As the sun set in the west, Li Xuan and Liu Jinyu walked out at the entrance of the Lecheng County Government House, surrounded by everyone in the Liu family.
Standing in front of the front door, Li Xuan turned around, bowed his hands to his father-in-law Liu Yuanlang, and said, "Tomorrow, my son-in-law will take Sanniang to the mausoleum to worship his ancestors. He was going to go there that day, but he was interrupted by the sudden arrival of bandits. Go to the Imperial Manor at the foot of Zhongnan Mountain and have a look. I haven’t been there since the sage gave it to me. I heard there are hot springs... As the weather gets colder, it’s good to go to the hot springs more often.”
Liu Jinyu then looked at everyone expectantly and said, "My mother and all the aunts, sisters-in-law, and sisters, if you are free, you can go with Sanniang someday."
"Third sister, what is the hot spring?" A somewhat naive voice came from behind. Wu Niang Qiongyu, wearing a pink and green skirt, squeezed out of the crowd, looking at Liu Jin with curiosity and expectancy. Yu.
"Hot springs are hot spring water that grows from the ground. It is very warm water without having to be heated." Liu Jinyu lowered her body and touched Wuniang Qiongyu's forehead, and explained to her in a low voice.
Li Xuan couldn't help laughing, and then she cupped her hands to Liu Yuanqi and said, "Second uncle, it would be better if my nephew-in-law came to pick up Wu Niang and go to Zhongnan Mountain together the morning after tomorrow. In the future, Sanniang will inevitably have her family to accompany her." , it’s better to get familiar with it in advance.”
Liu Yuanqi was slightly startled, and subconsciously looked at his eldest brother Liu Yuanshen and fourth brother Liu Yuanlang.
Liu Yuanshen and Liu Yuanlang nodded at the same time, and Liu Yuanqi immediately understood that this was Aye's arrangement.
Liu Yuanqi turned around and looked at Li Xuan gently: "That's it, let the groom make arrangements."
"Thank you uncle. My son-in-law bids farewell to all the elders." Li Xuan once again bowed his hands to everyone in the Liu family, and then sat back in the carriage with Liu Jinyu who looked reluctant to leave.
The carriage slowly left Yongxingfang.
Sitting in the carriage, Liu Jinyu glanced at the pile of gifts brought back from the Liu Mansion, and then asked Li Xuan, "Lang Jun, how was your conversation with Ah Weng today?"
"I'm so shocked!" Li Xuan stretched out her hand to pull Liu Jinyu's little hand over, covering Li Xuan's hand, and then said with emotion: "My husband may be the first to understand people's hearts, but this matter in the court is more complicated than before." What my husband imagined was even more mysterious and unpredictable."
The King of East China Sea, the hidden princess.
If Li Xuan's last guess is to be followed, how hard-hearted they are and how deeply painful they are.
Even if Li Xuan is well-informed, she is not willing to get involved easily in this situation.
But unknowingly, Li Xuan got involved.
Liu Jinyu leaned gently into Li Xuan's arms and asked in a low voice: "Is that thing really so dangerous?"
"Yeah!" Li Xuan nodded and sighed softly: "Some things, when you appear there, you have been used by others, and you don't even know that you have been used. This is the case now. .”
After a pause, Li Xuan continued: "Sanniang, when my husband is away from Chang'an, you have to be careful. Many of the family's properties have been lost to the public. If someone makes up his mind, don't confront him head-on. Just stabilize the situation. I got to know a lot of censors in my early years, just ask Li Bi to sort out the collected things and send them over... If someone has a deeper plan, you have to watch out."
Liu Jinyu responded in a soft voice: "I remember it."
In the past, when Li Xuan was not in Chang'an, no one from Prince Peng's Mansion paid any attention, so basically no one felt the attention of Prince Peng's Mansion.
But now, as Li Xuan's position becomes higher and higher, it is inevitable that someone will have their thoughts on Prince Peng's Mansion.
Especially when he is not in Chang'an.
It didn't matter about the others, what Li Xuan was really worried about was Pei Yan.
Pei Yan's dislike of Li Xuan is clearly visible. According to Li Xuan's observation, everything stems from the different strategies of the various parties in dealing with the Tubo war.
Perhaps because he has been the Minister of the Ministry of Justice for a long time, when he encounters different opinions, Pei Yan does not think about how to refute them head-on. Instead, he wants to succeed by attacking the opponent himself.
This method is annoying, but very effective.
If it had been anyone else, if he had met the Minister of Justice, his family would have been ruined long ago.
Died.
"Most people don't dare to confront my family. After all, my husband is now inspecting the Jinwu Guards. Even if he is not in Chang'an, he will give him a face inside and outside, not to mention that there is Yue Weng above him. I can't do it easily. Someone will take action, but once they take action, they will either have a long-term plan or have an ulterior conspiracy. Madam, you must be cautious." Li Xuan hugged Liu Jinyu's soft body tightly.
"Don't worry, Mr. Lang, I'm not that easy to mess with." Liu Jinyu raised her head and looked at Li Xuan, her eyes full of confidence.
Liu Jinyu helped Liu Rengui handle countless government affairs, and many things were more thorough than anyone thought.
If someone really ignored her, she might be in bad luck.
"Haha..." Thinking of that, Li Xuan couldn't help laughing, and then lowered her head...
Two days later, a carriage swayed out of Mingdemen, then boarded the official ship at the pier and drove slowly westward.
The Wei River flows long and the scenery on both sides is beautiful.
"Third sister, is the Imperial Mansion far away?" Wu Niang Qiongyu raised her head and looked back from the window with curious eyes.
Qiong Yu rarely came to Chang'an before, but this time she came because of Liu Jinyu's wedding.
I had followed the emperor all the way from Chang'an. There were flags flying on the road and there was no beautiful scenery at all. '
Liu Jinyu smiled softly, pressed Qiong Yu's head, and then said: "It's still more than half an hour to get to Huangzhuang, and there are still more than thirty miles to Zhongnan Town at the foot of Zhongnan Mountain, which means there are so many people. , it would be faster just to ride a horse.”
"Third sister, how many days should we stay there?" Liu Shubi, the fourth mother on the side, looked at her sister with envy on her face.
Although her grandfather Liu Rengui was the prime minister, she did not have the privilege of having an official ship to serve her when traveling at any time.
"Three days. After three days, when you return to the city, your brother-in-law will return to Wuzhou." After Liu Jinyu finished speaking, he looked at Li Xuan who was standing in the corner and squinting his eyes to rest. They slept last night. Not early.
Li Xuan noticed his wife's shy gaze, smiled faintly, and then his thoughts returned to Chang'an.
Chang'an, the East China Sea King's matter is not settled yet.
The Huang family's matter is just a trivial matter. Now Dali Temple, Jinwu Guard, Chang'an County, and even the Ministry of Punishment have begun to intervene in the mystery of Liu Guangye's death.
After Di Renjie found out that Liu Guangye died by hanging, Jinwu Guard quickly cooperated with him and asked him to inspect Liu Guangye's mansion.
That is to say, the Jinwu Guards cooperated early. Just after they investigated Liu Guangye's official residence, people from the Criminal Department suddenly came.
I don’t know how Pei Yan got through Cheng Chubi’s relationship. Anyway, with Cheng Chubi’s permission, they investigated Liu Guangye’s official residence again, and the Ministry of Punishment did not report the investigation report to Jinwu Guards at all. Intend.
The younger generation was all aggrieved, but the older generation felt a burst of joy.
Dali Temple has taken the next step to investigate Liu Guangye's official residence, and soon sent the notice to Jinwu Guard.
Qin Shandao couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief. If the Ministry of Punishment really didn't disclose any information, then they just made up something at will, and Jin Wuwei didn't know about it.
Now that there is a notification from Dali Temple, the methods of those in the Punishment Department will not fall on Jin Wuwei.
At this time, Jin Wuwei has begun to gradually withdraw from Liu Guangye's case according to what Li Xuan said, and focus more on the horseherds of the Minister of War and the Minister of Punishment.
Although before, Ashina Nishugo and Ashina Gana just sneaked into the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Justice to steal horses and then used other tokens to escape, in Li Xuan's view, this incident at least It reflects the King of East China Sea's concern for these two places.
Or to be more precise, it is the attention paid to Pei Xingjian, the Minister of the Ministry of War, and Pei Yan, the Minister of the Ministry of Punishments.
The story behind this matter is not that simple.
Although only one or two small people like horse shepherds are involved now, it has been revealed that the King of East China Sea is familiar with the interior of these two mansions.
Only in this way can he come up with such a method at a critical moment.
The war between Tang Dynasty and Tibet was imminent, and the deployment of the military department was very important. The King of Donghai had been keeping an eye on Pei Xingjian.
The current incident seems to have aroused people's suspicion of Pei Xingjian and Pei Yan, but Empress Wu's deliberate actions have also hindered people from further exploring the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of War. If the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Justice really have insiders, Then they will be safer now, which may be one of the plans of the King of East China Sea.
Therefore, at this time, Li Xuan asked Jin Wuwei to quietly investigate everything related to the stables of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Justice, and then follow the clues, maybe he could really dig out the identity of the King of East China Sea.
However, the King of East China Sea has always been cunning, and this incident may lead him to a scapegoat.
So Li Xuan himself did not intervene, but stood on the shore and watched with cold eyes. He wanted to see clearly all the methods of the King of East China Sea, all the manpower and material resources he used in this matter, and his methods.
At least force him out of all his superficial methods.
Now is not the time for Li Xuan to reveal the identity of the King of East China Sea. There is a King of East China Sea outside, and there is a legitimate son of the hidden prince Li Jiancheng. He will greatly attract the attention of the emperor and Empress Wu, which will facilitate Li Xuan's smooth growth.
Even if the King of East China Sea is in crisis one day, Li Xuan will come to his rescue even if he has no idea.
Even if one day he dies, Li Xuan will create a new King of East China Sea.
The Tang court always needed such an enemy.
The official ship turned from the Wei River into the Heihe River. At the southwest bend of the Heihe River, a royal mansion suddenly appeared in front of everyone.
The Black River is wide and flows from the north of Zhongnan Mountain.
There are patches of fertile farmland irrigated on both sides of the strait, and the roads are well connected and intertwined.
You can see the shadow of Zhongnan Mountain in the distance. At the foot of Zhongnan Mountain is the outer gate of Louguan Dao.
Li Xuan turned his head, looked at the county seat eight or nine miles away to the east, and said in a deep voice: "That's the county seat of Xuzhou over there. If something happens, just say hello and the magistrate of Xuzhou will come immediately. You guys will always come here in the future." Please be careful when you come and go."
Liu Jinyu, her fourth mother, Liu Shubi, and her fifth mother, Qiongyu, looked at the town of Wuxi County from a distance, then turned to look at Li Xuan and asked in a low voice: "Husband, are the skills of the Wuxi County police officers as good as our own guards?" "
"No." Li Xuan shook his head directly and said softly: "But as soon as the officer from Yuxi arrives, it means that the court has arrived. If someone continues to cause trouble, it is tantamount to provoking the court. If there are casualties among officers and soldiers at this time, then It’s just a rebellion by killing officials.”
