"Has the prince handled the matter in Yangzhou properly?" Lai Qian couldn't help but asked with concern.
No one can ignore the fact that the emperor can personally issue an imperial edict.
When Lai Qian saw Li Xuan being so confident, he couldn't help but feel a little worried.
Li Xuan nodded and said calmly: "The matter in Yangzhou is not difficult to solve. As long as you find the right opponent and strike with thunder, it can be easily solved."
Li Xuan didn't talk much about the Yangzhou incident, which involved too many sensitive things. He instead asked, "My virtuous brother has extraordinary conversation and elegant writing. I don't know why he has never become an official?"
Although Lai Qian has the title of Fangcheng County Prince and the honorary title of Yunqi Lieutenant, these are not official positions in the imperial court.
You know, his cousin Laisui was already a sixth-rank prince, but Lai Qianqu had no official position.
"The students are currently studying in Runzhou Prefecture School. They want to participate in the spring election next year. In August, I may need to trouble the prince and take the students to the north to the capital." Lai Qian bowed slightly and bowed, his eyes full of anticipation. , Li Xuan naturally would not refuse, and nodded in agreement.
Lai came from a wealthy family. Not only was Lai Jingye the governor of Runzhou, he was also influential in Taizhou and other places.
What's more, there is a lot of hatred between Laijia and the Tianyin Sect. I am afraid that in the entire Wuyue territory, even the local officials who know the Tianyin Sect the most are no longer dedicated to their work.
On the carriage, Li Xuan briefly tested Lai Qian's academic foundation.
Although Laiqian never studied in the Imperial College, he had a very solid foundation and knew the Four Books and Five Classics by heart.
The literary style of Jiangnan is very prosperous and there are many talents. Among the students, Lai Qian is also the one who stands out.
Considering his family background and his solid academic foundation, it is not difficult to pass the Jinshi examination.
It's just that this top pick may be a little lacking in talent.
Although Li Xuan admits that he is not outstanding in literature, he has been taught by his cousin Ouyang Youming since he was a child, plus the guidance of a group of famous Sichuan and Sichuan masters. Knowledge, along the way, can always be easily controlled when talking to Lai Qian.
There were even many extraordinary words that made Lai Qian even more admired.
"Sir, Your Majesty, the governor's office has arrived!" The coachman's voice sounded outside, waking up the two people who were already deep in conversation.
Li Xuan smiled faintly, stretched out her hand and said, "Please, dear brother!"
"Your Majesty, please come first!" Lai Qian handed over his hand and agreed to go along with it.
Li Xuan no longer refused and opened the car curtain. They had arrived at the side courtyard of the Governor's Mansion.
Surrounded by green bamboos, light lotus flowers, rockery courtyards, deep paths, and indifferent aspirations, Li Xuan nodded with satisfaction.
There were not so many people waiting to greet him, which made him feel quite relaxed.
"Your Majesty, please!" Lai Qian led the way, leading Li Xuan and Qiu Zhenmu to the quiet hall ahead.
In the deep hall, a middle-aged man wearing a lavender robe was sitting at the dining table reading. When he heard a sound outside the door, he put down his book and stood up.
Li Xuan entered the door and immediately raised his hands and said, "Junior Li Xuan, I have met Uncle Shi."
[Lai Jingye was the governor of Runzhou, the son of the former Prime Minister Laiji, the nephew of Huangmen Shilang Laiheng, and the grandson of the former Sui Dynasty General Huer. 】
"I have met the Prince of Nanchang County. Your Majesty, please sit down!" Lai Jingye held out his hand and asked Li Xuan to sit down at the dinner table.
There were only two sets of bowls and chopsticks on the dinner table, one for Lai Jingye and one for Li Xuan.
Li Xuan subconsciously looked at Qiu Zhenmu at the door. At this time, he saw Lai Qian respectfully extending his hand to Qiu Zhenmu and saying, "Brother Qiu, please come this way."
Qiu Zhenmu looked at Li Xuan, Li Xuan nodded slightly, and then Qiu Zhenmu left quietly.
"It's rare that a son of the Qiu family actually serves the prince sincerely. It seems that Qiu Shenji has not changed much over the years." Lai Jingye could already see the difference between them just from the eye contact between Qiu Zhenmu and Li Xuan. the real relationship between them.
"I wonder if Uncle Shi knows what Qiu Zhonglang's current situation is like?" Li Xuan handed over to Lai Jingye, then walked to the dinner table and stretched out his hand: "Uncle Shi, please sit down."
"Your Majesty, please!" Lai Jingye and Li Xuan sat down almost at the same time, and then sighed
He said: "Qiu Shenji has been in the center for a long time. When he arrived in Shezhou, he didn't pay attention to the local officials at all, and the governor Wang also allowed him to do whatever he wanted. After a while, everything failed. In the end, he simply went in with his cronies. We went to search for Tianyin Sect rebels in the Tianmu Mountains."
"This is not a good thing. The mountains are vast and dangerous. If there are not enough manpower, General Qiu Zhonglang may be lost in the mountains." Li Xuan's words were very sincere.
"That was his own choice, no one else can blame him." Lai Jingye subconsciously looked outside the hall and whispered, "Is this person trustworthy?"
"It's credible." Li Xuan nodded firmly, then lowered his head and said, "As for what my uncle is worried about, my nephew thinks that as long as his uncle and nephew don't touch each other, there is no need to worry."
Lai Jingye then nodded and said, "Your Majesty is thoughtful, indeed."
The bad thing about many people's affairs is that they often meet casually.
They have no idea that just a moment of being alone can drastically change a person's stance.
Therefore, when someone knows that someone they shouldn't meet meets, they immediately think about the worst, and then murder someone ruthlessly.
Looking through the history books, all those who did this survived, and those who did not did so often had their homes confiscated and their families exterminated.
"I never thought that the prince would easily put down the Tianyin Sect rebellion in Yangzhou. Now, Dou Weng really took advantage of it." Lai Jingye sighed with emotion, then raised his glass and said, "Your prince, one day and night Rooting out the rebels and appeasing the Silla envoys, these extraordinary achievements will surely attract the attention of both the government and the public. Please, Your Majesty."
"Uncle Shi, please!" Li Xuan raised his head slightly, drank all the glass of wine, then put down the glass and whispered: "Uncle Shi, thank you. How can the little things that my nephew has done be so praised by the court officials?" In my eyes, the most I can do is win a smile. Uncle Shi can rest assured, Xuan is clear-minded and knows how much she weighs."
"That's good." Lai Jingye put down his wine glass and said with a serious face: "Your Majesty, you still remember that last month, Your Majesty went to the governor's section of Xinyue Prefecture to conduct a strict investigation on the population movement and material increase within the country, and found that Dongyang, Tiantai, and Xiaoshan , there are abnormal population flows in the three places, and people were sent to investigate, but nothing was found. However, prices in these three places increased by more than eight points. "Z.br>
"Eight points." Li Xuan raised her eyebrows and couldn't help but said, "What a powerful person."
Three thousand people, three thousand elites dispersed into various places, and prices only rose in all directions.
Li Xuan had to admit that the chief manager of the Tianyin Sect was indeed a powerful figure.
An eight-cent increase in prices is not particularly noticeable. If you meet a magistrate or governor with a big heart, they will not take it to heart at all.
But if it rises a little more, exceeding 10%, then all supervisory forces will immediately begin to investigate the reasons.
"With an eight-point price increase and deliberate control, the other party is playing a big game!" Li Xuan narrowed his eyes slightly, recalled the map in his mind, and said in a deep voice: "Dongyang, Tiantai, and Although the three places of Xiaoshan belong to Wuzhou, Taizhou and Hangzhou, they happen to surround Yuezhou. Once there is a change, if there is a three-way attack, Yuezhou will be in danger!"
"Fortunately, we discovered it in advance, so we can reverse the situation." When Lai Jingye said this, he immediately stopped, and Li Xuan nodded immediately. It was indeed the case.
Three thousand elites were divided into Huainan and western Zhejiang, which is half, but only one thousand and five in western Zhejiang.
If they are dispersed in various states and counties, the number of people will be smaller. As long as their hiding place can be found, the life or death of the other party will be under control.
But will they really arrange it like this? The three-pronged siege of Yuezhou seems to be well-organized, but once Yuezhou is prepared, it will only end up being defeated by each one.
Unless they have their own internal channels of information…
In the bright hall, some simple meals were placed on the dining table, but the aroma of wine wafted out.
Lai Jingye put down his wine glass. After a detailed conversation, he looked at Li Xuan with satisfaction, and then said: "My good nephew has keen eyesight, clear layout, decisive actions, and amazing poetic talent. It's a pity. If it weren't for the prince's marriage, it would be a saint and As designated by the Queen of Heaven, I will definitely cooperate with you
The left fights. "
"Uncle Shi, thank you. Xuan just needs to be more awake and prepare more." Li Xuan sighed, recalling the previous trip to Luoyang, and said with emotion: "Luoyang is very windy and rainy. If nothing happens, my nephew really doesn't want to go more. In the capital of God, if you are not careful, you will be in a lot of trouble."
"Indeed." Lai Jingye nodded in agreement. Although the rumor in the court that the prince was raped by the queen was finally concluded as a rumor, some people did not completely believe it in their hearts. But at this time, they were not the same. If you don't care about your own interests, asking too many questions may even get you into trouble, so you remain silent.
Li Xuan looked at Lai Jingye and said in a low voice: "Before my nephew came, Brother Lai Sui once said that the inheritance of Lai's family was found in the southeast?"
"My nephew wants to ask about the Yuwen family, right?" Lai Jingye raised his head and stared at Li Xuan.
Li Xuan nodded seriously and said: "Although my nephew has only been in Yangzhou for three days, he has conducted many investigations secretly. However, there is no trace of the Yuwen family in the entire Yangzhou. I want to find it, but I can't find any trace. The two clues of Er, An Rongxiang and Wen Bingyan, were all killed as a last resort, and the clues have been completely cut off since then."
"My good nephew is interested." Lai Jingye sighed with emotion.
Regarding the relationship between Laisui and Li Xuan, Lai's family held an attitude of neither supporting nor opposing.
Li Xuan is just an ordinary marginal county prince. For a family like Laijia, there is Zhongshu Ling Laiji in front of him, and now Huangmen Shilang Laiheng, and below him there is Lai Jingye, who is the governor of several states. Just coming to Sui Then you can interact with Li Xuanping.
Later, he gradually paid more attention to it. It was also because of Li Xuan's several actions in Luoyang and his outstanding abilities. In addition, with the trust of the saint and the queen, Li Xuan took office in Wuzhou again. Both parties wanted something from each other, and the relationship between them was only one step closer. Deepen step by step.
The character Li Xuan has shown now indeed makes Lai Jingye satisfied.
Finally, Lai Jingye said, "Have you ever heard of the general manager in the Tianyin Sect?"
