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The imperial guards searched outside the city for two days and two nights, and only returned every three days in the early morning.Fan An sent someone to inquire about the news, asking if anyone was caught in this city search?

Those who came back said that they had caught someone. Tang Jinglong's son was hiding in the Qingyin Temple in the southern suburbs. He was taken back this morning along with a dozen monks.Fan An snorted and said that it would be fine if he caught it.

In fact, he didn't care about Tang Wanyu's life or death at all. He couldn't compete with him. He sent someone to ask him, but he was afraid that the guards would not catch him this time and send more people to seal the city.What if Li Jianbi wandered around the city and was spotted by someone?

In fact, Li Jianbi is not a three-year-old child, he can always take care of himself.If he was really caught, he would be sent to the Ministry of Criminal Justice or Dali Temple, and news would surely reach the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

So, no news is the best news.Fan An rubbed his face to comfort himself: auspicious people have their own appearance, and good people are rewarded with good things. God blesses great good, doesn't it?nothing will happen.

Fan An called the two grooms and asked them to go to the tent to pay some money, saying that you don't have to go back to your house for a few days, and just keep an eye on the courtyard in the western suburbs. If Zhu Yan comes back, come and tell me immediately.

The two grooms agreed and left at noon that day.

Fan An thought that Tang Wanyu would be able to live in peace in the next few days after he was arrested, but he didn't think that this was the beginning of an uproar.

As I said earlier, Tang Wanyu was imprisoned because he accidentally killed a military guard of the Ministry of War. The Holy Lord Longyan was furious and threw Tang Wanyu into prison. After the trial, he was executed in autumn.As a result, Tang Jinglong sent his dead soldiers to rob the prison, and they fought in the criminal department with bright swords and spears, which alarmed the Holy Majesty overnight, and sent out nearly a thousand imperial guards, and only then did the city search happen.

Fan An didn't know if the news was reliable or not. Tang Wanyu was Tang Jinglong's only son. It was understandable that he felt unwilling because a military guard was beheaded. Holding the military power in his hands, because a son turned his head and wanted to fight against the Holy Majesty, how is such an act any different from rebellion?

Fan An was not the only one who thought this way. The Secretary of the Ministry of War submitted the memorial the second day after Tang Wanyu was robbed, and the impeachment of Tang Jinglong was suspected of treason.

On the second day after Tang Wanyu was arrested, an order came from the palace.The eunuch Shang Zhongxi, together with the commander Shi Xuegang, rushed to the Tang Mansion with three hundred brocade guards, announcing the resignation of Tang Jinglong from his official position, and arrested and threw him into prison together with his wife and slaves.

During Liu Xi's illness, he drew up an imperial decree, and the three divisions jointly tried to examine Tang Jinglong's crime of treason.

For 30 years of prosperity and wealth, Tang Jinglong followed Liu Xi to the world when he was not yet the emperor. He has worked hard and made great achievements along the way. He was often sued for redemption and corruption, but Liu Xi has always been magnanimous and regarded him as a brother. With Tang Jinglong.Never thought that today, because of a military guard, the whole family will be imprisoned and charged with treason.

This situation seemed familiar, and Fan An thought of Li Jianbi when he was imprisoned.

When Fan An went to see Tang Jinglong together with Wang Fengming and Bai Hezhou, the man clasped the prison fence and called for grievances, saying that he never sent anyone to rob the prison, and that he wanted Bai Hezhou, Minister of Dali Temple, to send him a message to the Holy Master, saying that he was framed by others, and that he never sent anyone to rob the prison. Loyal to the Holy Majesty, Gouzi deserved to be imprisoned. He never complained at all, and he dared not let the dead man go to the Ministry of Criminal Justice to rob prison.Ask the sage to see clearly and return his innocence.

After the three of them listened to Tang Jinglong's words outside the prison, Bai Hezhou said that he understood, we will pass on the message for you, you can wait for execution in peace in the prison.

The three of them walked out of Dali Temple Prison, and Fan An said: "I think Mr. Tang is right. As the commander of the five armies, he is already an extremely human minister. He has no reason to rebel. At most, it is a crime of robbery if he cares about it. stop."

Bai Hezhou chuckled lightly, and said what kind of crime is the crime of robbery, and if he said it, he would laugh to death.Whether it is a crime of treason is not up to us.He cupped his hands towards Dong Mian, and said softly: It's only what the Holy Majesty said.Among you, does anyone know what the Holy Majesty is thinking?Your heart is unpredictable, let's proceed with caution, first file a preliminary trial record for the crime of treason, and submit it to test it out before we talk.

Fan An said: "Then Master Tang said those words just now, aren't you going to report to the Lord?"

Bai Hezhou said: "We'll spread the word after the preliminary trial records are returned." He glanced at Wang Mingfeng next to him, and said, Mr. Wang, what do you think?

Wang Mingfeng said that Xiaguan had just been appointed Minister of the Ministry of Punishments not long ago, so he had shallow vision and no ideas, so he just did everything according to the wishes of the two adults.

Fan An didn't want to argue with Bai Hezhou, anyway, the presiding judge of this case was Dali Temple, and if Liu Xi was charged with an unjust case in the future, Bai Hezhou would also stand up for it.Tang Jinglong is well-known in the court for embezzlement and selfishness. If he was sentenced to death for the crime of treason, he would be worthy of heaven.

Fan An said: "Since that's the case, let's listen to Master Bai."

When Fan An came back from Dali Temple, he saw his two grooms at the door. The two came up and said, "My lord, Zhu Yan is back and lives in the courtyard in the western suburbs."

Fan An was originally in a sluggish state, but when he heard this, he suddenly became excited like chicken blood. "Is it true?" He was pleasantly surprised, "How is the other person, is there any injury?" One person replied: "Don't worry, my lord, I see that he is unscathed, his spirit is very good, there is nothing wrong with him. I just don’t want to say where I’ve been these days.”

Fan An said it's okay, it's fine when he comes back!He trotted into the mansion and went all the way to the stables. Bai Qiongyu saw him lead the horse out of the stables, and quickly called to him: "My lord! It's time for dinner, where are you going?"

Fan An turned around, but ignored him.When he left the gate of the mansion, he met Tang Man watching the red carp by the pond in the atrium. Seeing him, he followed him to the gate of the mansion and said, where are you going, my lord, Man'er will go with you.

Fan An told him to go back and said that I would go to Dali Temple to have a trial with Mr. Bai, and to beat prisoners in the prison. Are you going?He said without waiting for Tang Man's answer, whipped the horse and left.Bai Qiongyu walked down the steps, looked at the background of Fan An's departure, and snorted, "What kind of prisoner is being interrogated? This is obviously the direction out of the city. I must go somewhere to be happy again." He glanced at Tang Man and said, "I don't know. When will you bring someone back again?"

When Fan An arrived in the western suburbs outside the city, it was already dark, and the gate of the courtyard was still closed. He approached the copper ring nervously and tapped on the copper ring a few times, but there was no response for a long time, so he looked in through the crack of the door again. , the windows of the wing room were faintly glowing with candlelight, Fan An saw the warm color, and felt an indescribable sadness in his heart, and almost kicked the door in his excitement.

The door of the compartment opened, and a person stepped out from the inside, walked over slowly and pulled the latch for him, the wooden door opened, under the pure moonlight.Li Jianbi's face is clear and picturesque, and his slightly smiling eyes are like a deep sky dotted with stars. "Master Li." Fan An murmured softly, and hugged him tightly, "Where did you go?! You made me worry and heartbroken...you don't know at all."

"Okay, haven't I come back? Where else can I go." Li Jianbi patted his left shoulder and said, "Close the door first, so that no one passing by can see it."

Fan An came back to his senses as if he had woken up, turned around and closed the door, and came back to hug Li Jianbi again.Li Jianbi pushed his chest, tugged at his lapel, and said how uncomfortable it is for two people to hug each other on a hot day.He said and locked the door, turned and walked into the wing.

Fan An followed him into the room in a daze, and watched him take off his coat and put it aside, then sat down at the table again.It was a sweltering summer night, and Li Jianbi's forehead was sweating. Fan An saw a white fan beside the table, and fanned Li Jianbi casually. He asked softly, "Where have you been?"

"I didn't go anywhere, I came back after just walking around." Li Jianbi said, "Has anything happened in the court these days? I have something to tell you."

"Nothing happened in court." Fan An said, "Tell me where you have been these few days first."

"It's really long-winded." Li Jianbi snatched the fan from his hand and said, "Where can I, a convict, go, don't be suspicious."

Li Jian Biruo said that he went to other places for a walk, and he might believe the place name Fan An, even if he said that he was lost, he would only find his way home now.Now he insisted that he didn't go anywhere, and the villain complained first, saying that Fan An was suspicious, and it was strange that Fan An could believe his words.

"Could it be that I don't trust you enough?" Fan An stared at him, his usual flattering tone became angry for the first time, "During the few days you disappeared, do you know how worried I am? Or did you know that I would Worried, don’t even bother to send me a message, my people have been waiting in this courtyard, and you haven’t come back.”

Li Jianbi lowered his head and stopped talking.

"Li Jianbi." He called Li Jianbi's name directly for the first time, "What are you thinking? What are you planning, why don't you tell me, I will give you my heart and soul, and can't I get you a few words of truth? No money, who gave you food these days? Don’t tell me you pretended to be a beggar for a few days, and you can’t do such a thing even if you starve to death. You must have met someone. If you don’t tell me, you don’t need it today Talk about other things, I will never give up."

Hearing his serious tone, Li Jianbi smiled inexplicably: "Never give up? How can you never give up." He took the half-read book aside and said, "If you don't want to talk about business, then don't talk about it. I'm too lazy to talk to you." Fan An let his face turn red, bowed his head and ignored him.

Fan An had always been gentle and considerate to him, he didn't believe that this man could do anything that would never stop.Fan An really couldn't do it, his stomach was filled with anger, he clenched his fists and didn't know what to do.Li Jianbi is weak, can he still beat him up?Fan An was reluctant and did not dare.

Li Jianbi held the book in his left hand, and fanned a white fan with his right hand, making the candle beside him tremble slightly.

Fan Jing was silent for a while, only to realize that the fan looked strange?There was no fan in this room before, and Li Jianbi should have brought this thing back from outside. His mind brightened, and he said, "Show me your fan."

Li Jianbi raised his head when he heard the words, put his hands together and said, "No." He suddenly got up and put the fan in the drawer beside him, saying that it's getting late and you should go.

Hearing this, Fan An suddenly became angry in his heart, and the evil turned to his gallbladder.He got up and disregarded Li Jianbi's obstruction, and forcefully opened the drawer and pulled out the white fan.Li Jianbi didn't expect him to have such strength, so he quickly reached out to grab it.Fan An squeezed his wrist with one hand, and scolded, "Give me something!"

Li Jianbi clutched the handle of the fan tightly with five fingers, his wrist was painfully pinched by him, but he was so stubborn that he refused to let go.The two tugged and knocked over the round table next to them. Li Jianbi staggered and fell down, cursing: "Bastard! Idiot! Let go!"

Fan An restrained him, heard him scolding a fool, couldn't help but lowered his head and bit his lips. Li Jianbi's lips were between his teeth, and he subconsciously tore them.Li Jianbi snorted, the fan in his hand fell to the ground, and subconsciously covered his mouth and took three steps back.

Fan An let him go.

"Bastard..." Li Jianbi leaned over slightly, crying in pain, he put down his hands, the corners of his chin and mouth were covered with blood, the corners of his mouth were almost bloody.