The group of dudes left, Xie Xuan brought Li Zhiyuan over to thank him, at this time Xie Xuan had clearly remembered who the familiar young man in front of him was, the former prince and the current emperor, Jing Wenhao.As for the person sitting next to him, seeing the intimacy and undisguised gestures of the two, with a sense of familiarity in their delicacy, Xie Xuan thought this was probably Li Yong's younger brother Li Xi.It's just that Li Yong has always said how his younger brother was not favored and suffered in the palace, but today he can't see it at all. The only explanation is that Li Yong is a rough man who practices martial arts and doesn't understand the love between lovers. .

"Thank you two young masters for taking action, but you should be more careful, those dudes were very difficult to deal with just now." Xie Xuan took Li Zhiyuan and bowed to the two of them.

"It's okay, I've never seen a more difficult person than the one beside me in this world." Jing Wenhao didn't say anything, Li Xi agreed first, "The two young masters didn't want to come to eat, so it's better to meet by chance if you want to invite me. Would you like to have a light meal together?"

What an honor it is to be invited by the empress to dinner, but Xie Xuan's facial expressions are amazing. For example, now he clearly feels that the "difficult" emperor wants to have dinner with the empress alone. So he refused before Li Zhiyuan agreed. "Shouldn't have pushed the young master, but the two of you are very interested. My brother and I have some chores at home, so we don't bother you. Xie Xuan will always remember the kindness of saving us. If there is a chance, he will definitely repay it." After speaking, he pulled Li Zhiyuan to leave.

"My lord, stay here." This time, it was Jing Wenhao who kept the two of them. He stood up, staring at Xie Xuan with an ambiguous smile on the corner of his mouth, and then asked him, "If you ask me, my lord, to remonstrate with me?" "My Emperor's Ten Principles" is the title of a policy theory, I wonder if you can make it?"

Xie Xuan met Jing Wenhao's eyes and did not speak, but Li Zhiyuan who was on the side looked anxious and said: "Of course, my brother is full of talents, not to mention ten or even a hundred or a thousand can do it."

"Don't talk nonsense." Xie Xuan teased Li Zhiyuan, then looked at Jing Wenhao and said, "If given this opportunity, the students will do their best."

In the evening, Xie Xuan received a message from Li Yong and asked him to meet him at his own house at night. Xie Xuan guessed that it was related to the day's events, so he left Li Zhiyuan in Li's residence and went back to his house in the suburbs of Beijing.At midnight, Li Yong arrived as scheduled.

"I haven't heard from you for several months. I wanted to tell you something a few days ago. You were too busy bringing the message back. Let me wait. What's up today? Are you done?"

"I've been really busy recently, even my wife is complaining, I finally came to you after a day's free time." Li Yong rubbed his brows, looking really tired.

"It seems that I disturbed Brother Li's good business. You are so sleepy so I won't give you tea. Tell me, what's the matter?" Xie Xuan poured himself a cup of tea. How could he guess what Xie Xuan was talking about today, but He did not say clearly, after all, he should not know the emperor yet.

"Did you take Li Zhiyuan to Zhuangyuan Tower today?" Xie Xuan didn't give him tea, Li Yong poured it himself.

"That's right. Lin Hengzhi is Lin Chi's nephew. When you met him at Fu Yin Yamen, he gave Li Zhiyuan a Daohong banquet. Xiao Yuan is stupid, so I always have to deal with it. How do you know? Is it possible that the two Annies beside me have to go back and report my whereabouts to you every day? Is it because Brother Li is right for me that he watches me so closely?"

"Come on, you were harassed by Lin Hengzhi today, and there are two young masters helping you, right?"

"Exactly, those two young masters have extraordinary bearing, elegant demeanor, and a bit of extravagance. I haven't seen them in Beijing for so many years. It's strange to say."

"Of course you can't see it. They live in the palace."

"What's the meaning of Brother Li's words?"

"What do you mean? You met the current emperor and queen, you know."

Xie Xuan slapped himself on the head with a slap, and said in surprise: "No wonder, no wonder, today I feel that there is a young master who seems to have known each other, and I think it must be Brother Li's younger brother, but Brother Li is so handsome and handsome. It is unparalleled in the world. Speaking of which, I just want to ask Brother Li about something. Brother Li always said how bad the emperor's attitude towards the empress and the Li family is, but today it seems that the emperor and empress are harmonious and respect each other like a guest. The emperor treats the empress very badly Beloved, I never shied away from it in front of everyone in Zhuangyuan Building, and I don't look like the ruthless emperor that Brother Li said."

Li Yong frowned, made a helpless expression, and said: "You may not believe it, but I don't know what happened. A few days ago, when the epidemic was at its worst, the emperor suddenly called me into the palace. He, an emperor, actually apologized to me, saying that he had treated my Li family badly in the past, asked about the situation of Anzi in my hand, and asked about the current situation in Beijing, and said that he would entrust me with a heavy responsibility. The plague in Wujia Village these days In addition to the case of Concubine Zhen in the Palace who framed the Empress, I was so busy that I was dizzy."

"Concubine Zhen framed the queen?" Xie Xuan racked his brains and couldn't remember such a case in his previous life.

"Yes, Concubine Zhen bribed a maid in my younger brother's palace who had an affair with a guard, saying that the child belongs to my younger brother. By the way, let's not talk about that, and tell me what you did today?"

"I just had a meal with Xiaoyuan today. When Lin Hengzhi was in a difficult situation with us, I refuted a few words, that's all. It's a good thing that I met the emperor and queen. Lin Hengzhi brought some people today. It was a premeditated plan to find him. Our troubles. However, the Empress Dowager offered to help, but he didn’t succeed, why, but what’s wrong?”

"Sure, very well. The emperor called me into the palace late at night, asked me if I knew you, and asked me to check you. Knowing that you are talented, clean, and a student of Su Wanling, he intends to recruit you."

"Ticket me? What are you doing? It's not Chunwei yet." Xie Xuan was shocked.

"You don't need to be surprised. The emperor's actions these days are really different from those in the past. A few days ago, he even said that the case in Wujia Village might be related to the second prince. You think that everyone knows that the emperor loves the second prince, and suddenly said such Speaking of which, who can believe it? I don’t know why, anyway, he has taken a fancy to you now and thinks you are a useful talent. I have heard what he means, and I think it is to let you not enter the sixth department after Chunwei, but to follow I will go to Dali Temple."

"Dali Temple? It's really not a good place." Xie Xuan smiled wryly, sarcasm in his heart, maybe he had a close relationship with Dali Temple.

"It is indeed not a good place. It is said to be justice, but it is no different from an executioner. If you don't want to, I will go to the palace and talk about it."

"There's nothing I don't want to do. I've missed it for three years. Finally, I had this opportunity and won the emperor's appreciation. Dali Temple is Dali Temple. It just so happens that after entering this department, it will be more convenient to check the affairs of the Marquis of Ning. Can’t let Lu Tan come back in his seventies or eighties.” Xie Xuan originally wanted to enter the Ministry of Rites or the Ministry of War, and wanted to be closer to Lin Gap or Xiao Qian, so he could always find some mistakes, but if he had the opportunity to let him enter Dali Temple again, it would be fine. It's a good thing, at least he already knows who is traitor and who is loyal in Dali Temple, so he can use people easily.

"That's exactly what I thought. When I sent them eastward, I thought he would send a letter back, but there was no news as soon as I went there. I asked a friend to help me find out a few days ago, and I don't know if there is any structure. It is naturally best if you agree to enter Dali Temple, but I am afraid that I will not be able to hold the position of Minister of Dali Temple for a long time. The emperor intends to return the military power to me, but I have to wait. In this way, tomorrow I will have someone transfer this The files of the two cases have been sent to you. You can read them. If you have any opinions, it is still the old rule to ask someone to come to my house secretly to inform you. By the way, I was ordered by the emperor recently to recruit some secret agents. Most of them are from my father's old department, they are used to those skills, and I will be with you two more, it will be more convenient for you to do things."

"This is naturally the best, thank you Brother Li in advance."

"What do you say thank you for so many years? I'm about to get over it. I'll wait for you for a few more days. Once the spring is over, you and I can be called brothers and work together to investigate the case of Ninghou's mansion. What does the emperor mean?" , this time Chun Wei will come up with the test questions in person, and read the test papers in person. You know what you want to test, so you should prepare well, and prepare with Li Zhiyuan too. That kid likes to cheat and play tricks. No, I missed such a good opportunity. The emperor intends to pull Lin Gap down, and he asked me to recommend someone to be the Minister of Rites. Of course, I submitted Li Heng's name, and the imperial decree will come down soon. I will let you know in advance, lest You are too surprised."

"Running half of the capital today, waiting for Brother Li until midnight, and waiting for such news, is really worth it." Xie Xuan thanked Li Yong.

"I've said everything I need to say. My wife is still waiting for me and I'm leaving now. Brother Xie, if we say goodbye today, we will be in court."

"It's getting late, I won't keep you anymore, Brother Li, we only look at the future."

But this night, Xie Xuan's state of mind changed drastically.He originally thought that even if he became an official, he would follow the path of a tiger and a wolf. Firstly, he had to investigate the murder of Ninghou, secondly, he had to prevent King Yi and the second prince from harming him, and thirdly, he had to keep Li Zhiyuan's family from being implicated. A few words solved his biggest worry: the emperor started to be suspicious of the second prince.

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