Tang Dynasty good doctor

Chapter 835 Give the capable person a chance

Mrs. Yang snorted, and said, "Is this man an official? He can repair cars, even better than the driver!" She had seen flatterers before, but it was the first time she had seen such a flatterer.

In the early Tang Dynasty, scholars were very particular about family status. Once they became an official, no matter how small an official was, they would not get their hands dirty, thinking it would be degrading.It doesn't matter if the carriage is broken, even if you can fix it yourself, you won't really fix it. You have to have the aura of an official, wait by the side with your hands behind your back, watch others repair it, and then give pointers. This is how you can be an official.

It's really rare to see an official like Li Yifu who, as soon as he arrives at the front, rushes to repair the wheel without waiting to say hello, making his hands full of mud!

Wang Pingan smiled and said: "Brother Li, I'm really sorry, how can I let you repair the wheels yourself, it's enough to have a driver to repair it!"

The coachman standing next to him felt very unhappy, and secretly scolded this green-robed official, it was too shameful, the car had already been repaired, but this man came rushing over, fumbled on the wheels, It's too much to get your hands full of mud, and then pretend that you repaired it yourself. It's too much to take the credit of others, even the driver's credit. Don't you have any self-esteem!
Li Yifu hurriedly said: "Master, you are being polite. The villain was poor when he was young. When he was not studying, he often helped his neighbors with odd jobs. He often did things like repairing cars. Whenever the car was repaired, the neighbors would often give it to him. A cake to satisfy the villain's hunger, so the villain is very willing to do this kind of thing!"

He described himself as pitiful again, and described his childhood as if he was always hungry.It is true that Li Yi's family was poor as a young man, but he was also from a small official family. It was just that he came to the era of the great chaos of the Sui Dynasty, so he was relatively poor, but he was still richer than ordinary people. Otherwise, how could his family have money for him to study? In the Sui and Tang Dynasties, books were considered one of the luxuries!
Yang Shi clicked her tongue twice, and said: "It's still a child from a poor family who has already taken charge of the family!" She praised Li Yifu, and Wang Youcai nodded beside him, making two hums.

Li Yifu was full of joy, waiting for the old lady to ask his name.But Mrs. Yang only praised him, then turned her head to embrace Xiao Taiping, got into the carriage with Wang Youcai, and ignored him again.

Wang Pingan smiled and said, "Brother Li's name is Li Yifu, and he is an official from the lower province. By the way, what position do you hold now, Brother Li?"

Li Yifu has a little opinion on Mrs. Yang, this old lady is defiant, obviously she doesn't take him seriously!Hearing Wang Ping'an's inquiry, Li Yifu hurriedly said: "The villain is currently Dianyi, who is responsible for the transmission and reception of official documents."

Wang Ping'an snorted, and said: "Receiving official documents is very important, Brother Li has a great responsibility!" He got on his horse, guarded the convoy, and went into the city together.

Li Yifu reached out to the servants of the Wang family, wanting a towel to wipe his hands.But the servant of Wang's family is still angry. This petty official still has the nerve to ask for a handkerchief. Obviously he ran over by himself and stretched his hand on the wheel to fumble around. Now he still has the nerve to ask for a handkerchief. Why is he so thick-skinned!He was ignored at all.

Li Yifu had no choice but to wipe his dirty hands on his robe, got on his horse, and followed the car staggeringly into the city together.

Nothing happened all the way, and when they arrived at the Duke's Mansion, Wang Ping'an accompanied his parents into the yard, got busy again with fetching bath water, preparing wine and meals.Seeing this, Li Yifu took the initiative to step forward and said, "Master Xiang, is there anything the villain can help? The villain is here to help!"

Seeing that he was so active, Wang Pingan said, "Then I would like to trouble Brother Li to help unload the luggage. You don't need to do it. You only need to direct the servants. Thank you!"

Li Yifu agreed, and quickly went to direct the unloading of luggage.

Di Renjie shook his head when he saw him, and said while going to the back house with Wang Pingan, "Brother, that Dianyi surnamed Li, although his official position is low, is still an official of the imperial court. Something is wrong!"

Wang Pingan took his hand and said: "He is willing to do it. If we don't give him this opportunity, we will complain instead! By the way, you have just entered Beijing, and you don't know much about the affairs of the court and the palace. There happened to be a big case in the palace in a few days, I will handle it, and I will tell you later."

When Di Renjie heard that there was a case, he became energetic immediately. He liked to solve cases the most. When he was the county magistrate in Heshui County, he solved several cases. A big case came out, so I was naturally interested.He said: "Brother, what big case happened in the palace?"

Wang Pingan said: "Guess what big case there is in the palace? It's my test for you."

While talking, they entered the back house. At this time, Wang and his wife went to bathe and change clothes. Xiao Taiping was hugged by the nurse, and Wang Pingan took the child from the nurse's arms. While patting, he looked at Di Renjie.

Di Renjie thought for a while, and then said: "There are only concubines and eunuchs and maids in the palace. If something happens to the eunuchs and maids, and they won't work for you, then they can only be concubines. Ordinary concubines , I have the chief manager of the palace to deal with it, and I don’t know how to work with the elder brother. So this case is either related to the queen, or it is related to the concubine who has a prince, and the emperor has just appointed a prince. Guess, no There is a problem with the Queen, that is... who is it, Concubine Xiao Shu?"

Wang Pingan let out a hey, feeling admiration, Di Renjie is Di Renjie, otherwise he is a famous person through the ages, known as a detective, after his reasoning, he actually came up with the correct answer.

Wang Pingan said: "That's right, it's not that something happened to Concubine Xiao Shu. She was assassinated and strangled to death. Guess who killed it?" Sound, the small face wrinkled, there is a precursor to cry.

Wang Pingan hurriedly said: "What's the matter, why is this child crying?"

The wet nurse hurried over and said, "I think it's time to change the diaper, Mr. Xiang, let the young lady be handed over to the servant girl!"

As soon as Wang Pingan heard that he needed to change diapers, he handed Xiao Taiping to the wet nurse. It is more suitable for a professional to do this kind of thing than him.Little Taiping was carried away, so he sat down.

Di Renjie walked around the room a few times, looked at Wang Ping'an, and said with certainty: "It's definitely not the queen, and it has nothing to do with the queen."

Wang Ping'an clapped his hands twice, and said, "Okay, I guessed it right. But, how can you tell?"

Di Renjie spread his hands together, and said: "It's very simple. The Queen's son has been established as the crown prince. She is full of ambition at this moment. Even if she wants to continue fighting with Concubine Xiao Shu, she will not set up a killer. Taking a step back, even if she wants to Killing Concubine Xiao Shu will only use serious reasons, and the emperor orders to kill Concubine Xiao Shu, or if Concubine Xiao Shu is locked into the cold palace, she herself has no reason to send someone to strangle Concubine Xiao Shu to death. If she really sent someone, wouldn't it be too bad ...Too much..." The next two words are not easy to say.

It's too stupid for Wang Pingan to make up for him in his heart!
Di Renjie suddenly had a strange expression on his face, and said: "But concubine Xiao Shu was strangled to death, and the emperor appointed elder brother to try the case, which shows that the emperor wanted to solve the case and seek justice for concubine Xiao Shu. But why didn't the emperor send the elder brother to try this case? The chief steward of the palace is going to be in charge, but he sent a big brother instead?"

Seeing his strange expression, Wang Pingan shook his head and said, "The matter here is quite complicated. You don't know the details, so of course it is impossible to deduce it. But, brother, what do you think about how to close the case?"

Di Renjie frowned, and continued to circle around the room again, but this time he circled dozens of times in one breath, which made Wang Ping'an dizzy, and Di Renjie didn't turn ugly.

Wang Pingan sighed and said: "Brother can't deduce it, it's normal. Seeing you for my brother, I feel a lot of peace of mind, at least it shows that you are still a normal person, and you are definitely not the reincarnation of a goblin, the kind of old goblin who can know the past and the future." .”

Di Renjie stopped walking, stopped circling, heyed, and said: "Brother is not an old goblin, but there are quite a few old goblins in the court. Seeing that big brother is not in a hurry or panic, he must have already made up his mind and knows what to do." Case closed!"

"What else can I do? Of course, big things should be turned into small things. Things in the palace are like this. No matter how big things are, they have to be suppressed. Otherwise, they will go around and get around to the emperor, and it will be a big trouble." , It's hard to say!" Wang Ping'an said.

Di Renjie also nodded, expressing his deep agreement.Although he believes that fairness should be the criterion for all cases, but the affairs in the palace are no different...Of course, if he were to handle this case, he would be fair, but if the elder brother handles this case, it will be fair. There is no way to say.For him, the first principle is justice, but for the eldest brother, the first principle is to protect the emperor.

Concubine Xiao Shu's death, in the end, will come and go, and it will definitely lead to the incompetence of the emperor, so that the palace is restless, and even the concubines can't manage it well. This kind of thing spreads to the people and spreads in private. There are wild histories flying all over the sky, written vividly, and even what the emperor said at that time, can be completely compiled... How can this work, this is absolutely impossible!

Di Renjie said: "If you want to make this matter small and close the case without incident, I'm afraid that the palace will have to find out an insignificant person as the murderer, and those who handle the case in the court will also have to... Brother, have you found a scapegoat yet?" ?”

Wang Pingan nodded and said, "Of course I don't need to worry about the affairs of the palace. As for the person handling the case, I happened to find one today."

While talking, Li Yifu ran into the courtyard, he stood outside the house, did not come in, nodded and bowed his head and said: "Master, the luggage is finished, what orders do you have, I will do it right away!"

Wang Pingan stood up and said appreciatively: "It's finished so quickly, I thought it took a long time! Oh, brother Li, you are very capable in handling things, you are definitely an official!"

Di Renjie turned his head away, glanced at Li Yifu, and thought: "Okay, that's him!"

Li Yifu was praised, and his heart was ecstatic, he is not young, and his head is about to crack when he wants to be promoted, now he has such a good opportunity, how can he let it go.Just as he was thinking about asking for work again, he heard Wang Pingan talk again.

Wang Ping'an said: "Brother Li, I have something to do at home today. I'm afraid I can't keep you for dinner. Why don't you wait in the yamen after the court tomorrow morning, and I have something to do for you. Would you like to give me a favor again?" Do you want to fight each other?"

Li Yifu hurriedly said: "The villain is willing, the villain is willing." He bowed his hands and bowed, and left the mansion happily, leaving happily.

Di Renjie looked at Li Yifu's back until he was out of the courtyard, and then said: "Brother, this kind of person can do anything, he shamelessly flattered you today, but as long as he turns around, he can sell you , if you want him to be a scapegoat, you must be sentenced to death, otherwise, sooner or later, he will have to tell the story of the case."

Wang Pingan nodded, and said: "I'll save it, this person can't even save face for himself, and naturally he won't save face for others. It's not surprising that there are so many people like this."

After talking for a while, Wang Youcai and Yang Shi packed up and came out, and the family told each other how they parted, and they talked about the events of this period, no matter how big or small.Among them, the most talked about was about Little Taiping. The little girl had many interesting stories, which made the whole family laugh.

Nothing more to do that day.Early the next morning, Wang Pingan got up early, greeted his parents, and went out with Di Renjie. Di Renjie reported to Dali Temple, while Wang Pingan entered the palace.

It seemed that Li Zhi was really stimulated, but he still didn't go to court. The ministers dispersed and went back to their respective offices.Wang Pingan went to Dongtai, and before entering the door, he saw Li Yifu standing at the door, stretching his neck and waiting for him.

Seeing Wang Ping'an's arrival, Li Yi's mansion rushed forward to pay his respects, Wang Ping'an simply did not enter the yamen, and said: "Brother Li, I think you already know that something big has happened in the palace recently, about Concubine Xiao Shu, you know?"

How could Li Yifu not know about such a big event, he was taken aback, and immediately became frightened, really anxious and regretful, so regretful that he almost hit his head against the wall!

The case in the palace must be suppressed, everyone knows what to do, how can he not know the reason!But Wang Ping'an couldn't do this kind of thing well, so he had to find a scapegoat and push the responsibility. Isn't it obvious who the scapegoat is!

Li Yifu's face was extremely thick-skinned, at this moment he was in a hurry, he knelt down to Wang Ping'an, and said with a mournful face: "Master Xiang, there is an old man in the villain's family, and there is a young man..."

Without waiting for him to finish speaking, Wang Pingan grabbed his wrist and held it tightly, but with a smile on his face, he said: "It's just a fight, don't really do anything, don't be afraid .In front of us real people, don't tell lies, you are a low-level official, you haven't even reached the eighth rank, if you want to rise normally in this life, you may not even be able to reach the sixth rank, are you right!"

Li Yifu nodded his head with difficulty, of course he knew this, otherwise he would be able to curry favor with the Prime Minister in front of him like that!
Wang Ping'an whispered: "Wealth and wealth are in danger, are you willing to live like this for the rest of your life, or do you want to fight for it? If you can do this for the truth, I guarantee you that within a month, you will be promoted to five." product, and then release it to the outside world, how about I give you a small state to be the governor?"

Li Yifu murmured: "Wealth is sought in danger, but..."

Wang Pingan helped him up, and said: "No, but, as long as you do things well, the truth will definitely regard you as a confidant from now on. Also, the conclusion of this case has long been settled, but there are some trivial matters that you need to take care of." One carry. I count dozens, you think about it, one, two, three..."

Li Yifu's thoughts changed sharply, if he didn't take the blame for the big shot, how could he get a fifth-rank official to do it?

(End of this chapter)