Li Zhiyun returned to Pei's Mansion with everyone and found that a tent was set up with a green cloth curtain in the courtyard at some point, which was also the custom of Tang Dynasty weddings, called "Qinglu". On the day of the wedding, the couple cannot live in the house and must live outside the house. The newlyweds complete the worship ceremony in the "Qinglu", such as one worship of heaven and earth, two worship of the high hall, husband and wife worship, etc., and each cut a strand of hair and placed it in the bag, symbolizing the marriage of the couple. Moreover, the newlyweds will spend their first wedding night here. Of course, this is limited to the first marriage, and the second marriage does not have to be so.

After all the wedding ceremonies, the wedding feast begins. More than 100 tables of banquets were set up inside and outside the Pei Mansion house, and the guests feasted. It's not the prime minister's house, the food is good, Li Zhiyun has eaten a lot of delicious food, such as cut cloud analysis fish soup, bright shrimp burning, flower folding goose cake, and a dish called fine treatment of sheep, pigs, bulls, bears and deer, containing the meat of five kinds of animals, also called Wusheng; Deer and chicken ginseng mixing, also called small day crisp; Fish and sheep body, also known as the sauce......

The next day, Li Zhiyun took Zhang Zheng and Cai Hu on Chang'an Avenue, ready to go to the money houses and inns he ran to have a look. When they passed by the yamen of the criminal department, they saw a group of people surrounding the gate.

Li Zhiyun walked over and took a look, and it turned out to be a woman complaining. The woman looked to be seventeen or eighteen years old, and she was beautiful. She was dressed in a white shirt, kneeling on the ground, holding a paper in her hand, and the people around her pointed at her and talked about it.

Li Zhiyun just wanted to go up and listen to what they had to say, but found that the woman suddenly tilted and collapsed to the ground. Li Zhiyun hurriedly asked an old man next to him: "Uncle, what's wrong with her?" The old man sighed and said, "A weak woman, who has been kneeling here for two days and two nights, hungry and tired, can she not faint?" ”

The beauty fainted, and Li Zhiyun naturally couldn't ignore it. He turned his head and instructed Zhang Zheng and Cai Hu to send the woman to the Chu King Inn opposite. The two agreed, stepped forward and picked up the woman, carried by Cai Hu, came to the King of Chu Inn, found a guest room and put the woman on the bed.

The woman was faint from hunger. Li Zhiyun asked the man to bring a bowl of hot porridge, sat on the edge of the bed himself, and fed the woman with a spoon. After a few spoonfuls of porridge were fed, the woman's consciousness gradually came to her senses. She was a little embarrassed to see a young man feeding herself, so she asked for the bowl.

After the woman finished eating a bowl of porridge, her strength recovered a little, and she struggled to get out of bed, bowed down lightly, and whispered: "The little woman bows to thank the son for his rescue." Li Zhiyun hurriedly said: "Girl, don't be polite, please get up and speak." ”

After the woman sat down on the bed again, Li Zhiyun sat down opposite and smiled: "Girl, are you kneeling in front of the yamen of the Criminal Department, are you going to avenge anyone?" The woman remembered her statement and hurriedly looked for it, and Zhang Zheng on the side handed her the paper. She opened it and looked at it, then she was relieved, and then looked up at Li Zhiyun and said, "Childe is right, the little woman is avenging her father." ”

"Your father?"

"Yes." The woman nodded, "My father is the assassin of Jizhou, and he was slandered, saying that he was going to rebel. However, my father was wronged. The little woman asked someone to write a complaint on her behalf and wanted to submit it to Hu Shangshu of the Criminal Department, but the official stopped her from entering. Helpless, the little woman could only kneel at the door of the yamen. ”

Li Zhiyun pondered for a moment and said, "In this way, you give me the paper, and I will hand it over to Hu Shangshu for you." The woman heard Li Zhiyun say so surely, looked at him with a puzzled face, and said, "Are you?" Zhang Zheng on the side introduced: "He is the king of Chu." When the woman heard this, her eyes widened, and she was surprised: "What? Are you a prince? ”

Li Zhiyun smiled and nodded, and said, "Please believe in this king, this king promises to hand over the paper to Hu Shangshu for you." When the woman heard this, she was surprised and delighted, and hurriedly handed the paper to Li Zhiyun. Li Zhiyun stood up, turned around and called Cai Hu to him, and said, "You immediately go to Hu Shangshu with the token of the Chu Palace, and hand it over to him in person." Cai Hu took the paper and agreed, turned around and walked away.

The woman walked over and bowed down again to thank her. Li Zhiyun comforted: "Girl, if your father is wronged, Chaoyan will definitely handle the case impartially and return him to his innocence." In addition, this inn is opened by the king, and the king will say hello to the shopkeeper when he turns around, and you can stay here for as long as you want. However, this king advises you to return to Jizhou as soon as possible and wait at home. The woman said coquettishly: "The little woman knows." ”

The next day, after the court meeting, Li Zhiyun had just walked out of the Wude Palace, and a yellow gate came over and called out to him, and said in a sissy voice: "King Chu, the emperor invites you to go to the inner hall." Li Zhiyun had no choice but to follow the Yellow Gate to the inner hall, and when he walked in, he saw that the eldest brother and the second brother were there. He hurriedly walked over and stood beside them.

Abba who was sitting on the soft couch saw that everyone had arrived, so he coughed, cleared his throat and said, "I left the three of you here because I have a difficult matter to discuss with you." When the second brother heard this, he hurriedly said, "Abba, what's the problem?" Abba glanced at him and said, "It's the case of Jizhou's assassination of history......

When Li Zhiyun heard this, he remembered the woman who was kneeling at the entrance of the criminal department yesterday, but he didn't expect this incident to stab Abba. But it's normal to think about it, assassinating history and rebelling, such a big case, it is impossible to hide it from Abba.

Abba turned to the eldest brother and said, "Prince, tell them about the situation." When Li Zhiyun and the second brother heard this, they set their eyes on the eldest brother. The eldest brother turned around and said: "Jizhou assassin Shi Dou Jin was accused of rebellion, and the Criminal Department and Dali Temple sent three officials to Jizhou to investigate, but none of them investigated clearly. ”

"Dou Jin?" The second brother thought for a while, "Is it that the previous Fufeng was too guarded?" ”

The eldest brother nodded and said, "That's him." After Fufeng County returned to the Tang Dynasty, it was changed to Jizhou, and he served as the assassin. The second brother listened and said, "I have met this person once, and he looks pretty good." Since he took the initiative to take refuge in our Datang, why did he rebel again? The eldest brother shook his head and said, "I don't know about this." ”

"Is there any evidence that he wants to rebel?" Li Zhiyun asked.

Before the eldest brother could answer, Abba preemptively said, "There is no other evidence, only a letter." With that, he raised his hand and gestured, and one of the attendants standing next to him immediately handed over the letter. Li Zhiyun took it and took a look, this letter was written by Dou Jin to Xue Rengao, to the effect that he regretted that he should not surrender to the Tang Dynasty, and wanted to break away from the Tang Dynasty and switch to the Qin State.

After Li Zhiyun read it, he handed the letter to his second brother and muttered, "Is this written by Dou Jin?" It can't be faked by someone else, right? The eldest brother shook his head and said, "According to the identification of the officials in Jizhou, this letter is indeed from Dou Jin's hand, there is no doubt about it!" When Li Zhiyun heard this, he stopped squeaking.

After Abba and the other second brother read the letter, he said: "The Criminal Department and Dali Temple sent three officials to Jizhou, but they didn't find out who was ugly. These useless things have pushed this hot potato to me, and let me decide. The second brother listened and said, "Abba, the assassination of history and rebellion, the case is serious, and we must find out before we can make a decision, otherwise there will be endless troubles." ”

Abba listened, nodded, and said, "Shimin is right, I think so too, that's why I asked the three of you to discuss." The second brother stopped talking and set his eyes on Li Zhiyun. Li Zhiyun found out and was puzzled: "Second brother, what are you looking at me for?" I don't have an answer on my face either. ”

Abba smiled and said, "Zhiyun, you have repeatedly solved big cases in the past two years, and I see that you have some means in this regard." So, I'm going to hand over this case to you, what do you think? When Li Zhiyun heard this, he hurriedly waved his hand and said: "No, no, the officials of the Criminal Department and Dali Temple are all masters of solving cases, how can they handle cases that they can't handle?" When Abba heard this, his face darkened, and he said, "Jizhou's status is important and cannot be lost. If you refuse to take over, then I can only issue an order to sentence Dou Jin to be beheaded. As for whether he has grievances or not, I can't care so much. ”

When Li Zhiyun heard this, although he knew that this was Abba's radical method, he still hesitated. After all, it is a major matter of human life, if Dou Jin is really wronged, wouldn't it be in vain to kill a good person? The second brother patted him on the shoulder and said, "Fifth brother, the second brother believes in you, you will definitely be able to find out the case!" The second brother's encouraging gaze gave Li Zhiyun great confidence, he hesitated for a moment, and said, "Abba, then let Erchen try it." ”

Li Zhiyun accepted Abba's dispatch to Qizhou to investigate the assassination of Shi and the rebellion. Before leaving, he came to Liu Hong's mansion to meet his future father-in-law. As soon as they met, Li Zhiyun told him about the investigation of the case, and then said: "Lord Liu, Qizhou City has convenient transportation and is crowded, and I want to expand our business there." So, can you accompany me on a trip to Qizhou? ”

When Liu Hong heard this, he nodded knowingly and said, "Okay, then I'll find a few shopkeepers to go with me." Let's take advantage of the front station, bring the silver taels, rent the house first, and then hire some people in the local area, and then officially open when everything is ready. When Li Zhiyun heard this, he hurriedly said: "That's what I meant." Lord Liu, then thank you for your hard work. ”

"The prince is polite."