Chapter 640 The so-called truth
I have to say that sometimes Li Su's mouth is very poisonous, poisonous and cheap.
Lu Dongzan said a word for a while and felt that he not only did a foolish thing about beating a dog with a meat bun, but also got bitten by the dog, which was very upset.
"Being taken back to the treasury by His Majesty of your country? This?" Lu Dongzan felt mixed feelings. He didn't know whether to show a sympathy expression, or ignore him and throw a dog at him to show contempt.
Li Su's face was so painful after being robbed, and this expression was definitely not pretending.
"Yes," Li Suyou sighed and glanced at him: "Brother Lu, your subordinates are not particular about doing things. Of course, gift-giving is silent and without any trace. Your deputy envoy is so good. He swaggers in broad daylight and drove two big trucks of gifts. He sent them to my house in full view of everyone. He was almost beating drums and drums to tell the world. Even if His Majesty wants to pretend to be confused, you can't pretend. You are insulting the IQ of the entire Tang Dynasty."
Lu Dongzan was shocked. Although he didn't understand what "IQ" was, he could imagine that it was definitely not a good thing.
"This foolish brother really never expected that he had suffered a good brother. I hope he should not blame him." Lu Dongzan hurriedly apologized, his cheeks twitched.
Not only did the gift of more than 20,000 yuan was wasted, but it was also lost. In the end, I had to apologize to others.
Lu Dongzan found that he was increasingly unable to understand the Tang Dynasty. His circle was so complicated. It was not as real as our Tubo. He would kill people if he had a disagreement.
Li Su smiled: "I don't blame Brother Lu, I just blame us for being unlucky. If Brother Lu gives gifts again next time, I must go while it's dark. After all, we are doing shameful things, right?"
Lu Dongzan: ""
In this sentence, Lu Dongzan heard the meaning. Does this shameless guy want to give him a gift?
Looking at Li Su's smiling face that squeezed out her pleated, Lu Dongzan also smiled, and was angry.
"Haha, okay, Brother Yu remember, I will go there next time while it's dark. It's not easy to say that Brother Yu has heard of his reputation as a good brother. In the battle between Tubo and Tang Dynasty, Brother Yu decided to win and lose with one word, which made us Tubo suffer a great loss. We Zanpu until now when we hear Brother Yu's name, they all love and hate. Later, Brother Yu was ordered by the emperor to defend Xizhou and revitalize a big game of chess for His Majesty of your country. Brother Yu has heard of his deeds. He is worthy of being praised by His Majesty of your country. He became famous at a young age and had unparalleled power. It is reasonable to be stared at by others in Chang'an City. Brother Yu understands."
Li Su bowed with emotion: "I didn't expect that Brother Lu is so familiar with Brother Yu. He is a confidant in his life. Brother Lu said nothing wrong. There are many disadvantages to becoming famous at a young age. Brother Yu is in Chang'an, and I don't know how many eyes are staring at him. Every move is known to Chang'an. My brother Yu has been very upset in recent years."
Lu Dong praised and said, "Brother Yu can't help you, so he can only send some money-smelling things to relieve his brother's worries. If he doesn't abandon him, he can tell me if he has any worries in the future."
After sighing, Lu Dongzan's eyes flashed and lowered his voice, "I am a rare talent like a virtuous brother, but I hate that I am a Tubo but I have never met one in a thousand years. If there is one, I, Tubo Zanpu, will definitely be regarded as an unparalleled countryman, treat you with great gifts, and like the emperor of your country, scold your brother and teach you a lesson, and even be afraid of accepting a little money and gifts. This is something I have never heard of. My foolish brother is not afraid of making a simple and profound conversation. To be honest, it is really not worth it for a virtuous brother."
Li Su smiled brighter and brighter.
After talking for a long time, it was only now that I got to the point. It was hard to cultivate Lu Dongzan.
So Li Su blinked: "Brother Lu's words have won the heart of foolish brother, and I think of Brother Lu's meaning."
Lu Dongzan suddenly laughed: "Don't misunderstand me, brother Yu has no other intentions, it's just because he's not worth it. It's not too early. If you don't abandon me, why should you stay in the Sifang Pavilion for a banquet? This time, brother Yu also brought some beautiful Tubo dancers from Tubo. Although they are not as beautiful and charming as women in the Central Plains, they also have a unique exotic style. I wonder if my brother is so elegant?"
Li Su smiled and refused, promising to come to Sifang Hall to meet tomorrow, and then say goodbye and leave.
In the next few days, Li Su finally became a good baby, and honestly accompanied Lu Dongzan to wander around Chang'an City, wandering from the city to the outside of the city, and from the east and west cities to the Furong Garden of Qujiangchi.
Interestingly, Lu Dongzan is more familiar with every scenery in Chang'an City than Li Su. There are some allusions and origins that Li Su doesn't understand very well, but Lu Dongzan is familiar with them and tells them in a casual manner. So in comparison, Lu Dongzan is like a tour guide, while Li Su becomes a guest. Every time he goes to a scenery, Lu Dongzan talks endlessly, while Li Su is amazed. This situation lasts until the fourth day. Maybe Lu Dongzan finally feels something is wrong, so he stops showing off his knowledge.
Li Su was silent more often while accompanying Tubo prime minister. He was observing quietly. Seeing that Lu Dongzan was more familiar with Chang'an City than him, Li Su couldn't help but be a little alert.
A person who is almost like an enemy is more familiar with the customs and culture of the enemy country than his own. This is definitely not a good phenomenon. Who knows how long has he been thinking about the great country in the Central Plains?
Li Su dared not hide Lu Dongzan's performances, and sent someone to report truthfully to Tai Chi Palace every day.
Li Shimin was obviously very satisfied with Li Su's performance. Once Li Su was serious and not lazy, he was still very reliable in doing things.
Two more days later, the Xu Jingshan case also made new progress.
It's amazing, the miserable family has withdrawn.
The Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple conducted an in-depth investigation of the victim Huang family and found a bowl of medicine residue in the kitchen. I don’t know how the coroner of the Ministry of Justice was tested after so many days. Anyway, the medicine that had the opposite of the sanitary miltiorrhiza and asarum was detected from the remaining sanitary residue. Several doctors from Chang'an City gathered together to dialectically and finally concluded that Huang Shoufu died because he drank this bowl of medicine.
Originally, Huang Shoufu was a businessman, and his family had money. He had to drink a bowl of ginseng soup every day to replenish qi. The prescription and medicinal materials for ginseng soup were prescribed by a doctor. Two days before the incident, Huang Shoufu happened to experience a cold wind and cold. He casually flipped through the medical book and said that the medicine "asarum" was the right medicine, and he did not ask the doctor to ginseng soup to carefully add a ginseng soup. He didn't even get better after drinking it for three days. He finally died on the last day.
There is a saying in Shennong Bencao Jing that the use of medicine is "Eighteen Antis", that is, there are conflicts between different medicinal materials and conflicts. The bowl of ginseng soup with ingredients that Huang Shoufu drank just responded to the "Eighteen Antis".
The explanation is very clear and reasonable. The widow of the Huang family is particularly obedient. When the coroner and doctors of the Ministry of Justice explained to the family, everyone had a great enlightenment in an instant, and understood that they had wronged the good man, and they also asked for the withdrawal of the case in unison. And because Xu Jingshan was wronged and imprisoned, the Huang family was willing to compensate the money and apologize on their behalf.
The judicial principles of this era are basically not much different from those of later generations, which is the so-called "the people do not procure, and the officials do not investigate". The victims have all withdrawn and the truth is revealed to the world. Then the suspect in the Dali Temple prison will naturally be innocent.
As for the case of Han You, the Minister of Justice, taking bribes, it was another case and had nothing to do with Xu Jingshan.
Sun Fujia, the minister of Dali Temple, was confused by the recent series of plot reversals. After the bitter master's request for withdrawal was handed to Dali Temple, Sun Fujia was filled with anger and passed it to Tai Chi Palace intact.
Not long after, the Tai Chi Palace issued an order, Xu Jingshan was released without guilt, and Han You, the Minister of Justice, was held in the case of Dali Temple and other court trial.
On a sunny day, Xu Jingshan, who was pale and dressed in white prison clothes, slowly walked out of Dali Temple. Li Su, Xu Mingzhu and other family members came forward, supporting Xu Jingshan, who was looking down on his face, staggered onto the carriage and went out of the city to go home.
At this point, the case of Xu Jingshan has been settled.
Well, the official explanation Li Su pretended to believe it, and did not care about the flaws and loopholes in it, nor did he care about the sudden outbreak of the medicine residue and the inexplicable so-called "Eighteen Rebellions". At least Li Su would be sure of it. Whether it is the monarch and minister of the court or the lord hidden behind the scenes, when things go to this point, it is a shocking case when digging again, and no one wants to continue digging anymore. Salary people are the most appropriate choice. Li Shimin does not want the court to be cleaned up again, and the lords do not want to see turmoil. The lord behind the scenes does not want to be dug out like an unlucky field mouse.
So, the Xu Jingshan case developed here and was satisfied from all directions.
In the eyes of outsiders, this case was settled, but for Li Su, Xu Jingshan's release from prison was just the beginning.
In the invisible dark corner, the enemy's eyes were staring at him coldly, like a jackal hunting. As long as there was a slight flaw in the prey, it would pounce on him and bite him. To be honest, Li Su couldn't stand this feeling of being worried all the time. He thought about it and felt unable to sleep or eat, and had goose bumps all over his body.
If you want your second half to live a stable life and sleep soundly, what Li Su has to do now is to pull out the person hiding behind the scenes and kill him.
Whether it is the crown prince, the King of Wei, or some court officials and powerful officials who are too jealous of the limelight, no matter who is causing trouble behind the scenes, Li Su must investigate to the end and determine who the enemy is, so that he can feel at ease. Although the enemy in the open is also an enemy, it is at least much safer than the one hidden in the dark.
After picking up his father-in-law and returning to the Li family, Li Su decided to temporarily settle his father-in-law's family in his own home, while he was busy doing other things.
He will never give up until the enemy floats to the surface.
The Xu Jingshan case basically did not cause much turmoil in Chang'an. Until the case was closed, Xu Jingshan left Dali Temple and Chang'an City was calm.
However, in the next few days, there were new rumors in Chang'an City.
This time it was positive energy, and it was about Xu Jingshan's case. However, Huang Shoufu's real cause of death was spread, and the grievances suffered by Xu Jingshan were widely known. In the end, the people breathed a sigh of relief. The Xu family cleared the grievances. Of course, the tea sold by the Xu family was also a natural, environmentally friendly and pollution-free green product. Of course, the Xu family's son-in-law Li Su was even more innocent. At this time, Li Su's various deeds were repeatedly mentioned, and there was a wave of praise in the market.
Li Su watched the wind direction turn coldly, and he knew that all this was done by the person behind the scenes.
The man didn't want Li Su to investigate any more, so he used this way of correcting the name to express the meaning of reconciliation in a tactful way. The Xu family's injustice was cleared and the Li family's bad reputation was corrected. The only thing that suffered a small loss was that Xu Jingshan had been in prison for a long time inexplicably, and this could not be compensated.
If it were someone else, he might not be able to investigate. Anyone who is a little more sober knows that if you look deeper, you may not be able to withstand the results you find out, and you may not be able to bear the consequences.
But Li Su wanted to check.
He knew that this time he took the initiative to make things worse, and the person behind the scenes felt that he could not stop, so he decided to stop. If the other party took the initiative to stop, perhaps Li Su would not say anything else, but the other party was forced to stop by pressure.
One is active and the other is passive, the nature of things is completely different. The enemy is still the enemy. They will still choose to pounce on him at a certain right time in the future and bite him hard. So Li Su had to continue to worry. He did not want to be suddenly negligent one day, and he was rushing up and biting him in the dark. That bite might kill him and the whole family.
If there are signs of danger, you must strangle it to death in time.
After Xu Jingshan was released from prison, Li Su frequently went to and from Chang'an City.
Entering the city is not entirely to accompany Lu Dongzan, and Li Su has more important things.
Every day, he frequently visits the generals and elders with nothing to do every day. From Cheng Yaojin to Niu Jinda, to Li Ji, etc., Li Su has handled his connections well in recent years. Every elder treats him as his parents and nephews. So when he enters the door, he is treated as a guest of honor. He is both wine and meat and dance. Li Su's eyes are straightened. He didn't find out anything about the news, but his alcohol tolerance has increased a lot.
The only news outside the question is that Hou Junji was pardoned by a special order and has been recalled to Chang'an. He is now on the way and will be able to return in two months.
This was the only good news. Li Su sighed and finally it was not in vain to take the risk to excuse Hou Junji in front of Li Shimin. Now it seems that Li Shimin, whether it is for giving him face or thinking that the Tang Dynasty cannot lose a good general, Hou Junji was in the end.
The envoys and old men of Gaochang State naturally knew about Hou Junji's pardon. This time, they could no longer kneel down to the palace gate and sue the emperor as they were before, because the emperor had already punished him. More importantly, Gaochang State had been destroyed. They were already displaced and lost ministers of the country who had no reliance or confidence.
It's good news, at least for Li Su, it's good news.
When I left Cheng Mansion that day, it was almost dark. The arch-official official pounded the gong and opened his voice to remind the pedestrians to go home, and a curfew began in the city.
Outside the Cheng Mansion Gate, Fang Laowu and others were already waiting. When they saw Li Su coming out, everyone hurriedly got on their horses and prepared to leave the city.
The group hurried out of Renshoufang and planned to go to Jinguang Gate. Li Su, who was leading the way, suddenly found that under the gate of Renshoufang, a carriage was quietly parked in the middle of the road. There were more than 20 personal guards standing on both sides of the carriage. The two of them were wearing lanterns in front of them, and they saw that the ceremonial guards of four horses and horses were actually the prince's ceremonial guards.
Li Su frowned and was about to order to avoid it, the curtain of the carriage opposite suddenly opened, revealing a white, fat, honest and cute fat face like a mascot. The fat face was smiling at him, smiling brightly.
Li Su was stunned for a moment, then smiled, took the initiative to dismount and walked forward two steps, and performed a courtesy.
"I, Li Su, the Marquis of Jingyang County, pay homage to His Highness the King of Wei."
The person in the carriage was indeed King Li Tai of Wei. Unlike his arrogant and cold appearance, Li Tai seemed very kind and friendly at this moment. Looking at Li Su, his eyes looked like a relative who had met many years later.
Chapter completed!