Tang Dynasty detective

Chapter 437 Tribute Wine
"Edogawa Conan." The man said.

"Pfft~!"

Just as Li Canghai drank the tea in his mouth, he spit it out suddenly.

"Ahem... what's your name? Ke... Conan?" Li Canghai coughed a few times, and his eyelids jumped involuntarily.

The man nodded, looked at Li Canghai suspiciously and said, "Brother, have you heard of my name before?"

Li Canghai rolled his eyes, and thought to himself: Not only have I heard it, it's like thunder!In the previous life, the god of death who swept the world, the little dwarf who died wherever he went, no one knew, no one knew?
Li Canghai stared at him strangely, but he didn't know if this Conan was different from the Conan he knew in his previous life.

"Brother, why are you looking at me like this?" Conan asked suspiciously.

Li Canghai grinned, and said with a smile, "It's nothing, I'm lucky to see the God of Death today... Oh no, seeing brother Conan, it's Li Canghai's luck in three lives!"

"It turns out that Xiongtai is the surname of the country!" Conan saluted.

"Although my surname is Li, I have nothing to do with the imperial family of the Tang Dynasty. I'm just a commoner." Li Canghai smiled, put down his cup, and asked, "I don't know what position Brother Conan holds in Dongying?"

Conan was very frank, and said: "I was originally a Confucian scholar. Thanks to His Majesty the Emperor, I was appointed as the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment."

Li Canghai was secretly surprised that Dongying's political system was modeled after that of the Tang Dynasty, and the law and administrative agencies were divided into two officials and eight provinces.

The two officials are: god officials, who are in charge of the value of central sacrificial offerings.The Taizheng officials, together with the Dukes of the Tang Dynasty, jointly manage the country.

The eight provinces are: the Ministry of Central Affairs, the Ministry of Shikibu, the Ministry of Government, the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Criminal Justice, the Ministry of Finance, and the Ministry of Imperial Households.

The Ministry of Punishments in Dongying is like the Ministry of Punishment in the Tang Dynasty, and the Shaoqing of the Ministry of Punishment is the same as the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment.

However, there is no Dali Temple in Dongying, and the Ministry of Criminal Justice is the department in charge of the prisons in Dongying, just like Dali Temple.

In terms of official position, Conan's official position is quite similar to Li Canghai's.

"Brother Conan is in a high position at such a young age, I admire him! Presumably Brother Conan must be good at reasoning and judging cases?" Li Canghai asked with a smile.

Conan was not restrained, he said modestly: "Brother Li has won the prize, how do you know how to reason and judge cases? It's just that you solved a few murder cases by chance and were appreciated by the emperor. If you talk about reasoning and judging cases, who in the world can compare with that?" Duke Di of Tang Dynasty?"

Li Canghai was slightly surprised. He touched his chin and said, "Brother Conan actually knows Di Gong?"

Conan nodded, and said with admiration: "Mr. Di's name spreads far and wide, and I, people in Dongying, have a lot of admiration for Mr. Di. His way of judging cases is also a must-learn method for our Dongying Ministry of Criminal Justice. "

When Li Canghai heard the words, he couldn't help feeling a lot of emotion in his heart. Di Renjie was dedicated to serving the people, and he couldn't help making a name for himself in China, even in Dongying.

"Brother Li, I don't know something. This island is extremely dangerous. We were trapped here because we were shipwrecked and attacked by pirates. How did you get here?" Conan asked.

Li Canghai did not intend to reveal his identity to him, but the seals and other things that he could prove his identity were kept in Di Qing's hands.Now even if he tells his identity, the other party probably won't believe it, and maybe it will make the other party Hua suspect that he is plotting something wrong.

"Brother Conan doesn't know. I was originally a businessman in Yangzhou City. This time I took a caravan to sea to buy coral pearls. I didn't want to encounter pirates on the way. The caravan was robbed by pirates, and everyone was killed by pirates." Captured by thieves. Just because my younger sister Wanyu knew some kung fu, she rescued me in the dark. The two of us escaped from the thief's boat in a small boat in a hurry. We couldn't tell the direction in the dark, so we came here inexplicably. Here. Just now because of my little sister’s health, I really had to make a fuss in front of the mountain gate. I hope Brother Conan will forgive me for the trouble.” Li Canghai sighed a few times, and cursed bitterly: “Damn pirate , They really deserve to be hacked into pieces! They kill people and steal their goods, they are devoid of conscience! Pity my crew of people, they all died under the butcher's knife! Poor!"

Speaking of this, Li Canghai squeezed out a few tears from his eyes, as if he was very sad.

Conan was also quite angry. He slapped the table, snorted, and said: "These pirates are really hateful! Don't talk about your caravan, even our envoys dare to rob and kill! If it weren't for the inexplicable danger on this island, The traps are all over the place, causing more than half of the pirates to be killed or injured, I'm afraid we have already fallen into the hands of the pirates!"

"As envoys to the Tang Dynasty, don't you have other guards?" Li Canghai asked in surprise.

Conan sighed and said: "To be honest, the situation in Dongpu is in turmoil now, and the rebellious officials and thieves are causing trouble in Dongpu. Those thieves who committed chaos, because they are worried that Dongpu will form an alliance with Datang, sent killers to chase us all the way. We have suffered heavy losses, okay? It’s easy to come to the Datang sea area, but encounters stormy weather and loses contact with the sixth prince. We can rest here, but I don’t know how the sixth prince is doing, alas.”

The two remained silent, while Wanyu lay on the bed, staring at them curiously.

What Li Canghai said was clearly a lie, but she didn't expose him. Wanyu knew that Li Canghai was not a bad person, so he must have some deep meaning in what he said.

"By the way, Brother Li, you said that you came with a merchant ship. I just met a merchant who was in distress a few days ago. Maybe you will recognize him!" Conan said suddenly.

Li Canghai was stunned for a moment, but then he thought of another thing, wasn't the person who tried to plot against Wanyu also a businessman?

Thinking of this, Li Canghai asked, "Is that man called Hong Tianxu?"

Conan thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "He said his name is Zhang Da."

Li Canghai frowned slightly. After thinking for a moment, he asked, "Where is he now?"

"Yesterday he left the shrine and said that it was rare to come to this island. Maybe there is a treasure hidden here, so he went to explore the treasure alone." Conan said.

Li Canghai touched his chin and said, "There is no businessman named Zhang Da on my boat, he must be from another caravan!"

Conan nodded and said, "It's possible, we are both fallen people in the end of the world, and it is fate to meet here!"

Li Canghai smiled. He is a bold person. Hearing this, he paused and said, "Brother Conan is right! Brother Conan and I hit it off right away. Wouldn't it be nice to have a pot of wine at this time!"

Conan said in surprise: "I didn't expect Brother Li to not only like tea ceremony, but also wine?"

Li Canghai laughed loudly and said, "Tea can calm the mind, while wine can inspire ambition. I'm a rough man, and I can't drink a special taste for tea ceremony, so I prefer strong wine to my appetite."

"Brother Li is right! Coincidentally, I brought some imperial wine from Dongying this time, and I planned to give it to the emperor of Guichao. Since Brother Li has such a taste, I will make the decision and let Brother Li drink to his heart's content!" Conan clapped Table, excited and authentic.

"Why is this so embarrassing? This is imperial wine! If I drank this imperial wine, wouldn't it be harming you?" Li Canghai rubbed his hands and said.

Conan waved his hand and said, "Hey, brother Li, don't worry, I came to Datang this time, and I brought more than [-] jars of royal wine, but more than [-] jars were damaged due to the wind and waves. Anyway, the quantity is not enough, so I don't care. Just a few jars less." He stood up, saluted Li Canghai, and said seriously: "Besides, Brother Li and I hit it off right away, so what's a few jars of wine? Today, I want to get drunk with Brother Li! "

(End of this chapter)