Soon, the civil and military officials, including Lu Heng and Li Er.

I know why the people of the family with five surnames and seven hopes can be confident that this Chang'an arson case that was characterized by Li Er as a rebellion can't be pulled on them.

Because it was not long after Gao Shilian received Li Er's holy decree and began to investigate strictly in Chang'an City.

A Chang'an citizen who lives in Pingkangfang next to the East City.

went directly to the county government of Chang'an County to surrender.

Tan Luo, the county magistrate of Chang'an County, looked at this man in a linen robe, skinny, and full of white hair.

Surprised, he asked, "What did you just say?" You said that you burned down the Little Son Restaurant that night? ”

Standing in the center of the county hall, the withered man nodded, "It's a villain." ”

Tan Luo, who has been about to be driven crazy by the Chang'an arson case these days, couldn't help but make a big drama when he heard this.

Hurriedly said loudly to the official on the side:

"Quick! Hurry up and report Xu Guogong personally! Let's just say that Chang'an County has caught the perpetrator of the Chang'an arson case! ”

And Gao Shilian, who is handling government affairs in the Zhongshu Yamen in the imperial city.

After learning the news, I didn't dare to slack off for a moment.

Immediately took a carriage and rushed to the county government of Chang'an County.

Waiting for Gao Shilian to sit on the chair in the county hall and look at the man who had been shackled and flailed by Tan Luo.

couldn't help frowning and questioned Tan Luodao: "You said that the criminal you caught is this person?" ”

Tan Luo nodded with joy on his face, "Hui Guogong, this is the person." ”

Seeing that Gao Shilian's face was full of disbelief, Tan Luo hurriedly said:

"This person is really the perpetrator of the arson case, the lower official has already asked in advance, and he can't be wrong!"

I heard Tan Luo pack the ticket like this.

Gao Shilian could only show that he put away his doubts, and hurriedly ordered the errand standing in the lobby to take off the flail on this person's shoulder.

Looking at the man with the flail, he walked and swayed.

Gao Shilian was really a little scared, the thin man in front of him would die on the spot the next moment because of the load-bearing flail.

After removing the flail from the man's shoulder.

Gao Shilian then moistened his throat and asked, "Who are you?" Whoever is the surname and where the family lives. ”

In the face of Gao Shilian's inquiry, the thin man who had turned himself in was extremely cooperative.

1510 replied: "Back to the adult's words, the small people's name is Cheng Tongfu, a person from Chang'an, and his family lives in Pingkangfang next to the East Market. ”

After listening to his answer, Gao Shilian couldn't help frowning slightly.

This is Cheng Tongfu's answer, which is not like ordinary people who can't read big characters.

It seems that I have read the books of the sages, otherwise it would be impossible to answer so clearly.

Gao Shilian then asked, "Have you ever read?" ”

Cheng Tongfu continued to answer, "When I was a child, my teacher didn't think Xiaomin was stupid, and taught Xiaomin to recognize a few words. ”

After hearing this answer, Gao Shilian continued to frown and asked:

"Then since he is literate and literate, he is also a knowledgeable person, and he should understand that arson is a serious crime, why would he set fire to Chang'an and burn down more than 1,000 shops in Dongshi?"

Cheng Tongfu's mind seemed to have already written the answers to these questions.

Without any fluctuation in his emotions, he continued to reply:

"Xiaomin didn't want to burn down the more than 1,000 shops in Dongshi, what Xiaomin wanted to burn was only the restaurant under Lu Yuma's name."

Cheng Tongfu's answer couldn't help but make Gao Shilian's brows furrow deeper,

"You have a grudge against the horses?"

"No, Lu Juma built a college outside Chang'an City to teach the children of the poor people in Chang'an City to read and write for free, and Xiaomin's own children and nephews are also among them."

"Therefore, Xiaomin deeply feels the grace of Lu Juma and has no grudge against him."

Cheng Tongfu's more and more surprising answers simply made Gao Shilian unable to understand.

can't help but be worth asking, "Then since Lu Yuma is kind to you, why did you go and set fire to the restaurant under his name?" ”

Cheng Tongfu's next answer made Gao Shilian feel a little emotional.

It seems that I have to believe that this person is really the criminal who burned down the entire Chang'an East City that night.

According to Cheng Tongfu's confession, he could write because he had read books.

So the life in Chang'an City was not bad.

Not only did he have no worries about food and clothing, but even the neighbors in the neighborhood respected him very much.

But since Lu Heng came up with the wine in a glass bottle ten years later.

Watch the prices of these fine wines skyrocket in Chang'an City.

Cheng Tongfu was hot-headed, and not only took out all his family property to participate in the wine frying business.

also relied on the respect of his neighbors in the past.

These neighbors borrowed a lot of money and food.

And all this money and food were replaced by him for the bottles of beautifully packaged and fragrant ten years of wine.

Originally, Cheng Tongfu thought that as long as he bought these fine wines.

Leave it at home for some time and sell it when the price goes up.

You can easily earn a lot of money and live a rich life that everyone envies.

Unexpectedly, since Lu Heng's Xiaozi Restaurant began to supply unlimited quantities in Datang for ten years.

The fine wines he had bought at a high price gradually began to become worthless.

The failure of this wine speculation not only made Cheng Tongfu lose all the family property he had saved for many years.

I still owe a debt that I will never pay off for the rest of my life.

And at this time, his wife was also because of this time.

Directly separated from him, and returned to his parents' house with the dowry that he had agreed to lose almost nothing.

He was left with a seven-year-old son.

But fortunately, Lu Heng's academy outside Chang'an City had already been built at this time.

So his son at least doesn't have to go hungry with him at home.

But perhaps because the successive blows were too violent and too intensive.

Cheng Tongfu, who was originally less than thirty years old, after this series of blows.

Not only was his head white overnight, but his body was also getting worse day by day.

And just after a coma last month, Lang even asserted.

The hidden disease in his body is so serious that he has no medicine and no doctor.

So at this last moment of life.

Cheng Tongfu decided to set fire to the little son's restaurant under Lu Heng's name.

It is not only to vent his anger, but also to fight against this unfair fate.

So just a few nights ago.

He took the fire fold prepared in advance, and threw a cooking cake wrapped in crane top red to the yard dog in the backyard of the restaurant.

Just like that, a fire was lit in the Little Sons Restaurant.

It's just that he didn't expect it himself.

The fire he lit would have burned so much.

Not only did they burn the entire city of Chang'an East to the ground, but they also burned more than a dozen innocent people.

Even the entire Chang'an City was almost implicated.

So after a few days at home.

Cheng Tongfu couldn't stand the condemnation of himself in his heart.

Today, I chose to come to Chang'an County to surrender.