In order to alleviate An Xiabai's nervousness and anxiety about this matter, Lu Li decided to take An Xiabai out for a walk and let her rest.

"Queen, recently I heard that there is an official who is corrupt and perverts the law, so I want to go to Weifu for a private visit, I wonder if the queen is willing to accompany me?" Lu Li asked, in fact, there is no such thing at all.

"I'll think about it. I haven't finished dealing with the affairs of the women's college, and I'm afraid it would be irresponsible to leave now. An Xiabai didn't know that Lu Li wanted to take her out for a walk, so she was still worried about the women's college.

"Didn't I tell you that you have to wait for the right time to do things, and before the time comes, you are in a hurry. Let me tell you, this corrupt official is not an ordinary corrupt official, I must rectify him! ”

For the sake of An Xiabai, Lu Li deliberately said something serious. In fact, there is indeed such a thing, but the emperor can go or not, and it is not as serious as Lu Li said.

"What kind of serious law? We have an emperor with such a name, how can there be such a serious corrupt official! An Xiabai asked Lu Li suspiciously, and the latter told her for a long time.

After a while, he said that the corrupt official robbed several people's daughters, abolished his original wife, and forced the parents of several girls to death; After a while, he said that the corrupt official actually took the money for disaster relief to the Qinglou to support the Qinglou woman; After a while, he even said that in order to accept concubines again and again, he even made his eighty-year-old mother angry to death.

"Why are there still such officials? How can you allow such morally corrupt, shameless, and despicable people to serve as officials in our court? ”

An Xiabai was almost angry when he heard Lu Li say this.

On the one hand, these officials echoed the emperor and said that monogamy was very good and advocated their equality between men and women, but on the other hand, they forcibly robbed the people's daughters and engaged in these filthy things.

"So, you have to go with me, let's go and expose this corrupt official, no, the true face of a corrupt official who is not worthy of being an official, you have to give me ideas, what can I do to convince people. And ah, I'm going to have to find someone else to put in this position......"

said a series of several questions to be solved by An Xiabai, and An Xiabai really threw himself into it and decided to go with him.

Lu Li was afraid that An Xiabai would regret it, so he had already ordered someone to pack up his things, and as soon as An Xiabai agreed, he would take her off immediately.

"We're in such a hurry that we don't have anything with us?"

An Xiabai was suddenly pulled into the carriage and was a little overwhelmed.

"Don't worry, I'll have everything packed up, just come with me." Lu Li ordered people to hurry up and set off on horses.

Along the way, Lu Li coaxed An Xiabai to sleep, and then chatted with her about the past, but An Xiabai was still worried.

"Are you still worried about the women's college?" Lu Li hugged her tightly in his arms, and really felt sorry for the woman in his arms.

"No, I just left Beijing suddenly, I didn't say a word to Yang Xiao, I haven't seen her for a few days, and I'm a little worried." An Xiabai's voice was very small, and the worry was not only written on his face, but also expressed in his voice.

"Is she still in the Peach Blossom Temple?" Lu Li asked.

"It should be, last time she said that she could meditate there, so I wanted to stay a few more days, so I didn't ask again."

"Then let's take a trip. It's not bad for a while anyway. ”

After speaking, Lu Li ordered someone to set up a carriage and go to the Peach Blossom Temple.

The Peach Blossom Temple was still as quiet as ever, and Yang Xiao was drinking tea when An Xiabai entered, so uncomfortable.

"Yang Xiao, are you okay?" An Xiabai asked, and Yang Xiao was surprised. What surprised her was not the arrival of An Xiabai, but the arrival of Lu Li.

"How did you think of coming here today?" Yang Xiao poured a cup of tea for each of them.

"We are going to investigate the case of a corrupt official, and the queen is not very worried about you, so we came to see you." Lu Li replied for An Xiabai.

"Don't worry, I've been fine lately. It's such a nice place, not only the scenery is beautiful, the air is fresh, but even my heart is completely calm. ”

Seeing Yang Xiao's calm face, An Xiabai was relieved.

"What do you do here every day?" An Xiabai didn't dare to tell Yang Xiao about the girls' school, otherwise she was afraid that Yang Xiao would be in a hurry.

"Cook every day, sweep the yard, read books, drink tea, and go to fetch some mountain spring water when you have time." Yang Xiao had a quiet smile on his face, and he really looked like a person with a calm heart.

"That's good. This time we were in a hurry. I'm afraid that if you don't inform you, you won't find me. It happened to be not far from here, so we came over. ”

"Don't worry, you can do your things boldly, I'm fine." Yang Xiao gave An Xiabai a reassurance, and they drank a cup of tea together and left.

"Take care of yourself!" I don't know who told whom, it's just a concern anyway.

An Xia Bai and Lu Li got into the carriage again and continued their journey.

About dusk they entered an inn.

"Rest here tonight, wake up tomorrow and leave." Lu Li explained to An Xiabai, who nodded.

"Your Majesty, I heard that there is a small hill around here. After dinner, you can go there for a walk. "Not long after moving in, the little eunuch in charge of serving came in and told Lu Li.

"Okay, let's go down!"

Sure enough, after eating, Lu Li took An Xiabai to the back hill for a walk. At night, there is a large field of fireflies, and with the sound of cicadas chirping and the afterglow of the setting sun, it looks like a painting.

"How long will it be before we get there?" An Xiabai always has something in his heart and always feels uneasy.

"Tomorrow will be two hours away."

"Okay, then I'll wake up early tomorrow."

In order to let An Xiabai sleep well, Lu Li asked the imperial doctor in the palace to prescribe some calming medicine in advance, which was mixed with water and taken to cause notice. Therefore, when An Xiabai woke up the next day, it was already noon.

"Why didn't you call me? It's not good to delay the work. ”

"Don't worry, it won't."

Lu Li gently stroked her hair and comforted.

About two hours after they got on the road, they arrived at the small county town.

When a small local official learned that the emperor was coming, he gave them a banquet and showed them all the actions of the corrupt official.

"Is there any evidence for what you're saying?" In front of outsiders, Lu Li has always been very strict and cold.

"Regarding the robbery of people's daughters, we have the testimony of the father and mother of the robbed people's daughters." The petty official replied.

Lu Li nodded with satisfaction, "What about the other incriminating evidence?" He asked.

"We are also investigating the misappropriation of disaster relief funds. It is said that he used the disaster relief money to support the woman in the Qinglou, but a few days ago, the woman suddenly fell ill and died. "The petty official was a little trembling when he spoke, because he had reported the matter of this corrupt official.

"Why did you die? What disease did you die of? Lu Li frowned and asked.

"The old bustard said that he occasionally felt a cold, but I also sent a doctor to check, and the girl didn't seem to have died of a cold."

"Where is her body?" Lu Li asked again.

"In the patrol room."

"It just so happens that I brought him with me this time, and after dinner, you take him to check it out. Remember to be careful. It's about your life. ”

The reason why Lu Li said this was because he still had doubts.

He thought, this petty official reported the corrupt official. Once that corrupt official falls, then he will definitely come to power. So he was afraid that even if the corrupt official was really wrong, there was something wrong with it.

"Your Majesty rest assured, the minister will definitely assist Your Majesty in investigating this matter."

"Alright, let's go down."

After the petty official left, An Xiabai had some questions, why did the woman suddenly die before the two of them arrived here? Is there something going on here?

After dinner, Lu Li brought the servant and followed the little official to inspect the corpse. The process of the inspection went smoothly, and the results of the examination were really due to the wind chill.

"Don't worry, Lord Zhang, I will definitely say this to the emperor." He told the petty officer.

After coming back, he told the emperor about the matter, and the emperor immediately summoned the little official.

"Master Zhang, I have just reported to me, saying that the woman really died of cold. And I just inquired about it, and said that you have an excellent reputation in this generation. So then, since he is dead, then I will let him die. Next you take his place. Can you do it well? ”

This petty official immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed to the emperor, and also expressed his determination, saying that he would definitely be loyal and responsible for the emperor.

Seeing him like this, Lu Li smiled, and he asked people to call him in.

"Come, in front of Lord Zhang, tell me again what you just investigated."

He made a gesture and said, "Your Majesty, just now I was ordered to go to the woman to examine the body. But before I could reach the announcement party, Mr. Zhang gave me five hundred taels of silver tickets. He said that this woman really died of the cold by chance, and he did not let me enter the patrol room. I said that I had to see some symptoms and go back to report to the emperor, and I agreed to his request, so he let me in. ”

"And what did you find?" Lu Li asked again, he stared at the little official standing aside. I saw him shivering and sweating all over his head.

"The Qinglou woman's tongue is black, and the silver needles in her stomach are also black, which means that he did not die of wind and cold at all, but died of poisoning."

"Your Majesty!" As soon as he finished speaking, the petty officer knelt down with a plop.

"Your Majesty, the minister really didn't lie."

"Then why did you bribe my servant?" Lu Li stood up, his eyes widened, not angry but threatening.

"Your Majesty, Your Minister...... He ...... panicked, and the whole person knelt on the ground, not knowing what to say.

"I'll tell you for you!" An Xiabai on the side suddenly interjected.

"That corrupt official does have some problems, but you are not innocent. You want to pull him off the horse and take the throne yourself, so you also made up some charges to put on him. ”

An Xiabai's words made the petty official immediately sit on the ground and stop quibbling.

"Are you really a fool? I didn't think it was going to be why, but your self-inflicted cleverness hurt you. Cai, the woman before I came here died, is there such a coincidence in the world? ”

"Come, take him down, and insult my eyes."