Seeing that Fan Xiaodao seemed to be serious about it, the watchman Lao Xu suddenly panicked and said: "Wait a minute! Actually, last night, someone gave me five taels of silver, taught me these words, and asked me to report the case to the government.

Originally, I thought, after all, I got money, and reporting the crime will cause trouble, so I might as well keep the money and keep it secret. However, as a citizen of the Ming Dynasty, if I conceal it and don’t report it, it will be against my conscience, so..."

Fan Xiaodao said angrily: "Not a single word of truth!"

Pretending to behead him, Xu Gengfu retracted his head and said: "Actually, I lost money in gambling during the day, and I heard that I could earn money by providing clues, so I found Capt. Ding. To be honest, I ate wine and slept with him last night.

I turned my head and wasted time. When I was patrolling at night, I heard something coming from Yutai Oil Shop, so I went to investigate and found a Hu man dead on the ground. In addition to Feng Liuzhi, there was also a man with white hair and a mask in the room.

Middle-aged man, that person wanted to kill me and silence me, but it was Feng Liuzhi who interceded on my behalf, saying that he wanted to stay alive so that he could proceed to the next step."

"Next step?"

The watchman said: "That's right. The middle-aged man left a piece of silver before he left. He also told me that his surname was Li. Killing Deputy Ambassador Xiao this time was just an appetizer. If the government asked, just say twenty

The surviving members of the Li family in Jinling came to seek revenge several years ago."

Jinling Li family?

revenge?

Fan Xiaodao looked at Zhao Xing with confusion on his face.

Zhao Xing was shocked and said: "So it's him? Li Zhixing!"

"you know?"

Zhao Xing shook his head, "I don't know him. However, more than twenty years ago, in the first few years after His Majesty ascended the throne, three major strange cases occurred in the world. In addition to the case of Lu Zhongyuan, there was another case related to the Jinling Li family. Speaking of which

Twenty years ago, the Jinling Li family was known to almost everyone and was the largest family in the world. At the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, their ancestors made outstanding contributions and were awarded the title of Duke. Over the past three hundred years, their business has been

He spread all over the world, was extremely wealthy, and had many talented people in his family, including several famous figures. More than a hundred years ago, there was a sword god in white, whose sword skills were unparalleled in the world. Later, the sword god and Li

The family broke up and its status in the world gradually declined. However, even so, the Li family's property was still huge. Twenty years ago, the Li family was ransacked and more than 21 million taels of silver and two million taels of gold were confiscated.

It is comparable to the taxes in the three years of the Ming Dynasty. It is said that the imperial court sent a total of fifty ships to transport the property confiscated to the capital."

Fan Xiaodao clicked his tongue, dear, twenty-one million taels, what is the concept? Even if it costs ten thousand taels a day, it will take seven years!

What Zhao Xing said was just the tip of the iceberg. Except for the direct properties of the Li family, the rest of the properties related to the Li family were labeled as treason and confiscated. It was this large-scale robbery that made the weak and empty family

The national treasury suddenly became full, leading to a prosperous decade after he ascended the throne.

Fan Xiaodao asked: "What crime of rebellion did the Li family commit?"

Zhao Xing smiled bitterly, "If you want to accuse someone, why bother? You know, the Li family is very powerful in the government and the opposition, and can even influence the decrees issued by the cabinet. It is precisely because of this that they are feared by some people and framed by others.

, it is said that on the sixtieth birthday of the head of the Li family, someone secretly reported that his family gave him a set of dragon robes.

His Majesty was furious and a prominent family was destroyed."

Fan Xiaodao was a little puzzled. If it was true as Zhao Xing said, with the wealth of the Li family, it was as rich as any other country. Even the emperor might not be as carefree as them, so why would they rebel? Zhao Xingdao, "We are a public servant.

"People, some things can only be said based on what the imperial court announced. As for other opinions, there were divergent opinions at that time. If you are interested, you may wish to check some unofficial histories, but it is not convenient for me to talk about it."

Twenty years ago, the case of confiscating the Li family's house in Jinling turned out to be very strange. For hundreds of years, the Li family's business has spread all over the world. If there is one original sin, it is that they do not have military power.

There are rumors that when His Majesty first ascended the throne, he could not even come up with the money for the enthronement ceremony. Firstly, it was because of the emptiness of the national treasury due to the long-term military campaigns. Secondly, due to the competition between the hundreds of officials in the court and the imperial power, the new emperor had to share with the major families in the world. Jinling

The Li family donated 100,000 taels of silver to hold the coronation ceremony. However, it was precisely this time that His Majesty borrowed money. He saw the amazing abilities of these big families and felt a little unhappy. He was the king of a country, how could he live a good life?

If you are so stretched, you might as well be a landlord in the south of the Yangtze River?

I'm afraid someone might think about this kind of thing. Someone could see through the emperor's mind and take the opportunity to create some "evidence" to prove the Li family's accusation of rebellion. Poor Li family, more than 3,000 Manchus were executed, including the chief culprit.

People, with their owl heads showing off to the public, it is said that the water of the Qinhuai River was dyed red, and it could not be seen for several months.

Fan Xiaodao is a smart man. He has been in the capital for a few months and has a deeper understanding of the ways of the world. For things like this, in the final analysis, interests cause trouble. He asked, "What about Li Zhixing?"

who?"

Zhao Xingdao: "Li Zhixing was the youngest son of Li Zhongxian, the head of the Li family at that time. He was very talented and became famous at a young age, both in literature and martial arts. He was also famous for his poems and poems. When he was fifteen years old, he wrote "Ode to the Sword God", which became famous in Beijing.

For a time, Luoyang Zhigui took the imperial examination at the age of eighteen and was the number one scholar selected by His Majesty in the early years of his accession to the throne. In the same year, he entered the Hanlin Academy. When the Li family committed the crime, he was traveling outside and fled overnight. When he arrived in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, he changed his name to Tamur Li.

You should have heard the name."

Fan Xiaodao nodded.

That day at Songhe Tower, Xue Yingxiong asked about this person's whereabouts in front of Xiao Yilu. Fan Xiaodao also asked specifically. Xue Yingxiong didn't elaborate, but he didn't expect that this tower had been lurking in the Northern Zhou Dynasty all year round and was always against the Ming Dynasty.

Mu'er Li is actually a descendant of the Li family in Jinling, and his real name is Li Zhixing.

But he felt strange. Li Zhixing had been advising the Northern Zhou Dynasty and had a close relationship with Xiao Yilu. Why did he kill Xiao Yilu in such a cruel way at Yutai Oil Factory last night? Kill him and challenge him.

Did he start a dispute between the two countries and undermine the Ming Dynasty's peace talks? Or is there a personal grudge between him and Xiao Yilu?

If it is true as the watchman said, he will come back to take revenge.

Then Xiao Yilu would not have been killed. He had been hiding incognito for several years in the Northern Zhou Dynasty and secretly returned to the capital. He must have had a plan, otherwise he would not have been so blatant. It is said that the Li family ransacked their homes for several months, and the imperial court

Many officials took this as a job and made a large number of officials rich. Some even took a fancy to the female relatives and maids of the Li family and took them as their own, which was full of ugliness. Li Zhixing returned to Beijing and used his intelligence to forbear for twenty years.

Year, this matter will never give up easily!

Seeing that the watchman couldn't tell him any more useful information, Zhao Xing explained a few words and let him go.

Zhao Xing asked: "How credible do you think his words are?"

Fan Xiaodao said: "If it is true that Li Zhixing came back for revenge, there are several questions that make no sense. First, what is the relationship between Feng Liuzhi of Yutai Oil Shop and Li Zhixing? According to the watchman, he and Li Zhixing should have known each other for a long time. They

The plan was to get Xiao Yilu to the oil factory, and the next step would be taken. But according to Lan Zhili, they were just ordinary business partners; secondly, how and where did Feng Liuzhi die? Feng's body was

Found in Lan's house, Sun Wuzuo found Feng's six fingers among Xiao Yilu's corpse, but Lan Zhili said that he had seen Feng's six fingers with his own eyes the next morning. Lan Zhili lied about this, and he

What are you covering up?"

Zhao Xingdao: "However, we finally have some clues. Not to mention whether the watchman is right or wrong, at least we have a general direction, which is to find Li Zhixing."

"The capital is so big, and we don't know Li Zhixing's appearance. If he wants to deliberately hide his whereabouts, it will be difficult for us to find him."

Zhao Xingdao: "Li Zhixing returned to the capital for revenge, so he will naturally take the next step. The top priority is that we must first find the files from that year, find out the people who participated in the house raid, and draw up a list to predict his next move.

Target, and secondly, give them a reminder."

Ding Yi, who had been silent all the time, suddenly said: "You have missed something."

"What's up?"

Ding Yiyi: "This case is involved with the Northern Zhou embassy. It is already complicated enough. If it is also involved with the Li family's rebellion case twenty years ago, then things will probably get out of control. You know, the Li family's crime of rebellion is

His Majesty decided it himself..."

Zhao Xing suddenly realized that with Ding Yi's way of doing things, it was quite interesting to be able to say this.

Xiao Yilu was killed, and His Majesty handed the case to Zhao Xing and Fan Xiaodao. He originally thought it was a hot yam, but now it seems that it is simply a red-hot iron!

Fan Xiaodao also felt that his head was big.

It's just that he is more courageous.

Before coming to the capital, his vision was only for Black Wind Village, and that was his world. Unexpectedly, after entering the six gates, one case after another came one after another, he made new friends, met big shots, and of course provoked many people.

Less trouble and a few enemies, something he never thought about before coming to the capital.

This novel and exciting experience made him find it even more interesting.

Just imagine, a few months ago, he was still in the dilapidated village, worrying about what his brothers would eat next, and sighing because he could not receive tolls and protection fees. But now he has established a firm foothold in the capital.

, although he could not control the wind and rain, chatting and laughing with the leader of the Jin Yiwei, fighting happily with the commander of the Military and Horse Division, and he was neither humble nor arrogant in front of the court officials. Of course, he also had an enemy like the current prince-in-law. The experience of these few months,

It was more than what Fan Xiaodao had experienced in the past few years in the village.

Isn't this the same path that my adoptive father took before?

Now that you have entered this game, follow the rules of the game and play hard.

When he saw Zhao Xing, Ding Yi and others looking embarrassed, he said loudly: "What are you afraid of? We are detectives, and it is our duty to investigate cases. If the sky falls, there will be someone tall who will carry it, and the people behind will be involved."

People and things have nothing to do with us. If anyone stands in front of us, we will push him away. Find out the truth and catch the murderer. That is what we should do. As for other things, it is not our turn to worry about it. Let the officials be bigger than us.

People, go deal with it!”

After that, he walked out the door, "I'm going to find Xue Yingxiong. They have many eyes and ears. They should know the whereabouts of Tamur Li!"

Zhao Xing saw that he seemed to be a different person and asked, "What happened to him?"
Chapter completed!