On the wide Wei River, a huge four-masted official ship was slowly heading east. There were three three-masted ships guarding the official ship in front and behind.
In the dense forest on both sides of the mountain road, countless figures were rising and falling, swords and guns flashing, seeming to eliminate all dangers.
At this moment, a fast ship came from Chang'an and rushed towards the four-masted official ship in the center.
Although the speed of the clipper was very fast, it slowed down significantly when it approached the last three-masted ship.
Standing on the boat was none other than Li Xuan, who was wearing a black robe with gold thread and holding a sword hilt.
Li Zhu, who was standing on one side, quickly threw Li Xuan's token onto the three-masted ship. The general above just glanced at it, threw the token back, then bowed slightly to Li Xuan and began to let him go. .
The whole process was very short, and Li Xuan only slowed down for a moment. The clipper then quickly passed several other large ships and came to the side of the four-masted official ship in the center.
Grabbing the rope and boarding the boat, Li Xuan quickly climbed aboard.
The clipper below fell silently into other ships.
…
As soon as he got on the ship, Li Xuan saw Prince Li Xian sitting in front of a low table on the deck. There was a pot of wine on the low table, and King Li Xian of England and Prime Minister Li Dan were sitting on both sides.
Standing behind were the prince's family minister Murong Jingbin, the prince's housekeeper Liu Nayan, the prince's housekeeper Xue Yao, the chief minister of the East Palace Gao Qi and other officials of the East Palace.
As for the Crown Princess and the rest of the female family members, none of them showed up.
Li Xian was sitting there casually, and Li Dan was sitting very upright.
Li Xian looked at his two younger brothers and told the story of Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu of Han Dynasty carefully. Li Xian didn't look like he was listening carefully, but Li Dan listened very seriously.
When he saw Li Xuan appear on the deck, Li Xian's eyes couldn't help but change slightly, and then he stopped talking, then stood up directly and looked at Li Xuan gently: "Uncle Wang, are you done with your work?"
"Prince Nanchang, Young Master Honglu Xuan, I have met His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, His Royal Highness the King of England, and His Highness the Prime Minister." Li Xuan bowed deeply to the three princes, bowed his hands, and saluted: "I am fortunate to have fulfilled my orders. The problem has been cleared."
Li Xuan was very cautious in what he said. He only mentioned the internal troubles, but did not mention the Tibetan emissary at all.
Li Xian had already stood up at this time, bowed his hands to Li Xuan, and said in return: "Uncle Wang, who is that person? Have you ever killed him?"
Li Xuan was stunned for a moment, glanced at the concerned people around him, and then seemed to have thought of something, and said with a wry smile: "The person was not killed by the minister, but was captured by the minister. Now he has been imprisoned in Qianniu Guard. As for him, Who is it? I think it won’t be long before an official document is sent from the court.”
Those present were all middle and high-ranking officials in the court, and Li Xian was even the prince.
Li Xian will soon get the report from Qian Niuwei about this kind of thing, and then all the staff around him will know about it, so there is no need to hide it now.
Li Xuan raised her hands with a solemn expression: "Your Highness, that person is none other than Dr. Jia Hui, the former prince of the household department Cangbe."
"Who?" Everyone was shocked.
"The former prince washes his horse, Jia Hui." Li Xuan nodded with a heavy face.
Among the people present, two of them were Li Xian's prince Xima.
Jia Hui happens to be their senior, but Jia Hui serves Emperor Li Hong.
When Li Xuan said his name, everyone looked at each other in disbelief.
Li Xuan took a deep breath and continued: "Three days ago, the Queen of Heaven issued an order to transfer Jia Hui, a doctor from the Ministry of Household Affairs, to Lintao, Langan and Gansu prefectures to inspect the granary and military reserves of the prefectures. He took the opportunity to Wugong County exchanged information with the Tibetan emissary and was arrested by the minister. Unfortunately, it was too late and the Tibetan emissary escaped."
When Li Xuan said this, those present who didn't know the details showed a look of pity on their faces, but those who knew the details couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
The emperor used his own son as bait, which was not a pleasant thing to say, but there were many people in the Crown Prince's palace who heard about it in advance.
Even before Li Xuan, this is the advantage of following the prince.
…
Li Xian nodded, stretched out his hand and said, "Uncle Wang, please sit down."
"Here!" Li Xuan handed over his hand, and then sat down opposite Li Xian. On the left was King Li Xian of England, and on the right was King Li Dan.
Li Xuan looked back at the mountains and dense forests in the distance, and said in a deep voice: "We're not far from Lishan Mountain now, right?"
"There's still about half an hour." Li Xian spoke first, and then said: "Uncle Wang, this doctor from the Ministry of Finance, leaked..."
"Sanlang!" Li Xian interrupted Li Xian with a sudden shout, and said rudely: "This is a secret of the imperial court. Don't ask if you shouldn't ask."
"Oh?" Li Xian closed his mouth somewhat unhappily, but when he looked at Li Xuan, he winked, as if he wanted to wait until he got to Lishan before letting Li Xuan tell him the details.
Li Xuan's face was calm, but Li Dan on the other side said: "Uncle Wang, what will the court do next?"
Li Xuan looked cautious and said: "Jia Hui, the doctor of Hucang in the Ministry of Households, is of great importance. His affairs have already involved the storage of the entire world. The Queen of Heaven has sent several censors to go to various places in the world to inspect the actual situation of grain and grass reserves. , especially on the Northwest Road, the imperial censor, Prince Xi Ma, Lu Yuanfang, who was in charge of the inspection, came in front, Wai Lang, a member of the Ministry of War, and Di Renjie, the chief minister of Dali Temple, all rushed to ensure that there would be no problems with the food, grass, ordnance reserves on the western front."
Li Xian nodded seriously and said, "This is business."
"There's nothing else. It's just that Jia Hui framed His Highness the Crown Prince for plotting to murder King Luo Bin and the appearance of Yun Hebi, the leader of the Demon Sect's Yinji Sect."
"What, I am plotting to kill King Luo Bin?" When Li Xian heard what Li Xuan said, he couldn't help but put his hands on the low table and almost stood up.
Li Xuan quickly waved her hand and said: "That is just Jia Hui's way of diverting attention. Your Highness does not need to take it seriously. This statement has not even reached Chang'an City. I just thought that Your Highness should know, so I mentioned it. In fact, the imperial court must Most people don’t know this.”
"That's it." Li Xian nodded, sat down with a long sigh of relief, and then said in a deep voice: "I understand what Uncle Wang means. King Luo Bin and Jia Hui have close contacts, and Jia Hui has some connection with the Tubo people. I’m afraid King Luo Bin will inevitably be suspected.”
"Or maybe King Luo Bin accidentally caught a glimpse of Jia Hui's true face, so he was killed by Jia Hui." Li Xian leaned forward slightly. His conclusion was almost completely opposite to that drawn by Li Xian.
"It's harder to know the heart than to know the person." Li Xuan looked up at Li Xian and said softly: "I heard that His Highness originally intended to call King Luo Bin to compile the "Book of the Later Han"?"
After hearing what Li Xuan said, everyone immediately fell silent. Liu Nayan on one side seemed to be about to say something, but was stopped by Li Xian.
Li Xian looked at Li Xuan and said, "Uncle Wang, don't worry. Someone just mentioned it at the beginning. There were many people planning it, but later he was given up during the selection process."
Li Xuan nodded and said: "Fortunately, it was not included at that time, otherwise His Highness would be in big trouble today. But even so, I still hope that Your Highness can warn the officials in the East Palace to be cautious in their words and deeds in recent days. , If you shouldn’t say it out, you must not say it out. If something important happens in the future, the East Palace will inevitably be implicated."
At the end of the sentence, Li Xuan's face already showed a hint of worry.
Li Xian's brows tightened, and he immediately turned back to look at the people behind him. He looked at the people and asked, "Who recommended King Luo Bin at that time?"
"Reporting to Your Highness, this is Hu Zai from Zhongshe." Liu Nayan stepped forward and told what happened that day.
The "Book of the Later Han" was edited and annotated by Li Xian, led by Prince Zuo's concubine Zhang Da'an, and assisted by Liu Nayan and others. It compiled and annotated the historical events of the Eastern Han Dynasty for 195 years, including politics, economics, Buddhism, Taoism, and historical figures. covered.
Hu Zai, the prince's minister, was the leader of all the princes' ministers. He and the prince's concubine shared the command of Wenhan of the East Palace. They served as guides and admonitions to the prince, corrected irregularities, were ministers with dignity, compiled documents and documents, supervised medicine, and inspected reports more directly. On the roster, the position is like the Huangmen Shilang, with very heavy powers.
However, although Hu Zai was the prince's successor, he was not Li Xian's, at least not Li Xian's confidant.
Li Xian's confidant was Liu Nayan, the prince's minister who stood beside him. Now that Hu Zai had been demoted, Liu Nayan had been recommended as the new prince's minister, and he could take office only after the appointment of Zhongshu was issued.
Li Xian nodded and said sideways: "After we return, we will investigate everything that the Hu She people did in the East Palace in detail, and make sure there are no hidden dangers left."
"Here!" Liu Nayan bowed and accepted the order, then stepped back.
Li Xuan looked at Li Xian and said, "Your Highness, did you let Mr. Zhang rest today?"
"Well! Mr. Zhang and Mr. Huangfu have been tired for many days. I originally planned to take them to Lishan Mountain, but the two princes would rather stay in Chang'an than come, so they can only come with them." Li Xian glanced at Li Xianhe. Li Dan glanced at him and said angrily: "On the contrary, these two guys came up to me."
Zhang Gong is naturally Zhang Da'an, the prince's concubine; Huangfu Gong is the former long history of King Yong, and the current prince Zhan serves Huangfu justice.
The two of them are Li Xian's real right-hand men.
"Second brother, Sanlang and Silang, haven't they been trapped in the mansion for a long time? After finally getting out, naturally they don't want to stay in Chang'an anymore." Li Xian looked a little depressed. During this period, although his bow and horse skills were Somewhat sophisticated, but not to his liking.
"You!" Li Xian shook his head helplessly, turned to look at Li Xuan, and asked softly: "Uncle Wang, what books are you reading recently?"
"Sui Shu." Li Xuan saw a slight change in Li Xian's expression and felt a little amused, and then continued: "Emperor Yang Jianxiong of Sui Dynasty was very talented, but apart from choosing Yang Guang as his heir in his later years, the most criticized thing was that He robbed his son-in-law and grandson of the throne; in history, there was another person, Wang Mang of the new dynasty, who also robbed his grandson of his throne after the death of his son-in-law, and this was how things happened in the Later Han Dynasty."
Li Xian nodded seriously and said, "You should really be vigilant about your relatives."
Li Xuan glanced sideways at Li Xian, and then said seriously: "Children of the royal family should always be wary of their relatives being too powerful, especially the emperor's father-in-law, Yang Jian and Wang Mang, who are the representatives. For such matters, His Highness will compile history books. , be sure to pay attention.”
Li Xian always felt that Li Xuan was specifically targeting him when he spoke, so he smiled shamelessly and said, "Uncle Wang, do you mean to ask Sanlang to also study history?"
Li Xuan smiled lightly and said with deep meaning: "I don't mind, but Your Highness must think clearly. Decades ago, apart from the deposed prince Li Chengqian, the person who was best at compiling and repairing books was Wei Wang Li Tai. This Wei Dynasty What will happen to Wang Li Tai? Your Highness, do you still want me to tell you?"
The king of Wei, Li Tai, failed in his attempt to succeed him, so he was granted the title of King of Donglai County. In the third year of Yonghui, Li Tai passed away.
Li Xian couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth and said, "Xian might as well forget it. This kind of thing is not what Xian is good at."
Li Xian couldn't help but laugh as he watched, waved his hand to Li Xuan and said, "Uncle Wang, Sanlang is not that kind of person."
"That said, Your Highness." Li Xuan slightly cupped her hands to Li Xian and said, "His Royal Highness is still young when he goes to Lintao this time. I would like to ask His Highness to select some people from the palace to assist the King of England."
Li Xian suddenly began to ponder, and then he slowly shook his head and said: "As for the matter of Sanlang, it is not convenient for Xian to take action, lest anyone say that I have too much jurisdiction. Regarding the matter of Sanlang, it is better to leave it to the father and the queen." Let's deal with it, Xian will pay attention and try to help Sanlang select some suitable talents."
"Here!" Li Xuan seriously handed over his hand.
Li Xian said indifferently: "Anyway, with Uncle Wang by his side, what does Xian need to care about?"
Li Xian saw Li Xian's lazy look and couldn't help but want to hit him. On the contrary, Li Dan on the side fell on Li Xuan with a slightly expectant gaze.
At this moment, the mountain shadow in the east suddenly pressed into the corner of Li Xuan's eyes.
Lishan Hot Spring Palace has arrived.
(End of chapter)
