Li Shui woke up from his sleep and heard shouts around him. When he looked out the window, the fire was soaring into the sky, almost turning the night into day.
Li Shui was startled and subconsciously thought: "Has Liu Bang invaded Xianyang City?"
But soon, he realized that this idea was ridiculous. Even if my own time travel brings about the butterfly effect, history cannot change so quickly.
Li Shui put on his clothes, opened the door and walked out, seeing a group of craftsmen waiting anxiously outside.
Li Shui asked: "What's going on outside?"
Cano said: "Sir, it's not good. A group of officers and soldiers are here and are waiting for you to go out and talk."
Li Shui was suddenly shocked: "Did someone find out about the necklace?"
He asked Cano: "Is the guest from yesterday still there?"
Cano hurriedly ran to take a look. After a while, he came back with a lifeless face, knelt on the ground, and kowtowed repeatedly.
Li Shui sighed. It seemed that the guy had run away.
Seeing that Cang Fu's head had been smashed, with blood and tears streaming down his face, Li Shui quickly helped Cang Fu up and said, "It's not your fault, there's no need to blame yourself. If I hadn't been drunk last night , there wouldn’t be anything like today.”
Li Shui stretched and smiled bitterly: "That guy has a really good drinking capacity."
After making a few jokes, Li Shui was ready to go out to meet the officers and soldiers. Before leaving, he ordered several craftsmen to keep an eye on Cang Fu and not let him do anything stupid.
Although Aoi has little education, his ability to observe people's emotions is quite good. He must have guessed that yesterday's guest was not a good person, and today's officers and soldiers may have been attracted by the escaped guest.
Li Shui opened the door, stood up with a calm face, and asked, "Who is here at midnight?"
One of the officers and soldiers came out, bowed his hand to Li Shui, and said, "Zhao Teng, the internal historian, has something to ask for."
Li Shui stared at Zhao Teng for a while and suddenly realized what he was doing. This is the Xianyang Order.
During the Qin Dynasty, Xianyang was the capital of the country. There were no county magistrates or governors, but it was governed by internal history. The internal history has a very high status, with the same rank as Jiuqing. Can participate in government affairs.
When he was in court, Li Shui had met Zhao Teng several times, but he didn't have a deep impression. This Nestern gave the impression that he was taciturn. He just stood in the corner and listened silently, rarely speaking.
Of course, this does not mean that he has no opinions, but that he never takes sides.
An official never takes sides, so he can only be loyal to the emperor. Yingzheng made a very wise decision by appointing Nei Shiteng to control the capital.
Li Shui was a little puzzled: "Did Xiang Lian report me? If it is really a serious crime of treason, the internal history should not be the one to arrest him."
While thinking about it, Li Shui raised his hand to Nei Shiteng and said, "I wonder what's wrong with Nei Shiteng?"
Neishiteng stroked his beard and thought: "Huai Guzi is extremely polite today. It seems that there is something wrong in his heart. The arrogance and domineeringness of the past are gone."
Nei Shiteng looked at a subordinate officer next to him.
The official stood up and said loudly: "I received a report that Mr. Huai may have killed someone in the mansion. I'm here to check."
Li Shui was slightly stunned and asked: "Who reported me? Who did I kill?"
Neishiteng said with a smile: "Brother Huai, how about we go in and talk about it?"
Li Shui nodded and invited them in. Anyway, I didn’t kill anyone, so I did whatever I wanted.
After Nei Shiteng followed Li Shui in, he started to talk about the daily routine, first talking about the weather, then the customs, and then the rare things in Xianyang City, which made Li Shui yawn repeatedly.
Shi Teng chatted with Li Shui calmly, while his soldiers quickly searched Shang Jun's courtyard.
After a while, the subordinate officer came to report: "Sir, no body was found. There is no sign of murder."
Neisteng asked with a smile: "Brother Huai, where did you hide the body?"
Li Shui said calmly: "I have never killed anyone, so where can I find the body?"
Neishiteng said: "During the day, Brother Huai had a visitor from afar. After entering Shang Jun's courtyard, he disappeared. Does Brother Huai know his whereabouts?"
Li Shui snorted: "You're talking about him. I treated him to a few glasses of fairy wine, and then I went to sleep. When I woke up, this person was gone. Maybe he couldn't afford the wine, so he sneaked away. "
Neishiteng laughed loudly and bowed his hand to Li Shui: "Brother Huai is the fifth official. He has a distinguished status. If he is promoted to another level, he can become a minister. I dare not be disrespectful. There is no need to use those torture methods. Since Brother Huai refuses to admit it, I will find another way to check everywhere. In the meantime, please ask Brother Huai not to leave Xianyang."
Li Shui chuckled: "I still want to make elixirs for Your Majesty, why should I leave?"
Nesten nodded and said, "That's very good."
Then, he led the people outside.
Li Shui asked behind him: "Who reported me?"
Nei Shiteng said with a smile: "The person who falsely accused you is sitting on your back. If Brother Huai is not guilty, this person will definitely be punished. Why should Brother Huai be anxious?"
Afterwards, Nestern and others hurried away.
Shangjun Courtyard was completely quiet. At this time, Cang Fu was helped over and whispered: "Sir, I have asked everyone in the village to count. Three tigers are missing."
Li Shui frowned: "Aren't the Three Tigers doing hard labor on the city wall?"
Cano said: "The one who serves is Erhu. Sanhu is Erhu's brother."
Li Shui chuckled: "I see, it seems that this person is the one who snitched. Does he have any relatives?"
Cano said: "There are still four tigers and five tigers."
Li Shui said helplessly: "No wonder the two tigers are king and hegemony here. There are so many brothers. Send a few people to closely guard the four and five tigers. Let them plow the fields honestly and don't make any more noise. "
Ao Fu nodded in agreement.
Li Xin rode a horse, hiding in the darkness, and saw everything clearly.
"Haha, no one was found? Brother Huai, I saved your life." Li Xin thought proudly: "I really want them to take the necklace away. The necklace will probably tell the inner historian what he just said. Teng. Neishiteng doesn't trust you as much as I do, and he will definitely report it to the emperor. By then, the trouble will be big."
The more Li Xin thought about it, the more proud he became, so he rode his horse to the door of Shangjun's courtyard and started knocking on the door.
The truth of some things still needs to be clarified.
Ao Fu heard someone knocking on the door again, and went to answer the door in fear.
At this moment, Li Shui was lying on the bed, thinking vaguely: "The necklace escaped? This is not a bad thing. If he spreads rumors outside and exposes my identity, I will deny it. Or even It implies that the necklace was sent by my enemies to frame me."
"Well, yes, that's it. Let's just say that Wang Li wanted to frame me. He felt that the bet on a thousand acres of fertile land was no match for me, so he used this despicable method to deal with me. Haha, there is a motive for the crime. , it’s perfect.”
Afterwards, Li Shuixin fell asleep with a heavy heart.
As for getting the necklace back...it's just a matter of these old, weak, sick and disabled craftsmen. Let's forget it, Li Shui gave up directly.
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In Wang Li's mansion, Nei Shi Teng's subordinate officials had just left. He already knew the news that the officers and soldiers found nothing in Shangjun Courtyard.
Wang Li held a whip in his hand and said bitterly: "This guy Huaiguzi is really cunning. Where did he hide the person?"
As he spoke, Wang Li's whip struck a person hard.
The man was hung up and beaten for half the night, and was now covered in bruises. If you pull back his hair, you can tell that this person is the owner of the wine shop, Wang Laoshi.
Wang Li poked his wound with a whip and asked: "Huaiguzi, why did you kill people? Who is he who came from afar?"
Wang Laoshi sighed: "Sir Huai is so righteous, how can he kill someone?"
"Sir, Mr. Riru, a lowly Guizhou leader who sells wine, dare to be so tough in front of this general?" Wang Li picked up the whip and hit Wang Laoshi hard several times.
At this time, Sanhu cautiously said behind Wang Li: "The owner of the wine shop may not know much. But... there is a coachman named Xinlu who came to Xianyang all the way with that gentleman."
Wang Li's eyes lit up and he asked, "Where are the new shoes?"
Sanhu said: "During the day, he followed the distant adults to Shangjun's courtyard. But when it was getting dark, Wang Laoshi returned to the city and brought back his new shoes."
Wang Li nodded and asked a soldier: "How many people were captured from the wine shop?"
The pawn cupped his hands and said, "Five people. In addition to the owner of the wine shop, there are four other waiters."
Wang Li said: "Bring everyone up."
After a while, four frightened people were brought up.
Erhu immediately pointed at one of them and shouted with surprise and joy: "General, this person is new to the job."
