Placid Chang'an

Li Shi hurriedly reached out to catch him, "Master Chen, you don't have to be polite."

Seeing that the old man seemed to have a backbone, the surrounding villagers leaned over and called "Master" a few times. Only Su Cen, who hadn't recovered from his senses, stood where he was, staring blankly at the person in front of him.

Everyone knew that this was Mr. Chen, only he was kept in the dark. Back then, he didn't know how to fight in front of this person, and he had buried himself in it.

Su Cen confirmed again in disbelief: "Are you really... Mr. Chen?"

The old man smiled: "Why, let you down?"

"Why are you here? How...how could this be? This Lujiazhuang, Lu Xiaoliu, "Chen's Criminal Law" is like this..." Su Cen was a little incoherent, and his heart gradually became clear as he asked.

But it should be here, it should be like this.

Chen Guanglu Mr. Chen has solved countless cases in his life. He was born in the case, grew up in the case, and in the end, he also integrated himself into the case.

"Okay, let's talk about it later," Chen Guanglu patted Su Cen on the shoulder, "The most urgent thing now is to get out of here quickly."

If this village is a huge chessboard, Chen Guanglu is the only one who can take people out from Lu Xun's hands.

I saw Chen Guanglu walking ahead with a cigarette stick in his hand. After winding around the village several times, the coffin he passed was really honest, and no one jumped out of it again.

A group of villagers followed behind Chen Guanglu. He was obviously just an old man with a hunched back, but he was more at ease than following the brave Tuduo Sanwei.

When everyone came out of the weird village, a hut not far away was connected by a narrow path, leaning against the Mount Butterfly, and there were flocks of chickens and ducks in front of the door, they all felt kind for no reason.

"I've seen it when I came here. The way out of the village is blocked," Chen Guanglu and Li Shi walked in front, with their hands behind their backs, and said, "It's unrealistic for us to rush out, and we have to rely on that little boy to get out." The rescue soldiers brought by the brothers."

Li Shi turned the thumb in his hand, "The imperial army will come from Xuzhou, tomorrow will be the soonest. Tonight is a tough battle, and the other party will definitely use all means to keep us here."

Chen Guanglu said: "My shabby room has no other advantages, that is, there are rocks underneath and there is absolutely no secret passage. If they want to get close, this is the only way they can go."

Chen Guanglu's house is located at the foot of the mountain, overlooking the whole village. Moreover, there are many rocks on both sides of the path up the mountain, and no pedestrians can pass by, forming a natural barrier. As long as Tuduo Sanwei guards this road, One man guards the gate and ten thousand men don't open it, so don't even try to get close to the secret door.

The two looked at each other, and Li Shi smiled meaningfully, "You have been preparing for this day for a long time, right?"

Chen Guanglu cupped his hands slightly, "The next step is to rely on the prince."

When they arrived at the house and settled the villagers, it was already dark, so Chen Guanglu packed up his main house and gave Li Shi a temporary military intelligence office for him to deploy troops for deduction.Li Shi tried his best to make the best use of everyone in Tuduo's three guards. Twenty or so people were enough for a team of a hundred people.

Originally, one person was required to report the battle situation back and forth, which undoubtedly meant the loss of another combat force. I never thought that the villagers in Lujiazhuang would volunteer to volunteer. It might not be possible to go forward and kill them, but it is obligatory to do some small and miscellaneous tasks .They must also understand that if they are not taken into account, these people are highly skilled in martial arts, so they may not be able to kill them. These people protect them like Mr. Chen, so naturally they cannot become a drag.

What's more, they have been holding back for too long, living in fear and seeing the light of day. They cannot be famous in life, and cannot erect monuments in death. They wear a pair of heavy shackles.

At the beginning of night, there was the first sharp sound of swords colliding outside the house, followed by a sudden ripple like a stone being thrown into the sea. Bloody smell.

At this time, apart from Li Shi in the room who kept an eye on the situation outside and occasionally followed up with the villagers who came to report the news, the remaining two people watched each other without saying a word for half an hour, guarding a broken lamp.

In the end, it was Chen Guanglu who was defeated first, looked at Su Cen and said with a smile: "Okay, Xiaoyou Su, just ask whatever you want."

Su Cen's eyes lit up, and he rubbed his hands excitedly for a while, "I sorted out all the cases you handled in the past, and I also read the "Chen's Criminal Law" compiled from the cases you solved, and I admire you Really, I tried to inquire about your whereabouts at the beginning, but Master Zhang Jun Zhang didn’t tell me, I never thought that I would see you here, I was so excited that I couldn’t hold it back, I hope you don’t take offense.”

Li Shi frowned slightly at the side, he had never seen this little bastard so excited, how could he be no better than a bad old man in the end?

Chen Guanglu nodded with a smile, "I can't say it's strange, but you are very interesting. I haven't seen anyone like you for many years."

Su Cen remembered his previous suspicions and temptations, and smiled embarrassedly, "I made old Chen laugh."

Then he said seriously: "Do you still remember Tian Pingzhi back then?"

Chen Guanglu narrowed his eyes slightly, and said involuntarily: "This kid is really powerful, he pointed out the crux of the problem right away. The cause of this series of cases is not that official named Tian Pingzhi."

"In the spring of Yonglong's 22nd year, just in time for the triennial imperial examination, a large number of officials poured into the capital. Before the examination began, they had already competed in private." In Jicui, you can see people in white clothes everywhere in teahouses and restaurants. They are better than Shidou. After listening to it for a long time, even the children selling in the street can recite a sentence or two.

"At that time, there were two people who attracted the most attention. One was a realist, and he said that the people's livelihood was difficult, the common people lived in the country, and he was a proper pillar of talent. This person later lived up to everyone's expectations. From the official to the prime minister, he is now Liu Xiangliu. "Chen Guanglu paused, and then said: "There is another person who is romantic by nature and quite unrestrained, and his lyrics are all excellent works of singing mountains and rivers. He is elegant and elegant. And this person is Tian Ping It’s true. At that time, there was a saying among the officials that among the top three, these two must occupy the first place and the second place, and the rest of them will work hard to see who can take the top spot.”

Su Cen: "These two people are jealous of the virtuous and capable, and they don't get along with each other?"

Chen Guanglu shook his head, "On the contrary, Liu Jue and Tian Pingzhi are rare good friends. They appreciate each other, often eat and sleep together, and discuss articles all night. At that time, some people joked that they were 'Luanfeng Qiming'."

"'Wan Lai Qi opens to surprise Luan Pei, and the thoroughfare of Kyushu comes to the sky'," Su Cen couldn't help but think of the two lines he heard in the small thatched hut when he passed Bianzhou when he went to Yangzhou. And "Tian" is connected with a word "Tian". This poem clearly describes the magnificent waves of the Yellow River entering Bian, but in fact it is a metaphor for two people. The word "Luan" seems to confirm the joke. If this poem is really Tian Ping What they did, I'm afraid the two of them are not just as simple as Yu Liang's acquaintance.

But Liu Yu said that he didn't know Tian Pingzhi...

"No one expected that the outstanding number one scholar would die in the examination room just like that." Chen Guanglu sighed quietly, "Later Tian Pingzhi's father approached me and asked me to help him find out the real cause of Tian Pingzhi's death. I took over this case in March, and more than a month has passed since the incident occurred. Fortunately, the weather was still cold at that time, and the people were buried in the frozen soil, so when they were dug out, they were still complete. The person recruited by the county government in Nian, surnamed Wu, has some real talents, and after many investigations and verifications, it was found that Tian Pingzhi suffered from asthma before his death, and hazelnut powder was found in the food residue in his stomach."

"Is it poisonous killing?!" Su Cen frowned while being shocked, thinking carefully, "I will take my own food in for three days, which means that Tian Pingzhi has been targeted before entering the tribute courtyard. Can you give Tian Ping The people around him must be the ones who tampered with the food. Uncle Tian accompanied his son to Beijing to accompany the exam, and the food that Tian Pingzhi brought should have been prepared by him. But it is impossible for him not to know that Tian Pingzhi suffered from asthma since he was a child, let alone harm him. My son, apart from Old Man Tian, ​​the only person around Tian Pingzhi... is Liu Yu."

Chen Guanglu nodded appreciatively, "We also thought so at the time, but just after the investigation of Liu Zhen, Liu Zhen was hand-picked as the number one scholar. Later, Emperor Taizong passed away and the first emperor succeeded. The disciples of the Son of Heaven, who were highly valued by the late emperor, served in the Ministry of Education, and worshiped the Scheeren of the Ministry of Education, were all in the limelight for a while, so it is not so easy to investigate."

Su Cen frowned and thought for a while, then said: "But I still don't understand. If it's just because of the competition for the number one prize, Liu Jue and Tian Pingzhi's talent and learning are comparable, and the two of them, the number one and the second place, would have been like a bag. They are good friends. How could Liu Yu kill someone because of this?"

"Children can be taught," Chen Guanglu raised his lips and smiled. "We were also wondering about this at the time. If something goes wrong, there must be a demon. After several investigations, we found that there was someone behind Liu Yu."

Su Cen: "Is it a secret door?"

Chen Guanglu nodded, "Liu Jue has the late emperor to back him up, we can't move for a while, we can only shift our attention to the secret door first, and then find Lujiazhuang, saying that he came after Lu Xiaoliu, it's better to say that he followed the secret door here."

"My student Zhang Jun and I entered Lujiazhuang on the grounds of investigating the cause of Lu Xiaoliu's death, but on the second day of our arrival, Orion turned himself in to me, saying that he killed him because Lu Xiaoliu was drunk and molested him. The Orion’s daughter. But that Orion looked cautious, and it seemed that he was being threatened by someone. We went to find Lu Xiaoliu’s body, but found that the body was gone.”

Chen Guanglu gradually frowned, "Afterwards, this village became scary. People came in groups one after another, but the people in the village couldn't get out. People died one after another in the village, and often every house was empty overnight. , but still couldn’t find the body, and when I found out that the village was controlled by a secret door, and I wanted to go out to rescue soldiers, I couldn’t get out.”

"At that time, the village head of Lujiazhuang was named Lu Xun, and he was quite prestigious in the village. He gathered a group of villagers and sent me out desperately."

"Lu Xun?" Su Cen frowned, "But the master of the secret door said he was Lu Xun?"

"What kind of Lu Xun is he? Is he worthy? He has tarnished this name for nothing!" Chen Guanglu was rarely angry, and stroked his chest in disbelief. "I promised that Lu Xun would definitely come back. After returning to Beijing, I will immediately report to the court, please." The late emperor sent troops to encircle and suppress this group of rebels, but what, what..." The old man's abrupt knuckles trembled slightly, his eyes were helpless mixed with anger, "however, the first emperor said that he had only received a copy from Chuanling County the day before, He Qinghaiyan went up and down Chuanling County, and said that I am old and my eyes are dim!"

Su Cen looked at the old man with gray hair and vicissitudes, and a corner of his heart throbbed for no reason.He has also fought for a life in many ways. They are all people who regard life as the most important thing, so he understands the helplessness, fear and despair when there is nothing they can do.

"Later, I was promoted to Dali Temple Minister. The late emperor asked me to revise the laws and regulations since the reign of Wude, and vowed to keep me in the capital. I spent two years without sleeping and eating to revise the "Law of the Great Zhou", and submitted the "Law of the Great Zhou" On the same day as the "Law", he resigned from office and left Beijing to come here."

Afterwards, Su Cen became clear. In the past two years, the secret door has completely controlled Lujiazhuang, and more than half of the villagers have been slaughtered. Mr. Chen protects the remaining people here by himself, fulfilling the promise of the day.

He is back.