This cold night seems to have no end, and after making trouble for most of the night, I have never seen Dongfang Lu Bai, at this time, Li Mi and Xiong Tingbi are also trying their best to fight wits in the face of Liang Tongcheng's master and apprentice.

Liang Tongcheng is also deep and steady, and he doesn't leak, but after all, he still let Li Mi knock on the side and find a flaw!

The fundamental reason why his apprentice was so anxious to confess to his master should be that this Liang Tongcheng had planned to burn down the Jixi Hall, which caused such a misunderstanding to this young man!

When Li Mi threw out such an inference, the palace guards, and even the people in the craftsman's room, were also shocked, because they couldn't find the words to refute it, Li Mi's inference was completely tenable, and it reasonably explained the behavior of the pair of masters and apprentices!

Liang Tongcheng didn't panic too much, but responded lightly to Li Midao: "This is just your inference, there is no evidence, the old man also said that the prince sent you to investigate the case, and you want to find the old man to make a scapegoat when you are desperate." ”

When Liang Tongcheng said this, everyone hesitated a little, and I have to say that Liang Tongcheng has a very accurate grasp of the psychology of these people.

According to the social hierarchy in ancient times, the so-called Shinong, industrial, commercial and military craftsmen, craftsmen are even lower than military households, they are all low-level craftsmen, often oppressed, Liang Tongcheng is constantly instilling the idea that Li Mi wants to arrest him as a scapegoat, in fact, he wants to win the support of these craftsmen.

In fact, his approach did work, although these craftsmen had been suppressed by Li Mi, they were also afraid of becoming accomplices to arson, and they were even more worried that the palace would settle accounts after the autumn.

But after all, they have worked with Liang Tongcheng for more than ten years, and Liang Tongcheng's behavior is impeccable, and even they have kindness to these craftsmen.

In the face of these noisy craftsmen, Li Mi was not angry, but said to Liang Tong: "This official also said before, before the case is investigated, everyone is suspected, but everyone is innocent, in order to prove that you are innocent, this official decided to search your residence, Master Liang, do you have any objections?" ”

Liang Tongcheng frowned and said: "With all due respect, although I, Liang, am just an unknown person, but my lord is not an official of Wuchang Mansion, and I will search Liang's residence only on the basis of delusional assumptions, there is no evidence, and there is no lawsuit document, I am afraid that I will not be with Wang Fa, if my lord really wants to search, Liang can only sue Wuchang Mansion." ”

Li Mi naturally knew in his heart that although power was rampant in ancient times, and the government's handling of cases was extremely simple and rude, there were also relevant punishments for illegal searches, after all, feudal society protected the landlord class, and the government controlled those lawsuits that infringed on private property very strictly.

If Li Mi was just an ordinary sesame petty official, Liang Tongcheng's kind of warning would naturally be effective, but unfortunately Li Mi came prepared, how could he be threatened by him!

"Master Liang is so angry, it's a pity that you haven't seen the situation clearly, it's not that I want to investigate the case at the moment, but that the prince has entrusted me to investigate the case, as long as it's in the palace, what else can the prince not search?"

Liang Tongcheng heard Li Mi's words, and said with a smile: "Lord Li is a little exaggerated, this is the palace, the prince naturally has the right to search around, but you are not the prince, if you want to search Liang's residence, you can only bother you to ask the prince!" ”

Li Mi looked at Liang Tongcheng, who was smiling a little proudly, and also smiled, and then took out the jade pendant given to him by King Chuding, and said to Liang Tongcheng.

"You are also an old man in the palace for more than ten years, you must also recognize this jade pendant, right?"

Liang Tongcheng and the guards and other people present paid attention, but they saw that this jade pendant reflected a warm brilliance in the firelight, although it was old, it was full of the spirit of a king!

"This is a token given by the prince to the official, seeing this jade is like seeing the prince, but everything related to the investigation of the case, the official can act cheaply, do you think I can search?"

Liang Tongcheng suddenly showed a look of surprise, but he cast a meaningful glance at his apprentice.

The young man also understood when he thought about it, gritted his teeth, and said to Li Mi: "I believe that the master is innocent, I will take you to search!" ”

In the eyes of others, this may be Liang Tongcheng signaling his disciples to come forward and save some last face for himself.

But in Li Mi's eyes, the behavior of the master and apprentice is a little weird, and as for what the blame is, Li Mi can't say for a while.

It's just that once this kind of doubt emerges, Li Mi will never let it go, and at this time he said to the young man.

"I know you care about your master, but you are all parties involved, so it stands to reason that you shouldn't follow you to the scene to collect evidence, so stay here."

The young man was still to be distinguished, but Li Mi said to the palace guards: "Let people go back, send a few more people over, keep an eye on these people, I will go and see where they live, and I will come back soon." ”

The guards also saw the process of Li Mi's investigation with their own eyes, and they were already happy and convinced by Li Mi, coupled with the prince's jade pendant token, where was there any doubt, so he nodded immediately, sent someone back to call for people, and asked a guard who was familiar with the craftsman to lead Li Mi.

The preface also said that the line of the king of Chu has been entrenched in Wuchang for generations, with many heirs, one or two of them have been crowned kings, and the royal family's fortunes have gradually been unable to meet the expenses of the royal family, and the royal government's search for places has become more and more strict.

The people in the palace live in luxury, and need to make a lot of luxuries, and it is not mean to treat these skilled craftsmen, and the accommodation of these craftsmen is still very good.

Liang Tongcheng, as the master of the smelting room, was given a separate courtyard, and the disciples also moved in to serve this master.

Because when the guards came to gather everyone, they were in a hurry, so Liang Tongcheng didn't have time to lock the door, Li Mi and Xiong Tingbi pushed the door and walked in.

There is a very large courtyard in front of it, the lighting is not good at this time, the cold moon is miserable, and as far as the eye can see, the courtyard is full of people!

Li Mi subconsciously pressed the handle of the knife, Xiong Tingbi also took a step back and put on a posture, but the guard who led the way just smiled and said.

"You don't need to be nervous, these are just clay sculptures and terracotta figurines, not real people."

Since he was chosen to lead the way, the guard had some understanding of the situation, and at this time he approached with a lantern and saw that it was really a clay sculpture and terracotta figurine!

These clay figurines and terracotta figurines are life-size and lifelike, and they are really a good craft.

Li Mi and Xiong Tingbi are also amazed, these people are like men and women, old and young, literary and martial, sad and joyful, clay sculptures and terracotta figurines, with different forms, as if the shaper walks in the world, like an indifferent soul without sorrow and joy, extracting all kinds of things in the world.

The guard saw Li Mi and Xiong Tingbi's exclamated expressions, and also looked very proud, and said to the two: "Our prince is recruiting talents, and there are elites in the palace, and this kind of thing is everywhere in the palace. ”

Li Mi also smiled, it was considered to be an acknowledgement, and he didn't stay long, leaving these figures behind, and walked to the room.

The main room is flanked on both sides of the room, the main room should be Liang Tong to live in, and the left wing room should be the place where the little apprentice lives, the right wing room is empty, there are a lot of things in it, all of them are craftsmen with the guys, but they are placed very neatly, and the cleaning is also dusty, and it is the style of the old craftsman at a glance.

Li Mi said to Xiong Tingbi: "Let's go separately, you go to the left wing, if there is any movement, just call out." ”

If it was usual, Li Mi was reluctant to let people touch the scene, after all, the ancients had a very weak intention to protect the scene, and without him present, Li Mi would rather spend more time and energy than let these people share the task of investigation.

But this time is different, if Liang Tongcheng is the arsonist, then he must also be the one who kidnapped Fang San'er, Fang San'er must be detained here, because he is not sure whether Fang San'er is safe, it is naturally the most safe to search her out as soon as possible.

Xiong Tingbi discovered the clues together with Li Mi, and naturally understood Li Mi's intentions, knowing that this search was actually to search for Fang San'er, so he went to the left wing.

The guard who led the way took the initiative to ask, "Lord Li, I can go to the right wing room to take a look." ”

Li Mi shook his head and said to him: "You go to the door and keep guard, if anyone comes, just alert me as soon as possible." ”

Li Mi can trust Xiong Tingbi, but after all, he can't trust the palace guard, although the latter is also a little slanderous, but Li Mi has the prince's token in his hand, and he doesn't dare to disobey the command.

Li Mi waited for the guards to walk outside the door before he walked into the main room.

The arsonist can come and go freely, and he is familiar with the palace, and if he wants to hide such a big living person as Fang San'er, it is easy to say, but it is difficult to say.

The simple thing is that the palace is so big, as long as you can't suspect it, you just let her go crazy in the yard with her bare ass, and no one will know, the difficulty is that if you really want to search the door, you can't hide anything.

However, a person like Liang Tongcheng who leads the arts, even such exquisite portraits of clay sculptures and terracotta figurines can be made, and it is also the head of the smelting room, so it should not be difficult to dig a secret room or tunnel or something.

After a quick search in the room, Li Mi focused his attention on places like the bottom of the bed and the closet, knocking left and right, listening to the echoes, and investigating whether there was a dark pavilion.

But the result was a little disappointing, about half an hour, Li Mi sweated, but he found nothing, so he had to sit on the bed and rest.

Xiong Tingbi over there didn't make much progress, so he walked over to Li Mi and shook his head at Li Mi.

"The place is so big, and there is no secret chamber or cellar or anything like that, where can he hide people? Could it be that this Liang Tongcheng is really innocent? ”

Li Mi inevitably muttered, Xiong Tingbi also pondered for a moment, and said to Li Mi: "Will there be any other hiding places?" ”

Li Mi shook his head and replied to him: "I have already asked the guards, although these craftsmen are well treated, they are also forbidden to move around, after all, further forward is the inner palace of the royal family, and the inner family members of the palace are all beauties, and they are all lonely. ”

"Besides, Fang San'er's identity is sensitive, even if the King of Chu finds out, he is afraid that he will not escape death, the arsonist has been planning for a long time, how can he put Fang San'er in a place beyond his control......"

Xiong Tingbi also thought so, and then said to Li Mi: "Maybe Fang San'er is hiding here, but we can't peep into the flaws, why don't we look for it again?" ”

Li Mi sighed lightly and said, "That's the only way." ”

Li Mi took a deep breath and was about to get up, but he froze in mid-air again!

He smelled an inexplicable aroma, not a daughter's fragrance, full of the smell of sunshine, like the fragrance of quilts and clothes after exposure!

There was a faint hint of surprise in his heart, but he couldn't grasp it for a while, so he froze his movements, closed his eyes, and desperately dug out this hint of inspiration!