boring!
Li Xuan raised his head and glanced at the entry above, his expression unchanged. He already knew Zhao Gong's secret.
"The governor of a state was assassinated and the governor of a state died. Why is there no news about such a big thing in the whole court?" After a slight pause, Li Xuan then asked: "Wang Fanglin, Wang Fanglin, the governor of Wuzhou , if I remember correctly, he should be from the Wang family in Taiyuan, right?"
Having said this, I seem to understand something.
Li Xuan couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.
The Wang family in Taiyuan, one of the seven families with five surnames, has been a powerful family for hundreds of years. It started with Wang Yun, the Situ of the Han Dynasty, and Wang Rou, the general who protected the Huns. Until now, countless talents have been produced in the past hundreds of years.
In this dynasty alone, there is Prime Minister Wang Gui, one of the four famous prime ministers in the early Tang Dynasty, and General Wang Fangyi is behind him. There are countless descendants of the Taiyuan Wang family's main branch and side branches throughout the dynasty.
Now, Wang Fanglin, the governor of Yizhou, was assassinated, but there was no sound from the court. This is abnormal.
Wait, Wang Fanglin, Wang Fangyi.
Hiss, it’s the Queen of Heaven.
Seeing Li Xuan's horrified expression, Zhao Gong calmly shook his head: "This has nothing to do with the Queen. Although Wang Fangli and Wang Fangyi are both children of the Wang family, and they are also cousins of the Mang family, things about the Mang family are not the same. After so many years, Wang Fangyi is still serving as the governor of Tingzhou, and Wang Fanlin can be promoted to the governor of Wuzhou, which means that he has already put aside these things. The main reason is that the prince died of illness, which caused chaos in the government affairs of the court. Deal with it promptly.”
Li Xuan raised her eyebrows slightly, is this really the case?
Their Queen Zetian had a terrible desire for power, and an equally terrible desire for revenge.
Nowadays, the Wang family in Taiyuan is not being dealt with. On the one hand, it is because the person who really supported Empress Wang behind the scenes was actually her uncle, Prime Minister Liu Shi, who had little relationship with the Wang family. On the other hand, it is also because Emperor Li Zhi was blocking her from the front.
In addition, the Wang family in Taiyuan has been quite peaceful for so many years, so these things have gradually been forgotten.
But will it really be forgotten?
"Another reason is that the murderer has not been caught yet, so we are suppressing it for the time being and waiting until the prince's funeral is over to avoid political instability."
When Zhao Gong said this, his expression became serious: "Although Wuzhou Governor Shi Li Ai is from a peripheral clan, he is still a clan. With his death, the position will be vacant. In addition, Wuzhou is the place where King Peng was the first governor. If Give it a push and you have a good chance of taking over this position.”
"I'm afraid it's because no one is willing to work in such a dangerous place." Li Xuan couldn't help but smile bitterly, but then became serious.
Wuzhou has never been a kind place, and the Tianyin Sect is extremely powerful in that area.
Tianyin Sect, one of the demonic sects that emerged from the troubled times of the Southern and Northern Dynasties, from the troubled times of the Sui Dynasty to the founding of the Tang Dynasty, has been active in every corner of people's sight, both inside and outside.
From Xiao Xian of Nanliang to Queen Chen Shuozhen who calls herself "Emperor Wenjia", there are shadows of Tianyin Sect behind them.
Especially Chen Shuozhen, it is rumored that she is a saint of the Tianyin Sect, so she was able to set off such a huge rebellion, and the aftermath is still unsolved.
After Chen Shuozhen's rebellion was put down, although everything seemed to have settled down, there were actually rumors that Chen Shuozhen was still alive.
The Tianyin Sect's activities in eastern Zhejiang have never stopped, and many officials have been assassinated by them.
It's just that this is the first time for officials at the level of chief historian and governor.
If Li Xuan hadn't been able to find someone suitable and willing to go because of his clan status and because the place was too dangerous, he probably wouldn't have had his turn.
And as time goes by, there may not be anyone who dares to give it a try.
"As the king of your clan, holding the position of governor of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River would still be a bit low if the requirements for serving in the clan were not becoming more and more stringent."
Zhao Gong sat down on a chair nearby, then stared at Li Xuan and said: "The court level should be passed in this way, but the saint and the queen of heaven need you to rush back to Luoyang quickly, and at the same time, move Longhu Mountain to I brought back the bottle of medicine... But I didn’t expect that you would meet the witch from the Tianyin Sect outside the city.”
"The demon girl of Tianyin Sect is nothing, the key is the daughter of the Luoyang County Captain." Li Xuan directly told the core secret he had, and then asked in confusion: "What on earth is going on in that case?"
"After the prince died of illness, the palace conducted a strict investigation and found that one of the chamberlains was missing." Zhao Gong looked solemn and said in a serious tone: "The secret guard investigated the records of the watchtower and finally found out that the person went to the Luoyang County Lieutenant's mansion. When the secret guards investigated, their whole family had been killed!"
"Who is missing?" Li Xuan asked closely, prompting the entry that the girl was the youngest daughter of Luoyang County Lieutenant Pei Qizhe.
So either the entry is wrong, or the secret guard is wrong.
"That chamberlain is missing!" Zhao Gong frowned and looked at Li Xuan, and asked keenly: "Is there something wrong?"
"What I saw with my own eyes was that it was not a palace servant, but a young girl, the daughter of a Luoyang County captain. Therefore, if that was the conclusion of the secret guard just now, then the palace servant is probably dead." Li Xuan Youyou revealed the truth of the matter.
The palace chamberlain was short and fair-skinned. She did look similar to a little girl, so it was normal for her to be replaced.
So who is leading this replacement, and what is the purpose of the replacement?
Li Xuan immediately thought of the box. Just as he was about to ask, he heard a sudden warning in Zhao Gong's eyes: "This matter has nothing to do with you. Don't go any further. Otherwise, no one in this world will I can save you."
Li Xuan suddenly shuddered. He had already guessed what was in the box.
Li Xuan nodded seriously: "I understand, so if I didn't happen to meet him, I wouldn't be involved in the whirlpool of right and wrong."
If it was really what he was thinking about, then this matter would probably cause infinite turmoil.
Whoever gets close will die.
Zhao Gong breathed a sigh of relief. He was quite relieved about Li Xuan, his nephew. Li Xuan was a very sober person and he would never touch anything that shouldn't be touched.
Li Xuan knew what Zhao Gong was thinking, but was this really something he could avoid if he wanted to?
The empty and broken sandalwood box kept reappearing in his mind.
"By the way, uncle, how is the situation in the palace now?" Li Xuan asked very cautiously.
"Everything is as usual. Your Majesty is still cultivating in Zhenguan Hall, the Queen is handling government affairs in Qianyuan Hall, and King Lu, King Ying and King Xiang are keeping vigil in the East Palace." Zhao Gong shook his head and said with some emotion: "Don't look at the storm again now, but you Think about how many storms the Saint and the Queen have gone through in the past few years, and how many things can move them. Do what you should do with peace of mind, and don't think wildly."
Li Xuan nodded with a serious face. From the rebellion of Fang Yiai and Princess Gaoyang, to the overthrow of Changsun Wuji and Chu Suiliang, King Wu Li Ke was unjustly killed, and Mount Tai was enshrined, and later he defeated Baekje, destroyed Goguryeo, and destroyed the Western Turks. , there are so many major events and countless storms, how can they be defeated by this little rumor in front of us.
In fact, Li Xuan didn't believe that Wu Zetian would kill the prince Li Hong. After all, Li Hong was not in good health, so Wu Zetian didn't have to do anything. Waiting would be enough.
However, the fact is that Wu Zetian has been helping the prince Li Hongyan to find medicine for these years. Otherwise, the prince would not be able to survive today.
It's just that the situation in the DPRK is such that when we get here, there are such rumors.
"The medicine from Longhu Mountain..." Li Xuan turned around and saw the small black box placed on the bed in the inner room.
"You should hand it over to His Majesty yourself, so as not to be tampered with by others and implicate yourself." Zhao Gong waved his hand directly, stood up and walked to the window, looking at the sky outside and said: "You should rest early, we will meet later When dinner is ready, I’ll have someone call you!”
"Wait a minute, uncle!" Li Xuan walked to the back room, took out a medium boxwood box from the package, walked out and handed it to Zhao Gong: "Inside are the Xishan White Dew and Hongzhou White Porcelain I brought from Nanchang. A pen holder, a blue gauze skirt, and a peace charm from the Longevity Palace in Xishan."
"It seems that you are paying attention." Zhao Gong took it unceremoniously and did not open it. He just held it in his hand: "This time you came from Nanchang in a hurry. I will help you prepare the gifts for each family." Okay, just bring it with you when you come to the door."
