Temple of Manna.

An important minister of the court was woken up by the chamberlain and hurried over.

On the dragon couch, Li Er sat majestically, silent, waiting for others, everyone didn't speak, waited patiently, and only nodded when he saw Qin Huaidao coming in, not daring to break the silence in the hall, Li Jing beckoned, Qin Huaidao stepped forward quickly, stood side by side, and didn't say much.

After waiting for a while, several ministers came in a hurry, and Li Er saw that all the people summoned had arrived, so he said: "Ladies and gentlemen, this midnight disturbs everyone to come over, there is really a major matter that needs to be negotiated, the Lu family's mansion suffered a strange attack, the entire attic collapsed, a fire broke out, and the head of the family was killed on the spot, let's talk about it." ”

Fan Yang Lu is one of the five surnames and seven hopes, the influence is huge, no one dares to be careless, they all think quickly, Qin Huaidao pretended not to know, and also looked thoughtful, but what he thought was Li Er's words, why didn't Li Er break it and Du He was present, did he still not know the inside story, or did he want to cover up one or two and keep the prince's face? “”

A minister came out of the crowd and shouted angrily: "Holy Lord, please make the decision for my Lu clan, before Lu Jiansheng, an outstanding son of the new generation in the clan, was brutally killed, but now someone has killed Shangfu, the old minister is terrified, if the murderer is not arrested, can Chang'an City live in peace?" Can hundreds of officials still live in peace? ”

"Lord Lu, don't be impatient, I will uphold justice." Li Er said in a deep voice, his eyes stayed on Qin Huaidao for a few seconds, with some meaning.

Qin Huaidao chuckled in his heart, was it exposed? It shouldn't be.

Soon, Qin Huaidao adjusted his mentality, did not show his face, did not answer, and waited to see the development of the situation.

The official surnamed Lu shouted sadly: "Holy Lord, the murderer must be the same person, please ask the Holy Lord to investigate, otherwise, the Lu family can only do a thorough investigation to save themselves." ”

There was a threat in these words, Li Er frowned slightly, but did not have a seizure, looked at everyone and asked, "Everyone talk about it, what should be done about this?" ”

None of the people present were fools, and the saint in the middle of the night called people to inquire, instead of directly sending someone to investigate, he made it clear and muddy, he didn't want to really investigate, he didn't speak, his eyes looked at his nose, his nose looked at his heart, Qin Huaidao saw that everyone didn't want to say, he had some conjectures, and he didn't say anything.

The hall was a little eeriely quiet.

Seeing that the officials surnamed Lu did not support it, they were sad in their hearts, and said unwillingly: "Holy Lord, the murderer must still be in Chang'an City, as long as you search all over the city, you will be able to find the real murderer, and return Chang'an to Chang'an." ”

Li Er wished that the five surnames and seven wangs had collapsed, and he wanted to investigate it earlier, but he couldn't say this, looking at Li Jing, Li Jing stepped forward and said tacitly: "Shengshang, it is the responsibility of the criminal department to track down the murderer, but there is no clue, will the search and arrest all over the city be too big and attract public anger." ”

"What is the sentiment of the small people? The head of my Lu family's Chang'an family was brutally murdered, this matter is serious, and it must be thoroughly investigated, otherwise the officials will be uneasy. ”

Li Jing ignored the other party and only looked at Li Er.

Li Er was a little embarrassed, and when he saw the silent Qin Huaidao, his heart moved, this kind of trouble-making thing Li Jing was too honest and inappropriate, so Qin Huaidao immediately asked: "Lord Qin, do you think you should search all over the city?" ”

It's redundant to ask, and it's clear that I don't want to check it.

Qin Huaidao understood in seconds, this was to make himself trouble, he understood, looked at the official surnamed Lu and said: "The hundred officials mentioned by Lord Lu are uneasy, I don't know if this official is among the hundred officials." ”

Everyone was a little stunned when they heard this, what kind of problem is this, but Li Er laughed, sure enough, Qin Huaidao had to talk about making trouble.

The official surnamed Lu didn't think much about it, and said, "Of course, isn't Lord Qin worried about being attacked at night?" ”

"Lord Lu, these are two questions, and this official will answer your first question first." Qin Huaidao said with a smile, seeing Li Er's smiling expression, he couldn't help but complain in his heart - this product is not a human son, but he said: "The Lu Mansion was attacked, and the official was very at ease, so please don't mention the words 'the hundred officials are uneasy' again, who are you scaring here?" Holy? ”

"You—" The official surnamed Lu was so angry that he was speechless for a moment.

Qin Huaidao continued unceremoniously: "As for the second question, even if this official is worried that someone will sneak attack at night, won't it happen to him? Is there still a lot of sneak attacks on the official? What does this official ask for, can he threaten the saint to say something like that the hundred officials are uneasy? ”

"Holy Lord, the minister has no intention of threatening, please also ask the Holy Lord to be clear." The other party panicked and hurriedly said.

Li Er saw Qin Huaidao helping to win back a game, he was satisfied, and said quietly: "It's okay if you don't have it, let's talk about it, what's going on in Lu Mansion?" ”

The other party hurriedly said: "Back to the saint, I heard the people in the house say, only a loud noise was heard, and then the attic collapsed and caught fire, and there was no trace of the murderer." ”

"Lord Qin, tell me what you think." Li Er lifted the ball to Qin Huaidao again.

Qin Huaidao saw that Li Er didn't want to investigate, and he couldn't wait to muddy the water, and said solemnly: "Holy Lord, the minister wants to ask Lord Lu a few details, but I don't know if it's good." ”

"Accurate!"

"Thank you." Qin Huaidao had the holy decree, and when he asked, he looked at the official surnamed Lu and asked, "Lu."

My lord, only the head of the house was killed? ”

"There are also some family members, some of whom have obviously been beaten to death."

"In other words, except for the head of your house and some family members, no one else has been implicated, is this so?" Qin Huaidao asked, seeing the other party nodding, a trace of hesitation flashed in his eyes, but he still didn't say it, he had a bottom in his heart, Du He's identity was special, involving the prince, and the Lu family was not like being exposed.

Qin Huaidao looked at Li Er, and saw his curious expression, his heart moved, didn't Li Er know that Du He was in the Lu Mansion? After thinking about it, it is very likely, the attic collapsed, and it will take some time to clean up, Li Er is afraid that he really doesn't know, this matter is interesting.

Since the prince wants to do something, let's do it together.

His mind flashed, and Qin Huaidao said loudly: "Shengshang, the minister asks the criminal department to transfer someone to block the scene, investigate the reason, and see what is going on, a huge attic, it will collapse with a loud bang, this is unreasonable, how can there be such a thing in the world, the minister thinks, it will not be a thunder punishment from heaven to punish disloyalty." ”

"You...... Sling the bull. The official surnamed Lu was in a hurry.

Qin Huaidao said with a smile: "Lord Lu, if it weren't for the thunder punishment from the sky, what else in the world could make an attic collapse in an instant?" If there is, the truth should be ascertained, so as not to make the people of Chang'an City nervous and some people with ulterior motives take advantage of it, what do you say? ”

"I ......"

The official surnamed Lu didn't know what to do for a while, and his original intention was just to track down the murderer in the imperial court, not to investigate the scene, but if he refused, wouldn't he be weak-hearted?

Li Er heard some smell, looked at the other party and asked, "What's the matter, don't you want me to send someone to investigate?" Could it be that there is something else going on? If you don't check, how do you know who the murderer is? ”

"This?" The official surnamed Lu was confused.

Qin Huaidao took the opportunity to ask: "What, it was you who asked the Holy Lord to track down the murderer, and what did you say that it was difficult for the officials to find out the truth, but now they are not allowed to investigate the scene, what is your intention?" ”

"Shengshang, the minister is not obstructing, it is really in the backyard of the house, once someone is sent to investigate the scene, I am afraid that it will collide with the family scroll, which is very inconvenient."

"What's so difficult about this, transfer more people, it's just one night, and it won't be delayed for too long." Qin Huaidao couldn't let the other party get his wish, and pursued after him: "Lord Lu, if you don't give time for a night, this official has to suspect that it is a thunder punishment from the sky, and your Lu clan is worried that it will affect your reputation, so you will block the investigation." ”

In other words, if you still insist, then you want to cover it up, and you can't say it clearly.

The ancients regarded reputation as more important than life, the five surnames and seven hopes are even more, without prestige, the great family will have no foundation, the official surnamed Lu gritted his teeth and said: "How can there be any thunder punishment from heaven, my Lu family is a scholarly heirloom, abide by etiquette, abide by duty, never violate discipline and law, act rightly, sit upright, and stand up to investigation." ”

"Say a thousand things and ten thousand, it's better to check it on the spot." Qin Huaidao sneered, not letting go at all.

"These are two different things, my Lu family is not afraid of investigation, but if the court sends someone into the palace, there will be bad rumors, but it is not beautiful, so the minister does not agree to investigate, the big deal is that this matter has been revealed, and my Lu family admits it."

The audience was in an uproar.

It's all human spirits, and I can see that there's something weird in it.

Li Er also saw that there was a problem, but the main thing was that he didn't tell him, and the court couldn't continue to investigate, so he looked at Qin Huaidao, Qin Huaidao understood and said with a smile: "Lord Lu's reason is a little biased, is it really not a punishment from heaven?" ”

"It's not."

"If it weren't for heaven's punishment, Nachen would have to suspect that there was something strange in this." Qin Huaidao said and arched his hand towards Li Er on the imperial stairs and said: "Holy Lord, the minister suspects that the Lu Mansion is researching some kind of terrible weapon, and it is out of control for a while, causing the attic to collapse and burn. ”

Everyone knows that Qin Huaidao is good at messing around and buttoning his hat, but he didn't expect to underestimate it, as soon as the upper lip and the lower lip touched, he was suspected of rebellion, and the logic of what he said was self-consistent, which made it difficult to refute.

If there is a weapon to collapse the attic, will it be worth it?

Li Ermeng thought that Qin Huaidao had mentioned that he could make a weapon that could blow up the mountain and open the way, and immediately thought that the murderer was probably Qin Huaidao, but he didn't care, as long as the other party had five surnames and seven hopes, it was his own person, since Qin Huaidao wanted to investigate, there must be a reason, and said: "Lord Lu? ”

"Minister...... Minister......"

"What, can't tell? If I don't give me a reasonable explanation, I will not tolerate this matter, and I will defend the country. ”

"The minister is here." Li Jing hurriedly came out, and also suspected that the murderer was Qin Huaidao, since Qin Huaidao wanted to investigate, it would naturally be fulfilled, and said loudly: "Holy Lord, the crime of treason belongs to the Supervision Mansion." ”

Li Er also reacted, nodded with satisfaction and said: "Lord Qin, this matter is handed over to you to deal with, whoever dares to obstruct a thorough investigation will be punished as an accomplice, and I must give an explanation early tomorrow morning." ”

"Obey the order!" Qin Huaidao was secretly happy, with this excuse, it was not easy to find out some clues, and said loudly: "Holy Lord, the minister sincerely asks to retire, go and investigate here, so as not to let someone go up and down and destroy the evidence." ”

"Accurate!" Li Er agreed.

Qin Huaidao left in a hurry, walked out of the palace, and rode straight to Jiao on a white hoof

Tongbu, the distance is not very far, and he shouted to the guards at the door in an impulsive breath: "Order, except for the people on duty and guarding the official office, all the other personnel of the Supervision Mansion are dispatched, and the action must be fast." ”

"Obey." The other party said yes and hurriedly went in to report.

Not long after, Fang Yiai and Li Yixie rushed out of the mansion with a group of soldiers and horses, Qin Huaidao didn't explain much, and rushed to the Lu Mansion with a large army, everyone was curious, but good discipline showed it, didn't ask much, and followed closely behind.

At night, there was no one on the streets of Chang'an City, and the forbidden army who patrolled came up to interrogate, and learned that it was ordered to investigate, and did not stop it, and the party soon came to Lu Mansion, Qin Huaidao shouted: "Fang Yiai." ”

"In!"

"Bring 500 people to surround the Lu Mansion for me, and not a single mosquito will be allowed to fly out, and no one will be allowed to enter."

"Obey! Follow me. Fang Yiai waved his hand and left with his own department.

"Li Yixie! Follow me into the house to investigate, dare to stop it, and kill it. ”

"Obey."

Qin Huaidao saw that the fire in the backyard was still there, and he rushed over looking for the light, and soon saw the attic that had not been burned out, and there were many people carrying water to put out the fire, and some elders commanded on the spot.

Everyone was startled when they saw a cadre of officers and soldiers coming, and stopped to watch, and an old man stepped forward and asked, "Who are you and what are you going to do?" trespassing on the house, the old man is going to sue you. ”

"Get out of the way and wait for questioning, dare to run around, and cut you." Li Yixie rushed up and scolded, his face was fierce, and he looked like he was pulling out his knife at any time.

Qin Huaidao strode forward, seeing that the fire was not very big, and pouring water for a while could extinguish it, he shouted: "Don't stop, continue to extinguish the fire, who has the final say here." ”

"Old man Lu Lin, are you the protector?" The old man asked uncertainly.

"Lu Lin, right, it's easy to know this official, and if you are ordered to do it, no one can stop it, otherwise you will be punished for the same crime, where is your master's study?" Qin Huaidao asked coldly.

"It is ordered to be done, what about the holy decree, take it out and take a look at the old man." The other party asked rhetorically.

Qin Huaidao stared at the other party, his eyes were fierce, and he said coldly: "I don't like to say the official's words a second time, where is the study?" You can choose to say it, or you can not say it, and if you don't say it, you will be punished with complicity. ”

"Boom!" Li Yixie cooperatively drew his knife and crossed the opponent's neck, with a posture of moving if he didn't agree with him, and he was on the battlefield, and the murderous aura on Li Yixie's body was also amazing.

Seeing that Qin Huaidao did not play cards according to common sense, the other party trembled with anger, but he didn't dare to be stubborn anymore, and said: "The old man took you there, what do you want to do?" ”

"Lead the way." Qin Huaidao scolded.

The old man didn't dare to talk nonsense anymore, and honestly led the way in front, Qin Huaidao pointed to a captain and said: "Take your people around, others will surround the scene, and no one else is allowed to do anything except extinguish the fire." ”

"Obey." The crowd roared into orders.

Li Yixie escorted the old man forward, Qin Huaidao followed, and a team of soldiers also hurriedly followed.

A group passed through a courtyard, and soon came to a side room, pushed it open to see, it was very large, lit with candles, and you could see a bookcase, the bookshelves were full of all kinds of books, there were all kinds of calligraphy and paintings hanging on the wall, and some precious antiques were placed in the corner of the room.

"Wait outside, no one is allowed to approach." Qin Huaidao said a word of advice to the soldiers and entered the study.

Li Yixie grabbed the old man and motioned to wait at the door.

The old man was so angry that his face turned pale, and he scolded: "Robbers, you are simply robbers, the old man wants to sue the emperor, Lord Qin, don't think that you can do whatever you want, Fan Yang Lu is not afraid of you." ”

"Li Yixie, if he dares to talk nonsense again, find a rotten cloth to block his stinky mouth." Qin Huaidao didn't look back, looked around carefully, and analyzed the possible hidden location of the critical secret letter, and only by getting some useful secret letter could he kill the Lu family, otherwise it would not be of much significance.

It is unlikely that the books on the shelves are in them, and the desks are also clear at a glance, and there are no drawers, so could it be hidden in a porcelain vase? Qin Huaidao looked at the few fine porcelains placed in the corner, and felt that it was unlikely, there should be a mezzanine dark room or something, so he looked at the old man: "Say, where is the dark room?" ”

"There is no dark room, my Lu family is upright, there is nothing to be told about." The old man scolded angrily.

Qin Huaidao saw that the other party didn't seem to be lying, he should not have known, so he didn't continue to ask, carefully observed the surroundings, and gradually fell on a pair of calligraphy and paintings, the calligraphy and paintings were a little large, vertical, and the ropes that fixed the walls below were very clean, and the ropes that fixed the walls under his calligraphy and paintings were a little dusty.

The dust is not big, it is difficult to find if you don't look carefully, clean is different, there is only one explanation, often untie, Qin Huaidao stepped forward and pulled the red silk rope, untied the slipknot, opened the calligraphy and painting to see, there was a hole in the wall, and there was a rosewood box in the hole.

Qin Huaidao's eyes lit up, he took out the box and opened it, there was a bunch of house deeds and land deeds inside, and there was a letter pressed underneath, and he picked it up and opened it to see, it was actually written by Lu Dongzan, and at the beginning was a bunch of flattering words, praising Fan Yang Lu's family to be unparalleled in the world, and then mentioning Fan Yang Lu's paper industry.

The printed books also contributed a lot, and I admired them very much, and then offered to purchase a large number of papers and books, but did not mention the title of the book, but asked for any kind, all of which were a set, whether it was scripture or miscellaneous, and was willing to buy it at a higher price than the market price.

After reading it, Qin Huaidao keenly grasped the key and asked, "Fan Yang Lu sold paper and books to Tubo?" ”

"It's sold, normal trading, what's wrong?" The old man asked angrily.

"Give the official a copy of the list of books sold." Qin Huaidao said coldly, guarded the letter closely, did not touch the contents of the box, and added: "Look at it, this official will not move your belongings and put them back as they are." After speaking, Qin Huaidao put it back in the dark compartment as it was.

The old man didn't understand what Qin Huaidao was making trouble about, and who else didn't see the idea of making money, so he took the opportunity to make some money? If you really take it, a lot of words are easy to say, this one is good, I don't want anything, but I take away a letter, the content of the letter The old man has seen it, but it is just a letter for purchase, I didn't care, and said: "The old man on the book list is looking for you." ”

Qin Huaidao motioned for Li Yixie to let go, and after the old man regained his freedom, he stepped forward, flipped out a book of commentaries on the bookshelf, opened it and saw that it was a recorded ledger, and quickly turned to one of the pages, tore it down and said: "This book is a transaction record book, I can't give it all to you." ”

Qin Huaidao was not interested in the Lufu transaction ledger, and took a look at the list, which was densely packed with book titles, divided into two parts, the upper part was the Confucian scriptures and historical classics and various Buddhist scriptures, and the lower part was miscellaneous books, all kinds of manufacturing, smelting, breeding, planting and medicine and other technical books.

Seeing these, Qin Huaidao's head exploded, this is a capital enemy, whether it is a Confucian classic, or a Buddhist scripture, Qin Huaidao doesn't care, but how can this kind of technical books flow out, especially smelting, Tubo has mastered iron-making technology, improved the quality of knives and guns, and it is the Tang Dynasty soldiers who suffer.

A nameless fire rushed straight to the top of his head, and Qin Huaidao asked, "What about the book?" ”

"It was delivered five days ago, and normal transactions are also illegal?" The old man asked angrily.

Qin Huaidao controlled his anger and asked, "Has Tubo been transported away?" ”

"Then I don't know, it should be shipped away, Lu Dongzan said that the king of Tubo, Songtsan Gampo, hopes for Confucianism in the Tang Dynasty, has admired it for a long time, and is eager to see it as soon as possible, and it is estimated that it will be shipped away overnight after getting the book."

"Bastards, you Lu clan should be damned!" Qin Huaidao couldn't control his anger anymore, slapped him over, and shouted: "Take people away, everyone in the house will look at it." ”

"Obey." Li Yixie didn't understand why Qin Huaidao was so angry, but without the slightest hesitation, he controlled the person again, put the sharp knife on the opponent's neck, and escorted the person away.

Qin Huaidao went out and told the captain outside: "You personally take a team of people to take care of the study, and no one is allowed to go in to get anything, otherwise you will be punished as a rebellion." ”

"Obey." The captain was taken aback, and quickly remembered that the rebellion was to destroy the nine clans.

Returning to the scene of the fire, Qin Huaidao saw that the fire was almost over, and asked the soldiers to help clean up the ruins and dig out the people buried underneath, and the prince Li Chengqian was making trouble behind his back, so don't blame yourself for being polite.

There were not enough people, Qin Huaidao asked all the men in the house to be arrested and cleaned up, hundreds of people worked together, the speed was not slow, an hour later, the two corpses were dug up, they were already charred, unrecognizable, and they couldn't see who it was.

Qin Huaidao couldn't identify who Du He was, but it didn't matter, people in this era liked to wear a jade plaque with their name engraved on it, Qin Huaidao didn't get a piece of jade pendant from the waist of a charred corpse, and it was black on it, so that people could bring water to clean it, revealing the word "lotus".

"Li Yixie!"

"Here!"

"Watch the scene, separate the people in the Lu Mansion and detain them, don't make a mess, and wait for me to come back." Qin Huaidao said and left in a hurry, heading straight to the direction of the gate.

Li Yixie hurriedly caught up and said uneasily: "My lord, do you want to send a team of people to follow, I am afraid that the road will not be smooth, so be careful." ”

"It's good!" Qin Huaidao agreed.

Li Yixie hurriedly called a team of people to follow.

When the group came to the gate, Qin Huaidao saw an army hurrying over, led by Su Dingfang, and asked curiously, "Commander Su, why are you here?" ”

"Back to my lord, the last general has already rested, and I heard the people on duty say that there is action, and the adults lead the team, and we are pro-army, how can we not join the adults, so we can make the decisions on our own, bring people over, and ask the adults to forgive me." Su Dingfang hurriedly explained.

Qin Huaidao smiled: "I don't blame you, it's that the official is not used to having a pro-army, and he will definitely bring you with him next time he has an action. As he spoke, he waved his hand at the pair of people arranged by Li Yixie and signaled to go back.

"Array, escort your lordship." Su Dingfang shouted.

A hundred pro-soldiers quickly rushed up and surrounded Qin Huaidao, Qin Huaidao saw that this was not good, and said to Su Dingfang: "A group of people go out of ten zhang to open the road and go to the palace, and a group of ten zhang behind the palace to prevent sneak attacks, two groups on the left and right, walking close to the street houses, and the others follow the official to pass." ”

"Obey!" Su Dingfang didn't know why Qin Huaidao did this, but he knew that Qin Huaidao led the troops well, and he was a good fighter, so he must have a deep meaning in doing this, and he didn't question it, so he quickly ordered the generals and arranged them properly

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The group quickly walked forward, and soon Su Dingfang found the magic of doing this, a group of people in front of the road, if there is an ambush, you can know in advance, and a group of people behind the palace can also prevent a sudden sneak attack, as for the left and right wings, the soldiers walk close to the street, one can prevent someone from suddenly rushing out of the room, or shooting arrows through the window to sneak attack, and the other is that someone is hiding on the roof to sneak attack, you can quickly break the door into the house to counterattack, suppress the enemy, and cover the team to dodge.

A group of ten people, a hundred people divided into six groups, and forty people, even if someone sneaks attack, they can block it for a while, and the personnel are scattered, and it is not easy to be wiped out at once.

Thinking about the key, Su Dingfang admired Qin Huaidao more and more, followed closely behind him, staring at the surroundings vigilantly, his whole body tensed, as if he was facing a great enemy.

The team marched a distance in a hurry, Qin Huaidao suddenly felt that something was wrong, looked in one direction vigilantly, and shouted: "Stop moving forward and be on guard." ”

Everyone held their crossbows to defend, all of them were veterans of Yulinwei who had been on the battlefield, and no one panicked.

Su Dingfang looked at the empty street before and after, and found nothing abnormal, so he couldn't help asking, "My lord?" ”

The sudden murderous aura made Qin Huaidao vigilant, no matter who the murderer was, if he was still there, he had to check it, but he still had something important to do, he had to enter the palace as soon as possible, pointed in one direction and said: "Commander Su, there is a murderous aura over there, the killer can't do anything when he sees something, give up the assassination and run away, you take two teams of people to catch up, if you find the killer, quickly warn, if you lose it, come to the palace to meet, be careful." ”

"My lord, it's not safe to divide troops at this time."

"Execute the order." Qin Huaidao insisted.

Seeing Qin Huaidao's resolute tone, Su Dingfang didn't dare to say anything more, and chased after him with two teams.

"The others keep in formation just now, full speed ahead, the target - the palace gate!"

Qin Huaidao shouted in a deep voice and strode forward.