Drinking tea can drink the dead, I have to say, this is a very ridiculous statement, Li Su is a human being in two lives, and he will see you for a long time.

I never thought that letting my father-in-law do tea trading actually buried a disaster for him, he was confused, a sip of tea can drink people to death, if there is no insider here, Li Su is willing to pull out his eyeballs as a bubble.

"Are you sure you drank tea to death?" Li Su asked next.

Xu Jingzong nodded: "The criminal department has done an inspection, saying that it was poisoned, and the owner of the store didn't eat that night, but only drank a bowl of tea, so the tea sold by your father-in-law has become the biggest suspicion, no, you can't say that you are suspicious, if you can't find clues and evidence to rehabilitate your father-in-law, this life lawsuit will definitely detain your father-in-law's head." ”

"Didn't the owner of the shop have a holiday with my father-in-law? Not only did he quarrel but he almost made a move, how could he go to my father-in-law's store to buy tea? ”

Xu Jingzong smiled bitterly: "I have a festival with your father-in-law, but I haven't had a festival with tea, when your father-in-law opened a tea shop, the relationship between the two was still good, and your father-in-law also sent tea to him many times before and after, the tea you made out is very evil, and you have an addiction when you drink it, even if the relationship between the two is bad later, but the habit of drinking tea can't be changed for a while, the whole Chang'an sells tea, and your father-in-law is the only one, and now people are drinking to death, and the criminal department is not looking for your father-in-law to find anyone?" ”

Li Su nodded.

That's right, the suspicion of the old man is only afraid that it will be difficult to wash away, he owes a large amount of money to others, the two have quarreled because of the money, the relationship is very bad, and he will not die, just at this juncture, he kicked his leg after taking a sip of tea, and in the eyes of the errand officer of the criminal department, this case has both antecedents and consequences, and there are motives for committing the crime and very obvious suspects, at a glance, this is simply a simple homicide case, motives, evidence, criminals, everything, It takes half a day to confess, sign and close the case, and go to death row, just waiting to be beheaded.

"What does the bitter master's family say?" Li Su asked.

Xu Jingzong sighed and said: "The bitter master's family has been holding a funeral on the funeral platform, I went there this morning, and my family just had four words, 'killing people to pay for their lives'." I'm afraid this matter can't be good. ”

Li Su rubbed the corners of his forehead, his head hurt, and he had the unlucky feeling of being hit on the head by a flower pot falling from the sky while walking on the street.

Anyway, Li Su first believed that the old man would never poison and kill, although he did not have much contact with the old man, Li Su could see that the old man was a typical businessman, perhaps with the shrewd philistine that businessmen are used to, and even the problem of being inflammatory, but he never dared to kill, so Li Su was sure that the old man was wronged.

If this unjust case falls on someone else's head, the wronged will be wronged, a merchant who does not rely on no background, was looked down upon everywhere, and was saddled with this life lawsuit, and passed the first trial, the official first preconceived feeling that there was no grievance, with a subjective sense of bias, and then a few torture tools to force, the old man's virtue is not a strong man who regards death as home, it is easy to bend into a trick, and after the confession is signed, the case becomes an iron case, and he can no longer turn over.

The difference is that he is Li Su's father-in-law, a young magnate who has been named a county marquis, and it is impossible for Li Su to turn a blind eye to his father-in-law's difficulties.

"Looks like I'm going to have to go to the Punishment Department." Li Su muttered.

Xu Jingzong sighed: "The criminal department is not easy to accommodate, yesterday I tried my best, even the official position was moved out to suppress people, only from the mouth of a foreigner, I said that I want to go to the prison of the criminal department to visit the prisoner was also refused, the criminal department also saw the meaning, they want to make this case as an iron case as soon as possible, the kind that cannot be turned over." ”

"No matter what, I still have to try, after all, I am Mingzhu's father, and I should do my best."

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With Zheng Xiaolou, Fang Lao Wu, and dozens of members of the Li family, Li Su rode on his horse and went straight to Chang'an City.

Dressed lightly and simply, low-key and unassuming, Li Su walked straight to the Criminal Department after entering the city.

The Criminal Department is located at the north end of Zhuque Street, which belongs to Shangshu Province, and Li Su happens to be the capital of Shangshu Province.

When they arrived at the gate of the torture deployment office, the soldiers on duty saw Li Su and hurriedly bowed and saluted, without even checking Li Su's waist card, and let him in.

In the gate of the criminal department is a thick and solemn wall, carved on the wall a pair of fierce beasts, legend has it that this beast is one of the dragons, because of the character of distinguishing between right and wrong, impartial and judgmental, so often as the Rui beast of the prison department, to be vigilant and self-prestigious.

Passing through the wall, there is a green vestibule, and behind the court is the famous criminal department lobby, where every major case that shakes the court and the courtiers is interrogated and judged.

Li Su walked through the lobby under the porch at the corner of the eaves, walked all the way inside, and stopped only when he reached the pillars of the second hall.

The officer on duty obviously recognized Li Su, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute and smile, Li Su was very polite, smiling and inviting the head of the criminal department to come out to see him.

The messenger thought that Li Su had come to deliver the official document again, so he asked Li Su to sit down in the hall, and it didn't take long for him to see a green-robed official hurrying out.

Li Su squinted his eyes and found that he knew this official, surnamed Sun Mingqing, who was responsible for receiving and delivering official documents from the three provinces and the government.

After the two saluted each other, Li Su sat down again, and then Tiannan Haibei started an idle article, first of all, a long long live my emperor, subduing the world, I waited for He Xingsheng to be born in the Tang Dynasty and other sycophants, Sun Qing was confused, but he had to follow Li Su to sing and write well in the direction of Taiji Palace, expressing the meaning of praising the courier companion's post.

After the sycophant was filmed, Li Su began to talk about national affairs, the international situation, from the repair of the embankment of the Yellow River to the fact that Songtsen Gampo in Tubo was probably born to his father's third concubine and so on.

Sun Qing was still polite at first, and occasionally echoed a few sentences, but seeing that Li Su finished talking about this and that, and seemed to have the potential to talk about a thousand miles, Sun Qing's face began to twitch.

Did this Li Xianhou take the wrong medicine? In the afternoon, I went here to talk about the gossip topic of how many concubines the lord of Tubo was, everyone is doing express delivery, how many orders do you have to take every day, how many orders you have to deliver, don't you know that you are so busy with work?

"Slow, slow...... Li Xianhou, please forgive the officials for being rude. Sun Qing had to interrupt Li Su's nonsense, and said with a wry smile: "Xiaguan is very willing to listen to Li Xianhou's teachings, but let's put official affairs first, what do you think?" Li Xianhou is here to deliver the official document of Shangshu Province, right? First give the official document to the lower officials, and after the lower officials are sent to Qi Shilang, how about coming back to listen to the teachings of the Hou Ye? ”

Li Su patted his forehead and woke up in shock: "Ah! Yes, business first, ah, look at my memory, I almost forgot to get down to business......"

Sun Qing put on a smiling face.

Then, Li Su spread his hands: "However, I don't have any business today......

"Huh?" Sun Qing was taken aback, did you really come to the yamen of the criminal department for a long time to chat?

Who knew that Li Su suddenly smiled and said, "Although there is no official matter, I have a private matter, and I ask Master Sun to do it for convenience......"

Sun Qing hurriedly said: "Master Hou might as well come here, and the officials should do their best." ”

Li Su said slowly: "I heard...... Yesterday, the Criminal Department took a prisoner in East City? He is a tea seller, surnamed Xu. ”

Sun Qing thought for a moment and said hesitantly: "Surname Xu?" Could it be the case of Xu Jingshan? ”

Li Su smiled: "Yes, it's Xu Jingshan." Director Sun, please make it convenient, I want to ask about the whole of this case, and I also want to go to the prison of the Criminal Department to see him. ”

Sun Qing was shocked: "Hou Ye and this Xu Jingshan ......"

"Xu Jingshan is my father-in-law, and the Xu family is his daughter."

Sun Qing was shocked: "It turns out that Xu Jingshan is actually your father-in-law!" This...... I didn't hear about it yesterday when the Criminal Department took people. ”

Li Su smiled: "That's because my Li family and Xu family have always been low-key, but low-key is low-key, and you can't let others ride on your neck, right?" ”

Sun Qing showed embarrassment on his face, and sighed: "Master Hou, Xu Jingshan's case, I'm afraid it's not that simple, the lower officials are light-hearted, and they can't help much, this case has been submitted to the desk of the criminal department, and Zhang Shangshu will handle it personally......"

"Zhang Shangshu?"

Sun Qing said with a smile: "Yunguo Gong Zhang Liang, the governor of Luozhou, and the secretary of the criminal department, originally the post of Shangshu was Yaoling, but at the beginning of the year, Grandpa Zhang returned to Chang'an from Luozhou, and now he actually receives the post of Shangshu of the Criminal Department. ”

Li Su's heart sank, and then his suspicion deepened.

An ordinary homicide case, it stands to reason that no matter how bad this case is, it should be interrogated and handled by the local government, that is, the Yongzhou Assassin Mansion, because although Chang'an is the national capital, administratively speaking, it should be classified under the rule of Yongzhou, and there is no reason to directly try it by the Criminal Department. In the six ministries of the three provinces, even a courier brother like Li Su is so busy, and the Shangshu of the Criminal Department is so idle?

Zhang Liang is not familiar with this person, he has only met twice, Zhang Liang is also one of the famous generals of the Tang Dynasty, Li Su and other famous generals of the Tang Dynasty can easily have a good relationship, meet the uncle's uncle's random shouting, the famous generals are all cheerful people, and they will treat him as a nephew as soon as they are happy, but only this Zhang Liang does not seem to be very easy to deal with, I have seen it twice in previous years, Li Su is very respectful, Zhang Liang's response is very cold, Li Su originally did not have a hobby of sticking a hot face to other people's cold butts, seeing that the response was cold, he did not come forward again, It's just that every New Year's Day, the Li family's gift list still has Zhang Liang's name, which is a rule of etiquette and has nothing to do with friendship.

If someone else is the secretary of the Criminal Department, Li Su can still make some effort out of it, not to make the big things small, at least to ensure that the trial is fair and just, and there is no dark box, but I didn't expect that Zhang Liang was in charge of the Criminal Department, and the old man's case was only a little hanging.

Li Su gritted his teeth, no matter how difficult it is, he has to do it, after all, he is his father-in-law.

"I don't know if Zhang Shangshu can be in the Criminal Department? I'd like to meet him. Li Suqiang said with a smile.

Sun Qing shook his head and said: "Early in the morning, Zhang Shangshu was ordered to go to Fengzhou, saying that he was driving to welcome the Tibetan minister, and I am afraid that he will have to wait for four or five days to return to Chang'an." (To be continued.) )