My name is Chang An, your name is Gu Li

"Oh, there's no need to follow me to the door, Mother Gu. She's already five months pregnant, and it's time for her to have more rest." Chang An looked at Gu Li who was tugging at the corner of his clothes, feeling a little amused.

"No!" Gu Li frowned and pouted, saying, "I have to send Chang Lang out every day, no exception!"

"It was the same when we had Xiaoguai and Erguai before, why didn't Changlang let me send him off this year?"

Chang An suddenly felt helpless, so he had to pull her out the door, then kissed her goodbye and said, "Okay, what should Gu Niang say next?"

"I should say... Chang Lang, remember to come back early!"

"Okay, I will."

Chang An received Gu Li's farewell again, and immediately prepared to go to work "full of energy". But at this time, suddenly a group of people came towards him, all of them seemed to be wearing official robes.

When Gu Li saw those people, he suddenly felt uneasy and quickly grabbed Chang An's hand.

Soon, the group of people came up, and they all looked like people from the Dali Temple. The old friend Hu Gui had a gloomy face. After the two greeted each other, Hu Gui said:

"My dear Chang, I may have to inconvenience you today."

"What do you want to do!"

Without saying anything, Gu Li stood in front of Chang An and looked at Hu Gui with vigilant eyes. Although Chang An and he were good friends, she had no good feelings towards him since he personally sent Chang An to the Dali Temple for detention last time.

"Let me make it clear this time. What did my Chang Lang do wrong?" Gu Li had no intention of letting him go.

At this time, the detectives wanted to arrest the man by force, but Hu Gui stopped them and explained, "Madam Gu, this is what happened. He sent a prisoner to us two days ago."

"But the prisoner was killed before he was sent to the cell. Now we need to take Chang Xiaoyou away and bring him to the Dali Temple for investigation."

Gu Li frowned and said, "My Changlang sent the prisoner here. Why are you looking for my Changlang after he died? Isn't this because your Dali Temple is not doing its job well?"

Hu Gui was speechless for a moment, then hesitated for a long time and said, "But the murderer confessed this morning that it was Chang Xiaoyou who instructed him to do so."

Gu Li frowned even more tightly and said, "This is even more impossible!"

"I also believe that Chang Xiaoyou is innocent. But to know whether it is a false accusation or not, we need to take Chang Xiaoyou to the Dali Temple to find out. Madam Gu, don't worry, we will not do anything to him like we did last time." Hu Gui tried his best to comfort Gu Li.

If they could appease Gu Li, then they would be able to do their work and everything would be fine. But if they couldn't appease Madam Gu, then they would not be able to complete their task today and would most likely incur Chang An's wrath.

"Since you also believe that my Chang Lang is innocent, why do you take him to the Dali Temple?" Gu Li did not give in.

Hu Gui was at a loss at this time, so he had to focus on Chang An. The latter received the gaze and had to come out to smooth things over, saying:

"Okay, Mother Gu." Chang An gently squeezed Gu Li's hand.

"I'll only be gone for a day or two at most. If I'm lucky, I'll be back today. Don't be afraid."

"But this is unfair!" Gu Li still disagreed.

"Don't worry, Mr. Hu and I are friends. If he says he won't do anything to me, then he won't do anything to me." Chang An continued to comfort him, "I promise I'll be back soon."

Gu Li frowned and hesitated for a long time, then said: "Chang Lang can go with you, but you have to promise me two things!"

"Madam Gu, please feel free to speak."

"The first condition is that you are not allowed to use torture unless it is really against the law! The second condition is that if my Chang Lang cannot come back before noon, you must come and inform me."

"No problem, I can agree to all of them, Madam Gu." Hu Gui nodded quickly. After all, these conditions were not a big deal compared to not being able to take Chang An away.

At this point, Gu Li reluctantly let Chang An follow Hu Gui. She returned to the yard in a daze, adjusted her mood, and let out a long sigh of relief.

At this time, Chang Qi and Chang Qi appeared in the yard and asked, "Sanniang, do you want us to find out who framed the young master?"

"Go ahead, and be careful." Gu Li nodded, "Chang Lang is causing trouble everywhere outside, and now he has been framed. When you go, remember not to let Chang Lang know."

"Yes, Sanniang."

"If you find out, just tell me and I'll help you explain it."

The two sisters nodded and left.

......

Chang An took a carriage and went straight to the Dali Temple. Although he came here as a "suspect", every officer and soldier on the road nodded slightly to him.

Anyone with a discerning eye knows that the monk was sent by Duke Kangguo, so how could he have killed him - there is no reason.

Chang An responded one by one, and went all the way to the prison of the Dali Temple. Hu Gui took him to a cell, where a constable was lying, but his clothes were torn.

Hu Gui cleared his throat and shouted, "Get up, Guo Ping, and see if this is the Chang An you mentioned."

The constable moved at this moment, then stood up and looked over, then nodded and said, "My lord, it's him."

"You evil beast!"

Chang An yelled, "How dare you betray even your master!"

The voice was quite loud, and immediately everyone in the prison looked over with surprise on their faces - could it be that Chang An was really the mastermind behind this?

"I'm sorry, Duke Kangguo..." Guo Ping looked like a servant being scolded by his master.

But as soon as this sentence came out, Hu Gui's face suddenly changed, and Chang An also put on a "simple" expression.

"How dare you slander the nobles of the imperial court!" Hu Gui pointed at the constable and said, "Tell the truth!"

Guo Ping was stunned for a moment, and quickly said: "Sir, it was he who ordered me to do this! The prisoner is this Chang An!"

Chang An yawned at this time and said, "You are still imitating others to frame someone? If you want to frame someone, you should also find out the details of the other party, right?"

During the time it took to say these few words, things happened back and forth. Many detectives and bad guys who had no work on hand came closer to watch the fun.

"You still dare to quibble! None of the servants in my friend Chang's house directly calls him Duke Kangguo!" Hu Gui said, making the surrounding constables even more confused.

Guo Ping was stunned for a moment, and Chang An explained: "Most of my servants came to my house when I was conferred the title of Marquis Dingkang. They have always used the name after my title, calling me 'Marquis'."

"Of course, there are several maids in the house who address me differently. They call me Master."

"I......"

Hu Gui didn't waste any more words and said directly: "Come here, bring him out and send him to the torture room for further questioning."

Hu Gui was so angry that he was about to die. He received the news that the person had confessed early in the morning, and he came here in a hurry without even brushing his teeth. When he found out that Chang An was the mastermind behind the scenes, although he was suspicious, he still wanted to bring the person here first, but he was stopped by Gu Li.

As a result, Chang An just said one sentence and directly blew this person out. How can I not be angry?

Chang An patted Hu Gui on the shoulder and said, "Okay, Mr. Hu, don't be so angry."

"How can I not be angry? This bastard not only killed an important prisoner, but also dared to frame him. This is an aggravating crime!" Hu Gui was very angry.

"Okay, okay, let's not bring the person out for now. Give me half a cup of tea and I'll tell you something." Chang An pulled Hu Gui and wanted to leave the cell.

Hu Gui didn't let go until he was outside the cell. He asked, "What's wrong? I still need to arrange for someone to interrogate that evil beast!"

Chang An patted him gently and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I have a way. It will probably only take four or five days, or three or four days if it's faster, to get the words out of his mouth."

When Hu Gui heard that Chang An had a solution, the first thing he thought of was not "I have a solution", but he asked first: "What solution? You don't want to light the sky lantern again, do you?"

Lighting a sky lantern means pouring oil on a person and then setting him on fire. When Chang An lit Quan Chubi, it was even more cruel than the orthodox sky lantern. He lit the "lantern" and then extinguished it, and then lit it again.

"Of course not. He didn't do anything to my mother Gu. It would be unreasonable for me to point fingers at him." Chang An shook his head.

Hu Gui heaved a sigh of relief and said, "Tell me what the solution is."

"It's...how do you say it? The dripping water punishment." Chang An said with a smile.

Hu Gui was slightly stunned. Chang An looked at Hu Gui and was also a little surprised. As expected, Hu Gui asked, "What is the punishment of dripping water?"

"They tie the prisoner to a chair, restrict his hands and feet, fix his head, and then make a wound on his forehead. Hang a basin of sugar water or salt water on the prisoner's head, and drill a small hole in the basin to let water drip down."

"If it's sugar water, the onset will be slower, after all, the wound has to rot. If it's salt water, it will be faster, after all, the wound will be very painful."

Hu Gui still didn't understand, so Chang An asked, "This is a punishment from the Shang and Zhou dynasties. Don't you know this, Mr. Hu?"

Hu Gui shook his head and said, "The punishments of the Shang and Zhou dynasties were mostly against the harmony of heaven, so they were not widely circulated. But is this water-dropping punishment a little too mild?"

"Gentle?" Chang An smiled.

"Don't say it so early. Don't let me get angry and accuse you of hurting the world when I ask you."