The next day, Bai Juyi went to the appointment on time. Naturally, he listened to the piano, discussed poetry, and made friends through writing. As for how the relationship will develop in the future, it depends on the fate of the two people.
A few days later, Zhou Min received the news that Doulu Guangyuan was back. Zhou Min was overjoyed and rushed to the West Market.
Music Store, which sells various musical equipment, is located in the northeast corner of West City. It is relatively remote. Naturally, not many people come to buy unpopular products such as musical instruments. Only those who need it at home will come here to buy it.
Xianyin Qin store has a small facade, with only a sign at the door. Zhou Min walked into the store. The light in the store was relatively dim. The shelves were filled with various musical instruments. There were also more than a dozen pipa hanging on the wall. A man was standing there.
Standing on the ladder, hang a pipa on the wall, while the two waiters below carefully hold the ladder.
"Liu Lang, a guest is here, go and greet him." The man on the ladder caught a glimpse of Zhou Min walking into the shop and quickly ordered a waiter.
The waiter came up to him and asked, "What do you want to buy, sir?"
Zhou Min smiled and said, "Let me take a look first!"
Zhou Min walked to a piano on the shelf and gently plucked the strings twice. The clerk introduced: "This piano was made by Fan Liang, a famous craftsman in the capital. He is now older, and all pianos are made by his disciples."
, it will be slightly inferior, but ours is made by Fan Liang himself, so if you want, you can make it a little cheaper."
"Let me do it!" The shopkeeper had already hung up his pipa and walked over with a smile.
The waiter hurriedly left to pack his things. The shopkeeper smiled and asked, "Is this your first time here?"
Zhou Min nodded, "I'm here to see Doulu Guangyuan, who are you, brother?"
A trace of doubt flashed in the male shopkeeper's eyes, "I am Doulu Guangyuan, my brother is..."
Zhou Min took out the inner guard waistband, put it on the shelf, and said calmly: "I want to talk to the proprietor about something!"
The male shopkeeper was none other than Doro Hirohara. He saw the word "内卫" on the waistband, and it was still a gold waistband. He felt a little uneasy.
"Please come to the inner room to talk!"
Doulu Guangyuan invited Zhou Min into the inner room and ordered his waiter to make tea. He explained to Zhou Min: "I have always been law-abiding and only deal in musical instruments. I do not do any contraband business."
Zhou Min smiled slightly and said: "Don't worry, I'm not here to check you, I just want to ask you something, please help me!"
When Doulu Guangyuan heard that they were not here to check him, he felt relieved. He took two cushions and said, "Please sit down and talk!"
The two sat opposite each other on the couch, with a small table in the middle, and the waiter served two cups of hot tea.
"Excuse me, your Excellency..."
Zhou Min smiled and said: "In Zhou Min, he is the deputy commander of the internal defense!"
Doulu Guangyuan thought of the opponent's gold medal. It turned out to be the deputy commander. He was immediately in awe, "It turned out to be the commander of the inner guard. I'm disrespectful!"
Zhou Min picked up the tea cup and said with a smile: "To be honest, Brother Doulu, we are investigating the assassination of Dugu Xiangguo. We need to understand all aspects of the situation. I heard that Dugu Xiangguo saved your life. Can we talk about it?"
When he heard about the assassination of Dugu Guqiu, Doulu Guangyuan's eyes suddenly dimmed. He nodded and said, "Prime Minister Dugu did save my life. Since the commander wants to know, there is nothing he can't say."
"Appreciate further details!"
Doulu Guangyuan raised his head and looked at the several pipa on the wall, with a hint of sadness in his eyes, and said slowly: "That was three years ago, when a Tang tripod given by Emperor Gaozu was stolen in the Doulu family ancestral hall. That was Doulu
The most important ritual utensils of the family are not usually taken out and are only kept in the ancestral hall for two days at the end of the year when worshiping ancestors.
The matter was so important that the head of the family immediately reported it to the officials. The Jingzhao Yin Wei ambassador personally brought people to the house to investigate. He found no signs of climbing over the wall around the house. He concluded that it was an internal thief and the items were probably still in the house.
The head of the family immediately ordered the whole house to search, and for some reason, they found Tang Ding in my suitcase..."
Speaking of this, strong emotions burst out of Dorohirohara's eyes, tears burst out of his eyes, and his chest heaved violently.
After a while, he gradually calmed down and continued: "I told the head of the family that I have never done such a thing. If the head of the family doesn't believe it, I am willing to die in the ancestral hall to prove my will!"
"Then what?" Zhou Min asked again.
"Then...then the head of the family agreed. He actually agreed that I should die...haha!"
Doulu Guangyuan's laughter was very sad. He sighed and said: "According to the custom, if you commit suicide in the ancestral hall, you must find a notary. It requires someone from outside the family. The head of the family invited Dugu Xiangguo. He is the leader of the Guanlong family.
He is the most suitable, but Prime Minister Dugu is not here to prove, but to object. He said that since I was not in the house on the night of the theft, then I should not be suspected, and this should be framed!"
"You weren't in the house that night?"
Douluo Guangyuan nodded, "I just came back from purchasing goods. I was trying out instruments in the store all night. The two guys can testify that they were with me."
"But your head doesn't believe it, right?"
"He really didn't believe it. He said that I was not in the palace to cover up my absence. The purpose was to avoid suspicion on me. This was actually not what he said. It was the exact words of his eldest son Doulu Baowu. This is what he said to the government. Then
His father accepted his point of view."
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"What did Prime Minister Dugu say?"
"Dugu Xiangguo said that this kind of Tang tripod is made of copper and is very important to the Doulu family, but not necessarily to others. If you take it out, you can only sell it for twenty or thirty coins at most. What's the point of stealing it? Let's talk about me.
It has not been banned by the family, so there is no reason to steal it. Even if it is stolen, he will find a place to dig a hole and bury it instead of leaving it clearly in the suitcase so that people can find it at once. Dugu Xiangguo believes that it should be
Someone is setting me up."
"What's the end?"
"Finally, Dugu Xiangguo advised the head of the family that if this kind of thing is found to be unjust in the future, it will bring shame to the Doulu family. Please consider it carefully. The head of the family finally said that the case will continue to be investigated and no conclusions will be drawn until it is found out. Finally, this
The matter has been left unsolved. In fact, I think the head of the family already knows who did it, but he just doesn’t want to pursue it any further.”
"You mean... Doulu Baowu?"
Dolu Guangyuan nodded, "I guess it's him too. Only he would frame me!"
"What hatred is there between you?" Zhou Min asked in confusion.
"Because my wife is the granddaughter of our grandmother's family, and she is also a concubine. Her parents died when she was young, and my grandmother took pity on her and adopted her. She grew up in our house. She was very thin when she was young, but she grew up and became well-off.
She is very smart and everyone likes her. Doulu Baowu is already married and wants to take her as a concubine, but she only likes me because I have protected her since she was a child. Later, my grandmother helped us, so Doulu Baowu has always held a grudge against me.
He publicly said that he and I had a grudge against my wife."
Zhou Min nodded, if he was competing for women, it would be no wonder.
He pondered for a moment, then got into the topic and asked Doulu Guangyuan: "What has Doulu Baowu been busy with recently?"
"Him?" Doulu Guangyuan sneered: "He seems to be very busy, always going out, mysterious, and doesn't care about the family business. No one knows what he is busy with?
Zhou Min asked again: "He seems to have been an official in Taiyuan, right?"
"Yes, this is an open secret. He once served as a general under the Yuan family's puppet regime. He was less than thirty years old at that time."
Doulu Guangyuan was a little puzzled and asked: "Is Doulu Baowu related to the assassination of Prime Minister Dugu?"
"At present, we are certain that it should be related to the remnants of the Yuan family. Do you know, Yuan Wei?"
Doulu Guangyuan shook his head. He was only in his thirties now and had no idea about the affairs of his predecessors.
"Yuanwei is the youngest son of Yuan Xuanhu. He was adopted as his son by the general Yuan Xuanli from an early age. After Taiyuan was captured, the Yuan family was destroyed. However, Yuanwei was spared because he was not around when Taiyuan was destroyed. It was he who planned the assassination of Prime Minister Dugu.
Through investigation, we found that Yuan Wei is also surrounded by people from the Long family."
"Do you think it's the Doulu family?" Doulu Guangyuan understood the meaning of the other party's words and was shocked.
Zhou Min said lightly: "I didn't say the Doulu family, but there may be someone who has a very high status and can represent the family outside."
"Such as the eldest son, right?" Dolu Guangyuan completely understood what the other party meant.
Zhou Min nodded, "We checked the captured records of the Yuan family. Yuan Wei was in Taiyuan for a while. He and Doulu Baowu held similar positions. There should have been intersections between them. We dare not say anything about the relationship between Yuan Wei and Doulu Baowu.
He is the Long family, but he is indeed highly suspicious."
"Then what? What will be the consequences?" Doulu Guangyuan asked after a moment of silence.
Zhou Min said slowly: "His Royal Highness the King of Jin does not want the entire Doulu family to be involved in this matter. If it is only Doulu Baowu who did it, then he will bear the responsibility himself. If the head of the family, Doulu Bo, is also involved, the matter will be serious. We
I hope this matter is only related to Doulu Baowu."
"So you want me to help the internal guards investigate Doulu Baowu?"
Zhou Min smiled and said: "You are actually doing this to protect the entire family!"