The civil and military divisions of the Tang Dynasty were not so strict. Military generals with outstanding military achievements may have the title of civil servants. Civil servants made contributions during the war or were also transferred to General Sixteen Guards. General Li Jian of Zuo Jinwu was the latter. He was originally a Ming Jing, and he was once the county magistrate. Later, when Helong rebelled against Hu Kang and Waibin, he had military achievements from Zhang Shuo, and in the previous fight against Khitan, he made contributions from King Xin'an, Li Wei, to fight, and then he was transferred to General Zuo Jinwu. Because he was skilled in bows and horses, he was very respectful to the learned people. Even though Du Shiyi was far from his age, he was polite all the way.

However, a day after the incident, when Du Shiyi arrived outside Li Jian's door, he could only hear Li Jian's curse coming from inside.

"Ignorance and arrogance. How did I warn you that Shanzhou was the capital of the Longyou Jiedushi, stationed heavily, and there were many handsome men in the army. The people were fierce. I repeatedly told you not to cause trouble, but what about you? Just the second day after arriving in Huangshui City, I only knew how to drink and women. Does it make people laugh at Chang'an's banned soldiers all had wine bags?"

Perhaps Li Jian’s reprimand was too fierce, and no one dared to defend himself. Du Shiyi made a gesture to the servant who was holding the door outside. After seeing someone hurriedly went in and informed him, Li Jian personally welcomed him. Behind him was there a brigade commander, several teams, all of whom were bowing their heads and depressed. After saluting Du Shiyi, several low-level officers left quickly, while Li Jian apologized to Du Shiyi and said, "Du Zhongshu, you made you laugh, but you didn't expect that someone would have died. My trip was originally to assist Du Zhongshu to meet with the Tubo envoys and also to erect the monument in Chiling, but now it is a mess..."

Although Li Jian did not have the great achievements of those famous generals, he had always been a person who cherished his feathers. This time, this time, there was an indelible stain on his career. Why didn't he be discouraged? When he said this, he was speechless, but he didn't expect Du Shiyi to suddenly stretch out his hand and hold his slightly rough big hand.

"Du Zhongshu..."

"General Li, the incident happened suddenly, and it is not all your fault. I see you now because I was in the Hu Ji Restaurant, and I was a friend Li Taibai who came to Shanzhou from me, so I learned some inside story."

When Li Jian, who was somewhat suspicious, brought Du Shiyi into the house and heard Du Shiyi retelling Li Bai's words, he also keenly understood the most important point.

"Du Zhongshu said that Li Taibai could see clearly. At that time, the group fight was finally over, and someone had just taken the knife, and there was only time to hurt one person. Because someone outside called out that the Shanzhou Governor's Office had sent the guards to come, he fled in a hurry?" Seeing Du Shiyi nodding in recognition, Li Jian immediately took a breath, "But I had followed Marshal Fan to inspect the injured soldiers in the Shanzhou army. Most of them were injured by the knife, especially the three dead, who were even more critically injured, so they were seriously injured. If it were according to Li Taibai's statement, wouldn't it be...

Isn't that what Li Jian said later? And Du Shiyi nodded tacitly. The next moment, Li Jian was immediately furious.

"It's bright and bright, and someone took advantage of the Chang'an prison soldiers and the Shanzhou army to fight together, using such a despicable trick. I'll go to see Marshal Fan of Longyou."

Li Jian was about to leave in anger, but then he felt a sleeve being held tightly. He turned around and found that it was Du Shiyi. He was shocked: "Why did Du Zhongshu stop me?"

"Since I came to Shanzhou with General Li, I was regarded as a group of people for the local military and civilians in Shanzhou. In this way, my friend exonerated the imperial guards. Even if General Fan is willing to believe it, can the Shanzhou army be trusted and convinced? Furthermore, there are only human evidence and no other physical evidence. Just one word of nothing can make you and me speechless."

Li Jian was in a hurry just now, calmed down and couldn't help but turn around. After Du Shiyi let go, he slowly came to the main seat and sat down and pondered for a while, then raised his head and looked at Du Shiyi earnestly and said, "If Du Zhongshu had not sued me for the truth and gave me some advice, I would have made a big mistake due to anger. At this moment, the Shanzhou army was infuriated because of this, and someone gathered outside the Shanzhou Governor's Office to cause trouble. I was indeed a little confused. If Du Zhongshu had any tricks, please sue me."

It's really pleasant to work with such a humble and steady old man who knows how to advance and retreat

Du Shiyi immediately smiled, moved the seat to Li Jian, and then said softly: "At this moment, we will naturally bring the real murderer to justice..."

Longyou, Hexi, was the place where wars in the entire Tang Dynasty were most frequent, no one. Compared to Hebei, which faced the Xi people and the Khitan, and the Shuofang of the Turks, it often had to deal with several threats. To the west is Tubo, the north is Turk, and in addition to the Jianghu who lived in Helong.

Most of these Hu people were Turkic and Tiele, and they surrendered and rebelled at times. Therefore, there were nearly 150,000 troops stationed in Helong. Among them, the Longyou Jiedushi managed 70,000 troops, mainly distributed in Shanzhou, Hezhou, Taozhou, and Guzhou. Among them, at least 20,000 to 30,000 gathered in Shanzhou and near the city. Most of the soldiers in the army were army soldiers who had inherited their fathers and sons, and brothers ended with their brothers, and many middle and lower-level officers were also natives from Helong.

In comparison, the civilians in the entire Shanzhou were only over 20,000, which was almost the same as the number of soldiers.

Because of this, this sudden incident made the whole army in Shanzhou angry. Therefore, Guo Ying, the son of Guo Zhiyun, who had been stationed in Shanzhou for seven years, naturally came to his home. Although Guo Ying, the left-wing military envoy, was just a rank, he was just Zuo Guoyi, the Left-Celebrity Prefecture of Rouyuan Prefecture, in other words, he was just an adjutant of the Zhe Chong Prefecture of Rouyuan Prefecture. But his serious official rank is no match for the deep-rooted influence of the Guo family in Shanzhou for many years. Not to mention that the Zhe Chong Prefecture of Rouyuan Prefecture did not dare to take over the prefecture of him, even Fan Chengjia, the governor of Shanzhou, had to respect him three points.

At this moment, facing those elders who are mostly his father and uncle, he stood up and raised his hand, and then said passionately: "Don't be impatient. The court sent Du Zhongshu and General Li to Shanzhou to erect a monument to supervise Chiling and receive Tubo envoys. Now that they have made bad apples under their command, they should naturally deal with it according to law. I will definitely argue in front of General Fan, and the same is true for Du Zhongshu and General Li. If someone wants to shelter them, I will never allow it."

"It's worthy of being Guo Sanlang"

"We will feel at ease if Mr. Guo takes charge."

"We're just waiting for General Guo's words."

Hearing these messy voices, Guo Ying showed a smile on his face, and then raised his hand again to signal everyone to calm down. After no more noises were heard from all directions, he said calmly: "However, it is good to ask Du Zhongshu and General Li to severely punish the murderer, but in this incident, the soldiers of the Shanzhou Army also took action, so we should do something first. In other words, any soldiers who participated in the group beating that day would be severely punished by the march law. In this case, I think there is nothing to say about General Fan, Du Zhongshu and General Li. Even if someone disobeys, we are right to beat the lawsuit in front of the imperial court."

The people gathered here today include both the bosses or relatives of the victims, and there are also low-level officers who have nothing to do with this, but are just angry. When Guo Ying said this, they exchanged glances with each other and couldn't help but think that this was the safest way. Although the marching law means that those injured people will be beaten by military sticks, it is common for them to be punished in the army to make mistakes. Since they are paid by military pay, the rough-skinned and thick-skinned military man suffered some flesh and blood when he gets beaten by a stick, it is better than being considered a arrogant and arrogant army in the Shanzhou army to refuse to listen to the restraint. So, as the most experienced officer spoke up with Guo Ying's proposal, the others agreed in a lingering manner.

Seeing that everyone was convinced, Guo Ying was proud and satisfied. He said sternly: "Since that's the case, I will go to Marshal Fan to express this intention on behalf of you. Then I will not be afraid that someone will blame us for being unfair."

"However, Mr. Guo, the three families who were asking for advice in front of the Governor's Office in Shanzhou, I don't know if it is

Before the person who spoke finished speaking, Guo Ying snorted again: "They are seeking justice for their families. We should not obstruct them from being reasonable. We cannot have no place to vent, right?

Since Guo Ying said this, the others stopped talking. After Guo Sanlang ordered the generals to go out and rode his horse and whistled to the governor's office in Shanzhou, the dispersed small officers went back to their respective places in groups. Among them, two middle-aged officers with good relationships rode their respective mounts and walked into the ground with an arrow. One of them, who was low-shaped, suddenly whispered: "Don't you think something strange about this matter?"

"I knew you would say that. Yes, although the imperial guards in Chang'an are arrogant, they are not fools. They just arrived in Shanzhou and were beaten up in groups, but they even used swords in public, killing three people and injuring four people. Wouldn't they know the consequences? There is a limit to being brave and ruthless."

"Also, I arrived early afterwards. I asked a wounded man, saying that when the group fight was before, there were about twenty people on both sides. In the end, the imperial guards moved the knife first. But when they heard that the guards of the Shanzhou Governor's Office came, they quickly retreated in a hurry. Because many of the injured were unable to move, they fell into the hands of the Shanzhou Governor's Office, which was a blow to the military law. So the same was true for the Shanzhou Army. Those who could run away threw the others down. The injured man said that the imperial guards suddenly turned back to the killer to vent their anger on the way away. But because of haste, he only saw the two or three people who committed the crime in the imperial guards. After all, there were many doubts about this matter."

"But if it was framed, who would have been like this?" Another horse-faced officer suddenly showed a solemn look on his face and said softly, "Is it because he was betraying Hu Kang and treating Bin? But it has been so many years. Besides, their fundamental land is in Shuofang, not in Shanzhou."

"And, it would be impossible to know that the Shanzhou Governor's Office would send guards to suppress such things without being in the Shanzhou army for many years."

Speaking of this, the two couldn't help but exchanged glances, and at the same time felt awesome. However, both of them were just brigade commanders. Among the Lintao Army stationed in Shanzhou City, there were 30 of them at the same level as them. Including the higher-level lieutenant commanders, the subordinate generals and the two chief generals, they were not considered as the commander of the other troops, and the commander and deputy generals. This was not considered as the guards and captures of the other troops under the Longyou Jiedushi. Even the so-called titles of the so-called team commanders are different from those of the team commanders under the Zhechong Prefecture of each state. They are not formal military ranks, and can be easily exempted with just one word from Shangguan.

"This is not a place to talk, so go to the teahouse."

Shanzhou is close to Tubo, and merchants transported the tea in Shu here, then traded with the Tubo people in Chiling, and then used horses to transport the tea to logic. Although this road is farther than the path from Yazhou to Tubo, more merchants choose this road because it is easy to walk. Because of this, it is said that Shanzhou's current tea drinking style is more prosperous than the two capitals of Chang'an and Luoyang. In addition, the northwest food is meaty and greasy, and military men often need such a sip of tea to relieve greasyness. As for varieties, no one is so picky. Therefore, tea stalls are far more popular than teahouses. Two people go to teahouses to seek a cleanliness.

When they arrived at the teahouse, they picked a secluded seat and sat opposite each other. They whispered to consider the matter this time. Among the brigade commanders, they were famous for their outstanding military formations. Compared with their own martial arts, both of them were extremely active. After repeated discussions and analysis for a while, the two thought of Guo Ying's passionate attitude just now, and the Sanlang of the Guo family had always been fearless. Even if it was just Guo Yi of Rouyuan Mansion, he had dared to reach out to grab the position of the left wing military commander, and the horse-faced officer couldn't help but take a breath.

"This matter...isn't it really instructed by Mr. Guo?"

"It would be fine if others couldn't find it, but if they found this joint..." The low-slung officer shivered and his voice suddenly became very low. "This time the frame was not an ordinary person, but a prisoner in Chang'an. And this time, Du Zhongshu was famous. General Li was also said to have made many military achievements in Shuofang. If these two people refused to bow their heads, they would start to make trouble at that time..."

"The two of you have a good analysis. Whether it is Du Zhongshu or General Li, they are people who will not be fooled."

The two people who were talking were shocked when they heard this. When they found that the huge teahouse was empty and the door was closed, besides the two of them, there was only the man who was about forty years old who was talking. Although the other party just stood casually, the back and waist and strong figure brought them endless sense of danger. Just as the man with a horse face showed a fierce look and instinctively reached out and pressed the sword on his waist, the low man held it down, took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "I'm off Ma Jie, why do you eavesdrop on me for the negotiations?"

"I have been in this teahouse for three days. The military and civilians in Shanzhou love tea, but most of them go to tea stalls. When they come to this kind of teahouse, they mostly discuss things in peace and quiet. So, I came here to squat and try it. Unexpectedly, I ran into two people with meticulous thoughts and wise eyes." Speaking of this, seeing that the two of them were more vigilant, the visitor smiled calmly, "As under the sect of Du Zhongshu, the follower is Chibi."

From why he appeared here, and when he happened to hear his two people talking to his own identity, this person explained it clearly, but because of this, Ma Jie couldn't help but feel his heart suddenly sinking to the bottom. If this is someone else who is not in line with him, or someone who just wants to speculate, then they can still make a fuss. But this person actually claimed to be Du Shiyi's servants. Although most of the servants are servants, this person is extraordinary. Even if he is really a servant, he is definitely not an ordinary servant. At this moment, the door of the teahouse is closed, how can he know there will be no ban guards outside, and how can he know there will be no noble people here?

Just when his heart was in a state of confusion, his companion could not help it.

"Are you really a subordinate of Du Zhongshu?"

"Why, you don't believe me? If so, you can change your clothes and follow me to the official post to pay homage to Du Zhongshu."

At this time, the man with horse face was completely unsuspected when he asked. He immediately folded his smile on his face and said respectfully: "Chen Huang, the commander of the Lintao Army, was just thinking about it with me, my brother-in-law who grew up together since childhood. Don't take it seriously."

Ma Jie also felt relieved by this statement and sighed inwardly that this brother-in-law was still smart, but Chen Huang's next words made him stunned.

"However, if you really follow the order of Du Zhongshu, you must find out this incredible case, and we are willing to serve you."

Is this guy crazy? How could Zhai Yu Jing come to his door without having time?

Ma Jie didn't have time to regret it now. Seeing that Chibi immediately smiled, he could only grit his teeth and said, "If there is a place to serve Du Zhongshu, I will do my best."

Chibi squatted in this teahouse for two days. Because of his figure, skin color and slightly connected with Helong dialect, no one regarded him as a foreigner. The deep meaning of Du Shiyi asking him to squat in the teahouse was that he was squatting here and he was free to think about it. In addition, he had heard a lot of military privacy, so he finally realized it. Most of the people who had free money came here, followed by merchants, and merchants loved to go to prostitutes. On the contrary, these officers fell in love with such places when talking about privacy that was not worthy of being spoken by outsiders. Of course, the most important thing is that this teahouse is Wang Rong's dowry capital. Otherwise, no matter how skilled he was, he would not be able to hear every table of talk. The copper tube was very good. If the people who were not running this place had been saved by Wang Rong's life, they would definitely not dare to rest assured.

"It's rare that the two of you are willing. It's very simple. To find out the real murderer this time, you need to help me." Chibi saw the two of you showing solemn faces, he immediately added, "A friend who was with Du Zhongshu this time was present when he was fighting in a restaurant. He heard that the guards of the Shanzhou Governor's Office arrived for fear of harming the innocent, so he quietly retreated. When he left, although there were injured people on the ground, he was injured by sharp blade weapons. He remembered only one, but the two should know clearly what happened afterwards. Moreover, before Du Zhongshu's friend retreated, he deliberately opened the window paper and looked outside, and happened to see the person who was yelling to remind the guards to come."
Chapter completed!