1. Theft in the home

People spend their whole lives walking, either willingly, forced, impatient, or positive. Some walked in chariots and horses, some wore animal skin boots, some walked in rags and straw shoes, and some walked barefoot. There are even some people who don't even have feet.

But they still have to continue to walk and move forward.

Because the relentless wheels are endlessly crushing behind you, if you want to survive, you must move forward.

Some people hope that the future will be open and that there will be no obstacles. Some people want to find some excitement on the road. Li Xuanyi belongs to the former, while Li Xuanqing obviously belongs to the latter.

On the way back, nothing happened, which was extremely boring for Li Xuanqing, who wanted to be chivalrous.

Even sometimes, she gave birth to the illusion that she was walking on the endless road of eternity.

Looking at his cousin's sleepy appearance, Li Xuanyi asked with concern: "What's the matter, are you too tired, do you want to get off the horse and rest for a while?"

"It's not. Li Xuanqing replied: "It's just that nothing has happened along the way, and I feel too bored." ”

Li Xuanyi said: "Along the way, there are countless scenery around, as long as you enjoy it, you won't feel bored." ”

"You're wrong. Li Xuanqing retorted: "All sentient beings are attached to appearances, but in fact, they are nothing more than emptiness. The surrounding scenery is also empty, and how can you enjoy the sky. ”

"No, no. Life is on the road, and the process is very important. The scenery along the way, you can see different scenery with different attitudes. Even if it is the same road, at different times and in different directions, you can see different beauty. In the world, there is and nothing is of great use. If there is, we will appreciate its beauty, and if we do not, we will think about its use. Life has been rushing for decades, and there are not many days when you can really walk easily, and you can do it and cherish it. ”

"Then you can enjoy it slowly here, and see what you can think about when you can't enter the city, Miss Ben is not here to accompany you. With that, Li Xuanqing rode his horse and whipped away, galloping away, leaving only the smoke and dust billowing behind him.

Although helpless, Li Xuanyi still followed closely and chased after him.

It's not that he is afraid that Li Xuanqing will escape halfway, but if he is so slow and leisurely, he is afraid that the city gate will really be closed in the dark, and they will not see the city tower yet.

On the next road, there were more and more people coming and going, but this was what the two of them did not want to see. Because these are refugees who have fled the famine from nowhere.

The two not only took out all the money and food they had on them to help the victims, but also taught a few bandits who wanted to rob their horses by the way.

When the two led the horses to the city tower, they saw the steward of the Li family's mansion in the city greet them.

As soon as they came to the two of them, the person in charge said, "Young Master, Miss, I'm finally waiting for you." Come home with me, my lord is waiting for you. ”

"What, the second uncle is here. Li Xuanyi exclaimed.

"How did Daddy know we were going to be in town today. ”

The official said: "Actually, the master has been here for a while, and not only me, but all the people in charge of affairs across the country have been notified, as long as they see you, they will let you come here, and there is an accident at home." ”

"What! What happened? Was there something sick with my father? Or was something happened to the family? ”

The reason why Li Xuanqing is willing to go home is because he is worried about his father at home. Now when I hear the news, I am even more anxious, and I can't wait to grow my wings and fly home directly.

"You don't have to worry too much, I'm sure that no matter what happens at home, everyone will be safe. ”

The Li family has been moving to the capital for several generations and has close relations with various factions in the DPRK and China. It's just that Wang Yangming has been demoted recently, and the hostile forces in the DPRK and China have taken advantage of the Dragon and Phoenix Dart Bureau to attack the six doors of Wang Yangming and his gang.

But these people don't use their brains to see what is happening today. Now Liu Jin and Zhang Yong are both idle at home, King Ning and King Anhua have clashed because of the same purpose, and the Immortal Hall and the Confucian Party check and balance each other. And the rest counts as nothing.

It's just that these jumping clowns can't set off any big storms, but they just stir the water more turbid, and even get into trouble.

Li Tianshou has relations with all forces in the DPRK and China, and whoever commits a crime may be brought out. But there will be many people who will protect him, so he will be fine.

But in any case, this is a very troublesome matter, so when he heard that there was a major earthquake in a certain place, he immediately asked the emperor to petition, and their Li family contributed money to help the victims.

This is of course the best for the imperial court, without the need for the state to pay, as long as you give a nihilistic compliment, you can solve a lot of trouble.

Therefore, Li Tianshou quickly got the will, and left this place of right and wrong in a hurry with a large amount of money and food, as well as the carriage and plaque rewarded by the emperor.

The place where the earthquake was naturally inhabitable, so Li Tianshou chose this place as a place for disaster relief.

Moreover, this is also Li Tianshou's hometown. Back then, the ancestors of the Li family started from scratch here and created the future of the Li family. The elders of the Li family, who are old, will come here to recuperate.

Li Tianshou came back this time, which can be regarded as a return to his hometown, and the gifts he brought with him were not only chariots, horses, and plaques, but also a scale.

This title indicates that the Li family is fair and just in business, and there is no shortage of catties or two.

This treasure rewarded by the emperor must of course be placed in the treasure house of the Li family.

There are two treasures of the Li family in the past dynasties, one is the private treasury of the heads of each generation. Each person's treasure becomes a funerary object after his death. And the other treasure house is the treasure house of the Li family.

Although the carriage given by the emperor was given to Li Tianshou, the plaque and title were given to the Li family.

Such a holy relic naturally has to be placed in the Li family's treasure house.

However, when everyone opened the treasure house and counted the contents of the treasure, they found that the ancestral treasure was missing.

This can make Li Tianshou anxious, as the head of the Li family, but he lost the heirloom treasure of the Li family, which is not a trivial matter.

Although Li Tianshou has always lived in the capital, when such a thing happened, he, the head of the family, could not escape the blame. However, Li Tianshou is also a person who has seen the world, so he immediately calmed down and made a steady arrangement.

First of all, let the housekeeper go to the yamen to report the case; second, post a list in the city and recruit all kinds of capable people to help; finally, he ordered the stewards of all parts of the country to find Li Xuanyi.

When I saw Li Tianshou again, he was supported by someone and came out on crutches. The second uncle was even weaker than when he left last time, and he never used crutches before, let alone needed help.

It seems that the loss of the family heirloom has really had a great impact on him.

"Daddy"

"Second Uncle"

"Okay, don't say anything, just come back, just come back. Seeing the two of them, Li Tianshou showed a long-lost smile. At the same time, he did not give the two of them a chance to speak, so he let them go down to rest.

After dinner, Li Tianshou only chatted with them about his experiences outside, but never mentioned the theft of his home, nor did he say anything about Li Xuanqing's marriage.

And the two of them only picked out some interesting ones to relieve Li Tianshou's boredom, but they didn't dare to talk about those dangerous situations.

This is the old man's favorite family time, but it is in such a situation.

The night was late, but Li Xuanyi didn't feel sleepy at all, and sat at the desk in a daze when he opened the window.

The moonlight sprinkled on his face without hindrance. Tonight's sky is cloudy and starry, and occasionally a popular one crosses the sky, fleeting.

Just when Li Xuanyi was attracted by the beautiful scenery of the mysterious sky, there was a sound of the door being opened not far away.

At this time......

Li Xuanyi immediately understood what was going on.

Li Xuanqing closed the door gently, and when she turned around, she found her eldest brother standing silently in front of her.

Although she was surprised, she quickly calmed down: "Brother, why are you here?"

Li Xuanyi said: "This is my home, where should I be if I'm not here?"

"I didn't mean that, I just ......"

Li Xuanyi interrupted: "You don't need to say it, I know that you want to catch the murderer who stole the treasure." But I ask you, do you know who stole the clothes, where is the person now, and is the clothes still on him?"

Li Xuanqing couldn't answer any of ......these questions, and was only stunned for a while before he said, "I can ask my master to help." ”

"Although Master Hui is a Buddhist monk, he may not be good at solving cases. What's more, now that the second uncle's body is like this, what will happen to him if he sees you disappear again tomorrow morning. ”

Li Xuanqing was a little anxious: "Then I can't do nothing." ”

"The only thing you have to do now is to go back to your room and have a good rest, so that you can have enough energy and have a clear mind to solve the case tomorrow. ”

The next day, according to the usual practice, Li Xuanyi and Li Xuanqing came to Li Tianshou to say goodbye.

I only heard Li Tianshou say: "Xuanyi, you are not too young, it's time to find a doorman." ”

"Second Uncle......"

Unexpectedly, Li Tianshou said such things as soon as they met, which made Li Xuanqing on the side happy. Now, there is a companion on the way to escape marriage.

"Listen to me first. The rivers and lakes are dangerous, you should not participate in the future and focus on your family's career. I'm already old, and Xuanqing is going to marry someone in the future. You are the only descendant of the Li family's lineage now, and this family will be yours in the future. The purpose of the thief's theft is unknown, so let others find out about it, and you don't have to risk yourself. As for the responsibility for the loss of the treasure, let me, an old man, resist it. ”

"Second uncle, you are old and strong, and you have a housekeeper to help you take care of it, so you don't need me as a layman at all. What's more, what was lost was the heirloom of the Li family, and all the descendants of the Li family had the obligation to recover it. ”

"o()〈))o Alas!" Li Tianshou sighed and said, "I know that I can't convince you, the world in the future will belong to you young people, go ahead, don't worry about me, an old man." ”

After the two retreated, Li Tianshou sat alone in the gazebo in the back garden. There were a few clouds drifting in the sky, and gradually, these clouds gathered into a large cloud, obscuring the bright sun.

But Li Tianshou didn't care about any of this, his heart didn't know where it was.

At this moment, the fish in the pond outside the pavilion seemed to have found some interesting plaything, and gathered together, stirring the water and making a noise.

Li Tianshou was also attracted by this movement.

"When you were a kid, you loved to release live fish that you bought at home into the pond. Li Tianshou suddenly muttered to himself.

The clouds in the sky began to scatter as the wind blew in the air. Li Tianshou still continued: "Third brother, third brother, did you steal the things? Are you taking revenge? In order to compete for the family property, I did play some small tricks to improve myself and belittle you. That's also because the eldest brother is the eldest son, and you are the youngest son that your father loves the most, and I have no advantage at all when I am caught in the middle. But I swear, I have no intention of hurting you. Now that you're back, you want to get everything back, then take it, but I hope you don't hurt Xuanyi and Xuanqing, they don't know anything about the grievances of the previous generation. ”

Li Tianshou's heart is very dignified, just like the cloud in the sky, just like back then.

At that time, there was also a large cloud that overwhelmed people.

The people of the Li family also became cautious because of one thing.

Li Tianshou was angry and anxious, and he didn't know what to do. How many pairs of eyes are looking at him, waiting for his move, right now.

At that time, he was afraid, but today he is indifferent and calm. A tranquil heart is like a vast sky, embracing everything.

Walk through the kiosk.

Walk through the forest.

Cross the promenade.

Over the rockery.

The wind that blew away the clouds also gently pulled his clothes, hoping that he could stop and enjoy the beauty of the surrounding nature, and also hoped that he could slow down his footwork and accompany the lonely old man.

But at this time, because of the concern in his heart, there was not much left of a calm Dao heart.

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When he came to the hall, Li Xuanyi immediately ordered the steward to go to the yamen to find out if there was any progress in the case. As for himself, he took his sister, the chief housekeeper, and the chief arrester of the yamen who temporarily lived at home to the scene of the crime.

The chief catcher was a tall black man, almost forty years old, but he looked very haggard, with a scruffy beard, and gray hair on his head, which could no longer be hidden.

Li Xuanyi knew that the reason why the head arrester was like this was because of the theft case at home.

Although the Li family is a businessman, there are people in the court, and the emperor is a gift. Now that the family heirloom treasure has been stolen, in a fit of anger, the prefect is not guilty. Therefore, he put pressure on the head catcher and let him stay at Li's house until the case was successfully solved.

Although the Li family treats this head catcher well, he treats him with good food and drink. But he himself didn't know how to eat, couldn't sleep, and boiled an iron-beaten man like this.

When Li Xuanyi was looking for him, he was discussing with his subordinates and preparing to expand the scope of the search.

When I first saw Li Xuanyi, I didn't care about the headcatcher. This kind of inconspicuous realm is, in his eyes, just an ordinary performance. It's just that he doesn't understand that the general manager, who has always cared about the development of the case, is actually following behind this pair of young men and women.

"Lord Head Catcher, there can be progress in the case. The manager asked.

"Not yet, I'm preparing to take someone out of the city to search. ”

"Lord Head Catcher, I don't think it's necessary, the treasure clothes are easy to carry, as long as you wear them on your body. If you want to search, will it be difficult to take off your clothes one by one and look at them?"

"Mr. Steward, who is this son?" asked the headcatcher.

"Lord Head Catcher, these two are my son-in-law and young lady, and they are also from the martial arts. They came back this time especially for the case. ”

"Oh? In the eyes of the head catcher, although the people in the rivers and lakes are higher in martial arts than him, he is recognized by the imperial court. What's more, investigating a case is not a competition, as long as the martial arts are high. But the other party is the owner, and he always has to give the other party a face.

"Li Gongzi, what do you think of this case? ”

"At the beginning of the next year, let's take a look at the scene of the crime and listen to your opinions. ”

Before coming to the Treasure Pavilion, the chief manager first asked everyone to stop, went to the bottom of a rockery, stretched out his hand and pressed it in the stone cave, only to hear a sound of the mechanism. It seems that the mechanism here is closed.

Just as Li Xuanqing was about to continue walking, the chief manager stopped him again: "Miss, this is only the first organ, and there are still organs in the cabinet that have not been closed." ”

As he spoke, the steward came to the front of the Treasure Pavilion and slapped a few times on the walls on each side of the gate. I only heard a "pop", and a piece of the ground in front of the door was opened. The manager stretched out his hand and twisted it on the pull ring inside, and then said, "Okay, the mechanism has been completely closed, young master, young lady, you can go in with confidence." ”