Li Longji issued an edict to crown the second prince as the crown prince and entered the East Palace. The eldest prince was named King Li Congtan, and the edict was deliberately gentle and reluctant, and the third prince Li Yu was named the king of loyalty, and Li Mao, the son of Concubine Wu Hui, was named the king of longevity. At the same time, a total of 16 princes were crowned as kings, and all the princes who were crowned kings were given residences in the Ten Wangfufang north of Taiji Palace, and the world changed the name of Shiwangfufang to Sixteen Wangfufang.

The efficiency of the household department was really fast, and the day after the edict was issued, the residence of the Duke of Chu was repaired. Guo Li went to check it out in person, and it was beyond the imagination of the poor. Guo Li lived in a simple house in his previous life, and now he couldn't help but be taken aback when he saw the huge Chu State Mansion. Pavilions, Champs pools, and households are simple to repair, but they also exceed expectations. Originally, Guo Li planned to move in after the handover of the household department, but now that he saw the magnificence of the Duke of Chu, it was difficult to make up his mind. Fortunately, one of the two ladies in the mansion is a royal princess and the other is a young lady of the Wang family, so these things naturally don't need to be bothered by Guo Li. After the family looked at the house together, Qinglian and Baguio each put forward a lot of suggestions for repairs. Guo Li is rich at the moment, but he doesn't feel too sorry for the silver. After half a month of redecorating the palace, the family moved into a new house.

Baguio's belly is big, and it is difficult to move. The maids Chunshui and Xia Jiang serve every day, for fear that something will happen. Originally, a banquet should be set up to celebrate the joy of housewarming, Guo Li considered that Baguio was about to give birth, and it would be embarrassing to hold a banquet if the child had a birthday again, so he postponed the celebration and held a banquet after Baguio gave birth.

The house is too big to be taken care of by manpower. Although Steward Gou is young, he has been exposed to it since he was a child, but he is also competent. Originally, there were not a few subordinates in the house, and the housekeeper Gou added a few envoys, and the miscellaneous servants in the house were temporarily taken care of by the political affairs spies who returned from the Western Regions. Guo Lisheng was afraid that he had wronged these men of the Kudi tribe, so he deliberately handed over to the housekeeper and appointed Kudi Xiong, Kudi Stickyhan, Kudi Wangyue, Kudi Zhen, and Kudi Ziyue as "stewards". As for the rest, it is managed by five people.

Meng Haoran officially moved into the house. Guo Li originally wanted to give the old house to Meng Haoran, but Meng Haoran insisted on refusing to give it, saying: "A gentleman is not subject to merit." Guo Li transformed the old mansion of Shengyefang into a contact point in the capital, and Meng Haoran was in charge.

On the third day of moving into the new house, a strange case occurred. Lin Xiucai, a man in Meng County, Luoyang Prefecture, killed a woman, and the local county ordered Xiucai to die. After the review of Luoyang Mansion and the Criminal Department, it was finally reported to Dali Siqing. When Guo Li checked the case file, he found that Lin Xiucai had no motive for committing the crime.

The homicide seems simple.

According to the case file, Lin Xiucai coveted the beauty of the woman and harassed the woman many times. The woman was the maid of a local landlord and did not leave the house. On this day, I went out with the lady to burn incense and pray, and before going home, the lady told the maid to buy some rouge gouache, but who knew that there was no news of this time. The lady informed the family and reported it to the authorities. A few days later, the woman's body was found abandoned in the woods outside the city. After inspecting the scene, the Qiu County Order of Mengxian County found a folding fan with the word "Shendu" written on it, and the signature was Lin Siyuan, which was Lin Xiucai's name. He reported that the maid was still in perfect condition, and that there was no adultery. Meng County ordered Lin Xiucai to take down, but who knew that Lin Xiucai would not admit it. At the time of the crime, Lin Xiucai was studying the books of sages at home, and the testimony was Lin Xiucai's wife, Lin Heshi. Meng County Ling saw that the evidence in this case was conclusive, and sentenced Lin Xiucai to death. After several rounds of torture with sticks, Lin Xiucai admitted that because of the coveting of the beauty of the maid, the courtship failed and made a murderous move. As for how Lin Xiucai killed people, the murder weapon and the killing process, it is briefly recorded in the case file. This case caused a sensation in the local area, and Zhang County of Mengxian County sentenced Lin Xiucai to death and reported it to the Criminal Department for review.

Considering that there was still more than a month left for Baguio to give birth, Guo Li decided to take Shaoqing Mingqi to Meng County for verification. Although Sun Li's ability to investigate cases is stronger than that of Ming Jue, Guo Li likes Ming Jue from the bottom of his heart, and takes him out to practice.

Guo Li took Meng Haoran, Ming Jue, and Ku Dixiong to Luoyang Meng County together. Lin Xiucai lay dying in prison, his clothes were ragged and bloodstained, and he seemed to have suffered a lot. Seeing Guo Lishi's eyes blank, it seemed that he had given up hope of life. Guo Li has a headache and is most afraid of this kind of person. Even if you have been wronged, because you have already given up in your heart, I am afraid that you will not be able to find out the truth.

Meng Haoran and Ming Jue went to inspect the files and physical evidence together, and Guo Li ordered someone to prepare a table of wine and food and send it to the cell. Lin Xiucai didn't even glance at the food delivered, and lay in the corner of the cell. It was as if he was dead. It is said that when the person sentenced to death saw someone from the capital investigating the case, he should show a wronged appearance and shout loudly Lord Qingtian, in short, Lin Xiucai's appearance is very strange.

"Lin Xiucai, this official knows that you have grievances, why don't you say nothing and don't complain? Slowly explain your case in detail, and if there is a grievance, the official will definitely make the decision for you. If you don't defend yourself like this, I'm afraid that after the official goes back, the criminal department will review and issue the documents, and your days will not be a few days. ”

It is rare for Guo Li to persuade people so hard, but Lin Xiucai does not enter the oil and salt, and he is reluctant to speak, looking like he is waiting for death. Guo Li looked at it and shook his head, feeling that he couldn't do it. Since Lin Xiucai was unwilling to reveal the truth, and was determined to die, Guo Li had no choice but to withdraw from the cell to see what Meng Haoran and they had discovered.

Zhang Xianling held a banquet in the famous Fengxian Building in the city to entertain Guo Li, and Guo Li just took the opportunity of the meal to learn more about the case. After Meng Haoran and Ming Jue came back, they were invited to Fengxian Tower, Zhang County Order did not call outsiders, and Liu County Cheng of the county government accompanied Guo Li and his party. In fact, there were several people led by Ku Dixiong who came with Guo Li, but as soon as they arrived in Meng County, these people were arranged by Guo Li to go out to find out the news like a net.

Seeing Meng Haoran, Guo Li didn't want to ask directly in front of Zhang County's order. If this case is really an unjust case, Zhang County's order will inevitably be affected in the assessment of the officials. The guests and hosts ate and drank together, and did not talk about business at all. Zhang Xianling wanted to ask several times, but finally did not ask. Zhang County is in charge of this case, although many of the evidence in the case point to Lin Xiucai, but it is not ironclad. Therefore, Zhang Xianling was inevitably a little frightened when he saw the investigation of the case by Dali Temple in the capital.