Tang Dynasty detective

Chapter 389 Su Wang Li Yu
"Get out of the way! Get out of the way!" the driver yelled desperately.

Li Canghai lowered his head in thought, not noticing the out-of-control carriage at all.

Seeing the carriage rushing towards Li Canghai, at the very moment, a chubby figure suddenly flew out from the side and slammed into Li Canghai.

Li Canghai and the figure were seen rolling to the side of the street. Almost at the same time, the out-of-control carriage whizzed past them and rushed straight ahead.

Not far ahead was a river. Seeing this, the coachman immediately jumped out of the carriage recklessly. The out-of-control horse neighed and pulled the carriage into the river with a plop.

Li Canghai got up from the ground, and only then did he realize that he had brushed shoulders with death just now, and suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.

"Benboerba? Why are you here?" Li Canghai came back to his senses, and found that the short winter melon beside him was actually Benboerba. He said gratefully: "It's really thanks to you, otherwise, I wouldn't die this time." It's too bad!"

Ben Boerba, a carp, stood up stiffly, and hurriedly bent over to Li Canghai and said, "Your Excellency was surprised by the late arrival, please punish me!"

Ever since the two brothers, Benbo Erba and Babo Erben, were recruited by Li Canghai, the two brothers have been loyal to Li Canghai.

Not only did Li Canghai let them eat and drink without worry, but he also made them officials, which made the two brothers feel very proud, not to mention that they were Li Canghai's personal guards appointed by the emperor, so they naturally wanted to be personal guards.

Although Li Canghai didn't ask them to accompany him as guards, the two of them have been secretly protecting him.

Firstly, this is their duty, and secondly, this is also Di Qing's arrangement.

Di Qing and Xue Xuan couldn't follow Li Canghai all the time, so they asked the two brothers to accompany him as guards in case of accidents.

"Don't talk about punishment or anything, you saved my life, I'll treat you to a good meal later!" Li Canghai said generously, patting the dust off his body.

He is easy-going and has no pretensions of being an official. Everyone knows this.

Ben Boerba scratched his head and said, "My lord, my brother hasn't eaten yet..."

Li Canghai immediately understood the meaning of his words, these two people have always been inseparable, Ben Boer Ba is here, and Babo Erben must be nearby.

He laughed, and said: "Then call him to eat together. There is a mutton restaurant in Nanshi, the taste is very good, call your brother, let's go and eat!"

When Ben Boerba heard that there was mutton to eat, a trace of hala came out of the corner of his mouth. He excitedly waved to the nearby place, and Baboerba, who was hiding in the dark, trotted over all the way.

Just as the three of them were about to leave, they saw several fast horses galloping towards them.

"Wow~!"

The leading fast horse stopped in front of Li Canghai, and a rich and handsome man in luxurious clothes jumped off the horse.

"Lord Li? Are you not injured?" The man was surprised when he saw Li Canghai.

Li Canghai looked at that person and felt a little surprised, this person was none other than Su Wang Li Yu.

"Li Canghai sees the prince!" Li Canghai bowed to Li Yu.

"Master Li, there is no need to be too polite. Just now, the king's carriage lost control and crashed into the downtown area. I wonder if something happened to Mr. Li?" Li Yu asked worriedly.

Li Canghai looked back at the carriage rushing into the river in surprise, frowned slightly, and said, "This carriage belongs to the prince?"

Li Yu grinned in embarrassment, and said: "It is indeed my king's carriage. This king came back from hunting outside the city, but after entering the city, the horses pulling the cart were suddenly frightened for some reason and lost control. Fortunately, this king was hunting. After that, I didn’t sit in the carriage, otherwise my king would have fallen into the river with the carriage now.”

Speaking of this, Li Yu smiled awkwardly, and said to Li Canghai: "I am really sorry that Lord Li was shocked. If Lord Li does not give up, can I let the king entertain you and express your apology."

Li Canghai didn't expect Li Yu to be so polite. To be honest, he didn't have a good impression of Li Yu, and the two of them were not very familiar with each other. He and Li Tan were both the sons of the present crown prince Li Heng.

Before, he was held hostage by Liu Tong and nearly died. This made Li Canghai always think that he was an arrogant second-generation ancestor.

Seeing him so polite and polite this time, Li Canghai was quite surprised.

"My lord, you're being polite. I'm not injured. Since it's my lord's carriage that got out of control, I hope my lord will compensate those stalls that were hit. It's not easy for ordinary people to do small business." Li Canghai half-jokingly said.

Li Yu nodded heavily, and said seriously: "Master Li said that the king's carriage collided with the booth, and the king should compensate. Yunhe, hurry up and compensate all the stalls that were hit, and don't let them lose anything .”

"Yes, my lord." A man beside Li Yu answered, and immediately walked towards the overturned stalls.

After finishing the order, Li Yu clasped his fists at Li Canghai and said, "Master Li, can I let the king apologize now?"

Li Canghai touched his nose, he just said casually, he didn't think the other party would actually pay to compensate the people for their losses.

After thinking about it, Li Canghai felt that he had no reason to refuse, so he clasped his fists and smiled back: "My lord is so polite, I am really flattered. How about this, I know that the dishes made by a restaurant taste very good, my lord If you don't dislike it, I can invite the prince to eat."

Li Yu shook his head and said sincerely: "Since it is recommended by Master Li, I will naturally go to try it, but this is my apology to Master Li, so no matter what, I have to treat it to you! "

Li Canghai looked at him in surprise, Li Yu didn't have the arrogance of the royal family's descendants at all, but was like a modest gentleman. Compared with him, Li Canghai felt a little bit inferior to himself.

"Since the lord said so, it would be better to obey orders than to be respectful. My lord, please!" Having said all this, Li Canghai did not refuse anymore, he smiled slightly and said.

Li Yu nodded, and ordered someone to give up one of his mounts to Li Canghai, and the group of people got on the horses and headed towards Nanshi.

Before coming to the mutton soup restaurant, Li Canghai jumped off the horse first, and shouted: "Shopkeeper, there is a business coming, first come a few bowls of broth, and then a roasted whole lamb!"

But the shop owner remembered Li Canghai, seeing him brought a few people, hurriedly went up to greet him, and said: "Several guests please come inside quickly, the broth and roast lamb will be here soon!"

Li Yu looked at this ordinary restaurant, and followed Li Canghai into it without any hesitation.

Li Canghai walked to a table, sat down casually, and said with a smile: "My lord, don't think this shop is small, the taste is extremely good."

Li Yu squinted his eyes, took a breath of the aroma lingering in the small restaurant, nodded and said: "That's right, it's really fragrant!"

As soon as the few people sat down, the store owner quickly came over with the broth and shouted, "Guest officer, the broth you want!"

Li Canghai leaned over to the bowl and took a deep breath of the aroma of the meat, and said, "Shopkeeper, please go to the opposite side to get some steamed buns. This broth will taste better with steamed stuffed buns!"

As he spoke, Li Canghai took out a small piece of silver from his bosom, and threw it to the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper quickly took it in his hand, and said with a smile: "Guest officer, wait a moment, I'll go get the buns right away!"

Taking advantage of the time when the shopkeeper went to buy steamed buns, Li Canghai picked up the broth, and took the opportunity of drinking the broth to observe Li Yu secretly.

This small restaurant is not spacious, and even a little messy, even the bowl of broth is covered with a layer of grease.

He always thought that Li Yu's modesty was just pretending, and in this environment, it was inevitable that he would show his true colors.

After all, he is a descendant of the royal family, how could he endure such a messy environment?
However, unexpectedly, Li Yu didn't seem to care about the surrounding environment.

Picking up the somewhat blackened porcelain bowl, Li Yu gently blew on the hot air, and then took a few sips.

"Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful! I didn't expect this humble restaurant to make such delicious food! Master Li, how did you find such delicious food?" Li Yu took a few sips and wiped the pimples from the corner of his mouth. Oil stains, full of praise and authenticity.

Li Canghai touched his nose and said with a smile: "To be honest, I found this when I was wandering around because I was so poor and bored. I was worried that the prince would not like the taste here!"

"This king thinks that the taste of the common people is the real delicacy in the world." Li Yu said with a smile.

"My lord cares about the common people, I admire you." Li Canghai said slightly, cupping his hands.

The smile on Li Yu's face gradually subsided, and after a while, he sighed: "This king is ashamed. As a descendant of the royal family, I have done nothing. I am really ashamed of my status as a descendant of the royal family. On the contrary, Mr. Li, who can do nothing." Showing off your ambitions and upholding justice for the people of the world, this king really envies me!"

At this time, the store owner came over with several drawers of buns, and Li Canghai picked up a bun and handed it to Li Yu.

Li Yu smiled at him, took it casually, put it in his mouth and began to bite.

"Your Majesty is serious, I'm just doing my best." Li Canghai grabbed the bun and stuffed it into his mouth, muttering.

Li Yu took a few bites of the steamed stuffed bun, and said suddenly: "Master Li, you are good at reasoning and solving crimes, and you are known as the 'Grand Duke of the World'. This king has an unfeeling request. I want to solve the case together with Mr. Li. I wonder if Mr. Li can do it. Are you willing to let the king follow?"

Li Canghai had just swallowed the buns and was taking a sip of the broth when he heard what Li Yu said. He jumped up with a loud voice.

Li Yu was also taken aback, he hurriedly said: "Master Li, are you alright?"

Li Canghai waved his hand, picked up a steamed bun and stuffed it into his mouth. After chewing desperately for a while, he swallowed it hard.

After the hot feeling was relieved, Li Canghai exhaled hot air, and said with a wry smile: "My lord, you can't take a joke! You are a rich man, how can you follow the subordinates? You really are a shameful subordinate!"

"This king is not joking. Being able to solve the mystery with Lord Li and avenge the people's grievances is the life that this king wants, instead of being a worthless royal child like now." Li Yu said very seriously. .

Li Canghai was stunned for a moment, he touched his nose, he could see that Li Yu really didn't look like he was joking.

Seeing that he was silent, Li Yu got up immediately, bowed deeply to Li Canghai, and said solemnly: "Please, Mr. Li, because I want to do my best for the people, agree to follow me grown ups!"

"Don't dare, dare not!" Li Canghai hurriedly bowed back, after thinking for a while, he said: "My lord, don't do this, if your lord is interested in investigating the case, feel free to come and find an officer."

Hearing that Li Canghai agreed, Li Yu immediately became happy.

"Master Li, this is what you said. In the future, my king will have to bother you!"

"My lord is serious." Li Canghai said.

While talking, a roasted lamb has been set up.

The golden oil dripped on the coals, making a sizzling sound, and the whole small restaurant was filled with a strong meaty aroma, which made people unable to help but move their index fingers.

"Master Li, please!" Li Yu cut off a piece of fat, tender and juicy leg meat with a knife, and handed it to Li Canghai.

Li Canghai hesitated for a while, and reached out to take it.

Like a gentleman, Li Yu treated Li Canghai with courtesy, which made Li Canghai a little uneasy.

He had never seen a descendant of the royal family with such an easy-going and low-key person.

Which of the descendants of the royal family is not extremely proud, looking at people with their nostrils?It's really rare to see someone as low-key as Li Yu.

He doesn't have the impetuousness of the royal family's descendants, but gives people a feeling of indifference to the world.

"Master Li, what case have you been investigating recently?" Li Yu stuffed a piece of meat dripping with fat into his mouth and said while chewing.

Li Canghai sighed and said: "Without him, we are still investigating the identity of the mastermind behind the 'Nilin Xuanwu'."

"Oh? I don't know if I found anything?" Li Yu asked suspiciously.

Li Canghai shook his head and said, "Now we only know that the mastermind behind the scenes is called 'Linzhu', nothing else."

Li Yu sighed annoyedly, and said: "If Liu Tong could be caught at the beginning, maybe some clues could be found from him. It's all because I was too careless, not only failed to catch him, but was hurt by him instead."

Li Canghai said disapprovingly: "Your Majesty, you don't have to blame yourself. Liu Tong is a man with deep scheming and is loyal to 'Ni Lin Xuan Wu'. Even if he is captured, he will not betray 'Lin Lord'."

Li Yu smiled wryly and said: "Lord Li, please don't comfort me. Although I am a descendant of the royal family, I have no strength to restrain a chicken. I can't secure the country with literature, and I can't rule the country with martial arts. I am really ashamed!"

Li Canghai looked at Li Yu, and after a while, he suddenly said: "My lord's kind heart is admirable. However, I am very curious. I heard that my lord and King Jianning are brothers. The prince doesn't know martial arts?"

Li Yu was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said: "Lord Li doesn't know something, although Brother Wang and I are blood brothers, but Brother Wang grew up outside the Great Wall since he was a child, and he has a master as a teacher, so he has this peerless magic power .And I was born weak and not suitable for learning martial arts, so I have always looked like a frail scholar."

Speaking of this, Li Yu sighed and said with a wry smile: "Because of this, Brother Wang has always felt that I am too weak and lacks the majesty of the royal family, so he has always been reluctant to communicate with me more."

(End of this chapter)