Start with detective Li Yuanfang

Chapter 178 Fewer Enemies, More Dog Licking
"Its daybreak?"

Wei Zhenxuan suddenly woke up from his doze, and when he looked up, it was already dawn.

He turned his head to look at the precarious figures, and it turned out that he spent a whole night outside Famen Temple.

Many monks on the opposite side also leaned against the wall and slept.

There is only one figure, always tall and straight.

Li Yan was immersed in the cultivation of consciousness-only energy.

This is all right, in the future, you don't need to go to the martial arts field to fish for work, you can practice directly at the workstation.

When he found that Wei Zhenxuan was awake, he had a thought, and his energy and blood rushed again, flowing like a great river.

The whole person's back was straightened, and his expression suddenly became mighty.

There is no sign of trying to cheer up, but at this moment, his eyes are high-spirited, and he seems to be more energetic than last night.

"This Li Yuanfang is more terrifying than the rumors!"

Wei Zhenxuan's heart trembled when he saw it.

It's not that he has never heard of this person's reputation, after all, among the high-ranking nobles, this is the only one who wears scarlet clothes at a young age.

But I am used to being domineering in the local area, and I always feel that no matter how powerful the other party is, Fufeng County is still my territory.

As a result, not to mention other means, just this physique can consume them all to death.

Wei Zhenxuan couldn't wait any longer, and cupped his hands and said, "Since Vice Envoy Li believes in what the thieves and monks said, the lower officials have nothing to say, and the only option is to avenge their grievances, let's go!"

The people in the county government were drowsy and didn't react for a while, but Li Yan asked to stay: "Magistrate Wei, don't rush to leave, since you feel wronged, I am the best at redressing others' grievances, why don't we come together?"

Wei Zhenxuan hurriedly said: "Vice Envoy Li is being polite, but I don't have much grievances... Cough, what I mean is that those who clean themselves will be cleared!"

Stay up late and stay up silly.

Li Yan laughed, and said to Fa Ming, "Master, please inform the envoys. I'll be back as soon as I go."

Fa Ming didn't sleep all the time, he recited the scriptures silently, and at this moment he responded, "I dare not call you master, Deputy Envoy Li, please go, and the young monk will definitely bring the words with you."

Seeing his surprisingly respectful attitude, Li Yan was a little strange, and waved to the county government again: "You all go to rest too!"

The yamen servants all looked at Wei Zhenxuan, Wei Zhenxuan waved his hands irritably: "Go, go!"

Everyone looked at Li Yan as if they had received an amnesty, and they were quite grateful in their hearts.

But Li Yan ordered: "Don't go to bed late, you have to go to work on time in the morning, the county government can't be left alone!"

Thanks for taking it back!

Seeing that the crowd dispersed and the conflict completely disappeared, Li Yan blew his whistle, and Shizi Cong ran out from the temple. He got on his horse and said with a smile, "Magistrate Wei, shall we chat while walking?"

Wei Zhenxuan had no choice but to get on his horse: "Deputy Envoy Li, please!"

The two rode together and went forward.

When Famen Temple disappeared into the dim light behind them, sparse crowds came out, and morning food stalls in the county opened their doors one after another.

Li Yan stopped in front of a shop.

Weishijin made him full of energy, but it couldn't relieve his hunger. After smelling the fragrance, he said loudly: "Shopkeeper, let's get something to eat!"

The shopkeeper poked his head out enthusiastically: "The customer is so early, my family is deep-fried, and it is an old skill, how many skewers do you want to try?"

"Chang'an coke grass is very easy to sell, and it's also available here. It's not bad!"

Li Yan looked over and found that there were fillings in the pottery pots on the table. The shopkeeper took the fillings, put them into the dough, stirred and kneaded them, skillfully making the dough cover the fillings.

Wait until a small dumpling leaks out from each of the five fingers, then scrape it with a bamboo blade, and throw five of them into the soup pot to boil.

Standing by his side, his wife used a strainer to fish out the soup pot. The half-cooked dumpling was skewered on bamboo sticks and fried in oil.

A string of charcoal floats and sinks in the boiling oil for four or five times, and is fried until golden and crisp before being picked up.

Li Yan asked: "How much is a string?"

The shopkeeper said: "A string of ten coins."

"Come here for five skewers, no need to look for it."

Li Yan took a small string of money from his waist, about sixty or seventy cash, and handed it over. The shopkeeper gave him a grateful smile, and he got a lot of cash.

Not long after, he reached out and received five skewers of coke, and bit one open. The aroma was tangy, and the stuffing was hot and hot, which is considered delicious in folk snacks.

Li Yan nodded after eating a bunch of them quickly, "This stuffing is quite unique, with fruit preserves added, chewed with ghee, it's delicious, magistrate Wei, try it?"

Wei Zhenxuan waved his hand, "Where can I eat?"

Li Yan tasted the second one: "That's right, County Magistrate Wei can come and eat whenever he wants, it's no different than me just passing by..."

Wei Zhenxuan's expression changed slightly, and he fell silent.

Li Yan took his time, and after eating the third skewer, he felt a little tired, so he pinched his legs.

The Lion Cong under his crotch immediately moved forward, spiritually leading him to the next house.

This one is good, it sells porridge.

Seeing Li Yan go shopping and eating, Wei Zhenxuan couldn't help it after all: "Deputy Envoy Li wants to talk, I, Webster, and you have no enmity in the past, why bother with this business?"

Li Yandao: "The problem is that I don't know if this is an idle matter. The sage is very concerned about the case I am investigating, and nothing can be missed! Well, the magistrate of Wei County may not know that even though I am a deputy envoy, the sage gave me a festival. In order to promote my Great Tang Tianwei, and also to cut first and then play when necessary, to reward and to kill, this is the imperial power charter!"

Wei Zhenxuan's pupils shrank suddenly: "Do you have the integrity in hand?"

"Yeah, I didn't take it out, because that would make the situation no room for maneuver..."

Li Yan handed over a bunch of charcoal: "Eat?"

The coke he bought at first was already cold, but Wei Zhenxuan still took it with trembling fingers, and said in a shy voice, "What does Vice Envoy Li want to know?"

Li Yan asked: "Why do you dedicate the secret scrolls of Buddhist scriptures to saints as auspicious signs?"

Wei Zhenxuan was stunned: "Secret Buddhist scriptures?"

His expression became lively: "What you found in the secret compartment is the secret scroll of Buddhist scriptures?"

Li Yan narrowed his eyes slightly, but did not answer.

Wei Zhenxuan suddenly felt the scorching smell in his hand, and he started to eat, and said while eating: "It was a misunderstanding after a long time, and I will not hide it from Deputy Envoy Li. Others want to be taller, they used to commit crimes in the hands of lower officials, but because they were released by monks... Cough cough!"

Halfway through speaking, Wei Zhenxuan choked and coughed loudly.

Li Yan reached out and patted him on the back, full of humanity.

Wei Zhenxuan calmed down, and continued: "Because of old grievances, I heard the report from the monks in the temple that there was an auspicious appearance under the seat of the Buddha bone relic. The thief monk said that he was my envoy, so he thought he was telling the truth and trying to deceive me. You are so nervous!"

Li Yan said: "Well, it's reasonable!"

Wei Zhenxuan rolled his eyes, and said in a low voice: "Deputy Li, it's fine to be reasonable. I, Webster, are a bit sloppy in Guanzhong, and I hate the thieves even more. If you have anything, please order it!"

Li Yan stared at him: "I just want to know, what's going on with the Secret Scroll of Weishijin?"

Wei Zhenxuan was stunned: "Consciousness-only energy? I used to practice martial arts and joined the army, and I learned bowstring energy. If I don't know this energy, how can I talk about secret scrolls?"

Li Yan observed carefully and preliminarily judged his mental state, and he really didn't know about the secret scroll.

In the past, he didn't believe in the fleeting ability to distinguish lies, but the opening of his eye consciousness has greatly improved his control over the target's expression.

In a sense, it is similar to the effect of talent, but the accuracy is not enough.

Li Yan made a preliminary judgment: "If County Magistrate Wei doesn't know anything about the secret scroll of Weishijin, then the Chang'an case has nothing to do with you. It just so happened that two things were entangled, resulting in misunderstandings and conflicts..."

Wei Zhenxuan said happily: "Extremely! Extremly!"

Li Yan made a turning point: "But in this way, the pressure is completely on Wei County Magistrate's side. You don't want to know who replaced the 'auspiciousness' in the dark grid of the pedestal with Buddhist scriptures?"

Wei Zhenxuan's expression froze with joy.

Li Yan said: "You can do it yourself!"

After all, he patted his horse and left, deliberately telling Lion Cong not to run at full speed.

Sure enough, Wei Zhenxuan shouted from behind after walking only one street: "Deputy Envoy Li! Deputy Envoy Li wait for me! Please, let's investigate this case!"

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Famen Temple.

After everyone woke up, the monks served breakfast.

Li Yiyan regained his energy, and after drinking two bowls of porridge, his face changed slightly after hearing the news from Yang Zaisi: "Yuan Fang confronted the magistrate of Fufeng all night? Did you go to the county office with this person early in the morning?"

Yang Zaisi was confident: "Mr. Li, don't worry, Vice Envoy Li will return safely."

Li Yiyan was a little worried, nodded on the surface, and didn't say much.

Not long after the meal, Shen Juyuan hurried in: "Mr. Li, think again, the governor of Qizhou is here!"

Soon, an old man in a purple robe came to the front of the hall under the leadership of the monk.

Li Yiyan's expression was indifferent: "Wei Governor!"

The person who came was Wei Chengqing, the governor of Qizhou, from the third grade, wearing a purple robe, with a smile on his face, he cupped his hands and said, "Li Zhengshi!"

The governor is the highest official of each state, and a governor often manages several or even a dozen counties. Li Shimin said, "The root of governing people is the most important one."

In the Tang Dynasty, the governor of Shangzhou was also the most high-ranking official. The governor of Shangzhou was the third rank, the governor of Zhongzhou was the upper rank of the fourth rank, and the governor of Xiazhou was the lower rank of the fourth rank.

The reason why it is called a high-level official, not a high-level official, is that many governors are not worthy of their names.

Shangzhou has a rich economy and is located in an important place, and the governor is really a big member of the party.

The governors of Zhongzhou are a bit stretched, the gap between the rich and the poor is huge, and Xiazhou is basically a tragedy, such as Lingnan, Qianzhong, Fujian and other remote governors, all of them are demoted.

For example, Liu Zongyuan was demoted to Liuzhou, Han Yu was demoted to Chaozhou, and Liu Yuxi was demoted to Langzhou. They were all impoverished places with dilapidated states and counties and withered populations.

It sounds like the grade is the fourth grade, but it is meaningless, and the life is not as good as that of the sixth and seventh grade officials in the capital.

Of course, Qizhou was an important upper state in the Tang Dynasty, that is, later Fengxiang Mansion. The governor of the state was Cong Sanpin, and both Li Jing and Cheng Yaojin had served as governors of Qizhou.

Wei Chengqing, governor of Qizhou, came forward in person, apparently aggressively: "I am here to ask, what law did Wei Zhenxuan, the magistrate of Fufeng County, violate and was taken away by Deputy Envoy Li and has not yet returned to the county government?"

Li Yiyan looked calm: "Magistrate Wei and Deputy Envoy Li will investigate the case together, so Governor Wei needn't worry."

Wei Chengqing said: "This old man is very worried about the safety of County Magistrate Wei, but I have heard that Li Zhengshi never shows favoritism, so I am not worried that Li Zhengshi will favor the children of the same clan!"

Li Yiyan said seriously: "This old man really won't take sides!"

Wei Chengqing sneered: "Good! Good!"

Shen Juyuan showed anger, but he didn't dare to say more. Yang Zaisi's eyes flickered, and he also secretly complained: "Yuan Fang, you must not take Wei Zhenxuan away and torture him privately. Even if you don't punish him, this kind of behavior will be very serious!"

But the two sides were still talking, and the person came back.

And he walked in talking and laughing.

Li Yan was talking, Wei Zhenxuan was laughing.

Li Yiyan rolled his eyes and looked at Wei Chengqing.

Wei Chengqing: "..."

　(The title of the book was changed to "Beginning with Detective Li Yuanfang" to make the direction clearer. Although it is still not very good, I named it as abolished. If necessary, I will adjust it later...)
　　
　
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