Tibet

Chapter 354 Return to Chang'an
At this time, Li Ye came over, clasped his fists and said with a smile: "Master Fang, can I provide some clues about these murderers?"

Fang Guan smiled slightly: "When did Governor Li come?"

"I have been here for several days, and I have been tracking down the real murderers, and I have found clues."

Fang Guan nodded, "Let's go back and talk about it!"

He immediately ordered: "Take everyone back to record statements, and then let them go home!"

The crowd walked towards the county again. On the way, Fang Guan and Li Ye were driving side by side. He couldn't help asking, "Does Dudu Li know the whereabouts of the murderer?"

Li Ye smiled and said, "Has the servant confirmed that he wasn't trampled on by himself or killed by the catcher?"

"Judging from the current witness and material evidence, it is true that it has nothing to do with the catcher. It was killed by a third party. The number of people is between [-] and [-], and it is not a local accent."

Li Ye nodded, "I have already found out that they are thieves from Wangwushan, and the leader is Wang Shen. Has Fang Shilang heard of it?"

"Wang Shen, the leader of the 36 thieves in Wangwu?"

Li Ye smiled and said: "It seems that he is very famous!"

"This gang of vicious bandits killed people like hemp. The government wanted them three times, and they ranked sixth among the top ten gangsters in the Ministry of Criminal Justice. How did Dudu Li find out?"

"There is a broker in Fengyi County, named Liu Changkun, who led the way. After the incident, this Liu Changkun was silenced, but he also realized that he would be silenced, so he told his wife the whole transaction. Tell me, there is also a letter of complaint written by Liu Changkun, which details the process of buying and killing people."

"Who bought the murderer?"

"The murderer came from the capital. He was a tall, middle-aged man. He paid six thousand coins. This man was very cautious. He didn't go to the cabinet, but used three ships to transport copper coins. I found the money. It was confirmed that the money was transported from the capital, but the money was transported two months ago, Fang Shilang, Li Yu had just taken office at that time, but there had been no peasant disturbances yet."

"Is there any evidence?"

Li Ye nodded, "The money was placed in Liu Changkun's house, and the boatman helped to carry it. The boatman left his address and name in order to attract business, so I found the boatman."

Fang Guan pondered for a moment and said: "Although the six thousand coins were brought in two months ago, the money has nothing to do with the robbers killing farmers. Maybe it was brought in first as a backup?"

Li Ye took out a letter and handed it to Fang Guan, "This is Liu Changkun's letter of complaint. It is clearly stated on it that the other party is looking for him because he can contact Wang Shen, the thief from Wang's house, and Wang Shen's asking price is [-] guan. , The other party’s request was to create a tragedy in Heyang County, but then the farmers’ gathering happened to happen, Fang Shilang, did Li Yu plan to massacre the people of this county shortly after he took office?”

Fang Guan nodded, "If the evidence of the governor's witness is true, I also think it is unlikely that Li Yu is the mastermind. He is the magistrate of a county. If he buys murder, no matter whether he can be found out, his official career will be in danger. It's over, it's tantamount to career suicide, I believe he won't be so stupid, but his ineffective handling of the incident, which led to the tragedy, and even concealed it from the court, he is also guilty of serious crimes, as for how to convict, it needs to be judged by the emperor."

Inside the inn, Li Ye and the others began to pack their luggage and prepare to return to Beijing.

Zhang Ping asked: "Is this the end?"

Li Ye smiled and said: "My business is over, and there are many things to be done after the investigation team. Fang Shilang decided to find all the injured and the family members of the deceased to make statements, conduct an autopsy, and investigate the situation of the robbers in the Wangwu. It is estimated that they Stay for a while."

"Will Li Yu be convicted?"

"I will be convicted!"

Li Ye sighed and said: "At least there will be no death penalty, nor will there be exile. It must be dismissed from office. The key is whether his father Li Xiu will be implicated in his dismissal. Zheng Ang insisted that Li Yu's father instigated him to hide it. There is no need for proof, it depends on how the emperor balances it in the end? But it has nothing to do with me."

At this time, Wang Chenghua and his staff member Chen Huan walked in, Wang Chenghua bowed and said, "Commander, that child has returned!"

"Have you met his family?"

Wang Chenghua shook his head, "The child ran home by himself. I saw his mother holding him and crying, so I left. His family didn't see me!"

Li Ye smiled and said to Chen Huan: "Pack up your things! Let's go back together. I have already decided on a position for you. There is a judge under the Dudu Mansion, and you will be in charge!"

Chen Huan was moved in his heart, bowed his head and said: "The humble job has no worries, and is alone. Wherever the governor goes, the humble job will follow!"

Three days later, Li Ye and his party returned to Chang'an.

Everyone went home. Chen Huan had a residence in Chang'an. He wanted to visit Li Linfu first. Wang Chenghua also returned to his hometown in Hu County. They made an appointment to meet in Chang'an on the Lantern Festival.

Li Ye returned to his home, but unexpectedly found that his parents no longer lived in Taipingfang.

The gatekeeper Lao Kou said: "Young master, the master and wife have moved to Xuanpingfang. I want you to go to Xuanpingfang to find them after you come back."

Xuanpingfang is the location of Li's second residence, but he didn't expect his parents to move so soon.

Li Ye tidied up a bit and rode towards Xuanpingfang.

Xuanpingfang is located in the south of Dongshi, very close to Changlefang. It is considered a medium-sized community in Chang'an, far less quiet than Taipingfang.

Li Ye guessed why his mother was eager to move to Xuanpingfang. Taipingfang was too quiet. There were almost no shops, no businesses, and few pedestrians in the square.

This made it difficult for mothers who have lived in Yonghefang for more than ten years to get used to it. Now that they have a new house, they are of course eager to move out.

Xuanpingfang is completely different. It is very similar to Changlefang. Both sides of a main street are densely packed with small shops, such as taverns, teahouses, inns, liquor stores, grocery stores, cloth stores, clothing stores, medical centers, There are pharmacies, etc., and there is even a Baoji cabinet shop, which is full of life.

There is also a river passing through the square, the water flow is quite clear, both sides are crowded with women who wash clothes, and there is laughter everywhere.

No wonder mother likes it here, Li Ye also has a feeling of returning to the world suddenly.

Behind the shop are alleys, large and small courtyard houses are scattered here, and the houses of many celebrities are also distributed here, for example, the house of the famous poet He Zhizhang is here.

The largest house in the square is Li Linfu's second house, which was originally an official house. In the second year of Tianbao, Emperor Li Longji awarded this house to Li Linfu, and it became Li Linfu's second private house. It has always been the residence of his eldest son Li Xiu.

Now that Li Linfu is almost at the end of his life, Li Xiu has no hesitation to move back to the main house, otherwise the main house will end up making the other brothers cheaper, so he will not do it.

The second house occupies an area of ​​ten mu, more than three times that of the Taipingfang house. Of course, Pei Sanniang is not unaccustomed to it. Her natal home in Zhangye occupies an area of ​​nearly thirty mu, which is much larger than here.

Pei Sanniang quickly got used to it, and there were a lot more servants in the mansion. The servants of the rich and powerful in the Tang Dynasty basically had personal attachments and served a master for generations. Servant, treat them well, make them live comfortably, and have enough food and clothing.

Even some domestic servants rely on the power of their masters to bully the weak outside and act recklessly. There are too many such things.

Li Linfu has been the prime minister for 20 years, and the power has been poured into the government and the public. Of course, there are many generations of servants in his house, there are hundreds of households, and basically all of them are distributed to his children, including Li Dai. Zhou, and returned to Chang'an from Runzhou. The maids around Pei Sanniang were the daughters of family servants.

In fact, there are many generations of domestic servants in "Dream of Red Mansions" with relatively high status, such as Lai Dajie's, Lin Zhixiao's family, Zhou Rui's family, etc.

The separation of Li's family this time will also have a great impact on the servants and servants. For example, the three major housekeepers in Li Linfu's master's mansion will have to choose each of them. Butler Tian will still stay in the master's mansion. He is still the chief steward.

But Liu Xing, the second housekeeper, chose to go to the second mansion. Why?Because Li Xiu had brought his butler back to the main mansion, and he couldn't squeeze out the first butler, he would definitely squeeze out the second butler, Liu Xing. Liu Xing couldn't bear the humiliation, so he chose to come to the second mansion to be the butler.

Although being a housekeeper in the secondary mansion is not as good as the main mansion, it is still a big housekeeper anyway, not to mention the future is bright. Now the master is the young governor of the Jingzhao Mansion, and in a few years when he becomes the governor of the Jingzhao Mansion, he will be a third-rank official, and more importantly, the young man. The son is now the king of the county. Although the mansion has not been opened yet, once the mansion is opened, it will be a big deal, and the mansion of Gaochang County will be famous.

In fact, there is another important reason, that is, Liu Xing was brought by Li Dai's mother, Mrs. Yang, from her mother's family, Hongnong Yang. In more than 30 years, he has grown from a servant to a second housekeeper. Naturally, he has a very good relationship with Li Dai. Li Ye is also very good.

Liu Xing came to Cifu to be the housekeeper. He did not come alone. He also brought more than 30 generations of domestic servants, all of whom belonged to the faction of his grandmother Yang. Wherever there are people, there are rivers and lakes. The servants in the palace are also full of factions, and various interests are intertwined.

More than 30 family servants add up to 200 people, which makes the sub-fu suddenly lively. These days, the mistress Pei Sanniang is very busy.

When Li Ye came back, he happened to meet one or two hundred servants and maids gathered in the big courtyard, listening to the mistress Pei Sanniang.

(End of this chapter)