It is rumored that during the reign of Dezong, Li Qi was pampered and arrogant, and dominated Jiangnan for nearly 20 years, amassing countless wealth. Until the death of Dezong, the first emperor Shunzong ascended the throne, and the current saint Li Chun, who was the crown prince at the time, couldn't stand Li Qi's means of collecting money, and couldn't tear his face with him, so he was relieved of his position as a salt and iron transfer envoy and promoted to the envoy of Zhenhai Festival.

Who knew that Li Qi intensified his efforts and no longer collected wealth, but he firmly grasped the political power and military power in his hands, killed many subordinates, and replaced all the important positions in the six prefectures of Zhenhai with his cronies. The people of Liuzhou had a hard time surviving under his obscenity, and they joined forces with the officials to revolt, but Li Qi did not report it and dealt with it privately.

When the matter reached the court, Long Yan was furious, and after the Holy Lord ascended the throne, he wanted to cut him. Unexpectedly, last year, there were rebellions in Xia Suiyin and Jiannan Xichuan towns one after another, and the Shengshang's energy was limited, so he had to put aside the matter for the time being, and sent Bai Juyi, the head of the new section, to defect to him as a staff member and secretly collect evidence that he was the victim.

It wasn't until the political situation was slightly settled this year that Bai Juyi also successfully won the trust of Li Qi, and the saint asked his brother Li Chengxuan to come to Zhenhai to join forces with him in the name of escorting the Empress Dowager's birthday, just to find an opportunity to send Li Qi down. Li Qi probably also sensed the intention of the saint, so he pledged his allegiance, but he refused to go to Beijing for a long time, for fear that he knew that he would go and never return.

"Li Qi is really an old fox!" Xiling Yue said hatefully, "I actually found an assassin for him, it's really a help!" ”

"You are in Xichuan, I don't know the situation in Zhenhai, I can't blame you for this matter." Li Chengxuan said fairly.

However, she still blamed herself a little, looked at Li Qi's footsteps again, and asked, "How does the saint want to cure his crimes?" ”

"It depends on when you can solve the case," Li Chengxuan said lightly, "This case will definitely bring out a lot of secrets, but it can justifiably send him down." ”

"You're taking advantage of me!" Only then did Xilingyue finally understand why Li Chengxuan would help her solve the case again and again!

Li Chengxuan didn't explain, but said: "You can think like this, anyway, we are already in the same boat." ”

Xilingyue was suddenly speechless. Yes, since that night's robbery, I have been in the same boat as him. He also used his identity and power as a cover, wanting to use him to escape from Zhenhai. In this way, it's not like whomever is taking advantage of whom, so let's take what they need!

Xi Lingyue thought like this, balanced her heart a little, and returned Li Qi's footsteps to him: "Listening to you say this, I still have a heavy responsibility!" If the case cannot be solved in time, it will not delay the major events of the Holy Heavens. ”

Li Chengxuan showed a look of "teachable".

Xilingyue sighed again: "But it's almost the end of the month, and I haven't solved a single case!" She couldn't help muttering to herself, "Li Qi has offended so many people, even if someone wants to take revenge on him, I won't be able to finish investigating it for a while!" ”

"Oh yes, I've heard of one thing, intuitively related to this case, maybe it can help the Xiling lady." Bai Juyi suddenly spoke.

Xiling Yue couldn't wait to ask: "Master Bai say it quickly!" ”

Bai Juyi then counted the time and said: "More than 40 years have passed since this incident. I heard that before Li Qi came out, he had a good relationship with Qi Changtian, who joined the army in Fengxiang Mansion, and one day Li Qi suddenly went to Dali Temple to report him, saying that he was talking about the clan and slandering his ancestors. When Emperor Shizong had just ascended the throne and was about to take advantage of people, he sentenced Qi Changtian to behead for public display, and his wife also hanged herself. Only then did Li Qi fill the vacancy of Fengxiang Mansion to join the army, which has always been criticized, saying that he was a traitor to his friends and sought office, and also occupied other people's official positions. ”

Although Xilingyue didn't know how this matter was related to the recent case, she also felt disgusted: "Betraying friends for glory, the descendants of the Qi family didn't settle accounts with him?" ”

Bai Juyi sighed when he heard this: "This is the most outrageous thing. When Qi Changtian died, his wife had just been pregnant with Liujia, and she committed suicide with the child, leaving no queen. ”

Xilingyue was even more angry after hearing this, and Xiao Guo also scolded: "He is really a ruthless and unrighteous old brute!" ”

Only Li Chengxuan heard the mystery and asked Bai Juyi: "Which ancestor did Qi Changtian discuss back then?" ”

"Gaozu's youngest son, Taizong's younger brother, Teng King Li Yuanying."

"King Teng!" Xilingyue exclaimed in surprise and glanced at Li Chengxuan. Between the lightning and the fire, both of them saw a certain look in each other's eyes, which seemed to be unexpected and apparent.

It's a pity that Xiao Guo didn't understand anything, and asked in confusion: "Wasn't King Teng an ancestor a hundred years ago?" What can it have to do with Li Qi? ”

No one answered him. Only Xiling Yue said an irrelevant word: "Lord Wang, I want to ask Master Bai for a favor." ”

Two days later, the Royal Palace, the Imperial Garden.

As soon as the sky was bright, Bai Juyi personally drove the carriage quietly to the back gate of the Imperial Garden. Xiao Guo had been waiting here for a long time, and hurriedly greeted him: "Master Bai has worked hard, have you found something?" ”

"Found it." Bai Juyi dragged a sack full of mud from the car, and the two carried it into the back door together.

Xilingyue was pacing back and forth in the hall, obviously she couldn't wait, and when she saw Xiao Guo and Bai Juyi, she hurried out and said, "The sack is too dirty, don't bring it in." ”

Bai Juyi also had this intention, so he put the sack under the steps nearby. Xiling Yue didn't care about the mud, took out the dagger that had been prepared a long time ago, and asked while cutting the rope: "Did you find it near Penglai Island?" ”

"That's right." Bai Juyi was so tired that he was sweating, "It's also a coincidence, Li Hengfa is about to be mourned, Li Qi didn't come back from Jinshan Temple last night, so I seized the opportunity to salvage." ”

"There's Lo Lotte." Li Chengxuan also walked out of the hall and stood on the steps to watch a few people busy.

Bai Juyi raised his head and smiled: "The prince is too polite, but it is Xiling lady, how do you know that there is a sack in the lake?" ”

"Not only did I know there were sacks in the lake, I also knew that there were fragments of porcelain clay in it." Xilingyue used a dagger to cut the last dead knot and untie the sack, which, as she said, was full of porcelain clay shards. But after soaking in the lake for more than 20 days, the debris was covered with mud, and the original color and style could no longer be distinguished.

However, this was enough, she pinched up a piece of porcelain clay and smiled happily: "I guessed correctly!" ”

Li Chengxuan saw that her chin and placket were covered with sludge, like a cat, and couldn't help but ask, "How did you know that there are sacks in the lake?" ”

"Well, secret!" Xilingyue sold Guanzi, "I'll tell you when I reveal the real murderer!" ”

"Oh, how did you learn the prince's set, only half of what you say!" Xiao Guo was very dissatisfied.

Li Chengxuan was also helpless, but he didn't ask any further.

(End of chapter)