"Yun'er, in your opinion, who will be the perpetrator?" asked Li Wei solemnly.

"This person should be able to control some of the generals and officers and men in the rice-transporting fleet, which is a combat army subordinate to the Empire. At the same time, he can also control some of the personnel in charge of handling cases in Tingchao City Mansion, and in addition, he also has a group of people at his disposal to control the sales network of private rice in the market, who do you say?"

"Could it be..."

"Pingnanhou!" Li Yun said affirmatively.

Li Wei's face changed, and he nodded slowly.

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Smack!

Several loud slaps rang out suddenly, and a figure quietly appeared in the study.

Li Wei was startled, took a closer look, and exclaimed, "Pingnanhou!"

"Mr. Li, I haven't seen you for many days, I can't think of Ben Hou visiting, right?"

Pingnanhou was dressed in a golden robe, with a slender figure, a gentle and amiable face, a wisp of Confucian beard, looking heroic and upright, and smiled gently.

"Master Hou, please sit down! watch the tea!" Li Wei said loudly.

"Hey, it's a shame to come to visit at night, so the tea will be free. Ping Nanhou smiled.

"It's... I don't know what the Hou Ye has to say when he suddenly visits?!" Li Wei was a little uneasy in his heart, Li Yun smiled and was silent.

"Ben Hou heard that Mr. Li borrowed the unsolved case files of the past thirty years from Tingchao City Mansion, and I don't know what the intention is, so I came here tonight, I wanted to have a discussion with Mr. Li, but I didn't expect Ben Hou to discover the peerless genius of your son!"

"May I ask Master Hou, did you hear it all?" Li Wei's face changed, and he pulled Li Yun behind him and asked.

"Ben Hou came early, and he heard it all. However, Mr. Li don't worry, Benhou won't do any harm to your son and you tonight. Ping Nanhou smiled.

"Hmph, if you dare to be unfavorable to Yun'er, my Li family will definitely not sit idly by!"

A strong wind blew, and a middle-aged man flashed into the house, with a bearded face, it was Li Kunlun, the head of the Li family.

"Haha! It's easy to say! This is Mr. Kunlun, it's really extraordinary!" Pingnanhou stroked his palms and laughed.

"Hmph, I didn't expect the famous Pingnanhou to hide on the roof and eavesdrop on the conversation of my fifth brother's father and son. Li Kunlun sneered.

"Haha, each other, isn't Brother Kunlun the same?"

"This..."Li Kunlun was speechless for a while.

"Unexpectedly, I have been planning carefully for decades, I don't know how much manpower and material resources have been used to do such a big thing, and then I carefully cut off all the clues one by one, thinking that I have done it unconsciously and seamlessly. Unexpectedly, here tonight, seeing that Li Gongzi only relied on these files, closed his eyes, and analyzed the case so thoroughly from beginning to end in less than half an hour, and finally brought out me, the main envoy behind the scenes, which is really breathtaking!"

"You mean... Are you really doing all these things?!" Li Wei asked with wide eyes.

"Yes, your son's analysis is as good as seeing it myself, but I will add that those containers are boxes made of birch wood that I have asked someone to make, and this kind of wood is buoyant enough to carry a large amount of brown rice. Using the power of the ocean currents, we deliver the brown rice to nearby Joju Island, divide it, and then transport it to Tingshio Castle by boat for sale. Ping Nanhou said with a smile.

"You... Do you know how many people have died in the chain of selling smuggled rice?!" Li Wei shouted.

"I admit it. However, these people who died were basically killed due to a conflict of interest in the market competition, and I didn't kill them directly. I can assure you that we didn't kill anyone during the whole transfer process. As for those who die as a result of conflict, mainly because of unequal profits, or because of the desire to make money, this is really beyond my control. This kind of thing, not only in Tingchao City, but also all over the country, happens all the time, and no one can control it. Ping Nanhou said calmly.

"But you are embezzling the wealth of the empire like this, is it something you should do as a marquis of the empire?!" Li Wei continued to ask.

"Hmph, Mr. Li, whose do you think this empire belongs to?"

"Nature is the time of today. ”

"What if, then, in a hundred years?"

"Naturally, it's the prince's. ”

"Isn't this right!The crown prince is the prince of the country, what this marquis did was done for the prince, can you say that I was wrong?"

"However, the position of the crown prince in the Tianlong Empire is vacant now, and the Holy Lord has not yet appointed the crown prince, what you said is not justified to do it for the prince. Li Wei retorted.

"Although the Holy Lord has not appointed the prince so far, the position of the prince has always been inherited by the eldest son, so His Royal Highness Long Kui must be the future prince of the Tianlong Empire. This marquis is the confidant of His Royal Highness Long Kui, and everything he does and the benefits he obtains are all in his service. Therefore, for Benhou, although I have done such a big case, I don't have to worry about being punished by the laws of the imperial court. Ping Nanhou said.

"Wrong! Let's not talk about whether the position of the crown prince was obtained by His Royal Highness Long Kui, even if His Royal Highness Long Kui was appointed as the prince, but the Holy One is still there, and you have embezzled the wealth of the Holy Lord for the sake of the prince and disturbed the order of the city government, which must have violated the laws of the day!" Li Wei said.

"Haha! Mr. Li is really righteous and strict. However, even if according to what you said, if you ask Huang Yu to report the case to the imperial court, I am afraid that it will not reach the heavens at all, but will be directly pressed down by His Royal Highness, but I, Pingnanhou, will not be harmed at all. At that time, His Highness will at most let me go to another city, or enter the imperial capital, and handle some more important affairs for him. His Royal Highness will ascend to the throne one day, and I will definitely be on the rise, and the chicken dog will ascend to heaven!"

Li Wei was speechless for a while, feeling in his heart that what Ping Nanhou said was indeed true, and it was very likely that the ending would be like this, and he couldn't help but feel a burst of sadness in his heart!

suddenly thought that he was dedicated to the country and worked hard, but in the end he was impeached by traitors and relegated to his hometown. And a traitor like Ping Nanhou did such a big case, but he was clothed and fed, and he talked eloquently in front of him, and he didn't care.

"Alas, since Hou Ye said so, there is nothing to talk about in the future, Hou Ye, please do it. ”

Mr. Li is for the country and the people, his heart can be learned, and Benhou admires it. I think if you hadn't been too stubborn at the beginning, you wouldn't have offended His Highness and been degraded. Now that ten years have passed, Ben Hou hopes that Mr. Li can reconsider, whether to be loyal to His Royal Highness with Ben Hou and rise to the top together, wouldn't it be happy!"

"I am already a degraded person, I am used to this indifferent life, and I don't want to go out of the shrine anymore to serve the country and the people. Even if it is for the city government, it is just out of hobby, and I am happy to see it. Since this case involves Hou Ye, then I will not investigate it further, Hou Ye can rest assured. Li Wei said.

"Thank you so much, Mr. Li! However, even if you don't think about yourself, you have to think about your son, with his amazing talent, he is the pillar of the country, if he can devote himself to the command of His Royal Highness, he will be the Grand Duke of Zaifu one day, one person under ten thousand people, isn't it a beautiful thing?!"

"Yun'er's talent, I'm afraid that this small Heavenly Dragon Empire will not be able to let it be used, so Hou Ye doesn't have to think about it anymore. Master Hou, please take it. Li Wei said categorically.

"It's... Maybe you're right, Li Gongzi is the pride of the sky, and he is definitely not a thing in the pool. Ben Hou has a sixteen-year-old daughter, innocent and intelligent, I don't know if I can make a marriage contract with Li Gongzi first, when the time is ripe, our two families will form a family of children and daughters, how about achieving a good thing?"

"It's... Thank you, Master Hou, can you think about it later?" Li Wei felt a little sudden.

"Don't think about it! It's decided like this, this is the object of my Hou Mansion, and I will give it to Li Gongzi tonight. ”

Ping Nanhou took out a box, put it on the table, arched his hands at Li Wei and Li Kunlun, and with a long laugh, the person had stepped out of the door and swept away!

Li Wei and Li Kunlun looked at each other, turned their heads and stared at the locket.

When I opened it, I saw that in addition to the gold medal of the Pingnan Hou Mansion, there were ten shining Xuanshi lying quietly in it, and Li Wei shouted: "High-grade Xuanshi!"

Li Yun looked at it carefully, and saw that this high-grade Xuanshi was shining, and there seemed to be Xuanqi flowing on it, full of spiritual charm!

The light of the stone illuminated the faces of the three of them, and the whole room seemed to suddenly have energy and come to life.

"What do you think, big brother?" Li Wei asked, staring at Li Kunlun.

"The future is unpredictable, and nothing is necessary. Li Kunlun groaned.

"What about Yun'er?" Li Wei asked, staring at Li Yun.

"The head of the family is right, there is nothing to do. Li Yun nodded.

"That's... Do you want to return the gift?"

"No, when the time comes, they will come and ask for it. Li Yun said with a smile.

"Yes, Yun'er is really amazing, you can see through it at a glance. Li Kunlun praised.

"The head of the family, if you hadn't arrived in time, I'm afraid Ping Nanhou wouldn't have changed his mind so quickly. Li Yun said.

"Yes, I haven't thanked my eldest brother for saving me in time!" Li Wei suddenly came to his senses.

"Hehe, Pingnanhou thinks he has mastered Xuangong, but in the Li family, it is not yet time for him to come and go freely. Li Kunlun did not give in and said proudly.

The situation just now is indeed extremely thrilling, if it weren't for Li Kunlun's timely appearance, I am afraid that with the intention of Pingnanhou, it may be unfavorable to Li Wei and his son.

"Now that this matter has been discussed, Pingnanhou will naturally not poison you again, but will defend you, which will also save my Li family a lot of worry. Li Kunlun said.

"However, I didn't expect him to commit such a heinous crime as Yun'er expected, which is unbearable!" Li Wei said fiercely.

"He alone may not be so bold in this matter, it must be as he said, and His Highness will support him. We can't control this matter, and if we do, it will be in vain. Li Kunlun sighed.

"Hmph, I'll write it down first, and if I can use it in the future, I will naturally take it out and use it. Li Wei said.

"Hehe, no matter what, I finally have a high-grade Xuanshi now, and if I really want to doze off, someone will come to deliver a pillow!" Li Yun said happily holding the small box.

Li Wei and Li Kunlun couldn't help but look at each other.

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