Records of the Cattle and Horses of Chang'an

A month later, the punishment process for Huang Ya and Qing Xuan was finally completed. Although the deceased was a prostitute from Pingkangfang, Qingxuan did not kill her personally, so he could only be charged with the crime of human trafficking.

However, the sentencing for the crime of human trafficking must be divided into primary and secondary. According to the Tang Dynasty law, the main offender of human trafficking will be sentenced to death by hanging, and the accomplice will be exiled three thousand miles away, along with his wife and children.

Of course, Qingxuan doesn’t have a wife or children. He is just a bachelor.

The main reason for the one-month delay was that the three courts had different opinions on whether Qingxuan was the principal offender or an accomplice.

Some people think that Qingxuan can only be considered an accomplice. He kidnapped the person according to Li Sheng's orders, and the main culprit should be Li Sheng. Since the main culprit is dead, Qingxuan and Huang Ya should both be exiled three thousand miles away.

But this penalty was not accepted by Cui Bianxu, not to mention Liu Dewei. The old man was very angry about being forced to work overtime during the New Year, and he was so scared because Cui Bianxu almost died that he felt several years younger. How could he let Qingxuan go like this?

Although Cui Bianxu hadn't been at the scene, he could already imagine Liu Qingyun's calm and composed decision from Lu Xingzhou's recounting of his experience. "According to Tang law, Li Sheng's crime as the buyer is one level less severe. However, he is guilty of murder and, according to the law, should be caned 200 times. If he survives, he should be exiled 3,000 miles. Qingxuan, as the principal offender in human trafficking, should be hanged. Huang Ya, the accomplice, should be caned 30 times and exiled 3,000 miles, considering his young age. Our Tang has always been a place of clean governance. Since you have received the Emperor's grace, you should devote yourself to state affairs, repay His Majesty's kindness, and live up to the people!"

Jiang Shangxian was astonished and wanted to applaud him on the spot: How high-sounding and well-reasoned, as if the person who suppressed the case of May Lady's disappearance was not him.

Fortunately, she always complained silently in her heart about these things, and was a good citizen on the surface: "Liu Qing really loves the people like his own children. It is a blessing for us common people to have such a Dali Temple Minister."

Cui Bianxu raised his eyebrows, tilted his head back, looked at the young lady in front of him seriously and nodded - so hypocritical, just like me!

Jiang Shangxian strangely understood the meaning in his eyes and smiled politely: "What about Wu Sanniang and Yan Yin?"

If these two don't die, who knows how much trouble they will cause, and I don't know how they got together.

Cui Bianxu was also very troubled by these two people. When he thought about how much trouble they could cause, he regretted not secretly killing them in the Dali Temple prison: "There is no news from the arrest warrant or the guards sent out."

Qingxuan met Yanyin in Yuzhou. By the time their people arrived there, Yanyin had already run away.

At that time, there were no ubiquitous cameras, and people in Yuzhou were probably not even aware of when Yan Yin entered or left the city.

Jiang Shangxian in Chang'an City was worried about his life safety and decided to replace the sandbag with a heavier one today. As long as he didn't die from training, he would train until he died!

Li Xueyan, who was in the convoy returning to Changan from Old Li's house, was also very distressed at this time.

Her good friends had packed quite a few snacks, but they weren't enough to keep her away for so long! On the second day after arriving in Luoyang, clever Li Xueyan counted on her fingers how long the return trip would take, and had the remaining snacks and instant noodles packed up by day and placed in a box.

In order to prevent myself from accidentally eating too much, each day's portion is packaged separately, and I will never eat more than one bite unless I really can't help it.

During the days in Luoyang, she didn't want to eat a single bite, for fear that she wouldn't have enough to eat on the way back - at least the food in Luoyang was better than on the way.

After the Chinese New Year, the imperial carriage set off from Luoyang. At the beginning, Li Xueyan was not conspicuous in the team. She was a junior of the Li family and a young lady who was only thirteen years old. She was really insignificant among the huge Li clan members.

After all, Li Shimin himself was very fertile. He alone gave birth to dozens of children to carry on the Li family's lineage. The Li family was really overpopulated.

What's more, her father was imprisoned last year because he was reported for corruption, but the emperor released him out of kindness. Although he was released, his official position was revoked, and now he is just an empty title of a prince.

Although Li Xueyan felt stuffy in the carriage, she also knew that this was different from when she came here. When she came here, the one who was responsible for escorting her was her old acquaintance Wang Mingqian, and Li Shimin was not there. The royal family members all had relatively better carriages that were closer, and family members could also visit the carriages to chat and say bad things about others.

She could also secretly ask her father and mother to let Wang Mingqian take her out for a horse ride, but on the way back, with Li Shimin there, the security level was directly raised to the maximum. At this moment, the team was full of people from the Left and Right Qianniu Guards, the Left and Right Wei Guards, the Left and Right Xiao Guards, and the Left Wei Guards.

It's not that she didn't have acquaintances, but she didn't have a close relationship with anyone like Wang Mingqian. Plus, her mother kept her under control and didn't allow her to run around, so she could only stay in her carriage and sleep - it was impossible for her to read because the carriage was too shaking and it would hurt her eyes.

Eat and sleep, sleep and eat, and five days passed quickly. The instant noodle day arranged by Li Xueyan finally arrived: "Hurry, take it out, and cook it in the car when you take a break!"

She was so greedy that if she ate this thing every day, she would definitely get tired of it, but if she ate it once every few days, she would still crave it. It just so happened that she didn't want to eat roasted meat. There were few vegetables in winter, and they were on the road. The good ones were for His Majesty. Although they, the royal family members, could also get some, each person only had a small plate.

"Wu Niang, aren't two pancakes too many? How about cooking one and leaving the other for you to eat when you're hungry at night?" Yanxia discussed with her while unwrapping the oil paper package. Her own Wu Niang usually eats a lot, but she rides a horse every day, so she eats a lot and exercises a lot, so it's not a problem.

But now he has been huddled in this carriage all day without moving, and he just ate a lot of snacks. If he eats two more pieces of bread, he will probably feel bloated.

Li Xueyan pouted and disagreed: "It's not too much. I'll give Mother a bowl when it's ready. Two flatbreads are just enough. Oh, where are the eggs? Be careful not to break them. I'll put four in later."

As she expected, the imperial carriage finally stopped. The moment she felt the carriage stop, Li Xueyan, who was originally a little listless, immediately stood up. Yanxia first opened the curtain by one-third and hung it on the hook. She said to the servant driving the carriage outside, asking him to get his lunch and bring hers as well. Then she lit the small stove, put a small clay pot on it, and poured water into it from the kettle on the side.

Li Xueyan opened the jar of braised lamb sauce and inhaled the aroma several times, intoxicated. "Thank goodness it's cold, otherwise it would be a shame if something this delicious went bad."

Yanxia opened another jar, which contained dried vegetables that she had made according to Jiang Shangxian's instructions when she was in Luoyang.