Luoyang, Xuanfengfang, the sky is gloomy.
The streets were already filled with horse-drawn carriages with white cloths hanging on their frames, slowly moving forward.
Under the square gate, Li Xuan looked at the Yan Mansion gate in the distance, which was hung with white flags, and couldn't help but shake his head.
Withdrawing his gaze and lowering the car curtain, Li Xuan looked at Yu Ze who was sitting opposite and said with some confusion: "It's strange, why is it now, the prince's funeral has not yet ended, was Yan Zhuang Yan in such a hurry to rush to the southeast? ?」
"It's not too early now. After all, he needs to get familiar with the situation when he goes to the southeast. Although the imperial court has spies in the southeast, their status may not be high, so it will be difficult to help him. The only one he can rely on is himself, so the sooner he leaves, the better The better for him.”
Yu Ze reluctantly gave a reason, but even he couldn't convince himself.
He himself knew that this reason was unrealistic. After all, Yan Zhuang's identity was the prince's family order and the most important confidant of the prince. No matter how he considered the future, he should not fake his death and leave Luoyang before the prince's mourning period was over.
After Li Xuan came back from Shangqing Palace yesterday, she received the news that the prince's family leader Yan Zhuang had died of illness.
However, he is not a relative or friend of the Yan family, so he cannot come to visit that day. He only wants to come to pay homage today.
Yanzhuang obtained the Thousand-Faced Buddha's skill of one person with thousands of faces. Under the overall situation that the emperor was about to clean up the hidden dangers in the southeast, it was appropriate to rush to the southeast as soon as possible to lay out the layout.
If there were still people urging him from behind, then he couldn't stop.
"The day after tomorrow will be the fifth day of the crown prince's reign, and thirty-six days later, it will be the time when all the officials are mourning. If he does this, he may be trapped in an unjust situation." Li Xuan whispered the dark calculation behind this. , but then he shook his head and said: "With his family background, he can still withstand the pressure of these two days. If he is so anxious, something unexpected has happened." Li Xuan pondered and said what he said judgment.
The emperor's heart is unpredictable.
Yan Zhuang didn't know that this would leave a bad impression on the emperor, but he still did it. This was not necessarily under his control.
"That's right." Yu Ze nodded, but it was difficult for them to know exactly what happened.
As the prince's family leader, Yanzhuang died suddenly before the prince's May 7th period, which will inevitably cause some people's turmoil.
The carriage moved forward very slowly, and soon it finally arrived in front of the mansion.
Li Xuan and Yu Ze got off the carriage one step ahead.
Standing at the door to greet guests was a young man wearing white linen mourning clothes, accompanied by the steward of the Yan Mansion.
"Your Majesty, this is the only son of Liu Weng, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, and Liu Yicong, who joined the army as a soldier." Yu Ze whispered in Li Xuan's ear to introduce the guest.
Yan Zhuang's wife is the daughter of Liu Dewei, the former Minister of Justice, and the sister of Liu Shenli, the current Minister of Industry.
Although the Yan family was not sparsely populated, the family members were scattered in all directions, and it was difficult to gather together in Luoyang for a while. All relatives who could help came to help.
Liu Shenli, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, is in Luoyang now. He has been here with his son since yesterday to help with the funeral arrangements and also preside over the funeral.
"King of Nanchang, please!" Liu Yicong invited Li Xuan into the Yan Mansion very respectfully, and then greeted the next guest.
Walking in the courtyard, Li Xuan walked slowly. There were few people around, so he whispered to Yu Ze: "Uncle Yu, do you think it's worth it? If this happens, he will really die. I won’t survive either.”
Faking death and escaping from the world was like being an undercover gangster. Yan Zhuang definitely didn't tell anyone in his family.
Maybe only one or two people know the truth, maybe even fewer.
Over time, most family members and friends have accepted this fact.
If one cannot perform extraordinary feats and return, then resurrection from the dead will basically never happen.
"It's nothing more than burning the boat. The greater the risk you take now, the greater the contribution you will make in the future. The prince is still young and is no more humble than his position. This kind of thing doesn't happen once or twice. The aristocratic family is not completely smooth." Yu Ze couldn't help but sigh.
At this moment, a voice suddenly sounded from behind: "King Nanchang, wait a moment."
For a time, the people in the courtyard
Everyone turned their heads, Li Xuan frowned, turned around, her face relaxed, and she held her hands in her hands: "Li Lingling, I haven't seen you for a long time, you are doing well."
"Fortunately, I'm almost fully recovered." After saying that, Li Yan bowed deeply to Li Xuan and said, "Speaking of which, I want to thank the prince. If the prince hadn't helped me that night, I would have been dead long ago. You will be killed in a tiger's mouth, and even your family will be affected."
"Li Lingling is so polite. This king also made it at the right time. If there is anything wrong, please forgive me." Li Xuan returned the salute to Li Yan.
[Li Yan, the prince's commander, was born in the Li family of Zhao County. His father, Li Mengchang, was the former general of You Weiwei. He was ordered to inspect the prince's right dian Rongwei commander. 】
Yan Zhuang had more or less hinted to Li Xuan before that Li Yan was very close to the Queen of Heaven, but he did not join the Secret Guard after all.
"It doesn't matter, this is a good thing!" Li Yan seemed to have got rid of the involvement with the secret guard. He smiled calmly and offered his hand to Li Xuan again: "I still want to thank you, Your Majesty. If I'm sorry, I'll go in first."
"Li's order, please!" Li Xuan slightly moved out of the way, letting Li Yan go first.
After all, Li Yan and Yan Zhuang are still colleagues under the prince's sect.
"Your Majesty." Yu Ze walked up and looked at Li Yan's back, his eyes full of contemplation.
"He had to be relatively less involved in this matter. After all, his son was taken away. Although he was taken away from the palace, the time was too short and he was rescued quickly, so even if he had a plan, he could not do it. It's easy to get away, unlike this person in this family, who was too involved." Li Xuan looked at the mourning hall in the distance and whispered: "Let's go too."
Li Xuan walked towards the mourning hall. Standing in front of the mourning hall at this moment was a thin man in his fifties with a short beard and a linen dress.
"My dear Li Xuan has met Liu Weng. Please express my condolences." Li Xuan bowed her hands to Liu Shenli solemnly.
"King of Nanchang, please rise." Although there was some sadness on Liu Shenli's face, it was not overpowering. Although Yan Zhuang was his brother-in-law, he might not be clear about the secret of this matter, so although he was a little sad about Yan Zhuang's adventure , but not much sadness.
Liu Shenli looked Li Xuan up and down and nodded in response: "I met Yang Jihou the day before yesterday. He was quite impressed by the talent of the King of Nanchang in the agency. If I remember correctly, Huang Rensu, the governor of the capital city, also praised the prince. During the renovation of the water tanker, he also said back then that he wanted to transfer the prince to serve as the Capital Water Supervisor, but it was a pity..."
Huang Rensu, who is about to be transferred to the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, had an encounter with Li Xuan in his early years due to hydraulic engineering matters.
Although the Tang Dynasty was divided into three provinces, six tribes, nine temples and five prisons, there were close connections between the six departments and the nine temples and five prisons.
The jurisdiction of the Ministry of Rites, the Rites Department and the Ancestral Temple Department overlap with those of Taichang Temple, while the Food Department and the Host and Guest Department overlap with Guanglu Temple and Honglu Temple respectively.
In the Ministry of War, the responsibilities of the Ministry of War and the Department of Treasury overlap with those of Taipu Temple, while the responsibilities of the Department of Treasury are similar to those of Weiwei Temple.
The Ministry of Punishment, whose responsibilities are close to those of Dali Temple.
The Jinbu Department and the Cangbu Department of the Ministry of Household are responsible for the cashier administration of Qiangu, which overlaps with the duties of Taifu Temple and Sinong Temple.
Although Zongzheng Temple was in charge of the emperor's family affairs, strictly speaking, it overlapped with the duties of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
The affairs of the Imperial College overlapped with those of the Ministry of Rites. The scope of duties of the Shaofu Supervisor, General Supervisor, Ordnance Supervisor, and Capital Water Supervisor overlapped to a certain extent with those of the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of War.
The powers of the Six Ministries and the Five Supervisors of the Nine Temples overlapped a lot, but this was necessary. The emperor used this method to balance the forces of all parties and control the court.
Although Huang Rensu's Capital Water Supervisor was in charge of the world's hydraulic engineering, he was also responsible for determining the world's geography and hydrology.
Here, it also includes the Western Regions and Tubo.
"That's Huang Weng's praise. I just made the waterwheel bigger and decorated it more. After all, whether it's Pengzhou or Jiangnan, floods are relatively serious." Li Xuan explained sincerely about the intersection between the two. s reason.
"It doesn't matter. Even if the officials are interested at this time, His Majesty will not agree to it." Liu Shenli waved his hand very calmly. Li Xuan was the prince of the clan after all, and his relationship with the emperor was second only to that of a group of princes. People like Li Xiaoyi, Duke of Liang, and Li Jingjia, Prince of Peiping, could stay in the central government, but Li Xuan could not.
Not to mention that officials from both the government and the public would not agree, even the emperor himself would not agree. ..
After a pause, Liu Shenli's face became serious and he said in a deep voice: "As for Du Chun, there are still some people who worked with him when I was the prisoner. You might as well take them with you when you go to Wuzhou from Nanchang to the counter-sect general altar. It is located deep in the mountains and has ingenious mechanisms. The Ministry of Industry will also send people to assist, so don’t refuse, King Nanchang.”
Li Xuan looked at the mourning hall in front of him and Liu Shenli, who was still blocking his way, finally understood his intention and could only hand over his hand solemnly: "Thank you very much, Mr. Liu!"
