Start with detective Li Yuanfang

Chapter 402 In order to enter the palace and greet Empress Wu, Zhou Guogong became motivated

Zhou Guogong's mansion.

In the inner house, there was the sound of a whip being whipped.

"Clap! Clap! Clap—"

"Aye, stop hitting! Stop hitting!"

Wu Yanji, who was hoisted up, begged for mercy, but Wu Chengsi, who was slapping him below, shot fire from his eyes and kept increasing his strength.

It wasn't until he turned his beloved son into a spinning top that his arms were waving so sorely that he bent down, put his hands on his knees, and gasped for breath.

Panting and panting, a few tears of sadness fell on the ground: "I'm so unlucky...how did I fall into this group of people from your tribe...to such a useless son like you!"

The more Wu Chengsi thought about it, the more angry he became, and the sadness came from it: "Your father, I... study hard every day outside... just to reverse... reverse the bad impression my aunt had on my family... but you... you bastard... I gave my fish talisman to the bandits... Now the queen mother is gone... woo woo woo!"

Wu Yanji was beaten into a daze, and he didn't listen carefully to what his father said. Seeing that he stopped, he hurriedly begged: "Aye... I really don't blame me for this matter... How did I know that Wu Youning ganged up with outsiders... to deceive me?" Fish talisman...I just happened to be in the hall at the time...other people would be fooled...I'm so unlucky too!"

It's okay not to say that, Wu Chengsi became even more furious when he heard it, put away his tears, and roared: "You are young, and you don't have the slightest desire to make progress. You don't know how to read, but you only know how to have fun. Our Wu family is like this! How can you be so happy! You still dare to quibble! You still dare to quibble!!"

Wu Yanji writhed from side to side, wailing in pain, his blood surged up, and he blurted out a sentence that couldn't be thought of: "Then you are still studying "Shuowen Doctrine" after reading it, what qualifications do you have to teach me at your level? Want me to become an outstanding student?"

The air suddenly quieted down.

Originally, Wu Yanji's mother stood not far away and watched distressedly, for fear of breaking her son, upon hearing this, she immediately turned and left.

Hopeless.

The main reason is that Wu Yanji unintentionally revealed the unspeakable truth. The enlightenment books for children in this era are not "Three Character Classics", "Children Learning Qionglin", "Hundred Surnames" and "Longwenbianying".

The enlightenment textbook in the Tang Dynasty was "Shuowen Jiaoyi" edited in the Han Dynasty. It included analysis of glyphs, explanation of meanings, and recognition of pronunciation. The whole "Thousand Characters" is finished.

Wu Chengsi was thirty-five years old, and he was still swimming in the ocean of "Shuowen Doctrine". He was very happy at first, but now his son brought him back to reality with a word, his face suddenly flushed red, and he pulled out the scorpion at his waist .

After wielding two weapons, he frantically started to lash each other.

"Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah--"

When Li Yan brought Guo Yuanzhen outside Zhou Guogong's mansion, he heard a scream like a pig being slaughtered from the backyard, and told his servants: "Zhou Guogong is at the mansion, the inner guard is visiting, you go and report."

The servant tremblingly walked all the way into the inner house, and after reporting in a low voice, he saw Wu Chengsi's body swaying, and the blood on his face faded: "Is it finally here?"

If it is said that the other Wu family's children did evil, he cannot be directly blamed on Zhou Guogong, but now his fish charm was stolen and the thief was able to escape, so it can't be blamed at all.

Of course, if something like this happened when Duke Wu Minzhi of the Zhou Dynasty was in power, if a servant made a mistake and killed a few innocent servants, it would be fooled, and no one would dare to question it.

But he, Zhou Guogong, trembled when he heard the name of the inner guard. These days were like years, and he distracted his attention by beating his son, but he still couldn't escape.

Wu Chengsi opened his mouth, wanting to show the majesty and dignity of the Duke, but mustered all his courage, his legs were still filled with lead, unable to move a step, he could only moan: "Let them... come in... "

Li Yan was a little strange being taken all the way into the inner house. When he saw Wu Yanji being hung up again, he thought Wu Chengsi did it for him on purpose. He smiled and said a classic nonsense: "For children, education should be the main thing , Blindly beating and scolding is not acceptable."

Wu Chengsi puffed his mouth and squeezed out a word: "Oh."

Guo Yuanzhen sized up this Zhou Guogong, and he couldn't help laughing. In just over half a year, Li Yan was not surprised how the Wu family had reached such a state. He asked directly: "We are here to investigate an old case in Lingnan, find a place Go into details?"

Wu Chengsi was stunned, and realized after a long time that he didn't seem to be here to catch him. He breathed a long sigh of relief, but he still couldn't walk, and he couldn't help laughing: "Just talking about Lingnan, Li Ge Didn't the leader ask my second brother last time, why do you still ask?"

Li Yandao: "Last time I did learn about the situation from Wu Sansi and Wu Yizong, but now it is about your father. It is said that his death is related to the death of the eldest grandson clan. Do you have any impression of this?"

Wu Chengsi's mind was confused: "My father? The Changsun family? Are they related? Why don't I know..."

Li Yan said calmly: "After all, this happened many years ago. Maybe it is some details that are easily overlooked. It is normal for Zhou Guogong to not remember it for a while, but this matter is of great importance, and one clue cannot be let go. Would it be more suitable for Guogong to change?" The environment of the memory?"

Wu Chengsi shuddered and screamed sadly: "I don't want to go to the inner prison! I don't want to go to the inner prison!!"

Li Yan glanced at him angrily: "I mean the main hall of your mansion."

Wu Chengsi: "..."

Guo Yuanzhen: "..."

To be honest, he just heard it and thought he was going to be dragged into the inner prison and hanged up.

Seeing that Wu Chengsi was on the verge of collapse, Li Yan said to his servants, "You help your family, Alang, and go to the main hall together."

The servants around him took orders, supported Wu Chengsi who was limp from left to right, and walked towards the main hall.

When they arrived at the main hall, Li Yan ordered: "Go and brew tea, refresh the Duke's mind, and help you remember."

"Yes!"

When the tea was served, Wu Chengsi finally recovered. He felt humiliated in his heart. He was obviously a servant of his family. Why should he obey Li Yuanfang's words? He was also a little flattered. It was an unprecedented treatment for the Wu family...

Li Yan has always been very patient in investigating cases. After stabilizing the other party's emotions, he asked calmly: "Now think about it, what happened before and after your father died of illness?"

Wu Chengsi thought over and over again, but he was still at a loss: "My father died of illness because he was not suitable for the climate in the south of the Five Ridges, and miasma entered his body. There is nothing unusual about it, and it has nothing to do with the Changsun family..."

Li Yan looked at Guo Yuanzhen, and Guo Yuanzhen said, "But according to Lingnan's information, the soldiers guarding your father also heard strange movements from the courtyard not long before his death, saying that it was related to the tragic night of Changsun's family. It's similar, don't you have any impression of it?"

Wu Chengsi shook his head: "No, Zhenzhou where we are located is far away from Jianzhou where the Changsun family is located, and the news we heard was passed down. After our family was exiled, we have never seen the Changsun family with our own eyes. Clansmen, what is the connection?"

Wu Chengsi's father died in Zhenzhou, which is close to Sanya, Hainan, and Jianzhou is in Zhaoqing, Guangdong. Although both belong to Lingnan Road, it is indeed far away.

Guo Yuanzhen also had to admit that what the other party said had some truth. The two families were criminals, but they were not close to each other. The information he could get was basically hearsay.

However, the old soldier swears by the information he has obtained, and it seems unnecessary if he speaks nonsense. What is going on?

After pondering for a while, Li Yan asked, "How long did it take for your father to pass away from his illness?"

Wu Chengsi said: "The lingering illness has been in bed for half a year."

Li Yan continued to ask: "In the past six months or so, have you invited local doctors?"

Wu Chengsi showed bitterness: "We would like to invite you, but there are no reliable doctors in Zhenzhou, oh..."

Speaking of this, he frowned: "There is a wandering doctor who has some skills. After taking the medicine for my father, he improved a lot. Unfortunately, after the doctor left, he died again."

Guo Yuanzhen was startled: "Doctor? Is it your honorific title, or is it really a doctor?"

Wu Chengsi said cautiously: "I don't know medical skills, I just think he has the ability, whether he is a real doctor or not, I don't know."

Li Yan narrowed his eyes slightly: "Do you remember the appearance, posture and accent of this wandering doctor, and what prescription he prescribed for your father?"

Wu Chengsi said in a low voice: "I still can't even remember the words in "Shuowen Jiaoyi". How can I remember the details many years ago?"

Guo Yuanzhen wanted to cry when he saw him talking, and felt a little helpless for such idiots: "Then what do you remember? If the Changsun family is really related, then he is extremely suspicious!"

Wu Chengsi lowered his head and said nothing.

Li Yan said: "Duke Zhou has not been able to enter the palace for the past few days, so he paid his respects to the Queen Mother?"

Wu Chengsi's body trembled.

Salt was sprinkled on the wound again.

Li Yan didn't mean to be provocative, but commented: "At Zhou Guogong's age, it is definitely too late to learn martial arts, and it seems that he is not talented in literature. He wants to attract the attention of the Queen Mother. In fact, the internal guard's responsibility for investigating cases is It's a good try."

"Your second brother, Wu Sansi, also had this idea, but when he saw that the inner guard had been busy for a day, he immediately retreated. Obviously, he couldn't bear the slightest pain."

"I think Zhou Guogong can endure hardships, and this case is related to your father. Are you interested in investigating it?"

Following Li Yan's narration, Wu Chengsi slowly raised his head.

This person's ability is very poor, but he really worked hard. The original history has been working hard to promote the empress's ascension to the throne. They were played around by her alone, and Wu Chengsi's activities still played a certain role.

So Wu Zetian later hinted that Wu Chengsi would be established as the crown prince. Wu Chengsi was ecstatic and competed with Li Dan for power, which attracted most of the attention of veterans loyal to the royal family. Let Li Dan and Wu Chengsi stand aside together, and take the deposed emperor Li Xian back to Luoyang.

This move was too great, Li Dan was originally trying to drive ducks to the shelves, so he was in a good mood, but Wu Chengsi fell ill on the spot, and the banquet was held soon, which was equivalent to being pissed off to death.

Not to mention his death, his son Wu Yanji was later killed by Wu Zetian, and the family was completely marginalized. Liang Wang Wu Sansi took over his position and became the top figure of the Wu family.

As for whether Wu Zetian has the idea of ​​establishing Wu Sansi as the prince, only she knows. Maybe she has thought about it, and was persuaded by Di Renjie with the famous "I have never heard that my nephew is the emperor, but I am a aunt in the temple". Maybe it is just Repeat the old tricks and amuse the officials. After all, establishing a reserve is the most fussy political event.

But now Wu Chengsi has gone through all kinds of blows, and after realizing that he is really incapable of writing or martial arts, a life-saving straw is handed to him.

He looked at Li Yan carefully, thought and thought, and finally came up with a reasonable guess: "This Li Yuanfang killed me and other relatives so hard, he must be targeted by Yushitai, and he wants to take advantage of the situation to ease the relationship between us... ..."

Realizing this, he clenched his fists, with a motivated brilliance bursting from his brows, and silently swore: "I must seize this opportunity, win honor for my aunt, and get the chance to re-enter the palace to say hello!"

　Thanks to book friends "Che Er", "Shang Xi I" and "Passing Monster" for their rewards.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)