On the snowy river, three official ships docked at the shore of Tianshui.
Li Xuan was sitting in front of the window, reading "Three Kingdoms" calmly. Beside him, Qu Dou'er was lying in front of the desk, dozing off.
At this moment, a voice outside the cabin whispered: "Your Majesty!"
Li Xuan glanced at Qu Dou'er, who was still unaware of anything. He stood up funny, walked to the cabin door carefully, and opened the door: "What's the matter?"
"Letter from Chang'an." Li Zhu stood outside the door and handed a secret letter to Li Xuan.
"Oh!" Li Xuan was a little surprised. He had just left Chang'an for three days, so why did a secret message arrive.
Opening it slightly, there was a secret message written by Li: "Prince Dianshan and Prime Minister Gao Qi, in August last year, Zeng Mi went to Hongbinyuan, Xianxiang, Xianyang County."
Li Xuan waved her hand slightly, and Li Zhu left immediately.
Li Xuan walked to the candlelight, burned the secret letter directly, and then put it into a basin nearby and stirred it to a pulp.
Xianyang is not far from Chang'an, so it's not easy to notice when you go there.
Because of Zhang Wenguan's case, Li Xuan conducted a thorough investigation of the Gao family. After that, many servants were dismissed by the Gao family.
Later, when he remembered this incident, Li Xuan happened to be suspicious of Dong Gong, so he investigated Gao Qi through these people.
It was just a suspicious thought at the time, but now it seems that Zhang Wenguan's case is far from being as simple as it seems.
Hongbinyuan, Xian Township, Xianyang County.
Li Xuan sighed lightly. He did not expect that Li Xian would send someone there.
You know, a notorious figure is buried there, and this person is Helan Minzhi.
Although Helan Minzhi's surname was Helan, few people knew that he once changed his surname to Wu and inherited the title of his maternal grandfather, the warrior Xun Zhou Guogong.
But later, after Helan Minyue died, for some unknown reason, Helan Minzhi suddenly restored his original surname.
Some people suspect that He Lan Minzhi knew the truth about the death of his sister He Lan Minzhi, and even suspected the cause of the death of his mother, Mrs. Wu Shun of South Korea.
After that, there were a series of unsavory rumors about He Lanmin, Mrs. Rongguo, Li Hong's unmarried wife Yang, and Princess Taiping's maid...
Until the end, Empress Wu couldn't bear it anymore and directly dismissed Helan Minzhi from all his official positions and fled to Leizhou. However, on the way, when passing through Shaozhou, he sent someone to hang Helan Minzhi with a horse rein.
Many people related to He Lanmin were exiled for this reason.
Among the people Li Xuan knew, Li Shan from Yangzhou was implicated, but Li Shan had been released a few years ago.
He even gave birth to a son the year before last, named Li Yong.
However, compared to Li Shan, Helan Minzhi, who had long been buried in Hongbinyuan, Xianyang, has been almost completely forgotten.
But now, Li Xian sent his cronies to Hong Binyuan.
What is there in Hong Binyuan, apart from a tomb, the only thing left is a young son.
He Lanwan, the son of He Lan Minzhi and Hongnong Yang's daughter.
That's right, he was the son of Yang's daughter who was originally going to marry Li Hong, but was forcibly raped by He Lan Minzhi.
Li Hong got married in the second year of Xianheng, which was only seven years ago. He Lanwan was only a six-year-old child. What could he know.
As for the Yang family, if Empress Wu hadn't wanted to preserve the bloodline of the Helan family, she might have "committed suicide" long ago.
Moreover, what could she know?
Instead of using force on He Lan Wan, it is better to go to Yangzhou to find Li Shan. At least Li Shan and He Lan Minzhi have a very close relationship, and he also knows a lot of some secrets.
But Gao Qi went to see He Lanwan. What did he find?
Was he the only one who went there?
The figure of Ming Chongyan flashed in Li Xuan's mind.
The reason why the prince sent Gao Qi there was probably because he knew that Ming Chongyan had been there earlier.
…
"Did He Lan Minzhi really leave something to his son?" Li Xuan looked at the candlelight in front of her and fell into deep thought.
There must be something there.
Perhaps it was left by He Lan Minzhi for his son, or it was probably forged by Ming Chongyan.
Li Xuan is also very good at this kind of thing.
But no matter what, everything that happened before, plus this factor, has a different meaning.
In Zhang Wenguan's case, Ming Chongyan's purpose may have been to target Gao Qi.
Gao Qi had been to Xianyang, and Ming Chongyan happened to know this. He only needed to provide a little guidance during the interrogation, and everything would appear in front of everyone logically.
Moreover, once these words are spoken by a close associate of the prince, their credibility is extremely high.
Once word spreads everywhere, Li Xian's position as crown prince will inevitably be completely shaken.
Ming Chongyan did everything, but in the end, neither Empress Wu nor the emperor could vent their anger on him.
Helan Wan!
Li Xuan lowered his head slightly. No matter what He Lan Minzhi left or what Ming Chongyan forged, it was enough to make people believe that Li Xian was not Empress Wu's son.
Is it true that Li Xian is not Empress Wu's son?
Li Xuan suddenly smiled. Look, with this information now, even he couldn't help but be a little suspicious, let alone other people.
Li Xian must be anxious.
Then a lot of things will happen.
Li Xuan turned her head and looked at Qu Dou'er, who was still dozing off at the side, then walked over gently, picked her up, and carried her directly to the bed.
Her heartbeat rose and fell normally, nothing unusual.
After a long time, Li Xuan finally closed her eyes.
…
In the dim underground secret passage, Ming Chongyan, dressed in a blue robe, walked forward slowly, his expression unusually calm.
Not long after, Ming Chongyan had reached the end of the secret passage, and a wooden ladder appeared in front of him.
Ming Chongyan climbed up the wooden ladder, opened the secret door, and finally jumped out.
A small secret room appeared in front of him.
Deep in the secret room is a small cell, in which a six-year-old child sleeps. He is dressed in brocade clothes and seems to have been sleeping for a long time.
Ming Chongyan walked over, picked up the child, and then re-entered the secret passage.
A moment later, in the deep courtyard where Ming Chongyan was hiding, a carriage was ready.
Ming Chongyan took the child directly into the carriage, and then the carriage drove into the street outside under the cover of night.
At this moment, the curfew was very close, but this time was enough for Ming Chongyan to take people out of Chang'an.
After opening the car curtain, Ming Chongyan's face was extremely serious.
After taking a look outside, Ming Chongyan lowered the car curtain again.
He had a feeling that someone was secretly watching him.
I had this feeling a few days ago, but it always seemed to be there or not. If his spiritual sense hadn't been so sharp, he probably wouldn't have been able to detect it.
But now that he's aware of it, this kind of thing definitely exists.
That's why he acted today.
In the pitch-black darkness, a pigeon hawk watched Ming Chongyan drive slowly towards the west gate.
He didn't know if Ming Chongyan was leaving Chang'an, but he didn't want Ming Chongyan to leave just like that.
Ming Chongyan was never an easy person to deal with, especially with Empress Wu standing behind him.
If Li Xuan wants to kill him without being tainted with any guilt, he must rely on the power of the prince and secret guards.
Once Ming Chongyan leaves Chang'an, he will not be able to borrow these two forces.
After calming down, the pigeon hawk flew directly into the sky and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
…
The carriage swayed to the west gate. There were not many people in front of and behind the carriage.
But now, as curfew approaches, there are many more gate guards around.
But unfortunately, the speed of going out slowed down.
Just as the carriage arrived at the city gate, there was a "boom" and the last dusk drum sounded.
Almost instantly, the city gate was completely closed. No matter who was listening at the city gate, no one could open the door without the emperor's imperial edict or the emergency military order from the Ministry of War.
The people of Chang'an have become accustomed to this. Although there are complaints, the vast majority of people have begun to turn around and look for shelter.
After all, once the curfew is lifted, anyone who stays on the street will be immediately arrested and imprisoned.
The carriage stopped under the city gate, and it was quiet. The people behind it had already been driven away.
More than a dozen long spears were aimed at the carriage from all sides. The next moment, without any hesitation, the long spears stabbed forward fiercely at the same time.
With a "bang", the carriage was instantly stabbed into pieces. A figure flew directly from the roof of the carriage, and then flew backwards out of the city gate in the blink of an eye.
At this moment, an extremely sharp long arrow shot straight down from the city gate, and then pierced the figure in the air.
The long sword was raised instantly, and the long sword was directly chopped into pieces.
But the powerful counter-shock force also completely shot the figure to the ground.
Under the firelight, the figure was completely clear.
This is a short and thin middle-aged man wearing a blue robe, with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks, and two unusually eye-catching rat whiskers.
"Tianmo Cult Ding Jiu." A voice came from among the countless Dali Temple police officers in the distance, and then a figure walked out with endless doubts.
What to ask for, Dali Temple is right.
"Boy, who are you?" Ding Jiu stared at He Yiqiu.
He Yiqiu looked at Ding Jiu with a puzzled look on his face and said softly: "Ding Jiu, one of the four hall masters of the Demon Sect, was arrested in the fourth year of Yonghui and executed by Ling Chi. How did you... survive?"
The fourth year of Yonghui was more than 20 years ago.
He Yiqiu is still less than forty years old. Even if he had come into contact with Ding Jiu at that time, he was just a young boy.
Now he can actually recognize Ding Jiu at a glance, and even tell his origin accurately, which is surprising.
"Hey, kid, it doesn't matter if you know me. Come on, let me have a taste of you." Ding Jiu immediately made a posture of pounced forward.
He Qiu waved his hand lightly, and the next moment, countless crossbows were raised and pointed directly at Ding Jiu.
"The Tianmo Sect was destroyed in the fourth year of Yonghui. The leader Xiang Lei was killed by Cheng Chubi, the general of Zuo Jinwu Guard. The four hall leaders were either beheaded or shot with arrows. Only Ding Jiu was captured alive and sentenced to death. With the punishment of Ling Chi, the Demon Sect will be completely destroyed." He Yiqiu looked at Ding Jiu and said with cold eyes: "How did you survive?"
"Oh." Ding Jiu suddenly spoke, looked at He Yiqiu and said, "Yes, a man who looked very similar to you died in my hands back then. Who was that man, your father?"
"My father, He Que, was the Young Minister of Dali Temple at that time." He Yuqiu lightly twitched his right hand, and the next moment, a sharp long knife appeared in his hand.
"Turns out he is the son of an old friend. What do you think? Why don't you come and challenge me? I guarantee that you will end up like your dead father." Ding Jiu pursed his lips slightly, showing endless provocation.
He Yiqiu didn't look at Ding Jiu, his eyes fell on his back and asked directly: "Who is that?"
Everyone present was immediately shocked to see that on Ding Jiu's back, there was a six or seven-year-old child, dressed in brocade clothes. At a glance, it was clear that he was not an ordinary child.
who is he?
(End of chapter)
