Records of the King of Xin'an County

If you want to know the identity of the mastermind behind the scenes, you can only start with the two Hu merchants from the Western Regions and use them as clues to connect the fragmentary facts.Although these two people have long since disappeared, as long as they have been to Chang'an, it is impossible that they did not leave traces.However, Prince Pu's Mansion, like Prince Yue's, did not dare to pursue their whereabouts openly, nor did they have enough manpower to go to the Western Regions to investigate and collect evidence.

Therefore, without any hesitation, Li Hui informed Dali Temple Minister of the relevant news the next day.The third division in charge of supervising this matter has been gearing up for a long time. Just waiting for the opportunity to come, he can immediately drive hundreds of people to work for them.Knowing such an important clue, the three old foxes were overjoyed. They even praised the young Xin'an County King a lot, and asked him to interrogate Zhang Yuanwailang.

However, Li Hui politely declined the mission, saying that he did not have any experience and was worried that he would miss the job—under the current circumstances, it is meaningless to interrogate Zhang Yuanwailang, and there is no need for him to be too sharp, so as not to attract more people. What unnecessary doubts - to be able to get news from the Yue Palace, in the eyes of many people, he is already outstanding enough.Of course, they may feel that there must be some reason why King Li Heng of Yue valued his nephew and nephew and was willing to support him.

As a nearby clan king, he doesn't have to do everything glamorously, but should be dazzling at times, mediocre at times, stable and reliable at times, and immature at times.Everything he does must be in line with his age and identity.It is already the limit to surprise the elders from time to time.

Of course, such a performance may also be able to confuse their enemies.Isn't the Yang family completely misunderstood now?He thought that everything he did was guided by an "expert" behind him.It would be great if the eldest princess Anxing and the distant relative who secretly planned to rebel looked down on him.In any case, he is just a young man who has just entered the official career now, isn't he?

Under the instruction of the sage, the investigation of this case, which is very likely to be a serious case of treason, continued quietly.Li Hui secretly corroborated the evidence obtained by the third secretary and the information known by his family - the clues obtained by the Yue Palace were brought to him by Li Jing from time to time.Because the two cousins ​​communicated with each other, Li Heng turned a blind eye to this, so he simply stopped holding Li Jing and asked him to follow his cousin from time to time to learn his way of doing things. , Way of life.

In the blink of an eye, it was the middle and late February.The weather is getting warmer, just when peach blossoms, apricot blossoms, and pear blossoms are in full bloom.Li Hui chose a holiday and invited a group of brothers and sisters to enjoy the flowers in Da Ci'en Temple.Everyone else was accompanied by brothers and sisters, but he was the only one in Prince Pu's mansion, so he seemed a little weak.Therefore, the king of Xin'an County brought Wang Zixian very naturally.And Wang Zixian also brought along Wang Zimu who rarely wanted to go with his elder brother after he accidentally learned about it.

Daci'en Temple, located in Jinchangfang in the southeast of Chang'an City, is far away from the palaces of the princes and princesses, and the Taiji Palace is a little further away.When Princess Changning's Yandi car stopped in front of the temple gate, the rest of the brothers and sisters had already arrived.Upon hearing the news, Li Hui and Li Jing brought Prince Xian and their brothers to welcome them.

When Princess Changning led Princess Yongan out of the car, her gaze involuntarily passed over the Wang family brothers, and she couldn't hide her smile: "Brother, didn't you say earlier that this time there is only your own family? There are actually two more people with the surname Wang in Qin's family? When did our family have relatives from the Langya Wang family? Why didn't I know?"

Li Hui knew very well that she was just joking, not out of dissatisfaction, so she just laughed without saying a word.However, Li Jing took her laughing words seriously, and couldn't help defending: "Brother and Wang Langjun have a close relationship, and I have long regarded Wang Langjun as a member of Prince Pu's residence. It is reasonable to go out, come and go together. Yue Niang, no matter how surprised you are, no matter how unwilling you are, you should not embarrass brother in front of everyone."

Hearing this, Princess Changning couldn't help covering her lips and smiling: "Brother? When did cousin Jing Xing call 'Brother'? This is also a strange thing. Didn't you just call 'Cousin Xuanqi' or 'Tang' in the past?" Brother? What's more, you just said that I embarrass you brother in front of everyone, don't you also 'embarrass' me in front of everyone?" Her beautiful eyes were shining brightly, as if nothing was heard between them. It was as if he had said nothing at all.

Li Jing was stunned, and suddenly realized that he was about to say a few more words to try to save himself face—when Princess Yong'an blinked her black pupils and called out in an extremely crisp voice: "Xinke Zhuangtou!"

The little guy tilted his head and looked at Wang Zixian, obviously recognized him, and was very excited: "Sister, brother, Zhuangtou! Zhuangtou!" It sounds like Xinke Zhuangtou is like a novelty cat and dog Like a child, she has been thinking about it for a long time.

Li Hui couldn't help laughing, and glanced at Wang Zixian: "That's right, he is the number one in the new department. Our Wanniang's memory is really good, and she can still recognize him. Hehe, the top number one in the new department has already become famous all over the world." , even ignorant children can remember you, and I don’t know how many people still remember you forever.”

Wang Zixian looked at him, and smiled slightly: "So what if there are so many people who never forget it? They are just irrelevant people." Recently, more and more families intend to catch a son-in-law on the list, almost covering the threshold of the Vine Garden. Broke.Even when he held literary meetings, he was a little uneasy. From time to time, someone asked him about his marriage.As a last resort, he could only use the words of his parents' order and matchmaker as an excuse to politely reject these inexplicable marriages.

Just being this way is not enough, in order to prevent these people from seriously asking about his family's "parental orders", he had already sent a letter back to Shangzhou to trouble the patriarch to keep a close eye on Wang Chang and Xiao Yang.After learning that he was already the No. [-] leader of the new branch, the patriarch promised almost immediately that he would never let Wang Chang and Xiao Yang interfere in his marriage.And if he needs anything, the Wang family of Shangzhou will definitely help him.

Not long after, the group joined the sisters of the Xuancheng and Xin'an county masters, and then met Zhou Jian and Zhou Yi, the sons of the eldest princess of Linchuan, and Qin Cheng and Qin Yun, the sons and daughters of the eldest princess of Qinghe.

It was true that the people hadn't seen each other for a while, so they couldn't help but slow down and talk about the recent situation in detail.Although Wang Zixian and Wang Zimu are outsiders, almost everyone knows the reputation of No. [-] in Xinke, Zhou brothers and Qin brothers and sisters are also very curious about him.In addition, Wang Zimu has a gentle temperament, polite manners, and good conversation, so he quickly integrated into their conversation.

After talking and laughing, they went to worship in the hall dedicated to Emperor Taizong and Empress Wende.Master Xuanhui had already received the news that they were coming to worship, and asked the monks to prepare flowers, fresh fruits and magic weapons, and presided over a simple worship ceremony in person.

After solemnly kneeling three times and prostrating nine times, the group of young nobles offered incense and prayed in sequence according to their age.Although it was just a simple ceremony, it took a lot of effort and effort, and everyone's forehead was covered with a thin layer of sweat.

Seeing this, Master Xuanhui smiled kindly and said: "Thinking about it, all the female Tanyue girls should be a little tired. Why don't you go to the elegant house next to you to rest for a while, and eat some vegetarian food. Behind the elegant house is Peach and apricot forests, the scenery is just right now, and you can go to enjoy the scenery after resting."

"The mage asked us to rest, what about the brothers? Look at them, they are also very tired." Princess Changning asked with a smile.

"Amitabha." Master Xuanhui clasped his hands together and said to Li Hui with a serious face, "This Tanyue owes me a few games of chess, and it's not time to rest now. As for the other Tanyues—if he can't finish it all by himself, you can ask a brother The old monk also thinks it’s okay to return it with friends.”

Hearing his words, Li Jing was stunned, and immediately said with a bitter face: "I don't know how to play chess. It is said that playing chess is like marching and fighting, but I feel that those chess moves with twists and turns and falsehoods are very boring! Brother, when you invited us here, why didn't you ever say that you still owe so many chess debts and haven't paid them off?"

"Master Xuanhui, monks don't lie." Li Hui also showed helplessness, "I don't know when I owe you a few games that I can't even pay back? Could it be that I made an appointment with you for a few games earlier? , Because you were too busy and didn't keep the appointment, you repaid the interest without permission, and increased it several times? Can the monks who worship the Buddha also learn from those greedy people who put usury?"

"'Benefit' means 'profit'." Master Xuanhui still had a dignified attitude, "and 'chess' is an elegant thing, so naturally it is not a 'profit' - it is just an addition of elegance." It's all about being elegant. Why should Tanyue be so helpless when it comes to such an elegant and elegant matter? It's enough to have fun."

"What a 'Ya Shang Jia Ya'." Wang Zixian couldn't help clapping his hands and smiled, "Master, don't worry, no matter how much Xuan Qi owes for such an elegant thing as playing chess, Wang is willing to accompany you." Just a few words, he felt This Master Xuanhui is indeed a wonderful and interesting monk, not those old monks who are full of Buddhist scriptures but don't know what the Buddha means.It should be a wonderful thing to play chess with such a character.

"How can such an elegant thing be without me?" Zhou Jian also laughed, "Watching chess, playing chess, and talking about chess are all good!"

"I'll go with you too." Qin Chengdao turned his head and asked Princess Changning, County Lord Xuancheng and County Lord Xin'an to take care of Qin Yun in a low voice.

Li Jing and Zhou Yi looked at each other, and said in unison: "We will escort the younger sisters to enjoy the flowers later. You can play chess with peace of mind." The two of them have never been interested in any elegant things, and their temperaments are lively , It is absolutely impossible to sit in one place and watch chess without saying a word for a long time.

Wang Zimu hesitated for a while, and silently moved behind his elder brother.Wang Zixian glanced at him thoughtfully.And Li Hui also noticed his hesitation, looked at him suspiciously, and frowned slightly.