People were passing through the streets of the West Market. An imposing gentleman was walking leisurely, followed by several followers. These followers carried swords at their waists, walked steadily and walked side by side.
A steward with a round face and a brown robe whispered from behind: "Sanlang, the West Market has not yet opened, so this person may not have opened a shop yet."
The wealthy gentleman looked leisurely, looking over the heads of all living beings. He was indeed admiring the prosperous scene in the Western Market. He turned back and said leisurely: "It doesn't matter, it's hard to get out of the palace... When you go out, you must appreciate the transactions in the Western Market of the Tang Dynasty."
It’s a grand occasion, look at the situation of thousands of people bartering, it’s still good to be at a high place for a long time and occasionally exposed to the dust.”
"Sanlang, I'm worried that you ate early and are hungry now."
"Don't worry, I'm not hungry now. Haha, the late emperor once ordered officials above the fifth rank not to enter the market. I... I am very scared now. If Jiuling knows about this, he will have to go to the doctor frequently. Not very
It’s annoying.”
The butler Gao Lishi smiled from the side and said, "Sanlang, we are just ordinary merchants now. We don't know any nine-ling or ten-ling."
The butler's words made Saburo laugh heartily.
The group of people came to the street where food vendors gathered, and the servant with a knife behind them took the initiative to lead the way. It seemed that he had visited the road before and arrived at the door of Li's Scallion Cake Shop with familiarity.
The attendant pointed to the banner hanging under the eaves of the store and said, "This is the store."
Shali and Gao Shi were squatting outside the store door, and the other two vice presidents had already gone back to do business.
Gao Lishi coughed twice and cleared his throat, then he stepped forward and asked, "Is the owner of this bakery here? Which one of you is Li Siye?"
Sha Li raised his head dejectedly: "The shop owner has been arrested. If you want to find him, you can only go to the prison."
"Caught?" Gao Lishi raised his head suspiciously and asked, "What did he commit and was taken away?"
Scholar Gao Shi took the initiative and said: "He was taken away by the Western City Department, but later he was arrested and thrown into the prison of Jingzhao Mansion. I don't know anything else."
Shali said angrily at the side: "It must be someone from the Xionghuo Gang who colluded with the dog officer to steal Li Lang's method of making cold skin and sent him to prison."
Gao Lishi quickly retreated to Saburo and reported the situation to him in a low voice: "I'm afraid it won't work today. This person has been arrested. Why don't we go back first?"
"Go back?" The look on Saburo's face was not very happy. Apparently he had never encountered such a situation where he came to take advantage of the opportunity and left after being disappointed.
"This..." Gao Lishi pondered and hesitated for a moment, then he had a plan in his mind, and Fu Er whispered: "There are so many fish and dragons in the West Market, it is inconvenient for Your Majesty to stay here for a long time. You and Qianniu's bodyguards will go to Chengyun Tower in Xinghuafang for the time being.
After taking a short nap, I will go to Jingzhao Mansion to get the person out."
"Well," Li Longji nodded in agreement: "You can go and have a look, but if this person really commits an offense, he must not break the court's laws."
"okay."
Gao Shi and Sha Li didn't know why and watched these strange guests leave.
Li Longji and Gao Lishi left the West Market and parted ways. Gao Lishi took only two backup men with him and hurried to Jingzhao Mansion.
Gao Lishi came to Jingzhao Mansion and went straight to the Jingzhao Mansion Yamen. Whenever someone blocked him along the way, Gao Lishi only shook out the goldfish bag from his waist, and those who blocked him bowed and crossed their hands to let him go.
Li Xian, the governor of Jingzhao Prefecture, was working in the main hall of the inner office. When he heard that a noble guest was coming, he hurriedly came out to greet him. He crossed his hands and bowed with a smile and said: "The sudden visit by Gao Gong made Li Xian very frightened. He didn't know who Gao Gong was coming...
…”
Gao Lishi had no time to be polite to him and said seriously: "Let's talk after we go in."
The two of them entered the inner hall. Gao Lishi did not sit down, but stood on the ground with his belly puffed out and said, "Send the Dharma Cao here quickly. We have something important to ask."
Li Xian quickly ordered the clerk: "Quick, go and call Zhang Canjun."
Everyone in Jingzhao Mansion was very frightened. They didn't know the reason for Gao Lishi's sudden arrival, and Li Xian didn't dare to ask in detail.
After a while, Zhang Canjun walked quickly to the main hall holding the hem of his robe. After entering the door, he didn't even dare to raise his head. He folded his hands and bowed and said: "Jingzhao Prefecture's Legal Cao Zhang Yu pays homage to Duke Gao."
Gao Lishi asked directly: "Let me ask you, is there a prisoner named Li Siye imprisoned in your Jingzhao Mansion Prison?"
"This," Zhang Yu gently wiped the sweat from his forehead and reported nervously: "You need to call the warden to ask clearly."
"Go and call!"
Zhang Yu did not dare to neglect, so he ran out of the main hall in person and called all three wardens on duty in the Warden Department today. The three of them held thick booklets in their hands, lowered their heads on the ground and crossed their hands: "Goodbye..."
"No gifts, no gifts!" Gao Lishi said impatiently.
"Let me ask you, has a prisoner named Li Siye been imprisoned in the Jingzhao Mansion Prison these days? What crime did he commit? Can he be pardoned?"
The two of them bowed their heads and saluted: "Mr. Gao, it is true... No, everyone who is imprisoned must be questioned in court and registered in the prison book, but we have indeed not imprisoned this Li Siye these days."
"This is strange." Gao Lishi held his chin and walked back and forth on the ground. He suddenly raised his hand and pointed at a few people and said, "Is it possible that this person was sent to prison without being interrogated or registered."
"This is absolutely impossible." The two wardens replied in unison. According to the rules, all prisoners in custody must be interrogated and registered. If such a situation occurs, it will be their dereliction of duty.
"Don't talk too much." Gao Lishi snorted heavily and said, "It's best to go to the prison and check in person to see if there are any unregistered people. We have the patience to wait for you."
The faces of the two wardens changed slightly, and they secretly exchanged glances for a moment. One of them quickly said: "Yesterday, Hucao Luo joined the army and brought back a prisoner from the West City Department. He said that he was a criminal detained by the West City Department. He was temporarily detained.
Detained in Jingzhao Mansion Prison."
Gao Lishi showed that he was indeed like this, while Jingzhao Yin and Li Xian were very frightened. He stretched out his two fingers and pointed at the two of them tremblingly: "Doesn't he have a cell in the West City Department? Why should he be detained in my Jingzhao Mansion prison?"
People? Why aren’t you two on record?”
Gao Lishi waved his hand to Li Xian with his belly full and said: "Li Lingyin, don't rush to accuse and accuse me, hurry up and send someone to the prison to ask this Li Siye to come out for me."
Gao Canjun and the two wardens were even more frightened. Big beads of sweat dripped from their foreheads to the floor. Just because Gao Gong said the word "please" when he mentioned Li Siye, could it be that the one being imprisoned in the prison was "please".
A relative of the emperor? Then Luo Xingchang might not be able to escape the blame today. How could such a steady person make such a big fool of himself?
The two wardens bent their waists at ninety degrees and said with trembling lips: "I'm afraid I won't be able to come out."
"Why?"
"Then Li Siye should have been promoted by Luo Xingchang."