Your Highness, we can now confirm that all the guards in the courtyard were fainted by the smoke. It was precisely because of this that they were not aware of Princess Mingde's disappearance! But when Princess Mingde was sent back, she had nothing on her, let alone smoke or anything like that. Therefore, my subordinates guessed that someone must have used the smoke to snatch away Princess Mingde! However, those people were very agile and did not leave any traces to prove their identity! Your Highness, should we report this matter to the Tang Dynasty court and ask them to help us find Princess Mingde? "
Honglu Temple, the Japanese mission house.
As soon as Shanbei's eldest brother Wang returned from the cross-examination by the minister of Honglu Temple, his bodyguards came over to report.
"no!"
Shanbei's eldest brother Wang immediately shook his head without thinking and said: "We cannot let the Tang Dynasty court know about the existence of Suga Xiamu, otherwise the Tang Dynasty court will definitely find out that we gave women to Yong'an Marquis. By then, maybe we will directly Being driven back to Japan! We don’t have to look for Soga Natsume, just treat her as dead! As for this fire, just treat it as Ono Yoko started it herself!"
He is not stupid. Once the matter of bribing important officials of the Tang Dynasty is exposed, they will not be able to get away with it. It would be better if the bribery was successful, because Li Zexuan would help them cover up one or two things out of guilty conscience, but now the bribery has not been successful. Li Zexuan had a clear conscience. It was good that he didn't take the initiative to report them. How could he help them cover up their crimes? So if he still wants to stay in Datang safely, he has no choice but to suffer the loss of being dumb!
As for Natsume Soga who ran away, in his opinion, it was of no consequence. She was just a woman. The Japanese country never lacked women!
Of course, he also suspected that Li Zexuan sent someone to "steal" Soga Natsume, but that was just a suspicion. He had no proof. Moreover, this was the Tang Dynasty, not the Japanese country, and he had no right to investigate Li Zexuan!
"Yes! Your Highness!"
Although the guard didn't understand what Shanbei's brother Wang was thinking, he still knew how to obey orders.
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Early on the next morning, at dawn, a carriage drove out of the Yonglefang Hou Mansion and headed directly towards Yanxing Gate.
When we arrived at the city gate, the city gate happened to be opened just now. Pang Feiji rode a horse to clear the way. Since the carriage was hung with the sign of the Marquis' Mansion, and the guards at the city gate all knew Pang Feiji, they didn't check or question him, so he just went straight to the city gate. Released.
In fact, even if they check the carriage, they can't find anything, because Natsume Soga in the carriage has already put on the clothes of a Tang Dynasty woman, and there is nothing abnormal. When the time comes, Pang Feiji can make up an identity for her and she can get away with it.
After leaving Chang'an City, Pang Feiji deliberately speeded up, led Natsume Soga and his men, and ran towards Yunshan!
"Uu~! Stop~!"
When he was approaching Hanjiazhuang, Pang Feiji saw two acquaintances in front of him. He quickly reined in his horse and reached out to signal the people behind him to stop. Then he jumped out of the carriage and walked towards the two people.
"Brother Liu Feng, Brother Liu Yun, but Master Hou has something to explain to Pang?"
That's right, the visitors were none other than Liu Feng and Liu Yun.
Although their appearance before made Pang Feiji feel slightly "out of favor", Pang Feiji definitely had no intention of hating them. After all, they were all working under Li Zexuan, so there was no need to act like an enemy all day long! What's more, Li Zexuan has been very tolerant to him regarding Suga Natsume this time. Pang Feiji feels that he owes Li Zexuan a lot, and he is even more shameless to compete with Liu Feng and Liu Yun. He just wants to repay Li Zexuan with all his strength in his lifetime. Great favor!
"Brother Pang, the Marquis said that Suga Natsume can't be brought to Yunshan. He has bought a house for you in Hanjiazhuang. You can send Suga Natsume there, and you will live there from now on! But you should try not to let her go recently. Go out and wait until the news passes, and it won’t be too late for you to get married!”
Liu Feng cupped his fists and said.
Upon hearing this, Pang Feiji looked towards Yunshan with a grateful face, then clasped his fists towards Liu Feng and said, "Thank you, Brother Liu, for coming to deliver the message. Feiji will send Xia Mu to Hanjiazhuang now!"
"Haha! You're welcome! Brother Pang, come with us!"
Liu Feng smiled heartily, and then took the initiative to lead the way.
At this time, Liu Yun couldn't help but sigh: "Brother Pang, we all belong to the current people. As for this people, the master tells you to go east, but you can't go west. He tells you to catch dogs, but you can't chase chickens." , when the master asks you to die for him, you can't hesitate at all! But this is the first time in my life that I, Liu Yun, have seen a master who is willing to take risks himself and fulfill the wishes of his subordinates. !
Not to mention that I have never seen such a Lord before, I have never even heard of it! So we two brothers are very envious of you, envious that you can meet such a good master so early! Ha ha! But actually, there is no need to be envious. We are all working under the Marquis now, but I wonder if His Majesty will transfer us away again in a while! "
Liu Yun's emotion seemed a bit nonsensical or inexplicable, but as a client, Pang Feiji was deeply moved. He was silent for a moment and said firmly:
"The Marquis is indeed an unusual person! From now on, my life, Pang Feiji, will belong to the Marquis. In this life, as long as I, Pang Feiji, am still breathing, no one will be allowed to harm the Marquis!"
"Haha! Brother Pang is so courageous! But brother Pang is getting married tomorrow, so we two brothers have to go have a wedding drink!"
Liu Feng laughed loudly.
Pang Feiji shook his head and said: "Pang has no intention of happy things now. Although he snatched away the Japanese princess this time, he also caused a lot of trouble for the Marquis. This happened all because of me. I am responsible for everyone's actions. If Pang is found out and blamed by the Holy Spirit, Pang must not let the matter implicate the Marquis. At worst, Pang will go to Dali Temple and confess his guilt!"
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"Master Hou!"
At three o'clock in the morning, after Pang Feiji settled down with Natsume Soga, he came to Yunshan Villa. Li Zexuan had just finished sword practice, and Pang Feiji knelt straight behind Li Zexuan and said with fists in his hands.
Li Zexuan took the handkerchief Xiaohe handed him, wiped the sweat on his forehead, and then said calmly: "Get up! There is gold under my knees. If you are really grateful to me, then you will have a good life in the future!"
Pang Feiji was silent for a moment, stood up, and said solemnly: "From now on, the Marquis will be Feiji's reborn parents. The Marquis has given orders, and Feiji will work hard to fulfill them even if he sacrifices his life!"
Pang Feiji was born in Youwuhou Mansion. It can be said that in the past, he must have been the biggest in his heart. However, after experiencing this incident, Li Zexuan's status in his heart has directly surpassed Li Er. If Li Zexuan raises a flag to rebel now, Pang Feiji will Will definitely follow without hesitation!
"Um!"
Li Zhe , the concept of superiority and inferiority has not been deeply engraved in his bones. Pang Feiji has been with him for so long. He regards Pang Feiji as a friend, not as a servant who is called around in the eyes of others;
On the other hand, he did have some sympathy for Soga Natsume's experience, but even if he sympathized, he couldn't personally rescue him due to identity issues. It happened that Pang Feiji fell in love with Soga Natsume, so he simply came to the beauty of an adult. , just using the former princess of the Japanese country as the daughter-in-law of one of his subordinates is also a way to gain face for himself, isn't it?
"Have you settled down over there?"
"Back to Lord Marquis, we have settled in!"
Pang Feiji quickly replied.
Li Zexuan asked again: "Do you have any relatives at home?"
To put it bluntly, he is not a competent boss, and he does not even know the basic family situation of the "employees".
Pang Feiji replied: "Back to the Marquis, I still have an old mother who lives in Yongyangfang. I plan to take her to Hanjiazhuang when I have time, and then she will settle down in Hanjiazhuang!"
"Yeah! That's not bad!"
Li Zexuan nodded and was about to say something when Xiao He next to him reminded him in a low voice: "Master! Master! Manager Zhao from the palace is here!"
Pang Feiji's expression changed. He turned around and saw Zhao Song and his party walking towards this direction outside the yard. An ominous premonition suddenly arose in his heart.
"Master Marquis, if His Majesty finds out what happened last night, I will be willing to go to Dali Temple to confess my crime!"
Pang Feiji quickly whispered to Li Zexuan.
Li Zexuan was not too panicked. He smiled and said calmly: "Don't worry. First of all, the eldest brother King Yamabei will definitely not report to the official because of Soga Natsume's disappearance, because in this case, his crime of privately bribing ministers will be eliminated. It will be exposed. The people will not be punished, and the officials will not be investigated. I guess Your Majesty may have mistakenly thought that I was greedy for the beauty of Miss Natsume and sent someone to kidnap her, so he asked Zhao Song to summon me to the palace!"
In fact, when he made the decision to let Pang Feiji go to Honglu Temple to "steal people", Li Zexuan had considered the possible consequences. Among them, the biggest possibility was that the big brother Yamabei would suffer the loss of being dumb. Soga Natsume was just a Abandoned son, the eldest brother Shanbei couldn't give up the opportunity to continue "lurking" in the Tang Dynasty because of her!
"...... Mr. Hou, if the Holy One really blames you, you must push your subordinates out! In the end, this matter is also caused by me. Even if Feiji dies, he is not willing to implicate Mr. Hou!"
After a moment of silence, Pang Feiji bowed.
Li Zexuan did not respond, because Zhao Song had already walked to the entrance of the hospital. Li Zexuan smiled and greeted him, cupping his hands and saying: "Haha! Manager Zhao, what kind of wind brings you here? Come, prepare tea quickly!"
Zhao Song quickly waved his hand and said: "Oh, my Lord Marquis! What time has it been, and you are still in the mood to drink tea! Come with us to the palace! The Holy Emperor has summoned you to the palace!"
Li Zexuan looked solemn and said crisply: "Okay! Manager Zhao, please wait a moment. I will go change my clothes and then I will follow you into the palace!"
After a while, Li Zexuan changed into court clothes, rode Dabai and left Yunshan with Zhao Song.
On the way, Zhao Song saw no one around, so he deliberately slowed down his horse and whispered to Li Zexuan: "Master Marquis, let me say something that shouldn't be said. With your current status, what kind of woman can't you marry? Why bother?" Marrying a Japanese girl will make His Majesty displeased? In our opinion, you should release the Japanese girl you snatched last night as soon as possible!"
As a close confidant of the emperor, Zhao Song could speak to this extent, which proved that he really did not treat Li Zexuan as an outsider. Li Zexuan heard the sincerity in Zhao Song's words, and treated him with sincerity:
"Manager Zhao, since you have said this, I will not hide it. To be honest, yesterday afternoon, the eldest brother Wang Shanbei sent a Japanese girl. After I learned about it, I immediately sent the Japanese girl The woman was sent back! From then on, there was absolutely no Japanese woman in Yunshan Mountain!
And I, Li Zexuan, will never have anything to do with any foreign woman in the past, present, or future, let alone marry a Japanese woman! "
Hearing what Li Zexuan said, Zhao Song did not doubt that he was there and chose to believe it. He breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "With your words, Mr. Marquis, then we can rest assured! Haha!"
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Half a quarter of an hour later, Li Zexuan arrived at the palace. At this time, Li Er had not yet left for the morning court, so he was waiting quietly in the Manlu Hall alone.
After waiting for about two-quarters of an hour, there was finally a sound of footsteps outside the palace. Li Zexuan straightened his clothes. After Li Er came in, he quickly bowed and saluted: "I see your Majesty!"
"Hmph! You allow your subordinates to burn down the Honglu Temple Posthouse and attempt to marry a Japanese woman privately. Do you still think of me as the emperor?"
Li Er's cold and ruthless voice came from above. It could be heard that Lao Li was very angry now.
Of course, he was angry because Li Zexuan wanted to marry a Japanese woman, not because the posthouse where the Japanese people lived was burned down. He didn't care about the lives of the Japanese people at all. What he cared about was that Li Zexuan married a Japanese woman. , it is possible to leak those magical engineering knowledge to the Japanese country!
Through a conversation with Zhao Song on the road, Li Zexuan had already understood Li Er's anger in advance. At this moment, he did not beat around the bush and explained directly:
"Why did your Majesty say this? The Japanese country is a lower-class country. As a minister of the Tang Dynasty, how can I marry a woman from a lower-class country? Not only not now, but also in the future! I dare to swear by heaven!"
When Li Er heard this, his face turned slightly bright, because in the eyes of the Tang people, the Japanese country was indeed an inferior country. Not only the Tang people thought so, but also the Japanese people themselves, so the Japanese people often borrowed seeds from Tang merchants passing by on the sea.
"Then the arson and robbery incident at Honglu Temple last night really had nothing to do with you?"
Although Li Er felt something in his heart, he was still a little confused. He didn't believe that what happened last night had nothing to do with Li Zexuan!
"Your Majesty, of course this matter has something to do with me!"
It was nothing but a blockbuster. Li Zexuan's words almost made Lao Li angry and he went berserk. Then he heard Li Zexuan continue to say:
"The eldest brother Wang of Shanbei covets the knowledge of Yanhuang Academy. I have already noticed this. This time, this guy is even more outrageous. He blatantly wants to use his beauty to bribe me. If I don't show him some favors, won't I make him forget about it? ?So after I sent someone to send back the girl he sent yesterday, I had someone snatch it back, and then directly rewarded the Japanese girl to the servant, allowing the Japanese mission to lose his wife and soldiers, which is regarded as a gift. A lesson for them!”
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