The cold wind started to blow, and Li Xuan, wearing a dark crimson official robe, stood in the middle of the long street, her eyes flashing with a hint of caution.
On the north side of the long street is the official residence of Wei Hongji, the eunuch of the Shaofu Prefecture, and on the south side is the courtyard of Li Jingye, the governor of Gongmei Prefecture, England.
One is a trusted minister of the emperor, and the other is Li Ji's eldest grandson, both of whom are not easy to mess with.
The entire Taipingfang was silent for some time, but there were always pairs of eyes staring at them from invisible places.
Suddenly, a rapid sound of horse hooves sounded outside the square gate.
Immediately afterwards, a team of Qianniu Guards and a team of Jinwu Guards were divided into two teams, quickly rushed into Taipingfang Central Street, and then lined up on both sides.
Li Xuan put one hand on the eight-sided Han sword at his waist and turned around slowly. At this time, a tall horse stopped right in front of Li Xuan.
Ming Chongyan, who was wearing a purple Taoist robe and holding a whisk in his hand, instantly dismounted from his horse and stood in front of Li Xuan. He waved the whisk and shouted in a low voice: "Pass the Queen's words!"
"Your Majesty, Li Xuan, accepts the order." Li Xuan immediately knelt on the ground.
"The affairs of Taipingfang will be investigated by the King of Nanchang with full authority. No matter who is involved, if there is any suspicion, he will be imprisoned immediately."
"Li Xuan, King of Nanchang, accepts the order." Li Xuan finally breathed a sigh of relief, stood up, nodded slightly to Ming Chongyan, then looked to the north of Wei Hongji's official residence, waved his left hand, and the next moment, Wu Thousands of Niu Guards and Jinwu Guards had already blasted open the door and rushed in.
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"Why, is there a time when the King of Nanchang is afraid?" Ming Chongyan stood beside Li Xuan, looking at the Wei Mansion in front of him, then turned sideways and looked at Li Xuan with some humor and curiosity.
Hearing this, Li Xuan turned sideways and gave a slight salute to Ming Chongyan: "The real person is joking. Anyone who encounters this kind of thing will find it difficult."
"Is this really making the King of Nanchang so scared?" Ming Chongyan was really surprised. Based on his understanding of Li Xuan, the King of Nanchang, who was fearless, was sometimes afraid. It was really rare in the world.
Li Xuan was a little speechless. Although he had his own ambitions, if he acted recklessly and made enemies at will, then he might not even know how he died.
Especially in Chang'an, it's better not to be so ostentatious.
Li Xuan turned around, looked at the mansion on the south side, and said, "A real person should know who this mansion belongs to, right?"
Ming Chongyan nodded calmly and said, "The British Lord."
"Heir to the British Duke." Li Xuan emphasized, and then said: "So the British Duke was in the Western Turks and fought to Goguryeo. From west to east, in the past thirty years, he participated in all the battles and won every one. The center of the court Seventy percent of the generals have served under the British Duke."
When Li Xuan said this, Ming Chongyan's face became completely solemn.
Li Xuan followed up and said: "This house fell into the hands of the British Duke in the third year of Xianheng. Before that, the owner of this house was Jiang Ke, the Duke of Yong'an County. Duke Yong'an is also the former Duke of England. That's fine, the key is the father of Duke Yong'an, the former Duke of Yong'an, General Jiang Baoyi of the Youwu Guard."
Jiang Baoyi and Ming Chongyan looked incomprehensible. Why did this matter involve a person who had been dead for decades?
When Jiang Ke was promoted to the rank of Shizhong and inspected the left prime minister, he had much more authority than a right-armed general.
Li Xuan shook her head and said solemnly to Ming Chongyan: "I don't know what the real person is. Although Yong'an County Duke died very early, he was a hero in the rise of the emperor's grandfather. During the Sui Dynasty, he had followed the emperor's grandfather for many years. The emperor My grandfather was transferred to Taiyuan to stay behind, and the Duke of Yong'an County followed him all the way and fought many times. Finally, when he was attacking Song Jingang, he was betrayed by Pei Ji and died on the spot."
From the end of the Sui Dynasty to now, a period of time has passed. How can ordinary people still remember the dead Jiang Baoyi.
But after hearing what Li Xuan said, Ming Chongyan frowned: "So the Duke of Yong'an County died, what about the future Duke of Yong'an County?"
Li Xuan shook his head slightly and said: "During the late emperor's dynasty, the Duke of Yong'an County was young. During the Yonghui period of this dynasty, he was appointed as Qianniu Guards Colonel, Lang General, and later he was promoted step by step to Zuowei Zhonglang General, Zuowei General, and even Serves as Minister of the Ministry of War, inspects and inspects the left prime minister, and serves as a servant of the Central Committee."
Ming Chongyan's face suddenly darkened. Although Li Xuan's words were not clear, he told him without a doubt that Jiang Ke started his career during the reign of Emperor Gaozong, and was unknown to everyone in the Taizong Dynasty.
"The Yong'an County Duke must have nothing to do with Prince Yin, because he has been dead for nearly four years, his son is working in another state, and even the house was sold to the British Duke. The intention is clearly visible." Li Xuan waved her hands, but her expression was solemn. He said coldly: "But I am not afraid that nothing will happen to this matter, but I am afraid that someone will frame me and connect with me. If this is the case, I don't know how many people in the court will have their families broken up and their families killed."
Ming Chongyan suddenly came to his senses, looked at Li Xuan and said: "It turns out that the prince is talking about the British Duke."
Li Xuan glanced at Ming Chongyan and said calmly: "These words were spoken by a real person and have nothing to do with me."
Ming Chongyan couldn't help laughing, shook his head and sighed: "The King of Nanchang has also learned to be cunning."
Li Xuan's expression remained calm, and she even turned around to look at the two mansions in front of her.
Ming Chongyan stood beside Li Xuan, his expression already solemn.
Although Li Xuan said so much, in fact, she was indirectly reminding Ming Chongyan not to involve too much in this matter.
Ming Chongyan must have reported this matter to the Queen of Heaven, but Li Xuan did not mention Li Jingye at all, nor did he mention the central ministers at all, only talking about two dead people.
In this way, even if something is really found out about Li Jingye in the future, it will have nothing to do with him, the King of Nanchang.
You have really grown up, and you are so good at all kinds of officialdom tricks!
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Suddenly there was a rush of footsteps in the Wei Mansion. Li Xuan looked up and saw Zhou Qian walking out of the mansion quickly.
Arriving next to Li Xuan, Zhou Qian solemnly raised his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I have discovered something."
"Let's go in and have a look." Li Xuan looked back at Ming Chongyan, who nodded solemnly.
As for Li Jingye, the first person involved in this matter was Wei Hongji, the young minister.
Although he had already moved his family and servants to Luoyang, this was still his official residence.
Entering Wei Mansion, the entire courtyard was already illuminated by torches.
A Qianniu Guard stood in a row, holding a Qianniu Guard, and a dozen servants were escorted aside.
Looking at the older male and female servants, Ming Chongyan shook his head, looked at Li Xuan and said: "Wei Hongji is a very thoughtful person. When His Majesty planned to build Shangyang Palace, Wei Hongji directly transferred all the family assets of the Shaofu. He used it to help His Majesty, and later because the Shangyang Palace construction took a long time, he even sent his entire family to Luoyang, leaving only a few servants to manage the official residence."
He is a ruthless person.
Ming Chongyan didn't say it clearly, but Li Xuan understood it.
Under the east side courtyard wall, a series of unclear footprints extend from the bottom of the wall into the inner courtyard.
Zhou Qian handed over his hand and reported: "Reporting to the prince, no evidence has been found in the entire Wei Mansion. There is only this road. Maybe because it has been walked many times, the footprints have been deeply imprinted, but it broke directly under the wall. Here There’s still half the footprint.”
"Yes!" Li Xuan nodded slightly, glanced at Ming Chongyan who lowered his body to check the footprints, and said in a deep voice, "What did the housekeeper say?"
"Reporting to the prince, these old people don't know anything about it. They say that they just rise at sunrise and rest at sunset every day. They don't know what happened." Zhou Qian shook his head helplessly.
Li Xuan calmly shook his head and said, "They must have been drugged."
"Drug?" Zhou Qian was stunned and immediately came to his senses: "The prince means that outsiders will be drugged every time they come in."
"Tell everyone in the Wei family what I have said, and then add that someone in their own family did it to them and asked them to take the medicine themselves." As soon as Li Xuan finished speaking, Ming Chongyan He stood up and said with admiration: "The prince's methods are becoming more and more sophisticated, especially his ability to accurately judge what is going on."
Li Xuan waved her hand and asked Zhou Qian to do it immediately, and then looked at Ming Chongyan and said: "No matter who wants to use this house for anything, the first thing they need to do is to make sure that this house is at a certain time. , no one... The old servant at home can give medicine, but if the master comes back, not only will the old servant not be able to sleep, but the whole house will have to be lit up all night, and he cannot kill people, so he can only plant spies. "
Ming Chongyan nodded, looked in the direction of the middle hall, and said: "If this person is asked to be investigated by the Qianniu Guards and Dali Temple, several people will have to be killed to find out. But with a few words from the prince, let them do it themselves." Uncover the evil."
"It's just a little trick." Li Xuan turned around and looked at the wall in front of her and half of the footprints on the ground. She shook her head and pressed her left hand on the wall. The next moment, her strength suddenly exploded. In an instant, there was a "crash" and the entire The wall had collapsed like broken pieces.
"It's a fake wall again." Ming Chongyan smiled bitterly, looking at Li Xuan who looked indifferent, and said: "I heard that the prince has encountered fake wall cases many times in Yangzhou and Hangzhou, and now I have seen it in Chang'an. This is an inhumane method. It’s really amazing.”
"Don't be afraid of simplicity, as long as it's effective, Donghai King is not a waste." Li Xuan looked at the street outside, and then walked out directly.
Soon, Li Xuan had crossed the street and appeared under the wall of the Li Mansion.
At this moment, the interior of Li Mansion was already brightly lit. Compared to the silence of Wei Mansion, Li Mansion was relatively noisy.
Li Xuan looked back at Ming Chongyan and said in a low voice: "Master!"
Ming Chongyan waved his hand: "Your Majesty, please do as you please."
"Okay." Li Xuan stretched out her hand again and pressed lightly on the wall. The next moment, the strength exploded, and with a "crash", the two-meter-long wall collapsed immediately.
There was too much wood powder in the debris underground, and Li Xuan destroyed the fake wall without much effort.
Li Xuan looked back at Ming Chongyan and sighed: "Only this kind of fake wall can be opened silently without disturbing anyone. Now it is estimated that there are countless such fake walls in the entire Chang'an City. .”
Ming Chongyan understood what Li Xuan meant, nodded and said: "After Pindao returns to the palace, he will advise the Queen of Heaven and the world to investigate and destroy it."
Li Xuan smiled: "Please, please!"
"Your Majesty, please!"
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In the vast middle hall, the steward of the Li Mansion respectfully presented the guest registration book, and then bowed and said: "This mansion was set up by our master for the residence of the old people of the great master in Chang'an. After all, it is close to the palace, and the conditions are not bad……"
Li Jingye is trying to win people's hearts.
Li Xuan casually flipped through the registration book in his hand. There were names of dignitaries on it, mostly governors of various states, generals, generals, local captain Guoyi, and captain Zhechong.
This place is very close to the palace. If the governors, captains, and generals from other places return to the capital to report on their duties, if they can arrive at the palace gate earlier, they can meet the emperor and the queen earlier.
Moreover, the people living around here are all dignitaries and dignitaries, so even walking back and forth can be done faster and with less trouble than others.
If it really comes to pass, I don’t know how many people will be grateful to Li Jingye.
What a good deal!
Li Xuan turned the small book to September, and looked at the housekeeper of the Li Mansion, asking, "Is there anyone here who doesn't need to log in but can live here at will?"
The housekeeper was slightly startled, but he still handed over his hand and said, "The second master, the young master, and some of the friends they usually bring here do not need to register if they live here occasionally?"
Li Xuan and Ming Chongyan raised their heads at the same time and looked at the housekeeper.
Ming Chongyan asked quickly: "Who do your second master and your young master usually hang out with?"
The housekeeper said cautiously: "Reporting to the prince, real person, most of the people the second master dated were some famous people in the literary world, such as Song Zhiwen, Luo Binwang, Yang Jiong, Du Shenye and others, and most of the people my young master dated were Jingzhao Weishi , the descendants of the Du family, the Hongnong Yang family, the Taiyuan Wang family, the Qinghe Cui family, the Fanyang Lu family and the Xingyang Zheng family, as well as the King of England..."
(End of chapter)
