After walking out of the study, Magistrate Wang led everyone to the backyard. There were only a few old houses in the backyard. In addition to the servants' residence and warehouse, there was also a stable. There are two horses tied in the stable, a white horse and a yellow horse. Li Zhiyun asked: "Wang County Magistrate, what do you plan to do with these two horses?" Wang County Magistrate replied: "According to the provisions of the law, before the murder case is solved, this house must be sealed. Therefore, I plan to let The man took the horse to the market and sold it."
"No," Li Zhiyun frowned, "Until the case is solved, any items in this house may be physical evidence and must not be handled without authorization."
"Then, if there is no one to feed the horses in the house, won't the horses starve to death?"
Li Zhiyun pondered for a moment and said: "Let's do this. I will take it back and raise it for you first, and then return it to the official house after the case is solved." Upon hearing this, County Magistrate Wang nodded and said: "Then I will take care of you, Prince Lao."
After everyone returned to the front yard, the chief clerk had already found Li Zheng, a man in his forties. Li Zhiyun asked him to check the bodies one by one. After Li Zheng read it, he hesitated: "It seems that there is a maid missing."
"Handmaid?" Li Zhiyun asked, "Can you be more detailed?"
Li Zheng nodded and said: "This matter has to start three months ago. One day, the building guard led a woman to the villain and said that he wanted to hire the woman as a maid. According to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, a slave must have Guarantor, but the woman came to her by herself, saying that her hometown was destroyed by war and she was living here, helpless. Where could she find a guarantor? The villain thought she was pitiful, so he gave her a guarantor."
"How old is that woman? What's her name?"
"About seventeen or eighteen years old, her name is Aunt Liu."
Li Zhiyun thought for a while and said, "Did that woman stay in the Lou family all the time, or did she leave later?" After hearing this, Li Zheng shook his head and said, "This little guy doesn't know."
After surveying the scene, everyone left Loujiazhuang and returned to the city. After entering the city, Li Zhiyun separated from Magistrate Wang at a fork in the road and returned to King Chu's Inn with his entourage.
A total of dozens of people came this time. Although there were many guest rooms in King Chu Inn, there were not many empty rooms. They couldn't kick other guests away, right? Therefore, except for Li Zhiyun and Liu Hong who live in single rooms, others share a room with two people, or even three or four people sharing a room. The inn also cleared out several old warehouses and put up beds. Even so, they still couldn't accommodate them. Fortunately, they brought a tent and set it up in the yard, finally settling everyone down.
Li Zhiyun returned to the guest room to rest for a while, then went to Liu Hong's room. As soon as he entered the door, he saw Liu Hongzheng sitting next to the desk, talking to a person opposite. He was a young man in his twenties who looked smart and capable. His name was Gao Lu, and he was recommended to join the army by the Prince of Chu. Li Zhiyun arranged a part-time job for him, that is, he was the general manager of the Pizhou Business Department. Several inns and wineries in Pizhou were under his control.
When Gao Lu saw Li Zhiyun coming in, he quickly stood up and saluted, and then said: "Your Majesty, you have something to talk about. I will take my leave now. I will report to you another day." After Gao Lu left, Li Zhiyun sat down opposite Liu Hong and said : "Mr. Liu, Magistrate Wang and I went to the scene of the crime. The family members outside the building were indeed killed, and their treasures were also robbed."
"Then what should we do?" Liu Hong said, "Should we stay in Pizhou or return to Chang'an?"
Li Zhiyun thought for a moment and said, "Let's stay here for a few days. It just so happens that there are still some things to deal with in Pizhou."
At night, Li Zhiyun was thinking about the day's events in front of the candlelight. There was a tallow candle burning on the candlestick on the table, and the light was dazzling. At this time, Liu Yinglian opened the door and walked in. She and the maid lived in the next room. When Liu Yinglian saw him sitting there deep in thought, she asked, "What are you thinking about?" Li Zhiyun stood up and said, "I don't think about anything." After that, he stepped forward and held her hand, pulled her to the bed and sat down. . Liu Yinglian turned to look at him and said, "I heard from my father that the man you came to discuss business with was killed. Is it true?" Li Zhiyun nodded.
"then what should we do?"
"It's okay, I will take care of this matter." Li Zhiyun said, reaching out to hug her slender waist.
Liu Yinglian gently took away his hand, tilted her head and looked at him and said, "Sit tight and don't hold your hands dishonestly." The candlelight flickered in the room, and it was very interesting to look at the beauty under the lamp. The two of them were so close, and the fragrance from Liu Yinglian's body penetrated directly into his nostrils. It was an orchid fragrance mixed with the girl's body fragrance, which made him intoxicated. How could his hands be free?
After the shocking scene in Gaoling County, their relationship took another step forward. The two of them were as inseparable as honey. Therefore, when it comes to Li Zhiyun's hugs and even kisses, Liu Yinglian half-rejects and half-rejects them...
After Liu Yinglian left, Li Zhiyun began to rethink the Lou family murder case. First of all, he needs to find out who committed the crime. He thinks there are three possibilities. One is that as shown in the scene where the crime was found, it was a robber who came from afar. They sneaked into Lou's house at night, forced the building member Wai to open the secret room with steel knives, stole the treasure, and then killed the building member Wai's family. The other is done by local acquaintances. They intimidate the building staff to open the secret room and then kill and silence them. The last one is that there is a mole in the Lou family. The mole discovers the mechanism that opens the secret room, colludes with outsiders, and steals the Lou family's treasures late at night. They didn't want to kill anyone, but they didn't expect that they would alarm the Lou family when they committed the crime, so they had no choice but to kill and silence them.
Li Zhiyun came to Pizhou originally with the intention of discussing cooperation with the building staff, but now the plan was completely ruined. The tragic scene of the building member being killed outside lingered in his mind. Could he let the murderer go free? He doesn't know where the Lou family's treasure has gone. If he can detect the case and recover the treasure, then the entire Lou family will be killed and the treasure will be turned over to the national treasury. As a reward, he can also get a part of it, and the Lou family People will not die in vain.
Thinking of this, Li Zhiyun couldn't help but feel his heart beat. Finding out the truth about the Lou family murder case would be of great benefit to him. Therefore, he cannot just sit back and watch, both in public and private matters. He decided not to return to Chang'an for the time being, but to live in Pizhou for a while to see if he could find any clues to solve the case.
At midnight the next day, Li Zhiyun was practicing calligraphy in his room when Zhang Zheng came in and reported: "Your Majesty, Pizhou Biejia and the marching general are asking for an audience." Li Zhiyun put the langhao pen in his hand on the pen holder and said: "Please come quickly."
After Zhang Zheng went out, he soon brought two people in. Li Zhiyun quickly stood up and greeted him. One of the two men was a civil servant. He was about forty years old, with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks. He was thin and his official uniform looked empty on his body. The other was a military general, just the opposite of the civil servant. He was born with a round waist and a thick back, a broad face and a square mouth. He also had sword-shaped eyebrows and starry eyes, a straight nose and square cheeks, and a messy beard. The contrast between these two people standing side by side is very comical. When they came to Li Zhiyun, the civil servant cupped his hands and said, "Don't drive to Junjun in Pizhou and pay homage to His Royal Highness the King of Chu."
Biejia was an important assistant officer of the governor. Because of his noble status, the governor took another post car to accompany him when he went on patrol, so he was called Biejia. The official position of "Biejia" has been around since the Han Dynasty. Zhang Song in "Zhang Song's Picture Presentation" in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is Biejia of Yizhou. Because of his picture, Liu Bei was able to enter Xichuan where the road to Shu was difficult and difficult to reach the sky. The Shu Han regime was established. During the Sui Dynasty, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty changed Biejia to Changshi. In the early Tang Dynasty, Li Yuan changed Changshi back to Biejia. By the time of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty, Biejia was changed to Changshi.
The military general cupped his fists and said, "Sang Xianhe, the commander-in-chief of Pizhou's march, is here to see the King of Chu." Li Zhiyun nodded and said, "Thank you for your hard work, please take a seat." He asked Zhang Zheng to make tea for the two of them, and then stood on the opposite side. He sat down and said with a smile: "I came to Pizhou to handle some personal matters. I don't want to disturb you two. I'm sorry." With a flattering smile on his face, Jun Song said: "The prince is a nobleman of the royal family. He has a distinguished status and has responsibilities. This important task can be called the Optimus Prime Stone of the society. Now that we have taken the time to visit this remote state capital, we should pay homage to the king and listen to the king's instructions. However, the governor of Zhao left three days ago to inspect the county, and his subordinates had sent someone to inform him. Please ask him to return to the state city to meet the King of Chu as soon as possible." Li Zhiyun smiled and said: "Master Du, since Governor Zhao is busy with official duties, there is no need to disturb him."
Sang Xianhe was a rough warrior, unable to speak such refined words. He stared at the side with his mouth wide open, unable to say a word. Li Zhiyun turned to him and said: "General Sang, I heard from County Magistrate Wang that he has informed you of the murder of Loujiazhuang building members and his family. Please help set up checkpoints. Is there any investigation?" Sang Xianhe hurriedly Said: "Back to your lord, after receiving the notice, the general immediately sent soldiers to set up checkpoints in all directions and at the official roads and ports. He surrounded Pizhou like an iron barrel and strictly interrogated the passing merchants, but the thugs who committed the crime were not found. And the gold and silver that was robbed from the Lou family." After hearing this, Li Zhiyun nodded and said, "Then let the brothers work hard for a few more days and continue the investigation."
"yes."
After Du Song and Sang Xianhe left, Li Zhiyun packed up the pens, inkstones and papers on the desk, then left the inn with Zhang Zheng and Cai Hu and went to Xinping County Yamen to find Magistrate Wang. They entered the county government office and happened to meet Wang Guo. As soon as Wang Chuang saw him, he said: "Your Majesty, I have already found a painter and asked him to draw a picture of the maidservant of the Lou family based on Li Zheng's description, and posted the picture on the four gates and shops, and sent out The police officers went to various villages and towns to see if they could find this woman."
Upon hearing this, Li Zhiyun secretly praised him. Magistrate Wang was very efficient in his work, and his ideas coincided with his own. Except for two steel knives and a flag with the word "Liang" printed on it, no useful clues have been found in the Lou family's murder case. The mysteriously missing maid Liu Gu may be the only breakthrough. Therefore, the top priority is to find her as soon as possible.
"Magistrate Wang, do you still have the portrait? Bring it over and let me take a look."
Wang Pang hurriedly asked a government servant next to him to get one. Li Zhiyun took it and took a look. The portrait was painted on a piece of yellow paper. The paper was one foot five inches high and one foot wide. The woman in the painting was very young and had long hair. He has an almond-shaped face and delicate features. The painter's skills are very good. He doesn't use many strokes, but he draws vividly, and the appearance and expression of the characters are vividly reflected on the paper. After reading it, he raised his head and said to Magistrate Wang: "Are there any more? Give me a few more, and I'll take them back and let the guards help search for them."
"Yes, yes, I ordered the painter to draw a lot of pictures." After Magistrate Wang said, he asked the government officials to fetch a few more pictures.
