At night, the brightly lit Yellow Crane Tower.

Although night has fallen, the Yellow Crane Tower is crowded with people, boiling in the sky, and the guests who come to drink fill the five-story building to the brim, and the staggered room is very lively.

The Yellow Crane Tower enjoys the reputation of "the first floor of the world", and has the name of "the best view of the world", and the Yueyang Tower of Huguang Yuezhou Mansion and the Tengwang Pavilion of Nanchang Mansion in Jiangxi Province are called "the three famous buildings in the south of the Yangtze River".

Tang Dynasty poet Cui Hao's "Yellow Crane Tower" is popular, so that Li Bai left a feeling that "there is a scene in front of him, and Cui Hao's inscription poem is above".

Outside the main building of the Yellow Crane Tower, there are several yellow crane sculptures cast in brass, which are lifelike and vivid.

The reason why the main building is mentioned is because the Yellow Crane Tower does not just refer to a main building, in addition to the main building, there are a number of auxiliary buildings such as pagodas, archways, corridors, pavilions, etc., which together form the Yellow Crane Tower in people's mouths, and set off the main building more magnificently.

Because the Yellow Crane Tower has a unique national style, exuding the spirit, temperament and charm of the traditional culture of the Han nationality, it has always been a holy place that literati yearn for, leaving a lot of exquisite poems and anecdotes to talk about.

At this moment, in a private room near the river on the fifth floor of the Yellow Crane Tower, four richly dressed sons and brothers enjoyed the performance of the singing and dancing girls while drinking.

Two of the four sons speak with a Xiangyang accent, and the other two have a Wuchang accent, and Li Hongyu, a person with a Xiangyang accent, has a relationship, that is, the little white face and Sun Feng who have met in the Chunfeng Pavilion.

The two sons with Wuchang accents, one is a little stout, and the other is a little thin, it seems that the identity of the stout boy is more noble, and the emaciated boy is responsible for pouring wine for him, and his identity and status are a bit like Sun Feng next to the little white face.

"Second brother, it's still good for you Wuchang, the scenery is beautiful, the river breeze is pleasant, it's a good place to be happy and happy." Between pushing the cup and changing the lamp, the little white face smiled and looked at the river flowing quietly outside the window, and the night view of the river under the quiet starlight was particularly beautiful.

"It's a pity, it's not Hong Wuye's time now, such a beautiful place has nothing to do with the second brother." The stout boy smiled a little disappointed when he heard this, and drank the wine from the wine glass in his hand.

"By the way, you gave the 100,000 taels of silver in the casino, right?" Taking advantage of the opportunity for the thin boy brother to pour wine, the stout boy brother suddenly remembered something, and couldn't help but smile and said to the little white face, "I think about it, I'm afraid you are the only one who has such a skill." ”

"The second brother guessed correctly, the 100,000 taels are under the little sister, and the little sister believes that the head of our Xiangyang Mansion can win the solution to the township test."

Xiaobaiyan smiled slightly and generously admitted that she was full of confidence in Li Hongyu's township test, which forced the two gambling houses to reduce Li Hongyu's odds of winning the championship.

"We have fifteen prefectures and two Zhili prefectures in Huguang, and there are a total of seventeen children's test heads, plus those who have failed to win the game over the years and have been brilliant, you have gambled a little abruptly this time."

The stout boy suddenly laughed, analyzed the situation in front of him to Xiao Baimian, and then looked at Xiaobaimian with interest and said, "Sister, you are usually not so reckless, is there any inside story, what is the origin of this Li Hongyu?" ”

"Second brother, you are too careful, the main examination of the township examination was ordered by the emperor before the examination, and no one knew who the chief examiner of the provinces was before that, and the little sister could not arrange the relevant matters in such a short time even if she had the ability to pass through the sky."

Xiao Baiyan knew what the stout boy meant, and the stout boy was suspecting that Li Hongyu had dredged up the relationship with the examiner, so he replied with a smile, "Besides, those examiners from Hanlin have a stinky and hard temper, and they are very self-controlled, even if the little sister wants to buy them, I'm afraid they won't have this chance." ”

"That's right." The stout boy suddenly bowed his head slightly when he heard this, unlike the provincial school officials, the chief examiner of the township examination not only has a higher status in the officialdom, but also is a temporary dispatch that has nothing to do with local forces, so it is not so easy to buy.

"The reason why Xiaomei will bet heavily on the head of our Xiangyang Mansion Li case is because Xiaomei has a relationship with him, although this person is silent but quite talented in his chest, Xiaomei is very optimistic about him winning the township test this time."

Xiao Baimian smiled when he saw this, and then asked with interest, "Second brother, who are you betting on?" ”

At this time, Sun Feng, who was sitting on the side of Xiao Bai's face, couldn't help but shake his head secretly.

Although Li Hongyu is the head of the Xiangyang Mansion Children's Test, this township test gathered all the students in Huguang, which can be described as a hidden dragon and a crouching tiger, so he does not think that Li Hongyu can stand out from it, because from the distribution of Xie Yuan over the years, Wuchang Mansion and Changsha Mansion occupy an absolute advantage, and the style of study in these two places is also the most prosperous.

It's a pity that Xiao Bai Face resolutely put 100,000 taels of silver on Li Hongyu despite Sun Feng's dissuasion, which made him feel quite helpless, thinking that Xiao Bai Face's move was completely resigned to fate.

"Since you are optimistic about the head of your Fu's children's test, then the second brother will naturally give the head of Wuchang Mansion a favor."

The stout boy smiled and touched his glass with the little white face, and after drinking it all, he said, "But the second brother doesn't have your courage, and he only bet 50,000 taels of silver." ”

"Second brother, the odds of your Wuchang Mansion's children's test case in the casino handicap are the lowest, only one to one, one to two, it can be seen that the outside world is very optimistic about him winning the township test this time."

Xiao Baimian also drank the wine in the glass, and said with a smile, "It seems that the second brother is going to make a fortune this time." ”

"Even if you win, you only earn 10,000 taels of silver, it's just a show." The stout boy waved his hand disappreciably, and then looked at the little white face and smiled, "It's that if the sister bets on the right treasure this time, she will make a lot of money, and she must treat herself at that time." ”

"Second brother, don't worry, if my sister is lucky enough to win, she will definitely have a big feast and have fun with the second brother."

Xiao Baimian suddenly laughed when she heard this, her eyes flashed with a strange look, to be honest, even she didn't know why she had to bet so much silver on Li Hongyu, and she couldn't explain it with normal thinking.

"Young master, it's not good, someone just came to report that Young Master Yi was arrested by the people of the Yamen!" Early the next morning, when Li Hongyu was washing under Rou'er's service, a subordinate suddenly rushed in.

"What?" Li Hongyu was slightly stunned when he heard this, Li Hongyi should be busy preparing for the township exam now, how could he have anything to do with the yamen, and then asked quietly, "What did Young Master Yi do?" ”

"I heard it was murder." The subordinate hurriedly replied, "A student in Changsha Mansion who took the exam was killed in the Qinglou last night, as if Young Master Yi was the murderer. ”

"Why did he get to the Qinglou!" Li Hongyu's brows suddenly frowned when he heard this, and he couldn't help but say to himself, you must know that now that the township exam is approaching, usually those who have the opportunity to win the examination will bury their heads in hard study, so Li Hongyi should stay at home.

"I don't know about this little one." The subordinate thought that Li Hongyu was asking him, and quickly shook his head.

"Young Master, if Young Master Yi is arrested by the Yamen, will he not be able to participate in the township examination next month?" Rou'er felt that this news was too unexpected, and asked after a deep sigh.

"Taking the exam is a trivial matter, according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, killing people pays for their lives, once the crime of murder is implemented, I am afraid he will lose his life!"

Li Hongyu smiled bitterly a little helplessly, who would have thought that Li Hongyu would encounter such a big trouble at this juncture, and his life would be gone.

"Young Master, can Young Master Yi really kill people?" Rou'er realized the seriousness of the situation, and asked with concern, she was not worried about Li Hongyi's life and death, but afraid that Li Hongyu would be affected.

"He hasn't killed a chicken since he was a child, so how can he kill people?" Li Hongyu shook his head after a slight hesitation, "Besides, he came to take the exam this time and was full of ambition, how could he do such a self-destructive thing!" ”

"Someone framed Young Master Yi?" Rou'er's eyes suddenly lit up, which may be an explanation that she can more accept.

"There's so little information right now, God knows what's going on." Li Hongyu shook his head a little depressedly, maybe Li Hongyi was provoked by someone and relied on alcohol to commit murder, this is also a very big possibility, after all, when you go to a place like Qinglou, you will definitely drink, and if you drink, you will make a mistake.

"Let's go to the scene." didn't have time to think about it, Li Hongyu made a quick decision, and after washing, he led Rou'er, Wang Tieniu and others to hurry to the place of the incident, where he would get more news.

The Qinglou where Li Hongyi had an accident is called Mingyue Pavilion, which is one of the famous Qinglou in Wuchang City, and because of the murder involving the candidates, Mingyue Pavilion has been seized by the Jiangxia County Government of Wuchang Prefecture.

When Li Hongyu arrived, there were several officials of the county government on duty in front of the gate of Mingyue Pavilion, prohibiting anyone from entering or leaving, and the people from the county government were conducting an investigation inside, and it was estimated that they would not be able to open for business in the past few days.

Although he couldn't enter the Mingyue Pavilion, Li Hongyu still learned the ins and outs of the matter from the onlookers in front of the door.

Last night, Li Hongyi came to Mingyue Pavilion to drink and have fun at the invitation of several students from Wuchang Mansion, but unexpectedly, a conflict broke out with a group of students from Changsha Mansion and almost got into a fight, and he was quickly pulled away.

However, in the chaos, Li Hongyi was slapped by one of the other party's people, that person was the victim of Changsha Mansion, named Xu Tao, the third place in the Changsha Mansion children's test, the odds of the Wuchang Mansion casino this time are one to nine, and Zhao Xin is more favored by the outside world to win the championship.

As a result, early the next morning, someone found Xu Tao's body in the grass in the yard, and he was killed by multiple knives, holding a sachet in his hand, which was later identified as Li Hongyi's.

So the officers in the yamen searched Li Hongyi's residence, and found the murder weapon at the time of the murder, which was a short knife with blood in it, and Li Hongyu was immediately taken away by the officers in the yamen.

Li Hongyu quickly figured out the general course of the case from the onlookers, and then left with a frown, he knew that Li Hongyi was really in a big trouble this time.