"Receive the favor of others, and repay it with a spring. I, Ah Si, am a rough man, but I also know this principle. If General Qin hadn't helped back then, how would I be where I am today? Xiong Ah Si carefully arranged the fruit neatly and said.

Li Canghai was silent for a moment and said, "Do you believe that General Qin collaborated with the enemy and treason? ”

Xiong Ah Si was stunned for a moment, he thought about it, and sighed: "How can I believe?" What if you don't believe it? Could it be that General Qin's family of more than 60 people can still come back from the dead? ”

"If General Qin is wronged, don't you want to see General Qin have a day of grievances?" Li Canghai frowned and asked.

Xiong Ah Si looked at the rain that slipped from the eaves, and said sadly: "Now that the traitorous ministers are in charge, the loyal and good people themselves are difficult to protect, who will avenge General Qin?" This bright and bright world has long been shrouded in darkness, and the principles of heaven have long been annihilated by human nature, and the grievances are just a joke! ”

"Traitors are in charge, but there are also loyal and righteous people. Darkness never envelops the bright, all it takes is timing. If General Qin is wronged, God will give him justice. Li Canghai said in a calm tone.

Li Canghai's words made Xiong Ah Si stunned for a moment.

He looked at Li Canghai, laughed a few times, then stood up, shook his head without saying a word, picked up the paper umbrella and walked towards the rain.

Li Canghai didn't stop him, looking at Xiong Asi's distant back, he gradually had some guesses in his heart.

This time I came here, it can be said that I have gained a lot.

The benefactor mentioned by the apprentice in the iron shop is likely to be Qin Fu.

Qin Fu helped Xiong Ah Si, and Xiong Ah Si has always been fond of him, so after learning that Qin Fu was beheaded by the whole family. Xiong Ah Si went to help them collect the corpses without hesitation.

From this point of view, Xiong Ah Si is indeed a righteous man.

"Blacksmith. Bathhouse guys, corpse collectors ....... ”

Li Canghai narrowed his eyes. After thinking about the profession that Xiong Ah Si had done, he looked back at the cold mansion, he held up his umbrella and left the deserted mansion with him.

After returning to Di Mansion, Cui Jian had already sent the relevant materials from fourteen years ago.

Li Canghai asked all the materials to be sent to his room, then closed the door and flipped through it alone.

Since stepping into the room in the evening, Li Canghai has not stepped out of the door for the whole night.

The information sent by Cui Lian. records all the people involved in the case of Qin Fu's treason with the enemy.

It can be seen from the records that Qin Fu has guarded the frontier for more than ten years, which can be said to be a great contribution.

In the seventeenth year of Kaiyuan, Tubo invaded Shibao City, the jurisdiction of the Tang Dynasty, and immediately sent heavy troops to guard it, and used it as an outpost position, repeatedly sent troops, invading Hexi, Longyou and other places, and became a problem for the henchmen of the Tang Dynasty.

In March of the same year. Qin Fu, who was still the envoy of Shuofang Jiedu, suggested that Li Yi, the king of Xin'an, adopt long-distance attack tactics and kill Shibao City day and night.

Qin Fu took the lead and led his soldiers to Shibao City overnight. The officers and soldiers who killed the Tibetan defenders were caught off guard, suffered heavy casualties, and Shibao City fell into the hands of the Tang Dynasty again.

Since then. The west of the Tang River and the Longyou region are connected.

In the hands of Qin Fu, Tubo was defeated in successive battles. There was an uproar in the country, so he sent an envoy to ask for peace and marriage. Since then, there has been no war between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo for ten years, and the people on the border of the two countries live and work in peace and contentment, which can be said to be a great credit to Qin Fu.

Since then, Qin Fusheng shook the border pass, which made Tubo very jealous.

In the twenty-seventh year of Kaiyuan, Qin Fu was recalled to Chang'an by Xuanzong because of his meritorious service in guarding the border passes, and was crowned the general of Huaihua.

When he returned to Chang'an, Qin Fu saw the traitor Li Linfu brutalizing Zhongliang, and accused him in public in the court.

In the same year, when Qin Fu returned to the border, rumors began to spread.

It was not until May of the following year that Qin Fu left the border without authorization for some reason and returned to Luoyang, and Tubo took the opportunity to occupy Guazhou and other places.

What made Li Canghai feel strange was that all the witnesses who identified Qin Fu turned out to be Qin Fu's former subordinates.

The physical evidence is a few letters, which are letters of conspiracy between Qin Fu and the Tubo generals.

It is said that those letters are in Qin Fu's handwriting, which he himself admits.

But there is one record that makes him feel strange, that is, although Qin Fu admits that the handwriting is his own, he does not admit that the letter was written by himself.

In addition, the most confusing point for Li Canghai was that when Qin Fu left the border, Tubo suddenly invaded Guazhou.

The strange thing is that the Tibetan army was like no one, and without encountering any resistance along the way, it easily invaded Guazhou.

What surprised Li Canghai the most was that after this, the defenders of Naguazhou were not punished, but rose all the way up and became a loyal general.

In addition to the Guazhou guards, he also found that several other people were also promoted after Qin Fu was killed.

After Li Canghai pondered carefully, he found that these people actually had one thing in common, they were all guards on the road of Tubo's invasion of Guazhou.

These people were all stripped of their military power at first, and then they were promoted for various reasons, with an average of three ranks each promoted.

"It's funny, it's really funny. The loss of the city, not only was it not investigated, but it rose step by step, which is interesting. Li Canghai put down a notebook, squinted his eyes, and said to himself.

Li Canghai picked up the pen, wrote down the things that needed to be investigated on a piece of paper, and then opened the door and walked in.

By this time, the sky had already brightened.

Li Canghai hurriedly left the Di Mansion.

Baiguanyuan, located on the east side of the palace, is the place where the ministers temporarily live and handle official business.

Li Canghai came to Baiguanyuan, and after asking the guards a little, he walked in the direction of the sixth department.

The temporary office of the Sixth Ministry, a courtyard with two entrances and two entrances, at this time, the officials of the Sixth Ministry have begun to sort out the Tang newspapers sent from all over the country.

Li Canghai strode in and came to the place where the six Shangshu were located.

"Master Li? How did you get here so early? Cui asked in surprise.

Li Canghai bowed slightly to Cui Lian and said, "Master Cui, Canghai is here to ask a few Shangshu masters for important matters. ”

"Oh? What's the matter with you? Cui asked asked.

Li Canghai took out a paper from his sleeve, handed it to Cui Zhuo, and said, "Can you recognize these people?" ”

Cui Lian took the paper and looked at the name on it carefully. said: "These people belong to the Ministry of War, you can sit here for a while." I'm going to find the military department to come here. ”

Li Canghai nodded, then found a chair and sat down.

A moment passed. Cui Jian led an old man with the same white beard, but he was in good spirits.

"Master Lee." The old man walked over and saluted slightly to Li Canghai.

"Lord Lin." Li Canghai returned the salute, and after the two exchanged politeness, they sat down one after another.

"Master Li, what do you want to know about them?" After sitting down, Lin Shangshu asked.

Li Canghai said: "I want to know their resumes of promotions. ”

Lin Shangshu nodded and said, "These people all joined the army in the seventeenth year of Kaiyuan and have gone through the battlefield. Step by step. However, in the twenty-eighth year of the Kaiyuan Dynasty, they were all removed from their posts and investigated because they were involved in the case of Qin Fu's collaboration with the enemy, and in September of the same year, the official was reinstated, and he was promoted to three levels in a row for the next three years, and the highest one was promoted to a loyal general. ”

Li Canghai frowned: "Lord Lin, I'm a little puzzled, these people have lost the city, why did they reinstate their original positions so quickly, and they were promoted again and again?" ”

Lin Shangshu sighed and said, "Master Li doesn't know anything. Without resistance, these men surrendered the city to Tibet, and according to the rules of the military department, these people should be beheaded. But after a few months of lockdown. However, Li Xiangguo said that they not only had no fault, but had merit, and reinstated them as officials. ”

Li Canghai narrowed his eyes. Suddenly, in his heart, Li Xiangguo in Lin Shangshu's mouth. is the traitorous Li Linfu.

Knowing this, many things make sense.

Li Canghai gradually had a bold guess in his heart. After the guess, there is a direction for the investigation.

"Lord Lin, where are these people now?" Li Canghai thought for a moment and suddenly asked.

"Three of them came to Luoyang with the holy car this time, and the remaining few were far away at the border." Lin Shangshu said.

Li Canghai nodded, and after learning the names of several people in Luoyang from Lin Shangshu, he said goodbye and left.

"Master Li, the old man will give you a ride." Cui Jian said and followed.

"Master Li, could it be that you really found something?" Cui Jian asked as he walked.

Li Canghai put his hands behind his back and muttered: "It's hard to say now, these are just my guesses, but one thing is certain, Qin Fu's case definitely has something else to hide." ”

After thinking about it, Li Canghai turned around and asked, "Master Cui, do you know where the three legal divisions who tried this case fourteen years ago are now?" ”

Cui Lian stroked his beard and said: "The official department of the year was robbed and killed by the bandits, and the Zhengqing of Dali Temple resigned and retired after the case was tried, and there has been no news since then, and the imperial doctor is about to die, and it seems to be in this Luoyang City." ”

Cui Jian seemed to see Li Canghai's thoughts, and asked, "Isn't Master Li trying to find them and ask about the trial of the case back then?" ”

Li Canghai nodded and said: "Your Excellency guessed right, the most critical part of this case now is the details of the trial back then. ”

Cui Lian stroked his beard, nodded, and said, "Having said that, but after fourteen years, I'm afraid that the three law divisions of the year have long forgotten about it!" ”

Li Canghai's brows furrowed slightly, and after thinking about it, he said, "My lord, can you help me find out their whereabouts, I need to talk to them." ”

Cui Jian thought for a moment and said, "Don't worry, Lord Li, the old man will do his best." ”

"So, there's Lord Lao!" As he spoke, Li Canghai bowed deeply to Cui Lian.

Cui Lian bowed his hand slightly, and said, "Lord Li is polite, the old man won't send it, please!" ”

Li Canghai nodded, and then left Baiguanyuan.

It's still raining, and it's raining a little heavier than yesterday.

Li Canghai held an umbrella and walked slowly on the unmanned Shendu Avenue.

Three days have passed since the seven-day deadline, and he has not found any direct clues in these three days.

The way to solve the case requires bold assumptions, but more importantly, careful verification.

Careful verification, on the other hand, requires a variety of clues to illustrate the hypothesis.

The problem now is that he has hypotheses from various records, but there is no evidence to support them, after all, they are all written descriptions.

Just as Li Canghai was pondering, a carriage suddenly stopped head-on in front of him, and a person jumped out of the carriage, who bowed to Li Canghai and said, "Lord Li, my prince is invited." ”

When Li Canghai heard this, he looked up and found that this person was the butler of King Su Li Yu, Qi Yunhe.

"I don't know what the prince is looking for me?" Li Canghai asked.

Qi Yunhe's face suddenly became serious, and he said eagerly: "My lord, the prince has encountered some trouble, please come with me immediately." ”

Li Canghai chuckled in his heart, and hurriedly asked, "What happened to the prince?" ”

"It's hard to say, and please go with the little one as soon as possible, and when you get there, the adults will know." Qi Yunhe said with an anxious expression.

Li Canghai frowned slightly, didn't say a word, and got into the carriage directly.

Qi Yunhe pulled Li Canghai and did not go to the place where King Su lived, but came to a gambling house.

When Li Canghai jumped out of the carriage, the whole person was stunned.

"Steward Qi, is the prince gambling here?" Li Canghai felt a little incredible.

Qi Yunhe smiled bitterly and said helplessly: "After the adults go in, they will naturally know." ”

Li Canghai touched his nose, and he saw that there were still officials standing on both sides of the gambling house.

"This prince is the prince, and he has to bring officers and soldiers with him for gambling money, and there is really no one!" Li Canghai said secretly in his heart.

However, when he stepped into the gambling house, he smelled blood in the air!

Li Canghai instantly became solemn, such a strong smell of blood, there must have been a murder!

Li Canghai hurriedly looked around, and sure enough, at a gambling table on the left side of the gambling house, a dealer was half-lying on the gambling table, with a short knife stuck in his chest, but he had been dead for a long time.

Li Yu and Luoyang Mansion Yin were surrounding the corpse, discussing something there, and the two of them frowned, quite puzzled.

On the right side of the gambling house, there were seven or eight gamblers, who were guarded by the officials, squatting on the ground one by one and shivering.

"Lord Wang, Lord Fu Yin, what's going on?" Li Canghai walked over and asked.

Seeing Li Canghai coming, Luoyang Mansion Yin hurriedly saluted him: "I've seen Lord Li." ”

Li Yu walked directly to him and said eagerly: "Canghai, it's really time for you to come!" This gambling house has a murder case! ”

Li Canghai touched his nose and said in his heart, isn't this obvious.

"Lord Wang, why are you here?" Li Canghai asked puzzled.

Li Yu grinned and said curtly: "This...... This king was originally on the opposite side...... Playing, I suddenly heard that there was a murder here, so I came here for the first time, wanting to try to solve the case. ”

Li Canghai looked back at the opposite side and rolled his eyes secretly, isn't there a green building on the other side? It seems that this prince is really a suave lord!

Shaking his head, Li Canghai focused on the murder in front of him.

I heard Li Yusu babbling and said: "When the crime occurred, the king ordered someone to report to the official as soon as possible, and restricted all relevant people in the gambling house to prevent the real murderer from escaping." But this king checked for a long time, but there is no clue, this dealer died too strangely, this king is really powerless, so he ordered Yunhe to invite you to come. (To be continued.) )