Li Canghai remembered that after Li Qi rescued him from Liu Tong, Li Qi really didn't treat him very well, Li Canghai still felt strange at the time, but he didn't know that it was because of this reason.

The two said some more words, and shared the whole roast sheep with everyone, until it was getting late, and Li Yu got up to say goodbye.

After Li Yu left, Li Canghai took the two brothers who had eaten and drunk enough to return to Di Mansion.

As soon as I walked into the main hall, I saw Cui Jian sitting in it drinking tea and talking with Di Huai.

"Canghai, you are back, Lord Cui has been waiting for you for a long time!" Di Huai hurriedly stood up and said.

Li Canghai nodded at him, came to Cui Lian, and asked, "Lord Cui is here, but the saint has made a decision?" ”

Cui Lian nodded and said: "When the saint heard that this case is related to the traitor, he agreed with you to re-investigate the case of the year, you have the right to act cheaply, and the three divisions and six departments will cooperate with you, you just let it go!" ”

Li Canghai exhaled, bowed to Cui Lian, and said, "There is Master Lao, but I don't know when the Holy Lord will return to Chang'an?" ”

"The Holy One decided to postpone it for seven days and return to Chang'an after the Mid-Autumn Festival. However, the Holy One also said that you will only be given seven days, and if nothing is found within seven days, the case will not be mentioned again. After Cui Jian finished speaking, he said solemnly to him: "Canghai, you also know that this matter is related to the saint, it is these seven days, or we and Yang Xiang tried their best to fight for it." ”

"Yang Guozhong was also involved in this matter?" Li Canghai was slightly surprised.

Cui Lian nodded and said, "The Holy Lord originally planned to give you three days, but it was Yang Guozhong who made a statement to the Holy Lord, and the Holy Lord gave it a grace limit of seven days. Master Lee. Seven days may seem like a long time, but it's used to investigate an old case from fourteen years ago. Time is running out, Master Lee. You need to hurry! ”

Li Canghai didn't speak, Cui Lian was right, it took seven days to investigate an old case that had lasted for 14 years, which was simply a fantasy.

Li Canghai is not sure if he can do it, but this case is very high, and he is imperative.

"Canghai, do you really want to investigate the old case from fourteen years ago?" Although Di Huai learned about this from Di Qing, he didn't believe it. After all, more than ten years have passed since this matter, how to investigate?

Li Canghai nodded heavily. said firmly: "I have confirmed this case, as long as there is a possibility of finding out the truth, I will do my best, I believe that the truth will be revealed to the world!" ”

"Good! Master Li is really courageous! The old man is willing to help Master Li. Cui Jian clapped his palms and said approvingly.

Li Canghai nodded to him gratefully, and after thinking for a while, he said, "Canghai does have something here that needs the help of adults. ”

"Master Li, but it doesn't hurt to say, the old man will do his best!"

"I want all the records about this case from fourteen years ago! Including relevant testimonies, hearsay. In short, find everything you can! Li Canghai finished speaking. He bowed to Cui Jian and said deeply: "This matter is more difficult, but Canghai can only rely on adults, and there is a lot of work!" ”

Cui Lian stroked his beard. said: "Master Li is serious, and this matter will be handed over to the old man." The old man will work with Master Gao to collect relevant records. Without further ado. The old man is gone, farewell! ”

After all that is said. Cui Jian hurriedly left the Di Mansion.

"Canghai, what are you going to do now?" After Cui Lian left. Di Huai frowned and asked.

Li Canghai paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, and muttered: "This case has been a long time, and if you want to investigate it clearly, I'm afraid it will take a little more effort." ”

He thought for a moment and said, "Big brother, I have something I want you to do to help me investigate." ”

"What?" Di Huai asked.

"Qin Fu was the general of Huaihua back then, so he naturally had henchmen around him, I want you to help me check, where are those henchmen now?" Li Canghai said.

"You want to investigate from them?" Di Huai asked in surprise.

Li Canghai nodded, and pondered: "The things of the year were not small, if his henchmen hadn't been sat together, they should have known some truths." Now, the only way to do this is to investigate from them. ”

"This matter is easy to do, there are records of all the generals in the military department, as long as I go to the military department to talk to the secretary of the military department. However, the military headquarters is far away in Chang'an, and the relevant information will be sent to Luoyang in two days at the earliest. Di Huai looked at him worriedly, hesitated for a moment and said, "Canghai, seven days is too urgent, do you really have confidence?" ”

Li Canghai walked to the door, looked up at the deep night sky, and calmly spit out four words: "Do your best!" ”

The next morning, a drizzle suddenly began to fall in the sky.

After Li Canghai got up and washed, he picked up an oil-paper umbrella and walked out.

Seven days later, it is the Mid-Autumn Festival, as the saying goes, an autumn rain and a cool.

The early morning breeze and drizzle, mixed with a hint of coolness, blew on people, making people shiver.

Li Canghai closed his eyes and took a breath of the cool air of the early morning, and his heart was quiet.

He likes to get up early in the morning and take a walk, which helps him to think, especially in this drizzly morning, which calms his impetuous heart.

Walking on the bluestone-paved streets with oil-paper umbrellas lined with antique buildings, it is almost like walking in a painting.

Li Canghai walked incredibly on the street like this, while constantly pondering the old case from fourteen years ago in his mind.

There were no clues, no records, and Li Canghai didn't even know what happened at that time, which made him not know where to start for a while.

Judging from the clues he found before, there were many doubts in this case, and he even suspected that Qin Fu was wronged, but later learned from Cui Jian that Qin Fu himself admitted the crime, which made him a little puzzled.

If Qin Fu really did not collaborate with the enemy and commit treason, then he admitted the crime, and it is very likely that there is another hidden reason.

But these are things he can only guess, not be sure.

Everything is unknown until you know what happened back then.

Li Canghai walked slowly in the rain while contemplating, there were still not many pedestrians on the streets, but those shops had already opened their doors to welcome customers.

Unconsciously. Li Canghai walked to a small shop selling wontons and looked at the steaming wontons. Li Canghai suddenly felt a little hungry.

"Shopkeeper, let's have a bowl of wontons." Li Canghai put away the oil-paper umbrella. Walked in and shook the drops of water from the umbrella casually.

"Okay, please sit down, the wontons are here!" The shopkeeper quickly wiped down some of the rain-soaked tables and stools under the shed, and then turned to serve the wontons.

Li Canghai didn't care, put down the oil-paper umbrella, and sat down on the somewhat damp stool.

Soon, a bowl was steaming. The wontons with a few oil flowers floating on them were served.

Li Canghai sat down in the direction facing the street, eating steaming wontons while looking at Luoyang City in the drizzle, and a sense of peace rose in his heart.

To be honest, Li Canghai is a person who is very good at enjoying life, at least in his previous life.

But since he came to the Tang Dynasty, he has been in all kinds of troubles, although some of the troubles are self-inflicted.

It takes seven days to investigate an old case from more than 10 years ago, and replace it with anyone. will be busy.

And Li Canghai is enjoying a rare tranquility here.

He knew that behind the tranquility, there was always a storm brewing.

Since storms are always coming, why not before them. How about enjoying the tranquility?

Li Canghai is a person who does not push himself, and as a master of psychology, he knows that the pressure is too much. Not necessarily a good thing.

Sometimes, when you calm down, you can get something else.

Li Canghai squinted. The spoon was constantly stirring in the bowl, and there were still few pedestrians on the street. It's even a little deserted.

The shopkeeper didn't rest, he looked at the dripping rainwater, estimated the hour, then walked to the stove and put down another bowl of wontons, and then placed the wontons on the low table on the left side of Li Canghai.

Li Canghai thought that the store was going to eat it himself, but after waiting for a while, he found that the store seemed to be waiting for someone.

"Shopkeeper, why don't you eat the bowl of wontons yourself?" Li Canghai said strangely.

The shopkeeper said, "The guest officer misunderstood, this wonton was not for myself, but for a regular customer." ”

Li Canghai sighed and said with a smile: "Presumably, this regular customer often comes to eat wontons at this time, right?" ”

"The guest officer is right. My regular customer would come to the shop every three days for a bowl of wontons and then go to the bathhouse opposite. It's been like this for more than ten years, and the wind and rain have never changed! The shopkeeper said.

Li Canghai looked in the direction the store said, and sure enough, he found a bathhouse diagonally opposite.

Li Canghai suddenly became interested.

The bathhouse is also a bath, which is commonly known as a 'public bathhouse', but the baths in the Tang Dynasty have not yet been fully popularized, and only people with status can enter, but ordinary people have no chance to enjoy it.

Li Canghai didn't expect that there was already a bath as early as the Tang Dynasty, and he suddenly had an urge to see it.

At this moment, a man in a green robe walked to the front of the store with an oil-paper umbrella.

"Guest officer, your wontons are ready, please come in." Seeing the man coming, the shopkeeper hurriedly greeted him, took the oil-paper umbrella in his hand, and said.

When Li Canghai saw the man, he found that he still knew him.

"Qiu Sihu, such a coincidence?" Li Canghai smiled slightly.

When the man heard someone call him, he was suddenly stunned, and after he saw Li Canghai clearly, he hurriedly bowed and saluted: "Xiaguan has seen Master Li." ”

This person is none other than the secretary of Luoyang Mansion.

Li Canghai smiled and said casually: "Qiu Sihu doesn't need to be polite, today I am just like Qiu Sihu, just an ordinary guest, please take a seat." ”

Qiu Sihu hesitated before sitting down opposite Li Canghai.

"Why are you interested in coming here today?" After Qiu Sihu sat down, he moved his body slightly restrained and asked.

"Oh, I was also walking and walking, and suddenly I was a little hungry, so I came here. Unexpectedly, I met Qiu Sihu, a frequent customer! Li Canghai said with a smile.

"The adults made fun of it, the lower officials are just used to the taste of this house." Qiu Sihu said solemnly.

"Qiu Sihu, this official is very curious, why do you go to the bathhouse in the early morning?" Li Canghai asked.

Qiu Sihu grinned embarrassedly and said: "Back to the adult, Xia Guan is busy with official business on weekdays, and his wife and children are already asleep when he returns home, Xia Guan doesn't want to disturb them, so he only gets up early in the morning and goes to the bath to clean." After a long time, it has become a habit, which makes adults laugh. ”

"Qiu Sihu doesn't have to be too restrained, the reason why I asked you this is because I want to follow Qiu Sihu to the bathhouse to see and understand, don't hide it from Qiu Sihu, I haven't been to the bathhouse yet!" Li Canghai said with a smile.

Qiu Sihu was stunned for a moment, and it took him a while before he reacted, and said suspiciously: "My lord, you said you want to go to the bathhouse with me?" ”

Li Canghai nodded.

Qiu Sihu was suddenly a little inexplicable, with his understanding, anyone who is powerful or has some money in his family will bathe in his own house.

Li Canghai is the head of Dali Temple, but he wants to go to the bathhouse to gain knowledge, which makes him a little puzzled.

However, Li Canghai's official rank is much higher than him, and he is not easy to refuse.

After thinking about it, Qiu Sihu nodded and said, "Since the adult wants to go, then the lower official will accompany the adult to go." ”

The two ate some wontons indiscriminately, and Li Canghai followed Qiu Sihu towards the bathhouse.

Li Canghai came to the bathhouse for the first time, the bathhouse was called 'Jiaolong Pool', and there was a couplet hanging on the pillar at the head of the door: the golden rooster was hot before singing, and the red sun was full of guests.

There was a guy standing in front of the bathhouse, and when he saw Qiu Sihu, he hurriedly stepped forward and saluted: "Yo, Lord Qiu, are you here?" Who is this ......? ”

Only then did Li Canghai understand that this guy was standing in front of the door and was specifically stopping people.

Just now, he saw the guy drive away a civilian.

"This is a Shangguan from the capital, can you stop it?" Qiu Sihu's face turned dark and he snorted.

The guy hurriedly said with a smile on his face: "Lord Qiu is angry, the little one doesn't dare!" Two adults, please inside! ”

As he spoke, the man leaned over and led the two in.

Entering the bathhouse, Li Canghai found that this bathhouse was even more magnificent than the bathhouses he had seen in his previous life.

The floor is all made of marble, and the polishing is unusually smooth.

In the middle of the bath is a stone carved carp, and warm water is constantly spurting out of the carp's mouth, creating a scene of a carp spraying water.

The guy led the two to a cubicle, and then walked away.

"My lord, this is a storage place, you can store what you bring with you here, and no one will come to steal it." Qiu Sihu explained to Li Canghai.

Li Canghai nodded, and after taking off his clothes, he put on his bathrobe and walked out.

When Li Canghai walked out, Qiu Sihu was taking off his clothes one by one.

Li Canghai saw him take out a purse from his waist, saw that he first opened it and looked at it, then carefully stuffed the purse into the clothes he had taken off, and then carefully rolled up the clothes.

Li Canghai narrowed his eyes, thought about it, and walked straight towards the pool.

The bath paved with green fluorite, under the reflection of the water waves, looks like a whole piece of green jade jade, bubbling with a trace of heat.

At this time, there were not many people in the bath, Li Canghai tested the water and found that the water temperature was just right, so he jumped in. (To be continued.) )