Return to the Tang Dynasty to be a villain

Chapter 30 Find a Village Chief for Caodianzi Village

This time when returning to Chang'an City, Qin Yi no longer had the courage to walk.

He asked Qin Zhong to hire a carriage, and he took Qin Zhong and Gao Xianzhi with him on the journey back to Chang'an.

Qin Yi got up early that day and set out from Caodianzi Village at noon.

But we still bumped along the road for nearly two hours, and it was around noon before we saw the towering Chang'an city walls in the distance.

After returning to his home in Dunhuafang, Qin Yi immediately instructed Qin Zhong to take Gao Xianzhi to buy some clothes.

This kid is dressed in rags like a beggar, and it's really embarrassing for the young master to follow Qin Yi.

Qin Yi then went to the backyard to check the work results of Hongwei and Luqi.

The result made Qin Yi very satisfied.

Stimulated by the return of their indentures, Hongwei and Luqi have produced quite a few products during the days he was away.

Two large jars of perfume were produced, each of which could hold ten kilograms, and the two jars together contained about ten thousand milliliters.

In later generations, a bottle of perfume is about 100 milliliters, and these stocks can be used to hold 100 bottles of perfume.

Two hundred pieces of soap were made, and two hundred sets of facial mud were also made for facial skin care.

Looking at the products in front of him and the haggard faces of Hongwei and Luqi, Qin Yi was satisfied with their work attitude, but he also found that the production capacity was insufficient for the two of them alone.

Just as Qin Yi was secretly thinking about how to expand it further, there was suddenly a hurried knock on the door.

Qin Yi hurried out of the backyard and signaled Qin Zhong to close the porch door so that the secret of the backyard would not be discovered by the newcomers.

As he walked to the gate of the courtyard and opened it, he saw Wei Xian standing outside with an anxious look on his face.

"Master Wei," Qin Yi looked at Wei Xian in surprise and asked, "How did you find this place?"

It was no wonder that Qin Yi was confused. In his courtyard, apart from Qin Huaidao, Wang Yan and a very few people in the Qin Mansion, even Zhang Yizhi didn't know his specific address.

Wei Xian saw Qin Yi's puzzled look and smiled awkwardly.

"Young Master, please don't forget that I am an official of the Imperial Court."

After hearing what Wei Xian said, Qin Yi immediately understood.

The Imperial Household Department was a well-informed secret service agency, and there were probably few residences or villas of court officials that they didn't know about.

When he thought of this, Qin Yi's heart suddenly shuddered.

It seems that it is almost time to find a new place to relocate the small workshop in the backyard.

Otherwise, if this continues, his secret will sooner or later be discovered by those greedy dignitaries.

Qin Yi always kept in mind the principle that an innocent man is guilty unless he possesses a treasure, and he never dared to let his guard down.

"Young Master," Wei Xian looked at Qin Yi anxiously and said, "You are right. Another person has died."

"what?"

Wei Xian's words obviously surprised Qin Yi at this moment.

When he made a bet with Wei Xian that day, he couldn't stand the other party's pretense of being noble, so he made up this nonsense.

If he wins and Wei Xian really wants to worship him as his master, Qin Yi won't mind having another lackey.

If Qin Yi lost and no one was killed within a month, he would go back on his word.

Anyway, he is a villain, and lying and betrayal are the qualities that a villain should possess.

With a sly smile of success on his face, Qin Yi patted Wei Xian on the shoulder.

"Master Wei, if that's the case, shouldn't you take me as your master?"

When Wei Xian heard Qin Yi's words, a complicated expression suddenly appeared on his face.

In fact, the second victim appeared two days ago. This incident finally made Wei Xian admit that Qin Yi's judgment was correct.

During these two days, he, together with Wannian County's judicial county lieutenant Li Yuanhong and the bad commander Wei Chang, investigated everywhere in Chang'an day and night, hoping to catch the murderer personally and save some face in front of Qin Yi.

But two whole days passed, and Wei Xian and Li Yuanhong mobilized thousands of inspectors and bad people from the Jishiyuan and Wannian County, but in the end they got nothing.

However, high-ranking officials were murdered one after another in Chang'an City, which finally aroused the wrath of His Majesty the Holy Emperor.

Wu Zetian was furious, and Lai Junchen's life became difficult, and Wei Xian's life became even more difficult.

Not only that, the person who died this time was a third-rank official, and the people in Chang'an City and the court were suddenly in panic.

Wei Xianhe, Fu Wenjing, Li Yuanhong and Wei Chang from Wannian County were now unable to bear the tremendous pressure.

Finally, under the pleading of Fu Wenjing and others, Wei Xian had the nerve to go to Qin Yi's residence in person to ask him for advice.

Fortunately, he insisted on coming for a long time. If he had come to look for Qin Yi as soon as the case happened, Qin Yi would still be busy building a workshop in Caodianzi Village at that time.

Looking at Wei Xian's embarrassed expression, Qin Yi couldn't help feeling a little proud.

As for who died and where the murderer is hiding?

Qin Yi didn't care at all.

He finally realized that the murderer was going to target high-ranking officials of the third rank and high-ranking officials of the imperial court.

The deceased had no relationship with him. Qin Yi was just a commoner and not an official in charge of investigating the case. Did this matter have anything to do with him?

Seeing that Wei Xian was still stubbornly refusing to become his disciple, Qin Yi prepared to close the door and go back.

He had been working so hard these past few days. Although he had come back in a carriage today, carriages of that era had no shock absorbers, and the road conditions were terrible. After a day of riding, Qin Yi felt like his waist was about to break.

However, just as he was about to send Wei Xian away and go back to lie down for a while, the scene before him almost made him drop his eyes.

Wei Xian destroyed the golden mountain and overturned the jade pillar, and knelt directly in front of Qin Yi.

He saluted with his hands crossed, his face sincere and his eyes determined as he looked at Qin Yi.

"Young Master, my name is Wei Xian. I admire your talent and knowledge and would like to become your disciple. Please grant me this favor, Master."

I rely on!

Qin Yi originally didn't want to be involved in the case of Zhang Xuanyu's murder, so he made an excuse to deceive Wei Xian.

But what he never expected was that Lord Wei Xianwei was so bold that he knelt down in front of him and became his disciple.

Qin Yi had no idea that Wei Xian had already been forced into a desperate situation.

The Holy Emperor has personally issued an edict that during the next grand court meeting on the first and fifteenth day of each lunar month, Wei Xian should explain the two cases clearly in front of all the civil and military officials in the court.

Only officials of at least the fifth rank or above could participate in the court meetings on the first and fifteenth days of the lunar month.

However, Wei Xian, the seventh-rank official of the Jishiyuan, did not feel that this was an honor at all.

He knew that in ten days, inside the Xuan Zheng Hall of the Daming Palace.

All the powerful officials in the court, whose words were law, would keep their eyes on him, a small official of the seventh rank.

Qin Yi sighed softly and raised his hand to help Wei Xian up.

"Who died this time?"

"It's General Cao Renshi of the Right Eagle Guard."

Wei Xian knew that Qin Yi had finally agreed to help him solve his doubts, so he stood up and spoke to him without even bothering to dust off the dust on his body.

"Is it him?" Qin Yi's eyes suddenly showed doubt.

I kept searching through the life story of Master Cao Renshi in my mind, and the most important thing was any connection between him and Zhang Xuanyu.

Suddenly, Qin Yi's eyes lit up.

Just in the second year of Wansui Tongtian, that is, last year, an event occurred that shocked the entire Zhou court and made countless people sad and angry, and it came to his mind.

Seeing Qin Yi's expression change and the gleam in his eyes, Wei Xian immediately guessed that he had figured out the whole story.

"Teacher." Wei Xian no longer cared about shame at this moment. He called Qin Yi softly.

Qin Yi only took a moment to figure out this case that had made him extremely anxious and almost insane.

"Hmm?" Qin Yi looked at Wei Xian when he heard that.

Wei Xian quickly bowed again and said, "Please teach me, Master."

Qin Yi pondered for a moment. In fact, he now had a basic understanding of the cause and effect of the case.

But as a villain, he naturally will not do anything without profit and will never do a business that will lose money.

He could help Wei Xian, but he must not do so without gaining anything.

"If I help you solve this case," Qin Yi looked at Wei Xian and asked calmly, "how will you repay me?"

At this time, Wei Xian was very sure that Qin Yi had confidence in his heart.

He quickly replied, "It's all up to my teacher, and I will do whatever he asks."

"Good!" Qin Yi was waiting for Wei Xian to say this. He looked at Wei Xian with some pride and said, "You are not well-educated, and it is difficult for you to handle the task you are doing now."

"If I can help you solve this case, you will resign from your official position and learn some real skills from me."

"Would you mind if I, your teacher, let you go out and serve the court when I feel you have completed your studies?"

When Wei Xian heard this, he was like, "Wow, you really dare to say that?"
So if you help me solve the case, I will sell it to you?
Seeing the hesitation on Wei Xian's face, Qin Yi didn't care and smiled slightly.

"If you don't want to, I won't force you. Then please take care of yourself, Lord Wei."

After saying that, Qin Yi turned around and was about to leave without hesitation, and Wei Xian suddenly became anxious.

"Teacher," Wei Xian called out to Qin Yi. After he turned around, a look of determination appeared on his face. "Heaven, Earth, the Emperor, the Parents, the Teacher is the most important."

"Since I have accepted you as my master today, I will naturally obey your instructions in the future."

Qin Yi nodded in satisfaction. Although Wei Xian was a bit stubborn and pedantic, he was a Jinshi who had passed the imperial examination after all.

In terms of knowledge, he is considered to be one of the best among all the civil and military officials in the court.

This is the benefit Qin Yi thought of for himself. He wanted to develop Caodian Village, and Wei Xian was a suitable candidate.

However, Wei Xian was an official appointed by the imperial court. How could he possibly become a village chief?
He then used words to encourage him to resign from his official position after solving the case.

At this moment, Wei Xian had no idea how broad a future his decision today would open up for him.

After receiving Wei Xian's promise, Qin Yi was finally satisfied.

After thinking carefully for a moment, he finally made up his mind.
He took a step forward, leaned close to Wei Xian's ear and whispered a name to him.

"Send someone to keep a close eye on him. He should be the murderer's next target."

(End of this chapter)