Wu Chengsi was speechless. Listening to Liu Rengui's tone, he seemed to regard leading troops in war as a kind of enjoyment.
Li Ji smiled and said, "You two have fought many battles over the years. Wouldn't you be happy to let me fight just once?"
"Then you have to blame yourself. Who made you suddenly quit the army for so many years?" Su Dingfang glared.
Wu Chengsi was stunned and vaguely understood that Li Ji gradually stayed away from the army because he treated Li Zhiying. Coupled with the rise of Xue Rengui, there was no shortage of generals in the court, so he stayed in Chang'an.
While he was thinking, Su Dingjie entered the lobby, walked next to Wu Chengsi, and said with a smile: "Brother Wu, you have two subordinates coming to you, one is named Zhugenan, and the other is a girl. I asked them to stay in the side temporarily. Waiting in the hall."
Wu Chengsi stood up, cupped his hands and said, "Junior, I have something to do, so I'll excuse you for a moment."
Li Ji suddenly said: "Chengsi, I'd like to toast Old General Su with a drink before we leave."
Wu Chengsi was stunned for a moment, and seeing that Li Ji looked very serious, he poured a glass of wine and paid tribute to Su Dingfang.
Su Dingfang accepted Wu Chengsi's toast and said with a smile: "When I was your age, I only knew how to kill with my eyes closed, but I was far behind you..."
Liu Rengui said angrily: "Stop talking nonsense. It's a mule or a horse. You can tell after taking it out for a walk."
What are they talking about? Wu Chengsi frowned and looked at Li Ji.
"Go quickly, aren't your subordinates still waiting for you?" Li Ji squinted his eyes and smiled like a fox.
Wu Chengsi secretly snorted: "These old men seem to like to show off. Seeing how anxious the young people are, I don't want to do what you want." He stuffed his doubts into the corner, smiled slightly and said, "Then I'll retire."
When they arrived at the side hall, they saw Zhuge Nan and Zheng Lingxuan waiting at the gate.
Zhuge Nan seemed very anxious. When they met, he said impatiently: "Wu Shaoqing, something happened. There was a murder in the Hejian County Prince's Mansion. The young prince is causing trouble in our Dali Temple. Please go back and have a look!"
The name of the Hejian County Prince of this generation was Li Chongyi, the son of Li Xiaogong. According to the usual practice, in his generation, his title was reduced to Qiao Guogong.
However, because he made the right bet, he always supported Li Zhi when he was the king of Jin.
After Li Zhi proclaimed himself emperor, he ordered him to inherit the title of Prince of Hejian County, and he was always favored by him. He was given the key position of Minister of Household Affairs for a long time, and he was quite powerful in the court.
It's a pity that Li Chongyi failed to teach his son well, and his mother doted on his grandson, which made Li Shangdao become domineering and arrogant from an early age, and he became a tyrant in the capital.
Wu Chengsi frowned and said, "Why don't you go to Jingzhao Mansion if there is a murder? What are you doing here at Dali Temple?"
Zhuge Nan pulled Wu Chengsi out and said, "I'll tell you more on the way."
Wu Chengsi turned to Su Dingjie and said, "Brother Su, I am in a hurry. Please help me apologize to the elders!"
"Brother Wu, just go and do your work, I will help you explain." Su Dingjie said with a smile.
Wu Chengsi nodded and left the mansion with the two of them. Su Dingjie arranged for the Su mansion's carriage to take the three of them back to Dali Temple.
Along the way, Zhugenan explained the whole matter to Wu Chengsi in detail in the carriage.
"The thing is like this. A month ago, a theft occurred in the palace of Hejian County. A treasure called "Yelong Cup" was lost in the palace. The person who stole the cup was a wanted criminal named Gao Junhui. The Queen His Highness asked our Dali Temple to be responsible for the investigation, and the adoptive father assigned Nie Ziyun to be responsible for the case."
Wu Chengsi nodded secretly. When the Baiyun'an case occurred, he asked Zhuge Sanyuan to borrow some help. He remembered that Zhuge Sanyuan mentioned at that time that Nie Ziyun was working on a case, which turned out to be a theft!
Zhuge Nan continued: "Unexpectedly, in the past month, Nie Ziyun not only failed to catch the prisoner, but last night, he also asked Gao Junhui to kill a person in the county prince's mansion!"
"Could it be Li Chongyi who died?"
"That's not true, it was Li Chongyi's brother-in-law Liu Yuan who died."
Wu Chengsi frowned, showing a thoughtful expression.
"This thing is very strange." Zhugenan scratched his cheek and said, "I heard from Nie Ziyun that Liu Yuan served as the chief clerk in the county prince's mansion, and he dedicated the Night Dragon Cup to the county prince. After the Night Dragon Cup was stolen
, he was restless all day long, always saying that someone was going to kill him, and hid in the palace and did not dare to go out."
Wu Chengsi gradually became interested and asked: "In other words, Liu Yuan knew that someone was going to kill him?"
"Yes. But at first, no one took it seriously. Until one day, when a carriage carrying vegetables from the palace came back, there was suddenly a blackened arm and thigh in the wooden barrel!"
Wu Chengsi was shocked and asked, "What do you mean by burnt black?"
"I heard it looked like it had been burned by fire. Moreover, the word "Fan Hong" was engraved on the arms and legs. There was also a note saying "It's your turn next." Liu Yuan was shocked when he learned about it.
Too much, bedridden." Zhugenan said in a gloomy tone.
"Who is Fan Hong?"
Seeing that Wu Chengsi was completely attracted by the case, Zhuge Nan felt a little proud and took out a water bottle to moisten his throat, deliberately whetting his appetite.
At this moment, Zheng Lingxuan interrupted: "He was a big businessman from Jizhou. Dozens of his family members were killed by Gao Junhui. It was because of this case that Gao Junhui became a wanted criminal in Dali Temple!"
Zhuge Nan choked and said dissatisfied: "Why are you rushing to answer this? I didn't tell you?"
"Who told you to be slow? Speak quickly, otherwise you won't be able to finish your speech at Dali Temple." Zheng Lingxuan said disapprovingly.
Zhugenan snorted and continued: "After Nie Ziyun found out about this, he suspected that Liu Yuan knew Gao Junhui, so he asked him. Liu Yuan refused to tell him at first, but later he was so afraid that he couldn't help but put him with Gao Junhui.
The origin of the Gao Junhui has been explained."
"It turns out that he and Gao Junhui's father were both generals of Liu Heitai, King of the East of the Han Dynasty. There were five generals under the King of the East of the Han. Once, the King of the East of the Han got four Night Dragon Cups and gave them to four of them.
, the general who did not get the Night Dragon Cup held a grudge and planned to betray King Han Dong. When the other four found out, they killed him!"
Wu Chengsi touched his chin and said, "I understand. The general who was killed must be Gao Junhui's father?"
"That's right." Zhugenan smiled and said: "Fan Hong and Liu Yuan are both descendants of those four generals. After Liu Yuan learned that Fan Hong's family was killed by Gao Junhui, he was suspicious that Gao Junhui would come to see him.
He took revenge. Later, when the Yelong Cup was stolen, he suspected that Lord Gao would do it, and he was in panic all day long."
Wu Chengsi thought for a moment and asked, "Then how did Liu Yuan die?"
Zhuge Nan said solemnly: "This is the strangest thing. The Hejian County Prince's Mansion is already heavily guarded, not to mention Nie Ziyun is also guarding the Prince's Mansion. It is almost impossible to assassinate Liu Yuan. Who would have thought that this morning, the Prince's servants would actually
Liu Yuan was found dead in the alley outside the back door!"
Wu Chengsi was slightly startled and asked, "What does Nie Si Cheng think?"
"He said that the palace was heavily guarded and no one could have kidnapped Liu Yuan without anyone noticing. Liu Yuan must have walked out on her own!"
"Nie Sicheng is very skilled in martial arts. I think his opinion is correct." Zheng Lingxuan interjected.
Zhugenan glared and said: "There is nothing wrong. Nie Ziyun and Gao Junhui fought three times, and he escaped every time. This shows that Gaojun's martial arts skills are probably better than his."
"Then do you think that man was kidnapped from the palace by Gao Junhui and then killed?" Wu Chengsi asked.
"No." Zhugenan shook his head and crossed his arms and said, "I just want to explain that Nie Ziyun is not that powerful. Later, the adoptive father said that even he would not be able to kidnap people in the palace under those circumstances, so this can be ruled out.
A possibility!"
Wu Chengsi was quite speechless and said: "According to you, Liu Yuan could only have run out on his own, but he knew that Gao Jun would be lurking nearby, so he shouldn't dare to run around?"
Zhuge Nan said mysteriously: "Nie Ziyun asked the servants in Liu Yuan's courtyard and heard that around the time of Youshi, Liu Yuan received a letter. He seemed very happy after seeing the letter."
"Have you found that letter?" Wu Chengsi asked hurriedly.
Zhuge Nan sighed: "We searched the room and the body, but no letter was found."
Wu Chengsi thought for a while and said slowly: "If Gao Junhui is really here for revenge, then after killing Fan Hong and Liu Yuan, will he also attack the descendants of the other two generals?"
"No, after Nie Ziyun heard Liu Yuan's experience, he asked the descendants of the other two generals. According to Liu Yuan, one was named Cao Yi, who opened a martial arts school in Youzhou, and the other was named Dong Yuantong.