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Chapter 667 Di Renjie’s Case (1)

"Father, father!"

Li Yuanjia is good at keeping in good health. He has developed a good habit of going to bed early and getting up early since he was a child. If there is nothing important, he must go to bed in the middle of the hour. Today is no exception. After writing the cursive script, he will He went to bed, but just as his head fell on the pillow, there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps, and before Li Yuanjia had an attack, he saw Li Chen with a terrified expression rushing into the room.

"Bastard, panic, what's the matter? Tell me!"

Li Yuanjia was woken up just after he felt sleepy, and he was in an extremely bad mood, and when he saw Li Chen's distraught state, he became even more angry, turned over, sat up straight, His eyes widened, and he yelled angrily.

"Father Wang, something happened at the post station, and a thief rescued Wang Fangming!"

After being scolded by his old father, Li Chen regained his composure, took a deep breath, and rushed to report.

"Huh? What's going on? Make it clear!"

Hearing that Wang Fangming was rescued, Li Yuanjia took a deep breath, couldn't sit still any longer, turned over and got off the couch, and asked with a gloomy expression.

"Returning to the father, the thing is like this, the boy ordered Lu Zhong to lead people to the post station to do errands. It went smoothly at first, but then..."

Seeing that Li Yuanjia's complexion was not right, Li Chen didn't dare to neglect, and hurriedly reported the news one by one, which was generally true, but he was worried that his father would be offended, and he would exaggerate the strength of Li Yaodong and others More than ten times.

"Trash, you can't do a little thing well, what use are you for!"

After listening to Li Chen's statement, Li Yuanjia's gloomy complexion turned black as if it were a pot bottom. He glanced at Li Chen and cursed coldly.

"Father, please calm down. It is true that the child has not considered this matter, but now that Wang Fangming has been rescued, it may be difficult to deal with the future, so please make a decision early."

Li Chen knew that his mistake was huge, so he didn't dare to defend himself. He lowered his head, admitted his mistake, and feared that his old father would be angry with him endlessly, so he hurriedly changed the subject and threw out the problem. , to divert Li Yuanjia's attention.

"Humph!"

Li Yuanjiaming knew the intention of Li Chen's words. However, the situation was urgent, and he really didn't care about Li Chen's attack again. He just snorted coldly and walked back and forth in the bedroom with his head down. After a long time, There was a flash of light in his eyes, he stood on his feet suddenly, and said with a twitching face, "Early tomorrow morning, I will take the emergency order on behalf of my father. It is said that the station was attacked by robbers at night, and all the staff died in battle. The whereabouts of Wang Fangming, the special envoy of spring plowing, is unknown. Urging Di Renjie to come to Luzhou as soon as possible to discuss the matter, that's all, let's go."

"Ah, this..."

Hearing his old father's order, Li Chen was immediately dumbfounded. You must know that Di Renjie came here to find trouble, and it was too late for others to avoid him. There is no reason to urge him to hurry up, it is not to make trouble for himself what?
"What are you still doing in a daze? Get out!"

Li Yuanjia's arrangement in this way naturally has its magical effect, but he didn't bother to explain it to Li Chen, so he rolled his eyes and scolded unceremoniously.

"Ah, Nuo, let's do it now, baby."

Li Chen feared his father like a tiger, although his heart was full of doubts, he didn't have the courage to ask more questions, he hurriedly agreed, turned around and was about to leave the room.

"Wait a minute, according to Gu's order, the entire territory of Luzhou is under martial law, and more checkpoints are set up. The bandits who attacked the post at night must be arrested and brought to justice. In addition, Lu Zhong is diligent, and he will be promoted to the defense of Licheng immediately, and he will immediately lead his troops to post. delay."

Before Li Chen lifted his foot, Li Yuanjia's cold voice came from behind.

"No, my child obeys."

Li Chen is not stupid. Hearing this time, he had vaguely guessed what his father's intentions were, but he didn't dare to tell the truth. He could only respectfully respond, and hurriedly left the bedroom. carry.

Taiyuan Post, as the name suggests, is a post station belonging to Taiyuan City, and it is a resting place for officials in the past. According to the regulations of the Tang Dynasty, all officials traveling outside must settle in the post station. Of course, the regulations are dead. People are alive, and those who choose posthouses are basically low-level officials. As for those high-ranking officials, they don't bother to live in such simple places, and they are generally flattered by the governor of Taiyuan and live in the governor's mansion in the city. Otherwise, the gardens of the wealthy households in the city would have to be confiscated, otherwise how would they show their illustrious and extraordinary status, only Di Renjie was an exception. In the post station, no matter how flattering the governor of Taiyuan Mansion Lu Jiuming was, he could not persuade him to move into the city. Running back and forth in other places, ever since, the post station, which was always deserted, has almost become a busy city.

No flattery, everyone knows that Di Renjie is Prince Li Xian's most valued confidant, and he will definitely be the choice of the prime minister in the near future. One word can determine the careers of countless people, and no one who is an official will dislike the official The hat is big, maybe Di Renjie can't decide how much official hat to give to others, but to take down other people's official hat, it's just a matter of one or two sentences. It seems that Di Renjie also intends to make friends with the officials of Taiyuan Mansion. Not to mention that he has already stayed in Taiyuan Post for three days. Feeling flattered, more and more people came to pay their respects. The guests and hosts enjoyed themselves, and today is no exception. A lively and lively banquet lasted until the end of the Xu Dynasty.

"Master Di, there is news!"

After the feast was over, as soon as Di Renjie sent off many visiting officials, he dragged his tired feet back to the small courtyard where he stayed. Just as he entered the bedroom door, Wang Kuan, who had already been waiting inside, greeted him first He came forward, bowed, and respectfully reported.

"Well, please wait a moment, General Wang, Rong Di will wash up first."

The reason why Di Renjie lingered in Taiyuan post was naturally not to get close to the officials of Taiyuan government, but to wait for the news from Luzhou. Of course, paralyzing Luzhou was also one of his intentions, but really When the news came, Di Renjie was not in a hurry to ask what happened, but waved his hand to signal Wang Kuan to wait a moment, walked aside calmly, took the wet towel handed over by the servant boy, and rubbed it a few times vigorously. After dispelling most of the tiredness and alcohol on his face, he made a "please" gesture, signaling Wang Kuan to report the news.

"My lord, there are two pieces of news from Luzhou. First, the two lords Li and Ye have rescued Wang Fangming, but now that Luzhou is under martial law and the whole territory is blocked, the two lords cannot send Wang Fangming out of Luzhou, so they can only temporarily hide in Luzhou. Stand by in the mountains, and secondly, at the other end of Shexian County, the author of the autopsy has been found. According to his account, the autopsy reports of several so-called suicide victims were issued behind closed doors, and the autopsy reports were never actually performed. There may be doubts in them. The procedure for opening the coffin for autopsy is complicated, and it is so easy to be shocked that Luzhou and Shexian don't dare to move lightly, and can only make a detailed decision after the adults go there in person."

Wang Kuan bowed, and reported the news from Luzhou in detail. He only stated the facts, and did not explain his own judgment on the matter superfluously. He put on the posture of letting Di Renjie decide everything.

"Well, thank you General Wang, is there any other news?"

Although Di Renjie had a high status, he did not dare to underestimate Wang Kuan, a master of the East Palace who had followed Li Xian many times through life and death, and his words were naturally very polite.

"Returning to your lord, this is the fourth time someone from Luzhou has come to urge your lord to go back. Although they have been blocked by the last general, if there is any more delay, there may be villains in the court who will take advantage of this matter to make trouble. I hope you will make a decision soon.”

Even though he knew what Di Renjie's intentions were in Taiyuan, Wang Kuan couldn't help but sweat for Di Renjie. You must know that the time given by the Holy Majesty to solve the case is only two months. It's the day, and it's really hard to say whether the case will be solved smoothly in the remaining one month. After all, this case happened on the ground in Luzhou, and the local government's uncooperative attitude can be imagined.

"Well, since that's the case, let's set off early tomorrow morning, and rush to Luzhou day and night."

The matter in Luzhou is of great importance. If a breakthrough is not made, the East Palace Department will suffer a serious setback. Di Renjie will not be clear about this. Now it is useless to wait in Taiyuan Mansion, so Di Renjie will not No matter how much delay, I made a decision without hesitation... On the eighth day of March in the third year of Yifeng, at Chenshi, there was a light rain, not heavy, like fog, and when the wind blew, it made people feel wet and uncomfortable. It was really not a good weather to go out, but the tens of thousands of people in Shangdang City had no choice. Under the compulsory order of the government, they gathered outside the west gate early in the morning, quietly waiting for the arrival of the imperial envoy.

Time passed by every minute and every second, and in the blink of an eye, it will soon be the hour and four quarters. The people who have been standing for a long time are quite impatient, and the complaints spread uncontrollably. First, they whispered, In the end, the imperial envoy's airy curses rang out one after another, and the whole scene was as noisy as a vegetable market, but Shangdang Gong Li Chen, who stood at the forefront of the line, didn't take it seriously, He ordered all the officials to stop drinking, but he showed a barely visible smile of complacency, because this was exactly the result he wanted.

"Boom..."

Li Chen's complacency didn't last long. Amidst the sound of horses' hooves, a troop of cavalry came rolling in from a distance. While the flags were flying, a large flag with a bright yellow border was faintly visible. It was impressive that the imperial envoy had arrived. , Li Chen restrained his mood hastily, hurriedly straightened his official robes, and led his subordinates, big and small, to greet him in a hurry.

(End of this chapter)