Li Zhiyun followed everyone back to Pei Mansion and found that a tent had been built with a green cloth curtain in the courtyard at some time. This was also a wedding custom in the Tang Dynasty, called "Qinglu". On the wedding day, the couple cannot live in the house and must live outside the house. The newlyweds complete the worship ceremony in the "Green House", such as bowing to heaven and earth, bowing to the high hall, and husband and wife, etc., and each cut a lock of hair and put it in the brocade bag, symbolizing the married couple. Moreover, newlyweds also spend their first night here. Of course, this is limited to the first marriage, not the second marriage.
After all the wedding ceremonies are over, the wedding feast begins. More than a hundred tables of banquets were set up inside and outside Pei's house, and the guests feasted. As expected of the Prime Minister's house, the food is good. Li Zhiyun ate a lot of delicious food, such as Yunjian Fish Soup, Guangming Shrimp Grilled, Flower-folded Goose Cake, and a delicacy called Xinzhi Lamb, Hog, Ox, Bear, and Deer, including The meat of five kinds of animals is also called Wusheng; the mixture of deer, chicken and ginseng is also called Xiaotiansu; the fish and mutton body is also called Quxun sauce...
The next day, Li Zhiyun walked with Zhang Zheng and Cai Hu on Chang'an Avenue, planning to visit the banks and inns he ran. When they passed by the Xingbu Yamen, they saw a group of people surrounding the gate.
Li Zhiyun walked over and took a look. It turned out to be a woman making a complaint. The woman looked to be seventeen or eighteen years old and had a beautiful appearance. She was wearing a white dress, kneeling on the ground, holding the paper in her hand. The people around her were pointing at her and talking about it.
Li Zhiyun was about to go up and listen to what they were saying, but found that the woman suddenly tilted her body and collapsed on the ground. Li Zhiyun quickly asked an old man next to him: "Old man, what's wrong with her?" The old man sighed and said, "A weak woman has been kneeling here for two days and two nights. She is hungry and tired. Can she not faint? "
When the beauty fainted, Li Zhiyun naturally couldn't ignore it. He turned around and ordered Zhang Zheng and Cai Hu to send the woman to the Prince of Chu Inn opposite. The two agreed, stepped forward, picked up the woman, and was carried by Cai Hu. They arrived at the Chuwang Inn, found a guest room, and placed the woman on the bed.
The woman fainted from hunger. Li Zhiyun asked the waiter to bring him a bowl of hot porridge, then he sat by the bed and fed the woman with a spoon. After a few spoonfuls of porridge, the woman gradually regained consciousness. When she saw a young man feeding her, she felt a little embarrassed and asked for the bowl.
After the woman finished the bowl of porridge, her strength recovered a little, and she struggled to get off the bed. She bowed lightly and said in a soft voice, "My little lady, thank you for saving me, sir." Li Zhiyun said quickly, "Young lady, you don't have to be polite. Please get up and speak.”
After the woman sat down on the bed again, Li Zhiyun sat down opposite and said with a smile, "Girl, are you kneeling in front of the Penal Department Yamen to avenge someone's justice?" Then the woman remembered her petition and hurriedly went to find it. Zhang Zheng on the side handed her the paper. She opened it and took a look at it, then felt relieved. Then she looked up at Li Zhiyun and said, "Young master is right, the little girl is here to avenge her father."
"Your father?"
"Yes." The woman nodded, "My father was the governor of Jizhou and was accused of treason. However, my father was unjustly accused. The young woman asked someone to write a complaint on her behalf and wanted to submit it to the Ministry of Punishments. Hu Shangshu, but the yamen servants stopped me from entering. The little girl had no choice but to kneel at the door of the yamen."
Li Zhiyun pondered for a moment and said: "Let's do this. You hand the petition to me, and I will hand it to Hu Shangshu for you." After hearing what Li Zhiyun said so confidently, the woman looked at him with confusion on her face and said, "Who are you?" Zhang Zheng introduced: "He is the King of Chu." When the woman heard this, her eyes widened and she was surprised: "What? Are you the prince?"
Li Zhiyun smiled and nodded, and said: "Please believe me, I will promise to deliver the petition to Hu Shangshu for you." When the woman heard this, she was surprised and happy, and quickly handed the petition to Li Zhiyun. Li Zhiyun stood up, turned around, called Cai Hu to him, and said, "Immediately go to Hu Shangshu with the token from Prince Chu's Palace and hand it over to him in person." Cai Hu took the paper and agreed, turned around and walked away.
The woman came over and bowed again to thank him. Li Zhiyun comforted: "Girl, if your father is wronged, Chaoyan will definitely handle the case impartially and restore his innocence. In addition, this inn is opened by me. I will say hello to the innkeeper later. Do you want to stay here?" You can stay as long as you want. However, I advise you to return to Jizhou as soon as possible and wait at home." The woman said softly: "I understand, little lady."
The next day, after the court meeting, Li Zhiyun had just walked out of Wude Hall when a Huangmen came over and stopped him. He said in a sissy voice: "King Chu, the emperor invites you to go to the inner hall." Li Zhiyun had no choice but to follow Huangmen to the inner hall. When I walked in, I saw that the eldest brother and the second brother were both there. He quickly walked over and stood beside them.
When my father, who was sitting on the soft couch, saw that everyone was here, he coughed, cleared his throat and said, "I keep you three because I have a difficult matter to discuss with you." The second brother said Hearing this, he hurriedly asked, "Abba, what's the difficult matter?" Abba glanced at him and said, "It's the case of rebellion by the Jizhou governor..."
When Li Zhiyun heard this, he thought of the woman kneeling at the entrance of the criminal department yesterday. He did not expect that this incident would reach his father. But it's normal to think about it. It's impossible for the governor to rebel against such a big case and hide it from his father.
Abba turned to his eldest brother and said, "Prince, tell them about the situation." Upon hearing this, Li Zhiyun and his second brother turned their attention to his eldest brother. The eldest brother turned around and said: "Dou Jin, the governor of Jizhou, was accused of treason. The Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple sent three officials to Jizhou to investigate, but they failed to investigate clearly."
"Dou Jin?" The second brother thought for a while, "Is he the former Fufeng Prefect?"
The eldest brother nodded and said, "That's him. After Fufeng County surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, it was changed to Jizhou, and he served as the governor." After hearing this, the second brother said, "I have met this man once, and he seems pretty good. He Since you have taken the initiative to join us in the Tang Dynasty, why do you want to rebel again?" The eldest brother shook his head and said, "I don't know about that."
"Is there any evidence that he wants to rebel?" Li Zhiyun asked.
Before the eldest brother could answer, Abba said first: "There is no other evidence, only a letter." After saying that, he raised his hand to signal, and a chamberlain standing next to him immediately handed over the letter. Li Zhiyun took it and took a look. This letter was written by Dou Jin to Xue Rengao. The general idea was that he regretted surrendering to the Tang Dynasty and wanted to leave the Tang Dynasty and switch to Qin. The end of the letter was signed with Dou Jin's name.
After Li Zhiyun read the letter, he handed the letter to his second brother and muttered: "Is this written by Dou Jing? It couldn't be forged by someone else, right?" The eldest brother shook his head and said, "According to the identification of Jizhou officials , this letter is indeed written by Dou Jing, there is no doubt about it!" When Li Zhiyun heard this, he stopped saying anything.
After Abba waited for his second brother to read the letter, he said: "The Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple sent three officials to Jizhou, but they couldn't find Yinmao Chou. These useless people pushed this hot potato to Leave me alone and let me make the decision." After hearing this, the second brother said: "Abba, the governor rebelled and the case is serious. We must get to the bottom of it before we can make a decision, otherwise there will be endless troubles."
After hearing this, my father nodded and said, "What Shimin said is right, I think so too, so I came to discuss it with the three of you." The second brother stopped talking and turned his attention to Li Zhiyun. Li Zhiyun found out and said in confusion: "Second brother, why are you looking at me? There is no answer on my face."
Abba smiled and said: "Zhiyun, you have repeatedly solved major cases in the past two years. I see that you have some skills in this area. So, I plan to hand over this case to you. What do you think?" Li Zhiyun said Hearing this, he quickly waved his hands and said: "No, no, the officials of the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple are all experts in solving cases. How can I handle the cases they can't handle?" After hearing this, my father's face dimmed and he said, "The status of Jizhou It is important and cannot be lost. If you refuse to take over, then I can only order Dou Jin to be beheaded. As for whether he has any grievances, I can't care so much."
Upon hearing this, Li Zhiyun knew that this was his father's way of provoking a general, but he still hesitated. After all, it is a matter of life and death. If Dou Jin is really unjust, wouldn't it mean that he killed a good man in vain? The second brother patted him on the shoulder and said: "Fifth brother, the second brother believes in you. You will definitely be able to find out the case!" The encouraging eyes of the second brother gave Li Zhiyun great confidence. He hesitated and said: "Ah Dad, let me give it a try."
Li Zhiyun accepted his father's assignment and went to Qizhou to investigate the rebellion case of the governor. Before leaving, he came to Liu Hong's mansion to meet his future father-in-law. As soon as they met, Li Zhiyun told him about his mission to investigate the case, and then said: "Master Liu, Qizhou City has convenient transportation and is crowded with people. I want to expand our business there. So, can you accompany me? Going to Qizhou?"
After hearing this, Liu Hong nodded knowingly and said, "Okay, then I'll ask a few shopkeepers to go with me. We'll be on the front line, bring some silver, rent a house first, and then hire some people locally, and wait until everything is ready. It will be officially opened again." Upon hearing this, Li Zhiyun quickly said: "That's what I mean. Mr. Liu, it's all your fault."
"Your Majesty, you're welcome."
