The torrential rain had stopped overnight and in the morning, and the water level of several Cao rivers in Chang'an had skyrocketed and almost caused flooding, but here is the Jingshi River embankment is firmly repaired, otherwise it is too close and too easy to cure the sins of the officials. After the rain, the sky is clear, and the sun shines on the sky and the earth to look extra clear, which is really a world of blue sky and white sun.

People who have committed a crime have a strange mentality, and they will want to go back to the scene of the crime to see. Xue Chongxun had heard of this kind of thing, but he couldn't control himself either, so he went to Kangyangfang in person early the next morning to take a look.

There was still standing water on the street, and Xue Chongxun's carriage splashed when it ran rampant on the street, and the pedestrians who avoided the road were splashed with water, but they didn't complain when they saw the pomp and circumstance of the carriage, and they felt that it was a matter of course that they were made dirty by the powerful, and there was nothing wrong with them.

After they came to the vicinity of Cui's Mansion in Kangyangfang, Xue Chongxun found that the gate was very lively, and there were many officials, thinking that Cui Mo was killed by lightning, and the ugliness of the family should not be publicized.

After a while, I saw a person wearing purple clothes and a purple head walking out of the house, the figure was very familiar, Xue Chongxun opened the curtain wider and saw the person's face clearly, it turned out to be Li Shouyi. I heard that now Li Shouyi has changed his name, removed the word "Shou", and changed his name to "Li Yi". He can be surnamed Li, but the emperor's name has a character in it, so he has to avoid it. However, Xue Chongxun still called him Li Shouyi in his heart, and he was used to it.

Xue Chongxun said in his heart: This Li Shouyi is my old enemy who can't get along with me, but now he is no longer an official in Jingzhao Mansion, and has become an official under the Zhongshu Sect. Or maybe Li Shouyi had a personal relationship with Cui Riyong and came here to mourn?

Unexpectedly, Li Shou had a sharp eye, and as soon as he walked out of the door, he saw that Xue Chongxun's carriage was not an ordinary person's car, so he walked straight to this side. It may also be that Li Shouyi has been working for many years in Jingzhao Mansion Yin, and the case has been handled a lot, and he also knows the psychology of the criminal who wants to come back and see?

In this era, the technology is limited, and the government is more difficult to handle cases, such as officials who are proficient in criminal law still know some local methods to collect evidence, but many literate officials are not good at this, and it is even more troublesome to handle cases. In the event of a homicide, the government usually investigates the relationships of the deceased, and those who have had a relationship with the deceased are suspects...... People like Xue Chongxun, who have a relationship with the deceased and came to the scene of the crime, are even more suspicious.

But Xue Chongxun is not afraid, no one dares to torture him to extract a confession, you have to doubt Lao Tzu, okay, you have to come up with real evidence.

Li Shouyi walked to the carriage and glanced at the skinny slave Jixiang in front of him, Li Shouyi seemed to recognize the guy, so he clenched his fists and said coldly: "Since the king of Hedong is here, why don't you get out of the car and see it?" ”

Xue Chongxun chuckled in his heart: This old boy really guessed me? I knew I wouldn't be here. He was a little weak and didn't want to show up in front of everyone, so he opened the door of the carriage and said, "Li Xianggong might as well get on the car and talk." ”

Li Shouyi shook his sleeves one by one, and then lifted his robe, lowered his head and got into the carriage. Xue Chongxun pointed to the soft collapse on the opposite side and said, "Please take a seat." It's strange, you're not in Jingzhao Mansion now, are you? ”

"I happened to hit this side, and when I was curious, I went in to see what was out of the ordinary." Li Shouyi stared at Xue Chongxun's eyes and said, "What, the king of Hedong is afraid that I will be nosy?" ”

Xue Chongxun smiled strongly: "What's the matter with me...... What makes you curious? ”

Li Shouyi gently lifted the curtain, pointed to a long bamboo pole on the roof not far away, and said, "What is that?" ”

Xue Chongxun paused, spread his hands and said, "You ask me, who do I ask?" He said while looking at Li Shouyi's face, Li Shouyi's face was rough and black and yellow, although it was not as black as Xue Chongxun's, but his unkempt beard was a little messy, and his appearance was really not very exquisite.

Li Shouyi also looked at Xue Chongxun intently, the two looked at each other like this, and he said: "Just now I went in with the people of Jingzhao Mansion to take a look, and we found that there was a silver thread hidden behind the mantle weft, pulled down from the bamboo pole on the roof...... I would like to ask the king of Hedong, what is this silver thread for? ”

Of course it's a wire, how can a lightning rod be without a wire? Xue Chongxun smiled and said in his heart: The ancients didn't know about electricity, let alone transmission; If they knew, why did thunderstorms often burn down expensive palaces and mansions, but did not invent lightning rods?

Xue Chongxun didn't believe that Li Shouyi, an ancient, could figure out the mystery, so he pretended to be stupid and said: "I didn't go in, I didn't know there was such a thing as a silver thread." ”

Li Shouyi's expression was grim, and he snorted: "The roof is unscathed, but the people in the house have been struck by lightning, this kind of strange thing is unheard of by the old man, there must be something strange!" The silver thread may be the medium that directs thunder and lightning to people's bodies, just like chopsticks guide water...... Wait until the thunderstorm, use cattle and sheep as bait to concoct according to the law, and try it. ”

Terrible! Xue Chongxun couldn't help but admire Li Shouyi's insight, it seems that the ancients were not stupid, and drawing inferences from one case to another is their specialty. I heard Li Shouyi say again: "The ugly words are ahead, as long as it is confirmed that Cui Mo died because of murder, the king of Hedong is the most suspicious!" ”

Xue Chongxun said coldly: "What about the evidence? ”

Such a murder case, and the suspect cannot be tortured to extract a confession, how can it be solved? Li Shouyi replied: "There is no need for evidence, the hearts of the people are clear." ”

Xue Chongxun raised his eyebrows, and said in a hateful voice: "You can't bring me to justice, if you poke things out, are you deliberately smearing the court and making the scholars dissatisfied with the royal family, or are you trying to provoke instability in the hearts of the people in the world, what is the benefit of the country?" ”

Li Shouyi looked at him in a daze, speechless for a long time.

Xue Chongxun said: "Once this matter is confirmed to be murder, as you Li Xianggong said, no matter what the facts are, people in the world will think that Xue did it; It's a pity that you can't find evidence of such a murderous method at all, so you can only let me get away with it. So, what would the scholars think? Li Xianggong, Yu Private, you received my mother's money, Yu Gong, you are a courtier of the Tang Dynasty, you can rest assured that you will add turmoil to the country? Li Xianggong, according to the principles of heaven, all evil should be punished and all good should be praised, but do you dare to guarantee that all the people in prison are evil, and those who die are good? ”

A few black lines appeared on Li Shouyi's forehead, fine sweat oozed out, and his brows were furrowed so much that he was about to twist together, even though he was close to the age of not being confused, but in fact, how many people in this world could not be "not confused" in their lifetime.

After a long time, Li Shouyi raised his head and said, "I can take the silver thread away, and tell that colleague in Jingzhao Mansion not to leak it...... But I can't bend the law for personal gain like this, I will definitely write to His Highness about this matter, and His Highness will have his own clear judgment. ”

Xue Chongxun breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this...... Of course, the mother would cover herself, although it might make her angry for a while.

"Farewell!" Li Shouyi was not angry and pushed open the wooden door of the carriage.

At this moment, Xue Chongxun sighed in the back: "Li Xianggong has changed a little after becoming the prime minister. ”

Li Shouyi stopped curiously, turned around and asked, "Where has changed?" ”

Xue Chongxun smiled: "Right and wrong, they are clear, do you say yes?" ”

Li Shouyi pondered for a moment, "hummed" and got out of the car categorically, leaving without saying anything.

The wooden door was still shaking there if it was not closed, and Li Shouyi was really not particular about the details of etiquette. Xue Chongxun stretched out his hand and gently pulled the door open, closed his eyes and pondered for a while, then knocked on the wall of the carriage and said, "Pang Er, let's go." When the carriage started, Xue Chongxun's body leaned back and stuck to the backrest, he knew that it was because of the acceleration.

Pang Er asked in front, "Lang Jun, shall we go home?" ”

Xue Chongxun thought for a while and said, "Don't go back first, where is the Yicui Building that Xue Liu said last time, do you know the way?" ”

Pang Er said honestly: "I don't know." At this time, the auspicious man outside said: "If you don't know the way, you can ask me, you drive the car, and follow my horse." ”

Unexpectedly, after walking for a while, the carriage survived, Xue Chongxun asked if it had arrived, and Pang Er said: "There is a house collapsed in front of you, and you can't drive on the street, it must have been rainy and windy last night." ”

Xue Chongxun stuck his head out to take a look, and sure enough, the road was blocked, but walking was not in the way, so he asked Jixiang: "How far is it?" ”

Jixiang pointed along the street: "The front is there, right on this street." ”

"Then let's go over, a few of you stay, park the carriage here and wait, Sanniang also stay, it's not appropriate for you to enter the Qinglou alone, let Fang Yuzhong and the others go with me." Xue Chongxun arranged it neatly. At this time, Jixiang looked at him with expectant eyes: "Lang Jun, what about me, stay with you?" ”

Xue Chongxun said with a smile: "Shameless things, just follow." "Auspicious and overjoyed, and the fart followed.

The group bypassed the obstacles blocking the street, walked straight forward for a while, and sure enough, they saw a green building in the market, and the words on it were clearly written: Yicui Building. Xue Chongxun saw that the business was so good, so he glanced at the sun in the east and said, "It's only morning, and so many people come here to spend time, alas. ”

The guards looked a little strange when they heard this, as if they were thinking: Aren't you too?

Xue Chongxun looked left and right, and Jixiang was actually wearing satin, but he was wearing linen...... The discipline is chaotic, and even the slaves and maids of the powerful families are dog-like, and in some dynasties, they are not allowed to wear silk, but at this time, the prostitutes can dress like the court ladies.

As soon as they entered, they heard a woman say, "You two hurry up and greet the guest, who wears sackcloth and black faces, and doesn't you see that his attendants are all wearing satin?" ”G