Datang: Stop pretending, you are a peerless expert

Two days ago,
The county magistrate of Guangwu was woken up early in the morning by a startling drum, and the proprietress of the inn in Banqiao Town went to the yamen to complain.

Said that her husband, Yang San, was murdered for money.

The county magistrate immediately ordered Ma Fang to go and check.

When I entered the store, I found that valuables had been looted.

Yang San died on the bed, his neck was cut off with a knife, and blood flowed all over the ground.

Ma Fang is an old head catcher, and he could tell at a glance that the beheading knife was very fast, not an ordinary civilian blade.

Turning over the corpse, a jade pendant underneath was chopped into pieces.

A knife that can cut jade through the neck, such a blade must be a saber.

There are no neighbors around the inn, so I can only ask an old man in the distance.

He said that four guests on horseback stayed overnight and drank together at night.

Then it rained heavily, and the four of them rode away in the morning.

The horse catcher checked the traces on the ground, only the horseshoe prints in the morning, no one else had been there.

Therefore, Ma Butou believed that these four people committed robbery and murder.

The county magistrate issued a sea arrest document, and Ma Fang led his men to chase along the horseshoe prints, and unknowingly chased him to Liangzhou City.

Then there was a conflict.

Yang Ji was surprised and thought to himself: No wonder the one who called the shopkeeper in the morning didn't respond and was killed.

It was raining heavily last night, and I drank too much, but I didn't hear anything.

If the murderer enters the room, I'm afraid that he will be murdered.

Sure enough, you can't drink when you go out.

The prefect said: "Ma Tutou, you are wrong."

"You said just now that you were murdering for money. How could General Yang, a third-rank official, rob an innkeeper?"

"You must have found the wrong person."

At first, Ma Fang thought that Yang Ji was a fake, so he rounded up Yang Ji.

Now knowing that he is a real third-rank general, I also feel absurd.

How much money can a country inn have.

It is worth a move by a general in the court.

"The humble position is reckless, and the humble position also follows the order. Please forgive me, General Yang."

Ma catches his head and kowtows to admit his mistake.

But Li Yong refused. He was stabbed by Ma Fang, and his back was still bleeding.

"Attacking the imperial court's third-rank general, if you don't cut you off, you would think that the Tang Dynasty has no laws and regulations."

Li Yong said angrily.

Only then did the eunuch realize that Li Yong was bleeding on his back, and hurriedly sought medical treatment from a doctor in the city.

Yang Ji said: "This general just came out of the emperor to take office, and encountered such a life lawsuit."

"You don't need to talk about this matter. This general will also investigate thoroughly."

"Otherwise, it will fall into the mouth, and the washing will not be clear."

"You just said that Yang San was beheaded with a single knife, and if the jade pendant was broken, there would be marks on the edge of the knife."

"The four of us will show you the saber."

Yang Ji took off his saber, and Li Yong, He Peng and the old servant also took out the sabers of the three men.

Just pull it out and watch it under the hall.

The blades of the three subordinates were chipped, but this was caused by the fight just now.

Ma Butou could tell at a glance.

Only Yang Ji's knife remained uncut.

Ma Tutou bowed and said: "It's a humble job that made a mistake, please forgive me, General Yang."

Yang Ji was displeased, got up and said, "You read the three of them, why didn't you read the general's."

Yang Ji's personality can be regarded as straightforward.

Take the knife and pull it out yourself
Ma Tutou was shocked.

There was a mark on the blade, and a trace of blood.

Yang Ji was astonished.

How could this be?
The prefect and Captain Zhang, the carriages and soldiers were all watching.

The three of Li Yong were also dumbfounded.

"This is the trace left by General Cai just now."

Li Yong said.

Yang Ji shook his head and said in a low voice, "No, I didn't draw my sword just now."

Ma Tutou was surprised that Yang Ji admitted that he hadn't drawn his sword.

If he wants to deny it, he can only say that he was fighting just now, and the knife edge was damaged at that time, and no one else has anything to say.

"How could this be?"

Yang Ji couldn't understand it.

I fell asleep after eating last night, and the knife was next to me.

The prefect didn't know what to say.

Yang Ji hesitated for a long time, and said, "Please borrow a pen and paper."

The prefect immediately prepared and spread it out himself.

Yang Ji immediately wrote the letter, sealed it carefully, and handed it to the old servant.

"Take this letter and immediately go back to Chang'an City to find Duke Zhao, and ask him to deliver the letter to the emperor."

"Alright, general, be safe."

The old servant took the letter and galloped to Chang'an City.

Yang Ji said: "Since there are suspicions, this general will follow you back to Guangwu County."

"Master Taishou, I am bothering you."

Ma Fang didn't expect Yang Ji to be so proactive, and he admired it in his heart.

"Excuse me for being humble and rude, general please!"

The prefect sent Liangzhou City ten miles all the way, and Yang Ji rode a horse and took Li Yong and He Peng back to Guangwu County.

A few days later, Chang'an City.

Li Jing rode his horse to the outside of Chengtian Gate in a hurry, tied up the horse, and walked in by himself.

Horses are not allowed within the imperial city.

Just a few steps away, Cheng Yaojin ran over panting.

"Where is Pharmacist Li going?"

Li Jing turned around and saw Cheng Yaojin's face turned red, so he guessed the reason.

This is already the third time.

"Brother Zhijie, you stole money from your sibling's private house to buy wine again?"

Li Jing shook his head helplessly.

"What about her money, the head of my old Cheng's family, having a drink has nothing to do with her."

Cheng Yaojin is dead duck mouthed.

Before he finished speaking, his wife came over with a broom.

Women in the Tang Dynasty were more bold and unrestrained, and they were proficient in horseback riding and archery.

"Cheng Mangfu, stop for me!"

Seeing the tigress coming, Cheng Yaojin hurriedly dragged Li Jing into Chengtian Gate.

Inside is the imperial city. Although the tigress is fierce, she knows etiquette.

He stood at the door and cursed a few words, then turned around and went home to wait.

"Brother Zhijie, it's time for you to quit drinking, at such an advanced age."

"You have a lot of salary every month, why do you want to steal money from your siblings for drinking?"

Li Jing shook his head and sighed.

Cheng Yaojin chuckled and said, "It's not that the emperor tricked me into cheating old Cheng of my money."

Li Jing said with a tut: "Duke Lu, this is the imperial palace, how can you be rude to the Holy Majesty. What do you have to do with the Emperor if you steal money and eat wine?"

This Cheng Yaojin was still so careless when speaking.

"Li Weigong, don't come here. Don't you know that the health-care flower wine is the emperor's small treasury?"

"Don't think I'm an idiot, old man Du is making money for the emperor behind his back, I know."

Li Jing really didn't know that this big health care was originally Li Shimin's shares.

"Hiss, no way. Your majesty owns the world, why do you want this private property?"

Li Jing didn't understand why.

"There is a lot of money in the world, and the money in the national treasury is not something he can spend as he wants. Wei Zheng keeps an eye on it all day long."

"But the toilet wine sold by the emperor is really delicious."

"My old Cheng does not drink two bottles a day, and I feel uncomfortable all over."

"It's just that the emperor is too black-hearted. A bottle of floral wine costs 300 guan, which is not enough for my old Cheng to be bored."

As he spoke, he took out a bottle from his pocket and drank it dry.

"Good wine."

Cheng Yaojin clicked his tongue in praise.

Li Jing had heard of toilet wine a long time ago, but he was not addicted to alcohol. He heard that it was too expensive, so he never bought it.

Cheng Yaojin drank a bottle beside him, Li Jing smelled the aroma, it was really good.

Li Jing thought to himself: I will buy a bottle later.