. Let's wait a moment!
"
Li Derjian saw his delay and sighed: "Yuanfang, you are now a fourth-rank official. There are few people in the government and the public with your power. Where can you find such a like-minded person?"
"You are old enough to wait, but the eldest princess is not yet of marriageable age. I am worried that in a few years, if His Majesty also has the idea of proposing to marry you, how can I shirk it?"
"It's better to decide on your marriage now. It's safest. Your parents will order your matchmaker, and your life-long affairs will be decided by us..."
Li Yan was silent, not knowing how to explain for a while.
His family knows his own affairs, and after realizing his dream of a prosperous Tang Dynasty in this era, he may leave.
Now that he has relatives and friends, well-trained subordinates, and apprentices who teach him carefully, he will definitely be sad and reluctant to leave.
But I still don’t have my closest wife and children, so when I leave, I will have less to worry about in this regard, so I am somewhat resistant to getting married.
This is obviously impossible to say, and besides, Li Yan also apologizes to the two people in front of him.
Maybe if he didn't change his family background, he would never recognize Li Derjian and Xie for the rest of his life, but now that he is back and the family is reunited, one day in the future, they will be separated again, and they will be the most uncomfortable.
"Father, mother, it's better to slow down this matter for a while..."
Li Yan sighed and was about to think of an excuse when the cry of an eagle came from outside.
He moved his brows slightly, showing a solemn expression: "The files of the Lingnan case have arrived, come as soon as you go!"
Li Yan flashed out, came to the roof, and waved towards the sky.
An excited cry was heard, and the eagle, which he had not seen for a long time, swooped down and landed on his arm.
"Thanks for your hard work!"
Li Yan touched its head and took off a heavy stack of case files from his lap.
These case files investigate the follow-up to the most important case of the previous dynasty, the murder of the Changsun clan members who were poisoned after they were exiled to Lingnan.
After solving "Zu Ming" and Li Zhi's death, he began to arrange an investigation into what happened that year.
However, due to the inconvenient transportation and the fact that too much time had passed, even with Neiwei's personal network, no useful clues could be found for a while.
In the end, it was Guo Yuanzhen who volunteered and was willing to go to Lingnan Road to investigate in person.
Li Yan himself couldn't escape. Considering that Guo Yuanzhen in history was originally a county captain in Lingnan and should be able to adapt to the local environment, he agreed and asked Ying'er to accompany him. If it was difficult for the fast horse to report the news, let Ying'er go with him.
Notify children of their comings and goings.
More than half a year has passed since Guo Yuanzhen officially set off, and they are finally back.
Seeing that Li Yan was getting down to business, Li Derjian and Mr. Xie stopped disturbing him and returned to the inner house to discuss the marriage.
Ms. Xie made the arrangement carefully, but she was worried about arousing her son's resistance: "Mr. Pei, do we need to respond?"
Li Derjian said slowly: "Yuanfang doesn't care about small things, but he is very assertive in big things. His rejection just now was very obvious. I'm worried that if he makes the decision rashly, something will happen to the marriage, and I will miss Pei's wife.
The enmity was settled in vain..."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Ms. Xie understood: "Then take it easy for a while. Anyway, don't marry the royal princess. As long as Gao Menhan's family is virtuous and kind, she can be his wife."
, it is normal for him to focus on doing big things now and not want to be bound by the love of his children."
Li Derjian thought that when a man from a high-ranking family marries his wife, he may not necessarily have any feelings for him. What he really likes is basically the concubine. However, looking at the wife he met when he was down and out, he couldn't help but reach out: "Madam, I have no ambitions for a long time."
, I just want to be immersed in the love between my children..."
Mrs. Xie rolled her eyes at him, pursed her lips and smiled: "As I get older, my face becomes thicker and thicker!"
Not to mention the mother-in-law's sunset, Li Yan carefully looked at the situation after Guo Yuanzhen's investigation and summary, and his eyes gradually became serious: "The ghost of King Wu Li Ke takes revenge?"
This case also caused an uproar in the local area, because there were many victims and the death conditions were extremely tragic.
The local government concluded the case based on the epidemic, but the people who concluded the case did not believe in such a deceptive result.
Unfortunately, the identities of the Changsun clan members were too sensitive, and it was later suspected that they had been bribed to keep the news secret, so the matter was suppressed.
According to Guo Yuanzhen's visit and investigation, the entire Changsun family became ill at night. Thousands of their exiled members gathered in the mansion and were monitored by soldiers to prevent them from escaping.
That night, the government soldiers who were watching outside heard a sudden abnormal noise in the courtyard. Someone screamed "King Wu is coming" and "King Wu is coming", and then a fire broke out in the courtyard.
The blazing flames blocked the soldiers who wanted to go inside to investigate. Of course, even if there were no flames, they would not dare to go in.
Because the people who escaped from inside were all dancing and miserable, some were bleeding from their orifices, some had skin ulcers, and they were even more confused and shouting.
Against the back of the dark night where the flames were raging, the scene was like a group of demons dancing wildly, so frightened that the soldiers' legs became weak.
When their generals came to their senses, organized firefighting, and went in to rescue people, they found that not many people were directly burned to death by the fire. Most of the Changsun clan members pinched their necks with their hands and died of painful illness.
The death rate of real epidemics is also very fast, but it obviously does not have these symptoms, but later the case was still classified as an epidemic, and it was deliberately spread, so that other Lingnan people mistakenly thought that Changsun had the epidemic and did not dare to approach.
The compound where the crime occurred.
The above description was said by a veteran who witnessed it with his own eyes. This man was closest to the general at the time and heard the name of King Wu from his mouth.
Relevant to the fact that Changsun Wuji once slandered Wu King Li Ke for treason and sentenced him to death, so later there were rumors that it was the ghost of King Wu who came back to take revenge and annihilated the entire Changsun family.
"According to what 'Zuo Ming' said before she died, she was rescued by her master from this murderous crime, but her appearance was completely destroyed and she was sent to Master Xuanzang for treatment. She relied entirely on practicing the consciousness-only power and using this power method.
The power of self-healing came through.”
"And she wants to avenge this blood, but she still can't be sure who committed the case back then, and who wants to kill the Changsun family..."
"The ghost of King Wu Li Ke is naturally impossible. Where in the world can a ghost come from, but can it be someone related to it?"
Li Yan pondered.
If we say who has the deepest hatred against Changsun Wuji, it is not Li Zhi who was ignored, but Li Shimin's third son, Li Ke, who was almost chosen as his successor.
Li Ke's mother was not Empress Changsun, but Concubine Yang, the daughter of Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty, so she was a concubine. However, Li Shimin was quite optimistic about his bravery and courage. After Li Chengqian's death, he intentionally chose her as the crown prince. However, he was chosen by Changsun Wu.
Ji persuaded him to stop and recommended Li Zhi. Later, Li Zhi was registered. Changsun Wuji was still worried about Li Ke and killed him when he found an opportunity.
This is the terrible thing about seizing the throne. As long as there is a chance to ascend to the throne, you must succeed. If you fail, it will be difficult to save your own life and family members. There will be countless similar situations in future generations. Being an emperor is not a child's play.
Just retreat.
Of course, if Changsun Wuji acted like this, Li Ke, if he had any surviving relatives or subordinates, would take advantage of Changsun's exile to seek revenge, which would be a full motive.
After Li Yan finished reading the first volume, he picked up his pen and circled the words "King of Wu", feeling high in fighting spirit.
No matter how long it takes, he will not let go of every possibility. He must go all out to track down the murderer and let the truth come to light!
And this case may be the source of everything...
It could also be the final case handled by myself, the great detective of the Tang Dynasty!